Family Has a Concubine

Shihe Village—Long Xiao and the others have been waiting for more than an hour. Two subordinates beside him said: People have already searched everywhere, but we don't know what he looks like. It is really hard to find.

At this moment, a stumbling figure walked over not far away.

The old lady next to Long Xiao was overjoyed: Hey, Huang Sigou, you are finally back. He is Huang Sigou, a well-known human trafficker here! Hehehe!

Huang Sigou in the distance changed his face when he heard her call him a human trafficker, and walked over with a thud: Who are you calling a human trafficker? Which eye do you see me as a human trafficker? I have someone in my hand, and I am also a matchmaker outside. It's just a matter of cooperation!

The old lady snorted coldly: That's right, I won't quarrel with you today, come here quickly, there are some old men looking for you here.

Long Xiao's eyes flickered coldly, and he said with a smile: Ma'am, you've worked hard. This is Huang Sigou, I have a few words to ask you.

Huang Sigou snorted coldly: What do you ask me?

Not wanting to, Long Xiao glanced behind him, and the two subordinates behind him immediately rushed forward, pushing Huang Sigou to the ground.

Ah— Huang Sigou yelled in pain, What are you doing? Before he could finish speaking, they blocked his mouth with a dirty cloth.

Then he was dragged by the two subordinates and thrown onto the horse. The old lady's eyes widened in shock, but Long Xiao stuffed her with another silver coin, and she pretended not to see it, and happily left.

How can a human trafficker admit that he is a human trafficker, and he will definitely not admit it when he shows him a portrait later. So the best way is to use force to solve it!

After Long Xiao threw the man on the horse, he immediately got on the horse himself, whipped the whip fiercely, and the horse rushed out, finally left the village, and stopped in an uninhabited mountain valley.

Long Xiao and the others got on their horses and threw Huang Sigou on the ground.

Long Xiao took out the portrait: Do you recognize this person?

Huang Sigou's expression changed, it was indeed that woman! But he has to hold on! Thinking about it, he widened his eyes and yelled, Are you trying to kill someone? Who is this woman? She suddenly brought it to me, what is it for?

Long Xiao chuckled: We want to ask you what you do! You have trafficked people before, and you are all women!

I saw that Wang Sigou's face changed: You... this is... As he spoke, he couldn't help staring at the painting, and then turned his head away for a second: I don't know what you are talking about! I am nothing The dealers are all nonsense of those people who don't want to see me making money, I just have a little contact with the matchmaker in the town and county, and help them sell people.

Long Xiao sneered: Don't you admit it? He said and kicked him.

Huang Sigou roared in pain: I really didn't... ah ah—

Long Xiao ruthlessly grabbed his collar: We have exposed all your secrets, but you still don't admit it! Believe it or not, I will hand you over to the government.

The subordinate behind Long Xiao said coldly: My lord, this man does not shed tears when he sees the coffin. He thought we would go to jail if we beat him to death! Let's hand him over to the county magistrate directly and let him see if we can really put him to death. He killed.

Huang Sigou's face changed, this is actually a member of the official family? Thinking of the old man who tied him up, he was the housekeeper of a rich family. I thought it was some wealthy merchants from the township, but I never expected that it would belong to a dignified family.

That really can't be said! You can't tell the truth even if you die! Otherwise, that wife would not know how to revenge herself when she found out that she had really trafficked her daughter.

When Long Xiao saw Huang Sigou's appearance, he knew that he was frightened by himself, and said coldly: I'll give you another chance, tell the truth, otherwise you will only die, if you cooperate with us obediently, we will let you go. You have a way out.

A way to live? Huang Sigou's face became even more ugly, and he was allowed to live, who would be fooled? It's just to coax him to tell the truth.

Yes. Long Xiao said, and took out the painting again: Take a serious look, do you recognize this woman? Twenty years ago, you sold her to your cousin Meng Dajiao.

