Chapter 288: Spring Outing Kidnapping Incident (Part 2)
Because the end of March and the beginning of April are usually the times for spring outings, no one thought there was anything wrong until Sun Shaozong raised the question.
But after hearing what he said, there were indeed many doubts.
If it was someone else who was busy with official duties and only had time to go out for fun on that day, it would be fine. But Ma Yingjue was so focused on taking the imperial examination that he didn't have any serious job at all.
If that was the case, why did he choose a gloomy and cold day to go out for a spring outing?
Everyone was suspicious and gradually turned their attention to Ma Fu. After all, among all the people present, she was the only one who had gone out for an outing with Ma Yingjue, and they were the closest couple. Naturally, this doubt should be explained by her.
“This…this…”
Ma Fu pursed her lips shyly, which actually revealed some charm.
But no one cared about the romance at the moment, especially Ma Chunfeng, who asked anxiously: "Wife of Jue'er, when we went outing that day, did you notice anything wrong with Jue'er?"
“This…this…”
Ma Fu said "this" twice again, but still looked as if she was too embarrassed to express herself.
Ma Chunfeng became even more annoyed and was about to start scolding.
"Inspector Qiu, Captain Zhao."
Sun Shaozong suddenly rushed to order: "You two go out first."
Although Qiu Yunfei was somewhat reluctant, he still obediently left the study with Zhao Wuwei.
After the two of them left, Sun Shaozong said warmly, "Madam, Lord Ma and Judge Fu are both your close relatives, and as the person in charge of this case, I really can't avoid it - but I can swear that no matter what you said today, I will never tell anyone else without your consent ."
As he said this, he solemnly swore an oath, and then urged, "Young Madam, don't you want to rescue Master Ma as soon as possible?"
Ma Chunfeng and Fu Shi also chimed in. Seeing that they could no longer deny it, Ma Fu had to reveal the truth: "If there is anything wrong, it was about two days ago - I mean the 23rd, the master suddenly became... became a little excited."
"Normally, he would only favor me once every ten days or so, but that day he favored me twice."
Ma Chunfeng heard that what she said was just her private affairs, which had nothing to do with her son's disappearance, so he frowned and wanted to urge her to say something useful.
Sun Shaozong quickly stopped him with his eyes, and then gently asked: "Then what? Is there anything wrong?"
Ma Fu was encouraged, and bit her lower lip and said, "On the second day, the master had three meals of medicinal food in a row, all of which were for nourishing... nourishing the body. I thought he would want more in the evening..."
"Who knew he would sleep in the study at night."
"I was afraid that some slut would take advantage of me, so I sent someone to check on him. Who knew that the master had gone to bed alone early!"
"On the 25th, the master insisted on going out for an outing, and I couldn't stop him. As a result, something inexplicably happened."
At this point, she shook her head and said, "As for the rest, I didn't find anything wrong."
After listening to her story, Ma Chunfeng and Fu Shi were at a loss as to how to comment for a moment.
If they say it has nothing to do with the case, it does sound a bit strange; if they say it has something to do with the case, they really can't see any connection .
In the end, the two of them had no choice but to turn their attention to Sun Shaozong.
But Sun Shaozong pondered for a while, then suddenly continued to ask: "On the 23rd, Master Ma was more excited than usual, but also had other unusual behaviors, such as a preference for certain tricks that he would not normally use, or he suddenly became particularly interested in certain parts of your body..."
"Lord Sun!"
Before Sun Shaozong could even utter the word "fun", Fu Shi, who was standing beside him, became angry and said angrily, "We asked you to come here to solve the case. Why do you keep humiliating my sister like this?"
Although Ma Chunfeng didn't say anything, he showed some dissatisfaction.
"Two."
Sun Shaozong spread his hands and said, "Investigating a case requires searching for clues from the details - and I am not asking these questions without reason."
