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“Why not report this to the prefectural city, or at least inform the yamen?” Li Yanchu asked.
“I fear there may be demons involved,” Zuo Qian explained earnestly. “If I report too soon, the culprits may kill or move the girls before we can act. And… to be frank, I do not trust the county yamen.”
“You don’t trust them?” Li Yanchu said in mild surprise.
“Indeed. The place I discovered, the one where the missing girls are likely hidden, is none other than Hengyang Village.” Zuo Qian lifted his head slightly, meeting Li Yanchu’s gaze.
Li Yanchu paused in thought. He did know that place. Hengyang Village was famed for its tribute silk offered to the court each year, which many nobles and officials prized highly.
Silk usually came from the Jiangnan regions, but for it to be produced here in the northern lands, Hengyang Village was truly unique.
“This,” Li Yanchu said slowly, “does not sound like the usual way officials handle a case”
In this era, whether it was the county yamen, the prefectural ya...
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