Since I met you, people are dying every day

Liu Yueze squinted his eyes, and glanced at Ma Liu contemptuously, "Isn't it this beast?"

Ma Liu sneered, and said disdainfully: "My lord, I, Ma Liu, am a complete bastard, but it's better than a hypocrite." Then, he spat at Liu Yueze.

"You!" Liu Yueze was so angry that he was about to kick him, but he didn't know what he thought of, so he gritted his teeth and put down his leg.

"Actually, I was a little curious at first. On the day Lingmei disappeared, Mr. Liu went out to socialize. Mrs. Liu and the owner of the villa searched the village and found the servant's body. However, Mrs. Liu failed to point out the location on the map, but Mr. Liu suddenly disappeared. Marked it right."

Liu Yueze frowned upon hearing this, "What do you mean by that, my lord?"

"It's nothing, I'm just a little strange, if I say it's suspicious, it's not considered suspicious. Besides, when I was looking for my nephew, I only said that I was looking for someone. After I found it, I also asked the owner to keep quiet. Why did Maliu and the others find out about me? identity?" Ye Sirui looked at Liu Yueze meaningfully.

Liu Yueze blushed.

Ye Sirui felt a dull pain in his throat. "When my nephew came back, he said that he had gone to Peach Blossom Spring. At first, I thought there was a hidden hole in the cave. He said that he ate food, and there was salt in the food. He must not be a person who lives in seclusion." Otherwise, where did the salt come from? "But I asked him again, and he said that it was bright when he came out of the cave, but he got lost at night. He also said that he had asked others if it was Peach Blossom Spring, so I guessed that someone gave him a He was drugged, he was in a trance and had hallucinations, and the person who kidnapped him fell off the donkey."

Most of the people still didn't understand, and listened quietly to what he said.

"But after my nephew got lost, people with children should be more cautious. The daughter of the Liu family is in the daylight again, and she has servants by her side. How could she be easily abducted?"

Only Madam Liu's faint sobs sounded.

"Some Qingming grass fell from the place where the servant died, and the pappus of Qingming grass flowers stuck to his body. The Qingming grass didn't grow here, and the murderer probably carried it with him. There are folk rumors that Qingming grass can remove bad luck, and merchants It's inevitable to believe these things. I know Mrs. Liu is making dumplings, and there is Qingming grass at home."

"He is a servant of my family, so what's so strange about getting the Qingming grass in the house?" Liu Yueze said impatiently.

Mrs. Liu said softly, "My lord, it's a custom to make dumplings during the Qingming Festival. I'm afraid there are not only concubines who make this in Taozhuang."

"Madam, don't worry." Ye Sirui said, "As for the autopsy, the murderer should be a tall man." He looked at Liu Yueze, who was half a head taller than Ma Liu, and clapped his hands.

Xia Shu came out, holding a white cloth in his hand, on which was the black straight body and mask found in the cave. "There is nothing to say about this mask. The clothes are stained with blood and the pappus of Qingming grass. It is obviously worn by the murderer when he committed the crime. His stature is about the same as that of Mr. Liu. Madam, can you recognize it?"

"This..." Mrs. Liu hesitated a little.

"I just lost one of my black straights a few days ago, but there are so many of the same style, it's hard to say if this is mine." Liu Yueze seemed to have lost his patience, "I'm here to find my daughter, dare to ask the county magistrate What does your lord mean by saying so much? Does your lord mean that I abducted my daughter?!"

Ye Sirui ignored him, looked at Mrs. Liu with pity, and gave Xia Shu another look. Xia Shu shook off his clothes and showed the knife. "I'm asking Mr. and Mrs. Liu, is this knife used by your servants?"

Liu Yueze didn't speak, Madam Liu's eyes widened, "It's...it seems... I heard that your son was lost, so I specially asked the family servants to go out and wear a knife, but how could this be in your hands?"

"It was found together with the clothes in the cave. It's easy to explain. The murderer took the knife away to avoid any traces, but what clues can be left on the knife?" Ye Sirui looked at Liu Yueze from the corner of his eye. "The murderer didn't expect that the servant who came with him was equipped with a knife, because it was specially ordered by Mrs. Liu after my nephew disappeared. The murderer was injured by the knife when he attacked from behind. It may be the waist or upper abdomen. Liu Master, do you dare to show everyone if you are injured?"

Liu Yueze still didn't speak, but Mrs. Liu's whole body was stiff. She slowly turned her head to look at Liu Yueze, her eyes full of disbelief, "Master, didn't you say that you were injured by robbers on the mountain?"

Liu Yueze stuck his neck and didn't look at her.

Ye Sirui sneered. "I'm just glad you were wearing a mask when you committed the crime. Otherwise, if Jinniang knew that it was her own father who wanted to kill her, I don't know how she would feel."

"Shut up!" Liu Yueze roared, and the veins on his neck protruded. "Do you think I want to!" He yelled at his wife: "What do you know!? Do you think that rich clothes and good food can be earned by such an inconspicuous business!? What do you think is the end of offending the government! ?”

"No one is forcing you to have rich clothes and good food, and no one is forcing you to sell your daughter!" Ye Sirui showed an aggressive aura for the first time when speaking, "Your wife and daughter, why have you ever asked you for anything? Even if you really want good clothes and good food , do you think you can’t make money by doing business honestly?”

