289. Theft of official silver
The stakes are very high, and I can't directly say that Wang Fen is being investigated. Because according to the rules of Datong, it is not possible to explain the contents of the investigation to the personnel of the Datong branch. And I also changed my face this time and fabricated a name called Zhang San. This is also the practice of Datong, and everyone knows that it is a pseudonym. The target of the investigation I told Dongfang Shigang was one of Wang Fen's staff, called Gao Gao.
Dongfang Shigang quickly found me a [snake] from the Jizhou branch. The Snake is a specific intelligence agent in the Dragon's Lair. As a branch directly under the headquarters, the specifications of Jizhou Dragon's Den in Jizhou are very high, so the snakes in Jizhou Dragon's Den are also very identious. The name of this snake is Li Dong, and he will be the [strong man] of the Dragon Den in Jizhou, and he will pick people to investigate the case with me. Although they are both strong men, Li Dong is only a strong man in the dragon's lair, and I am from the headquarters, so I am still the leader of the task force.
The personnel will be selected by Dongfang Shigang for me. Pick people from various dragon dens in Jizhou. Generally, they have a little ability, and they have never been to Handan to do a task. There were about a dozen people in it, and it took two game days to arrive. After arriving, Li Dong will take it first, and I will do the task when I come back.
Because I changed my appearance, I couldn't change my appearance in Jizhou, and I had to wait for a game day to change my appearance, so I went back to Guangling directly. Qin Qiong and the others are still waiting here for me to take them to the next case-solving task, and after completing the task, they will be concluded tomorrow.
Today's last case-solving task: [Official Bank Theft]. The place where the crime occurred was the giant deer, that is, the former yellow turban nest temporarily guarded by Huangfu Li. Since Huangfu Song returned to the dynasty with Huangfu Li's class, Wang Fen appointed his confidant Ma Di as the Taishou of Julu. Three days ago, a large amount of official silver used by the imperial court to rebuild Julu suddenly disappeared from the treasury. Even the treasurers guarding the treasury did not find out when the thieves had set their hands.
In such a big case, not only Ma Di, but even Wang Fen can't afford to be involved. Therefore, the case was naturally reported to the imperial court, and by the way, the emperor's teacher also issued an edict to let me Xiong Er cooperate with the iron hand to investigate the case. In addition, Xiong Er is Wang Fen's staff, so I have to meet Wang Fen first.
Immediately ordered Tie Shou, Qin Qiong, Chen Dao, Zhan Zhao, Hou Liqiao, Zhang Chuang, and increased the troops under the command of the same army, Taiping Guards and Zhang Chuang, and came to Jizhou to assassinate Shi Yamen at the press of a button. Wang Fen was overjoyed to see me. His face was very haggard, obviously from the case. Of course, this is only a superficial statement, in fact, I know in my heart that Wang Fen is probably planning a coup d'Γ©tat, which is tiring.
Now my relationship with Wang Fen is very awkward. If it was placed before Wang Fen had no objection, as his staff and a celebrity next to the emperor's teacher, the relationship between the two was of course as good as honey. But now, since Wang Fen wants to rebel, and he knows that I Xiong Er is the emperor's teacher and the red person around Zhang Rang, and he is a staunch royalist no matter what, the nature of this staff member has completely changed. Once I Xiong Er appeared, it became a stumbling block for him. But at this time, I can't allow Xiong Er to have an accident in Jizhou, otherwise once the court is given the truth, it will be nice to send a large number of people in at that time.
So Wang Fen was as close to me as Xiong Er on the surface, and happily welcomed me into the Assassin's Mansion. Before talking about feelings, the first thing is to reminisce. After talking for a while, he got to the point and talked about the theft of official silver.
I secretly observed the words and found that Wang Fen was not as anxious as he appeared. In sighing, there is often a sense of success in the treacherous scheme. But for now, I know that this is my preconception, and I am suspicious of the other party. Wang Fen guarded and stole himself, because he had the motive for committing the crime and the conditions for committing the crime, but he could not use assumptions to replace the investigation of the case. In case it wasn't Wang Fen who did it, then lead yourself to a fork in the road.
