Moreover, as the case was investigated in depth during this period, it turned out that many murders were involved!

You know, in all the years he has served as the magistrate of Huangmei, he has never encountered such a serious case!

What’s even more hateful is that during the encirclement and suppression that day, the bandit leader took advantage of the chaos to escape.

In the days that followed, the government tried its best to search for him, but still failed to find any trace of him.

Even Gu Yan, who was resourceful and used to planning, was puzzled by this.

Logically speaking, the encirclement and suppression operation at that time was very sudden and swift, and there should be no possibility of the news leaking out.

What went wrong? This mystery troubled Guan Hong and made him unable to sleep or eat.

But why were all the criminals caught, but the boss seemed to have evaporated from the face of the earth, without a trace?

Guan Hong was full of doubts and couldn't figure it out.

The same was true for Gu Yan. He absolutely did not believe that this person could go to heaven or earth or disappear out of thin air.

After several days of continuous interrogation, everyone was exhausted physically and mentally, but hard work paid off, and they finally pried out key information from a captured bandit: it turned out that in this seemingly ordinary village, there was a little-known secret passage hidden!

And this secret passage is located in the boss's house.

What is even more unexpected is that the reason why this bandit knew such a secret was because of an accidental discovery.

He was afraid that he would be silenced if the boss knew he knew the secret, so he dared not say much and became even more taciturn from then on.

Since then, he has carefully kept this secret deep in his heart and has never told anyone about it.

However, despite all his calculations, he still could not escape the interrogation of Gu Yan's men.

After obtaining this important clue, Gu Yan did not hesitate to ask County Magistrate Guan to issue an order immediately and lead the remaining yamen runners to rush to the location of the secret passage.

Due to the limited number of yamen runners in the county government, in order to ensure the safety of the county, only half of them could be left to guard the villages.

At the same time, Gu Yan asked Yaoguang to personally lead everyone in the Seven Star Tower to hide in the dark and help.

After all, the private armed force he owns is not suitable to be shown to the public.

As a result, the entire operation inevitably appears somewhat constrained.

Although everyone had tried their best, he still had a sense of foreboding in his heart.

Many days have passed since the siege on this small village began. During this period, it has been searched repeatedly countless times, and even the bandits who fled into the mountains have all fallen into the hands of the law.

However, apart from these achievements, there was still no clue about the whereabouts of the bandit leader, and the case investigation work was once at a standstill.

Now that such a major breakthrough has finally occurred, everyone is worried about whether they can capture the bandit leader and successfully solve the case...

On the surface, this matter could definitely be considered a great thing, because it could very likely become a key breakthrough in solving the case.

However, due to the long delay, Gu Yan knew that the final result might not be optimistic.

When County Magistrate Guan learned this important news, he felt as if he had been given a shot of cardiotonic. He became full of energy and extremely excited.

Then, they quickly led a large group of people to the location pointed out by the bandits.

Along the way, everyone was full of expectations, hoping to capture the bandit leader in one fell swoop.

After arriving at the designated location, everyone started to act separately.

Gu Yan not only personally directed the search, but also specially arranged for Yaoguang to bring a few people to participate in the search.

He himself was accompanied by several attendants, and this arrangement was quite reasonable.

About two quarters of an hour passed like this, and finally someone discovered the entrance to the secret passage hidden in the dark.

Everyone rushed into the secret passage impatiently, but the scene before them disappointed everyone - it was empty, without a single person in sight.

After a careful investigation, they found another secret room in the secret passage. Although the room was also empty at the moment, it was obvious that someone had lived here not long ago.

As for where this secret passage leads to, no one could tell for the time being.

Gu Yan stared at County Magistrate Guan, his eyes revealing a hint of unknown emotion.

Feeling the pressure from Gu Yan's gaze, County Magistrate Guan shuddered suddenly and quickly ordered his men to check where the exit of the secret passage was.

After some twists and turns, they finally determined the exit location of the secret passage that night.

Unexpectedly, the exit was located at the foot of the mountain, cleverly avoiding the heavy siege set up by the government.

Thinking that the cunning suspect might have slipped away right under their noses, Guan Hong was so angry that he stamped his feet and wished he could punch himself in the chest a few times.

In desperation, they could only follow the clues of the boss's escape all the way into the mountains.

Gu Yan decisively ordered his men to disperse and conduct a comprehensive search of the mountain...

This is why they stand on the top of the mountain to enjoy the breeze late at night.

Of course, such a large mobilization is not just to search for the so-called boss.

According to Gu Yan's estimation, a person who could operate quietly for such a long time under the nose of the government could not be a stupid person.

At this moment, that person must have already left this place of trouble.

However, there were some things he could not take with him.

For example, the murders that happened before.

They have been making a living here for more than ten years, and have abducted and trafficked a large number of people during this period, and not everyone is obedient.

It can be imagined that there must be quite a few lives lost in their hands.

Because of this, Gu Yan sent his men to search for evidence here during this period of time.

Sure enough, after such a long search, we did gain something.

As the saying goes, "When you pull out a radish, you bring out mud." With such a good start, I think the person who takes over this matter later will have an easier time.

However, there is still a problem before them - they have been engaged in human trafficking for many years, but the money left is very little.

So, where does this money go?

This is also the key point that needs to be investigated next.

At this time, he could only hear his subordinates reporting one after another: "Sir, six bodies were dug out from the woods in the east!"

"Sir, four bodies were also dug up in the west!"

"grown ups,……"

……

Guan Hong couldn't help but feel his scalp tingling after hearing these reports, and he quickly ordered, "Hurry up and send the coroner to perform an autopsy!"

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