Red Mansion Jia Enhou

Although the prefect of Jinling had left, there were still many minor clerks and detectives in Yingtian Prefecture, as well as some high-ranking clerks who maintained the operation of Yingtian Prefecture.

Looking at the group of people who suddenly rushed in, wearing official uniforms and claiming to be inspectors.

There was a flash of shock in the eyes of the busy people in Yingtian Prefecture.

Why did the Inspector General come here suddenly?

Shi Nai sat in the seat that should have been occupied by the prefect of Jinling.

The prefect of Jinling, who had just returned, heard the news and began to change into his official uniform anxiously.

Generally, when an inspection order comes down from the capital, there will be news.

Why is it so quiet this time, without even a message?

The prefect of Jinling was a little nervous.

Although everyone in Jinling is his people, it doesn't mean there are no troublemakers.

It was not easy for him to climb up. It took others ten years to reach this position, but it took him thirty years.

He wasted his whole life on this land, and only then did he seize the opportunity to sit in his current position as a fourth-rank official.

And this was only because he came from a poor family and was only a juren.

Now the court has suddenly sent an inspection order. Is it to investigate him?
The prefect of Jinling, his heart beating fast, went quickly to Yingtian Prefecture.

After a while, the man arrived. The official hat on his head was a little askew due to jogging, so that he looked inexplicably embarrassed.

Shi Nai didn't care. Seeing the people arriving, Shi Nai picked up the tea bowl on the table and took a sip.

The prefect of Jinling was shocked.

Is Shi Nai the inspector sent by higher authorities?

Didn’t he come back to observe mourning?
How come it turned out to be an inspection order sent from above? The prefect of Jinling suddenly became cautious.

Although he had little contact with Shi Nai, he had heard about him.

Now that he suddenly appears as an inspector, it means that he may have something on him.

The prefect of Jinling was a little nervous.

The situation in Liuhe County is a bit tense.

Aunt Zhou is surrounded by many neighbors.

The magistrate of Liuhe County had already been informed by the prefect of Jinling not to get involved in this matter.

Because they cannot afford to offend the people behind this matter, and there is no need to pay so much for a child.

But the real reason is related to an industrial chain.

The term "Yangzhou skinny horse" is famous all over the world.

The so-called White Lotus Sect would do anything to achieve their goals.

The brainwashed people sold their children and worshipped them like gods.

However, they treated these people like cattle and horses, even worse than cattle and horses.

Oxen and horses devote their entire lives to humans, and they can still eat and drink enough before working again.

These brainwashed people are starving and cold, but they still have to devote everything they have to this so-called belief.

In the end, they could only sell their sons and daughters.

What's even more outrageous is that there are many kidnappers in the White Lotus Sect.'

They kidnapped the children of the people who believed in them and raised them as skinny horses for the enjoyment of high-ranking officials, wealthy merchants, and this is the origin of most skinny horses.

This is also the reason why the imperial court repeatedly cracked down on and suppressed the White Lotus Sect.

But as long as there are evil desires in people, there will be the White Lotus Sect.

There is only one way to completely eradicate the White Lotus Sect, and that is to stop the people from being fooled by them.

But it's hard.

This is just like the evil cults that appear from time to time in later generations.

Now the county government office in Liuhe County does not allow anyone to enter.

No matter how dumb the people were, they knew there was something fishy going on.

More and more people gathered around.

The magistrate of Liuhe County hid behind the government office and roared at people.

"The people outside are rioting. Why haven't the people sent to ask for reinforcements returned yet?"

Liuhe County is a provincial county directly under the jurisdiction of Yingtian Prefecture, very close to Jinling.

Riding a horse, you can make a round trip in half an hour.

But now there is no rescue yet.

The magistrate of Liuhe County was panicked, but a group of petty officials and clerks who were used to seeing this remained calm.

Because they knew that yet another county magistrate would be sacrificed by their prefect, what better way to solve the problem than to let the people below take the blame?

"Sir, the people are breaking in!"

The constable who was resisting the obstruction outside ran in in panic.

"Run, my lord!"

At this moment, the constable's face was blue, and his clothes, which were originally intact, were torn loose and torn by the people after he reached the front.

"move!"

The constable urged anxiously.

Soon, the sounds of people shouting and killing were heard.

The Liuhe County Magistrate was so frightened that he fell down on a stool. Some people in the county government office had already started to escape through the back door.

By the time the Liuhe County Magistrate reacted, the people had already rushed in.

See the Liuhe County Magistrate preparing to escape.

The people were immediately angry.

