Vol 6 Chapter 23: Justice Yao
Yun Yao said calmly, "There are missing girls in Beijing every year. Most of them were secretly sold to brothels, and there is no way to find them."
When Yunyao said these words, those girls who had laughed at her before were stunned, and there was an expression in their eyes that was more frightened than hearing a ghost story. For these official women, the brothel is undoubtedly a hell-like existence. If any girl is sold into the brothel, for them, that is going to hell, and they would rather commit suicide.
In fact, it was even more frightening, Yun Yao hadn't said anything yet. Such as being eaten by monsters in the dungeon.
Therefore, Yun Yao was somewhat skeptical that Yanhui's disappearance was passed on as a ghost story, and she even doubted whether there was such a thing. As a special detective, her professional sensitivity makes her pay more attention to the authenticity of such ghost stories. Moreover, there will be ghost stories in the capital that she doesn't know?
If it is true, it is impossible for Fu Mingrui of the eight gates not to know. She has never heard of any girl missing in Jiumen. She looked at the girl who told the ghost story: "Is this true or not?"
"Of course it's true! It's what happened last year." The girl looked serious. After Yunyao said that the missing girl might be sold into a brothel, everyone suddenly became honest.
"I went there last year too, why didn't I know?" another girl questioned.
"There were so many girls who went to the Lantern Festival last year. If you haven't heard of it, it doesn't mean it hasn't happened."
"That's right, and if you don't know each other, you don't know the other person's name. But if it's true, it's so scary. You just disappeared for no reason. I don't dare to go if you talk about it." Several girls stared at each other. Show fear.
"Everyone, don't be afraid, it's just a ghost story." There are also girls who are not afraid.
"No, no, everyone, listen to me. My father told me last year..." A girl quietly lowered her voice, "Last year, there was indeed a girl missing at Yujing Lake. The girl's family It was the officer who reported it the next day, but it was never found.”
"Ah! Your father is the Minister of the Ministry of Officials, your father must be right!" The girls were all surprised.
The daughter of the Minister of the Ministry of Officials nodded seriously: "Because this case happened at the Lantern Festival, in order not to cause panic, so it was handled in a low-key manner. The reason why my father told me was because he told me not to go to the Lantern Festival again to avoid accidents. They I suspect that someone will use the lantern to abduct the girl. That girl is probably..." She glanced at Yun Yao timidly, her voice became softer, "She was sold to a brothel somewhere."
"AhWhy didn't you say it earlier!"
"Could it be that Yanhui is the missing girl your father mentioned?!"
At this moment, the girls were really frightened and numb all over. It was only a ghost story before, but now it has been confirmed, can they not be scared?
"It's really happening?! Why is there no movement from the eight doors?" Yun Yao is not unbelieving at the moment, but angry that a girl is missing, and the higher-ups dealt with it in a low-key manner. In her eyes, this was not a small case. A girl disappeared at the Lantern Festival, and the imperial court had the responsibility to warn the girls who participated in the Lantern Festival this year.
What you say should be handled in a low-key manner so as not to cause panic among the people. To put it bluntly, it is all an excuse for the court to save face and cover up its own incompetence! She couldn't help but think of Fu Mingrui's handling of Wang Yi's disappearance in a low-key manner at the beginning, but in the end he found the real culprit and the truth came out.
Although Wang Yi's disappearance was handled as a brothel slipped and fell into the water when he came back drunk...
But this is also excusable. Yun Yao believed that if the case of the disappearance of the girl named Yanhui was in the hands of Fu Mingrui, Fu Mingrui would definitely investigate it to the end.
"It should be that this case has not yet reached the level of reporting to the eight sects." The daughter of the Minister of the Ministry of Officials really understands the regulations of the Qian Dynasty, "If the missing girl is the daughter of a senior official above the third rank, she can only report to the eight sects." For example, the case of the disappearance of Ma Yun, the son of Ma Guanqun, former Minister of the Household Department."
"Wow—you're really clear about this. My dad doesn't tell me anything, and he still thinks it's impolite for us to participate in politics."
"So did my dad, but I came here today, and I feel stupid and stupid, and I don't know anything." The girls began to feel sorry for themselves again.
"Sisters, don't be like this, I asked too much. Because I also asked my father this question at the time, mainly..." The daughter of the minister of the official department blushed slowly, and lowered her face in embarrassment, "I want to ask Fumen Something about the Lord..."
The girls were taken aback for a moment, then burst out laughing: "Hahaha——"
Although the girls told Yanhui's disappearance as a ghost story, Yunyao paid attention to it. A young girl disappeared just like that, and she didn't know it, but now that she knew it, she always felt that she should do something. She believed that if Lian Youyou knew about it, she would agree with her approach.
"The girl's name is Yanhui? What's her last name?" Yun Yao asked while the girls laughed.
When everyone heard her mention Yanhui again, they also showed curiosity: "Why do you know so clearly?"
Yuchi Qian'er and Lin Shiyue also looked at Yunyao in doubt.
On the contrary, Yun Yao looked at them puzzled: "A girl disappeared, and she was dealt with in a low-key manner just because she was not the daughter of a third-rank Dayuan? The daughter of ordinary people is not the daughter of Qian Dynasty? How did the prefect of the capital settle the case in the end? How could it be so hasty? Firstly, if you don’t investigate strictly, secondly, you don’t report to the court, and thirdly, you don’t warn the people in Shijing. What if gangsters abduct girls again at this year’s Lantern Festival? If this kind of thing is not thoroughly investigated, it will happen every year !" The more Yun Yao spoke, the more angry she became, and the girls gradually blushed with anger.
"What are you talking about to us? We didn't make that girl disappear."
"How many people go missing in the capital every year, you are here to point fingers, if you have the ability, go and investigate!"
"That's right, it's clear and logical, it's just lip service!"
"Hey!" The girls of Yuchi's family saw that these girls were targeting Yun Yao, and immediately stepped forward.
Yuchi Qian'er stood at the front and thrust her hands into her waist: "What's the matter, no one bullies us, right? Sisters!"
The girls from Yuchi's family cheered up, seven or eight...
It is said that there are too many daughters and the family is in chaos, because women are prone to intrigue. But Yuchi's family was extremely united.
Those girls were a little scared at once, because the daughters of Yuchi's family were all full of heroism, with knives on their waists, and they knew martial arts at first glance.
"Do you know who she is?" Yuchi Qian'er pointed at Yunyao arrogantly, "She lives next to the eight doors, and Fu Mingrui didn't look up and look down, can you talk to Fu Mingrui? "Yuchi Qian'er's proud expression made those girls look surprised and envious immediately.