In a short period of time, more than ten cases of missing children occurred near the capital, and they were all boys?

If he had not seen it with his own eyes today, Yuwen Lan would have been completely unaware of it. So

after listening to the report from the guards, he immediately summoned officials from Jingzhao Prefecture, the Ministry of Justice and the Dali Temple to the palace, and he also went to the Qianming Palace.

And Yan Shu also hurriedly asked the system -

[You said that Chai Weizhong, the Minister of the Ministry of War, was related to this matter? Did he catch all these children? What on earth does this scumbag want to do? ]

System, [It wasn't him who caught them, but his recent lover, named Hu Yichun. ]

Hu Yichun?

Yan Shu frowned, [What does this person do? Is he also an official? ]

System, [There are many stories about this person. Hu Yichun was born an actor and was once the male favorite of Yuwen Hu, the King of Shu. 】

Hearing this, Yan Shu couldn't help but widen her eyes, [Isn't Shu Wang Yuwen Hu the cousin of the emperor's third uncle, and he is also a gambler? ? ?]

System, [To be exact, he is bizarre.]

Yan Shu, [...]

As expected, the royal family has been so weird since ancient times...

Is this guy so full that he is

bizarre? But then, she wondered, [But didn't Yuwen Hu die three years ago for treason?]

System, [That's right, when Yuwen Hu died, everyone in the palace paid for his funeral, but this Hu Yichun luckily escaped. He knew that many dignitaries had this habit, so in order to make a living, he returned to his old business, mixed in the gambler circles everywhere, and attached himself to the powerful. After collecting some money, he went all the way to the capital. Then he set his sights on Chai Weizhong.

Yan Shu sighed, "He really aimed well. Among all the traitors in the capital, Chai Weizhong is the most powerful one."

System, "Isn't that right? Since he is looking for someone, he must be looking for someone with real power and a certain position in the officialdom."

Yan Shu remembered something else, "Wait, isn't Chai Weizhong a bottom? This Hu Yichun served the King of Shu, so he must be a bottom too, right? How can the two of them get together?"

System, "Do you think Hu Yichun is in the circle for true love? He is doing it for power and money, so what's the big deal about changing his personality at any time? Chai Weizhong is old after all, and this person is the only one who can control him tightly.

Yan Shu, "...This is pretty inspiring." But since Chai Weizhong is rich and powerful, why did he capture children? 】

System, 【Sister, you are still too naive. Hu Yichun was once the male favorite of the King of Shu. How could he be satisfied with a military minister? He just used Chai Weizhong's power to do bigger business in the capital. 】

Business?

Yan Shu thought about it and was suddenly stunned, 【... Could it be that he wanted to turn the kidnapped children into pedophiles and sell them to perverts? 】

System, 【Yes. That's what he wants to do. First, look for good-looking boys in the capital and nearby areas, kidnap or rob them to train them into pedophiles, and then sell them to wealthy perverts from all over the place for fun to make a profit. 】

Hearing this, Yan Shu almost cursed, 【This damn scumbag pervert!!! It's like something from the eighteenth level of hell!!!】

After scolding him, she still had questions.

【Why did he kidnap a child from Beijing? You know, Beijing is under the emperor's feet, and the public security is much better than other places. He can be easily caught, right?】

System, 【Because this person specially set up a training place in Beijing, and stole the children to train directly, which is safer than transporting them from other places. Moreover, in their perverted circle, the price of pedophiles sold from Beijing is higher than that of other places.】

Yan Shu still didn't understand, 【Why is the price higher?】

System, 【Because many people like the Beijing accent. This person has been around and knows too much.】

... And the Beijing accent???

Yan Shu scolded him again, saying he was a perverted scumbag.

Every pervert in this circle deserves to be cut into pieces!

After cursing, she asked, "But Chai Weizhong also raised pedophiles before, and they were all bought. Why did this guy buy them? Why did he steal them? Isn't he afraid of being caught?"

System, "He still has to consider the cost when doing business. How can buying be as costly as stealing? Besides, he has Chai Weizhong's protection, so he is very courageous."

Yan Shu gritted her teeth and said, "Chai Weizhong is a scumbag who cheated on marriage!"

- When she wrote the storybook, she originally wanted to expose this person, but in the society at that time, it was not illegal to be a pedophile, and even raising pedophiles was tacitly allowed. It was almost impossible to deal with him with the storybook alone, so she put it aside.

But she didn't expect that this scumbag actually helped his perverted mistress to do such a disgusting thing!

Hey, I'm so angry, so angry, so angry!!!

