"Wang Zi Kite, Kite?" Xin Mingjie first read it silently a few times, and then blurted out: "In the first case I handled after I took office, the missing girl was called this name. ”

"Do you remember the specific circumstances of the case?"

"Remember, naturally remember." Xin Mingjie first took a deep breath, and then said, "Is this Wang Zi Kite really the Wang Zi Kite who has a marriage contract with me?" If yes, why didn't anyone tell me? ”

"Master Xin, do you remember the person who reported the crime?"

"Remember, it's Wang Zikite's uncle and people from her husband's family." Dr. Xin gave Fu Bo a look: "Because it was the first case I handled after I took office, and it is also a case that still makes me a little suspicious, so the file of that case has been kept in my study, and I have to look through it from time to time." ”

"Even if you look at it from time to time, does Lord Naxin still remember the details of the case?"

"I remember that, according to the description of Uncle Wang Ziyuan, Miss Wang had just turned eighteen when she disappeared. Before this, she had set a family affair, but the Wang family looked down on each other, thinking that the other party was high, and Miss Wang would not be happy even if she got married, so she withdrew from her family, but Miss Wang herself was still very fond of that family affair. ”

When it comes to the word "like", Xin Mingjie is a little embarrassed.

He cleared his throat in embarrassment and continued: "Even if Miss Wang herself is willing, it is impossible for the Wang family to be cheeky enough to pick it up, and Miss Wang has reached the age of eighteen, so she must not wait any longer." So, the Wang family found Miss Wang's uncle, who was one of the informants that day, and asked the matchmaker to tell her another kiss. This matchmaker's surname is Zhang, and she gave birth to a seven-inch tongue, and according to the requirements of the Wang family, she found the Xiao family in Liyang City. This Xiao family is a big family. Although he is a foreigner, he has only been in Liyang City for four years, but he has already purchased a large number of industries. Master Xiao and his wife only have an only son under their knees, named Xiao Lin, who is slightly older than Miss Wang, just turned nineteen, and there are countless people who come to the door to propose marriage. It is also a heaven-sent marriage, and Xiao Gongzi, who is very picky about marriage, only saw the portrait of Miss Wang and fell in love with it. The family affairs of Wang Xiao's two families are decided. ”

"Miss Wang, do you like that Xiao Gongzi?"

Xin Mingjie shook his head first, and then said, "According to Miss Wang's uncle's description, this Miss Wang was not happy. It's just the order of the parents, the words of the matchmaker, and it has been like this since ancient times. Mr. Wang and his wife have agreed to the proposal of the Xiao family, whether Miss Wang wants it or not, the Wang family will buy a dowry for Miss Wang according to the convention. ”

"What about Xiao Gongzi? How did he react when he heard these words? ”

"There doesn't seem to be a response."

"No reaction? Hearing that his future lady likes others and doesn't like herself, she didn't react in the slightest? Bai Ze asked puzzledly: "If my family Li'er likes someone else, I will definitely not allow it." Even if she robs it, she has to snatch her heart back. ”

Xin Mingjie didn't know who Li'er was in Bai Ze's mouth, he only knew that it had nothing to do with the case he said, so he didn't ask about it.

"If it were me, I wouldn't have responded. The order of the parents, the words of the matchmaker, the man is unmarried, the woman is unmarried, and it is not surprising that the girl of the Wang family has a favorite person before. If I were Xiao Gongzi, before that, I had only seen the portrait of Miss Wang, and before I met, she disappeared, and I wanted to have any emotions, and I was afraid that I wouldn't be able to brew for a while. ”

"What's the matter with the disappearance that Lord Xin said?"

"Oh, yes. According to the description of Miss Wang's uncle, three days after the Wang and Xiao families orally decided on the marriage, the Xiao family sent a dowry. The dowry is quite generous, and the huge courtyard of the Wang family is full. Miss Wang is also an only daughter, and her dowry is not thin, and the two families agreed that the beginning of next month will be a good day, so that the two can get married as soon as possible, and they can hold their good grandson as soon as possible. After Xin Mingjie finished speaking, he hurriedly added: "These are the original words of Aunt Wang's uncle, not what I said, if Mr. Bai wants to read the dossier, you can take a look at it later, word for word, just repeat." ”

"Lord Xin, please continue."

The marriage was decided in a hurry, and Miss Wang herself was not happy, so she locked herself in the boudoir and tried to avoid this family affair by going on a hunger strike. But the day of marriage is still approaching day by day, and on the day of marriage, Mrs. Wang directly took the wedding dress to Miss Wang's room, and then arranged for Xi Po to comb Miss Wang's hair and makeup. According to Miss Wang's uncle, the wedding dress that Miss Wang wore on the day of her wedding was embroidered by Mrs. Wang, and it was also the last dress that Mrs. Wang made for Miss Wang. During this period, Miss Wang pleaded with her mother many times, but Mrs. Wang refused. In this way, Miss Wang, with the support of Xi Po and the maid, reluctantly got into the sedan chair, and then went out of Huaxi Town with the welcoming procession. ”

"Who was the one who sent off the relatives that day?"

"It's Miss Wang's uncle and one of her distant cousins. Ms Wong has no brother or cousin. Everything was fine when it came out of Huaxi Town, but when the welcoming procession passed by the place called Shiban Village outside the town, there was an accident. ”

"What accident?"

According to the route planned by the Xiao family, this welcoming team does not need to go from the village of Shiban Village, but only needs to pass by the edge of the village, but when they were about to reach the entrance of the village, they bumped into a funeral procession. If this is still according to the original route, the greeting procession will follow the funeral procession, which is an unlucky thing for both the mourners and the Xiao family. In desperation, the Xiao family could only temporarily change the route, allowing the welcoming team to enter the village from another small road in Shiban Village, and then return to the original route after detouring in the village. ”

"That's an idea."

"It's really a way that is not a solution, but there is one thing that neither the Xiao family nor the Wang family who sent their relatives thought of. That is, they are not from Shiban Village, and they don't know what kind of village Shiban Village is and what the roads in this village are. ”

"And what kind of village is this slate village?"

"This slate village is a relatively old village in Huaxi Town. Most of the people in the village are surnamed Shi. At the end of the previous dynasty, because the people in the village were infected with the plague, more than half of the dead and wounded were killed, so that no one dared to approach this village for a long time, and some people nearby called it a ghost village. Although some of the houses in Shiban Village are located at the bottom of the mountain, most of them were moved out of the mountain by the survivors of the village. The whole slate village is still connected, part of it is located at the foot of the mountain, and part of it is hidden between the mountains, if you don't know, you will blindly enter the village, and walk along the road in the village, you will follow the mountain road, directly into the deep mountains. ”

"If you find something wrong, just go back the way you came?"

"It's not easy." Xin Mingjie shook his head lightly: "Mr. Bai doesn't know, the old village of this slate village is built according to the formation, not only the village itself is a maze array, but even the outside of the village is also an ancient battlefield where wars were fought. There is no big road in the old village, only the small road that shuttles and overlaps, unless the villagers of Shiban Village personally lead the way, it is difficult for outsiders to come out, even if they go out, it will take a long time, it will take a few days, months or even years. ”