"Okay, grandson, this is a good idea. I think it makes sense. If there is no buyer, there is no seller. These kidnappers should all be put to death."

Zhu Yuanzhang said directly.

There is no one among the people who does not hate kidnappers.

Zhu Yuanzhang still remembers that when he was a child, children were often abducted in the village.

Zhu Yuanzhang didn't care at that time. But Cuihua from the next door house was also abducted by human traffickers. Only after experiencing it could one understand how hateful abductors are.

After all, Cuihua was the most beautiful girl in the village at that time, and many people secretly liked her.

Just like that, he was kidnapped.

Zhu Ying was slightly stunned when he heard this. The transaction that had not been accomplished in later generations was actually settled by the old man with just one sentence.

It should be noted that it is not that simple to commit the same crime of buying and selling. You must know that in today's world, only wealthy families can afford maids and servants.

This means that every time a sale is concluded to be a crime, landlords, wealthy people, and even nobles will be implicated.

But when Zhu Ying saw the old man's disapproving look, he finally understood.

Who is this old man? He is the founding emperor of the Ming Dynasty. No matter whether he is a landlord or a noble family, why would he care?

No matter how many nobles are involved in the kidnapping, can they be as many as those involved in the four major cases?

How many corrupt officials are killed every year?

If that's the case, then what does it matter.

"It's getting dark soon. I think the matter about Miss Xu should have a conclusion soon."

Zhu Ying said casually.

Zhu Yuanzhang nodded. In this capital, even if the city gates were blocked and the Jinyiwei and the five city troops were sent out together, they still couldn't solve the missing person case.

These people are really useless, and a group of them must be executed.

Not long after Zhu Ying finished speaking, Jiang Li came over.

"Greetings to Your Majesty, and to His Royal Highness Changsun." Jiang Li bowed.

"Well, have the kidnappers been caught? This case is extremely bad. They even dared to rob the daughter of the King of Zhongshan of the Ming Dynasty. Let's see, the kidnappers must be severely punished."

"After the interrogation, just execute them directly. Anyone involved in this matter will be punished and executed."

Zhu Yuanzhang made a direct conclusion.

This is also to give an explanation to the many nobles. These are the family members of the King of Zhongshan. This is no longer a simple case of trafficking.

It is a provocation to the Ming imperial family and Ming nobles.

However, Jiang Li, who had not yet had time to report the case, suddenly had beads of sweat the size of beans on his forehead after hearing His Majesty's words.

In an instant, Jiang Li didn't know what to say.

Because until now, there is no clue at all about Xu Miaojin.

Zhu Ying saw that Jiang Li looked a little strange, and immediately frowned and asked, "Commander Jiang, has the person not been arrested yet?"

"What is the current situation? Tell me in detail."

A hint of gratitude flashed in Jiang Li's eyes.

His Royal Highness Chang Sun was speaking for him at this time, which was completely helping him. If he had waited for him to speak on his own, His Majesty would have been furious and he wouldn't even have a chance to explain.

"Reporting to Your Majesty, Your Highness Changsun, this matter is extremely strange. I and other brothers of the Jinyiwei have searched the area around the Xu Mansion. No one saw Xu Miaojin and the maid when they went out."

"It's as if they disappeared from the human world afterwards, and we can't find any useful clues. The Jinyiwei prison has already detained more than 700 scoundrels in the capital who are related to human traffickers."

"We have already started a rigorous interrogation, and no one knows the whereabouts of Xu Miaojin yet."

Jiang Li explained quickly, his tone slightly nervous, and then he looked at His Majesty cautiously.

Zhu Yuanzhang was indeed attracted by the word "strange", and he still believed in the ability of the Jinyiwei.

Logically speaking, searching for a missing girl shouldn't be so difficult.

"Where is the Five Cities Military Command? Do they have any news? Why hasn't anyone come to report the situation at this hour?"

Zhu Yuanzhang shouted.

"Your Majesty, Commander Zhang of the Central City Military Department should be on his way. Before I came here, I heard that they seemed to have some news and were discussing it."

Jiang Li helped and said that now was not the time to add insult to injury. If His Majesty got angry, it would be very troublesome.

Not long after Jiang Li finished speaking, Commander Zhang of the Central City Military Division finally arrived.

"I am Zhang Yi, the commander-in-chief of the Zhongcheng Military Department, and I am here to pay my respects to Your Majesty." Zhang Yi bowed and saluted.

