Chapter 50 Kidnapper
As Liu Haoyu had predicted, as the midday sun began to set.
This town welcomed an uninvited guest.
“County Mayor Gu, hello, hello.”
In the mayor’s office, an old man dressed in black stood before the mayor.
This old man was Gu Qianyang.
“You didn’t even tell me you were coming to this small place, so I’m completely unprepared, and it’s not good.”
The mayor’s expression was fawning; as a small town mayor, he could not afford to offend Gu Qianyang at all.
Therefore, at this moment, he was extremely cautious, for fear of displeasing Gu Qianyang in the slightest.
However, Gu Qianyang’s expression was very calm.
He took the tea that the other party poured, took a light sip, and then took out a photo from his clothes.
“Have you seen this girl?”
The mayor adjusted his glasses and carefully looked at the photo in Gu Qianyang’s hand.
In the photo was a delicate and cute little girl, and upon seeing this little girl, the mayor was slightly stunned.
“From your reaction, it seems you’ve seen her.”
“I have indeed seen this girl,” the mayor sat back down and said to Gu Qianyang, “She came to town last night with a man in strange clothes, but I didn’t pay much attention at the time and let the two of them… let them go.”
At the end, the mayor specifically observed Gu Qianyang’s expression. Seeing that he did not get angry, he breathed a sigh of relief.
“May I ask why County Mayor Gu is looking for these two people?”
In response to the mayor’s inquiry, Gu Qianyang put down his teacup.
The expression on his face became a little dangerous.
The sound of the teacup colliding with the coffee table made the mayor tremble.
“This matter involves a kidnapping and murder case with extremely heinous actions.”
Gu Qianyang’s voice became very low, and his emaciated hand suddenly gripped the mayor’s wrist.
“This unknown criminal kidnapped my daughter and killed all the servants in my mansion. Such brutal and inhuman actions, and you have the nerve to ask me why I’m looking for them?”
Cold sweat instantly broke out on the mayor’s forehead.
His Adam’s apple bobbed up and down, and his extreme nervousness made him unable to speak clearly.
“I… I’ll go inform the militia and the public security special commissioner to arrest these two people!”
The mayor hurried out of the office, while Gu Qianyang squinted his eyes, looking at the town outside that was gradually becoming lively.
However, the corners of his mouth couldn’t help but curl up.
“I’m actually a little curious,”
“What is the identity of the person who took Qin Liu, who was wearing strange clothes?”
“And how did he get into the mansion…”
That mansion was built by Gu Qianyang himself, and he was intimately familiar with its formations and arrangements.
If someone had really entered from outside, it was impossible that there wouldn’t be even a whisper of it.
Therefore, based on this, this person either disguised himself as a servant to sneak into the mansion, or he was very powerful and directly passed through the barrier to enter.
Gu Qianyang’s eyes held a cold killing intent.
To the outside world, he was a dedicated county mayor who was about to retire.
This person must have seen something he shouldn’t have seen in that mansion.
Therefore, to be safe, this person must die.
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“What’s happening outside?”
Shen Qiumeng looked at the noisy street outside. Besides the public security special commissioner, there were also a large number of militiamen searching for something.
The unshaven man glanced outside and said.
“It’s obvious that these people are looking for the man in strange clothes from before.”
“What are they looking for him for?”
Before the man could answer, the militiamen and a public security special commissioner outside entered the shop.
“Shunzi, the shop is closed now. Is there anything?”
It was 6 p.m. now, and a breakfast shop would generally not be open at this time.
Even the door of the shop was half-ajar.
Shunzi entered the shop, glanced at the two people, took out a piece of paper, and asked.
“Old Shen, I heard from the residents around here that this girl entered your shop in the morning, right?”
“That’s right.”
Old Shen nodded.
“My daughter took pity on the two of them, so she gave them some breakfast.”
Shunzi’s gaze swept over Old Shen, then he continued to ask.
“Do you know where they went?”
“What are you looking for these two people for?”
Old Shen naturally did not answer immediately, but instead tried to find out Shunzi’s purpose.
Upon hearing this, Shunzi let out a helpless sigh.
“This man kidnapped County Mayor Gu’s daughter, and we are looking for him now.”
Shunzi’s words made Old Chen fall into thought.
He glanced at Shunzi, then shook his head and said.
“Sorry, I don’t know where he went after leaving here.”
Shunzi looked at Old Shen with disbelief.
“Old Shen, harboring a criminal is a serious offense. If you know something, please don’t hide it from us.”
“He ate breakfast and left. I really don’t know where he went.”
“Do you remember which direction they went?”
Shunzi’s repeated questioning made Old Chen frown slightly.
“They went east. And I was at the front desk all morning. I couldn’t possibly leave my work to follow a man who looked like he had nothing to do, right?”
Shunzi felt that what he said made some sense, so he said.
“If you discover any clues, please contact us immediately.”
Shunzi left. Although it was still noisy outside, Old Shen slowly closed the shop door.
The noise outside gradually became smaller.
Shen Qiumeng had not yet recovered from her shock. Shunzi’s words were indeed a bit unbelievable for her.
“Dad, you said that man named Liu Haoyu is a kidnapper?”
“Do you think so?”
Old Shen didn’t rush to answer, but asked back.
“Does he look like one?”
Hearing this, Shen Qiumeng also shook her head and said.
“No.”
In Shen Qiumeng’s opinion, if she had been kidnapped, she wouldn’t have been able to chat and laugh so easily with the kidnapper.
“Then the answer is not obvious?”
Old Shen lit a cigarette and said.
“That person is not a kidnapper at all. Someone must want to capture him, or the child with him.”
After listening to Old Shen’s analysis, Shen Qiumeng also nodded, looking as if she understood but didn’t understand.
Old Shen untied his apron and said to his daughter.
“Alright, the things outside don’t have much to do with us father and daughter.”
“More importantly, hurry up and sleep. We have to prepare things at midnight.”
“Okay…”
Although it was only a little past six o’clock and not yet seven, for people of that era, especially those who prepared breakfast, it was indeed time to sleep.
At her father’s urging, she returned to her bedroom, her slightly tired body feeling like two magnets meeting, and she collapsed onto the bed with a thud. Within moments, she fell into a deep sleep.
