Chapter 7: Falling into the Trap

When Qian County Ling heard this, he couldn't wait to ask, "What's wrong?" Say it! ”

"The wife and the young master are gone. Pen %Fun %Pavilion www.biquge.info," said the officer.

"What? It's gone? I left you in the yamen to protect them, what are you going to eat? Can't even protect my family? Qian County Commander asked.

"Those people are so powerful, they come and go without a trace, and if they don't leave letters, we don't know what happened?" The official said.

"Bring me the letter and show me." Qian County's heart was on fire.

The official handed the letter to Qian County Ling, who didn't know a few big characters, handed it to the master casually, and said, "Master, take a look." ”

The master opened the letter, only to see a piece of white cloth wrapped around a strand of women's hair, which read: Qian County Order, your wife and children are in our hands, if you want to save their lives, quickly prepare 50,000 taels of silver and send it to the Centipede Ridge Mountain Temple outside the city at noon tomorrow, and we will release them after we receive the money. Remember, don't play tricks, if you dare to play tricks, we'll tear up the ticket immediately. Fly on the grass.

"My lord, there is a man named Cao Shangfei who kidnapped his wife and son, and he wants you to prepare 50,000 taels of silver and send it to the Centipede Ridge Mountain Temple outside the city at noon tomorrow. The master said.

"What? Fifty thousand taels of silver? Isn't this a pit man? The savings of this official over the years add up to less than 50,000 taels, so how can I save people? Qian Xianling was anxious.

"Saving people is like fighting fire, I have heard that Cao Shangfei is a murderous Jiangyang thief, he can say and do. In my opinion, hurry back to the yamen and raise money to save people. Master said.

"My lord, what about these people in the inn? Do you want to bring them back to the Yamen? How did the three people who were still concerned fall? Huang Zhutou asked.

"Go and bring them here, and I want to see where they are holy. Isn't it the same as flying on the grass? Qian County Ling said.

Huang Zhutou immediately took Zhao Renjie and the three of them downstairs to the living room, and Qian Xianling said straight to the point: "Three, have you ever heard of this person flying on the grass?" ”

"Who is Flying on the Grass? We haven't heard of it, and we hope that you will tell you the truth. Zhao Renjie said.

The master showed the letter to Zhao Renjie and asked, "Do you know what's going on?" ”

"This is a bandit kidnapping hostages and extorting money, but this grass is really a lion's mouth, and it actually asks for so many silver taels, I think there must be a reason for it." Zhao Renjie said.

"What's the reason, tell me?" Qian County Ling asked.

"This matter is related to this bloody case, and it is likely that they just want to prevent the adults from solving the case." Zhao Renjie said.

"That's right, I suspect that this case is related to a swordsman, and this person is Ouyang Jiashen. Ouyang Jia asked Wu Huan to meet at the Four Seas Inn, but he didn't show up for a long time, maybe he was more than one person, he was a member of the criminal gang, and the leader was Grass Fly. And that Xu Dayong is also very suspicious, he made a fortune in this county, in fact, he is a robber. Master said.

"These people are so rampant, they dare to touch my family, and if they are caught, they must be crushed." Qian County was furious.

"My lord, this matter is urgent, in my opinion, pay the ransom first to rescue the hostages, and then arrest them." Zhao Renjie said.

"It makes sense, surnamed Zhao, no matter who you are, since it falls into my hands, you have to go back to the yamen with me, if you can help me rescue the hostages and arrest the suspects, I can consider letting you go." Qian County Ling said.

"Are you going to take us all away? We are all innocents, and I beg you to open up. Zhao Renjie said.

"If you want to release you, you can also pay the bail of five hundred taels of silver first, the official urgently needs the silver, how about it? Will you cooperate? Qian County Ling asked.

"The three of us have come from afar, and the silver on our bodies is almost spent, but we can help the adults catch the murderer." Zhao Renjie said.

"Just the three of you? What are you capable of? Qian Xianling laughed.

The master whispered a few words in Qian County's ear, and Qian County's heart was overjoyed.

"Good! Since the three of you can help, then I will take you back to the yamen. For the rest, those who are willing to pay bail can stay, and those who are not willing to pay will all return to the yamen. Time is of the essence, and it is not up to you. Qian County ordered him to stand up

"My lord, both of the grass people's silver are in the package, all of them are given to you, can the grass people stay in the inn?" Sun Xuezhi asked.

"I suspect that the contents of your package are stolen goods, and you are the most suspicious, the package is confiscated, and the person still has to go to prison." Qian County said with a smile.

When Sun Xuezhi heard this, he suddenly felt half cold, he drooped his head and sat on the ground depressedly.

The people in the inn, except for the shopkeeper, could not pay the bail, so Qian County had to take them all back to the yamen.

Qian County Ling paid special attention to Zhao Renjie and the others, and after returning to the yamen, he locked the three of them in a secret room and secretly sent people to monitor their every move.

"My lord, this is an extraordinary time, whether the three of them are Qincha or ordinary businessmen, they can't be taken lightly, their subordinates have a clever plan to let them show their original form." The master said.

