"Brother Chang's words, Ruyi wrote it down."

Chang Tai's advice is well-intentioned, but the true identity of the fox cannot be explained to Chang Tai, so a well-behaved response is the most appropriate way at present.

"Brother Chang came so early, is there something wrong?"

Xing Ruyi fiddled with the tea set on the table, but the corner of his eye remained on the fox. The fox seemed to be squinting and napping, but in fact, its eyes were firmly locked on Chang Tai, not so much listening to them as surveillance. Chang Tai understands his thoughts, and the fox also understands it. Xing Ruyi didn't want to break it, because she cherished the friendship with Chang Tai very much, and she also enjoyed the fox nervous about her, cared about her, and even because of the little jealousy that Chang Tai showed when he expressed concern for her.

Xing Ruyi is still an ordinary person after all, and naturally he can't escape the careful thoughts of ordinary people.

Chang Tai's gaze fell on Xing Ruyi's hand. He had seen a lot of girls, but there were very few girls who really paid attention to them other than the suspects. Xing Ruyi is one of them. Ruyi's hands are very slender, if she was born in a rich family, she must be a girl who is proficient in piano, chess, calligraphy and painting. But now, there are many traces of herbs on the slender fingers, and even the fingertips are ground out of calluses, and he has thought countless times that if Ruyi is willing to be with him, he will definitely treat her well, and he will never let her work so hard again.

It's a pity that his mind still has to be hidden after all, not because he doesn't want to say it, but because he can see it, Ruyi is deliberately avoiding him. Since Ruyi didn't want to break it, why did he need to destroy the peace in front of him. He was just jealous, jealous of that Yin Gongzi, who had a wishful heart, but refused to treat her well.

sighed lightly, put away the thoughts in his heart, and then looked at Ruyi's eyes and said, "I'm worried that you will go to the arsenal in the suburbs, and I'm worried that you will go to find the trouble that Uncle Wei is looking for." ”

"Uncle Wei? How could it be. Xing Ruyi smiled with a disguised smile: "Seriously, I did have that thought, but I, an ordinary person, how did I enter the arsenal of the imperial court." Besides, there are so many people out there, I'm a girl's family, even if I want to fight, who can I beat? Therefore, those words are just thinking and talking. The disappearance of the children is handled by the people of the Yamen, and there are excellent catchers like Brother Chang to handle it, so why should I join in the fun. ”

"I'm relieved to hear you say that." Chang Tai breathed a sigh of relief, and then said: "That arsenal is a little strange. During the Chinese New Year, I went to see it with the adults, and everything was as usual. But this morning, when I took the men to see it, it was a wasteland, not to mention people, and even the houses were gone. ”

"Gone?" Xing Ruyi glanced at the fox. The heart said, Yuan Tiangang's kid, although he said that he would let the fox perform a trick, but she stayed with the fox all night, and she didn't see him pinch a mantra or make a spell or something. Could it be that the corpses and those houses in that place were all cleaned up by Yuan Tiangang?

The fox and Xing Ruyi glanced at each other, and then staggered their gazes. Obviously, he was telling Xing Ruyi, don't look at me, those things disappear and have nothing to do with me.

Since the things are gone, Xing Ruyi doesn't bother to ask where those things have gone. Besides, this is good news for her.

Chang Tai didn't know what happened last night, and thought that Xing Ruyi was thinking about the missing children, so he was relieved: "Although the people and the house are gone, we are still investigating the missing children." ”

"I've been checking for so long, and there is still no news, so I guess those children are not there." Xing Ruyi couldn't bear to tell the truth, so he had to remind Chang Tai from another angle: "Even if it's still there, it will be hidden by those people, and if you want to get it back, I'm afraid it's not a matter of a year and a half." The parents of those children, Brother Chang can make some arrangements. ”

"I asked Xiao Shengzi to appease. Whether it's a year, two years, or ten or twenty years, as long as I, Chang Tai, am still in this position, I will try my best to find those missing children. ”

"Brother Chang is a good catcher, and Ruyi has never questioned this."

"Between you and me, why do you say these lies? Actually, I have one more thing to ask you for today. ”

"Why should Brother Chang be polite, if you have something to say, you can say it directly, if you can help, you will not refuse."

"I know that Ruyi often swings those medicinal herbs, and I think you will know a little bit about medical science. I have a case here, and I want you to do me a favor. ”

"Healing and saving lives?"

"No!" Chang Tai shook his head: "It's a child, a child who was burned to death by the fire." ”

Hearing the child's two words, Xing Ruyi's nerves tensed unconsciously. The hand that was swinging the tea set stopped suddenly, and his right hand clenched a teacup, making that slight rattling sound.

