Indus Treats the Elderly

, Mother has a good rest. "

The scholar came out with a bowl to wash by the well, Leyou saw that he didn't speak, and didn't hide that he had listened to someone's private words, so he asked him, "What does it mean that Lingmei was not taken away by Lingtang?"

Hearing this, the scholar put down the bowl, pushed the two out of the door, went out himself, and closed the courtyard door and replied: "My mother is old and has a sudden change, plus she is eager to miss her, and she talks nonsense all day long. language, can’t do it right.”

Seeing that the scholar looked stern, and it was common for old people to speak foolishly, Leyou stopped asking and said goodbye to the scholar.

Tanhuo said, "That's it?"

Le You asked, "So what?"

"You investigate the case, just ask a few questions like this?"

"How are you doing?"

"If you ask me, there is no need to visit these families. Didn't more than 100 people go missing in that village? It must have been done by ghosts and goblins! We will be able to find them by digging three feet into the nearby hills!"

"Isn't that different from looking for a needle in a haystack! How many miles do you want to find the top of the mountain? When will you find it? Is digging three feet enough?"

After hearing what he said, Tanhuo seemed to feel that his method was a bit stupid, and asked in disbelief, "Then what's the point of asking?"

"Naturally, in order to find clues, whether it is a human, a ghost, a demon or a demon, we must have a general direction before we can continue to investigate."

"So do you have a direction?"

"……No."

Tanhuo clicked his tongue, as if he felt that Leyou was not good enough.

Leyou regretted bringing him out at this moment, it's so embarrassing!Changing the subject, he said, "Did you bring out Fushu Shangshen?"

Tanhuo said, "You don't know how to explore yourself?"

Le You probed intently, and really felt Fu Shu's aura on Tan Huo's body, and admired Fu Shu's good nature of being able to bend and stretch.

Tanhuo watched him finish probing and said: "I'm going back!" He disappeared without waiting for Leyou's reaction.

After a while, Ti Li Dian Dian ran over and said timidly, "Uncle, it's time for me to play."

"Di Li Shenjun, this seat is not playing, this seat is doing big things!"

"I know, for investigating the case, I'll just follow you and won't disturb you."

"Well, let's go."

Leyou walked in front, and Tili followed, looking here and there along the way, feeling new and interesting about everything.Le You thought he was walking too slowly, and urged him several times, Ti Li was a little afraid of Le You, so he quickened his pace, peeking secretly as he walked.

The two were going to the end of the West Market, passing many small vendors along the way, Ti Li saw those snacks and could not walk anymore, Le You had no choice but to buy them for him along the way.Ti Li was eating, holding it in his hand, and still looking at it, and finally walked to the door of that family, and half an hour was almost used up.

Le You looked at Ti Li and shook his head, then knocked on the courtyard door.After a while, a woman opened the door and asked him what he was doing, and Leyou asked her if she was the Qin family?

The woman nuzzled her mouth and pointed to the yard, the Qin family lived in the most head room.

Leyou thanked her, and Lala Tili walked into the yard.

There was an unknown smell in the yard. The ground was dry and wet, and it was full of dirt, but I couldn't tell what kind of dirt it was.Leyou picked up Tili and walked on tiptoe, Tili was eating snacks, so she didn't have time to be afraid when he was carrying her.Leyou walked to the front, patted the door and asked, "Excuse me, is Mrs. Qin there?"

A girl opened the door and asked with a snot in her nose, "What are you doing to my mother?"

"Is your mother at home?"

"Yes! Mother, someone is looking for you!"

A woman came out with a basin in one hand and a smaller girl in the other. When she saw that Le You had also raised a child, she laughed first, "What does Lang Jun bring a child here?"

Only then did Le You let go of her anxiety and said, "Let me ask about a missing girl in your family."

The woman's face changed drastically, "No one is missing from my family!"

Before Le You could speak, a woman outside the door said, "Why not? Obviously everyone knows about it!"

"I said no, it's not!" He said and pushed Leyou away.Leyou didn't bother with the woman, she was pushed out with the chestnut in her hand, and the woman hurriedly slammed the door and locked it.

