Chapter 83 Behind the Scenes (fourth update)
Ever since he heard that there was a kidnapper in the town, he was so scared that the cup in his hand almost fell to the ground. He didn't even have time to change his clothes that were soaked by tea, and hurriedly called two people to go with him to see what was going on.
There had been cases of children and young girls being abducted in the town before, and the county magistrate was furious at the time, accusing him of being a poor judge of his subordinates and allowing such a thing to happen.
Gong Qingsheng also felt very embarrassed, and even his authority in the town seemed to have been reduced a little.
In short, he was very unhappy about the kidnapping incident in the town during the Lantern Festival.
Now, more than two months have passed and this kind of thing happened again. Gong Qingsheng took it very seriously and secretly made up his mind that he must catch the kidnapper no matter what.
But when he followed the messenger to the place, he saw two strong men who had been beaten like pigs and tied up like dumplings, and an elderly woman who was huddled up on the ground and unable to get up.
Also crying and gasping for breath were Lin San and his wife Ma, who had lost their daughter earlier.
"What's going on?" Gong Qingsheng wiped the sweat from his forehead and breathed a sigh of relief.
Now that the man has been caught and there are no other victims, it seems that the kidnapper was caught before he could succeed.
Fortunately, it's not too late to try to save the situation. He can still keep his position as a pavilion chief and maybe even make some small contribution because of it.
"Captain, this is what happened. I was working at home when I heard someone outside shouting about dividing the money or something, so I came out to see what was going on. But before I could even start to see what was going on, I heard someone shouting that there was a kidnapper. I was so shocked that I rushed forward to see what kind of black-hearted people dared to run wild in our town."
"As soon as I ran up to them, I saw the two bastards running away. When I saw this, I was no longer hesitant. Why would they run if they weren't kidnappers? They must have done something wrong and were so scared. So I quickly chased them. These two bastards ran pretty fast. It took a lot of effort to stop them. You punched me and I kicked you. After we both let out a sigh of relief, I tied them up with ropes and waited for you to come."
Among the crowd, there was a man named Zeng Shunzi who gave a vivid account of the event.
"What about this person?" Gong Qingsheng pointed at the old lady curled up on the ground.
"We are here to catch these two bastards. We saw this old woman from a distance, cursing and saying that the two bastards are useless and can only cause trouble. We knew they were accomplices, so we tied them up. We just asked the two bastards and they said that the three of them were in the same group!"
Zeng Shunzi went on to say, "It is said that this black-hearted old woman went to scout the place first, and when she saw someone she was right, she would come forward and try to get close to him. After a few days, when they were almost familiar with each other, she would trick a child or a young girl into sending her home. When they got to a place with few people, she would let those two bastards tie up the person, find a suitable opportunity to transport him out, and then sell him for money..."
"My poor daughter, I don't know where you are now, and whether you are still alive or not..." Ma, whose crying had gradually subsided, started wailing again after hearing Zeng Shunzi's words, and pounced on the three men and started scratching them.
He even asked in a stern voice: "Tell me, were you the ones who deceived my daughter away? Where did you sell my daughter to? Tell me now!"
"Hurry up and tell me!"
Seeing that the three men were silent, Ma angrily raised her hand and hit the three men.
No one present tried to stop him.
The pain of losing her daughter was heart-wrenching, and Ma was extremely sad. It was only right for her to slap these damn beasts a few times to vent her anger.
Some people were so sad that they couldn't help but wipe away their tears.
Zeng Shunzi also sighed and said to Gong Qingsheng: "Captain, you have also seen it. When Ma Saozi heard that the kidnapper was caught, she ran over without even putting on her shoes, crying and beating, and asked those three beasts for their daughter. So we..."
Didn't stop me.
"You've done so many evil things, shouldn't you be beaten now?" Gong Qingsheng looked at the three men with disgust in his eyes, and shouted, "Tell the truth, was it you three who abducted Lin Cuilan, the daughter of Lin San and the Ma family?"
"Tell the truth now. If you can help us find the person, I can then speak to the county magistrate and maybe you can save your life. But if you don't tell the truth, once you enter the county government, it won't be that easy to survive!"
"Sir, spare my life..." One of the strong men was tied up like a dumpling and couldn't get up. He just leaned against the wall and kowtowed like a chicken pecking at rice. "This is really the first time we come here. We have never kidnapped anyone here before. The girl this aunt is talking about is really not ours."
"Besides, we didn't want to come here in the first place. In this town, we see people everywhere. Not only do we know most of them, but the area is also small and we are easily discovered..."
"If you don't want to come, then why did you come?" Gong Qingsheng was very dissatisfied with this answer.
Did he think that their town was easy to bully? Or did he think that he, the head of the pavilion, was easy to bully?
"Sir, if I tell you, you have to plead for us in front of the county magistrate and save our lives..."
Gong Qingsheng's face was gloomy, and he snorted coldly. Knowing that he was impatient, he did not dare to mention the matter again, and said hurriedly: "Someone paid us to kidnap someone, and said that the money from the sale was not wanted, so we just split it, so we took the risk to come here..."
I never thought that I would be caught red-handed as soon as I came here.
If I had known earlier, I should not have been greedy for this little money. I should have found a safe place and found a suitable person to kidnap.
"You useless thing. You get scared like this just by a few words. You blurt out all sorts of nonsense. Do you still want money?" The old lady lying on the ground cursed.
"You want money? You have to live to spend it. You're still saying such unrepentant words at this point. I really want to take your heart out and take a closer look to see whether it's red or black!"
Gong Qingsheng yelled angrily, but his brows were furrowed even tighter.
Someone else gave money and specified the person to be kidnapped. This is no different from hiring someone to kill someone! It seems that the matter here is really not that simple. It must be handed over to the county government as soon as possible, and let the county magistrate investigate the case carefully and find out the reasons. Find out the real culprit behind the scenes and don't let any evildoer go.
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