Huang Sigou stared at the painting with wide-eyed eyes, and Long Xiao saw that his face became paler the more he looked at it, and finally he was shocked. Long Xiao's eyes were sharp, knowing that he really recognized it.

Did you recognize it? Long Xiao snorted coldly.

This... Huang Sigou's eyes hesitated.

Pretend me again! Long Xiao kicked him hard again, causing Huang Sigou to roll on the ground a few more times. Go, tie him up, and send him to the county magistrate immediately.

No...Master...I...I believe... Huang Sigou then knelt down in front of Long Xiao, trembling. This woman was indeed sold to my cousin Meng Dajiao by me.

Long Xiao breathed a sigh of relief, and said coldly: Where did you find this woman?

Huang Sigou said with a pale face: Brother, I really don't know! As you can see, I am just a small businessman, and I just eat with the big brothers above. They are a big gang, so everyone Some of them are bad-looking and good-looking, and they are sold to brothels in foreign countries and other places, or to the dignitaries there. I only get acquainted with it, and I know a man named Brother Hu, who will give it to him from time to time. Some of my poor looks, let me help you sell them.

The one with poor looks? Long Xiao snorted coldly, pointing at the painting: Is this called poor looks?

No, no, this time is the exception, so I remember clearly. Huang Sigou said with a pale face: But at that time, their group had an accident and were closely tracked down by the government. The good ones were distributed to us and let us sell them as soon as possible. At that time, she was the only one in my hands. She was beautiful. I wanted to make a fortune and sell it to the big brothel. I was afraid, so I had to sell it cheap to my widower cousin.

Those subordinates at the back were ashen-faced, this Huang Sigou is still unrelated, and the higher-ups have to investigate again!

When is the head!

The subordinate said: Where did the gang you mentioned get kidnapped? Is it Tongzhou?

At that time, the eldest princess disappeared in Tongzhou, and her body was found there later.

Huang Sigou cried anxiously: I really don't know about this big brother. I have already said that I am a stranger. How can I know where they abducted people from?

Long Xiao said coldly: Did that woman say where she is from?

This... Huang Sigou was startled.

Let's talk! Long Xiao said.

At that time, the government was chasing the government, and the gang ran in a hurry. Those abducted girls probably knew that the government was chasing her. After the gang transferred her, they still felt that there was hope, so they would intercede with people like Huang Sigou, saying It doesn't matter which family I belong to, so I don't know if I can send it home.

Now look at Huang Sigou's expression, it should be said.

Say it! Long Xiao couldn't kick it again.

Huang Sigou screamed in pain, stumbled to his feet, and cried, Master... I didn't say anything. Is it necessary to hit someone if I disagree with you? But... Master, if... If I say , can you really spare me from dying?

Yes! Long Xiao snorted coldly. He is the Emperor's Golden Scale Guard, in order to track down Zhenxihou's life experience, just looking for a proof, and Zhenxihou is not an ordinary person, the emperor will not act rashly, there are witnesses in front of him, so don't kill him first!

Huang Sigou's body trembled, and he cursed secretly in his heart, why not kill him, how could he not kill him! She sold the wife's daughter by herself, and the wife wanted to cut him into pieces.

What are you waiting for, tell me quickly. Long Xiao roared again.

Brother Hu handed her over to me at the time, and I tied her up at home. She cried desperately and begged me to let her go...and said...she was the daughter of a rich family...if I let her go, she would My family will definitely thank me. Huang Sigou trembled.

The daughter of a rich family? Long Xiao frowned, why didn't she say she was a princess? By the way, come to think of it, if you say you are a princess, the other party might not know you. A princess, how could she just wander around and be abducted. It is also reasonable to say that she is the daughter of a rich family.

And then? Long Xiao asked.

Huang Sigou gritted his teeth and said: But... I have sold countless girls before. I have heard too many pleadings like them. If they bark twice casually, I will let them go back. Am I still in this business? She looks like a lady, and I believe her words... But if I let her go, won't others know that I am a trafficker? They may thank me then, but they are more likely to send me to jail. So... so I ignored her and sold her to my cousin.

