"Someone reported the crime in mid-July last year, but it wasn't until mid-to-late January this year that the two Mr. Shi and Mr. Feng paid attention to it?" Chen Anning asked, his voice deep and cold.
Xu Zan unconsciously sat up straight and responded tremblingly.
This feeling……
He looked at Chen Anning.
In a daze, he seemed to see Xie Xun in her.
When Mr. Shi and Mr. Feng finished talking about the case, Xie Xun had this look and tone.
"In other words," Chen Anning looked at him with sharp and clear eyes, "after you took over the case and set up defenses, no children disappeared again?"
Xu Zan nodded, then quickly shook his head, "This is the case in the capital, but outside the city..."
"The target has been moved to a place outside the capital?" Chen Anning answered.
Xu Zan nodded, "Yes, the target has moved to villages outside the capital or neighboring counties."
Chen Anning closed her eyes and suppressed the boiling anger before opening her eyes and continuing to ask: "Have you ever asked how these children disappeared?"
"I asked." As the air pressure on her body changed, Xu Zan felt more and more like Xie Xun, and she unconsciously sat up two points straighter. "Many children in the capital go to their employers' homes to study." Some disappeared while working or on the way home, and some were openly robbed, robbed, or deceived on the street. Children outside the capital had more reasons. Some disappeared while working in the fields, and some disappeared. They disappear when they go out to play or visit relatives and friends.”
"The capital city is easy to control, but outside the capital city, especially in the villages, it is not easy to monitor. So, even though Ah Xun sent officials there, children would still go missing from time to time."
There are no cameras, there are many mountain roads, and the distribution of villages is too loose.
No one knows where the gangsters will commit crime next.
The frost between Chen Anning's brows deepened. She glanced at Xu Zan. She knew clearly that this was Xie Xun's plan. She also knew that as a forensic doctor, she was not good at cases where there was no 'body'. But thinking that those children might still be alive, but just locked up somewhere and suffering, she couldn't help but said: "There are so many missing children in total. Have you ever thought about where they might go? "
Xu Zan's fingers holding the armrest slowly tightened, but then gradually loosened after a moment, "The brothels, theater troupes, various mines, and even various mansions have been secretly checked, but the missing children have not been found."
Xie Xun thought of everything she could think of.
But the child was still not found.
So these kids...
Chen Anning suppressed her urgency and asked in a cold voice: "Can An Zong take it out?"
Xu Zan said brightly: "Miss Chen Er agreed to help?"
"You're overthinking." Chen Anning said softly, "I can't do anything to help you, I'm just taking a look."
"Just take a look and take a look, it's better than not looking at it at all." Xu Zan chuckled, "Maybe after just looking at it, I agree?"
The corners of Chen Anning's mouth curled up imperceptibly.
"Without further delay," Xu Zan couldn't wait to get up and said, fearing that she would regret it later, "Second Miss Chen, please rest for now. I'll go get the case report right now."
Chen Anning said 'hmm', "Go ahead."
Xu Zan went immediately.
Not long after he arrived, breakfast from Zuixianlou was delivered to him.
Along with breakfast came the news that the Kaiyang Marquis Mansion had canceled her marriage to Prince Sun.
As soon as the news came out, it immediately triggered various speculations.
The most speculated thing is that she must be pregnant with Xie Xun's child.
The reason why the Kaiyang Marquis Mansion could give Chen Ziling medicine and abort the child in her belly was because the child in her belly belonged to Zhao Zhijie.
And Zhao Zhijie is just the defeated heir apparent of Heyibo Mansion.
The father of the child in her belly is Xie Xun.
Xie Xun is the third son of the Guangling Palace and the minister of Dali Temple appointed by the emperor.
Regardless of his identity, he is an existence that Kaiyang Hou Mansion cannot afford to offend.
So no matter how aggrieved or angry, the Kaiyang Marquis Mansion could only cancel the marriage and not dare to touch her or the child in her belly.
This kind of speculation reached its peak when Chen Anning had breakfast and the nun from Kaiyang Hou Mansion came to give her clothes and jewelry from Jinxiu Pavilion and Yubaozhai.
Chen Anning collected her clothes and jewelry calmly, and after asking about the progress of preparing the medicinal materials, she ignored the comments outside.
Seeing her like this, the nun of Kaiyang Hou Mansion could only leave in anger.
Not long after she left, Xu Zan came back with Case Zong.
Handing the case to her, Xu Zan sat down at the dining table and asked while eating: "Do you know all the discussions outside?"
Chen Anning kept his eyes on the case, "Do you have any advice?"
"No Gao Jian, it's just..." Xu Zan glanced at her belly calmly and asked tentatively, "What they said can't be true, right?"
Chen Anning glanced at him with a stern look in her eyes, "Tell me how you want to die."
Xu Zan quickly shut up.
But after she withdrew her gaze, she couldn't help but mutter: "They said they have noses and eyes. It's hard not to believe that it's true."
Chen Anning laughed, and while he apologized repeatedly, she raised her hand and waved at him.
As his sleeves rolled up, a wisp of fragrant fragrance swept towards him quickly.
Although Xu Zan quickly covered his mouth and nose, he tilted his head and fainted on the table.
It was finally quiet.
Chen Anning looked at the case with peace of mind.
only.
I have finished reading the case.
Even after Xie Xun came over, he told her some details that Xu Zan didn't mention, but after reading it for several days, she gained nothing.
Just like Xie Xun and Xu Zan have been busy for two months, but they haven't found any clues.
And unknowingly, when all kinds of speculations were rampant outside, medicinal materials from Kaiyang Hou Mansion were also delivered.
There are more and more speculations.
Especially after Xie Xun frequently visited Chen's house in recent days, even after moving into Chen's house.
"On purpose?" Chen Anning asked with cold eyes as she looked at Xie Xun walking towards him while looking through the case file for countless times.
Xie Xun calmly walked to the box where the medicinal materials were stacked, grabbed a handful of astragalus, put it under his nose, smelled it, and said, "What are you doing on purpose?"
"Don't push yourself too far," Chen Anning said coldly, "otherwise you will inevitably be annoying."
Xie Xunyan sat down next to her with a smile, "Mr. Wen entered the eldest princess's residence half an hour ago."
Chen Anning didn't even raise his head.
Because she doesn't know Mr. Wen or Mr. Leng.
Although he had expected this result, Xie Xun couldn't help but curl his lips and said, "Young Master Wen is the young master who the eldest princess wants to be your matchmaker."
Chen Anning looked up at him, then at Chun Rui and Chuntao.
Chuntao immediately said: "I have been following Miss Chen Er all this time and don't know about this."
Chun Rui glanced at her speechlessly.
Is Chen Anning asking her to explain this?
She was obviously in case they would tell what she and Xie Xun said to the eldest princess.
Chen Anning looked away and glanced at Xie Xun again, "How does Mr. Wen compare to you?"
Xie Xun chuckled lightly, "Comparing me with that Mr. Wen."
Chen Anning said calmly: "Everyone has the heart to gossip."
"Everyone has the desire to gossip." After repeating her words, Xie Xun teased, "In the eyes of Miss Chen Er, am I already a cornerstone compared to others?"
Chen Anning looked at him, "Personality aside, in terms of appearance, identity and ability, among the people I know so far, you are indeed pretty good."
Xie Xunxiao asked: "Should I thank Miss Chen Er for giving me such a high evaluation?"
Chen Anning smiled softly and said, "It's not impossible."
Xie Xun leaned to her side and said, "How about I pledge myself to you?"
Chen Anning's reply was to raise her hand to him.
