Chapter 327: Third Prince Shangguan Heng
Even though Shen Yijia was leading the way when they went up the mountain, it was much more convenient for them to go down the mountain.
Shen Yijia’s tuneless singing sounded intermittently in the forest again. Song Jingchen looked at the person sitting on Furball’s back and smiled.
More than three months had passed. The people Emperor Chong’an had sent to investigate the disappearance of the young girl had also returned one after another. Just as Shangguan Han had said to Lord Zhou back then, this kind of thing did not only happen in Xunyang City.
The results of the secret investigation by the Shadow Guards were the same. As long as it was a remote town, many young girls would disappear every year. Dead or alive, they were nowhere to be seen, and their whereabouts were still unknown.
Because most of the missing girls were children of poor families, many people felt that it was fine to lose a good-for-nothing. They could not even be bothered to report the disappearances to the authorities.
Even if some people went to report it, they would end up with nothing. Moreover, there had been a saying since ancient times that the government office didn’t welcome anyone with no money.
How many of those officials who lived in remote areas would do anything?
Emperor Chong’an looked at the secret letter sent by the Shadow Guards and was furious. "Alright, because a county magistrate took over this case, he died at home in less than three days. If I investigate, will I also die while working on this case? Is this world still my world?"
The disappearance of young girls everywhere was actually within Emperor Chong’an’s expectations. However, he did not expect an official to lose his life because of this. He could not help but feel furious.
When an official died in office, it was usually reported by his superiors. After the report changed hands many times, the Ministry of Official Personnel Affairs reported it to Emperor Chong’an and arranged for an official to replace him.