Chu Tianling secretly observed Shen Jiaojiao's expression and felt a surge of sweetness when he saw that she looked unhappy.
Jiaojiao still has feelings for me!
With a calm and composed expression, he said, "Just pick something simple to eat, that'll do!"
Shen Jiaojiao was extremely angry at his indifferent attitude. "I've gone to so much trouble to worry about you, and you don't care at all."
snort!
She strode out, and Chu Tianling panicked for a moment, quickly following her.
Zhou Guang reappeared in the most conspicuous place by the door, his face bearing the familiar smile.
Shen Jiaojiao looked at the breakfast options and picked out a bowl of porridge and steamed buns. She decided to skip the rest, as it was getting late and she wanted to eat something light first. It would be lunchtime soon, and she could eat more later.
She brought in the breakfast she had chosen, and Chu Tianling followed behind, watching, completely ignoring Zhou Guang.
If Jiaojiao hadn't been there, he would have even wanted to kick him.
What are you laughing at!
Jiaojiao won't talk to me anymore, hmph!
After the Crown Prince entered, Zhou Tianqi wisely closed the door.
Great! Now it's my turn!
These are all mine now.
Hehehe.
Zhou Guang's smile froze.
So you were standing right there and didn't even see it?
I even had someone buy this breakfast for me!
I paid for this meal!
They didn't even bother to be polite?
Zhou Guang was furious... and slowly left with a cold face.
He didn't receive a single expression from Zhou Tianqi until he disappeared.
It was ultimately a mistake!
I treated him to good food and drinks, but in the end he refused to play with me.
Oh shit.
I'm not going to be with him anymore.
He's a minor official, after all. If you won't play with me today, I'll go play with someone else.
Fu Hang's first destination was the Crown Prince's residence. When he arrived, the servants told him that His Highness the Crown Prince was at the government office, so he hurried over.
When he arrived, Zhou Tianqi had already eaten and drunk his fill and was radiating happiness.
When he saw Fu Hang, he greeted him with a smile: "Captain Fu! Are you here to see His Highness the Crown Prince? Please wait a moment, I'll go and inform him!"
Upon hearing that Fu Hang had arrived, the Crown Prince immediately invited him in.
Zhou Tianqi watched him go in, closed the door, and stood guard at the entrance.
He recalled Fu Hang's haggard appearance just now.
Secretly delighted!
Luckily, I managed to get involved with His Highness the Crown Prince; otherwise, I would definitely be like him, unable to eat or sleep properly.
Haha, I'm so lucky.
I need to work hard; I can't let anyone take my place.
Fu Hang had no idea that a single glance could lead to so much speculation; all he wanted to do now was blow up that toxic pit as soon as possible.
"Your Highness, I have important news to report!"
Chu Tianling had just eaten breakfast and knew that Jiaojiao was just angry that he didn't take care of his health, so he was in a good mood.
Remembering that the matter in the suburbs hadn't been resolved yet, he became a little anxious: "Tell me quickly if you've found anything!"
"Your Highness, last time you asked us to find a way to capture that child. Later we discovered that the child had fallen into a poison pit, and thousands of poisonous insects were crawling all over her, yet she showed no signs of injury. Instead, she was eating the poisonous insects voraciously, which was very strange!"
"I'm worried that if that huge toxic pit isn't filled, there might be future troubles, so I'm requesting support to bury it as soon as possible!" Fu Hang sincerely wanted to eliminate the toxic pit as soon as possible.
They hadn't seen it before, so they weren't so deeply shocked. He, on the other hand, was terrified; the scene was too disgusting, and it still haunts him.
"Get up first, come over here and take a look at these documents!"
Chu Tianling selected all the materials he had looked at last night and divided them into several stacks.
Fu Hang got up and walked over, casually picking up a file and opening it.
The case file here records that 15 years ago in the spring, Liu Damin of Peach Blossom Village, whose eldest son was 14, reported his natural death and his household registration was cancelled.
Liu Dajiang's youngest daughter, aged 14, died of natural causes and her household registration was cancelled.
…
In this way, a total of 20 14-year-old boys and girls from Peach Blossom Village reported their deaths as natural causes.
Fu Hang was a little confused. Wasn't this just a normal record of natural death reporting?
What's so special about it?
He looked up at the Crown Prince: "This... 20 people died, is there anything special about that?"
Chu Tianling placed another stack of files in front of him: "Take a look at this one too."
Fu Hang picked up one of the books and opened it. Sixteen years ago, in the village, Liu Moumou reported that his 14-year-old son had died of natural causes, and the household registration was cancelled.
Liu reported that his two sons, aged 14, died of natural causes, and that he had closed their household registrations.
…
Quickly flipping through the pages, it turns out that 16 years ago, Peach Blossom Village reported another 14-year-old youth, and 40 people died naturally and had their households removed from the register.
Fu Hang also felt that this Peach Blossom Village seemed a bit strange this time.
Sure enough, the remaining records documented the annual events in Peach Blossom Village. Apart from the normal births, deaths, illnesses, and demises, a large number of 14-year-olds reported their household registration being cancelled.
“Your Highness, the villagers of Peach Blossom Village are indeed very strange. Why do 14-year-olds die every year? This 14-year-old must have some kind of reputation.” Fu Hang began to think about what was so special about this 14-year-old.
Shen Jiaojiao was looking through the household registration files.
"Look, it seems like the people here are registered residents. Fu Hang just said that 20 people cancelled their registrations 15 years ago, right?"
"I happen to have a record here of 15 newlywed families who settled in Peach Blossom Village 15 years ago. One of the families was originally from the Liu family in Jiangnan, and they all had both men and women!"
Shen Jiaojiao opened the file and placed it on the table. One page read: "15 years ago, in the summer, Liu, a man from Jiangnan, and his wife Wang registered their household in Taohua Village."
Wang, a native of Jiangnan, and his wife Liu, registered their household in Taohua Village.
…
The number is exactly 20 households.
"Look, compared to the young people who died, isn't this a bit strange? How come it's just right?" Shen Jiaojiao's question did indeed raise some issues.
Fu Hang had a sudden inspiration: "Could it be that those people who died have returned under different identities?" He was somewhat excited!
He looked up and met the two people's gazes, as if they were looking at someone with intellectual disabilities.
Why are you looking at me like that?
"What's wrong? Did I say something wrong?" Fu Hang asked in a low voice.
Chu Tianling had no idea how someone like that could become a team leader; what was wrong with his brain?
Her tone was somewhat angry: "What's wrong with your brain? Why would a perfectly normal person change his identity? We're all villagers of Peach Blossom Village, what's the point of changing it? Look at the new residents, even the men and women are different, okay? Use your brain!"
"Oh!" Fu Hang replied, feeling embarrassed, he quickly reached out and flipped through the stack of files in front of Chen Jiaojiao.
This stack of documents is all for household registration.
Indeed, every year people from the Liu family in Jiangnan move into Peach Blossom Village, but the number is uncertain and varies.
It seems there is no pattern to it.
After the two of them finished reading, Chu Tianling pushed out another stack of files: "Take a look at these too."
Fu Hang didn't dare to say much this time, and silently picked up a book and opened it to read.
Strictly speaking, this is the only file that is truly related to the fire that destroyed Peach Blossom Village 15 years ago.
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