"Dad, this is no small matter! Should we notify the second uncle in Beijing immediately?" Zhou Zhengnan couldn't help but said.
"Well, we must notify you of this!" Mr. Zhou said solemnly.
"Old Ding, you are responsible for going to the capital and reporting this matter to the second master!" Mr. Zhou said and called the coachman, Old Ding.
"Yes, sir! I'll go right away!" Lao Ding knew that the matter was serious and could not delay.
"Dad, I want to bring some manpower to help the county find the murderer!" Zhou Zhengnan volunteered.
At first he wanted to help maintain public order in Changshan County, but at the same time he was worried about Zhu Qing.
Those gangsters dared to rob prisons and kill people. You can imagine how bold and cruel they are.
The person they want to track is probably not an ordinary person. Therefore, Zhu Qing's safety is the most worrying thing now.
"You? You are going to attend the Spring Festival next year, don't you want to study? Why are you going to join in the fun?" Mr. Zhou glanced at his son, but his face suddenly darkened.
"You follow Lao Ding to the capital and study hard with the gentleman hired by your second uncle. You will end up well next year!"
"Dad, I don't want to go to the capital!" Every cell in Zhou Zhengnan's body resisted going to the capital. So he shook his head like a rattle.
"You have to go even if you don't want to! This matter is not something you, a child, can interfere with!" Mr. Zhou said angrily.
He immediately ordered Lao Ding: "I will also take the young master to the capital! If there is any oversight on the way, you are the only one I want to ask!"
Old Ding has extraordinary skills, but Zhou Zhengnan thinks he can't do it now! He said to Master Zhou unconvinced: "I'm not a child anymore, I'm fifteen years old! And I've been practicing martial arts! I also
OK!"
Master Zhou glared: "Old Ding, take the young master down!"
As he spoke, he called a few more stewards over and asked them to take care of various matters at home. The most important thing was for safety reasons.
The Zhou family is the richest man in Changshan County, and is easily coveted by the younger generation. Now that there is such a big mess in the county government, and there is war and chaos everywhere in the county, it is difficult to guarantee that no one will have ill intentions towards the Zhou family. Therefore, it is particularly important to do a good job in your own security.
of.
Zhou Zhengnan was dragged out by Lao Ding.
"Young master, don't blame me! What the elder said makes sense. You can't pass my test with the skills you have now! How can you stop those ferocious spirits!" Old Ding persuaded Zhou Zhengnan earnestly.
"Old Ding, I'm not good at martial arts, but I have a brain! I can outwit him!" Zhou Zhengnan said.
"You are familiar with that girl Sun Zhuqing. Do you want to ignore her and watch her being silenced?"
"This..." Old Ding was a little hesitant when he said this.
"Let's take advantage of the chaos to look for her. It's best to find her if we can. Moreover, if we find her, we will go to the capital immediately. This won't delay us for many days!" Zhou Zhengnan saw Lao Ding's hesitation and hurriedly struck while the iron was hot.
"It's just that the county government has searched all over the city, but can't find anyone. Let's bring a few servants, can they be useful?" Old Ding was a little unsure.
When it comes to fighting, Lao Ding feels that he is definitely not a problem. However, this is to find someone, and it does not mean that he is good at fighting.
This requires information and the consideration of various details. Lao Ding feels that even with all the efforts of the Zhou family, it is impossible to achieve this.
"How will you know if you don't try?" Zhou Zhengnan said.
He always adheres to the principle of doing things first and then talking about them.
Lao Ding was indeed a little worried about the girl Zhuqing when he came. He had a good impression of her and didn't want such a sensible child to disappear like this. However, Zhou Zhengnan's pleas failed.
"Okay, let's go try it! But it can only last for two days at most. If you can't find it within two days, you have to go to the capital. Otherwise, I can't explain it to the master." Lao Ding reluctantly agreed.
"Great, Old Ding, let's set off immediately!" Zhou Zhengnan looked excited.
He couldn't wait to help find Zhuqing!
"Master, Master, wait for me!" Old Ding couldn't help shouting when he saw him running away in rapid strides.
They soon entered the street. When they saw a little beggar leaning on the corner of the street, Zhou Zhengnan squatted down towards him and threw a dozen coins into the bowl in front of him.
