Chapter Seventy-Eight: Pursuit
"Useless stuff!" Wang family, Wang Ji'an was furious: "I asked you to clean up that Lu Xuan, you actually lost my son, didn't you have the intention of going against my Wang family?" ”
Hearing this, Xie Qingshan hurriedly leaned over and said, "Master Wang, I really didn't expect the disappearance of my son, who knew that Lu Xuangou jumped over the wall in a hurry and did such a thing." ”
"What do you mean by this, and what does this matter have to do with Lu Xuan?" Wang Ji'an was puzzled.
Xie Qingshan immediately fanned the flames: "Master Wang doesn't know yet, now everyone in the city is wearing a lot of clothes, and they all say that Lu Xuan deliberately kidnapped Gongzi to avenge his previous stigma." ”
"Is that true?" Wang Ji An Fujia still couldn't believe that Lu Xuan's dignified county order dared to know the law and break the law in the place under her own jurisdiction, but Xie Qingshan was still a head catcher, and he would have such a stupid idea.
But now Xie Qingshan has already determined that Lu Xuan did it.
Regardless of whether there is evidence or not, in front of Wang Ji'an, he also insisted: "I am sure that the disappearance of the son must have nothing to do with Lu Xuan." ”
Wang Ji'an already had a grudge against Lu Xuan, but now when she heard that she deliberately kidnapped Wang Zixuan, she was immediately furious.
"This Lu Xuan is really hateful, my Wang family tolerates everywhere, and she actually stretches her claws to Wu'er, which is really unreasonable!"
Seeing this, Xie Qingshan hurriedly took advantage of the fire to rob: "It's not a way for the master to get angry here, then Lu Xuan had a lot of prejudices against the son before, if she really kidnapped the son this time, the son may be worried about his life." ”
"What?" Wang Ji'an originally didn't expect that at this point, he was instigated by Xie Qingshan like this, and he suddenly became anxious.
"How dare she dare to do such a lawless thing?" Wang Ji'an was always in disbelief.
But where could Xie Qingshan make him so hesitant?
Originally, he did accept the benefits of the Wang family, and for the sake of money, he went against Lu Xuan everywhere.
But who told Lu Xuan to scold him with thirty rods in front of the officials of the whole government with his authority, so that he lost face?
Now even if the Wang family lets Lu Xuan go, Xie Qingshan will definitely take revenge.
Thinking of this, Xie Qingshan immediately looked at Wang Ji'an: "Master Wang, don't blame me for not reminding you, this case is now being tried by Lu Xuan himself, if you were her, would you take the initiative to ask to help someone you hate?" ”
Xie Qingshan's meaning is that Lu Xuan wants to exonerate himself in the name of censorship.
Wang Ji'an was a little shaken when he heard this, and Xie Qingshan hurriedly recounted:
"If I were her, I would have secretly dealt with Childe, and then lied that it was a corpse found on the outskirts of the city, and then randomly found a scapegoat to execute it, and the matter would be over."
When Xie Qingshan said this, he deliberately pressed Wang Ji'an step by step, and his words were full of eerie and terrifying expressions, which frightened Wang Ji'an to believe what he said.
"How should this be, my Wang family is such a son, but I can't end up like this."
After being anxious for a while, Wang Ji'an finally couldn't sit still, and then raised his eyebrows and slapped the case: "No, I must not allow Wu'er to be hurt in the slightest, I'll go to find that Lu Xuan to ask for someone!" ”
Wang Ji'an was about to leave as he spoke, but Xie Qingshan stopped him: "Master Wang, slow down." ”
Where can it be slow at such times? Wang Ji'an looked back impatiently: "What else do you have to say?" ”
"Then Lu Xuan is very cunning, Master Wang went rashly like this, not only will he not be able to find anyone, but I am afraid that he will be crowned with the crime of trespassing on the court and obstructing official business."
Wang Ji'an was stunned, Xie Qingshan's words seemed to be reasonable, and he suddenly stopped: "Then what do you say?" ”
Xie Qingshan was overjoyed in his heart: I didn't expect that your high-ranking Wang Ji'an would have a time to beg me.
After deliberately selling it for a while, Xie Qingshan spoke: "Now only Lu Xuan and the master who doesn't know what to do are investigating the case, and the rest are my people, and they won't help her." ”
"So what?" Wang Ji'an looked disdainful, even if it was only Lu Xuan, it was more than enough to secretly harm Wang Zixuan.
When the words fell, I saw a sly smile on Xie Qingshan's face: "I don't do it openly, but I can do a lot of things secretly." ”
"If you have something to say, don't make a fuss." Wang Ji'an ran out of patience.
Xie Qingshan then spoke: "It's urgent, Lu Xuan must not have time to do anything to Gongzi yet, as long as we find an opportunity to seize her and force her to ask, I don't believe she will say anything." ”
Hearing this, Wang Ji'an immediately understood what Xie Qingshan meant: "Are you planning to lynch the officials of the imperial court?" ”
Although the Wang family is rampant and domineering on weekdays, most of them are also aimed at ordinary people, where do they dare to break ground on the head of the county order appointed by Emperor Liang Qin?
But Xie Qingshan hated Lu Xuan at this time, and he didn't care about these things for a long time, especially when he heard Wang Ji'an mention of torture, he was even more annoyed and angry.
