The governor of Jiangzhou was as calm as ever. When Ling Xin'an saw the bodies of the old Liu family of Huizhong Anyun were found, the murderous intention in his heart had already burst out of his chest. The same was true for Guo Song and Dou Kai. All along, they just thought

Annexation is just about driving away or directly forcing the other party to give up, but I never thought that the people in the Jianghu would be directly exterminated.

This once again made the two of them feel that they were not ruthless enough. Although Guo Song and Dou Kai had been following Ling Xin'an on both sides, most of the time they only played a supporting role and did not take the initiative in many major events.

"Sir, we are ashamed!" Guo Song and Dou Kai quickly bowed their heads.

Ling Xin'an looked at them and said calmly: "I don't blame you. After all, you have never dealt with people in the world, so you just don't understand. Just know how to do it in the future!"

"Thank you, sir!"

Soon, some of the other missing chambers of commerce were found and some disappeared forever.

The governor of Jiangzhou was busy as usual, and the lively and peaceful calm was broken by someone.

It has been almost two years since I heard the drum beating to complain, but today it was so urgent and harsh. Ling Xinan was sitting in the government office. The person who reported the case was a housekeeper of a wealthy mansion. He knelt on the ground and said: "Sir

, please save our master!"

"What happened?"

"Sir, the younger one's name is Lei Biao, and he is the housekeeper of the Lei Mansion. Our master went out to collect the accounts a few days ago and there has been no news. Today I received a letter. Sir, please check it!" After that, Lei Biao said anxiously.

After handing over the letter, Ling Xin'an looked at it and realized that the master had been kidnapped, and now someone was threatening him with the letter.

"Does your wife know about this?" Ling Xin'an asked.

"Sir, Madam is at home at a loss!"

"Let's go, follow me!" After saying that, Ling Xin'an let Lei Biao lead the way.

When encountering such a thing, Guo Song and Zhao Hu also became serious and immediately took the police officers with them.

Although it is not big, it is not small either. The entrance is grand and the decoration is luxurious, but there are not many family members at home. Mrs. Lei is over thirty years old and plump and beautiful. When she saw Ling Xin'an arriving, she immediately knelt down and said: "The daughter of the people pays homage to Lord Ling!"

"Get up, how many days has it been since the Lord disappeared?"

"It's been five days. According to normal debt collection, you can come back in three days, but there is still no reply in five days. This morning, when the maid went out, she saw this envelope at the door."

"The ransom of 300,000 taels of silver, this lion has his mouth wide open. How can a common girl have so many taels of silver to redeem someone? Please make the decision for the common girl." Mrs. Lei cried.

"Mrs. Lei, please wake up. Don't make any noise about this in advance. Since the robbers only want money and they haven't explained why or where the money should be paid, it means that the robbers probably want more than just money."

"Ah?" Mrs. Lei's face turned even paler and she said frightenedly: "Could it be that the gangsters want the master's life?"

"Don't be too worried, Lei/Steward, take Capt. Zhao to check around and see if you find any other clues."

"Yes, sir!"

"Mrs. Lei, does the Lord have any enemies?" Ling Xin'an asked.

"Your Excellency, the women of the people don't know, and they don't care about what's going on outside."

"Who else is at home besides you?"

"My daughter's son, he is studying in an academy."

"Is there anyone special coming during this time?"

"This half month ago, I had a detailed discussion with the master about some matters. Later, I heard that the master was very angry, but when the daughter asked, he didn't say anything." Mrs. Lei thought for a while and said.

Ling Xin'an and Guo Song looked at each other, worried in their hearts: "Do you still remember what that person looks like?"

"The civilian daughter has never seen this person." Mrs. Lei shook her head and said.

"Sir, I remember something. The man was very tall, strong, and had a long face. He looked scary."

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The scared slave said.

"Are you wearing a samurai uniform or something?"

"Exactly, sir!" the slave said.

Ling Xin'an nodded. At this time, Zhao Hu also came back and shook his head with Ling Xin'an.

"Madam, has the Lord told you to pay attention to anything during this period?" Guo Song said.

"Yes, I just asked the women to keep some contracts and the like, especially those from shops." Mrs. Lei thought for a while and said.

"Show it to me!" Ling Xin'an said.

"Sir, wait a moment!" Mrs. Lei said.

After a while, Mrs. Lei was seen holding a wooden box in her hand. As she opened it, various contracts were revealed.

These include the stores in Xincheng and the oils and fats currently operating.

