As soon as they saw Xia Xun, Xiao Jingtang and his wife came up to him wiping tears.
Xia Xun's forehead was already sweating, but he had to force himself to stay calm. If he panicked, the whole family would be at a loss: "Don't worry, Uncle Xiao, Xiaodi will be fine. Tell me quickly."
,How did Xiaodi disappear?"
Manager Xiao said with tears in her eyes: "I have just inquired that this evening, Xiaodi, Xia He, the daughter of Mr. Wang's wife, and the daughter of Mr. Zhao's family were playing in the alley with their puppies. When it got dark, Xia He and the others were playing in the alley.
It only took a short time to break up with her, because Xiaodi's mother happened to go out to look for her. She bumped into Xia He and asked her where she was. When she went there to look for her, she had disappeared."
The Xiao family's wife burst into tears and came forward, knelt down at Xia Xun's feet, and cried: "Master, Master, you must find a way to find Xiaodi. If my girl falls into the wrong hands, her life will be over."
My daughter, my poor daughter..."
Xiao Jingtang grabbed the woman and shouted: "Stop crying, let the young master be quiet for a while."
Xia Xun thought about it for a long time. When he raised his eyes, he saw Mr. and Mrs. Xiao looking at him eagerly, and asked, "Have people been sent to look for it?"
Manager Xiao nodded hurriedly and said: "We have sent the servants in the mansion to go out to search, and the prefect's Yamen has also reported it, but... there is no news at all."
At this time, Peng Ziqi also rushed in. As soon as she entered the door, she heard about the incident from her servants. Xia Xun knew that she was very dissatisfied with his visit to the "Jinghua Water Pavilion" tonight. Miss Peng got out of the way before he went out.
, so he didn’t ask where she came from, and just said: "Mr. Peng, Xiaodi is missing. I don’t know if it was the work of human traffickers. Is there anything you can do?"
Peng Ziqi had a good temper with Xiaodi, a girl who had no idea. When he heard that she was missing, Peng Ziqi was also very anxious and immediately said: "You guys keep looking. I'll go home and ask someone from home to help."
Xia Xun said: "It's getting late now, do you still have time to leave the city?"
Peng Ziqi said: "There is still some time before the city is closed. If I ride a horse, I might be able to get back in time."
When Xia Xun heard this, he hurriedly asked Er Lengzi to prepare Peng Ziqi's horse. After a while, Peng Ziqi got on his horse and left at a galloping speed.
Xia Xun comforted Guanshi Xiao and his wife and said: "Peng Gongzi's family is very powerful. In Qingzhou City, if there is anything that the police officers cannot do or the news that cannot be found, the Peng family can still find something. If someone is missing, Peng's family can do it."
If we can't find him, then if we look at the whole Qingzhou, we can't think of anyone else who can be found. Since Mr. Peng is willing to help, then there will be no problem."
Mrs. Xiao's wife said dubiously: "Is this really true? The Peng family...are they so capable?"
"Of course, Aunt Xiao, don't you still believe what I say? You should go back and rest first, this matter is not urgent. Cuiyun, you go back to the room with Aunt Xiao..."
The wife of the Xiao family was hesitant to speak, but she finally did not dare to go against the young master's wishes, so she had to bow to Xia Xun, and was supported by Cuiyun to walk to the door. Then she reluctantly turned back and pleading with her man with tears in her eyes.
The tone said: "The head of the family..."
"I know, I know, Xiaodi is also my biological daughter, can I not be anxious? You go back first, a womanly family, don't cause trouble."
Xiao Guan accidentally sent his mother-in-law out calmly, then immediately fell down and cried to Xia Xun: "Master, what should I do..."
"Prepare a lantern for me and I'll go out to find her."
Xia Xun only said this sentence, and his throat suddenly became a little choked.
Xiao Di was tied to the pillar of the room and looked at the man in front of her in surprise. She didn't know him. Was he a kidnapper? But he looked honest and courteous. The cloth in her mouth had been removed, and she just looked at it.
Seeing the sharp knife tucked into the man's waist, she wisely did not shout for help with her astonishingly loud voice.
She was put in a car and transported out. She didn't know where she was now. Judging from the time, she shouldn't be very far from her home. Maybe the young master would give her money to ransom her tomorrow, which made her feel at ease.
The man in front of him is a middle-aged man with a very honest and honest appearance. He is wearing a patched green coarse cloth with his lapels tucked into his belt. The wrinkles on his face are like those carved by knives and axes.
Very deep. Especially under the light, the wrinkles became even deeper, making his face look a little bitter.
Liu Xu put the lamp on the table, opened the kang mat, took out a box from the kang hole, put it gently on the table, touched it a few times, and opened it. The light reflected the silver light in the box, and he didn't know what was inside.
something.
Then he turned around and said to Xiao Di: "I have something to ask you. You have to answer me honestly without hiding anything."
Xiao Di responded obediently: "Uncle, what do you want to ask me?"
She is very smart. Calling uncle and pretending to be a good little girl may make him feel some compassion. Then, Xiao Di thinks that she will suffer less before the young master saves her.
