Seeing Chu Chi come out, Dian Wei immediately cupped his fists and moved to the side.
Chu Chi looked at Dian Wei and asked,"Have you searched all the places in the posthouse?" Did you find anything?"
"I've searched everywhere, but I didn't find anything. It's as if the Prince of Qin and the others have suddenly disappeared.”Dian Wei replied.
"Let's go to Prince Xiao's room.”
The group of people rushed to Xiao Yu's resting room. The door of the room was already open, and two soldiers were guarding the door, not allowing outsiders to enter.
After Chu Chi entered the room, he found food and wine on the table, as well as an open book. The bedding on the bed also showed obvious signs of someone sleeping on it.
Ji Zi walked to the window and pushed open the carved window. She could see a few osmanthus trees and bamboo forest outside.
" This is the second floor," Jing Li said." Prince Qin doesn't know martial arts. If no one is leading him, he can't leave this place."”
" I don't think so." Ji Zi shook her head." The window didn't show any signs of being pried open. It's locked from the inside."”
Chu Chi touched the quilt on the bed and found that there was indeed a trace of warmth left, but it was already very faint. He estimated that it had not been more than 25 minutes since the person left.
"Go and call over the deputy and the courier of the posthouse. Also, ask if anyone has seen the Prince of Qin walk out of this room.”Chu Chi ordered.
"Yes."
Not long after, Wu Zu brought the deputy and the courier over. Seeing Chu Chi sitting in the room with a bold and decisive stance and the guards standing on both sides with their sabers pressed against them, the deputy's knees went soft and he knelt on the ground.
"Your Highness."
"Don't be nervous," Chu Chi said lightly."I called you here to ask you if you saw the Prince of Qin and his entourage go out. Do you know where they went?"”
"I didn't see the Prince of Qin go out, and everyone didn't hear anything tonight."”
"Are there any other guests in the posthouse besides us?" Chu Chi asked.”
"No, because I knew that the two princes were coming, I specially emptied the posthouse. Other than the two princes 'men, there were no outsiders.”the deputy replied.
"Then do you have any secret passages here?”
"This lowly one doesn't know. When this lowly one became the deputy of the post station, this post station had already been built.”
"I see that this posthouse is very luxurious. It can't be compared to ordinary posthouses. Why is that?" Ji Zi asked the deputy.”
" Madam," the deputy said respectfully." This was specially built by Jingzhou's governor, Lord Li."”
"Oh? Specially built?" Chu Chi raised his eyebrows." Why did the Jingzhou Provincial Governor specially build this posthouse? Could there be a reason?”
The deputy replied," As far as I know, Lord Li has specially built this posthouse because this is the only way to enter the capital. When the princes and nobles of the northwestern provinces enter the capital, they will pass by this posthouse to rest.”
"I see." Chu Chi nodded. This reason made sense.
In fact, this was not a rare thing. Basically, every state would have some particularly luxurious posthouse that was specially provided for the accommodation of nobles.
These posthouse did not receive ordinary messenger officials. The entire building was like a small palace. Not only did it have a garden, but it also had pavilions and waterside pavilions. Even the cooks and food were more than a grade higher than other posthouse.
Don't think that the posthouse was just a small, simple residence. Take the room that Chu Chi slept in for example. There were aromas, calligraphy, zither books, and even a place for bathing separated by a screen.
As for the bed, there was no need to talk about it. Chu Chi pulled Violet Girl and the other two to lie down. It was not an exaggeration to say that it was a fragrant bed and brocade quilt.
As for why the bed was so big, there was no need to say more. After all, the guests were all dignitaries who would always do some romantic things at night. How could they play if the bed was not big?
After a simple discussion with the deputy, Chu Chi ordered Dian Wei to lead his men to search the posthouse thoroughly, even the latrines.
After Dian Wei left, Chu Chi, Violet Girl, and the others were all guessing how the Prince of Qin and his group had managed to disappear without anyone noticing.
One had to know that it was not just one or two people who were missing. Including Xiao Yu, the son of the King of Qin, there were more than a hundred guards.
"There must be a secret passage in this posthouse that we haven't discovered," said Ji Zi."Otherwise, it's impossible for so many people to disappear without a trace.”
Chu Chi also agreed with this statement. Now, he could only wait for news from Dian Wei, hoping to gain something.
After an hour, Dian Wei returned with his men and reported,""Your Highness, we've checked the inside and outside of the posthouse, even the floor has been flipped open, but we didn't find any secret passage.”
"No?" Chu Chi was a little surprised." This doesn't make sense. Those hundred people couldn't have disappeared into thin air, right?"”
"Could there be some hidden mechanism that General Dian didn't discover?”Ji Zi suddenly said.
Dian Wei was stunned and replied,"I can't guarantee this."”
Hearing Ji Zi's words, Chu Chi felt that it made sense. After all, killing on the battlefield was Dian Wei's forte. Asking him to look for traps was indeed a little difficult for him. It was no different from asking Zhang Fei to embroider.
A truly hidden mechanism was not something that could be found by flipping a few paintings. Only those who understood the art of mechanisms could see through it.
However, were there any among them who were proficient in mechanisms?
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