After listening to Lin Yuxin's words, the dog frowned and thought carefully for a long time before speaking:
"Nothing was different, but when he gave me food, he specifically told me to hide for the next few days and not to come out. He told me not to come out if I heard any noise. I asked him what he wanted, and he said he could help him."
"That uncle said he was going to catch bad guys, and I couldn't help him, but before I left, I heard him talking to another uncle about the northern frontier, drugs, the back mountains, and traitors!"
The dog tilted its head and said thoughtfully.
Lin Yuxin's heart tightened. Northern Xinjiang, poison? Is it really Gu poison?
Even if it's related to the Northern Frontier, where have all these people gone? Where did those poisoned by the Gu go? This place has become a ghost town. What exactly is the Northern Frontier trying to do? Or did she miss some clue?
Lin Yuxin didn't speak; she lowered her head and pondered.
The book stated that the drought in Jibei City would last for five months, and after five months, the death toll in Jibei City had reached more than 10,000, nearly half of the population. When she read it, she wondered how severe the drought was, that even after the emperor sent people to provide relief, more than 10,000 people still died.
Although the Third Prince did interfere and profit from it, the sheer number of over ten thousand people involved seems unbelievable. Now that I think about it, it seems there's more to the story. Someone was using the Third Prince to achieve their own goals, though it wasn't explicitly stated in the book.
However, this time she ruined their plan, preventing the Third Prince from gaining any foothold in the Northern City. Desperate, they resorted to poisoning, starting in Quyan County.
[It's only been a little over two months, and one county has already been affected, but the death toll is far from ten thousand. If they still need more lives, where will they go next?]
What exactly is the person behind this trying to do? The fact that this group is impersonating officials to distribute grain shows that they have connections at higher levels. Who is it that would use the lives of ordinary people to achieve their own ends?
Thinking about this, Lin Yuxin could only have a clue for the time being. She had a feeling that the person behind this might really continue to find places to poison people.
"Dog, do you know if there's anyone else in the entire county besides you?"
Lin Yuxin thought for a moment, then looked down and asked Gouzi.
The dog looked at Lin Yuxin, hesitated for a moment, then nodded and said:
“Besides my brother and me, there were some other children, all orphans. My uncle told me to hide them beforehand. There were also some other people that my uncle hid.”
"Do you know where they are?"
Lin Yuxin asked again.
"I don't know, but I guess it should be in the back mountain, because I've heard my uncle mention the back mountain more than once."
The dog voiced his suspicions. For some reason, although he was afraid of strangers, this woman made him feel very comfortable.
Have you seen those bad guys?
Lin Yuxin nodded after listening, then, thinking of the group of people of unknown origin, she asked again.
“I saw them when they were distributing grain before, but I haven’t seen them since my uncle disappeared. However, they had been living in the county government office.”
The dog told the truth.
[The county government? Is this collusion with the authorities? Or has the county magistrate also fallen victim to this scheme?]
Lin Yuxin pondered for a moment, then looked up at the dog and said:
"Okay, Dog, thank you. Now, take your brother and your friends to the city gate and find a place to hide while we wait."
"My sister wants to go to the county government office first, and then go to the back mountain to check for any clues. This brother will protect you."
Lin Yuxin said, pointing to one of her subordinates behind her.
The dog looked at the man and nodded.
"good!"
"Xiao Cheng, you go with him and protect these children. Wait for us outside the city."
Lin Yuxin gave instructions to Xiao Cheng behind her.
"yes!"
Xiao Cheng clasped his hands in a salute and responded.
After that, Gouzi left with Xiao Chenggong, while Lin Yuxin led Xueying and her group towards the county government office.
When the group arrived at the county government office, the gates were tightly closed. Lin Yuxin and Xueying exchanged a glance, and Xueying darted inside.
A short while later, Xueying opened the door.
Lin Yuxin stepped inside, looked around, and then said:
"Look around!"
Wang Yu led his men to look around, while Lin Yuxin headed straight for the county government's study.
"Eeya!"
Lin Yuxin pushed open the study door, but strangely, there wasn't a speck of dust inside.
Lin Yuxin frowned. The area outside the county government office was dusty, but this place was spotless. Was someone there?
There's someone here!
Lin Yuxin began with a statement of affirmation.
Xueying immediately moved closer to Lin Yuxin to protect her.
Lin Yuxin looked around warily, then walked towards the desk.
On the desk lay a painting, a landscape painting.
Lin Yuxin stared at the painting for a long time, feeling that something was off.
At this moment, Wang Yu returned and reported:
"Princess, there's no one at the county office either!"
"Impossible, there must be someone there, just hiding. The area outside the county government office is covered in dust, but this place is spotless. Isn't that strange? Search carefully again, see if there are any secret passages, and... check the prison!"
Lin Yuxin frowned and said in denial, then asked Wang Yu to look again.
"yes!"
Wang Yu left.
Lin Yuxin looked at the painting again, still puzzled. She reached out and put the painting away, holding it in her hand. Taking advantage of Xueying's inattention, she put it into her spatial dimension.
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