Sima Daozi provided many places, some were shops and some were residences. Although Sun Tai did not stay in Jiankang City for long, he still had a few friends.
These are the focus of Wang Gong's inspection, especially those dignitaries with some wealth, who are most likely to harbor Sun Tai.
Their houses are often vast, with many hidden places, and they often have some powerful forces. It is almost impossible for ordinary people to search their houses.
Wang Gong can only do it himself.
However, Wang Gong did not direct his troops to attack these houses immediately.
Instead, they mobilized their troops to another place.
That's where he thought Sun Tai was most likely to be hiding.
The most dangerous place is the safest place!
The soldiers divided into two groups and rushed towards their respective targets.
Langya Palace, this was the first target set by Wang Gong. Just now, Langya Palace experienced a great chaos.
In the current palace, the king was imprisoned when he entered the palace. His subordinates were also dead and injured. Many of the slaves were normal, but they also lost the courage to live.
I don't know what I should do in the future.
Sun Tai had lived in the palace for a while and was familiar with everything here. The palace was very large, with courtyards and residences everywhere. It was not difficult to find a place to hide.
Wang Gong was worried that the soldiers were in a panic during the fighting in the palace just now, and they might have missed many places without checking them clearly.
As a result, after arriving at the palace and going through a lot of troubles, Wang Gong regretfully discovered that he had thought too much.
In a place of right and wrong like the Royal Palace, since Sun Tai has the opportunity to escape, can he stay here for a long time?
Tsk tsk...
It seems that we can only go to the second target to try our luck.
If you can't find it there, I'm afraid this matter will be difficult to handle.
Wang Gong had a vague feeling that if he couldn't find it there, Sun Tai would slip out of their hands.
Sneaking, slipping...
Another place targeted by Wang Gong is naturally Sun Tai's house in the big city!
This house was originally purchased by Sima Daozi for Sun Tai. The location was the one he was most familiar with. Although he had never been there, the location provided was quite accurate.
“The place is big enough!”
"I didn't expect King Langya to be so generous!"
When he came to the door of the house and saw the houses nested in layers, Zeng Jing couldn't help but sigh.
He is just a monster, but he is treated like this, how can he not be angry and hateful.
Of course it's quite funny.
What did Sima Daozi get in exchange for treating Sun Tai so sincerely?
It was actually Sun Tai who escaped from the battlefield!
Don't blame Sima Daozi for jumping over the wall and turning his back on others. This is Sun Tai's own fault.
When I saw Sun Tai, I instantly felt that even Sima Daozi was no longer so hateful.
Could it be that this is the comparison that reveals the truth?
"In this case, you will have to spend some time and be careful."
Wang Gongcai doesn't care whether the house is big or small. No matter how big it is, can he be bigger than the dignified house where the Wang family of Taiyuan has lived for generations?
I have long been used to it.
For him, this house is a huge obstacle in front of him.
The place is big and difficult to search.
Zeng Jing was always careful in his work, and he knew what he was doing without Wang Gong's reminder. With Wang Gong's order, he led his soldiers into the Sun Mansion.
In fact, the entire house is now completely silent. If the soldiers hadn't gathered in front of the door and made some noise, it might have been considered an empty house.
I had heard before that Sun Tai had hardly lived in this house for a few days since he got it. He spent most of his time wandering around the palace.
It's normal that there are no people here.
However, this is too quiet!
There was no human voice at all, no trace of life at all.
Could it be that all the servants and slaves here were killed by Sun Tai?
When the soldiers rushed into Sun's mansion, they were still a little wary. They heard that Sun Tianshi had boundless magic power.
Is there some terrible spell in the house?
The kind that once you step into it, you will never recover?
With this in mind, the soldiers rushed into Sun's mansion anxiously.
After waiting for a while, I realized that all the spells and spells were all deceptive tricks. This house was no different from an ordinary house.
The soldiers began to search vigorously.
Wang Gong and Wang Pushe, who were detained for a while, did not believe in the curse at all.
If the curse is really effective, then it won't be Sun Tai who is being hunted everywhere now.