Just because a kidnapped little girl was sent here, why are you, a county magistrate, so scared?

Are you in cahoots with those kidnappers?

"That dog official is trying to run away, everyone hurry up and catch him!"

The people who found out that the Liuhe County Magistrate was about to run away began to get excited.

The Liuhe County Magistrate was so frightened that his legs went limp and he fell to the ground.

"What do you want to do?"

The magistrate of Liuhe County looked at the people who had gathered around him in panic.

"Do you want to rebel?"

When the people heard the word "rebellion", they subconsciously stepped back.

When the magistrate of Liuhe County saw this, he instantly became alert.

"You guys are forcing yourself to go to the government office. Do you know that this is a rebellion?"

The Liuhe County Magistrate stood up from the ground.

I heard that he was threatening people with rebellion.

Aunt Zhou, who had seen some of the world, stood up directly.

"You misunderstood, sir."

"We are not rebelling. The reason why so many of us came here is because we found the abducted daughter of Zhen Shiyin."

"My Lord, what are you so afraid of?"

"Yes, yes!"

Aunt Zhou came out from the crowd, and a group of people echoed her.

Just tell me what you are afraid of?
If you're not afraid, why don't you meet him?

Could it be that you were also involved in the trafficking?

The problem of a monk and a Taoist priest has spread in Jinling. They are a pair of human traffickers.

Or an organized group of human traffickers.

The people have simple mindsets and don't understand the twists and turns involved. They only know that human traffickers must be punished.

Now the county magistrate is actually shielding the human traffickers and refusing to take the case.

Aunt Zhou waved to Xiangling and Xiangling stood out.

Xiangling stood out, not only did she have a beauty mole right between her eyebrows, she was as beautiful as the legend said.

"grown ups!"

Xiangling bowed to the Liuhe County Magistrate who stood up.

"Please, sir, help me, my daughter!"

After performing the ceremony, Xiangling knelt down in front of the magistrate of Liuhe County.

Looking at the skinny and abducted little girl in front of him, the Liuhe County Magistrate felt an indescribable feeling in his heart.

"My little girl was kidnapped when she was five years old. Once she woke up, she forgot everything that happened before."

"Please help me catch that kidnapper and find my parents!"

Xiangling bowed her head, and then her arms were exposed. The wounds on her arms were from the beatings that Guaizi had inflicted on her when he was drunk or disliked her.

The magistrate of Liuhe County, who was put on the fire, kept sweating coldly.

How can he take care of things that his superiors forbid him to do?
What’s the point of him caring?

This county magistrate is obviously a veteran.

Fortunately, no riot really happened, otherwise he would not only lose his official hat, but he might also lose his life at the hands of these civilians.

"My Lord, please go and catch that kidnapper!"

"That kidnapper probably doesn't know that Xiangling has been recognized and taken away. If you send someone over now, you can wait for him."

"grown ups?"

There was a moment of silence.

The Liuhe County Magistrate did not respond.

This is really like you can never wake up someone who is pretending to be asleep.

The magistrate of Liuhe County glanced around and confirmed that all the people in the county government had fled. Then he became anxious and started to act recklessly.

"You scared away the yamen runners. How can I send people?"

The people looked at each other.

"No need to catch!"

A few strong young men who stayed behind came over on crutches.

The cripple groaned from time to time because his arm was twisted.

"The kidnapper has been caught!"

The Liuhe County Magistrate's eyes paused subconsciously.

Looking at the kidnapper who had been caught, the Magistrate of Liuhe County knew that he could no longer ignore it.

"How do you think this should be handled?"

The people all looked at the Liuhe County Magistrate expectantly, but there was no response from him.

Yingtianfu,
The prefect of Jinling stood on Shi Nai's side with a flattering look on his face.

"Master Shi, you are the Inspector General, why didn't you greet me earlier?"

"I have been an official for decades. Without mentioning anything else, as long as you say hello, I will fully cooperate with your search."

Shi Nai glanced at the Jinling prefect who was speaking.

If I tell you this, can you still find out something?

Shi Nai looked indifferent and put down the teacup in his hand.

"Thanks to your majesty's trust, I returned to Nanjing only to observe mourning for my elders and relatives at home."

"I really didn't expect that."

Shi Nai's eyes were completely fixed on the prefect of Jinling.

The Jinling prefect's forehead was covered in sweat and he pinched himself in his sleeves.

"What did you not expect, sir?"

The prefect of Jinling continued to be humble.

Shi Nai replied calmly, "Why don't you take the case of Zhen Shiyin from Gusu?"

