Dali Temple has his Lord Luo

Chapter 120 Happiness and Sorrow
"This is really a kind deed, and it is not easy to do it!"

Luo Ning glanced at Bai Hao again, feeling confused.

"And not only orphans and elderly people living alone, but also families who cannot support their children, he will personally visit them. If you can enter Fushou Hall, I heard that your children will have the opportunity to go to school!"

"He actually did a lot of things that officials should do!"

Luo Ning admired Bai Hao even more.

Bai Hao toasted with the officials, and suddenly turned around and saw Qin Zhao sitting here, and walked over with a smile on his face:
"Master Qin!"

Seeing Luo Ning again, he was even more polite:

"Master Luo is here too, what a pleasure to meet you!"

Qin Zhao quickly congratulated and said some kind words:
"I heard from my colleagues in the Ministry of Civil Affairs that you have done many great things, and even the emperor praised you. You are young and promising!"

Bai Hao was truly happy and humble. Qin Zhao introduced Zhang Wen to him. The young people knew each other. They sat down and talked happily.

The next day, Dali Temple took over the case in Jingzhao Mansion and named it the girl's drowning case. After Luo Ning and Song Qingsong's analysis last night, they found that this drowning case was by no means as simple as seeing it.

Luo Ning summoned the officials to analyze the case together. First, they needed to determine the identity of the girl, and secondly, they needed to find the woman who took her out of the city that day.

Meng Sizhi said:

"Sir, why don't you just do what you did last time and make a big splash? This girl always has neighbors, relatives and so on, so she won't have no family at all!"

"Okay, then you can work with Yao Sizhi to post the girl's portrait everywhere, or you can go to Mr. Qin. We will increase our efforts and strive to confirm the girl's identity today!"

"Sir, it's a bit difficult to find the woman. If two people drowned together and the body floated downstream, it would be difficult to locate. How about we search for the woman together?" Wei Yan asked.

"This is a good idea. Let's make the whereabouts of the woman and the child public. She left the city four days ago, the child was killed, and the woman's whereabouts are still unknown. This way, clues can be found regardless of whether the woman returns to the city or not."

Luo Ning breathed a sigh of relief and said to Wei Yan:

"Wei Sizhi, go to Jingzhao Mansion and see how Master Song is doing with the investigation? Send more people to the villages in the lower reaches of Taihu Lake to see if anyone has found the body or recognized the child."

Everyone dispersed and got busy.

Half a day later, I received news that a footman from Guli Lane was brought into Dali Temple by Yao Sizhi.

The so-called footworkers have no skills. They rely on their physical strength to do trivial tasks. They can't make much money and can barely survive!
Luo Ning saw that he had white hair and was walking unsteadily, so he took him directly to the pre-trial hall.

Luo Ning poured him a cup of tea and got straight to the point:
"Old man, what's your name?"

"My name is Wang Dacheng."

"Do you know the girl in the portrait?"

"She's my granddaughter!"

"for sure?"

"After seeing the portrait, I went to my daughter's house to see that it was empty and seemed uninhabited, so I..."

The old man wept.

"Old man, what is your daughter's name?"

"Wang Qi!"

"Where's the granddaughter?"

"Sisi."

"How old is Sisi?"

"I'm four years old this year!"

Nine times out of ten, it's that kid.

So Luo Ning said: "Old man, a government official will take you to Jingzhao Mansion later to identify whether it is Sisi."

Wang Dacheng wiped his tears and nodded.

After confirming the child's identity, Luo Ning was curious at the same time:

"Old man, your son-in-law is not here?"

Wang Dacheng had tears in his eyes and blamed himself deeply:
"The daughter and son-in-law have been separated for a long time, and the daughter has always lived with the children by herself."

"You're not going with them?"

The old man clasped his hands:

"I... am also very... my daughter is having a harder time, and I don't want to drag them down, so I have been on my own..."

"You live alone?"

"Yes, the child's mother also passed away early. Since then, my daughter has become more and more distant from me, until she got married!"

"What kind of person is my son-in-law?"

"I have always disagreed, but my daughter was willing, so we had a very bad fight. Later, my daughter insisted on getting married, and she separated from me!"

"How will Wang Qi make a living with his children?"

"Odd jobs!"

It is conceivable that Wang Qi's life is very difficult, but seeing that the old man in front of him is not much better, Luo Ning can't bear to scold him, after all, it is not easy for everyone.

"Old man, do you know why Wang Qi left the city four days ago? Or was he in front of the city gate?"

Luo Ning remembered that Wang Qi's excuse for leaving the city was to worship her ancestors outside the city, but her father was obviously still there. It seemed that the father and daughter were so estranged!
Wang Dacheng shook his head:

"Wang Qi...it's very difficult. He looked for me a few days ago, but...I have nothing!"

These words made Luo Ning alert.

"What does Wang Qi want from you?"

"She said something happened recently and she was very scared. She asked me to take care of Sisi, but before I could say anything, she said no. She looked very scared and anxious."

Wang Dacheng regretted it very much:
"If I had paid attention to her state at that time, wouldn't something have happened to Sisi?"

"Is Wang Qi good to Sisi?"

"It's very good. They depend on each other for life. Sisi is everything to Wang Qi."

Then, according to Wang Dacheng, Wang Qi will not kill Sisi!
So what happened that day?Where is Wang Qi now?Was she killed too?
"Old man, please tell me Wang Qi's address and your son-in-law's name and address, and we at Dali Temple will visit them one by one!"

Wang Dacheng took out a key from his arms:
"Sir, this is the key to my daughter's house. The house is empty now. It seems that it has been unoccupied for a long time."

Luo Ning took it:
"Thank you for your trust. Our Dali Temple will solve the case as soon as possible."

"Sir, was Wang Qi... killed?" Wang Dacheng's voice trembled, but he still summoned the courage to ask.

"We are not sure yet. We are still trying to find Wang Qi's situation. If there is any news from the old man, please inform us in time!"

Wang Dacheng trembled and walked out of Dali Temple under the leadership of Yao Huan.

Without further ado, Luo Ning and Song Zhuer took the address provided by Wang Dacheng and went to Wang Qi's house first.

Wang Qi's house is in a relatively remote alley in the south of the city. It is far from the main city. No wonder there is no news from Jingzhao Mansion at the beginning. The government servants must have ignored such a remote place.

The door was closed from the outside. Luo Ning took out the key and opened it. It was an ordinary, very shabby and simple wooden house.

There is no yard. There are two rooms after entering the gate. One is full of dust. It was probably used by Wang Qi as a warehouse.

The other room is relatively clean, and it seems to be the room where Wang Qi, mother and daughter, usually live.

Song Zhuer walked in front and opened the room door:
"Sir, the room is very clean."

Luo Ning walked in. It was a very small room, with only a bed, a table, and a wardrobe. When it was opened, there were not many clothes inside, but it was neatly organized.

"It seems that Wang Qi did not decide to leave temporarily!"

The room was kept spotless, as if ready to leave, everything seemed extremely simple.

(End of this chapter)