"Lord of the Flower City." The Lord of Jindu City had a faint smile on his face and spoke slowly, like a sloth, "We also just discovered that there is a jade pendant that is closely related to your Linlang City.
, as for who this jade pendant belongs to, we don’t know.”
He is still confused now. At first, the Yamen made a big fanfare to find a student from Huating Academy, but he thought it was a bit exaggerated. Who would have thought that the next morning, he would find a flower engraved with Linlang City Flower?
The jade pendant is also related to the daughter of the lord of Linlang City.
He just wants to enjoy his old age in peace in Jindu City, but don't mess around and prevent him from continuing to live happily.
Why did we never see so many things in the past? How annoying!
"Where is the jade pendant?" The Lord of Linlang City stretched out his hand, "Since you said you found a jade pendant related to my Linlang City, where is the jade pendant now? My people are all here, you can't continue to hide the jade pendant
Tuck it in, don’t let me see it? Then how do I know if you are deliberately tricking me? I’m not that easy to trick.”
Even if you have most of your guesses in your mind, as long as you don't see the real thing, everything is just fiction.
His daughter had had a big quarrel with him a few days ago, and he thought she was just making trouble and running away from home as usual, and would come back obediently after spending the money in a few days.
Who would have thought that the first news he received about his daughter after she ran away from home was actually a dropped jade pendant.
That jade pendant was personally made by him and his wife for their daughter. It was not just a simple jade pendant. It contained the hope and full expectations that he and his wife had placed on their daughter. The daughter also knew that this jade pendant meant a lot to them.
It's very important to both of them, so they won't be thrown away casually.
But the news and drawings from Jindu City all indicate that this jade pendant is the one that the daughter carries with her.
It had been almost eight days since the last time his daughter met him. During these eight days, it was hard for him to imagine what kind of dilemma his daughter was facing.
His wife still doesn't know the news, she just thinks he is out for work.
If she knew, she might cry again. The last time her mother-in-law passed away, my wife almost went blind from crying.
He couldn't imagine what his wife would do when she learned that his daughter was missing.
The city lord of Jindu City moved his mouth. He didn't know where the jade pendant was. After all, he had just received the news and came here.
But he answered the person opposite him and said that he didn't know where the jade pendant was, so he might be the one who suffered.
The other party looked fierce, and if he slapped him, his head would turn into a tofu cake, right?
There is another reason. He is the lord of Jindu City. If a major case occurs and he knows nothing about it, it means that he has neglected his duty.
The city lord of Linlang City didn't have that much patience: "Did you take the dumb medicine or something? I asked you a question, but you answered me!"
As he spoke, he slapped the table next to him hard, and the table made a "snap" sound, which frightened the Lord of Jindu City.
"Don't be angry, City Lord. The things are with me." As soon as Peng Shaobai walked to the door, he heard the sound of Linlang City City Lord slamming the table angrily. With a polite smile on his face, he walked in while showing the jade pendant in his hand.
The Lord of Linlang City confirmed.
"This..." The Lord of Linlang City stood up, "This is indeed my mother-in-law's jade pendant. Where is my mother-in-law?"
"We haven't found anyone yet." Peng Shaobai walked to the main seat and sat down, while Lin Zhongchun stood next to Peng Shaobai.
"Master Huacheng, you are here in a hurry, and you may not understand some things." Lin Zhongchun said, "My friend disappeared two days ago. Following the clues, I found this jade pendant last night. We now suspect that someone is here
Planning a bad thing, I wonder if something similar has happened in Linlang City?"
The Lord of Linlang City was a good man, and he immediately understood what Lin Zhongchun meant. He squinted his eyes and looked at Lin Zhongchun, and then said: "Just tell me what you have to say, what did you find?"
"Then let's get it straight." Peng Shaobai said, "Has there ever been a case of abduction and trafficking of women in Linlang City? Or are there missing persons, including women, children, and children?"
"No." The Lord of Linlang City shook his head, "I don't know anything that has not been found privately, but I currently have no knowledge of any of the cases I have participated in."
Linlang City is not like other cities. Linlang City is very small, a place as big as a palm, and he knows exactly what is happening.
If there were really cases of abduction and trafficking of women or children, or if there were missing persons in a particular household, he would definitely know about it.
After receiving the answer from the city lord of Linlang City, Peng Shaobai turned around and asked the city lord of Jindu City: "Has Jindu City existed in the past?"
The Lord of Jindu City paused, thinking about whether to tell the truth.
He has been the lord of Jindu City for more than fifteen years. He knows everything that happened during this period, no matter how big or small it is. There are some things that he can pretend to be ignorant of as long as someone is willing to pay to settle them.
Therefore, he didn't know what kind of answer he would give to Peng Shaobai's current question.
Peng Shaobai is a serious person. From the cases he handled after coming to Jindu City, it can be seen that he is a serious person who accepts death.
The Lord of Jindu City thought carefully and gave an ambiguous answer: "It happened before, but I don't know now."
"It has happened before..." Peng Shaobai raised his eyes and looked at the Lord of Jindu City, "Does the Lord of Jindu still remember how many people have disappeared?"
"One...person?" The Lord of Jindu City made a gesture, but later thought that the number was too small, so he gave four more fingers, "Maybe there are...five...five people?"
"How many people are there?" Peng Shaobai found it interesting. After he took office as the county magistrate of Jinducheng, he read through all the files of major cases. There was not a single case of missing persons, and not even a trace was found.
Later, he felt that this matter was too weird. Jindu City was divided into four areas: east, west, north and south. In the previous mixed situation, there were many local snakes, but no one was missing. It was not at all consistent with common sense.
Later, I visited several places that were relatively chaotic before and asked some older locals to find out that Nancheng and Beicheng were the areas with the largest number of missing people.
In fact, the number of missing persons has reached sixteen people a month.
According to this frequency, the former county magistrate didn't notice it.
Among them, the handwriting of the Lord of Jindu City must be indispensable.
The other party remained silent and did not give an answer to his question.
Peng Shaobai smiled and asked again: "City Lord, how many people are you talking about? You have to make it clear."
