Nongmen Shenjue

The four kidnappers came to Lihua Village by familiar ways and entered a courtyard at the end of the village.

The yard is very large, with three brand new big tile-roofed houses on the left and two old yellow mud thatched houses on the right.If the farmers save enough money to build a new house, if the place is big enough, they will not demolish the old house.This is the case in this house, people live in the new house, and sundries and food are piled up in the old house.

A few days ago, a few strangers came to the village. They spoke with an accent like they were from the neighboring county. They wanted to rent their old house.

If there were outsiders in the village, Li Zheng would definitely ask them, and even checked their identities and directions.After confirming that the four were from neighboring counties, they were allowed to stay in the village, and they were even warmly received.For no other reason, these four people said that they went out this time because they wanted to watch the dragon boat race in Fenglin County during the Dragon Boat Festival, and they also wanted to collect some goods for sale.

Although the pear flower village is named after pear blossoms, in fact, their village not only grows pear trees, but also peach trees, apricots, and plums. Now is the season for peaches to ripen.Of course, there are fruit forests in other villages. When the fruit is ripe, the price is cheap and it is not easy to sell. It would be great if there are foreign merchants to buy it.

The four people looked at the fruit forest and expressed their willingness to buy it. They will pick it after the Dragon Boat Festival. The price they initially negotiated was also good.

Therefore, the village is very enthusiastic about these four people, and this is the God of Wealth delivered to their door.

Furthermore, the fact that the family still brought their female relatives with them undoubtedly made the villagers relax their vigilance even more.

The four of them didn't start a fire, and they gave some extra money to eat together at the host's house.

They sent a batch of goods away. On the way back to the village, they met villagers who had come back from Dayan Lake and chatted with them about the competition news. And your own children, don't mention how kind.

After returning to the rented house, the smiles on the faces of these four people cooled down.

The middle-aged man was obviously the leader, and he told the other three people: "Tomorrow morning, we will find Lizheng as planned, collect a batch of peaches, and withdraw from the waterway."

Qiniang smiled and said, "Don't worry, the head of the family, it's not the first time."

In the silence of the night, a group of yamen servants encircled the small courtyard. Cai Butou gave an order, those who kicked the door kicked the door, and those who smashed the window smashed the window. At the same time as the four people in the house were awakened, the yamen servants rushed in.

"Damn it!" The big man didn't have time to think about how to expose it. Seeing that the person was a servant, he opened his eyes and took out a machete from under the pillow, and rushed towards the door with all his strength.Otherwise, the ants would kill the elephant too much, and in the limited space in the house, he wouldn't be able to support it for too long.

Qiniang was a woman. Although she woke up when the yamen kicked the door, she had nowhere to run, so she just lay on the bed in a daze, already tied up tightly by the yamen.

The other two posing as buddies also resisted.

Seeing that things were going to get worse, the big man suddenly grabbed his own man and directly hit the yacha's knife as a meat shield.The screams of this person pierced the night sky, and the blood dripping forced the big man to break out of the way and ran out of the house.But it was useless in the end, for this arrest, the yamen came to arrest a lot quickly, and surrounded the yard two or three floors earlier, just to prevent these people from hiding the murder weapon and desperately resisting.

The big man suffered many knife wounds on his arms and back, and was eventually captured.

At this time, he shouted: "What are you doing? Is there any law in the county government? We are serious businessmen, and we are from Guangmin County!"

The yamen guard searched the house and came out with a few bags, which contained identity documents and guides.

Catcher Cai checked it again, and found that the identity documents and road guides were genuine.

"A serious businessman? With a knife?" Cai Butou snorted coldly: "Someone reported to the officials that they saw you four picking up a few children in Dayan Lake during the day, and sending the children to a ship on the gravel beach at the ferry crossing." Take them away on the boat. You are a businessman! There is a family in Lihua Village who lost their children. If I tell the village, the people in the village will beat you to death without going to the yamen!"

The big man's eyes widened in surprise.

He didn't doubt the threat, but was shocked to find out what happened during the day.

They were very cautious along the way, and they didn't see any suspicious person, but the other party knew exactly how they transported the child away, so it wasn't a lie.They have always had a clear division of labor. For example, he and Qiniang used their legal and safe identities to appear in the public eye, and if they kidnapped a child, they would be sent away immediately. This not only facilitates the reuse of identities, but also obscures the direction of the Yamen.

If it was Xianshan buddies who caught up tonight to interrogate, he would definitely not be reckless, but if he kicks the door and arrests people in the middle of the night, his first reaction is to run away...

After arresting someone, he immediately took him back to the Yamen for interrogation.

There are many methods of torture in the yamen, and there is no such thing as torture to extract a confession, not to mention that everyone deserves to die for such a kidnapper.Mu Qingyan's worries at the beginning were obviously superfluous, the yamen servant started from Qiniang, and pried her mouth open in half an hour.

Magistrate Zhou was waiting for news in the back hall, and Mu Qingyan was also here.