"His daughter's kidnapping had a lot to do with this monk."

"in addition."

Shi Nai extended his hand to the inspector who was following him.

A booklet appeared in Shi Nai's hand.

When the prefect of Jinling saw the booklet, he suddenly felt uneasy.

"This is the child that Jinling has lost in the past two years."

After Shi Nai opened the booklet, he reached out again.

A thick booklet appeared.

"These are the confessions of the families, with their signatures and seals on them."

"Does the prefect have anything to say?"

Shi Nai stared at the Jinling prefect coldly. The prefect's legs went weak as he took the confession and the roster from Shi Nai's hands.

The prefect of Jinling forced himself to calm down and began to look through the documents with a frown.

As he turned the pages, the prefect of Jinling breathed a sigh of relief and his eyes began to calm down.

With just the above minor crime, he can only be charged with dereliction of duty, but it is not possible to take his life!
Not to mention that he has been an official for so many years, and even if he has no merits, he has worked hard.

Even if there is no such thing, it cannot be used to convict someone.

"What do you mean, sir?"

The prefect of Jinling looked at Shi Nai calmly.

"I want to ask you, why didn't you investigate these people who came to complain?"

The Jinling prefect felt more and more relieved.

"My Lord, you are slandering me."

"I have been an official for thirty years, and I have seen cases like this the most."

"Your humble servant asks, sir, if we send people to look for these abducted children, how many of them can we find?"

"Yingtian Prefecture has more important things to do, and it is really inappropriate to pay like this."

Before the prefect of Jinling could finish his words, Shi Nai, with anger in his eyes, slapped the table.

"If you can't find it, you won't even answer the police report?"

Facing Shi Nai’s questioning, the prefect of Jinling lowered his head?
"I want to live too."

"It's not easy for me to be an official. The Ministry of Personnel has a small exam every three months and a big exam every year."

"Jinling is a mixed bag, with both locals and outsiders. How can I investigate?"

"Especially these kidnappers. If they kidnap someone today, they can take a merchant ship down the river or up the river tomorrow. My Lord, please tell me."

"The people above us should also be considerate of us below us. If you don't believe me, just ask those present here and you will know."

The prefect of Jinling spread his hands, showing his helplessness.

If Shi Nai didn't have 100% evidence, it would be impossible to catch him.

The prefect of Nanjing prefecture looks at the nose with his eyes and the heart with his nose.

Everyone in Yingtian Prefecture had received favors from the Jinling prefect, so they would not betray him easily and nodded.

Right now, the whole Yingtian Prefecture is like a rock, and no one is willing to lose this considerable income.

Shi Nai sneered in his heart.

There is no point in trying to catch anything, and who knows if you can get anything.

"I want to ask you, what is the case of Gusu Hulu Temple?"

Shi Nai then spoke.

The prefect of Jinling was slightly stunned.

Now he knew the purpose of Shi Nai's visit.

"My Lord, are you talking about the Zhen Shiyin family?"

Shi Nai nodded.

"I heard that you didn't take his case either?"

The prefect of Jinling laughed instantly.

"My Lord, are you afraid there might be some misunderstanding?"

"I didn't misunderstand!"

"The Hulu Temple case was clearly a case of collusion."

"But you dismissed him as an ordinary case. What is your intention?"

The prefect of Jinling was stunned again.

"Isn't this a case of venting anger, sir?"

Shi Nai's brows furrowed.

"Your Excellency may not know that the monk and the Taoist priest once tried to escape to the Hulu Temple."

"The people at Hulu Temple saw that they were disabled and were unwilling to accept them, so they rejected them."

"This monk and Taoist priest had good intentions, so they set fire to the Gourd Temple and spread the fire to the Zhen family."

"Your Excellency has truly misunderstood."

Did he misunderstand, or do you just want to let the matter go?
After Zhen Yinglian went missing, the servant and his family disappeared inexplicably.

Afterwards, the government did not arrest private slaves.

What are you hiding?
"Sir, the students have grievances, the students have grievances!"

Zhen Shiyin and his wife appeared at the gate of Yingtian Prefecture.

They were the ones Shi Nai had sent to call.

Huzhou is not far from Jinling, and the couple only needs half a day's carriage ride to get there.

The couple went straight to Yingtian Prefecture, and finally knelt together outside.

There was a man following behind him, and this man was the servant who took Yinglian out that year.

Zhen Shiyin and his wife found him a year ago, and the servant confessed his crime.

Someone paid him to do this on purpose.

Otherwise, as a servant, even if he wanted to pee, how could he have the courage to leave his own lady alone?