"Is it one of those missing children? Something to do with Wei Shumou's arsenal? ”

"It's not a missing child, and it has nothing to do with Uncle Wei." Chang Tai stretched out his hand, wanting to pat Ruyi's shoulder. There was a white shadow in front of him, and when he looked again, he saw that the white fox that was originally nesting on the windowsill had jumped over and was habitually held in his arms by Xing Ruyi. On the table, the teacup that had just been held by Xing Ruyi was cracked with fine lines.

"Ruyi, don't be nervous, Huzi's affairs have nothing to do with you, and those missing children have nothing to do with you."

"I'm fine, but I just heard what you said, and my heart was inevitably touched. You also know that my heart is not hard in the first place, and the more I adopted Yin Yuan, the more I can't listen to things related to children. Brother Chang doesn't have to mind, you go on to say, what do you want Ruyi to help you with? ”

"Actually, this case is also simple. The place where the fire broke out was in Wuliu Lane, a family of three, the male owner surnamed Chen, taught in a private school in the city, and the hostess Chen Li was responsible for taking care of the children at home. ”

"Mr. Chen's private school?" Xing Ruyi suddenly remembered the Mrs. Chen who came to buy rouge gouache in the morning. The fox once asked her why she only accepted thirty yuan from Mrs. Chen when she loved money so much. Actually, she only saw something in the lady's face. That Mrs. Chen, Yin Tang is white, but the silkworm is black under her eyes, the green qi in the sky goes straight to the entrance, and the corners of her mouth are also black, and she will die in less than seven days, and when she approached that lady, Xing Ruyi did smell a breath of death. She had just returned from the arsenal, and she had seen so many dead people with her own eyes, and she couldn't bear it. Moreover, although the lady's face was dead, her eyes were full of happiness, and the ghost sent the gods, Xing Ruyi actually wanted to help the lady fulfill her wish, and hoped that she could face her beloved with her best appearance in the last days.

Now, when I heard Chang Tai's description, I subconsciously hooked this Chen Li with the Mrs. Chen in the morning.

"The child who was burned to death by the fire, can it be called Wanwan?"

"Ruyi, how do you know! Do you know that family? Chang Tai was also taken aback when he heard Xing Ruyi spit out the words "Wanwan".

"I don't know, but in the morning, a customer came to my store. claimed that her husband's surname was Chen, and she had a daughter who was about half a year old, nicknamed Wanwan. Coincidentally, the lady's husband is also a gentleman who teaches at a private school. ”

Chang Tai's face sank instantly, and even Xing Ruyi fell silent after saying this.

After a while, Chang Taicai got up: "The reason why I came to find you today is because I think the child died a little strangely." ”

"In that case, I'll follow Brother Chang to the yamen to have a look."

Xing Ruyi hugged the fox and got up, and his mood was just getting better, because the child in the case became blocked again.

That child was placed in the Yizhuang of the Jingshi Yamen. The doorkeeper was a one-eyed uncle, and when he saw Xing Ruyi, he nodded politely. The punishment is wishful in return. When she staggered by, the uncle said in front of her: "That child is pitiful, crying all night, the girl is kind-hearted, let's give her a ride later." ”

Xing Ruyi looked at the uncle's only remaining eyes, his eyes were cloudy, but he could see the truth that no one else could see. She nodded and walked in with the fox in her arms.

In the huge Yizhuang, there was only one corpse parked, and it was the child who was less than a year old. She was scorched and blackened, lying obediently on the wooden bed. On the empty side of the wooden bed, there was a faint white light, and in the center of the light cluster, there was also a child lying on his stomach. Seeing it, Xing Ruyi, the child was stunned at first, and then grinned.

Seeing that smile, Xing Ruyi only felt suffocated in his heart, followed by a slight pain. The child is too young to speak, so she will not understand that the doll lying on the wooden bed and covered in charred black is herself. She was just curious, just depressed, curious why this child was always lying down and sleeping, and why this child would not get up to play with her. She was very lonely and lonely, because she was the only one in the huge Yizhuang.

Xing Ruyi let go of his hand, and the fox jumped lightly and jumped to the side.

The faint white light flickered, and the child first smiled, tilted his head to look at her, and then tentatively stretched out his little hand and touched Xing Ruyi's. Seeing that she was not angry, he giggled and crawled towards her. When she passed the blackened child, she also glanced down at her, her chubby calves, deliberately avoiding the blackened body.

The corners of Xing Ruyi's eyes moistened, and he sniffed. Reached out and picked up the child.

"Ruyi, what are you doing here?"

Chang Tai didn't know why, just looked at Xing Ruyi's strange movements, and although he had a guess in his heart, he didn't ask.

"I just wanted to hug her." Xing Ruyi looked down at the light ball in his arms, the little child, dozing off, but still stubbornly opening his eyes. "Have all her parents come to see her?"

"Her father had been here twice, but we wouldn't have allowed him to see him until the facts of the case were clear. So, even if they came, they were just standing outside. Chang Tai said, and also glanced at the charred little corpse: "Her mother, but she has never been here." ”

(Education 123 Literature Network)