When Su Xiaopei arrived at Ningfu Temple, a lot of people had gathered outside the temple and at the foot of the mountain.
Fu Yin and Qin Dezheng waited for the fast horse to arrive, a little earlier than Su Xiaopei's carriage. It was a group of mountain bandits who robbed the temple, and all the sister-in-law and the believers who came to offer incense were trapped inside. Previously, a robber came out with a knife on his sister-in-law to shout, and made two requests: First, Su Xiaopei, the female teacher of the government office, should arrive quickly, and second, the government government should prepare three hundred taels of gold and one thousand taels of silver, with 20 cents. Pack a bag and throw it into the nunnery. In addition, 20 fast horses must be prepared. If one of the above conditions is missing, the nunnery will be killed and the temple will be burned.
The robbers said they were going to burn the nunnery, which was already prepared. The entrance of the nunnery was covered with dry straw soaked in kerosene. When the robbers brought his sister-in-law in and shouted, the big guy looked inside from the door and saw that the nunnery was covered with dry straw soaked in oil. and cloth. Everyone took a deep breath when they saw it.
Lord Fu Yin had ordered officials to surround the temple and nunnery, and sent several people to jump over the eaves to check. Unexpectedly, those people screamed and fell down as soon as they climbed over the wall. Two people were injured by poisonous nails hidden on the wall, one was injured by a dark arrow shot from the temple, and the other was beaten down just after climbing over the wall.
The robbers shouted through the temple gate: "Don't even think about sneaking in. The three-story courtyard of this nunnery is now detained in every courtyard. If something goes wrong, we will kill and burn the temple. This is not the case. If you are joking with Er and others, try it if you have the ability, do we dare?"
The governor didn't dare to teach people to sneak in and attack again. When he saw Su Xiaopei's arrival, he quickly said, "Miss Su, these gangsters are clamoring for you to come, and I don't know why."
Su Xiaopei asked the robbers' demands, and asked if anyone was injured or not. Qin Dezheng answered them one by one. According to people nearby, there are nearly 20 aunts in the nunnery, and there are not many pilgrims today. When the bandits broke in, a few pilgrims escaped in the chaos. They only said that the bandits covered their faces and held swords. Murderous. But no one can say exactly how many people were trapped inside, and because the bandits broke in from different places, and the people who escaped were panicked, it was impossible to say how many bandits were inside.
"They demanded twenty bags of gold and silver, and twenty fast horses. Twenty people, I think."
At this time, an official came in a hurry, "Sir, it's finished. This is the construction plan of Ningfu Temple." Three small Buddhist halls, as well as Jifangzhaifang and the residences of the sisters-in-law, etc.
The governor frowned and watched, discussing with Qin Dezheng how to arrange manpower to rescue the hostages, but after a rough ponder, it is indeed difficult to do, and the situation inside is unknown, and the robbers are well-prepared and prepared, if there is an accident , to bring about the disaster of burning temples and killing people, how can he, the governor of the government, afford it. Qin Dezheng also said that the storm was too dangerous, and the lives of the robbed sister-in-law and the pilgrims could not be guaranteed, and they had to take a long-term plan.
"But they can't give the money they want. Once this case is opened, what will be the prestige of the government in the future? If we teach these bandits to step on our head, the court will not be able to follow it." The governor thought for a while, "In any case, , stabilize the bandits first, Mo Qiang rejects them, and wait for the opportunity to move before delaying." He and Qin Dezheng calculated the available manpower on hand, and quickly arranged for dispatch.
"They didn't say when." Su Xiaopei suddenly said.
"What?" Everyone turned to look at her.
"They didn't say when the bank will be handed over."
"They also asked for Miss Su to come." A master on the side reminded
"Yes, they didn't say when I would arrive." Su Xiaopei just finished speaking when he heard a commotion at the nunnery gate. It turned out that the gate was opened, and a nun dressed up so frightened that his face turned pale. She was moving out tremblingly, with a large knife on her neck.
The officials who were guarding the door were waiting, and the governor and Qin De rushed over in great strides. Su Xiaopei remained motionless: "Don't teach them to know that I'm here."
Qin Dezheng and Fu Yin and the others nodded and hurried to the gate.
The aunt at the gate was shouting loudly, "Don't come here, don't come near me." A masked man stood behind her with a bright knife on her neck, and the masked man behind him was alert and half-covered his body. Behind the gate, use my sister-in-law's body to block my own figure. The sister-in-law's voice was already crying, "He said, if anyone gets close, he will kill me."
