The inner voice was overheard, and the whole court was eating melons together

Chapter 254 Going to the County Government

The county magistrate was called Liu Qiantai.

Chen Yixiao saw him and asked directly:

"County Magistrate Liu, I heard that a midnight maniac appeared in the city recently. What is going on?"

When Liu Qiantai heard about this, he did not hide it and started talking:

“So that’s what happened.

Yes, a few months ago, a flower thief suddenly appeared in the city. He always committed crimes at midnight (23:1 - : in the morning in modern times), and he specifically targeted handsome men.

When this kind of thing first happened in the city, the men were knocked unconscious, and when they woke up again, they found themselves in remote and dilapidated houses in the city, where few people went.

They were naked, with marks of sexual intercourse all over their bodies, but other than that, they did not feel any discomfort.

They really couldn't afford to lose face, so no one reported it to the police for the sake of face.

This also led to the fact that the flower thief committed several crimes in a row and no one knew about it.

About a month ago, a man in dishevel ran into the county government office and said he had been raped. That’s when we learned about this.”

Chen Yixiao asked curiously:

“Other people chose to endure it, so why did this man choose to report it to the police?

What happened?"

Liu Qiantai: “Not bad.

The man was a scholar named Wan Ziqian. When he woke up, he found that he had been raped and his body was covered with traces of sex. He was the kind of person who turned a deaf ear to the world outside and focused on reading the books of sages.

He went out that night because his mother was sick and he wanted to go to the clinic to see a doctor. Who would have thought that something like that would happen.

Wan Ziqian had never experienced sex before, and he felt that he was defiled and could not accept it at all.

He felt unwilling to accept the thought that the person who defiled him might be a wretched big man.

This was not the main reason why he chose to report to the police.

The reason he called the police was that when he woke up, he found a smelly sock stuffed in his mouth. He felt that the rapist not only took advantage of his body, but also insulted him with the smelly sock. He felt extremely insulted.

So that day, after he woke up, he ran to the county government crying and reported to the authorities. "

Song Yaoyao: “…”

Chen Yixiao: “…”

Ning Chaoyun: “…”

The reason for calling the police was just because of a smelly sock. This was something that no one in Song Yaoyao's group had expected. It was really out of the blue.

Liu Qiantai continued:

"After Wan Ziqian reported the incident to the police, we sent people to investigate. We found out that several men had already encountered similar incidents, but they chose to endure it.

We also asked them about the appearance of the flower thief, and each person gave a different account. We concluded that the man was in disguise before committing the crime."

Chen Yixiao continued to ask:

"Can you determine the gender of the perpetrator?"

Liu Qiantai: “That’s uncertain.

The perpetrator could be a man with some special fetish, or a woman. We cannot determine the gender of the perpetrator at this time."

Chen Yixiao: "You have been investigating for so long, don't you have any clues at all?"

Liu Qiantai said ashamedly:

"I am ashamed that I still have no clue."

Chen Yixiao thought for a moment and said:

"Have you ever thought about luring the snake out of its hole?

Find a good-looking man to lure the criminal into the trap? "

Liu Qiantai: “We have used this method before.

At the beginning, we found a very handsome man, hoping to lure the snake out of its hole.

For several days at the beginning, no one took the bait. After four days, we were ready to give up, but unexpectedly, the flower thief showed up.

As soon as he appeared, our people who were lying in ambush immediately surrounded him.

He was very skilled in martial arts. After he defeated all our yamen runners, he kidnapped the handsome young man, the fish, in front of all of us.

The next day, we found the young man in a dilapidated house in the east of the city.

In the past, men did not feel any physical discomfort afterwards.

But this time, when we found the man, there was not a single piece of good flesh on his body. Apparently, our act of luring the snake out of its hole had angered the flower thief, and he was taking revenge.

After that, we never used this method again.

We were afraid that if we failed again, the man would kill the fish.

I don’t dare take that risk again.”

Chen Yixiao nodded to show his understanding.

Now that the matter was understood, Song Yaoyao and her group left the county government office.

Song Yaoyao asked Guagua:

[Gua Gua, now that we know that the man who reported to the police is Wan Ziqian, we can ask for his address and then go take a look around his home.

In this way, as long as you are within the scope of eating melons, you should be able to unlock the Midnight Maniac, right? 】

Guagua: [It should be possible. ]

Song Yaoyao: [Then let’s take action now. ]

Song Yaoyao said to Chen Yixiao and the others:

"How about we go to Wan Ziqian's house and take a look at the situation?"

Ning Chaoyun looked at the sky and said:

"It's getting late. Let's go tomorrow."

Song Yaoyao and Chen Yixiao looked at the sky and saw that it was indeed getting late, so they agreed.

The next morning, several people went out.

Chen Yixiao had already sent his men to find out Wan Ziqian's address, and several of them headed straight there.

Wan Ziqian's home was in the west of the city. A quarter of an hour later, they finally arrived near Wan Ziqian's home.

There is a wonton stall not far from Wan Ziqian's house. They came out early today and did not have breakfast. Only when they smelled the fragrance did they feel hungry.

Song Yaoyao looked at Chen Yixiao and the other person and said:

“I’m hungry and want to go to the stall over there to have a bowl of wontons.

Your Majesty, you probably haven't eaten the food from the local stalls yet? Do you want to come with us to experience it?"

Chen Yixiao glanced at Song Yaoyao and said:

“You are wrong. In fact, the most delicious food among the people is the food sold at small stalls like this.

We used to eat here often when we were on business trips, and it tasted really good.

Unexpectedly, Master Xiao Song also likes it."

Song Yaoyao didn't expect that Chen Yixiao, a prince, also liked such a roadside stall, so she said:

“I really do like it.

Since the prince likes it, let's go together."

Just now, Song Yaoyao suggested going to a roadside stall to eat, which really surprised Chen Yixiao.

Most of the women from official families in Beijing disliked such roadside stalls. They would only choose big restaurants for meals and would not even go to small restaurants. Unexpectedly, Song Yaoyao was an exception.

Song Yaoyao and her friends each ordered a bowl of wontons. Song Yaoyao suggested that the guards who followed them out should also sit down and have a bowl.

After hearing this, the few people sent by the emperor to protect Song Yaoyao thanked Song Yaoyao and found a seat to sit down.

Chen Yixiao's guards were still standing there, not moving.

Chen Yixiao looked at his guards and said:

"You guys should sit down too."