At the wine table, the secrets that everyone talked about were all lace news, such as which head catcher raised a foreign house outside, and which inspector won the favor of the top brand in Zuihualou.

Zhou Ming is a person who has detached himself from low-level interests, and he is not interested in these indiscriminate lace news at all, and when he was listening to it drowsy, he suddenly heard someone talking about the secret news of Deng Patrol, and immediately became interested.

He immediately asked Xiao Er to bring a few more bottles of wine, re-serve a few side dishes, and then looked at the little servant who was talking with a focused face.

"There are people on the Deng patrol, what trouble can there be?"

"Is it because of the recent disappearance of the woman?"

"It should have nothing to do with the case, this case is not only in our urban area, but also in other urban areas, if this case can't be solved, and Deng is investigated, then the inspection in other urban areas can't run."

The officials were gossiping and discussing one after another.

Zhou Ming went on a business trip on the first day, and he didn't know what was going on, so he listened patiently.

Seeing that everyone didn't get to the point, the little official who threw out the words said with a smug smile:

"You know one and not the other. Although this case of the woman's disappearance has also occurred in other urban areas, the frequency is much lower than that in our district.

This month alone, 27 women have disappeared in our urban area for no reason, the oldest is 17 years old, and the youngest is only 8 years old. ”

Zhou Ming was shocked, he didn't expect that Chengnan was so unpeaceful, fortunately the lady knew martial arts, otherwise he really didn't worry that she was at home alone.

"This case has been going on on on and off for more than a year, don't you have a clue at all?" One of the servants asked.

"Isn't it clear that you have a clue? This case is also quite evil, the victims are all missing at home for no reason, but the family is unaware.

When our people arrived at the scene, let alone witnesses, they couldn't even find any clues.

Such a case, unless Da Luo Immortal comes, no one can solve it. ”

The officials at the beginning sighed with emotion.

"Now the top is chasing tightly, and the case will be solved within a time limit, otherwise Deng Patrol will be dismissed and investigated.

There are three head catchers in our yamen, two of them are afraid of being implicated, those who ask for leave ask for leave, and those who hide hide, only Xia Zhutou is still on the job. ”

Zhou Zhou Ming listened attentively on the side, and while listening, he also analyzed the case one by one according to the clues given by the officials.

More than 20 women disappeared in a row within a month, and there were no traces left at the scene, and there were no eyewitnesses, which is by no means something that ordinary people can do.

The suspect may be a martial arts master, and by no means alone.

Only when a gang commits a crime can it be able to kidnap, transport, and hide people in a short period of time, and one person simply cannot do it.

Thinking of this, he suddenly had a question: "Ladies and gentlemen, there have been so many cases in this case, and there are no witnesses or physical evidence, so has there been any death?" ”

A servant immediately replied: "There have been three fatal cases, and the entire family of the missing woman has been killed, and no one has survived. ”

"Kill people?" Zhou Ming asked subconsciously.

The officials nodded their heads.

"According to the brothers who visited the scene, the scene was terrible, even the baby who was still in swaddling clothes."

Thinking of the cruelty of the murder scene, the officials who were originally stealing and playing tricks also rose to the top, and they couldn't wait to turn into a messenger of justice and catch the murderer immediately.

Zhou Ming clenched his fists, and the anger in his heart was almost uncontrollable.

You'd better not fall into my hands with this murderer, or I'll smash his head to pieces.

Originally, the meal was happy, but as soon as the topic of this case was discussed, everyone's mood was low, and until the end of the meal, no one was joking.

On the way back to the Yamen, Zhou Zhou Ming asked everyone: "I heard from you just now that the two catchers in our yamen have run away, and only one Xia catcher is left."

What about others? Is it full of a sense of justice, and when others escaped, they still insisted on staying and planning to solve the case? ”

Before Zhou Ming's words were finished, all the officials burst into laughter.

"Zhou Transcript, you really deserve to be a rich young master, you always think of people so well."

Xia Dezhang has a fart sense of justice, he just wants to perform well at this critical moment. If you really encounter an emergency, this old boy can run faster than a dog. ”

Zhou Ming laughed self-deprecatingly.

How did I forget? In this yamen, what good people can stay? It is better to expect them to solve the case than to expect the rooster to lay eggs.

When he was about to arrive at the Yamen, Zhou Zhou Ming thought of another thing.

I don't know what level of martial arts level these poor people who work as errands in the yamen?

"Ladies and gentlemen, which of these poor people in our yamen has the highest martial arts grade?"

Everyone thought about it and gave an answer that made Zhou Ming laugh.

"It should be Xia Dezhang, he has already entered the half-grade realm last year, and it is estimated that he will be able to reach the first-grade realm in another three or five years."

Zhou Zhou Ming was stunned, he thought that as a head catcher for patrolling the yamen, the martial arts grade must be very high, but he didn't expect it to be only half a grade.

Even head-catching is only at the half-grade realm of martial arts, so naturally these officials in front of him don't need to ask, they definitely don't even have half-grade.

It's no wonder that these people can't solve the case, these wine bags and rice bags, if they really meet the murderer, they are also killed.

