Imperial City Investigative Department

Chapter 132 The three go up the mountain again (three more)

Wu Chen's fingers tapped the table rhythmically. It's not that he planned to leave now without thinking about it. Feng Shan and Sou Shan were both laying the groundwork for his departure, but his addiction to investigation and deduction was still in his heart. He didn't find out the truth. Chen is not reconciled, in other words, he has not reached the last step, Wu Chen is not willing to give up.

"I also need to trouble my second brother to explain to Si Zun that today, Deputy Envoy Yu not only refused to send troops to help me search the mountain, but also almost killed me because I closed the mountain and failed to inform in advance. The five-color jade case needs manpower. If you are not a person, you can only trouble Si Zun, let's just say that."

Senior Two nodded, and then asked in a low voice: "Aren't you going to tell Si Zun your inference?"

"Just explain that the five hundred soldiers did not die at the foot of Laojie Mountain. Besides, we haven't found any evidence yet. We need to wait for Si Zun to send people to search the mountain to have a chance to solve the mystery, and then ask Song Ti Xing why?" When the time comes, it won’t work without him.”

"I'll spread the news first." The second grader sighed and walked out of the room.

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Before Wu Chen went to Laojie Mountain, he took his sophomore to the county government office. He wanted to see if the ghosts had returned in the early morning. It stands to reason that the play hadn't finished yet, so how could they end so early?
Entering the courtyard of the mortuary, Wu Zuo was wiping the used utensils in the courtyard. Seeing Wu Chen standing up in a hurry, Wu Chen waved his hand and went straight into the mortuary. The second year of high school consciously waited outside the door.

Wu Chen opened the door and entered the mortuary, but the room was the same as last night, and there were no ghosts.

Wu Chen frowned and waited for a while, then turned and left the mortuary.

It was almost noon at this time, Wu Chen got on his horse and looked up at the sky, saying, "When I come back today, I'm afraid I will have to trouble the city guards to open the city gate again."

"Then I'm not afraid, but I'm afraid that nothing can be found out after such a toss."

"There must be something wrong with Laojie Mountain!" Wu Chen touched the jug full of water in his arms. When he came back from the county office last night, he secretly pricked his finger and dripped a drop of blood into it. His heart ached so much that he didn't want to use it one day.

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The two rushed to the foot of the mountain. Guo Xuan and Xu Da were both at the foot of the mountain. The two of them divided the soldiers, government servants, and soldiers into several groups and guarded places that seemed to be able to go up and down the mountain. There would be enough manpower.

There is only one real road up the mountain, and it is the road guarded by Guo Xuan and Xu Da.

Wu Chen dismounted and walked over to ask, "Is anyone going down the mountain today?"

"Not yet." Xu Da replied, "There are quite a few people who wanted to go up the mountain, but we persuaded them to leave."

"You wait for me here, I'll go up the mountain to have a look."

After Wu Chen finished speaking, he walked up the mountain. Xu Da and Gao Er consciously followed behind. Wu Chen turned his head and said, "You two stay too. I don't know what's on the mountain. It should be dark when I go down the mountain. Don't follow me." I'm at risk."

The two of them were taken aback for a moment, seeing that Wu Chen didn't stop on his feet after finishing speaking, and continued to go up the mountain, Gao Er and Xu Da chased after him.

The second year of high school said: "Of course you are not afraid of ghosts, but if you meet people..."

Xu Damang said, "He's not afraid either! But if we don't follow, we don't feel at ease. If something happened to you, we both can't find a tune."

"That's right! Besides, if you encounter people and ghosts separately, you can deal with them easily. What if they are at the same time? With the two of us here, we can help you deal with people. It's really dangerous, and the two of us can't let you go alone. risk!"

Xu Da interjected again: "That's the reason! You will definitely have a lot of inferences along the way. Who can you tell? You can only tell us, and we can help you out."

Wu Chen lowered his head and thought for a while. What is certain now is that there must be something wrong with Laojie Mountain, and it is related to ghosts. The few ghosts who lied to him can prove this inference.

Wu Chen was afraid that someone on the mountain would raise ghosts like the ones on the road and in the col, and eating people would only happen in an instant. He was afraid that he would not be able to take care of it, and that something would happen to Gao Er and Xu Da. Of course, he also wanted to see what happened on the mountain. Is there a chance to feign death and leave? If so, next time he will take the big head up the mountain.

But after hearing the words of Senior Two and Xu Da, Wu Chen felt that it made sense. It was the first time to patrol the mountain, and he didn't know anything, so it would be better to bring Senior Two and Xu Da with him.

Wu Chen didn't evade any further excuses, thinking that he should go down the mountain before dark.

Seeing that Wu Chen didn't say anything, the sophomore looked at each other with Xu Da, and the two finally felt relieved.

The second year of high school asked: "How do you think we got involved with the mountains? Anping County is a col, what is Laojie Mountain? Is there any place that moves around?"

Wu Chen said:
"The mountains outside Anping County are not too high. Laojie Mountain is different. Why don't I want to take you two on an adventure? I'm counting the time. If I get to the top of the mountain and come down again, it will be dark. I'm not afraid, but I'm not afraid of this place I'm not familiar with you, I don't know what's hidden, what if, right? I don't want anything to happen to either of you."

"Then let's go faster, don't we just reach the top of the mountain? Others may need some time, the three of us..."

Wu Chen stopped, looked up at the top of the mountain, and asked, "Will the top of the mountain be covered by clouds and mist, so we can't see the bottom of the mountain?"

"What do you mean? You want to get a clear view of the various locations below the mountain from the top of the mountain, and prepare for the search of the mountain in a few days?" Xu Da asked.

Wu Chen nodded and said, "Didn't you say that there are many people practicing here on Laojie Mountain? I haven't seen them before. I want to find their hiding place and talk to them."

"You have such good hearing, why do you need to go to the top of the mountain? Let's walk all the paths in different directions, especially where there are mountain streams and flowing water. Even if a person who wants to practice can eat leaves to survive, he must drink water!" said the sophomore.

"It makes sense!" Wu Chen nodded heavily.

The three of them walked up the mountain road, and Wu Chen suddenly asked: "You said we have been up the mountain a few times, especially last time, the eldest brother took people to search the Taoist temple, and my second brother and I took people to find the bones. I have traveled a lot of places, but I have never met a person who practiced, isn't it a bit unreasonable?"

Xu Da said:
"It's okay for me to go to the Taoist temple. Before we went to the Taoist temple, we have never seen a practitioner, but it is different when you look for the bones. It can be said that you have walked a lot of places before and after the mountain, and you have not seen a practitioner yet. It really doesn’t make sense, could it be that the rumors are wrong?”

"There is the sound of water here, let's go in and have a look." Wu Chen pointed to the dense forest beside him.

There are no traces of people walking in this dense forest. The forest is full of fallen leaves. The autumn wind blows the mountains and forests rustling, and flying fallen leaves can be seen everywhere.

Wu Chen stopped after walking a few steps. The trees in the forest grow close to the mountains, and there are shrubs and weeds under the trees. The terrain is steep, and it is much more difficult than the mountain road we just walked.

The sophomore asked, "Is the sound of water far away? It doesn't look like someone walked by."

Wu Chen said: "That day when I searched for the bones, because there were ghosts to guide the way, I didn't find it difficult even if I had to go through such a mountain forest, but today I always feel that something is wrong."

(End of this chapter)