And Su Chen was not idle that night. All the locusts caught by the villagers were sent to him, and he analyzed them one by one.
Su Chen exchanged some information through the system and matched each locust one by one.
After Su Chen's research, he found that the locusts captured in Sujiazhuang this time were roughly divided into three types.
Among them, only two types of locusts exist in the native ecological chain of the Tang Dynasty, and the other is a larger locust that is grey-brown and is called the desert locust.
Desert locust is a species of locust that only lives in desert areas.
Due to the harsh conditions in the area where it lives, this locust species has a strong ability to survive. Not only is it highly adaptable, but it also reproduces very quickly.
It can be said that this kind of locusts would be a headache for later generations, let alone today's Tang Dynasty.
Moreover, desert locusts have another characteristic, that is, they are highly poisonous, and even birds cannot do anything to them.
"Damn it, I didn't expect that these desert locusts are so difficult to deal with. Is there no way to control them through biological natural enemies?"
Although he felt a little headache, Su Chen did not feel that this locust plague had reached an irreversible situation.
"There is no suitable area for desert locusts to inhabit in the Tang Dynasty. It seems that the proliferation of this species is definitely not an accident!"
Now, Su Chen was certain of one thing.
The appearance of these desert locusts must be intentional!
The main habitat areas of desert locusts are located in South Africa and the Arabian Peninsula, which are thousands of miles away from the Tang Dynasty. Even if they fly, it is impossible for these locusts to fly to the territory of the Tang Dynasty!
Moreover, even if the desert locusts really traveled across the ocean and traveled thousands of miles to the Tang Dynasty, then they should appear in the southwest and south. How could they appear in the most unlikely north?
What surprised Su Chen the most was that several desert locusts appeared in Sujiazhuang without any warning.
If they were flying from the north, with the flying speed and living habits of desert locusts, there would be no way there would be just a few of them. They should be in swarms as soon as they appear!
At present, the only answer to this matter is that someone secretly released this kind of locusts, hoping to make the Guanzhong area also infested with locusts!
"It's really unbelievable that someone dares to do such a thing under my nose!"
"Since you have chosen this path, don't blame me for pulling you out from the darkness!"
A glint flashed in Su Chen's eyes, and his whole temperament was no longer the usual gentle and elegant one.
Obviously, this time the locust incident has touched Su Chen's bottom line!
"This matter cannot be taken lightly. We must tell Li Er immediately and ask him to organize his manpower to capture all the locusts in the Guanzhong area!"
Su Chen came to the study, immediately wrote a secret letter, and summoned a Baiqi to set off immediately and deliver the letter to His Majesty Li Er.
In addition to telling His Majesty Li Er about the matter, Su Chen also immediately asked the old housekeeper to find someone to launch a large-scale investigation in Wannian County.
"Liu Qingshan, please investigate carefully to see if there are any qualified outsiders in Sujiazhuang and Wannian County during this period."
After arranging everything, Su Chen finally had some free time and could drink some tea to moisten his throat.
"I really gave them face. I didn't take the initiative to invade them, but they actually came to my door on their own initiative!"
For Su Chen, he has always made trouble for others, and he has never been troubled by others.
This time, someone actually dared to attack Datang. This was simply provoking him!
"I admire you for having such courage, but I'm just afraid that you won't be able to bear my anger!"
Su Chen had already secretly noted in his heart that he was notoriously short-sighted.
Repay kindness with kindness and revenge with hatred!
As long as they are related to this incident, no one can escape from Su Chen's grasp!
At noon, Baiqisi Liu Qingshan came to resume his duties.
"Duke Protector, after careful investigation by our Baiqi, we found that during the most quiet period, no suspicious people appeared in either Wannian County or Sujiazhuang."
Liu Qingshan reported the report respectfully.
"Are you sure there is nothing missing?"
Hearing this, Su Chen raised his eyebrows.
"Reporting to the Lord Protector, there is absolutely no lie in what the villain said!"
Seeing that Su Chen showed signs of displeasure, Liu Qingshan immediately felt as if he was facing a formidable enemy and hurriedly continued: "During the recent period, due to the wedding of the Protector of the Country, our brothers from Baiqisi have been conscientiously patrolling the entire Wanwan area every day.
In Nian County, even if a fly keeps entering Wannian County or Sujiazhuang, we will find it, let alone a living person."
"okay, I get it."
Su Chen didn't have much doubt about Liu Qingshan's words. He could still trust this deputy commander of Baiqisi who was personally arranged by Li Junxian.
"It seems that this time things are more complicated than I thought..." Su Chen murmured to himself.
Unexpectedly, even with Baiqisi's investigative capabilities, the person who dropped the locusts was not discovered. This means that those people's actions this time were really concealed, and no one noticed it!
Of course, if you want to release locusts, you can't just release them manually. You can also carry locust eggs through some items.
In this case, Su Chen would feel that there is no need to continue the investigation, and it would be of little significance.
"Starting from today, Baiqisi will strengthen its investigation efforts in Wannian County. We will surely find suspicious persons and report them to me immediately."
After giving the instructions, Su Chen asked Liu Qingshan to retreat.
Later, Su Chen called the old housekeeper and said, "Old Xu, please investigate whether the residents of Sujiazhuang have received anything from outside during the recent period, such as plants and food."
"If anyone grows exotic plants, they must report it to me immediately!"
"I suspect that these things may be related to the locust plague in the north, so don't be careless. Go and do it quickly!"
One characteristic of desert locusts is that their eggs have extremely strong survivability.
If they are not burned directly by fire, the eggs of desert locusts cannot be damaged. Once exposed to suitable temperature and humidity, they will break out of their eggs and reproduce in large numbers.
Su Chen suspected that the desert locusts that appeared in Sujiazhuang this time were quietly carried in through other items.
If this is really the case, then he must be extremely vigilant!
"When I think about it, it seems that everything that needs to be done has been done and everything that needs to be said has been said. Is there anything else that can be given?"
