Beilu County and Qingxi County are adjacent to each other, and it is a matter of day and night. But Xie Xuanfei didn't eat the freshly cooked rice, so he stopped and stopped until the fourth day before arriving at the county government in Beilu County.

Beilu County is slightly richer than Qingxi County.

Zhixian Wenkui waited for many days before they came over, and after receiving them with an extravagant and wasteful lunch, he couldn't wait to take out the case file. While Chen Chaoyan was looking through the case file, he ordered Yan Shiliang, who was in charge of the case, to explain the case to her.

Yan Shiliang said: "The case happened in Yichuan Township, which is under the rule of Beilu County, and two months ago, on May 23, Wang Gui and Zhou Xiaocao, who sold tofu for a living in the town, went to the county government to report the case, saying that their second daughter and youngest son could not be found. When Yuan Bing asked them how old their sisters and brothers were and if there were any records of running away from home in the past, they learned that among the two sisters and brothers, the elder sister was only five years old, and the younger brother Goudan was only three years old. At the same time, the siblings disappeared on May 18. After searching for a day to no avail, they found Li Zheng and the elderly. Under the organization of Li Zheng and the elderly, after searching for two days to no avail, he went to the county government to report the case accompanied by Li Zheng. ”

"It's the second daughter and the youngest son who are missing, so what is the name of the eldest before the second daughter and the youngest son?" Chen Chaoyan took a quick look at the case file, and after finding no relevant records, he asked.

"The boss's name is Wang Daya, and she is seventeen years old this year." Yan Shiliang said.

"So much bigger?" Chen Chaoyan was surprised.

Yan Shiliang said yes.

After Chen Chaoyan glanced at the case file twice, he asked, "Are you married?" ”

Yan Shiliang shook his head.

"So where was Erya and Goudan when she disappeared?" Chen Chaoyan asked again, shook his head after asking, and said, "That's it, you continue what you just said." ”

After Yan Shiliang said yes, he continued: "According to Wang Gui's confession, on the day Wang Erya and Wang Goudan disappeared, he took Zhou Xiaocao to the county seat to see a doctor, and he didn't go back until the next day. And when they went to the county seat to see a doctor, Wang Erya and Wang Goudan were taken care of by Wang Daya. ”

Chen Chaoyan looked up from the case file and looked at him.

Xie Xuantong followed Lingyou, Chonglou, Shishu and others also looked at him.

Yan Shiliang took two steps back quietly, looked at Wen Kui secretly, and was urged by Wen Kui to continue, before he continued: "When Yuan Bing learned the news, he immediately sent the official to Yichuan Town to invite Wang Daya to the county office. But Wang Daya is here, but her attitude is extremely bad. She said that she was not a slave to Wang Erya and Wang Goudan and had no obligation to follow them all the time. After Zhou Xiaocao heard her words and fainted angrily, she said even more indifferently that Zhou Xiaocao collapsed because of Wang Erya and Wang Goudan, and her fainting had nothing to do with her. ”

Chen Chaoyan twisted his eyebrows slightly and looked at the case file. It is recorded in the case file that Wang Gui is forty this year and Zhou Xiaocao is thirty-seven.

In other words, Zhou Xiaocao gave birth to Wang Erya and Wang Goudan at the age of thirty-two and thirty-four.

In modern society, it is very common to have a child at the age of 32 or 34. But in ancient times, when the medical conditions and living environment were very bad, it was a great risk to take at this age.

Yuan Bing immediately reprimanded Zhou Daya for a few words, but Zhou Daya did not enter the oil and salt. When she was said to be in a hurry, she would cry a few words, saying that she had already said that she would not give birth to Wang Erya and Wang Goudan, they had to give birth to themselves, why did they want her to take care of them after they were born? also said that Zhou Xiaocao did not listen to persuasion, and he deserved to fall ill! Yan Shiliang said without any emotional ups and downs, "When Yuan Bing heard these words, he scolded her a few more angrily, and she ran away crying. ”

"As a result, on the second day, a man named Zhao Tie brought a group of people to the county government to seek justice for her."

