Chapter 33 Analysis (first update)
Wu Chen stood in front of the collapse, and the sophomore and Xu Da consciously did not come in.
“You’re back before you go up the mountain?” Chen Zhong asked in a deep voice.
“Yes!”
“But what did you find?” Chen Zhong asked in a deep voice.
"Yes!"
"Say!"
"Sir Zun, have you ever thought about why those three people were able to discover the col and take away some things, but nothing happened?"
< br>"What does this have to do with whether you went up the mountain today?"
"The reason why those three people were safe must be that what they saw happened to be on the surface, but things don't grow legs on their own. Come out..."
"Has someone cracked the entrance mechanism?" Chen Zhong leaned forward and asked nervously.
Wu Chen shook his head and said:
"I don't think anyone has cracked it. If it had been cracked, it wouldn't be necessary for the Secretary Zun to take action, let alone the people from the Guizhen Gang. The things inside would have been cracked long ago. It’s gone! I think it’s normal for the mechanism to be damaged over hundreds of years, and there are some other reasons that caused the thing at the entrance of the treasure to appear, which happened to be The three of them discovered that, of course, this is just my guess, but what does the Ghost Mandrill Gang do? What they are best at is pushing underground. Now, because they refused to listen to dissuasion, they encountered a mechanism, causing the mountain col to stop at the top of the mountain. The place is no longer functioning, so can we make a bold guess that the bottom of the col is empty now?”
Chen Zhong’s expression became more serious.
Wu Chen wanted to draw a picture. He looked around and found nothing useful, so he explained:
"How deep the mountain col can be depends on how deep it is now. Can you understand this, sir? That is, the mountain col cannot be raised or lowered with the underground treasures, otherwise when it falls, everything inside will be crushed. ? Even if all the ingenious settings make the fall fit perfectly, the treasure inside will be damaged if there is a shock, not to mention that this kind of lifting is not a one-stop operation. Twice."
Chen Zhong squinted at Wu Chen's face and muttered: "Empty?"
"At least the area below the ground is empty. , the treasure in the underground has not been moved, and the Ghost Mandrill Gang has not moved in the past two days..."
"They can dig a tunnel from the underground and take away the treasure!" Chen Zhong said very quickly.
Wu Chen took a deep breath and nodded heavily. This eunuch was smarter than he thought.
Chen Zhong sat up straight and tapped his crossed legs rhythmically with his fingers.
Wu Chen stood there and analyzed his analysis over and over again. The room was very quiet.
Suddenly Gu Zuo's voice came from the door. He wanted to come in but did not dare to enter without permission. The young eunuchs were all in the room, so he stood at the door and asked.
Chen Zhong raised his head, looked at the door, frowned, and raised his hand. The little eunuch hurried to the door and opened it.
Gu Zuo walked over with a righteous look on his face. Just as he was about to salute, Chen Zhong pointed to the armchair not far from the front and said, "Sit down."
Gu Zuo quickly saluted and then took his seat.
"I asked Wu Chen to sit down." Chen Zhong's cold tone made Gu Zuo freeze in place.
Wu Chen was not polite. He sat on the chair and was still thinking about the flaws in his inference. He didn't pay attention to Gu Zuo's intention of entering the room.
“What’s the matter?” Chen Zhong didn’t even look at Gu Zuo.
"Sir, Wu Chen was supposed to go up the mountain today, but turned back halfway. My subordinates don't know why, so..."
"Are you worried that I will be deceived by his silver tongue again? You think I am old and easy to deceive!"
Gu Zuo already regretted his abruptness. He also asked the sophomore, knowing that Wu Chen turned back halfway today without thinking about it carefully. He thought it was an opportunity to punish Wu Chen. Now he was awakened by Chen Zhong's face and tone. He was scared to the core. He hurriedly knelt down and explained:
"Sir Zun Bailong's wisdom is inferior to that of ordinary people. How could he be deceived? My subordinates were just anxious for a moment. When they saw Wu Chen turning back halfway, they thought something big was going on, so they came over boldly to have a look."< br>
"I've asked you to worry about it. Go down and pack up. You can leave back to Kyoto tomorrow."
"Si Zun..."
Chen Zhong waved his hand and said, "Go and call Gu Shiming, Zhang Yuan, and Peng Su."
A young eunuch immediately left the room.
Gu Zuo stood up with his head lowered, not daring to say any more. Chen Zhong had already called these three confidants to discuss matters with Wu Chen. What else could Gu Zuo say?
This time he lost in disgrace, but his opponent didn't make a move at all.
……
After a while, Gu Shiming, Zhang Yuan and Peng Su arrived. The three of them saluted and sat down one after another. Wu Chen did not have the consciousness to stand up and salute, and Chen Zhong did not ask for it.
Chen Zhong put Wu Chen's inference into his own words and told the three people. Taking advantage of this time, Wu Chen looked at the three people carefully by the dim candlelight. At first glance, they are literati. Gu Shiming is younger and full of bookishness, while Zhang Yuan and Peng Su are older and more mature.
After Chen Zhong finished speaking, he asked: "If the Ghost Mandrill Gang really dug a tunnel elsewhere, where would they start?"
After hearing this, the three of them were all surprised. Gu Shiming He glanced at Wu Chen first, then thought about it, and then said:
"Si Your Majesty, the rocks are hard. No matter where you start, it will not be easy, and it will take time. The battle between the two armies seems to be the Northern Barbarians trying to muddy the water in Anping County. However, my subordinates feel that it is just to build momentum for the peace talks, saying that the Ghost Mandrill Gang and the There is a connection between the Northern Barbarians, but my subordinates still feel it is far-fetched.”
Zhang Yuan stroked his goatee and said:
"My subordinates think this is possible. The Ghost Mandrill Gang behaves erratically and hides in the mountains all year round. They know the mountains and forests much better than we do. How to dig holes?" It is indeed difficult for us to dig holes in the mountains, but it may not be difficult for them."
Chen Zhong nodded.
It was Peng Su's turn to speak. He said:
"The two armies are fighting at this time. It is not my intention to rejuvenate the country. The reason for the Northern Barbarians is not sufficient. It can be seen that they have other purposes. , Secretary Zun has said before that the border Once there is chaos, our energy will be dispersed. No matter what method the Ghost Mandrill Gang wants to steal the things underground in the mountain col, my subordinates are not surprised, but they just don't think they will steal it openly from the mountain col. "< br>
When Gu Shiming saw that the two elders had different opinions from him, he did not see him in a hurry. Instead, he said slowly: "The battle between the two armies will not last long, but it will take a long time to dig mountains and dig holes. I just feel that these two places are in time." It doesn’t match.”
Wu Chen suddenly asked: “What if the Ghost Mandrill Gang had already started digging holes in the mountain?”
This sentence made the three of them look at each other at the same time. Look at Wu Chen.
Chen Zhong then introduced a few people to each other, and then said:
"You three know that Wu Chen is the only person who can enter the mountain col at night and come out alive. He found The corpses in the mountain col, the people from the Ghost Mandrill Gang died earlier. This proves that they discovered the col earlier than we did, and they also could not find the location of the col during the day, but they never tried again at night, so Wu Chen said that they probably had other methods long ago. "(End of Chapter)