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The information provided by Jing Zhaoyin can only be used as a reference for the time being, and they went directly to the streets of the capital to investigate while it was still early.

As the New Year's Eve approaches, no matter how high the storey is, there are crowds of people in front of the big shops and small shops, many of whom have children.The waist-high toddler got into the crowd, and disappeared without warning.

Especially on the busiest Dongzheng Street, there were so many people that they were almost shoulder to shoulder. Seeing that Lin Junnuan was almost bumped by the crowd, Cheng Jiangyun subconsciously took her into his arms.

The passer-by next to him sighed, "It's really indecent", his eyes were full of disgust, as if he was very disturbed by the two big men jostling on the street.

Lin Junnuan's face was a little hot, Cheng Jiangyun glanced at the man, and he immediately shrank his neck and walked away, not to be offended.

They came to the place where the little princess disappeared for the last time, in front of a small stall selling sugar paintings.According to the maid Zhu Qi's account before committing suicide, the stall owner drew a lot of vivid flowers and even attracted butterflies. The little princess and many people came forward to watch the excitement.

"Where do wild butterflies come from at this time of year?" Lin Junnuan was speechless. Ancient merchants were no less capable of finding gimmicks than modern advertisers.

During this period of time, the temperature in the capital is about zero degrees, and it will drop below zero at any time. Even if there are butterflies outside, it can't fly. It's not just using the butterflies I raised to bluff people.But the audience just watched the excitement, and would not seriously pursue the origin of the butterfly.

Lin Junnuan watched the sugar painting stall owner skillfully draw a chubby rabbit, and handed it to the drooling child with a smile on his face, "Have you checked the stall owner?"

I also asked knowingly. If there is anything wrong with him, it must be impossible to continue to set up a stall here quietly. Sure enough, Cheng Jiangyun nodded, "I checked, his name is Tang Dahua, he is from the capital within three generations, his family background is clean, sugar painting It is an ancestral business. He has been setting up a stall on this street for four years. Yesterday he was setting up a stall from morning to night, and he never left for a moment. The lunch was brought by his family, and there was no change during the time when the little princess disappeared. ,should be no problem."

Lin Junnuan nodded, took out a few copper coins and walked to the stall, "I want a turtle."

"Okay, brother, wait a moment, it will be ready soon."

Tang Dahua's ability to draw sugar paintings is real, and he didn't even look at his preparations. He scooped up the sugar juice for a few ticks, and the pen didn't even break in the middle, and a little turtle with a slightly silly expression came out.

The tortoise is not big, and one is only three pennies. Lin Junnuan estimated the cost, and the profit is still very large. Of course, this is considered a traditional folk art, and it is appropriate to pay more for the craftsmanship.

"Your turtle, take it."

Lin Junnuan paid the money, took the sugar painting and sniffed it in front of his nose. The sucrose used as the raw material was fairly pure, and there was no smell. He stuck out his tongue and licked it lightly. .

She doesn't like sweets very much, so she held it in her hand for a while and then handed it to Cheng Jiangyun, "Do you want to eat it? I haven't touched it much."

Cheng Jiangyun took the sugar painting, ate it slowly, and from time to time flashed the pink and cute little tongue that the girl sticks out when licking the sugar painting. My ulterior motives frightened me.

"What are you thinking? I'm leaving." Lin Junnuan turned his head and urged him to move forward. Mr. Cheng remained calm, but his ears were slightly flushed.

Next, they successively visited the homes of several missing children, hoping to hear more clues.

The first one was a husband and wife restaurant that opened a tavern. The two children in the family, one big and one small, disappeared. The couple had no intention of continuing to operate the business, so they simply closed the shop. The boss went out to look for the children, and the proprietress waited at home for news.

Their children were among the first to be found missing, and they had been missing for more than ten days. The proprietress was almost swallowed up by sadness and despair, her haggard face was obvious, and her eyes were almost swollen from crying.

Hearing Cheng Jiangyun's self-introduction as people from the government, she thought there was good news about having a baby. Hope flashed in the proprietress' eyes for a moment, and after realizing that they were just here to ask questions, her expression dimmed visibly.

"I've said it many times. That day the tavern's business was very good at noon. We were too busy. Little Treasure had no one to accompany him to make trouble, so we asked Da Treasure to take him out to play. Who knows, they never came back."

"I have searched all the places where the children often go, and the neighbors all said that they have not seen them. Why do good children disappear like this?"

Tears welled up in her eyes, and her spirit seemed to be on the verge of collapse. When she got excited, she got up and knelt in front of the two of them, knocking her head on the ground, "You two officials, I beg you, I kowtow to you, you must Help me find my children, they are my lifeblood, if I can't find them, this family will be completely disbanded."

The ground was paved with hard stone slabs, and she knocked on it so hard that blood soon came out of her forehead.Lin Junnuan couldn't bear to see such a tragic scene, so she quickly stopped her, "We will definitely try our best to find the child, and you should take care of your health, they will need you to take care of them when they come back."

