eurekapd Chapter 58 Let's set off and take action!
Chapter 58 Let's set off and take action!
Just after Song Xingzhou and Li Banxia got engaged, the Xie and Tu families were also completely settled.
So the next morning after the two got engaged, Xie Xiu's motorcade officially set off for the capital.
He asked twenty young and strong men from the village to follow and guard him, and also asked a team of people from the escort agency to escort him.
This escort team also has twenty people, so the whole team looks huge and spectacular.
Xie Xiu invited so many people, so he naturally would not waste them. So before leaving, he went to pay a visit to County Magistrate Wang. He said goodbye and also said that he was going to take some specialties of Biyang County to the capital to sell. If these specialties could become famous in the capital, it might bring some benefits to Biyang County.
County Magistrate Wang was naturally very excited when he heard this. He was not stupid and knew that Xie Xiu was returning the favor.
If the specialties of Biyang County could become famous in Beijing, the imperial court would naturally think of him, the magistrate of Biyang County.
Moreover, once the specialty of Biyang County becomes famous, caravans will come to purchase it, which will increase local tax revenue.
This is a real political achievement for him!
County Magistrate Wang was not only deeply moved, but he also immediately called in local prominent merchants and asked them to discuss with Xie Xiu what local specialties they should bring.
What the caravan is carrying now are the local specialties that Xie Xiu decided upon after discussing with the merchants.
In order to take advantage of Xie Xiu's favor, they not only offered to provide goods, but also resolutely refused to accept Xie Xiu's money, and promised that as long as Xie Xiu could make their goods famous, they would give him an additional generous gift.
Because there were so many merchants who wanted to take advantage of the east wind, the goods that Xie Xiu brought to the capital this time were also of various types.
The convoy stretched for a full mile before all the goods were loaded.
This was the result of Xie Xiu's repeated refusals.
If he accepted everyone, the convoy would probably stretch even further.
Not only that, even the carriages and horses were donated by merchants as a gift, and a coachman was also included.
These drivers were all slaves who had sold themselves, and their family members had also sold themselves to merchants. This time, they were all packaged together and sent to Xie Xiu.
However, Xie Xiu did not bring their families with him when he went to the capital this time, otherwise, having too many family members would be a hassle on the road.
Therefore, the family members still lived in the merchant's house, and they would consider settling these people after Xie Xiu settled down in the capital.
The long convoy attracted a lot of onlookers. After learning that the owner of the convoy was the victim of the previous body-switch case, the onlookers called their friends and invited more people to watch.
If County Magistrate Wang had not specially arranged people to maintain order, Xie Ying doubted whether the convoy could leave the city smoothly.
She leaned comfortably in Tu Jiaojiao's arms, and followed Tu Jiaojiao to peek at the dense crowd outside the car window.
The car window was fitted with a hollow bamboo partition and a small curtain. By gently pulling the curtain aside, one could peer through the small hole to see what was happening outside.
People outside could not see clearly who was inside the carriage.
Xie Ying watched with great interest. The expressions of those people outside were so funny. They were obviously a group of onlookers who loved to join in the fun.
Suddenly, she saw Luo Shi.
She was mixed in the crowd, her face gloomy and her complexion completely different from before, as if she had turned from a human into a ghost.
Xie Ying was startled by her appearance, and then felt embarrassed, so she couldn't help but make a face at her.
However, Mrs. Luo did not see her. The small hole in the car window was not big, and it was difficult to see the person inside from the outside.
She just stood there, looking at the long convoy of cars moving by with a sinister look, and kept uttering vicious curses in her heart: Die, you must die on the road! Since my Qingqing can't be found, then all of you will be buried with her!
The malice was so strong that even though the carriage Xie Ying was riding in had left her behind, Xie Ying still sensed the strong malice.
She frowned, then raised her hand and pressed it on the car window, secretly urging Xiangxiang.
A transparent thread quickly passed through the car window, then fell to the ground, and then spread all the way from underground to Luo's position, piercing the sole of her foot and burying a seed as thin as dust into her body.
