Fucheng has not been peaceful recently. First, a dozen young girls were lost in one night during the Ghost Festival, and then a skinned female body was found in the Guanxi River, which was confirmed to be the missing girl before.
All the people in the city, who have daughters at home, want to keep her close to them day and night, so that no one can leave their sight even half a step.
On the streets and alleys, young girls are no longer seen among the passers-by.
Zhang Xiulan was also extremely worried and warned Xu Yinyin not to go out. Not only did she not go out, but the family was so delicate and exquisite that none of them had gone out. What they wanted to buy was just left to the housekeeper to take them.
The last time her daughter was kidnapped, she was almost skinned and made into a lantern. Zhang Xiulan is still frightened when she thinks about it now.
After being busy in the shop all morning, I didn't even bother to show off my clothes. I had to come back specifically to see if my daughter was staying at home honestly.
Xu Yinyin was also afraid that she would be tired, so she hurriedly raised her hand to assure her, "Mom, don't worry, I won't go out until Hu Xuan is arrested. I had something to do with the government office yesterday, and I promise not to go out in the future.
Don't run back and forth several times a day. It's noon and the sun is shining brightly, so be careful of getting a heat stroke."
"I'm not worried if I don't see it with my own eyes. You must not go out. Okay, I won't come back to see you later." Zhang Xiulan was also scared. With her daughter's assurance, she knew that her daughter was not a random person.
This makes me feel more at ease.
"Then I'll go back to the shop first and come back in the evening to bring you chicken feet."
Xu Yinyin sent Zhang Xiulan out with a smile, then turned back to the house and prepared to take a nap.
A gentleman would not stand under a dangerous wall. She had already been kidnapped once. How could she be so careless?
It was an accident yesterday, but she also brought Xiao Hei with her.
In short, if Hu Xuan is not arrested this time, she will definitely not wander outside.
She can stay at home. On such a hot day, she can just sit in the room and read a book and eat snacks and watermelon. It will also be very delicious, okay?
I don’t know how long it will take for the good news to come out after arrangements have been made at the city gate.
Yes, Magistrate Ye implemented Xu Yinyin's suggestion and tried to play hard to get.
The city gates were strictly guarded. Hu Xuan was not a fool and would definitely not choose to take so many girls out of the city.
To prevent those girls from being skinned to make lanterns, Hu Xuan must let them take them out of the city.
According to the previous confession of the Red Lotus cultist, Hu Xuan would have kidnapped the young girl and sent her back to the cult to be given to the high priest. Making human skin lanterns was probably his other hobby.
As long as there is a chance, I still have to take this person back. Otherwise, why did Hu Xuan come out to save you? Isn't it just to ask you to do this errand?
Therefore, Magistrate Ye has withdrawn the manpower at the city gate, but he could not make Hu Xuan suspicious, so he deployed all his manpower in the city, including Jiangyang County, to search inch by inch from morning to night every day.
This forced Hu Xuan to leave the city as soon as possible.
As long as he leaves the city, he is sure to catch him!
The streets were full of officers and soldiers searching. Under any other circumstances, the people would probably be dissatisfied secretly even though they didn't say it on their faces. After all, no one could bear to be disturbed like this over and over again.
But now, the people are eager to make more noise and catch the cult members as soon as possible. In this way, they will not be worried about something happening to the girl at home.
Under the scorching sun, the old trees at the entrance of the alley were wilted by the sun. The herbal tea vendor under the tree held a cattail fan and looked drowsy at the empty business.
At this point, there were few people walking on the street.
This area, which had been searched by waves of officers and soldiers in the morning, was very quiet now.
The vendor yawned loudly and was about to take a nap, but there were no customers anyway.
Just as he lowered his eyelids, he heard footsteps.
When he opened his eyes, sure enough, he smiled quickly and stood up to say hello, "Sir, sit down quickly! Would you like a bowl of herbal tea?"
"Have a bowl! It's so hot today!" The man sat down and said.
The vendor quickly served a bowl of herbal tea and said, "Yeah, it's been too hot these days! I don't know when it will rain. The vegetables in the vegetable garden will wither to death."
The man took a sip of herbal tea and started talking: "It's just that the heat is unbearable. I haven't walked many times and I'm sweating all over!"
The hawker was also a chatterbox, dozing off and longing for someone to hang out with.
"Brother, where are you going? At this point, if nothing happens, you won't go out."
The man put down the bowl and said naturally: "We're looking for someone!"
As he said that, he couldn't help but look at the hawker and said: "I think I often do business here, right? Let me ask you about someone, Xu Zhenguo, do you know me?"
"Xu Zhenguo?" The hawker shook his head, "I don't know him. I've never heard of him. That's a strange name."
"Brother, what are you doing with this guy? Is he a relative? Or does he owe you money?"
Seeing that he didn't recognize him, the man shook his head, smiled, and got over it with a few words.
After drinking a bowl of herbal tea, he touched the copper plate to pay the bill, then stood up and left.
I took the shady road and walked forward. I walked through a street and met an old man selling swill.
He came up to him again and chatted: "Hey, uncle! I want to ask you about a person, Xu Zhenguo, do you know him?"
The old man shook his head, "I don't know him, I've never heard of him!"
The man thanked me and continued walking forward, asking questions at different times.
He is also a picker of people, he doesn't just ask people when he sees them.
The people chosen are the kind of people who, at first glance, often walk around that area. Such people are familiar with that area and almost everyone knows that area.
Until dusk, this day was another fruitless day.
The man carefully avoided the crowds of people who were busy going home after work in the evening. He was also an inconspicuous person. In a few seconds, he disappeared into an alley and disappeared.
A remote house in Jiangyang County was called a ghost house because of a fire that killed more than a dozen members of the family. Things like this always happened in the future, so it was called a ghost house. Gradually, it became abandoned.
The man who had disappeared before got in through the back door and entered a certain room in the house by twists and turns.
"Sect Master, I still haven't heard any news about Xu Zhenguo today."
Hu Xuan, who was sitting on the broad chair, had a dark expression. It was really strange. He sent several people to the four cities in the southeast and northwest, including Jiangyang County, and searched for several days, but they could not find this person.
There were still too few people sent out to inquire.
But now that the wind is blowing hard, there is nothing we can do.
He rubbed his brows and said, "Are you sure the city gate is really relaxed and there is no need to check in and out?"
Another person who came back first replied: "Several city gate subordinates have taken a good look at it. It is true. I heard that Master Xuezheng will come to Yiyang Mansion in the past few days, so the city gate has lifted the martial law and will
Everyone went to the city to search with all their strength."
The registration announcement for the August college examination has been posted, and the college exam is coming soon. The academic leaders usually come in advance to inspect the academic style of the college.
This is not surprising.
Hu Xuan knocked on the table, thought for a long time, and then said: "Get ready, wait for my order, we can leave the city at any time!"
After that, he ordered the man behind him: "I'll give you one more day. Tomorrow, I'll go and inquire about it carefully. If I can find Xu Zhenguo, I will give you a credit and make you the incense master!"
The man cheered up, raised his hands and responded, "I will do my best!"