In the evening, the prefect Du came over to tell Qingshu about something that two ships secretly left Tianjin before dawn yesterday.

The prefect Du said: "These two fishing boats have been found out. They were bought in the middle of the night when something happened. The other party spent ten times the price. The condition was to ask the company not to tell the matter out."

The family happened to have a fishing boat. Although they knew that there must be a problem with the other party's eagerness to buy the boat, the wealth was touching. The family still agreed. Then when the officers and soldiers went to inquire yesterday morning, the family realized that something was wrong, so they dared to tell the truth.

After the officers and soldiers left, two old men were left at home to support, and other relatives who wanted to go to another place. As a result, the city gate was blocked and no one could go out. This afternoon, an acquaintance found that their fishing boat was missing and immediately sued the official, and then found out.

Qingshu stood there without saying a word.

Prefect Du couldn't see through Qingshu because she was too calm: "Sir, Miss Lin may have been taken away from Tianjin by these people."

It’s a pity that the family concealed the news, otherwise the officers and soldiers would go to report the truth yesterday, and he would immediately ask the Maritime Bureau to send a ship to chase him. If he had been separated by one or two hours, he would still be able to catch up. In anger, the prefect arrested the family.

Qingshu asked for a long time: "How big are the two fishing boats?"

Prefect Du said: "It is the common fishing boats on the sea, and at most ten people can sit."

Qingshu said with a calm face: "A fishing boat can sit about ten people, why do they buy two boats? And the fishing boat cannot go too far, otherwise it will be very dangerous."

Small fishing boats like this go out to sea to catch fish, and when they encounter big storms, the boat will be destroyed and the people will die. This is the case if you have other ways, you will not be willing to do this job. The risk is too great.

When Du Gong saw that Shu was still analyzing these things, he was a little anxious: "Sir, we have to send someone to find these two fishing boats as soon as possible."

Although I have been walking for two days, the fishing boat is too small and does not move fast. If you have good luck, you can catch up with it.

Qingshu said: "This morning, the Maritime Bureau sent six large ships to sea to search."

Thinking of this, Qingshu was feeling worse and worse. If she had brought her children out at that time, she would have thought of ways to deal with these things in time even if an accident occurred. However, the amount of only a few children was not enough, so she missed the best search time.

Prefect Du secretly breathed a sigh of relief. As the two were talking, someone reported to Captain Lu for a visit. Prefect Du knew that he must have found another clue: "Let him in."

Captain Lu did find new clues. It turned out that when the two fishing boats went out to sea yesterday, they were seen by a man named Song Gouzi.

"Sir, Song Gouzi said that those people carried twelve sacks on board at that time, and he knew something was wrong and hid."

It was also a coincidence that Song Gouzi had a nightmare at night dreaming that his fishing boat was stolen. The fishing boat was his lifeblood, so he was very uneasy after having this dream. He went out as soon as the sky was dawn. As a result, the boat didn't see it, and saw a group of people sneaking out to sea.

The reason I suspect that this group of people is because they go to sea to lightly wear. In addition to the necessary fishing gear, they only bring food and water, so that once they encounter a group of fish, they can carry more fish back.

Qingshu frowned, twelve sacks? If only Yaoyao, it should be only one sack.

The prefect Du hurriedly asked, "Does Song Gouzi know what is in the sack?"

Captain Lu shook his head and said, "I was far away and saw only twelve sacks and five people. Song Gouzi said that he didn't dare to come forward when he heard the other party had an accent from another place."

The little people also have their own way of survival. Before dawn, they carried sacks on board the boat, and when they were still outsiders, they didn't have to think about what shameful things were doing. Song Gouzi was not too late to hide, so he would not come forward to ask.

The prefect Du asked calmly: "Why didn't you come to report earlier?"

Captain Lu explained: "Song Gouzi went out to sea with people yesterday morning and came back half an hour ago. As soon as he heard that the eldest prince was lost, he immediately reported to the official."

Even though he thought this was strange yesterday morning, he didn't think about reporting to the official. Who knew who this group of people was? If the fugitive who killed someone without blinking, the official would not be implicated by the family. However, after returning, he heard that the eldest prince was lost, so he would not dare to hide it anymore, otherwise he would have to be held accountable if he found out.

Qingshu asked: "Captain Lu, what do you think this sack will contain?"

Captain Lu stroked his pen and said, "Mr. Lin, I asked Song Gouzi, and he said that the sack is so big. According to his description, it is small to guess that the sack should be a child."

Prefect Du glared at him angrily.

Qingshu asked very calmly: "Why are you guessing that the sacks are all children, not other shameful things?"

Captain Lu said: "We are looking for living people rather than dead things. If we are just objects that are stubborn, we can wait until the storm is calmed before leaving. There is no need to rush to escape by boat early the morning of the second day of the incident."

This speculation is reasonable.

Qingshu asked intentionally: "We only lost two people, but they have twelve sacks."

Captain Lu glanced at Prefect Du: "Sir, I got the news a few days ago that a group of kidnapping gangs specializing in kidnapping children have come to us."

The prefect Du immediately understood what this sentence means: "You mean, this group of people are kidnapped, and the twelve sacks are all children?"

Captain Lu nodded and said, "Yes, the eldest prince and Miss Ruyue are likely to fall into their hands. Sir, you can lead the soldiers to find someone, and they will run away overnight after hearing the news."

If the children of ordinary people are lost, it is impossible for the government to make such a big fight. The children who found that they might be kidnapped could run away quickly to survive. People like this are very keen to know that the right path is not working, so they got a fishing boat and left overnight.

Qingshu turned his head and looked at the prefect Du and asked, "Did any child be abducted that night?"

Prefect Du nodded with difficulty and said, "Yes, four children disappeared that night. The government has been looking for it after receiving the report, but there are no clues until now."

On that day, he told Yun Zhen that he could find someone to report a fake case, but he really lost his child that night. So the government mainly looked for Yaoyao and helped find these four children.

Qingshu looked at Captain Lu and asked, "How sure are you?"

Captain Lu didn't dare to speak loudly, and said, "Mr. Lin, these people must be kidnapped, and the sacks must be the kidnapped children they kidnapped. As for whether the eldest prince and Miss Ruyue are in their hands, this young man cannot guarantee it."

Qingshu glanced at him and said lightly: "Don't worry, six ships have been sent to sea this morning to find suspicious ships. If these people are really kidnapped, they should be able to catch them."
Chapter completed!