"Are you responsible for the grease lamps in Jiangzhou City?" Ling Xin'an asked.

"Sir, they are part of them. Most of them are in the Xincheng area. We are responsible for replacing them."

Ling Xin'an understood in her heart and whispered to Guo Song, who immediately left.

Seeing this scene, Mrs. Lei's heart continued to sink, and tears burst into her eyes again.

Ling Xin'an consoled her: "Captain Zhao will be here to protect you today. If any robbers send you another letter, please inform me immediately."

"Yes, sir."

The prefect, Guo Song, said: "My lord, after investigation, we found that someone did come to the store to negotiate some time ago, and what someone saw was just as the maid said."

"Do you know who is behind the scenes?"

"Unknown at the moment."

"Have other oil merchants encountered this? Or there are new oil merchants' associations opened during this period."

"Nothing else, and no new chamber of commerce has been registered!" Duan Xiaoming said.

"Is it possible that they didn't register at all and just occupied it? Let's see if there are any new faces putting on the grease lamps tonight. Go to the streets to check and see if there are any changes in the current lamps."

"Yes, sir!"

When night fell, Wang Meng came back in a hurry and said: "Sir, we found out. The neighbors said that the old man of the Song family has not been seen for a while. Their family is the largest street grease. Even if we meet, the old man of Song is frowning.

"

"Didn't the Song family just marry a daughter when you went out?" Guo Song said from the side: "Why are you not happy?"

Wang Meng said: "Yes, boss. Ever since he married his daughter, Old Man Song has been depressed. Every time he goes out to have morning tea, he sighs and even loses his temper."

"Who did his daughter marry?" Ling Xin'an asked.

"I don't know, sir, but it seems that he married her to be her savior." Wang Meng said.

"Saviour? What is this?" Ling Xin'an frowned.

"I heard that when the spring snow melted, Miss Song went to Mount Devil's Mountain to ride and hunt, and was rescued by a man. The two fell in love and took her virginity while they were still in Devil's Mountain, so she married him."

Ling Xin'an's eyes flashed. This kind of plot was too familiar to Ling Xin'an who had experienced modern education.

"Do you know who the Song family's aunt is?"

"My lord, my name is Qi Tianyou!" Wang Meng said.

"What kind of sect are you from?"

"I can't find out, but I see that there are some strangers in the Song family store these days. Those people are all Lianjiazi."

"It seems that we are going to explore the Song family store tonight!"

"Yes, sir!"

During the ugly hour, when people are most sleepy, a few figures quietly flashed past the Song family's shop, it was Ling Xin'an and the others.

Zhong Wuyan, Guo Song, Dou Kai, Wang Meng, Zhao Hu, etc., all masked and wearing plain clothes, quietly arrived at the Song family shop.

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Ling Xin'an was the first to climb up the eaves, hiding in the dark, and looked carefully. The entire store was dark with only a few scattered lights, and occasionally she could hear snoring.

"Cough cough cough..." There was a cough in the night. Apart from these, there seemed to be no sound. Just when Ling Xin'an was about to crawl into the inner courtyard quietly, there was another cough.

Ling Xin'an was stunned, her eyes were bright, and she was pleasantly surprised. She didn't expect to find out so quickly. This cough was obviously deliberate, and the intervals between it were very regular.

Ling Xin'an just listened, and soon everyone noticed something strange here. Ling Xin'an pointed in the direction of the sound with her hand gestures, and everyone nodded.

Soon, the figures separated. Ling Xin'an walked towards the source of the sound and came to the door quietly. Every twenty breaths, there was a cough. Guo Song gently poked a hole with his finger and looked in.

Look.

Then he lowered his head and nodded. Ling Xin'an gently opened the door and walked in while he guarded the back.

Wang Meng and Zhao Hu were walking in the front. In the corner of the room, there was a person with his eyes and mouth covered, coughing hard. When he got closer, he saw that it was the head of the Lei family who had been looking for many days.

After taking off the mask of the Lei family leader, the Lei family leader felt happy when he saw the masked person. He was about to speak, but saw the other person instructing him to be silent, and he nodded quickly.

"It's Lord Ling!" Zhao Hu whispered in the ear of the Lei family. Upon hearing this, the Lei family immediately burst into tears and nodded desperately.

Soon, Zhao Hu and Wang Meng helped the Lei family leader out. After confirming that it was the Lei family leader, Ling Xin'an whispered: "You guys protect him here, we will come as soon as we go."

After that, Guo Songdou opened the door and Wuyan and the four others rushed into other rooms.
To be continued...