CHAPTER 352: CHAPTER 352: DOOMED

Having stayed in the tavern for a long time, Yuan Bao finally concluded that the people in Changping Town truly had no idea that the villagers of Sanfu Village had vanished.

"Nanny Xue, let’s return to the city!"

Once it was confirmed that no clues could be found in Changping Town, Yuan Bao decided to return to Yunyang City as quickly as possible.

In her view, the matter of the Sanfu Village residents disappearing was not so simple.

This issue must be thoroughly investigated and understood.

The group rented a carriage from the town’s carriage service and had the driver head back to Yunyang City.

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After returning to Yunyang City, Yuan Bao did not go straight back to the Yuan Family but instead directed the driver to head towards the Wei Family Mansion.

The matter of Sanfu Village needed professionals to investigate.

Certainly, no one on Yuan Bao’s side had this capability; as for directly reporting to the authorities? The city guard’s office likely wouldn’t treat this as an important matter.

Although Yuan Bao was now the Jiafu Village Chief with her own fief, the rank of a village chief was too low.

So, Yuan Bao simply went to the Wei Family to ask her godfather for assistance.

Upon hearing that Yuan Bao had come, Wei Shiyu appeared immediately.

When he heard about the disappearance in Sanfu Village, he frowned as well.

Wei Shiyu had also participated in the decision regarding Yuan Bao’s fief. Emperor Xia’s requirement was that the fief shouldn’t be large, the population not numerous, but it must be prosperous.

Sanfu Village was not large, but its location was excellent.

Backed by mountains and facing a river, the fields surrounding the village were all high-quality lands. Though the population was small, Sanfu Village was indeed a quite affluent little village.

But now, Yuan Bao claimed that Sanfu Village was devoid of people.

As the fief of Yuan Bao, the residents of Sanfu Village belonged to Yuan Bao. Even the local government did not have the authority to meddle with them.

Of course, the precondition was that the villagers of Sanfu Village abide by the law.

"Someone, go and inspect Sanfu Village immediately!"

Wei Shiyu did not distrust Yuan Bao, but he needed to gather firsthand information about Sanfu Village.

After all, this situation was too strange.

Although Yuan Bao and her group had already investigated the situation in Sanfu Village, they were not professionals; perhaps some clues were missed.

Wei Shiyu arranged for professional personnel from the Wei Family to handle it.

Yuan Bao then simply stayed temporarily at the Wei Family with Nanny Xue and the others.

Meanwhile, Yuan Bao did not send any message back to the Yuan Family.

She felt this matter was not simple and might require her to run around more.

The Wei Family’s efficiency was indeed high.

The professionals, instructed by Wei Shiyu, galloped straight to Changping Town, then headed to Sanfu Village. Using the most professional methods, they conducted a thorough examination of the situation there.

Eventually, the professionals from the Wei Family brought back very bad news.

The villagers of Sanfu Village were likely in grave danger.

From the scene, it looked like the village people moved out. But after the on-site investigation by these people from the Wei Family, they found gold and silver hidden very secretly in the majority of the houses in the village.

Generally, villagers would hide their gold and silver very securely at home.

If they were leaving voluntarily, they would undoubtedly take out these hidden treasures first and take them along.

But the current truth was that almost every house had leftover gold and silver inside.

"Inform the city guard’s office of this!"

"I’ll submit a report to the imperial court!"

Wei Shiyu took a deep breath, now fully certain that the villagers of Sanfu Village had encountered something, and there must be some hidden reasons. Clearly, this is not a small matter.