In the county government office, Ye Chengguan took the files that had not been thoroughly studied and studied them carefully.
Although the case of the missing girl has come to an end, there is still a mysterious case of a wealthy businessman from a neighboring county who disappeared in this county. In addition, the headless body of Zhang Yuan in Maoyuan Village cannot be found even though Han Chun has confessed.
After all, the case cannot be closed by decapitating the deceased.
I don’t know how long it took, but he suddenly raised his head, looked at Little Douding, who was sitting quietly and making no noise, and asked suspiciously: "Are you barking?"
"Brother-in-law, my name is You'en. I respect the old and love the young. I support the old and take care of the young. I know how to repay kindness, and I am grateful. A drop of kindness is repaid by a spring."
Hua Youen said a lot of idioms calmly.
Listening to these idioms, Ye Chengguan always felt that Xiao Douding had evil intentions, so he quickly changed the subject: "Whatever the second lady wants to eat, I will ask the chef to cook it for you."
"I will eat whatever my brother-in-law eats."
Hua Youen pursed her plump little lips tightly and answered with a smile.
Seeing this, Ye Chengguan had no choice but to ask the county government cook to cook a few side dishes with meat and vegetables.
After dinner, Xiao Douding heard Xiao Douding calling her brother-in-law again, and Ye Chengguan patiently explained: "Second Miss, my marriage with your sister has been canceled long ago, so you can't call me brother-in-law in the future. If you like, you can call me loud."
Uncle or the county magistrate."
Xiao Douding curled his lips: "But I don't think you are old at all."
Besides, calling him uncle would mean he is a generation removed from his elder sister.
She pursed her lips and thought for a while, then suddenly looked up with a smile: "Then when we are alone, I will call you brother-in-law, and when others are around, I will call you big brother."
"Yeah, that's okay."
Ye Chengguan couldn't resist her, so he had to agree.
I'm afraid it's not that simple for Miss Huajia to send this little kid to the county government office for no reason.
And when it comes to family ties, if she really encounters an emergency, she should send her to the Shu family.
"Second Miss, tell me, brother, why did your elder sister leave you in the county government office?"
Ye Chengguan asked in a gentle tone.
Hua Youen's childish eyes paused for a moment: This is a secret between herself and her sister, and she cannot tell others.
But Ye Chengguan saw some clues in Xiao Douding's hesitant eyes.
What happened from Dou Yuancheng to Dou Yue is enough to prove that Miss Hua is not a light-saving lamp, and she is not a gentle and weak little pitiful person like the rumors outside.
She knew that no one in the Dou family would support her, so she deliberately tricked Dou Yuancheng into the Hua family and then planned to expose his scandal, making it impossible for the Dou family, the Hua family and even the government to calm down easily;
Furthermore, she had been researching the missing cases in the county for so long, but she could not connect all the women with the Dou family. However, she easily saw through Dou Yue's conspiracy. This was not just a blind cat who met a dead mouse.
As much luck as you can have.
Moreover, although there is a distance between the Hua's new house in the south of the city and the Dou's house, they are generally in the same direction, and it is most likely another exit of the tunnel.
Thinking of this, Ye Chengguan looked at Xiao Douding calmly and showed a faint smile: "Then the second young lady will stay in the county office today."
Just at this moment, Ting'an came back from outside.
Seeing Hua Youen in the inner hall, his face was startled: "Sir, why is the second young lady of the Hua family here?"
"Uncle, why did you come back so quickly?"
Hua Youen hurriedly stood up to greet him.
Hearing Xiao Douding calling Uncle Shutong, Ye Chengkuan couldn't help but cover his mouth and smile, and then looked at Ting An, whose face was as ugly as a bitter gourd, calmly and seriously: "Send someone home to talk to the old lady, and tell me tonight
The county government has some official duties, so I can't go home for dinner."
"oh."
Ting'an nodded suspiciously: "But Master, you didn't say before that you had any urgent business that required you to stay at the county office for extra time."
"Talk too much."
Ye Chengguan scolded lightly and looked at Xiao Douding with lowered eyebrows: "I'll go out for a while, and you just stay in the Yamen and watch over the second young lady of the Hua family. You don't have to go anywhere."
After saying that, he left in a mysterious and hurried manner.
Hua Rujin closed the courtyard door and ate the whole birthday cake with plain water in the pergola of the courtyard. Then she quietly returned to the east wing with the dagger and realgar powder, and blocked the surroundings tightly.
Then I lit an oil lamp in the corner next to the dressing table, looked at the "Law of Salt and Iron" in my hand, and listened quietly to the movement in the yard.
Night gradually falls.
I don't know how long it took, but Hua Rujin looked at the book in her hand and felt that her whole body was sore and she felt sleepy.
She yawned softly, put down the book in her hand and stretched easily, when she suddenly heard a soft "creak" sound coming from outside.
Sensing something was wrong, Hua Rujin quickly blew out the lamp, gripped the dagger tightly, grabbed a bag of realgar powder, held her breath and continued to listen to the movement outside.
Not long after, a dark shadow flashed past the west wing in the dim night, and disappeared outside the willow window in the blink of an eye.
She quietly pulled out the dagger, took a handful of realgar powder in her hand, and waited for the black shadow to appear again.
After a while, under the starry night sky, there was a sudden sound of rummaging through boxes and cabinets in the yard.
This time, the sound was exceptionally clear.
"Chi, chi, chi, chi"
The sound of light footsteps sounded slowly, as faint as the breeze at night, and completely undetectable if you didn't listen carefully.
Hearing the footsteps getting closer and closer, heading towards the east wing, Hua Rujin held her breath and stared in the direction of the door with her black eyes.
"squeak."
The moment the door was pushed open, a handful of powder was sprinkled directly over.
"ah."
Screams suddenly sounded.
The figure ran away.
Hua Rujin squeezed the dagger tightly, picked up the realgar powder and chased after him.
Through the dim moonlight, she could vaguely see a figure wearing red clothes, who didn't look very tall.
But his body was as light and flexible as a ghost, and he rushed into the innermost west wing in the blink of an eye.
Hua Rujin followed closely into the west wing and saw a large black hole appearing next to the bed through the refracted moonlight.
When the figure saw her chasing after her, he jumped down directly, and then there was another "creak", and the cracked floor was gradually closing.
Seeing that the man was about to run away, Hua Rujin gritted her teeth and jumped in immediately.
The tunnel was very narrow, as she had expected, and its structure was completely different from that of the Dou family.
The two of them were hunched over and chasing each other in the tunnel. They chased each other for who knows how long. Light gradually came out in front of them. Until they could see the entire tunnel clearly, the figure did not stop.
Seeing that the tunnel was becoming more spacious and the person was getting closer and closer, Hua Rujin stepped on the wall and jumped directly over.
The red figure also ran hard, suddenly jumped forward, and disappeared in the blink of an eye.
Hua Rujin caught up and was about to jump down, but was stunned by the sight in front of her and quickly stopped her feet.
I saw a huge open space below the cave entrance, with dots of oil lamps placed on several low rocks, allowing the entire cave to be vaguely visible.
Hua Rujin lowered her head and looked around casually, and saw the little girl in red looking at her with a gloomy look.
The familiar eyes were exactly the same as the ones he saw when he first entered the house.
There's no doubt it's her.
Just as she was looking up and down the side of the little girl, she saw that the two pillars next to her, one white and one black, suddenly moved.