Chapter 67
In the early morning of the second day, Cheng Sanye swaggered out of the county office and was happily picked up by his brothers. They rushed to the Lishui Inn and learned the news of Miss Zhang's disappearance.
Cheng Sanye was shocked, and visited the shopkeeper to ask about the girl's whereabouts. According to the shopkeeper, the messenger guarding the door of the house left yesterday afternoon, and it was only then that the Yu family found out that the room was empty. He guessed that it must have been the hands and feet of the Yu family's father and son, intending to guard and steal to cover up. However, none of the brothers he sent to monitor the vicinity saw the Yu family take Miss Zhang out. Without evidence, he could not recklessly go to the Yu family's dignitaries, and immediately returned home to gather friends to discuss, and at the same time assigned people to monitor the Yu family's several mansions distributed in the city.
Soon after the afternoon, Zhang Sibo was also released unconditionally. Cheng Sanye immediately picked up the old man, and the loyal old servant fainted on the spot when he heard the bad news.
Cheng Sanye's home covers a large area, and there are three courtyards before and after. However, the houses are scattered and slightly shabby.
In the main house of the middle hall, Cheng Sanye and seven or eight friends gathered and discussed in a low voice, Zhao Ping'an was impressively present, and he was the first guest seat.
Zhang Sibo sat down, a handful of snot and tears, sad and sad.
"Third brother, why didn't the county master come to the court, so he let the third brother go unconditionally?" asked a brother of Cheng Sanye.
"Hmph! How dare Lord Zhixian unconditionally release him? Old Dog Yu has already bought off the joints of the prefecture and county, and he is bent on wanting my life! Fortunately, Brother Zhao arrived early, so he frightened this group of corrupt officials and released the foolish brother. Having said that, Brother Zhao actually held an important position in Jinyiwei, which really surprised Cheng. Cheng Sanye said indignantly.
Zhao Ping'an shrugged his shoulders, threw a waist card lightly twice, and said: "Walking the rivers and lakes, it is inevitable to meet all kinds of guys, in order to avoid trouble, so I asked a friend to get such an identity." It can only be used to bluff people, and there is no real power. However, it is the best way to deal with these adults in your county government. Brother Cheng said that this Zhang girl was really kidnapped by Yu Wu's people?"
"This is the only possibility, Miss Zhang is a weak woman, if no one interferes, she will never leave the inn alone. Cheng Sanye frowned.
"I can hide from the brothers who Brother Cheng arranged to monitor near the inn, and the person who took Miss Zhang away must be a high-ranking martial arts figure, I wonder if there is such a capable person under Yu Wu?"
"There shouldn't be, the third brother is a thorn in the eye of Yu Laogou, with Yu Laogou's temperament, if he has a martial arts master under him, he will inevitably be sent to assassinate the third brother. Another brother of Cheng Sanye said with great confidence.
Cheng Sanye waved his hand to stop everyone from speaking, and said very cautiously: "Having said that, have you noticed a strange thing?" ”
"What's the matter?"
"Although Chuzhou is a little remote, it is also full of people, and friends on the rivers and lakes are inevitably frequented. Yu Laogou, who is a huge billionaire, has never reported that he was robbed and robbed, don't you think there is something strange about this?"
"The third brother means ......"
"The Yu family is likely to have hidden masters in addition to the thug guards on the surface, but these masters may be self-respecting and too lazy to embarrass us little people, or they may not completely obey the command of Yu Laogou. Cheng Sanye calmly analyzed.
Zhao Ping'an smiled indifferently, stood up and said: "It's always useless to speculate here, tonight Zhao will go to Yu's house to find out if he can find Miss Zhang's whereabouts." If there is really a master living in seclusion in the Yu family, he will take the opportunity to meet this so-called master who aids in abuse. ”
The old city of Kuozhou in Xiaokuo Mountain, more than 100 years has been dilapidated, leaving only the vaguely recognizable outline of the appearance, even the broken tiles and ruins do not exist, instead of it, it is Yu Wuye's newly built Zhuang Yuan, more than a dozen magnificent buildings, more than ten acres of gardens, flowers and trees have withered, but the specifications are still there. There are pines and cypresses on the hillside behind the village, and the front gate building of the village is towering. Standing in the north of the gatehouse, the lights in the city can be counted, such as under the feet.