"Who is this Zhao Tie?" Chen Chaoyan looked at the unclear case file with a headache and asked.

"It's Zhou Daya's fiancé." Wen Kui, who had been secretly observing his words, immediately said.

"In other words, it's not Wang Gui and Zhou Xiaocao who are making trouble, but this Zhao Tie?" Chen Chaoyan asked.

Wen Kui nodded again and again, "That's the case, Zhao Tie came to seek justice for Wang Daya at first, and later heard that Yuan Bing reprimanded Wang Daya because of Wang Erya and Wang Goudan, so he said that it was the government's inaction, and he wanted to blame Wang Daya for the disappearance of Wang Erya and Wang Goudan." Some people who did not know the truth were bewitched by him, so they followed him around the county government all day long, shouting for the government to find the child quickly. ”

Chen Chaoyan looked at him twice, and inexplicably thought of the behavior of the people of Qingxi County who all avoided after seeing the officials.

Wen Kui didn't know her experience, and after being trembling in her heart, she quickly explained: "Yuan Bing reprimanded Wang Daya, and didn't mean to blame her for the disappearance of Wang Erya and Wang Goudan. He was just a simple chill, and Wang Daya was indifferent to the disappearance of Wang Erya and Wang Goudan and Zhou Xiaocao's fainting. ”

After Chen Chaoyan expressed his understanding, Wen Kui asked Yan Shiliang to continue.

Yan Shiliang said: "Zhao Tie guarded the county government day by day, forcing the county government to quickly find out the behavior of Wang Erya and Wang Goudan, which made Yuan Bing regret not controlling his temper. So afterwards, I deliberately checked Wang Daya. ”

Only after this investigation did I know that before Wang Erya and Wang Goudan were gone, with the diligence of Wang Gui and Zhou Xiaocao, the Wang family had accumulated a lot of family property. And although the two are ordinary people, they pamper Wang Daya like a rich family, and never let her do any work. ”

"But with the birth of Wang Erya and Wang Goudan one after another and Zhou Xiaocao's collapse, the family property accumulated before was quickly consumed, and even there were some faint signs of making ends meet, and most of the family affairs fell on Wang Daya."

Although Yuan Bing thought that the family should share weal and woe, he still deliberately found Wang Daya and apologized to her. But Wang Daya did not accept it, and Zhao Tie also continued to bewitch the people who did not know the truth to besiege the county government with him. ”

"Let's just talk about what you did to find Wang Erya and Wang Goudan." Chen Chaoyan said.

Yan Shiliang should be, "Yuan Bing suspected that Wang Erya and Wang Goudan were abducted and trafficked at first, because more than a dozen children were abducted in Beilu County two years ago. However, after visiting and touching the row, it was found that there have been no strangers in Yichuan Town for nearly half a year. Moreover, the children who were abducted and trafficked in the first two years were basically girls, so Yuan Bing quickly dispelled the idea of being trafficked. ”

"It's not being trafficked, it's only revenge."

But after Yuan Bing's visit, he found that Wang Gui and Zhou Xiaocao are honest people with good reputations, and they have never had a grudge against anyone. The only one who has ever had a grudge is a cousin of Wang Gui's family many years ago. ”

In this paragraph, there is a record in the case file, and Chen Chaoyan listened to him while looking at the case file.

Wang Gui's cousin was addicted to gambling and would often find Wang Gui to ask for money.

Wang Gui didn't know that he was gambling with money, and he would give him a few copper plates every time. Later, after learning that he was using it for gambling, he never gave it to him again. After a few times, the cousin didn't come to the door again. But seven years ago, the cousin suddenly appeared again, claiming that he was dying of illness and asked Wang Gui to give him 300 yuan to see a doctor. Wang Gui thought he was an excuse to gamble and make up a reason, so he rejected him.

Later, the cousin sold the family's only two acres of land and cured his illness, but he also hated Wang Gui because of this, and cursed him for cutting off his children and grandchildren.

Although seven years have passed since this incident, Yuan Bing believes that it is very likely that the cousin hid Wang Erya and Wang Goudan to take revenge on Wang Gui.