If there really was a magic, those villagers who were wandering around just now would be like gods in golden armor protecting their bodies, keeping mortals away.
It can be seen that those are all deceptive things. Only ignorant fools will believe them, and he, Wang Gong, will not take them to heart at all.
After entering the Sun Mansion, Wang Gong confirmed his guess. There was indeed no one here!
There are no servants, no servants, not even a janitor!
Moreover, seeing the desolate and quiet scene in the mansion, Wang Gong could tell that it was not that there were no people here now, but that there were few people living here from the beginning.
Perhaps, after Sima Daozi gave this house to Sun Tai, Sun Tianshi didn't bother to tidy up the house at all.
His thoughts were not at all about settling down and buying a house.
There are weeds everywhere, and they have grown as tall as half a man. There are also weeds on the roof tiles and along the seams between the stones, creating a dilapidated scene.
"Pushe, there seems to be no one here at all!"
After searching several houses in front of him, Zeng Jing temporarily came out to take a rest. When he saw Wang Gong standing there with a solemn expression, he quickly came over to report the situation.
How could Wang Gong not know that there was no one in the yard at all? The soldiers who entered the house to search the place had to report to him as soon as possible after checking an area.
Everyone who came back from the road said that they didn't see even half of them.
Wang Gong also had to believe that this was an empty house. Besides, if there was really someone in the house, how could there be no reaction at all when a large group of people rushed in?
At least there should be some movement, kneel down and beg for mercy!
Unfortunately there is nothing.
By the time Zeng Jing came to report again, Wang Gong had no more surprises.
"Pu She, there is indeed no one, can we withdraw?"
Of course Zeng Jing didn't think as long-term as Wang Gong, so he naturally thought that as long as he didn't find anyone, he could leave.
"Don't worry, I'll check it out with you."
Still checking?
Even if we turn the yard upside down, we still won’t find a single living person!
Although Zeng Jing complained a little in his heart, he still acted according to Wang Gong's instructions.
Having been with Wang Mi for a while, Zeng Jing has learned the secret of executing whatever his boss says and using his wisdom within the limits of his control.
If Wang Gong says to look for it, then he will continue to look for it.
In order to avoid discovering that Sun Tai really ran away from the house, all of their subordinates would be implicated.
Zeng Jing led the soldiers to continue the second round of search.
This time, Wang Gong's focus was no longer on those wing rooms with no human figures. According to the soldiers' reports, they searched these wing rooms that could be occupied by people most carefully.
Under the bed, on the eaves, in the cabinets, wherever they thought they could hide someone, they did not spare it.
Not only the areas on the surface, but every wall and even the floor tiles, they also carefully inspected, knocked and searched for possible mezzanines and secret passages.
Still found nothing.
These soldiers have always done things safely, and Wang Gong still believes in them.
There should indeed be no hidden people in these places that ordinary people can think of.
But what about those places that are usually not easy to notice?
Will anything be discovered?
Wang Gong led a group of people, mainly wandering around the yard. He raised his head and carefully observed the dense bushes.
People can also be hidden in big trees!
This is the experience he just gained today!
Could Sun Tai be nesting in a certain tree, observing the movements of the soldiers from top to bottom?
Don’t let it go even in the grass!
This house has been abandoned for a long time. It is overgrown with wild grass and has grown tall and strong. It can accommodate several people as long as it is hidden carefully.
Wang Gong passed by the grass and carefully pushed aside every bunch of weeds.
The result, of course... is still nothing.
Where will it be?
This time, Wang Gong relied entirely on intuition, and he believed that his intuition was very accurate.
Even in this house, he seemed to have smelled Sun Tai's breath!
That’s the smell!
This guy must not have gone far, he is still in this house!
"what is that?"
Looking far away, Wang Gong suddenly noticed something strange.
Zeng Jing looked far into the distance and finally found his target.
"It's just a well!"
"It is nothing special."
Although Sun Tai basically does not live here, it is also a house with sound facilities, and it is not surprising that there is a well.
"The house has been abandoned for a long time, and I'm afraid the well has dried up long ago."
How can this be?
Although it was true that no one had lived in it for a long time, it had only been a few months since Sima Daozi gifted this house to Sun Tai.