Okay, don't talk nonsense with me, let me ask you, where did she say she was from? Long Xiao said.

Huang Sigou's face was blue: At that time, she was yelling every day... that she was the daughter of a wealthy businessman in Dingzhou. I don't know if her surname is Li. The surname is Lei or Li. Anyway, the pronunciation is good.

What? The daughter of a rich merchant? Long Xiao was startled, and looked at each other with two subordinates.

Emperor Guo Zhengxuan sent him a letter a while ago, telling him that the woman was probably the eldest princess. If it was found that she was abducted in Tongzhou, it was probably the eldest princess.

But now, this Huang Sigou said that she was the daughter of Lei Yuanwai?

What you said is true? Long Xiao snorted coldly.

Really! Huang Sigou cried, Why should I lie to you?

Tell the truth! Tell the truth! Long Xiao kicked him hard again.

Huang Sigou hummed in pain: It's all true... Anyway, that's what she said at the time, ah, it hurts me to death... Kill me!

Long Xiao and the two subordinates looked at each other, and finally bowed their heads and said coldly: Your little life, let's put it aside for now, if we find out that you are lying, we will definitely not spare you!

You have to believe that with a bum like you, you can't escape far. One of the subordinates said.

Several people got on their horses and drove away.

Huang Sigou got up with a trembling body, looked at their leaving backs, and then breathed a sigh of relief.

Those people taught him this morning, let him say it was the Li family, the Lei family or the Li family in Dingzhou. Anyway, by saying so, these people can be lured away. As for what happens next, he doesn’t care, anyway, these people will not come back by then Just trouble him.

...

After Long Xiao and the others left the village, they galloped away with their horses, and finally returned to the inn in the small town.

Several people got off their horses and returned to the room before discussing it.

A subordinate said: Shouldn't she be kidnapped from Tongzhou? Why did she suddenly become the daughter of a wealthy businessman in Dingzhou?

Another said: Even if she admits that she is a princess and someone sends her back to the capital or the palace, no one will believe her. Talk about the daughter of a rich merchant in Xuanzhou, or her escape plan. If it were us No matter who it is, he has to reveal his identity, as long as he sends her there, the rich businessman might help her report to the police, and then she can get out of trouble.

You all think so? Long Xiao looked at him with lightning eyes.

The two subordinates nodded.

Long Xiao sighed lightly.

My lord, what's wrong with you? The two subordinates looked at him.

Long Xiao's eyes were cold and stern: You have preconceived ideas, so you think she must be the person the emperor said, maybe she is really the daughter of a wealthy businessman in Dingzhou!

The two subordinates were taken aback. Now this might be closer to the truth anyway.

Twenty years ago, they were also the ones who brought back the princess' body. When it was found, its face and stomach had been gnawed badly by wild beasts.

Later, to verify, the emperor also dripped blood to test the bones. In the end, the blood melted into the bones, so he was sure it was the princess.

How can someone who has been dead for more than twenty years suddenly appear.

In their view, people are similar. In the past, the emperor also said that a certain noble girl looked like a princess, and he said more than one.

Long Xiao himself is still five points similar to a certain noble son in Beijing. Could it be that they are father and son?

Now being provoked a few words, even the dead are dug out and used.

Go to Dingzhou to investigate tomorrow. Long Xiao said: Besides, we only need to report the things we found to the emperor, and we don't have to worry about anything else.

Yes! The two subordinates immediately nodded in agreement.

Shazhou is adjacent to Dingzhou, and it takes only one day and one night to ride a horse.

Early the next morning, Long Xiao and his subordinates set off.

When he arrived in Dingzhou, the first step Long Xiao went to the prefect of Dingzhou to check the case at that time and find out if there were any human traffickers abducting people around that year.

According to the archives of the Dingzhou prefect, there was indeed a major human trafficking case more than 20 years ago. The gang spanned the four prefectures of Sha, Bo, Ding, and Hu, and even alarmed the court.