Le You looked bewildered, wondering why she didn't admit that there was a missing daughter in her family, and the woman just replied: "Her eldest daughter is beautiful and was picked by the flower pickers, so she didn't recognize it!"

"Why don't you admit that it was done by the flower picker?"

The woman looked at Leyou as if she was surprised, "Your lord still doesn't understand? Is it something glorious to be picked by a flower picker? Although we live in this poor neighbourhood, we still have courtesy, justice and shame! You must cover it tightly so that no outsiders can make fun of it!"

Leyou felt that these women were full of fallacies and ignorance!He asked again: "Does Auntie know when her eldest daughter disappeared?"

"It must have been more than two years!"

"Have any of you ever seen strangers come and go in and out of her house?"

"There are strangers coming and going in this courtyard every day, how do we know if we have entered her house or not, everyone is busy!" Leyou went straight away after finishing speaking.

Le You wanted to ask someone again, but Ti Li struggled and said, "Uncle, it's time! Let me down!"

Leyou put him down, and after a while, he disappeared.Leyou laughed: "One runs faster than the other."

For a moment, Fuxuan called Leyou outside the courtyard, and the women in the courtyard laughed at him for taking care of his children and daughter-in-law when he went out to do errands.

It was funny seeing Buluan blushing, Leyou blushed even more when she saw her laughing at him, and hurried out of the alley, leaving Buluan far behind.

Not chaotic steps to keep up, "Master, walk slowly, I won't laugh!"

Only then did Leyou slow down, and asked Buluan: "You are a girl, and you also carry the God of Fushu with you?"

Buluan patted his chest and laughed: "Not only with it, but also with it here!"

Leyou's face was about to turn red again, and she hurriedly turned around.Buluan covered his mouth and smiled and followed: "Palace Master, where are we going next?"

Le You said: "Since we've come to West Market, let's go see if there are any servants from the Qiu Mansion in Ren Yazi."

"Those people have burned their contracts of prostitution, how could they fall into the hands of Ren Yazi?"

"I don't know, go and see first."

The two asked passers-by where they could buy maids, and the passer-by pointed to a crowd that was tightly surrounded, "That's right there."

The two used some spells to drive away the crowd, and saw a few tall and thick men standing in the circle, introducing the 'things' behind them one by one with a lot of tongue. The 'goods' all lowered their heads, and couldn't see clearly, only that they were probably little girls.Leyou was impatient to see these people buying and selling live people like livestock, and asked loudly, "Is there anyone who has worked in the Qiu Mansion?"

Shocked by his aura, everyone shut their mouths and looked at him. Leyou asked again, but still no one answered him, so he stripped away the crowd and came out.Walk to a secluded place and stop, turn around and say, "Come out!"

A person came out sneakily, Leyou recognized one of them, and asked him: "What are you doing with us!"

Ren Yazi wanted to discuss business with the two of them, but he didn't back down even when he was called out, he stepped forward and said: "What do you two want to do with the servants of Qiu's residence?"

"Is there someone in your hand?"

"No! Those are escaped slaves! Buying and selling escaped slaves will be caught and whipped by the government!"

"Then what are you doing with us!"

Human teeth faltered and said nothing.Seeing this, Buluan smiled and said: "You have enough money, you have the person we are looking for, right?"

Le You looked at it and couldn't make a mess, and didn't want her to be obsessed with the world, so she turned to ask the man's teeth: "How much silver do you need to have someone?"

Ren Yazi stretched out a palm, Leyou said: "Five hundred..."

Buluan hurriedly stopped him and asked Ren Yazi: "Five taels of silver, right?"

Ren Yazi shook his head, "Five taels as a deposit, and if you find someone, you will pay another five taels."

Buluan smiled and said, "How do we know that you won't take the silver and run away?"

Ren Yazi patted his chest and said: "Little lady, I really look down on people! I, Yawuzi, have been doing serious business in this West Market for more than 20 years, but I have always done fair business, and I have never lied to my customers! If you are afraid that I will run away, you can come here every day. This West Market is on guard! See where I can run!"

