While the unrest in the palace came to a temporary end, the same strange incidents were happening in the border areas of various countries in the Tianhe Continent.
Yanglin Thirteen Islands.
After the last epidemic, Dugu Cinema was ordered to assist the city lord Liu Mingsheng in restoring the local prosperity. After just one month, Yanglin Thirteen Continents had basically recovered. All the subjects here were grateful to the queen Ling'er. They even spontaneously built statues of mythical beasts to praise Ling'er's merits.
In the government office, a middle-aged man in an official robe was handling official business in the study when suddenly a sound of hurried footsteps was heard.
"Your Highness, I have something important to report." The anxious voice of the bailiff came.
After hearing this, Liu Mingsheng immediately put down the brush in his hand and said decisively, "Go ahead."
The bailiff took two steps forward, clasped his hands together, bent his body, frowned, and looked very solemn. "Your Highness, we have received another complaint about a missing child."
Liu Mingsheng raised his eyebrows, somewhat puzzled. A missing child in their area was not a big case, and they would receive a case every ten days or half a month. Every time, they would send some yamen runners out to help search and they would find the child. Why did such a case make the yamen runners so panicked
The yamen runner saw the city lord raised his eyebrows and naturally understood the city lord's doubts, so he continued: "We received five such cases at the same time."
Five cases
so much
To say that this was a coincidence is a bit too much.
"Go on." Hearing this, Liu Mingsheng had a bad feeling in his heart. He felt that something was going to happen again.
"Yes, City Lord. Actually, I received a case like this a few days ago. I thought it was just like the past, where a child got lost because of playing, so I took people out to look for him, but they didn't find him. I didn't expect that today, I received five cases, and among the missing children this time, there was a baby who couldn't walk!"
If it was a child who was missing, it could be that he got lost. But even a baby who was crying for food could be lost, so it was obvious that this was man-made.
But why did he arrest so many children
After hearing this, Liu Mingsheng frowned. For some reason, he had a feeling that this incident was unusual.
"Moreover, my nephew works in another county. He told me that they have received several cases like this. Moreover, the whereabouts of these children have not been found, and no clues have been found!"
"How could this happen!" Hearing this, Liu Mingsheng could no longer sit still and stood up. "Send all your men immediately to find the whereabouts of these children. Also, summon the people who lost their children. I want to question them personally."
"Yes, City Lord!" After receiving the order, the bailiff immediately turned around and left, but before he took a step, Liu Mingsheng spoke again.
"Wait a moment!" Liu Mingsheng stretched out his hand, signaling the bailiff to stop, "I'd better go and ask the question myself, and investigate the scene where the child was lost."
"Yes, City Lord."
"You must comfort the people who have lost their children and tell them not to panic. Don't let the situation develop like last time, where people are in a panic." This matter must be dealt with as soon as possible, otherwise it will lead to instability in the people's hearts.
It's been quiet for just a few days, and something happened again. It's really... Such hardship for these people!
"I understand. Please rest assured, City Lord, I will do a good job of comforting and stabilizing people's hearts."
"Well, that's good. Let's go..."
The yamen runner immediately stood aside, let Liu Mingsheng walk in front, and then followed closely behind him and left the study.
Liu Mingsheng personally went from family to family to inquire about the details of the missing children, visited the scene of the incident, and comforted the people.
Based on what he had learned from his visit, he could not find any clues at all.
Those children almost all disappeared suddenly, without any pattern. However, the missing children were all under the age of eight, so it was very likely that the murderer's target this time was children under the age of eight.
He just had no idea why or how the crime was committed.
How can I do this...
At this moment, the yamen runners brought another very bad news.
"Your Highness, while I was searching for the missing children, I found the skeletons of six children in the City God Temple near the South Gate. Two of them... were babies!"
"What!" Liu Mingsheng felt dizzy after hearing the news, staggered and almost fell down. Fortunately, the yamen runner was quick and supported his shaky body.
"City Lord, please take care of yourself. The people are waiting for you to solve the case and give them justice!"
"How could this happen..." Now, those children have been confirmed dead. How is she going to explain this to their parents
And it seems that the murderer is a serial killer. Maybe there will be children killed. If the case is not solved as soon as possible, it will definitely cause chaos.
Moreover, the murderer was so cruel that he not only killed the children, but also left them with only their skeletons. What kind of crazy person could do such a cruel method of cutting flesh and removing bones
Damn it!
After thinking it over, Liu Mingsheng rubbed his temples, then straightened up and waved to the yamen runner who was supporting him, indicating that he didn't need support anymore.
"I am now drafting a memorial. You must ride as fast as you can and deliver it to the king. Remember, you cannot be negligent for even a moment on the way, otherwise, something terrible will happen." Liu Mingsheng walked quickly to the desk, picked up the brush, dipped it in ink, and started writing immediately.
The movements are smooth and the writing speed is extremely fast.
It was finished in a short while.
"Remember, be quick!" He reminded the runner again and again after handing the memorial to him.
The yamen runner put the memorial on his waist and replied in a serious tone, "Yes, sir, please rest assured. I will rush forward and present the memorial to His Majesty!"
"Okay, go ahead."
On the other side, Ling'er, along with Emperor Shi Tian, had returned to Yunhai City through the teleportation array. (To be continued)