Soft and cute female mage

Chapter 99 Another Missing Person

That night, Su Er was like an evil ghost leaning over her body and made a fuss all night, until the rooster crowed, she finally stopped due to exhaustion.

Fang Ling looked at his soul and found that his energy was already low and he was afraid that he would not be able to hold on for long.

Li Ruixi hasn't been found here, but He Zhinian, who was looking for him for medical treatment a few days ago, is found to be missing.

It is said that in the past two days, He Zhinian suffered from a chronic illness again, and he sent his servant to look for Li Ruixi four times, but he was nowhere to be found.I don't know what kind of news I got yesterday. I went out in the evening and didn't come back all night.

He Zhinian is over sixty this year. He rarely goes out in winter because he suffers from coughing up blood all year round.I don't know why I sent the boy out alone last night.

The He family is a country gentry in the town, and the inexplicable disappearance of the patriarch caused the whole family, including dozens of servants, to search for it all over the street.

However, at the end of the night, not even a single person was found.

The He family is also in a hurry. As the saying goes, if you want to see people, you need to see corpses. What's the matter now?

The nearest county government office was dismissed due to the murder case in Yuanchuan Town during the inspection a year ago, and the new one has not yet arrived.Immediately, he sent his servants to go directly to the state government office to report to the officials.

This trip to Minchuan lasted more than 100 miles. Fortunately, Yu Xiaoting, who came to handle the case, was in the prime of his life.Even so, it was already dusk when we arrived.

It should be said that Master He Zhinian and Mr. Zhao still have some personal friendship.Otherwise, the He family would not have dared to disturb the state government office with such missing persons.

As soon as Captain Yu arrived in town, he went to He's house to learn about the situation.

According to Lihe's family members, Mr. He Zhinian was suffering from a chronic illness in those days, and his health became increasingly weak. He often coughed and could not sleep at night.So he sent the servant to look for Li Ruixi many times.

But since Li Ruixi came to see a doctor a few days ago, something happened to Su Er, and now she doesn't know where to hide to avoid trouble.

The servant sought medical treatment many times to no avail, so He Zhinian went out to get medicine that day himself.But he didn't let anyone accompany him, so he went alone, which was very mysterious.

According to the concierge's account, He Zhinian was not going to Runchun Hall that day, because he went in the opposite direction to Runchundang.Surprisingly, there is no pharmacy in that direction.

Capt. Yu was also a clean and tidy person, so he immediately asked the clerks from three drug stores in the town for questioning.It was confirmed that Mr. He had indeed never been to the drug store that night.

However, it is really strange to say that he did not go to the drug store to get the medicine and did not ask anyone to follow him.Either the medicine cannot see the light, or the people cannot see the light.

At present, besides Li Ruixi, there is probably no other person in this town who is related to medicine but is not visible.

Because Grandma Su'er and Fang Ling and others made a fuss that night, the whole town knew that Li Ruixi had misdiagnosed and mistreated the eight-year-old girl from the Song family and turned her into a lunatic. She has not recovered yet.

When Capt. Yu arrived at the Song family, he happened to meet Fang Ling who was researching medicine for Su Er at the house.

After Li Ruixi hid, Su'er's grandma came to the house many times to cause trouble, but to no avail. Song Huairen was helpless and went out overnight to see several doctors, all of whom gave the result that medicine and stone had no effect.

Right now, I can only believe the words of Fang Ling, a half-hearted alchemist, and take every step forward.

Capt. Yu and Fang Ling had met once before when Mr. Zhao came to visit them.If Fang Ling had not uncovered Li Yufeng and his right-hand assistant He Yonggui, Yu Xiaoting would not have come forward.

Although Yu Xiaoting is an upright man who deals with business matters, he has lived in a government office for a long time, so he still understands some personal feelings and sophistication.

Besides, last year he and a group of brothers did not follow Mr. Zhao to Yuanchuan for inspection.But according to the accompanying yamen servants, when the case was encountered, Fang Ling, a half-grown girl, was in the courtroom, neither humble nor overbearing, arguing with reason.

Immediately, Fang Ling was somewhat impressed. After a while of greetings, he started to ask about Li Ruixi.

In other words, the relationship between Li Ruixi and the Song family is now clear at a glance. It is nothing more than medical treatment of the family's child, and the Song family has nowhere to reason.

After finally getting someone from the government, Grandma Su'er burst into tears and scolded Li Ruixi.

Yu Tutou roughly sorted out the context of the matter, and without delay, he went to Renchun Hall again, and asked the clerk Xiao Qizi for questioning.

Xiao Qizi's full name is Li Sanqi, he is Li Ruixi's distant nephew, he is [-] this year, he has been in the Renchun Hall for [-] years, and he is the longest-serving clerk in the Renchun Hall.

