Chapter 151
Missing
Chapter 151 Missing
Xishui County Government Office
Song Heqing came to the government office with the emperor's order from the emperor.
It was clearly stated that strange things often happened in the past few days, and people disappeared, but the strange thing was that there was no one in front of the government office.
Song Heqing was beating the drums, and the sound of the drums caused a patrol in the government office. Two tall women in smart uniforms ran to Song Heqing's side.
Looking at him seriously, "What's the point of drumming?"
Song Heqing said calmly: "I am the envoy from Qingzhou Banquet City. I want to see your county magistrate and ask some questions."
The two looked at each other and suddenly couldn't help laughing.
"Where are you kid? Go home quickly and don't disturb the order of the government office here." One of them put away his smile and scolded.
Song Heqing's expression did not change. He looked past the two people in front of him and looked at the house. He did not see anyone in the courtyard.
It's strange, after all, it's a county's government office, so it's so leisurely.
Song Heqing felt very strange in his heart.
"What are you looking at? Come on, or don't blame us for chasing people away." Another person stretched out his hand to push him.
Song Heqing suddenly ducked and passed between the two of them. The man didn't touch a corner of his clothes, and saw an afterimage passing by.
The two turned around and saw Song Heqing standing behind them, looking at each other with horror in their eyes.
Xishui County has not been peaceful recently, and news of demons have been circulating. Could it be that this person...
Song Heqing turned around, took out the black token Jiang Yu gave him from his arms, and handed it to the two people, "I want to see your county magistrate, bring this in."
The two of them did not refuse this time. They took the token and ran in quickly. Halfway through, the other person turned back and closed the door tightly.
They were afraid that Song Heqing would catch up with them.
Song Heqing stood outside the door, and before waiting for a moment, he heard footsteps coming from inside the door.
The door opened, and a round, fair-skinned woman came out surrounded by people.
A maidservant on the left and a young man on the right helped her across the threshold with heavy and heavy steps.
Walking up to Song Heqing, she panted and took out a white handkerchief to wipe her sweaty forehead, and breathed a sigh of relief, "Are you the envoy from the banquet capital? You look a bit young."
Song Heqing nodded.
"He's still a teenager. Are you sure this token belongs to him?" the county magistrate asked the two people who just opened the door in a low voice.
The two people didn't dare to look at Song Heqing because of what happened before, and kept nodding.
"I am the magistrate of Xishui County, Zhuang Chengjing. I wonder what your surname is?"
"Mr. Zhuang, I'm embarrassed. My surname is Song." Song Heqing cupped his hands and said.
Yu Cheng looked at Song Heqing calmly and saw that although he was young, he was calm and easy to get along with. He was quite nagging and should not be underestimated.
"Master Song, it was Zhuang who was rude and did not greet me in time."
Song Heqing held up his hand and said, "Mr. Zhuang, you're welcome. This is also my first time being ordered to investigate a place. Please bear with me."
Zhuang Chengjing asked tentatively: "In the past, it was Master Jiang who came. I wonder if Master Jiang is here this time?"
Yu Chengjing sighed in her heart. She had been waiting for Jiang Yu to solve the problem at hand, but she didn't expect that a young boy came at the end. What should she do?
Song Heqing lowered his eyes. It seemed that Master Tianlin was already quite famous everywhere and deeply rooted in the hearts of the people.
"No, Jiang Yu is my master. I came here with my master's mission and your Majesty's command. If Mr. Zhuang has any difficulty, you can tell me." Song Heqing said slowly.
Yu Chengjing avoided talking about it, just squinted his eyes and smiled and praised, "Song Heqing looks very talented at first sight. He is indeed Lord Siming's apprentice. A famous teacher gives birth to a great disciple."
"No, Master Zhuang is joking."
After some pleasantries, it was cold and the atmosphere fell into silence.
Song Heqing suddenly asked: "I heard that Xishui County is not peaceful recently, can we talk in detail?"
Yu Chengjing hesitated and pondered. She raised her eyes to avoid Song Heqing's gaze, and turned her face to meet the gaze of the person next to her.
The man beside him rolled his eyes and quietly shook his head at Yu Chengjing.
Little did they know that the two of them thought they were doing everything perfectly, but in fact Song Heqing had already seen everything.
After a long while, he said vaguely: "Master Xiao Song, you have just arrived in Xishui County, so you must be tired. I think it is getting late. I will send someone to find you a comfortable place to live and prepare a table of good food. Welcome."
Song Heqing shook his head, "Welcome is unnecessary. I understand your thoughts, but I think official matters are more important. What do you think?"
Hearing Song Heqing's words, Xi Chengjing's fair and fat face turned blue and white.
"Mr. Xiao Song, what you are saying is that accommodation and meals are also very important. Otherwise, I will let you settle down."
Song Heqing said nothing.
