Hidden in the court

Chapter 137: Is kidnapping a kidnapper considered kidnapping?

Ji Mingshang suddenly thought that such a small crime could not threaten the Zhou family. The kidnapped person was rescued by you in a short time, and the person was not injured. There was no witness or physical evidence. At most, Zhou Boxian would be locked up and the Zhou family would be allowed to operate. It would only take a few days, which would not have much impact on the Zhou family.

Then think about it from another perspective. If the eldest son of the Zhou family and Tan Heng disappeared together, rumors spread, and they were caught red-handed when people were suspicious, then the matter would become much more complicated.

After thinking for a long time, Ji Mingshang felt that Zhou Boxian was probably just a guy with the intention but not the courage, and nothing would happen to Tan Heng.

"Then send someone to follow them first, don't arrest anyone, and let's talk about it in a few days."

Ji Mingshang decided not to take action for the time being, but this decision made Tan Yuewan feel nervous.

As the day was getting light, the carriage had already reached an unknown place, but Zhao Yao still did not show up.

What happened? According to the original plot, Zhao Yao should have come to rescue her last night, but now it's almost dawn and no one has come to save her. What happened?

She began to panic, and no longer bothered about why no one came last night. Since there was no follow-up in the plot, she didn't know whether Zhou Boxian would harm her if he captured Tan Heng? Even if she took a step back, she and Tan Heng looked very different. If Zhou Boxian found out that he was not Tan Heng, he might be desperate and kill her to silence her.

In this worry, another whole day passed. Perhaps Zhou Boxian was frightened, so he drove for a whole day and night, and only dared to stop in a dilapidated temple to rest at night.

It's good to be young, just fall asleep.

Tan Yuewan was stunned. She looked at Zhou Boxian who was fast asleep inside, then got off the carriage and stood there quietly.

"No, is there such a way to kidnap someone? It's too unprofessional."

I thought to myself, if I run away now, Zhou Boxian probably won't be able to find me. But do I really want to run away? I have no money on me, and the carriage has been running for a day and a night. It's still unclear whether I can walk back. The most important thing is that if I run away, if I miss the plot, it will be over.

Tan Yuewan looked around and actually found something useful.

The cushion on the steps outside the temple gate was made of hemp rope. She quietly took down the rope and wrapped it around Zhou Boxian several times. At first, she didn't dare to get close to him because the rope was wrapped loosely. Later, when she found that the man didn't react at all, she became bolder.

He didn't know how to tie someone up, so he could only wrap the rope around the body a few times and tie his hands. He also tied it around the neck to be on the safe side. He tied the other end of the rope to the altar, but then he felt that was not right, so he tied it to the thousand-jin stone statue instead.

Finally, he picked up the copper candlestick beside him, held it tightly in his hand, and leaned against the wall to rest.

A whole day passed, and the kidnappers, the kidnapped, and the stalkers all lived in peace.

But on this day, Lujiang was almost in an uproar. The eldest son of the Zhou family in Lujiang was missing, and the Zhou family was in a hurry to find him.

Zhou Haizheng stood at the city gate and asked angrily, "Where did this kid go?"

"Brother, I don't know. My nephew was in the city last night. He said he wanted to go home and asked me to open the door for him. I secretly opened the door for him. How could I know that he didn't go home?"

"Miss, where are you?"

Zhou Hai, who was in a rage, suddenly saw the Tan family running around the city, also looking for their daughter. His heart skipped a beat, and he suddenly had a bad premonition.

As expected, when the Tan family found out that the Zhou family was also looking for Zhou Boxian, they couldn't help but become suspicious.

There are some ignorant people in the two families and they have started quarreling.

"They were both lost together. I think it was your young master who kidnapped our young lady. I saw you secretly opening the city gate last night."

"Don't spit blood on me. Our young master is also missing. Why don't you say that the two of them went out together?"

"You're talking nonsense. If my lady is willing, why would she come here to reject your family?"

"you……"

This matter soon spread to Qing'an City.

"What? You said Heng'er was kidnapped by the eldest son of the Zhou family?"

Father Tan was extremely anxious when he heard this. He already knew that the eldest son of the Zhou family was incompetent, so after noticing the signs of the Zhou family's marriage, he agreed to let his daughter go and clarify the matter. But he never expected that Zhou Boxian could do such a thing.

"Go find it quickly."

"It should be like this. Someone saw that on the night when the young lady disappeared, the Zhou family opened the city gate for Zhou Boxian."

"How dare the Zhou family open the city gate without permission!?"

"Please calm down, sir. As far as we know, the head of the Zhou family is also anxious to find his son."

"However, this matter can be big or small. If it really turns into a quarrel, it may cause unnecessary trouble."

"Yes, the most important thing now is to find the young lady and Zhou Boxian first and find out the situation."

"Well, send people to look for them everywhere. We must find them as soon as possible. I will go to see Minister Zhou first, you go and tell the Zhou family. If they can't find them, I will definitely report this matter to His Majesty."

"Yes, my lord."

……

Within a day, the two families almost turned Lujiang over. However, they had no idea that the eldest brother of the Zhou family had actually driven a whole day and night and was no longer in Lujiang.

It was not until noon the next day that Zhou Boxian in the dilapidated temple gradually woke up, only to find that he was tied up. An unfamiliar woman appeared in front of him, holding a candlestick and looking at him vigilantly.

"who are you?"

Zhou Boxian struggled, "Why did you tie me up? What did you do to Miss Tan?"

Tan Yuewan couldn't help but roll her eyes, thinking she was about to be exposed. Unexpectedly, he directly regarded me as a thief. Is the gap between me and that Tan Heng really that big?

"I don't know what you are talking about. I am just a passer-by. You are the only one I saw here. There is no Miss Tan. As for tying you up, you are a grown man and I am a young woman. I tied you up because I was afraid that you would harm me."

Don't look at her like this, lies come out of her mouth. She can't say I am Tan Heng, I am a bad person, I tied you up just to tie you up, right?

She had seen Zhou Boxian's jokes a long time ago and was powerless to complain about it.

"You really didn't bring any dry food."

It was obvious that this was his first time running away from home. He took everything with him, even hundreds of taels of cash, but he didn't have anything to eat.

"Now that you mention it, I'm hungry too. Since you mean no harm, you should go out and find me something to eat."

I don't know what he was thinking, but he actually believed it.