Zhao Gui nodded quickly, repeated his words several times, and then led the people away.
After Zhao Gui led the people away, Li Ziyu ordered the door to be closed tightly, guarded by soldiers, and gathered all the people in the courtyard. During the visit and investigation a few days ago, the police station had already roughly figured out the general situation in the courtyard. , Li Ziyu naturally had the right target, and divided everyone into different places to guard them one by one according to the distinction between Lao Ju, Dou Fenshui, handyman craftsman, mother's sister, maid, and Pipa boy.
He detained Yao Sao, Mu Yun and Huang Xiang one by one for questioning. Naturally, there was no need to ask more about He Xiaoyue's matter, it was a matter of certainty. Focus on investigating whether there is any "private purchase of Pipa boy".
The three of them were questioned separately. Naturally, they did not dare to hide anything. Without much effort, they confessed that Sister Han Qiao had indeed bought a girl from Renya a few days ago. She was a teenager and a native of Guangzhou. The appearance is roughly the same as Mingnu's. At first, Sister Han Qiao didn't really want it, but then for some reason, she suddenly bought it again.
"...Master Yu, you are Mingjian," Huang Xiang said, bending down with a servile look on his face, "It's not like I don't know the rules of the Song Dynasty, and I went back to them several times, and then for some reason I asked Renya to send the child here."
"What's this child's name?" Li Ziyu asked casually, pretending to be casual.
"She seems to be called Ming Nu," Huang Xiang said. "I only saw her once when Ren Ya brought her in."
Li Ziyu couldn't restrain her excitement. It seemed that Master Jiu's news was accurate! He immediately asked: "Where is this girl now?"
"Youngster, I really don't know," Huang Xiang said. "After the Pipa boys were bought, they were all under the control of Miss Muyun. They were not allowed to interfere with the bean flour water. And they were usually in the backyard. If they didn't give me a note, they wouldn't come to the front... …”
Asking Mu Yun again, Mu Yun explained that the girl was indeed sent to her for training. She had been in the courtyard for the past few days and she suddenly disappeared yesterday.
"...My aunt asked Mrs. Yao to take her away. I don't know where she is going. I don't dare to lie." Mu Yun was very knowledgeable. As soon as he came in, he knelt on the ground and replied, looking gentle and docile. I saw a pitiful look.
Li Ziyu asked the older girls in Pipazai again, and they all said that they had indeed seen Ming Nu. It just disappeared again yesterday. They didn't dare to ask Mu Yun.
Li Ziyu roughly understood the question, and then brought Mrs. Yao in for questioning.
As expected, Sister-in-law Yao was evasive when she opened her mouth and refused to admit that there was a bright girl in the courtyard. Li Ziyu questioned her again and again, but she never admitted that there was such a thing. Li Ziyu had experience with this, and knew that the kind words of such a "time-tested" market shrew were mostly useless, so he ordered her to be handcuffed and hung on a beam, leaving only her toes touching the ground.
Unexpectedly, when Sister-in-law Yao was in charge of Laoju, because her "business" was not good, it was common for her to be tortured by the madam. She was beaten on a board, knelt on a chain, held up a lamp, drank sesame oil... In terms of her ability to endure crimes and endure torture, she was considered to be the best in Lefang Street. The top one. This method was useless to her. After hanging with her for nearly two hours, when Lian Nishang came over, Mrs. Yao was sweating profusely and twitching all over, but she still insisted that she didn't know anything about Ming Nu. Li Ziyu was angry and anxious, but he had neither the right nor the ability to torture him.
"This woman must know some secret, otherwise she wouldn't be so stubborn about a girl." Lian Nishang immediately made an inference after hearing his report.
"Team leader Gao Jian..."
"Haha," Lian Nishang sneered a few times, "I can't say that I have high opinions, but Fangchunyuan is so bold and continues to commit crimes against the wind. It seems that the previous measures of beating the bustard thirty times and fined him five hundred taels of silver are still too light. , I have to double the amount this time.”
"The team leader means..." Li Ziyu was secretly happy in her heart. She wanted to find Ming Nu, and at the same time, she could give Zeng Juan's ex-brother-in-law a good look. The bigger the case, the better.
"Work on site! Dispose of it on the spot." Lian Nishang said, "Just a reminder to all the monasteries here."
Because she was exposed by Zhuo Yifan, she was quarantined for a period of time after the case was over. Although she was later released and resumed work, the comment "lack of vigilance" was left in the file. Although Lian Nishang could not see her own file. However, she was later "promoted" to Guangzhou, which seemed to fully prove that this was a left migration. Because there was a fire in her heart.
But when she arrived in Guangzhou, she became the deputy section chief of the household registration department, which was not directly related to various cases. Later, she was appointed as the deputy leader of the weatherization industry, which gave her a chance to show off her skills.
She originally wanted to catch a "model" and punish him, but she was suffering from the fact that there was no one to hit him with. Not only did Fuchunyuan buy women from the public privately, he also forced them into prostitution. Just the right person.
"Yes, we must investigate and deal with it strictly!" Li Ziyu quickly agreed, "No matter what criminal activities are hidden in the Spring Visiting Courtyard, we must dig them out!"