However, after she was angry, her heart tightened again, and she said, "Those children who were lost before were all stolen by Hu Yichun, right?"

System, "That's right. Since the emperor ascended the throne, the security in the capital has improved a lot. It's not easy to see traffickers. Of course, it was this guy who did it."

Yan Shu's heart tightened. Doesn't this mean that those children are about to face a tragic fate? ! !

No, she has to tell the emperor quickly and ask him to arrest them!

Thinking of this, she immediately left Ganlu Hall and went straight to Qianming Palace.

~~

Yan Shu ran so fast that Ren Dong couldn't catch up with her. When they arrived at Qianming Palace, they ran into Yuwen Lan coming out, followed by several officials from the Ministry of Justice, the Dali Temple and Jingzhao Prefecture.

"Your Majesty..."

She couldn't care about anything else for a moment, and called out breathlessly.

Seeing her like this, Yuwen Lan thought something had happened to her, and walked over to ask, "What's wrong? Why are you so anxious?"

The officials behind him also looked around curiously.

Yan Shu calmed down her breathing, thought about her words, and said, "I am just concerned about the missing children. I wonder what happened to them? Do you have any solutions?"

Yuwen Lan said, "I have asked them to investigate in three places. According to the confession of the Jingzhao Prefecture, it should be the same group of people who did it." Hearing this,

the Jingzhao Prefecture Governor hurriedly took the initiative to say, "Since the group of people went south of the city tonight, their nest should be in the south of the city. I will send the yamen runners to the south of the city to track them down."

Yan Shu nodded and said, "Your Excellency's words make sense, but I think that since this group of people has committed more than a dozen cases, they must be very cunning. After failing today, they may become alert and move to another place."

In his heart, he said anxiously, "Hu Yichun has Chai Weizhong as a spy. When he saw the emperor urgently summoned these ministers, he realized something was wrong and moved to Lihua Lane in the east!"

Yuwen Lan was stunned when he heard this.

Chai Weizhong is a spy?

Is this matter related to Chai Weizhong?

It seems that she knows about this and is anxious to remind him.

He then said, "What Yipin said is polite, so expand the search area and check the houses in the east of the city. Remember not to alarm the enemy, and do not leak any information to the outside world. Those who disobey the order will be executed." When

several people heard this, they immediately bowed their heads and agreed, all of them were extremely upright.

The king added, "It is crucial to find the missing children right now, and we must ensure their safety."

Several people hurriedly responded, and when they saw that the king had no more instructions, they hurried out of the palace to do their work.

When they returned to Ganlu Palace, Yuwen Lan asked Yan Shu again, "Your analysis just now makes sense. Apart from that, do you find anything suspicious?"

- He knew that her supernatural powers were powerful, and at this time he wanted to find out more useful information so that he could find the missing children as soon as possible and catch the culprit.

Of course, as usual, she might write a story to hint him, but tonight time was short and there was no time to write a story.

This was really a telepathic connection. Yan Shu was also thinking about how to tell him about this. If she

wrote a storybook, firstly, it would be too late, and secondly, the case had just happened. If she wrote it down while they were trying their best to investigate, it would be strange if the emperor did not suspect her.

Therefore, she could only try to guide him.

So she said, "I was thinking that usually those who kidnapped children are ruffians who have no legitimate livelihood and steal other people's children to sell for a living, and they must be sneaky. But tonight there are three people, and there is a carriage, and they robbed in broad daylight, which shows that they are not ordinary traffickers. Maybe... they are not just planning to sell the stolen children for money."

Yuwen Lan had already thought of this.

"Yes, the one who snatched the child was obviously not an ordinary person. I'm afraid there is some power behind him."

He thought to himself again. She mentioned Chai Weizhong just now. Could it be that Chai Weizhong did it?

At this moment, he heard her cursing in her heart, "What a perverted Hu Yichun! When I catch you, I will not be able to relieve my hatred unless I cut you into pieces!!! And that dead Chai Weizhong, he was a pervert and cheated on me, but as an official appointed by the court, he actually let his scumbag lover harm the child as an umbrella!!! I will definitely add a few more words to your story and publish it, so that you will be ruined, chopped into pieces, and despised by the world!!!"

Now, Yuwen Lan finally heard it clearly.

She said Chai Weizhong was a protective umbrella...

which meant he was the force behind the murderer.

Then what about Chai Weizhong's previous name...

Hu Yichun? I'm afraid he was the murderer.

But, she called him Chai Weizhong's "mistress".

