Lin Gao Qiming

The woman nodded, but did not answer.

Li Rufeng continued: "There is a broken tree beside the road. It must be waiting for Lord Leng's cart to arrive. The thieves pulled down the broken tree to block the vehicles and horses. They shot and killed the guards with bowmen on both sides. After they succeeded, they pulled back the broken tree and threw it Mr. Leng and the horse driving the cart were taken away, but the cart and the body were left on the spot.”

Hijacking and killing horse-drawn carriages in broad daylight on the official road would have been a fantasy ten years ago, but now it is commonplace.Most passers-by didn't dare to ask even if they heard the cries for help.

The woman said: "There was no Mr. Leng's body at the scene, and most of them are still alive. Immediately after returning home, question the people of Leng's house carefully to find out the whole story. If it is too late, I might be detained by the government as a witness."

Li Rufeng felt that he had stepped into an abyss, falling into the endless darkness, sinking, sinking.

If it is a simple matter of kidnapping and ransom, it will be easy to handle. It will not be too difficult to spend money on the matter or track and rescue-these kinds of bandits have their own routines. , plus various relationships in the capital, there are always clues to follow.

However, judging from the signs at the scene, it was obvious that the visitor was not an ordinary ransom bandit, but did it on purpose.

If so, what they did after catching Shopkeeper Leng was hiding.In this vast northern land, looking for someone is like looking for a needle in a haystack. The possibility of successfully rescuing Ningyun Yun is less than [-]%.

The problem is that they still don't know why Leng Treasurer suddenly appeared on the official road to Haidian - except for going to Tianjin every month in these years, he almost never leaves the capital.And when you go out, you will tell "He Liansheng" to send bodyguards.

Even Wu Kaidi didn't know his whereabouts, which is too strange!

The problem is that Ning Yun is not a reckless boy, he is known for being cautious on weekdays, Li Rufeng really can't think of what makes him take the risk to go out.

Li Rufeng glanced at the woman next to him, the bodyguards in the establishment in Beijing now, only him and the woman left.Whether in Daming or Lingao, there are very few female bodyguards, and Golden Feather Phoenix Liao Sanniang is the best among them.

He gasped sullenly, it was too far away, and it was too late to wait for the rescue of the Senate. In this world beyond the reach of the Senate, we are the only ones.

Liu Yike, the pusher of Shuntian Mansion, wore a sable cloak from outside the pass, and was still shivering from the cold—the new wind blowing on the main road was utterly cold.He pulled down his eye veil, looked at the fast-paced yamen servant who was busy and the Wanping county magistrate who was blank and didn't know what the so-called, and his heart was secretly angry-what did this cold man come out of the city in the cold weather!
Delong's people were already on the scene, so it goes without saying that their news came faster than Shuntian Fu Yin, and they probably arrived as soon as the city gate opened.Of course, Liu Tuiguan didn't mean to blame him. After all, Delong's three festivals and two respects over the years have never pulled him down.This small thin noodle still has to be given.

Wu Zuo had already filled out the corpse form, and then Wanping County Magistrate came to ask: Can Delong be allowed to take back the corpse?
"Let them take it back with a bond, and don't bury it for now." Liu Yike ordered, "Just in case there are still people who need an autopsy."

"Yes."

"There are also physical evidence recovered at the scene, all sent to the Yamen of Shuntian Mansion, and the carriage was also taken back to Shuntian Mansion for investigation." Liu Yike wished that the reconnaissance in the wilderness would end quickly, he was so cold that he couldn't stand it.

Back at the Yamen of Shuntian Mansion, Liu Yike told Zhong Yin about the reconnaissance in detail, and also sent over all the physical evidence collected from the carriage and the corpse.

"The carriage was also brought back, and it was parked in the stable."

"Is there anyone from Delong at the scene?" Zhong Yin asked

"They've arrived too. The body has been secured."

"Master, it's time to arrest witnesses..." the master reminded.

Zhong Yin pondered for a moment, but said: "Don't worry. Just wait for a long time."

After all, this is a major case, and the interrogation involves a lot.Witnesses are the "cash machines" of book offices and yamen servants. As long as they bring up the case and lock them into the prison room, they will be taken away. It is not uncommon for a life lawsuit to ruin the family of the bitter master and go bankrupt.

Neither Zhong Yin nor Liu Yike cared about whether Delong or Leng's family would be destroyed.But this Delong has absorbed too many deposits from high-ranking officials and dignitaries in the capital for several years, and has handled many remittances.If it suddenly collapsed because of the failure of business turnover in this case, the consequences would be disastrous.Zhong Yi, who is upright and upright, has to weigh the consequences and give Delong a buffer to make arrangements in advance.

Furthermore, judging from Liu Yike's investigation, it is likely that this matter was not done by ordinary thieves, and some forces may be involved behind it.

Investigating with the power of the Shuntian Prefecture is subject to various constraints, so it may not be possible to find out the facts of the case.On the contrary, it is more convenient for Delong to hire someone to investigate the case at his own expense.With their financial resources and Jingshi's social network, this is not difficult.

