Hongdougou is not close to Ningyang City, Shi Linchu and Feng Yueming are riding horses this time, Tang Yancheng asked Feng Yueming if he wanted to prepare another carriage for her, and after Feng Yueming refused, he left his horse to her.

After discussing it, the group of Yunzhen faction decided to go to Hongdougou with Shi Linchu and them to investigate the disappearance of the girl, as for the two junior disciples who have not yet been found, Xie Zhengyi left a message in the inn in the town, and if they find it, they will go back to the sect directly.

On the way back, I passed by the peach grove again, but in a few days, the peaches were larger again, and the red on the tips was more obvious.

"If we come a little more off, we may pass through Hongdougou. Feng Yueming poked the little peach on the peach tree with her finger.

"Hmm. Shi Lin Chu responded, "There are mountains all around there, and the carriage is not easy to walk." ”

"I see. Feng Yueming nodded, "I don't know what kind of place Hongdougou is." ”

It took a group of people half a day to Hongdougou, and there were a few sturdy men standing or sitting there at the entrance of the village, and they saw strangers coming to look at them.

Shi Lin got off the horse and walked over alone, "A few big brothers." ”

"Where did you come from? We don't welcome outsiders in Hongdougou. The man at the head stepped forward and said to Shi Linchu.

"Big brother, I am from the government, and I am here to investigate the abduction of young girls. Shi Linchu's gaze swept over the man's hands and the tense muscles on his shoulders.

"From the government?" Several other men also came over after listening to Shi Linchu's words, "The little girl from our village has been found?" There was undisguised anxiety in his eyes.

"Not yet. Shi Lin first saw that the expressions on the faces of a group of men changed from excitement to sadness, and his tone slowed down a little, "But I'm here to investigate this matter." He repeated what he had said before.

"What about those people?" the man at the head looked at Feng Yueming and raised his chin, "You came here to investigate the case and brought the girl with you?"

Shi Linchu beckoned to a few people, Feng Yueming and Xie Zhengyi walked over with their horses, "This is Xie Zhengyi, the eldest disciple of the Yunzhen Sect, these are his junior brothers and sisters, and they are also here to investigate this case, so we came together." ”

The man looked at the group of people and saw Feng Yueming standing behind Shi Linchu, but he didn't say anything, "Pengzi, you take them to the village chief." ”

"Okay. A quick-witted teenager came out from behind the men, "Come with me." ”

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"Can you find Cui'er?" Pengzi asked Shi Linchu with an expectant face, the last time he came to check, he didn't find anything in the county.

"Is Cui'er the girl who was abducted this time?" Shi Linchu asked rhetorically.

"Hmm. Pengzi nodded a little dejectedly, "Cui'er is the daughter of Uncle Wang, and she was the first to be photographed by Huazi." He grinded his teeth fiercely, "If I catch the flower boy, I will kill him!"

Shi Linchu chatted with Pengzi to get the news, while Feng Yueming had been observing the surroundings, the courtyard in the village was neat and orderly, the dirt road was compacted, and many mothers-in-law and daughters-in-law were sitting at the gate of the courtyard chatting while doing farm work, but when they saw their group of strangers, the smile on their faces would disappear, and their eyes turned nervous and vigilant, and she didn't see children and girls who had not left the cabinet.

The chief's house was on the south side of the village, and it was a quarter of an hour's walk away, and as they approached, the sound of barking dogs came from inside.

"Erhuang, it's me!" Pengzi shouted, and the dog inside barked for a moment, and then barked even more fiercely.

"Pengzi, are you here?" the girl's gentle voice came out, "Erhuang, don't scream." ”

"Sister Xiuxiu, it's me!" Pengzi walked to the store, "Uncle is not here, someone from the government is here." ”

Xiuxiu heard Pengzi say this, hurriedly opened the door, looked at the person standing behind Pengzi, and smiled, "Here, come in." ”

Pengzi took a few people into the courtyard of the village chief, and Feng Yueming's eyes lit up after entering.

The small courtyard is clean and tidy, on the left is the green grape trellis, the wisps of sunlight fall to the ground through the grape trellises, on the right is the chickens, the roosters are holding their necks high, the hens are pecking at the grain on the ground with the chicks, and the big yellow dog guarding the door is standing there vigilantly watching everyone.

Xiuxiu looked no more than fourteen or fifteen years old, with long hair braided and a blue printed cotton dress, her eyes shining when she smiled, and a small pear vortex appeared on her left cheek.

"Xiuxiu. "A middle-aged man who looked to be forty or fifty years old walked out of the house.

"Dad, the lord of the government is here. Xiuxiu walked to the middle-aged man's side.

"Village chief, this eldest brother is here to investigate the abduction of people. Pengzi said.

"Good, good. The village chief's smile looked a little flattering, "Xiuxiu, go and cut the melons in the well." A few adults, sit here. ”

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"Taste it, try it. The village chief pushed the melon that Xiuxiu had cut and brought to Shi Linchu and them, "This melon in our village is the sweetest, a few adults try it." ”

"Thank you, village chief. Shi Linchu thanked him, picked up a piece of melon and took a bite.

The watermelon that has been frozen in the well is very sweet, and when you eat it in one bite, the heat along the way will disappear, and a burst of comfort will come up from your heart.

"Village chief, this melon is so delicious!" He Ye ate a piece of melon in two bites, took another piece, and did not forget to praise while eating.

The village chief responded with a smile and looked at Shi Linchu with a little humble flattery, "This lord." ”

Shi Linchu ate a piece of melon and looked at Feng Yueming, she and Luo Qingqing were playing with the puppy cub beside Xiuxiu, "Village chief, tell me what's going on." ”

The village chief answered and began to tell the cause and effect of the incident.

Hongdougou is a very small village, there are only more than 20 households in the whole village, including the hunters in the mountains, it is a day's walk from here to the nearest town, and they live a self-sufficient life on weekdays, and only those who do not have salt will go to the town to buy.

Cui'er was the first girl to be abducted, at first the people in the village thought that Cui'er was lost in the mountains, but she didn't find it for two days, and she lost another girl, which was even lost at home at night.

The girl's mother went to sleep only after watching the child sleep, but when she got up in the morning and found that the child was gone, she felt cold in the bed, and she didn't know when she was gone.

The people in the village helped to search everywhere, but they didn't find it, and then they found out that something was wrong, and they paid more attention to the girls at home on weekdays, and the young adults in the village also organized patrols together, but they still lost two.

Shi Linchu frowned and listened to the village chief's narration, frowned, thought for a while, and looked at Xie Zhengyi, "This sounds like a means on the rivers and lakes." ”

Xie Zhengyi obviously thought of something, frowned and nodded, with a little hesitation, "It's like a demon girl I know." ”