The daughter of a noble family is reborn, and she is doted on by her godmother.

Although there was no evidence, Yun Yuke had a feeling in her heart.

These events behind Changgan City were definitely orchestrated by Marquis Ankang.

The key issue is that their guesses lack evidence, making them unreliable. Frankly, this kind of judgment is simply untenable.

Although this society was still in the era of feudal imperial power, where rule by man outweighed rule of law, evidence was still quite important. With evidence, people with greater power could do things legitimately.

For example, Zhu Ling's existence, to put it bluntly, was a representative of a higher authority being delegated to the common people. In this era, imperial power was still the highest authority.

While it may feel good and satisfying to use torture in private, if someone gets hold of it, you will end up being the one who suffers.

Therefore, it's better to be open about it, gather evidence, and Yun Yuke had previously seen the army that Zhu Ling and her team brought with them when they took office this time.

With its strict military discipline, orderly operations, and the fact that it was a team personally appointed by the emperor, there is no doubt that this team was there to solve the problem of Changgan City.

If we were to eliminate these people directly, it would allow more villains to escape, which would be a greater loss than gain.

Without hesitation, Yun Yuke arranged several things early the next morning.

First, Qingqing stayed at home, outwardly overseeing the business while secretly preparing for Liu Jie's return.

If Liu Jie has made arrangements to snatch the person, he will have to come to Yanchun Pavilion to look for them again; the Yun family can wait and see what happens.

Secondly, Yun Yuke went to the Ruihe Goods Store, which was run by her younger brother and located next to Yunxing Inn.

Last time I tracked them here, I happened to have someone from Ruihe Warehouse keep an eye on the guests who had booked the entire Yunxing Inn.

I've been too busy these past few days to come to Ruihe Warehouse to learn more about the situation.

"Boss Yun, I've been keeping an eye on the guests who booked the entire place these past few days, just as you instructed. They've been quite lively these past few days. The owner of Yunxing and his servants have been busy taking care of the masters and servants staying at the inn, buying groceries and supplies. It's been quite a lively affair."

"As for whether guests have come or not, we haven't noticed anything unusual. It's just that the owner of this house seems to go out every day; I've seen their carriage go out every day..."

"You forgot? Two days ago, a carriage went out and hasn't come back yet. It seems like things are much easier in Yunxing these past few days. I think Mr. Huang from that shop has been able to go out shopping these past two days."

The few people left behind at the warehouse were mostly elderly. Although they were getting on in years, they were meticulous and serious in their work and were used to keeping watch and tracking people.

Upon arriving, Yun Yuke immediately reported the information she had compiled.

"You guys said his carriage hasn't come back these past few days, right?"

Yun Yuke nodded and gave some instructions, "Here's what we'll do: if his family's carriage returns, you must come to my house and let me know. You can also go to Yanchun Pavilion; my daughter is at home managing the shop, so she'll know."

The few who remained nodded; they had all met her during holidays and knew that the female boss had a clever and quick-witted daughter. The male boss also doted on his nephew.

It's likely that the couple went out of the city to discuss the situation with the Marquis of Ankang's residence.

Qingqing had mentioned that the couple had discussed first finding the wife of the Marquis of Ankang and asking her to arrange for the concubine to be sent.

Since they haven't returned, it must mean that arrangements haven't been made yet, which gives us enough time.

Yun Yuke's next step is to go find Zhu Ling and the others.

It just so happens that the soldiers Zhu Ling sent into the city last time were assigned to the warehouse by Yun Yuke. These people cooperated with the daily operations of Ruihe Warehouse while looking for opportunities to make contact with the people from the government office.

Zhu Ling and her soldiers had their own arrangements for this, so Yun Yuke didn't interfere much; now that she needed to contact the government office, she could first ask these soldiers to receive her.

This five-person team are truly professionals. When Yun Yuke first arrived here, she didn't even realize that these men were soldiers. If it weren't for her old buddies introducing them, Yun Yuke really wouldn't have recognized them.

"Your disguise skills are quite good. What is your name, sir?" Yun Yuke asked the leading soldier.

"Mr. Yun, you're too kind. When you're on official business, just call me Zhang Yi."

Using code names when carrying out tasks is a good idea.

Yun Yuke didn't ask any further questions and quickly explained that she was going to meet with Zhu Ling.

"I'm quite skilled in martial arts; I can sneak into the prefectural government office at night, so you can rest assured. We're in a cooperative relationship now, so I'm just letting you know."

"Both Lord Zhu and General Tan have instructed us that Boss Yun is a partner, and we will follow your arrangements. As for your matter of contacting Lord Zhu, you don't necessarily have to go in the dead of night. Lord Zhu goes out to inspect every day these days. She went out of the city a few days ago to inspect the county in the northwest. If there are no problems, she should be returning today."

"She's gone out of town again? She really can't stay still."

"Yes, Lord Zhu is indeed investigating a lot of things here. She should be returning from the West Gate today and will be resting at a restaurant there. This is also the meeting place we agreed on during this period. Boss Yun, you can come with us."

Their actions were meticulous, planned, and organized; they never acted rashly. This was clearly a situation designed by professionals.

Yun Yuke simply went along with the other party's arrangement, as it would be convenient for everyone. Disturbing them so often late at night was, after all, a bit impolite.

Zhu Ling and Xing Xiaoyu also need to rest.

As expected, the situation was the same as before. The rendezvous went smoothly. Sergeant Zhang and his team had booked a private room in the hotel in advance, waiting for Zhu Ling and the others to return to the city on time.

Yun Yuke told Zhu Ling all the results of her investigation over the past few days, "In short, the reason why Aunt Hua's ex-husband, who has been missing for many years, has come back to life is because he has a relationship with this Marquis Ankang, and in order to maintain this relationship, he even wants to give his daughter to Marquis Ankang. Bah, how shameless."

"There really are such people." Xing Xiaoyu's mouth dropped open in surprise.

"That's not surprising. Selling sons and daughters is everywhere, it's just that the buying and selling methods are different. It's not uncommon to see people using their daughters to curry favor with others."

Zhu Ling wasn't surprised. After all, he had seen many similar situations in Xin'an City before taking the imperial examination. Every year, some corpses were carried out from several brothels in Xin'an City, and there were often screams of women.

“If those women could have decent jobs, they wouldn’t have died in vain.” Zhu Ling shook his head. “My power is still too small to give those women a proper livelihood.”

After a period of silence, the group rallied and began to re-analyze the situation.

"Sister Yun, I have some good news for you."

"Oh? What did you find out?"

"Do you remember the case of the two prefects who died under mysterious circumstances? I found the informant who had seen the bodies of the two prefects back then!"