Dali Temple has his Lord Luo

Chapter 52 Missing Woman
The man's words left Luoning speechless. Looking closely at him, he saw that although he was clothed in cloth, he was relatively clean, his fingers were slender, and he was thin, looking like a scholar.

Looking at his appearance, he is around 20 years old, with clean eyes, no matter what, he cannot be associated with a wretched voyeur.

"What do you do? What's your name?"

"I live in the west of the city. I am a clerk at Qingcheng Bookstore. My name is Li Hao."

"Do you know what you are doing here?" Luo Ning was puzzled.

Li Hao rubbed his hands, feeling very embarrassed: "Yes, sir."

Luo Ning wore official uniform and walked out of Jingzhao Mansion again. Li Hao thought she was an adult from Jingzhao Mansion and hurriedly explained.

Luo Ning was curious about Li Hao's actions, so he and Song Zhuer walked into Jingzhao Mansion again and brought Li Hao to Song Qingsong.

"This is Master Yin Song of Jingzhao Mansion, if you have anything to say, just tell me!"

Luo Ning and Song Zhuer stepped aside.

Li Hao didn't know who the two adults were. When he saw Song Qingsong sitting in the hall, he hurriedly knelt down:
"Grassman Li Hao, I have met your lord!"

Song Qingsong winked at Luo Ning, Luo Ning pouted at Li Hao, Song Qingsong understood, and asked Li Hao:

"What's the matter with you?"

"Sir, I... work as a clerk in a bookstore. I like to look out when I have nothing to do. I see a woman, but she hasn't appeared in the past two days!"

Song Qingsong was a little helpless, what are you talking about?
But look at Li Hao, he doesn't look like a fool.

"Bold Li Hao, this Jingzhao Mansion is a yamen, not a place for you to fool around!"

Li Hao was startled and lay on the ground: "Sir, I'm not talking nonsense. It's really like this. Please believe me."

Song Qingsong sternly said: "Come on, drag him out to beat twenty boards, let him disturb the court!"

Li Hao was completely confused:

"My lord, I can see that girl coming at Chen in the morning and leaving at You in the evening at the bookstore every day, it has been more than three months.

The woman suddenly disappeared the day before yesterday. I followed her, but she didn't come home. Sir, something must have happened to that woman. Please take a closer look! "

Although the words were inconsistent, they did not sound like nonsense.

Song Qingsong squinted his eyes and remembered that yesterday, the government officials from the household registration department did come to report that the daughter of a family in Guanli Lane was missing. Several government officials were sent to look for her, but no results were found.

Song Qingsong's expression convinced Luo Ning that Li Hao's words were true, but this was the first time Luo Ning had encountered this method of reporting.

You say that Li Hao is a voyeur, which should be condemned and disdainful, but he is also a rescuer. If the woman is really missing, he may be able to provide clues and contribute to solving the case.

Life is always contradictory.

"Okay, I will trust you once and deal with it honestly."

Song Qingsong relaxed his tone: "You answer whatever I ask."

Li Hao nodded hurriedly.

"Your name is Li Hao, are you a clerk at Qingcheng Bookstore?"

"Yes, my lord."

"In the past three months, there was a woman passing by your door every day. You fell in love with her, so you spied on her every day?"

"Yes, my lord."

Li Hao blushed with embarrassment. As a man and a scholar, he felt ashamed to do such an unflattering thing.

"When did you follow her?"

"A month ago, I wanted to create an opportunity to get to know her, so I followed her after she got off work."

"Where does she live?"

"Guanli Alley"

Song Qingsong didn't want to believe it, it was such a coincidence, and signaled to the yamen servant: "Go and find Yao Wenlai, who belongs to Yao Wenlai."

He turned around and asked Li Hao:

"Why didn't you approach her later?"

"After that stalking, I felt that she had found me, and I was afraid of being rejected, so I kept doing this."

Li Hao suddenly felt a little depressed.

Song Qingsong understood and asked again: "You said she didn't show up for three days. What's the matter?"

"She works outside the city. Every day someone takes a few of them out of the city and brings them back after work. There must be seven or eight women."

"That means she didn't come back three days ago?"

"Yes, sir, she arrives at the west of the city at a fixed time every day and leaves at a fixed time every day. She has been like this for more than three months, but she suddenly didn't come back the day before yesterday."

"Didn't come back? Don't you come back early? It just so happened that you didn't see it?"

"I thought so too, but she didn't show up yesterday morning, so I ran to Guanli Lane yesterday, but I asked the neighbors and said she was missing."

"Then why did you come to Jingzhao Mansion..."

"Sir, something must have happened to her. Please pay attention to her and find this woman as soon as possible!"

Yao Wen walked in and said respectfully: "Master Song, Master Luo!"

"Yao Wen, yesterday a family in Guanli Lane reported that their daughter was missing. How is the investigation going now?"

When Li Hao heard that it turned out that the adults of Jingzhao Mansion had launched an investigation, he couldn't help but listen attentively.

"My lord, the girl's name is Meixiu..." Yao Wen replied.

It was the first time Li Hao knew the woman's name, and she really lived up to her name, Mei Xiu, as beautiful as a plum blossom.

"After receiving the report yesterday, we went to the surrounding area to look for it, but the neighbors didn't know."

"Other relatives or friends, have you visited?"

"We have all been there too. Mei Xiu works in Qing Dye Factory. We also visited Qing Dye Factory. She said that she has not been at work for two days. There is no other news."

Didn't work for two days?
Li Hao felt something was wrong. Yao Yamen inspected it yesterday, Qing Ranfang said it was the next day, that is, Mei Xiu did not go there the day before yesterday, but he clearly saw Mei Xiu at work the day before yesterday.

