RPAGF Chapter 279 Why is there no one in the city?
Chapter 279 Why is there no one in the city?
The eldest princess couldn't resist her daughter, and learned from her son that her daughter and the boy from the Chu family had expressed their feelings for each other.
The young man and woman who are passionately in love always want to be together all the time.
"Okay, you can go, but all actions must be subject to Mingye and Wanwan's instructions, and you are not allowed to be willful."
Xiao Anyu patted her chest and promised not to cause any trouble.
The four people left the capital quietly.
The precaution is that the spies of the Changsheng Sect in the capital know the whereabouts of the four people and send news to Luoning Mansion in advance.
This time the four of them traveled, in addition to the public guards, the Duke Zhenguo's Mansion, Prince Ding's Mansion, and the Eldest Princess' Mansion also arranged for many secret guards to follow them.
Traveling lightly along the way, we soon arrived at the boundary of Luoning Mansion.
When we arrived in Fucheng, unlike the expected lively scene, there were very few pedestrians coming and going in Fucheng.
Occasionally I only see a few passers-by.
Although Luoning Mansion is not a wealthy mansion, it is still a provincial city. There should not be so few people walking on the streets.
Su Jinnian wanted to ask what was going on in the city, but the pedestrians fled away as fast as if they had seen some savage beast.
Su Jinnian touched the back of his head and looked at the scorching sun above his head:
"Why do these people seem to have seen ghosts, even in broad daylight?"
Several other people also found it strange.
Chu Mingye comforted him: "It's okay, we have someone in Luoning Mansion. When we get to our residence, someone will naturally inform us of the situation in Luoning Mansion.
Chu Zhao, lead the way. "
The four of them, led by Chu Zhao, went to a courtyard to rest.
Chu Zhao brought a person to the yard.
"Your Majesty, the steward of Luoning Mansion would like to see you."
The Duke's Mansion has deployed manpower in various important cities in Dayue.
The person Chu Zhao brought was Chu Ji, the steward of the Duke's Mansion in Luoning Mansion.
According to Chu Ji's investigation, they found traces of the activities of the Immortality Sect in Luoning Mansion purely by coincidence.
At the beginning, I just heard that someone was missing in Luoning Mansion.
The government sent people to investigate, but instead of finding out the whereabouts of the missing people, more and more people were missing.
Everyone in the city is in danger, fearing that they will be the next to disappear.
This is why the few people saw very few people coming and going in the city.
Some people are hiding at home and dare not go out, and some with connections have moved away with their families.
During the recent investigation, the officers accidentally encountered a group of men in black.
Those men in black are so weird that they can't be killed by a sword, they look like the living dead.
They are very similar to those monsters in the Immortality Cult stronghold on the outskirts of the capital.
It was with this in mind that Chu Ji sent a message to Jingzhong, saying that there were traces of the activities of the Immortality Cult here.
Hearing what Chu Ji said, Su Jinnian and others immediately thought of the missing Shi Lao.
At that time, when Duke Zhen Guo led the siege of Changchun Temple, all the people in the temple were captured.
Only Shi Lao was not caught.
Su Jingnian: "That Mr. Shi won't come here to do evil, right?"
Su Wan: "It's very possible, after all, those monsters were researched by Mr. Shi.
The missing people in Luoning Mansion were probably captured by the Immortality Cult and developed into monsters. "
Everyone present thought of this possibility.
His face looked very ugly.
Chu Mingye asked Chu Ji:
"When did it first come out that someone was missing?"
Chu Ji thought about it carefully:
"Last summer, everyone just thought it was the work of human traffickers and didn't take it seriously."
"Where did the official encounter those monsters?"
"In a village outside the city."
Chu Mingye stood up immediately: "Take us there."
"Your Majesty, all the villagers in that village disappeared mysteriously some time ago. The prefect ordered the village to be strictly guarded and no outsiders allowed to enter.
If we want to enter the village, we must obtain the permission of the prefect. "
"All the villagers are missing?" Su Wan frowned: "How many people are there in the village?"
"It is said that more than 500 people, men, women and children are missing."
"Did Magistrate Luoning report such a big matter to the court?"
"This, my subordinates don't know."
Seeing Su Wan's solemn expression, Chu Mingye guessed, "Wanwan suspects that there is something wrong with the prefect?"
Su Wan shook her head: "I just felt that something was wrong. Is it possible for the Immortality Cult to have such great power when people from a whole village disappeared en masse?"
Su Jingnian disagreed:
"Sister, don't forget, the Immortality Cult has those unlucky beads that charm the mind.
With that evil thing around, it wouldn't be difficult to make a whole village disappear. "
"What I said makes sense. Let's go to the village to see it later."
Chu Mingye: "Let's do this. Our troops will be divided into two groups. An Yu and I will go to explore the truth of the prefect.
By the way, let him take us to the village.
Wanwan and Jingnian followed us secretly, cooperating with each other secretly. "
That was it.
Chu Mingye and Xiao Anyu went to the Luoning Prefecture Magistrate's Office, and Su Wan and Su Jingnian followed them secretly.
Due to the continuous disappearance of people, Magistrate Zhao was very worried during this period.
On the other hand, he was worried that the people would be frightened and cause riots. On the other hand, he was worried that the court would blame him for his incompetence in doing things, so he rolled down his black gauze hat.
Magistrate Zhao has not had a good sleep for several days.
When his subordinates informed the Duke of Zhen that Prince Chu wanted to see him, Magistrate Zhao stood up from his chair in fright.
"What? The eldest son of the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion? Why did he come to Luoning Mansion? Does the court already know what happened here?"
With his heart pounding, Magistrate Zhao walked towards the Yamen uneasily.
Chengcheng was afraid of seeing the ceremony and invited the person into the lobby. Only then did Magistrate Zhao secretly inquire about Chu Mingye's purpose of coming here.
Chu Mingye took a sip of tea and asked straight to the point:
"Master Zhao, I heard that there have been a series of missing persons cases in Luoning Mansion recently.
Some time ago, people from a village disappeared en masse. Can Mr. Zhao find out what happened? "
Sure enough, this is what I came for.
Mr. Zhao carefully replied:
"Your Majesty, I have sent out all the government officials to investigate this matter, but, but... the results have not been found yet."
Chu Mingye noticed Magistrate Zhao's nervousness, frowned and continued to ask:
"A few days ago, the imperial court killed a stronghold of the evil cult Changsheng Sect in the suburbs of Beijing.
There are many monsters in the stronghold that cannot be killed by swords.
After the emperor found out, he advertised the matter to all prefectures and counties in Da Yue.
He also ordered all prefectures and counties to report to the court immediately if they find such a monster.
A few days ago, the officers of Luoning Mansion discovered these monsters while chasing prisoners.
Can Mr. Zhao report this matter to the court? "
"It happened too suddenly and it didn't happen in time."
Cold sweat began to break out on Magistrate Zhao's forehead.
There was a flash of guilt in the lowered eyes.
Xiao Anyu had a short temper. Hearing this, he slapped the tea table with a bang and said angrily:
"What do you mean it happened suddenly? It happened several days ago. Isn't a few days enough for you to write a letter to the court?"
More and more cold sweat broke out on Magistrate Zhao's forehead. Just when he didn't know how to answer, Judge Lu Tong who was standing next to him stood up and cupped his hands and said:
"Princess Princess Rong reports, it's not that the magistrate didn't report to the court, but that people went missing last summer.
It has never stopped until now.
The people in the city were in danger and fearful, and some even moved their families.
In order to find the missing people as soon as possible and reassure the people, the prefect has been busy investigating and tracking the missing people.
There was no time to report the monsters to the imperial court. "