Seeing everyone calling him second brother, Ge Zhuang felt so happy.
However, on the surface he still had to pretend to be extremely sad, "Generals, death is the most important thing. The most important thing now is to find the whereabouts of my eldest brother's head. As for the rest, let's put it aside first."
This is equivalent to saving the lives of the Lotus Leader and others.
Zhu Meng retracted his sword angrily, "Okay, I'll let you live a few more days."
After saying that, he turned around and left.
The scene was left to Gezhuang and the others.
After walking far away and seeing no one behind him, he punched the wall next to him and said, "This Gezhuang has one thought for a while."
Zhang Liao, who was standing next to him, chuckled and said, "Commander, this Ge Zhuang is very smart. What he did just now made people's hearts win over him."
"But if he takes the opportunity to kill these people, won't he be more popular if he doesn't win over them?" Zhu Meng looked at Zhang Liao.
"Commander, please don't forget that the one who put the knife on that woman's neck just now was not Ge Zhuang. If the crowd was so angry at that time that he killed the person, you would be the one who won the hearts of the people. But what Ge Zhuang said will win the hearts of the people. It belongs to him.”
After hearing this, Zhu Meng turned his head and looked at the pressure around him, and said in a voice, "You mean this guy Ge Zhuang..."
Zhang Liao smiled slightly, "That's not true. Gezhuang just wants to gain some leverage for himself. He still wants the soldiers in Jizhou to obey his orders, otherwise he is worried that you will be detrimental to him."
Zhu Meng nodded at this, "That's true. If all the soldiers and horses in Jizhou belong to me, what's the point of keeping them? I just..." He made a cutting gesture as he spoke.
"Commander, don't be anxious. Let them handle this matter by themselves now and we'll just watch the show."
"In order to get Gecun's head back, I believe that Gezhuang will not give up. Maybe he will even open the city at dawn to fend off the enemy."
"Well, what you said makes sense." Zhu Meng nodded, "Now let's watch him fight Xiao Jingyun for a few rounds. In addition, our people must be prepared in case Gezhuang is not that good. We can’t just sit idly by and ignore Jamel Xiao’s opponents.”
The next day, at dawn, a fast horse rushed into Hetou Village.
Soon, the village protection team members came and knocked on Cui Hongyu's door. After knocking for a long time, there was no response. The village protection team members had to go back and knock on Huang Ying's door.
The maid Du Juan was not in a hurry to open the door, but asked loudly through the door panel, "Who is it? Are you making a noise so early?"
"Is it Miss Huang Ying? Someone from the county government came and said they were looking for Brother Xiaobei. Let's go find Miss Hong Yu. She's not here either. You'd better come out and take a look."
Hearing that someone from the county government was coming, Huang Ying suddenly felt an ominous premonition in her heart.
Without even having time to wash up, Huang Ying hurriedly put on her clothes and ran to the big locust tree in the middle of the village.
When the police officer from the county saw Huang Ying, he asked in surprise, "Who are you?"
The village guard next to him smiled and explained, "This is Chen Lichang's second wife. What's the matter? Just tell her."
The officer raised his fist towards Huang Ying and said politely, "That's right, we found a carriage in the county town last night. After identification, it was very similar to the carriage Chen Lichang bought as a betrothal gift a few days ago, so I came here to ask if any of your carriages were lost?"
Upon hearing this, Huang Ying secretly thought something bad and said hurriedly, "There is indeed a carriage entering the city. Sister Hongyu drove the carriage into the county yesterday and she hasn't come back yet."
"Then please go to the county government office to plead guilty as soon as possible. I'll leave first."
After the messenger left, Huang Ying hurriedly came to find Shen Ziyan.
After hearing what Huang Ying said, Shen Ziyan's heart skipped a beat. Only the carriage was missing, so Cui Hongyu was probably in trouble.
Four fast horses rushed out of Hetou Village like a whirlwind.
At this time, the police returned to the county government earlier and reported the results to Hu Fan. Hu Fan secretly felt a headache after hearing this.
No matter what you are afraid of, if something happens to others, you might still be able to pretend to be confused.
But Chen Xiaobei is different. Chen Xiaobei's family always knows the prince, and he can have his county magistrate removed with just a casual word.
"Quickly, go to the place where the carriage was found yesterday and look around. Has anyone seen Cui Hongyu?"
There was action here, and soon Huang Ying and Shen Ziyan also brought people. As soon as they saw the carriage, they burst into tears.
"Magistrate Hu, this is Sister Hongyu's carriage. Where are the others?"
Hu Fan spread his hands helplessly, "When I found it yesterday, there was only a carriage and no one was seen. I have sent people to search privately. I believe there will be clues soon."
Hu Fan has become much more cautious in his speech now. He just said that there are clues, but there is no way he can find them by talking about them all.
"Then let's go out and look for it." Huang Ying and Shen Ziyan left, and Hu Fan looked at Mao You next to him, "Master Mao, what do you think about this matter?"
Mao You also let out a long sigh, "Oh, what are you afraid of? It just happens to be Chen Xiaobei's family!"
"I think it's probably Chen Xiaobei who offended someone!"
Hu Fan nodded, "Yes, if the kidnappers were seeking wealth, they would have probably sent a letter to Hetou Village long ago. If Hetou Village didn't get the news, then it's not because they were seeking wealth."
Mao nodded slightly, "If it's an ordinary enemy, then that's fine. I'm afraid Zhu Meng's stragglers might have sneaked into the city. If they kidnapped Cui Hongyu, they would have probably already rushed to Jizhou City, and we might be powerless. "
Hearing this, Hu Fan was also worried.
"Yeah, that's what I'm afraid of. Should we send someone to chase him in the direction of Jizhou?"
"I definitely have to chase, but I can't chase now."
"But if we can't catch up or something happens to Cui Hongyu, we can't explain it."
"Don't be afraid, sir. We have tried our best. Besides, it is not yet certain whether it was Zhu Meng's people who kidnapped him. We have to have some confidence before pursuing him."
At this time, the police officers who were looking around also came back, "To report to Magistrate Hu, someone did see a young woman driving a carriage talking to a man in the street yesterday."
"Oh, then he can clearly see what this man looks like!"
"It looks like Liu Xiaobao."
Liu Xiaobao. Hu Fan frowned and looked at He Dali beside him.
"If I remember correctly, Liu Xiaobao usually sneaks around, but he has been caught by you many times."
He Dali nodded, "Yes, this kid makes big mistakes and keeps making small mistakes. He steals chickens, ducks, and eggs. The case value is too small, and he is definitely not worthy of being sent to jail."
After hearing this, Hu Fan frowned, "That's strange. Since you said he made no big mistake, why did you dare to kidnap him today?"
"Quickly, go to Liu Xiaobao's house." Hu Fan turned around and walked out. This time he did it himself. Mao You behind him was also a little confused.
However, the appearance of Liu Xiaobao still confused their original judgment and vision.