Lian Nishang didn't know the little Jiujiu in his heart. He felt that although he came from an old military officer family, he worked very hard and had a firm attitude towards the old society, so he couldn't help but feel a little more favorable towards him.
The executive deputy leader of the "Cleaning Up Customs Industry Working Group" made a statement, which set the tone. Lian Nishang had much more resources to deploy. She sent out a few orders and called in a number of national militiamen and police. Not only did they surround the Chun Chunyuan tightly, they also sent sentries at the intersection of Lefang Street. . Although it is not closed to traffic, the old man who comes to Ye for sightseeing can still feel happy when he sees this scene. Even those who had come to have wine and tea left in a hurry. All the villas couldn't help but curse in secret, this is another trouble!
Mu Min wanted this effect, not only severe punishment, but also "sitting". She gave clear instructions at the work meeting: Because the brothel industry itself is full of gray areas - strictly speaking, many behaviors in brothels are illegal even in Ming Dynasty. But over the years, brothels have become so rampant that they have even become "the rule." In order for the entire industry to realize the seriousness of the "law", not only must violators be severely punished, but also the cost of violating the law must be magnified by means of continuous punishment.
Now that we have caught a typical example, the situation has spread. The flower hall, which was originally full of people singing and dancing, was turned into a temporary place for handling cases. All the decorations were removed and seating boards were put on. Everyone in the courtyard, including Sister Han Qiao's cronies, were all arrested and imprisoned in a courtyard. The rest of the people went back to their respective places and were not allowed to enter or leave or move around the courtyard.
The confidants of Sister Han Qiao who were detained were of course interrogated by officers from the interrogation section. The police and naturalized female cadres sent in temporarily also interviewed the others one by one, asking everyone to "report and expose" "back to back." The key point is to ask the old officials to report the old bustard and various illegal things in the courtyard.
Li Ziyu knew that seeing this situation was going to bring Chunchun Yuan to death, and she was secretly happy in her heart. Although Mrs. Yao could withstand the torture in the brothel, she could not withstand the vicious hands of a few retained yamen servants in the interrogation department. Soon she was urinating, sweating and crying, and said in tears that she had confessed.
"Tell me carefully, where did Ming Nu go?"
"I really don't know where Ming Nu has gone." Mrs. Yao trembled all over and knelt on the ground. "Yesterday, my aunt gave me a piece of paper with birth date and zodiac sign. She asked me to choose a zodiac sign among the Pipa boys in our hospital. The horoscopes that are similar come out and are brought to..."
At this point, she seemed to be frightened and suddenly shut up. The two interrogators were about to step forward, but Lian Nishang waved her hand to stop them. Said: "Sister-in-law Yao, although you are Sister Han Qiao's confidant, you are also from Laoju. Haven't you suffered enough from the madam's turtle slave in the first half of your life? Do you still need to thank the old madam for the whip marks and scars all over your body?"
Mrs. Yao lowered her head and gasped, looking at several thieves and yamen servants looking at her with eager eyes. She knew that these people were all veterans of the former Ming dynasty yamen soap class. His own life would be worse than death, and he would have to live and die. However, if he does it, the bowl of rice will be eaten by others. Just as she had no choice but to do so, Lian Nishang was already impatient. With a look, several remaining government officials immediately threw their fingers in front of her, eager to come up. Sister-in-law Yao couldn't hold on any longer. She repeatedly said that she was willing to recruit her, and confessed that Mingnu was taken to Yue Wan's yard.
"Yue Wan?!"
"Yes, she...she...is Mr. Liang's comb-over girl." Mrs. Yao whispered.
"Is she in the courtyard?"
Huang Xiang, who was standing aside for the jury, was so frightened that his legs and feet were weak, hurriedly came up and reported: "Since Miss Yuewan was groomed by Mr. Liang, she has been living in a separate courtyard. She said she is in our courtyard, but in fact she is in a separate courtyard. , there is another entrance and exit. The people who serve are also sent by the Liang family. I really don’t know whether she is here or not. "
Lian Nishang frowned and asked, "Which Master Liang?"
"This is Liang Cunhou, Mr. Liang."
When he spoke, he emphasized the words "Master Liang". Because Liang Cunhou’s family was not only a top-notch gentry in the city, but also had a close relationship with the Senate. It is said that the Cihuitang opened by Ziji in Guangzhou received strong support from the Liang family. Later, Guo Dongzhu did business in Guangzhou. He and the Liang family were also very close - this relationship gradually became cold until the Australian troops came to Guangzhou and burned down Wuyang Post. However, despite this past incident, the Liang family is still well regarded by Australians and can be regarded as an important "united front target".
With their status as Lian Nishang and Li Ziyu, they were beyond the reach of the Liang family no matter in the past or now. As soon as Huang Xiang mentioned the words "Master Liang", Li Ziyu understood what he meant. According to the old rules of the past, it is over and no one will mention Yue Wan again.
"Since she is still a girl in your courtyard, she will naturally be questioned." Lian Nishang said, "Send someone to bring her here immediately!"
Li Ziyu knew the joints. He took a step forward and whispered:
"Team leader, Mr. Liang was a guest of Director Guo in the past, and several current leaders have also met him. You must be careful..." (To be continued.)