In the end, the four states worked together to arrest the group of human traffickers, but this was only a written memorial. In fact, only a few small fish were caught, and some of the masterminds escaped.

At that time, more than ten girls were rescued, but in fact, the number of people who reported missing was not only a dozen, but several times.

Long Xiao sighed slightly, and looked through the families who had reported missing, but he couldn't find any rich businessman surnamed Li or Lei.

The subordinate said: My lord, the Li family and the Lei family have not reported their disappearance.

Long Xiao sneered: Even if there is, they won't report it.

The disappearance of a woman means the loss of innocence, and the big family wants to save face. This kind of thing will never be made public.

It is said in the file that the group of human traffickers only straddled the four states of Sha, Bo, Ding, and Hu. Tongzhou is five hundred miles away from here, so it cannot be a princess. The subordinate said in a low voice.

Liang Wang and the princess were out of the imperial mausoleum at that time, but before they left Tongzhou, they encountered bandits.

Long Xiao didn't think so either: Go and see those rich merchants first.

They searched again, and found that in Dingzhou Fuyu, there are more than ten wealthy businessmen with the surnames Li and Li, which are actually similar to the surnames Ning and Ling, and only one family has the surname Lei.

Long Xiao took the list of wealthy businessmen and went to check it with his subordinates.

Dingzhou, Dongzao County, Kelailou——

This is not the best restaurant for Dongzao in Dingzhou, but a mid-level, lively and elegant restaurant, where people with spare money come to sit on weekdays.

Lei Yuanwai would sit here all morning every day.

Lei Yuan's family is a garment manufacturer. It used to be a well-known and well-known family in Dingzhou, and it can be counted as a well-known wealthy businessman. However, in the past ten years, the situation has deteriorated, and the business has been worsening day by day.

In the end, their family's business couldn't continue in the city, so they had to squeeze into this Dongzao County to survive. Their Lei family also went from a well-known first-class wealthy businessman to a small business that is not well-known now.

Mr. Lei, here comes your peach blossom wine and white moon crystal cake. Xiao Er came forward with a tray in a familiar way, and put the wine and pastries on the table.

Lei Yuanwai picked up his chopsticks and picked up a piece of crystal cake.

Xiao Er put down his things and was about to leave, but saw a guest arriving, and rushed towards the gate: Guest officers, do you want to eat or stay?

Dinner. Well, one of them said, Sit over there, quiet.

Okay, please. Xiaoer gestured attentively, leading them to go inside.

Lei Yuanwai sang wine with his head down, only felt that the light and shadow dimmed, and the two actually sat at a table not far from him. Lei Yuanwai frowned involuntarily. He likes to be quiet and doesn't like to sit too close to others.

But he didn't own this restaurant, so he could only quietly eat snacks and drink with his head down.

The two sat down and started chatting after ordering food.

Only one person said: By the way, the one who was in the city mansion just now, doesn't he look like Commander Long?

Ah? Commander Long, who is that? another asked.

Who else could it be? Of course it's the commander of the Golden Scale Guard in the capital! That chuckled, We sent wine to his house on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month! How could we have imagined that we would see him here when we left Beijing and went back to our hometown? .”

Did you say hello to him?

Hehe, how dare you go up to say hello to him? I recognize him, but how can a big man like him recognize a villain like me. Besides, he came here from thousands of miles to handle a case. , you have to pretend not to know him. The man said, lowering his voice.

Lei Yuanwai, who was drinking, was startled when he heard that, from the capital?

Can't help but look up at these two people, only to see that they are only in their early twenties, both of them are slender, their faces are a bit tanned, they really can't see their facial features clearly.

They were wearing ordinary satin clothes, one was wearing gray blue and the other was wearing light blue, but the tattoos on them were different from those in Dingzhou, obviously it was a new style in the capital.

Lei's family is in the ready-made clothing business, and they are particularly concerned about these fabrics and embroidery. Their own ready-made clothes and fabrics have not produced new styles for a long time, so they can't help but pay attention to the two.