Zhu Yuanzhang nodded and said, "Stand up, and tell me about the current situation regarding the daughter of the King of Zhongshan. How is the case going? Has the person been caught?"

Zhang Yi's body tensed up when he heard this. He knew that the next words would not only concern the official hat on his head, but more importantly, his life.

If it is not handled properly, I am afraid that my life will be used to vent my anger.

"Reporting to Your Majesty, I have arrested all the pawnbrokers and other related persons in the capital and are interrogating them strictly."

"From the information we have received so far, we can confirm that Miss Xu has not left the city yet, so she is still in the city."

"It is very likely that these human traffickers who dared to attack the daughter of the King of Zhongshan are probably not locals in the capital. They are probably outsiders who did not recognize Miss Xu's identity."

"According to our speculation, the kidnapper should be in a state of panic and can only hide secretly. Now our Five Cities Military Department has begun searching the outer city of the capital. It shouldn't take long for us to get results."

Zhang Yi answered carefully.

Before Zhu Yuanzhang could speak, Zhu Ying frowned and said, "From what you said, it seems that if this matter does not involve the King of Zhongshan, the kidnapper would dare to kidnap."

"Does it mean that the people of the Ming Dynasty should be abducted?"

Zhu Ying's tone was somewhat unhappy. Although he was the eldest grandson of the current Emperor Ming, he was just an ordinary citizen in his previous life.

The most unbearable thing is the government’s indifference to the people.

Although the world is like this, Zhu Ying still feels uncomfortable.

When Zhang Yi heard this, he was a little confused. He subconsciously looked at Zhu Ying, wanting to explain but not knowing how to address him.

Obviously Zhang Yi didn't know Zhu Ying. With his status, even His Royal Highness the Crown Prince was not qualified to see him and could only look at him from afar.

At this point, Liu He introduced at the right time: "This is His Royal Highness Chang Sun."

After hearing this, Zhang Yi didn't care when there was a new Grand Highness Chang Sun in the palace, and said quickly: "Reporting to Grand Highness Chang Sun, this is not what I meant."

"But these kidnappers are generally very discerning and know who can be touched and who cannot be touched. That's why I think the possibility of them being foreign bandits is the greatest."

Zhu Ying did not ask too much about this matter, and said: "Then where was Xu Miaojin last seen? Has anyone seen her?"

Zhang Yi said: "According to the information obtained from the investigation, it should be near the Qinhuai River."

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"Miss, why don't we go back? I just went outside to order food and heard everyone talking about it. They said that the city gates were blocked."

"It's not that serious. I just didn't go home last night. It shouldn't be because of me."

"It's true, Miss. There are Jinyiwei and Wucheng Bingmasi people searching everywhere outside. It's so scary."

"They're not going to arrest us, why are you so scared? Besides, I haven't waited for Master Zhu yet."

"Miss, I'm scared. Go outside and take a look. There are really many people searching."

"This...Okay, I'll go take a look."

Xu Miaojin felt that the maid was exaggerating a bit.

Last night, she had sneaked out of the house with her maid as usual, and then went to Prince Yan's Mansion to find Zhu Gaochi.

But after leaving the house, she suddenly thought of visiting Qin Huai.

Because she was a woman, she and her maid disguised themselves.

After touring Qinhuai and recalling the times with Mr. Zhu, Xu Miaojin suddenly remembered that Ping'an Teahouse was opened by Mr. Zhu.

I heard from my nephew Zhu Gaochi that Master Zhu often went to Ping'an Teahouse.

So Xu Miaojin made a sudden decision to wait for Master Zhu at Ping'an Teahouse.

She no longer believed Zhu Gaochi, who had lied to her time and time again.

He always said that he had made an appointment, especially last Chinese Valentine's Day, I waited for a whole day and finally got the news that Mr. Zhu had left.

"I won't trust you anymore."

With red eyes, Xu Miaojin looked at the setting sun in the sky and spoke to Zhu Gaochi with grievance.

Mr. Zhu would definitely not lie to her, so the one who lied must be her nephew.

So, she decided to go find Mr. Zhu herself.

So Xu Miaojin stayed in a high-end inn opposite Ping'an Teahouse, and her window just happened to show the gate of Ping'an Teahouse.

As a woman, Xu Miaojin certainly would not show up in public casually, so after checking in last night, she asked the waiter to buy some writing brushes and ink as soon as she woke up.

Just like that, I started painting in the room with peace of mind.

Then she asked the maid to stare at the window to see when Master Zhu would come back.

