On this day, there was another case of missing people in Changping County, a butcher in Niujia Village, Qinghe Town, did not return all night, and suddenly disappeared, and his wife Li and the people in the village searched the entire Niujia Village and did not see the butcher, and they were so anxious that they reported it to Changping County.

Because, in the past half a month, it is not the first time that Changping County has had a case of missing people, the disappearance of the butcher is the fifth case of missing people reported by the county, five people have disappeared in half a month, there is no news, as if the world has evaporated.

Changping County Commander Cui Gang attaches great importance to this matter, when the fourth person disappeared, he ordered his subordinates to arrest and thoroughly investigate the entire Changping County, the mountains, rivers and seas are all not let go, this is already the third day, I didn't expect that the arrest sent out has not returned, and another missing case has been reported.

"My lord, Li Zhutou is back!"

Li Yuan is a famous head catcher in Changping County, about forty, a few years younger than the county commander Cui Gang, strong and powerful, with rough eyebrows, but his mind is delicate, he has solved many major cases in the county, and his reputation is very wide, and even introduced into Lin'an City.

The county magistrate Cui Gang looked anxious, and when he saw the head catcher Li Yuan come back, he found that the latter's face was heavy, and he noticed that something was wrong in his heart, but he still hurriedly asked: "How is the investigation going? Another case of disappearance has been reported just now!"

Li Yuan, the head catcher, shook his head solemnly, "My subordinates have led people to almost the entire Changping County, and the people in all towns and villages have actively cooperated, but they have not found the slightest sign of missing people." ”

When Cui Gang heard this, his heart sank, he had been involved in the case for many years, and he had dealt with a lot of disappearance cases, but it was the first time that he had no clue like this.

He also knew the ability to catch the head Li Yuan, who was known as a catcher in Changping County, and even he couldn't find the slightest trace after investigating for many days, and he knew intuitively that this was definitely not a simple case of missing people.

At this time, Li Yuan seemed to be thinking about something, and he stopped talking, and Cui Gang immediately said after noticing: "If you find anything, just say it!"

Li Yuan let out a breath and said, "My subordinates found that the five missing people are all butchers in various towns and villages, which is a bit strange, why not other professions, but this butcher?"

Cui Gang's expression condensed slightly, "I have also discovered this suspicion, in your opinion, what will be the reason?"

Li Yuan shook his head: "My subordinates can't figure it out." ”

When Cui Gang heard this, he sighed in a low voice, "Continue to investigate! Even if you find out the bottom of it, you must find out, otherwise the county will not be able to explain to the villagers! If you can't find a result from the investigation, then you can only report it and let those immortals ......."

"My lord!" Li Yuan interrupted, "Have you forgotten him?"

The county commander Cui Gang was stunned for a moment, but then seemed to remember something, and immediately said in surprise: "Yes, yes, let him come! Let him come! You said that I was in such a hurry, why did you forget him all of a sudden? Go and call him quickly!"

The head catcher Li Yuan went in a hurry, but he didn't know who he was talking about?

Changping County came to a young man half a year ago, and it is a long-term residence, generally long-term residents are some counties where businessmen can be stationed, but Changping County is a grain-producing county, although there are outsiders who come and go, but when it comes to those who have lived for a long time, there is no one for several years, so this young man who has lived down for a long time has also surprised many people who know him in the county.

However, because this young man is also quite low-key and kind, temperate and polite, many people who come into contact with him also have a good impression of him and are willing to make friends, however, some discerning people can also see that there seems to be some unresolved sorrow between the young man's eyebrows.

The people in the county only knew that the young man's name was Di Renjie, who was from a foreign country, and as for more things, the young man didn't say anything, although everyone was curious, they didn't ask much.

And for Di Renjie, even now, there is still a feeling of dreaming, because he doesn't know where this is.

In the past six months, he has known that this is a place called Dongyue Kingdom, with nine prefectures, thirty-six cities, and one hundred and eight counties, and Changping County, where he is located, belongs to Lin'an City, Zhenjiang Prefecture.

"Dongyue Kingdom, Zhenjiang Mansion, Lin'an City, Changping County...... This is not my Tang Dynasty at all!" When he first came, Di Renjie was puzzled, half a year ago, there was a thunderbolt in the sky, he fainted, and when he woke up, he was already on a field in Changping County.

However, after half a year, except for occasionally missing his hometown and relatives, he has also become familiar with the life here, except for the place where he was before, everything else is similar, and even the currency used is the same, and even the imperial examination system, although it is ...... He felt that the world still seemed to be a little different.

In the past few days, he has been very busy, because, in the past six months, he has become famous in Changping County.

