Upon arrival at their destination, they indeed found many corpses abandoned in the grassy sea.
These corpses were barely clothed, without even a proper shroud. They were dumped here in batches, and no one came to offer sacrifices.
This place is full of wandering ghosts.
Xu Yuehuai looked at the corpse and felt a chill run down her spine.
A chill ran down the soles of my feet, through my bones, across my skull, and then vanished without a trace. "How could there be so many corpses?"
"We don't know, but we need to retreat immediately, or we might face a great disaster."
Why?
Xu Yuehuai was eager to unravel this mystery.
But Ah Qi said, "Once the person who dumped the body finds us, they will definitely kill us to cover it up. You see, these guys are ruthless and callous. In their hands, people are just like cats and dogs, like snakes, insects, rats and ants."
You could hear that the child's voice was rising and trembling.
Although it is unknown who harmed these countless people, it is clear that such people are not to be trifled with.
The two were still staring at each other when Jiang Shichen and Zhou Wan moved closer.
Zhou Wan had clearly seen the corpses in the grass. She was so panicked that she sat down on the ground. She had never seen so many corpses in her life.
"Mom, it's alright, it's alright."
Now it was Jiang Shichen's turn to comfort his mother.
Jiang Shichen was clearly terrified, but he pretended to be calm and helped Zhou Wan up. Zhou Wan felt nauseous and instinctively retched twice, but nothing came out.
"What should we do, Grandma?"
"Quickly lead our people down the mountain to sell herbs," since the quantity is already quite considerable, "we'll be down soon."
Zhou Wan nodded, but after taking two steps, she turned back worriedly, "Mother, please be careful."
"Don't worry," Xu Yuehuai reminded the other party, "Remember, you didn't see anything."
Zhou Wan turned around and hurriedly led a group of people away.
At this moment, Jiang Shichen suppressed his fear and half-squatted beside a corpse to observe it. Xu Yuehuai, seeing that Jiang Shichen had a talent for being a coroner, smiled and asked, "Have you noticed anything?"
"They are laborers, they are coolies."
Xu Yuehuai had already determined this yesterday, but now that the other party had said it, she felt both relieved and confused. "How did you figure that out?"
"Fingers, soles of feet, scars on the body."
Jiang Shichen said.
At the same time, this image appeared in the little guy's mind.
Within that boundless mine, tens of thousands of heads thronged.
They were all laborers; they couldn't rest. If they slacked off even slightly, the whips would lash them mercilessly, leaving every corpse covered in sores, a truly horrifying sight.
"Further reasoning, why was the body dumped here?"
"Isn't that simple? The people who hired them were unwilling to tell their families about their deaths. In other words, these men were likely kidnapped somewhere, which is why they ended up like this."
Xu Yuehuai wholeheartedly agreed with this analysis.
But his face showed a disdainful expression. "Your analysis still has loopholes. Go down the mountain and sell medicine with your mother. Don't pay any attention to this matter."
Jiang Shichen looked at Xu Yuehuai and said, "I'm still planning to show my skills."
In fact, Jiang Shichen had already deduced that Xu Yuehuai would not ignore it; on the contrary, she was prepared to investigate thoroughly.
If we hadn't encountered it, it would have been fine, but now that we've seen it, how can we just ignore it?
Xu Yuehuai naturally wanted Jiang Shichen to get some training so he could become a key member of the team in the future, but now that he's faced with such a tough challenge right away, it's bound to be a bit hard for the little guy to digest.
Therefore, let's start with an appetizer.
"You'd better leave now," Xu Yuehua frowned, seeing that Jiang Shichen had actually disobeyed her orders. "Do you believe I'll show you what I'm capable of right now?"
Clearly, Jiang Shichen had been physically assaulted by Xu Yuehuai, and at that moment he vanished without a trace.
As for Xu Yuehuai, she stared at the corpse.
But that might not necessarily reveal any clues.
Never mind the consequences, there's still the Censor-in-Chief, isn't there? Let's go back and talk about it later.
She counted the bodies and found there were about ten people, which was an exceptionally large number.
Upon arriving in the town, Zhou Wan led everyone back to rest. Ever since witnessing the corpse today, Zhou Wan had been restless and distracted.
When Zhou Wan returned to the inn, the first person she saw was the waiter.
The waiter was all smiles, his attitude different from yesterday.
"What are you doing?" Zhou Wan asked, looking at the other person.
The waiter grinned and leaned closer to Zhou Wan, "Madam, Madam! The young master next door checked out today and left. Before he left, he left you ten taels of silver and asked me to serve you all well. May I ask what you would like to eat today?"
"What?"
Zhou Wan was surprised, "Ten taels of silver?"
What surprised her was that at that time, a third-rank official in the imperial court only received a monthly salary of thirty taels of silver, so ten taels of silver was a huge sum of money.
Secondly, she was surprised that someone she had just met so casually would be so generous as to give them ten taels of silver.
Some time ago, Zhou Wan was reprimanded by Xu Yuehuai for taking Qi Guze's money. Now, upon hearing that someone had sent money, Zhou Wan was naturally uneasy. "Where's the money?"
"Here it is." The waiter showed her the tray.
Where are they?
"this……"
The waiter looked outside with a melancholy expression.
The long street was bustling with traffic and teeming with people.
There's not a trace of it left.
Zhou Wan took the silver and prepared to chase after him, but ultimately felt it was not a good idea. She put the silver on the counter of the inn and prepared to run away as fast as she could. However, after wandering around outside and searching everywhere, she saw nothing.
She could only return empty-handed and disappointed.
Seeing his mother return dejected, Jiang Shichen quickly leaned closer and said, "This time, I didn't take any money from anyone."
“We didn’t take any of it; he left it here,” Zhou Wan said. This time, she had a solution. She put the money in a tray and took it back into the house. “When Mother comes, we’ll give it to her and let her handle it.”
The mother and son dared not rest, and after waiting for a long time, they finally saw Xu Yuehuai return.
On the way back, the two discussed the labor issue at length.
Ah Qi is a precocious little devil, incredibly intelligent.
His reasoning was convincing, but Xu Yuehuai was no slouch either.
"What I mean is, let's each mind our own business and ignore them."
Ah Qi's goal was to go to the capital.
Chang'an is such a wonderful place. Ah Qi still remembers when her mother was still alive, she would often mutter, "You, once you get to Chang'an, you can find out the mystery of your origins. My dear Ah Qi, you are no ordinary person."
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