Farming game: raise cubs with equipment

Chapter 878 Corpse
Yan Qinghe asked people to paste the portraits of the children all over the corners of the major markets in the capital, and those who provided clues would be rewarded with silver.

As soon as this method came out, more people provided clues. Everyone said that they saw this child in a certain place. After checking one by one, Su Ming found that it was only a child of the same age, which greatly disappointed him.

After three days in a row, Su Ming was tired and anxious.

On the contrary, Chen Ci, seeing Su Ming so tired, took care of the affairs and comforted him: "Guard Su, it's only three days, let's wait and see."

"Aren't you in a hurry?" Seeing him so calm, Su Ming couldn't figure out that the child would never be lost for a day until he was found.

Yan Qinghe once said that the other party's delay in showing up may have been bad luck, which made Su Ming even more worried that the only witness would be silenced.

"I'm used to it."

Chen Ci's eyes showed a trace of bewilderment, and soon he became clear again.

It was only then that Su Ming came to his senses that he had probably experienced this situation many times in the process of defending his father.

He patted Chen Ci's shoulder, regretting that he had asked such a question, it was tantamount to sprinkling salt on the other's wound.

"I am fine."

Chen Ci pursed his lips, and his eyes fell on the official who hurried over behind Su Ming.

"Guard Su, Mr. Chen, someone found a child's body under the cliff..." the official said, cupping his hands, and told the news one by one.

Su Ming and Chen Ci glanced at each other at the same time, feeling a bad emotion in their hearts.

"I'll go and notify the adults." Chen Ci said first.

Su Ming nodded: "Then I'll take someone to have a look first."

Yan Qinghe was editing ancient books in the Imperial Academy, but he was not in the mansion. Soon after Chen Ci sent someone in to inform him, he stepped out of the threshold.

"Lead the way." Yan Qinghe asked concisely.

Chen Ci nodded, and lifted the car curtain for him, and after he got up, he also sat in.

"My lord, according to the report from the official who went to investigate, the child who fell off the cliff has basically the same characteristics as the child we are looking for. If it is really this child, this case..."

Chen Ci hesitated to speak, if it was really this child, the clue would be broken again.

Yan Qinghe was resting with his eyes closed. Hearing this, he opened his eyes. His tone was flat but hard to refuse: "This case, no matter what, must be investigated."

Chen Ci clenched his fists: "Yes."

When Yan Qinghe arrived, Su Ming had already asked the officials to carry the child's body to a flat open place.

"My lord." Seeing Yan Qinghe approaching, Su Ming called out.

Yan Qinghe nodded, squatted down and asked casually, "What did Wu Zuo say?"

"Wu Zuo said it was an accident..." Su Ming seemed to feel that this statement was a bit monotonous, and quickly added, "The child's name is Erhu, he lives in the western suburbs outside the city, his parents died when he was young, and he lives with his grandmother. At that time, my grandmother was seriously ill. He heard that it was quick to collect medicines on the mountain, so he secretly carried his grandmother to collect medicines. He had been picking medicines for several days. Today, it was probably a rainstorm and unfortunately he fell into the cliff..."

Yan Qinghe looked at Erhu's stiff face and asked, "The western suburbs are not close to restaurants. Why did he enter the city that day?"

"My lord, there is a pharmacy in front of the restaurant. I sent someone to ask the manager of the pharmacy. That day, Erhu was exchanging medicinal materials for silver taels. On the way back, he ran into the eldest princess..." Su Mingdao looked at Erhu with a hint of sympathy. Sympathy, obviously over ten years old, looks thin and thin like seven or eight years old, I can't afford to eat, and I still want to make money for my grandmother to treat her illness.

Yan Qinghe's eyes paused, looked at the mole on Erhu's neck, and asked Su Ming, "Have you called someone over to check?"

After hesitating for a while, Su Ming said: "Grandpa has confirmed that it was the eldest princess that Erhu bumped into that day... My lord, this person is dead, is this case settled?"

Yan Qinghe thought for a moment, then stood up: "Take it back first."

Su Mingying claimed it was, and asked the officials to prepare to carry the corpse.

Chen Ci, who was standing on the side, showed a look of unbearable, he really didn't know how sad his grandmother would feel if he knew that the child died to make money for him to treat the disease.

Just thinking about it, an old woman stumbled over the edge of the cliff. She looked panic-stricken and kept muttering: "My Erhu! Erhu!"

When everyone heard her call, they quickly looked over.

Leaning on crutches, with a hunched back, she limped towards Erhu.

Probably because he was walking too fast, he didn't notice the rocks on the ground, his left foot slipped, Chen Ci got close, and with sharp eyes, he helped the old woman stand up when she was about to fall: "Be careful."

The old woman raised her head, her gaze was dead silent, Chen Ci was startled by the look, and subconsciously let go of her hand.

"Two tigers! My two tigers!" The old woman took a step forward sadly, wanting to see her grandson, but was stopped by the officials.

Yan Qinghe glanced at the old woman and said, "Let her go."

Only then did the officials let go.

