Zhao Liang said in his heart: It's over! Wang Xiaosi's goods were still discovered in the end. After a chaotic mix of shouting, yelling, explaining, begging for mercy, and screaming, the other end of the dialer finally fell silent. Zhao Liang closed his eyes and prayed silently for Wang Xiaosi's tragic fate: God, please forgive this poor guy, although he himself has been a little wasteful, but this is also for the sake of work, so he has to leave half his life.

While praying thoughtlessly, an urgent knock suddenly sounded outside Zhao Liang's room. The sound of dong dong, as if it hit his heart, really scared Zhao Liang too.

"What people!" Zhao Liang scolded sharply.

Outside the door, he replied: "General, the inferior position is General Bao's deputy general Fan Chen, and General Bao has been kidnapped!" ”

Bao Fu has been hijacked?! Zhao Liang was shocked when he heard this, and he couldn't understand what the other party meant for a while. However, it is indeed the voice of Fan Chen, the assistant of Baofu, outside, and his identity will not be fake.

He walked slowly to the door, and while triggering the shock chip in his right hand, he said, "Wait a minute, get dressed." ”

When Zhao Liang came to the door lightly, he first listened carefully to the movement outside, and then suddenly removed the door pin, slammed the door open, and raised his right hand to the person standing outside.

Fan Chen, who was outside the door, was startled by his movements, and involuntarily retreated half a step back, and said in a trembling voice: "General, you, what are you doing here?" ”

Zhao Liang looked at the panicked Fan Chen, and then looked at both sides, only to see that Su Li, Shen Hou, Shen Zuolan, Chang Ji and others were rushing to their houses from different directions. Zhao Liang put his mind at ease and patted Fan Chen's shoulder easily: "Don't be afraid, I won't use thunder to slash you." ”

When everyone arrived, Zhao Liang opened his mouth to ask what was going on. Hearing him ask this, the three of Shenhou were a little at a loss, while Fan Chen had a complicated expression of shock, anger and humiliation.

Seeing that the people on the Shen side didn't know how to reply for a while, Zhao Liang yelled at Fan Chennunu: "You say it first." ”

"General Qiqi, half an hour ago, General Baofu was kidnapped and kidnapped!" Fan Chen said indignantly.

When he heard it, he was happy: "Oh, there are still my peers in this place?" Who hijacked it? ”

Fan Chen pursed his lips aggrievedly, and stretched out his hand to the side: "Them!" The people of Shen Guo! ”

The general in charge of security, Chang Ji, was furious when he heard this, and was about to scold him with a bloody mouth, but when the words came to his mouth, he swallowed them back stiffly, and he frowned and didn't say a word.

Chang Ji didn't say anything, Shen Hou and Shen Zuolan didn't speak, and the three of them just looked at me and I saw you fall into silence.

Such face-to-face testimony is not refuted? My good dear, there must be a great reason for it. Zhao Liang's heart moved, and asked Fan Chen: "How can you be sure that you are from Shen Guo?" ”

"As soon as they came up, they tied me up and the two guards, but in the end they only took General Bao away." Fan Chen said angrily: "The people who did it were all Shen Guo soldiers, and the leader was Shen Changlie!" ”

"Shen Changyeol?!" Zhao Liang was stunned: "Do you recognize it clearly?" ”

"It was dimly lit, and I didn't really see it. However, the man claimed to be the little son of Shenhou, and said that this time he was going to take the praise back first, and start a knife in front of his sister, that is, the abolished queen spirit. ”

As soon as these words came out, the faces of several people present changed. Zhao Liang asked in a deep voice, "Shenhou, is Ling Lang also here?" ”

Shen Hou hesitated a few times and sighed: "Alas, the old man does not dare to deceive the imperial envoy. Yesterday morning, we rushed to settle down here, ready to welcome the driver today, and the dog Changlie did come with the old man. ”

"And what about him now?" He asked.

