Lin Gao Qiming

Chapter 2712 The Capital (Seventy)
"There are Heliansheng Letter Bureaus in all major wharves and commercial ports inside and outside the capital. Use this address to deliver letters. If there is something urgent, send someone to the old Jiang's pottery shop in the Wengcheng of Guang'anmen, and use the code number ten. that is."

Min Zhanlian's team spent a day in the inn carefully reading the information received from Wu Kaidi.Min Zhanlian thought: "This matter is indeed difficult!"

In a security agency like Liansheng, whether it is Li and Liao, who are in charge, or the bodyguards under them, all of them are old Jianghu, "Voldeworms" of the capital, and the bodyguards are very clear about kidnapping for ransom. .Coupled with the blessing of a lot of money in his hand, it stands to reason that whether it is redemption or rescue, the matter should have been settled long ago.Now not only do things have no clue at all, but they have fallen into a passive state.

It seems that the other party is not an ordinary gangster, maybe he is someone from the temple.

The biggest difference between Min Zhanlian and Li and Liao is that although he has a limited time in the glory of the Senate, his experience in the world is much deeper than theirs.

"...The other party asked for one hundred thousand silver, but did not give the follow-up payment. It is really hard to figure out." Xiaoqian said, "The meat ticket of such an important person pays attention to one fast in and one fast out. How can there be a delay of half a year?" of the month."

Everyone said that the current situation was suspicious, and there must be a monster if something happened. Min Zhanlian vaguely felt that there was something tricky here.

Zhou Ruolan looked at the materials over and over for a long time, and suddenly said: "There is a problem here."

Everyone knows when there is a problem, and everyone listens to what she says next.

"In my opinion, I'm afraid the robbers are not in the same mind."

"What?" Everyone was taken aback.They are all veterans, and there are many strange things about this matter from beginning to end, but it is the first one to say such an attribute.

“How come you see?”

"I have done things like kidnapping for ransom in the past. What is the point of kidnapping? Fast in and fast out, it's best not to procrastinate." Zhou Ruolan said, "The main thing to do is to raise money, and if you have to wait, you have to hide the ticket. You have to find a place to transfer the ticket. Whether you hide it or transfer it, it is an expense. Now the sufferer has a lot of money, and he has posted a cloth as required, and he can pay at any time. Why doesn’t the kidnapper refuse to hand it over?”

"Maybe he's dead..." someone whispered.

Everyone gasped, it was indeed not impossible.

"It is impossible to judge whether a person is dead or alive," Zhou Ruolan continued, "but the way the robbers did it is quite strange. One is that they clearly promised to redeem the person but did not submit the address and time of the money; How do they take the 10 liang of silver? The fragrance of wealth, I am afraid that everyone on the road will covet it, and everyone will come to take a bite at that time, can they protect themselves with this money?"

"They dare not take Delong's notes..." Xiaoqian said.

"I don't dare to take Delong's ticket. You can ask Delong to give Shanxi House the ticket—according to the information, Shanxi House is also involved in this matter. They have no reason not to accept it." Zhou Ruolan picked up a pen and drew on the paper After making several circles, I made a reasoning map with arrows.

"According to the information given to us by the Escort Bureau and the news that everyone has inquired in the past few days, my opinion is that the robbers are not on the same line. The person who presides over the plan does not want money, but the people below make their own decisions."

This inference can put everyone off. They have been kidnappers for a long time, and they have also saved tickets. They have experienced at least dozens of cases and have never heard of kidnapping. claim.

"How is this possible?!" Someone immediately shook his head, "The kidnappers are all small gangs, and the boss directly directs the brothers below, and the boss is not a dead person. According to the rules, this letter of redemption was delivered by his confidants, and there are Tingniao on the outside." The person who called, how could someone mess around in private? This is not the government..."

Only an organization like the government with many upper and lower levels and uneven and intricate interests can have such a situation where there is no communication between the upper and lower levels.

"In my opinion, this matter is likely to involve officials." Zhou Ruolan said in a low voice, "It is very suspicious that the Shanxi house is involved in this matter. Among the bandits who intend to rob the silver car, there are eunuchs monitoring them. Judging from the confession, it doesn't look like it was done by a simple robber."

"I'm also puzzled about this matter: the money was originally a ransom, and they could justly hand over the money to someone to take the money. Why did they deliberately disclose the information and instigate the gangsters to hijack the car? What good does it do them? An eunuch following?" Xiao Li also echoed.

Everyone was puzzled, they didn't quite agree with Zhou Ruolan's thoughts, but they couldn't explain these strange things.

"Let's not care about the number of intentions, and find the person first." Min Zhanlian knew that if he repeatedly entangled in these details, he would lose his direction, so he asked immediately: "Xiao Li, how did you go to the temple to check?"

"Several altars and temples, only the Temple of Heaven and the Temple of Sun and Moon have been checked for the time being. Nothing was found."

