Mind Reading: The villain wins after hearing the princess's inner voice

"Uncle Tieshan, didn't you say that those two guards were the elite soldiers around Dad? How come they disappeared?"

Tao Yuwei lost her appetite for breakfast.

"Maybe they were discovered."

Tieshan's face was solemn, "Princess, how about I go back and report to the general now!"

The matter is of great importance. Those two guards had once followed the general to kill enemies at the border.

Their disappearance also shows that these human traffickers are extremely cunning and vicious.

Tao Yuwei shook her head in disapproval, "Dad has been busy enough recently, let me handle this matter!"

Her words did not ease Tieshan's solemn expression.

Princess Anle sometimes seems quite normal, but sometimes, she becomes lawless and makes a big fuss.

He was afraid that she would not handle the matter well and would alert the people behind the human traffickers, which would be detrimental to the General's Mansion.

Anyone who can engage in such a lucrative business as human trafficking must be a risk-taker and have no worries.

"Uncle Tieshan, rest assured, I won't do anything rash. By the way, where did the person you followed last night go?"

Tao Yuwei really wanted to know the information about these human traffickers as soon as possible so that she could go to Xiao Lichen and ask him for help in investigating the matter.

"The person I followed was just a cook who was responsible for cooking for that compound on weekdays. I followed him all the way to a brothel on a nearby street."

Tieshan didn't say the rest. After all, Tao Yuwei was a young girl, and some things were not convenient to say to her.

After hearing this, Tao Yuwei felt that the cook would know some information, but he was not an important person.

The man she knocked out last night looked like a small leader inside. If she interrogated him carefully, she might get something out of him.

"Uncle Tieshan, go eat first. I'll let you interrogate the man in the woodshed. I'll take care of the rest."

Seeing that she arranged things for him calmly, Tieshan had no choice but to nod and leave.

Tao Yuwei had her meal in this small courtyard and asked the cook for a piece of raw chicken, which she placed next to the patio in the courtyard. She moved a chair, placed it under the shade of a nearby tree, and sat on the chair, concentrating her mental strength to the fullest.

Not long after, an eagle flying in the sky swooped down.

She grabbed the raw chicken before the eagle could grab it.

【Want to eat the meat in my hand? 】

The eagle was so angry that it flapped its wings a few times, and its two sharp claws landed on the patio.

[Little girl, you have no moral principles. How could you take my meat? ]

Tao Yuwei held the chicken in her hand without being bothered by the fishy smell and negotiated with the other party with a smile.

[Hey, this piece of chicken originally belonged to me, how can you say I stole it from you? If you want this piece of chicken, I can give it to you, but you have to do me a favor.]

The eagle turned his head impatiently, and asked with his eagle eyes flashing, "What do you want me to do for you? Let me make it clear first, if you ask me to do anything risky, I won't do it!"

Was it easy? It flew for most of the day early in the morning and finally found some food, only to find that it was already owned by someone else.

The children at home are still waiting for it to come back and feed it.

[No risk, I just need you to fly out of the city for me to find two people. If you have any news about them, please fly back and let me know.]

[No, no, it's too much trouble for you to do this. I don't have time. ]

The eagle spread its wings and prepared to fly away.

How could Tao Yuwei let it slip away right under her nose?

[After the task is completed, I will provide you with five days' worth of meat, hare! ]

Her words made the eagle, which wanted to fly away, flap its wings but refused to fly away.

Seeing this, Tao Yuwei smiled secretly.

The meat she provided was enough, and the eagle sister would definitely not fly away.

[Okay, I promise you, little girl, you must keep your word, otherwise, I will definitely settle the score with you.]

Is it easy for it to raise two children? It has fallen to the point of helping humans do things.

[Two of my guards went out to do some work last night. After a night, there was no news. I would like to trouble you to go out of the city to look for them. If you find any new news, you can fly back to tell me.]

The eagle nodded reluctantly, "Little girl, the area is too large, how can I find it?"

Tao Yuwei certainly wouldn't let the other party waste too much effort, "Wait for me for a moment, I'll go draw two portraits of my guards, after you look at them, write them down."

[You can invite other of the same kind to help. After leaving the city, you can split up and search in four directions. After the task is completed, I will also give them food! ]

Her words made Hawk's eyes sparkle.