Shen Hou looked at the two subordinates helplessly, then shook his head and said, "Since yesterday's dinner, there has been no trace of him." When he was driving this afternoon, the old man sent someone to look for him, but he didn't find him. At that time, the old man thought that maybe this evil obstacle was greedy for fun, and he went to the mountains and forests to hunt and play, so he forgot about the big thing. Speaking of which, this son is stubborn, so it is better not to come, so as not to be rude in front of the imperial envoy of the Son of Heaven and lose the face of Shen Guo. That's why we didn't care about him all the time. Who would have thought that this brute would be so bold as to do such a rebellious thing......" As he spoke, Shenhou beat his chest again and again.

Shen Zuolan persuaded on the side: "Master Hou, don't worry, this Vice General Fan is just a one-sided statement, whether it is Changlie or not is not certain." ”

"How not?!" Fan Chen took out an object from his waist and stretched it out in front of everyone: "Take a good look, is this something from the Shen Kingdom?" ”

Zhao Liang fixed his eyes and saw that Fan Chen was holding a jade pendant in his hand. The jade pendant is half the size of a palm, a finger is thin, and the carving on it is fine, round and smooth, even in the dimly lit outdoors, you can still see its flawless beauty. There is a Yin inscription engraved in the middle of the jade pendant, even if Zhao Liang has not learned the big seal, he can distinguish that it is a "Shen" character.

When the three of Shenhou saw the jade pendant, they were immediately shocked, obviously knowing this thing. Fan Chen stared at them and asked, "How is it?" Who is this for? ”

"Where did this come from?" Shin Zolan is still making her final struggle.

Fan Chen turned his hand and presented the jade pendant to Zhao Liang and said, "General, this thing was found on the ground after those people kidnapped Baofu and broke free from the ropes. The jade pendant is the legacy of Shen Changlie, which is ironclad evidence! ”

Hearing the word ironclad evidence, Zhao Liang's heart moved.

I remember when I was studying at the Police University, an old professor with many years of experience in front-line case handling once said to them, the students: The things in the world are most afraid of the word absolute. In particular, when the police solve cases, it is basic common sense and a code of conduct to speak with evidence, but if they say "ironclad evidence" at every turn, they are often easily disturbed by their own blind spots, thus lacking objective analysis of people, things, things and laws, and also lacking awe of the profession.

Looking back, in the process of investigating many unjust, false and wrongly decided cases, the most common thing is the term "ironclad evidence".

Zhao Liang thoughtfully swept the heavy jade pendant in his hand and asked Shenhou, "This is Changlie Gongzi's?" ”

Shenhou didn't even mean to take it over and take a closer look, so he nodded and admitted: "That's right, it's the evil obstacle." This jade pendant is the ancestral heirloom of my Shen family, and the old man will never admit it. Alas—"

"Never leave me?" Zhao Liang continued to ask.

"Never leave me."

Zhao Liang nodded and said to everyone: "I have long heard that Prince Changlie has a deep relationship with his sister, so the first queen is in misfortune, and he is also very sad to think about it." Young people are understandably impulsive. Since he didn't hurt Bao Fu's life on the spot, there is still room for the matter to turn around. In this way, while it is not long before the incident happens, they may not be far away, and it is our first priority to chase people back as soon as possible. Fan Chen! ”

"Humble duty!"

"You quickly gather three hundred Royal Forest Army, and go out from all sides to search for the traces of General Baofu."

"Obedience!" Fan Chen let out a loud shout, turned around and walked away quickly.

Zhao Liang said to Shen Hou again: "I also want to ask you to help me and send some people who are familiar with the terrain to cooperate with General Fan and their actions, so as not to cause unnecessary misunderstandings." In addition, arrange a group of people and horses to rush back to Cangyan City quickly, maybe the son of Changlie is really as Fan Chen said, and plans to slaughter the rich in front of the tablet of the first queen. ”

Without waiting for Shenhou to speak, Chang Ji preemptively said: "I'll arrange this matter." There are not many soldiers brought here this time, only one hundred cavalry, I have assigned fifty people to cooperate with General Fan, and the other fifty people have been chasing along the road to Cangyan City. ”

