Chapter 463: Unsolved Case

When she learned that Song Liyun had been working as a dishwasher in a restaurant to earn money at the age of seven, and that her two brothers were being mistreated and tortured by their step-grandmother, she felt so distressed that she burst into tears.

"Such a cruel and evil grandmother deserves to die. How could she have the heart to kill such an innocent child?"

"Fortunately, you came back and took them with you to become military households. We are living a good life now."

The garrison commander's wife wiped her tears with a handkerchief, looking sympathetic.

Speaking of which, the garrison's wife is not a bad person.

Putting aside those who obey their fathers at home and their husbands after marriage, and regard men as their heaven and know how to take care of men, she can also be considered a kind mother.

When Zhao Tinglei came back in the evening, he took a rare rest in the main courtyard.

The garrison commander's wife helped him undress and take off his boots, then took a hot towel from the maid and wiped his face.

Zhao Tinglei comfortably enjoyed the service and then lay down in bed. Then he asked in a deep voice, "Did you punish Aunt Li today?"

When the garrison commander's wife heard Zhao Tinglei asking about Aunt Li, she was not surprised.

So much time has passed, even if Zhao Tinglei stayed in the government office, he should have heard the news.

The garrison commander's wife knelt down and said, "Mrs. Li has spoken nonsense today. I will punish her according to the family rules."

Zhao Tinglei said "oh". He had great confidence in his wife's ability to manage the household, and he was always tolerant and generous to his concubine.

Aunt Li was punished, and she deserved it!

Zhao Tinglei only said: "Let's ask a doctor to come and check her injury tomorrow. She knows she was wrong!"

The garrison commander's wife frowned and said, "Master, you are in charge of state affairs. Let me handle these inner quarters. Aunt Li has ruined Master's reputation. How will outsiders view him?"

Zhao Tinglei nodded indifferently: "Okay, Madam will make the final decision on matters concerning the inner chamber."

In the afternoon, a maid who had a good relationship with Aunt Li came to him to plead for mercy. Amber, Jade and others also sighed timidly and looked frightened, so he asked one more question.

Zhao Tinglei knew that his wife was the most disciplined and was very kind to him without leaving any flaws.

Now that Aunt Li's words are damaging her own reputation, she will definitely not let it go easily.

Aunt Li was also confused.

She had been with Zhao Tinglei for several years and was quite favored. The garrison commander's wife was also generous and tolerant and almost never competed with her for favor.

She forgot one thing.

In the minds of ordinary people, as long as it is a case of infidelity between a man and a woman, no matter what the truth is, the woman will definitely be punished, while the man will at most be ridiculed.

But she underestimated the garrison lady's feelings of protecting her husband.

Zhao Tinglei can take a concubine, but no concubine can dare to use Zhao Tinglei's reputation to harm others.

Moreover, the other party is his brother's wife who just got married. This will not only ruin the reputation of the master, but also cause a quarrel between brothers. Such a stupid and lowly slave deserves death.

When Aunt Li said this, she was walking towards her own death.

Song Liyun did not stay in the guest room at the back house of the garrison at night, but stayed in the former Anhua Courtyard.

Wu Dan lived in the next room and was eating grilled pork chops bought from the street with her.

Song Liyun ate so much that her mouth was drooling. She had dinner with the garrison commander's wife in the evening, and was surrounded by a group of concubines serving her, which made it difficult for her to eat.

Fortunately, Mr. Yu prepared a meal for her in the afternoon, so she didn't go hungry, but it was difficult to light a fire on the stove.

Wu Dan was smart and went out to the street to buy grilled pork chops as a snack.

"Young Madam, Hecheng is really bustling. Shops are still open even after dark. Can our future Mida City be like this?" Wu Dan's eyes were full of longing for the bustling city of the future, with lights and decorations everywhere, fireworks, and a bustling scene of people coming and going.

"Of course you can. We will not only sell things from the Wu Dynasty, but also things from the Di tribe. Then you can openly admit that you are from the Di tribe without having to change clothes!"

