Chapter 108: Old Friends Meet
"Fake? How can it be fake?" the three fake foreigners drank excitedly, and snatched the Manita from Miaoyuan's hand, "You dead bald donkey is talking nonsense, you said I spent three million taels to buy a fake one?"
"Boom-" Suddenly, the Manita exploded without warning, and a puff of blue smoke and dust suddenly exploded.
It happened so suddenly that there was no warning. A few minutes after the bàozhà happened, the entire Dongzhu auction hall was dead silent. And Lu Sheng's face changed, and he stood up with a whoosh and rushed to the front of the stage.
"Bang la-" The back door of the Dongzhu Auction House was suddenly slammed open, and a team of Feiling Guards rushed into the auction house.
"Feilingwei is handling the case, and no one is allowed to move-"
At this time, the crowd sāoluàn got up, and one by one they wanted to run in a panic. Under the scolding of Fei Lingwei, those who wanted to escape were stopped at the door one by one.
"What are you doing? Do you know who I am?"
"Why are you arresting me......
"The noisy crowd stirred up the whole venue like a wet market. ”
The smoke and dust gradually dissipated, and there was a hazy light on the body of Monk Miaoyuan. And at his feet, there were four or five corpses. The shopkeeper of Dongzhu Auction House, as well as the middle-aged man who bid and the three fake foreigners were all killed on the spot.
Everyone's face is a dark blue, just like an alien full of science fiction.
Lu Sheng's face turned iron-blue, and he couldn't imagine that the mastermind behind the scenes would have such a trick to kill people and kill people. The flashing essence was finally locked on Miaoyuan, who was safe and sound.
It was a coincidence that he came, and it happened that the murderer had done it after he had decided that Manita was a fake.
"Amitabha...... Sins and sins!" After chanting, Monk Miaoyuan slowly opened his eyes.
"Monk, who are you?" Lu Sheng drank with an unkind look in his eyes.
"Lotus Temple, Monk Miaoyuan!"
"How did they die?"
"Poisoned. ”
"With what?"
"Poisonous smoke!"
Lu Sheng asked questions quickly, and Monk Miaoyuan also answered questions quickly, asking and answering as if they were debating.
"Why are you okay, and what do you have to do with this?"
"Amitabha Buddha ......"
"If you are implicated, your Buddha will not be able to save you!"
"The poor monk just traveled here and heard that Manita was alive and came to investigate. Moreover, the donor said wrong, the poor monk is not fine, but the poor monk has martial arts and can suppress toxins. ”
Lu Sheng hesitantly picked up Monk Miaoyuan's wrist, "You are indeed poisoned...... However, since you are involved in this matter, this official cannot be regarded as invisible, and this official wants to take you into custody for investigation. ”
"Amitabha...... You're welcome. ”
Soon, the officials of the Shanghai Mansion and the guards of the Criminal Department came to preside over the scene.
"What's going on?Lord Lu, this is ......" The man who was far away came running with a big belly and sweating profusely.
"Nian, it's dead. Originally, we just wanted to come and see for a long time, but we didn't want this to happen. Moreover, the official thinks that there is something wrong with this Dongzhu auction house, they seem to be laundering money, Nian, do you know after so many years?"
With a brush, Nian Zhiyao's face instantly turned pale.
"No...... I don't know...... Xiaguan ...... The lower officials did not receive a report......"
"Nian, you can't wait for someone to report the case to know, and if no one reports the case, it doesn't mean that there is nothing in the world. I watched the auction process the whole process, and you sang and I appeared on the stage, a drama that came alive. ”
"Yes, yes, yes! Lord Lu taught him a very good lesson. ”
"This monk is the only one who lives, so he will be imprisoned in the prison of the Criminal Division, and he will be monitored and protected for twelve hours, and he must not be killed again. ”
As he spoke, Lu Sheng squatted down and rummaged through the bodies of several corpses. Sure enough, as Lu Sheng expected, the middle-aged man was a drag at all. I didn't have a silver ticket in my arms, how could I get a high price of 2.5 million taels?
Taking off the man's mask, Lu Sheng pointed at him and asked, "Does anyone present know him?"
There was a dead silence in the crowd, and eye contact was made, but no one spoke. When he was dead and depressed, suddenly a weak voice sounded from Lu Sheng's side.
"This ...... Isn't it Lai San?"
The one who spoke was a servant, about twenty years old, and he looked good. As soon as he finished speaking, he suddenly felt countless pairs of malicious eyes staring at him.
"Do you know him?" Lu Sheng stepped forward and asked.
Lai San...... He is a well-known ruffian in our village...... Idle ...... on weekdays"
"He's a ruffian...... How dare you ask for two and a half million taels of silver...... It seems that there is a lot of article behind this Dongzhu auction house......" As soon as these words came out, the atmosphere of the entire venue became even more weird, even the year away from the opposite side, and it was also sweating profusely.
"Governor Nian, the official will not overstep his duties in the affairs under your rule, and the official is only responsible for tracking down my case. Lu Sheng's words can be regarded as a reassuring pill for Nian Zhiyao. If the Dongzhu Auction House is thoroughly investigated, it will be a big piece of the property, and it may also cripple the economy of the Shanghai government.
After Lu Sheng checked Lai San, he began to focus on inspecting the three fake foreign devils.
Lifted the hood and tore off his beard, as if by magic, a person from the Peacock Dynasty turned into a person from the Dongtu Dayu Dynasty.