After a while, Catcher Cai came over: "Report to my lord, Qiniang has recruited. She said that the boat will send the child to Guangmin County. She only knows that there is a house in a village dedicated to detaining children, but she does not I have never been there, and I don’t know the exact location. The four of them are headed by the middle-aged man Zhang Xing. They are responsible for abducting girls. Regardless of transportation, resettlement and trading, other people are also responsible. Zhang Xing brings the money back and divides it every time. give them."

"What did Zhang Xing say?" County magistrate Zhou couldn't help rubbing his brows when he heard that the group was well organized and had a clear division of labor.The more so, the harder it is to catch.

Cai Butou's complexion is not good: "Zhang Xing refuses to explain, the other two are just like Qiniang, they are just little people."

Magistrate Zhou could only look at Mu Qingyan: "What do you think, Xiaoyou Mu?"

"If your lord is willing, Caomin is willing to help the Yamen find the abducted girl." Mu Qingyan stated directly.

County Magistrate Zhou was overjoyed at first, but then hesitated: "It's just Guangmin County...that's not under my rule anymore."

Mu Qingyan understood the difficulty of cross-regional handling of cases, so he asked, "I don't know how the magistrate of Guangmin County is like? How is his temperament?"

The implication of these words is to suspect whether the county magistrate of Guangmin County will become the umbrella of kidnappers.

Since Guangmin County can become the base camp of kidnappers, it must make them feel safe.Under such circumstances, it is difficult to say whether they have opened up the joints at all levels of the county government. Even if they are not the county magistrate, they must be someone with power.

If they wanted to track it down, even if they found the girl, it would be useless. It would be very difficult for them to catch her if the other party stumbled a little bit.Arresting people must be done with the cooperation of the local county government. They are all at the same level. It is a taboo to step on other people's boundaries without permission.

County magistrate Zhou said: "The county magistrate of Guangmin County is surnamed He. He hasn't moved his position for seven or eight years. He is rated as average every year. He has no merit or demerit. The official voice is also normal, neither good nor bad."

Mu Qingyan frowned, such a person is either a good-natured person, or a very deep city.

Let's hope it's not the latter.

County magistrate Zhou gave him a handwritten letter with the county magistrate's seal, which can be given to the magistrate of Guangmin County if necessary.In addition, County Magistrate Zhou also allocated a few people to him, including Mu Lin, a total of five people. Too many people would make Guangmin County unhappy, and it would be easy to be exposed.

The matter cannot be delayed, if one step is late, the girl may be changed hands.

Mu Qingyan didn't return to the ferry, it was already late at night, so he directly found an inn to stay.There was ready-made hot water in the inn for washing, so he ordered another bowl of noodles, and when he woke up, the sky was bright.

It's nearly ten o'clock.

When I came to the lobby of the inn, I saw a few people at a glance.Mu Lin brought four arresters, all in casual clothes, and Chen Shiliu and He Chuan were also there, talking while having breakfast.You don't need to ask, Chen Shiliu is well-informed about the case of girl abduction and trafficking, and he might want to get involved again.

Unexpectedly, Chen Shiliu didn't say that he would follow this time.

"Brother Mu, I'm busy these days, so I can't follow you guys. If you need anything, just ask me. I'll help if I can." Then, Chen Shiliu recounted the life of the magistrate of Guangmin County. At the end, he said: "It seems that he is a mediocre county magistrate. There are many such people, but he does not cause trouble, and there is no trouble under his rule. The higher-ups also have something to do, so the position is very stable. I think you have come here to show your identity. , he should be able to do it conveniently."

Chen Shiliu came up to him and said in a low voice: "Even if he has been benefited by a kidnapper, it's no big deal. There are many people who please the county magistrate. I think He Yan is a man of current affairs, and catching a kidnapper can give him a good reputation." ,Why not do it."

Chen Shiliu's words also made some sense.

Mu Qingyan asked: "Have you accepted the commission?"

It's not like saving money in this way, is it?

Chen Shiliu rubbed his nose and smiled embarrassingly: "I can't compare with Brother Mu. I don't count on those big cases. I'll investigate the small things, or I won't have money to eat."

At present, Chen Shiliu is helping people investigate the matter of beating Sap. In the past, he listened to such matters and never cares about them. However, the reality is cruel, and he is in a hurry to spend money, so under the persuasion of He Chuan received.After checking in this way, I also realized that it was fun and rewarding.He shouldn't be so ambitious at the beginning, this pace suits him quite well.

"Second brother, what do you want to eat?" Mu Lin and the others had already finished eating.

He is used to eating light food in the morning, so instead of eating at the inn, he ordered a bowl of wontons and a basket of steamed dumplings from outside.After eating, he bid farewell to Chen Shiliu, found a carriage and rushed to the ferry.

Go to Guangmin County, take a boat from the ferry, and also follow the boat that searched for kidnappers.

In addition, Mu Wen and Mu Wu should return to the shop today, and if he wants to go out, he has to tell the two of them.

Furthermore, there is Wen Jixue.

Clinker, Wen Jixue was already waiting in front of the inn, like a prophet.Wen Jixue was accompanied by a coachman, who did not drive the coach, but carried a bag on his back.

"You are..."

"Follow you to Guangmin County." Sure enough, Wen Jixue already knew the news.