The weak princess is super fierce

Chapter 937 More Suitable

Meng Tianguan personally went to find the head of the Five Cities Military Command, and Meng Zhidu personally went to the capital to report to the official. Both sides acted very quickly.

The five commanders of the Five City Garrison personally led their men to search the areas under their jurisdiction within the city. Lu Sen, the prefect of the capital, also showed unprecedented attention and immediately led his men to supervise the case.

It wasn't that the five commanders were particularly afraid of Meng Tianguan's real power, nor was it that Lu Sen was particularly wary of the Meng family's strength as the Crown Prince's maternal clan. Rather, it was that during this sensitive period, they all unanimously chose to follow the Crown Prince's lead.

As Lu Sen represents the Lu family, his stance is of paramount importance.

Even though Meng Shisan was under house arrest, one could imagine Lu Sen's expression when he saw Meng Zhidu personally come to his territory to report the case—a mixture of shock and solemnity.

Ultimately, Meng Renkang's disappearance, if placed before or after this time, would at most be a kidnapping case of a young master from a powerful and aristocratic family being abducted. However, in the present day, where even the slightest disturbance can cause a huge uproar, its nature is inevitably elevated to an unprecedented level.

At this height, Lu Sen was practically roasted over a fire.

If he doesn't handle Meng Renkang's disappearance case properly, all the effort he's put into building the Lu family's reputation on Li Shou's side will become a joke.

When Lu Luo arrived at the capital's government office, Lu Sen had already dispatched all the officials and constables he could to search for Meng Renkang. The sheer scale of the operation was so overwhelming that even the usually composed Wu Pinbai couldn't help but show an incredulous expression.

"Young Master Lu." Wu Pinbai had just stepped down from the corridor when he saw Lu Luo striding towards him. Lu Luo was a frequent visitor to the capital government office, and everyone there recognized him, including Wu Pinbai.

"Magistrate Wu, is my elder brother here?" Ever since Lu Luo decided to enter officialdom, he had been paying close attention to the affairs of people of all ranks in the capital. When he heard from Nai She that the capital government had suddenly dispatched many officials to search the streets, he immediately rode over from his residence to ask his elder brother what had happened.

"The lord is currently in the office," Wu Pinbai replied, then added, "The lord is very busy right now."

busy?
His elder brother, as the official in charge of the capital, was always busy, but for Wu Pinbai, who rarely spoke to him, to make such a special effort to say a few words to him, there must have been a reason.

Lu Luo asked, "Has some major case occurred?"

Wu Pinbai paused for a moment and said, "Minister Meng came to the yamen in person not long ago to report that the fourth young master of the Meng family had disappeared outside the gate of Qingbei Academy and has not been found to this day."

Lu Luo remembered that the fourth young master of the Meng family was Meng Renkang from the second branch of the Meng family. He studied at Qingbei Academy with Meng Ren'an, the third young master from the first branch. He had met him before; he was a fair-skinned and chubby little boy.

Where did that chubby boy go?
He disappeared outside the gate of Qingbei Academy, where he was studying...

"When did this happen?" he asked again.

Wu Pinbai replied, "This morning."

How did it happen?

According to Minister Meng, someone came to Qingbei Academy looking for Young Master Meng. Young Master Meng was caught off guard and went to the academy gate with his servant to meet the person. Unexpectedly, after this meeting, Young Master Meng and his servant never returned to the academy.

How was it discovered?

"Young Master Meng the Fourth missed all his classes. The teacher and the other students couldn't find him. They eventually went to Young Master Meng the Third, assuming that Young Master Meng the Fourth had gone to his elder brother's side again. But it turned out that Young Master Meng the Third hadn't seen Young Master Meng at all. Only after this was discovered did the people in the academy realize that Young Master Meng the Fourth had disappeared."

Lu Luo thanked him, saying, "Thank you for informing me, Magistrate Wu."

"No need. Kang Ge'er is my nephew. It is I who should thank you for personally handling this case and attaching such importance to it." Wu Pinbai revealed the real reason why he had spoken so much with Lu Luo today, which was unprecedented for him.

Lu Luo rode all the way here, filled with curiosity and anxiety. He was curious about what major event had occurred in the capital government, and he was also anxious that Lu Sen, as the head of the capital government, must have a heavy burden. Now, hearing Wu Pinbai's frankness, he belatedly realized that Meng Renkang and Wu Pinbai were uncle and nephew.

He nodded, then nodded again, and walked past Wu Pinbai, stepping onto the veranda and heading straight for Lu Sen's office.

Wu Pinbai stood there, his thoughts returning to the second case of displaced people he was handling. The frustration of not being able to solve it, coupled with the disappearance of his nephew, caused his brow to furrow even more deeply. After standing there for a while, he strode towards the main gate of the capital's government office.

Although the Meng family was much more powerful than him, as his uncle, he couldn't completely ignore them.

Lu Sen paced back and forth in his office, his mind racing like a wheel, going around in circles before Lu Luo walked in.

"Big brother!"

"What are you here for?"

At present, Lu Sen is not very happy to see his younger brother, Lu Luo.

Lu Luo sensed it.

But that’s okay.

He was used to being carefree and irresponsible, and had been disliked by his elder brother since childhood, so he didn't care much.

He sat down in the side seat under the desk and said honestly, "I happened to see several groups of officials coming out of your yamen and searching through the neighborhoods. It seemed like they were looking for someone, but I couldn't get the details from them. I went back to my residence and told them to me, so I came here to see if I could help you."

As the eldest brother, Lu Sen knew Lu Luo well and was well aware of Lu Luo's purpose. He snorted and said, "There's no excitement here. Let's go back."

“I already told you I came to help, why don’t you believe me, brother?” Lu Luo complained, then recounted the news he received from meeting Wu Pinbai, “Judge Wu has already told me the truth, but you’re keeping it from me.”

"Wu..." Lu Sen had only uttered one word when he immediately thought of the relationship between Wu Pinbai and Meng Renkang. "You said that Magistrate Wu explained the case of the disappearance of Young Master Meng to you in detail?"

“Just now,” Lu Luo said.

Lu Sen immediately called out, "Ju An!"

Ju An, Lu Sen's attendant, had been waiting outside the door. Upon hearing the sound, he immediately entered the office and said, "Master."

"Go find Magistrate Wu now and see if he's still in the yamen," Lu Sen instructed.

"Yes, sir." Ju An accepted the order.

After Ju An left, Lu Luo asked Lu Sen, "Brother, do you think that Magistrate Wu is no longer in the yamen?"

"Hmm." Lu Sen nodded, then looked back at his younger brother, "Young Master Meng is Magistrate Wu's nephew. The nephew has disappeared without a trace, and this matter is unusual, involving a wide range of people and serious matters. Magistrate Wu must understand this."

Lu Luo followed up, "So you went to the Meng residence?"

“Most likely.” Lu Sen pondered. “Since you’ve come here and said you’re here to help me, there’s something I need you to do right now.”

"What is it?" Lu Luo immediately perked up, stood up from his chair and said, "I'll take care of it right away!"

"Go to the Meng residence."

"what?"

Lu Sen had his reasons for making this arrangement: "You are familiar with Miss Meng, so it would be more appropriate for you to go to the Meng residence to learn more about the situation than for me."