Lin Gao Qiming

Holding a letter in his hand, Little Bazi led Wu Kaidi into the living room quickly. As soon as he entered the door, he said to Li Rufeng, "Mr. Wu has brought a letter." After speaking, he presented the letter with both hands.

Wu Kaidi flashed out from behind Xiaobazi, walked up to Li Rufeng, and said: "The letter was thrown from Yinshi yesterday, and it was shot into Leng's house by a headless arrow. I was the one running around in and out to preside over it, and the thief must have thought that I was in charge, so I rushed over as soon as I got the letter."

Li Rufeng nodded without replying, and immediately opened the letter and began to read it silently.

The letter was not long, and Li Rufeng read it carefully. After reading it several times, he rubbed the letter paper lightly with his hand, then put the letter paper under his nose and sniffed it, and then handed the letter to Liao Sanniang who was beside him. .

Liao Sanniang took it and pinched the letter paper, the texture of the letter paper was rough, the letter only had a header, it was an anonymous white-headed book, called a reminder letter, the letter was written in cinnabar, bright red like blood, it caught the eye.

Liao Sanniang looked closely, and wrote in the letter: "Brother Wu confessed it openly."Servants were destroyed by wars, invaded by tyrants, innocent people exhausted their blood to suffocate jackals and tigers, poor health, unbearable abuse, forced to be reckless, admired the Lord for a long time, who is good at giving, and has the beauty of giving to the poor, servants, etc. Hearing the wind, Xiangmu asked Duke Leng to stay here for a while, and Yan Yanguan borrowed 10 taels of fine silk to help Su's poverty.Brother, you should think carefully, don't use officials, don't blame the lord, and cause Leng Gong to be humiliated by the ax and saw.When and where is the person's money transaction, please wait until later.

After reading it carefully, Liao Sanniang was quite surprised. She turned her head to Wu Kaidi and asked, "This letter is not written like a bandit. The lines are very polite, but the actions are ruthless. It hurts people's lives. It's strange. You can see An archer?"

Wu Kaidi shook his head by the side, and said: "There are people squatting outside the door, but there is only a hanging lamp at the gate. The inside of the alley is pitch black, and I haven't seen anything. The arrows were shot from the surrounding roofs into the courtyard. , the arrowhead is wrapped with cotton cloth, and a hair-tie jade towel ring is wrapped around the arrow shaft. It was made for Lingao and bears the inscription of Ziming Tower. It is worn by Master Leng when he travels. When the arrow shaft falls to the ground, the patrol dog barks endlessly. The Huo family who was on duty at night came to check and found out."

Li Rufeng took the letter from Liao Sanniang, looked at it again, and said, "The writing is powerful and vigorous. It didn't happen overnight. It wasn't something a rough man could do, but it looks like the handwriting of an old doctor who wrote the letter."

Liao Sanniang frowned slightly when she heard this, and said: "There are so many people who make a living by writing, it's hard to find out. Most of the thieves are not willing to use other people's hands to write such secret things. Among the thieves, there should be scholars. There is no such thing as a word. No wobbling or dragging, neat frame, fluent brushwork, undisguised handwriting, obviously not afraid of us recognizing the handwriting, believed to be traced, it can be seen that it is not my acquaintance. Letter paper is common in the market, nothing special. Although cinnabar It’s expensive, but it doesn’t cost much to write, and it’s enough to take a little no matter where it is, and it’s hard to track it down. Just relying on this letter, I can’t see much clues.”

Speaking of this, Li Rufeng paused, shaved the sideburns of his chin, and said with a little worry: "There is only one thing to worry about. When you are in the high school, the kidnapping case often kills the hostage and redeems the hostage." At most, only the corpses were collected."

Li Rufeng pondered for a while, gritted his teeth, and said: "Allow funds, do it! Now the matter is clear, the thieves are just captives asking for money. The thieves kill the protons, but there are two situations. One is that the family members report to the officials. Second, there is no hope of ransom, if you can’t get the money, you will become angry and want to kill. Now the safety of Master Leng is the most important thing, so don’t care too much about the amount of redemption. The heavier it is, the more stable Master Leng will be, and negotiating prices will waste time and increase the number of variables. At this time, we must not hate thieves, let alone, Master Wu and I have shared the responsibility of embezzling money."

Liao Sanniang said: "There is another kind of hostage killing."

Wu Kaidi took a deep breath, looked embarrassed, and said: "One hundred thousand Huayin is not a small number. Although the shop has been sealed up now, there is no risk of running out. But the sterling silver in the shop is also limited. It is probably worth buying all of Delong's family. It is enough, but without the authorization of the head office, it is embezzled privately and cannot be entered into the account, I am afraid that it is difficult to explain this is the first; the second is that once the owner returns and Delong reopens, there will inevitably be tens of thousands of taels of silver in turnover."

Wu Kaidi, who was standing next to him, couldn't help being stunned for a moment when he heard this, and then his face turned pale. He didn't know why suddenly he and Li Rufeng were going to share the responsibility of this earth-shattering relationship, and he wanted to open his mouth to distinguish A few words, but he didn't know where to start, no objection, no agreement, he muttered a few times, but didn't say anything, like a dried up dying fish.

Liao Sanniang nodded, turned to look at Wu Kaidi, and asked, "Mr. Wu, is one hundred thousand redemption silver enough?"

