However, they were captured by a group of soldiers yesterday.
When Hua Ziyun heard that they had been captured, he immediately became anxious.
"Who took them away?" Hua Ziyun looked at the shopkeeper coldly.
The shopkeeper hurriedly said, "Captain Qin sent people to arrest them."
"Why did you keep silent when I came to ask, and even lied that they were not here? What is your intention?" Hua Ziyun asked coldly.
The innkeeper smiled bitterly and said, "I'm doing this for the sake of the inn's business. That man had contact with a smallpox patient. If anyone knew about this, no one would dare stay at our inn. Captain Qin arrested them for this very reason."
Hua Ziyun looked at him coldly, "If I find out that what you said is false, I will make you pay for it."
After saying that, Hua Ziyun led a group of yamen runners straight to the residence of Qin Duwei.
When Qin Yi heard that the prefect of Jingzhao Prefecture was asking for a meeting outside the door, and that he was accompanied by a group of yamen runners, his heart was alarmed. He kept thinking that he had not offended anyone recently, and there had not been any major events in the court. Why did the prefect of Jingzhao come to his door for no reason?
Qin Yi led the person into the door, and when he saw the person standing in front of him, his eyes suddenly lit up. It was the eighth prince.
"Eighth Prince, what brings you here? If there is anything, just let someone below inform me."
Hua Ziyun didn't exchange pleasantries with him and went straight to the point of his visit. "I came here today to ask about your visit. Did you take four people away yesterday?"
Qin Yi's heart skipped a beat, but he remained calm on the surface. "That's right. I received a report that four people had come into contact with someone infected with smallpox. To prevent the smallpox from spreading, my subordinates immediately took them to the quarantine area. We'll just have to wait seven days to see the results."
"Where are they now?"
"He's in the quarantine area outside the western suburbs of the city."
"You lead the way."
The group hurried to the west of the city, and when they arrived at the quarantine area, they saw a pile of burnt ruins.
"What's going on?" Hua Ziyun asked angrily.
Qin Yi was shocked and panicked, and immediately shouted, "Bring me the guards who were guarding here yesterday. What on earth are these people doing? They don't even know what's going on when there's a fire."
Hua Ziyun ignored him and hurried towards the ruins.
"Auntie Mu, little Mo'er." Hua Ziyun called out with a slightly choked voice.
Qin Yi was secretly surprised watching from the side. He didn't expect that those insignificant people actually had such an extraordinary relationship with the Eighth Prince.
Fortunately, a fire destroyed everything. Now, as long as I stick to my previous words, Prince Eighth will not be able to tell anything.
The two people who were guarding yesterday were found. They smelled of alcohol and it was obvious that they had been drinking outside all day. After several inquiries, no useful information could be obtained from them.
Qin Yi hurried forward, his face full of remorse and guilt as he said, "The Eighth Prince was under your supervision. I failed to manage them properly, allowing these cunning and deceitful individuals to remain in the army. I will therefore lash them with thirty lashes."
As he said this, he ordered his men to drag the two men away.
If he is alive, I want to see him in person; if he is dead, I want to see his body.
Hua Ziyun waved his hand, "Dig it up."
He didn't believe that Aunt Mu and Mo'er would die so easily in the fire.
At the same time, Bei Yutang and Xiao Moer returned to the City God Temple in the suburbs with food.
"Sister Mu, how's the investigation going? Have you found anything?"
"Not yet."
However, her intuition told her that things were not that simple.
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