After being reborn with Sister Zha, I was stunned!

Shen Qingyin and Mu Beiyan left the Shen family and headed directly to Yuhu County.

Yuhu County was where Shen Qingyin had lived for many years and was much more familiar to him than the previous Taoyuan County.

According to the servant's report, more than two years ago, a few days before Miaomiao was brought back to the Shen family by Shen Zhinian, there was a case of kidnapping a girl in Yuhu County.

Since the incident happened in Yuhu County, which is closest to the Shen family, Shen Qingyin wanted to go there first to take a look.

The group rode at full speed and finally arrived in Yuhu County at nearly Chou time.

Tired from the journey, he found a small inn to stay in.

Although Mu Beiyan lived in the same room with Shen Qingyin, he seemed tired and fell asleep soon after lying down. Shen Qingyin had no choice but to lean on him and gradually fell asleep.

After dawn, after having breakfast, they were led by the servants to the girl's home.

This is a merchant family. For many years, the couple has been running a silk business in Yuhu County and has accumulated quite a fortune.

When they heard that an official had come from the capital and wanted to ask more about the kidnapping case of the little girl two years ago, the couple hurried out to greet him.

According to the two, there were three sons in their family and only one daughter named Yuer, who was doted on since childhood.

That day, Yu'er, who was only three years old, was playing in the mansion. When she heard someone selling candied haws outside the door, she clamored for some.

His wife took some money and asked a little maid to take Yu'er out to buy candied haws.

However, after a long time, no one came back.

When I went out to check, Yu'er had disappeared.

After searching, they found the little girl was knocked unconscious behind a tree not far away, with a letter stuffed into her hand.

After opening it, the letter told the couple to prepare 1,200 taels of silver and go to the mountains east of Yuhu County to redeem her. It also said that they were not allowed to report the matter to the authorities, as if they did, Yu'er would be killed.

The couple was afraid that their daughter might get lost, so they quickly raised 1,200 taels of silver and placed it next to a century-old pine tree halfway up the mountain designated by the kidnappers. Then they returned home anxiously and waited.

The next morning, I suddenly heard a child crying outside the door. I opened the door and saw that it was Yu'er who had been sent back.

It was a year after this incident that I dared to tell anyone about it.

"Yuer was not injured when she was sent back, right?" Shen Qingyin asked.

The two shook their heads: "No, Yu'er is fine, just a little frightened."

Shen Qingyin was slightly disappointed.

According to what the two said, it was indeed just an ordinary kidnapping case and there was nothing unusual.

It seems to have nothing to do with Miaomiao.

"Can I see Yu'er?" Shen Qingyin asked.

Although what the couple said sounded true, seeing is believing.

She still wanted to see with her own eyes whether the daughter of this family was at home.

Although the couple didn't understand what was going on, they still asked their servants to bring their daughter out.

As soon as he saw it, Shen Qingyin knew that he was worrying too much.

Yu'er is indeed about the same age as Miaomiao, and looks almost the same as his wife. She is definitely their daughter.

Shen Qingyin sighed slightly and followed Mu Beiyan to the second house.

The second one is not in Yuhu County, but in Taoyuan County where we visited last time.

When passing by Baijia Village, Shen Qingyin was more cautious and asked Mu Beiyan to bring the old village chief with him.

Thinking of Bai Xiaohua who had mysteriously gone missing that year, she couldn't help but miss her.

These kidnapped girls are all of similar age. Suppose Miaomiao is one of the kidnapped girls, but the one who was sent back is Xiaohua?

Although this idea has no basis, it is not completely impossible.

It’s better to bring it with you just in case.

The second family lives in the county seat of Taoyuan County.

It is said that he was four years old when he was kidnapped two years ago, which means he was one year older than Miaomiao.

But Shen Qingyin didn't want to miss it either.

The difference of one year is sometimes not obvious.

When I arrived, I found out that this family was also wealthy, and they had a daughter in their old age, so they doted on her like the apple of their eye.

It was also because he was greedy for the candied haws being sold outside the door that he was targeted by thieves and kidnapped.

The rest is almost the same as the previous one.

He took two thousand taels of silver and placed them at the designated place. The next day, the child was sent back.

Shen Qingyin had also seen that girl. She was tall and fat, but not fair at all. The old village chief didn't need to recognize her to know that she couldn't be Bai Xiaohua.

After going out, I asked the neighbors and found out that it was indeed the daughter of that family.

The next one is the third one, which is located in Changshan County, east of Yuhu County.

Although Changshan County is adjacent to Yuhu County, it is mostly mountainous and difficult to travel.

The group finally arrived at the destination, but still found nothing.

The situation of this family is almost the same as the previous two.

He is also a wealthy family who has been doing business in the city for many years, and his daughter is very spoiled...

The child is indeed someone else's own child and has nothing to do with Miaomiao and Xiaohua at all.

Shen Qingyin looked lonely.

Mu Beiyan looked at her tired expression and said distressedly: "Let's find a place to rest first, and sort out the clues again to see if there is anything missing."

Shen Qingyin nodded.

Just as they were about to turn around, the male owner of the house sighed and said:

"When we were drinking in the tavern earlier, someone mentioned that two years ago, a girl was kidnapped. Although her parents gave money, the child was already dead when she was sent back... Alas, the imperial court must take good care of these damn bandits!"

Shen Qingyin's heart shuddered, and he quickly exchanged glances with Mu Beiyan.

"You mean, a kidnapped child died when he was sent back? Which family does that child belong to?" Mu Beiyan's face darkened.

The male host shook his head: "I don't know about this. I just heard it in the tavern... Oh, by the way, the one who said this was the yamen runner in our county. They should know about it."

Without taking a rest, the group went straight to Changshan County Government Office and talked to the county magistrate.

The county magistrate did not recognize Mu Beiyan and was confused at first, but when Mu Xiaodao showed the token of the general's mansion, the county magistrate immediately became respectful.

Mu Beiyan said directly: "We are here to ask about a girl kidnapping case two years ago."

The county magistrate saluted and said, "In reply to your superior, I just took office a few months ago. I need to review the previous case files before I know anything."

Mu Beiyan directly asked him to bring the case file and examine it in court.

However, after looking through the case files, they found that there had been several cases of child kidnapping over the years, both boys and girls, and the situations were similar to those they had previously investigated carefully. Some families reported the incident to the police only after the fact, hoping that the government would help find the thieves and recover the ransom.

However, there is no record of any kidnapped girl dying.

"Call all the county magistrates and runners here." Mu Beiyan ordered again.

The county magistrate hurriedly sent someone to call them, and within a meal's time, more than twenty people arrived.

"Shangguan, except for those who are on duty and can't leave, the rest are all here."

Mu Beiyan nodded and asked the crowd, "Does anyone among you know that more than two years ago, a girl was kidnapped and killed?"

Everyone looked at each other, and one of the bearded men asked, "Are you talking about the little girl named Su?"