"So good, so good." Shenhou agreed: "You instruct your subordinates to take it down immediately if they encounter that evil obstacle, regardless of his identity." If he dares to resist, or intends to harm the deputy envoy, then he will be killed on the spot! ”

"My subordinates understand, please rest assured." Chang Yu replied, "I'll go and give the order." ”

Watching Chang Yu leave in a hurry, Zhao Liang smiled and said to the embarrassed Shen Hou: "Master Hou, I don't think you have to worry, let it be fate." Luckily, I wasn't the target of the kidnapping, otherwise it would have been even more troublesome. It can be said that this is a blessing in disguise. ”

Shenhou couldn't laugh at all, and when he heard this, he hurriedly panicked: "The imperial envoy is serious. My rebel, even if he eats the heart of a bear and the gall of a leopard, he doesn't dare to offend your tiger power. Although the imperial envoy is a daughter, he is a famous general who shocks the frontier and has great military achievements. ”

"That's right," said with a smile, "If you dare to provoke the general, you will definitely die a miserable death." ”

Zhao Liang glanced at him and said, "Hey, I said, how can you be so cheeky to boast about your main general, and you are not afraid to let Hou Ye laugh at them?" Come on, it's not early now, let's all go back and rest while waiting for the letter, always poking here won't solve any problems. Maybe it won't be long before Childe and Baofu will come back. ”

Hearing that he intended to send off the guests, Shen Hou and Shen Zuolan hurriedly said goodbye, and Su Li also followed them to say goodbye to Zhao Liang and left the imperial embassy building together.

Zhao Liang watched everyone leave, then turned around and went back to the room. As soon as he entered the house, he did not rush to rest on the bed with his clothes untied, but took out the rope from his bag and quickly tied the sleeves and trousers tightly. When he had gathered his outfits, there were a few faint knocks outside the door. Zhao Liang walked over quickly and opened the door, and a dark shadow came in through the crack in the door.

The one who came was none other than the departure that went and returned.

"Ni Mei, you gave me a look just now, it turned out that you wanted me to accompany you to do something unseemly." He looked at Zhao Liang with a smile and said, "I didn't expect the dignified general to be a master, hehe." ”

Zhao Liang said angrily: "Nonsense! Fighting a war also requires reconnaissance of the enemy, okay. Hey? How did you change into such a nocturnal outfit as if you knew what you were going to do in advance? ”

"I'm a bandit, and I've always worn my night clothes inside, and I wear ordinary robes outside." "I didn't know you were planning to go and see the enemy in person. Originally, I wanted to listen to what you had to tell you first, and then go out to investigate and visit, and if I was lucky, I could easily get the fat man back. ”

"Oh? Do you think that the rich are still here? ”

"Of course. The post house is not located in a densely populated city, and there are no market towns and villages nearby, poking on the bare post road wilderness, it is not difficult to leave a trace wherever you run. As long as you have the intention to pursue, it is easy to catch up with the fast horse. If that Changlie son really wants to kidnap and enrich himself, it can only be a joke to flee. So, judging by the following, the kidnappers and meat tickets must still be hiding somewhere here. ”

Zhao Liang nodded and agreed: "Your thoughts are the same as mine." Shen Changlie made a move against Baofu, and there is no problem with the motive, but there are many doubts in logic. The first is that the timing and place are wrong. If you don't do it sooner or later, you have to choose to act after we enter the territory of the Shen Kingdom, isn't this a clear and honest statement? The second is the defective approach. If it's really just to avenge his sister, then wouldn't it be possible to cut off the head of the rich man and worship the spirit? Why do you have to go to such great lengths to capture people and kill them again? Praise is not the culprit of the dethronement of the first queen. The third issue is identity exposure. Logically speaking, this kind of behavior is either sneaky and leaves no trace; Either it is above board, or it is to let the whole world know that it was Lao Tzu who did it. But this Shen Changlie happened to be caught in the middle. sneak attack at night but left a living witness, and then as if he was afraid that the witness was not strong enough, he presented a jade pendant with both hands as ironclad evidence. Weird, you say, isn't weird? ”

"It seems that there are a lot of strange things in this." He muttered thoughtfully.