Then he quietly retreated into the carriage.
Xie Ying lowered her eyes, hiding the coldness in them.
The seed contained the supernatural power she had input into it, and as long as the distance was not too far, she would be able to sense it.
Now that the seed is buried in Luo's body, it will never take root and sprout unless she urges it to germinate.
But once she activates it, she can take Luo's life without anyone noticing.
This woman had better not do anything stupid, otherwise... she wouldn't mind sending her to the underground to reunite with her deceased husband.
The convoy continued to move forward, slowly passing through the city.
Because there are many people in the city, the convoy will not travel fast to avoid injuring pedestrians.
There were many people watching the fun, because they learned that the owner of the convoy was the victim of the baby-switch case. Everyone started talking about the case and the bizarre story of Xie Xiu, the eldest son of a high-ranking official in Beijing, who met with an accident, was injured and lost his memory, and ended up wandering outside.
During the conversation, Sun Qingqing was inevitably mentioned.
In a private room on the second floor of a restaurant, Sun Qingqing listened to the discussions outside, her face twisted with anger.
Her slender fingers gripped the window frame so tightly that her knuckles turned white.
Mr. Bai smiled and held her in his arms, kissed her face, and looked down at the moving convoy below through the open window with cold eyes.
Seeing Xie Xiu sitting on a tall horse, constantly bowing and saying goodbye to people, looking so glorious, he curled his lips sarcastically: Cherish the present, after all, you don’t have much time left.
He whispered in Sun Qingqing's ear, "Why bother with the opinions of those fools? They're just a bunch of ants."
Sun Qingqing's face, which had been distorted by anger, instantly returned to its gentle appearance, but the look she gave the convoy was extremely cold.
After the convoy left, the two returned to their residence.
Sun Qingqing saw that Mr. Bai had changed into a tight-fitting outfit, obviously preparing to go out, and she immediately guessed something.
She hugged Mr. Bai tightly and asked worriedly, "Sir, can you really catch them all in one fell swoop?"
Mr. Bai smiled confidently, as if he had already secured victory: "They will definitely die! Just stay home and wait for me to come back."
"That's good," Sun Qingqing smiled, letting go of his hand and bowing to him, "I await your triumphant return!"
Mr. Bai laughed triumphantly a few times and quickly strode away.
However, once he got outside, his expression darkened and he whispered to his remaining subordinates, "If the time is exceeded and I haven't returned yet, clean this place up! Leave immediately!"
"Yes!"
The man responded softly, watched Mr. Bai and his men leave, then quickly closed the door and continued to play the role of doorman.
Sun Qingqing, who stayed in the house, had no idea about this.
On the other side, the convoy immediately sped up after leaving the city.
Xie Xiu also got off the horse and got into the carriage where Tu Jiaojiao and Xie Ying were.
Besides them, there were Xie Rou and Xie Di in the carriage. Xie Tang sat in another carriage with Tu Yong and Liu Zhichun.
After Xie Xiu entered the carriage, he took Xie Di from Xie Rou's arms and squeezed Tu Jiaojiao's hand soothingly.
"Don't be nervous, I've arranged everything!"
Tu Jiaojiao asked worriedly, "Are you sure they will take action within Biyang County?"
"If we do it here, there will be the least trouble. Besides, there are many mountains and dense forests along the way, which is a good place to do it."
Xie Xiu sneered. If anything happened to them, the person behind the scenes would have offended Magistrate Wang of Biyang County and those merchants.
If the action is taken outside Biyang County, the other party will have to offend the local authorities again.
After all, no matter in whose territory such a major case occurs, it means that the local government is in chaos. Not only will the other party be severely criticized, but they will also be responsible for investigating and solving the case and bringing the murderer to justice.
His identity was somewhat special, so no matter where something happened along the way, it would be a big trouble for the local authorities.
As long as the person behind the scenes is not stupid, he will definitely choose to take action in Biyang County.
Sure enough, when the convoy was passing through a dense forest and not far from the border of Biyang County, hundreds of bandits suddenly rushed out of the forest.