In the narrow alleyway, long and quiet, Xie Tingxing was walking alone, when he was suddenly pinned against the wall, he was very angry: "Who is it!"
"Hey, isn't this our good classmate?" He Youwen walked over on the blue bricks, "Xie San, where are we going?"
As Xie Tingxing said, He Youwen is a real fat guy. They are about the same age. Xie Tingxing has grown stronger than his peers and looks slightly fatter. He Youwen is about the same height as him, and his body shape is two he.
Teenagers are generally not ugly, He Youwen is just a bit fatter, but he is fair, but his mouth looks very much like He Yuanqi's, and it is so thick that he can cook four dishes after cutting it. There is still a lot of hostility hidden in the eyebrows and eyes, which looks extremely unkind.
Xie Tingxing: "None of your business!"
"It's none of my business, how did it fall into my hands?"
With a long voice, He Youwen was very proud, approached Xie Tingxing, and patted his face lightly: "Tsk tsk, what a pity, it doesn't hurt enough to run around with a broken leg—"
While talking, he suddenly kicked Xie Tingxing's injured leg.
"Ow—"
No matter how much Xie Tingxing could bear it, he was still a child, how could he bear this, it would be very worthy of him not to shed tears on the spot.
The people following him almost couldn't hold back, and jumped out to protect the Lord.
The child's tiger eyes were wide open, staring at He Youwen firmly, like a little leopard who was irritated: "Isn't it thanks, you, so, thanks!"
"Yo, you guessed it?" He Youwen approached, smiling happily, the flesh on his face was shaking, "So what if I did it? You are so capable and powerful, why didn't you run away this time? "
Seeing that he hated him, Xie Tingxing opened his mouth and spit out a mouthful of phlegm, which happened to spit on his face.
He You kicked Xie Tingxing several times in a civilized manner, but he was also so angry that he didn't know how to move his feet, and he didn't notice that it wasn't the injured leg at all, but the uninjured one.
The person lurking on the wall stroked his forehead silently.
The same goes for the little uncle, knowing that the other party is angry, but you are still so stubborn, don't you know that you will be the one who suffers
The little fat man surnamed He was even more stupid, he couldn't find the right place to kick someone, no wonder he was tricked by his uncle!
He Youwen squinted his eyes, clenched his fists, and was about to rush out of his head with anger: "The whole academy, you are the only one against me, only you! Is my money not good, but you are so noble, you have to despise me? You pretend It’s so similar, no, it’s not that much money. You’ve been looking at that ox-horn bow for months at the third store on Shuyuan West Street, but you’re so greedy that you didn’t buy it? Oh, brother won’t let it, you really listen to brother A good boy."
Half-grown children hate being restrained the most. The elders are the enemy. Whoever obeys seems to be inferior and not strong enough. As a child who has not yet played in society, the most important thing is to save face, which is bigger than the sky. He Youwen made fun of others with this, tried and tested repeatedly, and no one was in a hurry.
It's a pity that this time it was Xie Tingxing who hit him.
This brat, if you scold him for his love of reading, he might have a fight with you. If you scold him for listening to his brother, he thinks it's not a scolding, but a compliment. He's really happy and honored.
"Yeah, there are so many good things in the world, and I can't have them all. My brother is enough."
Still smiling.
This kind of smile that came from the heart and penetrated into the eyes was ironic in He Youwen's view.
The other party is laughing at him!
"Bah! You're poor, you can't afford it, you can only find reasons to comfort yourself? Xie Tingxing, let me tell you, you can deceive others, but you can't deceive your own heart!"
Xie Tingxing spread his hands: "Whatever."
She didn't even look at him directly!
Are his words rubbish!
He Youwen gritted his teeth in hatred: "You insist on fighting against me. Is it my money that you hate, or me who has money! You—" He suddenly realized a direction and laughed, "I'm afraid you're not jealous of me, are you? ?”
Xie Tingxing blinked: "Aren't you jealous of me?"
He Youwen was startled: "I, am I jealous of you?"