"Thank you, kind person! Thank you, kind person!" The little beggar's eyes shone brightly. Then he stretched out his hand to touch the copper plate, but Zhou Zhengnan held his hand.
"Wait a moment and answer my question, and these copper coins will be yours!" Zhou Zhengnan said to him seriously.
"What's the problem?" The little beggar looked confused and confused.
"Did you see a carriage running through the streets of this county the night before yesterday? And who has been near Mr. Mo's hospital recently? I will give you these coins first. If you can help me put this
After finding out a few pieces of information, I still have five taels of silver here, which is also yours!" Zhou Zhengnan said as he took out a five-tael silver ingot from his arms and waved it in front of the little beggar.
The little beggar's eyes were wide open. He thought carefully for a while, then tilted his head and said: "Someone went into Mr. Mo's hospital the night before yesterday! It is said that he was the one who was chased by the killed prisoners of the county government.
People! It’s just that he entered Mr. Mo’s medical clinic and came out and escaped not long after! At that time, Mr. Mo pointed to the east and said that was the direction they fled!"
The little beggar answered in quite detail. It seems that he really has a lot of gossip.
"Is it time to give me the money?" The little beggar stared at the money longingly, thinking that he had answered so many questions, so Zhou Zhengnan should give him the money.
As a result, Zhou Zhengnan closed his palms, shook his head and said to him: "The information you have is from mainland China. I can find it from just anyone on the street. It's not worth five taels of silver! What I want is the truth, and it's a lot."
The truth and secrets that no one knows!”
The little beggar's face stiffened, he smiled awkwardly, and touched the back of his head. Then he said to Zhou Zhengnan: "Master Zhou, let's do this. I'll go back to the Earth Temple to inquire about it. If I have any news, I'll tell you immediately.
You, you have to keep these five taels of silver for me!"
Zhou Zhengnan nodded and said: "That's natural. But the sooner the news comes, the better. If I hear the news you gave me before you give me the news, then I won't be able to give you these five taels of silver."
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The little beggar was a little unwilling and looked at the silver in his hand. Then he nodded firmly and said, "Okay, I will definitely send the news to you as quickly as possible!"
"Then I'll wait for your news at Mo's Medical Clinic!" Zhou Zhengnan nodded to him.
Then he turned back to Old Ding and said: "Old Ding said we should go to the place where Miss Zhuqing went first!"
"Okay, the young master really has you! Let's go to Mo's Medical Center now!" Seeing the series of operations Zhou Zhenglan just performed, Old Ding was also very convinced.
Mr. Mo was a little surprised when he saw Zhou Zhengnan and Lao Ding rushing over.
"Why did Master Zhou come here today? Are you feeling unwell? Do you need me to see you?" Generally speaking, when young masters want to see a doctor, they ask a doctor to come to their home. However, Zhou Zhengnan came to the door in person. So Mr. Mo could only
This is a guess.
"No. It's like this, Mr. Mo. You were the last person to see Miss Zhuqing. Can you tell me who she followed in the end? The person who came to see you in the hospital, you
Do you know me?" Zhou Zhengnan asked nervously.
Mr. Mo was asked about this question by Mr. Chen from the county government. Mr. Mo described to him in detail the appearance of the people who took Zhu Qing away, and also told him the exact direction in which they were walking.
But in the end, Chen Captou searched through the whole city and still couldn't find them.
So now that I heard Zhou Zhengnan coming to ask again, Mr. Mo was a little resistant.
He felt that even Capt. Chen couldn't find anyone, so a young man like Zhou Zhenglan might not be able to find him.
But since the other party came to ask seriously, it means that the other party is also concerned about Zhu Qing's whereabouts. If you have more energy to search, maybe you can increase Zhu Qing's chance of survival.
Thinking about this situation, Mr. Mo once again described the appearance of the two people he met that day to Zhou Zhengnan in detail. Then he walked to the door and pointed to the southwest: "That night their carriage was
Go in this direction!" Mr. Mo said, with a hint of melancholy on his face.
Zhuqing has been missing for nearly three days. So far, there is still no trace of her. I don’t know how the child is doing now? Mr. Mo is really worried.
"Mr. Mo, are the people on the carriage seriously injured? Do they have any special fragrance or other iconic decorations on their bodies?" Zhou Zhengnan thought that details determine success or failure, so he tried his best to ask Mr. Mo, about Zhu Qing
and the impressions of the other two people who held Zhu Qing hostage.
