The head of the Yamen immediately took the steps and looked thoughtful, then nodded seriously and said: "That's right. The top priority now is to find the kidnapped girl first."
With that said, he asked his men to pick up the three thieves and take them back to the town hall for interrogation.
After walking down the steps, he didn't forget to find his home court. He looked at Song Qiu and his entourage and said, "You are also related to this case. You are not allowed to leave this town until the case is solved. You should stay in the inn first!"
After that, he took the thief back to the town hall.
Those who had lost their families hurriedly followed.
Song Qiu didn't say anything about the Yatou telling them not to leave and to stay here.
Just stay, just stay and see if the kidnapped girl can be found and if these three thieves have any accomplices.
Judging from this, the only ones missing were the young girls who were passing by and staying at the hotel, but there were no local girls missing in the town, which was a bit strange.
Is it possible that someone passing by outside can be more aggressive?
After all, this inn was a bit lax. Three thieves came in openly, but none of the innkeepers noticed.
If this is to set fire to kill someone, then, hey! It's all over.
As an inn, we have an obligation to protect the safety of our guests.
Song Qiu thought about it, and turned around to free up some more people. He asked Du Chuanfu to help with the training, and then two of them would be sent to each inn to be responsible for the defense of the inn.
The shopkeeper was shocked by Song Qiu's sight, and felt guilty, especially after seeing how powerful Aling's sword was in cutting off a piece of the table corner. In addition, he had seen it just now, and even their town hall boss seemed to be afraid of it.
What about this group of people?
How dare he offend a small shopkeeper like him?
Busily smiling, he asked Song Qiu what they wanted for breakfast, and asked them to continue staying, this time without charging a penny for their stay.
Song Qiu came to his senses and saw that the shopkeeper was so generous. He appreciated it, smiled and thanked him, and settled yesterday's rent payment first.
If I can't leave, I might as well not be in a hurry, sit down and have breakfast slowly, and then go back to the room to take a nap.
After breakfast, Aling couldn't sit still, so he went out to find out the news.
Song Qiu was also assured of her skills and did not stop her. He only asked the others to go back to their rooms and stop running around. Once the matter was resolved, they would leave immediately.
Lihua lay carelessly on the small couch. Next to the couch was the window facing the street, and the street below seemed a little deserted.
"Hey, I wonder how long it will take to solve the case? Ah Qiu, do you think those abducted girls can be found?"
Song Qiu sat at the round table nearby and took a charcoal pen to write down the running accounts in the small notebooks that Lan Yi had sewn for her.
She likes to write down the expenses along the way and how much money she spent every day, so that when the time comes to check the accounts, it will be clear at a glance.
Listening to Lihua's words, she thought to herself, hard to say, if that little thief was not telling a lie and had captured the girl just to sell her to a brothel, I guess the first few would have been sent away by now, just the one the day before yesterday.
Little girl, maybe.
The town office in the small town is a little far from the county government office, and the government office only has six or seven errands. They usually deal with trivial matters such as the quarrels between the wife of the boss and the wife of the west. How can such a big case be handled?
It's weird if it's good.
Even if it can be done, there are not enough manpower, so we will lose the opportunity to pursue things like that.
Maybe this is the reason why these little thieves are far away in a small place and they attack in an inn?
The passers-by were in a hurry, were not familiar with the local area, and had no acquaintances. The case would take a long time to be solved, so the only option was to wait.
"So, people out there are sinister and complicated. You have to follow people closely and don't run around alone."
Lihua nodded repeatedly after hearing this, "I know! I'm not as good at kung fu as Aling. I just learned a few tricks from Aling. It's okay to fool people. Don't worry, I cherish my life and I will never get into trouble with you.
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Otherwise, she would have followed him out to see the results.
"I thought that after catching three little thieves, it was just like in Yangping Town before. They brought out a lot of people and could give you some extra manpower, Aqiu."
Song Qiu smiled, "How can there be so many good things?"
It only takes one encounter with people like Huang Qi and others, but she would never do this again if she encounters them again.
If you have too much kindness, it will be troublesome for you.
She hasn't worked hard to achieve a family fortune as big as the Cheng family, her strength doesn't allow it.
Aling leaves quickly and comes back quickly.
I was angry when I left, and I was angry when I came back.
Song Qiu couldn't help but ask, "What happened during the interrogation?"
Aling waved his hand, "Don't mention it. Those three little thieves rushed to recruit them when they saw the pavilion director. Just as they told us, they kidnapped young girls just to sell them to brothels for money. Those kidnapped were all
She has been sent to a brothel in Pingling County."
"The chief of the pavilion cannot decide this case. He is asking the Yamen to take the three thieves to the Pingling County Yamen for conviction. As for the family members, they can only go to the brothel in Pingling County to redeem their people."
It has been like this for a few days, and she is not a young girl who needs training. She must have been forced to accept guests. If so, it would be a sin.
Lihua was also angry when she heard this, "Fortunately, I met Aling, otherwise, wouldn't there be a little girl who would suffer?"
Song Qiu also sighed quietly, this matter was beyond their control.
She looked at the weather outside and said, "Let's set off and continue on our way."
The Yamen escorted the people away without looking for them, so they could leave anyway.
If we leave now, we can still reach the next town before noon.
There is still seventy miles to go to Pingling County.
It’s not certain whether you can enter Pingling County before dark.
Therefore, when they stopped for lunch in the next busier town, Song Qiu asked the Tao brothers to find a shop that sold bedding and buy a few beddings to prepare.
If you have to sleep outdoors or find accommodation at a farmhouse, it is convenient to have your own bedding.
The Tao brothers were asked to buy new ones, but the two brothers were holding on to the money and were reluctant to spend it for their master. They only bought two brand-new beddings. The other beds were all used ones that others had pawned at a pawn shop.
However, it was also a quilt filled with cotton and was quite warm to the touch. Song Qiu didn't say anything.
After lunch, we continued on our way.
Sure enough, when the Youshi hour came, the group was still in the wilderness, not even seeing the shadow of the city wall.
There is still ten miles to go back to the town we passed through before, which is troublesome.
Song Qiu asked Yang Dalian and others to look around. The nearby villages were not far away, so they could find a place to stay.
After a while, Yang Dalian came back first and pointed to the left side where he went, "There is a village behind the mountain col. You can see it when you go around the bend."
Song Qiu nodded and called everyone else to come back. The group turned off the official road and walked onto the narrow and uneven path.
After a quarter of an hour of bumpy driving, we finally saw the village Yang Dalian was talking about.
The first house we entered the village was a large courtyard house with blue bricks and tiles. I knocked on the door and asked. It was the village chief's house. He learned that they were staying overnight and welcomed them in warmly.
As soon as the group entered, they met the Yatou group who had stayed overnight first.
When two people meet, the former sighs at fate, while the latter is wary, what a coincidence, what a coincidence.