In He Liansheng's living room, several core personnel of Beijing Station sat opposite He Liansheng's two head escorts. Dim light came in through the willow leaves of the gate, pulling out slanted lights, Countless floating dust floats in the light, making the air turbid and oppressive. The air pressure in the room is terribly low. Occasionally, one or two phlegm coughs reveal a little vitality.

Li Rufeng leaned against the back of the official hat chair, stroked the beard under his chin with his left hand, and rested his right hand on the armrest. The two walnuts he was rubbing in his hands kept rubbing against each other, making creaking, creaking sounds.

After being silent for a while, Li Rufeng looked at Wu Kaidi, fixed his eyes on him, and said slowly: "Old Wu, let's act aggressively and follow the elders to do errands. It's not just one or two trips, but we are all serving you closely. , Nothing has ever gone wrong. This is the city of Beijing, the center of the world, and the capital of the capital. Constantly patrolling in turn, each lane in the city has a military patrol shop, each with a shop and a fireman to maintain a place. Although the Ming Dynasty is declining, there have been quite a few noises and thefts in the capital in recent days. But as long as you don’t leave the capital, there will be no major mistakes. The thieves dare not attack in the city, that’s why.”

Li Rufeng coughed, and then said: "So according to the rules of the capital station, if Mr. Leng goes out of the city, he must inform the society' and Liansheng' in advance, and he must add people when he travels. But today, I didn't get the letter, and..." Speaking of this, Li Rufeng paused, and then continued: "Mr. Wu is the shadow of Mr. Leng, why didn't he follow today?" Li Rufeng's tone was flat and emotionless.

Wu Kaidi was quite uncomfortable being stared at by Li Rufeng. Hearing this, he couldn't help but bounced off his chair, and protested with a livid face, "What's the matter? Could it be that Captain Li has a shadow of me in his heart?"

Before Li Rufeng opened his mouth, Liao Sanniang smiled lightly, and interjected: "This tea is delicious, clean your heart and get rid of the fire, you two invite me." Her voice was rustling, with a hint of melody. Picking up the cup of tea, he took a sip.

Putting down the teacup, Liao Sanniang turned her face away, and said to Li Rufeng sternly: "You two are angry, I understand, but I don't want my family to complain to each other. If Mr. Wu really intends to sell someone, this escort agency, this ticket number Son, the big mansion here has several entrances and several spans, it was copied by others early on, and your leader and I have already given orders to the West Market, so do you have to wait until today?"

Wu Kaidi said from the side: "Third Lady is fair."

Li Rufeng snorted coldly and stopped talking.

Speaking of this, Liao Sanniang stood up leisurely from her seat. She was 25 or [-] years old, and even at night indoors, she still wore a cloak that almost dragged the floor. On her long round face, she had a pair of slender phoenix eyes, and a few light white pimples adorned the bridge of her nose. Mazi, with a seven-foot body, was even taller than many men, giving everyone present an unspeakable sense of coercion.

Liao Sanniang stood up, looked around the crowd, paused, and then said: "Everyone here, what do you think of first?"

All the people present were stunned and looked at each other, but no one spoke.

Liao Sanniang giggled, and said, "I'll speak up for you guys. What everyone thinks about is the scorching flowers, the peach blossoms."

As soon as these words came out, the faces of all the people present changed, and immediately a staff member of the Beijing Railway Station stood up and shouted loudly: "Liao Sanniang, what are you doing here!"

Liao Sanniang sneered, and said: "Xiao Xiangli, when you left the house just now, what did you tell the boy? What to clean up? What rolls? What Delong's money?"

Everyone's eyes suddenly turned strange, and they all looked at Xiao Xiangli, and at the same time, their faces changed, it was obvious that they all had something on their minds.Xiao Xiangli's face turned red all of a sudden, and he shouted sharply: "The whore! Dare to do factory guards!"

After a short pause, Xiao Xiang thought about it, his face suddenly turned pale, and he said in a trembling voice: "You, you are from the Political Security Bureau!"

Everyone in the seat was in a commotion.

Liao Sanniang walked to the door of the hall, and looked at the center of the courtyard through the half-closed door. There were few branches and leaves of the ancient trees in the courtyard, and the autumn wind was bleak, shaking autumn leaves.

Liao Sanniang wrapped the cloak around her body, and muttered to herself, "It's getting cold, you can know autumn with just one leaf."

After finishing talking to himself, he turned around, shook his head at Xiao Xiangli, and said: "Xiao Xiangli is overthinking, and arrogance is arrogance. It's not political security or military situation. It's just that you are in a dangerous situation. In an emergency, when There are extraordinary means." After speaking, he slowly paced up and down as if no one else was there.Everyone's eyes moved slowly following her figure.

Liao Sanniang continued: "The fall of the elders is something that has never happened in the Song Dynasty since the establishment of the country in Lingao. Yu Daming is probably the same as the fall of the prince. This is a huge hole, and even the empress Nuwa can't fill it. No one can stand up If we come down, even if we are all dragged to be shot, it is unknown. Everyone is afraid, and there are some, and it is human nature to want to survive."

After hearing this, all the people in the seat felt sweaty on their foreheads.