Wei Yujiang waited for Meng Da to finish speaking, and immediately said: "Master Hou, if I am correct in my judgment, the sudden disappearance of that man named Da Zhuang is probably caused by the same reason as the previous disappearances. It's just that those previous cases happened There were no witnesses at the scene, but when Dazhuang disappeared, this woman happened to see him."
Qi Ning nodded slightly and said: "That should be it. Now it seems that this woman is not talking nonsense. What she said is probably true."
Meng Da couldn't help but said: "Master Hou, are those people really kidnapped by... or by evil spirits?"
"That's nonsense." Qi Ning frowned and said, "What kind of evil ghost is wronging the soul? There are no ghosts in the world."
Meng Da suddenly didn't dare to speak. Qi Ning pondered for a moment and then said: "Wei Sishen, that woman found out that Da Zhuang was kidnapped by the so-called evil ghost that night. If she wasn't talking nonsense, then why do you think she said that?"
"Pretend!" Wei Yujiang blurted out: "Master Hou, maybe she didn't read it wrong. When the crime occurred that night, she did see a ghost chasing people, but the ghost she saw was not a real ghost, but someone pretending to be a ghost. Dress up as a ghost and kidnap people.”
Qi Ning nodded and said: "You are thinking the same thing as I am. Someone should be pretending to be a ghost in order to hide his true face and worry about being seen and leaving clues."
Meng Daqi said: "Master Marquis, if... if this is really the case, why did those people pretend to be mysterious and arrest those men? Are those people dead or alive now?"
"If I knew this, wouldn't this case be solved?" Qining glanced at him: "The disappearance case started the year before last and continued until this year. This is really strange."
Wei Yujiang pondered for a while before saying: "Mengzhi County, in order to start this case, we must first investigate the background of these missing men, find out what they have in common, and find out whether they were related to other people before the incident." We have had contact." After a pause, he said solemnly: "Anyway, try your best to find out what similarities these people have."
Meng Da immediately said: "I will personally investigate the case according to the instructions of the judge."
"In that case, it depends on your ability as Magistrate Meng County." Qining said: "If we can really find out the clues, or even find out the truth of the matter, I will express my merits to the court, otherwise...!" sneered. Not a word, not much to say.
Meng Da said in panic: "I understand, I understand!"
After the mad woman took a bath and ate again, Meng Da immediately asked someone to take the mad woman away. Because of Qi Ning, Meng Da also took great care of the mad woman. The mad woman took Mrs. Tian's medicine After taking the pills, his mood was obviously relieved a lot, but he was still in a daze, but he stopped yelling.
After Meng Da led the woman away, Wei Yujiang said: "Master Hou, this case has lasted for several years, and it is not simple. I am now wondering whether such disappearances only occur in Dongyang County."
"Oh?" Qi Ning said with a smile: "Does Sishen Wei think that this case is not limited to Dongyang?"
Wei Yujiang said: "First of all, it is not completely certain whether there are only these few missing cases in Dongyang County. There may be some people missing, but their families have not reported the case to the government. Secondly, the missing people have one thing in common. In other words, they are all young and strong men, and not a single woman is missing. This is naturally very strange."
"It makes sense."
"If a woman is missing, you can guess that a group of vicious people snatched good girls and used them to force her into prostitution." Wei Yujiang thought carefully: "But why are the men taken away? The difference between men and women is that He is strong and can do hard work.”
Qi Ning nodded slightly and said: "The ones captured are all young and strong men. I think they should be used as laborers."
"Master Marquis, men are used as laborers, or they are captured and turned into bandits. When the world was in chaos, many bandits forced the strong men to fall off the grass and robbed their homes." Wei Yujiang said slowly: "Other than that, it is possible to let those Men go to work as hard labor, but what exactly they will do is impossible to guess.”
Qi Ning said with a smile: "It's not easy for you to think of this. I think that Meng Zhixian is not a stupid person. If he really investigates the case carefully, he should be able to think of this, and then follow this If you continue to explore for clues, you may not gain anything." His expression immediately became solemn and he said: "If it weren't for the emergency in the East China Sea, and Wei Sishen stayed here for a few days, maybe the matter would be revealed."
"I don't dare to humble myself." Wei Yujiang immediately humbled himself.
They were about to set off early the next morning. Although they were interrupted by the case of the mad woman, Qi Ning still ordered everyone to rest early. He returned upstairs and passed by Mrs. Tian's door. He heard the creak of the door of Mrs. Tian's door and opened a gap. I heard the lady's voice say: "Master Hou... is Master Hou going to take a rest?"
They stayed in inns along the way, and Mrs. Tian lived next door to Qi Ning, but the two of them didn't say anything. The main reason was that Qi Ning deliberately avoided it and didn't give Mrs. Tian a chance to speak.
He passed by Madam's door, and Madam could open the door immediately. Qining knew that Madam must have been waiting for him to go upstairs. He stopped, took a look, nodded slightly and said: "Madam, haven't you rested yet? She will leave early tomorrow morning. , you need to get up early, you have worked hard along the way, so take a rest early."