Bu Luan smiled again: "You stay in this West Market every day, who will look for the person we want?"

Ya Wuzi smiled and said: "This little lady can rest assured, I have a lot of capable boys under my hands! I promise to find them for you!"

Bu Luan smiled and asked Le You: "What do you think, Master?"

Hearing her random address, Leyou glared at her, threw a piece of silver to Yawuzi, and said, "We live in the Shaoji Inn in the east of the city. If you find someone, you can take them there to receive the reward. If you can find Miss Qiu who will serve you personally My little girl, give me another five taels!"

Yawuzi weighed the silver, smiled and walked away.

Buluan said to Leyou: "The master is really generous!"

Leyou walked back with a dark face: "Don't yell!"

Stirring and covering his mouth, he felt that Palace Mistress Leyou's embarrassment was really lovable!

☆. Is the number of captives in each family equal to the number of puppets left behind?

With Buluan, Leyou asked the relatives of the missing person again, but it took too long to find anything.After leaving the door of that family, Buluan disappeared in a hurry, Leyou was not surprised, and waited for a while, Jiezi came over.

"Palace Master Leyou is polite!" Jie Zi remained kind and courteous as always, and Leyou returned the gift.

"Palace Master, where are we going now?"

Leyou said: "There are still a few relatives of the missing people living in the town, let's go and visit them."

Meson answered yes.

On the way, Jiezi saw that Leyou was deep in thought and did not speak, so he said, "Master, there seems to be no trace of the kidnapper in this case. There are women, young and old, rich and poor families, and the time interval seems to be uncertain. Sometimes more than a year, sometimes half a year..."

"Well, there is no trace so far. Let's see if any of the maids and women that Miss Qiu serves personally have seen anything."

"I'm afraid it's too old to ask anything, but this Qiu's mansion and the previous scholar's house can be carefully considered."

"That's right. The layout of Ms. Qiu's room has remained the same. Maybe there are some clues left behind that we didn't see last time. The scholar's mother said that she could hear her daughter crying and begging. Maybe it's not all the old man's nonsense. And The puppet in that village needs to be visited again, and the four surviving people still have some questions to ask them..." Le You seemed to be talking to Jie Zi, and seemed to be talking to himself to clear his mind.

The few households the two went to later, either they no longer lived in the same place, or they couldn't remember anything clearly, so they returned without success.When the time comes, the meson will change and come out.It is inconvenient for the two of them to write and communicate outside, so Yan Yan can only follow behind Leyou silently. Seeing that he looks good and is young, Leyou is afraid that he will be secretly taken away and he will not be able to stay in front. Xin, he slowed down his pace and walked together with him. As if he knew what he was thinking, he smiled and nodded to express his gratitude.

Leyou asked him: "Shenjun Zang, do all seven of you know sign language?"

Xiao Yan nodded.

Leyou said: "That's great! You have such a good temper, they must love you very much on weekdays."

He smiled and nodded again.

Leyou was a little melancholy: "I really envy you who have family members by your side. My relatives died more than 800 years ago..."

Yan Qiang patted Leyou's arm to show comfort, Leyou smiled, "It's okay, I picked up another relative by myself."

He made a hand gesture, and Leyou understood it for some reason, and said, "It's my little servant, named Qingluo. He is not from the Zhushen clan, but a little rabbit demon. More than 700 years ago, I In the forest, I saw him being chased by a group of hungry wolves, such a petite one, trembling while running, and seeing that he was about to be overtaken, I couldn't bear it for a while, and rescued him, and he has depended on me since then, and I can't get rid of him no matter what , I had no choice but to take him home, and saw that he was pretty and cute, so I named him Qingluo. I didn’t want to raise him for a hundred years, and only after he transformed into a man would I know he was a boy! Haha..."

Hearing the words, Yan Yan also laughed silently, and couldn't imagine what Le You would be like when he got along with the rabbit, who was usually fierce.

