The wife of the power minister's family

Jiang Zhaoyin immediately turned his attention to Xu Jing and said, "Tell me."

Xu Jing looked at Duke Qiao and said, "I would like to ask first, how much does each gold bar you prepared weigh?"

Duke Qiao was stunned and said, "Each gold bar weighs about twelve taels."

Xu Jing nodded and said: "One tael of gold is approximately equal to ten taels of silver. In other words, one gold bar is one hundred and twenty taels of silver. The kidnappers require that the silver be exchanged for gold bars. A ransom of 10,000 taels must be prepared. There are about eighty-four gold bars. A gold bar of ten thousand taels is about one thousand and eight taels, which is about one hundred catties.

A gold bar worth twenty thousand taels of silver already weighs more than two hundred kilograms. "

Mrs. Wen already disliked Xu Jing, and because she was in a irritable mood, she couldn't help but screamed: "At this time, what's the use of calculating all this!"

Do you want to show off your arithmetic skills? !

Xu Jing glanced at her coldly, and before she could say anything, Yao Shaoyin said excitedly: "I understand! I understand what Madam Xu means! With so many gold bars, how can the kidnappers transport them all without alerting anyone?" Let’s go?! This is not that difficult! The first batch of ransom money already weighs two hundred kilograms, and with the second batch of ransom money, it will exceed four hundred kilograms!

It is impossible to go by land, unless you go by water, but a ship carrying so many gold bars will definitely attract attention no matter where it goes. It is impossible to hide away with these gold bars! "

Such a large ransom was unheard of in previous kidnapping cases!

Xu Jing looked at Yao Shaoyin, nodded and said: "Yes, how to deal with the ransom and get rid of the people who are following him is the kidnapper's second biggest problem.

However, with such a large amount of ransom, it is basically impossible for the kidnappers to escape with it. "

Duke Qiao said at this time: "If there are many of them, and each person is given a little gold bar, it is still possible to take them away."

"There shouldn't be many of them."

Xu Jing said calmly: "Captain Fang said that there were only four bloody footprints in front of the cabin. If there were many of them, how could they send only one person to kidnap the two children? After all, the guards Xu Sanniang found were definitely not very skilled. Worse, if the kidnapping step failed, there would be no need to sing the rest of the scene.

My guess is that there were no more than three of them.

The most important thing is that kidnappers usually kidnap people for money, and there is no need to risk their lives. Twenty thousand taels is a large sum no matter where you put it. For ordinary people, it can last for several lifetimes. With endless wealth, there was no need for them to take risks and ask the Wang family and Xu family to prepare another twenty thousand taels. "

The more contact they have with the Wang and Xu families, the greater the risk of being caught.

What's more, the Wang family and the Xu family are not fools. Even if they let him succeed the first time, how could they be obedient the second time?

Duke Qiao said again: "They can also hide the money first, and then use it little by little when the limelight subsides."

Jiang is still very old, and the only people here who can keep up with her thinking are the government officials and Xiao Yi, that is, Duke Qiao.

Xu Jing glanced at Duke Qiao and said: "Of course, this is also possible, but with such a large amount of money, it is not easy to find a secret place to hide it temporarily, and there is a risk of being found by others at any time. What's more, Combined with what I have investigated previously, I feel that this kidnapper is not just here for the money."

Duke Qiao was startled.

As Xu Jing spoke, she suddenly raised her eyes to look at Mrs. Wen, and said in a cold voice: "Mrs. Wen, just now you said that paying a ransom of 10,000 taels has already affected the lifeblood of the Xu family. I want to know, the Xu family is currently... How much silver can you take out at most?"

Mrs. Wen's face was stunned, and she couldn't help but said excitedly: "Why are you asking this? This is a private matter of our family..." "Mrs. Wen."

Xu Jing was too lazy to talk to her and said coldly: "It is your child who was kidnapped. If you are unwilling to cooperate with the government's work, you can only do what Jiang Zhaoyin said, we are not capable of rescuing your child. Please You choose someone else who is virtuous!”

Just as Mrs. Wen was about to say who you were from the government, Jiang Shaobai's cold voice rang out, "I have asked Madam Xu to participate in this case as an external consultant for the Xijing Government Office. Madam Xu's words represent the Xijing Government Office." Regarding our position, Mrs. Wen should be careful about what she says!"

Wen was startled. The next moment she took a breath, she saw Xiao Yi standing next to Xu Jing looking at her coldly. His eyes were like ice blades. He seemed to be falling into the boundless darkness after just one glance. He couldn't help but sigh. Trembling, he stammered: "No... no! Just... just these ten thousand taels, I have to sell all the properties in the Xu family's name to get it together. If... if I want to spend another ten thousand taels, Two, we...we can only find someone to borrow..."

Thinking that she would owe such a huge sum of money and might not be able to rescue Guang'er, Wen was filled with despair.

Yao Shaoyin also couldn't stand this woman very much, and couldn't help but wonder: "Is this true?"

Desperation and fear made Ms. Wen almost cry, her eyes were red and she said: "It's about my child's life, how can I... how dare I talk nonsense!"

Xu Jing glanced at her, then looked away, and said quietly: "What she said should be true."

According to the life of the Xu family in the original owner's memory, and her understanding of the Wen family and Xu Guangyi, they should be very different.

"The reason why I suspect that the kidnappers have other motives is because we feel that the kidnappers may have a grudge against Xu Sanniang."

Xu Jing then told her and Yao Shaoyin's previous inferences, saying: "If the kidnapper did all this not for money, but to get revenge on Xu Sanniang, then you can understand why he would take the risk to get another child." A ransom was paid.”

To come up with this money, the Xu family would have to go bankrupt and the Wang family would have to suffer a lot. As the instigator, Xu Sanniang became a thorn in everyone's side.

There is no better way to take revenge on Xu Sanniang than this.

Duke Qiao's face couldn't help but darken, and his voice trembled slightly as he said, "If it's really like what you said, then my Jun'er..."

Xu Jing calmed down and said, "Yes, the two young men may be in danger."

Killing those two children in the end was a fatal blow to Xu Sanniang.

Even though he was as tough as Duke Qiao, he couldn't help but stumble.

A gentleman from the Wang family next to him immediately supported him and said with a worried face: "Although... although Madam Xu's words seem to make sense, these are just speculations at the moment..."

Xu Jing glanced at him indifferently and said, "Yes, it's just speculation. Naturally, we don't want this to be the worst case scenario."

Jiang Shaobai said at this time: "Mrs. Xu has provided me with a new idea. If you come, please immediately ask those servants of the Wang family who are not in the house now, whether they have any conflicts with Xu Sanniang on weekdays!"

As soon as he finished speaking, a government servant ran in from outside. After saluting Jiang Shaobai, he whispered in Yao Shaoyin's ear.

As Yao Shaoyin listened, his face became darker and darker. He looked at Xu Jing, took a breath and said, "Mrs. Xu asked me to send someone to ask about Sun Niang, and the result was obtained." (End of Chapter)