Imperial City Investigative Department

Chapter 174 Re-examination of the people in the Taoist temple (third shift)
Wu Chen raised his eyebrows and said with a smile:

"Yeah, I didn't go far with his eight apprentices, and someone who became a prince came to pick him up. After the inference was made, he froze for a moment, and I knew that my inference was right, and then I asked him about becoming a prince. It’s hard for the mud bodhisattva to cross the river, so what if they go to the capital? Su Chang snorted coldly and didn’t answer.”

Yu Shi'an and Song Gu were stunned, they seemed to have thought of something, but they couldn't believe it.

Wu Chen said:
"I thought about it. When I was tossing Su Chang that night, Song Tixing was also there. After a few times, he happily said that he was Prince Cheng. I knew he was not lying, but I was a little puzzled why it was so easy. Just said it? When he snorted coldly, I suddenly understood..."

"Prince Cheng in Kyoto is not Prince Cheng!" Song Gu said with a solemn expression.

Wu Chen nodded, and said with a smile: "I told Su Chang about this deduction, and he immediately panicked."

Yu Shian sat down on the chair and said, "My mind is a little messed up."

Song Gu murmured to himself: "No wonder he never walks with the emperor's relatives, nor does he contact the officials of the DPRK and China."

"The Prince Cheng in the capital is fake, so where is the real one?" Wu Chen asked.

"Aren't you worried about ghosts eating people all the way?" Song Gu asked.

Wu Chen said seriously:

"If there is no movement here, I think they will secretly capture living people to feed the ghosts, but it should not happen now. Once someone reports to the police, they will easily reveal their whereabouts. It should be fine if the ghosts are hungry a few times? But the blood corpse bird I'm afraid they have to drink blood every day, they must bring living people with them, but if it takes a long time, I don't know if the hideous ghost will even eat the people who imprison him."

"There are people who pick them up, just like we wear that little cloth bag, ghosts will avoid such people." Yu Shi'an said.

Wu Chen nodded and said: "Anyway, I'm not in a hurry to leave. Since they may not be going to the capital, I will wait until I find out where their lair is. I will leave soon. I will use this time to find Zhang San together. come out!"

At this time, the soldiers came in with a bowl of noodles, Wu Chen couldn't wait to take it, and he was not polite, he ate it up after a few mouthfuls, and even drank the soup without a drop.

Yu Shian looked at the turmoil in his heart, and he felt extremely regretful for his previous misunderstanding. In the note to Li Heng, Yu Shian first made a self-examination. He said: ... Wu Chen is courageous, loyal, brave, and resourceful. , thoughtful, I was blinded by small things before, I didn't know people clearly, I regretted the past, now I'm advancing and retreating with Wu Chen, Wu Chen tried to turn the tide several times, saving the lives of the ministers and others...

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"Before looking for Zhang San, let's take a look at what we haven't done yet." Wu Chen wiped his mouth with the handkerchief handed over by the soldiers, and continued:
"Tomorrow's autopsy is necessary. In addition to the five hundred soldiers, there are also members of the Cao family. Cao Bingshan, the murderer appointed by the county magistrate to commit the family extermination case, is now kept in the house. I went out to have a look. He didn't wake up, according to what the county magistrate said before, Cao Bingshan killed his elder brother's family because he coveted his family's money, I'm a step late, he may be dead, of course, it's no different from being dead now."

"Check the raw medicine shop." Song Gu reminded.

"Yes, but I think the crude medicine shop should have been cleaned up during this period of time, and there will be no clues left..."

"Why didn't you check the raw medicine shop immediately when you first arrived?" Yu Shi'an asked.

Wu Chen said, "When I arrived, the murder case had already passed for more than [-] days."

Yu Shi'an nodded. After such a long time, there are so many urgent matters to investigate, so naturally he has no time to take care of them.

After Wu Chen finished speaking, he stood up and said:

"Tonight, I'm going to interrogate the people in the Taoist temple first. Although they are people who become princes... But Zhang San should also be people who become princes, or Su Chang's people, which is really difficult."

Song Gu and Yu Shi'an also stood up, Song Gu hurriedly said: "Why bother to fight for this night, I didn't sleep last night..."

Wu Chen waved his hand and said:
"I'm young and I'm fine. I've asked all the questions I need. This way, I won't be worried when I get orders from the master at any time. It's the same when I go to bed after asking. After asking the people in the Taoist temple, I'll ask the mountain Those fake villagers, you two, rest, you will be busy tomorrow."

Wu Chen said and walked out of the conference hall.

Song Gu and Yu Shi'an glanced at each other and chased after them at the same time.

Wu Chen saw the two of them chasing them out, and hurriedly said, "Don't compare yourself to me at your age."

Yu Shi'an snorted and said, "When you lead troops to go out, you often don't sleep for a few days, but these two days are nothing."

Song Gu also said: "When investigating cases and looking at files, you often stay up late, and you can still ask until dawn? You can just squint for an hour or two."

"You haven't rested since you came here," Wu Cheng reminded.

"It's okay, it's okay." Song Gu waved his hands with a smile.

At this moment, Senior Two stood at the entrance of the courtyard and said, "I have brought them to the hall, and they all bowed their heads and knelt down."

Wu Chen said, "Then let's go, it won't take long to interrogate these few."

Several people walked quickly to the hall of the county government office. Several soldiers held torches and lined up on both sides, illuminating the hall very brightly.

Wu Chen walked up to them with his hands behind his back. They looked up and then lowered their heads again.

"Yu Hong!" Wu Chen suddenly shouted.

The cry was really sudden, and a thin middle-aged man among the kneeling people subconsciously raised his head in horror, then quickly lowered his head.

Wu Chen looked at the second grader and said, "Tie him up and throw him into the ear room, and let the guards guard him strictly."

The sophomore stepped forward immediately.

Yu Shi'an hurriedly asked Song Gu in a low voice: "Who is Yu Hong? Who is Yu Hong?"

Song Gu frowned and thought for a while before remembering, and hurriedly said in a low voice: "When Mr. Wu was interrogating Su Chang, he found out that someone sent living people to his cave on the full moon of each month. living people."

Yu Shi'an couldn't control himself and drew out his sword, and was about to kill Yu Hong. Song Gu stopped him quickly, and persuaded him, "It's easier to kill him with one sword. Listen to Wu Chen first, maybe it's still useful. If it's useless, then kill him again." Late."

Yu Shi'an gritted his teeth and withdrew his sword, and said, "How many lives were sent to Su Chang by his hands to be tortured to death? I can't kill him with my own hands, I don't understand the hatred in my heart!"

"I don't know whether it's a good life or a bad life. There are still many who failed to make it to the cave and died in the Taoist temple. That's why there are three corpses near the Taoist temple. I don't know how many are buried in the distance. There are also caves. Among the ones we saw, they lived to their last breath, and I don’t know how many were scared to death on the way, if my inference is correct, there are probably corpses everywhere around the cave!” Wu Chenhan stared at the remaining few People say.

(End of this chapter)