News of the kidnapping of a foreign priest first spread in the Beidaihe area, and then spread with lightning speed throughout Linyu County. [ ] A priest who was going to help refugees was kidnapped by gangsters, which caused great harm to many people who claimed to be members of the upper class.
To the gentry and celebrities, this was a very bad and despicable case. Many Chinese people with status and reputation were even more excited than foreigners.
Wu Chenglu heard Wu Like report this matter, and he also felt that this matter was not trivial. Although the foreigners found Yuan Su to take charge of the case, Yuan Su was not a local after all. It was reasonable to say that he could not handle the case well, but
The final blame will definitely fall on your own shoulders.
Coupled with the fact that Wu Like was sighing and exaggerating, and even brought up several foreign religious cases that happened decades ago, Wu Chenglu felt quite uneasy.
That night, Wu Chenglu summoned several of his confidants and told them to quickly inquire about the information and see which group of people had committed such an outrageous and untimely act. If it was someone who was familiar with him,
Ask these people to release him quickly and let this matter be settled like this. If it is not done by someone who is familiar with him, then it will definitely take a lot of effort to trace it down.
But no matter what, at this point, no matter how hard it is, we must handle this case as soon as possible.
It was precisely because of Wu Chenglu's unswerving help that Wu Like quickly asked someone to contact the people who had the closest contact with him. After the other party learned of the situation, they sent people into the city the next afternoon to meet with Wu Like and the patrol camp.
The generals met.
Wu Like and others met alone with the man sent from outside the city to inquire about the news. After the general of the patrol camp left, he took this man to the camp of the commander-in-chief for disaster relief to see Yuan Su.
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After some briefings, Yuan Su, Chen Wenian and Zhao Shanhe, who had just been transferred from Chengguan, met Wu Like and his party in the living room. The horse thief liaison Wu Like brought was a muscular man in his thirties, dressed in typical clothes.
He wears a large Kanto mandarin jacket, and you can immediately notice the gangster spirit on his body without any introduction.
Wu Like introduced that this person's surname was Chen, nicknamed "Huandaozi". He used to help the head of the family enforce family laws and was the head's number one confidant. The dispatch of "Chen Huandao" this time was enough to show the head of the family's
Pay attention to.
When he saw Yuan Su and others, Chen Huandao bowed his hands in a decent manner and said in a loud voice: "I have met Mr. Yuan, Mr. Chen, and Mr. Zhao."
Yuan Su nodded slightly and returned the greeting, saying: "Sit down first. If you can help me, you can rush into the city so quickly."
Chen Huandao was not polite and sat down opposite him without any hesitation.
Wu Like first briefly explained the situation, mentioning that it was because of Wu Zhenshou's intervention that he could contact the horse thieves so quickly. Moreover, these horse thieves provided a very important piece of information, that is, they had heard all the news seven or eight days ago.
People want to kidnap foreigners, but this thing is definitely not the work of a few people who are entrenched near Shanhaiguan.
"I heard about it seven or eight days ago? How is this possible?" Chen Wennian frowned and said in surprise.
"This is absolutely true. We also heard what the refugees nearby said. This is a big deal. People like us know the rules and foreigners can't touch it. Besides, we don't know whether this news is true or not, so we
I didn't dare to rush to inform the two Masters Wu. [ ]" Chen Huandao spoke with confidence, and there was nothing suspicious about it.
"There must be something hidden in this case." Chen Wennian said decisively.
"Then do you know who did it? It is said that these people have guns and horses, and they are obviously not ordinary people. This matter is making a fuss now. If anything goes wrong, I am afraid that a group of people will be found after all.
Take the blame." Yuan Su said expressionlessly, with obvious hints in his words.
"We, the masters, were afraid that this matter would cause misunderstandings, so we immediately sent a young man into the city to meet with some adults. To be honest, the news was there, but we didn't dare to touch this matter, so we didn't do much about it.
Find out carefully." Chen Huandao seemed to have expected that Yuan Su would say this, and he added calmly.
"Let's talk and listen first," Yuan Su said.