Leyou continued: "At first, the people in the clan didn't know that I raised a rabbit with only a cultivation base. They didn't know until he turned into a human being and ran around disobediently. They sued me to the patriarch, and the patriarch asked me to send the rabbit to him. Going out, I refused, the tribe said how can I live in a demon in the Zhushen clan, and they will force me to deal with him. I said that this is already a person, so what if I don’t deal with it! Protect Qingluo and refuse to compromise. Later, the patriarch thought of a way and asked me to build a house by myself far away from the people of the clan. I had to listen to their nagging and agreed. But where would I build a house? I barely built a thatched cottage, Qingluo was small and ambitious, saying that he caused me to be kicked out, and wanted to build a palace for me to envy others! He spent 200 years learning and building, really If it is completed for him, then it will be our Leyou Palace."

It was interesting to hear it, and felt that the situation of Leyou and Qingluo was a bit miserable, so he didn't know whether it was better to laugh or comfort Leyou.

While talking, the two of them arrived at the winery where the four people worked, and they could smell the aroma of wine from a distance away, and Zhan took a deep breath, as if he liked the smell very much.Leyou asked him: "Have you ever had a drink before, the Lord of Heaven?"

Xiao Yan shook his head.Leyou said: "You are too young, your family probably won't allow you to drink." Yan Zhang nodded with a smile.He looked at the wine shop and made a gesture, but Leyou didn't understand.Yan Xiaoxiao didn't care, waved his hand, and disappeared in an instant.

Fushu walked over from the alley and said, "Jiang said that it would be inconvenient for him to go back when you were dealing with people later, so he told me to come out first."

It was only then that Le You understood the intention of Zang Zhang's gesture, and felt that he was really a sensible boy!

The four of them were very happy when they were called out to see Leyou and Fushu. The little boy who had cried asked Leyou, "My lord, is there any news?"

Leyou couldn't say it didn't make him sad, so she replied: "I know better than when I saw you last time."

The four of them were even more joyful when they heard that there was progress, and they respected Leyou, Fushu and others even more.Le You asked: "When will you quit work? Let's go to your village to see again."

One person said: "There is still an hour, but we can go and ask for a leave. Such a big incident happened in our village, and the foreman was considerate of us. He said that day that we would save the matter in the winery and let us wait for the news at home." .” Without waiting for Leyou Fushu’s response, they went to ask for leave together.

After a while, the four of them changed into regular clothes and came out.The group of six went to the village in a mighty way, and Leyou asked as he walked, "Are there many people in your village working in the town?"

One person replied: "There are not many people. Our village mainly makes a living by selling medicinal materials. The men gather herbs all the year round, and the women dry the medicine at home and take care of the children."

Leyou Fushu thought about going to the village to check that day, and indeed almost every house smelled of medicine, and saw a lot of medicine spread in the dustpan. At that time, the two of them were focused on checking the puppets, and didn't pay much attention to them.He asked again: "Then there are only old and weak women and children in the village most of the time?"

"Yes sir."

Le You thought: This is how we can get in touch!Previously, most of the kidnapped were women. If most of the kidnapped in this village were also women and children, then it is really possible that the same guy did it.Then asked four people: "Are there many young women in the village?"

"Yes, but...sir, how much is too much?"

"Among the captives, are there more than half of unmarried women?"

The four of them thought for a while, made up their minds, and nodded.

That's it!There are so many small mountain villages here in Xuantu, why the criminal chose Zhaojia Village alone, now I understand.Leyou and Fushu nodded to each other understandingly.

Fushu asked: "So, you and the four of you are not the only survivors in your village, there are many young and strong men, right?"

The four nodded again, "Yes, my lord, it's just that they had just left when that incident happened, and they haven't returned yet, so I'm afraid they don't know that their home is gone..."

"Did it go far? Can't go back for more than half a month?"

"Sir, I don't know that the precious medicinal materials are all in the deep mountains and old forests, and the nearby forests are almost harvested. We can only go farther and farther every year. It is common to go back and forth for several months. This is why the few of us have never been there. The reason why we work in the town instead of collecting herbs. Several of us have elderly parents who need to serve at home, and we are not married, and there is no housewife at home, so we can’t go far.”