The old woman rushed over, stroking Erhu's thin cheeks with trembling hands, and babbled: "Erhu, stop joking with grandma, it's cold on the ground, let's go home, grandma cooked your favorite meatballs, didn't you Did you say you haven’t eaten for a long time? Grandma cooked it today, so get up quickly and eat as much as you want, why don’t you get up? Are you too tired? Grandma’s health has improved a lot, and grandma will carry you back..."

The old lady didn't move the hand that was pulling Erhu, she lowered her stooped body, trying to bring Erhu onto her back.

Everyone looked at her difficult movements, and couldn't bear to look away. After hearing the news, some of the people who came here were women, so they couldn't help but take out their handkerchiefs to wipe their eyes.

"Old woman, let him go, Erhu is already dead..." Chen Ci held the old woman's hand, his eyes sparkled.

"Who said my two tigers are dead, who is my old woman fighting for!"

The old woman raised her voice and looked at Chen Ci reproachfully.

"You old lady is so unreasonable..." Su Ming stepped forward, and just said something, when Chen Ci shook his head, motioning him not to say any more.

The old woman turned her head to look at Erhu, rubbed his hands constantly, and breathed on her mouth, trying to warm him up: "My Erhu is still alive and well, look, his hands are still so soft! Why? He might be dead! He’s just freezing, it’s just a little cold... Erhu, are you right? Get up quickly...Grandma will take you home..."

"Even if you don't want to move, don't you want to eat meatballs? They all say you are dead, Erhu, get up and tell grandma that they are all lying..."

At the end, the old woman gradually broke down in tears.

She was panting heavily, and there was a sound of breaking wind in her throat. The next second, she suddenly passed out.

Everyone was startled, Chen Ci hurriedly stepped forward to check his breathing, met Yan Qinghe's gaze, and slowly shook his head: "My lord, I'm already gone."

"What should we do?" Su Ming didn't realize it, the little one was dead, and the big one followed.

Yan Qinghe shook hands, without any expression on his face, he told Su Ming: "Bury him well."

Looking at the corpses of the grandparent and grandson again, Yan Qinghe turned and left, Chen Ci stayed for a while, and then followed.

"My lord, this incident is too coincidental." Su Ming had already told him that the grandfather's family who witnessed the incident was threatened by the dead man, and then Yan Qinghe noticed that the other party's expression was wrong, so he pretended to leave, killed a carbine and then sent him back The man was captured, but unfortunately the other party committed suicide by taking poison.

Then the investigation hit a bottleneck. During this period, the child who bumped into the eldest princess suddenly had an accident...

No matter how you think about it, it feels like murder.

"Then do you have a way to prove that it was homicide?" Yan Qinghe stopped and looked at him.

Chen Ci almost stopped, and almost hit Yan Qinghe.

"This..." Chen Ci was at a loss for words for a while, "All these evidences are too coincidental, as if they have been sorted out by someone, just waiting for us to discover..."

Yan Qinghe said lightly: "Since there is no evidence, the case will naturally be closed."

"But my lord... This is clearly someone who killed someone to silence him! How can the case be closed?" Chen Ci was puzzled.

"A fox that hides because of being frightened, what do you have to do to catch it?" Yan Qinghe walked unhurriedly, asking questions instead of answering.

Chen Ci hurriedly followed and stood on his right side: "A fox is a very cunning animal, so naturally we should wait for it to calm down and look for food before catching it."

"That's right. Isn't the fox in our case just frightened? If I continue to investigate, more and more people will die. It's better to stop here. When he feels that there is no danger outside and comes out, we will Then..." Yan Qinghe didn't continue to say the following words, I believe Chen Ci can understand.

It's not that he didn't see the strangeness of this case, it's just that every time he finds a suspicious point, someone will cut off the clues. If he insists on investigating, there is nothing he can do except continue to die.

You don't even know who is behind the scenes, so how to arrange all this?
What he can do is to let this person consciously walk in front of others, so that he can hit him with one blow.

Otherwise, blindly taking the initiative to attack will only become a plaything in the eyes of the other party.

"But my lord, how can you guarantee that the other party will make a move next time?" Chen Ci felt that what he said made sense, but after thinking about it, he was not so sure, if after this time, the other party would disappear immediately , then this case has not been able to catch anyone?
"He will." Yan Qinghe said calmly, a person who can set up such a trap has an extraordinary mind, how can he easily admit defeat?

What's more, all the schemes against him this time were destroyed by Yun Yiyi. With the other party's arrogance, he will definitely not let them go.

Chen Ci scratched his head, not understanding why he was so sure, but out of trust, he didn't ask again, but followed Yan Qinghe to the Imperial Academy in a carriage.

As soon as he got off the carriage, he saw a little eunuch standing outside. When he saw Yan Qinghe coming out, the little eunuch hurried up to greet him: "Oh, Master Yan, why did you just come back..."

"This official just went to investigate the case." Yan Qinghe was a little surprised, "Why are you in such a hurry, but Your Majesty has something to order?"

"Lord Yan, Your Majesty wants you to enter the palace as soon as possible. The servant has been waiting here for a long time. Hurry up so that Your Majesty does not have to wait too long."

(End of this chapter)