sjar Chapter 613 Go to investigate
Chapter 613 Go to investigate
Ling Silang was about to say something when Du Mingxian spoke up, "I can investigate."
Ling Silang looked at her, and she comforted him, "The sooner we finish dealing with things here, the sooner we can go back to see our parents."
"But you still have a child with you."
“An’an is very good and never cries. You should believe me.”
Ling Silang knew that Du Mingxian was referring to the space, but he still couldn't help but worry that if they were to leave all the things that were originally theirs to her alone, it would make them seem useless.
"You just stay put and focus on recovering. What I want to know now is, since the people in the village have been arrested, what's the deal with all these extra women?"
Or perhaps the women who were arrested were part of a pre-arranged plan, and the people currently living in the village are the same people from before.
After discussing it, Ling Silang and Du Mingxian returned to their room. Ling Silang was still a little upset. "I told you not to get involved, but in the end, I still managed to get you involved."
"Now I have to bring my child along to investigate the case. I feel like a useless person."
Du Mingxian shook her head, "When I found out there was a traitor among you, I couldn't stay calm at all. I immediately took Xia Yu and Xiang Yang and set off. Now that I see you are safe and sound, I am even happier."
“You’re an official, your position is public, and there are some things you might not do as well as I do.”
Ling Silang felt extremely distressed, but he didn't know what to say.
Du Mingxian stepped forward and gently kissed his lips. "Don't worry, I can take good care of An'an now, and I can also find out about the situation there. I have a feeling that there's something else going on in that village that we haven't found out about."
"Furthermore, the fact that the magistrate here was able to release the village chief and the others proves that the magistrate is also a person from the previous dynasty, or even the entire prefecture. This is what you should be worried about. Think about how to investigate these scumbags one by one."
"If my fourth uncle and I want to deal with all these people, we'll probably need military force. Forcibly suppressing them shouldn't be a problem." Ling Silang's mind wasn't very clear right now; he was filled with heartache for Du Mingxian.
Du Mingxian instructed, "You must take good care of yourself so that I can feel at ease. Those officials in the government can only be severely punished if the Crown Prince or the Emperor issues an order. You and your fourth uncle are still somewhat weak."
"I understand, don't worry, I'll be careful."
The two agreed that Du Mingxian and Ling Silang would stay at the inn for one night. The next morning, she did not take Xia Yu with her, but let Xia Yu go with Ling Silang. She also gave the captured village chief to Wen Yibin so that he could interrogate him properly.
When Du Mingxian was going to investigate the case, her first thought was to disguise herself. However, the village was very xenophobic, so she secretly went to the cliff and sat there to observe carefully.
She believed there was always a flaw that could be found.
After guarding the area for three days, she discovered a problem.
There was an aunt in the village who would call the other women in the village to her house to cook at the same time every day.
It's a bit unreasonable for a woman living alone to need to eat so many meals and still need to find other women to go with her.
So that night she quietly went to this person's house. It was a simple house with a few rooms: the woman lived in the main room, there was a storage room, a kitchen, a hall, and two side rooms.
There were two beds in the side room, but they were covered in dust, indicating that they hadn't been used much.
The storage room was quite clean, but after searching carefully, she couldn't find anything.
They drugged the woman, and she started searching, but... in the end, she found nothing.
After hesitating for a moment, she went to the kitchen and put some sleeping potion in the water tank, then went directly to the courtyard to rest in her spatial dimension and wait for the next day to arrive.
The next day, after getting up and eating breakfast, the woman started tidying up and then went out. Not long after, she returned with a lot of vegetables, including meat.
Around noon, all the women who had been summoned by the woman arrived. One or two of them went into the kitchen and got to work without saying a word, each one more efficient than the last.
The dishes were all served in basins, and a lot of rice was also cooked. All the rice was sent to the woodshed basin by basin.
The door to the woodshed opened, and Du Mingxian saw that the firewood in front was just a cover; there was a hidden door behind it, and several men came out of the hidden door, each carrying a bowl of vegetables to her.
After the women had a simple meal, they started making steamed buns, mantou, and other things. When they were almost done, they brought several large basins of them to the woodshed and then left.
After they left, the women in the courtyard finished tidying up and also went out.
After seeing this, Du Mingxian didn't dare to come out and stayed in the room. When the woman fell asleep at night, she drugged her and quietly went to the woodshed.
She searched for a long time but still couldn't find the switch.
Perhaps this passage cannot be opened from the outside, but only from the inside.
This was quite perplexing; she really didn't know what to do. She couldn't directly control her movement within this space; she would return to the same place she entered from.
It's quite difficult to get into this passage without being noticed.
With no other option, Du Mingxian stood by the passageway and went into the space to sleep.
She thought she could always find an opportunity.
The next day, as expected, the woman knocked three times from the outside before the person inside opened the passage. No one spoke; they simply handed the items in without any apparent hesitation.
The man then closed the door again.
Du Mingxian was in a dilemma. It didn't work once or twice, and the people's protection was very strict, which made her at a loss.
After hesitating for a moment, she entered the woman's room. The woman was in her thirties and looked to be in good condition, except that her hands were very rough.
She knocked the woman unconscious and moved her to the door of the woodshed. She lit a torch outside, then went up to the woman and used the method she had used to contact those inside to knock rhythmically on the door before quickly entering the space.
The method worked. The people inside opened the door and, instead of seeing a woman, saw a woman lying in the courtyard with a torch beside her.
The man looked around but didn't see anyone. He was a little worried and went out to check. The moment the man stepped out of the woodshed, Du Mingxian quickly left the space and flashed into the passage.
The moment she entered, she was transported into the space.
The man sensed movement behind him and turned around, seemingly seeing a dark shadow. But when he looked more closely, there was nothing there, making it difficult to understand.
"Could it be that my eyes are playing tricks on me?"
The man went over and patted the woman on the ground awake, asking, "Why are you lying here?"
"I..." The woman froze, only then realizing that she was lying on the ground. She was extremely shocked. "Is someone there? I was in bed before I went to sleep."
The man's expression was grave. "Are you sure?"
"I'm sure, I was in bed at the time."
The man thought of the dark figure from earlier, "Oh no."