"Should we say thank you? If it weren't for you, I would have died a long time ago. Your business is my business. Stop crying and wait for my news."
Li Huowang patted the back of Bai Lingmiao's hand, opened her hand, and walked outside.
He is not good at expressing love, but he doesn't want what he experienced to happen to Bai Lingmiao again. That feeling is really too uncomfortable.
Bai Lingmiao quickly followed up and asked with worry in his voice: "Senior Brother Li, do you know where my parents have gone?"
"I don't know."
"How to find it?"
"Don't worry, I am a person with status now, and I will be able to find a solution." Li Huowang took out Jian Tiansi's badge and waved it towards Bai Lingmiao.
The sudden disappearance of people from a village is not a trivial matter at all. The magistrate in charge of Niuxin Village must know something, and he can start from there for the time being.
Li Huowang brought out a horse, looked at the map and got on his horse.
He doesn't know how to ride a horse, but it doesn't matter. He will get better after falling a few times. Others will break their muscles and bones if they fall, but it doesn't matter to him.
After stumbling, day and night passed, and when the sky gradually became brighter, Li Huowang finally arrived at the largest county town nearby.
After taking a look at the small county town in front of him, the dusty Li Huowang walked in holding the horse rope.
Wang Zhixian woke up. Without opening his eyes, he gently kicked off the quilt. The concubine who was sleeping on the other side quickly got out of bed and knelt on the ground with his forehead on the floor. "I respectfully ask you to change your clothes."
Wang Zhixian opened his eyes faintly, and sat up with the support of his wife and concubine's soft hands. He stretched out his hand, and a willow branch that had already been peeled was delivered to his hand.
Gently stick a willow branch on the fine salt in the maid's hand, put it into her mouth and pull it left and right against her teeth.
When she saw that Wang Zhixian was almost done, the maid quickly picked up the red sandalwood spittoon that had been prepared.
After taking a sip of warm water and shaking his cheeks, he lowered his head and spit into the spittoon.
When she saw Wang Zhixian closing her eyes slightly, the maid holding the towel carefully wiped it with the face towel.
The maid who wiped her face retreated, and the dressing maids holding official uniforms slowly gathered around.
After seven or eight maids retreated, he walked out of the bedroom dressed in a navy blue official uniform.
As soon as he came out of the house, a wave of heat hit his face. When he looked up at the high sun, a trace of displeasure suddenly appeared on his face.
"It's such a strong sun today, so I won't be able to feel comfortable for a few days."
After saying that, he walked forward, and the two maids holding fans quickly stepped up to follow.
After walking a few steps, he arrived at the big wooden desk where he usually worked. His right-hand assistant, Mr. Hu, had been waiting for a long time.
"Tell me, has anyone beaten the drum and complained recently?"
The master with a mustache showed a fake smile on his face. "To tell you what I said, it's just one piece today, and the accuser stuffed it with ten taels of silver."
"Oh?" Wang Zhixian picked up the crystal clear jelly and took a few mouthfuls, then said slowly: "Then who is the defendant?"
"The defendant was a horse dealer who bought horses from Qingqiu. He gave him one tael, but the two taels were gold."
"Hmm~! Today's jelly is good! It's a pity that the quantity is a bit small."
Upon hearing this, Mr. Hu immediately understood and said: "I understand, sir, I know how to tell them in private."
After saying that, he took out a piece of paper from his arms and began to read the paper.
While he was shaking his head and listening to the petition, Wang Zhixian saw a man crawling out of the ground.
Seeing this strange scene, Wang Zhixian was stunned at first, then his face became panicked, and finally stood up suddenly, and the bowl of jelly in his hand suddenly spread all over the table.
"Come...who is here! How dare you kill the imperial official! Supervisor Tiansi will never give up!"
Li Huowang looked at the trembling man in front of him and was too lazy to talk nonsense to him. He took out the sign and displayed it in front of him. "I want to ask you something."
Seeing the waist card in Li Huowang's hand, Wang Zhixian immediately got out from behind the master, with a flattering smile on his face.
"Ah~ He's an expert from the Tiansi Supervisor. Master, why don't you serve tea quickly!"
"Don't bother me. Let me ask you, why did those people in Niuxin Village disappear? They have been gone for so long, you don't know, right?"
Hearing this, the other party was obviously stunned, and then whispered to the master in a low voice. "Master, what happened to Niuxin Village?"
"Master, have you forgotten? The whole village has disappeared for some reason. You asked Chief Cao to investigate this matter. He wanted to say something to you before, but you didn't listen because you didn't have time." "Then why are you so stunned? Get Cao Xin back quickly!"
"This time Capt. Cao went to patrol the streets! I really don't know where he is."
After hearing this, Wang Zhixian showed an embarrassed smile to Li Huowang. "Master, how about I take you to find Capt. Cao? He will take care of this matter."
"Let's go, hurry up, I don't have time to delay." Seeing Li Huowang going out, Wang Zhixian and Master Hu quickly followed.
"哐~" a harsh rumble sounded.
"The magistrate of the county is leaving the house~"
Under this specially elongated voice, Wang Zhixian, who was wearing an official hat, bent down and sat on a blue sedan chair.
Just halfway through sitting down, he turned around again, smiled at Li Huowang and said, "Master, why don't you sit down?"
"Hurry up and get in the sedan, I don't have time to delay."
"Hey, hey, hey." Wang Zhixian, who was snickering in his heart, sat on the sedan, but before he could sit down safely, Li Huowang's words scared him to the point of coming out of his wits.
"With so many people gone, didn't you report it to the Supervisor?"
Hearing this, he was suspected of being blamed. Wang Zhixian immediately panicked, opened the sedan curtain and began to blame the blame.
"Exalted Master, this matter is still under investigation. We just reported it without finding anything. If we make a mistake, it won't matter if the subordinates are embarrassed. It will make your trip in vain. Isn't that a big delay?"
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"Oh, I'm really sorry. It's all my fault that my subordinates are incompetent. They are so troublesome in investigating cases that the superiors have to come in person."
"When the work is over, I will go to Fubai Tower to hold a banquet to apologize, and I will punish myself with three cups of wine!"
Li Huowang waved his hand forward impatiently, "Let's go."
If I hadn't heard what the head catcher had discovered, I would have been too lazy to talk to such a garrulous person.
As the bearers moved synchronously, the sedan swayed up and down with a creaking sound.
The whole county is not big, so it is not difficult to find the head catcher patrolling the streets. Soon Li Huowang saw the green-clad head catcher standing at the door of a brothel, laughing with the women inside.
Seeing the county magistrate's sedan chair, the head catcher and the policeman suddenly became serious. They quickly straightened their hats and started patrolling the streets seriously with square steps.
"Ah, Lord Magistrate." Capt. Cao saluted the sedan beside him with his hands clasped in fists.
"Master Magistrate, you came out so early to understand the people's sentiments, but you must not tire yourself out for the sake of the people."
"Hey, what's the point of having to suffer a little for the sake of the people." Seeing Li Huowang's face darken, he quickly asked seriously: "Captain Cao, what did you find out about the disappearance of the people in Niuxin Village?"<
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"You kid, think about it before you answer. This is an expert who came to handle this matter in person and to supervise Tiansi!"
"Ah?" Cao Baotou looked at Li Huowang in surprise.
"But the person who took away the entire Niuxin Village was Jian Tiansi."