Of course, he already knew that Chai Weizhong was a traitor, so it seemed that this person with the surname Hu was also a man.

He would ask the Jinyiwei to investigate later.

At this moment, she said, "Your Majesty, do you remember the storybook I wrote before? There was a scumbag who obviously liked men but tricked a woman into marrying him and giving birth to children for him and serving his parents?"

Yuwen Lan nodded, "I remember."

Yan Shu then said, "I read in the storybook before that some rich people lived too extravagantly and licentiously, and developed many strange habits. It was not enough to play with women, they also raised some good-looking men to do shameful things. What's more, they would even take some children who had not grown up as their..."

At this point, she pretended to be frightened and said, "Your Majesty, could those people have robbed the little boy tonight for this kind of thing?"

After speaking, she said anxiously in her heart, [Do you understand? They robbed the little boy to raise him as a pedophile and sell him! We must catch them!!!]

Of course Yuwen Lan understood.

Indeed, these people specialize in stealing young boys, and their purpose is very obvious.

In addition, it is related to Chai Weizhong...

He immediately said, "I will ask people to investigate such places in the capital."

Yan Shu nodded hurriedly, "Your Majesty is wise! I think so too, and we must be quick, if they get wind of it and run away, it will be bad."

Yuwen Lan hummed, and was about to get up and go outside to call people.

But at this time, she sighed in her heart, "It can only be like this. If I say too much, I am afraid that he will suspect me. I hope they can find the Yingbin Pavilion in Jinshui Lane."

Yuwen Lan raised his eyebrows.

——Jinshui Lane, Yingbin Pavilion, and the one called Hu Yichun.

He remembered them all.

~~

Yan Shu's painstaking reminder was not in vain. The government searched the city for a night, and the next morning, good news came.

Seven children were found in a mansion in Lihua Lane in the east of the city. They were all the ones that were lost before.

In addition, the soldiers also caught two men who were guarding the children.

But after severe torture, the two men only confessed that they wanted to sell these children to families in other places who wanted boys, and did not admit anything related to pedophilia.

On the surface, this seemed to be just a case of child trafficking...

In the court in the early morning, after listening to the reports from the Ministry of Justice and the Supreme Court, the king asked, "What common characteristics do these missing children have?"

The assistant minister of the Ministry of Justice replied, "Your Majesty, these children are all boys, with regular facial features, and are all between four and five years old."

But the king then asked, "If it was just trafficking, how did they find children of similar age with regular facial features?"

After he finished speaking, everyone began to think about it.

Hanlin scholar Zou Mozhong said, "Your Majesty is right. I think these people are very likely planning illegal activities."

- Tsk, there are so many shocking things these days. Didn't the former prince consort Zhao Chengwen buy a house in Jiangnan to buy and sell women?

He said, "In the past, there were also people who kidnapped girls and sold them to prostitutes. Since these boys are of the same age and have good looks...it is very likely that they will be sold to some dirty and vulgar people." As

soon as these words came out, everyone thought about it carefully and was terrified, and they all echoed -

"Lord Zou is right!"

"If they really enter here, then wouldn't the several children who have not been found fall into the tiger's mouth? Your Majesty, please order the search to continue!"

"If this is true, it is really horrifying. Please order a thorough investigation!"

"Please order a thorough investigation!"

...

Amid the excitement of the crowd, the king nodded and said, "Since ancient times, there has been no shortage of people with sexual addictions. If they do not harm the world and harm others, it is fine. But if they harm innocent people and commit unforgivable crimes, I will definitely punish them severely. This matter will be investigated by the Ministry of Justice, the Dali Temple and Jingzhao Prefecture, and all cases of missing children in recent years must be traced back, not limited to boys and girls. If any place or anyone is suspected of buying and selling people, they will be investigated strictly." As

soon as the words fell, everyone responded in unison, calling your majesty wise.

Yuwen Lan saw that Chai Weizhong was mixed in the crowd, also with a righteous look on his face.

He listened carefully, but saw that the other party was thinking, [Really have to stop recently, tell Chunlang not to come out. ]

~~

After the court meeting was over, Yuwen Lan left the Qinzheng Hall, but saw the Jinyiwei coming to report.

"Your Majesty, we went to Jinshui Lane, and there was indeed an inn called Yingbin Pavilion, but it was empty, and we did not find the lost child or the man named Hu Yichun. However, we found that Chai Weizhong often went in and out of a martial arts hall on Mashi Street recently."

"Martial arts hall?"

Yuwen Lan frowned.

Jinyiwei replied, "The owner of this martial arts hall is Hu Yichun."

