After the fairy disappeared

Chapter 1324 The Little One Will Stay Until Tomorrow Night
Tingting asked him: "Which young master are we going to serve?"

"Second Master."

"Can Xiao An come with me?"

Butler Zou looked a little strange: "This is the first time I've heard of such a request."

He smiled, and his expression became even weirder: "Why are you in such a hurry? Just follow the instructions."

The two little girls were arranged to stay in the servants' room, where they took a bath and changed into new clothes.

Just a set of clean old clothes made the girls look pretty.

Then the meal started, and there were all kinds of delicious food on the table.

"There are chicken legs!" There are also pork heads and other meats that Han Tingting has never eaten. She was already very hungry, so she rushed over, picked up the chicken legs and took a few bites, then said to Xiao An, "Eat, come and eat!"

She ate so fast that she didn't notice that the servants who were serving them the dishes had quietly left, not even looking at them from beginning to end.

The evening breeze blew in through the window, bringing with it a few words:

"What a sin, they are all so small."

"Shh! It's none of our business, don't say anything!"

Xiao An sat down at the table and nibbled on a small piece of chicken.

She has no appetite.

Han Tingting wolfed down her food while mumbling, "We really came to the right place. The food at the villa is so good, even the rice is so fragrant! I haven't had rice for three years. Wow, the soup is delicious too!"

Xiao An held her hand and whispered, "Let's go. Don't stay here."

"why?"

"The monsters are about to catch up with me." Xiao An said timidly, "They will also chase here."

Tingting was startled: "What monster?"

"A man-eating monster that eats people without making any noise. I've seen it with my own eyes!"

"No, Green Villa won't let us go. We were sold here." Although Tingting is young, she knows one thing very well:
Being sold means having no personal freedom.

Before he could finish his words, Butler Zou came in with a few strong servants: "Are you full? Wipe your mouth clean, the young master wants to see you."

The two girls followed him, turning many corners, passing through corridors and halls, and finally entered a courtyard.

Butler Zou, who had always held his head high and chest puffed out, now bowed to the man in front of him and said, "Second Young Master, new goods are here, would you like to take a look?"

Is this the second young master? Han Tingting took a peek and couldn't help but feel a little disappointed.

The second young master has a thick chest and back, and a big round face, and the fat makes his eyes look smaller.

This was different from the young master Han Tingting had imagined. She had gone to the county town with her parents before and had listened to a story in which all the young masters were handsome and bright.

The second young master looked at her with satisfaction and reached out to touch her face.

Tingting was startled and wanted to shrink back, but Butler Zou held her shoulders and said, "Don't hide."

I only heard the second young master say, "A little rough, but not bad looking. Where are you from?"

Steward Zou answered, "The big one is from the village, and the small one was picked up by a human trafficker on the roadside in Chenjiazhuang."

"Just these two?"

Butler Zou said quickly: "Recently, there haven't been many that meet your requirements."

The second young master hummed, pointed at Han Tingting and said, "She's the one. I'll keep her until tomorrow night."

After saying that, he turned and went into the house.

Butler Zou pouted at Han Tingting: "Why are you still standing there? Follow him in! If you try to please the young master, you will have a good life in the villa in the future. Do you understand?"

Han Tingting grabbed Xiao An's hand and comforted her: "Go to sleep first, don't be afraid. I will come back tomorrow and bring you something delicious."

Xiao An nodded vigorously.

Several strong servants took Han Tingting into the second young master's room, and Xiao An followed Butler Zou out.

Before leaving the courtyard, she turned around again and saw Han Tingting grinning at her and making a gesture as if she was gnawing on a chicken leg.

I'll secretly bring you a chicken drumstick tomorrow morning!
Xiao An finally smiled for the first time since they started traveling together.

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If we want to go to Peiguo to investigate a murder case, we need the cooperation of the local people.

Through Yu Hai, He Lingchuan asked the king of Pei for some authority, that is, a temporary position of censor. The king of Pei was also considerate and attached a letter, ordering the county lieutenant of Liu County to cooperate with the investigation.

This trick really worked. The county lieutenant's surname was Li, and he ignored He Lingchuan when he came to visit him. But as soon as the official document arrived, Li knew he was out of his league, so he made a 180-degree turn and personally took He Lingchuan to the countryside to inspect the crime scene.

Dong Rui made a request: "Do an autopsy first."

It was more than half a month later, and it was still a humid spring day. The stench that rose from the coffin underground was so nauseating that it drove Lieutenant Li and the officers away from five feet away.

Dong Rui didn't even frown, he just rolled up his sleeves and jumped down.

He didn't trust the county coroner and had to do the examination himself.

After digging up 11 or 12 bodies for sampling, Dong Rui said to He Lingchuan, "This kind of tearing wound looks like it was caused by a bear's claws. The murderer had claws, but he was smaller than a grizzly bear and more flexible."

Lieutenant Li covered his nose and approached: "How do you know they are more flexible?"

"Most of the wounds on the bodies are on the chest and neck, and rarely below the waist." Dong Rui said casually, "This shows that the murderer targeted the vital parts and basically killed them with one or two strikes, without wasting any effort. And look at the wounds on the necks of these two dead people--"

He pointed to everyone and said, "The bloody holes made by the big teeth are very narrow. The murderer's mouth is smaller than the bear's, and the tooth marks don't match the bear's teeth."

"I won't go into details. There were at least four murderers that night, with different appearances and sizes." Dong Rui walked to another corpse. "As for these corpses, there are no obvious scars on their bodies, and they are not poisoned. But they also have something left on their bodies."

He had just smeared some liquid on these "intact" corpses, and everyone could see faint red marks appearing on the corpses.

"Their shoulders and necks were pinched hard." Dong Rui gestured along the marks, "Look, this person's chin was pinched before he died."

While he was performing the autopsy, He Lingchuan was looking through the deceased's information.

That's a thick stack.

He Lingchuan quickly scanned the information and asked Lieutenant Li, "Why are there only about twenty people's information?"

Li Xianwei had not expected that he would review the papers so quickly. He paused for a moment before saying, "Nothing else, nothing."

"why?"

"The yamen was short of paper those days." Facing the censor sent by the higher-ups, Lieutenant Li hesitated, "Besides, the wounds of the deceased were similar, and their backgrounds were just villagers, so..."

He Lingchuan looked him up and down: "Li County Magistrate is really honest."

He did a terrible job and didn't even know how to whitewash it.

Lieutenant Li blushed slightly, knowing that he was being mocked. "What do you need?"

"Take us to the farm where the crime took place. By the way, how many people died peacefully?"

"There are about seven or eight of them."

(End of this chapter)