The county magistrate looked at Song Heqing doubtfully, "Master Xiao Song? What do you think of my proposal?"
"I heard that a lot of people have gone missing in Xishui County recently. As a local official, aren't you worried at all?" Song Heqing said solemnly.
The county magistrate's fair and fat face was dripping with sweat, "This is... urgent, but it can't be solved in a hurry. The most important thing now is to settle you down."
Song Heqing was unmoved, "I don't need to worry about my residence. I have been in Xishui County for a few days and I have already found a place to live."
"This..." Why is this young man so stupid and inexperienced?
"I want to see the recent cases, can't I? Why is Mr. Zhuang trying to evade it in every possible way? Does Mr. Zhuang not believe in my identity or my ability?" Song Heqing said in a deep voice, expressionless, looking a bit intimidating.
"Then Mr. Xiao Song, come in with me, and I will tell you about the strange cases of the past two days." The man beside Yu Chengjing backed away slightly, and Yu Chengjing also relaxed.
Song Heqing nodded, "Thank you, sir."
Following the group of people, they entered the government office and came to the court hall. There were some official documents scattered on the desk.
Yu Chengjing stood in front of the table and extended her hand to invite Song Heqing to take a seat. Song Heqing waved his hand, "Master Zhuang, sit down. I'll just stand."
Yu Chengjing did not insist. She sat in front of the desk, took out a case file and handed it to Song Heqing.
Song Heqing opened the case file, looked at the contents in the file, and felt mixed feelings in his heart.
"Twelve people have already disappeared. Mr. Zhuang should have sent someone to find them in time instead of hiding it intentionally." Song Song Heqing said angrily.
Yu Chengjing sighed helplessly and said, "It's good that something happened just now. All the patrol officers from the yamen were dispatched, but I just couldn't find any clues and felt strange. In the end, I had no choice but to let it go."
"Later, accidents happened one after another, and no clues could be found... I could only hide them temporarily to prevent people from panicking."
Song Heqing frowned as he listened to Xi Chengjing's explanation, "In that case, we should find the reason and find the missing person."
"If Mr. Zhuang believes me, I will help Mr. Zhuang investigate this matter together." Song Heqing said.
"Of course I believe Mr. Xiao Song."
"I need to look at all the missing persons cases."
"I'll have someone go get them all immediately." Yu Chengjing said immediately.
Song Heqing nodded: "Master Lao Zhuang is here."
(End of this chapter)
Xishui County Government Office
Song Heqing came to the government office with the emperor's order from the emperor.
It was clearly stated that strange things often happened in the past few days, and people disappeared, but the strange thing was that there was no one in front of the government office.
Song Heqing was beating the drums, and the sound of the drums caused a patrol in the government office. Two tall women in smart uniforms ran to Song Heqing's side.
Looking at him seriously, "What's the point of drumming?"
Song Heqing said calmly: "I am the envoy from Qingzhou Banquet City. I want to see your county magistrate and ask some questions."
The two looked at each other and suddenly couldn't help laughing.
"Where are you kid? Go home quickly and don't disturb the order of the government office here." One of them put away his smile and scolded.
Song Heqing's expression did not change. He looked past the two people in front of him and looked at the house. He did not see anyone in the courtyard.
It's strange, after all, it's a county's government office, so it's so leisurely.
Song Heqing felt very strange in his heart.
"What are you looking at? Come on, or don't blame us for chasing people away." Another person stretched out his hand to push him.
Song Heqing suddenly ducked and passed between the two of them. The man didn't touch a corner of his clothes, and saw an afterimage passing by.
The two turned around and saw Song Heqing standing behind them, looking at each other with horror in their eyes.
Xishui County has not been peaceful recently, and news of demons have been circulating. Could it be that this person...
Song Heqing turned around, took out the black token Jiang Yu gave him from his arms, and handed it to the two people, "I want to see your county magistrate, bring this in."
The two of them did not refuse this time. They took the token and ran in quickly. Halfway through, the other person turned back and closed the door tightly.
They were afraid that Song Heqing would catch up with them.
Song Heqing stood outside the door, and before waiting for a moment, he heard footsteps coming from inside the door.
The door opened, and a round, fair-skinned woman came out surrounded by people.
A maidservant on the left and a young man on the right helped her across the threshold with heavy and heavy steps.
Walking up to Song Heqing, she panted and took out a white handkerchief to wipe her sweaty forehead, and breathed a sigh of relief, "Are you the envoy from the banquet capital? You look a bit young."
Song Heqing nodded.
"He's still a teenager. Are you sure this token belongs to him?" the county magistrate asked the two people who just opened the door in a low voice.
The two people didn't dare to look at Song Heqing because of what happened before, and kept nodding.
"I am the magistrate of Xishui County, Zhuang Chengjing. I wonder what your surname is?"