Xu Miaojin opened the door and called the waiter over.

"Sir, do you have any instructions?"

The waiter asked enthusiastically. In the waiter's mind, the handsome young man in front of him was a big customer.

The reward in the morning is very generous.

So he would pay attention to this place when he had nothing to do, to see if there was anything he could help with.

"I see some chaos outside. I heard that the gates of the capital are blocked. What happened?"

Xu Miaojin asked in a deliberately low voice.

The waiter immediately replied, "The young master has been studying in the house, so he may not know about this. Now the news has spread everywhere that the young lady of the Zhongshan Palace has disappeared."

"It is said that he was probably kidnapped by human traffickers. Oh my god, what kind of human traffickers are so bold that they even dare to touch people from the Zhongshan Palace. They are really risking their lives."

At this point, the waiter seemed to think that this news was too common and not of much value. He then looked around and whispered:

"Sir, I heard that those people from the pawnbrokers had a bad time today. The Imperial Guards arrested a group of them first, and then the Five Cities Army arrested another group."

"It is said that all the pawnbrokers in the capital have been cleared out, and all the hooligans on the streets have been arrested one by one."

"This incident caused a huge uproar in the city. At least several thousand people were arrested."

When the waiter said this, he noticed that the young man in front of him looked worried, so he quickly turned away and said:

"Don't worry, sir. Our inn is very safe. We have a strong backer. Besides, not everyone can afford to stay in our inn."

"Only nobles like you can stay here. On our side, the Jinyiwei only came to ask a few questions and did not conduct any searches."

"Please rest assured, sir, and stay here."

The waiter said with some pride.

What he said was indeed true. If one could open an inn on the Qinhuai River without some background, it would be impossible to succeed.

The main targets of the Jinyiwei and the Wucheng Bingmasi were all in the slums. Places like Qinhuai, which were equivalent to the noble areas, were just subject to routine inquiries.

The restaurants, teahouses and inns near the Qinhuai River are basically occupied by dignitaries. No ordinary person can afford to set up business here.

For example, Zhu Ying’s Ping’an Teahouse was also the property of Prince of Yan Zhu Di.

"Okay, I understand."

Xu Miaojin was a little panicked. After saying something, she closed the door.

Although the waiter was a little disappointed that he didn't get another tip, he didn't think too much about it.

"These young masters are most afraid of the Jinyiwei. They are so scared just by hearing their voices. Eh."

The waiter left muttering.

Inside the house, after watching the waiter leave, the maid asked nervously, "Miss, what should we do?"

Xu Miaojin glanced at the window, feeling a little hesitant.

This time the incident caused such a big fuss that it would be extremely difficult for her to get out next time.

He gritted his teeth and said, "What else can I do? Of course I have to go back. Didn't you hear me say that I have arrested thousands of people because of me?"

"I can only go back."

The maid said with some fear: "Miss, will the master beat me to death? I'm afraid."

Xu Miaojin comforted him, "Don't worry, when we get back home, you can say that I forced you to do it. I will say the same thing then, and I won't blame you."

"At worst, we won't come out these days."

Xu Miaojin could imagine that this time when she returned, she would at least be under house arrest.

When the maid heard this, she felt a little relieved.

In the eyes of the two, this matter was not a big deal, it was just a matter of not returning home for one night.

After saying this, the two did not hesitate. Seeing that it was getting dark, they packed up their things, checked out, and went back to Xu's house.

The Jinyiwei prison, the Wucheng Bingmasi prison.

People were constantly being arrested and the cells began to fill up.

The pressure from the palace made the two major government offices operate more efficiently.

Currently, it is no longer limited to the pawnshops. Basically, anyone who has anything to do with gangs or the underworld will be arrested and interrogated first.

Once you are in the cell, you have no choice. No matter what the situation is, you have to interrogate him first.

There was no one to explain anything. They were just punished directly and then had to explain themselves for what they had done.

The situation here at Wucheng Bingmasi is slightly better.

The situation with the Embroidered Uniform Guard was completely different.

The people with black masks have never been to such a big prison where only high-ranking officials are qualified to enter.

The Jinyiwei prison was also called the imperial prison. Few people could get out after entering it.

At the same time, the same voice was heard from the Jinyiwei and Wucheng Bingmasi prisons.

"Tell me carefully, tell me what you have done, and confess honestly. If you have committed any crime, you can still keep your body intact. Otherwise, hmph, your whole family will be executed!"