The two assistants, Xiao and Wei, whispered at the table. Although they were also naturalized civilian cadres, they were not "Lingao cadres". They were recruited in Jiangnan and Guangdong, and they were somewhat "unfirm". Although they do not doubt the strength of the Senate, they are somewhat shaken now that they are in danger. To be honest, they didn't quite believe that Wu Kaidi could come up with a suitable solution, but the idea of escape had disappeared without a trace under Liao Sanniang's sharp eyes. Nowadays, most people are in a "resign themselves to fate" mood.
A group of people had their own thoughts, but Wu Kaidi came back. Xiao Xiangli asked hurriedly: "How is it? What are the regulations for Qi Bantou?"
Wu Kai said: "He is here to inform us that tomorrow he will come to detain the witness for questioning and ask us to prepare the witness. I can't run away, I must go to court tomorrow..."
Xiao Xiangli said uneasily: "You are Delong's backbone now. What will we do if you are detained?" As he said this, both Xiangli looked panicked.
"It's okay." Wu Kaidi sat down and took a sip of tea, "Qi Tou'er said that a total of ten people will be detained. They only need to go to court in person tomorrow, and then as long as there are ten people in the squad room. I just remember the interrogation. Just call whenever you want.”
As he spoke, he took out a list, and the first one on it was Wu Kaidi. Next, in addition to He Xiang, the two assistant managers and several of the backbone of Li Long and the servants who often worked for Leng Ningyun were listed. on it.
Xiao Xiang said rationally: "That's what I said, but what if it's fishing and they can trick us all into catching them all..."
Wei Xiangli shook his head and said, "Why go to all the trouble to catch them all in one go? The Shuntian Mansion Yamen can take us all right now - is it possible that you can still run away?"
"That's right," Wu Kai said authentically, "There is no need for Mr. Qi to trick us. He has sold us a big friendship."
With this friendship, Wu Kaidi was somewhat sure about asking the government to "seize" the matter next. In fact, he had already negotiated the price with Bantou Qi just now, a total of eighty taels of silver as "hard work fee", plus thirty taels of silver as "substitute" fees for ten people. All relevant witnesses and witnesses were handled by Team Leader Qi.
This is a great honor, especially being able to use a substitute, which is a big help. Wu Kaidi knew that without the acquiescence of Liu Tuiguan and even Zhong Fuyin in this case, Bantou Qi would never have let this friendship come out.
Everyone discussed some countermeasures again, especially how to respond after going to court tomorrow. Wu Kaidi's suggestion is to tell the truth. Except for things involving Australians, you can tell everything else.
"...We actually know very little about this matter, so Liu Tuiguan and the others can just say whatever they ask. As long as it doesn't involve matters involving the Senate, there is no need to deliberately hide it."
Xiao Xiangli said anxiously: "This... you won't be tortured in court, right?"
Wu Kaidi smiled bitterly and said: "Don't worry, I will take care of the head of the Qi class. Even if you are punished, you will not suffer! It's just that this matter must be resolved as soon as possible, otherwise the emperor will get interested and ask the Dongchang Jinyiwei to 'Ask carefully', once you enter the prison of Zhenfu Division, even the gods can't protect you..."
These words made Xiao Xianli turn pale, and even Wei Xianli and others looked uneasy. Li Rufeng glanced at Wu Kaidi with dissatisfaction, thinking that it's so boring for you to scare people! Then he coughed and said: "Let's find out the matter as soon as possible. Everyone should just do what they should do and don't think about it."
After saying this, everyone dispersed. Li Rufeng, Liao Sanniang and Wu Kaidi did not leave. There was still one important thing to do at the moment: rescuing the bodyguards.
It is a certainty that Elder Leng will be kidnapped. It is wishful thinking to expect the government to rescue him. The only way to rely on Delong is himself.
"In this matter, I propose to seek help from the headquarters," Wu Kai said, "This matter concerns the elders and cannot be neglected."
"I have no objection to asking for help from the headquarters, but even if the headquarters can send someone, it will take ten days to arrive. This matter cannot wait that long." Li Rufeng said, "It is better to seek help from others than to seek help from yourself. We'd better find someone as soon as possible."
Wu Kaidi only felt that there was a mess in front of him, with no clue at all. Now that he was a little confused, he could only nod in agreement.
Liao Sanniang thought for a moment and said, "Mr. Wu, can all the people who are serving Master Leng be called for questioning?"
"This is easy. He Xiang and Yan Hong are both in the inner house, but his personal servants and guards were all killed..."
"Except for the two of them, as long as you can draw up a list of people who can get close to serve Master Leng, we will check them one by one." Liao Sanniang said, "I'm afraid there is an insider assisting in this matter."
Wu Kai was startled and stammered: "You mean..."