At that time, he just came to Changping County, he was not familiar with the place, and he did not have silver taels, and he happened to meet an official errand and catch a big thief, he stepped forward to listen, and then analyzed a few words, and really helped those officials catch the big thief, for which the county also rewarded him with one or two lines of silver, and dealt with it several times, the officials were quite convinced of it, and the county commander Cui Gang once wanted Di Renjie to be a fast catcher, but he could be the fast catcher of Dongyue Kingdom, not to mention that he had to be a martial arts triple, to be qualified, and the head of Li Yuan was a martial arts fivefold.

This is also one of the places where Di Renjie found that this world is a little different, the people here are quite martial arts, practicing martial arts, and he himself is a powerless literati, so he has more and more doubts and interests in this world.

Li Yuan, the head catcher, came to a small courtyard in the middle of nowhere, which was also where Di Renjie rented a large family, but he was told by his neighbors that Di Renjie had gone to Niujia Village.

Li Yuan, the head catcher, wondered in his heart, could it be that Di Gongzi was already investigating this disappearance case?

In fact, just as Li Yuan thought, Di Renjie launched an investigation into the disappearance case as early as after the second disappearance case, because at present, he can only get some silver taels for his daily food and accommodation expenses from these cases.

When Li Yuan, the head catcher, arrived at Niujia Village, it was already night.

At this time, the weather has entered winter, the light snow is falling long, and the candles of hundreds of households in Niujia Village are lit, and there is a warmth in this cold and snowy winter night.

"Are you saying that your husband wasn't here on his way home that afternoon?" The person who spoke was a young man with clear eyebrows and calm eyes, this person was Di Renjie, who had inexplicably crossed over from the Tang Dynasty to this place, and at this moment he was asking Li about his husband's whereabouts.

Li nodded: "Yes, he was going to the town as usual that day, and every day he went back and forth to get a pot of wine at the Xiaojiao Wine Shop, but the shopkeeper of the wine shop that day said that my husband was not going to drink, and he was fine when he left the town in the afternoon, and the townspeople said that he was only a little late to go home that day." ”

Di Renjie nodded slightly, "If you say that, that time period and section of the road are missing." ”

Li Shi was worried: "That section of the road is actually not very smooth, because it has to pass through a forest, and there are always some robbers who haunt it, I have also said him before, it is safer to take another road, even if it is far away, but the husband is a butcher who kills pigs, and his personality is also hot, and it is impossible for him to compromise with some robbers, and in the end he can only let him." ”

"Didn't you tell the county magistrate about this?" Di Renjie asked.

Li Shi shook his head: "No, because I told me from the shopkeeper of the wine store on the way back." ”

At this time, the sound of horses' hooves came from far and near, and Di Renjie also stood up, this sound of horses' hooves was the head of Li Yuan, and he was already familiar with it in the past six months.

He walked out of the house, and saw Li Yuan who had dismounted, and immediately beckoned: "Li Zhutou, let's go, let's go to a place." ”

Li Yuan was stunned for a moment, he had just arrived, why did he leave? However, seeing Di Renjie's hurried expression, he didn't ask too much, in the past six months, he has become more familiar with Di Renjie's personality, calm and cautious, say less and do more, it is difficult for outsiders to guess what he is thinking.

"Where are you going?" asked Li Yuan after getting on the horse.

At this time, Di Renjie also led a thin horse and walked out, "I need to verify some things, there is a shortcut road from Qinghe Town to Niujia Village, you need to pass through a forest, do you know the forest? Let's go there." ”

Li Yuan nodded, "Yes, follow me." ”

Then the two rode together towards the forest.

On the way, Li Yuan asked curiously, "Di Gongzi, have you investigated some eyebrows?"

This young man has surprised him many times in the past six months.

Di Renjie glanced at Li Yuan, the head catcher, and said: "This case is not simple, and it is much more bizarre than some cases that Di has helped you deal with before, because this is not a simple disappearance case. ”

"How do you say that?" Li Yuan, the head catcher, was even more curious.

Di Renjie continued: "The disappearance case is nothing more than killing people and burying corpses, killing people for money, and the lighter ones should also be kidnapping for ransom, but what about this situation now? There is indeed a slight possibility of murder for money, but I have also investigated another case of disappearance before, which happened seven days ago, the butcher is said to be a well-known gambler, who owes a lot of debts and has no money to make, of course, it is not ruled out that he was lucky enough to pick up money that day and was coveted, but this possibility is too small." ”

Li Yuan: "What kind of inference will it be based on?"

Di Renjie shook his head slightly: "It's hard to say for the time being, when we go to that forest first, I need to verify something." ”

The two of them hurried towards the forest between Qinghe Town and Niujia Village.

After a while, the two of them came to the outskirts of the forest.

"Through this forest, you will soon be able to reach Qinghe Town. Li Yuan said as he dismounted.

By this time it was already nightfall, and the moon shone silver, and the two men had set up their horses and entered the forest.