Nine Thoughts

After An Dahai got up today, he felt that the courtyard was very quiet. He didn't see An Le come out of the woodshed until the sun was high.

"Are you up? Where's Ling Daxia?" Seeing that Anle's face was not looking well, An Hai hurriedly asked, "What's wrong? Did you not sleep well yesterday?"

"A little headache."

An Le thumped his head, "Brother Ling left a note, saying that he took Xiao Xiao out to practice kung fu."

"Why do you have a headache? Is the pain severe?" An Dahai hastily helped him to sit down.

"Maybe you need to take medicine."

An Le frowned, and said sullenly, "It started to hurt a little yesterday, I dare not say it, I'm afraid you will worry, how would you know it will be worse today?"

"You, you!" An Dahai scolded, "Is there anything you can't say? Just wait, I'll go find the medicine."

An Dahai rummaged through the boxes and cabinets for a while before finding the small porcelain bottle that had accumulated dust. He poured out a pill from it, watched An Le and Shui swallow it, and said worriedly: "Your master has kept this bottle of medicine for more than ten years. I don't know if it is still there. Whether it works or not, I have to talk to him when he comes over next month, and make another bottle."

"No need."

Anle's complexion improved not long after taking the medicine, and her headache became less severe. "I haven't had any pain for many years. This time it must be an accident. It's okay. Just wait for me to take it easy."

An Dahai said sadly: "Yeah, it's strange to say that it's been so many years, I thought you had recovered from your headache, why did you suddenly get sick? Are you tired recently?" An Le couldn't help but think of the day before yesterday. When Ling Wuqi played too much in the room, Jun blushed: "Hey, it's okay, maybe I've been a little tired recently, so it's okay."

An Hai said: "If you are tired, take a good rest. You sleep in my room tonight, and I will sleep in the woodshed."

"Hey, adoptive father, don't!" An Le hurriedly stuffed the chopsticks and buns on the table into his hands, "It has nothing to do with the firewood house, no need to change it, really.

Let's eat quickly, we have to start work today. "

An Xiaole, who had no more headaches, soon returned to his usual lively appearance. He took three days of wedding leave. Although there were constant trivia and physical ailments, he was in a happy mood and looked Joyful, the colleagues in the yamen saw him, joked and asked frequently: Are you happy when you are newly married?Is the bride still considerate? "That's natural."

An Le smiled calmly, "There is no one better than Brother Ling in this world."

"Hey, look how beautiful you are!" The bachelors sighed enviously and teasingly in unison.

Wang Xiaoer punched Guo Xiaowu's chest sourly: "Listen, you've never said such a thing!"

"Knowing that your husband and wife are in harmony with each other, I feel relieved."

County magistrate Tong Linyuan came over at some point, and everyone hurriedly saluted him: "My lord."

Tong Linyuan smiled and waved his hands, indicating that there is no need to be too polite, and sat with everyone very unassumingly, and said: "Since everyone is here, let's talk about business.

Because of the case of Luo Xiaohua the day before yesterday, I went through the files and found that there have been cases of missing women in our county over the years, ranging from girls as young as four or five years old to married women with children. .

I wrote letters to the county magistrates in several nearby counties, and I happened to receive a reply from Master Zhou of Dongqian County this morning. "

As Tong Linyuan spoke, he took out a letter from his bosom, and motioned for everyone to open it, "Master Zhou is evasive, as if he doesn't care about this matter, but look here, he mentioned a place, Sanshuiji.

Do you know what kind of place this is? "An Le replied: "I read in the county annals that these three waters are gathered at the junction of Jiusi County, Dongqian County, and Nifeng County. In terms of administrative division, they still belong to our Jiusi County.

It is said that in ancient times there were three rivers converging there, so it was called Sanshuiji. In recent years, the river course has changed and people have moved. This Sanshuiji should be just a small village, and I don’t know if there are any residents. "

"Brother, you have been away from home for many years, you don't know."

Guo Xiaowu said, "Not only is Sanshuiji not deserted, it's even quite lively. After all, it's located at the junction of three counties, with well-developed transportation, and many merchants traveling from south to north. There are more people on the street than in our county."