Liu Xu said gloomily: "I want to know everything your young master has said and done since he came back from Shi Peng Village. Whatever you heard or saw, don't omit a word. Tell me everything."
Xiao Di said in surprise: "Why are you asking these questions? Aren't you a kidnapper?"
Liu Xu said with a dark face: "Do I look like a kidnapper?"
Xiao Di suddenly said in shock: "Ah! I understand, you... you are the assassin who wants to kill my young master, the evil man, right?"
Liu Xu was speechless. After a long while, he took a long breath and shouted in a deep voice: "You can talk now. Let's start from the beginning."
Xiaodi said: "I am just a little maid, how can I know about the young master?"
"My little girl has tender skin and tender flesh. Don't beg for mercy after suffering. Do you want to tell me?"
Liu Xu turned around with a smile, and took out a shining silver needle from the box. The needle tip was sharp, and half an inch behind was an umbrella-shaped bifurcation, but the tail was thick and could be easily picked up in his hand. Liu Xu grabbed it
Xiaodi's arm slowly probed the silver needle into her thin skin and tender flesh, with a cold look in her eyes.
As soon as the sharp needle point untied her arm, Xiao Di immediately shouted: "I said, I said, young master... The young master came back from Shishipengzhai that day. He took a shower first, and then went to eat. After dinner, he returned
We took a walk in the yard and then went to bed."
"What about the next day?"
"The next day, the young master got up, washed himself, and then asked me to accompany him to the street. After lunch in a small restaurant, he was sweating profusely when he returned to the house. He went to take a bath. Then you broke in and assassinated my family.
Young Master, only Zhang Shisan was killed. You escaped. Young Master and I went to the government office..."
Liu Xu's veins popped up on his forehead and he growled: "I didn't want you to say this."
Xiaodi said pitifully: "I...I only know this..."
Liu Xu took a few breaths and snorted coldly: "You are his personal maid. Even if he deliberately avoids you, there is no way he will not reveal any clues. Since you don't know what to say, then let me do it
Come and ask, you answer.”
"Okay, okay, otherwise I really don't know what to say...Uncle..."
Seeing Liu Xu's murderous gaze, Xiaodi's voice became softer and quieter, and finally shut up.
Liu Xu hummed: "Do you have an ice cellar in your house?"
"Yeah, how do you know? Why are you asking about the ice cellar? You can't be so worthless that you even want to rob the ice cellar. I only heard..."
"Shut up!"
Liu Xu's head hurt from her noisy words: "Am I asking you or are you asking me?"
Xiaodi timidly said: "You..."
"Well, it's good to know. Do you, young master, know about the existence of this ice cellar?"
Xiaodi looked at him as if he were an idiot and explained sympathetically: "Do you think our young master knows about the things in the young master's own house?"
Liu Xu choked and said angrily: "You just need to answer yes or no, whether you know or not!"
"Yes...yes, the young master knows."
Liu Xu slapped his forehead and felt a little dizzy. He had been interrogated by many princes and ministers when he was in the imperial prison, but now he was made dizzy by a little girl, which made him feel powerless. Could it be that he had not been tortured in the imperial prison for many years?
Okay, the interrogation skills have deteriorated a bit?
He calmed down and clarified his thoughts before continuing: "On the day when your young master came back from Shishipengzhai, where did he take a bath and have dinner? Did he go to the ice cellar?
Yes? I have inquired. You are in charge of the ice cellar in the Yang Mansion. Do you have the key with you all the time? The next day when you and your young master came back from outside, did you go directly to the bathroom? Did you leave him in the meantime? Probably
for how long?"
Although Liu Xu was an insignificant person in Jinyiwei, just by asking these few words, he immediately showed that he was much more talented than the officials and inspectors of the security yamen. Xiaodi didn't know why he was asking these questions, but
She intuitively felt that what he asked must be very detrimental to the young master. Unexpectedly, she remembered the strange behavior of the young master sneaking into the ice cellar that night.
Why did the young master go to the ice cellar and sneak around? Something was wrong. Why does this man keep asking these things? What bad idea is he having? No, I can't say!
Seeing that she was distracted, Liu Xu couldn't help but raise his voice and said angrily: "Did you hear that clearly? Tell me!"
"Ah! Young Master... The Young Master didn't go anywhere. He just walked around in the back garden. I have always been in charge of the ice cellar. The key has always been with me and has never left my body. The Young Master came back from shopping with me the next day.
I was so hot that I was sweating profusely, and he...he went to the bathroom with me and never left from the beginning to the end."
Xiaodi replied in a panic. Liu Xu stared at her slightly erratic eyes and sneered: "You lied!"
"I don't!"
"Little girl, you are too young to fight with me. Tell me the truth, tell me everything you know, and I will let you go immediately. Otherwise, you will suffer a lot."
"Uncle, everything they say is true...well..."
Before Xiaodi finished speaking, a ball of rags was stuffed into her mouth. Liu Xu raised the strange silver needle again and said sullenly: "It seems that you are unwilling to give you some pain."
If you can't stand it anymore and are willing to confess, just nod."