The governor shouted loudly to the masked man behind the sister-in-law, "How are you doing?"
The man ignored it and only pressed the knife in his hand, which left a bloodstain on my sister-in-law's neck.
With tears in her eyes, the sister-in-law put a stick of incense in her hand in front of the gate, then she raised her face and sobbed: "If, if this incense stick is finished, the lady teacher is not there yet, they They will kill one person. If the second incense stick is not reached, they will kill another person." She trembled, tears running down her cheeks, "Kill until all of them are killed."
Everyone was startled. The governor and Qin De were looking at each other, and the master beside him subconsciously looked at where Su Xiaopei was standing. Bai Yulang clenched his teeth and clenched the handle of the knife. He really wanted to kill all these vicious thieves with one knife.
The governor asked loudly, "What do you want to do with Master Su? We still need some time to prepare money and silver. What do you plan to do with Master Su?"
The robber didn't answer, didn't speak, and took the sister-in-law in again.
Ran Feize had a good ear, and could hear what the sister-in-law said clearly, and whispered it to Su Xiaopei. Su Xiaopei nodded: "The time request for me has come out, but I haven't said when I will pay the money. It is estimated that this time will be tied to me."
Ran Feize reached out and shook her hand, Su Xiaopei backhanded him: "We agreed, strong man, be calm, don't panic, you believe me, I will be safe."
Ran Feize was waiting for a reply when the governor and Qin Dezheng rushed over again. "Miss Su, you saw it. If you don't get it, they will kill you. The money issue can be delayed for a while, but the incense in front of the door can't be delayed."
"I know." Su Xiaopei nodded, "Let it burn again."
What? Fu Yin and the others were anxious, but there was nothing they could do. Sending Su Xiaopei out to be at the mercy of others is not the act of a gentleman, but if Su Xiaopei kills those bandits, he cannot afford to take the risk. The governor's brows furrowed tightly.
However, Su Xiaopei ignored them and said to Ran Feize, "I have the body stone you gave me to protect my body."
Ran Feize nodded. In front of everyone, he didn't want to say anything else, he just squeezed her hand hard, they all discussed it, he shouldn't panic, the more trouble he encounters, the more calm he needs to be, she needs his calm
Su Xiaopei didn't say that he was going to go there soon, and it was hard for others to rush him, but all eyes were on Su Xiaopei, Su Xiaopei stared at his toes, not knowing what he was thinking. Fu Yin and Qin Dezheng took out the map again to discuss the possibility of winning by storm. One after another, officials surveyed the surrounding terrain and returned to report, and everyone gathered around to discuss in a low voice.
At this time, Su Xiaopei suddenly said, "Let's go."
Everyone was stunned, and quickly followed Su Xiaopei to the gate of the temple. Two-thirds of the incense at the door has been burned. Su Xiaopei squatted at the door and looked at it. He didn't rush to shout, and just looked at the incense. The governor cleared his throat and said, "Miss Su, talk to those gangsters first, and stabilize them. We will all act as we see fit, and we will definitely keep you safe."
Su Xiaopei shook his head, thanked the governor, and said, "My lord, it is not advisable to attack by force, it is a matter of opportunity, please allow me to deal with those bandits first. They and the little girl who killed the hunter last time. It’s the same group of people, and the people who do it are different, but the same person is behind the scenes.”
"How do you know?" Although the other party appointed Su Xiaopei to come over and let the governor vaguely infer that it was related to the previous incidents, but this time the bandit act|things were different from the past, so he was not sure yet.
"In my hometown, the pronunciation of Buddha means 'fourth'." Su Xiaopei looked at Ran Feize, who was also looking at her. Su Xiaopei nodded at him, and then turned to the governor: "So, my lord, this is not a simple act of robbing people for money, no matter what happens after that, I hope you will be calm and cautious, don't act rashly, delay if you can, don't attack, I will Find a way to deal with them."
After she said this, she looked at the incense that was about to burn out, and stepped forward and knocked on the door of the temple. After stepping back, he stood beside Ran Feize
The door was quickly opened, and it was the sister-in-law and the big masked man just now. The knife was resting on my sister-in-law's neck, and the big man was still half-hidden behind the door, shielding himself with his sister-in-law's body.
"I'm Su Xiaopei, I'm here, how are you doing?"
