There were only Feng Yun and five others left in the lobby of the merchant fort, the owner of the merchant fortress, and Chen Tang, the head of the county government office.

"Can the merchant house tell us the case in detail?"

After all, the file is a file, and some minor details will not appear in the file. Feng Yun mainly wants to learn about some things outside the case through Shang Xingzhou's narrative.

Shang Xingzhou spoke without hesitation and slowly said, "The first person missing in the fort was Li Datou. The time happened the second day after the Lantern Festival last year. Li Datou was a little stupid. At first we thought he had run outside or into the mountains alone, but we didn't care. They were looking for it all the time, but it was their family who had been searching for it. After more than a month of searching, there was no result.

Just over a month after Li Datou disappeared, Old Man Zhang from the east end of the fort suddenly disappeared again. Since then, people have disappeared in the fort every month. Until the young lady Shang Yuemei disappeared ten days ago, she was already the 23rd person!”

When talking about the little girl Shang Yuemei, Shang Xingzhou obviously had a lot of emotions, and he was already in tears at the end of his speech.

Seeing Shang Xingzhou like this, Chen Tang took over the topic and said, "At the beginning, we thought it was the wild beasts on the mountain that were the cause of the blame, but you also know that relying on the mountains and water to eat, most of the young and strong people in the village make a living by hunting, and they are particularly familiar with the claw marks of wild beasts. They searched all corners of the castle but did not find claw marks of wild beasts.

Of course, it may not be obvious in summer, but in winter, as long as there is any mark on the mountain with heavy snow, it will be too obvious. This winter snow fell so much again, and there was no trace of wild beasts at all, but people have been missing!"

After sighing, Chen Tang showed helplessness, "The county government office has changed one after another, guarding and squatting overnight, but the missing persons have been happening, which has made the fort panic. They will escape here just after spring. At that time, this place will probably be abandoned!"

It is difficult to leave the hometown, and it can force people to leave desperately. It is conceivable that the disappearance case will have a great impact on the Merchant Castle.

"Didn't you ever suspect that it was someone from outside who came to do the blame?" Yin Li asked.

"It's impossible!" Chen Tang shook his head, "The merchant fort has lived here for generations, and every household is very familiar with it. Almost every household can know a stranger whenever you come in!"

He asked some questions one by one, and Chen Tang and Shang Xingzhou all answered them one by one, but the names of several people did not find any clues that could be used.

The Shangjia Fort is surrounded by mountains on three sides, with a river valley in the middle, which flows all year round. The exit is made of giant trees and has a city block. The river valley passes under the door and is connected by wooden bridges at both ends.

The land of the merchant fort is scarce. In addition to hunting in the mountains, people in the village are mainly engaged in brewing soy sauce. In winter, travel is inconvenient to buy and sell in Jincheng County. In summer, they are sold in villages around the surrounding villages. If there is no disappearance, this place can be said to be a peaceful place.

Without letting Chen Tang and Shang Xingzhou follow, Feng Yun and the other four people walked slowly on the street of Shangjiabao. There were six or seven hundred families in Shangjiabao, but the population was enough to be two or three thousand, and the silk was scattered around the foot of the mountain.

"The village is so big!" Cao Xiong sighed.

Is it not big to have nearly two or three thousand people scattered around? It is even comparable to ordinary market towns.

The five people walked around. As Chen Tang said, there was only one way to the mountain. There were either cliffs or dense forests around them. There were no traces of animals at all, which were waist-deep snow.

"Have you found out?" Feng Yun asked. Until now, he was still confused and had no clue.

Several people shook their heads, "No!"

"Did you notice that the missing people were old men at the beginning, most of them were men, and then there were more and more women, and they became younger and younger!" Xue Cheng thought for a while and said, looking up, he saw Yin Li staring at her sharp eyes, which made him tremble all over.

Upon hearing this, Feng Yun was shocked, and he carefully recalled what Shang Xingzhou said, and waved: "Let's go! Let's go back!"

As soon as he arrived in the lobby of the merchant fort, Chen Tang brought several county magistrates to greet him, "Have you discovered the ban on the constable?"

Chen Tang had to worry. The case had been transferred to six doors, but this was their jurisdiction. If the case was not settled, he, the chief inspector, had to suffer as well.

Feng Yun had no time to care about that, so he waved his hand and said, "Captain Chen will bring me the information of the 23 missing people!"

Chen Tang was happy and hurriedly called the county magistrate behind him, "Come on the file of the twenty-three people to the banned constable!"

The first missing Li Datou was about thirty years old, with old people and young people. He was stupid and dull. During his lifetime, he worked for a family and did so in the making of soy sauce. At dinner time, he went home and took something out and never came back.

The second person, Old Man Zhang, has three sons under his knees, but he usually lives alone. When his son delivered the meal in the morning, he found that the person was missing, and there was no news after that.

The missing third person is still an old man. He goes out to chat with neighbors, but never comes back when he goes out.

The fourth person missing, a somewhat crazy woman. Since then, all the missing people are women, and they are becoming younger and more beautiful. The few people who have recently disappeared are recognized beauties in the fort, and Shang Yuemei, the daughter of Shang Xingzhou, is the number one beauty in the village.

It is impossible for people to disappear for no reason, and so many people disappear in succession are either natural disasters or humans. Moreover, the missing people are becoming more and more regular, which further indicates that someone must have done it on purpose.

So what is their purpose of robbing these people?

There are also people in the world who kill and practice martial arts, but the targets are also martial arts practitioners. Young and strong or unmarried women are mostly missing now, and old women do not meet the characteristics of killing and practicing martial arts.

If it is just a simple murder, why is the purpose of the later stage becoming clearer and clearer?

Seeing that Feng Yun had been passing through the files of the young women, Chen Tang stumbled and said, "Captain Feng, I don't know if I should say anything?"

"Say!" Feng Yun nodded without looking back.

Chen Tangli thoughtfully and said, "Will these missing people be dead?"

"How to say it?" Feng Yun stopped the movement in his hand and looked at Chen Tang.

When Feng Yun stared at him, Chen Tang suddenly felt a heavy tank on his body, but he insisted on saying it, "There are only two ways to enter and exit the fort. Since the accident, we have been sending people to stare in turn. It is impossible to get a living person out of our noses. If the missing person is still in the fort, the food of more than 20 people is definitely not something that ordinary people can afford, and we did not find that the family suddenly needs a lot of food, so I guess whether these people have already..."

The merchants' fortress only have surplus food at the fortress and several wealthy families. It is already considered that the family is well-off when they can be self-sufficient. Suddenly, so many people eat is a big problem, and Chen Tang's doubts are not wrong.
Chapter completed!