The emperor gave Gu Lin a death order, and within seven days, the murderer behind the abduction and trafficking of girls must be found.

The case passed in a daze for half a month, and there was no news at all, and even the emperor couldn't sit still. Gu Lin was busy and anxious, on the one hand, there were ordinary people who were begging and pleading, and on the other hand, the emperor who was staring at him from above.

The case of abduction and trafficking of young girls has already alarmed the emperor, but in recent days, the people have been waiting for so long and there has been no news, and it is uncertain whether the abducted and missing girl is dead or alive. People in the capital were panicked for a while, and everyone was complaining, and the corners were full of panic and uneasiness.

Gu Lin had already racked his brains, all the entertainment venues had been inventoried, and even inns, restaurants and other places had been thoroughly searched, and there was no news.

It was precisely because of this that the atmosphere in Gu's mansion became sluggish.

The deeper the winter, the more cold it gets.

Gu Qing wore a thick velvet coat, and came to the study step by step, the door was not covered, she pushed the door in, and saw Gu Lin standing in front of the window with his hands in his hands.

"Father. She called.

Gu Lin turned around, his eyes were bloodshot, and it was not difficult to see that he hadn't slept a solid night for a long time.

"Why are you here?" said as he sat down at his desk, shaking his sleeves and wanting to look at the official documents, but the table was full of materials on the abduction case and detailed information on the missing girl.

"My father has lost a lot of weight for the case, so let's rest for a day and recuperate to investigate. ”

Gu Lin sighed and said, "How can it...... Alas, the emperor's order is difficult to do. ”

Yes, Chrysostom has been opened, and if there is no result after seven days, I am afraid that their whole family will suffer.

Since returning from walking with Murong that night, what he said, Gu Qing has thought about it repeatedly, he is waking her up in the open and in the dark, like a fog, let her find a way by herself.

So he told Gu Lin all about the situation that night.

"Really?" Gu Lin wasn't sure, how did Qing'er get together with him?

"Of course it's true. Father, after I thought about it carefully, the prime minister must know something, but it is inconvenient to say, so I will let us find a way out by ourselves. Gu Qing said all the things he thought in his heart.

After hearing that Gu Qing and Murong had an intersection, Gu Lin was in a trance, as if he hadn't heard what she said, since they could all go back to the house together, the relationship between them ......

"Father?" Gu Qing called, isn't the case the most troublesome thing for my father?

"Oh Qing'er, you speak, I'm listening. Gu Lin realized that he was unconscious, and reacted and hurriedly said.

Gu Qing didn't care much about his demeanor, he just wanted to solve the current trouble first, and said: "Father, think about it, we have turned all the big and small entertainment venues in the capital upside down, but we haven't even looked at a single hair of the people behind the scenes, is it rare that you don't have any doubts at all? Maybe those kidnapped girls were not caused by these businesses?"

Gu Lin immediately said, "Qing'er, what do you mean?"

"There are a large number of abducted girls, so the place to hide them is definitely not something that can be locked up in a small room. Also, to be able to take away so many girls quietly, the person behind the scenes is very powerful, and the secrecy measures are also very good, and he will definitely not do it himself or come forward, how can ordinary people think of these flower styles? So, I made a bold guess, in addition to the merchants, who else in the capital can best meet these requirements?"

"Kids of bureaucrats. Gu Lin didn't think about it, so he blurted out.

This statement was affirmed by Gu Qing. As mentioned before, the government has never come forward to search for these missing girls, and the case is hastily settled. It is said that officials and officials protect each other, and officials and officials are connected, Gu Qing thinks about it now, sure enough, the big officials bully people, and the small officials dare not squeak.

"Are you sure?" asked Gu Lin.

Gu Qing muttered: "I'm just guessing, after all, I can't find evidence." ”

Gu Lin clenched his hand into a fist and gently tapped the edge of the table, his thin face was full of solemnity, he couldn't stand still, otherwise, the case would never be closed.

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In the cold wind, a small pavilion stood by the lake, the people in the pavilion were wrapped in mink coats, and several stoves were added around it, and sometimes coughing sounded.

"Alas, the older you get, the more you have to take your body seriously. The old voice sighed, not knowing whether to say it to itself or to ask the maids beside him.

Next to him stood a large man, the scar on the left side of his face was particularly conspicuous, and even if he was wrapped in a heavy winter coat, it could not fill his empty right arm.

This big man's arm was cut off by Wei Cai.

"Old man, recently, the rumors in the capital have been too strong, and young women are not easy to find, and Gu Lin's old fox has added guards and guards in various places. You see...... Do you want to slow down any longer?" said the big man groveling, carefully observing the face of the person in front of him.

