Chapter 177 So That's It

Ning Chen came out of the palace and returned to the Supervision Department.

Geng Jing is back!

He had been busy for most of the day and had no clue at all.

"Ning Chen, do you think the Left Prime Minister has escaped from the city?"

Geng Jing scratched his head irritably and asked.

Ning Chen thought for a moment, shook his head and said, "I think he is still in the city."

"The Sifang City Gate opens on time every day at chen o'clock. I found that it was almost the same time for the Zuo Xiang. His Majesty ordered the city gates to be sealed at si o'clock. I felt that the Zuo Xiang wanted to escape from the city, but it was a little too late."

"Moreover, with such a big thing happening yesterday, the city defenders will definitely be more vigilant. The Left Prime Minister is a very cautious person, and he will not risk leaving the city at this time."

"I guess he is somewhere in the city now and will not leave until we let down our guard."

Geng Jing said angrily: "As long as he is still in the city, I will definitely find him out... I have been in charge of the Supervision Department for so long, and I have never made such a big mistake."

Ning Chen nodded slightly. He wanted to catch Zuo Xiang more than Geng Jing.

"Old Pan, are there any clues about that body?"

Pan Yucheng shook his head and said: "I checked, but there are no clues at the moment."

Ning Chen smiled bitterly, "It seems that this clue has been broken."

Now we can only wait for news about the Ninth Princess and find the eunuch.

Until nightfall, there was still no news.

Ning Chen came to the Jiaofang Division exhausted.

Yudie could see that Ning Chen was very tired, so she thoughtfully prepared delicious meals for him.

After Ning Chen had eaten and drank enough, he pulled Yudie into his arms and leaned on the soft couch to rest, stroking Yudie's delicate little face with his fingers.

"Hmm? You're not wearing makeup today?"

Yudie asked in a low voice: "Is the slave family ugly?"

Ning Chen shook his head and said with a smile: "You are naturally beautiful, and you look good with or without makeup... Unlike other women, you are completely different before and after makeup."

Suddenly, Ning Chen's eyes shrank.

"Are you completely different before and after makeup?"

Ning Chen whispered, and at the same time an idea flashed in his mind. He helped Yudie sit up, then stood up and said excitedly: "I understand what's going on? So that's it, I finally understand!"

Ning Chen lowered his head, kissed Yudie's red mouth fiercely, and then ran out like crazy.

Yudie was left confused.

Ning Chen rode all the way back to the Supervision Department.

"Are Master Geng and Pan Jinyi here?"

Ning Chen threw the horse's rein to Hongyi at the door, and then asked eagerly.

"I didn't see the two adults leaving, they should still be there!"

Ning Chen trotted all the way to Geng Jing's room.

The two of them were indeed still there.

The two looked at Ning Chen, who was panting, and looked at each other.

"Why are you so anxious? Is there any news about the left prime minister?"

Ning Chen said in an urgent tone, "Old Pan, where is the body found in the cell?"

Pan Yucheng didn't know why, so he said: "At the sixth place!"

"Come on, take me there quickly!"

The three of them hurried to the sixth place.

On the way, Geng Jing asked in confusion: "Ning Chen, what are you looking for that body for?"

"That's not a corpse, that's the left prime minister."

Geng Jing and Pan Yucheng were shocked!

"What do you mean? How can he be the left prime minister? They are just in shape..."

Geng Jing said, his voice suddenly stopped, as if he thought of something? Asked: "You mean...disguise?"

Ning Chen nodded.

"This is the only possibility now... Otherwise, there is no way to explain why a living person like the Left Prime Minister disappeared out of thin air?"

"I was once in a cell, and Tao Qizhi told me some interesting stories... among them was the art of disguise."

Pan Yucheng's face was full of shock, but he still said doubtfully: "But I checked that corpse and it can't be a living person."

Ning Chen said: "Those warlocks have all kinds of strange methods. They might have some kind of drug to fake death... Those who take it will lose their breath in a short period of time."

"Of course, this is just my guess. I can't be sure until I see the body."

The three of them came to the sixth place.

But after asking, I found out that the body had already been disposed of.

People from the Sixth Bureau told them that the corpse gave off a strong stench, not to mention the entire Sixth Bureau, even the people in the next four places were dizzy.

People around couldn't stand it anymore, so they came over and made noise several times, asking them to dispose of the body quickly.

The people in the Sixth Division couldn't bear it. There was no use keeping an unclaimed body, so they took the body out and dumped it in a mass grave outside the city.

Grass! ! !

Ning Chen's face turned dark.

"Who carried the body out of the city?"

A man in silver said: "Yes, it's me!"

Ning Chen pointed at him and said, "Take us to find the body."

"Other people from the Sixth Division are not allowed to leave the Supervision Department!"

"Old Pan, take down Chen Lezhang, take everyone around and wait for us to come back."

Pan Yucheng was slightly startled, "Why should we capture Chen Lezhang?"

Ning Chen said in a deep voice: "If it weren't for their urging, the body would not have been disposed of so quickly... Regardless of whether they were involved or not, we should take down the person first."

Geng Jing said: "Do as Ning Chen says!"

Pan Yucheng nodded.

"Master Geng, let's go out of the city to find the body."

Geng Jing ordered a dozen people in silver clothes, and a group of people rode out of the city and ran wildly.

About half an hour later, the group arrived at the mass grave outside the city.

The cold wind is howling, and this place is so ghostly that it makes people's hair stand on end.

Ning Chen tightened his cloak and asked the abandoned body in silver to quickly lead the way.

"Fuck!!!"

