Imperial City Investigative Department

Chapter 346 Take it easy (second update)

The sophomore in high school recalled the sight in the tunnel, and his whole body got goosebumps instantly. He gritted his teeth and said, "It's so much older down there!"

Shang Gong opened his mouth and closed it again.

All three of them knew that this was not something that could be solved in one night, but snakes were hard to guard against. If a snake slipped through the net, it would not know how many people would be injured, let alone many.

Thinking of this, a gust of cold wind blew by, Shang Gong shrank his neck, followed by a flash of light in front of his eyes, and said excitedly: "It's winter now!"

Before Song Gu and Senior Two could react, Wu Chen's voice came:

"Yes! So ice works better than powder."

The three of them looked at the courtyard, Wu Chen quickly walked up to him, and said seriously:

"I thought about hibernation before. At that time, I thought that those people must be driven to nowhere by me, so I made a bad plan to find a way to lure the hibernating snakes out so that they could go down and take them away. Yes, but here comes the question, since snakes hibernate, what are they afraid of when they go down? Why do they have to find a way to wake them up and then lure them out?"

Only then did Senior Two and Song Gu think of the relationship between seasons and snakes. Senior Senior slapped his forehead and said, "I was so scared that I even forgot about this."

Just as Song Gu was about to speak, Wu Chen hurriedly said to Shang Gong:

"Immediately order someone to pour water on the surrounding area. While it is the coldest moment, the water will turn into ice on the ground and will not seep down. Even if those snakes have crawled out, they can be distinguished on the ice. You clean up the sundries in this area, Shangfu Yin quickly ordered someone to prepare water!"

Shang Gong turned around and left.

Wu Chen returned to the courtyard, along the wall, and waved all the bricks, stones and wood blocks to the top of the tunnel.

After sweeping around, let alone authentic, the bones of the two boa constrictors were covered underneath.

Senior Two and Song Gu looked at it, and the two sighed again and again. Senior Two lamented that the houses in the three yards were all destroyed, and Song Gu lamented that Wu Chen's kung fu is now used freely.

After Wu Chen cleaned it up and Shang Gong's water was ready, all the government soldiers began pouring water into the courtyard along the courtyard wall.

Wu Chen gasped and stood at the gate of the courtyard, Shang Gong also rushed over, before he could stop, he asked:
"I've been thinking about the question you said just now. If there are pythons guarding the treasures under Liu's house, they won't be able to get them for a while, but when winter is the chance, why haven't they succeeded for so many years? Could it be that it's underground Snakes don't hibernate all year round?"

"Why don't you hibernate?" Wu Chen asked.

Shang Gong thought for a while and said, "Could there be any herbs that can stop..."

Wu Chen shook his head and said, "There is an easier way. If the temperature is consistently warm, they won't hibernate."

"Your method is not simple. How can you keep the temperature unchanged for ten years?" asked the sophomore.

Wu Chen thought that there is no electricity here, and it is difficult to keep warm. He didn't know how to explain it for a while. He scratched his forehead and said, "I guess they don't hibernate because they have been hibernating for so many years. If these things hibernate obediently , Those people have already succeeded, and the reason why they have not succeeded so far is because of these snakes, they cannot get close to the treasure."

Song Gu nodded and said:
"They must have tried various methods, especially in winter. If they were easy to deal with, they would not have bought the house here and dug a tunnel..."

"A door is also installed in the tunnel." Wu Chen said, "The door in the tunnel should be to prevent these things from coming out, that is to say, they have opened it up, but why don't you just go down from Liu's house? The Liu family must have gone down before." However, they must have gone down with the Liu family. The Liu family is dead when they come up, and their people can’t escape. I deduced before that the passage below the Liu family’s house must be opened by the Liu family... Didn’t you find a secret door? Can you go down?"

The second year of high school said hurriedly: "Didn't you say that you found a secret door and threw the powder down, and then we will talk about it after you go? We threw the powder and came over."

Wu Chen let out an 'oh' and looked at the sky, just in time to see Xing Yun fall to the ground.

"So fast?!" Wu Chen was surprised.

"I ordered some more to be made before, and I'm afraid that if it's not enough, they've already prepared it, so why not return it soon after I take it?"

Wu Chen took the medicine powder, frowned and thought about it, "Even if they are warm in the nest, the temperature will drop when they leave the nest. How can they be so lively?"

Wu Chen thought about the scene where the snakes were entangled together in the tunnel, and his goosebumps arose again. He shook his head and said, "No, I'm numb. Let's find a place to rest first. I want to take a break." .”

Shang Gong was stunned for a moment before he came to his senses. He took a deep breath and said, "I almost forgot who I am, so go back to the government office first..."

"Don't toss back and forth, just go to the room in this yard, let the servants make some charcoal fire to keep warm, and then make a pot of hot tea..."

"Get something to eat, I don't remember when I used it last time." The sophomore said, clutching his stomach, "But I'm very hungry now."

A few people walked into a room in the front yard, which didn't collapse.

Some yamen servants lit candles, and several people sat in the room silently.

Wu Chen knew that even he was in the dark, let alone someone else.

Soon some yamen servants brought charcoal, and someone brought hot tea, Wu Chen remembered to tell Shang Gong: "The yamen soldiers outside, also find a place where they can rest. It's cold, let's take turns to water them, don't go tomorrow It's all frozen."

Shang Gong said:
"I've already made arrangements. Don't worry about those things. The nearby people have also evacuated according to your orders. In another hour or so, it will be dawn. I don't think I dare to let the nearby residents come back tomorrow. I want to completely Check it out, make sure it's all right...Let's put it this way, those people haven't done it for several years, and we think it will be difficult to find out in two or three days!"

Song Gu sat beside the charcoal basin and stretched out his hands to warm the fire, saying:

"I didn't feel cold or hungry this night. I thought that what I saw before was already thrilling, but tonight... Alas, Shang Fu Yin is not in a hurry. Give Wu Chen some time, and he smoothed it out." Naturally, he can come up with a way, what those people can't do, Wu Chen may not be able to do it."

Shang Gong hurriedly said: "Of course I know how powerful Deputy Envoy Wu is, I just, I just..."

Wu Chen waved his hand and said:
"Shangfu Yin, don't worry, you are worried that if this news spreads, the people in Kyoto will panic, but long-term pain is worse than short-term pain. In the final analysis, this case is that they have not achieved their final goal. If they succeed first, the capital may be more than panic, so You have to look at both sides of everything, use some food for a while, and then go to Liu's house to have a look, if you can't go down, I'm afraid you have to clean up the tunnels here."

The second year of high school asked nervously: "If there are still ones that haven't come out... what should I do?"

Wu Chen raised his eyebrows and said, "This possibility is very high. To be honest, only these two big ones and those small ones can be cleaned up after a little bit of treatment over the years."

Xing Yun suddenly asked: "How can those two pythons have such great abilities?"

(End of this chapter)