The man was called the old man, and he only glanced at him coldly, and said, "Do you know what things in the world cannot be delayed?"

The big man smiled reluctantly, "I don't know the little one, and I ask the old man to explain." ”

"Hmph. The old man frowned, looked at the back of his wrinkled hand, and suddenly sighed in his heart, how can he live comfortably in just a few decades?

"I can't slow down the things that matter to myself. ”

"The old man is right. The big man said so, but in his heart he had another thought. His brothers have been working for the old man for several years, and in exchange for either the detention of the government and the court, or the old man's cynicism. What can they do even if they are reluctant? They are short-handed, their handles are everywhere, and there is no way out.

There is a special courtyard in the backyard, with three layers outside and three layers inside, and the people who are locked up in it can't escape at all. So all I heard day and night was a few sobs and whimpering.

"Old man, I'll tell you the truth, it's been a bit difficult to do business lately. I don't know if you've heard of it, this case was investigated by Gu Lin thoroughly, but I don't know where a third lady came out of nowhere to make suggestions in front of him, and the little one is afraid of ......"

"Joke! How many big men are you afraid of a little girl?" the old man shouted loudly, and the big man was suddenly startled, and hurriedly said no, no.

How could the old man listen to him again? He hadn't done a medicine primer for a long time, and the palm of his hand touched his cheek, and the wrinkled skin made him disgusted. If Gu Lin hadn't followed the case closely, how could he have no medicine primer?

Then he asked, "Third Miss, which Third Miss?"

Dahan hurriedly replied: "That is, Gu Lin's third daughter, Gu Mansion's third lady." Seeing that the old man was still thinking, he said again: "It's the woman who disturbed you to marry Miss Liu as a concubine before." ”

"Oh~" The old man's eyes lit up, it turned out to be her.

"Look, old man, what are we going to do?"

What else can I do? The old man couldn't help but glance at him, all of his men were burly, but they didn't seem to have any brains, and they couldn't do a little thing.

Last time, he asked him to trick a little girl to come back, but he was stupid, and he actually chose the nearest one, which is why Chengnan Xiaoyue disappeared. If the person being investigated finds out about his mansion, he guarantees that all the people under him will have good fruit to eat!

"Since it's Miss Gu San, there's no need to scruple, I've seen her, invite her to my house. Oh yes, she's not married yet, right? Looks like I'm about to get a pill primer again. The old man chuckled. He wanted to see if Gu Lin investigated the case quickly, or if he committed the crime quickly.

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Three days have passed, and according to what Gu Qing said, Gu Lin personally led people to walk around the bureaucratic mansions, and this search carried the emperor's order, and no one resisted. However, even after carefully inspecting the corners of the cellar and the like, there was still no result.

Gu Qing began to wonder, did he think wrong from the beginning? There were no clues in the capital, could it be that the people behind the scenes had transferred the girls, or had they never stayed in the capital from beginning to end?

After thinking about it, he couldn't think of an answer, and Gu Qing felt irritable. She was now in the carriage, and was about to go to the teahouse to listen to the storytelling, so that the storyteller could amuse her too.

Lifting the curtain, she happened to pass by in front of the Liufu Wine Factory, she saw a figure dangling past the gate, wasn't that Liu Piaopiao?

Liu Piaopiao also saw her, and immediately smiled on her face, explained the errand in her hand to the people around her, and hurriedly ran out to greet her: "Qing'er is here, come in and sit down." ”

Liu Piaopiao's complexion is very good, after the dispute over the Liufu incident, Liu Xiong, the second master of Liu, has fallen since then, and he has never heard of family affairs again. Since then, the funeral of Old Man Liu and the business of Liufu have always been taken care of by herself.

As the month passed, she became more and more mature.

"Business is very good, you're really busy. Although Gu Qing said this, he was still happy for her in his heart.

Liu Piaopiao covered her mouth and smiled, made tea and handed it to Gu Qing, and sighed a lot for a while, "It's better to be busy, so that life will pass faster." ”

Gu Qing nodded, agreeing with her words, lowered his head and took a sip of tea, looking absent-minded.

"Qing'er, but are you worried about the abduction case?" Liu Piaopiao said.

Gu Qing smiled reluctantly: "Yes, how do you know?"

Liu Piaopiao took Gu Qing's hand and comforted him: "The palace has ordered someone to post a notice to come out, and the case will be investigated by Lord Gu, you are her daughter, how can you not be worried?"

"Well, that's it. She sighed: "The eldest brother is in the army, the second sister is in the palace, and I am the only daughter left in the house, how can I not worry about my father? You say, I've searched all the places in the capital, but why is there no news at all?"

Gu Qing was really curious, she always felt that she had missed something, and she couldn't remember it for a while.