C12 The Little Criminal Was about to Encounter a Big Case

The so-called major case, generally speaking, is a case that cannot be settled in the county and can't be solved once every year, but as long as it is encountered once, then it is not a good job.

Recently, there had been many cases of women disappearing at night in Yan'an Province. Every time, it happened in the middle of the night. The doors and windows of the house were tightly shut and there was no sound. Without alerting anyone, the women in the house disappeared.

The ages of these missing women ranged from fifteen to twenty-two years old. They ranged from young ladies to young ladies and daughters of poor families. The only similarity was that they were all famous beauties.

The first incident recorded by the officials happened in Old Man Wang's house in the east of the city. Old Man Wang's only wife, Osmanthus Flower, was twenty eight years old, and was as beautiful as a flower or jade. She was raised in her room but did not know him, so he did some small business. His family was considered a small family and he only wanted to find a good family for his daughter to marry into. However, after thinking about it, many of the matchmakers came and were still hesitating. He didn't expect that he would attract a thief at this time. The Qing had woken up a long time ago, and his daughter had gone missing.

In the beginning, everyone didn't think much of it. Some of the people who failed to get married were gloating over the misfortune of others. The old man's daughter must have seen that her father was unwilling to give her a life, so she was anxious to find a man to elect her. Otherwise, why did the doors and windows of the house not break, but the man was gone? It must be an internal and external action.

The old man went to report to the officials, but he did not manage to get enough benefits, so the officials also ignored him. He dragged it on and on. In the end, he also said that he might be the one who eloped. There was no evidence, and no case was filed. The old man was so angry that he almost died from a serious illness. When his body had gotten better, he had lost about fifty to sixty percent of his life. He did not know how to respond to the old man. He just drank and worried all day.

If it hadn't been for the incident at Boss Lei's house not long after, everyone would have forgotten about it.

Boss Lei's house operated tea houses and restaurants. More than half of the tea houses and restaurants in the city were run by his family, and the other half had an indescribable relationship with his family. It could be said that his family had a huge business.

More importantly, it was said that the Lei family was related to a certain big official in the capital. Therefore, the local provinces and counties were also taken care of. The parents of the Lei family, Lei Benlei, were also happy to meet and interact with all kinds of people. They were like fish in water in the local areas. His power was considered to be the overlord of a region, and even the underworld's people were able to make loud noises. No one would have thought that something would happen to the youngest daughter of the Lei family, Lei Feng'er.

Lei Feng'er was very special to the Lei family. It was said that when she was born, the room was filled with a strange fragrance. The diviner even said that she would be a great person in the future. It was a pity that she was born as a woman. Otherwise, it was very likely that she would enter the pavilion to pay her respects.

Lei Benlei especially doted on this little girl. She was intelligent since she was young. Her appearance was also sweet and beautiful. Anyone who had seen her before would say that she was a complete beauty. When she grew up, she would be known as the number one beauty in a hundred mile radius. Every time the female members of the Lei family went on a trip to the Upper Yuan Festival, Big Miss Lei would appear. It was unknown how many crazy bees and butterflies would chase after her. Even an honest man would want to push his toes high and squeeze into the crowd to take a look. What was the first beauty like?

However, there were very few people who could see the true face of the mountain as they wished, even when they were out on a trip to offer incense. Lei Feng'er was also covered by a veil, only revealing a pair of big eyes that were shining brightly. It already made people feel that her features were like Mayuzumi's, and that she had an even more mysterious yearning towards her appearance. Of course, there were also some people who scoffed and said that it was hard to match her reputation, which was why they did not dare to show their true colors to others. This kind of saying was often quickly rebuked, saying that they were sour grapes in their hearts. A toad talked about swan meat.

It could be said that Lei Feng'er was the beloved daughter of the Lei family, the pride of this side. Normally, the slightest movement of the wind and grass would stir up waves. It was unexpected that even she mysteriously disappeared this time. This time, the matter would be blown up.

On the day of the incident, it was February 13th, just like usual. It was an ordinary day. When it was time to rest, the family would rest normally. Servant Mei and Little Sunflower went to sleep to serve the young lady, and then they all went to rest in the room outside. The next morning, there was still no movement in the young lady's room when the usual time to wake up was up. This kind of situation happened occasionally, so the two of them did not disturb her. About an hour later, there was still no movement. The two maids were worried that the young miss was sick, so they could only knock on the door. Seeing that no one answered for a long time, they pushed the door open and entered. Only then did they realize that there was no one above the messy bed. The young lady was nowhere to be found.

Someone hurriedly reported to the family head. Lei Benlei was furious when he heard this. The young lady of the Lei family was located at the center of the courtyard. She was protected by high walls in the house, but she was able to lose someone. It was as unbelievable as a dream. He immediately suspected that there must be a spy who had arrested the two maids and the guards on duty for interrogation. He didn't find any reason to do so.

Lei Benlei had no choice but to go straight to the yamen to meet the official. Please take note that it was to meet the official, not to report the official. Only the common people needed to beat the drums to clear their grievances. The domineering Lord Lei was like a flat land when he entered the yamen. He did not need to report anything and came as he pleased.

The name of the County Magistrate was Zhao Youbang. Only then did he learn from the average family and donate a tier 7 County Magistrate to him. When he heard Lei Benlei say such a thing early in the morning, he also panicked a little. In fact, this was the fourth similar case in half a month. Since the disappearance of Old Man Wang's daughter a dozen days ago, he had rejected it. Two similar incidents had happened around the county. The daughters of the smaller families had disappeared overnight.

All the previous incidents had been rejected by him for missing or eloping or running away from home. The way to become an official was to avoid unnecessary trouble. However, now that the incident in Lei family had occurred... It was different.

County Magistrate Zhao acted swiftly and decisively. He immediately found the victims of those families. Since the matter could no longer be suppressed, he might as well make a ladle out of it.

The county had set up a special task force to be in charge of this case, and he himself was the team leader of the special task force. He ordered the police chief of the county, Leng Qingjun, to be the deputy team leader of the special task force, and to be fully responsible for solving this case. He had to solve the case within ten days, or else... Hehe, otherwise, he wouldn't have said anything. In any case, there wouldn't be any good results.

When Chief Leng received the order, he immediately called for his capable assistant. He was an elite soldier and a general, and he would conduct an investigation. He vowed that he would not let down Sir and Master Lei's expectations. He had to arrest the bold thief and let Miss Lei return to Zhao unharmed.

The so-called elite soldiers and generals were actually only a dozen or so policemen in the entire yamen. Excluding those who had been recuperating at home for a long time, those who had gone out to visit their relatives and had yet to return... There were only seven or eight people left who could work. Even Pann Jiaolv, who was serving his wife at home and preparing to give birth, was called back to join the team.

Zhang Jingxuan, who had just arrived, was even more generous. He was young and energetic. He was patted on the shoulder by the cold-headed man, saying that he was really lucky. When one was born, there would be a big case that could be solved as soon as one entered the industry. It depends on today.

Zhang Jingxuan looked at the red-and-purple face of the chief of the Cold Guards, who was giving a generous speech. If he had not seen the gloating looks of the other senior officers, he would have believed what he said.