Xie Tingxing: "Yeah, I'm jealous that I have a brother, you have nothing, and an uncle doesn't care about you, he only gives money—"
"My uncle is a good man! He is very, very kind to me!" It seems that He Youwen didn't realize this until now, staring at Xie Tingxing with red eyes, "But your brother killed him! I only have one relative in this world, my uncle, he Love me the most, love me the most, but until now, I don't even have an uncle... I want to avenge my uncle, I want to kill you!"
Xie Tingxing ignored the other party's strange mentality of 'your brother killed my uncle, so I will kill you to avenge', and did not distinguish the facts at the time, so he sneered: "I'm afraid you are not avenging your uncle, but for Take revenge for your own poor mind."
"If you don't take revenge, you admit that the relationship with your uncle is just a light family relationship, nothing special. If you take revenge, it proves that he is everything to you, and you are everything to him. Forcibly hold this 'family relationship' and prove it with extreme behavior. It exists, but it is a pity that a fake is a fake, and you can't make it real if you lie to yourself. You, He Youwen, are a child that no one really loves and loves!"
He Youwen yelled: "Shut up! You don't understand!"
Xie Tingxing: "Yes, I am a child who doesn't understand family affection, and I don't have family affection. I know everything about my brother. My brother will control my money and won't let me spend it recklessly, but even if I get a little oily, he will You will make a fuss and insist on taking me to see a doctor, how about you? How much do you know about what your uncle He Yuanqi has done?"
He Youwen: "I know everything!"
"It's boring to eat and sleep in general." Xie Tingxing's eyes flickered, and a dark light slid across, "You know that he kidnapped and harmed others?"
He Youwen's eyes flickered.
Xie Tingxing laughed loudly: "So you don't know? Your uncle made a lot of nonsense at the Mei Yan. He even told about the kidnapping of the little girl. Everyone has heard about it, but you still don't know?"
"I know!" He Youwen is a chubby guy who really cares about face. He has always had a grudge against Xie Tingxing, and he couldn't stand his provocation, so he said immediately, "Not only do I know that, but I also know other things!"
Xie Tingxing's nostrils were upturned, with a look of 'I don't believe it, just blow it up casually': "For example—"
He Youwen had no choice but to make a ruthless move: "Before he died, he arranged to kidnap someone again!"
Xie Tingxing's eyes widened.
When he came this time, he must avenge his revenge, and by the way, he also wanted to help his brother.
If the direction is right, he must at least fish out some information, and now it really is!
"Hey, it's amazing this time? Disrespect and disrespect," Xie Tingxing calmed down, showing disbelief on the surface, and laughed at the other party, "Do you still know the specific steps, who will do the work, and whether the kidnapper is a man or a woman? Where did you hide him?"
"Of course I know!"
He Youwen knew that he couldn't say these words casually, but the alley was narrow, the surroundings were quiet, and there was no one else, so he led his people around Xie Tingxing, what was there to be afraid of
"I'm looking for the Qingsha gang, and they're two women, one big and one small, and the hiding place is—"
At this point, there was a sudden movement from the side of the wall.
Someone is approaching.
He Youwen's eyes tightened: "You brought someone here? You're trying to set me up"
Xie Tingxing rolled his eyes, broke free immediately, jumped to the side, and gestured behind him with the back of his hand to let the people who followed him approach.
He didn't think that the movement was made by his own people, and he didn't know where the annoying ghost got it from. He could feel that the people who followed him were very powerful, and they would never accidentally reveal their deeds.
But since someone has come, you can no longer be clumsy.
He was sure to lie to the little fat man, but he didn't want to kill himself, otherwise his brother would be very sad.
The people below understood very well, one of them immediately jumped to the distance, and shouted from a distance: "Young master—where are you, young master—"
He Youwen's scalp was numb, and he couldn't tell for a while whether Xie Tingxing dug a hole for him to jump in, or if he just passed by by accident and was caught by him accidentally.
The alley was long, and the sound of footsteps from far to near became clearer and clearer, and a young man in blue shirt appeared.
The man is tall, with sculpted eyebrows, two thin lips, serious smile, neatly combed hair, well-trimmed nails, no marks on the shoe, no wrinkle in the clothes on his body, and looks very clean.
Too clean.
He looked at He Youwen: "I recognize you, you are He Yuanqi's nephew."
