Everyone stood on the fork in the road, looking around.

They all understood Song Ning's words.

What she meant was that when Wang Mao arrived, the kidnappers and Wang Fuxian were still in the palace.

"Have you been looking for it alone, or have you mobilized everyone to look for it?" Song Ning asked him.

Wangmao shook his head: "I don't dare to make a noise, after all, it's an adult, but I ordered the door control, and asked the sedan chair man to go home and call the second son." ”

Song Ning asked him, "Is the second son who shouted?" ”

"Yes! In a quarter of an hour, the second son came with someone. ”

Song Ning looked at Wang Aojin.

Wang Aojin replied: "I brought ten family members and followed the sedan chair man. ”

"What did the palanquin man tell you?"

Wang Aojin replied: "He said that my father was missing, and he couldn't find anyone after searching the government. ”

"I'll bring ten of my family with me."

Song Ning asked Wang Aoxiu: "What about you?" ”

"I was in the shop, and when my family came to call me, I came in a hurry." Wang Aoxiu said, "There was no one inside and outside the yamen that I looked for first, so I ordered people to start searching the city, but the city gate was closed at that time, and I thought that the kidnappers must still be in the city, but who knew that they searched the city and found no one." ”

"Went home and slept in the morning?" Song Ning asked him.

Because an hour ago he had said that he was sleeping in the morning, and Wang Aojin woke him up and told him that there was a letter in the courtyard.

"Yes, I was very tired after looking for it all night, so I collapsed on the bed and planned to rest, but I didn't expect to fall asleep."

Song Ning looked at Zhao Yi.

Zhao Yi was also looking at her, his eyebrows raised slightly, and both of them understood what the other meant.

Song Ning walked out along the verandah.

There are three roads in the verandah, one is to go straight to the back office, and the structure of the government is the same as the dormitory, to the left is the left door of the corridor house, and the right side is the right door.

Wang Fuxian disappeared at the right door.

Of the three roads, the straight one is the farthest, but it is also the most suitable place for Tibetans.

Song Ning walked over and stood at the door of the hanging flower gate of the back office, dumbfounded.

There are people guarding the Hanging Flower Gate, and because it is a dormitory inside the Hanging Flower Gate, the family members come and go very lively.

At that time, even if it was late, it was not like there was no one left.

What's more, is it tied up people?

But apart from here, there is no place in the entire yamen where people can hide, and even if they do, it should be easy to find.

Song Ning left, Zhao Yi sat down by the corridor, and said to everyone: "Sit down." ”

Everyone didn't dare to say anything, they all sat down on the edge of the verandah, the scenery in the backyard of the yamen was not bad, but no one had the heart to look at it.

The time to pay the ransom is near.

Wang Aojin didn't know why everyone listened to Zhao Yi's words, and said anxiously: "Brother, Lord Niu, what do you say?" ”

"It's not a matter of sitting here, if it is according to Cheng Zhi, we must discuss what we want to do now."

After he finished speaking, Cheng Zhidao: "Second son, don't worry, sit down and let's discuss slowly." ”

Wang Aojin saw that they didn't get up or leave, so he had to sit down by himself.

"I can't find it, I don't have enough money, and the only way now is to leave a letter in the ransom for them at night." Cheng Zhidao.

"Who's going to deliver it?" Wang Aojin asked.

The letter did not mention who was going to deliver the money.

"I'd better go." Wang Aoxiu said, "I sent it back at noon today, and I know where it is." ”

Wang Aojin thought for a while and replied, "Brother, I'll send it, what if...... I said what if they saw that they didn't have money and turned their other faces against you? ”

"If something happens to me, I can still rescue my father with you."

Wang Aojin said and cried: "My mother is also sick, brother, the family depends on you." ”

"Aojin." Wang Aoxiu came from the opposite side and hugged his younger brother emotionally.

The two brothers hugged their heads in pain.

Cheng Zhi sighed on the side: "Eldest son, I also think it's better for the second son to go." ”

"Why?" Zhao Yi suddenly asked Cheng Zhi out loud.

Cheng Xia jumped and replied: "Although the second son is young, he is cautious in doing things, and he should be able to do it well, not to mention, as the second son said, there is an eldest son in the family, and it is also stable." ”

After Cheng Zhi finished speaking, he didn't get an answer from Zhao Yi, so he couldn't help but secretly look at him, and saw that Zhao Yi's eyes were on the path over there, and he also looked over, and saw Lord Song walking towards this side with his hands behind his back.

Cheng Zhixin took a sip.

This kidnapping case is difficult to say, and it is not difficult to say that it is not difficult.

The difficulty is that no one can only pay the money according to the instructions of the other party, and the place that is not difficult is that the Wang family is very rich and willing to pay.

Because the hostage was Wang Fuxian, he followed him personally, and after being busy in the past two days, he was waiting to rescue Wang Fuxian, so that he could show his face in front of him and make him owe him favors.

In the future, he will not be able to get around in Jinan Mansion, but he can rely on Wang Fuxian to go elsewhere.

Unexpectedly, Lord Song stepped in, she was clearly here to steal the credit.

This man is shameless.

Song Ning came back, followed by Yan Feng.

