Chapter 156
"What?" Wu Qian suddenly stood up from the carriage and looked at Manager Liu with a strange expression, "When did you say Zhao Qi is missing?"
"After returning to Duke Chong, about half an hour ago, someone asked the child to go to his house to inform him that Zhao Dalang was caught and injured and sent to the town for medical treatment. However, his family went to the town to search for it but there was no trace. After we got the news, we went to the town to inquire, but we didn't see Zhao Qi and his family, so we can only arrange people to search and inquire."
"It's outrageous. Yanggong Town is not big. How could the two living people suddenly disappear without a trace? Could it be that Zhao Qi went out without a companion? Moreover, no one saw the people coming and going in Yanggong Town?" Wu Qian asked furiously.
"Don't worry about the anger of Chongguo. It is only three or four miles away from Dalang's home. It is a short time to ride a horse. It is all the main roads. It has never happened when I travel around. Today, I have disappeared for some reason. The family members who went to the town to look for are also missing. We have already gone to the police station in the harbor to report the case. I hope we can find the two of them as soon as possible!" Manager Liu was panicked at this time, and suddenly there was no excitement and excitement about Wu Qian's arrival.
If Zhao Qi couldn't find it, the harbor would probably be disbanded in a blink of an eye. Yang Dayuan and the others would not listen to their own words. Without Zhao Qi, he would not be able to handle the various arrangements and planning of the harbor. Not to mention making money in the future, he would definitely have to pay a lot of money this time, because the current early investment in the car, horse, tools, and various wood, stone and building materials have been spent 70,000 to 80,000 guan. The daily wages on the construction site are more than 200 guan. Once the harbor is disbanded, all such a large investment will be wasted. According to the contract, they will have to pay a large amount of liquidated damages to all investors, which means that all the food you eat must be spit out and the capital of 70,000 guan must be deposited.
"Xiao Wu, take people to the police station in the port with this official post, mobilize all the personnel to search for the whereabouts of Zhao Dalang and his family, and notify the people of Zhengcun, Sifangli, that if you see any clues or behaviors, you must report them!"
"Yes, sir!" The young guard just now took a famous post handed over by Wu Qian, turned around and took a few guards and rode his horse straight to the bustling harbor in the distance.
"Old Wu, do you suspect that Zhao Dalang was kidnapped?" Ye Mengding asked in surprise.
"Of course, there is no such strange thing in the world. Zhao Qi disappeared and his family also disappeared. Someone must be behind it. Lang Lang Qiankun actually robbed him. If I catch him, I will definitely not let him go..." Wu Qian turned to look at Manager Liu, "I heard that Zhao Qi only has a mother-in-law in his 60s and a young sister who has not yet reached the age of hairpin. I wonder which one is missing together?"
"The two people who disappeared were not these two, they were their original neighbors, called A Lian!" Manager Liu quickly explained.
"It's her!" Wu Qian's face suddenly became strange.
"Duke Chongguo also knows A Lian?" Manager Liu was also confused.
"Old Wu, it seems that there is still insider information about this matter. There are so many people here and it is very windy. Why don't we go to the Xiaolongwan construction site first, settle down and then make proper arrangements!" Ye Mengding also reminded next to him with a strange expression.
"Well, Xijian's words are reasonable. Mr. Liu takes the way, let's go to the construction site first!" Wu Qian nodded and sat down.
"Duke Chongguo, please~" Manager Liu quickly turned around and led the way, followed the group of people who came and ran back to the construction site gate to make arrangements. Soon the fence gate was carried to both sides. The pig intestine and the group of people in Dawan Village who were originally gathered at the entrance of the construction site and the people in Dawan Village who heard that the prefect was coming, they were frightened as if birds and beasts were scattered. In a blink of an eye, the entrance to the construction site was clean.
Soon the ceremonial chariots and horses entered the construction site. At this time, there were a large number of craftsmen inside the construction site busy under the scorching sun. They saw wood, carried stones, carried bricks, pushed carts, and drove cattle. Many people were pulling tall ropes and straw ropes with high hanging towers to lift large pieces of reefs and putting them into the sea to fill the dock. Moreover, the people coming and going on the construction site were not messy, and everything was in order, because there were many people with a tag hanging on their chests patrolling and guidance. What was most surprising was that there were many women, children, young and old among the helpers, holding kettles and squatting under some thatched sunshades to serve tea and water. All the helpers were still chatting and talking while working, and the scene looked very cheerful.
Under the guidance of Manager Liu, several carriages were parked at the entrance of the sales office.
Everyone got off the car, and a group of young women in uniform dresses came to line up to greet them under the arrangement of Manager Liu. After welcoming Wu Qian and others into the lobby of the sales office, we sat down to boil water and make tea.
Under Wu Qian's inquiry, Manager Liu carefully explained what he knew.
After hearing that Wu Qian, Ye Mengding and Wu Wenying lowered their heads to discuss for a while, they soon had a unified view.
According to normal speculation, it is probably the Lu family who secretly attacked, and the purpose of robbing Zhao Qi may be the revenge of the Lu family after being humiliated last time.
But now it is not to cause trouble for the Lu family, but to find Zhao Qi and A Lian as soon as possible.
If time delays late, maybe even life will be gone.
Although a big family like the Lu family is a merchant, it is easy to get rid of the connection if they really do bad things. Even if they kill people to silence them, they can only spend some money to find a large number of desperate people to help. Yanggong Town is close to the sea and throws people into the sea. The corpse is not found. The murderer can also take a boat to escape. It is very difficult to solve the case. Even if it is known that it was done by the Lu family, it is difficult to convict without evidence and accurate inspection records.
Therefore, in response to the current situation, Wu Qian did not hesitate and directly focused on the Lu family, and arranged for his confidant to take the guards and soldiers to the Lu family to ask for people.
No matter whether the person is in the Lu family or not, no matter how the Lu family denies it, he will have to feel the huge pressure, and under the pressure, there will inevitably be a horse and a foot that will appear.
Wu Qian believed that no matter how domineering and arrogant the Lu family was, they would definitely compromise under their own pressure. In Qingyuan Mansion, Ding Daquan could not protect them.
Therefore, after the arrangements were completed, Wu Qian and others visited the sales office under the leadership of Manager Wu and carefully learned about Zhao Qi's plan for Xiaolongwan Harbor.
Faced with such a delicate sand table model, everyone was amazed. With Manager Liu's explanation of the future coordinated management of Xiaolongwan Harbor and supporting logistics, not only Wu Qian and Ye Mengding were both thin and thin old men, but the girl who accompanied him was even more beautiful and flashy, as if she had discovered a new world.
Chapter completed!