Chapter 66: Inquiring for Information
Cui Xia was in a trance the whole morning, and he felt that his worldview was about to collapse.
After finishing his shift at noon, Cui Xia went to Zuixianlou to find Shen Qingtang without stopping.
Shen Qingtang didn't expect Cui Xia to come so quickly.
"Brother Cui, come and sit here." Shen Qingtang waved to him and patted the seat next to him.
Cui Xia closed the door and walked to Shen Qingtang and sat down.
At first, Cui Xia was still a little uncomfortable, but when he heard what Shen Qingtang said, he stopped thinking about those things.
"Brother Cui, I think you already know what happened in Lingquan Town during this period."
Cui Xia nodded: "I know something."
"Brother Cui, there are not many girls left in Lingquan Town. Even girls from other places have been killed. They are in dire straits now. I can't just stand by and watch them die."
"Brother Cui, do you remember? Yesterday I said I was here to file a complaint for an old woman."
"Remember." Cui Xia looked at her seriously.
"In fact, the old woman is already dead. She was killed by someone."
"What? The old woman is already dead?" Cui Xia was shocked.
"The old woman told me how to escape from Lingquan Town. Not long after I jumped into the river, two men came out and beat the old woman to death."
"I learned from their conversation that one of them was a subordinate of the town chief, and the other should be one of the murderers who kidnapped the girls."
"Now not only is the town chief colluding with the murderer, but even the county magistrate is colluding with the murderer. They protect each other, and the people of Lingquan Town are no match for them at all."
"The New Year is coming soon. The county town is bustling, but Lingquan Town is cold and lifeless."
"For the old woman, for the dead people, and for the kidnapped girls, I must do something."
"Brother Cui, you are a good person, can you help me?"
"Don't worry, I won't let you do anything dangerous. I just want to get some information from you."
Shen Qingtang appealed to his emotions and reasoned with him. Anyone with a conscience would not stand idly by.
Cui Xia originally thought that this was just an ordinary missing case, but she didn't expect that even the mayor of Lingquan Town was involved.
In this way, the county order's act of killing people to silence them seemed very suspicious.
"Brother Ye Qing, I actually have a sister. If my sister goes missing one day, I will definitely try my best to find her. I can understand their feelings."
"Brother Ye Qing, I think you are a good person."
"Don't worry, I will definitely help you. If you have any questions, just ask me."
Cui Xia is a kind-hearted person with a strong sense of justice, otherwise he would not remind Shen Qingtang to escape.
Shen Qingtang went straight to the point, "Brother Cui, can you tell me what kind of person your county lieutenant is?"
"Sure." Cui Xia took a sip of tea and continued, "Our county lieutenant is Li Yi. He has great magical powers and a hot temper. He often quarrels with our county magistrate."
"Quarrel?" Shen Qingtang raised his eyebrows. It seemed that he did have a hot temper.
"Generally speaking, after the county magistrate issues a military order, Li Xianwei should be the one to execute it, but the county magistrate always likes to skip Li Xianwei and let the captain do the job directly."
"Li Xianwei felt that he was deliberately ignored by the county magistrate. He was dissatisfied and would go to the county magistrate every now and then to ask for an explanation."
"But who made the county magistrate a higher official than Li Xianwei? He always left in anger."
Shen Qingtang supported his chin with one hand and thought carefully.
Let the captain do the job? Wouldn't he do something shameful?
Listening to Cui Xia's words, Li Xianwei and Yang Kuan are not the same kind of people, he should not be a spy.
What Yang Kuan did was nothing more than a disguised way of undermining Li Yi's power. Whoever was blamed for this would be angry.
Shen Qingtang suddenly discovered a blind spot, "Brother Cui, you said that Li County Captain still doesn't know about the missing woman case in Lingquan Town?"
Cui Xia was slightly stunned, and then quickly responded, "Yes, last time two people came to report about Lingquan Town, the county magistrate sent them away and never took care of this matter again."
"I see." Shen Qingtang tapped the table lightly with his fingertips a few times, "I guess the petition we submitted has been destroyed by him a long time ago."
From this point of view, the leading spies are probably only Yang Kuan and Zhao Shuquan, and the others are just following orders.
Now, as long as Yang Kuan is eliminated, all difficulties will be solved.
No matter how clever Xie Jingchen is, he dare not openly make trouble in Fengyin country.
After Yang Kuan's death, Yun County will be temporarily taken over by the county chancellor, who will be responsible for all work, and at the same time, no one will undermine the power of Li County Lieutenant.
Shen Qingtang not only wants to get rid of Yang Kuan, she also wants to make what happened in Lingquan Town known to everyone.
Want to cover your mouth? She, Shen Qingtang, will not agree!
At that time, Li County Lieutenant will definitely show his skills, and it is estimated that he will take people to Lingquan Mountain to investigate the missing case overnight.
Very good, she will start tonight!
"Brother Cui, thank you so much for today. Come on, eat more."
Shen Qingtang showed a brilliant smile and pushed all the delicious dishes in front of Cui Xia.
Cui Xia was flattered immediately. He chuckled twice: "It's okay, it's okay. I didn't help much. I just said a few words."
"You helped me a lot. These few words are particularly crucial!"
"Really? Hehe..."
After lunch, Cui Xia went back to the government office.
Shen Qingtang returned to the inn, took out a stack of rice paper, and then began to write.
It was all about what happened in Lingquan Town in the past two months.
She wanted to expose all these dirty and smelly things to the sun.
If nothing unexpected happens, the girls should be trapped in the formation on the mountain.
Shen Qingtang looked at her masterpiece with satisfaction, and after a while she put the papers away.
Shen Qingtang put on a veil and walked out of the room. Tonight, Yang Kuan must die!
She went to the alley outside the county government office again to stake out. After a while, Yang Kuan walked out of the government office, and Shen Qingtang immediately followed him, following him all the way to the flower viewing building.
Humph, she knew that this old pervert would come to the flower viewing building. The dog official must not have enjoyed enough yesterday.
Yang Kuan still went to the same room on the second floor. Shen Qingtang memorized the location of his room and prepared to change clothes before going there.
Shen Qingtang took a few steps and suddenly found something wrong.
Why are those people who followed her yesterday not here?
Also, why is the atmosphere in the flower viewing building a bit gloomy today?
"Have you heard that a distinguished guest on the third floor got very angry last night!"
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