Li Mansion.
It was almost noon, and the servants in the mansion also discovered that Wu Sanhe, who should have been back long ago, had not returned yet. It was almost time for dinner, and it would not be appropriate to ask the old man to wait.
Several knowledgeable servants went out to search quickly, thinking that Wu Sanhe had been delayed by some unexpected situation. However, I searched twice along the streets from Li's Mansion to the East Market, but I couldn't see Wu Sanhe at all.
"Manager Wu is missing!?"
The servant reported the news that Wu Sanhe had not been found, and soon the old man of the Li family, who was sitting in the dining room and preparing to enjoy Wu Sanhe's craftsmanship, got the news.
The old man of the Li family is Li Bing's grandfather. His name is Li Canglie. He is eighty-nine years old and is the eighth-grade Viscount.
Also receiving the news was Li Bing's father Li Longcheng, who is sixty-seven years old and a fifth-grade Viscount.
This father and son are different from Li Bing. They both came off the battlefield. They have experienced repeated life and death scenes and formed a stubborn habit of being cautious in everything.
"Let all the guards and servants in the house go out to look for the person. At the same time, contact the Licheng Yamen and ask them to send their servants to help find him."
After another steward received the master's order and left in a hurry, Li Canglie and Li Longcheng, father and son, looked at each other and walked into the secluded study together in tacit understanding.
Li Longcheng spoke first: "Father, why don't you call Li Bing back? I always feel uneasy, as if something bad is going to happen."
"Do you feel the same way? Oh, I do too. It's been many years. It's been more than thirty years since I retreated from Zhuhuo Pass. I haven't felt such an imminent danger in more than 30 years. Tsk tsk, I still feel a little nostalgic.
As for Bing'er, the matter hasn't reached that point yet, so there's no need to ask him to come back. "
"..." Li Longcheng was speechless when he heard this. His father was old, but the older he got, the more unpredictable he became. However, his father's words also reminded Li Longcheng that his father was known as a "mad dog" when he was young. It seems reasonable that a mad dog likes danger?
After being silent for a while, Li Canglie suddenly said, "Wu Sanhe has been coming to our house for about twenty years, right?"
"Well, yes, almost twenty-three years?"
"Yes, he has been loyal and loyal after so many years. Although he is only a cook, he can do things steadily and has a lively mind. That's why I promoted him to manager, and later you promoted him to chief manager, right?"
"Yes, father, Wu Sanhe is a very good person. I have never had to worry about him since I was promoted to chief executive. He arranged everything properly and handled external affairs very well."
Speaking of this, Li Longcheng's face became a little gloomy.
Li Canglie shook his head and said: "You have also thought about it, right? Wu Sanhe has gained our trust over the years. He has participated in and even handled many confidential affairs. He is even responsible for taking care of the accounts. Now he is not just a big boss in the Li family. Taking care of things is so simple. But we were careless and didn’t even think of assigning him some guards."
"Father, are you saying that Wu Sanhe was kidnapped?"
"Is there any other reason? How far is it from our home to the East Market? It's broad daylight again. Wu Sanhe can't get lost or have any accidents. The only explanation is that he was kidnapped."
"If he is really kidnapped..." Li Longcheng did not finish his words, but the meaning was already obvious. Once Wu Sanhe was kidnapped, the other party's purpose would definitely not be just Wu Sanhe himself.
The Li family is in big trouble.
Until late afternoon, all those who looked for Wu Sanhe returned without success.
"The only thing that is certain is that Manager Wu was abducted from a rice wine shop. Also missing are the waiter and the owner of the rice wine shop."
"Nothing suspicious was found in the carriage leaving the city today, so the Yamen still believes that it is most likely that Manager Wu is still in the city."
Li Longcheng glanced at his father sitting on the Grand Master's chair and thought to himself: He really guessed it.
"Call Li Bing back."
...
Li Bing was called back by the family's old servant Jinxiu Pavilion. If it hadn't been for the old servant who followed his father, Li Bing wouldn't have come back so quickly. Going to Jinxiu Pavilion to have fun after leaving work would have been his unshakable pastime.
Li Bing felt something strange as soon as he returned to the mansion. There were obviously many more guards in the mansion than usual. It was obvious that they had been assigned more duties.
On the way, the old servant was told not to tell Li Bing anything about Wu Sanhe, so when Li Bing entered the study and heard his father Li Longcheng tell him about Wu Sanhe's disappearance, his face was livid.
boom!
Li Bing slammed the table hard and said viciously: "Tang Qingyuan must be up to something!"
"Why him?" Li Canglie took a sip of tea and asked seemingly casually.
Li Bing said matter-of-factly: "When the Black Flag Camp was established before, Tang Qingyuan appointed a rootless scumbag as the chief flag officer and allowed that bastard to check my files. It is clear that Tang Qingyuan was behind it."
Li Longcheng also nodded and said: "Li Bing told me before and asked me to join many nobles from Licheng and Fengri City to send a report to the Xuanqing Guard Qianhu Office in Fengli City. Perhaps Tang Qingyuan is preparing to negotiate with him. Are we, the Li family, going to fight hard?"
Li Canglie shook his head and said: "What is Tang Qingyuan's temperament that you don't know about? It seems that Youchengfu is very calm, but in fact he is timid and fearful. His ability to become the official of hundreds of households in Licheng depends on Jiang Cheng's support, otherwise Is he worthy?
So even if Tang Qingyuan was very annoyed when you jointly sent a letter to the Qianhu Office in Fengri City last time, it would be absolutely impossible for him to take the initiative to fight with our Li family. "
"What do you mean? The person who kidnapped Wu Sanhe was not from Xuanqing Guard?"
"I can't be sure. It's just that based on Tang Qingyuan's character, it's unlikely that he would be so bold."
"But if other people attack us, there is no need to kidnap Wu Sanhe? And this is Licheng. If we want to hide someone without being found by us, it will be difficult for others except Xuanqingwei to do it, right?"
On the side, Li Bing patted his chest and said, "Why bother guessing? I'll go to the health center right away. If a new person is detained inside, it will be easy to find out. It won't take long. You can sit comfortably at home. I'll go there." Come back!"
Li Bingfeng went out angrily, but came back a full hour later. His face was dark, his chest was heaving, and he was obviously very angry.
"The dungeon is under strict control. No entry is allowed without Tang Qingyuan's warrant, and it is useless to even test the approval slip from Baihu Official. Moreover, all torture files are temporarily stored in the hands of the Baihu Guards Camp. There are new ones detained today. How many people there are and who they are will not be known for a while. We can only ask after the gang of killers who will be tortured in the guard station tomorrow are on duty. "
Li Longcheng and Li Canglie had already heard something strange in Li Bing's words.
Li Longcheng immediately asked: "Has the dungeon ever been under such strict control before?"
"Yes, but that happened many years ago. At that time, it was because four evil monks were imprisoned in the dungeon at the same time, so they were strictly controlled. There have been no such cases recently, which is very strange."