"I heard that their accents seemed to be northwest accents! It sounded like they came from the Zhenxiguan area! Also, both of them had black scarves on their faces, and they both seemed to have a sign hanging on their waist. The words on the sign
But he didn't look very carefully. Miss Zhuqing came over that day, and she seemed to have a strong mint smell." Mr. Mo frowned, squinted his eyes, and tried his best to tell what he remembered.
"Okay, thank you for the advice, Mr. Mo! By the way, Habitat said he was seriously injured. Did Mr. Mo treat him?" Zhou Zhengnan asked next.
"That man was indeed seriously injured, and his spleen was punctured. Qing Yatou worked with me to do the clearance stitches for him! There was a strong smell of alcohol when he left!"
Mr. Mo added a few more words. Zhou Zhengnan frowned tightly when he heard this.
The information provided by Mr. Mo seems useful, but in fact it is not of much use when it comes to actually looking for someone. After all, these things can only be seen after close contact with people.
Zhou Zhengnan was thinking seriously in his mind, thinking about how he could find Zhu Qing and the others.
"Master Zhou, there is someone looking for you outside! It's a little beggar!" While Zhou Zhengnan was deep in thought, an apprentice from Mr. Mo's medical clinic came over to report the news.
"He's finally here, let him in quickly!" Hearing that there was a little beggar looking for him outside, Zhou Zhengnan's expression relaxed and he continued the order.
The apprentice nodded and went away, but after a while he frowned and brought in a dirty little beggar.
"Mr. Zhou, Mr. Zhou, I heard some news. The carriage stopped in Huaiyi Lane that night! This is what the famous gentleman Liang Shang in our county told me personally!" the little beggar said, facing Zhou Zhenglan.
Make a look of longing.
Apparently he was waiting for Zhou Zhengnan to take out his five taels of silver.
"Is that all there is? Huaiyi is so long, which door in Suspicion Lane should it stop at?" Zhou Zhengnan asked next.
"It seems, it seems that he has entered the dead end in Huaiyi Lane!" The little beggar touched his head and scratched his ears, his eyes staring at Zhou Zhengnan for a moment.
It was obvious that he was sure to get the five taels of silver.
"Huaiyi Lane, haven't all the people on that side of Huaiyi Lane been emptied out a long time ago? Then how can you still drive the carriage in?" Zhou Zhengnan was a little surprised.
However, he kept his promise and took out what must have been fifty taels of silver from his waist.
"Here, this money belongs to you!" Zhou Zhengnan handed the money to the little beggar.
"Thank you Mr. Zhou. If you need any more information next time, just come to me! I promise to give you the latest news!" The little beggar beamed.
"Okay, I'll come back to you next time if I have any questions!" Zhou Zhengnan nodded.
So the little beggar took the five taels of silver and skipped away happily.
"Uncle Old Ding, let's take a trip to Huaiyi Lane!" Zhou Zhennan nodded to Old Ding.
Lao Ding nodded and said, "Okay, let's go there quickly! I don't know what the problem is in Huaiyi Lane!"
So the two of them hurried slowly and quickly to the place where the carriage holding Zhu Qing stopped.
"Why is this alley so narrow, and no one seems to be walking in it at all! What is the origin of Huaiyi Lane?" The further the carriage entered, the more narrow and cramped the alley became.
"Let's get off the car and let the horse go alone." Although Lao Ding was very skilled in driving the car, the risk of being squeezed was too high, so everyone in the car got off to rest.
a while.
They walked to a house at the end of the alley and found that there was thick dust on the doors and windows.
"There shouldn't be anyone in this room, right?" Zhou Zhengnan walked to the door and tentatively tried to push it, but was held back by Lao Ding.
"What are you doing? You can't be casual here!" Old Ding looked nervous!
"Uncle Ding, what's wrong?" Zhou Zhengnan was a little confused.
"Many people have died in Huaiyi Lane! These empty houses are legendary haunted houses! Ordinary people would not come here easily!" Old Ding said.
When he mentioned the word "haunted house", a trace of shock seemed to flash across his face, as if he recalled some bad memories.
Zhou Zhengnan was stunned for a moment. He didn't particularly believe in the market legend.