The lady hesitated for a moment, stuck her head out, looked around the corridor, then blushed and plucked up the courage to say: "Master Hou... Master Hou, can you spare some time? I... I have a few words to say to you." explain."
"Oh?" Qi Ning deliberately frowned and said, "In your room?"
Madam hurriedly opened the door, obviously to let Qin Ning in, but Qin Ning deliberately stood in front of the door, shook his head and said: "Madam, it is dead of night, if we are in the same room at this time, a man and a woman alone, will Don't you want people to make irresponsible remarks? I know Madam takes this very seriously, so I don't want to embarrass you."
Mrs. Tian was a little annoyed, but she still said patiently: "I am... now disguised as a man, and they... they can't tell. Mr. Hou, don't... don't worry."
After all, she was traveling with Qi Ning this time. In the rest of the trip and even the negotiations in the East China Sea, she was afraid that she would have to rely on Qi Ning in many places. The two of them did not talk to each other along the way, and they seemed to be apart, which made Mrs. Tian extremely depressed. , even more uneasy, knowing that if it continues like this, it will eventually become a problem, and the gap between the two will always have to be resolved.
Qining pondered slightly, Mrs. Tian's beautiful eyes were like water, looking at Qining with expectation, Qining sighed, and then went to the madam's room.
The madam was immediately overjoyed and hurriedly got out of the way. When Qining entered the room, she immediately closed the door. Although she said she was not worried, she was a smart woman and knew in her heart that if she went down this road, there would be many people in the team. Someone guessed that she was a woman. Qining came into her room in the middle of the night. If someone saw her, she couldn't tell.
There was a lamp burning in the room, which was not very bright. Qining walked to the table and sat down. Madam had already twisted her waist and quickly walked over, picked up the teapot and poured Qining a cup of tea, and then stood next to Qining. , the pink lips moved, but no words came out.
Qi Ning could feel that Madam must be extremely nervous now, and was amused in her heart. He slowly picked up the tea cup, blew a sip of tea powder, and suddenly asked: "Is the Tea Madam here suitable for you?"
The madam is a woman who likes to think too much. When she heard this, she thought Qining didn't like the tea in the inn, and she felt a little embarrassed: "Master Marquis, here... there is only such tea here, I forgot to bring the tea here...!"
"Don't think too much, that's not what I meant." Qining took a sip before saying, "I mean you don't go out much, but you came all the way here this time, and the humidity here in the East China Sea is obviously higher than that in the capital. The sides are heavy, are you used to it?"
"Then... that's nothing." The lady said, "I'll go back after finishing my work in a few days."
Qi Ning nodded slightly and said nothing.
The atmosphere suddenly became stiff. Madam bit her lip and finally said: "Master Marquis, you...are you always angry with me?"
"Angry?" Qining remained calm and asked, "Why do you think Madam thinks so?"
The lady blushed and said: "I... I know that Mr. Hou must be angry with me. It's... it's my fault. Mr. Hou... Mr. Hou, please don't be angry again, okay?" She begged softly, but Qining couldn't bear it. Looking over, under the light, the lady's face was like a peach blossom. Although she was dressed in men's clothing, she could not hide her charming charm.
The surroundings were quiet and the night was quiet. The fragrance wafting from Madam's body penetrated into Qi Ning's nasal cavity unknowingly. Qi Ning pondered for a moment and then said softly: "Madam, why do you have to hide your identity?" Apply makeup and powder?"
"Ah?" Madam raised her head and said with an innocent face: "No... no, I... I have never put on rouge since I went out." She came closer, pointed at her cheek and said: "Master Marquis, if you don't believe me, see for yourself, really. It’s not painted with makeup.”
The delicate skin that could be broken by blows was so close in front of him, Qin Ning secretly admired it in his heart, thinking that this woman took good care of herself. From her skin, there was no trace of the middle-aged state at all. The supple and supple skin The skin is like an egg that has been peeled off, and it seems that it can be broken with just a light poke of your finger.
Seeing Qi Ning looking at her cheek, Madam suddenly realized something, blushed, and took a step back hastily.
"I misunderstood. I smelled the fragrance when I came in, and thought it was because the lady applied makeup and powder." Qining drank tea from a cup, still calm and calm when he spoke.
The lady explained in a low voice: "It's... it's the fragrance that was left on my body for a while... and it won't go away. I... I don't know what to do."
Qi Ning nodded slightly, and then asked: "Madam said I was angry with you, where did she start? Why am I angry with you?"
The madam bit her lower lip, then lowered her head and said, "If... if Mr. Hou is not angry, why... why have you ignored me these days and deliberately not talked to me? I know... I know you are avoiding me on purpose, If you weren't angry, then... you wouldn't be like this."
Qining sighed: "Madam, is this a little too much? I approached you and talked to you before, but you were always on guard, as if... Hey, as if I wanted to take advantage of you. I understand what you mean, these days It's bad to get closer, so I deliberately distanced myself, just hoping that Madam will be satisfied. Who knows...!" He shook his head and smiled bitterly: "Who knew Madam would blame me for this matter again, Madam, how do you want me to be satisfied? "