Chapter 201 Zhen Yufang
Gu Xixi and He Jinglan smiled at each other, "I told you, Sister Meng will definitely be able to predict that we have something to ask for."
She poured a cup of tea and placed it in front of Madam Meng, saying,
"I originally planned to go into the city tomorrow morning, do some shopping first, and then visit the Treasure Pavilion."
"No, it was a temporary change, so I rushed over this afternoon."
Madam Meng said cheerfully, "What is it? I will do my best to help you if I can."
Gu Xixi talked about the recent incident of the old bachelor following and spying on her.
"The old bachelor said that he had only met the person who hired him once before."
"The other party asked him to monitor Jinglan and wait for an opportunity to kidnap her within ten days."
"If the old bachelor can take Jinglan out of the village and send her to Zhenyufang without anyone noticing, he will be rewarded with one hundred taels of silver."
"This is no small matter," Mrs. Meng said with a serious expression.
She looked at He Jinglan, as if she had thought of something, and became more worried.
"You want to ask me about the details of Zhen Yufang?"
Gu Xixi nodded, "Yes, I heard that Zhen Yufang is in the jade and jade jewelry business, and is in the same line of business as Sister Meng. Perhaps you know something about them."
He Jinglan also said, "At present, we have only confirmed that the other party knows my identity and origin."
"But are they kidnapping for money, or for some other reason..."
"I want to confirm it."
Mrs. Meng said, "I bought a batch of scraps from him last month for inlay."
"The owner of Zhen Yufang is surnamed Zhen, he is over 40 years old and not from here."
"The shop opened two years ago, but I have never heard any suspicious rumors about him."
"If this store is connected to the kidnappers, I am at a loss as to how to figure it out."
The old bachelor didn't see the other person's true face, he just said it was a middle-aged man.
Due to insufficient clues, the team reached a deadlock when they reached Zhen Yufang.
He Jinglan said, "If you don't learn the tiger's school, how can you get the tiger cub? So I asked the old bachelor to send me to Zhen Yufang. I pretended to be unconscious in the sack and prepared a handful of poison prepared by Xixi."
"If anyone unties the sack, I'll catch them by surprise."
"No!" Gu Xixi and Madam Meng said in unison.
Madam Meng said softly to He Jinglan, "We don't know the other party's background, it's too dangerous to do this."
He Jinglan said, "It's okay. I still have my own secret guards. I just need to summon them and have them guard outside with Xixi and An Qinghe."
"We don't care who these people are. We just need to work together inside and outside to arrest them and then put them on trial!"
Madam Meng still firmly denied it, "This is still not appropriate. If you are sent in alone, what if the enemy is cunning and takes us by surprise?"
"If we are unable to rescue you outside and you are in danger, how can I explain to Cheng Ping?"
He Jinglan was startled and a little dumbfounded, "Cheng... Chengping?"
Gu Xixi reminded quietly, "It's the one you know."
She smiled awkwardly and looked at Madam Meng, "I was so anxious that I forgot to tell you that Madam Meng is Meng Chengping's eldest sister."
He Jinglan: “…”
Seeing Madam Meng looking at her tenderly with a smile, He Jinglan's cheeks immediately turned red.
"Stinky Xixi, why didn't you tell me earlier?"
Gu Xixi knew she was in the wrong, "Sorry, sorry, General Meng talked to you about his sister, I thought you knew."
Mrs. Meng knew that the girl was embarrassed, so she said considerately, "Today is a gathering for us women, so let's not talk about those stinky men."
She then changed the subject, "If the place to pick someone up is Zhen Yufang,"
"From what I understand, he is not an ordinary mountain bandit or bully."
Madam Meng raised her eyes and looked at Gu Xixi and He Jinglan. "The Zhen family is quite wealthy. We can estimate the approximate amount of money just by looking at the jade articles and materials in their shop."
"Plus, Zhen Yu Fang's business has been good in the past two years."
"I haven't heard any news about his family having water problems recently, so he probably isn't short of money."
Gu Xixi frowned, "If you are not short of money, then..."
She and He Jinglan turned their heads to look at each other almost at the same time, with fear in their eyes.
If it's not for money, then it's for evil intentions.
Gu Xixi thought about the reason why Master Liu came to Huachidu Village.
The news that Mu Nanzhao was alive had not yet been made public, so those people did not look for Gu Xixi for the time being, but instead targeted He Jinglan first? !
After all, He Jinglan is the legitimate daughter of the He family, and He Jinghui, the new head of the He family, will also be involved in this matter.
He Jinglan said with an unpleasant expression, "The day before yesterday, a shadow guard sent me a family letter saying that my brother has been very active in the court recently and has impeached several important officials. An elder in my family wanted me to write a letter to persuade my brother to offend less people, but I ignored it."
Gu Xixi suddenly realized.
It seems that He Jinghui has already started taking action in front of the stage.
He must have already discussed with Mu Nanzhao, Huo Jiang and others how to cooperate.
Gu Xixi whispered, "Some people must have found Jinglan's whereabouts and want to use her as a bargaining chip to restrain Lord He."
At this moment, the three women realized that things were getting serious, much more serious than they had originally imagined.
After a moment, He Jinglan said, "This won't work. We dealt with an old bachelor today, so they will definitely have other tricks up their sleeves."
"I can defend it once, but can I defend it ten times?"
"If we push them further, they will be implicated and harm others."
Gu Xixi nodded, "Indeed, I'm not afraid of thieves stealing, I'm afraid of thieves thinking about it."
Madam Meng pondered and said, "How can we solve this problem once and for all? Otherwise, let's report it to the police."
She quickly rejected the idea, "No, there is no evidence, the government cannot arrest anyone."
"Reporting to the authorities would only alert the enemy and would not stop their secret activities."
He Jinglan said, "Let's use the method I said. Let me go!"
Mrs. Meng was also very persistent, "No!"
She said worriedly, "It's just that no letters can be sent to the military camp since the war. Otherwise, I should ask Chengping to find a way to protect you."
While the two were talking, Gu Xixi was frowning and thinking.
After a while, she said calmly, "We don't have to do anything, just wait and see."
Madam Meng and He Jinglan were surprised.
He Jinglan said, "Didn't you say that we should sit in a conspicuous place in the teahouse to lure the snake out of its hole?"
"Now that we are sure that these are not ordinary kidnappers, we can't just sit there and watch."
"Zhen Yufang is clearly someone's secret agent stationed in the northwest. My life or death doesn't matter, but we can't send a message now. What if these bad guys are..."
Because Madam Meng is present, the less she knows about future chaos, the safer she will be.
He Jinglan paused and said cryptically, "What should we do if we stab the Northwest Army in the back?"
At such a tense moment, Gu Xixi's lips curled up into a relaxed smile.
"Jinglan, you forgot that this northwest is General Huo's northwest."
"Even someone as narcissistic as me has to admit that the Northwest is completely under the control of General Huo."
"So, Zhen Yu Fang... maybe someone allowed it to exist."
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