According to Xiao Qizi's account, although Li Ruixi lived in the town on weekdays, because he had made some money in the past few years, he built a house in Minchuan City, and his family had already moved to Minchuan.He is the only one living in the town.

It has been four or five days since he went to He's family for consultation last time.

Because there are always patients in the shop for consultation every day, Xiao Qizi once went to his home to look for him, but he couldn't find anyone.

Because this Li Ruixi likes to drink two glasses of flower wine on weekdays, it is common for him to occasionally stay in a place with fireworks.Later, when the Song family incident happened again, they must have returned to Min Chuan to avoid the limelight for a while.

As expected, Capt. Yu was someone who had been dealing with people from all walks of life all year round. He immediately called the accountant, took the account book, and counted the cash.It doesn't matter, but I found that the cash price was short by more than 200 taels out of thin air.

Zhang Lianyou, the accountant, turned pale with shock, and immediately fell to his knees and shouted for injustice.

Captain Yu picked up a chair and placed it next to him, sat down and said:
"You can't escape the responsibility for the deficit in the accounting room. However, no one is suing this matter right now, and I don't want to get involved. But what I want to know, you must tell the truth."

Zhang Lianyou kowtowed as if he were talking about garlic: "Excuse me, sir. I will tell you everything I know."

"Where did Li Ruixi go? When did he leave?"

"The villain doesn't know."

"Bold Zhang Lianyou! Do you have to wait until you are in prison before confessing?"

Zhang Lianyou's face turned pale with fear.

"My lord, sir, I only know that my boss paid 20 taels of cash that day and went to the He family for medical treatment. He never came back after that."

"Why do I need to withdraw money when I go to see a doctor?"

"Under normal circumstances, only money will be collected for medical consultation and no withdrawals will be made, but I don't know why my boss wanted to withdraw cash that day."

"Are you sure you only withdrew 20 taels of cash?"

"I'm sure, he did only withdraw 20 taels that day. It's well documented in the account books."

"Then why is there a shortage of 200 taels of cash in your account?"

Zhang Lianyou kowtowed repeatedly and said: "The official found out clearly, but the villain doesn't know. Maybe it's the boss who paid the money himself."

"You mean he can withdraw it without your hands?"

"Yes! There are two sets of keys in the accounting room, one for me and one for the owner. He often withdraws the money himself, but he will inform me afterwards so that he can keep the accounts."

"Then are there any accounts to be settled in the near future?"

"not at all."

"Then when did you find out that the taels were short?"

"I didn't know until the officials checked. Really, I usually only reconcile the accounts once every half a month, and it's only been [-] at this time. I just finished reconciling the accounts, so I haven't counted them in the past few days."

I heard Captain Yu shout angrily: "How dare you Zhang Lianyou! You are talking nonsense! I don't think you will shed tears until you see the coffin!"

Zhang Lianyou was shocked, and immediately bowed to the ground: "The villain is wronged! The villain really doesn't know!"

"200 taels of silver is not a small amount. The total amount of silver in your account does not exceed 300 taels. Suddenly there is so much less, let alone you as a cashier, even a blind person can feel it!
If you feel that you don't want to talk about it here, then you can talk about it in the prison of our state government office! "

Zhang Lianyou was shocked, bowed down again and again:
"Yesterday, yesterday! The silver was short yesterday. Because the lock was not damaged, the villain knew that the owner had taken the silver. Now people are looking for him everywhere. I... I really can't tell the truth, so I didn't tell the truth."

"Yesterday?"

"Yes! I count the cash before finishing work every day. When I started work this morning, I found that the cash was missing by 200 taels. I knew that the boss must have returned the night before."

"Who was the last person in your store yesterday?"

He Sanqi quickly replied:
"My lord, we usually keep a small night watch. But yesterday, my mother's birthday, I left early with them. Afterwards, I had a few more drinks and didn't come back until dawn. When I opened the door, I met Zhang Lianyou who was at work. I was scolded by him."

Captain Yu looked at Xiao Qizi, then turned to Zhang Lianyou and asked, "Is this possible?"

Zhang Lianyou: "There is indeed such a thing!"

After some questioning, it was basically confirmed that Li Ruixi had escaped.

But before escaping, why did he take 20 taels and then 200 taels?The first money should be used for some other purpose.But since there is no payment to be made, why should I bring cash with me when visiting a doctor?
As for the second sum of money, it must have been taken for fleeing.

If he knew that Su'er's medicine was useless only a few days ago, why did he hide in the dark and wait for the Dongchuang incident to happen, and then escape a few days later?
As for He Zhinian's disappearance, does it have anything to do with Li Ruixi?

(End of this chapter)