Chapter 258: The Identity of the Kidnapper (2nd Update)
Everyone had already expected this situation, Jiang Shaobai immediately called a few officials and walked towards the cabin, and Xu Jing hurriedly followed.
This small wooden house, which is supposed to have been built by hunters in the mountains, is not large, with only a simple earthen kang that is warm in winter and cool in summer, as well as a table and two chairs.
As soon as she entered the house, Xu Jing saw Xu Huaiyang and Xu Huaijin who were fainting on the earthen kang, and hurriedly ran over, quickly checked them, and was relieved to see that they were breathing evenly and there were no obvious wounds on their bodies.
Immediately, she pushed Xu Huaiyang's shoulder hard and said, "Wake up, wake up!" ”
Judging by their condition, they should be stunned.
But it's been a long time since they've disappeared, and the drug's effects are almost over.
Sure enough, not long after she pushed Xu Huaiyang, he suddenly frowned, slowly opened his eyes, saw Xu Jing, and muttered, "Watch...... Sister? How are you ...... here?"
Well, I'm still confused.
Xu Jing glared at him amusedly and said, "Do you remember what happened?" ”
Xu Huaiyang's mind gradually cleared up, recalling what happened before he fell unconscious, he sat up suddenly, and said in a little panic: "Here...... Where is this? I remember that after Huai Jin and I went to Baoyue Pavilion, we were about to look for the most delicious mutton pie in Xijing, but who knew that while walking, we were held hostage by two masked men!
Huai Jin...... Huai Jin is fine! ”
Most of the folk delicacies are in some remote alleys, Xu Huaiyang and Xu Huaijin often look for them while asking people, but this time the location is particularly remote, and he didn't even see a single figure in the back, and he already felt that something was not right at that time.
Who knew that before he could react, he was held hostage.
Xu Jing pointed to Xu Huaijin, who was lying on the side, and said, "Cousin is fine." Do you remember how you got here? ”
Seeing that Xu Huaijin was doing well, Xu Huaiyang breathed a sigh of relief and said, "I'...... I don't know, we were stunned in the carriage, cousin, Huai Jin and I are causing you trouble? ”
It should be said that she was the one who caused them.
Xu Jing sighed secretly and said, "No, don't worry, it's fine." ”
At this time, Xu Sihai's father and son also came in, and when they entered Xu Huaiyang and Xu Huaijin, they immediately ran up crying with joy.
Xu Jing took the opportunity to retreat, looked at Jiang Shaobai and said, "My cousin and cousin shouldn't know what happened in this house. Xu Sanniang said that she sent two guards to guard the two children, but now, we didn't see any of these two guards and Tanyun, who was supposed to be here. ”
Xiao Yi walked to the gate, looked at the blood splashed on the ground and the wall, and said in a deep voice: "There was a fight here. ”
He raised his hand and wiped the blood on the wall with his thumb, saying, "The blood has completely solidified, and this fight has been going on for a while." ”
Jiang Shaobai frowned slightly, "Could it be that those people chased the kidnappers?" ”
"It shouldn't be, such a big thing happened, they should have sent someone to inform Xu Sanniang immediately, but until the Wang family and the Xu family received the blackmail letter, Xu Sanniang didn't know that the two children were gone, not to mention that the two guards chased after them, Tan Yun is a weak woman, what's the use of catching up?"
Xu Jing walked to Xiao Yi's side, leaned down to look at the blood stains and said, "Besides, this is a lot of blood, one of them must have been seriously injured, and the one who was seriously injured should not be the kidnapper, but one of the two guards."
Those two guards and Tan Yun should have been taken away by the kidnappers! ”
Jiang Shaobai was stunned, and the official on the side couldn't help but say, "What did the kidnappers do when they took the three of them!" Isn't it too cumbersome? If it's just to extort money, it's enough to take two children! ”
Another official said, "Could it be that I don't want them to go back and report the news......?"
"No," Xiao Yi said in a deep voice, "If it's just to prevent them from going back to ventilate, tie them up, or make them unconscious, there's no need to take them with you." ”
Everyone looked confused.
So, why did the kidnappers take them with them?
