In the yamen, MIngzhu frowned and asked, "Within a month, there have been more than a dozen cases of women and girls going missing near the capital?"
Liu Dayou nodded and said, "Since the first case a month ago, including the two today, there have been thirteen cases."
The security in the capital had always been good, and there were countless heroes of the martial arts world among the people. There were very few major cases. After the first few cases of women going missing, he didn't pay too much attention. But now, there were a total of thirteen cases. As a small magistrate of the capital, he would soon be unable to handle it.
Although the court had repeatedly banned the trafficking of women and children, there were still people who dared to do it under the feet of the Emperor of Jingdou. Li Mingzhu looked at the two people in the hall, whose faces were full of sorrow, and turned her head to ask, "Have you found any clues?"
Liu Dayou shook his head and said, "I have sent people to investigate many places, and even had the constables stand guard at night. But the thief is very careful and doesn't commit the crime in the same place. Until now, there have been no clues …"
"What did Liu Yizi say?" Li Yi thought for a moment and looked at him and asked, "Has the case been submitted to the Ministry of Justice?"
Liu Dayou shook his head again, "Assistant Minister Liu is busy with work and has a few major cases on hand. I think that if it is not necessary, it is better not to give him trouble."
Li Yi nodded and waved his hand, "Go and bring the files of these cases over."
Hearing this, Liu Dayou was delighted. He had already seen Official Li's ability when he was in Qing 'an Prefecture. Seeing that the advisor next to him was still in a daze, he kicked him and hurriedly said, "Hurry and bring those files over!"
Then he looked at Li Yi and Zhang Eldest Princess and said, "Your Highness, Official Li, please go to the back hall."
In the back hall of the yamen, MIngzhu saw Li Yi flipping through the files without saying a word. She couldn't help but ask, "Did you find anything?"
"Don't worry. Do you think I'm the reincarnation of Lord Bao?" Li Yi flipped through the files and turned his head. "Lord Liu, please bring me a map of the vicinity of the capital."
County Magistrate Liu was more reliable and didn't have as many questions as Princess Royal. Without saying anything, he quickly asked someone to take out a detailed map.
"February 13th, Yang Village …" Li Yi looked back at County Magistrate Liu and asked, "Where is Yang Village?"
County Magistrate Liu casually pointed to a place above, and Li Yi drew a circle at that location.
Li Yi flipped open another scroll, "16th of February, Wei Village … Where is Wei Village?"
County Magistrate Liu pointed. "Here."
At this moment, he had already understood Li Yi's meaning. Even if he didn't know what Li Yi was going to do, he still took the initiative to mark the locations of the missing women on those files.
Seeing Li Yi begin to connect those marked small circles with lines, a big net immediately appeared on the map. After that, County Magistrate Liu circled the place with the densest lines on the net. If he still didn't understand what Li Yi was doing, he wouldn't have been able to sit in the position of the magistrate of the capital for so long.
With admiration on his face, he immediately bowed and said, "Thank you for your advice, Official Li!"
Li Yi put down the pen, waved his hand, pointed at the big circle drawn at the end, and said, "Send people to visit this place secretly. Be careful not to be discovered and alert the enemy. If you find something, don't act rashly. These people have committed crimes repeatedly without being discovered, so they can't be ordinary people. At that time, the Secret Intelligence Office will cooperate with you …"
Since he had encountered this matter, he could only do it conveniently. That was all he could do.
Walking out of the county government, the Eldest Princess shook her head and said, "There are people who are so bold in the territory of the emperor. If we are far away from the capital, I don't know how chaotic it will be."
"Where there are people, there are evil. The Great Harmony of the world … is just an ideal. It's already amazing to make the world seem peaceful on the surface." Li Yi turned his head to look at her and said, "Miss, work hard …"
There was no obvious change in the expression on MIngzhu's face. When he sent her to the gate of the palace, he suddenly said, "Don't forget what day it is the day after tomorrow."
"What day is the day after tomorrow?"
Li Yi's heart skipped a beat. He, who had been traumatized by this, couldn't help but tremble when he heard similar words again.
Last time, Miss.Liu told him not to forget what day it was seven days later. He racked his brains but couldn't remember it. It was not Ruyi's birthday, not her birthday, not Xiao Huan's birthday, and not even the third anniversary of their meeting. He had been on tenterhooks for a whole day. He used a roundabout strategy to ask Xiao Huan and found out that his birthday was seven days later …
He had been very depressed about this. How could there be such a strange question in the world?
He asked tentatively, "Is it two years, seven months, and … how many days?"
Seeing that the expression on her face became confused, he immediately changed his words, "No, that's your birthday … No, your birthday just passed."
Seeing her frown, a light flashed in Li Yi's mind. He suddenly said, "I remember. The day after tomorrow, the day after tomorrow is the first day of your menstruation … Remember to drink more water and rest more. Don't get tired. Put aside the affairs of the court for now and let the people below do it …"
MIngzhu looked at him and said calmly, "The day after tomorrow is the first day of the first day."
Li Yi thought for a while and said with certainty, "Last month was also the first day of the first day."
MIngzhu said lightly, "On the first day of the first day, you have to go to the morning court. Father specially said that there is only one morning court every month. You won't die if you get up two hours earlier."
"Ah?"
Li Yi just remembered that in the past few months, if the old emperor was not so sick that he couldn't get out of bed, he would still go to the morning court in person on the first day of the month.
"Oh, I see. I have to go to the morning court on the first day of the month." Li Yi nodded. When he turned to walk back, he turned back and said, "However, you still have to remember to rest more …"
…
In a room of the Qin family, the big man said apologetically, "Fifth Lord, I'm sorry. I can't do that …"
The middle-aged man looked up at her and asked, "Why?"
The big man sighed and said helplessly, "That girl was taken away by the yamen. I don't dare to stop the people from the yamen!"
The middle-aged man stood up and asked slowly, "Which yamen?"
"The capital magistrate's office."
The big man said angrily, "The people from the capital magistrate's office are too despicable. That girl's sister died some time ago, and she went to the yamen to complain. She was arrested and locked up for two months. She was only released for four hours, and then she was taken back again. They said that she stole something from the magistrate. Isn't this nonsense … Fifth Lord, I'm sorry, I couldn't protect her …"
"She stole something from the magistrate and was arrested again …" The middle-aged man murmured and sat down slowly. After a long time, he waved his hand and said, "It's okay, it's not your fault …"
The big man asked curiously, "Fifth Lord, who is the girl you asked me to protect?"
The middle-aged man sighed and said, "She is a pitiful person …"
The big man nodded repeatedly, "She's quite pitiful. Why don't those officials have any sympathy …"
The middle-aged man waved his hand casually, "You can leave first."
The big man responded, retreated to the door, and closed it.
The middle-aged man lowered his head. After a long time, a smile appeared on his face, and he murmured, "Ceng Shichun, Ceng Shichun …"
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