"Master Wei, since we have confirmed that the thief is on the ship, why are your men still hesitant to take action?"
The small space of an adobe house by the river was crowded with many senior officials from Jinlin, including Lord Dugu, Commander-in-Chief of the Fifth Army of the Ministry of War, Luo Han, the Commander of the Personal Guards, and Wei Wuxian, Zuo Qianhu, the Jinyiwei Town Prefect.
There is Bai Jie, the governor of Jinlin Mansion.
It can be said that this extremely inconspicuous and shabby house is extremely lucky to have become the center of power in the Golden Scale City with a population of one million at this moment. However, Lord Bai in this center of power is not very happy.
After decades of ups and downs in the officialdom, Bai Jie has seen all kinds of storms. But this time, someone dared to kidnap his wife in broad daylight. This really made him panic and sit in the house.
He had no intention of working at all. He had been waiting anxiously for two days for the news about Jin Yiwei, but he didn't expect that after receiving the news, he rushed over in a sedan chair, but Wei Wuxian directly took all the adults away.
Stuff it into this dirty, musty house.
Two hours had passed. He saw that the wife he had shared the same bed with for half his life might be on the boat over there, but she was out of reach. How could he not be anxious?
Facing Lord Bai's questioning, Wei Wuxian remained expressionless. He just said lightly, "Master Bai, please be patient. Once my brothers have made arrangements, I will ensure that Madam Bai and the others are safe and sound and return safely."
"You!! Huh! Mr. Bai has asked you again and again, and you always answered the same question. If the opportunity to fight is delayed... and extraneous problems arise, can you bear it?" After asking this question several times in a row, Mr. Bai was very worried.
Still waiting. But Wei Wuxian was careless, as if his wife had not been kidnapped and he was just an outsider.
Next to them, Luo Han and Dugu were also aloof and unwilling to reveal any key information. Master Bai felt like he was the only one worrying here.
However, things turned out to be exactly the opposite of what he thought.
Wei Wuxian's palms were actually covered with sweat, and even on this July day, his back still felt extremely cool.
On that ship, there was not only Mrs. Bai, the Golden Scale Governor, but also his beloved wife and daughter. He was more worried than anyone else, but reality required that he must be calmer than anyone else.
The boat is in the middle of the water, which means that any direction is an escape route and a dead end. If they attack rashly, no one knows what the kidnappers will do. After all, they even dare to kidnap Mr. Bai's wife, and no one knows what they will do.
I have no idea how vicious and evil they really are.
"Sir Bai, these promises have been arranged by the subordinates. The hostages can be rescued when the time is right. But if Mr. Bai has other high opinions, then Wei is willing to hear the details. If not, then please wait for the good news, Mr. Bai.
, After all, there are specialties in the art industry, so this kind of thing still needs professional people."
Wei Wuxian is not in a hurry. Even though Bai Xi is a third-grade governor, he is a Jinyiwei and is not under his jurisdiction. Moreover, the Jinyiwei originally had the job of supervising hundreds of officials when it was first designed, but later this function has been eliminated.
It began to fade away gradually. But Wei Wuxian did not show any disrespect to him. He was extremely kind to you by being polite to you. Originally, civil servants were not allowed to intervene at the scene where Jin Yiwei was handling the case.
Mr. Bai on the side had never been so angry. His face turned red for a while, and he almost wanted to throw away his sleeves. But when he thought about it, it was already here. Moreover, the boat was on the water, and he couldn't think of any other better way.
After swallowing this breath, Lord Bai calmed down a little and said, "Since Lord Qianhu is so sure, it's inconvenient for Bai to say more. I just ask Lord Wei not to let me down!"
Having said that, he threw his long sleeves behind him and walked out of the house slowly to get some air. Since Mr. Qianhu was so sure, it was inconvenient for Mr. Bai to say anything.
After a while, the men he sent out from the town government office finally came back.
