Zhao Qingyan's words seemed to serve as a reminder to Tian Li, Li Si, and the others guarding the city gate.
This is like a pillow delivered just when you're sleepy; we were just discussing getting promoted and receiving a raise after catching a kidnapper, and now two kidnappers have been brought here.
Tian Li was overjoyed. He quickly joined forces with the brothers at the city gate and tied up the fat man and the short man.
They intercepted an oxcart heading into the city, threw the people onto it, and Tian Li and Li Si headed straight for the government office.
What a great achievement!
That's what they call good deeds being rewarded. He only showed concern for the other person a few times, and the little girl gave him such a great reward.
Tian Li was incredibly excited, while Li Si felt like he was dreaming.
"Brother, this is like a pie falling from the sky, right? Hehe, hehe..."
Upon hearing this, Tian Li did not mock Li Si. "Indeed, that's it."
Soon the prefect received a report that two kidnappers had been caught, and that they had been caught by the victims themselves.
It was a pleasant surprise. Recently, there have been frequent cases of children going missing. His superiors have ordered him to investigate thoroughly, and his subordinates have asked him for help.
Prefect Duan is already in a state of utter chaos.
Now I'm also in charge of supervising the prefectural examination. I really can't get away from it, so I had to hand it over to my clerk.
"We must dig deep and find the kidnappers' hideout."
The advisor has been troubled by this matter lately, after all, a good advisor is meant to share the master's worries. He should be concerned about what the master is anxious about and share what the master is worried about.
Arrange a trial quickly, but this trial will not be held in court. After all, human trafficking cases have always been committed by gangs, and if the interrogation is conducted in a high-profile manner, it may alert the criminals.
The fat man and the short man were roughly thrown onto the floor of the torture chamber.
Each person had a bucket of cold water poured over their head.
When the two groggily woke up, they were still immersed in the scene before they were knocked unconscious.
Before it even opened its eyes, it started howling like a pig being slaughtered.
Only after hearing the strange man's voice did she shake her head, trying to shake the water off her face and eyes.
I tried several times to open my eyes, and the scene before me terrified me.
The skinny guy trembled, thinking he was doomed, while the fat guy, still trying to salvage the situation, asked, trembling,
"May I ask, sir, why have you arrested us brothers and brought us here? Is there some misunderstanding? We brothers have encountered robbers today."
We beg you, Your Honor, to do us brothers justice!
She also injured my brother, broke my wrist, and stole all our belongings.
The fat man spoke with tears streaming down his face; yes, he really did cry, it hurt so much.
How could the advisor believe his nonsense? The young girl had clearly stated her name and address, and anyone who needed to testify could go to her anytime.
If it were truly a robbery, why would they be handed over to the soldiers? Only a fool would walk right into a trap.
"Stop crying foul. Do you think I'm stupid? Name, where do you live? How many children and girls have you abducted recently? Where are they hiding?"
"Those who know what's good for them will confess quickly; those who don't, see those torture instruments on the wall? I wouldn't mind subjecting you to them one by one."
Before the fat man could argue any further, the short man had already wet himself in fear, and was screaming with his eyes closed.
"I confess, I confess everything, please, sir, don't use torture."
The fat man closed his eyes in despair.
I was filled with regret. How could I have brought such a useless person out with me? It turns out that being useless isn't just about being unable to fight or having a bad brain; it's a real liability when it matters.
If time could be turned back, the fat man would definitely have drugged him.
It was too late for regrets; the short man spilled the beans, revealing everything.
The advisor was a man of action; he immediately dispatched men to arrest the man.
The police arrested the group of human traffickers that very night.
More than twenty children and seven or eight girls were rescued.
Unfortunately, they arrived too late, and several girls and children had already been murdered. In fact, two girls even ran into a wall and died the moment they were rescued.
The bewildered child was also somewhat dazed and afraid of strangers, especially men, who would scream in fright at the sight of people.
The advisor reported the entire course of the case to Lord Duan through a letter.
As for whether to continue the investigation to the end, a decision will be made after the prefect finishes supervising the examination.
That evening at the Zhao family dinner table, Zhao Qianci was filled with emotion.
"Today was the smoothest day for me, the old man. I didn't get assigned to a bad number, and nothing strange happened."
As he spoke, he stroked his beard, then suddenly remembered that Zhao Qingyan had pulled his beard that morning, and felt a little annoyed.
"Sweetie, why didn't you pull my beard gently this morning? You could have just pulled one, why did you have to pull two?"
Zhao Qingyan felt wronged as well.
"Grandpa, what I did was a sneak attack. How could I possibly grab just one bar so precisely? Two bars was the limit, okay?"
Besides, your day went smoothly, which means pulling two of your whiskers did have an effect. If I had pulled even one, would your day have gone so well?
Zhao Qianci was speechless.
At the dinner table, everyone's shoulders shrugged, but no one picked up any food for a long time.
Zhao Qianci glared at his children and grandchildren with annoyance, then quickly picked up a piece of meat and put it in his mouth.
Recently, due to exams, he has been eating very bland food. What's worse, while others are eating large pieces of meat, he can only eat meat porridge.
This is such a discriminatory treatment, and I don't want to say why.
When Zhao Qingyan saw the old man pick up a piece of braised pork and put it in his mouth, her eyes were fixed on her grandfather.
I was afraid that he might choke to death at any moment.
Seeing that Zhao Qianci had swallowed the meat successfully, they finally breathed a sigh of relief.
Zhao Qingyan felt that if she continued taking exams with her grandfather like this, she would probably die young. Every day was so nerve-wracking.
After eating a piece of meat and finding it delicious, Zhao Qianci wanted to pick up more meat, but Huang stopped him.
"You've already eaten a piece of pork belly. If you want to eat more, just eat a few pieces of chicken."
I've been eating lightly lately, and suddenly I ate too much meat. I hope I don't get an upset stomach.
Zhao Qianci was very resentful.
"Old woman, can't you say something auspicious? It would make me happy too."
Huang chuckled.
“Old man, eat less meat. Look at your complexion lately, and your figure is becoming more and more graceful.”
Various coughs echoed across the dinner table. Eating with this elderly couple was truly a test of one's patience.
I can't stand it, I can't stand it.
Zhao Yonggeng laughed so hard he slapped the table, tears streaming down his face.
Zhao Qingyan was also losing control of her expression.
Zhao Qianci's face was like a palette of colors, clearly indicating that he wanted to teach these people who were having fun a lesson.
"Alright, alright, stop laughing. What's so funny? Look, I'm not even laughing."
After speaking, Zhao Qingyan shrugged her shoulders, trying hard to control herself.
Then, without any expression, he continued...
"The exam tomorrow will last for two days. You will be staying in the exam room. Can I bring each of you a wool blanket without the lining?"
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