Having been in the officialdom for so many years, he also climbed up step by step from the filthy quagmire to where he is today, with success and fame, marrying the daughter of a cabinet minister, and securing a lucrative position in the Textile Bureau. Those who thought he was weak and could be bullied were wrong.
He wanted to let them all know who they could touch and who they couldn't afford to offend!
The room was silent for a moment, and Hong Xinyuan quickly took a deep breath and responded. Looking at Cheng Qi in front of him, he ordered word by word: "Write to the prefect of Shanxi. Didn't they say that many escort agencies in various places have lost people recently? I don't believe that every branch of Ping An Escort Agency is fake. If they all lost people, it means that these escort agencies themselves have some kind of connection."
Cheng Qi replied with a "yes" and said dutifully, "Yes, my subordinates think so too. There are not so many coincidences in this world. This is not the first time that Ping An Escort Agency has had an accident. We have found out before that they have lost other girls who were escorting the escort many times. And it is not just one or two, but as many as 20 to 30 in half a year! The girls who were lost are not from ordinary families. Girls from ordinary families cannot afford so many powerful escorts. This shows that the girl's case is not an isolated case... It's just that the Xie family is well-known in Shanxi. After all, they are the local tyrants in Jingxi. In my opinion, it is impossible for Jingxi to give an explanation if they keep an eye on them. The local government must be protecting them. Now it seems that we should start with our side. Don't we still have a few escorts? We should torture them severely. No matter what means we use, we will make them give some useful clues first..."
These are all true.
Even the butler next to him couldn't help but agree: "I also think what you said is right, sir. The most urgent thing now is to find the girl first, otherwise it will be too late. Those escorts said some nonsense before, and now it seems that they didn't tell the truth at all. I will interrogate them now. If they don't tell the truth, I will kill them!"
Hong Xinyuan did not hesitate any longer and immediately agreed: "Go, if you don't have enough manpower, go ask the people in the prefectural government for help. If they don't tell the truth today, kill them!"
The people below responded one after another.
Before Hong Xinyuan had time to sit down for a moment, news came from the inner courtyard that something had happened to Mrs. Hong.
He hurried to the inner courtyard again with smoke coming out of his nostrils.
Mrs. Hong could no longer bear the tremendous pressure. Her daughter had been missing for two or three days. Every extra day meant more danger and more rumors.
If she delays any longer, her reputation for the rest of her life will be ruined, and future daughters in the family will inevitably be influenced by her daughter. Whenever she thinks of this, she feels horrified.
Because she heard outside that there was no movement, she couldn't help but faint.
When Hong Xinyuan arrived, she had just been awakened by the doctor's golden needle. After drinking a mouthful of bitter medicine, she looked at Master Hong with tears in her eyes: "Master, I dreamed of Ah He again. Ah He was captured by the bad guys and kept begging us to save her, but how can we save her..."
Hong Xinyuan took a few steps forward and held her hand. He endured the rage in his heart and gently advised her: "It's not as scary as you think. I have found some clues. The people below are doing their best to investigate. In addition, we have the help of my father-in-law. Even if he was really kidnapped, those people will have to consider our weight and dare not act recklessly. Don't scare yourself..."
Mrs. Hong couldn't help crying: "You are lying! I asked Xing'er's wife and others to find out, and they said there is no news at all. They also said that you have been sitting in the study all night without any movement, and now..."
Hong Xinyuan was so dizzy from the torment that it took him a while to calm her down. Then he heard a sudden noise outside.
Xing'er's wife rushed in without even notifying them. When she saw them kneeling on the ground, she said, "Master and Madam! Someone is coming outside! Someone from Yingtian Prefecture has come and wants to see the master!"
Hong Xinyuan's eyebrows jumped, and he immediately grabbed Mrs. Hong's hand: "Don't move, there should be news about Ah He. I'll go out and take a look. If there is any news, I will send someone in to inform you. You just wait for the news."
Mrs. Hong didn't dare to add to his troubles at this time, and hurriedly agreed: "Don't worry, go quickly! Go quickly!"
Hong Xinyuan tidied his clothes and rushed out without caring about anything else. When he arrived at the study, he saw the officials from Yingtian Prefecture. He couldn't help but take a deep breath and asked them, "How is it? Is there any news from Yingtian Prefecture?"
"To reply to your question." The leading officer was still in his official uniform. He looked at him and bowed respectfully. "Our master asked us to deliver a letter to you. He said that the robbers who kidnapped the girl at that time, according to our investigation, went all the way to the north. They should... should go outside the Great Wall."
Outside the customs?!
Why is it outside the customs again?!
Of course he knew what the area outside the Great Wall was; that was the Tatars’ territory!
If his daughter was sent there... ... He suddenly remembered that there have always been some black-hearted businessmen who were engaged in the flesh trade. They collected many young and beautiful girls from the south, sent them outside the Great Wall, and sold them to the Tatars.
Those Tatar women are all rough and frivolous, not at all as attractive as the beautiful girls from Jiangnan.
These girls were sold to the Tatar dignitaries and basically fetched a very considerable price.
It is also because of this that human kidnapping cannot be stopped despite repeated bans, and even under severe punishment, there are still people willing to take risks.
He leaned on the table, and even though he had prepared himself mentally, he was still almost falling down in anxiety. After a while, he sorted out his thoughts and asked the officials in front of him: "Is what you said true?"
The officers nodded one by one, and the leader sighed solemnly: "These cases have actually been reported since half a year ago. First, a person was found. He used to be a soldier, and later returned to his hometown to become a bodyguard. Later, it was discovered that he had sold almost all the girls in the same village, and then he was discovered. But when we went to arrest him, he had already run away. I don’t know where he ran to... .."
"I later learned that these people were desperate criminals who would give up everything for the sake of money..." The officer sighed and looked at him: "It must be these people who kidnapped your daughter."
Hong Xinyuan's face was pale.