Qi Lianfeng's life in the official office is so dull and hurried every day. After guarding the pen for so long, Qi Lianfeng wanted to tell his four brothers to go out on patrol, but found that they all went to help the county commander one by one.

happened to meet Zeng Shenyan, who was persuaded to retire, and Qi Lianfeng privately decided to help him.

The two went to the tavern to meet with Luo Gan and Mingshuang, and Qi Lianfeng casually asked about the hostage-taking before the case out of the habit of judging the case.

This is exactly what Luo Gan once overlooked. They only knew that Zeng Shenyan would not see his wife and children when he went home.

Zeng Shenyan tried hard to recall, "On the eve of the crime, my mother-in-law said that her feet were sore, so I pinched her feet; Then suddenly it was a little hot, just ......" Then he immediately covered his mouth, and looked at Qi Lianfeng's eyes and then rolled, "Do you want to say this too?"

The other three looked at each other and smiled wryly. Zeng Shenyan heard Qi Lianfeng say: "You should say what they have been to, who they have seen, or who you have known recently, and whether you have seen strange people." ”

"The daughter-in-law took her son back to her parents' house during the day, which was Niutougou. When she came back, she told me that she was so scared because she ran into them fishing for corpses in Clear Water Bay. ”

"Don't lean over to see the scene of the corpse being fished......"

"Corpse?" Luo Qian keenly caught the word, and even Mingshuang straightened his body seriously.

She said she didn't want to see it either, because there were too many piles on the shore. When they didn't see it clearly, they thought it was mud, and they even thought they could pick up some fish! When they walked over, they found that they were all floating corpses that did not look like humans, and they were so frightened that they ran back quickly. I roasted meat for them at night and threw up. ”

Everyone at the table involuntarily put down their wine bowls. Luo Qian thought that he hadn't eaten lunch today, and exchanged glances with Mingshuang.

Qi Lianfeng said: "What is this called Qingshuiwan...... Why, why haven't I seen anyone report it yet?"

"I heard that an old man who was doing evil rituals in their village asked them to burn the corpses, saying that they must not report this matter to the officials......

"If such a big thing happens, you won't report it to the official for investigation?" Qi Lianfeng's voice suddenly became louder, "Ignorant, really stupid! Such a tragic case is definitely not done by ordinary people." I'm going to apply to the county magistrate to investigate the case now!"

"Qi Ye, wait. Luo Qian shouted to Qi Lianfeng, who was leaving.

He remembered something, turned his head and asked Zeng Shenyan, "When did your wife and children disappear?"

"May 13. ”

"It's been five days now, didn't the kidnappers tell you to let Luo Gan go before that day?"

Zeng Shenyan took out the bandits' papers and gave them them, and said with a sad face: "I said that I wanted Luo Gan to go to the Lanting Pavilion at the foot of Qixia Mountain, ten miles north of Qixia City. ”

"The Orchid Pavilion is set up near the river, the scenery is elegant, isn't it a place where some men and women have private meetings or separate places?" Mingshuang blurted out.

The paper was snatched away by Qi Lianfeng, and he looked back and forth several times, and it turned out that the kidnappers forgot to write other necessary sentences for extortion such as deadlines and warnings.

Mingshuang poked his elbow, "Could it be that it's really Du Xiao'e?

"Is it a goose or a duckling, just go over and see?"

If it was really Du Xiao'e, would the four of them go over together and be afraid of her? If Du Xiao'e had taken a fancy to him, he would only think that this woman was so boring that she would threaten the lives of others.

Unable to wait for Yun to be stunned, and worried that the bandits would really be unfavorable to Zeng Shenyan's wife and children, Luo Qian asked Mingshuang to go to the Hong Inn first to look for Yun Jing, and he went to the appointment with Zeng and Qi.

is very different from him, Zeng and Qi attach great importance to this appointment. Zeng Shenyan had already prepared protective gear for Luo Gan to wear, and he seemed to be eager to put Luo Gan in an iron bucket and be invulnerable.

The place they were going to was once a must-see spot for visiting Qixia. However, with the popularity of Qixia Mountain Spring Water and Wine, more and more tourists are more pleased with the magnificent Luoxia Spring, and the advantage of the Lanting Pavilion for resting has also been replaced by the natural caves near Luoxia Spring.

So, the three of them saw the Orchid Pavilion ten miles away in the north of the city standing quietly against the stream, the stone steps climbed up the moss, and the stone table in the pavilion was scattered with fallen leaves and flower petals.

