The state city of Caozhou is not large.

This place is neither a transportation hub like Linzhou, nor a thriving place for commerce, so the slightly depressed scene and the disrepaired city wall left Xiao Jing with the first impression of "dilapidated".

The most troublesome thing is that Caozhou is very large. It has four counties, each of which is not small; Finding someone in such a large area is tantamount to looking for a needle in a haystack, and it really makes people have no clue.

After arriving, Xiao Jing rushed to the Xia family's mansion where Qin Ziqian had appeared.

In the face of his questioning, the elderly steward said with trepidation: "Uncle, Miss Cousin did come here, but she only stayed for one night and left, and the villain didn't know where she went......

Xiao Jing, who was frowning, asked a few more questions, the old steward didn't know anything, it seemed that what he knew was indeed limited to what was written in the letter.

Accompanied by him, Xiao Jing went to the place where Qin Ziqian lived again, but he still didn't find anything unusual.

He couldn't say it, so he had to start a wide search. Docks, inns, handlebars, passing merchants...... He went to many places with a lot of traffic, and also hooked up with people who often wandered around the neighborhood, but no one provided him with valuable clues for half a day.

How can this be reasonable, how can a big living person disappear out of thin air inexplicably!

Xiao Jing, who was red-eyed, expanded the scope of the search like a madman, and no one around him could persuade him. In a few days, he almost walked all the boundaries in Caozhou, and he could be seen everywhere in a hurry:

"My husband is invited, have you ever seen this son in the portrait?"

"This mother-in-law, I heard that you have a good memory, have you ever seen this person?"

……

I've been running around for a long time and still haven't found anything, why is this happening?

Xiao Jing collapsed on the couch in a daze.

Everyone in the Xia family couldn't help but look at each other. The entourage felt that they should comfort their uncle, but everyone did not dare to say anything, for fear that he would touch his head when he was in a bad mood.

In their opinion, the hope of finding Miss Cousin is very slim. If a person is still alive, there must be a little clue, but the current situation makes people helpless, indicating that she is more than lucky.

What went wrong?

Xiao Jing, who hid his face with his hands, forced himself to calm down and sorted out what had happened in the past few days.

Is the search for Qin Ziqian's idea really right?

In terms of strength, the Xia family has already worked hard in places with a large flow of people after learning the news. It's useless to pounce on a net, what can he do with people?

This is called caring for chaos. As for the other possibility......

As a result of the continuous expansion of the business, the Mirror has set up reporter stations in many parts of the country.

It is said that it is a reporter station, but in fact, it is just a façade. Only Xiao Jing and his subordinates have received professional news training in the world, and the heads of the vast majority of reporter stations are

Someone who has a relationship with a newspaper that has a relationship with a newspaper that has been either a shopkeeper or a runner before, and who is counting on them to write a manuscript? That's really unrealistic.

Therefore, the main job of the station is to be responsible for the transportation, distribution and sales of newspapers in the local area. At most, some sites can do some simple communication work, such as collecting some public opinion, and receiving information from readers, and that's it.

Xiao Jing didn't expect the local reporter station, as soon as he arrived in Caozhou, he asked someone to ask, but the other party didn't know at all, because Qin Ziqian had never been there at all.

But when he thought about it, he always felt as if he had missed something, and some vague thoughts surged into his mind.

After lying on his back for a long time, his confused eyes gradually became clearer. After a few moments, he jumped down from the collapse and shouted, "Go, go to a place!" ”

Half an hour later.

Lao Sun, who was guarding a small courtyard on the outskirts of Caozhou, heard a quick knock on the door. Usually he is very idle here, and even if he has a job, he is rarely in a hurry, where would anyone knock on the door like this?

Lao Sun turned out to be just a literate fellow. A few years ago, the former proprietor sent him to some "reporter station", and he felt that the proprietor thought that he was old and wanted to engage in a "disguised match", and he cried for a while. Who knows, not only is the work here idle, the salary is not less than before, and more importantly, there is also free time to earn extra money, which is simply a fairy life.

Now, even if someone drove him away with a big stick, he wouldn't want to go.

Hearing the movement, Lao Sun, who didn't dare to slack off, walked over quickly and opened the door. The person who came was not ambiguous, and when he came up, he showed his identity, and Lao Sun was first shocked when he heard this, and then he called "proprietor" very respectfully.

He didn't expect his new proprietor to be so young!

Xiao Jing nodded slightly, and said, "Please bring the materials filed in the past few months, I want to take a look." ”

There was a slight hesitation on Lao Sun's face. Still, he picked up a few pamphlets.

Xiao Jing didn't enter the house, just flipped through the yard. In the past few months, he was either in a prison cell or preparing for a marriage, so he hadn't seen much of what was sent from all over the place.

The more he looked, the more ugly his face became.

Reporter stations in various localities send a message to the newspaper every six months, which contains news clues received and local events. According to Xiao Jing's request, all the texts sent out must be stored at the bottom so that they can be consulted at any time.

When he saw Lao Sun's thing, the little flame of hope that had just risen in his heart was like a candle in the wind, and it was about to be extinguished.

The booklet is written down as trivial things. Occasionally, there are bigger movements, and they are all short of various parents, and they are not a topic of concern.

Qin Ziqian said that she came out for an interview, but Xiao Jing couldn't believe that these street aunts wouldn't talk about the second bad thing to attract her, the golden phoenix.

"Is that all?"

Xiao Jing put aside the basic booklet, looked directly into Lao Sun's eyes and asked solemnly.

Lao Sun responded: "If you go back to the owner, this year's records are here." ”

He spoke very calmly, but Xiao Jing keenly caught a hint of panic flashing in his eyes.

Could it be that Lao Sun is hiding something?

Xiao Jing shook his head vigorously and said coldly, "I don't mean to be registered. Could it be that something big happened in Caozhou, and we don't have a record at all? ”

Lao Sun's face changed slightly, and he forced a smile: "The proprietor said that he was laughing. The villain has always been conscientious, how could he miss your thing......"

"Shut up!"

Xiao Jing, who was gradually losing patience, was not prepared to consume it endlessly. If he discovers something earlier, Qin Ziqian will be less dangerous, how can he not be anxious?

"If you will say, it will be better." He smiled playfully and said, "If you don't want to say it, I have a way for you to say it...... Do you believe it or not? ”