“I don’t know how long this chaos will last.
Chen Mu whispered in his heart.
In the past, his status was low, and his level of understanding was not high enough. Now, as a boss, he can chat with Min Baoyi casually, and he naturally knows more things.
For example, here in Yucheng, it is basically completely out of the control of the imperial court. The reason why it still maintains a semblance of normal order is the result of the tacit understanding between the several major families in the inner city.
The sky is getting darker and darker.
Chen Mu also quickened his pace.
He was not worried about encountering any danger, but when he was walking quickly through several streets, a gray shadow suddenly passed by and rushed towards his face.
Chen Mu moved quickly, raised his hand to unsheath the sword, and with a flash of sword light, the gray shadow was split into two from the center, and fell to the ground with blood splashing everywhere.
But it was a huge gray-furred rat.
Chen Mu slowly put down the sword and shook his head slightly while looking at the two halves of the gray rat corpse that were still twitching slightly. How could such a big gray-skinned rat appear these days? He didn’t know what he ate to grow so big. He even dared to Attacked someone.
Just as Chen Mu was meditating for a moment, there was a chirping sound nearby, and he saw seven or eight small mice, only half the size of a fist, crawling out of some gaps and rushing directly to the body of the big mouse. He chewed it without hesitation, making a crunching sound.
Chen Mu felt uncomfortable watching this scene.
He put away his knife and left quickly.
When the sky completely darkened and entered the night, Chen Mu finally returned home, knocked on the door, and shouted twice before the old servant carefully opened the door from the inside.
“master.”
Seeing that it was indeed Chen Mu outside the door, the old servant opened the door completely and saluted carefully.
Chen Mu stepped across the threshold and said, “Is there nothing to do today?”
On weekdays, people still come to visit him from time to time, such as Wang Gong and other poor people. Sometimes they come to him for a drink, but he basically rejects everything he can.
The old servant closed the door and carefully talked about what happened during the day. However, Chen Hong came to see him today. It seemed that he had something to do, but he had already left for the inner city at that time.
“You didn’t ask what it was?”
Chen Mu heard Chen Hong coming and asked.
The old servant lowered his head and said, “Master, how can I dare to ask about your affairs?”
“Well, OK, let’s talk tomorrow.”
Chen Mu nodded and walked towards the inner courtyard. But just as he reached the door leading to the inner courtyard, a scream came from the courtyard, with a hint of panic and crying.
Uh-huh! Chen Mu’s expression changed slightly, his pace quickened rapidly, and he suddenly rushed into the inner courtyard. He saw Wang Ni backing away with a frightened look on her face. In front of her was a gray-skinned mouse that was at least two fists in size, as if it was about to Make a fluttering shape.
When he saw this scene, Chen Mu felt relieved. He thought something had happened, so he raised his hand and swung it with a knife. The head of the huge gray-skinned mouse was separated immediately, and its limbs twitched randomly.
“Clean it up.”
Chen Mu gave instructions to the old servant.
The old servant quickly responded and went to clean up.
Chen Mu looked at Wang Ni, who was still in shock, and said with a smile: “I thought something happened, how could you be scared by this thing.”
How could a child from a poor family never see a mouse? No matter how young a girl is, she shouldn’t be frightened like this.
“I…I…”
Wang Ni’s face was still a little pale, and she hesitated for a while before she regained her breath and muttered: “I have never seen such a big one, and… and it even chewed up the broom.”
It did seem a bit bigger, similar to the one he met in the alley before.
When Chen Mu heard Wang Ni’s words, the smile on his face faded and he frowned slightly. Such large gray-skinned mice were not unusual in the first place, but meeting two of them in one day was a bit too much.
Coupled with the nest of little mice from before, it gave him a vague feeling of not being good at the moment.
Could it be that there is going to be a ‘rat infestation’ in this outer city?
But in this world, poor people don’t have food for rats to eat, and even the rats have to eat on the table themselves. What’s more, this is a world with force, which is different from his previous life, so he should be unfounded.
Thinking of this, Chen Mu shook his head, walked over and touched Wang Ni’s little head, and said with relief: “Okay, go back to the house, it’s okay.”
Wang Ni nodded timidly, then followed Chen Mu into the house, helped Chen Mu undress, fetch water and wash his feet. After finishing the work, she seemed to be a little uneasy because of what just happened, so Chen Mu asked her to rest on the small couch next to her. .
After Chen Yue went to the inner city, Wang Ni lived with him and slept on a small couch outside. On the one hand, she was too young and a little timid and scared. On the other hand, the small couch outside was also used by maids. A place to rest.
Chen Mu didn’t care much about this at first, but Chen Yue said that there was nothing wrong with the family when they were young. If Chen Mu gets promoted step by step in the future and there are more and more servants in the family, then there must be strict rules. Chen Mu also Just follow Chen Yue’s arrangements.
the next day.
The sky is bright.
Chen Mu had just woken up and simply washed up. The old servant outside came over to report that Chen Hong was here.
“It seems like something is really going on.”
Chen Mu thought for a moment, asked the old servant to invite the person in, and then went out himself.
Soon, Chen Hong walked into the yard with a worried look on her face and said, “Xiao Mu, Youying got lost yesterday. After searching for a whole day, she didn’t see anyone, and she didn’t come back at night. These days, her daughter’s… …See if you can help find someone.”
“He’s missing?”
Chen Mu was startled for a moment, and then said: “Sir, don’t be impatient for now. I’ll ask you a question on your behalf.”
It is really common to lose someone these days. Not to mention women, even men who look a little more feminine may be lost. For ordinary people, when a person disappears, he is basically missing. He will never be seen again. Can’t find it.
But for some powerful people, it is still possible to find someone. For example, Chen Mu now has at least several ways to find someone. However, he has not come back all day and night. I am afraid the situation is not good, but On the surface, I can only comfort Chen Hong first.
soon.
Chen Mu put on his official uniform and left Chen Hong at home to wait for news, then went directly to the City Guard Department.
When he arrived at the City Guards Department to learn more about the situation, he frowned because disappearances occurred very frequently during these days, probably starting in the last two or three months.
Those poor people who have broken down their residences and come to report people missing are often just collected by the City Health Department, and they are asked to go out for a symbolic inspection, but in fact they are just casually strolling around, and they are not looking for people at all. They are not interested in this kind of thing. care.
“In the past two or three months, the number of disappearances has increased so much?”
Chen Mu held the case book in his hand and pondered, and then said: “Let’s go, take a few people, and follow me to the bandit gang to ask.”
There are three religions and nine streams, a mixture of good and bad, and one of them specializes in the business of human trafficking. After turning from Nancheng District to the east of the city, one immediately changes from a serious person to a slave or a lowly person. In many cases, the City Guards turns a blind eye to this. of.
To put it bluntly, we also accept the benefits of these people and maintain a tacit understanding with each other.
If the other party arrests someone who shouldn’t be arrested, someone with some background, or someone with whom they have connections, the City Guard will also go to the gang to investigate and question the person. Normally, there is still a chance to get him back.
But this is the channel of the bandits and kidnappers that can be traced. If it is like Wei Lun, who arrests people randomly and does it on his own, it will often be difficult to investigate unless the entire city guard department’s informants are mobilized to carefully check each one. Check.
(End of chapter)