strictlysupreme Chapter 228 Commitment
Chapter 228 Commitment
The news quickly spread in the capital city that Miss Song, who was of an extremely noble status, was not only stunningly beautiful, but also an expert in fortune-telling and could predict everything without missing a thing.
The long-missing daughter of Mr. Li, a tofu seller in the city, the son of Mrs. Wang, who just passed the imperial examination, and the son and daughter-in-law of the tenant Zhou who disappeared...
Song Yunxi figured them all out one by one.
According to Song Yunxi's calculation, the people of Jingzhao Prefecture found Old Man Li's disfigured and wounded daughter in a private manor outside the city.
The body of Old Lady Wang’s son was found in an abandoned farmhouse in South City.
The son and daughter-in-law of Zhou the tenant were found in a brothel in the west of the city where dignitaries gathered.
When Zhou the tenant's son was found, he had been tortured to the point of being emaciated. He had just been fed a refined elixir and was as rational as an animal in estrus. His daughter-in-law was also forced to sell her smiles and become a prostitute.
Most of the missing persons reports received by Jingzhao Prefecture in recent years were among these women and young men rescued from private estates and brothels.
As for the many corpses found in the abandoned farmyard, the coroner's autopsy showed that they had all suffered cruel and inhuman abuse before their death.
According to the people rescued from the manors and brothels, the corpses were tortured to death or would rather die than submit.
Whether they found their children or confirmed their bodies, their relatives were all in grief, and the entire capital was shrouded in grief and anger. The people voluntarily went to the Jingzhao Prefecture to petition, begging the prefect to arrest the real culprit behind the incident as soon as possible and bring him to justice.
However, no matter how they investigated the manor or the brothel, they all ended up with a mysterious businessman. As for the owner of the farmhouse, he was a dead man.
After going around in circles, I came back empty-handed without any clues.
Both the common people and the Jingzhao Prefecture placed their hopes on Song Yunxi, hoping that she could predict the future and come up with some clues.
Song Yunxi said meaningfully:
When the time is ripe, the demons who have poisoned the people will be punished by being cut into pieces.
At night, in the private room of Yiya Pavilion, Song Yunxi felt unbearable heartache when she saw several heartbroken elderly people.
Let Qing He give them the several silver notes that she had prepared: "The real murderer behind the scenes will certainly kill people at all costs to silence them. It is too dangerous for you to stay in the capital. Moreover, your children have been severely injured physically and mentally. It is not good for them to stay in the capital."
"Take this money. I will arrange for someone to take you away and find a completely new place to live. When your children have recovered physically and mentally and the capital is at peace, you can come back anytime."
Several elderly people looked at the large-denomination banknotes they had never seen before and said they could not accept them.
Old Man Li's cloudy eyes were red. "Young Miss, you have helped us find our children and wiped out those evil dens. We are already very grateful. You must not take so much money from you anymore."
If it weren't for the eldest daughter, they would never have the chance to see their children again in this life, and they would not know how their children died. They would only become wandering ghosts.
"Keep it, you deserve it."
"There are also some food, clothes and some medicines I prescribed. Although I can't help them with their mental and psychological injuries, these medicines will help them recover as soon as possible."
Song Yunxi asked Sizhu to give them some daily necessities and prepared medicines: "This is the only little thing I can do for them. You took a risk to cooperate with me this time and were hated by the real murderer behind the scenes. You had to leave the place where you have lived all your life. I owe you this."
Old Lady Wang wiped her tears and said, "Miss, you must not say that. If it weren't for you, we wouldn't know where to go to seek redress."
As they spoke, they knelt on the ground again: "We will never forget the kindness of the young lady. If we have the opportunity to work like a slave in the future, we will definitely repay you."
"Qinghe, Sizhu, help them up quickly!"
Song Yunxi's eyes were also covered with a layer of mist: "What I said today that the time is not right is not perfunctory, but it is really because it involves too many people and I don't have any hard evidence, so it will take some time."
"But I, Song Yunxi, promise that I will bring the real culprits behind the murder of innocent people to justice. I will make them pay back double the pain they have inflicted on you physically and mentally, and make them experience the feeling of living a life worse than death!"
That night, those people who came to Song Yunxi for divination because their children were missing all disappeared overnight. When the killer went to kill them to silence them, what was waiting for them was not only the empty house, but also Song Yunxi's endless anger.
After venting some of the anger in my heart, I realized that the ground was full of dead bodies.
Song Yunxi asked in a cold voice: "Are there any survivors?"
Ye Xuan Ke came over with a silver spear in hand: "All they sent are dead soldiers, no one is alive."
Song Yunxi's voice was filled with murderous intent: "Give them a little more time to survive."
The ruthlessness in her eyes made Ye Xuanke shudder. He had already foreseen the hell that those people would suffer in the future.
Ye Xuanqi comforted her softly, "You have taken down those dens this time and given them a warning. Until they find evidence, they will not be able to harm the people again."
Song Yunxi took a deep breath, but the murderous intent in her eyes became even stronger: "If I didn't want to play the long game and catch the big fish, I wouldn't let them live for another day!"
None of the assassins they sent out survived, and coupled with Song Yunxi's words that the time was not ripe, the father and son of the Loyal and Brave Marquis have been restless for the past two days.
"Father, do you think she is really so powerful that she can calculate everything?"
“Although I don’t believe in these weird things, she is Song Yunxi, the daughter of Song Wentian!”
Since Song Yunxi changed her words, Shengyun Mountain issued a notice to let everyone know that Song Yunxi was not only the disciple of the head of the sect, Song Wentian, but also his only daughter.
Jiang Yan'an said with a hint of contempt: "So what if she is Song Wentian's daughter? Does father really think she has the ability to see through the heavens and the earth?"
Jiang Yuhai replied worriedly: "I don't know whether Song Yunxi has the ability to know everything, but Song Wentian does."
“Shengyun Mountain is a secluded place. It is rumored that all the previous leaders have had the opportunity to cultivate and become immortals, but they all failed due to lack of talent. Song Wentian has reached the state where he can achieve enlightenment at any time. He is the man in the history of Shengyun Mountain who is most likely to become an immortal.”
"Father, I think Song Yunxi is also very smart and not an ordinary person."
Jiang Yan'an put away his previous contempt: "So father thinks that she is not just spoiled and domineering, but has inherited the true teachings of Song Wentian?"
Jiang Yuhai raised his head: "She was raised by Song Wentian, and she was able to secure her position as the heir of Shengyun Mountain. Even the emperor who was indifferent to his own son looked at her differently. Do you really think she is just spoiled and domineering?"