"Mr. Zhuang, I'm embarrassed. My surname is Song." Song Heqing cupped his hands and said.
Yu Cheng looked at Song Heqing calmly and saw that although he was young, he was calm and easy to get along with. He was quite nagging and should not be underestimated.
"Master Song, it was Zhuang who was rude and did not greet me in time."
Song Heqing held up his hand and said, "Mr. Zhuang, you're welcome. This is also my first time being ordered to investigate a place. Please bear with me."
Zhuang Chengjing asked tentatively: "In the past, it was Master Jiang who came. I wonder if Master Jiang is here this time?"
Yu Chengjing sighed in her heart. She had been waiting for Jiang Yu to solve the problem at hand, but she didn't expect that a young boy came at the end. What should she do?
Song Heqing lowered his eyes. It seemed that Master Tianlin was already quite famous everywhere and deeply rooted in the hearts of the people.
"No, Jiang Yu is my master. I came here with my master's mission and your Majesty's command. If Mr. Zhuang has any difficulty, you can tell me." Song Heqing said slowly.
Yu Chengjing avoided talking about it, just squinted his eyes and smiled and praised, "Song Heqing looks very talented at first sight. He is indeed Lord Siming's apprentice. A famous teacher gives birth to a great disciple."
"No, Master Zhuang is joking."
After some pleasantries, it was cold and the atmosphere fell into silence.
Song Heqing suddenly asked: "I heard that Xishui County is not peaceful recently, can we talk in detail?"
Yu Chengjing hesitated and pondered. She raised her eyes to avoid Song Heqing's gaze, and turned her face to meet the gaze of the person next to her.
The man beside him rolled his eyes and quietly shook his head at Yu Chengjing.
Little did they know that the two of them thought they were doing everything perfectly, but in fact Song Heqing had already seen everything.
After a long while, he said vaguely: "Master Xiao Song, you have just arrived in Xishui County, so you must be tired. I think it is getting late. I will send someone to find you a comfortable place to live and prepare a table of good food. Welcome."
Song Heqing shook his head, "Welcome is unnecessary. I understand your thoughts, but I think official matters are more important. What do you think?"
Hearing Song Heqing's words, Xi Chengjing's fair and fat face turned blue and white.
"Mr. Xiao Song, what you are saying is that accommodation and meals are also very important. Otherwise, I will let you settle down."
Song Heqing said nothing.
The county magistrate looked at Song Heqing doubtfully, "Master Xiao Song? What do you think of my proposal?"
"I heard that a lot of people have gone missing in Xishui County recently. As a local official, aren't you worried at all?" Song Heqing said solemnly.
The county magistrate's fair and fat face was dripping with sweat, "This is... urgent, but it can't be solved in a hurry. The most important thing now is to settle you down."
Song Heqing was unmoved, "I don't need to worry about my residence. I have been in Xishui County for a few days and I have already found a place to live."
"This..." Why is this young man so stupid and inexperienced?
"I want to see the recent cases, can't I? Why is Mr. Zhuang trying to evade it in every possible way? Does Mr. Zhuang not believe in my identity or my ability?" Song Heqing said in a deep voice, expressionless, looking a bit intimidating.
"Then Mr. Xiao Song, come in with me, and I will tell you about the strange cases of the past two days." The man beside Yu Chengjing backed away slightly, and Yu Chengjing also relaxed.
Song Heqing nodded, "Thank you, sir."
Following the group of people, they entered the government office and came to the court hall. There were some official documents scattered on the desk.
Yu Chengjing stood in front of the table and extended her hand to invite Song Heqing to take a seat. Song Heqing waved his hand, "Master Zhuang, sit down. I'll just stand."
Yu Chengjing did not insist. She sat in front of the desk, took out a case file and handed it to Song Heqing.
Song Heqing opened the case file, looked at the contents in the file, and felt mixed feelings in his heart.
"Twelve people have already disappeared. Mr. Zhuang should have sent someone to find them in time instead of hiding it intentionally." Song Song Heqing said angrily.
Yu Chengjing sighed helplessly and said, "It's good that something happened just now. All the patrol officers from the yamen were dispatched, but I just couldn't find any clues and felt strange. In the end, I had no choice but to let it go."
"Later, accidents happened one after another, and no clues could be found... I could only hide them temporarily to prevent people from panicking."
Song Heqing frowned as he listened to Xi Chengjing's explanation, "In that case, we should find the reason and find the missing person."
"If Mr. Zhuang believes me, I will help Mr. Zhuang investigate this matter together." Song Heqing said.
"Of course I believe Mr. Xiao Song."
"I need to look at all the missing persons cases."
"I'll have someone go get them all immediately." Yu Chengjing said immediately.
Song Heqing nodded: "Master Lao Zhuang is here."
(End of this chapter)