"Give me the letter!" When Cen Erniang was holding the limp Lin and going to rest in the room, Cen Erniang snatched the letter from Yumo's hand and browsed it at a glance.

The words on the paper were scribbled, and there were a few typos. The choice of words and sentences is vulgar, and the level of education of the letter writer can be seen at a glance: just a rough man with a rough sense of writing and ink.

This is a standard ransom note from a robber.

But this robber seemed to be quite familiar with the Cen family, and he asked for 5,000 taels of silver, saying that the Cen family would not be able to get the silver for a while, so they would let them sell it to make it up.

In the letter, the kidnappers said in no uncertain terms that if he did not see 5,000 taels of silver in ten days, he would send the heads of her eldest brother and third brother to the Cen family.

And the trading place chosen by that person is also very interesting, it is the largest flower building in Anping Town-Xichun Courtyard. And he appointed Hu Qiniang as the trading partner, saying that the day after Hu Qiniang received the silver taels, Cen Dalang and Cen Sanlang would be sent back to Cen Mansion safe and sound.

Bustards of Heechun Temple. The mother Hu Qiniang is a well-known thorny beauty in Anping Town and even Qing'an County. Although he is over 30 years old, he has a delicate figure, a beautiful face, and his skin is deceitful and snowy. The fierce and mature charm on her body adds infinite charm to her. She is the dream love of half the men in Anping Town. people, but also the friends of several bandit leaders in the mountains outside the town. There are many thugs under him, and his kung fu is not bad. All in all, this is a difficult and capable woman.

The kidnapper pointed out that Hu Qiniang would come forward to trade for him, and ordinary people would immediately think that the person who kidnapped the Cen family brothers was a bandit leader in the mountains outside the town who had an unusual relationship with Hu Qiniang. Ordinary people don't have this kind of ability and guts.

But Cen Erniang didn't think so. can quietly kidnap Cen Dalang and Cen Sanlang in Anping Town, and it can be estimated that the people from their Cen family at this time can never be mountain bandits or horse thieves outside the town.

It must be someone who has a lot to do with the Cen family.

You must know that after the Cen family gave Mr. Jingling 30,000 taels of silver, they were stretched thin, and there was almost no cash. Even the Cen Mansion where they live now was purchased for them by the Shen family with money. This is by no means news in Anping Town.

Many families know the current situation of the Cen family. Because after Cen Dalang and Zhao Yue were driven out of the Zhendong military camp, the Zhou family had hyped up the poverty of their Cen family in the town.

But this kidnapper insisted on five thousand taels of silver. The words were full of the Cen family's certainty that they could make up the money.

And that's how it happened! It just so happens that their Cen family now owns several jewelry, antiques, and gold jewelry. and some precious medicinal materials that are not much in stock, plus the two small courtyards of the Cen family and the Shen family, are worth about five thousand taels.

The kidnapper knew the Cen family so well, but he didn't mention the value of the medicinal herbs she picked up from going into the mountains this time. It shows that he didn't expect that she would return safely from the mountains!

Cen Erniang looked at the letter in a daze, she thought of the group of bandits she had met in the mountains before, who were looking for mountain goods and leather goods all over the mountain, and avoided them as soon as she saw them. Their behavior is suspicious, which makes people very uneasy. She and Lu Mingsi were afraid that those people would be unfavorable to them, so they had secretly caught a mountain bandit and interrogated them. The man said that someone in the town had paid for her head, but they didn't do it because the owner's bid was too low and it was too risky to kill her.

Although they couldn't find out who had murdered her, she could probably guess it. After all, there are only a few enemies of the Cen family in Anping Town, and they can be counted on one hand.

Combined with the content of this letter, Cen Erniang can be sure that it must be the Zhou family who robbed her eldest brother and San Lang!

Only the Zhou family, who often run to the Cen family to show off their might. will be so clear about the Cen family's property; Only the Zhou family, who is dime a dime and loves money like life, will still lower the price when buying murder, so that the mountain bandits have no intention of harming her.