Le You asked again: "When you were at home, did you ever see strangers come into the village to inquire?"

Fushu heard the words and looked at Leyou, knowing that the two wanted to go together: How did the criminal know that most of the old, weak, women and children were at home in this village?And how do you know the time when the men in the village set off to collect medicine?It must have done some spying before it started!

"In our village, foreigners often come here to buy medicines, so strangers are not uncommon."

"Have any women disappeared before?"

"There are a few who disappeared suddenly, but they all said that they ran away with a rich drug dealer, so they are not considered missing."

"How many? Why hasn't anyone heard of it?"

"Women running away with others is regarded as disobeying women's morals. The family members feel ashamed and naturally don't say it. The villagers are afraid that others will think that our village girls have bad morals, which will ruin their daughter's reputation. It will be difficult to choose others in the future, so naturally they don't say it outside. ...Mister suspects that they didn't run away with someone, but were taken away like this time?"

"Possibly, not sure."

The four of them felt a little regretful. If they had reported to the police when someone was missing, perhaps such a big incident would not have happened this time!

Several people were silent and walked all the way to the village.The four of them didn't go home, but accompanied Leyou Fushu to check around. This time, Leyou looked more carefully, but apart from the puppet, there was really nothing unusual, so that's all.

The four of them lead Leyou into a yard, ready to cook for them. When Leyou saw them living together, he asked them why. The older young man said, "Sir, we dare not move those puppets, and we feel a bit perverted." People, these days we live together in this deserted yard, the owner of this family has moved to the town, and the yard has been empty for several months and no one has lived there, so no one has been taken away, and there are no puppets."

"So that's the case." The two of them inquired twice and found that there was no puppet in the yard. At that time, they just thought that the criminal had not been released, but it turned out that no one was missing.

Fu Shu thought of a possibility, and asked: "You are familiar with the people in the village, did you pay attention when we watched it with us just now, whether the number of captives in each family is equal to the number of puppets left behind?"

While the other three were thinking about it, the boy said, "No! My family of four was taken away, and only two puppets were left behind!"

"Who are the four missing people in your family?"

The boy said: "My parents and two little nieces."

Le You thought: Four people, only two puppets are left, which must represent the two nieces, so why not keep the others?I didn't count the puppets carefully before, I don't know that only the puppet of the young girl was kept, but now it seems that the meaning of the puppet is different, but why was it not released when the kidnapper was taken away? …… Just as he was thinking about it, he heard the sound of pots and pans, and then remembered that the four of them said that they would entertain them for dinner. Leyou stopped them and said: "You cook and eat yourself, we won't keep any more, we have to go back The inn is waiting."

Seeing that they were busy, the four of them didn't stay any longer and sent them out of the village.

Leyou asked Fushu if he knew what he and Fushu's family had done that day, Fushu said he didn't know, and he concentrated on sitting in meditation.

Leyou asked in surprise, "You really didn't spy at all?"

"I don't want to explore."

Le You said again: "They seem to know very well what you do."

"They're relatively free, haha."

Leyou then told Fu Shu about the clues he got that day.Fu Shu heard that the scholar's mother heard her daughter crying for help day and night, and felt very sad for her.

"What does God want to eat tonight?"

"The main palace is waiting for someone, so you can't go to eat elsewhere, right?"

"Do you want to eat somewhere else? Fine! It's hard to say whether Ya Wuzi will find someone. If he finds someone, he will wait for us. He won't make money."

"Yes, then let's eat in another place and adjust the taste."

"Ti Li ate a lot of snacks today, and he seems to have an appetite. Why didn't God ask him to come out and eat together?"

"No need, children can't eat too much."

Seeing that she couldn't deceive other people, Le You had to give up.

The two went back to their rooms after dinner, but Ya Wuzi had never been there, so they went back to their rooms to rest.

