Imperial City Investigative Department

Chapter 217 Selfishness (Part [-])
The big head shook his head and said: "When I close my eyes and open them again, the sky will soon be dawn, and it's time to get up. The same goes for sleeping in the afternoon, and I rarely dream."

Wu Chen took a deep breath, turned his body around again, looked around, and then said seriously to the big head:
"Big Brother, I have something very important to do today, but this branch must be watched by someone. It is best to be able to shine in the sun, but avoid the shade of the tree. In particular, you have to look carefully at the branch from time to time until I'm back, can you do it?"

Nod your head heavily.

……

Senior Two and Xu Da never came back, Wu Chen, Song Gu and Yu Shi'an hurried to the hut after breakfast, holding a tree branch with their big heads, and carrying a horse tie, they started chasing the sun to bask in the sun.

When he came to the group of thatched huts in the mountain again, Wu Chen was taken aback. He only asked Xu Da to lead people to search a few places, but he didn't expect that Xu Da and his people were dismantling the huts.

Seeing Wu Chen and the others approaching, Xu Da and Gao Er hurriedly greeted them. Xu Da held a few books in his hand and said to Wu Chen with a smile:
"I didn't find anything during the search. I simply tore down the thatched hut, but I didn't expect to find it. Four of the huts you sent people to talk about have been demolished. They should be divided and hidden."

Wu Chen took the book, flipped through it, handed it to Song Gu and Yu Shi'an, and said, "Please both of you, check to see if it is consistent with what was found in the cave."

Yu Shi'an said: "We didn't even read the contents when we burned the books, only know that there are [-] books in total."

Wu Chen frowned and said:
"The few people with problems have all stayed here in the past few months, and the eight apprentices have only come here in the past few days. How could the books they gave to Tianshi Yuan be sent here so quickly? Even if the hut The people watching nearby are all female ghosts, so if you want to send the book god into the hut without anyone noticing and hide it without being discovered by Yuan Tianshi, it is theoretically possible, but it is very difficult to realize."

Song Gu frowned and asked: "Then this set of books is another set, not brought back by the eight apprentices?"

"Wait a minute!" Yu Shi'an asked, "Is it confirmed whether the eight apprentices brought back books?"

Wu Chen thought for a while and said, "The female ghost also recognized it, and the storyteller is in the hands of her people."

The sophomore said anxiously: "If this is the case, then there will be no head. Who knows how many copies are left in this world?"

Yu Shi'an smiled wryly and said, "This time it's even more unclear."

Wu Chen said: "Big Brother, Second Brother will go eat breakfast first, and these soldiers will also find replacements for those who have had breakfast. I'll think about it again, and we'll make plans after you finish your meal."

"Then..." Xu Da pointed to the hut that was being demolished.

"Continue to disassemble. Besides looking for books, maybe you can find other things."

……

The huts are still being demolished in an orderly manner.

Wu Chen stood on a gentle slope with his hands behind his back, watching the soldiers busy, Song Gu and Yu Shi'an lined up on both sides.

Song Gu asked:
"It's hard for them to find such a place. If they want to get here from other places, they need to cross mountains and ridges. It is very difficult. There must be wild animals in the mountains. They have set up traps around the huts, so that neither humans nor wild animals can get close. It is so hidden. No one has discovered it for seven years, which shows how much energy has been invested."

Yu Shian said:

"Tianshi Yuan became famous early, but he didn't want to settle down in the Taoist temple. He likes to travel around the world. He is said by the world to be miraculous. He can catch ghosts and subdue demons, but he can pinch and count. I have heard many rumors about him before. He can tell the difference between life and death, know people's misfortunes and fortunes, but I forgot that day, I should ask him if he can figure out what troubles he has today?"

Wu Chen smiled and said:

"Yuan Tianshi has his own officials to deal with. I'm curious. Why didn't Su Chang confess him? It stands to reason that a prince can say it, so why didn't he mention Yuan Tianshi? It is impossible for Su Chang not to know that Yuan Tianshi also participated, and those eight apprentices , how could Su Chang have no defense at all?"

"Maybe Su Chang is still waiting for Yuan Tianshi to rescue him." Yu Shi'an said.

Wu Chen turned his head and looked around, and asked, "You said that digging holes and filling soil in other courtyards is easy to attract others' attention?"

Song Gu hurriedly asked, "What did you think of?"

"There shouldn't be many guards here at ordinary times. Just guard the entrance of the tunnel. Those who run out of the hut will only run towards the mountain, but there are traps there, and they will fall into the trap if they don't need people to kill them. After being shown to the people in the hut, after a long time, no one will run away, catching up with someone who comes to deliver the ingredients...the ingredients are not the meals."

Song Gu's eyes lit up, and he blurted out:

"There are books in the ingredients! They may use coded words to remind their own people in the hut, and that person will take the initiative to process the ingredients, but most of the people in the hut have already been sluggish or resigned to their fate, and their minds are in a trance. It is very likely that they will not notice anything."

Wu Chen let out a sigh of relief, and asked, "With this explanation, can the officials believe that the books have been completely destroyed?"

Both Yu Shi'an and Song Gu were stunned for a moment, and Yu Shi'an asked, "You have been standing here for a long time, thinking about how to convince the officials that the books found here were brought by the eight apprentices?"

"I don't want to find a way, can the two of you go back to catch up on sleep?" Wu Chen asked back.

Song Gu smiled wryly and said, "If there are too many lice, don't bite. There are so many errands that I can't explain."

Wu Chen sighed and said, "I really regret dragging you two in, but without you two, I wouldn't have found Longgu Mountain so quickly."

Yu Shi'an said unhappily: "You didn't ask me to go to Yang'an County, so don't put gold on your face here."

Wu Chen smiled and said: "The book was reported in advance. If it can be found again, it will be destroyed directly. I always have a feeling that the officials know it well."

Yu Shi'an snorted and said, "You feel like there's something for you!"

Wu Chen shrugged and said, "I just wanted to find an excuse for the book, but after thinking about it, I felt that the female ghost's skeleton might be here too."

Song Gu and Yu Shi'an suddenly became tense. This was Gao Er and Xu Da coming out of the tunnel after finishing their meal. Gao Er said: "Big head is holding a branch around that tree and constantly changing positions, you are really a sincere brother! "

Wu Chen suddenly looked at Yu Shian and asked in a low voice: "If the gold and silver are found... can we share some privately? Count me as the big brother, and I will have to work hard to marry him when I go back to the capital. I have nothing in my hand." No, is it? Which girl wants to marry?"

Yu Shi'an opened his mouth, glanced at Song Gu, licked his dry lips, and said, "Order someone to go back and bring a pot of tea. The weather is a little dry and I'm very thirsty. You just said that the female ghost's bones might be killed." Hide here and tell me why."

Song Gu lowered his head and smiled understandingly.

The sophomore coughed lightly, and winked at Wu Chen, meaning: Don't ask about this matter.

Xu Da laughed and asked: "Brother Wu is amazing, we can deduce where the female ghost's bones are after we have breakfast."

(End of this chapter)