Chapter 411 The Child

The thief said it casually, but Gu Mingda was moved.

He still remembered the rumors he heard when he stayed at Mr. Li's house on the road.

Even though he was confused, he never showed it on his face. Instead, he scolded the thief on trial: "Ridiculous, this person was obviously deceived by you and sold by you, and he dared to talk nonsense about supernatural things!"

The thief was aggrieved at this time and said: "Sir, if these children were really sold by us, why did you hide it from us so hard? There is no need to transfer them away at night? They will definitely let us send them out of the city directly. Could it be that so many people are still sold in the capital?"

Gu Mingda actually considered what the thief said. After all, if the children were really abducted in the capital and sent to other places to sell, it would not be cost-effective no matter how you look at it.

First, the prices in the capital are high, so most of the people from other places come to the capital to sell, because they can sell them at a higher price in the capital than in other places.

Secondly, this is the foot of the emperor, with strict security, so it is not convenient to kidnap or sell people.

According to another piece of information revealed by the thief, they also went to other places to kidnap and buy people, but they kidnapped the surrounding areas of the capital, and all places were alert, so it was not easy to kidnap people. Unfortunately, the nobleman behind the scenes wanted people more urgently, so they had to take risky measures.

If they had not kidnapped too many people and the frequency of kidnapping was too high, they would have directly turned a small case into a big case, and it would not have attracted the attention of the higher authorities like it is now.

After a whole day of interrogation, Gu Mingda probably had a clue in his mind. The children in front should not have been sent out of the capital, but should be in a corner of the capital, but he still couldn't figure out what the person behind the scenes was going to do and why he needed so many children.

These children were relatively young, and there was no restriction on gender. It seemed that both boys and girls were liked, but there was no news after they were kidnapped.

When Gu Mingda returned home and the whole family sat at the dining table, he was still uneasy.

"Waiter, eat the food." Grandma Gu suddenly said in a hoarse voice.

Since Niu Niu came home, Grandma Gu has been like a god. Her health has improved rapidly. She can now get out of bed and walk around. She doesn't want to eat alone in the house. She still prefers the feeling of the whole family sitting together to eat.

She urged Gu Mingda at this time. The reason is very simple. After Gu Mingda sat at the table, he kept eating white rice with his eyes blank and didn't eat a single bite of food.

Gu Mingda lowered his head and took a look at the food his mother urged him to eat. It happened to be his favorite dish, and his heart was warmed.

Niu Niu said beside him: "Dad is thinking about the case. He wants to take those children home!"

The whole family became interested when they heard this and asked: "Where is the case now?"

This case is different from Zhang Yunniang's previous case, but there is nothing that cannot be said.

After hearing what Gu Mingda said, Old Lady Gu nodded and said, "Maybe someone is secretly offering sacrifices behind the scenes."

Gu Mingda actually had no idea at this time. After all, so many people in the capital had no news at all, and they could only point to the same result.

When he thought that there might be no survivors, he was so upset that he almost couldn't eat.

Zhang Yunniang immediately noticed that something was wrong with her husband and comforted him: "My husband, maybe it's not what you think. If you can catch the murderer and bring him to justice, you will be worthy of them."

Gu Mingda saw his daughter's worried eyes again. He took a deep breath, nodded, and asked his mother: "Mom, have you seen anything similar?"

Old lady Gu showed a look of reminiscence on her face and said: "I have seen such things twice. The most recent one was about ten years ago. There was a big case in Guang'an County. In an abandoned and dilapidated temple, the house collapsed because of thunder, and a child's body was turned out on the ground."

"After being discovered by passers-by, the government came and turned over the ground of the temple, and then found that there were seven or eight children's bodies buried inside."

Such a horrifying case, Gu Mingda had never heard of it because he was devoted to studying in those years.

"Has the government found out anything?" Gu Mingda asked.

Old Lady Gu shook her head, sneered, and said, "Those good-for-nothings have been investigating for a long time without any clues, so we can only close the case as an unsolved case."

Gu Mingda asked, "Mom, do you have any other opinions?"

Old Lady Gu lowered her voice and said, "The first time I saw this kind of thing, I was not married at that time. There was a Taoist priest who used the purest boys and girls in the world as a trigger to practice evil methods and seek the way to immortality. However, he did not get immortality, but was wiped out by the government. So I say that the government in our Guang'an County is really worse than the previous one."

When Gu Mingda heard the word "evil methods", he suddenly thought of the last words Wu Wulang said before he died.

He was immediately frightened. Could it be that Wu Wulang was hinting that someone was really practicing evil magic in the case of the missing child?

"These people who practice evil magic are really abominable. Every child is a treasure in the family, but they have become a shortcut for them to seek power!" Zhang Yunniang said viciously.

She couldn't help but worry about her second son at this time. If there really was someone who had been practicing evil magic, and this person was in the capital, was it possible that her son didn't enter the palace?

When Zhang Yunniang thought of this possibility, her heart was in a knot. She wished her husband could catch the real culprit immediately.

Mrs. Gu suddenly said: "Speaking of which, I saw a very strange child when I was watching the excitement outside every day."

The whole family immediately looked at the old lady.

"The child was crazy and kept chanting spells, saying things like 'I don't want to die', 'Let him go', 'Don't use him to practice martial arts'." Mrs. Gu said.

Although Gu Mingda felt that this matter was a bit coincidental, now all the clues were broken, he felt that he had to try any clues.

"Mom, where is the child? Do you remember?" Gu Mingda asked.

Mrs. Gu shook her head and said: "I saw him on Liulang Street. The child was about eight or nine years old, with unkempt hair and a fierce face. I'm afraid it's hard to recognize him. He may not be related to this matter. Otherwise, let's forget it."

"No, we must find him!" Gu Mingda said.

Gu Mingda had a hunch that this child might really contain clues to the real culprit behind the scenes, or even that this child might have escaped from that place, so he must know something.