He Youwen pursed his lips tightly and did not speak, but judging from his response, he knew the man in blue shirt.
The man in the blue shirt turned his head slightly, and his eyes fell on Xie Tingxing: "Who are you?"
Xie Tingxing immediately had a thought in his mind, and his eyes swept over the blue shirt man and He Youwen, who are they
The man in the blue shirt looked slightly displeased, pointing at Xie Tingxing who was facing him: "No matter who he is, he's very troublesome now."
Xie Tingxing frowned tightly.
This person feels very cold and solemn, and his unsmiling will often create a quiet atmosphere, which attracts subconscious respect, but this person is too cold, his eyes seem calm, but in fact they cover up a lot of gloom.
Xie Tingxing didn't like this person, including his clean shoes and clothes without a trace of gray.
"You don't have to worry about my affairs!" He Youwen was very upset, and growled, "It's not enough to scold my uncle to death, and you want to ruin my affairs?"
So this person is Long Qingfu
Xie Tingxing suddenly realized.
He had never met Long Qingfu himself before, only heard of this name, but the little fat man mentioned that his uncle was scolded to death by him, so there could be no second identity for this person.
Long Qingfu looked at He Youwen, and said in a cold voice, "Your uncle died of poison, it has nothing to do with me."
He Youwen clenched his fists: "Everyone is dead, there is no certificate to be against, naturally, what you say is what you say!"
"He Yuanqi is indeed guilty," Long Qingfu nodded slightly, "but the crime does not lead to death, and now the result is not what I want. I didn't kill Boren, but Boren died because of me. I still owe you, the He family, a favor." , today's matter, I can help you deal with it."
He looked at Xie Tingxing.
The ice-cold voice passed by his ears, Sen Leng's eyes turned around at the same time, Xie Tingxing's scalp went numb.
Long Qingfu pointed to Xie Tingxing: "Who is he?"
He Youwen: "Xie Er's younger brother."
"Oh? Xie Er's younger brother? The man and wife of the Chu family?" Long Qingfu seemed to be very interested in this, with a smile line drawn on the corner of his lips, and walked forward slowly.
Xie Tingxing felt something was wrong, and jumped back on one leg: "You, you, you, don't come here!"
He Youwen was also not very happy, and stood in front of Long Qingfu: "My prey, I will do it myself, I don't need your help!"
"So—" Long Qingfu lowered his brows and smiled lightly, and raised his voice, "You want to kill him?"
He Youwen was stunned.
He looked hesitant.
After all, ten-year-old children can get into trouble, be impulsive, fight, and hate soaring as if they dare to do anything, but they kill with their own hands...
"Children are timid, let me do it."
Long Qingfu straightened his sleeves slowly, his movements were as calm as his voice: "Being able to fight against you like this, this kid probably knows a lot of your secrets, and if things are not handled properly, problems will arise."
Xie Tingxing's palms were sweating, and his mouth was a little dry.
Unlike He Youwen's fake trick, he could tell that this person was serious and would really kill someone! He dared to plan to throw himself into a trap, but when he bumped into it and was caught by the little fat man, he was sure that the little fat man would not dare to do anything to him, but the one in front of him—
too dangerous!
Xie Tingxing looked conceited and could be dragged to the sky, but in fact he was very obedient, knowing that something was wrong, he immediately gestured vigorously to urge the people following him to come over quickly.
Your uncle and young master are going to be crushed to death!
Don't stop rolling over!
Waiting to be punished by Young Master Chu at home!
The guards naturally didn't dare to be negligent, all of them moved closer to the uncle and young master, only one, flew away at the leader's wink, and returned to report to the master.
…
In a pitch-black room, you can't see your fingers. The eyes are completely useless here, and there is no difference between opening and closing them.
"ah-"
Almost as soon as Qi Yingfei regained consciousness, she screamed in fright.
"Shhh—be quiet, it's okay, good girl—"
I couldn't see the other party in the dark, I just felt a pair of soft hands holding my own, a little cold, not as smooth as hers, but the palms were warm and powerful, and the soothing meaning was obvious.
Qi Yingfei paused, and the other party was-: "Miss sister?"