Yuwen Lan immediately asked, "Where is he?"

Jinyiwei said, "Since last night, this person has suddenly disappeared, saying that he went back to his hometown to visit relatives."

This is of course an excuse.

Since last night, in order to track down the traffickers, all entrances and exits of the capital have been under strict martial law, and this person must still be in the city.

Yuwen Lan said, "Continue to track down Hu Yichun, and then arrange people to investigate this martial arts hall and the welcoming pavilion to see who usually patronizes them."

After speaking, he added, "Continue to monitor Chai Mansion."

Jinyiwei replied.

~~

At this time in Ganlu Palace, Yan Shu also heard the news that Hu Yichun had run away.

This is fucking, this pervert is really smart!

No matter how much she reminded the emperor, even if she pointed out the direction to him, this scumbag would flee as soon as he saw any movement. It can be seen that he had found countless caves in the capital before!

Not to mention Chai Weizhong who was the informer.

This man has also been an official in the court for many years, and he has followers and spies everywhere.

The other party is in the dark and the government is in the light, how can they be their opponent!

At this moment, the system made a sound, [After all, this person has been in so many places. He was able to run away even when the Shu Palace was destroyed. How could he be caught easily? ]

Yan Shu slammed the table, [No matter how smart she is, she must be brought to justice, otherwise I will have no appetite to eat! ]

System, [Oh? Who just ate a basket of crab roe buns, a beef bun and a bowl of wontons for breakfast? 】

Yan Shu, […This is just because I have no appetite. Normally, I can have another basket of steamed buns, two side dishes and a bowl of porridge. 】

…But this is not the point.

The point is that she must catch this dead scum pervert!!!

After all, there are still several children who have not been found!!!

How can she watch so many cute little lives fall into the hands of a pervert!!!

Tsk, after roaring angrily for a while, she suddenly came up with an idea...

~~

In the evening, Yuwen Lan stepped into Ganlu Palace, but saw Yan Shu approaching and smiling, "Your Majesty, can you not have dinner in the palace today? That day you said you would take me to eat outside the palace, but I haven't eaten yet."

Yuwen Lan felt strange, why did she want to go out for snacks at this time?

But then, she said anxiously in her heart, "Hurry up and agree! I want to take you to catch that pervert Hu Yichun! I know where he is. If we don't catch him, he will run out of the city!!!"

Yuwen Lan couldn't help but raise his eyebrows secretly. She actually wanted to take him to catch someone?

But think about it, at this time, it is probably only her special ability that can find the whereabouts of that person, and there is no need to make a fuss.

So he nodded and tried to say, "Okay, then where do you want to go? Or Tianjing Lane?"

But she shook her head and said, "No, I heard from someone today that there is a delicious restaurant called Jifulou on Shuanggui Street in the north of the city. The Huaiyang cuisine there is delicious. I want to try it. I wonder if it is okay?"

North of the city, Shuanggui Street?

It seems that Hu Yichun is there?

Yuwen Lan nodded and said, "Yes, let's go, while it's still early."

He smiled again, "I'll go with you."

It's hard for her to be so enthusiastic despite her small stature. Since he can catch the evil man, he can go there himself.

But seeing her happy face, she didn't forget to remind him, "However, I'm afraid that there will be another bad guy who steals children. Your Majesty, please bring a few more people."

Yuwen Lan smiled, "Okay, then bring a few more."

Yan Shu was relieved, and hurriedly changed into casual clothes with him and went to Shuanggui Street in the north of the city.

~~

When the lights came on, the two finally arrived at the Jifu Building.

Yuwen Lan got off the carriage and looked around calmly.

As he walked along, he knew that this place was a bit remote. This Jifulou looked like just an ordinary restaurant.

However, it was dinner time, so there were quite a few diners.

He thought, could it be that Hu Yichun was also eating here?

But Yan Shu, wearing a curtain, led him in naturally, and asked the owner for a private room on the second floor. After sitting down, she began to order dishes.

"I want the most famous dishes here, such as eel paste with fried oil, stewed lion's head, boiled dried shreds, and a squirrel mandarin fish."

The waiter answered and went out, and she smiled at him again, "These are the most famous dishes of Huaiyang cuisine. My husband, you can try them to see if they are better here or at home."

Yuwen Lan hummed.

But in his heart, he thought, if she is not here to arrest someone, why is she not in a hurry at all?

But he could not let his guard down, so he signaled the secret guards to ambush in the restaurant first.

Soon, the ordered dishes were delivered one by one.