Ning Chen suddenly breathed out the fragrance, and his whole body jumped up.

What did he accidentally step on? When I lowered my head, I saw that it was half an arm, with intestines and intestines next to it... It should have been left after being eaten by wild animals.

Ning Chen muttered in shock, "Why is there such a place around the capital?"

Geng Jing explained: "More than ten years ago, an epidemic broke out in the capital, and many people died at that time... The corpses were transported out by the truckload, and there was no way to burn them all. In the end, some people tried to save trouble and burned the corpses." Leave it here to be eaten by wild beasts.”

"Later, when someone from a poor family died, they would be buried here. Some prisoners were beheaded and could not find their families to collect the bodies, so the bodies would be dumped here... Over the past ten years, this place has become a mass grave. ”

Ning Chen pushed Geng Jing forward and he followed behind.

Geng Jing joked: "You have been on the battlefield, why are you still afraid of this?"

"It's not that I'm afraid. The new boots on my feet were made for me by Yudie. I've only worn them for a day, and I'm afraid they'll get dirty... Master Geng, how about you carry me on your back?"

The corner of Geng Jing's mouth twitched, she rolled her eyes at him, fed him a mouthful of dog food, and still wanted him to carry it on his back?

Ning Chen couldn't help but said angrily: "Where did you throw the body?"

"just in front!"

After walking for a while, the abandoned body in silver clothes suddenly stopped.

"It's right here...Strange, why was this hole dug out?"

Ning Chen looked at the hole on the ground. The soil next to it looked like it had been newly dug up.

He and Geng Jing looked at each other with gloomy expressions.

Geng Jing frowned and said, "Are you sure you buried it here?"

"I don't dare to lie. I dug this hole with my own hands... Because the corpse smells so bad, I dug the hole a little deeper."

Ning Chen's eyes were cold. It seemed that he had guessed correctly. The corpse was the left prime minister... Unfortunately, he found it too late.

The most important thing is that the left prime minister left the city.

Where the hell are you going to find this?

Ning Chen said in a deep voice: "Spread out the search, paying special attention to the deeper footprints and carriage prints."

Zuo Xiang is as big as a pig. If someone carries him away from here, the footprints will definitely be very deep... Even if it is a carriage, the ruts will be deeper.

Ning Chen raised his head and looked at the hillside above, "What is behind this hillside?"

Geng Jing said: "It's still a hillside."

Ning Chen thought for a while and climbed to the top of the mountain.

The hillside here faces north and is shady, so no one comes here, and the snow is very thick.

Ning Chen saw deep marks on the snow at a glance.

"Master Geng, we have discovered something!"

Ning Chen shouted.

Geng Jing climbed up quickly, Ning Chen pointed at the traces on the snow and said:

"The left prime minister probably won't wake up for a while. It would be difficult for them to carry the body in the direction we came from, and it would be easy to bump into people... so they slipped down from here."

"The left prime minister reeks of stench. If you go here, you can hide his smell."

Geng Jing nodded, leaving one person to look after the horses, and started chasing with the others.

A group of people slid down the hillside and found four sets of footprints on the ground.

Ning Chen looked up and saw a forest in front of him.

If the other party walks away separately, it will be difficult to track them.

"If only there was a police dog!"

Ning Chen muttered.

The Prime Minister's body exudes a foul odor, and a police dog can easily track him by following the smell.

Those high-ranking officials and dignitaries will keep dogs at home, but most of them are used to look after the homes and homes.

When I have time, I must train a few hounds.

"It stinks!"

A man in silver covered his nose and complained.

Ning Chen looked at him, "Can you smell it?"

The latter nodded, "I've had a better nose since I was a kid."

Ning Chen was happy, "Human police dog... you lead the way."

The latter nodded and led the way.

After chasing into the forest, as Ning Chen expected, the footprints separated and went in different directions.

It seems that the other party has been prepared for a long time and asked people to wait here in advance. After seeing the left prime minister, they will then leave separately to confuse them.

Fortunately, they have a humanoid police dog here.

This guy has a keen sense of smell. In such a cold weather, Ning Chen can't smell anything, but this guy can track the stench emanating from Zuo Xiang's body.

A group of people, led by a humanoid police dog, followed and ended up on the main road.

Geng Jing frowned and said, "Did they drive away the officialdom?"

Ning Chen shook his head, "It's hard to say... Let's look for him separately. I'll lead the people to take the small road, and you will lead the people to chase along the official road."

Geng Jing nodded and asked someone to go back and bring the horse over.

"Master Geng, follow the trail for two hundred miles. If you find nothing, just go back the way you came."

Geng Jing looked at him puzzled.

Ning Chen explained: "The Left Prime Minister will definitely not dare to ride a horse for fear of being discovered, so he will definitely ride a carriage... At the speed of the carriage, if you calculate the time, they can't run very far."

"If we haven't caught up after two hundred miles, it means we are chasing in the wrong direction."

Geng Jing looked at the man in silver, "Are you sure the taste is right?"

Yinyi nodded, "That's right, the smell comes from here."

Ning Chen waved his hand and said: "It has nothing to do with this... The odor on Zuo Xiang's body must be emitted by some kind of medicine. Since this medicine can be used on Zuo Xiang, it can be used on other people. To confuse us."

"Actually, we lost from the moment Zuo Xiang left the city... Therefore, two hundred miles is the limit. If we can't catch up, forget it. When we come back, we will issue a joint investigation notice and ask the state governments to help track it down."

Geng Jing nodded.

After a while, all the horses came over.

Ning Chen led a group of people to chase along the small road.

Geng Jing led a group of people to chase along the official road.