Goldfinger of the Heavens

Chapter 42 Inquiry
Youzhou North Gate.

"The investigation is so strict." Huang Chong waited in the long queue to be interrogated by the gate guard sergeant. This kind of situation is actually rare, and usually something big happened, otherwise the gate guard sergeant would not be willing to do such a thing. A thankless task.

Don't look at the film and television works, the sergeants who interrogate seem to be able to earn a lot of "handling fees", and their lives are quite nourishing. In fact, it is a bit taken for granted. Most of the people who enter and leave the city gate are ordinary people from nearby towns and villages. These people You can’t collect money. Firstly, you are poor, and secondly, they are all nearby people, and most of these soldiers are from nearby villages and towns. Everyone is their own. If you dare to try it, you will definitely understand something when you go back to the clan It is a family rule.

The richer ones are the big merchants, but the merchants have to pay taxes when they enter and leave the city gate, and there are special people in charge, so the gatekeepers can't intervene at all; The sergeant did not dare to reach out.

"What do you do?" When it was Huang Chong's turn, a sergeant asked.

"Come to visit Youzhou Academy." As he spoke, Huang Chong handed over his certificate. The identity certificate is equivalent to the ID card of the Tang Dynasty. Without this thing, it is a exile. It is very troublesome to do things. Of course, you have to get this It's actually not difficult to play games. After all, it's not the 21st century and there's no internet access. As long as you have money, it's not difficult to get a few copies. Now Huang Chong has six copies on hand.

"Visiting school?" The sergeant flipped through Huang Chong's document. He was illiterate, just to see the seal on the document to judge whether it was true or not. Then he looked at Huang Chong carefully for a while, and then compared the other side The portrait of Huang Chong was not embarrassing Huang Chong, so he let Huang Chong in. Those who can visit Youzhou Academy must not be ordinary people, so he dared not embarrass Huang Chong.

Walking into Youzhou City, Huang Chong saw a torture platform built on the open space next to it, and a dozen old men and women were tied to it. Fortunately, today is cloudy, otherwise these old and weak women and children may die.

"It seems that Youzhou is already in chaos. Di Renjie should be here soon. Snake Spirit, this is our first official confrontation. Let me see what you Snake Spirit are capable of." Huang Chong thought to himself. .

Without rushing to act, Huang Chong first found an inn to stay.

"Brother Xiaoer, what happened in Youzhou City, why is it so heavily guarded?" If you want to know the basic situation of a place, you can always ask Xiaoer about it. This is Huang Chong's experience over the years.

"Why, sir, you don't know?"

"I just arrived in Youzhou today, so I really don't know, I hope my second brother will let you know." Huang Chong said, clasping his fists.

"Well, last night, the villagers of Daliushu Village rioted and broke into the prison, saving more than a dozen death row prisoners. In anger, they arrested the old and weak women and children who failed to escape, and they should have seen those old and weak women in the open space when they were objectively at the gate of the city!"

"Yes, when I just came in from the north gate, I did see many old people and women tied up on the execution platform."

"Hey, what a crime, it's not just the north gate. There are four gates. The governor issued a notice that if the mob in Daliushu Village does not surrender within three days, all these old women and women will be executed." Xiao Er Said.

"Well, when I entered the city just now, the officer watching the city gate was still holding a portrait, as if he was looking for someone? Do you know about the second brother?" Huang Chong continued to ask.

"I heard that it was a Turkic spy who escaped yesterday when the villagers of Daliushu Village smashed into prison. No, the officers and soldiers are searching the whole city, and they just came to our inn to search it not long ago."

"Oh, so it turned out to be a Turkic spy, so he should be arrested."

"Hey, who said otherwise? I really hope that the officers and soldiers can arrest this damn Turkic spy as soon as possible, but I heard that the imperial court has negotiated peace with the Turks before. I hope that there will be peace in the future, and I don't have to worry about it all day long." Xiaoer said with emotion.

Wu Zhou fought with the Turks for more than ten years, and the Turks came to Youzhou three times. Especially two years ago, the Turkic army had actually broken through the gate of Youzhou. If it wasn’t for the desperate resistance of the soldiers and civilians in Youzhou, they would have delayed the arrival of the imperial army. , I am afraid that Youzhou will become a dead city under the butcher knife of the Turks, so the people of Youzhou have a kind of fear and hatred for the Turks from the bottom of their hearts.

"Well, after the peace talks, it should stop for a while." Huang Chong said, the peace talks are actually just not to engage in large army battles, the two sides are open to discuss peaceful transactions, and occasional military raids in private still cannot be cut off.

"Second brother, this is my first time in Youzhou. I plan to see the scenery of Youzhou when I have time. Is there any place worth seeing near Youzhou, whether it is beautiful scenery or strange and legendary ones? The location is also fine, the latter is best, I am a person who is more curious, and I like this kind of excitement." Huang Chong said.

"Don't tell me this guest officer, I really know that there is such a weird place, I am afraid that you will not dare to go after hearing about it, guest officer." Xiaoer said in a low voice.

"Second brother, but it's okay to say it." Xiao Er didn't say this to whet Huang Chong's appetite. It was a code word in the industry, a hidden rule. He took out three taels of silver and stuffed it into Xiaoer's hand.

"There is a mountain in the north of Youzhou City called Xiaolianzi Mountain. Just two years ago, there was a town named 'Ghost Town' in Xiaolianzi Mountain. It is said that this town appeared overnight, and people who have entered it so far No one can come out." Xiao Er said in a low voice, as if deliberately creating a terrifying atmosphere.

"Two years ago?" Huang Chong frowned.

This timing is very coincidental. I just mentioned before that the Turkic army broke through Youzhou City two years ago. Is there any internal connection in this?

"Yeah, it was two years ago."

"Second brother, do you know any strange things happened in Youzhou two years ago besides this ghost town?" Huang Chong asked.

"This seems to be gone." After thinking for a while, the second brother shook his head.

"Since there is a ghost town, didn't the government investigate it?" Huang Chong asked.

"I heard that there is, but there is no result. Then the government announced the closure of the mountain, saying that there are ghosts in the mountain, and the people are forbidden to enter the mountain."

"The closure of the mountain was also two years ago?"

"Yes."

"En." Huang Chong nodded, frowning slightly.

"Guest officer, is there anything else you want to ask?"

Only then did Huang Chong come to his senses, and said, "Oh, not for the time being. If there is anything you don't understand in the future, you can ask the second brother."

"That's fine, guest officer, let's rest first." Said Xiao Er exited the room and closed the door.

"It seems that I have to go to the ghost town first. I remember that there seems to be a huge secret hidden here." Huang Chong said to himself. Although he has watched TV dramas, but after a long time, he has forgotten many details. While groping, remembering, but this is interesting, if you remember everything, then what's the point!

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