Chapter 494 On-site Investigation
It is said that after the battle at the East Gate of Chang'an, Chen Long's body's potential was once again activated by the Tuanxi magic skill. As the saying goes, there is no way out despite the mountains and rivers, and there is a bright future after another. The human body and intelligence are often inspired by reality in the most dangerous and difficult times. Therefore, even Chen Long, who comes from the future world, does not have the ability to fully control his own potential. Instead, with the help of the fourth level of Tuanxi Gong, he seems to have a better understanding of the world inside his body, and almost sees the origin of his extraordinary power.
After being told to Huang Gai and Zhuge Liang to go to Qiyu Palace to accept the surrender of Liu Bao, Chen Long put aside his thoughts. If he could win all the five Xiongnu tribes to his side, he would be willing to follow the example of Emperor Liu Xi of the Han Yuan Dynasty in his treatment of Hu Hanxie Shanyu, and repeat the story. The drama of Zhaojun leaving the fortress made him and the Southern Huns once again become brothers. National integration is always more reliable than building the Great Wall to separate them.
After Huang Gai and Zhuge Liang left hand in hand, Chen Long calculated the time and found that there was still more than half an hour before leaving, which was enough time to conduct on-site inspection of the place where Diao Chan disappeared outside the south gate. Chen Long had his horses ready, and with a group of more than ten people including Zhuge Jin, Lu Chang and the four captains, they went out of the south gate to the riverside where the corpses of Diao Chan's guards were found.
The riverside was in a mess, and had been trampled to pieces by the soldiers who had retrieved the corpses. Only occasionally could I see large blood stains, and I didn't know if they belonged to the guard chief Wang Fang. Seeing that Zhuge Jin was observing carefully, Chen Long did not rush to ask. Instead, he carefully looked at the clues at the scene based on his own tracking experience, and the tragic scene from last night seemed to appear in his mind.
As for tracking science, Chen Long, as a national security elite before time travel, naturally had a deep involvement in it. For example, footwork tracking. No two people's steps are exactly the same. Based on the morphological characteristics of the criminal's footprints and gait characteristics, the criminal's coming and going can be identified, and the technical means of tracking down the criminal is referred to as "coding tracking". There is also traceology, which is a discipline that studies, utilizes and examines theoretical methods of traces. The object of study is the imprint of external structural changes after the interaction of objects. Such as handprints, footprints, gun tool marks, bullet shooting marks, vehicle friction marks, and overall separation marks. Study the regular characteristics of the formation of various marks and their relationship with relevant facts; the theory and method of using traces to determine facts. In short, tracking is a big science. There have been traces of primitive tracking in hunting activities since ancient times, and it eventually grew into an important science of detective work.
Chen Long and Zhuge Jin each made a large circle around the scene, especially the dense marks of horse hooves. They both found the marks of the carriage surrounded by the dense horse hooves. Zhuge Jin pointed to the tracks of the carriage and said: "Da Sima , obviously this is the place where Mrs. Hou of Xiangyang was attacked." Because Chen Long had been appointed Grand Sima by the court and given the title of Marquis of Xiangyang, Zhuge Jin used a more accurate title.
Chen Long picked up a broken feather around the carriage mark, which was exactly the same as the arrow on the guard's body. He couldn't help but said bitterly: "It's pitiful for this little guard. It really encountered the Xiliang cavalry who was scattered and fled."
Zhuge Jin nodded and said: "Before these horse hooves surrounded the carriage here, they did come all the way from the east. It can only be said that Mrs. Xiangyang was really unlucky, and she happened to be caught up. This was an unplanned hijacking. However, the person who kidnapped Mrs. Xiangyang must have known her, so he did not kill her, but thought it was a rare item that could be used to blackmail Da Sima in the future."
Chen Long nodded and said: "Chan'er was raised in Wang Yun's boudoir, and then she was appointed by Wang Yun to marry Dong Zhuo. The person who knows her cannot be a junior sergeant. And last night we fought with Li Jue, Guo Si and others for a long time, but we didn't find out There are clues about Li Ru." Then, pointing to the blood stains and drag marks on the ground, he said: "Look at the concentrated blood stains here. It seems that many guards were shot collectively, then dragged away and thrown into the moat. Why was Wang Fang chopped off? A life was saved with both hands? It must be that Chan'er also knew the leader and interceded for Wang Fang. If you look here again, it seems that the footprints next to the carriage mark are standing here quietly, and there has never been a moving battle. , and he is the only one who can stand beside the carriage and talk to Diao Chan, so he is the one giving orders to the Xiliang Army."