Talking about the case, Wang Fen began to introduce me to the head catcher he was going to introduce to me this time, as well as the personnel who assisted in the investigation. And when I saw the head catcher introduced by Wang Fen, I couldn't help laughing. Well, old acquaintances meet again. Isn't this the Dong Chao I saw in Changye Lin? It's just that where did Xue Ba go? Dong Chao looked ashamed when he saw me: "Lord Envoy, the villain is polite." β
I nodded and smiled: "Dong Zhutou is shrewd and capable, and he will definitely be able to make a big gain this time." I don't know if your brother Xue Zhutou is okay? β
Dong Chao said respectfully: "I was about to tell my lord, this time Ma Taishou has sent the Xue Ba brothers to investigate the case in Julu, and we will see you soon." β
I couldn't help but smile bitterly in my heart, I didn't want to doubt Wang Fen, but there were too many doubts now. With these two people together, what else can I think of him. But I didn't show it on my face. Now is not the time for a showdown with Wang Fen.
The official Wang Fen sent to me was his brother Wang Rong. This battle made me more suspicious of Wang Fen. The composition of this kind of personnel is really suspicious. But I didn't care so much, I said goodbye to Wang Fen first, and pressed the button to Julu. Wang Rong and Dong Chao have to walk, and they are not as fast as us.
And after meeting Madi, this guy was also very attentive to me. After all, he is Wang Fen's confidant, I am Wang Fen's staff, and my identity is special, so he has no reason not to be diligent. Sure enough, beside Ma Di, I saw Xue Ba. At the same time, I also saw Wang Fen's nephew Wang Qi. Sure enough, Madi told me that these two people were the two people sent by Julu to assist me in investigating the case.
Next, Madi took me to my lodgings and settled us in first. After all, it takes time to investigate a case, and there must be a place to stay. Wang Rong, Wang Qi, Dong Chao and Xue Ba also lived together. However, under the escort of Zhang Chuang and others, I lived alone in a courtyard, and they only lived next to it. It's the rule, and they can't help it.
Next, it's time to survey the site. This is the basis for solving the case. Especially in this case, all the suspicious points can only be found at the scene, and they cannot be found anywhere else. While rushing to the official treasury, I asked Wang Qi and Xue Ba about the case. Wang Rong and Dong Chao were still on the way, and they didn't get to Julu.
Xue Ba is the "expert" among the two, of course, he has to answer the question first: "My lord, we have checked, and all the clues have been cleaned by the thieves, and there are no clues at all." It doesn't seem to be your average thief. β
Qin Qiong muttered, "The four major assassin sects are also the four great thief sects. In addition, the Yellow Turban is the fifth largest thief force. And then there are the thieves of various countries. At present, it seems that the five major thief forces have all cooperated with the imperial court, so only the various ministries and countries are the most suspicious. The tribes are barbarians, and the countries are Fanbang, which is very different from the Central Plains. Their people are coming, and even if they clean up, there is no guarantee that there will be no physical evidence left. Let's go and see if we can get something out. β
Xue Ba was overjoyed: "Qin Zhutou is worthy of the name of God Hunting, and the villain will send someone to check." β
Iron Hand shook his hand and said, "No need. Zhang Chuang has already surrounded the official treasury, we can check it ourselves, and others are in the way. β
Xue Ba showed a look of disappointment: "Okay then, let's go and see first." β
Xue Ba's performance made me more suspicious. As soon as Qin Qiong talked about the problems of various ministries and countries, he had to send people over. If it sounds good, it is highly motivated, and if it is not good, it is planned to be arranged according to Qin Qiong's speculation. Deliberately leaving one or two items belonging to a certain ministry or a certain country can mislead us in the direction of our investigation. And the iron hand is obviously guarding against him, after all, Chang Yelin is investigating the case, and the iron hand is also there, and he also knows what kind of goods Dong Chao Xue Ba is.
Looking at the treasury, Iron Hand suggested that everyone should investigate separately. In less than a moment, Xue Ba had a "harvest" and found a piece of wool that had fallen from his clothes. Seeing his "harvest", everyone looked at him with interest.