After Fu Shu went back, several people got together and talked about the new things they had seen and heard, and they were all very happy.When I heard that Leyou's missing relatives had passed away, and he adopted a male rabbit demon named Qingluo, he felt it was funny.Fu Shu looked at her and asked her, "Is this Qing Luo the one who received your secret letter?"

Buluan nodded, and Fushu didn't pursue her any further.

The next day, Leyou and Fushu walked around the city and asked the townspeople about the missing woman. Everyone had different opinions, but most of them said that the missing was a young and beautiful woman, who else could it be if it wasn't a flower picker !When I got back to the inn, I saw Yawuzi waiting.

☆, tell me what happened that night in detail!

Leyou didn't expect Yawuzi to find someone so quickly, seeing an old gentleman standing next to him, not dressed like a servant, asked curiously: "This is this?"

Ya Wuzi said: "The housekeeper of the Qiu residence!"

Leyou couldn't help sighing that Ya Wuzi is so talented!After this search, I found a useful person!It was inconvenient to speak outside, so Leyou invited everyone into the room, and asked the old gentleman, "Is the gentleman really the housekeeper of the Qiu residence?"

The old man replied: "Not bad!"

"Could Steward Qiu tell us about Miss Qiu in detail?"

Steward Qiu said: "If the two adults can really find an explanation for the young lady, the old man will naturally know everything!" After speaking, he looked at Ya Wuzi.

Seeing this, Le You asked Ya Wuzi: "How do you know that we are looking for the servants of Qiu's mansion to investigate Miss Qiu's affairs?"

Yawuzi replied with a smile: "If I don't have such eyesight, how can I do business like this! Hehe!"

Leyou gave him an ingot of ten taels of silver and asked him to go first.

Seeing that Ya Wuzi went out and went downstairs, Steward Qiu asked, "Are the two adults sent by the state government?"

Le You shook his head and said: "No, but since we have taken over this matter, we must investigate and understand before giving up. Steward, I heard that all the servants of the Qiu Mansion have disappeared, how did Ya Wuzi find you in two days?"

The old man was surprised: "Who said we are all gone?"

Hearing his question like this, Le You thought to himself: Is there something hidden about this matter?Then he replied: "That's what the neighbors say, and so does Master Qiu!"

The old gentleman sighed and shook his head, two lines of old tears were about to drip down, he raised his sleeve and wiped it, and said: "My lord, the rumors on the street cannot be trusted! As for the master... After the miss disappeared, the madam didn't slow down, and immediately went to the hospital to take care of her." Let's go, the master is the pillar of the whole family. Although he lost two family members overnight, he has been in business for many years and has experienced many storms. Monk, he has been busy working for a month, and when everyone has no clue to give up, the master finally vented his anger. His hair turned gray overnight, and he became like an old man. He was also crazy, unable to tell good from bad. "

"The servants of the family saw that the owner of the house was missing, and they were going crazy, so they were relieved. A few servants who usually sneaked, raped and played tricks began to sneak around. They were bumped into by the master and injured one person. The other servants already thought that the mansion would collapse sooner or later, so they had their own calculations. Seeing that the master was not only crazy, but also beat up people, they began to smash and loot. Master, stay in the young lady's courtyard, and wait until they have almost all robbed and left, and then show the family property hidden in your arms, and let him know that our family's strength is still there! But the master has suffered so many accidents long ago I was delirious and couldn't recognize me anymore, so I just drove us out as those rebel slaves. We had no choice but to go to Qiu's shop to guard his business for the master, and go back to see the master from time to time. But it's been a while It's been more than a year, but the master still hasn't gotten better, only when he talks about Miss, he has a moment of clarity, and when he talks about anything else, he becomes delirious again, and the rebuilding of the Qiu Mansion has been delayed until now."

"While guarding the family property for the Qiu Mansion, the old man asked for medicines for the master. God bless, the business of the shop has been preserved, but the master has had little success, and the charlatans who hired him can't find out the whereabouts of the young lady. The old man was anxious day and night but couldn't find the way, so when Yawuzi came to me, I followed him without thinking! Two adults, have you found out about the young lady? The old man also wants to understand, only the young lady's There is an explanation for the matter, the master's madness will be cured, and my Qiu Mansion will have hope!"