It seems that the two hiding catchers are quite smart, the errand is just to eat, and they are really sent to death for justice, what should the family do?

Back at Yamen, Zhou Zhou Ming distributed the wine and food brought back from the restaurant to his colleagues who were still copying official documents.

Zhou Ming is kind-hearted, he doesn't have to do anything, he goes out to enjoy himself, and if he comes back and doesn't bring anything to his colleagues, he will definitely be hated.

He is not afraid of being hated by these civilian officials, but his job has been shared by others, and if he doesn't give others a taste of sweetness, he can't bear it.

These civil servants are basically from very poor families, and the family is all counting on their money to live, and they have never enjoyed such delicious food.

After a few sips of wine, the previous resentment against Zhou Ming, the airborne unit, disappeared in an instant, and a few people took the initiative to get close to Zhou Ming, trying to make a good relationship.

Zhou Zhou Ming coped with it on the surface, and sighed in his heart: "Being a man is actually that simple, you respect me a foot, I respect you." ”

In the afternoon, Zhou Ming was still drinking tea and reading the newspaper.

Di Bao has read a lot, and he also has a fairly comprehensive understanding of Da Chu.

Great Chu is a strong country on the surface, but it has a strong enemy in the north - the barbarians.

Every few years between the two, a big war would break out, and although the results of the war were mutually victorious, Da Chu lost more and won less.

If it weren't for the northern defense line, I'm afraid that Da Chu would have been wiped out by the barbarians a long time ago.

Da Chu lost less and won more in the war, in fact, it was not because of how dull the generals were, but because the combat strength between the two soldiers was too different.

To cultivate martial arts, you must awaken the martial soul, and the level of the martial soul determines how high you can reach in cultivating martial arts.

However, awakening the martial soul is only an entry condition, and in the entire process of cultivation, the cultivator must constantly enhance his nutrition, take various tonic medicines, and overseas elixirs.

The region where the barbarians are located, all kinds of fairy grass Ganoderma lucidum resources are abundant, and the output of the elixir is more than ten times that of Dachu.

In addition to the north, the countries in the Western Regions, led by the Dazhi Kingdom, secretly communicated with the barbarians, colluded with each other, and repeatedly caused trouble on the border.

And what bothered the imperial court even more was the demon cult in the south.

The Demon Cult is hidden among the people, repeatedly bewitching the public, and encroaching on the state capital, which has become the second major problem for the imperial court in addition to the barbarians.

Although the imperial court has repeatedly sent people to conquer and suppress, because the martial arts cultivation of the demon cultists is high, and the martial arts cultivation of its sect leader is even more unfathomable, the army sent to them has returned in vain, and on several occasions the entire army has been wiped out, and even the main general has been killed.

After learning this, Zhou Zhou Ming sighed again and again: "It seems that Da Chu is not peaceful!" You must become stronger seriously, otherwise once the war is in chaos, how can you ensure the thoughtfulness of the family. ”

After touching the fish in the yamen for a day, when he went off on a business trip in the evening, Laifu set a carriage to pick up Zhou Ming.

Back at home, at the dinner table, Zhou Ruhai and Mrs. Zhou asked Zhou Ming if he was tired in the yamen and whether anyone bullied him.

"Daddy, I'm not a child anymore, and the clerical job that my father-in-law arranged for me was already very idle.

There is Master Cao in the yamen to take care of me, who dares to bully me. ”

In order to worry about his parents, Zhou Zhou Ming told all the things he saw and heard in the yamen, and of course, he didn't dare to say anything about the woman's disappearance, for fear that his parents would worry that he would be in danger as an errand boy in the yamen.

After dinner and chatting with his parents for a while, Zhou Zhou Ming hurried back to his room and wanted to tell Lin Ajiao about the disappearance case he heard in the yamen today.

As soon as I walked to the door of the room, I heard Lin Ajiao talking to the maid Huan'er.

"Miss, on the eighth day of the next month, it will be your birthday, in previous years, when you were at home, the lord and wife loved you, your birthday was lively, not to mention the banquet for a few days, and you have to invite the troupe to sing, what can I do this year?"

"Shhhh......h

We are no more diligent and thrifty in everything than when we were at home, and from now on, I will never be born again, and if someone asks you, you say you don't know. ”

"Miss," Huan'er's voice was visibly choked, "why do you want to be so wronged by yourself?" Uncle loves you so much, if he knows, he will definitely help you on your birthday. ”

After a gentle slapping sound, it was Lin Ajiao's soft voice: "Begging for a beating." Xianggong loves me, how can I not know? But now the Zhou family is not as good as before. When I came back to the door a few days ago, my father-in-law gave my father the only few valuable treasures in the family.

Although you have no worries about food and clothing now, you always have to plan for the future, so you can save it, and you don't have to mention it again about your birthday. ”

Huan'er let out an aggrieved sigh, and then footsteps came to the door.

Zhou Ming dodged, hid to the side, and watched Huan'er go farther and farther, he was secretly distracted.

The lady is so virtuous, how can I let him be wronged? I also blame me, I was impulsive at that time, and I took all the treasures at home, and now I want to prepare a birthday gift for my mother, but it's gone.