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Chapter 439 Discovery

Chapter 439 Discovery
"Miss, do you want to go for a stroll in the city today?" Xiangli put the short cakes she just bought on the table, and picked out a long 'good and beautiful' one and handed it to Jiang Shaoyan, "The new one that the servant waited for specially It’s in the pot that came out of the oven, Miss, try it.”

Jiang Shaoyan took the shortbread but didn't stuff it into her mouth immediately, she just paused, shook her head and said, "I'm not going, there's no need to go."

Oh, not going!Xiangli said "Oh" without asking why. Most of the time, what the lady does is something she doesn't understand at the moment, but she will understand after a while.Since you will understand sooner or later, there is no rush.

It was as if after returning to the city yesterday, I went around the Yamen of Yancheng for several times and didn't know what the lady was doing, and I never asked Xiao Wu to stop the carriage and come down to have a look, but after a few laps, the lady let Xiao Wu go to Fang The eldest lady went in and came out within less than a cup of tea, and then went back to the inn and never asked about the Fang family.Instead, he began to flip through the album of local customs and customs bought from the post station, as if he was really planning to buy some special ingredients to go back.

Xiangli sat on the stool and twisted, and out of the corner of her eye, Xiao Wu, who was not far away from her, also twisted uncomfortably: Well, they couldn't sit still after sitting for almost an hour.

If you can't sit still...don't force yourself.This is what the young lady said, so Xiao Wu got up and said: "I'll go back and practice my kung fu."

Xiangli thought for a while, then got up and said, "I'll go too."

Although she is too late to practice kung fu at this age, Guanshi Bai has taught her a set of slow boxing to strengthen her body, so she can play for fun.

Jiang Shaoyan didn't stop when she heard the words, she just put down the album of local customs and customs in her hand for the time being, poured herself a cup of tea and said "Yes", and then told them to "be careful not to disturb others" and then let them go.

After getting permission, Xiangli followed Xiao Wu out of the house. Before leaving the house, she turned her head and glanced at the girl who was sitting by the window. The girl was sitting in the sun with her eyes downcast, her body stretched comfortably The appearance is not like her sitting there lazily stretching her limbs without any "sitting posture", but her posture is still tall and beautiful despite being stretched and comfortable.

Miss sitting... so beautiful!Xiangli scratched the back of her head, feeling in her heart, "My lady looks so good-looking even when she's sitting", and then carefully closed the door.

Miss is a person who can sit still, she can sit by the window and read a book all afternoon, but she seems to have a nail in her buttocks, she can't bear it after sitting for an hour, let alone read a book , It's about the same as reading the storybook.

Xiangli shook her head, followed Xiao Wu and went downstairs: Miss is reading, so don't bother her.

After Xiangli and Xiaowu left, the girl raised her eyelids and pushed the window to look out. She still held the Atlas of Yancheng's customs and customs in her hand but did not flip through it.

The matter of Miss Fang San can be put aside for the time being, but it has been a day and a night since An Guogong discovered the entrance of the mountain cave yesterday.If it was an ordinary animal hole, it should have been dug long ago.Why has there been no news from the city until now, and even the guards who were called to dig holes outside the city have not returned?
Jiang Shaoyan was a little puzzled: the fact that An Guogong met the entrance of the cave was an accident, and she didn't pay much attention to it at first, but it was a bit puzzling that there was no movement after digging for so long.

Just thinking like this, a group of servants rushed through the downstairs on horseback, Jiang Shaoyan was taken aback: Although she didn't deliberately remember, the faces of those servants were really familiar, if she remembered correctly, it seemed Those who were taken by Lin Yan to dig a hole to save people yesterday?
If that's the case... These guys dug the hole all night yesterday?Just came back from outside the city?Why are you in such a hurry?What about Lin Yan and Ji Chongyan?
Jiang Shaoyan put aside the atlas of customs and customs in her hand, and looked out of the window. In less than half an hour, the group of guards passed by downstairs again. This time, there were many more guards and guards behind them than before. The man walked out of the city with a solemn expression.

With completely different reactions like this, Jiang Shaoyan took a bite of the shortbread in her hand... Could it be that the hole discovered by Duke An is different?
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Outside the city of Yancheng, two thin guards came out of the cave carefully carrying a dead body.

An Guogong stood aside with his hands behind his back and looked at the corpse being carried out. He frowned for a moment and then turned to Lin Yan who was behind him and asked, "Boy Lin, did your strange problem come to Jiangnan Road?"