After hearing this, Leyou, Fushu and the two suddenly realized that Qiu Mansion's decline had gone through such a process. When they heard people say that all the servants defected overnight, they felt strange, and now they have a solution.Then I thought about how cunning this Yawuzi was!He must know that the housekeeper of the Qiu Mansion is the home of the Qiu Mansion, and he deliberately pretended to go to find someone hard, earning them a few taels of silver!However, it is small to loose money, but it is big to find key personnel.

"It's no wonder that when we went that day, we first saw Mr. Qiu and felt that he was out of his mind. When we mentioned Miss Qiu, he suddenly came back to his senses. How many servants are left in the Qiu manor who have not defected?" Le You asked with all his thoughts.

"Everyone in the shop is there. No one has left. What should I do? I arranged for half of the people who came out of the house to do odd jobs in the shop. The monthly payment is still the same, so they stayed at ease and waited for the master to wake up. day."

"Among them is Miss Qiu's maidservant?"

"Yes! The others are afraid that the master will blame them and get implicated sooner or later, so they all ran away. Miss's nanny and the girl born by the nanny are still here."

Le You was delighted to hear that: "Did she keep vigil on the day Miss Qiu disappeared?"

The old man sighed, "Nurse, that girl was there that day, but she was only seven years old at that time. We asked her countless times what she saw that day, and she said no, maybe it was a useless clue. .”

"I don't know if it's convenient to ask them today? It's not too late for this matter."

Butler Qiu nodded and asked Leyou to follow him.Fu Shu asked Le You to wait in the outside room for a while, then went into the room to discuss with other people: "The Palace Master got an important clue today, I will go and investigate with him, if you can't come back on time at Haishi, don't rush me, don't make trouble!"

Ti Li and Zang Yan naturally agreed, and although Tan Huo was unwilling, he couldn't beat Fu Shu, so he had to let Fu Shu take up his time.Jiezi smiled and said, "Just to ask a question, I think it won't take long." Buluan also said, "Yes, it won't take long if I think about it, and it won't take up our time, so go ahead."

Leyou and Qiu Butler were still waiting, Jiezi and Buluan might not be sure what to say, and Fushu didn't have time to deal with them, so he made up his mind that if Jiezi and Buluan wanted to mess around, he would let them suffer, otherwise it would be really bad Lawless!

The three of them walked to the small courtyard that Steward Qiu rented for the servants of Qiu's residence, and called the nanny and the little girl over.The nanny told me what happened that day, it was nothing more than what the young lady ate that day, when she washed and when she went to bed, there was nothing unusual about it.When the girl saw the stranger dodging, the housekeeper Qiu said: "Bi'er, Miss treats you like her own sister. Now that a real adult is here, don't be afraid. If you think of something, you have to say it clearly. Miss this opportunity." , I am afraid that we will never be able to find out what happened to Miss in the future."

Thinking of Miss Qiu's kindness, Bi'er nodded slightly, and recruited Fushu to go out and talk alone.

Everyone was puzzled, but Butler Qiu was about to talk about her, so Fu Shu waved his hand, Shan and Bi'er went to a secluded place, and asked her, "What do you know?"

Bi'er asked Fushu: "If I tell you, will you be sure to bring Miss back home?"

"Not sure." Fu Shu said truthfully: "However, not sure is better than not even trying, right?"

Bi'er nodded, and said with determination: "My young lady was kidnapped by a flower picker!"

"How do you know?"

"I saw it!"

"Did you see it?!" Fu Shu said in amazement: The criminal had been abducted for more than ten years without leaving any clues, but was actually seen by a little girl?Then he asked Bi Er: "Really?"

