"Mr. Li Ling censored: I have now given the order, which is the concubine of Yue Yue, whom Your Majesty is favored by you. In order to prevent you from having any doubts, I would like to give you a jade bracelet, and you must be able to recognize it.

"Now the hostages are in hand, and my brothers are just for money and don't want to hurt others. Therefore, I hope to have a brief discussion with Lord Li, you will be in the pine forest outside the East Gate tomorrow evening, and discuss the other things in detail."

On a small piece of paper, there were only a few short sentences, but the meaning was clearly stated, that is, they had taken Li Yue'er and tied it to the hostage, and then needed the victim Li Ling to negotiate with them. As for whether they really wanted to make money or have other plans, at least they could not confirm it yet.

At this time, the paper was placed flat on the table. Li Ling, Li Moyun, Qian Gang and Yang Zhen who had just arrived were all sitting at the table, all of whom were solemn, and no one said anything for a while.

This matter is a huge matter for both Yu family and Yu country. Li Yue'er's current identity is not only Li Ling's sister, but also His Majesty's favorite concubine. Now that something happened to her, it can be regarded as a big case.

This made Qian Gang even more nervous because the case happened in the capital, which was inseparable from the Jinwu Guard, which maintained the security of the capital. As the commander of the Jinwu Guard, he was the first person in charge.

Who would have thought that during the good New Year holiday, I would drink with you during the day to get closer to my relationship. Thinking of being able to get rid of this position that is easiest to take the blame, a huge blame at night was already stolen.

However, in front of the victim Li Ling, Qian Gang did not dare to show any such emotion. Instead, he comforted him: "Don't worry, Lord Li, since the case happened in the capital, the officials will definitely send someone to find out the whereabouts of the thief."

Li Ling responded muffled: "Do you know where the robbery happened?"

"It's in Changdefang in the East Inner City..." Qian Gang had quickly asked his subordinates for asking about this. It is said that there was a riot there in the afternoon, and many people were injured. It was Jinwu Guard who arrived in time to suppress the chaos. As for who was attacked, who took action, and where they went, these subordinates were confused.

Li Ling snorted again: "It seems that they have mastered the route of Yue'er's journey after leaving the palace, and set up an ambush on the halfway. This is clearly coming to me, and she knows everything about Yue'er and me... She is really thinking and has been preparing for a long time!"

"Sir, why not let Beiyi block the four gates and then search the whole city..." Yang Zhen was also quite annoyed and anxious. Without thinking about it, he proposed a solution. But before he finished speaking, he was interrupted by Li Ling in time: "Don't worry! If you don't want to find Yue'er, the consequences alone are not something you and I can afford. This is Luoyang, the capital, with millions of soldiers and civilians, and it's the New Year, how can you seal it with just one sentence? Even if your Majesty wants to issue this order, you have to think about it again, let alone a minister like you and me."

Yang Zhen then realized it and smiled ashamed. He did think things simply. If it were ordinary county towns or something, this trick would work, but this is Luoyang, the largest city in Dayue.

Li Ling's words are not over: "Although these guys have been deliberately planning this game, they will definitely guess that I may be desperate, so it is very likely that the person is no longer in the city. Don't forget that he wants me to meet him outside the city and then negotiate the conditions."

"What do you mean by sir?" Qian Gang asked again.

"At this point, I have no choice but to do what they said first." Li Ling said helplessly. In the hands of his sister, he had no means to counterattack. The only thing he could do was to let him do: "I just hope they really want to make money, and that would be fine."

But everyone present knew that this was impossible. If the kidnappers really tied up people for money, how could they attack a big man like Lord Li? And the one who tied him was the emperor's concubine, wouldn't they be afraid of spending money without his life?

Just like Li Ling's first reaction before, the other party suddenly took action after having enough understanding of himself. Therefore, their real purpose still has to be on him, and this is why the proposal will come to the future outside the city.

Seeing that Li Ling had made a decision, Li Moyun hesitated and said, "Young Master, how can you see them tomorrow?"

"It's better to let the officials bring their troops and lie in the forest earlier, and give them a shot!" Qian Gang immediately asked for his order. Yang Zhen, who was beside him, was eager to try it, but in fact he had the same idea.

But their proposal was immediately rejected by Li Ling: "No! Do you think they will all go to the forest outside the city to meet me? So what if they get a few people? As long as Yue'er is still in their hands, I will still be passive."

