A day passed, and the investigation of the Dark Night Hall was inconclusive.

All channels, countless locations, whether they are locals or outsiders in the capital, have almost all been investigated, intentionally or unintentionally. But Xu Wei felt more and more pressure and heaviness, and he still had no clue where the treasures in the fifty-six boxes had disappeared and when they were replaced.

In the warehouse of the Sifang Pavilion of Honglu Temple, the guards are all guarding the door, and in the warehouse, Nalan stands in front of the box at night, with deep pupils, like a bottomless deep sea. His face was expressionless, and he couldn't see what he was thinking, but there was an indescribable coercion that made the people around him dare not come out.

Luo Qingluan was dressed in white and light veil, standing quietly beside him, the two stood side by side, like a fairy couple, but at this time, there was a touch of erratic darkness. Her eyes fell on the dozens of boxes in front of her, swept them one by one, nodded towards Nalan Ye, and walked slowly towards the inside of the warehouse.

The storeroom of the Sifang Pavilion is very large, and because of the obstruction of various items, you can't see the end at a glance. All kinds of furnishings and utensils were piled up, occupying most of the space, and only a vacant space was cleared in the middle of the storeroom, which was specially used to temporarily store fifty-six iron boxes.

At this moment, all the chests were open, and some of them were still stacked with a thin layer of jewels, gold and silver, but the angular stones were mixed in them, and a lot of dust and gravel were scattered, which looked indescribably indescribable.

His eyes swept over these boxes little by little, and Luo Qingluan observed carefully, wanting to see something from them. Although she didn't have much hope, after all, the people of the Dark Night Hall didn't inquire about anything, but it was absolutely impossible to make her give up.

These chests are all made of fine jujube wood, and the four sides are wrapped with thick iron sheets, which will not be damaged even if ordinary people cut them with swords. A thin layer of dust was covered around the box, and the ropes that bound the box were scattered on the ground as it had been when it arrived that day, and no one has cleaned it so far, and everything has remained as it was.

After contemplating for a moment, Luo Qingluan squatted down and stood in front of a box to take a closer look.

In this box, there are several long boxes on it, the box has been opened, and there are all kinds of calligraphy, painting and calligraphy works, all of which are treasures collected by the emperors of the Beiyue Kingdom for many years and sacrificed from all over the country, and any pair will not be less than 10,000 taels of silver.

She reached out and picked up a pair, untied the strap and slowly unfolded it, it was a landscape picture one foot wide and three feet long. Although Luo Qingluan didn't know the name and seal of the inscription, it can be seen only that the charm of this painting and the skills of the painter can be seen that it is definitely a master's work.

After hundreds or even thousands of years, it is still collected by the royal family, and once it is circulated, it will definitely be priceless.

She looked at the second and third boxes, all of which were similar paintings and calligraphy, all of which were genuine. The whole box can hold at least twenty boxes, and only six are needed to fill the first layer of the box. So the box below is directly empty, and there is nothing in it.

Staring at the items in front of him, Luo Qingluan vaguely sensed something, and there was a sense of disobedience lingering in his heart, but he couldn't grasp what it was.

Without thinking too much, she looked at the box next to her again, there were still small boxes in it, but the boxes were full of neatly arranged silver ingots. Like the box she had just seen, only the ingots in the box on the first floor were still there, and in the box below, all the silver ingots had been replaced with stones and sand.

Suddenly feeling the sound of the wind beside him, Luo Qingluan didn't turn his head, and sure enough, he heard Nalan Ye's deep and mellow voice: "Qingluan, have you found anything?" ”

Luo Qingluan frowned, and paused before responding: "I always feel that something is wrong, but I can't think of it." ”

As she spoke, she pointed to the box in front of her: "The things in here are neatly stacked, apparently placed when they were packed." But Nalan Night, you see, only the top box has something, and the bottom is empty, otherwise it will be replaced, and fifty-six boxes are like this, I was thinking......"

As if racking her brains to analyze the problem, and as if she was guessing the scene of the original incident, her voice fluttered out of her lips and teeth, as if coming from a distant place: "Such a huge project, how many people were there to replace these things at that time?" How did they do it, what happened at that time, why were they so unaware, Lord He and Xu Wei were completely unaware? ”

"Are you suspicious of outsiders?"

Naturally understanding the meaning of Luo Qingluan's words, Nalan Ye said loudly: "After all, it is two teams that escort these things, whether it is the people sent by Beijun or the people from our Dark Night Hall, they have formed a role of mutual cooperation but mutual supervision. In this case, it is really difficult to say that one of them is doing it without the other party noticing. ”

Luo Qingluan nodded, his expression becoming more and more solemn: "This is just a possibility, and there is another possibility......"