How can a well dry up?
"Since it is a dry well, how come all the well ropes were put down?"
Wang Gong took a few steps closer and immediately noticed something strange.
What caught his attention was this strange well rope.
Zeng Jing pulled it and found nothing unusual.
"It was probably the last time I used it. I had no idea."
People with military background are a little simpler in mind. Even a smart person like Zeng Jing occasionally makes mistakes.
It's late at night now, and everyone has been busy all day long. They are somewhat tired and their brains can't keep up.
But others can fail to keep up, but Wang Gong cannot make mistakes.
He looked at the roll of well rope hanging downward and smoothed his long beard.
"wrong!"
"There's someone down there!"
"Pull the rope!"
When Wang Gong roared like this, any soldier who dared to neglect him would naturally pull up with all his life.
You wouldn't know it if you didn't work hard, but after you work hard enough, you will find that there is something strange down there.
This seemingly ordinary rope can't be pulled!
It stands to reason that even if there is still water in the well, if only one bucket is brought up, it will not be so heavy!
Moreover, the soldiers not only felt heavy, but also felt that there was a downward force pulling on the rope and sinking continuously.
This is very weird!
"This well is indeed dry!"
There was no water shadow, and there was no light. It was getting late, and the sky was gradually turning white. In front of everyone's eyes, the situation underground became clearer.
Since it is a dry well, the situation is very subtle.
"No way……"
Zeng Jing and Wang Gong looked at each other, thought of that possibility, and immediately panicked.
"It can't be in a well!"
I have indeed heard from villagers before that in some years of famine, in order to avoid the rebels, some wealthy people from wealthy families would hide in the dry wells of their houses.
Only wealthy families can do this kind of thing.
After all, in this era, water wells are also a rare thing, and definitely not every family can have one.
Ordinary families can only get water from public wells in markets, and the water in public wells is often of very poor quality.
It's salty and astringent, making it difficult to swallow.
But even if there are such wells, there won't be too many of them in a market, and it's impossible for everyone to hide in them.
Besides, most public wells have water. Jumping into a dry well is called taking refuge. Jumping into a well with water is called suicide.
Therefore, those who can open wells to draw water in their own homes are all wealthy families, and it is even more rare to have dry wells and water wells in their own homes.
What's more, rich families will specially build such a dry well. It doesn't look abnormal at ordinary times, but it is used to save lives at critical moments.
After all, there are very few people who can think of taking refuge in a well.
In fact, it was not the dry well that betrayed the people hiding in the well, but it was the unrolled well rope that caught Wang Gong's attention.
This roll of well rope is really new!
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This is too abnormal!
This house has been abandoned for a month, and the weeds are almost reaching the sky. If the well rope had been opened like this all the time, it would be impossible for it to maintain such a fresh color despite being exposed to the sun and rain.
The most likely possibility is that this roll of well rope was newly opened!
And, just tonight!
When it comes to jumping into a well, just jumping into the well is definitely not the end. You have to find a way to get out of the well.
Under normal circumstances, people who choose to jump into a well to save their lives do so alone and rarely tell others.
Being able to get down is not the most important thing, but being able to get up without help is the most important thing.
After all, there is no one around who can help.
So you need this open roll of well rope!
He has to climb up on his own!
"People down in the well, come up quickly and spare your life!" Zeng Jing shouted at the mouth of the well.
By this time, Zeng Jing also realized that the person in the well was probably Sun Tai.
How could he hide in such a place? This old man is really talented.
Not to mention, if Wang Gong hadn't insisted on letting go, maybe he would have let this old boy get away with it.
In fact, as long as you get through tonight, everything will be able to change tomorrow.
It's not impossible to find a chance to sneak out of the city!
This is why Wang Gong did not hesitate to lead a large team of people to search the city day and night. What he was afraid of was the long nights and dreams.
"Come up!"
After confirming his judgment, Zeng Jing also became more confident.
Shaking the well rope vigorously, several people tried their best to pull up the barrel under the rope.
There's a reason for that.
Don’t you know the specific reason that made the man from the well come up?