【Kuan Xin】Snake and Venom

Zhao Jian exclaimed, and quickly suppressed his voice: "You said that Li Muhe's caravan abducted children?!"

Wei Yanei nodded sullenly: "Old Teng also said that this matter was suppressed by the government for fear of causing panic, so not many people knew the details, and they happened to see it, so they knew that Li Muhe Such a dirty and sinister deed."

Abducting and selling young children, according to the laws of the Song Dynasty, this is a serious crime of beheading and ransacking the house!

Xiaojing frowned, and she murmured: "Why do things always happen in Mizhou that cannot be told to the public?"

Yuan Zhongxin's thoughts became chaotic at once, and he thought for a while before asking: "Then after the incident was exposed, Li Muhe felt that he couldn't stay in Mizhou any longer, so he ran to become a pirate?"

"No." Xue Ying shook his head: "After the incident was exposed, he went to prison and was supposed to be sentenced to death, but before the execution time came, his son disappeared. Not long after, Li Muhe's friends helped him found his son's body, and..."

Something weird happened.

The night before the execution, not only did Li Muhe's caravan escape from prison with the help of some expert, they sailed away from the port and disappeared into the vast sea. A few months later, Li Muhe Back to Mizhou waters again, at this time, he and his caravan have become pirates.

The faces of the six people were solemn.

"If this Li Muhe can even kidnap and sell young children, then it is not impossible for him to kidnap a doctor." Wei Yanei seemed to be talking to himself.

"No." Yuan Zhongxin said in a low voice: "The most important thing now is why."

Why did Li Muhe go to abduct and sell young children despite having a bright future?Why didn't he run away immediately after the child abduction was exposed, but chose to go to jail obediently?Why did you run out again after being imprisoned?Why did you kidnap that life-supporting master?

Yuan Zhongxin and the others probably knew the beginning of the incident, but they still didn't understand the reason.

There is no reason to support the result, and even if things make sense, there are still a lot of logical problems.

The six finished their meal with a heavy heart. At this time, there were no longer as many people in front of the Sansheng Hall as in the morning. Yuan Zhongxin and the others walked over before Sanqi closed the shop.

Seeing that their clothes were not ordinary, Sanqi asked quite vigilantly, "Who are you?"

Yuan Zhongxin stepped forward: "We are here to investigate the case of your master's disappearance."

Sanqi frowned, disagreeing with Yuan Zhongxin's statement: "My master was kidnapped by those hateful pirates, he is not missing!"

Yuan Zhongxin looked calm: "Whether it's missing or kidnapped, all of this is still to be discussed. We must learn enough things before we can draw conclusions for you."

Sanqi stared at them silently for a long while, and suddenly a group of passers-by surrounded them. They thought that Yuan Zhongxin and six people were here to trouble Sanshengguan.

Sanqi pursed her lips, opened the crossbar, and said sideways: "Come in first."

After the six people entered the shop, Sanqi closed the door to cut off the prying eyes outside the door. He opened the curtain and walked into the courtyard, followed closely by Yuan Zhongxin and the others.

Although the facade of Sansheng Hall is small, its backyard is surprisingly large. At first glance, one may think it is an inn.

Sanqi walked in front and said calmly: "This is the place where master picks up and rescues seriously ill patients. They are homeless. Master has compassion and kindly takes them here."

He asked six people to sit in the front hall and wait, and he went into the back kitchen to serve tea.

Looking at everything around here, although the decoration is not luxurious, it can be seen that it is still very clean and tidy.There is a small piece of cultivated land in the backyard. After planting eight small saplings neatly on it, there is still a lot of leeway, which is suddenly vacant, which makes people feel strange.

At this time, Sanqi was holding a wooden tray with six cups of tea on it, and he put a cup in front of everyone, saying: "Master spent all the money he earned on weekdays on buying daily necessities. There is crude tea left, please don't mind."

The six nodded slightly in thanks.

Yuan Zhongxin picked up the tea but didn't drink it. He asked, "Let's stop talking nonsense. What is the basis for your assertion that your master was kidnapped by Li Muhe?"

Sanqi tightly grasped the wooden pan's hand, he said angrily: "Li Mu and that bastard! I wonder if the six of you have heard the rumors about him before?"

Yuan Zhongxin's heart flashed, but his face remained calm. He asked, "What rumor?"

"Li Mu is no better than this bastard. On the surface, he is a serious businessman, but behind his back, he is doing rubbish things like abducting and selling young children!"

The six people looked at each other, and Zhao Jian pretended to be angry: "There is such a thing?!"