Xue Ba was a little complacent: "Ladies and gentlemen, sheepskin is worn by the Huns, Xianbei, Rouran, Karasuma, Sushen, Xiqiang and other places, and it is really the same as Qin Zhutou's analysis, it is something that the barbarians do." β
Tie Shou nodded: "Xue Zhutou is reasonable. But since all these tribes wear sheepskins, which tribe is it? In addition, there are many people in the Central Plains who want to wear sheepskin, and it is a piece of clothing, which anyone can take and wear. In this way, the scope has not been narrowed. It seems that we will have to look for new evidence. β
Xue Ba smiled and said, "My lord didn't say anything. Although the scope has not narrowed, it can rule out the suspicion of some people. If you don't wear sheepskin, can't you rule it out? Do adults think this is the case? β
Iron Hand patted his head: "Look, it's true." Xue Zhutou said it too reasonably. What do you think, Lord Xiong? β
I nodded, "In that case, then we'll turn our direction on the man in sheep's clothing." With so much official silver, it must not have been shipped out yet, and keeping an eye on these people should be able to find the whereabouts of the official silver. In this way, Wang Qi and Xue Ba, you first take Zhang Chuang to find the person wearing sheepskin, and be careful not to startle the snake. Don't put everyone at risk. β
Zhang Chuang responded first, asked Zhao Wu to pick up the strength of a department, and took this department with him. Wang Qi and Xue Ba also immediately followed.
Seeing that the rest were all his own people, Qin Qiong couldn't help but sneer: "My lord's plan to divert the tiger from the mountain is really too high." β
Iron Hand and I both laughed: "These two are too much of an eyesore, so let them toss." Did the two of you find any traces of cleaning? β
Iron Hand smiled, "Found it." Although the other party deliberately hidden, the traces were still too obvious. After all, cleaning is not the same as not cleaning. In just a day or two, the traces will not disappear. Even if it rains, the traces can't be washed away. β
I nodded, "Cleaning the traces is equivalent to making the traces expand." The thief always thinks he is very shrewd, but he is actually very stupid. β
Next, I asked Qian Heng to continue to surround the official treasury with people, and I took the troops of the four reinforced departments of Sun Biao, Li Hu, and Zhou Ping to continue to track along the traces found by the iron hand. Zhao Wu, Qian Heng, Sun Biao, Li Hu, and Zhou Ping were the earliest men and horses brought by Zhang Chuang, and their current military positions have already been promoted, but when they went out, I still asked them to each bring a subordinate force and escort them. After all, in this way, their strength can be improved as soon as possible. Now they are all at the peak of the strength of the third-level martial arts.
Outside the official treasury, the traces cannot be cleaned. After all, it's Julu City outside. However, the city itself also sheltered the thieves. Not to mention that there are a large number of cars and pedestrians every day, and the city itself is regularly cleaned, so they don't have to bother. But on a hidden stone slab, the iron hand still found the thief's wheel print. This is the blind spot of the street sweeper's perspective, and it is not cleaned.
In fact, whether there is this wheel mark or not, the case can still be investigated. After all, if you put the official silver in the city and have a lot of dreams at night, the thieves will definitely have to transport it outside the city. There is no one outside the city to clean it, whether it is the traces of cleaning or the wheel prints, they are all clues. The rut marks of official silver are completely different from the rut marks of other items. But now that the Iron Hand has found this wheel print, it is even more targeted.
The troops of the four divisions went to check outside the four city gates, and soon after, the traces of the cleaning were found. The thief had to clean up, after all, the wheel print was too obvious, and sooner or later it would be a clue. But the traces of cleaning, in the eyes of Tie Shou and Qin Qiong, are very obvious clues.
I asked Sun Biao, Li Hu, and Zhou Ping to continue to wander around outside the other city gates with the three subordinates, disturbing the other party's line of sight and making the other party think that we hadn't found a clue yet. At the same time, the remaining troops of this department also continued to wander around here, and the five of us continued to walk along the traces with only the Datong Army and the Taiping Guards, looking for the whereabouts of the official bank.
The traces entered the deep mountains and old forests, and the rut marks were not further cleaned. It's clear that the thieves think it's safe. At this time, I completely handed over the investigation of the case to Tie Shou and Qin Qiong, while I ran to a nearby town and returned to Majiabao from the post station. On the next game day, I'm going to go and connect with Li Dong.