After being replaced, she changed from a miserable daughter-in-law to a lucky wife

Chapter 400 The Disappearing Villagers

Xia Wanniang nodded: "Yes, it was overnight. I checked several households and found a thin layer of dust on their tables. There was also a little dust. They should have been taken away at night."

Qingfeng: "How do you know?"

Xia Wanniang: "The bedding in their bedroom was all unfolded and not tidied up, and the coats they took off were still placed at the end of the bed."

Yun He: "The only way to take so many people away without alerting everyone is to use medicine."

Aunt Xiao: "Who would have such a big hatred towards this village, not seeking money but just to capture them."

Everyone fell silent. This was the first time they had seen such a strange thing.

Xu Li looked up at the village not far away and asked, "Are we still staying here tonight?"

Xia Wanniang looked at the sky. It was almost dark now. They were afraid that they would not be able to find a more suitable place to stay. "Let's find a family to stay here for one night!"

Everyone nodded and entered the deserted village together.

They found the largest family in the village, which had firewood, rice, oil, salt, soy sauce, vinegar and tea, but Xia Wanniang did not let them use them and instead used what they brought with themselves.

They didn't even use their stoves in the kitchen, but brought their own.

Qiu He, Aunt Xiao and others were busy in the kitchen, while the others started to tidy up the house.

The snow on the roof needs to be cleared, otherwise the roof might collapse when you sleep at night.

It was not difficult for Yunhe and Yifeng to clean up, and they cleared all the snow on the roof in no time.

Qingfeng cleaned the table and started writing a letter.

Xia Wanniang knew without asking that he wanted someone to investigate the affairs of the village and also inform the higher-ups of the situation.

Manager Hong and Xu Li began to look around, trying to find some clues to find out what had happened here.

Several children are still taking care of these little ancestors at home.

After Qingfeng finished writing the letter, she asked Yingshun to deliver it. She walked over to Xia Wanniang and sat down. "What do you think is the reason for the disappearance of this village?"

Xia Wanniang didn’t know, but the location of this village was a bit remote. Even if it wasn’t snowing, it would take a lot of time to get in and out of the city.

"Do you have any idea?"

Qingfeng had a few guesses, but was not sure: "I do have a few ideas, but I don't think it's likely."

Xia Wanniang: "What do you think? Tell me about it."

Qingfeng: "Mining, human trafficking, and experiments."

Xia Wanniang frowned slightly: "Mining requires strong laborers. There are no men, women, or children left in this village. I don't think the mine owner would be so kind as to take care of the elderly and children."

Qingfeng agreed: "I don't think it's likely that they're trafficking in human beings. If they were trying to make money, then they wouldn't have touched any of their belongings."

Xia Wanniang nodded: "Then there is only one last item left, but what is the test? Why does it require so many people?"

Qingfeng's pupils shrank: "Pu Xingyu."

Xia Wanniang stood up suddenly, her brows furrowed even more tightly, thinking about this possibility.

"Madam Xiao, Madam Xiao." Shopkeeper Hong and Xu Li hurried in, holding something in their hands.

Xia Wanniang looked at the two people who came in: "Manager Hong, Master Xu, have you found anything?"

Shopkeeper Hong walked up to them and carefully opened the paper in his hand: "This is what I found in some rooms."

Xia Wanniang stretched out two fingers, picked up a little powder, put it under her nose and sniffed it: "Knockout drug."

Shopkeeper Hong nodded: "Yes."

Xu Li spoke up at this time: "I also found small holes in the window paper in the bedrooms of villagers' houses. In addition, there was burnt powder in the corners of the yard. Shopkeeper Hong saw it and it was also a kind of incense."

Xia Wanniang and Qingfeng were even more certain of the last guess. What exactly did Pu Xingyu want to do by arresting so many people? Was he short of manpower?

Or is there some other purpose?

Xu Li saw that the two looked serious and asked, "Do you have any ideas?"

Qingfeng looked at Xu Li: "We suspect this might be the work of Pu Xingyu."

Xu Li was surprised: "Why did he arrest so many villagers for no reason?"