But after some investigation, it was found that Wang Gui's cousin had died two years ago. The cousin's two sons are both working as miscellaneous laborers in the county's Li Yuanwai's house, and they have never left even the holidays in the middle of every month.

The way to seek revenge has also been completely cut off.

At this time, Wang Erya and Wang Goudan had been missing for 20 days.

Yuan Bing tentatively believed that Wang Erya and Wang Goudan had been killed, and began to search for the bodies of the two. Keyichuan Town is backed by the rolling Jiuding Mountain, if the murderer hides the two of them and wants to find them, it is undoubtedly looking for a needle in a haystack. But it can't be found without looking for it, under the instigation of Zhao Tie, there are more and more people surrounding the county government.

After looking for a few days, Yuan Bing couldn't do anything, so he reported it to Yan Shiliang.

Yan Shiliang arranged for more officials to be put into Jiuding Mountain to find it.

But a month has passed, and there is still no gain.

And this undoubtedly gave Zhao Tie a reason to encourage the people.

"Seeing that the county government was blocked and couldn't go back to her home, the news that Miss Chen had cracked Zhou Zhongcai's case in the county town came over." Wen Kui said with palpitations, "At first, I just sighed that it would be nice if Miss Chen was in Beilu County. Then I heard Yuan Bing say that Zhao Tie was going to the county seat. I was worried that after he arrived in the county seat, he would reverse black and white again, so I simply sent Shiliang to the county town one step ahead of him. ”

Chen Chaoyan skipped his compliment and asked directly, "What is the identity of this Zhao Tie?" ”

Wen Kui looked at Yan Shiliang, and Yan Shiliang replied, "This Zhao Tie is a buddy of Chen Ji Mi Xing in Yichuan Town. ”

"Dude?" Chen Chaoyan was puzzled, "Then how did he meet Wang Daya?" How did Wang Gui and Zhou Xiaocao agree to the relationship between the two of them? ”

Yan Shiliang said: "It is said that Zhao Tie met Wang Daya when he sent rice to the Wang family. The relationship between the two...... Wang Gui and Zhou Xiaocao have always held an opposing attitude, and it was Wang Daya who cried and wanted to marry Zhao Tie. ”

"Supposedly?" Chen Chaoyan closed the case file and said solemnly, "I don't want to say it." So the next step is to check the acquaintance of Zhao Tie and Wang Daya first. ”

"Hurry up and check Zhao Tie!" After Wen Kui urged Yan Shiliang to go, he asked tentatively, "Miss Chen suspects that Zhao Tie hid the two children?" ”

Chen Chaoyan didn't answer and asked: "Wang Gui and Zhou Xiaocao don't agree with Wang Daya and Zhao Tie's family affairs, so if you think about it seriously, Zhao Tie is an outsider in this case." Why did Lord Wen let an outsider encourage the people to surround the county government and do nothing? ”

Wen Kui sighed, "Zhao Tie is indeed an outsider in this case. But since the report was made, Zhou Xiaocao has been sick in bed, and it is this Zhao Tie who is busy before and after. I also saw this, and felt that he was not a bad person, so I restrained the servants, so I had to persuade him not to make trouble. ”

"But he didn't listen." Chen Chaoyan said.

Wen Kui nodded, obviously, he was also quite distressed by this.

After Chen Chaoyan looked at him quietly for a few times, he opened the case file again, and after reading it twice from beginning to end, he said: "It was Zhao Tie who was instigating the people who didn't know the truth to besiege the county government, and Wang Daya rarely appeared...... Check what she's been doing lately, and then check what her relationship is with Wang Erya and Wang Goudan. Finally, on the day of the crime, Zhao Tie's whereabouts were as specific as possible. ”

Wen Kui hurriedly asked the master bookkeeper on the side to inform Yan Shiliang, and at the same time saw that she had closed the case file again, so he got up knowingly, and after some politeness, he personally led them to the back house, and placed the two of them in Jinhuaxuan and Mingyue Pavilion respectively.

Chen Chaoyan was really tired, and after a simple wash, he fell asleep.

When I woke up, it was noon on the second day.