"There is only one possible ......"
Xu Jing paused and said, "The kidnappers feel that if they are left behind, they will leak any news that is not good for him, for example, news about his identity. ”
Jiang Shaobai frowned, and said, "Does the think that the two guards and the maid know who the kidnapper is?" ”
Xu Jing nodded, "Apart from this reason, I can't think of a reason why the kidnappers took a lot of trouble to take these three people away." What's more, the disappearance of Wang Xiaolangjun and Xu Xiaolangjun has not been made public, and even the people sent to find them have been secretly looking for them under other names.
If it were an ordinary person, it would be impossible to know that those two children were the children of the Xu family and the Wang family!
This shows that the kidnapper is likely to be someone from Xu Sanniang's side! He noticed Xu Sanniang's plan and had evil intentions, so he came to catch cicadas with a praying mantis, and the yellow finch was behind! ”
Jiang Shaobai pondered for a moment, strode in front of the lost Xu Guangyi and Chen Guogong, and said: "Xu Niangzi's inference, Xu Shangshu and Chen Guogong should have heard it, the kidnappers even knew this location, obviously he had noticed Xu Sanniang's plan early on, and had been secretly observing.
The only people who can have the opportunity to contact Xu Sanniang may be the people of the Wang family and the Xu family.
The two of them immediately sent someone back to gather everyone in the family to see if anyone was not at home at the moment. ”
Xu Guangyi couldn't help but say with a white face: "Jiang Zhaoyin, my light will be fine, right?" ”
Jiang Shaobai was quiet and said: "I can't guarantee this, the two of you should be able to see that the kidnappers this time are not child's play like before, and they may even have injured people......
Xu Guangyi's legs were weak, and he couldn't help but panic: "That'...... Do we also have to prepare the ransom at the same time? ”
Chen Guogong on the side suddenly turned around suddenly, grabbed Xu Guangyi's collar, lifted him up like a chicken, and roared angrily: "Xu Guangyi, all this is a good thing done by your good daughter!" If I had known that your daughter was such a narrow-minded madwoman, I would never have let her enter the door of our royal family! ”
As he spoke, he slammed Xu Guangyi to the ground, turned around and said sharply: "Someone, go back immediately and inform Manager Chen, and gather everyone in the mansion!" At the same time, prepare 10,000 taels of gold bars! ”
Xu Guangyi didn't care about the old waist that was about to be broken, so he hurriedly got up, and immediately ordered the servants of the Xu family to go back and gather everyone.
Because of the urgency of time, Xu Jing and Jiang Shaobai finally decided to divide the army into two ways, he went to Wang's house, and she and Yao Shaoyin went to Xu's house.
Xu Sihai was originally not very relieved to let Xu Jing handle the case alone, but when he saw Xiao Yi who was accompanying Xu Jing, he was stunned, didn't say anything, and went back with a few children first.
When Xu Jing and his party arrived at Xu's house, the head manager of the Xu family, Mr. Cao, was busy gathering everyone, and the courtyard was brightly lit, densely packed with people, and many people didn't know what was going on, and their faces were flustered and nervous.
It took a long time for Mr. Cao to come forward, and when he saw Xu Jing standing there, he was obviously stunned, his face was distorted for a moment, and he quickly returned to normal, and saluted: "I have seen Yao Shaoyin, the villain has counted all the people in the house, and now there are four servants who are not in the house, respectively, Tao Niang, the cook who works in the back kitchen, she just took a three-day leave yesterday, saying that the child in the family is sick and wants to go back to see."
There is also a guard surnamed Zhang, who took a leave two days ago, saying that his grandmother died of illness and wanted to go back to guard filial piety.
There is also the steward Dou Steward who is in charge of the warehouse, and the villain asked the people around him, and they said that Dou Steward disappeared in the afternoon.
The last one is also the housekeeper, surnamed Yang, who is in charge of the kitchen, and he also took leave yesterday, saying that he had something urgent to go back to his hometown. ”
They couldn't be sure how many kidnappers there were, and therefore they couldn't completely exclude the woman, who might not have the ability to subdue the two guards, but could work with someone else.