Imperial City Investigative Department

Chapter 172 Worries (one more)
Yu Shian and Song Gu breathed a sigh of relief at the same time, Yu Shian said:
"The villagers at the bottom of the mountain are still alive. They have all been captured. Let's go back and interrogate them slowly. Song Tixing and I also wrote notes separately. We first picked up the important ones and wrote them up. They were rushed to Kyoto for eight hundred miles. Some things need official orders. We can do it."

Song Gu said:

"I told Deputy Envoy Yu about your inference. If the eight disciples really brought even one ghost to the capital, it would be a great disaster for the capital. I also wrote this inference in the booklet. The Taoist priests in Qingguan may be able to help block it, we forgot about them before, thanks to Deputy Envoy Yu’s reminder.”

Wu Chen nodded and said, "Go back and discuss later."

……

A group of people returned to the county seat wearing the stars and wearing the moon.

Yu Shi'an and Song Gu first went to the county government office to settle the people who were arrested today, and then gathered all the officials and clerks in the county government office, and then took care of them in several rooms in the front and back yards, and took Chen Wuzhao into custody. All the servants of the family gathered in a yard to guard, and replaced all the people guarding the county government with officers and soldiers guarding the city. Yu Shian even planned to sit in the county government and wait for the soldiers he transferred. The officers and soldiers guarding the city did not believe it.

Wu Chen transferred the soldiers to Yu Shi'an because he didn't trust the guards.

Now we know that Li Si is Prince Cheng and Su Chang, but who Zhang San is has not been found out, but there must be Zhang San among the people detained in the county government at this time.

At this time, Zhang San is most likely to make a move. Maybe Zhang San thinks that Wu Chen and the others will relax after the investigation of Laojie Mountain, and will give him a good opportunity to finish. Wu Chen, Song Gu and Yu Shi'an This is what the three of them are on guard against now.

……

Wu Chen was thinking about Da Tou and Su Chang, so he went back to the house first.

After Yu Shi'an and Song Gu were busy with each other, it was past midnight, and they finally sat in the county government meeting room and ate some hot noodle soup first, and then discussed together what to do next.

Neither of them wanted Wu Chen to leave, not even for a day!
Just like when Wu Chen was about to leave and Feng Wei and Xu Liang were reluctant to part with each other, that reliance stemmed more from the fear in their hearts, but what happened last night, Yu Shian and Song Gu would never forget for the rest of their lives. It only took one night to believe everything they were willing to believe, and they needed to digest it, and if Wu Chen wasn't by their side during this process, one can imagine the anxiety in their hearts.

"...I know that it is imperative for Mr. Wu to go to the capital, but that's what I think," Yu Shian cleared his throat and said, "There is no one way to go to the capital. How can we determine where the eight people are going? A road? I can’t be sure, Mr. Wu’s trip is useless.”

Song Gu nodded and said:
"I've thought about this too. I have to explain this matter to Mr. Wu. If he can't find out the whereabouts of the eight people in advance, it's useless for him to go. It won't be too late to leave when there is news from the capital. People from the Imperial City Division The news is delivered very quickly, so why don't you stay in Yang'an County to find out who Zhang San is, so as to avoid future troubles! Besides, there is a Sanqing temple in Kyoto, and those Taoist priests... Hey, did the Taoist priests from the Sanqing temple participate in the alchemy of Prince Cheng?"

"It's not certain. You said that if such a incident hadn't happened, would you remember that there was a Prince Cheng among the royal relatives?"

"It's okay, even if the Taoist priests of Sanqing Temple are not trustworthy, isn't there still Yuan Tianshi? The officials will definitely arrange it properly after receiving our papers. Those eight people can't make trouble, so there is no need for Mr. Wu to make this trip." Song Gu He took a sip of tea and said.

Yu Shi'an sighed: "You and I are persuading ourselves. There are so many people imprisoned in the county government. We can't tell whether it's a human or a ghost. If Mr. Wu is not here, I don't dare to think about it."

Song Gu nodded and said, "I think so too. You see, there are only four caves on Laojie Mountain. Could it be that Su Chang is the only person in charge? What if there are others, how should we deal with it?"

Yu Shian thought for a while and said:
"People from the Imperial City Investigative Department will definitely report this matter to Chen Zhong. They are not in the same way as us in delivering news. If Chen Zhong wants this credit, no matter whether the Taoist priests of Sanqing Temple are useful or not, they will definitely let Wu If they go back to Kyoto on business, they will also confirm the whereabouts of the eight people before Mr. Wu arrives, what you and I cannot do, but the people from the Imperial City Investigative Department can do it."

"That's right. Once the whereabouts of the eight people can be determined, Wu Chen may have to leave." Song Gu leaned on the back of the chair and sighed.

They thought that the guards who stayed in the house would report to the higher authorities. How could they have thought that Wu Chen only spent a few days, and although they had not given any strict orders, these guards all began to use Wu Chen's words as orders, and Wu Chen did not let the letter pass. , they didn't pass it on, not to mention they didn't know anything.

After a moment of silence in the conference hall, Yu Shi'an said: "You didn't rest last night, so hurry back to the house and sleep for a while. In the morning of tomorrow, the soldiers I dispatched will arrive to guard the county government office, so I can go back to rest in peace. Let’s talk about it after the break.”

"Does Deputy Envoy Yu think Wu Chen will rest?" Song Gu asked.

Yu Shi'an bowed his head and said nothing, Song Gu also lowered his head.

"What happened to be so depressed?"

When the two of them heard Wu Chen's voice, they quickly raised their heads, their expressions unavoidably a little surprised.

Song Gu asked: "Why did you come? Su Chang...how is it?"

Wu Chen found a chair next to Song Gu and sat down, and said with a smile, "One thing is one thing, my big brother watched Su Chang closely. Look, it's full of white hair."

"Ah?" Song Gu and Yu Shi'an exclaimed at the same time.

"Speaking of which, he is seeking his own death. Before leaving yesterday, I also saw that his soul-absorbing spell was useless for Big Brother, so I left with confidence. But Su Chang didn't believe it. He insisted on trying again. You all know that Big Head My brother is simple and honest, always embarrassed to refuse others, so he did as Su Chang asked, just looked at each other, maybe Su Chang was in a weak state, and his spells were not very good, so he couldn't confuse me. The ability, if you go out, you can’t come back, I understand that it’s the clarity in Big Brother’s eyes that completely uprooted the evil in Su Chang’s eyes.”

After Wu Chen finished speaking, Yu Shian and Song Gu looked at each other, and Song Gu asked:
"Is this what the big head told you?"

Wu Chen shook his head and said with a smile: "How could Brother Datou say these things? It was Su Chang who said it himself. When he saw me, he cried and asked Brother Datou to return the spell to him. Brother Datou was very puzzled and just said I have looked at Su Chang, but I have never taken Su Chang's things."

"Su Chang has the face to ask you for it?" Yu Shi'an asked wonderingly.

Wu Chen said: "I feel that this Su Chang is very naive once he touches those sorcerers."

"Does Su Chang know that the cave has been destroyed?"

"Now that I know, he wants to die. I asked, what's in it." Wu Chen looked at the soldiers behind Yu Shi'an: "Cook me something to eat, just a bowl of noodles in clear soup."

"Hurry up and do it!" Yu Shi'an said hurriedly.

(End of this chapter)