Imperial City Investigative Department

Chapter 4 Intersection (one more)
Wu Chen thought about it and sighed. He underestimated the abilities of these people. Those men in black with grimacing faces in front of him were all dead last night. The house he took shelter from the rain last night was not the place where Chen Zhong and the others lived. There may be more people who died, but there is no movement from the county government today, so it must have been cleaned up. He thought that there was no one around Chen Zhong to use, which was simply a joke.

Thinking about how he could walk out carelessly, it can be seen that the ghost gang that Gu You said last night is very likely to have been wiped out. Thinking of this, Wu Chen straightened up, he was going to hug this big tree, a rare opportunity, he Keep your eyes open.

……

People are passing by on the East Street, the blue-gray thin bricks and stones under their feet, the rainwater from last night still remains in the gaps, and there are white walls, black tiles and vermilion windows on both sides. Wu Chen walks among them with his hands behind his back. Dare to let go of any scene around you.

It was already early noon, and there were many snacks on the street, such as steamed pear jujube, yellow cake, vegetarian steamed cake... Wu Chen didn't dare to look at it, the few taels of silver in his arms would last in Yuxian Tower In the afternoon, he really doesn't know what the price of this place is. Since he dares to give him these, it is enough, but not much.

When Wu Chen sat by the window on the second floor of Yuxian Building, he heard some gossip, and found out that if he went to the restaurant by the An River, the money in his arms would really not be enough. Wu Chen couldn't help but have feelings for life here. Looking forward to seeing that Anping County, a border county that has not experienced war, can be so prosperous, what will Kyoto look like?
Wu Chen doesn't have the dream of being a hero, so he doesn't want to travel to a troubled world. If he catches up with a peaceful and prosperous world, as long as he is not at the bottom, he can make do with it.

He looked out of the window carefully and listened to the discussions around him.

……

At the beginning of Shen Shi in the afternoon, Wu Chen staggered out of Yuxian Tower, and went over what he had seen and heard in his mind, and when he got a rough idea, he also strolled to the gate of the house.

The second class was standing next to the screen wall at the first entrance, and saw Wu Chen enter the gate, turned around and led the way, without saying a word.

Wu Chen followed behind the sophomore, looking half a head taller than himself, with a hulking back, holding a hammer in the palms of both hands, and looked down at his thin figure, Wu Chen immediately planned to put fitness on the schedule , Hanging around with these people, I am afraid that if you have a brain, you will not delay getting the lunch box.

This house is only a two-entry house, Wu Chen and Da Tou only rested in the porch room before, this is the first time for Wu Chen to enter the backyard through the porch.

……

Chen Zhong was lying on the arhat bed with fences on three sides. Through the screen, he saw Wu Chen.

Wu Chen bowed and stood outside the screen.

Chen Zhong raised his hand, Gu You stepped forward to help Chen Zhong up, and put a thing called a lazy frame beside him, Chen Zhong leaned his elbow on it, and began to ask: "Tell me, what did you see?" ?”

Wu Chen bowed and replied:

"On the second floor of Yuxian Tower, you can see the tea house, bathhouse, and foot shop (tavern) across the street. There are many people coming in and out, but nothing unusual, but what the diners in Yuxian Tower said is quite interesting. I sat on the second floor for almost two hours. The guests at other tables changed two or three times. Most of them were businessmen, and they were talking about the prices of the products they were selling. Most of them escorted the goods from the south to Anping County. There were people here. After taking over, they will be transported to Beiman. It sounds like they are silk, cotton, silk, yarn, bowls, plates, cups, pots, etc., but there is a table of diners who are interesting. There are three of them. They came and asked about me, and I said I was from Anping County, and they ignored me, but found a table of businessmen from Shouzhou Prefecture and asked if they could accompany them back to Shouzhou Prefecture."

Wu Chen paused when he said this, and he slightly raised his head to look inside the screen. Chen Zhong was still sitting in that position, and Wu Chen continued:

"I heard what the businessman at the table meant. It was okay to go together, but the three of them had a lot of things to bring, so the businessman at the table hesitated. They had a private discussion and said they had to see what the things were first. Take some more money, so it’s okay to walk together, the three people hurriedly said that there would be no shortage of money, but there was no need to check, so the merchant at the table refused, and soon the merchant at the table left, and changed again. A group of people sat in that position, and they came forward to inquire again..."

"What do you think ... is wrong?" Chen Zhong asked.

Wu Chen hurriedly said:

"Since they have silver, they can buy a car or hire a car by themselves. Why do they find other people to accompany them? They still look for businessmen, and they are not allowed to check the things they bring. In danger, you can hire more people to follow, there is really no need to find these businessmen."

"Why do you think they acted like this?"

"Businessmen commute between the north and the south all the year round. Naturally, they have taken care of everything that needs to be done on the road to ensure smooth travel. Others, especially those who are traveling far for the first time, may not be easy. Since they are not short of money, then Even if there is something wrong with the things they brought, Yuxianlou is just an ordinary restaurant, not the ones by the An River, I think these people don’t want to be too ostentatious, and those big merchants are unlikely to be bribed by money.”

"What is so careful?" Chen Zhong seemed to be talking to himself.

Wu Chen didn't speak. He felt that there was something wrong with Chen Zhong's question. What was it?Chen Zhong must know, otherwise let him go to Yuxianlou?
"What else do you see?" Chen Zhong asked again.

"Those people don't seem to know that they have been targeted."

"Oh? How can you see it?"

"Don't talk about the diners at other tables. I'm sitting by the window alone. I'm young. They even ask me. It can be seen that some people are in a hurry to take the goods and leave Anping County, but they don't have the slightest intention to be on guard. Like those people last night Obviously not from the same group." Wu Chen answered calmly.

Chen Zhong couldn't help but nodded.

The house was quiet for a while.

Chen Zhong didn't speak, since he didn't let Wu Chen back down, Wu Chen could only stand bowed.

After a long time, Chen Zhong said: "You and Gu You go to a place tonight, just look, it doesn't matter if you don't understand, but you have to look carefully, go down."

Wu Chen raised his head and glanced at Gu You in a daze, then bowed his head and retreated.

……

The big head slept for a whole day, and when he woke up, Wu Chen was not in a hurry, so he saw Wu Chen entered the room, and the big head hurriedly stepped forward and complained, "Why have you been here for so long? Do you have something to eat tonight?"

Wu Chen lay directly on the bed, leaning on his arm and said, "Of course there will be, don't worry."

What else did the big head say, but Wu Chen didn't hear it. He was full of thoughts about what these things Chen Zhong wanted?It can make an eunuch leave the capital and rush here, and he was almost assassinated successfully. It can be seen that those things are very important, and the Ghost Mandrill Gang naturally knows it, but how dare they dare to oppose the court?
Chen Zhong was able to keep an eye on those three people, how could the Ghost Mandrill Gang not know?

Since everyone knows what these things are, why don't they just take them away, instead of thinking about getting rid of the opponent first?

Wu Chen frowned and thought for a long time, finally stretched his brows and sat up.

(End of this chapter)