Although Xing Tianze does not have much real power in his hands, he is the fifth prince of the Zheng'er Eight Classics of the Criminal Zhao Kingdom, and he is an orthodox relative of the emperor, only from the perspective of his background, only the emperor is more noble than him.

Although Taiwei is a very popular minister, he is basically just a bureaucrat, and he is still a grass man for three or four generations from his ancestors, no matter how much real power he has in his hands, he has to be polite when he sees Xing Tianze.

And now is a special period, Taiwei is just a prisoner under house arrest, whether he can survive if he says something unpleasant depends on whether Xing Tianze, who is in charge of reviewing the case, is in a good mood.

Without a trace did not greet the captain, not even the most basic courtesy, and from the moment he entered the study, his eyes scanned the surrounding furnishings.

After the general who led the way saluted, he respectfully withdrew from the study, his low official position was not qualified to speak in front of these adults.

"The captain is frightened, the disappearance of military pay is a top priority, a little carelessness will affect the foundation of the country, what the emperor did to you is just to appease people's hearts, if you really don't have the slightest suspicion, this king Ding should return you a clean body." Xing Tianze was not too verbose, and went straight to the point as soon as he opened his mouth.

"I don't know how the fifth prince can restore the old man's innocence?" The lieutenant put the bamboo slip in his hand on the desk: "The lower official position is extremely human, and he knows the truth that the food of the king should bear the king's worries, although it is the old man's henchmen who are responsible for escorting the military salary, but it is still unknown whether he will do something unknown behind my back!" ”

"We didn't say that the disappearance of military pay has anything to do with you, so the captain doesn't need to be in such a hurry to shirk responsibility, right?" Traceless smiled slightly, turned and walked to the bookshelf full of bamboo slips.

"The old man is not shirking, he is just pointing out the direction of the investigation for the prince, don't waste time on the lower officials!" Taiwei looked at Xing Tianze without changing his face: "You came to find the old man today, do you think I did something to guard and steal?" ”

"Taiwei is a first-class smart person in the country of Xingzhao, and this king is the same, and the case of the disappearance of military salaries has nothing to do with you." Xing Tianze stared at the other party's eyes tightly.

"It was pouring rain that night, and the four generals and hundreds of soldiers who were in charge of escorting the military pay saw ghosts haunting with their own eyes, and the ghosts and gods were not man-made." The Tai Lieutenant's face showed a look of amazement: "The place where the crime occurred is the place where Bai Yue's pawn was executed back then, and the fifth prince should know this better than the old man." ”

Tao Mingxi took a deep look at Taiwei, and suddenly felt in his heart that this person was so powerful, he was simply sharp-toothed, and in just a few words, he transferred the key to the case from his own body to the ethereal ghosts and gods, and he also had a relationship with Xing Tianze.

Taiwei's urgent shirk made Tao Mingxi even more convinced that he was a thief and wanted to get rid of the suspicion he had caused.

Xing Tianze put his hands tightly behind his back, and his brows furrowed slightly: "Taiwei has been an official of the imperial court for many years, and he also went to the north to deal with the drought back then, why did he start believing in ghosts and gods?" How can you be sure that the disappearance of military pay is not a supernatural but a man-made? ”

"The fifth prince is serious, the old man went to the north with the emperor's expectations, and he didn't dare to feel the slightest slack." The lieutenant turned slightly sideways as he spoke, stretched out his hands above his head and hugged a fist: "But the military salary is missing, and the human and material evidence are all there, so is there another hidden secret?" ”

Xing Tianze didn't answer his question immediately, and slowly took two steps forward to meet his eyes: "I don't know if the Taiwei has ever heard of something called hydrated gold?" ”

As soon as he said this, he fell into silence in the study, and even the traceless bamboo slips on the bookshelf couldn't help but stop the movements of his hand and turned his head Lao Tzu looked at Taiwei.

"The lower officials have heard of such a name, and if you don't understand it, please ask the prince to make it clear." A strange color flashed in the captain's eyes.

"Hydrated gold, as the name suggests, is something that looks like gold on the surface, but disappears when it comes into contact with water and leaves no trace." Traceless stepped forward with a bamboo slip in his hand and explained to Xing Tianze: "It just so happens that the magic of military pay disappeared in the middle of the night, isn't it the same as hydrated gold?" ”

Taiwei lowered his head slightly, turned around and walked to the window to look at the distant snow scene outside, Tao Mingxi looked at his back, the corners of his mouth curled up, and secretly thought to himself: Is it really an old fox, the words are so obvious, and he hasn't shown any flaws?

Xing Tianze and Wuxian did not urge him too much, standing in place and quietly waiting for the Taiwei's reply.

Half a sound, the captain will not speak: "Please ask the prince to take the princess away, the old man's family has been deeply favored by the emperor for two generations, and he is already guilty of not solving problems for the emperor on weekdays, and he will never do anything disloyal." ”

"Since the captain is a little tired, he will rest early, and the king will not disturb him a lot, so he will leave with the princess to review the generals who are responsible for escorting the military salary." A flash of light flashed in Xing Tianze's eyes, and he turned around and left with Tao Mingxi without a trace.

When the door of the study was closed again by the soldiers standing guard, the lieutenant turned around and walked to the desk, looked at the bamboo slips that had been taken from the bookshelf without a trace, and took a deep breath.

It has been written on the bamboo slip: Confess the four big words of leniency!

As soon as he got out of the lieutenant and got into the carriage, Tao Mingxi was puzzled and asked, "That old man is obviously a thief, why don't you force him to say a few words?" Maybe he won't be able to hold his breath and say it. ”

Xing Tianze waved his hand at her, turned his head to look at Wuxi: "Did you find anything?" ”

"As a lieutenant, I must have to deal with things in the study on weekdays, and the bookshelves that seem to be full of bamboo slips are actually covered with dust in the dark corners." There was a look of memory in the traceless eyes: "There are several vague handprints on the top of the bookshelf, and there are also traces of climbing on the beams. ”

Tao Mingxi glanced at Wuxian in surprise, she thought that the other party was inconvenient to communicate with the captain because of her identity, so she ran to the side to flip through the bookshelf in order to avoid embarrassment, but she really didn't expect him to go to investigate the scene.

"The study is an extremely important place, there are often people in and out on weekdays, and there is no shortage of maids in the Taiwei Mansion, so I will carefully clean the bookshelves and there should be no dust." Xing Tianze figured out a lot of things in an instant, and the two of them showed a knowing smile at the same time.

"What are you two laughing at? Why can't I understand anything? Tao Mingxi glanced at Xing Tianze and Wuxian suspiciously.

"The princess is thoughtful, she shouldn't be unaware of the secret hidden in it." Traceless looked at Tao Mingxi in surprise.

The latter had only heard about the disappearance of the military salary before, so he deduced the possibility of hydrating gold, and felt that the captain was quite likely to steal from the guard, how could he not even think about such a simple thing as the study?