Such consolation no longer worked for the proprietress, she sat on the ground in a daze, and suddenly she wept again.For more than ten days, she had already had the worst premonition, but she was still unwilling to accept it.

Lin Junnuan tried a few more words of persuasion, and waited for the proprietress to stabilize before leaving the tavern in a muffled voice, and went to the next one.

The conditions of the second family seem to be not very good. The whole family is huddled in a small courtyard. As soon as they approached, they heard noises. A few children emerged from the courtyard to surround them, with greed in their eyes that shouldn't belong to their age. Desire | hope.

The head of the family is a middle-aged man with a bit mean appearance, and his tone is not very kind when facing them, "People from the government? What are you doing here again? We really don't know anything."

"Erya is missing? Isn't it just a money-losing item? If you lose it, you lose it. You also save rations. It's just fine if you can't find it."

"But this is your government's mismanagement, shouldn't you pay some compensation?"

"I see that you have raised skin and tender meat. You all have money in your family. How do you know the suffering of us poor people. Arresting prisoners? No time! It's none of my business! Do you pay for delays in work?"

"Hey, get lost if you don't pay! I don't have time to fuck with you guys!"

In the end, the two of them were coaxed out by a few brats with dark faces, and their purse was almost snatched away during the push and hustle.

After being kicked out of the door, and seeing Cheng Jiangyun's bun being torn a little crookedly, with black air continuously emitting from his body, Lin Junnuan's gloom lessened, and he even burst out laughing.

"What are you laughing at?" Master Cheng was a little aggrieved.

"It's useless to laugh at our Master Cheng's name," she patted his cheek affectionately, "Okay, don't be angry, don't bother with these troublemakers."

As if coaxing a child, Cheng Jiangyun pouted, but secretly enjoyed her closeness.

"It is said that the people don't fight with the officials. This family is really courageous."

Lin Junnuan was still surprised. Most of the common people in ancient times had a somewhat slavish mindset. They had to confess to a small official who was as big as a sesame seed and mung bean. Who would dare to quarrel with the official without any background?The style of this family is really sturdy.

"It's called barefoot people who are not afraid of wearing shoes," Cheng Jiangyun said in a cold voice, "It's no good to be obedient. If you are fierce, you might really bite off a piece of flesh from us."

So there are so many things in the world, and the two different attitudes towards the disappearance of the child made Lin Junnuan realize that the next visit might not be that simple.

She walked a few more, which really opened her eyes.

In one family, the relationship between the parents was too good, they were gluey, and they only cared about the world of two when they went shopping. The child fell behind and didn't notice it.Although such loving-minded parents are unreliable, they have no evil intentions. They are still very anxious and remorseful, want to get their children back, and cooperate with their investigation without reservation.

One was in the same situation as the tavern, the child was lost, the man was away, and the wife was anxious at home.I thought the husband had gone out to look for a child, but the wife said that the husband disliked her for not being able to have children, and was afraid that he would die, so he went out to fool around with the widow in the next street.She also complained that the missing child was too ignorant and would cause her trouble.

One family lost their son and left a daughter. The couple beat and scolded their daughter in front of them, calling her a loser, scolding her for not taking good care of her younger brother, scolding her to beat the whole family, and even scolding her for being abducted. Why is it not her.

The little girl was terrified of being beaten, and she huddled in a corner of the wall in a thin and thin group. There was no trace of anger on her face, and she never said a word or made any resistance. She was obviously used to being treated like this.

Lin Junnuan couldn't bear to sigh, but she also knew that patriarchy is the norm in this world, and she can't rashly intervene in other people's family affairs.But his eyes fell on the large bruise scar on the little girl's arm, and he still couldn't hold back his anger, and kicked out the man who wanted to hit someone.

"What are you doing, the government can beat people at will!" The man was frightened by her sudden attack. Although he looked angry, he was actually cowardly.

"Look if I dare!" Lin Junnuan kicked again, and kicked again, picking the painful place.

"Fuck you bastard, you dare to beat me!" The man was beaten repeatedly, and his anger also came up, "It's not a man, a man or a woman, I will fight with you!" He glanced at his wife and daughter again, "Are you dead? , Lao Tzu was beaten, so hurry up and help!"

His wife hurried up and pulled Lin Junnuan's hair, but the little girl was still huddled in the corner indifferently.

Cheng Jiangyun next to him was watching Lin Junnuan lethargicly at the beginning, but when he heard the sound of "no man, no woman", his eyes were darkened, he bent forward and subdued the man three or two times, and stomped him under his feet, " you wanna die!"

The final result was that Mr. Cheng "used his power for personal gain" and took the couple into prison for a few days on the grounds of beating the court officials, so that they could learn a lesson.For this reason, he also revealed his identity specially.

Knowing that he is Dali Siqing, the official of the boss, the man who had a fierce face just now withered instantly. The couple worried that they would be held accountable at any time and their heads would fall to the ground, so they huddled in the cell and did not dare to vent their breath.