Zhuge Jin thought for a while and asked: "But I wonder how the Great Sima would have thought that the person giving the orders was Li Ru? Maybe he is Dong Zhuo's guard, so he knows Mrs. Xiangyang?"
Chen Long nodded and said: "But the evidence is not enough. However, firstly, the edges of these footprints are relatively clear, indicating that the land was relatively dry at that time, and there are traces of insects crawling, indicating that they were left in the first half of the night. And we A fierce battle continued in the middle of the night until dawn. During the battle, who had such vision, wisdom and decisiveness to see the defeat of the Xiliang army and immediately turn around and flee? I'm afraid even Li Jue and Guo Si did the same Not even."
"Second, the horseshoe marks are only a few dozen people in formation, and the marks of the horseshoes are relatively uniform, indicating that they were made by the same blacksmith. This is not a reasonable team structure for the army, but it happens to be the number of people in the leader's escort team. Third, Come and see..."
Chen Long pointed to the pair of footprints on the edge of the carriage mark and said: "The depth of these footprints here is lighter than some of the surrounding footprints, which means that this person is thinner and lighter, or does not have heavy weapons in his hands, or There is no quiver behind his back, which is a sign of a leader or scribe. As for the distance between steps, the span of each step is not large, indicating that he is not particularly tall, and the stride length is relatively uniform, indicating that he is middle-aged. , walking more steadily and slower." After saying a few words, Zhuge Jin vividly sketched out the appearance of a middle-aged scribe leader in his mind, which superimposed on Li Ru's appearance, and it actually matched very well.
Chen Long added: "Speaking of height, there is another little tip. If you look at the length of his footprints, it means that he should be about seven feet tall, and he is a little hunchbacked." Chen Long wanted to tell the story of Handan's toddler, and thought about it for a while. Hold it back.
Zhuge Jin's eyes widened in surprise, obviously asking how he could see this? Chen Long could only continue: "That's right. According to one of my statistics, the height of a human body is generally seven to seven and a half times the length of one's own feet. As for some hunchbacks, you can see that the depth of the heel and forefoot of their footprints are about the same. Generally, people with a straight body But they all have deeper heels.”
Zhuge Jin nodded silently and couldn't help but admire him in his heart. He didn't expect that he claimed to be proficient in tracking, but it turned out that he was a master of all tricks in front of Chen Long. After thinking about it, he couldn't help but humbly said: "Da Sima has a unique vision and an old way, and Ziyu admires him very much. Since the person giving the orders is most likely Li Ru, he should be able to save Mrs. Xiangyang's life. We still have time. Since these people come from the east When they come to the battlefield, they should continue to flee westward. As long as we look for traces along the west road, we should be able to catch up."
Chen Long nodded and said: "I'm afraid they will hide in the deep mountains and forests, but it will be difficult to chase them."
Zhuge Jin smiled and said, "Da Sima, please relax. Ziyu also gained something from this survey."
Chen Long was slightly startled when he saw Zhuge Jin magically conjuring an object in his hand. Upon closer inspection, he saw that it was a small wooden Buddha bead.
Chen Long reached out and took the wooden beads, and immediately a light smell of sandalwood came over him. He couldn't help but excitedly asked: "Is this the beads that Chan'er carries with her?"
Zhuge Jin said happily: "Although Ziyu is not talented, he has always been meticulous in surveying and has studied the fragrance of various materials. Just now, this Buddha bead was stepped on by the horse's hooves under the mud, but I dug it out. My lord, I want to think about it. Think about it, how many beads are there in total? Mrs. Xiangyang is extremely smart! As long as we find the second and third beads, we will have a tracking route."
Chen Long was already overjoyed and said sincerely: "Of course there are one hundred and eight Buddhist beads. Ziyu, you must be the one to find Chan'er's whereabouts, and time is of the essence. Please work hard, Lu Chang and the others have already brought dry food. I’ll hit the road with you now, and after I finish my afternoon meeting, I’ll catch up with you immediately and track down Chan’er.”
Zhuge Jin frowned and said: "Did Sima forget what I said this afternoon? I hope Sima will put the world first. As for tracking, leave it to Tzuyu. However, Jiangdong and Jingzhou have good relations to fight against Cao's thieves. The matter is urgent."
Chen Long said: "Mr. Ziyu's words are like helping others in the snow, and I will naturally not forget them. But don't worry, I will arrange for Zhuge Kongming and Lu Su to go to Jiangdong to discuss peace at the meeting. With the two of them here, everything can be done smoothly." when!"
Zhuge Jin was startled and said, "Are you talking about Lu Su and Lu Zijing from Manjianghuai?"
If you want to know what happens next, listen to the explanation next time.
