Guo Xi sat down with a smile and said, "An Sizhi, I'll tell you about this case from the beginning." I haven't been so loose in days. ”

An Ying nodded busily, and even Yun Pan and Xiao Yi thought it was very interesting, and sat down to listen to Guo Xi talk about the case together.

"The kidnapped Fan family is a wealthy family in the west of the city, with 100 acres of farmland in the suburbs, as well as a garment shop and a silk shop in the city. The head of the family, Fan Xianlong, is forty years old, and it was his only son Fan Xi who was kidnapped. He was nearly forty years old before he had this son, and it hurt like a jewel. ”

"Hey, don't say it, this kidnapper is really good at picking, I guess I've been stepping on it for a long time." Xiao Yi also intimately took out a handful of dried incense and gave a little to everyone, listening while eating.

On the first day of September, Fan Heede disappeared on his way home from the academy. Usually, Fan Tian, the old servant of the family, went to the academy to pick him up, but Fan Tian went out a quarter of an hour late that day. As a result, when they arrived at the academy, the people from the academy said that Fan Xi had gone home by himself. ”

Fan Tian didn't think much about it, because there were usually such things. He went home, only to find that Vanheede had not yet returned. The Fan family sent all the servants in the family to look for them, but they couldn't find them all night. ”

"Early the next morning, the servants of the Fan family found a note at the door."

An Ying took out one from the case file and read: "At noon on the third day of the new year, Hongqiao is south to west, north and south are divided into tea shops, and there is a third table by the window. a hundred taels of silver, and twenty taels of ingots, wrapped in blue cloth, and laid on the table. If you get the money, you will naturally let your son go. ”

"Yes, the kidnappers left the first note." Guo Xi continued: "Fan Xianlong immediately scraped together the money and prepared to pay the ransom. However, Fan Xianlong's younger brother Fan Xianhu felt that he still had to report to the government, what if the kidnappers took the money and didn't let him go? persuaded his brother to report the case to the capital government. ”

At that time, the capital governor Yin received the report and contacted the Beijing Terracotta Division. Ten arresters were arranged to divide the tea shops in the north and south, and they were arrested in one fell swoop when the kidnappers came to get the money. ”

As a result, the group waited for a long time and did not see anyone come to pick up the baggage. It wasn't until the shop closed that the catchers went up to check and found that someone had glued a note with rice under the table. ”

An Ying took out another piece of paper and read: "At noon on the fourth day of the new year, Wang Po's foot shop." ”

Guo Xi nodded, "At that time, Lord Yin Liu of the Capital Mansion thought that it would be someone from the yamen who did the internal response. Otherwise, how would the kidnappers know that there was an ambush next to them. But how to put the note under the table in front of everyone's eyes is really puzzling. ”

He continued: "Lord Liu immediately replaced all the people who participated in the operation, and transferred ten people from our criminal department, this time the people in the criminal department were carefully selected by me, and there will be absolutely no problem." ”

"But on the fourth day of the new year, we waited all afternoon in the shop of Wang Po's feet, and when it closed, we walked over, and like last time, we were glued to the back of the table with rice. This time it was written. ”

"At noon on the fifth day of the Lunar New Year, there is a second table on the second floor of Jiufu Ji by the river." An Ying said.

"This mission failed, Fan Xianlong really couldn't stand it. He doesn't want the people of our government to be there, he just pays his own money to eliminate the disaster. ”

"We found a group of people from the forbidden army, disguised as guys from Jiufuji, or people who asked for food at the door. I quietly followed Fan Xianlong that day and saw him put the blue bag on the table on the second floor of Jiufuji. We thought we would catch it this time. As a result, it was still closed in the middle of the night, and no one showed up. ”

"I didn't find any notes near the table this time." Guo Xi sighed, "The case is gone here." No one contacted the Fan family again, and Fan Xisheng saw no one dead or a corpse. The Fan family complained that we had hurt Fan Xi, and they went to the capital to make a fuss. ”

After hearing this, Yun Pan said, "This case is indeed strange. What do you think? Look at you've been writing and drawing. What the hell are you writing in this book? ”

An Ying: "There are some doubts. Yun Pan stretched his neck to look, but was blocked by An Ying with one hand. Yun Pan said in disgust: "An Sizhi, you pay attention, I'm your boss." ”

An Ying asked Guo Xi, "Have you ever asked the old servant of the Fan family why he was half a quarter of an hour late that day?" ”

Guo Xi said: "Of course I asked." Fan Tian was the first to be suspected. Fan Tian went that night because Fan Xianlong had a bad stomach at noon, so he asked Fan Tian to ask the doctor to come and have a look, and he was delayed.

