On a new day, Zhao Yu got a "Li – Kan" hexagram. The hexagram said, "Li fire and Kan water. Using fire to boil water, runes to form, neither life nor death, safe and sound."
From what he could remember, this was the first time he got a "Li" hexagram. According to Zhao Yu's speculation, this "Li" most likely represented friendship or friends. Today was the perfect opportunity to understand it.
"Kan" represented women. Who would he meet today?
Would Miao Renfeng?!
Even though he did not get a "Gen" hexagram, Zhao Yu still followed his plan and drove to the crime scene early in the morning.
Since there were no surveillance cameras on the highway twenty-six years ago, and there were no valid witnesses on the road, the police could only estimate the location of the kidnapping based on the speed of the van.
Niu Weiguang and a group of elementary school students were most likely kidnapped on that road.
However, it was a pity that the mountain road of the past had long since become a highway. There was nothing left of it! Zhao Yu drove on the highway and looked at the winding Qinshui River. He did not even know why he was there!
On the entire highway, there was only one tunnel called Hu Jia Zui. It still looked the same as it did twenty years ago, old and mottled.
The moment he entered the tunnel, Zhao Yu had a thought. If he were the kidnapper, would he choose to do it in this tunnel?
The tunnel was two kilometers long. On the speeding highway, it was almost a blink of an eye. Not long after passing through the tunnel, the words "Mianling" appeared on the road sign. He had reached the boundary of Mianling Town.
Mianling Town was the closest place to the city. No wonder Mister Tao and the others had chosen to send their children to the better school in the city. At that time, boarding schools had not yet appeared, so they could only hire chauffeurs.
Actually, Liang Wanqian and Mister Tao, who were well-off, had already bought a house in the city. They were planning to move to the city, but they didn't expect such a disaster to happen at this juncture!
Both of them regretted it. If they had moved earlier, the children would not have met with such a disaster!
Zhao Yu went down the highway and walked around Mianling Town. Be it his previous life or this life, he had never been to this place. However, from the information, he could tell that the current Mianling Town was no longer the poor mountain village of the past. It had expanded dozens of times, and everywhere he passed, there were tall buildings. It was no longer what it used to be.
Zhao Yu didn't get any inspiration, so he drove the car onto the highway again, heading towards the cliff where Mr. Tao had thrown him to the robbers.
Unlike Mianling Town, that cliff was in the middle of the mountains, far away from the developed areas. After the car got off the highway, Zhao Yu drove for a long time before he finally found it. The last part of the road was almost all dirt, and it was extremely difficult to travel.
When Zhao Yu got out of the car and walked to the edge of the cliff, he realized a problem. Although Mr. Tao had dropped the ransom from here, the robbers had gotten the money by hiding at the bottom of the cliff. Would it be better for him to experience it at the bottom of the cliff?
However, the cliff was so steep that there was no way down. In order to reach the bottom of the cliff, one had to choose to use a rope to descend, or they had to go around a long distance to reach the bottom.
Zhao Yu stood at the top of the mountain and looked down. He saw that the bottom of the cliff was covered in thick trees and bushes. There was almost no exposed ground.
Needless to say, this was a good place to get the ransom!
According to the map, the bottom of the cliff was an uninhabited ravine. It was easy to hide and avoid being tracked. From this, it could be seen that the robbers from back then were really cunning!
But …
Zhao Yu squatted at the edge of the cliff and looked down. He suddenly realized a problem. Back then, Mister Tao had thrown out five big bags of money! Mr. Tao could not carry it alone, and he had to carry it with another parent!
Could one kidnapper carry it?
They had to remove the listening device and carry the money away. This was not easy! Could there be two kidnappers down there, or more?
According to the information, other than Mr. Tao's leather bag, the other boxes of money had all been thrown away by the robbers.
The police had analyzed this. The other families' ransom money had all been in heavy leather bags, and they had all been filled with old bills.
But Mr. Tao's ransom money had all been new bills from the bank. It was the lightest ransom money, and it was easy to carry. That was why the kidnappers had taken the leather bag with them.
In order to see more clearly, Zhao Yu moved closer to the edge of the cliff.
Looking at the tall and dense forest below, he could not help but have a strange thought. What if … when Mr. Tao was throwing the ransom money down, the money boxes got stuck in the branches of the trees? What would happen then?
Could it be … the trees back then were not as tall as they were now?
According to the information, when Mr. Tao had followed the kidnappers' instructions to come here, the kidnappers were afraid that he had found the wrong place, so they had specially arranged an arrow at the intersection and painted a red circle on the cliff.
The walkie-talkie was already under the rock. The kidnappers had used this walkie-talkie to force Mr. Tao to throw the ransom money down the cliff.
They had asked Mr. Tao to not only stand in the red circle, but to throw all five boxes at the same place. Otherwise, they would have to wait to collect the child's body!
Mr. Tao loved his son very much, so he had followed their instructions.
