After marrying the fierce god, her handsome young husband was pampered to the extreme.

Lin San asked sarcastically, "So, who do you want to complain to, your brother?"

Wang Zhao immediately bared his teeth and said, "Can't I just have a little fun with my mouth?"

Lin San suppressed a laugh and said, "Okay, okay."

Wang Zhao was furious. "Third Brother!"

"Given the current situation, I don't need to elaborate; you should already understand that Song County is not safe," Lin San said. "Let's go back to Caixia City."

Wang Zhao asked vaguely, "Then what are you going to do?"

Lin San didn't hear him clearly. "What did you say?"

"What are you going to do? Will those people hurt you?" Wang Zhao said. "Maybe I should stay. It'll be good to have more people to help me."

Before Lin San could speak, Wang Zhao continued, "Don't worry, I definitely won't cause any trouble."

"Then what can you do if you stay?"

"Of course I'll protect you!" Wang Zhao said matter-of-factly. "I'm already considered an expert; protecting you is more than enough!"

Lin San asked, "How is this 'already considered an expert' calculated?"

Wang Zhao said, "That's what everyone says!"

Lin San thought to himself, "This silly boy has absolutely no idea that people are just being polite."

"Besides, Chen Xiaomi hasn't even been caught yet. I'll feel terrible if I don't see him brought to justice with my own eyes!" Wang Zhao paused here, then added, "Third Brother, you'll catch Chen Xiaomi, right?"

Lin San nodded. "Yes, putting aside the matter of framing you, the mere charge of abusing and killing another person's child is enough to imprison him."

"Not saying anything? Why wouldn't I say anything!" Wang Zhao snorted angrily. "He framed me, that's the biggest crime! Well, of course, the child's matter is more serious, but my case is also worth mentioning separately!"

Just then, a yamen runner suddenly ran in, "Sir, someone has come to claim the child in the portrait."

Lin San said, "I'll be right there."

He glanced at Wang Zhao and said, "Don't wander off. I'll get you on the boat before noon."

Wang Zhao stayed where he was, obediently replying, "Oh, I understand."

After Lin San and the yamen runners walked away, Wang Zhao secretly followed them.

A young couple was waiting in the hall.

The husband looked extremely haggard; if it weren't for his husband supporting him, he probably would have fainted long ago.

Both of them had bloodshot eyes and looked haggard.

The moment the husband saw Lin San, he seemed to see a savior and immediately rushed over and knelt at Lin San's feet.

"My lord, the body of my An'er... what happened..." The husband choked up, unable to utter a complete sentence for a long time.

Lin San sighed softly, helped the husband up, and led them to the burial room.

A small, charred corpse lay all alone on the platform.

The husband, upon seeing the charred corpse, choked back tears several times, "Is...is that my An'er?"

Lin San said, "Yesterday, I personally examined the body. The child had three moles on his back, the smallest of which was a red cinnabar mole."

"It's my An'er...it's...it's my An'er." The husband knelt before the platform, tears streaming down his face. He wanted to touch the charred corpse on the platform, as if he was afraid that he would clumsily break the corpse. Only large tears fell to the ground.

Her husband simply supported her, suppressing his tears and remaining silent.

This scene was too heartbreaking. Lin San lowered his eyes without showing any emotion, no longer looking at the desperate and painful couple.

Wang Zhao, who was peeking from outside the door, also felt a pang of guilt. If he had known that the swaddled baby Chen Xiaomi was holding was their child, he would have taken it from her no matter what.

At least... at least they can see their child's complete body.

Wang Zhao then thought, what's the use of leaving a complete corpse when the person is already dead?

It will only add to the sorrow.

"A huge fire broke out at the mortuary last night; it must have been the work of a murderer," Lin San said. "Never before have the bodies of the missing children from Song County been found; your child is the first."

The husband just stared intently at his child, his gaze vacant, seemingly lost in thought.

Lin San said, "I have some questions I'd like to ask you."

Lin San waited patiently for his husband's response, but he was not in a hurry.

Wang Zhao couldn't wait any longer. Ignoring the yamen runners' advice, he rushed into the burial room and pulled the husband up from the ground.

"You're not ready to fall yet. The child traffickers are still at large. Don't you want to avenge your child?" Wang Zhao said. "If you're going to cry, you can only cry after you've avenged your child."

The husband looked up at Wang Zhao, his lips moved, and he said in a hoarse voice, "Can we really catch the murderer?"

"Of course," Wang Zhao said. "The magistrate has questions for you, so you must answer them carefully. Don't worry, he's very capable; he'll definitely bring the murderer back!"

Wang Zhao turned his head and winked at Lin San.

However, the two lacked tacit understanding, and Lin San didn't understand.

"Your Excellency, you will surely catch the murderer, won't you?" Wang Zhao changed his implication to a direct statement.

Lin San understood, "Yes."

The young man wiped away his tears and exchanged a glance with his husband.

Her husband took his hand, and they both saw a resolute look in each other's eyes.

The young man then asked, "What would you like to ask, sir?"

Lin San said, "This is not the place to talk. Come out."

The group arrived at the hall, and Lin San had tea brewed. They then sat down at the octagonal table.

Wang Zhao found a stool and sat down very naturally, without needing anyone to invite him.

Lin San really had no way to deal with this audacious young man.

He didn't want Wang Zhao to come to the yamen because he was afraid that Wang Zhao would get involved in the matter and fall into danger.

As it turned out, this young man actually climbed over the wall and came in, eager to get involved in the case.

Lin San then thought that, in the end, Wang Zhao couldn't really be blamed for this.

Chen Xiaomi has clearly been involved in the child abduction cases in Song County over the past ten years. Wang Zhao is also a victim, so it's understandable that he wants to seek justice for himself.

Moreover, judging from the current situation, this young man, apart from liking to talk to himself, has not caused any trouble or held anyone back.

Lin San let him have his way.

"What's your name?" Lin San asked.

The young man replied, "My name is Xie Qing, and this is my husband, Yang Hong'er."

"Xie Qing, when did your child go missing?"

Xie Qing said, "About half a month ago."

Lin San then asked, "Do you know where you lost it?"

Xie Qing looked at her husband.

Yang Hong'er said, "That day I was washing clothes by the river, and An'er was playing beside me. But after I finished washing the clothes, An'er disappeared."

"Did An'er see any strangers or people behaving strangely before or after her disappearance?"

Yang Hong'er shook her head.

Lin San said, "Think carefully about what you did and who you saw on the day your child went missing. Tell me everything that happened from beginning to end."

Yang Hong'er said, "The weather was nice that day, and I was thinking of washing their clothes, but An'er insisted on coming with me and wouldn't stay home to play."