"Fan Xianlong has a bad stomach? Have you checked this? ”

"I checked it, asked the doctor who saw the doctor, and I ate a greasy duck and some cold things. A few doses of decoction were prescribed. ”

Xiao Yi said, "I can't think of any doubts?" Tell me, I don't have the patience, I'll have to run errands in the Terracotta Division later. ”

An Ying said: "The Fan family's family is thick enough, let alone a hundred taels, even a thousand taels can be taken out." Why do kidnappers only pay a hundred taels? ”

Guo Xi muttered: "We really didn't think of this question back then, after all, one hundred taels is not a small amount. ”

Yun Pan thought for a while and said, "Probably it's not easy to take?" You see that the kidnappers indicated that they wanted silver, probably because they were afraid that if they used the silver tickets, they would be easy to be caught when they went to the money bank to exchange money. One thousand taels and one person will definitely not be able to hold it. ”

"One thousand taels of silver weighs almost eighty pounds, and it's really not easy to take. Even if two hundred taels of silver is only twenty catties, a woman can take it. Why didn't this kidnapper ask for more? This kind of thing always costs a little more money. ”

Guo Xi looked at the case file, "I really haven't thought about this." So what does this doubt indicate? Maybe the kidnappers are in a hurry to use a hundred taels? ”

Xiao Yi said: "Hey, it's a matter of kidnapping tickets, and I'm still deducting money." That's a thief with a backbone. ”

Yun Pan flipped through the case file again, "Are there any other suspicious points?" ”

"Well, who first noticed the note stuck under the table with rice? How could this place be found? An Ying asked, pointing to the case file.

"Really. Who would have thought of lying under the table to find it? The first time I went to look for it, it was all the arrest of the Beijing government, right? Xiao Yi said.

Yun Pan and Guo Xi glanced at each other, and Yun Pan said, "Your idea is interesting. What else? ”

"The three places and times that this kidnapper chose were all when there were many people."

"Isn't this just to take the money and then blend in with the crowd and escape?" Yang Ye on the side also said strangely, isn't this a normal operation?

"He is easy to blend into the crowd, so it is easy for the officers and soldiers or the people of the Fan family to blend in with the crowd. Usually the person who extorts money will choose the address where the money is paid in a place that is easy to observe and retreat. For example, the first place I chose was in a tea shop near Hongqiao. If it was me, I would have chosen to be on the edge of the Hongqiao, and standing on the second floor of the hotel by the bridge, I could clearly see the movements in the vicinity. Spend money to hire a few porters to disturb the sight, and it is better if you have a helper, one to observe the wind, and the other to take advantage of the chaos. ”

Xiao Yi scratched his head and said, "Maybe this kidnapper is not very smart?" You see, I didn't think of that. ”

Yun Pan and Guo Xi took their looks and went to look through the case file, Guo Xi said: "I really didn't take this into account at that time. If you are not smart, you can always think of a suitable place for the second and third time, why do you choose such a lively place every time? ”

Yang Ye looked down at An Ying, she supported her face with one hand, with a smile on her face, listening to what she said, she knew how deeply she was thinking. What a strange woman, how can she think so carefully and thoughtfully when she hasn't read much?

Yun Pan raised his head and asked, "Why do you want to investigate this case?" ”

An Ying tilted his head and looked at him: "Cloud commentary, is it okay?" ”

"Okay, it's been empty lately anyway." Yun Pan patted Guo Xi on the shoulder, "What do you think?" Lao Guo? ”

"Hey, this case was also a knot in my heart back then. The people who participated in the case back then were also familiar, so count me in. Guo Xi thought of something again and said, "I'll talk to Master Su about this." ”