Conan's physique? The Crown Princess is involved in a murder case again

Bai Shaotong just shook his head, "I don't know either. That day, Xi'er suddenly disappeared. I took this item to ask Granny He, and Granny He told me that this is a token from their river god to welcome a new bride. Every girl who receives this item... is regarded as a sacrificial virgin and will never come back."

Xu Xingyin obviously hadn't fully digested this matter, but Jing Zhichen quickly grasped the key point and turned his head to ask Erya.

“Is this the custom in your village?”

Erya shook her head and nodded, unable to tell whether it was yes or no, so she had to start from the beginning.

"Our village is located in a remote area, and everyone in the village makes a living by farming. If there is a drought and no harvest, many villagers will starve to death. The only source of water in the village is the Run River in the north of the village, and the Run River God is the god who protects that river."

A few years ago, the God of Run River appeared in a dream to the village chief of Jufengpo, saying that the villagers' ignorance had angered him and that he would punish the villagers according to the rules of heaven.

At first, the villagers did not believe what the village chief said. But after a while, the water source of Run River really dried up for no apparent reason. The villagers then panicked and sent a lot of fine wine and meat to offer as sacrifices to the God of Run River.

After some time, the village chief received another dream from the God of Run River, which told him that if he wanted to atone for his sins, he had to present a list of girls over 13 years old in the village and throw it into the Run River so that the God of Run River could choose a concubine.

In order to appease the wrath of heaven, the villagers had to burn the list of women in the village in front of Run River. As a result, water flowed in Run River the next day, and everyone believed in this matter even more.

Since then, girls have disappeared one after another in the village, and each time, without exception, a marriage certificate is left behind.

At the beginning, some villagers questioned whether someone was taking advantage of this incident to traffic girls, and they went to the government office to report the case, but the government office found nothing. Over time, everyone accepted this phenomenon.

After all, every missing girl disappeared without any signs or traces.

In the villagers' understanding, who else except gods could have such great power?

"Foolishness."

After listening to Arya's narration, Xu Xing couldn't help but curse, "The gods are here to protect us, so why would they use such means to embarrass others?!"

Jing Zhichen did not comment and did not say anything. Xu Xingyin did not expect Jing Zhichen to worry about the Xu family's affairs, so he turned around and asked Bai Shaotong.

"Think carefully, was there anything wrong when Ninth Sister disappeared?"

Bai Shaotong shook his head. "There's nothing wrong with that. She just wanted to eat some sour dishes. I just went out to talk to Grandma He and asked her to add another dish. When I returned to her room, she was gone. She only left this marriage certificate."

Xu Xingyin remained silent, but Jing Zhichen, who was walking slowly in the room with his hands behind his back, suddenly stopped and pointed to the corner of the room.

"Xu Jiu was kidnapped. This is the powder of the drug. He must have come back quickly, and these people didn't have time to clean up the traces."

Hearing this, Xu Xingyin hurried over to take a look, and indeed there was an inconspicuous spot of residual powder on the ground.

"Report to the official!"

Bai Shaotong was a good actor. Hearing this, he immediately said excitedly, "Hurry up and report to the police. The longer we wait, the more danger there will be for Xi'er. How can I bear to see her suffer this?"

Bai Shaotong's words were beautifully said, and he kept saying that he was afraid that Xu Wanru would be wronged, but he didn't care about the girl's reputation at all.

Once this matter is brought to the attention of the authorities, the facts of elopement and kidnapping will no longer be concealed.

A girl was captured by thieves and stayed there for several days and nights. The saliva alone could drown Xu Wanru!

Add to that the charge of elopement, what good outcome can there be for a girl saddled with these two crimes?

Now that Xu Wanrui's reputation has been ruined, Bai Shaotong can just go with the flow and marry her, pretending to be considering the overall situation. Even someone as hot-tempered as Shi will have to admit that Bai Shaotong is the better one!

Bai Shaotong had his own selfish motives and was not afraid that Xu Wanru would lose face.

But although Xu Xingyin was not her biological sister, she was from the same family after all, so she had to think more about Xu Wanru.

Jufengpo was under the jurisdiction of Jingzhou. Not to mention the long distance, once rumors spread, it would be difficult to control. Xu Xingyin also doubted the ability of the officials there. Moreover...

The Jingzhou government had investigated this matter a few years ago, but to no avail.

If the government is not incompetent, collusion between officials and bandits is possible.

But logically speaking, if we want to report it to the authorities, we really need the intervention of the Jingzhou government. If we want to interfere in this matter...

Thinking of this, Xu Xingyin subconsciously looked at Jing Zhichen, but saw that this man had already been waited on by Xiao Anzi to sit down. He was holding the cup of tea and taking a sip, and seemed to have no intention of helping at all.

"too……"

After starting to feel that this name was inappropriate, Xu Xingyin stopped and thought for a moment before speaking.

"Mr. He, in my opinion, the Jingzhou government office is too far away, so it would be better to let Shuntian Prefecture in the capital handle this matter."

Jing Zhichen didn't even bat an eyelid when he heard this, "This is not going to be easy."

"..."

Xu Xingyin rolled his eyes silently, resisted the urge to scold Jing Zhichen, and tried hard to put on a smile.

"This matter involves a lot of people. I hope Mr. He can help my daughter with this."

Hearing this, Jing Zhichen nodded expressionlessly.

"Well, since I said I wanted to show Miss Xu my sincerity, I will naturally do this for her."

After saying this, Jing Zhichen stood up and walked out of the room to say a few words to the servants outside. No one saw the fleeting smile on his face.

He forced her to beg him and also forced her to accept Jing Zhichen's love. This man was really good at calculating!

Xu Xingyin silently complained a few words in his heart, and when Jing Zhichen came back, he just nodded to Xu Xingyin.

"The Jingzhou government is not doing its job well, and Shuntian Prefecture will take over this matter."

"Thank you, Mr. He."

"You are Welcome."

After Jing Zhichen said this, he glanced at Bai Shaotong.

"After all, if a man has no skills at all, he can only pretend to be pitiful to gain sympathy. Is that right, Miss Xu?"

Jing Zhichen's words were clearly meant to mock Bai Shaotong, so Xu Xingyin naturally understood the deeper meaning behind them.

No one knew when Bai Shaotong had offended Jing Zhichen, causing the normally taciturn Crown Prince to condescend to mock him.

After all, now was the time to ask for help, so Xu Xingyin would not be stupid enough to go against Jing Zhichen. He nodded sincerely:

"Mr. He is right."

Jing Zhichen was very satisfied when he heard this. The corners of his mouth curled up slightly with satisfaction, and then he gently lowered his brows and looked coldly at Bai Shaotong on the ground.

"The young lady of the Xu family is precious. If she is harmed because of you, I'm afraid your life will not be enough to compensate her. Therefore, you should stay here and cooperate with the government."

After saying that, Jing Zhichen left two attendants here to protect the scene, and then left with Xu Xingyin and his party in a mighty manner.