Zhen Shiyin also kept a watchful eye.

Knowing that the government could not be trusted, he did not dare to tell the government that he had found the servant.

If this were to be told, the boy would probably lose his life.

By that time, there will be no evidence, so he won't be able to say anything fishy even if he wants to.

Liuhe County, the attitude of the Liuhe County Magistrate made the people angry.

Fortunately, the human traffickers have been caught.

The magistrate of Liuhe County was powerless to do anything about it, so a group of people, at the suggestion of Aunt Zhou, took the human trafficker to Yingtian Prefecture.

Yingtian Prefecture is not far from Liuhe County and can be reached in half an hour on foot.

The human traffickers and the Liuhe County Magistrate were all taken away.

"Bring someone in!"

Shi Nai gave instructions to the people around him.

Zhen Shiyin and his wife, who were over fifty years old, appeared in Yingtian Prefecture supporting each other.

Among all the families whose children were abducted, Zhen Shiyin is the most difficult to deal with.

In order to find Xiangling, Zhen Shiyin and his wife spent all their wealth.

The prefect of Jinling looked at Zhen Shiyin, and a hint of viciousness flashed through his mind.

Perhaps he should just send someone to kill Zhen Shiyin's family.

If he silenced the witness, he wouldn't have so much trouble.

"Please, sir, make the decision for my husband and me."

"I want to sue the Jinling prefect for dereliction of duty. I have reported the burning of my daughter and my house many times."

"Not only did the Jinling prefect not care about it, he also sent people to drive the students away."

Zhen Shiyin told Shi Nai about the grievances he had suffered over the years.

"Do you have anything to say?"

Shi Nai looked at the prefect of Jinling, and the prefect of Jinling smiled in his heart.

"Your Excellency, Zhen Shiyin has repeatedly committed crimes against the emperor, and I had no choice but to drive him out."

"He still doesn't know his fault and comes to sue me for my fault."

"Master Hou!"

Zhen Shiyin stared at Shi Nai, fearing that Shi Nai would believe what Lao Deng said.

Shi Nai remained silent, and after a while, the noise outside was heard again.

It’s Aunt Zhou and the others.

"My Lord, Yinglian has been found!"

"In Liuhe County!"

"The people of Liuhe County heard about the recent incident at Hulu Temple and caught him!"

Shi Nai's eyes lit up.

To destroy it, you must drive it crazy.

This is truly a perfect combination of time, place and people. The prefect of Jinling must have done a lot of evil, otherwise how could it be such a coincidence?
Yinglian was found.

Prefect Zhen Shiyin stood up excitedly and waited to see Xiangling being brought in.

Zhen Shiyin and his wife were stunned for a moment, and tears suddenly flowed from their eyes.

"Yinglian."

When Xiangling saw Zhen Shiyin and his wife, her head began to hurt severely.

Zhen Shiyin and his wife hurried forward out of concern.

"Yinglian, what's wrong with you, Yinglian!"

Zhen Shiyin and his wife looked at Yinglian, their hearts filled with worry and anxiety.

"Daddy!"

Xiangling looked at Zhen Shiyin and Feng Shi in pain.

The appearance of the two people gradually overlapped with the people in her dream. These were her parents!
Although Xiangling had lost her memory, she knew clearly that she was abducted.

And she knew this no matter how the kidnapper brainwashed her.

"My son!"

Feng started to cry loudly.

"Finally I have found you!"

The couple began to look Xiangling up and down, and only after confirming that Xiangling was fine did they feel relieved.

Aunt Zhou, who came in with them, was watching with a smile on her face, but she did not forget the real purpose of her visit.

Her youngest son was abducted.

She hated those kidnappers and also hated those officials who did nothing.

"My Lord, I have a complaint to file!"

Aunt Zhou, who knew about the inspection order outside, knelt down in front of Shi Nai, and Xiangling introduced Aunt Zhou's identity to Zhen Shiyin and his wife.

The two men immediately knelt down in front of Aunt Zhou.

"My husband and I would like to thank you for your kindness in finding our son!"

"You're welcome. I watched Xiangling grow up under my watch. That kidnapper has never left Jinling."

"Always in Liuhe County!"

Liuhe County is located just south of Gusu and north of it, with Yingtian Prefecture in between. Even the Jinling prefect is hard to find.

Shi Nai's gaze fell on the red mole between Xiangling's eyebrows. Who could he possibly be trying to fool with this look?
He had never seen anyone with such a distinctive mole between his eyebrows. It was exactly like the Bodhisattva in the temple. (End of this chapter)