"It's him!" Liu Yueze pointed at Zhou Sheng, with only madness in his eyes, "He forced me! He said that if I don't help him, my business can't go on! He also said that the county magistrate has been watching closely in recent years. The child cannot be abducted, so I must find one!"

Zhou Sheng didn't even look at him, and there was a sneer on the corner of his mouth.Mrs. Liu was already crying bitterly.

Ye Sirui signaled the long-waiting yamen guards to take these people down one by one, leaving only Zhou Sheng, Dian Shi and Master Lu: "The last question, the master and Dian Shi are old people, and Zhou Sheng came with the former County Magistrate Li. , presumably Dian Shi took the initiative to attach himself, and Master Lu was excluded. But, does Master Li know about this?"

Dian Shi remained silent, Master Lu sighed softly, and Zhou Sheng laughed loudly, "Since your lord solves cases like a god, you can guess for yourself!"

Everyone retreated, and Ye Sirui stood there silently.

"Moisturize your throat." Xia Shu didn't know when he put away the evidence, and brought him a cup of tea.

"Thank you." Ye Sirui took it and took a sip, "I'm afraid this matter won't go to trial."

Xia Shu was silent for a while before saying: "You have done a good job."

"It's rare to hear you comfort me, and I feel flattered." Ye Sirui's smile was much more sincere than before, "Actually, I still have a question."

Xia Shu didn't speak, Ye Sirui continued: "The government fooled the past, why didn't the parents of a child track it down to the end. Besides, these girls were sold to brothels. I asked, most of them are in Dong'an, at most neighboring counties, After all these years, no one found out?"

Xia Shu organized his words, "Those girls, you know, are not valued at all, and if they know their whereabouts, I'm afraid the family will not admit it."

"Yes," Ye Sirui clenched the tea bowl tightly, and drank it in one gulp, "Looking at Liu Yueze's appearance, I can understand. The so-called parents and children, the relationship is nothing more than that. The common people are actually the most ignorant people in the world. There is no fault, but ignorance is already the biggest mistake."

Xia Shu didn't speak for a long time, just pursed his lips in silence.Ye Sirui thought he wouldn't talk anymore, but he suddenly spoke in a fierce tone, "You say that the common people are ignorant, I don't deny it, but don't the dignitaries care about women's innocence? Wouldn't they abandon their children because of the so-called reputation? You Is it ignorance to think that the people are wrong or are they the people?"

Ye Sirui was speechless, and finally smiled and said: "You are right, I... I was wrong." He clenched his fists tightly, powerlessness and self-loathing came to his heart again and again.

After a while of silence, Xia Shu asked. "What about the girls?"

"We have nothing to do with the brothel. We can only send the police to beat them. Inform their families, and those who are willing to take them home will be compensated by the government. If they are unwilling, there is nothing they can do." Ye Sirui put down the tea bowl, feeling heavy in his heart. of.

"Where's the little girl you just found?"

Ye Sirui was a little strange, Xia Shu never cared about these trivial issues before. "Tell her mother to take her home. As for how her father's affairs will be resolved, we can't worry about it."

Not long after Ye Sirui handed in the details of the case and the impeachment of the former magistrate, news came: Mrs. Liu, with the support of her natal family, came to reconcile with Liu Yueze, regained her real surname Hu, and brought Jinniang back to Hu's house to live.

Jinniang and Ye Kuang had already had a good time, Ye Kuang was still reluctant to let her go when he sent her away, "You go with your mother's house, if you need anything or have any difficulties, just come to me and Uncle Rui." He thought about it Thinking about it, he still put Uncle Rui behind him.

With tears in her eyes, Jinniang saluted Ye Sirui, quickly stuffed something into Ye Kuang's hand, and followed her mother into the carriage.

Ye Kuang stared blankly at the wishful purse embroidered with green bamboos on the palm.

Ye Sirui sighed and patted his head.

Back in the house, Ye Kuang suddenly said, "Uncle Rui, I still want to go to Taohuazhuang."

Ye Sirui had some headaches. After this incident, although Leng Yu was not arrested and imprisoned, he was fined a lot of money. Once word got out, not many people would dare to go to Taozhuang. "You still want to find Peach Blossom Spring."

"En!" Ye Sirui's eyes sparkled.

"Do you still remember when I told you about the ending of Peach Blossom Spring?"

"Remember!" Ye Kuang replied, "That person made a sign and left, informed the officer, went back and searched along the sign, but couldn't find it..." His voice became weaker and weaker, as if he had understood something.

Ye Sirui said earnestly: "If everyone can enter the Taohuayuan at any time, how can the people there live in seclusion? Such a beautiful place should be treasured in memory, and it will be better if it is cherished in the heart." He saw Looking at Ye Kuang's purse tied around his waist, he said, "So do people."

Ye Kuang was thoughtful.

"My lord! My lord! Someone is coming from the capital!" A voice came from outside the door.

Ye Sirui stuffed Ye Kuang into the room in amazement, put on the black gauze cap, and went out.The person who came had a pale face and no beard, obviously an eunuch in the palace.Ye Sirui hurried up to meet him: "What's your father-in-law's order?"

The father-in-law said in a sharp voice: "Ye Sirui, the county magistrate of Dong'an, accepts the order!"

Ye Sirui knelt down, listening in a daze: "...Ye Sirui, the magistrate of Dong'an County, is quick-witted, tolerant of both literature and martial arts. Since he succeeded, he has repeatedly solved serious cases and performed his duties diligently... I am hereby moving to the county magistrate of Lin County..."