Chapter 692: Breaking the Lock (Part 2)

Han Xu and Wu Laogou were working hard on the machine lock. When they heard this loud voice, they were almost startled.

"Chengzi, this kid! Master Wu, please don't mind."

In the end, it was Han Xu who had to wipe this guy's ass.

Wu Laogou, the king of thieves of the generation, doesn't mind at all what kind of situation he is, "Officer Cheng is really a sweetheart, but you come to my place and you have to cook the food yourself. Speaking of you, you are an old man and I don't treat you well."

Han Xu said politely, "What Master Wu said, it was us who came to bother you."

After a period of contact between the two, they inevitably developed a sense of sympathy for each other.

Han Xu was surprised by the rare knowledge of a generation of thief kings, and Wu Laogou was shocked by the terrifying talent of the young police officer.

It's so late that we met!

Finally, three cats and a mouse sat down at a dining table.

Not to mention Li Le's amazing cooking skills. Four dishes and one soup are not only full in portions, but also taste as good as those of chefs in star-rated hotels.

That's an authentic thing!

Wu Laogou, the king of thieves of the generation, had not eaten such delicious food for a long time. He finished two large bowls of rice in a row and was still unsatisfied. The appetite was as much as the oranges on the side.

At the dinner table, Han Xu also knew how to be polite and forbearing.

However, the two foodies brought here are so arrogant that they don't even know what politeness means.

In just a moment, all the delicious dishes on the table were gone!

The four guests and host were all full of food but not full of wine.

Because the investigation was urgent, Wu Laogou, the king of thieves of the generation, brought out several bottles of good wine, but Han Xu declined them all.

The greedy Chengzi's two big eyes almost turned into bells.

But discipline is discipline, and with Cheng Zi's courage, he wouldn't dare to drink alcohol casually at noon.

Li Le was not interested in wine, but was rather curious about Han Xu's research results.

"Han Xu, how is your research going? Can you open it?"

Han Xu shook his head when he heard this, "The Nine-Son Mandarin Duck Chain Core is indeed a unique lock in the world. The internal structure is quite complex and very difficult."

Cheng Zi agreed, "Let me tell you, if it was so easy to open, why would it be called a nine-piece mandarin duck serial core?"

Wu Laogou, the king of thieves of the generation, did not say anything but looked at several young people with a smile on his face.

Li Le raised his eyebrows, "Tell me, why is that lock called such a name? It's quite similar to that nine-ring chain."

"Nine consecutive rings?!" Han Xu was stunned for a moment after hearing this word.

Chengzi had never heard of such a thing and looked at Li Le in confusion, "What is the Nine Links?"

"Didn't you play when you were a child?" Li Le was a little curious about which mountain nook the orange popped out from.

"When I was a kid, my family was very poor. Not to mention you, Jiulianlian, we didn't even have a TV set!" Chengzi felt aggrieved when he mentioned his childhood.

Li Le patted Chengzi's broad shoulder, "Oh, I almost forgot. When you were a child, you could only play with mud."

"Get lost, we went up the mountain to catch birds and went into the water to fish..."

Cheng Zi was retorting to Li Le when he caught sight of Han Xu, who was stunned at the side.

Typically, this is when someone has another epiphany.

Cheng Zi quickly lowered his voice and looked at Han Xu with burning eyes.

Li Le looked over with the same curiosity, "Hey, Han Xu, what's wrong with you?"

Chengzi made a silent gesture, "Keep your voice down, don't disturb him, this guy is probably thinking of something else."

When Wu Laogou heard this, he looked over with the same curiosity.

Han Xu quickly came to his senses, smiled and said, "Why are you all looking at me? Is there something dirty on my face?"

"No, Chengzi just said that you had an epiphany. You must have thought of something."

Li Le immediately explained.

Han Xu smiled slightly, "I did think of something, thanks to you, Li Le."

Li Le heard the clouds and fog swirling around him, "What are you talking about? What did I say?"

"Nine-links!" Han Xu said word by word, and then looked at the thief king Wu Laogou, "Master Wu, do you think it is possible that the internal structure of the Nine-Son Mandarin Duck Link Core adopts the Nine-Son Mandarin Duck Link Core? The principle of serialization?”

When Wu Laogou heard this, he frowned instantly, smacked his lips for a moment, and then took a breath of air, "Hey, why didn't I think of that? There is such a possibility!"

Li Le and Cheng Zi also had a rough idea!

"Nine-Son Mandarin Duck Link Core? Nine Link Link! Isn't it just an abbreviation? Damn it, I was really fooled!" Li Le laughed a little awkwardly, never expecting that the blind cat bumped into a dead mouse.

Chengzi had never played with this kind of educational toy before, and couldn't help but look at Han Xu in confusion.

Han Xu had no choice but to explain, “Nine-chain rings were originally a traditional folk educational toy spread in Xishan.

It usually consists of nine rings connected in a string, and the winning method is to solve them.

According to records in a strange book of the Ming Dynasty, "Danqian Zonglu", someone once used jade as a material to make two interconnected rings. It is said that "the two rings interpenetrate into one, and the connection can be found and the two rings can be solved." , and become one.”

Later, copper or iron was used instead of jade, and this toy with connected rings became more popular and became a very popular toy nowadays.

The nine-link chain has a history of almost two thousand years in the Xia Kingdom. During the Han Dynasty, Zhuo Wenjun's love letter to Sima Xiangru included a sentence in which the nine-link chain was broken. In the Qing Dynasty, "A Dream of Red Mansions" also contained records about Lin Daiyu's skill in solving puzzles. "

Chengzi had never seen the real thing, so he was still a little confused.

Li Le asked curiously, "Chengzi, isn't your family's locksmith skill inherited? How come you haven't even seen the Nine-linked Ring?"

He then pulled out a picture from his phone, which looked more intuitive.

Chengzi glanced at it and suddenly realized, "Fuck, isn't this a chain trap?"

Wu Laogou laughed, "Nine-linked Ring is also called a chain trap!"

"According to this, the principle of the chain trap is used in the Nine-linked Mandarin Duck Chain Core?"

Chengzi had studied the strange lock, so he understood it in an instant.

Wu Laogou nodded slightly and smiled, "Young people are formidable!"

After that, he took Han Xu back upstairs.

Chengzi and Li Le were left staring at each other.

"I cooked the meal, and it's your turn to wash the bowl!" Li Le left a lot of mess without any hesitation, and the wind was tight.

Chengzi: ...

After knowing the cracking principle, everything became particularly easy.

Just as several people guessed, the Nine-linked Mandarin Duck Interlocking Core did use the principle of the Nine-linked Rings.

It was just more complicated, with each ring interlocking with the other, and even had the meaning of mandarin ducks.

It was like two sets of Nine-linked Rings were locked on a lock core.

The complexity and changes in it were beyond the reach of outsiders.

However, with the joint efforts of Han Xu and Wu Laogou, they finally solved it!

But it was already evening!