Among the Zhou family, there is only one person who has a relationship with Hu Qiniang, and can say that she can come forward for him. That is Zhou Yuanda, who accepted Hu Qiniang's righteous sister and Ruan Rushui, the top brand of Xichun Courtyard, as his aunt!

After Cen Erniang guessed the real murderer behind the scenes, her heart was not so calm.

Zhou Yuanda has been in a black bag by her eldest brother and Zhao Yue many times in the past, and his hatred for her eldest brother is not to mention that it is higher than the sky and deeper than the sea, at least it is as high as the mountains outside the town!

Now the eldest brother has fallen into the hands of Zhou Yuanda. I don't know how much I have to lose! Gotta find a helper! Where can I find it?

Mr. Jing Ling definitely can't. At this time, Mr. Jingling and the Feng family abandoned the Cen family like a shoe, and now the Cen family has not been retaliated against by Feng Yuan, most likely because Mr. Jingling has seen the six princes and the 30,000 taels of silver for the sake of the six princes, and blocked a lot of knives for the Cen family behind his back.

At this time, if she goes to Mr. Jingling for help. It's going to annoy you. If Zhou Yuanda, who Mr. Jingling looks at differently, and then gives the Cen family eye medicine in front of Mr., so that Mr. Jingling completely dislikes the Cen family and ignores them, the Cen family's situation will only be worse.

Lu Mingsi of the Hongwei Dart Bureau is not good either. He is a typical wall grass, he doesn't dare and won't do it for the Cen family. and the Zhou family, which is in full swing.

Lin Siye and the Shen family were a lot of help, but they finally left Anping Town safely without being affected by the Cen family. At this time, if he writes to them and asks them to come back, will he not let them go into the tiger's den again?

Fang Cai's father also said that a few days ago, the dead soldier of the Gao family also went to the Shen family to commit murder. If it weren't for Lin Fourth Master and Lin Fifth Master who happened to be there, the Cen family and the Shen family would be more and less auspicious that day.

Innocent people can no longer be implicated because of the Cen family's affairs. Especially those people are still benefactors and friends of the Cen family!

Cen Erniang crumpled the letter paper in her hand and couldn't help but smash a teacup before slowly calming down the impatience and anger in her heart.

Yumo relaxed his breath on the side. He was anxious and afraid: the two young masters were taken captive, and he didn't know how much suffering he had to endure? I don't know where to deliver them from the sea of suffering! The second young man was furious at this time, and he looked like he was going to eat people, which was really scary!

"Two less!" Yumo was silent for a moment, and saw that Cen Erniang had been sulking quietly, and she didn't say what to do, so she couldn't help but ask her: "We can't just sit like this, regardless of how big or small they are, right?" I don't know if it's the one who cut off his children and grandchildren! actually robbed the big young and the three less! If I find someone, I must chop him up and feed him to the dogs! Why don't I take someone with me and go out and find out? ”

"No, I know who it is." Cen Erniang smiled coldly: "Yumo, you're right. Even if we are soft-spoken, we can't do nothing. Hehe! ”

Zhou Yuanda, don't think that the Zhou family has so many guards, she can't help him! There are seven or eight kinds of poisons in her hands that have just been concocted, and she has not yet found anyone to test them. This time it's cheap for that bastard and let him try it!

Yumo's legs and stomach trembled, and he silently stepped back: Er Shao is going crazy! The Buddha bless the kidnapper.

"Erlang, what do you want to do?" Second Master Cen comforted his wife, who was crying heartbreakingly, and persuaded her to lie on the bed and rest. Waiting for his good news. As soon as he came out, he listened to his daughter's laughter, he was afraid that his daughter would mess around and cause trouble. "Show me the letter."