In addition to makeup, Lu Sheng also found a thick stack of 10,000 taels of silver tickets in his arms, as well as a pass to leave the port of Shanghai, and the date happened to be today.
"It's so calculated!" Duan Fei drank coldly, "After buying a Manita, they will travel overseas today." The origin of these three million taels becomes reasonable. We can't go to the Dragon Bird Dynasty to confirm it, right? The calculations are interlocking, but they are too beautiful. ”
"It's a pity that the mastermind behind the scenes is too vigilant, and as soon as we were about to make a move, he immediately killed people. And also make a fuss in the Manita in advance......" Lu Sheng sighed, feeling that this time he had met his opponent again.
The rest of the finishing work was handed over to Nian Zhiyao and others, leaving one or two Fei Lingwei to look at the Criminal Division and Nian Zhiyao, Lu Sheng and Duan Fei immediately went out of the Dongzhu Auction House to Datong Qianzhuang.
Chase money is the first of the four major money houses of the Yu Dynasty, with the reputation of the hearts of the people, but also because of the good reputation and standing.
As long as you hold a silver ticket from Chase Bank, as long as the silver ticket is genuine, no matter who it is, no matter how much it is, Chase Bank will never burst out of half a word.
The three million taels of silver tickets on the three fake foreigners are the silver tickets of Chase Bank. And three million taels is definitely not a small amount. If it is right, then the whereabouts of this batch of three million taels of silver will be settled.
Although it is still early to catch the mastermind behind the scenes, it is good to be able to recover the official silver first. Lu Sheng has actually always had a doubt, since there are four major money banks in the Dayu Dynasty, why do the official silver of the imperial court have to be transported instead of being transferred through the money bank?
Lu Sheng couldn't figure it out, but could only understand that there must be something hidden in this.
"Your Excellency, the silver ticket in your hand is fake. The shopkeeper of Chase Bank raised his head and said with a smile on his face.
"Fake?" Lu Sheng's heart chuckled.
"Yes, it's fake, it's true, it's true. This batch of silver tickets is enough to be fake, from watermarking to printing, it is impeccable. But the paint they used, and the paper of the silver ticket, was different from the real silver ticket. ”
Lu Sheng was slightly disappointed, but felt that this was reasonable. It's that I take it for granted that things should go so well. How could a person who could set up such a deceptive situation easily throw out three million taels of silver?
Leaving Qianzhuang, Lu Sheng walked on the street contemplatively. I still have to find it in a different way, and this time, it is already the closest to the target.
Although the possible clues have been extinguished, several of Lu Sheng's previous speculations have been confirmed. The official bank is in Shanghai, and it can already be determined. It is also certain that the official bank has not been successfully washed.
And if these two points are determined, then the route of the next investigation becomes clear.
Three million taels of silver, and at least dozens of carriages if it were to be transported by a convoy. With such a large convoy, it is impossible to be silent.
There are checkpoints all over Shanghai, and such a large convoy will of course be inspected and registered.
"Brother Yuzhu—"
Suddenly, a cry of surprise rang out. Lu Sheng raised his head blankly, looked at the place where the sound occurred, and was stunned. For a moment, a big smile appeared on his face.
"Brother Qingshan, why are you here?"
Shen Ling and Shen Qingshan were friends of Lu Sheng's acquaintance in the capital, and the two quickly became bosom friends at first sight.
"It's been almost two months since I said goodbye to the capital, and Brother Yuzhu is getting more and more energetic. By the way, Ahri? Didn't he follow you?"
The smile on Lu Sheng's face suddenly retracted, "I said Brother Qingshan, you will inquire about my sister as soon as we meet? Aren't you a little impatient? Anyway, why did you come here when you weren't in the capital?"
"I was invited by my relatives to come to Shanghai as a guest. By the way, I remember you wrote to me saying that you were the head of the Criminal Investigation Department in Suzhou Prefecture, and why did you see you on the streets of Shanghai Prefecture?"
"It's a long story......"
"Brother Shen Ling—" At this moment, a sweet call sounded from behind him. Lu Sheng and Shen Ling turned their heads together, and a stunning woman as white as a lotus walked in. Beside the woman, seven or eight women in Tsing Yi with solemn expressions followed.
Lord Lingzhu, a woman who has seen it once, I am afraid that she will never forget it for half her life. The lord of Lingzhu County is beautiful, but what people can't forget is her unobstructable character.
But now, Lu Sheng suddenly felt that the Lingzhu County Lord he knew at the beginning, or whether the woman in front of him was the woman in his impression?
Lu Sheng couldn't believe it, and the Lingzhu County Lord, who had neatly pulled off the jade-faced flying fox pants, actually had a trace of shyness on his face at this moment, revealing a peach blossom smile.
"Brother Shen Ling, why don't you come to the mansion first, people have been looking for you for almost an hour......" The Lord of Lingzhu naturally came to Shen Ling, hugged Shen Ling's arm and shook it.
That coquettish look, where is a woman who doesn't understand the relationship between men and women.
"Lingzhu, haven't I been to Shanghai Mansion for a long time, so go shopping on the street, besides, it's not good to set foot in Ning Guohou Mansion empty-handed, right?"
"My mother said, as long as you can come, besides, I can't put down a lot of things in my storeroom, hurry up and go back with me, my mother is in a hurry. "I want to talk about "Heavenly Punishment Order" with more like-minded people, and pay attention to "excellent reading literature" on WeChat, talk about life, and find confidants~