"What about lynching? Isn't it that Master Wang wants to watch his son die at the hands of villains? Seeing that the inducement failed, Xie Qingshan simply began to threaten.
Wang Ji'an has done all the bad things, but he is as timid as a mouse, and as soon as he heard that he was going to pay for his son's life, he suddenly lost his hardness.
"Since this is the case, I will bother Xie to catch the head for a lot of help, if my son returns safely, Wang will be grateful!"
Yo, the sun is coming out in the west, and the old man Wang, who has always been high, will one day nod so much to him? Xie Qingshan couldn't help but feel complacent in his heart.
However, on the surface, he still pretended to be righteous and awe-inspiring: "Master Wang is serious, and it is within my duty to save the son." ”
After that, he accepted the Wang family's one hundred taels of silver half-pushed and half-on-the-spot, and Xie Qingshan returned to the mansion triumphantly.
At that time, Lu Xuan and Feng Wukuan were gone.
On the east side of the street, Lu Xuan and Feng Wukuan followed the mark left by Wang Zixuan's disappearance all the way to the wasteland and cut off the clue.
"Strange, how did this rut mark disappear here?" Lu Xuan was puzzled, it stands to reason that the softer the soil, the deeper the rut marks should be, why did the traces disappear completely?
But Feng Wukuan, who was traveling with him, was curious about another thing: "Why are you so sure that this rut mark is related to Wang Zixuan's disappearance?" ”
Lu Xuan immediately stood up: "According to the Wang family's servant who came to report to the official, Wang Zixuan disappeared in an instant around the corner, and then they searched the street to no avail, we just went to that street corner, there was no one nearby, only a broken temple." ”
"So what, haven't we been to that ruined temple too? There's nothing unusual about it. Feng Wukuan still doesn't understand.
Lu Xuan hooked the corners of his mouth: "It's no abnormality, but what about muddy footprints?" ”
"Isn't it normal for the temple to be dilapidated and muddy?" Feng Wukuan talked about all the circumstances that might be accidental for Lu Xuan.
Lu Xuan was extremely determined: "It has rained in the south of the Yangtze River in the past few days, and it was not until yesterday that the rain was clear, if the footprints were left before, with the dilapidated temple, I am afraid it would have been washed away by the rain." ”
"So you can infer that the footprints were made after yesterday? But wouldn't it be someone else? Feng Wukuan slowly followed Lu Xuan's train of thought, but he was still full of doubts.
I saw Lu Xuan shaking his head: "No, I have compared the two traces, the color of the soil is different from many places in the south of the Yangtze River, but it is more like it comes from the north." ”
Hearing this, Feng Wukuan couldn't help laughing: "My lord said that he was joking, if this soil came from the north, how could it be after yesterday?" Not to mention that the north is far away, even if it were, it should have been washed away by the rain when it came. ”
Lu Xuan is not stupid: "Naturally, it is not from the north, but from a plantation not far from here." ”
So it all makes sense, the soil, the rain, the footprints, the rut marks, the time and place are completely right.
"The gangsters drove a carriage from the plantation, stained with the soil that was wet by the rain the day before, and when they reached the corner, they took advantage of the people's unpreparedness and hid Wang Zixuan in the ruined temple for the time being, and the dry soil under his feet was sticking to the rain that had not dried on the ground of the broken temple, leaving footprints, and then taking advantage of the fact that no one was around, Wang Zixuan was transported to the carriage, and the carriage drove slowly on the street to hide people's eyes, and the cracked soil gradually fell."
Lu Xuan reconstructed the scene of the crime with his guess, so that he could explain why the kung fu guys couldn't find Wang Zixuan's whereabouts everywhere in a blink of an eye.
He was hidden in the carriage, and he was probably seen when he was looking for someone, but he was in a hurry to find someone and didn't pay attention to it.
As for the folding fan, it was probably left behind by Wang Zixuan when he was knocked unconscious, and there were also a few dirt marks on it, otherwise Lu Xuan would not be so sure.
After hearing this, Feng Wukuan gradually agreed with Lu Xuan's idea, so this is the problem to be solved at the moment.
The traces of dry soil will slowly fade as the journey progresses, but since they have all gone all the way here, why are there not even the marks of the rutted horses' hooves?
Lu Xuansizhi looked around, and there was only one way to go.
Ponder over......
"Didn't it happen that on the way, something happened, and the group returned the same way?" Lu Xuan's mind suddenly flashed.
Feng Wukuan then echoed: "If so, then the rut ......"
"It should be a two-way street." Lu Xuan continued, and the two had the same thoughts.
Based on this conclusion, Lu Xuan immediately squatted down to investigate carefully, and there were indeed a few circuitous rut marks in the middle of the dirt road not far away.
It's just that it's covered by the footprints that come and go, and you don't notice it when you look at it at a cursory.
"Found it!" Lu Xuan called Feng Wukuan over in shock: "It must have been here that I turned around." ”
"No wonder Fang Cai always felt that this rut mark was getting more and more messy all the way, I see." Now Lu Xuan has figured it out.
In this way, they only need to follow the traces of the carriage's return all the way, and even if they can't find Wang Zixuan's whereabouts immediately, they may be able to find some new clues.
Thinking of this, Lu Xuan immediately got up: "Without further ado, Master Feng, let's go quickly." ”
Feng Wukuan nodded, and the two of them left immediately, but they had just turned back a few steps but were stopped in their way.