"Reporting to you gentlemen, the remains have all been pieced together. All the remains are female, two of whom were under twenty years old, and the rest were under fifteen. Judging from the remains, these girls have been dead for about five or six years." Ma Rencai bowed his head in greeting. He had been uneasy ever since he discovered this, and now that it was confirmed, an indescribable feeling lingered in his heart.
These remains should have belonged to lively and lovely girls who should have had wonderful lives ahead of them, married, had children, and were surrounded by grandchildren, instead of staying in this stinking mud!
Some were even reduced to fragments of bone, making it impossible to piece together a complete corpse!
After hearing the report, Li Wenyi felt a pang of sadness. Even though the county was not under his jurisdiction when these girls died, the feeling of helplessness was truly unbearable.
All he could do was investigate the matter thoroughly and punish the murderer, but for those who had already passed away, he could only hope that their souls could find some solace.
Now that the remains have been pieced together, they will be taken back to the yamen in batches. It will be more convenient to send people there to investigate the matter than here.
Previously, they could slack off a bit, but now that the matter is getting bigger and bigger, the Embroidered Uniform Guards dare not treat it casually anymore. They went straight into the yamen and borrowed the room where Li Wenyi and Ma Rencai usually handled official business, and began to issue orders one after another.
Li Wenyi could only stand by and support, unable to get involved or speak, but he could see all sorts of messages coming together in the room, and the progress was getting faster and faster.
Seeing that everything was going according to Ye Shuang's plan, she felt relieved and withdrew her divine sense. The capital was in deep trouble, and this place was so close to the capital. She simply couldn't believe that the deaths of these girls had nothing to do with the people in the capital.
When the investigation reaches the capital, I wonder what the Embroidered Uniform Guard will do? But it doesn't matter what their reaction is; as long as they react, it will be enough to make Li Wenyi completely give up on this dynasty.
Compared to the turmoil at the yamen, things remained peaceful for Li Mantian and the Li family.
The food supplies are running low. If we decide to continue operating, we will have to buy more food.
When no one was around, Li Mantian discussed this matter with Li Shi. Li Mantian still held the same opinion, and Li Shi was somewhat reluctant to give up the business that had been on the right track these past few days.
"...Anyway, this storefront is rented. If the food supply is insufficient, we'll only buy enough for one or two days at a time. If the situation worsens, we can eat it ourselves without wasting any. The profits from these two days have been quite good, and it would be a pity to give it up like this."
Li Mantian was still hesitant about whether to start, but trying it for a few more days wouldn't be a bad idea.
Ye Shuang contacted Mo Wu, who was currently idle in the county, so she asked him to prepare the grain. It didn't matter where he went; collecting some good grain wouldn't be difficult.
Unexpectedly, Mo Wu sent a message back saying that he still had some wheat with spiritual energy, and asked if he wanted to mix it with the ordinary wheat and send it over together.
This is a great idea. If all the wheat is imbued with spiritual energy, mortals would probably be unable to withstand it and would explode and die. However, if it is mixed with ordinary wheat, with only a few grains mixed in a bag, it would be enough to improve the taste of the wheat. Mortals would not feel uncomfortable after eating it; on the contrary, they would find it delicious and feel comfortable all over after eating it.
Ye Shuang readily agreed, and Mo Wu went to do it. It was easy, except for the extra procedure.
By the time Li Shi and Li Mantian had finished discussing and were preparing to buy grain, Mo Wu had already made the necessary preparations.
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