Everyone in Chang'an City knows that Lin Shaoqing, the jade-faced judge, can encounter cases wherever he goes, so there are many private banquets, and many people's homes must have the rule of not inviting Lin Shaoqing to the banquet, so as not to invite Lin Shaoqing. There was a case at a private banquet that was well organized.

Lin Yan smiled bitterly: He doesn't know why it's always such a coincidence.It’s just that this kind of thing can’t be admitted, so Lin Yan touched his nose and reminded Anguo Gongdao: “Master Guo, it’s you who heard the cry for help.”

The implication is that this is a case discovered by your old man.

Mr. An was only joking. He immediately flung off his sleeves and snorted, but walked to Ji Chongyan's side and asked, "Brother Yan, what's the matter?"

From the moment the first corpse was carried out, Brother Yan had this look of frowning and deep thought, this expression made Duke An feel a little panicked.

Hearing the words, Ji Chongyan only called "Grandfather" in his mouth, but his eyes did not move away from the corpses lined up there, but he said: "These corpses are all women, and their youth is just right, and the clothes and pearls they wear are all worth it." Not expensive, it seems that these women should not come from ordinary families."

These corpses have not been dead for a long time, so their faces can be clearly deduced: maybe not all of them are good-looking, but judging from the clothes of these women and the rather delicate and healthy complexion, it should be Not an ordinary folk woman.

Such a young woman who happened to come from a wealthy family made him feel a little inexplicably uneasy: it seemed that he suddenly couldn't remember something.

While speaking, another corpse was carried out from the cave. Lin Yan, who was waiting at the entrance of the cave, only took one look, then exclaimed, his face suddenly changed.

Lin Yan is not a person who is surprised at first glance, let alone a few corpses have been carried out just now, and he has not seen such a big reaction.

Although I had prepared for this corpse for a long time, it might be a little special, but when I saw the corpse carried out by the guards, even Ji Chongyan couldn't help but change his face slightly, and instinctively murmured: "It turned out to be her... "

What do you mean it was her?An Guogong looked at the corpses that were carried out, and the same Fanghua happened to be dressed in a rich or noble woman, which seemed to be no different from the previous ones.I don't know why the boy from the Lin family reacted so strongly.

"Brother Yan, do you know this woman?" Duke An asked after thinking about it.

Ji Chongyan said "Yes", his eyes fell on the corpse in front of him, he paused for a moment, and then said: "This girl is surnamed Wang, and she is a girl from the Wang family, the richest man in Luoyang. She disappeared not long ago, and the Wang family specially handed over a note to Lin Yan. , wanting to find the daughter of the Wang family.”

Right now, the person has finally been found, but it's just that... Ji Chongyan's eyes fell on the pale and lifeless face of the girl from the Wang family, and he shook his head: "It's already gone.

It turned out to be the reason: Duke An didn't feel deeply about it.It's just that although I don't know these girls, it's a bit embarrassing and unbearable to see so many young girls die like this.

"Most of these girls are from rich or noble families. The murderer has the guts to kidnap so many girls, so he is not an ordinary murderer. Boy of the Lin family, if you can find out, let's help to find out!" An Guogong said.

"Even if the Duke doesn't say anything, I will investigate." Lin Yan lifted the official hat on his head, and looked at the dead women in front of him. These women did not die for a long time, but within a day. So counting the time, it should be yesterday that An Guogong died around the time he heard the cry for help.

It's just that, he didn't mention it to the Duke.Grandpa Guo is a chivalrous man, if he knew that when he heard the cry for help, a bloody massacre was going on in a hole, he would regret it and suffer a lot.

"I don't know which murderer is so vicious and kills so many girls." An Guogong squatted on the ground and sighed, "It should not be an ordinary kidnapper."

Ordinary kidnappers would never go out of their way to stare at girls from rich and noble families. First, it is difficult to start, and second, the principle of "bullying the weak and fearing the tough" is also common among kidnappers.Abducting girls from ordinary people's homes, ordinary people have no other choice but to sue the officials or find them by themselves.But if they run into a wealthy family, the rich and powerful can find him many ways to deal with him. Generally, kidnappers try to avoid girls from such wealthy families as much as possible.

What An Guogong can think of, Lin Yan and Ji Chongyan can naturally think of, not only that, they think of more.