The little girl's suggestion was quite good and she was generous. She went to find other of her kind for help and completed the task faster.

[Little girl, go and draw their portraits first. I will go find other birds to help.]

In order to earn meat for its children, the eagle tried its best.

After hearing this, Tao Yuwei was of course very happy that the other party did so.

She happily went back to the house to paint portraits of Zhang Hu and Liu Tao. The eagle flew high into the sky to look for help.

After waiting for half an hour, she came out of the room with the portrait in her hand, and saw countless eagles of different sizes standing all over the yard.

[Wow, you guys are really working hard for meat. ]

[I think your people have spread the news very clearly. The people in these two paintings are the two guards I am looking for. After you find their whereabouts, you can fly over and tell me. I will treat you to five days of meat.]

With so many eagles, except for the original eagle that was fed rabbit meat, the others could only be fed chicken.

She also spent a lot of money.

[Little girl, we understand. We will go find someone for you right away.]

After seeing the person in the portrait, these eagles were very easy to talk to. They believed whatever she said. They were much cuter than some people with ulterior motives.

These eagles take off very quickly and fly very high. In the blink of an eye, they have flown out of the yard.

Tao Yuwei looked up at the eagles flying away, and her heart was filled with worry about the safety of Zhang Hu and Liu Tao.

Hope they are safe.

After interrogating the abducted human trafficker, Tieshan hurried to discuss things with her.

"My lord, that man has spoken. He said that the person in charge of trafficking children in various places in the city is called Zhang Shizhong. They always use delicious candies to lure these children away, and then transport them out of the city. As for where they are transported to, he has no idea."

"He also said that this Zhang Shizhong was very mysterious. Every time he came to the compound to meet them, he wore a hood and a mask. He was very careful. No one had ever seen what this person looked like. I suspect that this Zhang Shizhong also used a fake name."

After hearing the news, Tao Yuwei walked quickly out of the yard.

"I'm going to find someone to investigate this Zhang Shizhong. You stay in the yard and wait for me to come back."

She asked the old man who was in charge of the courtyard for a mule cart and drove to Xiao Yuwei's office by herself.

In the dark dungeon of the prison warden.

Heiyan pushed Xiao Lichen to the front of Tian Linwen who was covered in wounds.

"Has he confessed everything?"

Tian Linwen's hands and feet were fixed with iron rings. He was wearing prison clothes, which were stained with blood. His hair was messy, and his head was drooping, covering his entire face.

A Xiaoyu Guard who was in charge of interrogating him saw Xiao Lichen, put away the whip in his hand, and saluted, "Commander, he is very stubborn. I have been beating him for more than half an hour, but he hasn't said anything."

Xiao Lichen glanced at Tian Linwen coldly, and instructed the Xiao Yuwei, "Don't worry, think of more ways and means, and remember to report when you have any news."

At this time, someone ran into the dungeon to report, "Commander, Princess Anle is looking for you!"

"Let's go up and meet him." Xiao Lichen glanced at Heiyan behind him.

The sound of the wheelchair gradually faded away, and Tian Linwen, with his head lowered, opened his eyes.

Princess Anle comes to see Prince Xiao?

They had a close relationship, and he suspected that the Prince of Yong knew something. He said nothing, but he could hardly hold on any longer and hoped that the Eighth Prince would come and rescue him as soon as possible.

Xiao Yuwei, who was standing in front of him and was responsible for interrogating him, slapped the palm of his other hand with the whip in his hand.

"Tian Linwen, I advise you to confess all the shameful things you have done, otherwise, you will suffer greatly."

The Xiao Yuwei said words of advice, walked up to him, raised his hand to grab his hair, and pulled it up with force, "I was careful when I attacked you, I know you didn't faint, don't pretend."

Tian Linwen's scalp hurt from being pulled by the other party. He raised his eyelids reluctantly and looked at the other party woodenly.

However, the Xiao Yuwei immediately let go of his hair, helped him to straighten his prison uniform which was about to open, and after looking at him deeply, he let go of one of his hands and turned away.

Tian Linwen ignored the pain in his shoulder and quickly took out the note that had just been stuffed into his arms. He unfolded it with one hand with great effort, and after reading the contents on it, he stuffed the note into his mouth and swallowed it.

Not long after, the Xiaoyuwei who interrogated him returned and handcuffed the freed hand back to the iron ring nailed to the wall.

