Chapter 432: The dam burst, what if it wasn’t a natural disaster?
On the way, Ran Qingxuan changed into the clothes given by Chen Xu and took the report to look through it carefully.
However, she did not recognize some of the minerals listed in the report, so she simply read them out one by one to see if Gu Yanchen knew them.
Until the last one.
"Golden Phoenix Tail...what a strange name." From the name it sounds like it's not a mineral at all.
"You mean the golden phoenix tail?"
Gu Yanchen asked as he drove the carriage, and Ran Qingxuan poked his head out of the carriage.
"Yes, that child has probably been imprisoned before, and her body is covered with friction wounds. I think if we can analyze what's on the soles of her shoes, we might be able to find out where she's been before."
Gu Yanchen said without hesitation: "There is only one place in the whole Cangzhou where there is a golden phoenix tail!"
Ran Qingxuan's eyes lit up, and he asked anxiously, "Where is it?"
"At the Wumen Dam outside Tianchi City, the Golden Phoenix Tail is a plant that only grows in winter. On one branch, there will be several clusters of flocculent leaves that look like phoenix tails.
Because the Wumen Dam is located at a high altitude, the originally yellow leaves turn golden under the sunlight, so it is named Golden Phoenix Tail. ”
"Wumen Dam..." Ran Qingxuan was still wondering whether Huahua had passed by the dam, and then Gu Yanchen asked casually.
"Anything else?"
It seemed that Gu Yanchen himself was also trying to determine something. Ran Qingxuan looked down at the last unknown substance and said casually, "Heizhugou, why is this name so strange?"
With a creak, the carriage suddenly stopped. Ran Qingxuan was almost thrown out due to inertia, but fortunately Gu Yanchen reached out and supported her.
"What's wrong?"
Seeing his serious expression, Ran Qingxuan immediately sensed something was wrong.
"Do you know what this is?"
"I know." Gu Yanchen looked into Ran Qingxuan's eyes and said in a deep voice.
"Heizhugou is a kind of insect that grows underground. As far as I know, this insect will only appear if you dig four or five meters underground..."
As for why he knew it so clearly, it was entirely because after the war, the bodies on the battlefield could not be brought back and had to be buried on the spot.
If you see it many times, you will naturally know this insect.
Ran Qingxuan's hand holding the paper trembled slightly because she thought of a possibility.
"The Golden Phoenix Tail is right above the Wumen Dam. If, as you said, the bug only appears underground and sticks to the soles of shoes, then could it be that she was imprisoned underground under the Wumen Dam?"
After hearing these words, both of them shuddered.
Ran Qingxuan was frightened, while Gu Yanchen thought of a possibility.
"Qi Jing couldn't have appeared at the Wumen Dam for no reason. You said before that the dam would burst. What if it wasn't a natural disaster?"
Ran Qingxuan was also shocked by this possibility. Yes, there is little rain in winter, so how could there be heavy rain? The only explanation is man-made.
The two realized something was wrong. Gu Yanchen tightened his lips and whipped the horse hard. The horse felt pain and ran away in an instant.
Fifteen minutes later, Gu Yanchen parked the carriage in an empty place, and Ran Qingxuan directly brought both the carriage and the people into the space.
After Gu Yanchen disguised himself, the two of them left the space. In order to avoid being noticed, Ran Qingxuan did not take out the carriage, but took out a cart.
"Go straight to the prison."
On the way, Gu Yanchen contacted Shan Qi via walkie-talkie, and Shan Qi also said that Duan Yi had already made arrangements.
More than ten minutes later, the two stopped at a corner of the back street of the Yinyue City government office.
"The guards who brought us in are Duan Yi's men, but some of the soldiers are not. Try not to stay in there for too long to rescue people, otherwise I'm afraid someone will notice something."
Gu Yanchen took two packages of quilts, cotton clothes and shoes from the cart. Ran Qingxuan slung a bamboo basket over his arm and pulled his scarf slightly higher.
"I know. I will be careful."
Before the two men got close, the four soldiers guarding the prison door immediately became alert and raised their swords to point at them.
"Who are you and what are you doing here?"
Ran Qingxuan imitated Chen Xu's tone and said carefully: "Sir, I came here today to give something to my parents..."
Few people come to places like the prison. Chen Xu used to come here every three or two days, so the officers and soldiers were more or less familiar with it.
The man on the left knew her, put away his sword and said to his colleague beside him: "Put away your sword, it's the daughter of the Chen family who married out."
"Didn't you come here yesterday? Why are you here again today?"
As soon as he finished speaking, the person standing next to the soldier made a sound of "tsk".
"Just come, there's no need to waste time talking. We'll get all the benefits anyway."
"Yeah, if we come a few more times, we can have a few more drinks..."
"Okay, stop wasting time and give the money in."
Ran Qingxuan pretended to be fawning, nodded and bowed, and handed over the one or two taels of silver in his hand.
"Oh, Chen got rich today and actually gave me one or two taels."
"Sir, my grandparents are dying. Can you let me go into the prison to see them and talk to them for a while?"
The soldier holding the money was stunned, raised his hand and threw the money at Ran Qingxuan's face.
Ran Qingxuan subconsciously wanted to dodge when he was suddenly hit, but when he thought that Chen Xu was just a weak woman, he would not have such a subconscious reaction.
One tael of silver was about the size of a one-yuan coin, and it instantly formed a bump when it hit my forehead.
Gu Yanchen's eyes flashed, he clenched his palms and lowered his eyes, trying his best to suppress the anger burning in his heart.
Ran Qingxuan was hit and immediately began to cry and beg.
"Sir, please let me go in and take a look..."
"Get lost, you want to get in with just this little money, are you trying to get rid of beggars?"
Ran Qingxuan kept crying in front of several officers. One of them, who was a little older, walked up to the leading officer and whispered.
"She will be out in just a quarter of an hour or two. If she continues to cry here, the boss might find out. Then we won't get any benefits."
The soldier who threw the money changed his expression when he heard this. Ran Qingxuan quickly handed over the one or two taels of silver he had just picked up.
They only get three or five taels of salary a month. Just think about it, you can earn one tael in one or two quarters of an hour. The soldier who threw the money put the money away and said to his colleague who spoke to him.
"Go take her in and keep an eye on her so she doesn't get into any trouble."
The man who had just spoken for her now looked disgusted. He glanced at Ran Qingxuan and said reluctantly, "Hurry up and follow me."
"Yes, thank you, sir."
Gu Yanchen followed with his things in his hand. The officer who brought the people in took a look at him and then took the two of them to the innermost cell.
As soon as he came in, Ran Qingxuan couldn't help shivering. The cold walls and leaky cells were not the most terrifying things. The terrifying thing was that all the prisoners walking along the way were wearing prison uniforms with only a thin layer of cotton.
There is a bucket at the door of the cell, which emits an unpleasant smell. It is obvious that the prisoners imprisoned here have no personal freedom at all.
The entire prison was dark, damp, and looked very cold. Ran Qingxuan couldn't help but worry whether the Chen family members could withstand such a situation.
"Another day of trying to kill Emperor Mingde."
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