Bi'er heard that it is very disgraceful for a girl's family to be taken away by a flower picker. Regardless of whether she lives or dies, it will damage a woman's morality and ruin her reputation. Some girls also quietly hanged themselves after being found.At a young age, she felt that it was better for her young lady to disappear like this than to admit that she was kidnapped by flower pickers. Otherwise, not only would her life be lost, but her reputation would also be ruined, and then nothing would really be lost!So no one asked her to tell.But today, I heard Steward Qiu talk about the goodness of the young lady, and she really misses her young lady too much. No matter what the name is, no matter whether it is life or death, she must see her again before she is reconciled!They also heard that these two adults were their last chance, so they managed to pluck up the courage to say what they had been hiding for more than a year, but unexpectedly this adult did not believe her, so he hurriedly said: "Of course it is true! I saw it with my own eyes!"

Fu Shu solemnly said: "Tell me about what happened that night in detail!"

Bi'er nodded and said, "I'm too young, the lady doesn't let me stay on duty at night, so I sleep in the servant's room on weekdays. But a while before the lady disappeared, she heard from somewhere that there were flower pickers in the town, and she was very scared. , I didn’t dare to sleep alone again, so I arranged for me to sleep on the couch with her. On the day the lady disappeared, I drank too much almond milk given by the lady, and woke up several times. When I came back for the last time, I saw a man hugging the lady. Flying away from the roof, I should have yelled, but Miss Gu Ji didn't know whether to yell, so she hesitated for a moment, and they disappeared!"

"Are you sure it's a man?"

"Sure! My lord, if it's not a man, why didn't I call for help!"

Fushu sighed in his heart, another woman who was tired of fame!

Bi'er said again: "My lord, can you stop telling this matter? I think my young lady will come back alive and have a good life!"

Fu Shu understood her scruples, nodded and said: "You did a good job!" and led her back to her room.Everyone in the room was waiting impatiently. Seeing them come back, Steward Qiu hurriedly asked, "What useful clues did Bi'er say?"

Fu Shu didn't comment, glanced at Le You, and asked Steward Qiu: "Is there a dumb woman in your house?"

"That's right. My lord must have seen her when I went back. It's thanks to her guarding the yard of the master and miss for more than a year!"

"Why didn't Master Qiu just drive her out?"

Steward Qiu shook his head and said, "The old man can't figure it out either, but it's better to have someone to look after him at the house than no one, so we didn't delve into it."

"The dumb lady worked in the lady's courtyard before?"

"No, she is doing rough cleaning in the outer courtyard."

"How do you behave on a daily basis?"

"She can't speak, and no one in the house can speak sign language, so no one has a close relationship with her. I only know that she is diligent in doing things. She has never had any conflicts with anyone, and she has never heard of petty theft. Others are nothing. Got it."

"In other words, she and the young lady don't have much contact with each other on weekdays. How could she guard the yard so heartily for her after she was taken captive? How can a poor maid keep the yard in such an orderly manner?"

"This... Your Excellency suspects the dumb girl?"

Fu Shu shook her head, "I just thought it was a bit strange. Last time we went, she not only found out the precious tea leaves that Ms. Qiu had kept privately, but also made good tea...By the way, butler, did you just say that dumb women can sign language?"

The housekeeper nodded: "That's right. I saw this dumb lady and bought her into the house. She can hear but not speak since she was born. Although the poor family has never learned sign language seriously, they still know a little bit."

Fu Shu remembered the last time the mute said that she couldn't sign language, and became even more suspicious: "Then can she still write?"

"will not!"

Fu Shu nodded, looked at Le You, and signaled that he was done asking.Leyou then said to Steward Qiu, "Can the butler bring all the servants of Qiu's mansion so that we can question them one by one?"

Butler Qiu said, "I've made them wait, so I'll bring them here!"

Le You asked everyone one by one, and they all said that there was no abnormality in the house between that night and the night before. Le You saw that their expressions did not seem to be fake, so she asked Steward Qiu to tell them to go down.

Le You asked again: "Does the housekeeper know about the disappearance of other women in the town and near the town?"

"Of course I know! In order to find Miss, I visited all those houses one by one, but I didn't get any useful clues."

"The Zhai family village is missing an old and a young