Outside Longquan Temple, Pan Chengju stood in the cold wind and waited. He rubbed his hands and stamped his feet, and finally felt a little cold.
But when the group of government officials, riding donkeys and horses, slowly appeared in front of him, his surging anger drove away the coldness: "Why did you come now?"
The government officials were hesitant. They were used to the irritable county captain, and they just dealt with him, both in a positive and negative way.
Of course, in view of the hard work during this period, it is not easy to finally solve the case, and there must be some benefits.
As a result, Pan Chengju discovered that not long after these government officials arrived, the carriages kicked up dust and gathered towards the Longquan Temple outside the city.
"Where is the thief?" "The suffering my young man has suffered must be recovered for him tonight!"
The previous victim arrives.
As Chen Xiaoqi explained, a total of six large families were kidnapped in the past two to three years.
In addition to the current young lady from the Lei family, there are also young ladies from the Qiao family, the young lady from the Wei family, the young man from the Sun family, the young man from the Liu family, and the young man from the Wang family.
And these government officials were very smart. After they were sure that Chen Xiaoqi was the kidnapper, they immediately assigned people to go to various houses to report the news and get rewards.
As a result, except for the Wei family, which had no visitors, the other four households were all out late at night.
Pan Chengju was furious.
You don't have the guts to catch a thief, but you have a lot of guts to tip off a big family, right?
hateful!
"Captain Pan, you have to make the decision for us!"
But when these people came forward, especially the two old men who came tremblingly and were about to bow to the ground, Pan Chengju had to step forward to support him: "Mr. Qiao, Mr. Wang, please get up quickly!"
Next comes the crying.
These wealthy families originally did not want to make it public, but now that the thief has been caught and brought to justice by the Yamen, once the case is announced, it will definitely not be concealed. Rather than being laughed at behind the back at that time, it is better to witness the thief being brought to justice now, at least to Can let out a strong breath of bad breath.
The ransom money at that time was a large amount. Even if the son came back in the end, it would have a huge impact on the business. It makes my heart hurt to think about it. How can I not hate the kidnappers?
However, just as they were asking the county government to punish them one by one, and it would be best to impose capital punishment, a cold shout suddenly came: "Shut up!"
Lei Biao strode over and said coldly: "Lei's daughter is still inside, who gave you the courage to make a noise here?"
As soon as he appeared, the families who had just been talking to Pan Chengju fell into silence.
The local big family is really not afraid of a mere county captain, but they are afraid of a ruthless person like Lei Huhu. They are afraid that the other party will lose their daughter, and then they will get angry at themselves and quickly calm down.
Pan Chengju was about to speak when he suddenly pointed in the direction of the temple: "Look! People are coming out!"
As the temple door opened, Di Jin walked out first, and Di Xiangling walked out with Lei Tingting.
Everyone immediately came forward to greet him.
"After being missing for eight days, did the thief let her live?"
"Not only alive, but not tortured..."
Seeing that Mrs. Lei's clothes were neat and tidy, without any dirt, and she didn't even have a thin shirt on her body, the several family members felt a tightness in their chests.
It is undeniable that after they heard that Lei Laohu also lost his daughter, they had a feeling of gloating. The darkest ones even expected that Mrs. Lei would have some shortcomings, and when she came back, she was almost crazy and miserable...
The result was completely opposite to what was expected.
Could it be that Thunder Tiger is so fierce that even the kidnapping thief doesn't dare to do anything wrong?
The development of things seems to be true.
When Lei Tingting came to Lei Biao, she didn't even hug her father and cry bitterly. Instead, she said sweetly: "Dad! That thief boasted in front of his daughter that he had kidnapped children from many families. My daughter was not afraid of him, but she couldn't let him This man has done evil again and brought harm to his fellow villagers, and he must be captured!"
Although Pan Chengju didn't like Lei Hu, after hearing this, he looked at the little lady with admiration. Lei Biao even laughed heartily: "Okay! Okay! Capture her! I will definitely capture her!"
Looking at the father and daughter, the other wealthy families became increasingly quiet, and even felt a sense of fear. Really, the father of a tiger has no son, and even his daughter is so awesome, how can he fight with his family...
Do you want to spread some news?
After secretly exchanging glances, the older ones shook their heads again.
If the little lady of the Lei family is really disgraced, then their kidnapped children will also be despised.
Now that they have had the same experience, they are both prosperous and devastated. Taking advantage of this turmoil, their children will be embarrassed when they go back. They cannot lose to a little lady!
Seeing that Mrs. Lei was successfully rescued, but everyone's attention was focused on the Lei family's father and daughter, Pan Chengju frowned, came to Di Jin and Di Xiangling, and bowed his hands: "I was in a hurry before asking for advice, these two righteous men What’s your surname?”
