Through a visit to the Criminal Department, the cause of death of the deceased was finally determined, and the deceased had an accident shortly before the burning, and both feet were broken. The deceased had to lie in bed all day, and the deceased's wife left the children and her husband behind. The deceased's elderly mother had a hard time taking care of her grandson and her son who was paralyzed in bed. The deceased had long planned to commit suicide, and he deposited his money in the bank, leaving it for his mother and children to live in the future. Taking advantage of the opportunity for the mother to go out with her child to buy groceries, the deceased knocked down the oil lamp and burned himself. The Ministry of Criminal Justice characterized the case as a suicide, and the deceased's money in the bank was awarded to the deceased's mother and children.

Although the perpetrator of the second burning case has not been found, it has been determined that the deceased was first stunned and then burned to death. It is characterized as an intentional homicide case, and the murderer is wanted nationwide. In order not to startle the snake, the grievances and grievances of the deceased before their death were not announced for the time being, and the relatives of the deceased collected the four deceased on their behalf. The property of the deceased's family is temporarily handed over to the government to manage on behalf of the deceased, and then redistributed to relatives when the real culprit is found.

Through these cases, Qin Tai once again let everyone see Qin Tai's strength and ability. Most of the personnel of the Criminal Department began to sincerely admire Qin Tai's ability, and of course, there were some people who came to see Qin Tai with the intention of competing with Qin Tai. Anyway, after these people came to Daxing County, they more or less helped Qin Tai and gave the other party a wrong message. This has bought a lot of time and opportunities for Qin Tai and his wife, and this is one thing that Qin Tai wants to thank everyone.

After the people from the Criminal Department came to Daxing County, they knew the seriousness of the matter after they had been married to Qin Tai for a while. As long as you are a person who has personally handled the case, as long as you have done grassroots work, you know what the consequences of such a large-scale and large-scale case of missing persons will be. If the families of so many people were united, ordinary officers and soldiers would not be able to suppress it, and if someone with a heart deliberately manipulated it, a disaster that would not be conducive to stability would occur. During the Jiajing period, due to disasters and wars, there were no less than dozens of civil unrest in various places. The most common of these civil chaos is man-made panic, and some people take advantage of famine or war to exploit the common people. At the instigation of well-intentioned people, the common people gathered together, and the victims and refugees became rioters and even mobs. Although these incidents were suppressed by the imperial court, the influence was huge, and there were many reviews within the imperial court, warning that this kind of thing should not happen again.

This case of missing persons not only happened in the capital, but also so many cases in a short period of time, which is simply appalling. The people of the criminal department were surprised and secretly scolded the local officials, they knew very well that these things were deliberately concealed by the local officials, otherwise they would never have known, at least they could always hear a little rumor. No wonder the officials above made such a big move, no wonder Zhang Juzheng, who has always been steady, would be so resolute. They feel that they are very lucky and unlucky, and it is an honor and a risk to be able to encounter such a big case. If this case is solved, even if they are just assistants, they will be greatly rewarded and promoted. But if they can't solve the case, they will also have a bad reputation because of it, and even take off their official clothes. However, there was the famous Qin Tai who presided over the overall situation, which made them breathe a sigh of relief.

The people of the Criminal Department are worthy of being from the Criminal Department, not only do things vigorously and resolutely, but also have more flexible brains than ordinary people in the Yamen. While sending their subordinates to secretly investigate, they continued to analyze the case with Qin Tai and others, looking for clues and clues. The only information in everyone's hands was a large pile of files, so everyone had to continue to "gnaw" on the files and gather all possible clues.

I have to admit that the power of more people is really a lot. Thanks to everyone's efforts, the files of more than 3,000 cases of missing persons in four counties were basically read in one morning. Excluding a very small number of cases of missing adults that do not fall within the scope of this type of case, some relatively complete clues have finally surfaced. First, the missing children are between six and two years old. The youngest child was about six months old, and the oldest was only two years old when he disappeared. Second, all the missing children were boys, not a single girl. The only case of the missing girl has been ruled out because the case has been dismissed by the informant. The reason is that this so-called lost girl was just taken away by her cousin, and now the child is at her grandmother's house, and it must not be considered missing. Third, these missing children are all children of ordinary people's families, and almost none of them are children of squires or scholars. Fourth, when these children disappeared, they were all unknown to adults or after adults were stunned, and there was no hard or violent robbery. Fifth, the other party did not commit the crime alone, not only cooperated tacitly but also had a clear division of labor, leaving almost no valuable clues.