Maybe the big man didn't expect Su Xiaopei to be so fearless, so he was a little stunned. Then he quickly said: "Very good. Then the life of the sister-in-law in this whole nunnery is up to you."
"Really? Big brother is really easy to talk. Would you use me for all of them to come out? I'd like to. I'll go in. Big brother let them all go."
"You want to be beautiful." The big man drank, and as soon as the knife in his hand was forced, a shallow blood mark was pressed on the aunt's neck.
"Isn't it like this?" Su Xiaopei raised his brows, "Then eldest brother, what do you want to do?"
"Come in." The big man said.
"What are you doing in there?"
"I'll tell you when you come in."
"Does my eldest brother think I look like a fool?" Su Xiaopei smiled, "If the conditions were not negotiated, let me go into the tiger's den, and I would be like my eldest brother. Will eldest brother be willing?"
"Life is in my hands." The big man said fiercely, "If you don't obey, then kill them."
"It's not my life." Su Xiaopei answered quickly, "usually we play like this. You ask for money, we will find a way to give it, if you ask to kill me, we have to find a reason that I feel is suitable to send it. Come to the door and let you kill. You take someone else's life and say let me in, how dare I? If you say I go in and you let everyone go, let's discuss how to do this process. After all, you don't worry if I don't go there We don't feel relieved if the sister-in-law inside doesn't come out, so you can see that there is something negotiable about this exchange. But you don't discuss anything, just say that if you let me in, I have the heart to sacrifice myself and save others. The strong man beside me can't agree. If he pulls me away, you won't have to play, don't you think?"
She didn't wait for the man to react, and quickly continued: "You just say what you want me to do, let's discuss the conditions. If I can do it, I can get the lives of my sister-in-law and girls back. I will naturally consider it. If you want to kill them and show me now, I will leave immediately. I will teach you all to go to hell."
The man really thought of her babbling nonsense and killed one to show her, but after hearing Su Xiaopei's last sentence, he hesitated.
"Everything is negotiable. I know you don't want me to die, and you know that as long as one of the sister-in-law and girls here dies, you will be in big trouble. Someone asks you to do things, and you can get money, and it seems that Jin Qiancheng, it sounds good. And we just want no one to die. You see, what everyone wants does not conflict, and it is easy to discuss. "
The man rolled his eyes and shouted, "You wait."
The door closed again. After a while, the door opened again, and this time it was fully open. On either side of the door was a masked man holding a niece with a knife. The masked man just now said, "Su Xiaopei, come in and keep walking. There is a coffin in front of you not far from the Buddha Hall, can you see it?"
Su Xiaopei saw it. The red coffin was the same color as the one that contained Liu Xiang's corpse. Others also saw it, and their faces changed.
The big man smiled coldly: "You lie in, every hour after lying down, we will let go of a sister-in-law. Before all the sister-in-laws leave, if the money and silver are not delivered, we will kill you." The big man said Said a little proudly: "How, the exchange conditions are satisfactory. You don't have to die, and the sister-in-law doesn't have to die. The adults also have enough time to prepare the money and horses we need. Fair enough."
In a coffin? Is it enough to lie down and let people go? Everyone looked at Su Xiaopei.
Su Xiaopei's face was not very good-looking. She said, "When I lie in, will you put the lid on the coffin?"
"That's natural. If the coffin is not covered, it's still called a coffin?" The big man snorted coldly.
"The back of the coffin must have been dug and covered, and you will crucify it and put me in the pit, right?" Su Xiaopei said this, everyone gasped. gas
The big man was stunned for a moment, and said, "You're smart, don't worry, there's a hole in the cover, it won't suffocate you, and we don't fill the soil, you just need to sleep in it, and the sisters will leave it all Come out, if the adults cherish your life and prepare the money and money early, you will be safe. If we don’t close the door, your people can see the coffin and know that you are fine, but don’t be delusional. We rushed in, and there were tarpaulins everywhere, even in the coffin, if we found anything wrong, we would kill the hostages, burn the temple and burn the coffin.”
Su Xiaopei didn't speak, just looked at the red coffin from a distance.
Don't kill her? The experiment of mental torture has gone a step further. This time, I want to try it. Will she get claustrophobic
The author has something to say: I wanted to do more, but I moved tomorrow, I have been cleaning up today, and I probably won't be able to do more tomorrow. I will try to do more when I have more time to clean up, and sprint to the finale~ ~~