"Most of the places where disasters occurred outside the customs this time were at the junction of Feng Province and Jehol Province. In the early years, many well-known figures in the world were active in that place. I heard that in the past, these people were engaged in robbing houses and blocking roads.
, but later when it became developed, many people gradually switched to good jobs, some bought land and houses, and some went to and fro business. However, this time the famine hit, and due to helplessness, those previously good professionals returned to their old careers.
." Chen Huandao said with seriousness.
Everyone present can understand these words. The two provinces are often too lazy to take care of the border areas. Whenever any major problems occur, they must shirk responsibility from each other. I am afraid that this famine situation was also caused by the two provinces not understanding each other.
He ignored it, which led to the disaster today.
"Listen to what you said, who should be responsible for this kidnapping?" Chen Wennian asked suspiciously.
"Mr. Chen, I just said that these are just hearsays. We can't guarantee whether they are reliable or not. However, our boss may not be groundless in saying this, because just a while ago, we had a few
This brother once met some old acquaintances in the town who used to travel in the world." Chen Huandao said in a neither arrogant nor humble manner.
"Do you know them? Are they the people you said have retired from the world?" Wu Like said quickly.
"Yes, but I didn't see him in person, but some of his subordinates. We also know these people. Our boss had friendship with them in the early years, and we have also had business dealings with them in the past two years."
Chen Huandao nodded and said.
"Who is this person?" Yuan Su asked coldly.
"We don't know his real name, but everyone in the world calls him Mr. Yu. In the past few years, he has been doing all kinds of reselling business. This Mr. Yu has a group of gunmen who use good guns.
The people I met in the town a few days ago were the gunmen led by Mr. Yu. But after all, we haven’t socialized with each other for a long time, so the people here didn’t say hello to them," Chen Huandao said.
"Master Yu! Mr. Wu, do you know this person?" Yuan Su asked Wu Like.
Wu Like thought carefully for a while, then slowly shook his head.
"Master Yuan, the surname Yu is not a common surname outside Guan. I really don't know this person."
Yuan Su didn't think much about it. After all, people in the same circle have their own circles. The world is very big when it comes to big things, and it's very small when it comes to small things. It's not possible to know everything about this aspect. From Chen Huandao's words
To judge, it is obvious that this "Mr. Yu" is very doubtful at the moment. The disaster happened in Mr. Yu's hometown. By coincidence, he met Mr. Yu's gunmen a few days ago. Moreover, the kidnappers can be so similar to the refugees.
They quickly got into a fight, obviously they had a relationship with fellow villagers. All these things can explain the problem.
But then again, all this is just Chen Huandao's one-sided statement. It is possible that the kidnappers are Chen Huandao's passers-by and made up this bunch of lies in order to confuse the public. Furthermore, since Yu San is not the only area suffering from disasters
He is a character, maybe the gunmen I met in the town were just a coincidence, and there is someone else who is doing this.
All in all, Chen Huandao's words now only give a vague direction.
After thinking for a while, Yuan Su asked again: "According to what you said, you probably don't know where these people are hiding, right?"
Chen Huandao shook his head cleanly and said: "I really don't know. However, if Mr. Yuan needs it, we can help Mr. Yuan inquire on his behalf. After all, this is our territory, and we still have some eyes and ears."
Hearing this, Wu Like said almost impatiently: "Can you really find out?"
Chen Huandao sat up straight and said matter-of-factly: "This time the outsiders kidnapped the foreigners, this is a big deal that breaks the rules. Our bosses include Xi Xiangzi, Yidianbai, and the two gangs.
, if this matter becomes a big deal, the three of us will probably not be able to eat and walk around. What's more, it is not as easy for the brothers to make a living now as it was in previous years. Naturally, they have to fight with the old men in the city.
Good relationship."
Wu Like's face, which had been gloomy for two days, finally showed some joy, and he nodded quickly and replied: "What you said is absolutely true, you can tell your boss when you go back, as long as you can help us handle this matter.
, even if we accept this favor, it will be easy to talk about anything from now on."