Chapter 44 Ledger
The ground collapsed, attracting many people to watch.
Xia Yan saw the people who were at the yamen gate last time and said, "I found your child. It is in the prison of Qixia Town. You can go and get it."
When they heard that the child had been found, the people's faces showed ecstasy. After thanking Xia Yan, they rushed towards the dungeon.
The crowd of onlookers immediately decreased by more than half.
"Yan Xiaoliu, whose house is this?" Xia Yan looked at Yan Xiaoliu who was standing in the crowd and asked.
"This is something that happened in Qixia Town. It is under the control of Qixia Town. Who am I to tell you."
Zhu Wushuang's resignation made him think that it was Xia Yan who instigated it, so he naturally had a bad look on his face.
"Sir, this place is Ru Sheng, Ru Yuan's wife's family." A middle-aged man with a round appearance, rich clothes and a long beard said.
"Shopkeeper Qian, how can you tell this to irrelevant people?" Yan Xiaoliu said angrily.
"Master Xia has found the lost child, and you, Yan Xiaoliu, only know how to yell here."
"What are you doing? If you don't have the ability to take care of it, just stand aside and don't hinder Mr. Xia from investigating the case." Shopkeeper Qian said disdainfully.
It turns out to be the Great Holy Mother of Linghu!
When someone stands up, the people behind him will naturally stand up as well.
Xia Yan sighed in his heart, how pitiful the hearts of parents in the world are.
The blood on the corpse was bright red, the pupils were dilated, and the body was soft. It was obvious that he had just died.
"As for the remaining children, Jin Yiwei will also try his best to find them."
Yan Xiaoliu was unwilling to give up, but the public anger was hard to offend, so he wisely went to find the widower for an autopsy.
"You didn't find anything at all?" Ling Lingfa asked strangely.
Now that I have some clues, I naturally have to follow them to investigate.
Xia Yan looked around again and found a lot of clothes in the ruins, more than 200,000 taels of silver notes, and three or four account books in broken wooden boxes.
Shopkeeper Qian pondered for a moment and then said: "Yuan Yuan has three people in her family and four servants. They have been doing fruit and vegetable business in the town for more than ten years."
"The fatter one is Yuanwai Ru, and the rest are the four servants of Yuanwai Ru's family, Luliu."
The faces of the five corpses were bloody and fleshy, and their bodies were twisted. It was impossible to tell who they were just based on their faces.
"Please ask an adult to help them find another child."
Xia Yan couldn't help but feel funny when he saw that Yan Xiaoliu was beaten to the point of being speechless.
Xia Yan followed the call and the young man smiled and said: "I've met Linghu Chong in Huashan Mountain, sir."
Xia Yan raised his hand to help, and the innate Qi in his body surged, pulling up the five or six people in front of him.
"you you you…"
After all, some children are extremely cruel in their actions. They will break children's hands and feet, blind their eyes, send them to beg on the road, or let them steal.
"Shopkeeper Qian, can you identify them?"
"Where did you get the news?"
"The whole family is very kind. I never expected that something like this would happen."
"Thank you for helping us find our lost child."
The entry and exit items in the account book are clear at a glance. Excluding the purchased property, transportation costs and household expenses, I am afraid that I will not be able to save more than two hundred thousand taels of silver.
People who were alive one second were suddenly killed in a sudden disaster at home the next second. It is really unpredictable in the world.
Xia Yan nodded lightly. If it was true as shopkeeper Qian said, then there were only two possibilities.
"Thank you, sir. Thank you, sir."
But everything still needs to be confirmed.
Shopkeeper Qian thought for a moment and shook his head slightly, "I don't know either."
One is that Ru Yuanwai's family has no idea that there is such a big cave underground.
"Your children are frightened. Let them have a good rest today. I will come back tomorrow to ask who abducted them."
Xia Yan nodded lightly, looked at Yan Xiaoliu and said, "There should be a prisoner in the yamen. Ask him to come over and check the body carefully."
After shopkeeper Qian finished speaking, he sighed again.
Shopkeeper Qian looked at the bloody corpse and felt filled with emotion.
Xia Yan nodded affirmatively and described everything he saw and heard in Xianci'an.
Hearing that Xia Yan would still send people to find him, the uneasy expressions of these people calmed down.
The people who found the child obeyed and left. The people who didn't find the child hesitated for a while, then turned around and left.
Xia Yan politely bowed his hand to him, and then explored the ruins.
"Everyone, please get up."
There were no marks such as stab wounds on the surface of the body, and there was no sign of poisoning, ruling out the possibility of homicide.
"Now that something like this is happening at Yuanwai's house, are you capable of taking care of it?" Shopkeeper Qian rolled his eyes at him.
Ling Lingfa saw the people walking away and walked to Xia Yan, "What are you going to do next?"
The other is that Ru Yuanwai's family is not as simple as it appears.
Twenty or thirty people from the martial arts world gathered outside the huge pit. Watching Xia Yan jump down from a height of 100 meters without causing any damage, one young man among them couldn't help but cheer loudly.
Putting the account book in his arms, Xia Yan searched the ruins again. After finding no more, he sent the five corpses to the ground one by one.
Xia Yan was a little surprised. Considering the source of information from the Ouchi secret agent, there should be nothing wrong, but nothing was found.
"Please help us find another child."
"Shopkeeper Qian, can you tell me in detail what happened at Yuanwai's family?"
With a hoarse voice, he cried to Xia Yan: "Please help us find another child."
Just as Xia Yan was about to reply, a group of common people walked up to him with their children and knelt down without saying a word.
"Step by step."
"Please ask an adult to help them find another child."
Now that there are clues, we may not be able to find the remaining children, and it just depends on luck.
But there were still eighteen people kneeling on the ground, their faces were haggard, their faces were stained with tears, and they seemed to have had their energy drained out of them.
"But last time you said there were clues in Xianci'an, why didn't I find any?"
"Mrs. Ru took Yuan Yuan's son to the Anhua Temple in Fuzhou City to offer incense and pray for blessings." Mrs. Qian said with a complicated face.
The true energy surged, and the large broken walls were swept away to the edge of the cave, leaving only some scattered stones.
Xia Yan nodded slightly, "Where did Naru's wife and children go today?"
After careful inspection, Xia Yan found five corpses under the rocks.
Xia Yan used the flying skill on grass, jumped down from the flat ground, and landed on the ruins.
"Everyone, please go home first and have a good night's rest." Xia Yan said with a smile.
"What a light gong."
Ling Lingfa touched his head and thought carefully, "Since you haven't found it, this clue may be broken. I didn't expect these teeth to be so meticulous in their work."
As a woman, Zhu Wushuang is more emotional. She couldn't bear the sight of those people bursting into tears just now. She said worriedly: "Sir, the remaining children should be able to be found."
"Don't worry, I found other clues and will investigate them slowly." Xia Yan said with a smile.
"That's good, that's good." Zhu Wushuang patted his chest and said.
Chapter completed!