The various altars and temples in the capital are very large, but they are not used much, and most of them are vacant on weekdays.At the end of the dynasty, the management was slack. Except for the main buildings and roads, most of the other buildings were abandoned and collapsed. The trees were not repaired, and the grass was as deep as a forest, which made the search more difficult.

Altars and temples are places for royal sacrifices and state ceremonies. It is reasonable to say that these places should be tightly guarded. In fact, because of the large area, these places are rarely used, and there are few guards, and the access control patrols are useless.Most of the kidnappers in the capital colluded with the guards and petty officials guarding the altars and temples as a place to hide the tickets.Min Zhanlian naturally knew the joints.So put your eyes on these places as soon as you come up.

"Tanmiaoyuan has this line, and people from Liansheng and Liansheng are also investigating, but there are no useful clues."

Min Zhanlian took a deep breath and said, "It's not guaranteed."

"Can't guarantee what?"

"If this matter is really done by an official, it will be difficult to deal with. Since ancient times, a bachelor will not fight for power, and even a local snake will not offend an official just to earn a few more money."

"You mean, someone said hello?"

"It's possible." Min Zhanlian said, "Mei Lan is right. We have to guard against it."

"Then what should we do?" Everyone had anxious expressions on their faces.Once someone from the official position really gets involved, the power of the capital can't be used by them. After all, they are outsiders and new arrivals. For them, the big capital is like looking for a needle in a haystack if they lose their source of information.

Min Zhanlian pondered for a moment, the current situation was more difficult than he expected.In fact, he vaguely agrees with Zhou Ruolan's thoughts.With Heliansheng's many years of operation in the capital and such generous distribution of money, there should have been clues, but nothing has been found for more than ten days. Maybe even his every move is being watched to death .The kidnappers are powerful enough to force the city foxes and rats in the capital to shut up.

Now it is almost impossible to rely on local informants to inquire about clues, so I can only inquire about it myself.Min Zhanlian thought for a moment, and said: "It seems that we are the only ones who did this! We will leave Zhangjiawan tomorrow..."

Before the words were finished, the old ten who was watching the wind at the gate of the yard suddenly knocked on the door and came in:
"Boss! Master Cao please see me."

Everyone in the room became vigilant, Master Cao was the "tiger sitting on the ground" in Zhangjiawan Town.They stayed here and visited the pier according to the rules. It is reasonable to say that they are not doing business in Zhangjiawan, but just resting.The master in charge never came to visit in person.

"Please meet him." Min Zhanlian did not hesitate, and then said: "Xiaoqian, you accompany me to meet him, and everyone else goes back to their rooms."

"Boss, do you want to..."

"No need," Min Zhanlian shook his head, "We're on his territory, and it's not just a matter of saying that he really wants to clean us up, is it worth coming here to take risks?"

Just as Min Zhanlian thought, Master Cao had only two servants in green clothes with him, and they were light and easy to drive.

Cao Ye's name is Cao Sheng, and he was born in Shangyun Liangqi Ding, Tongzhou Water Transport.The days of military households in Daming were difficult, and the days of Water Transport Banner Ding were even more difficult.People are only middle-aged, but the old ones are similar to five or sixty-year-olds.Although the face is old, there is a whole body of tendons under the brocade robe.

He came to visit suddenly, and his words were very polite, but he went around and said, in fact, it was just one sentence: What are you doing in Zhangjiawan?
Logically speaking, Min Zhan had already expressed his intention when he paid homage to the wharf. They wanted to go to the capital to "do business" and they would only stay in Zhangjiawan temporarily, which would not interfere with local affairs.Having said this, Mr. Cao should be satisfied.It is common for people in the Jianghu to lie and deceive others, but there are not many who dare to lie in front of the local uncle.

Min Zhanlian said it again naturally, Cao Sheng nodded slightly, and said: "Originally, there are some things that I shouldn't talk too much, but this 'business' matter is quite interesting, I wonder if your honor can teach me a thing or two?"

These words are very rude to the people in Jianghu. If things go wrong, there must be monsters. Min Zhanlian deliberately set his words and asked:

"Master Cao! What kind of wind is blowing outside? Do you want to ask this?"

These words are not only inquiring, but also expressing dissatisfaction. Cao Sheng naturally understood as soon as he heard it, and hurriedly said:
"It's because I don't know the rules, I really have to!" Cao Sheng apologized.Originally, he didn't need to be so polite, because the other party's appearance and demeanor were not ordinary gangsters, he was probably someone who specialized in big business.There is no need for him to offend this kind of desperado.

"Oh? Which road is the boss, and what is the big deal, that the wind can blow to Zhangjiawan?"

"Hehe, besides them, who else in this capital has such a great ability!" Cao Sheng smiled wryly, "No one can buy their face!"

Although it is not specified, it is ready to come out.Min Zhanlian's heart was shocked, and he quickly made a surprised expression: "So that's the case! I'm talking too much."

(End of this chapter)