The village was busy preparing New Year's goods, the fire in the kitchen was not extinguished all night, pigs and cows were slaughtered to make cakes, and the slaves and maids were so busy that their hands and feet did not stop. Yu Wu is the richest man in the city, not counting the income of fields and farms, only more than ten local product stores in the city, large scales in and small scales out, you can also make money every day, the servants at home are like clouds, the number of long-term tenants is considerable, and there is a large group of thugs and nurses, which can be said to be the home of Zhong Ming Ding Food. But there are not many people who live in the old city for a long time, wives and concubines, old and young, and servants, the total number does not exceed 100, plus more than 20 thugs in the nursing home, the number is not much.
Is Yu Wu's father and son in the house tonight? Even their wives and concubines can't guess. Full of warm thoughts**, hungry and cold stealing hearts, rich masters, no one can guess that their whereabouts will fall in that boudoir tonight.
The third watch has been exhausted, most of the people in the house have rested, and only some servants are busy in the kitchen. Around the house, there are four guards who keep vigil, two bright and two dark, guarding more than ten houses, which seem to be too thin, but with the help of twenty vicious dogs, the Yu family's village has become a Jincheng soup pool.
The wind roared, the weather was extremely cold, the sky was cloudy, and the stars and moon were dark and dark.
Zhao Ping'an was like a ghost, quietly invading from the east side of the manor, and the guards and vicious dogs who were keeping vigil couldn't find his traces.
Looking at these more than ten buildings, Zhao Ping'an couldn't help frowning: It's too difficult to find it by yourself, and you have to ask people. First of all, I found an inner room, stretched out my hand and gently pushed the door, and the door opened, the light leaked out, and the figure swayed.
It were two servants, and he had rushed in like lightning. As soon as the two servants saw the figure, they didn't have time to distinguish whether it was a human or a ghost, and they were immediately hit in the head and fell down.
Carrying one of the servants, he quietly came out and found a remote courtyard, which seemed to be a temple? Drink, Yu Wuye really has a big family, and there is actually a family temple! Before thinking too much, Zhao Ping'an woke up the hostages. When the servant woman saw the masked man beside her, she trembled with fright, and tried to scream but couldn't make a sound.
"Where does Yu Wu live? He said in a deep voice.
"Sir...... Don't ...... Not at home. The servant woman cried out in terror. The voice is hoarse and it is not easy to distinguish the pronunciation of words.
"Where is he?" asked Zhao Ping'an.
"No...... I don't know, in the ...... In town. ”
"What about Yu Yuan and Yu Yuan, two little brutes?"
"The little woman is ...... Indeed, it is not...... I don't know. ”
"Did the Yu family kidnap a girl from the city yesterday?"
The servant woman opened her mouth and couldn't answer, Zhao Ping'an sighed secretly, knowing that most of the people tonight would return in vain.
Suddenly, a deep voice came from behind: "She really doesn't know, Yu Wuye's whereabouts are uncertain, but in a year, she rarely comes back to the old mansion." ”
Zhao Ping'an pointed to the dizziness of the servant woman, then slowly turned around, stared at a middle-aged monk two zhang away, and said solemnly: "The master is clever, he can sneak silently and within three zhang of the lower side, this body method alone is enough to get it in the world." ”
"The donor praised it falsely, the poor monk Zhikong is just an abbot in the temple of the Yu donor's family, the donor came here late at night, what do you have to do?"
Zhao Ping'an's eyes were full of surprise, and he said coldly: "In addition to the abbot's family temple, does the master also take care of Yu Wu's family and courtyard, collude with the government, take advantage of it, and kill the people?"
Monk Zhikong's expression remained unchanged, and he said calmly: "The benefactor is vain, how can people outside the poor monk do those things that hurt heaven and reason for the Yu donor? ”
Zhao Ping'an sneered: "The master also knows that what Yu Wuyi has done is hurtful to heaven and reason?"
"Everything has cause and effect, Yu Shizhu's behavior today, he has his own Buddha to judge. ”
"If you want to take the head of Yu Lao Dog Xiang today, the master will definitely not sit idly by. Zhao Ping'an pressed forward step by step.
The attitude of the monk Zhikong has always been plain and indifferent, at this time he was probably provoked, his expression changed, his head was raised and his chest was straightened, the original peaceful gaze suddenly shot out a palpitating cold lightning, his face sank, as if he had changed a person, no longer a modest monk who was empty and indisputable in the world, but a Bodhisattva who presided over the heavenly punishment of Wei Ling, and said word by word: "Tan Yue, do you know what you are doing?"
Zhao Ping'an laughed and said gloomily: "The master is really still Yu Wu's henchman, although his status may be higher, but a lackey is a lackey, and he can't change his master's nature." When I said this, the fox's tail was really exposed, so why bother pretending to be a master of the world?"