Imperial City Investigative Department

Chapter 189 On the Way (Third Watch)
Wu Chen sat under the tree again, reached out to the sophomore to ask for half a cake, said while eating, "I'm not afraid of anything else, the only thing I'm afraid of is that they don't go to Longgu Mountain in the end. If they go straight to the capital, that would be the scariest thing."

Song Gu looked at Wu Chen nervously and said, "Don't scare me. The officials must have dispatched troops to surround Longgu Mountain. If they didn't go to Longgu Mountain in the end, the gates of Kyoto would be wide open."

Wu Chen smiled and said:

"Everything I can think of, Si Zun can think of, maybe the Taoist priests of the Sanqing Temple will be kept in the capital, isn't there a Yuan Tianshi? I'm worried that it won't be in time, but I don't believe they can receive the news in such a timely manner that we know I already know Dragon Valley Mountain."

Song Gu breathed a sigh of relief, and said: "They saw us closing the mountain before leaving. There is Su Chang in Laojie Mountain, and the fake Prince Cheng in Kyoto. They can stand in the way for them..."

Wu Chen got up suddenly, frowned and asked:
"Who do you think that Zhang San is? He can follow Prince Cheng all the time, know what Prince Cheng does, and can bribe Su Chang's apprentice. He knows where Su Chang has progressed, and where the team escorting the five-color jade went. , After digging this hole, they can still watch from the sidelines, and wait until we close the mountain before leaving, where are they watching?"

Both Song Gu and Senior Two frowned.

Wu Chen thought for a while, and suddenly said excitedly:
"We said before that when the eight people leave the cave, they must wait somewhere. At that time, Song Tixing and Deputy Envoy Yu also asked whether there would be ghosts left there. I said no. Now think about it. Where did they stay? Do you remember what I said, the people who wanted to ambush and assassinate me that time, they were not from the nearby mountain people, and their bodies were clean..."

"Zhang San has a house around Yang'an County! And the house is not small, it is a wealthy family." Song Gu also became excited.

"Continue to think, why did Su Chang choose Laojie Mountain? Let's go to the cave, at least the first cave I have the impression that it was formed naturally, and people from the Yang'an County Government can easily buy it, or some of them are near Yang'an County Some forces, this is Zhang San, and they chose Longgu Mountain, does it mean that Zhang San also has some influence around Longgu Mountain?"

"There's also Kyoto!" Song Gu's eyes lit up: "The people of the Cha Dynasty, who has something to do with Yang'an County and Longgu Mountain!"

The sophomore looked up at the way he came from and said: "When the soldiers arrive, I will immediately ask them to send a letter to Si Zun..."

Wu Chen sat under the tree again, and muttered: "He didn't hang around like we did, and my brother should have seen him, he should know that the person who wanted to kill me is around Yang'an County, and even has a den in Yang'an County , and then know about Longgu Mountain, maybe...you can see it earlier."

"He? Who?" Song Gu asked.

The sophomore said in a low voice, "Si Zun."

Song Gu immediately had a clear expression.

……

Wu Chen didn't expect Yu Shi'an to arrive with Datou's convoy.

Song Gu said in surprise, "You're pretty fast."

Yu Shian got off his horse and sat under the tree panting heavily, took a sip from the water bag brought up by the soldiers and said:

"Just as you left yesterday, the prefect Lin arrived. The officials must be able to transfer him here at this time. The convoy escorting Su Chang and Yu Hong set off in the middle of the night. I made it clear that I will not leave for other things What? Oh, there is a room in the backyard of Cao’s house, and there is a hidden door in the basement, and I found unused herbs and several boxes of silver when I left.”

Neither Wu Chen nor Song Gu showed any surprised expressions. Since Cao Kang had never seen anything unusual at home, it was because his father and brother deliberately concealed it, and it was possible to hide it. Except that Cao Kang didn't pay attention, it is not surprising that there is a secret room.

But Yu Shi'an didn't mention the killing spree.

Wu Chen asked, "Are those books burned?"

Song Gu hurriedly said: "It's burned. I burned it when I was there. I forgot to tell you."

Wu Chen nodded, looked at Datou's car, and said, "Vice Envoy Yu rest for a while, let's continue on our way." After speaking, Wu Chen got into Datou's car.

The big head was waking up and taking a nap, he yawned and asked, "Are you there?"

"It's early, you continue to move forward. I will let Deputy Envoy Yu rest for a while, and the people who follow you will let them get in the car for a while. You don't stop to rest. We rest for two hours a day, so that we It won't be far behind."

Big head nods.

Wu Chen got out of the car. At this time, the second year of high school had already ordered the courier to send a message, and the convoy continued on its way without stopping.

Yu Shi'an ate some pancakes, took a rest for a while, and the group got on their horses and drove away.

……

After two days like this, the whole group was very tired. During the break, the sophomore reminded: "After passing through Liangcheng, the policemen have not been able to detect their traces. The road we are walking may not be the road they are walking. Longgu Mountain, we haven't been able to meet them either."

Song Gu took a sip of water, looked up at the sky, and said, "We can use flying pigeons to pass letters, so can they."

Yu Shi'an said: "We are looking for their whereabouts, and they will also pay attention to our whereabouts, especially the movements of Kyoto and Laojieshan."

Wu Chen said: "It's a good thing that the soldiers haven't found out where they are going these two days. At least it shows that they haven't hurt the people nearby."

"The fact that the people are not missing does not mean that the pedestrians on the road are safe. When they encounter pedestrians along the road, they immediately grab the car..."

The sophomore in high school interrupted Song Gu and said, "How many people can their carriage hold? How do they deal with them when they die? As long as they are dealt with, they will be discovered by the policemen, and they will know their whereabouts. How can there be no news at all?"

Wu Chen stood up, stretched his waist and said, "If they find out that someone is following them, will they still go to Longgu Mountain?"

"If they don't go to Longgu Mountain, where else can they go?" Yu Shi'an asked.

"They can go anywhere without the ghosts and blood corpse birds, but with them, it is not so easy to choose. It is impossible not to leave traces of things that are not visible. Maybe it is because they are in a certain place. This place didn't move," Wu Chen said.

"Not moving? Still near Liangcheng?" Song Gu asked.

"Why aren't they in a hurry?" Wu Chen looked into the distance and asked with squinted eyes.

"Wait for the news!" Song Gu walked to Wu Chen's side and said.

"The net is too tight, they dare not move." Wu Chen sighed, looked at Yu Shi'an and asked, "Can you send troops around Liangcheng to shoot the passing pigeons?"

"If they didn't receive the news, wouldn't they be more afraid to leave? In the end, they turned around and went back. They can't stay in Laojieshan, isn't there a house where they can stay?" said the second grader.

Yu Shi'an said: "Then the only thing we can do is tell the officials not to startle the snake."

"I'm afraid it's too late." Wu Chen said, "Since it's too late, we can only make Longgu Mountain more lively. Maybe the people on Longgu Mountain will let the eight apprentices rush to Longgu Mountain to rescue them as soon as possible. The ghost and the blood corpse bird will definitely help them fight a way out."

(End of this chapter)