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

Yang Hong'er continued, "The river in our village isn't deep, and husbands often bring their children to wash clothes there."

"When I took An'er there that day, several husbands had already started washing clothes."

"Those husbands and I were all acquaintances from the same village. There were three children playing there at the time."

"My son An'er is the youngest, so he has always stayed by my side."

"I saw that An'er was very well-behaved and didn't make a fuss, so I went and bought him a piece of candy..."

Lin San suddenly interrupted him, "Wait, you said you went to buy candy halfway through?"

"Yes," Yang Hong'er said. "An'er was still alive then. After I bought him candy, he sat on a big rock, eating candy and waiting for me."

Lin San asked, "Are there any candy sellers in your village?"

Yang Hong'er said, "He's not from our village, he's a peddler."

"A peddler..." Lin San asked, "When does this peddler usually come?"

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"It's uncertain; sometimes it takes several months, sometimes ten days." Yang Hong'er keenly sensed that Lin San had designs on the peddler, and quickly asked, "Sir, could it be that this peddler has abducted my An'er?"

"I don't know yet. Go on, you bought candy for the child, and then what?" Lin San said.

Yang Hong'er said, "Then I continued washing clothes. When I looked back at An'er halfway through, he was sitting obediently on the rock. But after I finished washing the clothes, he disappeared."

"It's all my fault... If it weren't for me... An'er wouldn't have..."

Xie Qing noticed the tremor in his husband's voice, and he hugged him and comforted him softly, "Hong'er, this is not your fault."

Wang Zhao said, "That's right, how can you blame yourself? Bad people do evil because they are bad people, not because we did anything wrong."

Yang Hong'er wept silently.

Lin San asked someone to bring him pen and ink, saying, "Tell me what that peddler looks like."

Xie Qing described the peddler's appearance.

Lin San quickly finished the portrait. "Is this it?"

Xie Qing looked at it and exclaimed, "Yes, yes, your drawing skills are superb, sir! That's exactly what the peddler looks like!"

"Someone will come to take you to collect the child's body later. After you take it back, do not make a sound," Lin San said. "We don't know yet whether this matter is related to that peddler. If you encounter him again, do not alert him. You must protect yourselves first."

Xie Qing nodded. "This humble subject has taken note."

Lin San said, "Rest assured, I will definitely give An'er justice."

He paused, then continued, "I have one last question: Do you know someone named Chen Xiaomi?"

Xie Qing and Yang Hong'er both shook their heads, "Never heard of it."

Lin San said, "Let's go pick An'er up and take her home."

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After Xie Qing and his wife left, Wang Zhao exclaimed, "Wow! Third Brother, I didn't know you were such a talented painter!"

They can also perform autopsies and solve cases.

Third Brother really has a lot of skills.

Wang Zhao used to think that he only knew about romance and poetry with talented men and beautiful women.

I never expected that Third Brother actually had some real skills.

Lin San said, "Your brother is also a good painter."

Wang Zhao scoffed at his elder brother, "I'm certain he can only draw flowers, birds, insects, and fish, he absolutely can't draw people! Third brother, you have no idea, when my brother used to draw my portrait, he made me look like an ugly monster."

His brother was the top scorer in the previous year, yet his drawing skills are so terrible.

She didn't depict her own younger brother's youth and good looks at all; instead, he looked like a demon.

If that portrait were sent to a matchmaker's office, no one would ever come to propose marriage to him, not even until he died.

Lin San said, "If you're really bored, I'll take you to the pier now. There's a market there, it's quite lively, you can go and have a look."

"I have no money."

"I'll give it to you."

"I can't spend your money."

"Just consider it a loan to you."

"No, my older brother won't let me borrow money from outside, or he'll beat me to death."

Faced with this stubborn young man, Lin San was speechless. "So you're determined to investigate the case with me, right?"

Wang Zhao chuckled, "Third Brother, why don't you take me with you? There aren't many people in this yamen for you to boss around, and I'm still quite strong, you can use me!"

"Okay, shall I assign you some tasks now?"

Wang Zhao nodded repeatedly, "Mmm-hmm!"

"You're in charge of going to the dock to take the boat back to Caixia City."

Wang Zhao's face fell. "No, I will absolutely not leave until I see Chen Xiaomi brought to justice."

Of course, this was just the initial idea.

Wang Zhao's current thought is that he must catch that damned human trafficker and absolutely cannot let An'er die with her eyes wide open in disbelief.

This is not the only case of An'er being murdered in Song County. If any of the missing children are still alive, we must find them!

Young Master Wang punishes evil and upholds justice!

Young Master Wang possesses a strong sense of righteousness and will draw his sword to help those in need whenever he sees injustice!

"..."

Seeing Wang Zhao's increasingly determined expression, Lin San felt utterly helpless.

This guy is not only unyielding, but also stubborn.

"Fine, fine," Lin San said. "You can stay, but you'll have to follow my instructions in everything you do. Can you do that?"

Wang Zhao immediately stood up straight. "Third Brother, don't worry, I'll definitely listen to you! I'll be your most loyal little dog!"

Lin San quickly stepped forward and covered Wang Zhao's mouth. He was extremely embarrassed, and his ears turned red. "If you keep talking nonsense, I'll send you back right now."

Wang Zhao opened his innocent-looking big eyes.

Even after he had pledged his loyalty so much, his third brother still forced him to express his desire to follow Lord Lin in investigating the case.

He's not bragging, but there's no one in the world more sensible and obedient than him!

Lin San had no choice but to have someone bring him a servant's robe to wear, and also find a headband to cover up the "Fu" mark on his forehead.

Although this move is somewhat like burying one's head in the sand, it is enough to block most of the malicious gazes.

Wang Zhao asked impatiently, "Where do we start our investigation next? Are we going to investigate that peddler?"

Lin San nodded, "Let's follow this line first."

Wang Zhao asked, "Third Brother, can't we arrest Chen Xiaomi and torture her severely?"

Hearing this statement, which carried a strong personal tone, Lin San chuckled and said, "Even severe torture requires him to actually know something. If he knows nothing, even cutting off his head won't help."

Wang Zhao pouted, "If it turns out he really is connected to human traffickers, can I beat him up?"

Lin San was momentarily speechless, unsure whether he should praise him for his clear sense of right and wrong.

"Third Brother, say something!" Wang Zhao said. "Can I or can I do it? I promise I absolutely won't kill him."

"...Brother Zhao, do you know what the crime of abusing one's power is?"

If Wang Zhao had ears at this moment, they would definitely be drooping down.

Lin San sighed, "Alright, I'll let you beat him up secretly later."

Wang Zhao then grinned and became happy.