Volume 1 Chapter 29 Night Visit

  The moon is high in the sky, and its silvery light pours down into the courtyard of Chen Zhuang's house like a stream of silver silk.

  A gentle breeze blew in, the silk lanterns under the eaves swayed slightly, and the candle flames inside the lampshade flickered faintly, as if extinguished and then reignited.

  The wild sky passes through the long corridor, directly across the moon gate in the courtyard, and behind the door is a flower bed.

  Green shade covers the moon, grass is green and trees are in full bloom. A clear brook winds its way through the flowers and trees, gentle as a ribbon, with a cool atmosphere surrounding the flower beds.

  Wildly along the small path, walking and searching, arrived at the flower house, saw the wooden door half-closed, and gently pushed it open.

  The fragrance of the wood flower wafts in the quiet, emitting a refreshing breath that directly enters the lungs, under the gentle caress of the moonlight, giving birth to a tranquil and peaceful feeling.

  A dark silhouette lay quietly in the hammock, its long legs slightly raised and resting on the wisteria vines. The black figure was embedded in the flowers, like a carefully crafted work of art, with an elegant and lazy charm that was hard to put into words.

  She tiptoed closer, her footsteps quiet, and before she could make a sound, someone under the shed asked in a low voice, "What's going on?"

  Ye Tian pulled at the corner of his mouth, and Lang Jun's hearing was indeed not ordinary. Despite the distance, he could still sense it.

  He stepped forward quickly, bowed and replied: "The golden plaque catcher from the provincial government, Yuan Mu, requests to see Lord Lang!"

  Nothing good ever happens when someone comes to the Third Treasure Hall uninvited, especially in the middle of the night. What could it be? Wild Heaven, get out! Chen Yixue's black eyes shone like stars as he gazed at Wild Heaven and said calmly.

  He nodded his head and responded with a "yes", then quickly walked out.

  Chen Yi Xue sniffed the faint fragrance in the air, sat up straight, reached out to pick up the tea cup from the wooden table under the eaves, and took a sip.

  A faint smile escaped his lips as he gazed up at the bright moon, murmuring softly: "Hao Qin, you scoundrel... I reckon my peaceful days are about to be ruined by you..."

  At the entrance of Chen Village, two large red lanterns illuminated the road in front of the gate.

  Three casually dressed constables were quietly waiting at the door. The first constable had a solemn expression, his dark skin reflecting faint shadows under the light, with long eyebrows and sharp eyes, a high-bridged nose and thin lips that were tightly pursed at the moment. His cheekbones were slightly high, making the nasolabial folds on either side of his nose even more pronounced, exuding an air of majesty.

  This man is Yuan Mu, the Golden Medal Constable of Zhōu Prefecture in Wild Heaven's mouth!

  The two little catchers behind looked at each other.

  The young servant of this Chen's villa has gone in to report for a while now, how come there is still no news until now?

  I don't know, I heard that Chen Lang Jun has a somewhat eccentric temper, maybe he's just being pretentious!

  Then wait again?

  Well, let's wait and see, what else can we do?

  The two of them exchanged a look, and then both let out an almost inaudible sigh.

  The door of Chen's house creaked open, and the three people's eyes fell on Ye Tian, who was standing outside the door.

  "Little brother, Chen Lang Jun he..."

  Before Mu could finish speaking, Ye Tian cupped his hands and bowed, saying: "I'm truly sorry, Captain Mu. My young master is unwell and needs to rest quietly, so it's not convenient for him to meet with you. Please forgive us!"

  Yu Mu's eyebrows involuntarily twitched, while the two small followers behind him couldn't help but burst out laughing. Let alone that it was a cool night, they had been waiting here for nearly half an hour. Just because the three of them came from afar to the prefecture, rushing on the road all day, shouldn't they at least show some hospitality as hosts and let them in to rest their feet and have a cup of tea?

  What's wrong with him, needs rest? These are all his excuses...

  How dare this Chen Langjun be so bold as to openly refuse to see them when they have official positions?

  "What does it mean? Didn't you tell Master Chenlang that you were a catcher from the prefecture?" one of the catchers asked hastily.

  Ye Tian looked at the catcher with a look that seemed to devour people, and couldn't help but pause for a moment, his body unconsciously taking a step back.

  "Vast sky, don't be unreasonable!" Yuan Mu turned his head and lightly rebuked the catcher who had just spoken. Then, he hooked the corner of his mouth and revealed a very unnatural shallow smile to Ye Tian: "Since Mr. Chenlang is not feeling well, we won't dare disturb him. Let's take our leave!"

  "Thank you, Yuan! Take care of yourself! Slow down!"

  Yu Mu nodded slightly and turned around to leave with big strides.

  The two followers behind him stared at the sky for a moment, then quickly grasped the knives at their waists and ran to catch up.

  "Big brother, are we going back like this? What about the case?" Xiao Changkong frowned and muttered as he followed Yuan Mu.

  Yuan Mu did not respond to Xiao Changkong's words, at this moment his heart was somewhat anxious, and his mind was thinking about the case of the missing girl in the prefecture.

  Several women have gone missing, but the investigation into this case has reached a stalemate. The missing women were all daughters of wealthy and influential families in the provincial capital, but they lived in different areas and went missing at different times... Yuan Mu had a vague feeling that this was an organized gang, who kidnapped these women, what did they want to do? Kidnapping for ransom or human trafficking?

  Years ago, there was a similar case where the culprits also kidnapped some young women from their homes and hid them in water carts to transport them out of the city, selling them elsewhere. Those who were lucky were sold into wealthy households as concubines or maidservants, while those who were unlucky ended up in brothels, never to be redeemed...

  Yu Mu closed his eyes, as if he could still faintly smell the bloody scent that had floated in the air when he broke in back then.

  Is this time also like last time, done by the same group of people?

  The prefecture and province are so large, where will they hide people? Have they already been transported out of the city?

  Yuan Mu was worried, but so far there were no clues, and he didn't know where that group of people came from. He also didn't know if they had already sold the missing women, or how they managed to do it without leaving any traces.

  It's been several days already, if this case isn't cracked in a day, even more innocent women will be harmed.

  Governor Yu has been worried for the past two days, his beard is almost turning white. He still has half a year before he can retire with honor. If this case cannot be solved quickly, the reputation of being a fair and just official that he has accumulated over half his lifetime will likely be ruined.

  He couldn't help but secretly smile bitterly as he recalled what the Prefect had said to him before his departure.

  He said, "Yuan Mu, this case is probably not something that ordinary people can solve. You must invite Mr. Chen Lang to help us. Huang Qin has said that he is a man of extraordinary intelligence and wisdom, unparalleled in the world. He will definitely be able to help us resolve this difficulty!"

  Sir, you must have also heard from Huang Qin about Chen Lang's aloof personality. If he is unwilling to help, I am also helpless...

  In his heart, Mu Yuan couldn't help but feel a little melancholy.

  "Big brother, what should we do now?" Xiao Changkong saw that Yuan Mu didn't respond and quickly walked a few steps forward, pulling at his sleeve to ask.

  Yuan Mu raised her eyes and glanced at Xiao Changkong, saying lightly: "Let's go back to the inn first."

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