Mrs. Tian hesitated for a moment before saying carefully: "Mr. Marquis, I brought the pills to calm my mind and calm my breath. Should I give her two pills?"

"Oh?" Qi Ning thought that it was true that it was so good, so he nodded and said, "Then I'll be in trouble."

These days, after finally getting a small matter for Qining, Mrs. Tian was happy and hurriedly said, "Then I'll go get the medicine now." It seemed like this was an unparalleled event, so she quickly walked back to the house to get the medicine.

Wei Yujiang walked over at this time and said softly: "Marty is resting early. If the magistrate of Dongyang County comes, you can explain to him the humble position."

Although he is only the chief judge of the Ministry of Justice's Autumn Trial Office, his rank is still much higher than a mere county magistrate.

Qi Ning shook her head and said, "I can't sleep for a while, I just think this is a bit strange."

"Why did the Marquis say that woman?"

"She said that her husband was captured by a ghost. What does the evil spirit mean?" Qi Ning thoughtfully: "Did she imagined it herself or saw something she shouldn't have seen? Wei Sishen, you saw it just now. When the woman mentioned the ghost, she was trembling all over. It was a fear that penetrated her bones, and it seemed that she had left an extremely terrifying memory in her mind."

"Why did the Marquis say that what the woman said might be true?" Wei Yujiang was slightly surprised.

Qi Ning said: "I can't judge, after all, she is unconscious. As you said, I can't tell whether she was thinking about it or whether it was real."

"If it is true, can she really see the evil ghost?" Wei Yujiang frowned and said, "Marquis, was it that his husband was captured by a ghost when he was dying, but she saw him?"

Qi Ning was stunned and thought to himself, how could there be a ghost really exist when you say such nonsense? But suddenly I thought that this is different after all, and from top to bottom, I still believe in ghosts and gods. Although Wei Yujiang is a clerk, it is ultimately due to the times. It is understandable to believe in ghosts and gods.

Qi Ning smiled slightly and said softly: "Actually, I don't believe in the theory of ghosts and gods. I don't say that the strange powers and chaos of gods are just human hearts."

Wei Yujiang nodded slightly, without saying much.

The two of them didn't wait long in the inn. After about half an hour, Wu Dalin had already brought the Dongyang County Magistrate. The Dongyang County Magistrate was wearing an official robe. As soon as he entered the inn, he saw Qi Ning sitting on a chair. He turned to look at Wu Dalin. Wu Dalin nodded slightly. The Dongyang County Magistrate immediately trotted forward and knelt in front of Qi Ning, saying respectfully: "Meng Da, the magistrate of Dongyang County, pay homage to the Marquis!" His scalp was pressed on the ground, extremely respectful.

A mere local county magistrate is different from the status of the hereditary emperor of the Empire. I was naturally frightened to see the Brocade-Yi Hou here tonight.

Qi Ning raised his hand and said, "Minister Meng, get up and talk."

Meng Da, the magistrate of Dongyang County, hurriedly got up and stood aside with his hands tremblingly. Qi Ning saw that he was in his early fifties and was fat, with a black beard under his jaw, and signaled Meng Da to sit down next to him. Magistrate Meng hurriedly said, "You are not afraid, and you are not afraid!"

Qi Ning didn't talk nonsense and asked straight to the point: "Minister Meng, there is something to be done here. You can take someone there after a while and send someone to investigate."

Magistrate Meng was confused and didn't know what Qi Ning meant, but he still said: "Yes, yes, yes, the officials will do their best."

"Do you know what's going on?" Qi Ning asked staring at his eyes.

County Magistrate Meng said embarrassedly: "I don't know, but even if the marquis is assigned by the marquis, he will do his best to do the job he has assigned to him."

Qi Ning smiled faintly and looked at Wei Yujiang. Wei Yujiang then said, "Minister Meng, we found a woman here. Her husband disappeared and she looked around with her children. I heard that her child died of illness. This woman could not bear the stimulation, so she went crazy. But why her husband disappeared? As a local parent, you always have to investigate it clearly."

County Magistrate Meng hurriedly said, "What is the Marquis talking about? The lower officials and officials know about this."

"Know this?" Qi Ning frowned and said, "Since you know, why didn't you investigate?"

County Magistrate Meng immediately said: "Return to the words of the Marquis, more than a month ago, the woman arrived at the yamen and claimed that her husband was arrested by someone. At that time, the woman said that her husband was captured by a demon and asked the officials to make the decision for her and find her husband." She spread her hands and said with a look of embarrassment: "Marty, the woman talked nonsense at the beginning. How could the officials and officials help her find her? After careful interrogation, she couldn't say anything, but she only said that her husband was arrested by a demon!"

"Are her child still there at that time?"

"At this, the little baby of three or four years old." Meng Zhixian said: "The Xiaguan asked her to take the child back first, and wait until she figured out before coming over to report the case, and then someone sent her out of the county government."

"Send it out?" Qi Ning stared at Magistrate Meng with sharp eyes.

Magistrate Meng felt cold and lowered his head and said, "The Xiaguan thought she was a mess at that time, so he sent someone to drive her out."