Isn't this kidnapper just an ordinary kidnapper?The disappearance of the girl from the Wang family is indeed the reason why she ran away from home.But no matter how she ran away from home, the girl from the Wang family, who was well-clothed and well-fed since she was a child, was accompanied by guards and servants when she disappeared.

The guards hired by the Wang family are not ordinary three-legged cat guards. Although they may not be very good at skills, it should not be a problem to deal with three or five ordinary kidnappers.

But in the end, he was able to snatch the girl from the Wang family from the guards of the Wang family. The kidnapper's martial arts and abilities can be regarded as "capable". What's wrong with being so "capable"?Want to be a kidnapper?

Lin Yan and Ji Chongyan glanced at each other, and when An Guogong watched, he couldn't bear it. When he walked to the side and sighed, Lin Yan went to Ji Chongyan and whispered to Ji Chongyan: "Chongyan, I'm afraid I want to check the identities of these other girls. .This is not an ordinary abduction business."

Ji Chongyan said "Yes", and his eyes fell on those dead women: "These girls are dressed in either rich or expensive clothes. If they disappear and their family members report to the official, so many girls from rich and noble families have been missing. It's a big case. But apart from the matter of Miss Wang's, I've never heard of it before, Lin Yan, I'm afraid there's something hidden here."

Lin Yan nodded.He opened his mouth to call someone to draw the faces of these girls to find out the identities of these dead women. After he finished ordering the guards, he said to Ji Chongyan: "Chongyan, do you want to release Duan Fei from the prison of Baoling County Government?"

Anyone with a discerning eye could see that Duan Fei had little to do with this matter, so the sudden digging up of so many corpses at this time should not have been done by Duan Fei.

Ji Chongyan thought for a while, but shook his head and said: "Don't let him go, if you let him go, he will have a pair of feet and walk around randomly. I don't know when he will find someone next time."

Lin Yan: "...that's fine."

During that period, the son was really "free" in prison. I heard that Yuanri was still wandering around the streets of Baoling, so it's better to be locked up for now.

"Leave this matter to you for the time being, and I will go back to the city with my grandfather." Ji Chongyan said, paused, and explained, "Miss Fang San has not been found yet, so be careful about the movements of Fang's family, the yamen must not be empty for a long time. "

Lin Yan nodded yes.

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I watched from the window all afternoon, from the time when the officers entered the city to when the officers took people out of the city, and then to Ji Chongyan and An Guogong bringing people back to the city, Jiang Shaoyan was almost sure that the cave that An Guogong discovered must be extraordinary.

This finding was confirmed the next day.

"Miss Jiang Si, a lot of corpses were dug out of that cave, and the culprits haven't been found yet, Shizi told me to let the little one come over to protect you." The guard named Jueying raised his hand and saluted, and said to her, "You Wherever you go, Jueying will follow from afar, and won't bother Miss Jiang Si."

Jiang Shaoyan looked at him, but before she could speak, Jueying pointed to a wing room not far from here in the aisle of the inn, and said: "I live in that room, and if Miss Jiang Si wants to go out, just call me." gone."

Such kindness and knowing how to advance and retreat, and expressing "I won't bother her" early in the morning, is really irresistible.

Jiang Shaoyan looked at the room he was pointing at: it was one of the two rooms next to Jiang Pingping's that had been vacant for a long time, what a coincidence!

Ji Chongyan's actions this time are really tricky... Jiang Shaoyan lowered her eyelids, paused for a moment, raised her eyes and smiled at him, and said, "Then thank you son for me."

Jueying raised his hand, turned and left.

Jiang Shaoyan turned around and closed the door: Fortunately, she has already handed over Miss Fang's affairs to Miss Fang, so it's okay not to go out these days.

It's just that I didn't expect that so many young and wealthy ladies were imprisoned in the cave discovered by An Guogong, including the missing Wang family girl. I don't know who arrested these girls, and what is the reason for arresting these girls? For what.

Looking into these matters, Lin Yanzi is much better than her, and it seems that her troubles are of no great use.

Because of Jueying's appearance at Jiang Pingche's place, she couldn't have any contact with Jiang Pingchee anymore, but Miss Fang's place has already made arrangements, so it doesn't matter if she doesn't contact Jiang Pingchee.

That being the case, just be good to Jiang Shaoyan, who is currently focused on buying ingredients, all she has to do now is to wait.

Thinking like this, the girl opened the album of Yancheng's customs and customs bought from the post station again: she will do it again when the imperial court sends someone to take Zhou Fang away.

(End of this chapter)

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