Tong Linyuan asked, "Have you been there?"

"I've been there, everyone in the yamen has been there."

Guo Xiaowu said, "My lord, don't be offended. The former county magistrate liked to drink Huangshan Maojian. He must buy it from other places. Every year, we let us go to Sanshuiji to buy it for him. When there is not enough manpower, even the master They were all sent out."

Tong Linyuan couldn't help frowning: "Have you all been there?" Everyone nodded in unison.

Tong Linyuan asked again: "Do the people over there know that you are from the Yamen?"

"Of course I know that you can only get 'discounts' under the guise of the Yamen."

An Dahai smiled mischievously, "Master Tong, I know you don't despise such things, we are also a matter of loyalty."

"This will be troublesome." Tong Linyuan thought for a long time, then sighed, "So, since An Le and I have a hard time, we can only go together once."

The master said: "My lord, reading Master Zhou's letter means that those women may have been exiled to the prostitute village in Sanshuiji, but there is no conclusive evidence.

Furthermore, human traffickers are often cautious in their actions, and you may not be able to find clues when you go there. "

Tong Linyuan said: "There is a clue, it is the prostitute village."

The master thought for a while, and then said: "Although the law strictly prohibits forcing good people to become prostitutes, my court has not prohibited prostitution. Even if those prostitute houses are interrogated and inspected, they must not admit to abducting good people."

Tong Linyuan said: "That's why I think this matter can only be visited privately. If interrogation fails, you can go to the tiger's den to have a look."

Yan Xiaoqi asked: "What do you mean, my lord? Are you going to whore?"

"No."

Tong Linyuan said, "When necessary, An Le and I can pretend to be women and sell ourselves to get in."

Everyone was shocked when they heard this, and looked at Tong Linyuan for a while, and An Le for a while, thinking that Master Tong was probably joking.

"Sir, no."

An Le said.

Everyone said in unison: "Yes, my lord, please think twice!" Be sober, my lord, you will definitely be found out if you pretend to be a woman!An Le said: "Your Excellency, you don't know martial arts. If you are in danger, you may be difficult to deal with. I can go alone. I will borrow a woman's clothes today."

Everyone: "?" Tong Linyuan said: "No, how can I put you in danger alone? Let's go together."

Everyone: "" An Le thought for a while and said, "How about this, I'll call Brother Shang Ling together, he is very skilled in martial arts, he must be able to handle any situation, but he is tall, so I'm afraid it won't be so easy to borrow clothes."

Everyone: "?" Tong Linyuan said happily: "That's great, I'll take care of the clothes!" Everyone: "" Say Ling Wuqi, and Ling Wuqi will be here. Great Xia Ling, come in," and saw Ling Wuqi leading a girl into the hall slowly.

There was some blood on Ling Wuqi's body, and the cold wind was blowing between Gu Pan, as if the murderous aura had not dissipated, the little face of the girl behind him was pale with fright, and her legs were weak when she walked.

Seeing his appearance, everyone didn't dare to speak for a while, but the young magistrate Tong Linyuan had a big heart, and said to himself: "Master Ling, you came just in time, and I have something to trouble you."

Ling Wuqi didn't answer, but turned around and gave Yang Xiaoxiao a look.

The little girl shivered and put the cloth bag in her hand on the table. It was like a round ball, and the bottom was blackened by the oozing blood.

Everyone could tell at a glance that it was a human head.

Ling Wuqi said: "The Jiangyang thief Gou Shiba, the bounty is 100 taels for capture alive, and 50 taels for beheading.

This person is extremely fierce, and I can't catch him alive, so I have to save the 50 taels. When can I get the bounty? "The master hesitated and said: "Ah, this, we need to confirm the identity of the criminal first, and then report it to the Ministry of Punishment. At least a month, and at most half a year, the bounty should come down." "

Ling Wuqi frowned: "It's been so long." Tong Linyuan said: "Hero Ling, I will help you claim this bounty as soon as possible. There is another matter that needs your help right now."

Ling Wuqi said: "Yes, just give me the money."

Everyone: "?!!"