Rebirth: Lie down with the system

Zhao Kang told Mu Yi in detail the investigation of the 12 missing children by the government officials.

He has read this information more than once, but he really can't find any useful clues. He hopes that Prince Ning'an can find something from it.

"The first victim was Fang Pingping, daughter of member Fang. She was twelve years old and disappeared while offering incense at Fajue Temple. She was accompanied by a maid at the time. We interrogated the maid Cui'er and she said she only saw a black shadow, and then she He fainted, and we found no trace of the murderer at the scene, and there were no other witnesses.”

"Have you ever asked them why they go to Fajue Temple to offer incense?"

"I mentioned that Cui'er said that Mr. Fang's mother is sick, and as her granddaughter, Fang Pingping wants to offer incense to pray for her grandma."

"The second is Chen Keyu, Chen Keyu's son, who is twelve years old. He disappeared on his way to school. His family lives on Fu'an Street, surrounded by the homes of wealthy businessmen. It is quiet in the morning and there are few people around. His family He said that he had a quarrel with his father that day and he went to the academy alone. When the academy saw that no one came, they sent someone to his house to inquire. Only then did they find out that the person was missing. After receiving the report, I immediately arranged for the Yamen After searching along the street, we found Chen Keyu's book bag in a blind spot."

"Does he and his father often quarrel? When they quarrel, does he go out alone?"

"Yes, his Xiaosi said that Mr. Chen wanted their young master to inherit the family business and start a business, while Chen Keyu wanted to pursue an official career. The two fathers and sons often quarreled when they had disagreements. When they quarreled, he liked to go out alone without being followed."

"The remaining ten people are all the sons of ordinary people in the city. There are five girls and five boys, all about twelve years old. They live in various streets. These people all do small businesses at home. After their parents go out, The child was doing housework, buying groceries and cooking at home, and the surrounding environment was crowded and noisy. We asked the surrounding residents and they all said they found nothing unusual."

"Is there no one else in these people's homes?"

"Yes, these people are all only children. The children are the only ones in the family when their parents go out. There are four families who in addition to the children also have elderly and frail elders. After asking, they all said they didn't hear anything!"

"We checked door to door and found that these people wanted something. Either on the street or at the end of the street, the gates were closed at that time and few people paid attention. We guessed that the murderer climbed over the wall and broke into the house, knocked the child unconscious and took him away. "

"Isn't there anyone who noticed anything unusual?"

"The surrounding residents said there was not much noise, and due to the noisy environment, they did not hear any movement, nor did they notice anyone climbing over the wall or coming out of the gate."

Mu Yiyi frowned, what should he do if there were no clues?

"Master Zhao, please sort out these documents and give them to me. I would like to take a closer look."

"Okay, I would like to thank you, Your Majesty, for your help!"

"It's all for those children and doing things for His Majesty."

"Yes, those children are the most innocent and pitiful. I feel ashamed of Your Majesty's trust in not finding the children for so long~"

"My lord has been in Cangjiu City for four years and should be very familiar with everything in the city. Does your lord have any suspicions?"

"Twelve children have disappeared without leaving traces. This is not something that can be done easily."

Zhao Kang's expression paused, a little hesitant.

Seeing Mr. Zhao's hesitation, Mu Yi said, "I'm just talking about who can do it in this city, not identifying the murderer. Since there are no clues from the children, then who can do this investigation?" , This will also give us a direction, and we may be able to find more clues.”

"Yes! What the prince is saying is that the official can't turn his head around. He only wants to find clues from the children. Damn it."

"If you want to say that such a big case can be completed in Cangjiu City without leaving a trace, I would first doubt the Li family."

"It's not that the feud between Xiaguan and the Li family is just a random arrangement. The prince doesn't know. The Li family has been entrenched in Cangjiu City for hundreds of years. To be honest, this place can be said to be the Li family's world."

"When Xiaguan first arrived in Cangjiucheng, it was difficult to get through. Except for Xiaguan, everyone in this government office is a member of the Li family. Every decision made by Xiaguan will be refuted by someone."

"Outside, the Li family controls a large amount of fertile land, and many people rent land from the Li family for farming. Once they are dissatisfied, they will incite the people to fight against the state government. Those who don't listen will not be able to rent the land the next year, causing the people to be dissatisfied. They do as they are told.”

