Xiao Hechuan recognized the little beggar at a glance. Seeing him running towards him breathlessly, as if he had something urgent to do, he had a bad feeling in his heart.
"Slow down, what's wrong with you? What happened? Where's your brother?"
The little beggar hadn't even caught his breath when he rushed to report:
"My benefactor...something bad has happened. My sister has been captured by the bad guys!"
"Sister?" Xiao Hechuan frowned when he heard that. Seeing that he didn't understand, the little beggar explained:
"It's your wife, benefactor, who was captured by the bad guys!"
Hearing this, Xiao Hechuan's eyebrows jumped violently and his hands clenched violently under his sleeves, but he did not lose his composure. Instead, he calmly asked the little beggar what had happened.
The little beggar told Xiao Hechuan everything he saw, and told him that his brother had followed them quietly, but no one knew where he went.
Xiao Hechuan didn't have time to think about who was retaliating for the time being, but instead thought about a response plan.
Coincidentally, Sima Mansion was right in front of him, so he turned back without hesitation.
At this time, all the students who participated in the provincial examination had already come out, and the gate of the government office was about to close. At the last moment, he stepped into the government office, but the yamen runners stopped him with a killing stick:
"Dear candidate, the provincial examination has ended. You are not allowed to enter the government office at will!"
"I want to see Lord Sima. My wife has been kidnapped by criminals and her whereabouts are unknown. I want to report the case!"
Now, the prefect of Jeju is temporarily under the jurisdiction of Lord Sima, and the new prefect has not yet taken office, so he must take care of these matters.
When the yamen runners heard this, they exchanged glances and went to report to Sima. Sima happened to be carrying all the test papers for the day and preparing to meet the governor when he heard the yamen runner come to report that someone wanted to report a case.
When he saw Xiao Hechuan, Lord Sima recognized him at a glance as the candidate who had written a perfect test paper today, so he was very impressed. After listening to his description, he sent the yamen runners out to find him without hesitation.
Based on the missing location provided by the little beggar, they began to expand the search range, and Xiao Hechuan also followed to look for people.
It is broad daylight now. Those criminals who kidnapped people will definitely not take the main road where there are many people and they can be seen clearly, so we can just look for them in a remote place.
As for their purpose, whether it was to make money or to kill, it was unknown. Lord Sima asked Xiao Hechuan whether his wife had offended anyone or had any conflicts of interest with anyone, and made a guess based on where he would start.
Who could Jiang Sui have offended? She had always been flawless in her dealings with others, and her business reputation was widely praised. No matter where she went, she would only hear people praising her.
Moreover, Jiang Sui’s restaurant is still in the planning stage and has not even opened yet, so how can there be any conflict of interest?
It couldn't be that Xiao Ji's two noodle shops, whose monthly income was no more than a hundred taels of silver, were involved in some conflict of interest, right?
Looking at the entire Jeju City, only Ye Shu and Jiang Sui are at odds with each other, and Ye Shu is a vicious person who will never let go of any grudge. Last time, because of the screen incident, she was severely punished by Ye Congwen and sent to a temple to live a hard life for several months. Apart from her, who else could she be resentful of Jiang Sui for?
Thinking of this, Xiao Hechuan's eyes became extremely gloomy, even revealing murderous intent.
Ye Shu, he will definitely make her pay the price in the most humiliating way!
Lord Sima sent out dozens of yamen runners to start searching the place where Jiang Sui disappeared. The little beggar had been following Xiao Hechuan. He was also worried that his brother might be in danger.
On the other side, the beggar brother followed those criminals all the way to a very remote and dilapidated temple dedicated to gods that had been in disrepair for a long time.
There are many such small temples in Jeju City, where various gods are enshrined. However, due to the lack of incense and no one to take care of them, they have been abandoned over time and have become a resting place for many homeless people.
There were several young beggars living in this small temple. Several gangsters carried Jiang Sui into the temple. When the young beggars inside saw him, they all became defensive.
The kidnappers had their faces covered with veils, so their faces could not be seen clearly. They released Jiang Sui from the sack in front of several beggars. Jiang Sui was still unconscious.
They were indeed invited by Ye Shu. Ye Shu asked them to find an opportunity to kidnap the man and throw him into a beggars' den so that the beggars could ruin her reputation.
Her main point is that if she can't get it, no one else can have it. She just doesn't believe that Jiang Sui has been defiled by beggars one after another, so how can Xiao Hechuan still want her?
She also wanted her to have a taste of that fear, to be discarded like a rag.
Didn't she give people a good feeling? Then she wanted to see if she could still smile and be good after this incident. What she was best at was destroying beauty!
Several young beggars were a little scared, and wanted to run out of the dilapidated temple one by one. It was obvious that these bad guys were going to do something bad. They were all homeless vagrants, so they had to be careful not to bring disaster upon themselves.
As a result, one of the criminals said:
"Stop, this beautiful young lady is given to you guys, but you have to serve her well, hehehe!"
After saying that, he started laughing, and his laughter was extremely disgusting.
"This, this is not good!"
One of the beggars lowered his head, hunched over and muttered something, looking very cowardly.
"Look at how cowardly you are. You don't even want something that's delivered to your door. Don't worry, this girl is still unconscious and won't wake up for a while. You can do whatever you want to her. Just remember, don't kill her!"
As long as people are alive, there won't be any big problems. Just do things cleanly and don't leave any evidence.
But if the person is dead, it will be a big deal. It will alert the government and once a thorough investigation is launched, there will be a risk of being discovered as everything is linked together.
In the feudal ancient society, things like this happened frequently. The disputes within the wealthy families often resulted in the destruction of people's innocence, such as the treatment of Jiang Sui, who was defiled for no reason and was killed by the dirtiest beggar. For women in ancient times, innocence and reputation were the most important things. Once lost, in this old society, they would become rats crossing the street, hated by everyone, and despised and scorned by everyone, with no place to stay.
After hearing this, the young beggars became a little excited. The girl lying on the ground had fair skin, beautiful looks, and a delicate and soft body. Just by looking at her, they felt that she must smell fragrant.
Beggars are the lowest of the low. They have no dignity no matter where they are. Most of them have twisted psychology and are world-weary. Some of them even have brain problems, otherwise they would not become beggars at such a young age with hands and feet.
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