"I meant what I said, Delong may have a mole." Liao Sanniang actually suspected this at the crime scene. To accurately ambush Mr. Leng on the official road, it is impossible to do so without getting the information in advance. Moreover, if Master Leng is to be lured out of the city, there may be some insider help.
The people closest to Leng Ningyun are naturally the ones most suspected of being a mole.
"Miss He should..."
"There is nothing wrong with it," Liao Sanniang interrupted Wu Kaidi, "In my opinion, she is the most suspicious."
Li Rufeng also had the same view. The three people immediately called He Xiang and other people close to the house for questioning one by one, focusing on asking whether there had been anything unusual in Leng Ningyun in the past few days.
This inquiry turned out to be a clue.
It's not that who is the most suspicious, but several people in Hexiang who can serve him personally have reported that Mr. Leng has been very preoccupied these days. When he was writing the report last week, he hesitated for a long time, put down the pen, and wrote Burned again. He Xiang, who was waiting to be translated into a code, was very surprised, because most of these weekly reports were routine. Even if there was important news that needed to be reported, he would not hesitate so much when writing the report.
"...Do you know what he is writing?"
"I don't know," He Xiang shook his head, "Originally our rule is that when superiors are writing telegrams, they are not allowed to ask too many questions, and the telegrams are translated only after they are finished."
"Since when did he become worried? Are there any residues from the burned manuscripts?"
"No, according to the rules, everything must be cleaned up." He Xiang also knew that the chief's hesitation was probably related to the disappearance, so he tried to recall, "The trouble started last Saturday. I don't know what happened specifically. I don’t know. Originally, Yan Hong was asked to go to bed that night, but in the evening she was told not to."
"Then what?"
"Then they called me." He Xiang said, "I thought..." She suddenly blushed as she spoke, "He gave me a piece of telegram and asked me to translate it into a telegram and send it out immediately... …”
"What phrases did you see in the telegram?" Li Rufeng asked.
"I didn't even have time to open it, and he took it back and burned it in front of me." He Xiang said that she was surprised at that time. Such a thing had never happened before - she had always handled the telegram manuscript. Responsible, Mr. Leng has never burned any telegrams himself.
"...By the way, although I didn't see the text of the telegraph, the mark on the outer cover is red electricity."
"Red electricity" is the highest level in the telegraph and official document system of the Senate, requiring communication personnel to deliver the telegram to the recipient as quickly as possible.
The three of them looked at each other. Obviously, the contents of this telegram were of great importance. But if he was so impatient, why did he burn it again?
In the next few days, Leng Ningyun kept writing messages and was unable to extricate himself from the cycle of burning messages. This was the case until the night before the disappearance.
"...What happened to him the night before?"
"It's nothing strange. I just felt that I was getting very excited. I even called the two guards and the servants together for a meeting..."
"Are there any minutes of the meeting?" Wu Kaidi asked.
"No." He Xiang shook his head, "I'm not even allowed in during the meeting. It seems like they are preparing for something important."
The attendees now have nothing to say except Master Leng himself, who has become a cold corpse. Li Rufeng suddenly thought of a terrifying reality. Like him, these two guards were each issued two revolvers. The firepower is considerable.
If they were armed, the enemy could easily kill the two guards if they set up an ambush on the official road. Moreover, judging from the scene, neither of the two guards had any traces of shooting. There were no bullet casings at the scene, and there was no gunpowder on their fingers or sleeves. Mark of……
Li Rufeng felt increasingly that the burden on his body was heavy. He took a gentle breath and asked, "Do you know what Elder Leng and the others brought when they set off?"
"I don't know about this anymore. He never told me about his going out from beginning to end." He Xiang said, "But as long as you check the outing records, you will find it."
Wu Kaidi immediately took out the outing record, and the items Leng Ningyun carried on the day he went out were clearly registered. Not only did the two guards carry revolvers, but the boy and the coachman were also equipped with weapons. Obviously, he went prepared.
Since the meeting was foreseen to be dangerous, why not inform He Liansheng? The three people looked at each other.
Liao Sanniang said: "It would be nice if we knew what Master Leng saw that made him worried."
"In my opinion, it's probably a letter." Wu Kaidi mused, "Master Leng rarely goes out and doesn't meet outsiders casually. Let's check the letter register."
After checking, a total of twenty-six letters were sent to Leng Ningyun's study on Friday. Because the registration account listed the sender and other relevant information, they quickly found the suspicious letters, and two letters were marked "no sender."
"Both of these anonymous letters were sent from the Delong Bank store." Li Rufeng frowned and said, "I want to ask my buddy who sent them..."
"Is the letter still there?" Liao Sanniang asked.
"It's not in the archive." He Xiang shook his head, "There's no archive number on it, and there's no date of handing it over - Master Leng didn't hand over the letter."
Needless to say, the letter was either destroyed or he hid it.
(End of chapter)