After summing up these pitiful clues, a master of handling cases in the criminal department expressed his views more vaguely. It seems that there are many clues, but in fact, these clues are not valuable clues, and there is no way to track down the murderer. If it were normal times, you could slowly and secretly investigate, and it might be possible to find clues and find the murderer. But now the case is solved within a limited time, and you can't go out all day to try your luck, so it's really difficult to solve the case. His words were not only a bit direct, but also supported by many people present. Everyone expressed helplessness about cracking this case, and some people have even begun to "retreat".

Qin Tai patiently told everyone that although this kind of case is more difficult, it is not impossible to do it at all. Taking this case as an example, Qin Tai came up with some ways to deal with it. First, it is necessary to mobilize the yamen in various localities to conduct a census of the people in their jurisdictions to determine the correct number of missing persons. In fact, they are knocking on the mountain and shaking the tiger, making the other party feel that the court and the government have targeted them. Unless these people are really not afraid of death or have some big backers, they dare not ignore the power of the government. As long as they take action, they can make everyone feel something. This is called striking the grass and startling the snake, leading the snake out of the hole, and waiting for the rabbit. Second, mobilize all the families and relatives of the missing children to secretly inquire about the news. All valuable news, as long as it is beneficial to solve the case, can even reward some people who report it. Third, the yamen in various localities posted notices openly wanted for the criminals in this case, deliberately describing such persons as human traffickers. Ordinary people hate this kind of trafficker the most, not only will take care of their own children, but also will pay attention to outsiders. Once a suspicious person is caught, there will be a larger breakthrough. Fourth, there are many inmates in prisons everywhere, and they are all people who are in the rivers and lakes in various places, and they have their own sources. The government may issue a notice to the internal authorities, and if a criminal is willing to give clues that are conducive to solving the case, the sentence may be appropriately commuted or directly released on the basis of meritorious service. Fifth, the catchers and leaders of the various yamen have their own eyeliner to cultivate, and they are all scattered, and those who have made meritorious contributions will not only be rewarded but can also be officially served as officials in the yamen. As long as everyone is mobilized, they are not afraid that there will be no clues, and they are not afraid that there will be no clues.

Qin Tai's words really had an effect, and everyone's hearts came alive again. Who doesn't want to solve a case? Who doesn't want to make meritorious contributions? Who doesn't want to get rich? Who doesn't want to get ahead? If this kind of case is really solved, it will at least be promoted to the third level. Although the people here are also considered court officials, they are all officials with no future. The head catcher of the county government is nominally a positive seventh grade, but in fact, there is no room for promotion, because he is not a righteous two-rank jinshi. The same goes for the people in the Criminal Department, they are not like Qin Tai, who was born as a jinshi and can sit in the court, most of them are born with "white bodies" without merit. When he is old, he can only enjoy the treatment of a five-grade official, not only can he not independently try and handle cases, but he will never have the opportunity to sit in court and judge cases. But if this case is solved, their future will change. They can voluntarily give up their promotions and be transferred to a yamen or department with oil and water, so that they will not have to worry about food and clothing in the future. For the sake of everyone's future in the future, everyone decided to use all the connections that could be used, and they must solve the case as soon as possible and find clues.

Qin Tai saw that everyone was starting to regain confidence again, so he didn't say anything, anyway, everyone would lay out the goals and directions for their next actions. Qin Tai and Zhan Xiaoxiao returned to their rooms and immediately dressed themselves up slightly. They are going to go out and make secret inquiries, hoping to find some clues that no one knows about. Zhan Xiaoxiao also hopes to find out useful news through the friends in the rivers and lakes here. Zhan Xiaoxiao told Qin Tai that the people in the rivers and lakes have their own news channels and independent sources. As long as you have money and are willing to spend it, whether it is to inquire about a person's whereabouts and identity, or to find the place where something belongs, you should have a more satisfactory answer. Many years ago, Zhan Xiaoxiao often used this method to inquire about relevant information. The reason why Zhan Xiaoxiao found Qin Tai back then was that it was through this channel that he found out that there was such a fledgling little Qingtian as Qin Tai in the imperial court, which made Zhan Xiaoxiao have the result of being with Qin Tai. Qin Tai also wanted to go to the bazaar, and the more complicated the place, the more likely it was to inquire about valuable news. So the husband and wife were going to go out for a walk, and in order to ensure Qin Tai's safety, Zhan Xiaoxiao decided that the husband and wife would act together, and neither of them could leave each other.