After Xiao Fubao's life was stolen, he became the favorite of everyone in the capital

Chapter 411 That Child
The thief just said it casually, but Gu Mingda was moved.

He still remembered the various rumors he heard when he stayed overnight at Mr. Li's house on the road.

Even though he was confused, he never showed it on his face. Instead, he scolded the thief on trial: "Ridiculous! This man was obviously tricked by you and sold out by you. How dare you make such nonsense about supernatural things!"

The thief looked aggrieved at this time, and said, "Sir, if we really sold these children, why did you hide it from us? And why did you not need to move them away at night? You would definitely send us out of the city directly. Could it be that so many people were sold in the capital?"

Gu Mingda had actually considered what the thief said. After all, if the children were really kidnapped in Beijing and sent to other places to be sold, it would not be cost-effective in any way.

Firstly, the prices in the capital are relatively high, so most people come to the capital to sell their goods, because they can get a higher price in the capital than in other places.

Secondly, this is the emperor's territory, with tight security, so it is inconvenient to kidnap or sell people.

According to another piece of information revealed by the thief, they also went to other places to kidnap and buy people, but the areas around the capital had been kidnapped by them, and people everywhere were alert, so it was not easy to kidnap people. Unfortunately, the nobleman behind the scenes wanted people more urgently, so they had to take risky measures.

If they hadn't trafficked so many people and the frequency of trafficking was not so high, they would have directly turned small cases into big ones and wouldn't have attracted the attention of the higher-ups like they have now.

After a whole day of interrogation, Gu Mingda had a rough idea in his mind that the children should not have been sent out of the capital, but should be in some corner of the capital. However, he still couldn't figure out what the person behind the scenes was going to do and why he needed so many children.

These children are relatively young and there is no gender restriction. It seems that they like both boys and girls, but they have no news after being abducted.

When Gu Mingda returned home and the whole family sat at the dining table, he was still uneasy.

"Waiter, eat some food." Old Mrs. Gu suddenly said in a hoarse voice.

Ever since Niu Niu came home, Mrs. Gu's health has improved rapidly. She can now get out of bed and walk around. She doesn't want to eat alone in the room. She prefers the feeling of having the whole family sit together for a meal.

She urged Gu Mingda at this time, and the reason was very simple. After Gu Mingda sat at the table, he kept eating rice with lifeless eyes and did not eat a single bite of vegetables.

Gu Mingda lowered his head and took a look at the dish his mother urged him to eat. It happened to be his favorite dish, and his heart warmed.

Niuniu said beside him: "Daddy is thinking about the case all the time. He wants to take those kids home!"

The whole family became interested when they heard this and asked, "Where is the case now?"

This case is different from Zhang Yunniang’s previous case, but there is nothing that cannot be said.

After hearing what Gu Mingda said, Old Lady Gu nodded and said, "Maybe someone is secretly offering sacrifices behind the scenes."

In fact, Gu Mingda was unsure at this time. After all, so many people in the capital had no news at all, and they could only vaguely point to the same result.

The thought that there might be no survivors made him so upset that he almost couldn't eat.

Zhang Yunniang immediately noticed that something was wrong with her husband and comforted him: "My husband, maybe it's not what you think. If you can catch the murderer and bring him to justice, you will be worthy of them." Gu Mingda saw his daughter's worried eyes, he took a deep breath, nodded, cheered up, and asked his mother: "Mom, have you seen anything like this?"

Old Lady Gu showed a look of reminiscence on her face and said, "I have seen this kind of thing twice. The most recent one was about ten years ago. There was a big case in Guang'an County. In an abandoned and dilapidated temple, the house collapsed due to thunder and the body of a child was turned out on the ground."

"After being discovered by passers-by, officials came and dug up all the ground in the temple, and then found the bodies of seven or eight children buried inside."

Gu Mingda concentrated on his studies during those years and had never heard of such a horrific case.

"Has the government found out the results?" Gu Mingda asked.

Old Lady Gu shook her head, sneered, and said, "That bunch of good-for-nothings, after investigating for a long time, they still have no clues, so we can only close this case as an unsolved case."

Gu Mingda asked: "Mom, do you have any other opinions?"

Old Lady Gu lowered her voice and said, "The first time I saw this kind of thing, I was not married yet. It was a Taoist priest who used the purest boys and girls in the world as his guide to practice evil methods and seek immortality. However, he did not get immortality, but was wiped out by the government. So I say that the government in Guang'an County is really getting worse with each term."

When Gu Mingda heard the word "evil magic", he suddenly thought of the last words Wu Wulang said before he died.

He was immediately frightened. Could it be that Wu Wulang was hinting to them that someone really was practicing evil magic in the case of the missing child?

"These people who practice evil methods are truly despicable. Every child is the treasure of the family, but this has become a shortcut for them to seek power!" Zhang Yunniang said viciously.

At this moment, she couldn't help but worry about her second son. If there really was someone who had been practicing evil magic, and this person was in the capital, was it possible that her son did not enter the palace?

When Zhang Yunniang thought of this possibility, her heart couldn't help but tighten. She wished her husband could catch the real culprit behind the scenes immediately.

Old Mrs. Gu suddenly said, "Come to think of it, I was watching the fun outside every day and I saw a very strange child."

The whole family immediately turned their eyes to the old lady.

"The child was crazy, and kept chanting incantations, saying things like 'I don't want to die', 'Let him go', 'Don't use him to practice martial arts'," said Mrs. Gu.

Although Gu Mingda felt that this matter was somewhat of a coincidence, now that all clues were gone, he felt that he had to try every clue.

"Mom, where is the child? Do you still remember?" Gu Mingda asked.

Old Lady Gu shook her head and said, "I saw him on Liulang Street. The child was about eight or nine years old, with unkempt hair and a fierce appearance. I'm afraid it would be difficult to recognize him. He may not be related to this matter, so let's just forget it."

"No, we must find him!" said Gu Mingda.

Gu Mingda had a hunch that this child might really contain clues to the real culprit behind the scenes, or even that this child might have escaped from that place, so he must know something.