Qi Ning snorted coldly and asked, "Has she ever been to the yamen again?"

"This!" Meng Magistrate was a little hesitant, and Wu Dalin said coldly, "Why don't you answer honestly when the Marquis asks?" He was once the deputy commander of the Royal Yulin Camp, so how could he take the local county magistrate into consideration?

Magistrate Meng did not dare to hide it, and immediately said: "I went back to the marquis' words. Later, the woman went there two or three times, but the officials only thought she was talking nonsense, so they never let her enter the yamen."

"Do you know the origin of that woman?" Wei Yujiang asked, "Since she went to Dongyang County, she is naturally from Dongyang County. Where is her family? What family do you have? Can you send someone to find out?"

"Sir!" Magistrate Meng sweated on his forehead and bowed his head but did not dare to speak.

Wei Yujiang frowned and said, "As a parent, since someone sued the county government, no matter how big or small, he should send someone to find out the whole story. Even if the woman is talking nonsense, you should make it clear why she said such a ridiculous thing?"

Meng Da knelt down and said in panic: "The official is dereliction of duty and deserves to die. Please forgive me."

"Minister of Meng, I will not cure your sins today and give you a chance to redeem your sins." Qi Ning said lightly: "Tonight, you will take that woman away and understand the whole story of this matter. I will return in a few days. At that time, I will ask you about the case in detail. If you cannot give me a satisfactory answer, don't blame me for turning against you."

Meng Da hurriedly said: "The officials will do their best to investigate the matter clearly."

"You can wait here for a while." Qi Ning stood up: "When she finishes her meal, you can take her away."

"Yes, yes." Meng Da got up and saw that Qi Ning was about to leave, he suddenly said, "Marty, there is something that the lower officials have. I don't know whether to talk about it or not."

"Oh?" Qi Ning asked, "What's the matter?"

Meng Da thought for a while before saying, "Although the Xiaguan has not investigated this case, he has been pursuing several other cases."

Qi Ning sat down again and asked, "What's the matter with the cases you mentioned? What's the relationship with this woman?"

"When I say to the Marquis, all those cases were missing." Meng Da said cautiously: "From the previous year and until this year, there were five or six such cases. Without exception, some people suddenly disappeared for no reason and their whereabouts were gone."

Qi Ning and Wei Yujiang looked at each other, and they felt that something must be strange about it at the same time. Qi Ning had already asked: "Did you say there have been missing cases since the previous year?"

"Returning to the words of the Marquis, in June of the previous year, someone ran to the yamen to report the case. It was an old couple. The son suddenly disappeared one night." Meng Da recalled: "The officials still remember that they said that their son had been resting at sunrise and sunset. They had already made a marriage that year. Seeing that the marriage was approaching, the child did not come out one morning. This incident had never happened. They went into the room to see that there were signs of sleeping on the bed, but the child was gone."

Qi Ning frowned, and Wei Yujiang had already asked: "How did you go later?"

"The old couple searched everywhere, but searched all over the village, and even searched in their own fields, but there was no trace." Meng Da said: "I searched for four or five days, but there was no news. It seemed that the world had evaporated, and all relatives and friends had never seen the whereabouts of the child. There was no way, so I found the county government."

"How old is that child?" Wei Yujiang asked.

Meng Da said: "I was already seventeen years old at that time. Because I was a farmer, I was strong and strong."

"Seventeen years old?" Wei Yujiang continued to ask, "Then can you send someone to investigate?"

"At that time, the front-line war had not yet ended, and all regions were preparing food and feeding and supplying the front-line war." Meng Da said: "All the energy of the officials was focused on preparing food and feeding. Unless it was a major case of life, some ordinary cases could only be deducted. Although the missing case was bizarre, the staff in the yamen could not be freed to search, so!"

Qi Ning could understand it. After all, the Chu State was fighting with the Northern Han Dynasty in the Qinhuai River at that time. At that time, the war was in full swing. Both sides naturally needed food and grass supply from the rear. The local government raised food and money for the front line, so naturally they did not have much energy to deal with other matters.

"What about the other cases?" Wei Yujiang asked.

Meng Da hurriedly said: "The other cases are similar. Someone disappeared strangely, and then they all evaporated like the world, without any whereabouts. At the end of last year, the fifth same case was received, and the official asked someone to find out the previous several similar cases and investigate the case."

"Then can you investigate clues?"

Meng Da said awkwardly: "The officials from the county lieutenant sent the county chief to investigate these cases personally, but so far, there is no clue at all."

Qi Ning looked at Wei Yujiang and asked, "Wei Sishen, do you think these cases are the same as the disappearance of this woman's husband today?"

Wei Yujiang thought for a while before saying, "Marty, even if it was not done by the same group of people, it must have a great connection." When he thought of something, he immediately asked Meng Da: "Minister Meng, are the missing people all men?"

"That's right." Meng Da replied: "The youngest is sixteen years old and the oldest is twenty-seven years old, all are strong young and strong men."

"Will anyone else mention it?"
Chapter completed!