While the two little men were still saying this, bustling shouts came from the other end of the street.
Nangong Xiaomiao turned around and saw a group of government officials with knives, as if they were searching for someone.
Behind those yamen servants was a woman with tears in her eyes and her face turned red from crying.
"Have you ever seen this child?" The yamen servant held a portrait in his hand and asked everyone he met.
Pedestrians shook their heads and said they had never seen it before.
The woman cried even harder. She held the handkerchief in her hand and tugged on the pedestrian's sleeve with her fingers: "Please take a closer look."
Pedestrians still shook their heads.
Nangong Xiaomiao looked at the portrait in the moonlight and suddenly exclaimed: "I have seen him!"
Hearing this, the woman rushed over and grabbed Nangong Xiaomiao's hand: "Child, tell me, where did you see him? When did you see him?"
"It just took a while." Nangong Xiaomiao said while pointing behind him: "He walked towards that alley. You should still be able to find it if you go now, but..."
The woman was anxious: "But what?"
"No, Auntie, please go and look for her." Nangong Xiaomiao waved her little hand. Her mother had said that she shouldn't say those words. He always felt that something was wrong with that child. He didn't look like a human but more like a ghost.
The woman gratefully shook Nangong Xiaomiao's hand again, and then she and a group of government servants entered the alley...
Tonight, the moon is shimmering than in previous nights, as smooth as a freshwater pearl, and the clouds in the sky can barely cover the moonlight.
But the weather was surprisingly cold, the cold wind blew bitingly cold, and the air was thick and gloomy.
The red lanterns are hanging high, it is almost the New Year, and everything is bright and clear.
The children on the street were making a lot of noise, holding lanterns and playing hide and seek.
"Hide and seek in the middle of the night. Hide quickly and be careful not to be discovered by ghosts." The boy in a cotton-padded jacket put his arms on the wall and covered his eyes. After saying the previous words, he began to count: "One, two
, three, four, five..."
The heavy children's voice echoed in the deserted alley, making it seem a little heavy.
Finally, after counting to ten, the boy laughed and trotted, looking through this and that.
"Why is there no one there? How strange." The boy muttered. As soon as he finished speaking, he saw a child standing there in the darkest part of the alley, waving to him slowly.
.
The boy secretly laughed in his heart, this man was really stupid, so he ran over happily, caught him, and said happily: "Now you will be the ghost."
The captured figure's mouth was half-curved, and he raised his head sinisterly, smiling at the boy, with blood flowing from the corners of his mouth and eyes: "You are hiding in the middle of the night, hide it quickly, be careful not to be discovered by ghosts.
Be careful of being discovered by ghosts..."
The boy's eyes widened, the wick in the red lantern swayed back and forth, the elongated shadow on the ground looked very twisted and weird, and there was a clicking sound in the long alley...
The children who were hiding everywhere waited for a long time and after hearing no movement, they jumped out happily from the corner and slapped their little hands on the wall.
"Yan'er, Jiu'er, go wash your hands and eat glutinous rice balls!"
The children were having fun until they heard their mother calling them and then slowly dispersed.
However, no one noticed that one of the friends we went out to play with started missing...
…
Snapped!
The emperor placed the memorials presented in the past two days on the sandalwood table, stretched out his hand to press the painful forehead: "This is the ninth child, what do you think of this matter?"
Before dawn, Nangong Baiye was admitted to the palace. She was still very sleepy and yawned feebly. As soon as she saw the coupon given to her by the emperor, all the sleepyheads ran away, and her narrow eyes flashed.
The light flashed sharply across the memorial.
Nearly nine days have passed since the first child disappeared.
nine days.
Even if it's a normal kidnapping case.
Such a long time is enough for the kidnappers to sell the children or break them up.
Some of the children were from wealthy families, but judging from the memorials, it seemed that none of them had received any letters asking for money.
Therefore, the other party should not be doing it for money.
Looking at these children, there is no blood relationship between them. Some are even young masters from the west of the city, and some are from the refugee village in the east of the city.
Therefore, the other party should not be seeking revenge.
So what is he for?
Nangong Baiye thought carefully and tapped her chin with her fingers. In modern times, she knew that some missing children would be kept in captivity in one place, or disassembled, sold for their organs, or trained to steal until they were half-grown.
Released, some went to beg and some went to steal money.
Did this also exist in ancient times?
No matter what the other party's purpose is, Nangong Baiye can be sure: "To tell the emperor, I think the murderer this time should be different from the previous two cases."
"Oh?" The emperor raised his eyebrows and looked at the tea in his hand: "Why do you think so?"
Nangong Baiye curled his lips and smiled: "This is not in line with his crime style. That person will not attack children. Every time he commits a crime, there must be some grievance in it. When he commits a crime, he often thinks of killing people's hearts.
The ugly side is exposed."
"According to what Miss Bai Ye said, that man is still a knight who punishes evil and promotes good?" Eunuch Sun still remembered what happened to his disciple. He felt sad in his heart and was listless when he spoke.
After hearing this, the emperor blew on the hot water and sneered: "Knight?"
Only then did Eunuch Sun realize that he was talking too much, so he stretched out his hand and gave himself a slap: "Look at this mouth of my slave, it deserves a slap."
Nangong Baiye stretched out his hand and grabbed his wrist. He didn't use any force, but just blocked his movements. He smiled and said to the emperor, "Although he didn't do this, I always feel that he will benefit from it. If the emperor
If you don't like Eunuch Sun's rhetoric, Bai Ye can give you a different rhetoric. That person is just a bitch and wants to build a memorial arch."
The emperor was choked by her and almost spit out the tea he drank. He put his hand to his lips and coughed twice.
Nangong Baiye smiled, as if the rude remarks just now did not come from her mouth.
"That's all." The emperor waved his hand: "Whether the murderer is him or not, this case is imminent. I only give you three days to solve it!"
Nangong Baiye frowned: "Baiye will do his best."
The emperor let out a long sigh and pressed his fingers between his eyebrows again. He didn't know whether it was intentional or not: "In the next few days, there will be a lot of excitement inside and outside the palace. Liancheng's wedding day has come, so out of this
The stall is unlucky."
Nangong Baiye was shocked, and the hand holding the memorial stiffened: "Bai Ye understands..."
A message to readers: Happy New Year to all of you, lovely ones. There will be more updates, which will arrive later.