Li Rufeng said in a deep voice: "I understand. Since this is the case, Shuntian Mansion doesn't need much, it's just going out of the city. Call people like Cha Delong and Liansheng. Don't make a fuss about it, break it up into pieces, and only choose those reliable people, no matter how many you want, whether it's carts, horses, or people, take them out, piecemeal, and send them to the outside of the city to gather. There is not much at 10 taels, but it can be done in three or two days, but it only takes some hands and feet. When the thieves killed the captives, they had already alarmed the government. Communication with the government, but nothing else."

Li Rufeng stroked the beard on his chin, and said: "Now we can only guess blindly. This reminder letter will usually be delivered to the home the next day. It took nearly two days for the cold house to receive it. I think the thief wants to pass the scarf back and forth. Ring as a sign, delayed the journey. In addition, it will take another two days to wait and see the scenery of the cold house."

Liao Sanniang pondered for a moment, then shook her head and said, "I'm afraid the director of the bureau is overthinking, which may not be the case here. The state government system in the Song Dynasty is different from the situation in the Ming Dynasty. The frequent kidnapping and killing of hostages in Lingao is because the Political Security Bureau and the Police Department are very skilled. He is fierce, and has the art of lighting, shadows and pictures. Every day, there are pictures of people who are wanted in the daily newspapers, and the police patrols follow suit. The bandit strongholds outside Lingao City have also been mopped up long ago. It is extremely difficult to store hostages outside the city or in the city, and every step of checking the quality, paying money, and redeeming people has to take great risks. There are Australian codes on the official meeting notes and silver dollars in Lingao, and you can track them down and get the money It's hard to spend. Qiongzhou is surrounded by the sea, and the crime can only be found in the miasma. There is nowhere to hide. Once the crime is caught and the crime is found out, it will be hanged and shot immediately. There will be no forgiveness. Therefore, those who dare to kidnap people for ransom , are all vicious and vicious people, and it is difficult to hide hostages. They often kill hostages for fear of leaking things, and most of them are only sporadic. Within the division, there are many thieves who set up strongholds on the hills and gathered in one side. These people are not afraid of the government's punishment and suppression. There is no need to worry about Tibetans, search and inspection, etc., so you still have to follow some rules. As long as the government doesn't get in the bastards, you will release people if you take the money from the stockade. If you don't get it, you will never hurt Master Leng lightly."

Liao Sanniang's eyes flashed, and she said, "I'm looking for the right person. I'm afraid the delivery is not near the capital. Could it be that the thieves are from the surrounding villages? Among this group of thieves are Cuo Da who writes, an archer who controls strings, a small man from the city, and a horse racer." A knight, with such a complete set, seems to be doing great things, which makes people a little bit more excited."

Li Rufeng took two steps in the hall, sat back in his chair, and said in a deep voice: "The letter has arrived, let us wait for future orders. We must find someone to contact and redeem."

Li Rufeng was taken aback, and asked, "What else?"

Wu Kai said: "This matter cannot be concealed. Liu Tuiguan from Shuntian Mansion comes to Delong every day, wishing he could live here. However, if we want to redeem people, the Governor of Zhongfu will not object, as long as he comes back, Delong reopened, and the incident subsided, so he was done with it. The whereabouts of the cold shopkeeper has been unknown for a long time, and his pressure is even greater."

Liao Sanniang bowed her head and pondered for a moment, then said: "Ausong's algorithm, one hundred thousand silver should be worth [-] catties, non-heavy vehicles and large vehicles cannot be transported, it is very eye-catching, if a large vehicle is transported, I am afraid that the government will be alarmed immediately, and people will be shocked." I know, something happened."

Liao Sanniang said softly: "An unexpected change."

Without waiting for Li Rufeng to ask questions, Liao Sanniang went on to say: "If Mr. Leng is in conflict with words or tries to escape, he will annoy the thief and kill him; otherwise, if he encounters a gentleman halfway, or even if the thief is hesitant, it will cause accidents." The change of life and death is only in one thought. Capturing people for ransom is very different from murdering and taking goods. Killing and taking goods, when the crime occurs, the person is dead and the goods are lost. They are all in motion, the criminals are moving, and we are also moving. The Political Security Bureau said during the training that the longer the case of the prisoner is dragged on, the more dangerous it is. In Lingao, if the case cannot be solved or the person is redeemed within ten days, the hostage will be released. There is a [-]% chance of death. There is neither a post office, a telegraph, nor a political security or police station in the capital. The news is transmitted very slowly. Now the war is in turmoil, and everything is unpredictable."

Li Rufeng slapped his thigh and said loudly: "Since the incident happened, this incident has been out of control. Don't think about unexpected things, just adapt to the situation. I am weak in the capital and can't do much. Now I have news Is it better than we dragging around outside, Mr. Wu, you send an urgent letter to Lingao, the most urgent thing is to allocate funds, we are anxious, and the thieves are also anxious, we are anxious to return Master Leng home, they are anxious to take the money and escape."

After finishing speaking, he said: "Let's go back to He Liansheng immediately. There are Shuntian government officials guarding here outside, I don't think anyone dares to come to the door to ask for tickets. Those who say tickets can't come to the door, this matter is dangerous!"

After Li Rufeng finished speaking, he grabbed Wu Youdi, which was standing there like a wooden man, and walked out.