Wu Dan's eyes lit up. Although he could move around in Hecheng now, he still had to change clothes.

If he appeared in a busy city as a member of the Di tribe, there was no guarantee that accidents would not happen.

Everything was calm in the garrison of Hecheng, but hundreds of miles away in Songfeng County, there was chaos.

On the official road seventy miles away from the county town, the lights were bright and the voices were bustling. Captain Jiang, with sweat on his forehead, was loudly scolding his yamen runners.

After three days of hard work, the missing mules and horses were finally found in the forest, but the people were nowhere to be found.

That afternoon, someone discovered bloodstains on the official road and reported it to the authorities. However, Captain Jiang delayed and only arrived in the evening.

Looking at the blood, I felt something was wrong. There were only two people with Song Liyun, but there was so much blood all over the ground.

This would only happen if the body was dismembered or even the horse was killed.

But there was no body anywhere around.

Another strange thing is that Xia Hong and others disappeared and did not return home.

Captain Jiang ordered people to search the city again and found five more thugs missing, who had also chased Song Liyun and others out of the city that day.

Song Liyun!

This military girl must be found.

During the three days, Captain Jiang not only asked people to inquire about the whereabouts of Song Liyun and the servant, but also looked for the mules and horses.

People can still hide, but those ten horses are a big target, and it is impossible to escape completely away from the eyes and ears.

The search was not in vain. Not only were the eight mules and horses found in the wilderness, but someone also saw Song Liyun and the servant appear outside a village a hundred miles away, stopping to feed the horses.

"I only saw them feeding the horses there. I didn't see where they went. There was no one else there either?" Captain Jiang shouted with red eyes and a stiff neck.

"Boss, there's only that woman and the servant, no one else.

This official road only goes to a few places. One end is Guankou Hecheng, and the other is right here. There is only a branch road to Qishan Town that goes south, but I haven't found anyone there!"

The bailiffs in charge of the pursuit were extremely tired these past two days. Although the journey was only a hundred miles, they had to dismount and inquire at every village they came across, and their voices became hoarse from talking.

"Boss, you need to go back to the county office and tell the magistrate that the fugitive may have escaped. Please ask the magistrate to report to the government office and ask the Zhenbei Army to come out and arrest him."

Yunzhou's business is not prosperous, and there are few official roads. Apart from the main road in the provincial capital, only the official road in Hecheng is the widest, and that is where soldiers pass.

Captain Jiang could still go to other places to take a look, but Hecheng was known as a military city, and a mere captain like him was not qualified to go so far to investigate a case.

When Captain Jiang heard about Hecheng, he subconsciously asked for the Zhenbei Army to intervene: "Do you want the Hecheng Garrison to send people?"

Beside him, an elderly yamen runner whispered, "Captain Jiang, we only saw the Song family daughter feeding horses on the road, but we have no other evidence. How are you going to explain this to the county magistrate?"

Captain Jiang's expression froze, and his mind suddenly became clear.

That's right! There's no witnesses or evidence, not even a body. How can I explain myself?

He said that Xia Hong chased Song Liyun after hearing what he said, and now that the person is missing, does that mean Song Liyun killed and destroyed the body?

What if the Xia family comes to me for someone?

How could he find someone? Where could he find someone? Should he go to Suijin Town in Qili County? Thinking of the black-haired monster that tore off people's scalps, he felt a chill run down his spine.

"Seventh Brother, have the brothers immediately check all passersby, especially young women who are alone with their servants!"

After much deliberation, Captain Jiang decided to clear himself first. He only needed to give the county magistrate a portrait of the suspect and say nothing else.

However, when he painted the portrait, he depicted a woman wearing a headscarf, with only a pair of round eyes showing.

He had seen Song Liyun's face before, but the painting was too clear, so he could not escape the responsibility.

On the other hand, Wu Dan's drawing was clear, a thin, dark-skinned boy with deep eyes and a well-defined face, which made him very likable.

The disappearance of Xia Hong and others, the bloodstains on the official road, and the portrait became an archived unsolved case that occurred in Songfeng County.

(End of this chapter)