"Do you know, the chess that Master Chen has researched, now the more the game goes on, the richer the rewards, as long as the rewards are sold, you will be able to worry about food and clothing immediately!"

The people in the inn couldn't help sighing, their eyes were red, but it was a pity that although this chess had just come out and the Chang'an Cup was held for the first time, the competition was too fierce.

Most of the children of the family, scholars and magnates are not bad at chess, and the common people still can't understand the rules, they are already fighting at the masters.

A few people don't say much, they don't have a chance in chess, but they can fight for badminton, they each have a pair of rackets, and there are some badminton for the time being, and they will look for opportunities to train in the future.

They don't lack much money, but these top-of-the-line items are just too coveted.

According to people, Lord Chen is coming out with a new item or two that they have never heard of every once in a while at a terrible rate, which makes them look forward to it and feel that the whole world is beautiful.

At noon, the craftsmen officially left the Chen Mansion.

Some of them went back to digest the knowledge, some immediately began to prepare for construction, and some began to accept apprentices, it can be said that this is the seed of a group of civilizations, and over time, the entire civil engineering architecture of the Tang Dynasty will undergo earth-shaking changes.

Chen Chu took Lin Siyan sisters to Xiude Fang next to Fanglin Gate, where a small mansion has been bought and will be used as a place for Chen Chu to investigate the case during this time.

Su Dingfang and Hou Junji have already arrived here, and they all have excellent soldiers under them, and it is not a problem to spy on the traces of news and reconnaissance.

In addition, Dali Temple and Chang'an County also came separately, respectively Zhao Zhao, the head catcher, and Xing Zheng, the county governor, and other officials, regardless of Chen Chu's troubles.

It has been a few days since Li Yuan was assassinated, and to be honest, everyone is doing their best, those who can run for such a long time have already run, and those who can't run have probably been hidden.

Chang'an can't seal the city, the cost is too great, and the other party has successfully escaped, so this errand is thankless.

"Master Chen, I don't know what your plan is?" Hou Junji asked, after getting the flashlight from Chen Chu, he was snatched away by Hou Haitang before he went home to play for two days, and he was also depressed.

"You didn't use hounds?"

Chen Chu was looking through the file on this case, and there were records of what methods and results they used before, but the simplest working dog helped to handle the case, but he didn't see it.

"What's the use of this thing?"

Su Dingfang was a little stunned, dogs are synonymous with dog meat in their eyes, although there are also cases of dogs being used, and some families will also raise them, but they have not yet been used to investigate the case in this case.

"Let's find some trained hounds, their noses are countless times more sensitive than humans, and if you are lucky, you can solve the case in an hour." Chen Chu said.

Su Dingfang hurriedly agreed twice, his heart jumped, this is not an uncommon thing, it is normal to call dogs, he ordered his men to do it, and not long after, two long-legged and thin hound dogs were brought over.

It was borrowed from a wealthy family nearby, and the owner of the dog also came, and was very willing to serve the imperial court.

The two dogs were very fierce, even if they were repeatedly taught by the dog owner, they glared at everyone who wanted to come over.

Chen Chu asked people to prepare thin and weak, personally boiled oil in the pot, sprinkled condiments, and prepared a delicious mutton meal for them, the dog's personality is very simple, the relationship is not good, and you can basically like you if you feed the food a few times.

Not to mention the two dogs, even the people standing around were swallowing saliva, and the two dogs stared at the iron pot motionlessly, and the saliva flowed down like a waterfall, converging into a puddle on the ground.

After the meat was stir-fried, Chen Chu put on a pair of bulky gloves, and after cooling it slightly, he picked it up directly from the pot and fed the two dogs while asking about other conditions.

"We can now be sure that at that time, the hiding place of mortals was in these two square areas south of Fanglin Gate, either Xiude Fang or Fuxing Fang, due to the strict investigation of the north gates, if these thieves escaped, it is likely that they will also choose the west gates."

"And it can also be determined that the wound of the injured person is very deep and cannot be healed in a few days, as long as the injured person has not been killed."

Sure enough, the dog was still fed, and after a while, the two black hounds were already a little enthusiastic about him, so Chen Chu didn't delay any longer, and everyone immediately went all the way deep into the palace group and found the bloodstains that had been protected and not washed away.

Even after a few days, the smell of blood was still strong when they got very close, and soon they raised their heads and ran all the way out, very smart, and they didn't need to do anything at all.

Everyone followed all the way, and finally the hound stopped in front of a house in Xiudefang, and many people quietly surrounded the house, and then Hou Junji kicked the wooden door on the spot, and a group of armored soldiers immediately rushed in.

The courtyard of the house had already been empty, but Chen Chu and they had also discovered an abnormality.

The hound ran all the way to a small inconspicuous room and howled at the ground.

Hou Junji's heart moved, walked over and stepped on the ground, and then ordered a few sergeants to remove the bricks on it, revealing a wooden plank, and after lifting the wooden plank, a downward passage appeared below, which was the size of four or five rooms, and there were air vents, the area was not small, and it was just right to hide more than a dozen people.

There were messy furniture, uncleaned dishes and chopsticks, some blood-stained bandages, clothes, and so on.

Zhao Zhao, the head catcher of Dali Temple, sighed: "Alas, we also searched this courtyard at that time, but who would have thought that there was such a large underground space hidden under such an inconspicuous house. ”

He smiled bitterly, what Lord Chen did was just use two hounds, it seemed simple, but they hadn't thought of it before.

It's not that they're stupid, their IQ is lower, it's purely because of habits, there is no habit of using hunting dogs here in Jingxian, unlike Chen Chu, dogs in later generations are very close friends of humans, and they are very common as working dogs.

"Well, you don't have to blame yourself, remember this lesson, and train a little more hound dogs in the future, they are often more useful than our eyes, nose and ears." Chen Chu smiled.

Zhao Zhao and Xing Zheng both nodded, and Hou Li and the others also remembered it, thinking that they could also raise a few in their house.

"But after this point, the clue was broken, and I think the wounded have initially stabilized their injuries and then transferred, and they can no longer be tracked by smell."

Everyone was looking for clues in these rooms, Chen Chu crossed his arms, thinking about what else he could do, and the scenes of various spy movies and crime-solving films flashed in his mind, feeling like he had become a detective.

Fortunately, however, the professional catchers and experienced and experienced soldiers present finally made a discovery.

The thieves took away almost everything that could be valuable, and destroyed what they couldn't take away, but there were still things left, and fatally, they were recognized.

"Three of you, please see, this is a dismantled dagger grip, maybe the thief's weapon is being replaced with accessories because of destruction, it doesn't seem to be a problem, but there is a circle of patterns in the place where it interfaces with the blade."

The one who opened his mouth was an experienced old catcher.