"Master's plan? Come on. Qian County Commander urged.

"Send that surnamed Zhao to rescue the hostages and arrest the murderer, if he can successfully rescue the hostages and catch the murderer, he is the real Qincha Zhao Renjie, we can secretly get rid of them. If the three of them fight to save the hostages and fly on the grass, then we will lose two big henchmen. It is better to kill by mistake than to let go. Master said.

Qian County Ling listened, nodded frequently, and said in a loud voice: "Good idea!" Good idea! ”

When he got up in the morning, Qian County invited Zhao Renjie and the three of them to the hall, and said politely: "Brother, there is something I want to ask you, my wife and son fell into the hands of robbers, and I don't feel at ease when I send someone else, I want to ask your two followers to take a trip." ”

Zhao Renjie knew in his heart that this must be the master's idea, and in order to find out the truth, he decided to take a risk.

"My lord, my two henchmen are frizzy, why don't you let me go with them." Zhao Renjie said.

Qian Xianling glanced at the master, and the master understood, and hurriedly said: "If Boss Zhao is not at ease, you can take a follower and leave one as a hostage, we are also forced to do it, and please forgive Boss Zhao." ”

Zhao Renjie pondered for a moment and had to agree, he decided to take Ying'er there, leaving Zhao Yu to wait and see what was happening in the yamen.

Qian County ordered to send a servant to lead Zhao Renjie, take the ransom first, and send Huang Zhutou to take a few servants to spy on him.

The official took Zhao Renjie and Ying'er to Centipede Ridge, rested for a while, and told them about the topography of Centipede Ridge and the basic situation of the bandits.

"Boss, you guys rest first, I'll go to the front to find out the situation." Ying'er said.

"Go ahead! Go and come back quickly, it's important to save people. Zhao Renjie advised.

Ying'er went into the woods, performed light skills to the mountainside, climbed a big tree, looked around, except for the birdsong and those small animals, there was no one in the woods.

"Where's the Mountain Temple? Will the grass fly and hide around? Why did he agree to pay the ransom at the mountain temple, and where were the hostages? Ying'er pondered.

"At eight o'clock in the nineteenth night, the seventh sister will meet Liulang tonight, and after the five drums and four o'clock and three watches, the two will sleep in the same bed." Suddenly, there was a singing voice in the woods.

Ying'er followed the prestige and saw a woodcutter chopping wood, and there was a faint grass hut on the side of the col in front of her.

"Who is this man? Why don't I go and ask? Ying'er jumped down from the tree and walked straight to the woodcutter.

"Two or three miles away, there are four or five houses in the smoke village, six or seven buildings, and eighty or ninety flowers-" The woodcutter sang as he chopped wood, and although the voice was not loud, it echoed in the mountains, overpowering the chirping of birds and birds.

"Big brother, may I ask, where is the mountain temple?" Ying'er stepped forward and asked.

The woodcutter straightened his waist, glanced back at Ying'er, and asked in amazement, "Who is Your Excellency?" What is the purpose of asking the mountain temple? ”

"I'm from Linxian, and one of my brothers settled in Centipede Ridge, and he asked me to meet at the mountain temple." Ying'er said.

The woodcutter looked at Ying'er carefully, and felt that his temperament did not look like that of a young man.

"Friend, you have fine skin and tender meat, just like a lady who has not been out of the cabinet, how can you come to this kind of place alone? It's not been peaceful here lately, so you'd better hurry up! The woodcutter said with concern.

"Since you're here, you're going to meet your friends, big brother, where is the mountain temple? Can you take me there? Ying'er asked.

"Alright! It's not easy for you to find this place alone, I'll take you there. The woodcutter said that he would take Ying'er to walk around in the forest, and there were many forks in the forest, and he walked around in circles.

"Big brother, how far is it? Why have we been walking for so long and haven't arrived? Ying'er asked.

"Soon, just ahead." The woodcutter said.

Ying'er had no choice but to follow, and walked for about a soak of urine, only to see a temple exposed in the shade of green trees in front of her.

"Brother, there is the mountain temple in front, so I'll send it here." The woodcutter went into the woods, and disappeared without a trace in an instant.

Ying'er came to the gate of the mountain temple alone and looked around, but there was no movement around.

"Is there anyone in the house?" Ying'er came to the door as she spoke, the door was open, he pushed open the door and walked in.

"Woo, woo, woo......" A voice came from the back room, as if someone had gagged and couldn't speak.

"It must be Mrs. Prefectural and his son." Ying'er was eager to save people and rushed in.

A middle-aged woman and an eleven or twelve-year-old boy were tied up in the room, both of whom were gagged.

"You are the county lady, don't be afraid, I'm here to save you." Ying'er walked over as she spoke, and the woman shook her head repeatedly. Ying'er is a bold artist, he ignored the intention of Mrs. County Ling shaking her head, and continued to move forward, just walked a few steps, stepped on the iron plate, only to hear a bang, a big hole appeared on the ground, he was caught off guard, the whole body fell into the hole, and the iron plate was closed immediately.