Chapter 426 Missing [Please give me a monthly ticket! ]

"Old man."

Liang Yue stepped forward and helped the old man up, then took him to the side and made sure that he was fine.

"Thank you, young man." The old man thanked him and tremblingly took out the worn-out portrait from his arms. "You are gathering here. Have you seen my daughter?"

Liang Yue shook his head and said, "It will take too long for you to search by yourself. Come with me, maybe I can help you."

"Really?" The old man was overjoyed and didn't care at all about being pushed just now.

When Liang Yue first arrived in Yunlu City, he had seen this old man who was looking for his missing daughter, but it was difficult to reveal his identity at that time. Now that he has established himself in Yunlu City, he can naturally lend a hand.

He and Chen Ju brought the old man back to the Criminal Justice Department. Looking at the surrounding yamen lobby, the old man's expression changed from joy to fear, and he was already trembling when he spoke to Liang Yue.

"Are you police officers?" he asked carefully.

"You can say that." Liang Yue smiled and said, "I am currently serving as the interim prison officer of Qingdu. If someone in the city is missing, it is naturally my responsibility to take care of it."

"Ah?" The old man knelt down immediately after hearing the voice. "It turned out to be the official. I was not causing trouble before..."

"Oh, no need to be so polite." Liang Yue quickly pulled him up and said, "I called you here to find a way to help you find your daughter, not to trick you back and arrest you."

The old man stood up, looking at Liang Yue with awe in his eyes, and said tremblingly: "My name is Wang Wu, I live in Yunxiang Country... No, Yin Country, Yuezhou Xing'an Prefecture, I am a farmer."

Liang Yue nodded and motioned for him to continue.

It turns out that this person is an old citizen of Yunxiang Kingdom.

After Yin State conquered Yunxiang State, someone suggested to Emperor Mu Bei that all the old people of Yunxiang State should be dispersed and relocated to various parts of Kyushu to prevent them from colluding and rebelling in their original location.

However, Emperor Mu Bei did not adopt the idea. Instead, he allowed the old residents of Yunxiang to settle down in their original location, reduced taxes and levies, and carried out large-scale construction, making Yuezhou of Yin Kingdom more prosperous and stable than the original Yunxiang Kingdom.

This move was indeed effective. Today, Yuezhou is much more prosperous than when it was under the rule of Yunxiang State, and not many people miss the old country.

For ordinary people, as long as their lives are not affected, what does it matter if the emperors and generals are replaced? The most important thing is to see whether life will get better or worse.

The only ones who were reluctant to leave Yunxiang Kingdom were the former upper class dignitaries, as they lost everything overnight.

Originally, some of them should have surrendered and sold out their country, perhaps they could have retained their original status, but Yin Kingdom destroyed Yunxiang Kingdom too quickly and did not give them this opportunity at all.

"My daughter left home a few months ago. At that time, she said that she joined the Yihuo Sect and was chosen by the incense master as a pure woman, so she could get close to the holy fire." The old man continued, "I can't read a single word, and I don't know what the Yihuo Sect is, but the neighbors all said that they are kind to the poor and often follow the Yihuo Sect to pick up things. I didn't dare to go..."

"I was happy for her at first, but a few days later, she said that the incense master wanted to take their church to Nanzhou to preach." The old man sighed, "Although I was worried, she insisted on going, and asked me to keep it a secret from others, saying that their actions were secret. Who knew that she didn't come back for nearly half a year. I inquired and searched all the way, and heard that their church seemed to have come to Yunlu City, so I looked for her here. But I couldn't find her after searching for a long time."

"Okay, we have a general idea of ​​the situation." As he spoke, Liang Yue had already drawn a clear portrait on paper, which was almost identical to the one in the old man's hand. "What's your daughter's name? I'll have people post the portrait all over the city. It will definitely be better than asking every household." "Thank you, sir!" The old man was overjoyed and thanked him repeatedly: "My daughter's name is Wang Xiaoliu!"

"Ah?" Chen Ju was puzzled when he heard the name, "So your father's name is Wang Si?"

The old man smiled sheepishly: "Wang Si is my second brother."

……

Liang Yue gave him some more money and asked the old man to find an inn to stay in and settle himself down first before looking for another one slowly.

His incident was just a small episode. After sending him away, Liang Yue and Chen Ju discussed the issue of the Fire Sect uprising.

"According to what Zhao Faxian has investigated before, the collusion between the Righteous Fire Cult and the upper echelons of Yunlu City is far deeper than we thought. It may not be easy to find out their crimes from the outside to the inside." Liang Yue pondered, "Originally, the Yun Palace Villa should have been a breakthrough, but this forest fire burned it down before we could investigate."

"It seems that the three great families in Yunlu City have different attitudes towards the Yihuo Sect." Chen Ju said, "The Wei family should have a big grudge against them, but the Zhou family is colluding with the Yihuo Sect. It's hard to tell for the Qi family at the moment, but judging from the behavior of the Qi family father and son, it seems that they often go to the Yun Palace Villa."

"This should be related to the industries of the three families." Liang Yue also did some research on this. "The Wei family is the largest landlord in Nanzhou, with countless fields in various prefectures in Nanzhou. In order to conceal their identities, many of them are registered under the names of other small landlords. During the rise of the Yihuo Sect, the small landlords in the villages and towns suffered the most, so it is impossible for the Wei family to collude with the Yihuo Sect in any way."

"The Zhou family's largest businesses are brothels, gambling houses, and restaurants. These places are similar to the Yihuo Sect, and they may even be secretly cooperating with them. So at present, it seems that the Zhou family is mixed up with them."

"Most of the Qi family's businesses are north-south businesses, dealing in goods from all over the world. It's unclear what their position is at the moment."

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"Those upper echelons of Yunlu City who often go to the Yun Palace Branch will definitely do their best to help the Yihuo Cult conceal their crimes and prevent them from being exposed. But this also shows that the Yihuo Cult probably has something in its hands." Liang Yue said after thinking, "If we can break through from the inside, it will be easier to get the evidence."

"Undercover?" Chen Ju said, "I can help introduce people to the church."

"You have been untrustworthy since the first moment you showed up. It won't work with you. We need someone else." Liang Yue shook his head and said, "The Righteous Fire Sect is recruiting followers. Joining the sect is not a problem. The problem is that if I go alone, it will inevitably be a bit busy. After all, there are things to be done in the Criminal Justice Department. It would be best if someone goes with me. When I'm not around, he can handle it on his own."

"Don't you have people from the Evil-Slaying Bureau in Yunlu City?" Chen Ju asked.

"Zhou Xuanci is even worse, not to mention the fact that he was born in the Zhou family." Liang Yue paused and said, "He is a disciple of Buddhism."

What's the difference between saying I want to join the Yihuo Sect with a big bald head and saying I want to join the Jiuyang Tribe with the flag of the Yin Kingdom draped over your head?
Moreover, he is a direct descendant of the Zhou family after all, and it is unknown how deep the Zhou family's collusion with the Yihuo Cult is. Even if he is kind and righteous, if the family is about to be destroyed, will he really have no compassion?
It's best not to test him on this.

After thinking for a while, Liang Yue said helplessly: "There are still too few available people in Yunlu City. It seems that I have to find two people from Shendu to help."

Before he finished speaking, he heard a constable coming in hurriedly to report, "Sir! There's someone outside who wants to see you by name."

"Who is it?" Liang Yue asked, "Why are you so flustered?"

"Because the person coming is..." The constable said with visible fear, "He is from the Horse Drinking Station."

(End of this chapter)