Never thought I would become the emperor

Chapter 128 Strange House
The entire county government was searched for a day, but nothing of value was found.

Seeing the Jin Yiwei shaking their heads again and again, Lu Bing felt a little strange. He didn't believe that the information written on the paper was wrong, and he didn't believe that the Jin Yiwei's investigation would go wrong.

But the problem is that nothing has been found at all, and Lu Bing can't take it back for investigation without any evidence, so he can only swallow this question in his stomach.

Maybe this Qin Chen is really a good official.

Lu Bing said silently in his heart, then turned his head to look at Qin Chen, and said with a smile: "Qin Chen, you really have lived up to the court's expectations."

"Ah that is that."

Qin Chen was pleasantly surprised from his contemplation, and hurriedly responded.

Lu Bing felt a little strange looking at Qin Chen who had something on his mind, but he didn't want to ask too many questions.

The night was getting dark soon, and it was not the time to go back to Luoyang City by night, so Lu Bing decided to stay in Jiuliang County for one night, and then set off for Luoyang City tomorrow.But Qin Chen just kept them with a happy face, arranged for them to live in the county mansion, and arranged for some simple food to be delivered.

The night was dark and the wind was high, and the entire county was dead silent, and the only sound that could be made was the whistling sound of the wind blowing the grass.

At this time, Lu Bing got up from the cold floor, glanced at Han Cong and the others who were still sleeping, and tiptoed out.

Carefully opened the gate of the county government, for fear of waking them up with a little noise.

Walking to the street, the street was empty at this time, and the cold moonlight shone on Lu Bing's face, which made him feel a little scary.

Lu Bing skillfully pulled out a pack of Huazi from his trouser waist, which was given to him by Lu Bu privately, and Lu Bing knew exactly how to use it.

There happened to be a slender candle on the side of the road that was emitting a faint flame. Lu Bing was not polite, went up to borrow a light, and then enjoyed smoking it.

Breathing out a cloud of mist, Lu Bing was thinking about what happened today.

He had already discovered the weirdness of this county town. It didn't have the incomparable respect for the imperial court like other places. Instead, it hated and disgusted the people sent by the imperial court.

According to Qin Chen, the imperial court never helped them to deal with the disaster, which led to such a result.

Is it really that simple?

Lu Bing didn't know, but he felt that this matter couldn't be that simple.

Lu Bing took a final puff of the butt of the cigarette until the flame on the cigarette was burnt out, then reluctantly threw the cigarette on the ground, stomped it out with his feet, wrapped his clothes tightly, and walked towards the county government.

It was already very late, and Lu Bing couldn't help yawning a few times on the way back.Thinking of the comfortable and warm county, the pace of his feet became faster.

"Squeak~"

"Squeak~"

The sound of rats kept coming from his ears, Lu Bing stopped, and there were more than a dozen fat rats with a diameter of [-]. They were circling around an old house made of loess, as if they were looking for prey.

Lu Bing looked at the old house again. From the outside, the old house was already dilapidated, and even the two windows were rotten to the point where only the wooden frame remained.What surprised him was that the roof of this dilapidated house was so tight and thick, and the walls made of mud seemed to have undergone a special transformation. They were made of a special kind of mud. Strictly speaking, the window was also nailed with two large wooden boards, covering the inside.

Lu Bing looked at the group of rats again, and saw that they were all gnawing at the wall made of loess with their sharp teeth. A small hole had been vaguely chewed out, but the light was too dark to see. Not sure what's inside.

What attracts mice?

Anything you eat attracts mice, but in this run-down little town, is there food?

I'm afraid there are some people who have to hide it tightly, lest the mouse eat a grain of rice, how can it be the mouse's turn to steal it?
What's more, this is a dilapidated old house with no one living in it. Will there be food in it?
Lu Bing walked forward with curiosity, and saw someone approaching, the dozen or so mice quickly slipped away, and the small cave perfectly appeared in front of his eyes.

With the moonlight, Lu Bing could clearly see what was inside. There was nothing inside the house, only the surrounding walls and the roof above.But there was a disgusting smell inside the empty space, a smell of rotting meat permeating the air, which was very pungent and unpleasant.

Relying on his rich experience, Lu Bing immediately guessed that it was the smell of rotting in the soil after death.

After repeated confirmations, Lu Bing was absolutely sure that the smell inside was the smell of people buried in the soil after death.

Could it be that this old house buried someone?
Lu Bing couldn't believe it, and then turned his head to look left and then, and found no one around, so he picked up a piece of wood next to him, and chiseled hard at the small hole.

After a short time, the small hole gradually turned into a big hole, enough for an adult to shrink in.

"Did you hear something?"

"It seems that there is."

"Come over and have a look!"

Just when he was about to pretend to go in to find out, the sound of two men talking came from the street where the performance was performed, and the sound of hurried footsteps sounded in his ears.

"Damn it." Lu Bing cursed, quickly dropped the wooden plank in his hand, slipped away quickly, crawled to an inconspicuous place and hid, staring curiously with wide-open eyes.

Not long after Lu Bing left, two middle-aged men appeared in his original place.

One of them was obviously Qin Chen, and the one beside him, judging from his respectful attitude towards Qin Chen, should be one of the two people Qin Chen said were doing odd jobs in the county government.

But judging by his fierce eyes, he didn't look like an ordinary handyman.Especially his strong physique, he was wearing a thin linen clothes, the muscles of his arms were swollen, and there were sharp marks drawn by the rough cloth, he looked full of strength.

"Someone has been here."

The strong man looked at the big hole in front of him, frowned, and said in a deep voice.

Qin Chen also saw the big hole, his eyelids twitched, and then he looked at the empty surroundings, as if to comfort himself, and said, "No way, it should be a mouse?"

"No, mice don't bite holes that big."

The strong man shook his head, his eyes were fixed on the piece of wood on the ground, which was used by Lu Bing to dig the hole before.

(End of this chapter)