Your Majesty, the princess is fleeing famine with her child!

Chapter 213 The Veterans Arrive

When Xiao Jingyi heard that women had been missing in the capital one after another, and yesterday was the third case, he couldn't help but frown.

Although the case was being investigated by Jingzhao Yin, the Bingmasi were responsible for the well-being of the capital. Upon careful investigation, this was also a dereliction of duty on the part of the Bingmasi.

As Xiao Jingyi was in charge of the military, it was naturally his responsibility.

He spoke to Yun Fuling and immediately took people to Jingzhao Yin to assist in the investigation.

Yun Fuling couldn't help but frown when she learned that people had been missing one after another in the capital recently.

Who dares to be so rampant under the feet of the emperor?

In the next few days, Xiao Jingyi went out early and came back late.

I don’t know if it was because Xiao Jingyi strengthened the patrols in the capital, which made the murderer behind the scenes afraid and dared not to act again, and the cases of missing women in the capital did not occur again.

However, the women who had disappeared previously have never been found.

Even the clues are pitifully few.

The missing persons case remained at a stalemate.

Xiao Jingyi was also very worried about this.

That day, Xiao Jingyi returned home for dinner. While chatting with Yun Fuling during the meal, somehow the topic turned to the recent missing cases.

Yun Fuling asked, "Is there any progress in the case?"

Xiao Jingyi shook his head. "It's strange. The three missing people have nothing to do with each other, and they disappeared to different places."

"I've read the files. In all three cases, the clues were cut off halfway through the investigation."

Yun Fuling had watched many criminal investigation dramas in her previous life, and thought that she might be able to learn some experience from them to help Xiao Jingyi open up his mind.

"I heard that there is a kind of people who specialize in kidnapping young women and children and then selling them. Could it be this kind of human kidnapping gang that did it?"

This is how some of the people who are bought and sold in private houses come from.

Unexpectedly, Xiao Jingyi shook his head.

"If it is human trafficking, it is indeed as you said. Their targets are young women and children, and even young adults."

"But the three missing women were all pregnant women."

"I just can't figure it out. Why did the murderer only target pregnant women?"

When Yun Fuling heard that the missing people were all pregnant women, she felt a little strange.

Something seemed to flash by, but disappeared too quickly for her to catch.

"It's really strange." Yun Fuling frowned.

There was no further progress in the missing case for a while, but Yun Fuling received a letter from Xiao Jingyi, and those veterans who were willing to come with their families finally arrived.

Yun Fuling took Boss Wu to pick them up personally and placed them in the medicine garden.

The leader of this group of veterans was a middle-aged man named Zhuo Lin. He used to be a centurion in the army. During a battle, he lost his right arm on the battlefield.

As soon as he saw Yun Fuling, he knelt down immediately.

"Thank you, Princess, for taking us in."

As soon as he knelt, the others standing behind him also knelt.

Looking around, almost all of these veterans who came here were disabled.

I guess life after retiring from the army is not easy, they all look pale and thin.

Yun Fuling quickly signaled to Boss Wu to pull the man up.

Boss Wu pulled Zhuo Lin up, patted him on the shoulder and said, "As long as you listen to the princess, work hard, and don't cheat, the princess will never treat you unfairly."

"Good days are waiting for you in the future!"

Zhuo Lin wiped her tears and nodded, saying, "Don't worry, Princess. We are all honest people and will never cheat or do anything sneaky."

Zhuo Lin was born into a farming family. He had many brothers but little land. He had never had enough to eat since he was old enough to understand.

It was not until I was drafted into the army that I had my first full meal.

Although being a soldier is hard, at least you can have enough food to eat. In order to have a full meal every day, Zhuo Lin is not afraid of going to the battlefield.

But in a battle, he lost his right hand.

The court gave him a pension and allowed him to retire and return home.

When his family saw him come back, they did not feel happy about the reunion. Instead, they looked at his empty sleeves with disgust in their eyes.

After learning that the court had given him a pension, he changed his attitude and asked him about his well-being.

Zhuo Lin experienced life and death on the battlefield and was no longer as innocent as he used to be. He became more cautious and concealed most of the pension, only taking out a little.

Although his family treated him more warmly after receiving the money, they still made indirect and various tests from time to time.

After making sure that all his money had been taken out and he hadn't hidden any of it, they turned against him again and kicked him out of the house.

When Zhuo Lin saw the true faces of his relatives, he was completely disheartened. He took the silver and money he had hidden away and went to find a few comrades who had retired with him.

However, after retiring from the army, everyone's life became difficult.

Some are disliked by their families because of their disabilities.

Some of them have families that truly accept them, but because their families are too poor, they themselves dislike themselves for being a drag.

It just so happened that they received a message from the army saying that the prince had found a place for them to go. They couldn't guarantee much, but they would be well fed and clothed.

Zhuo Lin discussed it with several of his comrades and replied to the letter, saying that they were willing to go.

Many years later, when Zhuo Lin and others recalled it, they were still very grateful that they made the right decision.

The medicine garden has hired farm servants to reclaim a lot of medicinal fields and built rows of houses.

These houses are dormitories prepared for the returning veterans.

Boss Wu registered these veterans one by one, and then arranged suitable positions for them based on their personal circumstances to make the best use of their talents.

Then we distributed clothes and arranged dormitories.

After everyone had packed up and rested, they were notified to go to the cafeteria for lunch.

Yun Fuling built a canteen in the medicine garden in accordance with the model of modern company employee canteens to facilitate the workers' meal problems.

Zhuo Lin and others sat around the table, looking at the large white rice, the greasy braised pork and the juicy green vegetables in the bowl, and they couldn't help swallowing.

Even when I was in the army, I had never eaten such good food. At most, during the Chinese New Year and other festivals, I would have one or two slices of meat in the bowl.

The princess treats them so well, they say they will work hard to repay her!

Everyone swore secretly in their hearts.

After dinner, Zhuo Lin and others were full of energy and started rolling up their sleeves to work.

Yun Fuling had already transported the medicinal seedlings here in advance.

Now that we have the manpower, the medicinal herb seedlings can be planted one after another.

Although people like Zhuo Lin are missing limbs, there is always work they can do as long as they are properly assigned.

If you can't cultivate the fields, you can plant medicinal herbs. If you can't plant medicinal herbs, you can water them and weed them. If you are at a loss, you can patrol the medicinal garden.

According to Zhang Sanmu's assignment, Zhuo Lin and others became busy and worked enthusiastically.

It was not until this moment that they felt like they were alive again.

Live as a human being.

They are still useful and are no longer a burden that is despised by others!