Chapter 1240 Looking for Clues
"Someone from the government office!"
Chu Qi herself knows some kung fu, but she becomes quite delicate when it comes to matters concerning her mother's family.
Otherwise she remained calm and collected.
For example, at this moment, she quickly said: "I am at home taking care of the children, and someone from the government office said so.
I have already sent someone to verify it and told my elder brother and sister-in-law, what should we do now?"
"Sheng Yi, let Li'er live with us first, and keep this matter a secret from her."
Jiang Wan quickly instructed Sheng Yi, "Give the child to the nurse, and take your men to look for clues!"
"yes."
Sheng Yi was also clear about it. Song Jiuchi was his brother-in-law. If something really happened to him, Li'er would be heartbroken.
"Qiqi, please look after the children at home."
As soon as Jiang Wan finished speaking, Chu Qi said firmly: "No, sister-in-law, I will go with you.
I have just sent someone to find my parents and told them that I have some private business to attend to and asked them to look after the children."
"Okay."
Jiang Wan then said to Chun Tao behind her: "Let the nurse take Xiao Shu and Xin Xin to Jiuchi's courtyard.
I feel more at ease if my parents take care of me together."
At the same time, let people protect them.
Jiang Wan took Chu Qi to the government office to look for clues. People had already been assigned. For some reason, Jiang Wan always felt that this matter was not simple.
When he arrived at Jiuzhou government office, Song Jiuyuan had probably just received the news, and at this moment he was interrogating the person who brought the news with a stern face.
"How about it?"
Jiang Wan quickly stepped forward and held Song Jiuyuan's hand. She knew that to Song Jiuyuan, Song Jiuchi was a brother.
On weekdays, the two of them quarrel and joke around, but it does not affect their good relationship.
"Jiu Chi was handling a case and didn't come back all night. They just realized something was wrong today."
Song Jiuyuan's voice was slightly hoarse. Even though he was calm, he couldn't remain indifferent when facing the disappearance of his brother.
"Jiu Chi sent someone back last night to tell me that he had something important to deal with and asked me not to wait for him."
Chu Qi's eyes were full of worry. Song Jiuchi was not only her lover, but also the father of her children.
Chu Qi couldn't just watch him get into trouble.
"Let's go to the place where he investigated the case last night." Song Jiuyuan held Jiang Wan's hand.
With her around, he felt calm.
Then he calmed down and thought about the problem. Song Yiqian brought a few horses, and Song Jiuyuan took the lead.
Jiang Wan and Chu Qi did not hesitate and both followed him on horseback.
Along the way, Song Jiuyuan didn't even have time to explain to them what the case was, but Jiang Wan and Chu Qi both held great hope in their hearts.
The horse ran out of the city and stopped at a farm. The farm was quiet and Song Jiuyuan jumped off the horse.
"A few days ago, the government received a report that the young master and his wife in the manor were burned to death in an unknown fire.
Originally, people from the government office came to investigate during the day, and Jiuchi seemed to remember something and came alone with his people last night."
Song Jiuyuan pushed open the door of the manor as he explained. The manor was burned black.
No one lives there now.
But there are people from the government office searching for clues inside.
Jiang Wan and Chu Qi followed closely behind, looking around with bright eyes.
"Has none of the people who went out with Jiuchi come back?"
"yes."
Song Jiuyuan frowned, "They haven't returned yet, the people in the government office found it strange, so they sent people to check, but they only saw the bodies of several yamen runners."
As soon as he finished speaking, Jiang Wan, Song Jiuyuan and the others saw the corpses neatly laid out on the ground.
The person who had been surveying the place a long time ago was Song Si. He was the first to arrive with people from the government office after receiving the news.
"Your Highness, Princess, these people all have sword wounds on their bodies. The coroner said they had been through a fierce fight."
"Any clues about Jiuchi?"
Song Jiuyuan squatted on the ground and looked at the corpse, as did Jiang Wan, while Chu Qi looked around with sharp eyes.
Song Si shook his head and said, "Not yet. None of these people are alive."
As for the second young master, he seemed to have disappeared and they could not find any trace of him.
"Let someone continue to investigate."
Song Jiuyuan has already issued several orders, and the people in the government office will also check whether anyone has entered the city.
He has even set up a tight net in the surrounding towns.
With Song Jiuchi's intelligence, he would surely find a way to pass the information to them.
"The wounds of these people..."
Jiang Wan and Song Jiuyuan looked at each other and thought of certain people at the same time.
"Sister-in-law, what did you think of?"
Chu Qi didn't find any clues, so she returned to Jiang Wan in disappointment.
A tear flashed across his eyes.
These people followed Song Jiuchi, and now they are all dead. No one knows whether Song Jiuchi is okay or not!
God bless you!
"Since they have captured Jiuchi, they must be asking for something."
Jiang Wan pondered for a moment and gave an answer. If there was no request, Song Jiuchi's body would probably be here.
There was no need for the other party to go to great lengths to transport the body away.
"Yes, Jiuchi must still be alive."
Chu Qi didn't notice that Jiang Wan was trying to change the subject, and tears welled up in her eyes.
"As long as you have something to ask for, if you want money, we will give it to you!"
"Song Si, go to the palace and bring Xin Shu here."
Song Jiuyuan was silent for a moment, and suddenly gave an order to Song Si, who naturally followed the order and left.
Jiang Wan asked these yamen runners to clean up the corpses. After all, they were runners from the government office. She sighed.
"Prepare some good coffins and give some pensions to the families of these people. Do not treat them badly."
"Do as the princess says."
Song Jiuyuan clenched his fists tightly and searched the farm again, but still found no clues.
"It seems that Jiuchi was knocked unconscious and taken away."
Chu Qi looked worried, "Sister-in-law, what should we do if we don't have any clues?"
"I calculated the time of death of those bodies. It was probably at 3 pm last night, which is more than ten hours ago."
Jiang Wan analyzed slowly, and Song Jiuyuan continued, "If those people were well prepared.
We are not around here right now, so we probably won’t be able to find any clues.”
Those people acted in an organized manner. Even if Song Jiuchi left any clues, the area around here must have been cleared out.
Chu Qi felt a little lost and irritable for a moment, and she clenched her fists tightly.
"Are we just going to sit there and wait for death?"
"yes."
Song Jiuyuan's voice was hoarse, and his eyes were slightly bloodshot. "Wait for them to make a request."
"Drink some water."
Jiang Wan, who was standing at the side, handed Song Jiuyuan a water bag filled with space water, "Don't overwork yourself.
Jiuchi is still waiting for our rescue, we must stay calm."
"I know."
Song Jiuyuan calmed down and took a few gulps of water from the water bag.
Jiang Wan handed Chu Qi another bottle of water. After the three of them moistened their throats, Jiang Wan said:
"Let's go back to the city first. Sheng Yi and the others might be able to find some clues."
"Um."
Chu Qi, distraught, rode back to Jiuzhou City with Jiang Wan and the others.
Instead of returning to the palace, they waited for news in the government office.
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