Something happened in the government office, and Wei Qing rushed back to the government office with the official.
Tang Li looked at Wei Qing's back, feeling a little confused.
What happened?
Tangli walked towards home alone with doubts.
Tang Li was walking on the street when he suddenly saw a woman running like crazy.
"My child! I want to go find my child!"
Behind the woman, a man was chasing her, his face full of anxiety.
"Ma'am, don't run!"
The woman ran very fast, as if she had used up all her strength. When she ran to Tang Li, she suddenly ran out of strength, her eyes rolled back, and she fell to the ground.
Tang Li quickly reached out and supported her.
The man quickly caught up and took her from Tangli.
"Thank you, young lady."
The man thanked Tangli and looked at the woman in his arms worriedly, calling out anxiously, "Madam! Wake up!"
"I'll do it." Tang Li said.
The man looked at Tangli as if asking for help.
Tang Li stretched out his hand and pinched the woman's philtrum, and the woman slowly woke up.
The man also breathed a sigh of relief and thanked her again and again: "Thank you very much, young lady."
"Child...where is my child?" the woman said weakly.
"Madam, we have reported it to the police. The government will help us find the child. Can we go home and wait?" the man said softly.
"No, I want to go find the child. I just dreamed about our Yue'er. Yue'er was suffering and kept asking me to save him..."
"Madam, let's go back first, okay? We will definitely find Yue'er."
The man tried to comfort the woman in various ways, and only then did she calm down a little.
The man thanked Tangli again and left with the woman.
"The Zhao couple are also pitiful people."
"Yes, the Zhao and Li families were a perfect match, forming a harmonious union. Soon after, a son was born. The couple's love was truly a beautiful story, but unfortunately, fate played tricks on them..."
"Yes, the child disappeared for some reason, and Mrs. Zhao went crazy."
"This is because he's desperate to find his son. Are you crazy?"
"How come she's not crazy? She said she saw two ghost-faced men stealing her son last night, but no one else saw it. Isn't she crazy if she keeps talking nonsense?"
"What ghost-faced man? The Zhao family is a wealthy family after all. Who could steal a child from them? I think the child got lost. Madam Zhao must be crazy and out of her mind."
"Speaking of this, do you remember that crazy woman in the south of the city? She also said her child was lost, and then she went crazy. That child was six or seven years old, about the same age as the missing child of the Zhao family. Could this be..."
"That happened two or three years ago. It's definitely not the same thing. It must be a coincidence."
Lost a child?
Six or seven years old?
Tang Li couldn't help but frown as he listened to the discussions.
Three Treasures...
Tang Li was a little worried about Sanbao, so he turned around and went to the County Magistrate's Mansion instead of returning to Wei's house.
It's getting dark.
Sanbao played in the county magistrate's mansion for an entire afternoon. He missed his mother and begged Mrs. Wu to take her back.
Mrs. Wu naturally agreed and took her into the carriage.
On the roof, two black figures were lurking, staring at the small figure.
There was a greedy glint in the eyes of the two men. They looked at each other, nodded, and quietly followed the carriage.
The street market in front of the County Magistrate's Mansion is quite busy and crowded. I'll wait until there are fewer people on the street market before taking action...
Just as the carriage was about to turn into the narrower street, a figure suddenly appeared in front of the carriage.
The figure got on the carriage, and then the carriage changed direction, choosing a longer route and passing through a more bustling street.
In this way, the two men followed all the way to the door of Wei's house, but did not find a chance to attack.
There was resentment in the eyes of the two men. Hiding in the darkness, they stared at the gate of Wei's house.
The one who stopped the carriage was Tang Li.
Tangli felt inexplicably uneasy, so he asked Mrs. Wu to take a detour and walk through the busy streets to get home. Fortunately, nothing happened and Tangli breathed a sigh of relief.
Tangli got off the carriage holding the chubby Sanbao.
Sanbao waved towards Madam Wu.
"Goodbye, grandma."
Mrs. Wu smiled happily.
"Goodbye, Sanbao. Grandma will come to see you tomorrow."
After watching Madam Wu's carriage go away, Tangli carried Sanbao into the house.
…
Government office.
The county magistrate's study was brightly lit.
Among them were six people sitting, all of whom held high positions in Qinghe County.
The first person is the county governor, and the one on the lower right is the county magistrate Wei Qing.
Six people passed around a thick file.
"Today, the Zhao family came to report that their six-year-old child is missing. Do you think there is any connection between this case and the disappearance of the tofu-selling son of the Chen family three years ago, the disappearance of the daughter of Carpenter Zhang five years ago, and even the disappearance of the grandson of Mr. Tang ten years ago?" asked the County Magistrate Wen.
Everyone's brows were furrowed.
"The missing children are between five and ten years old. Madam Zhao said she saw two men in black clothes with ghost faces. In the missing case, the case of Mr. Tang's grandson, the servants of the Tang family also said they saw men in black clothes with ghost faces. So I think there must be a connection." Someone said.
Wei Qing looked at the file.
The missing children are not limited to the ones mentioned by County Magistrate Wen.
In addition to these, there are more than twenty children from the surrounding areas.
Twenty or so children are missing, which means twenty or so families are broken, and it is all blood and tears.
"It's been ten years, and the case hasn't been solved yet, and children are still missing! They're all just eating for free!" County Magistrate Wen said angrily.
Magistrate Wen was angry at both the bad guy's rampant behavior and the incompetence of his subordinates.
Everyone sitting there lowered their heads.
"Who will investigate this case?" County Magistrate Wen asked, suppressing his anger.
Those people lowered their heads even lower, and no one spoke.
This case is incredibly difficult. The fact that it hasn't been solved in ten years shows just how difficult it is. Anyone who investigates it would be a great achievement, but if they can't, their official position is at risk. It's clear they can't solve this case, so they're better off not getting involved.
"Sir, I'll go check." At this moment, a voice sounded.
It was Wei Qing who spoke.
Magistrate Wen looked at Wei Qing.
The new county magistrate.
The County Magistrate was responsible for the security of Qinghe County. Logically, this case should have been his responsibility. However, the previous County Magistrate did everything he could to shirk responsibility and get rid of this trouble. No one was responsible for the case.
Now, the new county magistrate is actually taking the initiative to take the responsibility.
County Magistrate Wen stared at Wei Qing for a long time with an unfathomable look on his face.
"Okay, then I'll give you a month." said the governor of Wen County.
"I will find out the truth within a month," Wei Qing said.
The other four breathed a sigh of relief. They were glad the new county magistrate had taken on the case, but at the same time, they felt a certain gloating pleasure. The new county magistrate had taken on many drastic measures upon taking office, some of which were rather overbearing, and they all disliked them. Now they were just waiting for the new county magistrate to mess up the case; then it would be a real spectacle.
On the other hand, Tang Li was thinking about the case of the missing child, and he always felt inexplicably uneasy.
So, at night, she slept with Sanbao.
The little guy was very happy to have his mother to sleep with him and to listen to her stories. His innocent little face was full of joy, and he was completely unaware of the dangers lurking in the darkness.
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