It was reported that the walkie-talkie had been kept in the Municipal Evidence Department. It was a type of walkie-talkie that was commonly used in construction sites. There were no clues left on it.
There was also another point. According to Mr. Tao's memory, when he had reached the cliff, the walkie-talkie had rung.
This meant that the kidnappers had seen him long ago, but … Zhao Yu studied the angle carefully and realized that if the kidnappers were at the bottom of the cliff, they would not have been able to see the situation at the top.
Tsk tsk …
Could it be …
Could there have been another kidnapper lying in ambush near the cliff?
What was even more strange was that there was a rugged ravine at the bottom of the cliff. The road was difficult to walk on, and it was night time. How did the kidnappers run away after getting the money?
According to the information, when Mr. Tao had thrown the money boxes, the criminal police had immediately organized a large number of police officers to surround the forest. Not only had they searched the mountain overnight, but they had also set up checkpoints in the nearby villages.
But other than the few trackers and some messy footprints, they had found nothing else.
Logically speaking, with such a large force and such a fast speed, the possibility of the kidnappers escaping with the money was not high, right?
Could it be … that they could fly?
What the hell was going on?
Zhao Yu was deep in thought when his phone suddenly rang. The loud ringtone shocked even himself, and he almost fell off the cliff.
"Holy sh * t …"
Zhao Yu quickly crawled back to safety, his face pale with fear! He cursed as he answered the phone.
What surprised him was that the call was from the provincial leader, Su Yang. Section Chief Su told Zhao Yu that he had returned from a business trip today, and that he would treat him to mutton hotpot at noon!
Zhao Yu did not expect the leader to keep his word, so he did not refuse and immediately agreed.
After hanging up, he suddenly remembered the "Li" hexagram. If "Li" really represented friends, did that mean that he could become friends with the provincial leader during this meal?
If he really had the protection of a provincial leader, then wouldn't he be able to do whatever he wanted in the police station? Liu Changhu, if you dare mess with me again, I'll kill you …
But for some reason, knowing that he was going to eat with the leader, Zhao Yu felt a little uneasy. This was because he knew that the leader, who would change his expression the moment he drank, was a staunch man. If he said something wrong and offended him again, it would not be worth it!
After thinking about it, Zhao Yu's eyes lit up. He suddenly thought of Yao Jia.
Right, the last time they met at the hotpot restaurant, Su Yang and Yao Jia had a good chat! From the way they talked, they both grew up in the same area, so they definitely had a lot in common.
"Hmm …
If I called Yao Jia along, with this gentle, kind, and considerate head nurse around, would it reduce the chances of me falling out with the higher-ups?
Plus, Zhang Jingfeng had already thoroughly investigated Yao Jia's boyfriend. Since Yao Jia had asked him for help, he could use this opportunity to reply to her. Wouldn't that be the best of both worlds?
As it turned out, the last time at Sanlitun, Zhang Jingfeng and Zhao Yu had only made a big mistake. They had thought that Zang Jie had a problem with his funds, and had no choice but to produce fake goods and ship them to Sanlitun!
But in reality, that was not the case at all!
Zang Jie did not have any financial problems. He had only bought a small villa in Lingyun behind Yao Jia's back! Plus, he had specially ordered a Volvo sedan for Yao Jia! He wanted to use these two things as a dowry to marry Yao Jia and give her a surprise!
Because the loan was a few days late, Zang Jie had to borrow some money from Yao Jia.
As for his business, it was very good! It turned out that Zang Jie was not only an agent for branded clothing, but also ran two small clothing factories with his aunt. The last time he had been to Sanlitun, he had only been doing legal business.
Luckily, Zhao Yu had been delayed by Liu Pengfei's matter. Otherwise, he would have made a big mistake!
As such, Zhao Yu naturally had to inform Yao Jia so that she would not worry anymore.
If it had been before, seeing that Zang Jie was a good man, Zhao Yu would have been furious and would have wanted to make things difficult for him to vent his anger!
But ever since he got to know Miao Ying, Zhao Yu's love for Head Nurse Yao was not as strong as before.
Even though Yao Jia looked the same as his former lover, this nurse's temper and personality were very different. Other than her perfect looks, Zhao Yu could not find any other feelings in her. Seeing that she and her boyfriend were a beautiful couple, he was not jealous at all.
Even so, when he was on the phone, Zhao Yu behaved normally and explained the situation in a serious manner. In the end, Miss Yao Jia was happy and agreed to the date.
With Yao Jia's help, Zhao Yu felt like he had bought an insurance policy. He felt much more at ease and quickly drove back. After almost an hour of driving, he finally arrived at Liu Heshun Hotpot Restaurant.
To his surprise, it was already noon, but the hotpot restaurant that used to be a hot pot restaurant was deserted. There were only three or four tables of customers in the hall.
Zhao Yu had not even stepped in when he suddenly heard a loud bang on the table. At the same time, Su Yang's loud roar came through.
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