At the beginning, Zhu Cheng didn't know that Master Zhang was his son. He had been working hard outside for many years and already had many wives and concubines. But perhaps due to physical reasons, although he had many wives and concubines, none of them was pregnant with his children. He had also long forgotten Jingrong. This time when he came to Wushan Town to be the county magistrate, he only thought about how to get more money. Only when he had more money could he feel at ease. He had always been thinking about how to use his identity as a county magistrate to make money in this remote place.

Unexpectedly, Jingrong came to his door one day and told him that Master Zhang was his son. She took out Master Zhang's birth date and horoscope as evidence, forcing Zhu Cheng to believe that he really had a son.

Zhu Cheng was surprised and delighted. He originally thought that he would never have children in this life, but suddenly he did. This made him like those people who suddenly realized that they were fathers. He just wanted to give the best to his son. When he learned that his son liked beautiful women, he advised Jingrong instead, saying that it was not a big deal. It was just a matter of finding more women for his son. There were too many of those lowly girls, so he could just buy him more.

Things that can be solved with money are not problems. But Mr. Zhang is a man who gets bored easily after playing with women for a while. There are more and more maids in the Zhang Mansion, but he dare not let them out easily, for fear that they will talk nonsense outside. At this time, Zhu Cheng happened to know a country gentleman, whose son had a physical defect and could not get married. Zhu Cheng thought, there are so many maids in the Zhang Mansion, and his son doesn't like them anymore. Why not sell a few of them to the country gentleman? This will not only help him solve the problem, but also earn some money and clear out some of the maids in the Zhang Mansion. It's killing three birds with one stone, so why not do it?

From the beginning, Zhu Cheng, who had tasted the sweetness, could no longer stop. He asked his brother-in-law to go out and look for families from small places with good financial conditions but who could not find relatives for various reasons. He sold the maids in the Zhang Mansion and asked Jingrong to keep looking for new daughters from families with no backing and buy them into the mansion to provide for his son's amusement and then sell them when he got tired of playing. Zhang Jichen originally obeyed Jingrong's orders, so he soon got involved. The few of them made a lot of dirty money by buying and selling women, and this business continued.

After listening to what Zhang Jichen said, Chu Yunxi felt very depressed. They were trading people, not objects, so why didn't they feel any guilt?

Fortunately, all the people were caught in the end. Next, according to the list, all the women were rescued. This matter was successfully concluded. Although some people may have already died, the culprits were brought to justice. Their souls in heaven can rest in peace.

After coming out of the interrogation room, it was already very late. Xiao Mubei accompanied Chu Yunxi to Zhang's house and checked Lang Rui's injuries. His fever had indeed subsided. Hongyu took good care of him, keeping a close eye on his infusion and changing the fluid on time. Although he was wrapped in bandages all over his body, his breathing was steady and his heartbeat was strong. He finally passed the critical period.

"Lang Rui has made a great contribution this time. Your Majesty must reward him well when he returns." Chu Yunxi looked at Lang Rui. He had been wandering outside for a year and finally had the hope of returning home, but he chose to stay and help Xiao Mubei. Such righteousness is rare.

"Okay." Xiao Mubei originally had this plan.

Three days later, Lang Rui had woken up and his health had improved greatly. Xiao Mubei publicly tried Zhu Cheng and the people in Zhang Mansion. All the people in Wushan Town went to watch. The crowd was very excited. Xiao Mubei sentenced Zhu Cheng, Jingrong, Zhang Jichen and Master Zhang to behead immediately. The other accomplices were sentenced to beheading or exile in the autumn according to the severity of their crimes. As soon as the verdict was over, the people in the town shouted, "Long live the King of Dingbei!"

Zhu Cheng and the other four looked as pale as death and were immediately taken to the execution ground to be beheaded. The people hit them hard with rotten vegetable leaves and eggs, which showed that they had already aroused public anger.

Chu Yunxi and Wen Rulan stood together on a high place in a restaurant near the execution ground, looking at the crowds of people moving downstairs. The execution vehicle was moving slowly, almost blocked by the crowd, but no matter how slow it was, it was always moving forward bit by bit, and this road would eventually come to an end.

Chu Yunxi said, "Since I came to this ancient time, I have seen many executions, some of which were satisfying and some of which ended in regret. I have seen how vicious people are and how unpredictable things are. When I was in the Special Medical Bureau, I also solved cases, but I always felt that I was not as impressed as I am now. Brother, do you remember our time?"

Wen Rulan crossed his arms, with his black hair tied up high. He was completely different from the Wen Rulan in Chu Yunxi's memory. He looked at the crowd downstairs and said softly, "Of course I remember. At that time, I was often on the front line, and you were more often in the bureau. Occasionally, when I went on a mission, you always followed me. You were good at fighting and helped me a lot. Later, I often liked to call you when I went out. Every time we solved a case, we would go to my house for dinner. At that time, we were only responsible for solving the case. The trial and execution had nothing to do with us, so we didn't see the end of those criminals, and naturally the feelings were not as deep as they are now."

"Yes, brother, do you miss that time? Do you miss your family and our colleagues?"

Wen Rulan smiled bitterly, "How can I not think about it? As long as I think about it, my parents will know about my death. I don't know how sad they will be. I can't wait to rush back and tell them that I'm fine and don't be sad. And our colleagues, they must feel very guilty..."

"Senior Brother, do you think there is a possibility that in that world, we did not die, but were occupied by another person and continued to live? Just like us now?" Chu Yunxi turned her head and looked at Wen Rulan.

Wen Rulan was shocked and asked, "What did you say?"

It seems that he has never had the same dream as himself. Chu Yunxi sighed and told Wen Rulan about his dream a few days ago. He said, "I have been thinking about this matter these days. The dream was too real, and I remember it clearly. I used to forget most of the content of my dreams after waking up, but this time, it was as if it really happened. I remember every detail, even the content of the newspaper my father read. This really doesn't seem like a dream. Brother, do you think it's a soul swap?"

"Soul exchange?" Wen Rulan frowned. "You mean, Chu Yunxi, who was originally here, went to our era?"

Chu Yunxi nodded, "I'm just guessing. Actually, I once saw the original Chu Yunxi in this body in a dream. At that time, she said that she had been waiting for me. After she saw me, she never appeared again. I wondered if it was because I was seriously injured during that time and was still in the hospital. After she left, she went to my body and that me woke up?"

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