"I am somewhat suspicious now. Your son went out for an outing in the name of going out for a walk, but in fact he went to meet a certain woman secretly, and she is the woman he usually wants."
"On the 24th, he ate a lot of medicinal food to nourish his body, and at night he chose to sleep alone in his study, naturally in order to conserve his energy."
"On the 23rd, I was impatient and treated my wife as a substitute for him. If that was the case, then the way we had sex would have been different from usual."
"ah!"
Before Fu Shi could do anything, Ma Fu suddenly cried out in surprise. Her expression changed several times, and she said with some embarrassment and anger, "No wonder I felt strange that night. It turns out that he...he actually mistook me for someone else!"
Upon hearing this, Sun Shaozong immediately became very excited and asked hurriedly, "I wonder what's so strange about it?"
"he……"
Although she had just mentioned the private matters of the boudoir, when it came to the specific details, Ma Fu was still hesitant, until Ma Chunfeng started to urge her, then she stammered: "He used too much force that night, and he had to make me scream out in pain."
As he spoke, he saw that his father-in-law and brother both had strange expressions on their faces, so he quickly explained, "It's not that pain, it's... he was pinching my ankle and trying to lift it up! And..."
Since she had nothing to lose, Ma Fu gritted her teeth and told him some details. The more Fu Shi and Ma Chunfeng listened, the more embarrassed they looked, while Sun Shaozong's face became more and more gloomy.
"Young Madam!"
He suddenly interrupted Ma Fu's narration and asked in a deep voice, "Does Mr. Ma go out for an outing outside the city every year?"
Ma Fu was stunned for a moment, then quickly shook her head and said, "No, in my memory, the master only went there once or twice."
Sun Shaozong immediately asked again: "When was the last time he went out for an outing outside the city?!"
"It was...it was three years ago!"
Ma Fu recalled briefly and said confidently, "Three years ago, it seems that the master went out for an outing outside the city because he failed the imperial examination."
"Also on March 25th?"
"No, it seems to be a few days in the morning."
"Did anything go wrong with him at that time?!"
Sun Shaozong asked faster and faster, but Ma Fu recalled for a long time before shaking her head and saying, "It seems that there is nothing wrong. It's just that I feel much better after coming back from the outing."
"Did he ever leave halfway?!"
"this……"
While Ma Fu was pondering, Ma Chunfeng beside her couldn't stand it anymore. He frowned and said, "Master Sun, why are you only asking about the past events from three years ago? You should know that my son was kidnapped by a thug two days ago!"
Sun Shaozong shook his head and said solemnly: "Although your son was just kidnapped, I suspect that this case is actually a serial case!"
Serial case?
Ma Chunfeng was confused again. How could this kidnapping be a serial case? Could it be that his son had been kidnapped twice? There was another one three years ago...
How is this possible!
“That’s right!”
At this time, Ma Fu had already recalled the details of the incident and said hurriedly, "The master was indeed away for about an hour, but he went hunting with two servants."
Going hunting with two servants?
Sun Shaozong hurriedly asked, "Where are the two servants now? Can you call them over so I can ask them a few questions?!"
Ma Fu immediately shook her head and said, "I'm afraid that's impossible. Not long after they came back from the outing, the two servants redeemed their indentures at the same time and left the Ma Mansion together. Now they have disappeared without a trace."
After hearing this, even though Sun Shaozong did not explain anything, Fu Shi and Ma Chunfeng had already noticed that something was wrong.
A personal servant is one of the master's closest slaves. It is understandable that one of them wants to go out to earn a living occasionally, but if two of them choose to "resign" at the same time, no one will believe that there is no trick involved!
"Master Ma."
Ma Chunfeng was trying to think about how the information his daughter-in-law had just revealed was related to the kidnapping case, when he heard Sun Shaozong sneer, "I'm afraid that after rescuing Master Ling, he won't be able to return home for a while - because we have other cases in Shuntian Prefecture, and we need to discuss them with him in detail!"