"It's not my young lady's age. My surname is Shen, and I'm the third in my family. If the little girl doesn't mind, you can call me San Niang."
Shen Sanniang woke up a little earlier than Qi Yingfei, and she was also scared when she woke up. Her hands and feet were tied to the pillars and she couldn't move, and she couldn't see anywhere. How could she not panic? But she realized right away that someone was with her.
She was sitting on the ground with iron chains tied to her feet, her back was leaning against a pillar, and her hands were tied behind her. She could feel that the other person was the same as her, tied back to back to the pillar, and she could feel the other person's clothes, which were as soft as water. It is the best silk and satin, only rich girls wear it like this.
Sure enough, when the person woke up and shouted, his voice was soft and fresh, she was just a little girl.
That's why she went directly to shake his hand.
Alone in a dark room, one can almost be driven crazy by fear, but two people rely on each other, support each other, and become each other's strength. Qi Yingfei paused, her heartbeat slowed down, and she gradually became less afraid.
As soon as she regained her senses, she noticed a question: "The surname is Shen... Sanniang... Sanniang is from Brother Xie's shop?"
Shen Sanniang was surprised: "How do you know?"
Qi Yingfei: "My brother is Qi Wenhai."
The family is doing business, my brother and Xie Tingyue are close, and she doesn't know what they are doing every day, but this Lan Yingbu, which no one else can snatch, my brother has the cheek to help her grab two. Shen Sanniang's name, I have also heard that the little girl is smart, she guessed the direction, and she guessed right.
Shen Sanniang also guessed: "You are Qi Yingfei!"
Qi Wenhai's direct sister is the only one.
Those who were in distress together were not completely unrelated strangers, Qi Yingfei bit her lip, and held Shen Sanniang's hand even tighter, as if afraid of what would happen if she let go: "Who... kidnapped us? Why, why?"
She has encountered such a thing not only once, the last time was when He Yuanqi touched her and forced her to watch disgusting things...
The little girl was frightened and trembled.
It took a long time for Shen Sanniang's voice to come out, with a sigh: "One you, one me, Qi's business and Xie's Lan Yingbu, probably related to business?"
She is only in charge of dyeing cloth in the dyeing workshop, not in business, but as one gets older, one needs to be more careful, to know more or less about the outside world, but the little girl's trembling...is too severe.
After thinking about it for a while, she remembered what happened at the May Banquet at the master's house.
He Yuanqi broke in and uttered nonsense, which spread throughout the capital. The exact facts were not clear, but she knew that the little girl must have been bullied by the other party.
Shen Sanniang couldn't help scolding He Yuanqi in her heart for not being a thing, greeting his ancestors for eighteen generations, and attacking a little girl, it's really heartbreaking!
One time was not enough, this He family came back for a second time, all of them were of the same kind, and the characters were bad!
"Be good, don't be afraid, I'll be with you, and I won't let anyone bully you," Shen Sanniang comforted Qi Yingfei's hand tightly, "My young master is a good man, he will definitely come and save us."
I just don't know if I can think of this direction.
It's better that Qi Wenhai is not a pedantic brother who only cares about women's reputation, he knows how to ask the young master for help, as long as there is news that both sides have lost their lives - the young master will definitely not miss this possibility.
Qi Yingfei was still trembling: "But it's so dark here, we don't even know where we are, brother... will they find it?"
"My young master is so smart, he will definitely find it!" Shen Sanniang was very firm, "It's just that we can't panic ourselves. If we panic, the shouting attracts others. I don't know what will happen. Come on, let's help each other and untie the ropes in our hands. .”
In fact, Shen Sanniang didn't have much real contact with Xie Tingyue. She was not a child of the family, but a hired person. Her first impression of him was based on rumors. Until her mother became seriously ill, Xie Tingyue gave her a ginseng.
A hundred-year-old ginseng is not something a servant like her can afford.
It is really not difficult to understand the affairs of the world, as long as you have the heart. Slowly, even if she didn't get in touch, Shen Sanniang knew that the young master is a good person, kind, generous, and very tolerant, but he also has a bottom line, and the most bottom line is probably his love for his younger brother.
She is not a person of any status, and she doesn't have much money to sell herself, but she just knows that the young master will not give up on her and will definitely save her.