"Young man, your safety..." Li Moyun felt nervous when he heard that he wanted to go to the appointment alone.

"Of course I won't go to see them alone, and there is no such statement in the letter." At this time, Li Ling remained quite calm, "Just Mo Yun and Yang Zhen, please follow me. Also, the people from the Imperial City Division and the Jinwu Guard will be in the distance. It would be best if they could keep up with them and find their place to stay."

As soon as the few people heard this, they understood Li Ling's idea. He only brought a few people to negotiate with the kidnappers, just to numb the other party. Then the real power lies outside the forest, waiting for the other party to relax and want to go back and explain, and then follow it, so that he can catch all the people in one go and rescue them.

"Sir, obey the order!" Yang Qian and the others immediately took the order, and then looked at Li Ling again, "Then do you need to report this case?"

In fact, until this time, there were not many people in the capital who knew about this kidnapping case, and most of them were from the Jinwu Guard. If they reported it, the Luoyang Prefecture, the Ministry of Justice and other yamen would know it immediately, and then there would naturally be relevant yamen to help.

Li Ling is quite trustworthy now that the Ministry of Justice has his own teacher in charge. But after some weighing, he still gave up the idea: "The other party can investigate Yue'er and me so clearly, obviously there are quite a few eyes and ears in the court. If they were alarmed, it would be counterproductive!" If Qian Gang, the commander of the Jinwu Guard, was not present at the time, he would not have disturbed this power. At least in this case, the people he could trust were those who had a considerable friendship in the Imperial City Department.

After all, for Li Ling, nothing else is important, Yue'er's safety is the first priority.

The few people were silent for a moment before claiming yes. For Yang Zhen, it was actually not difficult to agree to this point. As for Qian Gang, although he felt that things were a little difficult, he thought that although he was taking risks, he would be very beneficial to his future love. So he gritted his teeth and accepted it.

"Then it's decided, everything is going on in secret, and no outsiders should be informed. Lord Qian, your Jinwu Guard's troops must also be transferred to you for trusting you, and they cannot let them leak this matter!" Li Ling finally reminded him, and Qian Gang naturally agreed repeatedly.

Afterwards, several people discussed how to arrange the tracking and other things for a while, and then they left and made arrangements. Li Ling was also full of worries and turned back to the backyard with a tired face. I don’t know how worried Qingxiao and the others would be after they knew about this change...

...

Another evening, the sunset shone on the ancient Luoyang City, covering the Great Yue Capital with a layer of red light, and making the mountains and forests outside the city look deeper and deeper.

Because of the existence of a curfew system, the traffic flow of people and cars entering and leaving Luoyang was quickly scarce, and only a few people were still rushing out of the city, including Li Ling and his group of about ten people.

They dressed as ordinary merchants, but they were hidden weapons. They walked steadily out, and soon walked along the official road for a long time and arrived in front of the pine forest covering an area of ​​more than ten miles.

The caravans and pedestrians who were traveling with them were also getting farther and farther away from them because of their deliberate slowdown. When they really entered the woods, there were no people around them, including the forest. At this time, it was also quiet and no one was seen.

But Li Ling and the others knew that there must be someone in the forest paying attention to everyone's every move. Everyone was vigilantly scanning the surroundings while walking. Li Moyun followed Li Ling, pressing a knife with one hand in case he could take action to meet the enemy at any time.

But under the mottled sunshine in the forest, there was nothing found. The other party was really as written in the letter, not really trying to kill Li Ling, they just wanted to make money.

After walking along the gap between the trees, it was finally dark and the forest was even darker. Just when several guards were about to light the torches, a hoarse voice sounded in the darkness behind him: "Let's light the fire slowly."

The sudden sound scared everyone. Everyone quickly turned around and pointed the crossbow in their hands. Then they saw a man swaying half a figure from behind a tree: "Mr. Li Ling is indeed a prudent person, and I admire him."

"Hmph, there is no need to say about these false condoms. What do you have to ask for? How much money do you want?" Li Ling replied angrily. He understood that the other party's intention to stop everyone from lighting the torch was to hide his appearance and identity.

"Haha, Lord Li is really happy enough, he doesn't look like a businessman anymore. Since that's the case, I'll tell the truth. In fact, what we want is not silver or gold." The man was not angry and just said calmly.

"What do you want?"
Chapter completed!