"After years of painstaking efforts, the official has removed the nails in the government office. However, the relationship with the Li family has become tense. Both parties are on guard. In terms of ability, no one in Cangjiu City dares to deal with the Li family in this case of disappearance. Compared."

"But we haven't noticed any big moves from the Li family recently, so I didn't think about them for a while."

"They'll know if they check it out!"

After receiving the transcribed case files, Mu Yi and the others left the government office with Zhao Kang's thanks.

On the other side, Shi Qing and Shi Jing, Shi Wen and Shi Wu, and Mu Si and Mu Wu split up to check on the children's homes.

Shi Qing lazily followed Shi Jing all the way, watching her very active and constantly asking about the child's situation. Shi Qing couldn't help but sigh, she is indeed a young person with great energy~

After following Shi Jing to four houses in the morning, Shi Qing bought mineral water from the system to quench his thirst when he arrived at a deserted place.

Seeing Shi Jing taking a few sips of water before going to the next house, Shi Qing quickly stopped her. It wasn't that she wasn't allowed to check, but that they had already assigned the task, and they were checking four people in a group.

"Okay Shi Jing, it's already noon, aren't you hungry?"

"I can't eat just thinking about those kidnapped children. I wish I could find clues and rescue those people right away."

"Shi Jing, you must know that haste makes waste, and we each have our own division of labor, so you should trust our companions."

Shi Jing's impatient mood calmed down.

Now that she has completed the task, she believes that Cousin Wenwu and the others will also complete it.

"Okay, let's go back first and see if there is any news over there."

Just as Shi Jing thought, Shiwen Shiwen was also on his way back to the inn.

When Qing and the others returned to the inn, Mu Yi and the others were waiting for them in the lobby.

Back in the room, everyone summarized the information they collected.

Shi Qing let his sister speak first while he prepared various foods and diluted spiritual water.

Everyone has been running around all morning, and they are all a little tired. The spirit water can make them energetic.

Shi Qing did a good job in logistics support, and Shi Jing also started her report over there.

"We went to four places: Xiangnan Street, Dening Street, Jiuxiang Lane, and Guixiang Street."

"The missing children are all children of ordinary people. The names of the four families we visited are Wang Jun, Zhou Xiaodie, Yuan Meng, and Guo Ming."

"Wang Jun's family sells breakfast. His parents go out before dawn every day, and Wang Jun stays at home. His parents said that Wang Jun is relatively introverted and has no friends around him. He usually doesn't go out. No one paid attention to him on the day he disappeared. It was his parents who went home and found no one to report the crime."

"Zhou Xiaodie's family owns a pastry shop. On the day she disappeared, her little sister Zhu Yun'er came to play with her. They went to Zhu Yun'er's fabric shop. The fabric shop was only ten meters away from the pastry shop. The two of them often visited each other. Zhou Xiaodie was playing, so Zhou Xiaodie's parents didn't pay too much attention to it, but Zhou Xiaodie usually came back before dinner. On the day she disappeared, she didn't go back after dinner, so she went to Zhu Yun'er's house to look for someone. They said Zhou Xiaodie She had already left, and that’s when they realized she was missing.”

"Yuan Meng's family runs a tavern. It was the morning of the accident. There was little business in the tavern in the morning. Her parents went to deliver wine to a brothel, leaving Yuan Meng alone at home. When they came back, they found that no one was there."

"Guo Ming's family sells furniture. His parents were at home on the day of the accident, but this kid loves to join in the fun. There was a quarrel near his house that day, so he went out to listen to gossip. When the accident happened, everyone around him was paying attention to the quarrel. No one noticed when the child was taken away, and when the crowd dispersed, his parents discovered that he hadn’t returned home yet and knew something had happened.”

Shi Qing finished preparing and sat down, and everyone listened while eating.

The investigation results of Shi Wen and Mu Si's two groups were similar to theirs.

Shi Qing finally made a summary.

“Through investigation, we can find that when these people have accidents, their parents are not at home, or the children go out alone.

Those whose families are engaged in business and whose parents have no time to take care of their children are easy to grasp, but it is difficult to grasp the timing of children going out due to special reasons.

So how those people find their goals is very important. "

"Mu Yili, what news do you have over there?"

"Well, the information I have here is similar to what you just mentioned, but I have talked with Zhao Kang, the governor of the state. They have been investigating from the child's side, but there are basically no useful clues, so I think we can investigate from the murderer's side. .”