Di Jin bowed and said, "Student Di Jin, whose cousin is Shi Lin, has met Pan County Lieutenant."
Di Xiangling performed the Wanfu Ceremony: "Daughter Di, on the 11th day of her trip, she met Captain Pan County."
Pan Chengju wanted to repay his previous righteousness and said loudly: "You were the one who captured the thief in this case, and you rescued Miss Lei. You have the greatest credit. How to find the thief can be revealed in public. This will not only alert the prefecture and county, but also punish them afterwards." Reward!"
Capturing the kidnappers and rescuing the hostages is also a good story. Di Jin has a progressive heart, so naturally he will not refuse and starts to talk about it.
He introduced the idea of joining the investigation in detail, and the Wang family, who had concealed the specific search clues, then impartially described the search in the city by Lei Hu's guard, and finally gave a method to find Chen Xiaoqi.
After everyone listened, they couldn't help but be surprised: "It's so..."
Sounds pretty simple?
At least the young people who came from several big households were a little annoyed.
If I had known that the thief was addicted to gambling and would spend a lot of money every time he got the ransom, he could just keep an eye on the gambling house. I can do it too!
But Lei Biao's expression became serious.
It's really amazing to be able to capture this most useful clue from a complicated situation and quickly locate the thief!
Could it be the origin of family education...
His heart moved, and he said deliberately: "Did Mr. Di Lang come from the Di family in Taiyuan, after the former Tang Di Gong?"
Di Jin said modestly: "Gong Di Liang is the ancestor."
Everyone suddenly understood: "No wonder he has such an ability to execute sentences. It turns out he is a hidden talent from a famous family!"
In the face of praise, Di Jin is neither arrogant nor humble: "I have little knowledge and little experience. I dare not covet fame and reputation. I can only be down-to-earth and diligent and progressive..."
For a time, everyone's goodwill rose sharply.
Unfortunately, before Di Jin could gain enough reputation, Lei Da rushed out with the sound of hurried footsteps, and came to Lei Biao to report: "The Iron Arhat was injured and fell into the water, and there is no trace..."
Di Jin and Di Xiangling quickly exchanged glances.
If it was all speculation before and there was no evidence, now there are so many smart and capable nurses in the Lei family who can't stop a tough man, so it can basically be confirmed.
But everyone looked surprised: "Run away?"
"How can we let the leader of the thief escape?"
Pan Chengju was worried before, but now he was even more anxious. He said to the government officials: "Go back to the city quickly and arrest the other two thieves, Lame Li and Xuan Niang! We must not let the thieves run away again!"
Lei Biao seemed to have lost his face and the confidence he had before, and said coldly: "You cooperate with the county lieutenant to capture the thief. If there are any omissions this time, don't come back to see me!"
"Walk!"
Pan Chengju originally didn't want to call the Lei family to guard the courtyard, but seeing the exhausted looks of the government servants, he got on his horse and led the crowd towards the city.
The other big players present also lost interest in talking, but they were mainly thankful.
Tie Luohan was wounded and fled. He would be wanted by the government and would never dare to come back again. His three subordinates were also in trouble. In any case, the dark cloud hanging over Bingzhou finally dissipated.
Things are over now. I don’t want to stay in the cold wind. Even if I hate Thunder Tiger’s tyranny, everyone has to say goodbye. Lei Biao nodded his head until finally Di Jin and Di Xiangling arrived in front of him. , then showed a smile: "Lei is a rough man, he is so obedient and I don't know what to say. I won't thank you for your kindness. I will definitely pay you a visit in the future!"
"It's also auspicious people who have their own destiny... let's say goodbye!"
Di Jin said a few polite words, turned around and left. He was not in a hurry to mention the reward. Anyway, the matter had been certified by the county captain, gentry and other parties. Unless Lei Hu never lost his credibility in the future, it would be impossible to break the promise. of.
Watching the two people's backs gradually lengthening under the moonlight, Lei Tingting came up behind her and whispered: "Have you found the person?"
"No." Lei Biao shook his head, "But after this, she should have noticed that we were looking for her and hid. As long as the thing in her hand cannot be delivered, there is still room for redemption..."
Lei Tingting smelled the smell on her body with disgust, feeling a little frustrated: "It still didn't work, and it even harmed Uncle Luohan..."
"Daddy will make arrangements. It's better for Arhat to go out and avoid the limelight first. Don't be sad. This time it's not all without success!"
Lei Biao looked at his daughter dotingly, his frown that should have been frowned slightly relaxed, and he smiled: "Prepare a gift of thanks, we will come to visit your 'savior'. If it hadn't been for this, I wouldn't have known that there was such a person in Bingzhou." Your talent is indeed worthy of being the queen of Duke Di Liang!"