Sanqi lowered his head, naturally he didn't see their expressions, he said angrily, "Five years ago, my master ran into him and wanted to transport a boatload of children out of Mizhou. The group of children were rescued, that night, he asked me to watch over Li Muhe's boat, and ran to report to the police by himself."

"and after?"

"Later, the officers and soldiers arrived in time and captured Li Muhe and his caravan on the spot. In order not to cause trouble, Master asked the government to conceal the matter for him, and asked the government to help send the young children in that boat back There are a few homeless children, and the master adopted them, so that they will not be displaced and suffer in Mizhou."

Yuan Zhongxin glanced around. Seeing his expression, Sanqi knew what he was thinking, and answered: "Three years ago, Master found a good family for them and sent them away."

"Why don't you stay?"

"The daily expenses of the Sansheng Hall are already huge. If we adopt a few more children, we may not be able to afford them here, so Master had no choice but to grit his teeth and send the children away."

Wang Kuan lowered his eyes and pondered: "So you think that when your master was taken away this time, it was Li Muhe who made a comeback and wanted to avenge your master's informant?"

Sanqi gritted his teeth and said, "It must be like this! Otherwise, how could I find the handkerchief with the crossbow logo in the master's room?"

Zhao Jian took a deep breath. Looking at things this way, it makes sense: "But, if Li Muhe really came to seek revenge on your master, eight days have passed, do you think your master is still alive?"

Sanqi nodded firmly, reached out and took out a note from his sleeve, and handed it to Wang Kuan who was closest to him: "Someone brought this to me three days ago."

Wang Kuan took it and saw that the note was yellow and rough on the surface, and he could faintly feel frosted particles on his fingertips. He passed it to Yuan Zhongxin and asked, "This is it?"

"The day Master was taken away, he was going to visit Uncle Zhang's house for a visit. Because the paper is made of rough material, it is not easy to be soaked and wrinkled by water, so Master likes to carry this kind of paper with him when he visits the doctor on weekdays. When it came to the bamboo basket that was thrown all over the place, it means that this note was in his hand in an emergency."

"So you think your master is sending you the message that he's not dead?"

Sanqi nodded.

Yuan Zhongxin rubbed the note with his fingertips: "Why do you think so that it was given to you by your master? Maybe it's just a way for Li Muhe to confuse you."

Sanqi stared blankly at Yuan Zhongxin.

Yuan Zhongxin took a sip of tea: "Sanqi, to be honest, your master has been arrested by Li Muhe for eight days. If it were me, your master would have died in my hands a long time ago. How could it be possible? Leaving his life for so long, and giving him a chance to send news? Isn't this asking for trouble?"

Although Sanqi's expression was shocked, his eyes were never shaken by Yuan Zhongxin's words.

Yuan Zhongxin narrowed his eyes, and a dark light flashed in the bottom of his eyes, and continued to speak leisurely: "Or, you are so sure that your master is still alive, is there anything else you are hiding from us?"

Sanqi's heart beat violently, and his pupils shrank slightly. He didn't expect Yuan Zhongxin to guess what he was thinking so easily.

The six people were not in a hurry, and quietly waited for Sanqi to confess.

After a while, Sanqi said with difficulty: "I know Li Mu and a person on board, he told me."

Yuan Zhongxin smiled coldly: "Student Sanqi, if you lie again, even if we want to rescue your master, we will be powerless."

Sanqi pursed her lips and gave up struggling: "It's true... I do know a crew member on that ship. He was my first friend after I came to Mizhou. He has been longing to go to sea. Taking risks, he joined Li Muhe's caravan. Later, after Li Muhe became a pirate, we had no contact with each other again. Three days ago, he was the one who came to me with a note and told me that Master was still alive. "

Sanqi originally thought that Master had no hope of survival at all, but the appearance of his friend made him see hope again. He wanted to inquire about Master's situation, but his friend had already left, leaving only one sentence: "Your Master Still alive."

The six of them quietly listened to Sanqi's words, all lost in thought.

Wei Yanei scratched his head, feeling troublesome: "Even if we really want to rescue your master, we still need to know where his ships usually dock. The port of Mizhou is so big that we can't search each ship one by one. Bar?"

Zhao Jian rubbed his forehead: "Isn't there a mark on Li Mu and the boat? Can't we just look for it according to the mark?"

Wang Kuan shook his head: "Li Muhe will not be so dull. If the ship is still docking at the port of Mizhou, the marking must be covered tightly, otherwise he will be recognized by his high-profile actions."

"It's absolutely impossible to find one by one, and it will be even more difficult to find Li Muhe." Yuan Zhongxin twisted the chain around his neck, "We don't have enough clues about Li Muhe. Finding a needle in a haystack.”