Shi Qing took the file and looked at it carefully while listening to them continue to analyze.

Shi Jing wondered, "We don't have any clues at all. Where did the murderer come from?"

Mu Yi looked at her with disdain, as if he was looking at a fool. "I'm not talking about the specific murderer, but I'm investigating from among those in Cangjiu City who are capable of handling this case.

We have analyzed it before. To kidnap so many people, we must have a special understanding of the people in the city. Not only do we need to know the appearance and personality of the children, but we also need to know when the children's parents are not at home.

And knowing these situations is not something that an ordinary person can do. From Master Zhao, I know that the Li family can be said to cover the sky with one hand here. Their family must be very familiar with the situation in the city, and it must be easy to do this. "

"But the Li family is an aristocratic family and they are not short of money. What is the use of arresting these children?" Shi Wu asked.

Shi Qing put down the file and said, "I'm afraid the purpose is not simple. First of all, these children are six boys and six girls, and they are all about twelve years old. Just hearing this number makes me feel that it is not simple. There have always been some people who practice evil arts throughout the ages."

Everyone can't help but think of one word "sacrifice!"

"Yes, it is a sacrifice, but it is not a simple sacrifice. Generally, the sacrifices are made by selecting boys and girls. They are not required to be good-looking and must be around twelve years old."

"So I guess the murderer is probably about twelve years old, has a disfigured appearance, has a rich and powerful family, knows Cangjiu City very well, and has access to household registration information, otherwise it would be impossible to know that those children are all twelve years old. "

Everyone was surprised. They didn't expect Shi Qing to be able to analyze so much about the murderer from the data.

However, after thinking about it carefully, I felt that what Shi Qing said was very consistent.

Shi Jing's big eyes widened, "Is the murderer a twelve-year-old child?"

Not only her, but others can't believe it. The murderer is twelve years old. How crazy must he be to think of a way to sacrifice?

Shiwu thought, "Could the murderer be a girl with a disfigured appearance? It seems that only girls care so much about appearance, right?"

Everyone nodded in agreement.

Now that the murderer's situation is very clear, they can identify the murderer by searching for girls with disfigured appearance and good family background in the city.

After getting clues about the murderer, everyone breathed a sigh of relief. At least they no longer searched blindly.

Mu Yi then had someone send a verbal message to Mr. Zhao, asking him if there was any disfigured girl in the Li family. If there was such a person in the Li family, then the murderer must be the Li family.

After relaxing, they began to eat the food prepared by Shi Qing seriously.

There are not only beautiful cakes and crispy buns, but also spicy duck necks, chicken feet with pickled peppers, fried chicken legs and fried chicken wings...

Novel food is delicious and delicious.

Everyone likes everything.

Mu Yi picked up the cup in front of him and looked at it. This was not the pottery cup they used to drink tea, but a crystal clear cup. The body of the cup was very light and thin. The crystal cups he had seen at his uncle's house before were not as clean and clear as this one, and were not as clear as this one. It was a lot thicker, and his uncle cherished it very much, thinking that these cups from Shiqing must be priceless.

Mu Yi drank the water in the cup and found it particularly sweet, but not as sweet as sugar. After drinking it, her stomach felt warm. It seemed like this water was not simple~

Tears galore~

Shi Qing was so kind to them that he even shared such things with them~

By the time they finished the table of snacks, Mu Er had returned from the government office and also brought back news from Mr. Zhao.

Mu Er entered the room and talked about the news he had brought back without even drinking water.

"Master Zhao said that three months ago, a young lady from the Li family came from the capital. I heard that the young lady had a white gauze covering her face when she got off the carriage. No one has seen this young lady going out in the past three months. I heard that those who came before The Li family who went to visit also didn’t see anyone, so they had no way of knowing who this person was and whether his face was damaged.”

Mu Yi frowned, "Isn't this obvious?"

Shi Jing also shared her hatred and said, "That's right, isn't this obvious? If there is no injury on her face, why would she cover her face? What's more, she has returned to her family and it's really unjustifiable that she doesn't even see her relatives!"

Mu Yi nodded in agreement, and it was rare that he stopped arguing with Shi Jing.

From the current situation, it seems that the Li family is indeed a serious suspect, but they still have to find those children to confirm the murderer.