Everyone looked at Song Ning, and Cheng Zhi asked, "I don't know if Lord Song has gone through and found a way?" ”

"Nope." Song Ning looked at the two brothers of the Wang family, "How did you discuss?" ”

Wang Aoxiu wiped her tears and replied, "We are going to send the last money from the family at midnight today, and then write a letter to the other party." ”

"We really can't come up with 500,000 taels."

Wang Aojin motioned to his brother to stop talking, and said in a low voice: "Don't talk to her anymore, she pretended to check for a long time, but there is still no way at all." ”

"I can't find my father, everything is empty words."

Wang Aoxiu sighed: "When he was looking for shoes just now, he was really very capable, and he was not easy to mess with, don't talk nonsense." ”

Also, he always felt familiar with the back and height of that Zhao Zhutou, but he didn't know where he had seen it.

"Then, let's go back." Wang Aojin glanced at Song Ning and decided to listen to his brother's words and not to offend people's good.

Wang Aoxiu got up and said to Song Ning: "If Lord Song doesn't have a better way, then let's go back first to discuss the matter of sending the ransom tonight." ”

"Go ahead." Song Ning waved his hand and comforted them again, "It's okay, Lord Wang must be auspicious." ”

Wang Aoxiu should be.

"Then we're leaving." Niu Chunyi got up and saluted Zhao Yi and said goodbye, and left with everyone.

Cheng Zhi also saluted Zhao Yi, didn't look at Song Ning, brushed his sleeves and left.

After going out, he couldn't wait to say to Wang Aoxiu: "The eldest prince shouldn't listen to him and come here to delay time, what can she find out in such a short time?" ”

"Forget it, he's also kind." Wang Aoxiu replied, "Although he didn't help us, his intentions are good. ”

Cheng Zhi sneered: "That's not necessarily. ”

"Brother, her starting point is not to help us at all, but for the paper fee, didn't he say it himself, to charge our family a high fee." Wang Aojin replied.

Everyone heard that last night.

"Let's go home first, and discuss tonight."

When a few people returned home, Mrs. Wang was still in a coma, and several people sat around the study to discuss tonight's affairs.

Wang Aoxiu said: "...... What if the other party refuses to negotiate? Or...... Do you want to send troops to outflank you from the perimeter? ”

"If you send troops, you will alarm the commander of the envoys, this is ...... Things are bound to get a lot of trouble, and what if the kidnappers kill them? Niu Chunyi asked.

This is also another possibility that Wang Aoxiu is worried about.

"Let's talk first, in the end, they're still in it for money, even if you don't want to, you can beg them to delay for a few more days, right?"

"My father is always a second-class member, and they don't dare to come nonsense."

There is also a little truth in this, most of the kidnappers are for money, since they can get the money, and they are very safe and hidden, there is no need to kill hostages.

"Then write a letter first." Wang Aoxiu said.

The little guy came in and laid out the pen and ink, and Wang Aoxiu asked, "What about Wangmao?" ”

"I don't know, it's still there just now, do you want to look for it?" The little guy said.

Wang Aoxiu waved his hand: "It's nothing important, don't use it." He took the pen and wrote a letter to the kidnappers, and handed the last 20,000 taels of silver tickets in the envelope to Wang Aojin.

"You must remember not to linger, and return to the city as soon as you have the letter." Wang Aoxiu told him, "Just ride your own horse." ”

Niu Chunyi also told Wang Aojin: "They will definitely not be able to come to get the letter until the second half of the night, you must remember not to stay there." ”

"When you save the adults, I'm not afraid that you won't be able to punish these people."

"Yes, I won't mess around, just send the letter." Wang Aojin said and felt scared, and said to his brother, "Brother, if something happens...... The family will depend on you in the future. ”

"You take care of your stepfather."

As he spoke, he lowered his head to wipe his tears, very scared.

Wang Aoxiu began to comfort his younger brother again.

Speaking and admonishing, in the middle of the night, Wang Aojin took the horse and went out of the city alone, while Wang Aoxiu and a few people went up to the city tower in the east of the city to look over there.

The land temple is not far away, if it is during the day, you can see it clearly, but at night you really can't see anything.

"What to do? It won't be dangerous, right? Wang Aoxiu was worried, because it was the end of the month, and the moon was like silver buds, and there was no light at all, and he could only see the lantern hanging on Wang Aojin's horseback, swaying.

After a while, the light of the lantern became smaller and smaller.

"It's going to be fine, just put a letter, even if the other party is ambushed, he will be afraid that we will also have an ambush." Cheng Zhidao.

"The other party wants money, and he won't do it easily." Niu Chunyi said.

In the faint light over there, Wang Aojin kicked the horse lightly, the silence around him was indeed terrifying, he turned over and dismounted when he approached the Land Temple, took out the letter and put it at the door of the Land Temple, and found a stone to suppress it.

Inside, the small clay statue of the land is staring out through the door.

Wang Aojin's scalp was numb, but he stopped in place and did not leave immediately, he looked around and whistled.

There was no sound around.

He scolded: "Come out!" ”

Suddenly, a white hand appeared out of thin air, grabbed his neck, and replied on top of his head: "It's coming!" ”