0p0 Chapter 291 Kidnapping for Blackmail
Chapter 291 Kidnapping for Blackmail
"It's not me, it's my friend." Gu Feiyan said, pointing his finger at Li Xiaoxiao beside him.
The moment the prefect saw Li Xiaoxiao, he recognized her. He remembered that not long ago, this girl and her grandfather had broken off their engagement in the yamen. It had caused quite a stir at the time, so he remembered it clearly.
"Your Excellency the Prefect, we meet again. I'm sorry to trouble you again this time." Li Xiaoxiao said straight to the point.
"What do you want to report? Please tell me in detail." The prefect saw Li Xiaoxiao's serious look and knew it was no small matter.
"I would like to thank the prefect first. I wonder if the prefect has heard about the Yong'an Marquis Mansion and found their long-lost daughter?"
"I've heard a little about this." The prefect thought for a moment and nodded. He had also accidentally heard his wife mention this kind of matter in the rear house once, but he didn't know why Li Xiaoxiao mentioned it.
"The daughter that Yong'an Marquis's Mansion found is my mother. My mother and my sister went out together this morning. Unexpectedly, the horses got frightened halfway and ran all the way out of the city. When the servants found them, they were gone. So, I suspect someone has kidnapped my mother and my sister. Please send someone to investigate."
Li Xiaoxiao deliberately told the prefect about her mother's identity. If she was just a commoner, even if the prefect was honest and upright, he would not care as much as someone with a noble identity.
Not only him, but also the yamen runners who went out to look for "will be more loyal to their duties. This is human nature". When facing people with higher status than themselves, they will always inexplicably feel a kind of awe.
"Missing, are you sure they are missing?" The prefect frowned. The security in the capital has always been very good. It is really rare for two living people to disappear in broad daylight.
Moreover, even though the eldest daughter of the Yong'an Marquis's Mansion has been missing for many years, her identity is still there. If she were an ordinary person, she would not seek trouble for herself. Could it be that she has a grudge with someone?
As if seeing what the prefect was thinking, Li Xiaoxiao took the initiative to speak: "Prefect, my mother came to the capital a few months ago and has never had any grievances with anyone, let alone any enemies."
The prefect was surprised at Li Xiaoxiao's intelligence, and was able to guess what was in his mind. He looked at her with a higher opinion and said, "In that case, I will send someone out to investigate now. You just go back and wait. I will inform you in time when I have any news."
"Thank you very much, Your Excellency the Prefect." Li Xiaoxiao thanked him repeatedly and told the Prefect her address before leaving the yamen with Gu Feiyan.
Li Xiaoxiao came out of the yamen with a worried look on his face. Today was supposed to be a good day, but someone came to cause trouble. As for Li Dahai, if he couldn't find him by evening, he would tell him. If one more person knew, it would only cause more trouble.
"Xiaoxiao, don't worry. I'll go back now and ask the people in my house to come out and look for him. If he's still in the capital, I believe that with so many people we can definitely find him."
Gu Feiyan had no other choice at this time. He also wondered if it was Si Weizhong who did it, because apart from him, it seemed that no one else had a grudge against Li Xiaoxiao.
"Thank you very much." At this point, Li Xiaoxiao did not refuse. One more person looking for her would always mean more hope.
When Li Xiaoxiao returned to the restaurant again, Si Er happened to come back as well, and she took Si Er to the private room on the second floor.
"Have you found the carriage?" Li Xiaoxiao asked, unable to hide the anxiety on her face.
"The carriage was found in an abandoned yard. There was nothing in the carriage and the people had disappeared long ago." Si Er's voice was filled with deep disappointment. It was because he had not done what his master had asked him to do.
Si Chengxu and Si Yi happened to be out of town this morning for something and haven't returned yet.
"Don't blame yourself. This is not your fault. They are targeting me. If I am really kidnapped, I believe the kidnappers will send a message soon. We just need to wait and see what demands they will make."
No matter who he is, he has his own purpose for doing anything. The kidnappers must have known the whereabouts and identities of the two Suns very well before kidnapping them, which is why what happened today happened.
Even if Si Er sent people to guard the place every day, there would always be times when they were careless. It is easy to dodge an open attack but difficult to guard against an arrow from the dark.
"Thank you, little girl." After hearing Li Xiaoxiao say this, Si Er felt a little better. Now not only are the people he can mobilize looking for her, but he has also sent out some dark forces. There should be news soon.
Li Xiaoxiao paced back and forth anxiously upstairs. The hustle and bustle outside the door and downstairs came to her ears from time to time, making her even more irritated.
About half an hour later, the waiter knocked on the door and came in. Seeing that Li Xiaoxiao looked unhappy, he said cautiously, "Boss, a little beggar just came downstairs and said he would personally hand this thing to you."
I saw the waiter holding a small rectangular wooden box, about the size of a palm, and completely black.
Li Xiaoxiao probably knew who sent it. The beggar who came to send things definitely didn't know anything, so it would be useless even if he caught up with him.
Li Xiaoxiao took the box and put it on the table. He picked up the chopsticks that he had not had time to put away just now, held the lid of the box with the chopsticks, and slowly opened it.
In ancient times, there were all kinds of poisons and hidden weapons that were hard to guard against. Especially during this special period, we must reduce the risk factor to a minimum.
Soon the box was opened, and inside lay a pair of hairpins and a pair of earrings. Li Xiaoxiao recognized them at a glance; they were Sun's hairpins and Li Ruolan's earrings.
There was also a letter placed underneath, and it can now be confirmed that the two of them were indeed kidnapped.
When Li Xiaoxiao took the wooden box, the waiter closed the door and left.
Li Xiaoxiao took out disposable gloves from the space without hesitation and put them on before opening the letter. There were a few lines of words written inside. The content of the letter said that Li Ruolan and Sun were in his hands. If he wanted them to be safe, he had to take out 30,000 taels of silver to redeem them.
She had just borrowed three thousand taels of silver from Si Chengren and Si Chengyi some time ago, and this letter asked for thirty thousand taels of silver at the very beginning. Apart from Si Wei Zhong, Li Xiaoxiao couldn't think of anyone else.
He really dared to ask for it, and was not afraid of his tongue being blown away by the wind. As long as we know who did it, it will be easy to deal with.
Since he wants the silver, the two of them should not be in danger for the time being. So they will just have to wait for Si Wei Zhong to send news again. If he wants the silver, he has to tell them a place.
Li Xiaoxiao took off the disposable gloves slowly and threw them into the space, and the door was suddenly pushed open from the outside.
It turned out to be Si Chengxu who came back. He looked exhausted and his clothes were wrinkled. It seemed that he had rushed back on horseback. Behind him followed Si Yi and Si Er who lowered his head.