Through the troubled times and famine, I just want to farm peacefully

"Master, look at this..." The servant was undecided for a moment.

Chen Gu fanned himself and said to the person behind him, "Where is City Lord Lin now?"

"It's on the main street next door." A man in black appeared behind Chen Gu and said respectfully.

Chen Gu folded his fan and said, "Let's go and meet up with City Lord Lin to see what's going on over there."

It was past noon and the people who came to the market gradually dispersed. Lin Yinan and Qian Wu walked on the dusty street.

Yun Shiyi came over with his secret guards, "Madam, take a look at this, is it Yun Que's?"

Lin Yinan took the thing handed to him by Yun Shiyi and after a closer look, he found that this was the small bow and arrow that Yun Que was most proud of and never left behind.

"Where did you find it?"

"It was on the street where Shanque Niang said it was lost. The bow and arrow was kicked under the stand of a small vendor by a passerby. I found it when I saw the reflective arrowhead."

"Yu Que usually carries this thing on his back with great care except when sleeping. Now someone kicked it in the foot..." Lin Yinan suddenly said, "Oh no, they might be in trouble."

Qian Wu frowned, staring at the bow and arrow in Lin Yinan's hand, muttering, "What happened to them?"

Lin Yinan was just about to lead his men to disperse and continue the search when he saw Chen Gu and his men hurriedly coming from the direction of the restaurant.

"Long time no see, City Lord Lin. I hope you are well!"

"I didn't expect that Master Chen is also in Changyi County. It's just an unfortunate coincidence today. I have something important to do. I will treat Master Chen to a meal another day."

Upon hearing this, Chen Gu said sternly, "I see City Lord Lin seems to be looking for something. Could it be that he has lost someone?"

"How do you know?" Thinking of the fact that Changyi County was originally within the Chen family's territory, Lin Yinan said, "Young Master Chen has great magical powers. Have your men ever seen two boys and girls aged twelve or thirteen?"

"No, but there are many people at the county government who have reported to the police. They are all families who have lost their children."

"Master Chen thinks there's something fishy about this?"

"Why don't City Lord Lin go and take a look in person?" Chen Gu casually put away the folding fan in his hand.

In the county government office, more than a dozen people surrounded the bailiffs and the county magistrate and cried.

The county magistrate saw Chen Gu from afar and said, "Master Chen, you are finally here."

"How is the situation now?"

The county magistrate wiped the sweat from his forehead and said, "A total of nine children are missing, ranging in age from three to twelve. There are not enough yamen runners, so I want to ask Master Chen to allocate some manpower to help search everywhere."

"Master Chen, please save my child. He is only five years old this year."

"My poor grandson, he is a man of few blessings. His parents passed away early, and he is the only one left in the family."

"..."

Faced with the begging of many people, Chen Gu quickly turned around and gave orders to his subordinates.

The county magistrate was immediately relieved. With the help of the Chen family, even if the child could not be found and was blamed by his superiors, he would not have to bear all the responsibility.

Everyone was unaware of the county magistrate's thoughts, and when they saw that Chen Gu was willing to help find the child, they stopped surrounding the county magistrate and sat down on both sides of the county government office and waited quietly.

"Hey, who are those two people?"

Everyone looked in the direction that the man pointed, and sure enough, they saw two men in black running towards them quickly, and they were right in front of them in the blink of an eye.

"Greetings, Madam!" Two secret guards stopped in front of Lin Yinan.

Lin Yinan: "What's the situation?"

"We found traces of carriages on the official road to Nanzhou Prefecture outside the city. After careful identification, we found that there were two carriages in total."

The county magistrate saw that Lin Yinan and the others were either rich or noble, and they looked unfamiliar to him. He had been an official in Changyi County for decades and had never seen them before.

He winked at Chen Gu and asked in a low voice, "Master Chen, are they relatives of your family?"

"They are also a family that lost their children."

Lin Yinan glanced at the county magistrate, ignoring the quarrel between him and Chen Gu, and said to Yun Shiyi: "Shiyi, you lead people to chase them yourself."

"Yes, my subordinate will go right away."

Yun Shiyi looked at Qian Wu deeply. Qian Wu nodded slightly. He turned around and left with two secret guards.

How could Chen Gu miss such a great opportunity to get closer to Long Tan? He winked at the guards around him, and they immediately chased in the direction where Yun Shiyi and the others left.

"Master Chen, the bailiffs and the Chen family are searching every household in the city. What do you think?" the county magistrate asked Chen Gu cautiously.

"So good!"

Chen Gu invited Lin Yinan to go to the county government office and wait, but she refused.

"No, this doesn't make sense. Let's just wait here with the others."

This is a normal government office, not her Longtan County Government Office.

Seeing that Chen Gu valued Lin Yinan so much, the county magistrate did not dare to neglect him. He had tables and chairs moved out and placed in a cool place, and also prepared tea.

Chen Gu and Lin Yinan chatted idly and time passed quickly.

Half a quarter of an hour later, Yun Shiyi, who had gone out of the city to chase the carriage, came back.

"Brother Eleven, have you caught the thief?" Qian Wu asked excitedly.

Upon hearing this, the other people stood up one after another and looked at Yun Shiyi with anticipation.

Yun Shiyi bowed to Lin Yinan and said, "Madam, that thief was extremely cunning. We were deceived. After chasing him for 20 or 30 miles, we caught up with the carriage and found that there was no one in it. The driver said that a foreigner hired their carriage to go to Nanzhou Prefecture and asked them to go empty-handed and return empty-handed. The reward was quite high."

"Oh no! The thieves are playing a trick on us by making a feint to the east and attacking in the west!" Chen Gu suddenly felt something was wrong.

The county magistrate was immediately shocked and asked, "Could it be that the thief is still in the county?"

Lin Yinan quickly sorted out the clues. A total of nine children were lost, plus Yunque and Shitu, a total of eleven people. The thieves rented two empty cars and returned to Nanzhou Prefecture to cover up their tracks in order to divert everyone's attention.

"The thief is in the city!"

The county magistrate immediately ordered the yamen runners around him, "Hurry up and have someone guard the city gates and carefully check every person coming in and out. Anyone with a suspicious status will not be allowed to leave the city!"

The bailiffs acted quickly, taking a dozen people to the city gate.

The yamen runners and Chen family members who were responsible for searching the city have not returned yet.

Lin Yinan stood up and said, "Let's go and look for it."

The longer the delay, the more danger the missing tits will be in.

"I will go with you."

Chen Gu followed with his men, and they crossed the long street and turned into a remote alley.

The alley is not wide, and it is estimated that only two people can pass through it at the same time. Both sides of the alley are very quiet, and there are a lot of animal excrement in the alley, which gives off a bad stench.

Glancing at Chen Gu who was looking around, Lin Yinan started chatting with him casually.

"Master Chen, do you come to Changyi County every time there is a big market?"

"I usually come here if I have nothing to do."

"Have you noticed any difference between today's fair and previous ones?"

Chen Gu frowned and thought about it carefully, then shook his head. "Not really. It used to be this lively except during the busy farming season."