"The people outside asked me to tell you something. There are some things that need to be picked out and as a last resort, put the blame on that person."

Tian Linwen thought for a moment and didn't say anything, fearing that the other party was plotting to defraud him.

Inside the yamen outside the dungeon.

After drinking two cups of tea, Tao Yuwei finally met Xiao Lichen.

"This princess has something important to discuss with you."

She was straight to the point and had no nonsense with him.

Xiao Lichen signaled Hei Yan to go out. Before Hei Yan left, he glared at her in dissatisfaction.

I don't know what means Princess Anle used on her master to make her obey her orders, which is very different from her original attitude.

After the door was closed, Tao Yuwei told him in detail what happened last night in the slum near Xiajia Temple in the south city.

"My father's two guards were once famous scouts in the Northern Frontier. They were very good at gathering information. They disappeared after last night and did not pass on any news to this princess."

After listening, Xiao Lichen's deep peach blossom eyes said calmly, "Anything else? Let's talk about it together."

Tao Yuwei also shared her guess.

"Behind these human traffickers, there must be a powerful person who is in control of the situation. It is best to dig this person out to prevent more innocent children from being abducted."

"Uncle Tieshan and I caught a human trafficker and brought him back. According to him, the person in charge of their coordinated operation to kidnap children was named Zhang Shizhong. Every time he came to the compound to discuss matters, this person would wear a mask on his face."

Before she finished the rest of her words, Xiao Lichen already understood what she wanted to do.

"I will have people secretly investigate Zhang Shizhong throughout the city. As for your plan to infiltrate the lair of human traffickers, it is too dangerous for a young girl like you. I don't agree with you!"

Xiao Lichen stopped her from having this dangerous idea with a stern look.

Tao Yuwei insisted on her own opinion. "As long as we can defeat these evil-minded people, it doesn't matter if I take a little risk."

As far as she knew, in a deep mountain outside the capital, there was a dark guard camp trained by the Sixth Prince hidden. She could take the opportunity to wipe it out.

She is doing everything right when it comes to striking at the enemy.

The look in Xiao Lichen's eyes when he looked at her no longer contained the opposition he had before.

Princess Anle, who could see the sky with her eyes in front of the prince and princess, actually had a heart that loved to stand up for the weak.

No wonder the emperor's uncle was willing to indulge her. This little girl is not a bad person. She exudes a sense of chivalry. She is much cuter than the domineering and unruly girl as rumored.

"Okay, I'll help you. I'll also send people out of the city to look for the two missing guards."

Xiao Lichen knew more than she thought.

These human traffickers were able to leave the city in the middle of the night. They must have documents issued by the Five Cities Military Department in their hands. If we follow this line of inquiry, we will definitely find the person behind the scenes.

"Somebody come!"

Heiyan quickly opened the door and walked in.

"Please give your orders, Master!"

He bowed his hands respectfully and waited for Xiao Lichen to assign him important tasks.

"There are two things you need to do as soon as possible."

"Check whether there is a person named Zhang Shizhong in the city. Go to the Wucheng Bingmasi in person."

Xiao Lichen motioned Hei Yan to come closer to him, and he whispered arrangements in Hei Yan's ear.

After Hei Yan left, Tao Yuwei said unhappily, "Didn't you say you would help me find someone outside the city? Why didn't you arrange anyone?"

"I'll take someone to look for it."

Xiao Lichen picked up the teapot on the table, poured himself a glass of water, and drank it calmly.

Tao Yuwei stared at him in surprise.

Not so!

He was her family's guard, and it felt weird that he took him so seriously.

"Just send a few people to look for them. I've also found helpers to look for them."

Tao Yuwei's eyes fell on his face, and she once again felt like she had lost her soul when she saw a handsome man.

Feeling the other person's burning gaze, Xiao Lichen stopped drinking tea with the cup in his hand.

Inexplicably, he felt an inexplicable emotion arising from deep within his body.

This emotion was very strange, something he had never experienced before, and it made him feel unfamiliar and uncontrollable.

"I think this matter is not simple. Let's wait here for news from Hei Yan. If he doesn't come back after an hour, we will go out of the city and see if we can find some clues."

Xiao Lichen tried hard to stay calm and reminded her to come back to her senses.