Wei Wuxian was secretly happy, and with a flash of his hand, he walked out of the dilapidated house and ran straight to the river.
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A large fishing boat about ten meters long was floating quietly on the river in the Jinlin section of the Yangtze River. The fishing boat did not spread its sails, and no one was rowing. It just parked quietly in the middle of an open water for a long time.
It will move a little distance. Looking from a distance, you can vaguely see several figures leaning on the railing to fish.
After a long time, Jiang Duoyu and his grandson rowed the boat and set sail, preparing to catch up with the large fishing group. However, they were one old and one young, so naturally they rowed extremely slowly. The boat slowly and leisurely passed through the wide water in the middle of the river, preparing to go up.
Travel away.
Although the upper and lower reaches are blocked by the navy, no one is allowed in or out, leaving only a short section of the river basin for free navigation. But even in this section of the river basin, the fishermen on the river bank still paddle their boats and launch fishing.
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They also all know that the situation in Jinlin has been tense recently. The government is tracking down the whereabouts of a group of kidnappers. Everyone knows about this. But so what? The government has banned navigation, but they have not said that fishing is not allowed. In order to survive, everyone must
Fishing boats of all sizes are still sailing, so the river, which is usually extremely wide, seems a bit crowded at the moment.
The old man was sitting on the bow of the boat, gathering tools and preparing to launch the net later, while the grandson rowed slowly behind.
The small boat slowly passed through a piece of water, getting closer to the big boat in the middle of the river, and wanted to pass by.
The two of them were doing their own thing, chatting with each other. But maybe the little grandson was so fascinated by the fishing on the big boat that he didn't pay attention to his hands for a moment, and a wave hit the small boat.
It was pushed onto the side of the big fishing boat.
"boom!"
The old man discovered something was wrong in time and took action to punt the boat. However, the two boats were close to each other and the waves were strong, so the two boats, one large and one small, still collided.
This time, it's extraordinary.
The man who was working as a sailor on the big boat had taken on such a job, but he was just bored. He was rowing and drinking in other people's cabins, but he was out here in the wind and sun. The fishing rod in his hand was just a decoration, sitting on the edge of the railing.
He was already drowsy, but this sound scared him to his feet. When he saw the person clearly, he yelled, "Where are you from, old man! You're blind, what's wrong? Just because you're so little
It’s a broken ship. You still want to risk your eggs against a rock!”
A noise also startled other people on the boat. There was a ping-ping-pong-pong-pong-pong-pong collision sound and the thump-dong-dong sound of footsteps. Immediately, a few more people ran up to the side of the ship with grim expressions, but when they saw the man who was hurriedly apologizing,
The old and the young breathed a sigh of relief again.
The children of the poor have long been in charge. The fishermen on the river bank are poor and hard-working. After observing it for two days in a row, they have seen such small fishing boats with young and old together for a long time, and they are not surprised or strange at all.
Everyone glanced at each other casually, then walked back to the cabin with curses. Only the brother who was fishing and sentry was still dealing with the old man.
He waved his hand impatiently, "Okay, okay, it's just you. If you really want to pay, even if you sell your broken boat, it won't be enough. Hold on to your broken boat and get out of here. I'm fishing. Don't let me go."
My fish were scared away."
"Yes, yes, thank you for your magnanimity, sir. I will leave immediately. However, there are many reefs under the river here. You need to be careful when fishing here, don't hang the hook and touch the bottom of the boat." The old man bowed his hands.
, apologized gratefully to the people on the boat, and finally gave a kind reminder.
It's just that the arrogant "young master" didn't bother to pay attention at all. He lay back on the chair and continued to bask in the sun. Waiting for today to pass and tomorrow to be the end of everything, they just need to delay it for more time.
The Jinyi guards were looking for them all over the city, but who would have thought that they were not hiding at all, but just driving brazenly on the river next to Jinlin City all day long. This chapter has been completed!