The hands of the two were tied together, a little tight, and it took some strength to untie, but it was not difficult.
There is no way to untie the chain on the foot, it is iron, and there must be a key. It is impossible for two weak women to open it, and there is no tool to smash it.
Can't see like a blind man.
They could only grope with their hands, walking as far as the length of the chain allowed, to see what was in the room.
The room was clean and there was nothing. They couldn't even touch the walls, except the pillars that tied them. Maybe, it's not that there's nothing there, it's just that things have been removed and placed against the wall, and the chains aren't long enough to get there.
Shen Sanniang was a little discouraged: "There is no information..."
"No, there seems to be the sound of water," Qi Yingfei tugged at Shen Sanniang's sleeve, "Listen—"
Through the sealed wall, the sound is a little far away and not very clear, but if you listen carefully, you can really hear the sound of water, flowing water.
Shen Sanniang: "Is there a river near here?"
Qi Yingfei: "Nowadays in winter, the surface of the lake is frozen, and there can be the sound of flowing water..."
I'm afraid it's only—
"moat!"
The two women's spirits lifted, they could only be near here!
But thinking about the surrounding terrain in a blink of an eye, the two of them sighed again.
"The moat goes around the city, and the closest one is probably Nanshui Street on the edge of the city."
"Nanshui Street is full of shops, and the small shops all have at least five, six, seven or eight rooms. Even if the young master and the others are here, how can we find them?"
"There are many shops, so there are many people. Many people may have seen our traces."
"Not necessarily. There are so many people, but we can't hear any human voices. This room is probably very secret."
…
Chu Mu was falling behind Xie Tingyue, following three private houses in a row, not tired at all.
His wife is really wise and decisive, and she looks good at any time.
Although he knew that the two girls were in danger, and his heartstrings were slightly tensed, as long as he could see Xie Tingyue in his line of sight, he was really at peace and satisfied.
There was still no good news from Qi Wenhai, and Lu Li sent someone to tell him that this matter was indeed related to He Yuanqi, but it happened so suddenly that it would take time to find out. He thinks that He Yuanqi is dead, even if he can't stop the plan first, he has been arrested, and the subsequent plan will not continue. There is a high probability that Shen Sanniang and Qi Yingfei's lives are not in danger, but they are afraid of accidents.
He will do his best to track down and bring good news sooner.
This relaxation was almost seen by Xie Tingyue, Chu Mu immediately retracted his head, turned the wheelchair and hid behind the big tree.
Xie Tingyue was so thirsty, she was drinking water, when she looked into the distance, she saw a figure in white clothes, who seemed to be sitting in a wheelchair
Is it Chu Mu? !
But when he put down the kettle, the white figure disappeared again.
illusion
Xie Tingyue pinched the space between her eyebrows, thinking that she was thinking too much.
How could Chu Mu come to such a place? He should be watching Brother Xiong study at home now.
Brother Dong waited for Chu Mu to finish drinking the water, and asked, "Master, where are we going next?"
"this-"
Chu Mu's finger had just landed on another suburban private house on the blueprint, and his expression suddenly stopped.
I searched for three similar places in a row, but there was no clue. Could it be that he was looking in the wrong direction
People hide things in the most secret and private place, the so-called dark under the lights, the most dangerous place is the safest place, most people dare not take risks, only very smart people will use it, dare to use it.
He admits that He Yuanqi is a bit clever, but judging from his way of doing things, he doesn't look like a clumsy and wise man, if he really plays like this, he might get off the hook. The busiest place in the city has the most eyeliners everywhere. It is not easy to hide two people quietly without anyone knowing.
If He Yuanqi did this, he must have great confidence in that place. The private house will be confident, but it may also be found out, such as what Xie Tingyue is doing now.
Where else could he be confident
Xie Tingyue narrowed her eyes slightly, thinking of a direction—the place she often goes to.
Why do you go there often? Because of familiarity, because of confidence, outsiders will not know what they are talking about here, and even if they know, there are ways to solve it.
Xie Tingyue turned her slender fingertips and suddenly landed on a new landmark: a restaurant by the moat.
"Go here."