Seeing that the food looked good, Yan Shu's eyes lit up and she tasted it immediately.

——She knew that the pervert would be here today, but the dishes here are indeed famous.

Ahem, people must be caught, but delicious food must also be eaten.

Well, I have to say, the dishes are really good.

The lion heads are as big as fists, and they taste fat but not greasy, soft and delicious;

the eel paste was still sizzling when it was served, and it tasted oily but not greasy, fresh and delicious;

the squirrel mandarin fish was sweet and sour and crispy, and the boiled dried shredded fish was also soft, glutinous and delicious.

Of course, she ate while listening to the system's messages.

When the four dishes were about to be finished, the system suddenly dinged, "Hu Yichun has come in."

Yan Shu immediately put down her chopsticks and wiped her mouth, and said to Yu Wenlan, "Husband, let's go."

Yu Wenlan was stunned, "Have you finished eating?"

Yan Shu nodded, but in her heart she said, "That bastard is here, hurry out and catch him!"

At this moment, she saw a secret guard also entered the room and whispered to him, "Master, the person has arrived."

Yu Wenlan nodded and said, "Okay."

He stood up and walked out with her.

After leaving the private room, you need to go downstairs to the door of the store.

Just as the two of them were walking down the wooden stairs, a man was coming up to them.

Yan Shu glanced through the curtain and saw that the other person was wearing a bamboo green satin robe and had a normal figure.

At first glance, he looked pretty good. But after another look, he felt a greasy and vulgar feeling coming over him.

At the same time, the system dinged, "This is that Hu Yichun."

Yan Shu, "He really looks like a pervert!"

The voice also reached Yuwen Lan's ears at the same time.

The store was not big and the stairs were narrow. At this time, he was passing by this person.

He frowned and was about to ask someone to take action.

But he saw that the other person turned his head and called out, "Sir..."

Several people were stunned.

Yuwen Lan also turned his head to look at him, but did not say anything.

The man laughed and said, "I wonder if I have seen you somewhere before? Why do you look so familiar?"

Yuwen Lan secretly raised his eyebrows.

But he heard the other party thinking, "This person has such a good temperament, could he be a high-ranking official in the court? Or a child of a noble family?"

"I wonder if he likes men? Is there a chance to seduce him..."

Yuwen Lan, "???"

Yan Shu beside him also heard the system say, "Pay attention, this person wants to seduce the emperor."

Yan Shu, "??? This pervert actually wants to seduce the innocent little emperor? I

'll kill him today!!!

She then said, "You have recognized the wrong person, my husband doesn't know you." Then,

before the other party could say anything, she suddenly covered her nose and said, "Oh, why do you suddenly smell so bad?"

Stinky?

Hearing this, everyone was stunned.

Including the perverted Hu Yichun in front of them.

Yan Shu said to him with a look of disgust, "Did this guest just come out of the toilet? Why is he full of stench?" As

soon as this was said, the other party narrowed his eyes and said, "Madam, you are joking. I just came in from the street." Yu Zhi

snorted in his heart, [How dare this dead woman say that to me? Such a good-looking man is wasted! ]

Yu Wenlan, "???"

The system immediately transmitted to Yan Shu, [He is scolding you. ]

Yan Shu laughed in her heart, but suddenly looked surprised, "Oh, where is my wallet?"

The system, [Good idea! Hu Yichun recently brought a royal blue scattered flower brocade wallet with twenty taels of silver inside. 】

Yan Shu immediately pointed at the other party and said, "Did you steal my purse!"

Hu Yichun was stunned, "What? How could I steal yours..."

Before he finished speaking, Yan Shu said, "It was still on me when we were in the room just now. I just walked a few steps and brushed against your shoulder and it disappeared. It must have been you who stole it!!!"

Without waiting for an explanation, she immediately looked at Yu Wenlan and said, "Husband, quickly ask someone to search him to see if there is my royal blue brocade purse with scattered flowers. There are twenty taels of silver in it!"

"What?"

Hu Yichun was stunned when he heard it.

This, this, this is not his purse...

But how did this woman know...

However, before he could react, Yu Wenlan had already winked at the side.

In a moment, several strong men rushed out from all sides and pressed him against the wall.

Yan Shu said, "Search him!"

The guards responded and immediately found a royal blue brocade purse with 20 taels of silver from the man.

Yan Shu immediately said, "Great, stealing silver in broad daylight! Husband, this man must be a habitual criminal, report to the authorities to find out what else he stole."

Yuwen Lan, "..."

It was so easy to get it.

I am convinced!