There was a gentle breeze, and among the swaying candles, several people's faces were not very good-looking, and they were all frowning.
Time passed very quickly. In the blink of an eye, more than twenty days had passed since the incident, but there was no significant progress in the case.
There is something strange everywhere in the Xu Mansion, and the people in the Xu Mansion couldn't help but speak. The Xu Mansion never buys any girls from them.
Although I can't find out where the people serving in Xu Mansion come from,
But after searching for a long time, it is impossible to find nothing.
About a month and a half ago,
At that time, the sky was gray and there was a slight drizzle, but not too much. A carriage came out from the school building, and the sound of crying inside was weak, but it could still be heard.
They checked closely, and naturally they asked some questions.
Many people said that there was a mother-in-law or a girl on the carriage. Whether it was a mother-in-law or a girl, they were all good-looking and graceful.
It's just that for some reason those girls are afraid of mothers-in-law. The new car was rebuilt to the point where only one handlebar was used to drive it. I don't know where it went.
Because it was early and the weather was not good, not many people were seen. It was obviously not easy for them to ask these questions. They seemed to have lost track of him after leaving Zhouxue County.
Zhang Xuan and others went back and forth looking for many people and ran many times, but no one knew which direction the carriage went after it left Zhouxue County.
They also inquired in each village and each house, and found out that there were twenty-four slaves or girls from good families who had gone missing in the past month and a half.
They also insinuated that the number of cooks in the Xu family was fourteen. People of all ages found out some names, and only the Zhang family came out because it happened to be a wedding date, which attracted people's attention.
The others were just unknown, and even when asked by the yamen servants, they were just prevaricating with other words. Only when they were asked urgently, and were forced to death, did they tell the truth.
It turned out that one of them was somehow related to the Xu Mansion, and in the end they all disappeared next to the Xu Mansion.
This makes people wonder, how can this be random talk? Is it possible that every household has to talk to Magistrate Xu? Why don't they try to talk to others?
Moreover, they also investigated some villagers and asked very urgent and in-depth questions. This question also revealed some things.
Magistrate Xu is indeed an upright official on the surface, but secretly he uses many words to harm the people. There are also many dentists in this community, all of whom are trying to prey on Magistrate Xu to prey on the people.
It was only because of the official authority of Xu County Magistrate and the killing stick in the hands of the government officials that I dared not speak out in anger.
But wherever someone has been oppressed their whole life, they will naturally resist if given the opportunity.
With Fang Wu, they wanted to find out. Since there were villagers who were willing to say something, what they said was just not enough or deep enough to serve as evidence in court.
Moreover, Fang Wu and Ji Xuan were not in a position to sue County Magistrate Xu, so they could only collect some evidence as much as possible without disturbing the County Magistrate.
So they were always investigating the horse corpse case, and no one dared to say anything about the Su San case. They were investigating the missing girl.
Those who are investigating will naturally not go out and say more unless they say something about the victims' families. Although there are some various rumors, they have never been counted.
Who can control what other people say?
And Daman is not guilty of speech.
A few breaths were interspersed with a few whistles, and finally some conversation was heard: "I think it is better for me to find Mr. Qin and detain County Magistrate Xu."
"No, if Mr. Tan is still so indifferent, what qualifications do we have to ask the county magistrate? Even if we can ask, what can we ask?" Ji Xuan denied.
Zhang Xuan sighed and continued to suggest: "Why don't you go to the Yamen and block Magistrate Xu and ask a few random questions. Maybe you can find out something."
"No, it's too easy to alert the enemy. We have visited the countryside too many times recently. I don't believe that County Magistrate Xu was unaware of it. If he was unaware of it, how could he hold the position of County Magistrate?
The folks in this village are so angry that they dare not speak out." Ji Xuan still denied.
He almost didn't hesitate. As soon as Zhang Xuan shut up, he spoke out,
Zhang Xuan was speechless as he saw the truth at every step and didn't know how to refute.
"This won't work, that won't work either, what should I do?" Zhang Xuan was a little impatient. He always had such an eager temper.
"I think we can go to the village again, but we still have to find Mr. Tan and rely on us."
Fang Wu sighed and said the right words.
This matter is neither big nor small, but it involves human lives, horses, and court officials. They must hit it with one blow.
While Mr. Qin is here, they can rely on each other for a while, and maybe this case can be solved. If another one comes to the court, then... I don't know what will happen.
"Hurry." Ji Xuan nodded, agreeing to Fang Wu's idea. He also expressed his idea briefly and concisely.
"No, we can't delay it any longer. If this Young Master Tan can really participate in the fight for the heir, how can he stay in this countryside for so long?" Zhang Xuan also followed.
Isn’t it? Who can’t understand such a simple thing?
"Then...master, are you leaving now? Are you coming back from the village and going to visit Mr. Tan in the evening?" Bai An also interjected.
But he spoke carefully, looking at Ji Xuan's face as he spoke, and his voice was not loud.
"Yeah. Let's go."
The sound of footsteps suddenly sounded...
Although there has been little progress in the case during this period, Fang Wu has made some progress.
They went through a lot of files inside and out, and they were able to confirm what Fang Wu said, that she did come from a strong military background, and both her parents died in the war.
She was homeless when she was young, but even though her parents were from a bad background, they still made a lot of money and food for Fang Wu.
Especially the people who died in the war were subsidized by the court, so the money naturally fell into Fang Wu's hands.
Although Fang Wu was young at the time, the money was indeed handed over to Fang Wu.
But in Fang Wu's memory over the years, when she moved around, her expenses were far from these amounts.
Of course, it's possible that she lost it because she didn't notice it when she was young, but Fang Wu doesn't remember it either.
When you were young, you suddenly gained a sum of money and then suddenly lost it. How can it be easy to forget such a thing?
Therefore, the possibility is not high. Although it has not been verified whether it is what Fang Wu's adoptive father said, the possibility is extremely high, but he cannot make a decision yet.
In addition, Fang Wu's adoptive father, Fang Quan, came to the Yamen many times these days and wanted to see Fang Wu, but Fang Wu always declined for various reasons.
Therefore, Fang Wu’s life experience was finally resolved, but the case is still unresolved...