Chapter 453 People only believe what they hear
The three families who lost their children were also stunned, somewhat unsure of what Marquis Zhenbei meant.
But the worry about the child overcame their fear, and coupled with what Ran Qingxuan had said before, they had no choice but to continue praying.
"My Lord, we have provided all the clues we can, but so much time has passed and the government has not even posted a wanted picture, and no one has come out to look for him. We really have no other choice but to come to your house for help."
"As the master of the fiefdom, you can't just ignore it!"
The officer who was beaten covered his leg and said to the man who spoke, "Since you don't trust the government, there is no need for us to continue looking for him. I will report this matter to the inspector word for word when I return."
"Let's go!"
The group of officers came and left quickly, and soon the entrance of the Zhenbei Marquis Mansion became quiet.
In the eyes of outsiders, these people have offended the government. If the Marquis of Zhenbei does not care, then they will be helpless.
"My Lord, please help me look for it. You have so many soldiers under your command..."
"That's right. The government doesn't care anymore. Please have some pity on these parents!"
I don't know who mustered up the courage to shout, and the people around followed suit.
The guards of the Marquis's mansion had already brought the horses. When the Marquis of Zhenbei climbed onto the horse, the three villagers who were looking for their children seemed to have all their strength drained away from them, and they collapsed to the ground powerlessly.
"There is no hope..."
"What will happen to my child..."
Unexpectedly, a heavenly sound rang out the next second.
"Go to the government office and get the portrait, and send it to me."
After Zhenbei Hou finished speaking, he looked at the three families who had ignited hope.
"A portrait is not very useful, but I will give it to my soldiers to see if they know him or have seen him before. They can also know where children are easy to be kidnapped. I think this person is most likely from Cangzhou."
"Don't make any more trouble. I will try to find him."
"Yes, yes, thank you very much, sir. Thank you very much, sir!"
Marquis Zhenbei led his troops away, and the news soon reached the ears of the people in Yinyue City.
Many people talked about this matter. First, they accused the three families who asked Zhenbei Hou for help in finding their children of not being able to distinguish the importance of the matter. Second, they accused the government of not even finding the children after such a long time.
The most controversial issue is that some people think that the Marquis of Zhenbei should not have agreed to find the child. After all, his duty is to resist foreign enemies. What is the difference between looking for the child and stealing the government's job...
People with children can't help but say a few words about this matter, but most of them look at it from the perspective of being a parent.
If their children were lost and the government ignored them, they might seek help from Marquis Zhenbei.
In short, the incident had already happened, and the three families looking for their children were waiting outside the mansion of Marquis Zhenbei, as if they would not leave until Marquis Zhenbei came back and gave them an explanation.
People passing by were talking about it, but the three families refused to leave and even found a farther location to avoid the cold wind.
Many people shook their heads but didn't say much.
Zhenbei Hou left to go to Xianshui Town to investigate the explosion of the Salt Gang. Ran Qingxuan saw that things were developing as expected, so he met up with Gu Yanchen and went straight to the family where the child was found at the dam.
The two waited on the mountain beside the dam for nearly half an hour. Gu Yanchen was sharp-eyed and saw a group of soldiers with spears running towards them in the distance.
The leader was none other than the Marquis of Zhenbei, who was wearing a cloak.
The man who was knocked unconscious last night was still a little dazed when he woke up. He was scared to death when he found his child was missing. He was afraid that the person who gave him money to look after the child would come looking for him, so he packed up his things and ran away.
Now the yard was quiet. Ran Qingxuan went straight in and released the children who were still sleeping.
The clothes they were wearing were changed last night, and the dirty appearance was improved. It didn't look like they had been digging a hole for about a month...
The two left quickly, and soon after, Zhenbei Hou came according to the instructions.
Gu Yanchen had informed him long ago, so the Marquis of Zhenbei pretended to search for a while and then went to the backyard himself. Sure enough, he found the child who had been missing for more than a month in the cellar of the room that Gu Yanchen mentioned.
As the children were found one by one, the few scattered onlookers around were shocked.
"I didn't expect that all the missing children in the city were with Ma the Butcher. I always noticed that something was wrong with him, but I didn't expect that he kidnapped so many children..."
The portrait given by the government was completely different from the one in the hands of the Marquis of Zhenbei, but the key point was that the government had never posted the portrait of the suspect, resulting in the people having no idea who it was.
Now that the Marquis of Zhenbei was holding the portrait, no one could tell who it was. In addition, the child was found in Ma the Butcher's Yard, so everyone thought it was him.
"I've seen through these kids pretty well. Didn't they say they've been missing for about a month?"
“Not sure…”
The discussions reached the ears of Marquis Zhenbei. In order to avoid suspicion, he spoke directly to his generals.
"Go inform the authorities that they have found the butcher Ma who kidnapped the child to sell him. He was not at home when the incident happened. I wonder if he has accomplices. Have the authorities post their portraits and arrest them immediately!"
"Yes, sir, I will do it immediately."
When the people around heard that it was a child trafficking case, they were immediately furious.
"I said that this horse butcher must have been desperate, otherwise who would have given him the courage to bring back so many horses to sell? It's simply abominable."
Once a topic is started, people will naturally make complete guesses.
Ran Qingxuan and Gu Yanchen followed the team from a distance until they saw with their own eyes the three families find their own children among the group of children.
The people who had already dispersed were shocked. They didn't expect that the lost children would be found before lunch.
It was the same excuse. People just thought the children were kidnapped and sold for money, and did not connect them to the explosion at all.
Qi Jing was still unconscious at this moment and didn't know what had happened, but his few remaining subordinates knew that the child had been found.
At this time, those people were worried and gathered together to discuss how to explain the matter when Qi Jing woke up.
"The plan failed. When the eldest prince wakes up, he will be furious. There is no other way except to kill him and leave no evidence..."
"Let's do this, otherwise we will be the ones to die..."
These men from Silver Moon City were not the ones who were kept in the capital, and they did not understand Qi Jing's temper well enough.
They thought that killing him would appease Qi Jing's anger, but they didn't know that the same ending was waiting for them.
The child was found and the dam was not destroyed or breached. Ran Qingxuan was extremely happy as he had accomplished two great things.
"That's great. The dam didn't burst, so the pandemic won't happen. We just have to wait for our mother and the others to pass by Silvermoon City and join us."
Ran Qingxuan and the others had already returned to the Charity Bureau. Qu Feng and the others no longer needed to look after the children, so they naturally left the space.
"The people of Cangzhou don't have to suffer anymore, but my fellow apprentices have to suffer. Even if there is no major epidemic, they still have to work hard to rush back."
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