Imperial City Investigative Department

Chapter 60 Reaching the Col (Part [-])
Chen Zhong pointed at Wu Chen with a smile and said, "You, you are used to being unruly in front of me. Look, you are scaring people, right?"

Ping Gu looked up at Chen Zhong in surprise, then turned to look at Wu Chen.

Wu Chen said helplessly: "Get up, I don't need so much courtesy in front of Si Zun, and Si Zun won't argue with me, get up quickly."

Ping Gu stood up hesitantly, and turned to look at Wu Chen several times.

Wu Chen let out a 'ah', and said, "Think about it, if Si Zun didn't look at me differently, how could I have the guts to put your parents and brothers into the yard and order them to beat you with a whip? How dare I leave you behind?" ?”

Chen Zhong smiled and said to Ping Gu: "Okay, you go down, don't worry about him."

Ping Gu's face turned red, she lowered her head and retreated.

"You have a good eye. She knows how to protect you, but she has a bit of courage."

"She dared to squat in the middle of the night and dig a hole for herself. How timid? Oh, no, what does this have to do with my vision? I just see her pitiful..."

Chen Zhong waved his hand, and asked anxiously: "Shiming mentioned to me today that he wanted to take Pinggu away, but I said a few words. If you don't mind, then I will agree to him. How about it?"

Wu Chen said again, "Oh, is this a serious business? Her parents are still locked up, and she's not one of our servants. She can be given away if she can?"

"What do you say?"

"Don't we have to find the treasure as soon as possible? This is the business. I think so. The things below must be indispensable, so the area will not be small. Treasures and cols are two different things. The three people found sporadic things before. The treasure was not found in the col at all, but the place where the real treasure was hidden was exposed for some reason. This place was on the edge of the col. That is to say, the activation mechanism is likely to be on the mountain, and when they encountered it, they were scared away, and they dare not touch the mountain again when they look for it again.”

Chen Zhong listened quietly, and Wu Chen continued:
"Since they are two different things, who are the organs in the mountain depression for? Or what are they for protection? Are there tombs underground?"

Chen Zhong became serious, he shook his head first, and then said: "I didn't see the stone gate of the corridor, it's just a road, and it was blocked by broken rocks at the end."

Wu Chen scratched his forehead and said, "Since that's the case, then we can only try breaking down the walls on both sides of the road."

"There are paintings on the wall." Chen Zhong said indifferently.

Wu Chen raised his eyebrows and asked, "Is Si Zun afraid of destroying cultural relics and historic sites?"

"The painting is lifelike, where the light shines, the people in the painting seem to come out of the wall, and there is a dark wind blowing, and the people who go down are scared and faint."

Only then did Wu Chen understand why he was woken up.

Wu Chen sighed, and asked, "It stands to reason that there shouldn't be any ghosts underneath... Are the people in the painting all human?"

Chen Zhong shook his head: "Go and have a look. Take Shiming and Zhang Yuan with you. The two of them are well-read in history books. They may be helpful. Gu You led his troops and waited in the mountain depression."

Wu Chen didn't say any more, got up and bowed and retreated.

……

Ping Gu waited at the door, and when she saw Wu Chen coming out, she breathed a sigh of relief, turned around and wanted to leave.

Wu Chen called Ping Gu to stop, and the two of them walked to the porch of the front yard together, only then did Wu Chen speak:

"Don't think about it too much. If I dare to do it, I can do it. I'm working hard for Si Zun. It's normal for Si Zun to give me some face. These two days, I don't have time to deal with your parents' affairs, so let them suffer for a few days in the firewood house, don't visit them, or they will understand, and you will soften your heart if you beg."

Ping Gu lowered her head lower and lower when Wu Chen said it.

"What are you talking about whispering? You don't know how to avoid people?" Gu Shiming stood in the courtyard shaking his fan, while Zhang Yuan stood aside and stroked his beard with a smile.

Wu Chen glanced at the two of them expressionlessly, and said to Pinggu, "When I'm not around, you help me take care of Senior Two and Xu Da, and I'll ask Datou to help you."

Aunt Ping nodded.

"Let's go, let's go see Senior Two and Xu Da first, and then I'm going out on business."

Seeing Wu Chen ignoring him, Gu Shiming became a little anxious: "You are becoming more and more rampant. You are inferior to us when it comes to official positions. You have never seen you use the proper etiquette. I can cure you just by this. sin!"

Wu Chen stood still, frowned and looked at Gu Shiming, saying, "Then you will be punished, will you hit the board or go to the cell? Don't just talk, take some action."

Gu Shiming was so angry that he turned around on the spot, pointed at Wu Chen with his fan and shouted, "Don't you think I can't touch you if I have an errand right now!"

"That's what I think! Why don't you two go to the col to have a look? I'll wait for you to come back and punish me, how about it?"

"you……"

Zhang Yuan hurriedly persuaded: "Oh, it's all for errands, why bother? Shiming and I will go out first, get in the carriage and wait for Wu Chen, Wu Chen, you have to come out quickly, the errands can't be delayed, when we reach the col, the sky will be dark It's dark."

"Yeah, that place is eerie, very creepy!"

After Wu Chen finished speaking, Aunt Ping went into the hallway of the sophomore and Xu Da.

Gu Shiming wanted to say a few more words, but was dragged away by Zhang Yuan.

……

Wu Chen arranged for Pinggu and Datou to take care of Gao Er and Xu Da, and then they left the courtyard and got into the carriage.

In the carriage, Gu Shiming tilted his head to the side angrily, but Zhang Yuan looked amicable.

Wu Chen also changed his face, and chatted with Zhang Yuan very enthusiastically. The two first talked about the local conditions and customs of Anping County, the climate is warm and cold, and then Wu Chen talked about the experience of the past few days and nights intentionally or unintentionally. frightened.

"...As soon as the dark wind blows, I know something is wrong. I turned around suddenly, and a face with blue face and fangs was stuck in front of me..."

Gu Shiming is no longer angry, Zhang Yuan is no longer pleasant, both of them are a little pale, there was a little distance between the two of them, but now there is no distance, the two are tightly dependent on each other.

After Wu Chen frightened the two people, the carriage arrived outside the mountain depression. Wu Chen got off the carriage neatly, and Gu You stood under the carriage.

Wu Chen whispered to Gu You: "The two of them, I'm afraid they have to slow down, so wait a little longer."

It was almost dusk at this time, and the breeze in the mountains was a bit chilly. Gu Shiming shuddered as soon as he got out of the carriage. Zhang Yuan was a little steady, but when he got off the carriage, he almost sat on the ground.

After the two stood firm, Gu Shiming called Gu You aside with a gloomy face, and whispered a few words in a low voice. The place is convenient for urinating, and I have to make a pail for you? Then you have to start with cutting down trees, can you wait?"

Gu Shiming turned his head to look at Wu Chen in surprise, meaning: How do you know what I said?
(End of this chapter)