On the early morning of the eighth day of August, the soldiers came in with freshly steamed white flour buns and asked the women in the building to exchange gold and silver jewelry for the valuable food.

This is the rule of officers and soldiers, and it has been like this since the siege of Goddess Tower.

Zhu Di was not unaware of this, but since he had even thought of setting fires, he naturally didn't care about the lives of these brothel girls.

Seeing that even the emperor turned a blind eye, the officers and soldiers became more and more extortionate. Some women did not save so much jewelry or money, and it took them two or three days to have a meal. If Wang Lin was not good at dancing, she would I beg Shen Si, I'm afraid someone in the building has already died of hunger.

The girls were fighting for food, sparkling jewelry was scattered all over the table, the greedy soldiers were gathering madly, and Shen Si took the opportunity to take advantage of Wang Lin.

Chu Xingyu upstairs couldn't bear to watch anymore and returned to his dormitory from the corridor.

She hasn't eaten in three days.

As one of the most famous oirans along the Qinhuai River, it's not that she hasn't saved any money, but that she would rather starve to death than put down her dignity and trade with these brats.

She usually had no quarrels with anyone in the building and was quite popular. Therefore, when other sisters got food in exchange for food in the beginning, they would always give her some, and no one identified her as Liu Yueyao's accomplice during the torture.

She felt so sorry that she distributed her belongings to the other sisters as compensation, but after receiving them, she still refused to eat any more.

She felt sick.

At this moment, she no longer hopes to wake up from this endless nightmare. She only hopes that everything in this dream will eventually turn into nothingness along with her hunger strike.

And it was at this time that Lan Feng stepped into the door of the Goddess Tower again.

He read out the imperial edict to Shen Si, ordering him to obey his command on the Goddess Tower case. Shen Si was still a little unconvinced at first, so he went to Zhu Gaoxu. When Zhu Gaoxu heard that his father sent Lan Feng to take over, he immediately tasted the contents. After hearing the taste, he said to Shen Si: "It's perfect for Marquis Dingyuan to be in charge of this case. Please cooperate with him well. No matter what he wants to do, just follow his wishes."

Shen Si asked with some confusion: "Why is this? As a prince, are you still afraid of him as a prince?"

"Short-sighted! I only fancy his talent." Zhu Gaoxu scolded, "It's just a goddess building, what does it mean compared to the whole world?"

So when Shen Si came back, he had put on a flattering smile and began to please Lan Feng, the popular person in front of Zhu Di.

Lan Feng first ordered Shen Si to provide sufficient food and ingredients for the Goddess Building, and no more extortion incidents were allowed to occur. The torture in the dungeon was also suspended, and he would make a decision after understanding the situation.

After receiving Zhu Gaoxu's instructions, Shen Si followed Lan Feng's orders one by one, and even went above and beyond in terms of the supply of food and various daily necessities.

Soon, the panic in the Goddess Building was initially relieved.

In order to facilitate the handling of the case, Lan Feng simply ordered people to clean up Liu Yueyao's former room so that he could live here.

Wang Lin did not dare to neglect the new "Master of Destiny" at all. She listened to his instructions and took care of everything for him.

In the afternoon, Lan Feng was alone in the room checking the files that Liu Yueyao left in the Goddess Building. Wang Lin took the opportunity to find someone to inquire about the background of the Dingyuan Marquis in order to suit him and save the sisters from suffering.

She didn't know how many people she asked. When she asked about a girl named Yin Qiuwan, the latter thought for a long time and recalled: "I have a vague impression that Dingyuan Hou looks familiar. He seems to have been in our building before. once."

"That's great." Wang Lin said hurriedly, "If you think about it again, what did he do when he came to our place? Did he just watch some singing and dancing, or did he spend some time with one of our sisters?"

Yin Qiuwan said slowly, "I remember he was with another friend at the time, and Xiaolu and I picked them up and showed him the list at that time. In the end, he..."

"How did he end up?"

"He chose Sister Chu."

"Sister Xingyu?"

"Yes." Yin Qiuwan recalled this and finally nodded affirmatively, "Sister Chu seemed to have caught the truth later and left him overnight."

Upon hearing this, Wang Lin turned around and left, picked up a bowl of vegetable porridge, and went straight to Chu Xingyu's room.

Chu Xingyu was already lying on the bed. Wang Lin fed her porridge and explained to her that there was a new officer handling the case. He wanted to ask her to accompany him and please the new officer so that he could get better treatment for the sisters.

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"I'm not going." Chu Xingyu was still lying down, staring at the ceiling and said, "Sister Wang, please take this porridge too, I think it's dirty."

So Wang Lin patiently explained that after the new commander took office, he had provided them with sufficient food and restrained the soldiers, not allowing them to engage in extortion.

"It is said that he is still my sister's guest." Wang Lin finally smiled and said, "If my sister is willing to come forward, he will definitely be very happy."

"I've entertained a lot of guests." Chu Xingyu remained expressionless, "A few small favors just want me to put down my dignity, huh, I don't want it."

Wang Lin sighed softly, put the porridge bowl next to Chu Xingyu's bed, stood up and said: "If my sister insists on not wanting to do it, I, as a sister, can't force it. Forget it, let me go and meet this Lan in person."

Second Young Master."

Just as she was about to open the door, she heard Chu Xingyu's trembling voice coming from behind: "Who do you think he is?"

"Second Young Master Lan." Wang Lin repeated again, "He reported his identity when he came in. Marquis Lan Feng of Dingyuan, courtesy name Qinghuan, so we can also call him Second Young Master Lan. Now he is fully responsible for our Goddess Building.

In this case, the lives of hundreds of our sisters are in his hands, how dare you be so careless."

"I'll go." Chu Xingyu said quietly, "Sister Wang, please help me up and take me to bathe and dress up, please?"

Most of the files left behind by Liu Yueyao are very detailed records of income and expenses in the Goddess Building, as well as various purchase lists. There are not many valuable clues for finding the remaining members of the Erqihui.

"Shen Si and the others must have read these files before I came here, and they shouldn't be able to figure out why." Lan Feng thought like this. Although he knew that they were of little value, he still read them carefully, trying to find out anything.

Meaningful clues.

Unconsciously, it was getting late, and just when it was getting dark, a girl's voice called outside the door: "Please have dinner with Mr. Marquis."

This voice sounded familiar, so Lan Feng said without thinking too much: "Come in."

Lan Feng didn't take his eyes away from the file when he heard the sound of the door opening and the sound of very light footsteps approaching from far away. Along with a burst of fragrant wind and the aroma of food, it seemed that a girl was placing dishes on the table.

"Thank you." Lan Feng said, and then turned his gaze. When he saw the girl's appearance clearly, he said in surprise: "It turns out to be Miss Chu."
Chapter completed!