"No need." Cen Erniang stood up and said to Cen Erye: "I know it in my heart. Father, don't worry. I promise that the eldest brother and Saburo will be fine. Father, you go in and tell your mother, so that she doesn't have to worry, and soon the eldest brother and Saburo will return safe and sound. ”

"Yumo, you and I go to the outer room to count the medicinal herbs." Cen Erniang said: "Let's go and call Yang Peng and Ning Qige first." Let them help move things. ”

"Erlang!" Second Master Cen patted the table unhappily, "You make it clear to me!" What exactly did you find? What do you want to do? ”

"Father will know later." Cen Erniang dropped a sentence lightly, and took the lead in stepping out.

"You!" Second Master Cen was choked by her, and pointed his finger at her back, trembling like fallen leaves in the wind.

The second master was angry. Er Shao is a measured person, you don't have to worry about her messing around. I went down first. Yumo arched his hand to Cen Erye, turned around and chased Cen Erniang's back, and ran out in small steps.

"I hope she's really measured." Second Master Cen sighed lowly, put his hands behind his back, and drooped his head. I went back to continue to comfort my panicked and anxious wife.

……

It was the beginning of the night (nine o'clock in the evening), Cen Erniang and Ning Laoqi changed into night clothes, tied a black cloth to their faces to cover their faces, and ambushed Zhou Yuanda on the street where Zhou Yuanda had to pass every day from the east of the town to the west of the town.

first tripped Zhou Yuanda and the horses of the Zhou family guards who followed him with hemp rope, and took advantage of the chaos to use a silver needle soaked in powerful drugs to stun Zhou Yuanda and them, and then before the street patrol officials found out, they rode and abducted Zhou Yuanda and took him to the vacant firewood room of the Shen Mansion next to the Cen Mansion for questioning.

Cen Erniang asked Ning Laoqi to pour Zhou Yuanda, who was tied into a dumpling with hemp rope, with cold and biting well water to wake him up.

"Where did you lock up the Cen brothers? Say it! Cen Erniang specially thickened her voice. Take a dagger and compare it to Zhou Yuanda's neck.

"Humph!" Zhou Yuanda glanced at Cen Erniang and Ning Laoqi disdainfully: "Since Master Cen is so smart, he guessed that I did it so quickly." Why did you two come and negotiate with me? There is no one in the Cen family? It's still not good. ”

"No matter how bad we are, we can still kill you!" Cen Erniang took a dagger and cut the epidermis of Zhou Yuanda's neck, "Say it quickly!" Or cut your throat! ”

"You dare!" Zhou Yuanda had no fear: "Cen Dalang and Cen Saburo are watched by my people." If anything happens to me, they will die! ”

Cen Erniang didn't expect Zhou Yuanda's bones to be so hard. She was so angry that she almost cut Zhou Yuanda's throat, but was stopped by Ning Laoqi in time.

Ning Laoqi leaned in Cen Erniang's ear and reminded her: "Second Shao! Can't be killed! In the hands of this kid, he is holding the lives of the eldest and third youths. ”

"I know!" Cen Erniang pressed down with anger and put the dagger away. Kicked Zhou Yuanda hard! ignored his curses, kicked him to the ground, and stomped on his chest and abdomen a few times, until Zhou Yuanda vomited blood foam, and then stopped.

At this time, she had almost vented her anger, and then she sat leisurely on the chair that Ning Laoqi moved for her, and asked Zhou Yuanda who was lying at her feet condescendingly, "Do you want to say it?" ”

"No!" Zhou Yuanda swallowed the fishy sweetness in his throat, and Ling Chi Cen Erniang with a poisonous gaze: "Dead boy! Who are you? There's a kind of newspaper to get your name on! ”

What answered him was Cen Erniang's strong slap, "I'm asking you." Cen Erniang hit too hard, although she knocked out Zhou Yuanda's two teeth, her palms were also hotly painful.

She rubbed her palms and asked Zhou Yuanda one last time: "Last time, do you say it or not?" ”

What answered her was Zhou Yuanda's scolding: "Unseeded bastard!" Three rotten boys! Arrogant bastard......"