"After all, this batch of treasures was transported from Beijun thousands of miles away, and when they set off, there were only people from Beijun, led by Lord He Changlong and He himself. The journey was nearly a thousand miles, and if they had to do something before the people of the Dark Night Hall arrived, there would definitely be time. ”

Although the words were affirmative, there was an inquiring look in her eyes, Nalan Ye knew her question, and then analyzed: "I naturally thought of this, but I have already asked Xu Wei, when he waited until the Beijun escort team arrived, he had seen the seal, including the lock on the box, and there was no sign of opening or breaking." Moreover, there are so many escort personnel, even if one or two can conceal it, not everyone will not be able to see the slightest flaw. ”

Xu Wei told Nalan Ye that these treasures were so valuable, he would naturally consider safety issues along the way. When he arrived at He Changlong's team, he immediately checked the seal of the box, including observing everyone's expressions, whether there were any other abnormalities, and everything was not suspicious.

Moreover, from Beijun to Xichu, there is the Gobi Desert in the middle, because of the war a few years ago, there is no grass and trees all year round, and sometimes there is wind and sand. If He Changlong had done something and had the treasures replaced, where would he have hid it?

The terrain on the Gobi Desert can change at any time, and it is possible that a box that was buried in the morning will run along the quicksand in the afternoon and do not know where it goes. Moreover, the wind and sand can change the terrain at any time, except for the most skilled guides, caravans that pass through this terrain all year round can follow the established route and find the right direction.

In this way, He Changlong wants to replace the contents of more than fifty boxes and bury them in the ground to be retrieved on the return trip, which may be too small. But even so, Nalan Ye also sent people from the Dark Night Hall to search along the way, before the news came from the Dark Harrier, everything was normal along the way, and nothing suspicious was found so far, so Nalan Ye and Luo Qingluan came to the warehouse to check in person, intending to find some clues.

"If they all lied, would you believe it?"

After thinking for a long time, Luo Qingluan looked at Nalan Ye and slowly got up.

Only she and Nalan Ye were present in the warehouse, and the rest of the people were waiting outside the warehouse, and they did not follow up. When she said such a thing, it was only when she and Nalan Ye were alone, after all, she could suspect the people of Beijun, but it was Xu Wei who was in charge of receiving the team from the Dark Night Hall, and Luo Qingluan would never believe that he would betray Nalan Ye.

"I believe Xu Wei." Nalan Ye's voice was faint, but with absolute trust.

"I believe in him too." Luo Qingluan nodded, once again firming up his thoughts.

A subordinate who can protect her safety and even disregard his life, understands his character and words, would he do such a thing because of millions of gold and silver? If someone else is changed, Luo Qingluan may question it because she doesn't understand, but Xu Wei, she believes that it will definitely not.

Xu Wei and Xu Lian have only been married for a year, it is the time when the newlywed Yan'er is happy, Xu Lian has just become pregnant, as a husband, as the father of a child about to be born, how could he betray Nalan Ye and give up the stable and happy life in front of him? Xu Wei is not an ambitious person, he has always been calm and silent, and even a little bad at words, it is impossible to say that he can come up with such a careful plan without being noticed by the people around him.

After determining this, Luo Qingluan's eyes lit up and said firmly: "So, since it can't be Xu Wei, it has nothing to do with the Dark Night Hall, except for this possibility, then only He Changlong has a ghost!" Otherwise......"

"It's just that there are foreign thieves!" She said word by word.

Whether it was He Changlong or the thief who used a secret method to hide from everyone, Luo Qingluan and Nalan Ye were both burdened with heavy baggage and pressure at this moment. These treasures transported by the North County are priceless, and now most of them have disappeared inexplicably, and it is impossible to hide them.

Now that Nalan Ye suppressed the news and did not report it, it was not because he was worried about being angry and punished by Emperor Nangong Qing of Western Chu, but because he didn't want to startle the snake, so he could secretly investigate. But this time can't be too much, now a day has passed, if you can't find out as soon as possible, sooner or later your eyes won't be covered.

So they must be as soon as possible, otherwise this matter will be poked out, and they are afraid that it will cause an uproar.

Yao Fang, the Qing of Honglu Temple, must not be able to hide it, after receiving Nalan Ye's warning, he only promised to respond with a panicked face: "Yes, the prince can rest assured, the lower officials will keep it a secret, but this matter is important, and I hope the prince will ...... it as soon as possible."

"Do you think this king will affect you?" Nalan Ye looked at him coldly, and said what he thought in his heart in one sentence.

"The lower officials don't dare, don't dare!" Yao Fangzheng trembled with fright, and hurriedly said that he would definitely keep it a secret. He also said that if the king of Chu had orders, he would definitely do his best to help, just to find out about the matter as soon as possible.

Leaving Honglu Temple with Luo Qingluan, as soon as he went out, Nalan Ye glanced back at the vermilion gate, and said in a deep voice: "Yuan Xing, find someone to keep an eye on him, and Lord Yao is definitely not allowed to contact anyone." ”

Yuan Xing got the order and said coldly: "Don't worry, your subordinates must be watching, and he can't even see his second aunt!" ”