Tang Qi Tan

Chapter 62 Reappearance
However, this time, due to the large number of people involved and the vigorous search, some clues were soon discovered.

For example, the location of the fire in this flower shop was the result of being ignited by multiple places at the same time; it was not set on fire when it was robbed by outsiders.Another example is the sporadic discovery of traces of being tied up and executed on a few corpses.

But this can only prove that there is something suspicious about the inside story of this flower shop; it cannot directly point to the direction that Guo Chongtao wants to investigate now.However, when the river basin finally converged into this flower shop according to the distribution of open ditches and hidden ditches, things changed.

Afterwards, Jiang Tian stood in front of a covered shaft in the backyard, but he felt a sense of déjà vu.It looked like a wide dry well, where garbage had been dumped for many years; it was full of all kinds of stench of corruption and decay.

However, after Jiang Tian asked someone to use a rope to hang down a glazed wind lantern as a detection.Immediately, the moss on the rather spacious inner wall was scratched by some kind of huge force; and when it was about to sink to the bottom, it suddenly became swaying flames.

"My dear Jiang Sheng, this is indeed a suspicious relationship."

Guo Chongtao, who came here after hearing the news, was also overjoyed to see: At this time, without any further explanation from Jiang Tian, ​​someone had tied a rope around his waist and slipped in after a few strokes;Then, his voice resounded:
"There are several fallen corpses here, as well as hidden passages and the exits of the ditch."

"The corpses are all broken, and there are still marks of biting on the head and neck and shoulders."

"Come down and help, the exit of the secret passage is blocked by heavy objects."

After another half an hour, when Murong Wu and others, who were in a foul smell, came out again from under a stage used for open-air performances of singing and dancing among the artificial hills and rocks in the inner garden of the flower workshop, after splitting the nailed partition with a sword; Immediately, there was a burst of cheers and cheers.

And Guo Chongtao, who seemed to be suffering from waiting, but kept calm and calm on the bright side, also let out his last breath invisibly.But he didn't mind the stench of Murong Wu and others, and greeted with his arms:

"Thank you, how's the situation inside?"

"Don't worry about Xiantai, there is something hidden inside."

And Murong Wu could only look around for a while, and said cryptically with a meaning:
"That's good, go down and change this outfit!"

Guo Chongtao seems to be in good health, because he knows that this matter has basically been settled; therefore, if there is no accident, no one can compete with him in the investigation priority of this case.

Then, as the whole piece was dismantled and pushed away, and the debris of the wooden platform was cleared to one side; located below the root of the rockery, an exit of sight was faintly blocked by a few odd-shaped flower stones; it was exposed in broad daylight. in the air below.

After some cleaning and widening, Jiang Tian was also invited to the hidden place inside.However, this time it is larger than the hidden cellar of the abandoned warehouse; and it goes deep underground obliquely, and is divided into several large and small areas with different functions.

In addition to a special secret passage leading to the abandoned well, which was covered with some kind of claw marks; afterward, during the repeated investigations of knocking on the wall and digging the ground, two passages, one large and one small, extending obliquely upwards were found again; They are respectively directly connected to the back room of the kitchen and the material warehouse.

As for the furnishings and objects inside, there were more obvious clues missing because they arrived too hastily and could not be moved in time.For example, the cage-like detention compartment was rusty, and there were still pieces of chewed bone left; the thick pottery pipes that were obviously used for feeding.

For another example, a large number of thick chains and oversized shackles made of fine iron; wooden frames with claw marks all over them and other restraint devices.In addition, there are many small rooms dug out of the four walls as the rest room, dining room, and storage room, full of traces of long-term living and residence.

There are thick layers of black oily fume on the top of the lighting fixtures and cooking stove.At first glance, it is not a day's cold to be frozen three feet; I don't know how many years have been secretly operated in Tufang; I don't know that many people were killed after disappearing quietly.

Therefore, compared with Jiang Tian, ​​whose mood changed from a detached spectator, he became empathetic and heavy.Guo Chongtao, who became confident and complacent again, appeared in front of many subordinates gathered outside; but he announced loudly in high spirits:
"Take my zhazi and go to Wutai's procuratorate, temple courtyard, left and right Jinwu guards to mobilize manpower;"

"Those teams back then are no longer enough, at least two or three teams need to be transferred."

"According to the usual practice; colleagues from the Procuratorate, Palace Court and Taiwan Court in Xiantai are invited to come over as witnesses on the spot."

"At the same time, issue a search and arrest document; I want everyone in Youtufang, as well as the relevant offices, to leave no one involved."

"I'll have to see if anyone else dares to speak out, claiming that this matter doesn't exist at all, and it's just nonsense spread by foolish people."

After he assigned tasks one by one and explained these official matters; Jiang Tian, ​​who reappeared beside him, couldn't help reminding again:
"Xiantai, it's better to investigate some more. People here may have more clues about the retreat route afterwards."

"That's right, I did miss it."

When Guo Chongtao heard this, he couldn't help being a little surprised and apologetic: Then he shouted to the left and right:

"Guo Feng, Ah Wu, each of you bring some people over here, and continue to follow Jiang Sheng's follow-up instructions; everything is as I personally explained."

So not long after, with the forced labor who was summoned by the outside, they yelled and tied the rope with iron brazing and wooden poles, and laid them on the main street around the flower shop. And the stones were lifted up one by one to pick one side of the road.

Immediately it was exposed, and the underground had not seen the sun for a long time, hiding dirt and evil practices.And where the dirty and smelly turbid water converges; quite a few footprints deep in the mud appear impressively.At this point, it's the turn of the trail-tracking professionals.

Then, in this dark channel that can be passed through with a slight bow, someone naturally followed these vague footprints until they found a full five blocks away; but there were at least three bifurcation trends again. .

One of the paths went straight to the east, and finally disappeared on the edge of the square wall in the east area, on a sentry tower of Wuhoupu.The other route went straight south; it ended up in a backyard shed of a burned-out carriage house used for livestock.

The trend of the last trail, however, was somewhat unexpected, and it directly pointed to the not far in front of the square gate; that is, the first batch of vanguard teams entering Youtu square, a temporary gathering point for gathering and accommodating outsiders .

After hearing this feedback, Guo Chongtao's face immediately changed.Because he suddenly remembered that the idea of ​​sending people into Youtufang to establish a stronghold in the first place to investigate the specific situation was proposed by the missing garrison captain Chen Guanshui.

This also means that those related people he has been chasing are actually under his nose, and are arranged to be picked up by moles?From this point of view, the prison guard Gu Zuolang (General) who was sitting on the sidelines at the beginning also seemed a little suspicious.

However, he couldn't help hesitating a little.Because this also means that once the in-depth investigation is carried out, the situation has gradually escaped from the scope of his duties, so he can control it.

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