"Huh!" This time, Ning Laoqi reacted faster than Cen Erniang, and after he sneered, he grabbed a handful of cigarette ash from the stove and stuffed it into Zhou Yuanda's mouth, "If you don't want to say it, don't open your mouth." ”

"The spirit is so good, it seems that I am too gentle with you." Cen Erniang casually leaned back on the chair, took out three small porcelain bottles from her sleeve pocket, and played with them in the palm of her hand.

She took out one of the small porcelain vases with cyan bamboo branch pattern and said to Ning Laoqi: "Go and bring me a bowl of water, it will help Zhou Shao digest it for a while." ”

"Okay." According to Cen Erniang's instructions, Ning Laoqi went to the water tank and directly scooped a scoop of water with a melon scoop, and helped Cen Erniang first pour a small bottle of Zhou Yuanda's "Scratching Heart and Lungs".

The so-called "scratching the heart and lungs", as the name suggests, after taking it, the whole person from the bone to the flesh will be painful and itchy. The heart-eroding pain and heart-scratching itch make people unable to survive or die, which is really a necessary poison to torture people.

This is the first strange poison in Cen Erniang's new invention.

After Zhou Yuanda was poured poison, he initially kept rolling around and howling in pain, occasionally scolding Cen Erniang and Ning Laoqi. After a cup of tea, he couldn't scream anymore, but kept moaning with a distorted face. Recite. After the time of the two teas, Zhou Yuanda groaned. The groans were faintly audible, and the whole person kept twitching, and his face was full of tears mixed with mud and dust, and the wolf was very bèi.

"I ...... said...... "Zhou Yuanda completely surrendered."

Cen Erniang took out the antidote she carried with her and fed Zhou Yuanda a pill.

A quarter of an hour later, he said goodbye to the abrasive Zhou Yuanda and said to Cen Erniang: "I hid the Cen brothers in ...... In the dungeon of the military camp in the east of the town. ”

"What?!" Cen Erniang couldn't help but step on Zhou Yuanda's chest again, "But someone hurt them?" ”

The dungeon of the military camp in the east of the town is not a good place to go. The people inside are all the most vicious people in and out of the town. There are murderous bandits in the mountains outside the town, as well as thorny snakes who refuse to obey the discipline of Feng Gao's two families among the three sects and nine streams in the town, and criminals who commit murders......

Cen Erniang had never been to that dungeon, but she had heard Cen Dalang tell her that the prisoners in that dungeon were murderers who even the guards dared to kill! There are people dying inside every day.

Her eldest brother and third brother were locked up in that kind of place by Zhou Yuanda, and they had to shed their skin if they didn't die! The place was so heavily guarded that she couldn't get in, let alone save people.

"If it's me...... They are tortured, and I will give you the next poison once a month, so that you have no love in life and no way to die! Cen Erniang's voice was vicious and fierce, and Zhou Yuanda was so frightened that he shook, and even Ning Laoqi's body standing behind her trembled.

Zhou Yuanda didn't want to suffer the suffering of the generals again, so he said repeatedly: "The strong man spares his life!" The Cen brothers were locked up in a cell alone by me, and those murderers didn't have a chance to contact them! They weren't hurt! I could swear with my life! ”

Zhou Yuanda burst into tears: Ma Dan! Fortunately, he didn't have time to serve the Cen family brothers in a big punishment, otherwise there would really be no way to survive in the future!

"That's right. Count you as acquaintances! Cen Erniang kicked Zhou Yuanda's face with her toes, "It's getting late today, and the military camps in the east of the town are closed." In this way, early tomorrow morning, you go to Zhendong to bring the Cen family brothers out to me and send them back to the Cen family. I won't bother with you. ”

"No! Hero! Zhou Yuanda howled: "It was General Feng Qi who asked me to put the Cen brothers in the dungeon!" It was said that it was ordered by Young Master Feng Yuan! I'm just doing things for the Feng family, I can't be the master! (To be continued.) )