Imperial City Investigative Department

Chapter 34

Chen Zhong paused and said:
"They sent people to stand guard outside the col, just to prevent us from finding out before they succeed. I agree with this point. The three of you are called here to discuss how to prevent it. What Zhang Yuan said is absolutely right, really right The understanding of the mountains and forests, we are far inferior to that of the Guidrill Gang, the northern barbarians launched the war not to dig mountains and dig holes to divert our attention, but to take away the underground treasures, they feel that it is almost the same.”

Wu Chen was inexplicably moved. If someone could fully understand what he meant without him spending too much time talking, this is a bosom friend!

Gu Shiming is not a stubborn person, he heard what Chen Zhong said, so he opened his mouth and said: "Hearing what Si Zun said, my subordinates suddenly understood. If so, we may not have much time left."

Wu Chen raised his eyebrows. Every leader really needs to leave a flatterer next to him. This Gu Shiming has the ability to follow the wind, but he is not very good at talking. Wu Chen heard this sentence many times in his previous life. Whichever time he could turn over, he felt very unlucky.

Zhang Yuan said: "If this is really the case, we can only send troops to search the surrounding area carefully. Whether it is digging mountains or digging holes, there will always be abandoned rocks and soil, and they will always be transported to other places. There should be a lot of movement. These days... "

Gu Shiming waved his hand and said: "I'm afraid that what you said means that the Ghost Mandrill Gang has already finished, and now they are waiting to transport the underground treasures underground. What's the use of us searching on the ground? Unless we find the entrance they dug out at once."

Chen Zhong frowned, then sighed again and said, "If Wu Chen hadn't thought of this possibility when he was preparing to go up the mountain today, by the time we find out, I'm afraid we'll have lost our money."

Gu Shiming looked at Wu Chen, raised his head and asked, "Since you can think of this, do you have any countermeasures?"

Deal with your sister!

Wu Chen shouted in his heart.

"I was just a beggar before, unlike those who have read poetry and books, and their stomachs are full of articles and schemes. I saw it, and when I thought about it, I told Si Zun to listen. Si Zun is willing to believe me. I will do my best, but what can I do?" There are few books to read, and you can only see the beginning, but not the end, so I can only trouble a few people to come up with a countermeasure."

Gu Shiming's face suddenly turned ugly.

Chen Zhong smiled and said: "Just now I have asked Gu Zuo to return to the capital tomorrow, but Yuan Tianshi failed to invite him, which is not good for us. We will see how to punish him when I go back."

Gu Shiming was extremely smart, and immediately understood what Chen Zhong meant. Gu Shiming and the others knew what Gu Zuo had done before, and Chen Zhong was telling them not to trouble Wu Chen, the consequences would not be ideal.

Gu Shiming hurriedly said: "If there is no other way, we can only open a road."

Zhang Yuan immediately said: "It may not be difficult to find the entrance, but there are organs everywhere, who knows what the consequences will be?"

Peng Su also said: "Casualty is a trivial matter. I'm afraid that if the col disappears again, it will be troublesome."

Zhang Yuan said:
"That's right! The col is on the ground, we mainly rely on it to find the treasure, if it disappears again, we will be in trouble, and the Ghost Mandrill Gang operates underground, so what happens on the ground should have no effect on them. "

"That's not necessarily true." Wu Chen stood up and said to the little eunuch, "Bring me two teacups."

The little eunuch looked at Chen Zhong, Chen Zhong nodded, the little eunuch ran all the way, and soon came back with a tray.

Wu Chen picked up two teacups, stacked one on top of the other, and explained:

"The current mountain col is like this. There is a big gap between the bottoms of the two cups. The treasure should be hidden under the bottom of the lower cup. When Gu You didn't touch the mechanism, the cols will change a certain number every day. They move up and down according to the time of day, and change positions. I believe that the people of the Ghost Mandrill Gang have known this for a long time, but they haven't found this pattern for a while. They use their strengths to avoid this shortcoming, and they want to open a new entrance from the ground. They dug all the way to the bottom of the col, if so, the place they dug is likely to be very close to the bottom of the teacup below, once the col is restored..."

"The tunnel they dug may collapse." Zhang Yuan said excitedly.

"These two cups are about the same size. There is no way for the top one to fall. You can imagine for yourself. Anyway, the top one will not be as light as a feather when it falls. Now there are two possibilities. One is as the old man said. Once they fall, their previous efforts will be wasted. The other is that their thieves have already dug the treasure. If so, the fall of the col seems to have no effect on them. In fact, the restoration of the col will trigger the activation mechanism again. If they have not approached The place where the treasure is hidden is okay, if it is close or even inside, it will be a dead end."

"It's easier to find a way to restore the col to its original position than to find them." Chen Zhong said, looking at Wu Chen.

Wu Chen scratched his forehead and said, "I'll go to the col again tonight, it's just hard work for the sophomore and Xu Da."

Chen Zhong looked at Wu Chen benevolently, and said, "The fact that the two of them can make contributions with you is due to cultivation."

Gu Shiming was a little puzzled, and asked: "Wouldn't it be better to go to the agency tomorrow at dawn? There is plenty of sunlight and you can see clearly. What's the point of going at this time...?"

Wu Chen ignored Gu Shiming, and Chen Zhong also ignored him, but just called the little eunuch to whisper a few words.

……

Riding out of the city again in a carriage, the sophomore year of high school obviously felt less resentment, and his face softened a lot. He wanted to say a few words to Wu Chen several times, but was stopped by Wu Chen with a pensive look.

The second year of high school thought that Wu Chen was thinking about how to behave after entering the mountain, so he didn't dare to disturb him.

In fact, Wu Chen complained that he shouldn't have said the words of entering the mountain in a flash of his head. He started to develop dedication after Zhang Yuan said that regardless of casualties. Maybe people in this life don't take life seriously, especially He is a powerful person, but it is unacceptable to Wu Chen.

Going up the mountain at night, he only needs to go in alone. If he goes in the daytime, he will definitely mobilize the crowd, because the location of the trap is still uncertain, and Wu Chen doesn't know how many people will die after finding it.

It's just... Wu Chen became more and more timid as he got to the side of the mountain. It's true that he cares about other people's lives, but it's also true that he's afraid.

When they reached the foot of the mountain, the three of them got out of the car and started walking up the mountain. Wu Chen's legs started to tremble, and at this moment, the horrible background music played uncontrollably in his head. Wu Chen shook his head, He wanted to throw out the movement in his head, but he could hear it more clearly.

The second year of senior high school saw that the atmosphere was a little scary, so he pretended to be relaxed and said: "It's Zishi now, I plan to go back to the house, just in time for breakfast."

Xu Da said: "When you mention breakfast, I'm really a little hungry. I should have something to eat before going out."

"I don't think the fish fillet tonight is too fresh. The back kitchen must have made it with fish that died yesterday." Senior Two said.

"The cook I'm using now is not good, his skills are mediocre, and he likes to cut corners. I'm afraid he often brings home food."

……

Senior Two walked in the front, Wu Chen was in the middle, Xu Daduan was behind, and the three of them walked forward dully, Senior Second and Xu Dayou chatted casually, Wu Chen's fear was relieved to some extent.

Just when the three of them were about to walk, the second grader suddenly yelled: "Protect him!" The sword swung out following the voice.

(End of this chapter)