The expected bandits did not appear here.

Zeng Shenyan was even more anxious when he saw it, annoyed that he had hesitated for too long, and Qi Lianfeng couldn't understand why they didn't report to the official as soon as possible.

Tired and hot in a hurry, Luo Gan brushed away the dead leaves on the round bench, and the slight cool breeze calmed him down a lot.

"This kidnapper is too unqualified. I don't say anything about the deadline, and I don't say what I want to do. ”

"We should prepare for the worst. Qi Lianfeng said and looked for it in the nearby grass. They all realized what Qi Lianfeng meant.

Fortunately, no bodies or signs of struggle were found.

Zeng Shenyan picked up his trouser legs and walked into the stream without saying a word, feeling in the deep water.

"Luo Gan, do you think the kidnapper will realize that he didn't leave us time?"

Luo Gan thought for a moment, "I don't know." If he runs here every day, where are the hostages hiding? Wouldn't it be too much trouble to go back and forth in the city so far?"

"Anyway, this man is quite careless. Don't say you want money, don't say you want anything, but people who want you. took Zeng Shenyan's wife and children to blackmail you, how does this person know what your relationship with Zeng Shenyan is?"

Qi Lianfeng's words really reminded Luo Gan.

Knowing that he and Zeng Shenyan know each other, how do you know if you think about it?

But how could it be?

Qi Lianfeng asked, "Is there anyone who is your mutual friend with Zeng Shenyan?"

"He? ”

"That's it!"

"But it's really impossible to ......"

"Do you know what reasonable suspicion is?" Qi Lianfeng rarely got started with handling cases, but he had seen even less of them, "The more impossible, the more possible." Can you believe that a skinny and timid girl can hack a man as strong as an ox to death? An old man who laughs stupidly all day long plots how to kill a man and disguise it as an accident? You have to tell me the full details, this case has nothing to do with you and Zeng Shenyan. ”

"The people who know me and Zeng Shenyan are the ones who know you, you have seen them. Luo Gan had his own conjectures, "Actually, I have an enemy—of course I don't consider her an enemy." I once accidentally destroyed a corpse worm raised by a girl, and she was clamoring for me to die a while ago, so I thought she might be secretly inquiring about me and luring me out of town by kidnapping my friend's relatives. ”

"Uh, just a corpse worm?"

Qi Lianfeng's expression was stunned, which was expected by Luo Gan. He shrugged helplessly, "I've been staying in the Ming Mansion, and she didn't have a chance to think of this way." ”

Luo Gan was deeply disturbed that he had caused trouble and affected the lives of others. Du Xiao'e is a crazy woman he can't understand, and with the first time he uses Rob to threaten him, it is very likely that there will be a next time, or even the next time, and he will not stop until he achieves his goal.

It's just that who would have thought that Du Xiao'e would forget the additional time.

When the two of them were in great distress, a thin, brightly colored snake was winding down the pillar. The sharp-eyed Luo Gan immediately raised his head and looked up: there was nothing but cobwebs.

His back was cold, and in a moment, he broke out in a cold sweat. At the sight of the snake, his brow suddenly jumped.

Luo Qian remembered a book he had read the day before yesterday that Master Qiqing had written by himself before his death, and he talked about snakes. In the book, it is written that the snake clan has a long history, with a round and slender body, and its body is covered with scales and no claws, or it lives on wood, or walks on land, or hides in caves, or dives in water.

What impressed Luo Gan the most in the book was that Qi Qing wrote "Snakes can pass through the past and the present and distinguish between herbs". She believed that she could use spells to foresee the future with the help of the serpent's guidance.

However, there are no details in the book. On the contrary, it is easy to see that there are traces of tearing behind this part of the book, and a few pieces of paper have been artificially torn off.

Luo Gan was silent, staring closely at the poisonous snake and leaving, not talking to Qi Lianfeng. Qi Lianfeng was thinking about how to find the hostages, and he didn't speak to Luo Gan.

The viper burrowed into the grove and disappeared from Luo Gan's sight. Only then did he casually mention it to Qi Lianfeng - Qi Lianfeng actually glared at him, his brows furrowed into big waves, "Ten ten ten...... Snakes?"

Qi Lianfeng shouted "Mother", and ran out of the pavilion with trembling legs.

Zeng Shenyan went ashore with a gloomy face at this time.