No, Qingranfang is lying.

Li Hao quickly shouted:
"My lord, Mei Xiuming went to work three days ago, but she didn't come back after work. My lord, I didn't lie."

"Quiet."

Li Hao shut up.

"Yao Wen, tell me in detail what happened! Are you sure it's the next day?"

Song Qingsong suddenly felt that there was something fishy about this case, and maybe it wasn't simple at all.

Yao Wen was also confused. Who is this noisy man?What two days, three days, nonsense?
So, to explain clearly again:
"Sir, I remember that Mei Xiu's family reported yesterday that her daughter had not returned home all night, so we immediately went to Qing Dye House to check. I can confirm that Qing Dye House said that Mei Xiu had not been at work for two days."

"In other words, according to Qing Ranfang, Mei Xiu disappeared after leaving home the morning before yesterday?"

This is strange. Song Qingsong stroked his beard and saw Luo Ning sitting in the hall: "Master Luo, in your opinion..."

"I'm sure Qingranfang is lying!" Luo Ning believed Li Hao.

"There is really no need for Li Hao to lie, Li Hao, can you confirm that Mei Xiu started working three days ago?"

Li Hao nodded firmly: "It can be confirmed."

Luo Ning asked Yao Wen again: "Can Master Yao also confirm that the people in Qingdye said that Mei Xiu did not work for two days?"

Yao Wen also nodded: "It's certain."

"Who did Chief Yao ask for verification from Qingranfang?"

Yao Wen thinks about it:

"It was the person in charge. He said that Mei Xiu didn't come, so we didn't think much about it and didn't ask any more questions. It seems that if we check with others, we might find out the problem."

Yao Wen regretted that he was not serious about handling the case and lost a chance for promotion.

Song Qingsong said to Luo Ning: "Master Luo, I will send a few people to Qing Dye Factory to verify whether Mei Xiu is working, and then send more people to search."

Li Hao walked out of Jingzhao Mansion with many thanks and said to Luo Ning: "Thank you for your help, sir. I hope to find Miss Mei Xiu as soon as possible."

Luo Ning smiled: "I hope so!"

Then he and Song Zhuer returned to Dali Temple.

Qin Zhao was riding fast at this time, galloping along the official road with the Jin Yiwei. This time Qin Zhao left Anyang City with the emperor's secret order.

From Xiazhou back to Anyang City, the four of us had covered more than half of the distance in one day of horse racing.

Xiazhou, the closest city to Xifan on the border of Zhao State, the garrison envoy of Xiazhou discovered that many Xifan people had appeared on the border recently.

At the same time, some people reported that a woman was missing from their family, and it was confirmed that all the missing women were sold to Spain as slaves.

Moreover, not only women from Xiazhou were sold in Zhao State, but also women from other prefectures were sent to Xiazhou and sold to Xifan.

This is a major matter. The guards dare not make the decision without authorization, and they do not have the ability to go to Xifan to investigate the case and report it to the court. I hope the emperor will make it clear.

Zhao Ziyin was furious when he received the news. This was a large-scale and organized human trafficking gang.

Qin Zhao was immediately ordered to take Jin Yiwei to Xiazhou and present the detailed investigation results.

Qin Zhao took Lu Yuan and two other Jinyi guards to Xiazhou five days ago to conduct some verification. Now, the result is in his arms.

As the emperor said, this is a large-scale trafficking gang.

Anyang City in Zhao Guo is surrounded by four state capitals on the map: Chuzhou, Xiazhou, Yanzhou, and Wanzhou.Chuzhou is the closest and Xiazhou is the farthest. Xiazhou is adjacent to Xifan State.

This time, the trafficking gang is spread across four continents, with large contacts, intermediary managers in each state, and the lowest level is the trafficker responsible for finding women.

As the investigation progressed, Qin Zhao felt horrified that the women had been deceived unknowingly, and even when they arrived in Xiazhou, they were unable to escape.

He was sold to Xifan and lived an inhuman life.

Xifan is a nomadic nation with tough folk customs. Men prefer the gentleness of Zhao women, so the traders in Zhao are very profitable and take desperate risks.

However, the investigation was not in-depth and the trafficking gang was deeply hidden. Qin Zhaocai couldn't wait to return to Anyang City, hoping to get Luo Ning to think of a way to wipe out Zhao's gang.

When he thought of Luo Ning, Qin Zhao accelerated his horse speed. They hadn't seen each other for five days. He thought of Luo Ning's smiling face. Qin Zhao knew that he really missed her.

I don’t know what his Lord Luo is doing at the moment?
What is his Lord Luo doing now?
He was drawing circles on the paper, thinking of her Master Qin.

"Zhu'er, Master Qin has been gone for five days, right?"

"Yes, sir, you must have missed him!"

Luo Ning blushed: "I didn't, I just thought, I don't know when he will come back!"

Song Zhuer laughed loudly: "My lord, you are so cute."

Seeing that Luo Ning was in a bad mood, Song Zhuer rolled her eyes: "Sir, why don't we analyze it. Can Li Hao, who just reported the case, find Mei Xiu?"

Luo Ning came to the spirit:

"Okay, I wanted to speak several times in Jingzhao Mansion, but as you know, this case cannot be attributed to our Dali Temple, so I held back. There is something wrong with Qing Dye Fang! I don't know how the Jingzhao Mansion's investigation will go today!"

"Sir, do you think Mei Xiu can be found?"

"Be sure to find it!"

(End of this chapter)