"So I think if you can, you must get back this batch of military salaries as soon as possible, otherwise, once the border military salaries are generous and untimely, it is likely to cause dissatisfaction among the soldiers. ”

"In case of a mutiny, it will be a disaster for the entire Tang Dynasty. ”

"Now, Datang is once again at a critical juncture, I, Datang soldiers, and the stability of the people of Li will all be handed over to you, Lord Qin. ”

The voice fell.

All the ministers also looked at Qin Zulai one after another, their eyes full of hope.

Datang's dilemma, indeed, can be solved now, and only Qin Zulai, who is invincible in the case and has recently been called the smartest person in Datang, is alone.

Hearing this, Qin Zulai suddenly felt a heavy pressure on his shoulders.

In all fairness, he didn't want to bother with this case at all.

After all, he promised his stupid daughter-in-law, saying that he wanted to accompany her more, and he was going to return to Huangjiang Village tomorrow night.

If this case is accepted, I don't know when or after it will be able to be dealt with, and then return to Huangjiang Village.

I don't want to pick it up, I really don't want to take it.

But Qin Zulai hesitated again after seeing that it was Li Er's personal entrustment.

Li Er, this is a task given to him in front of all the ministers.

Perhaps, this is what Li Er thought at the beginning.

Giving him a case in front of everyone made it difficult for him to refuse.

After thinking about it, Qin Zulai finally planned to take it.

After all, he is the father of his daughter-in-law, and he always needs to give face.

You can't refuse in front of everyone, and let him lose face as the king of a country.

This, he Qin someone really can't do it.

It seems that it can only be next.

This is the stability of a country, and the peace and contentment of tens of millions of Li people, which is entrusted to oneself.

"Whew. ”

Thinking of this, Qin Zulai let out a sigh.

Then, he said loudly: "Your Majesty, minister, you must do your best to find out this case and recover the military salary to protect the family and the country!!"

"Good!!"

Li Er let out a loud shout and continued: "In this way, Qin Zu is here to receive the order!!"

"The minister is here!!"

"I ordered you to be a special envoy to investigate the case of the loss of military salaries, the military department, Dali Temple, and Jing Zhaoyi are all at your disposal, and no one is allowed to stop you during the investigation of the case, otherwise! You can cut it first and then play it!

"Minister, obey!!"

Qin Zulai arched his hand and replied.

............

Leaving Daming Palace, Qin Zulai looked directly at Cheng Yanjin and said: "General Cheng, there is no delay, let's set off immediately and go to the scene of the crime. ”

Cheng Yanjin didn't hesitate and replied: "Okay, Lord Qin, I'll wait for your words, I can set off at any time!!"

"Hmm. ”

Qin Zulai nodded, and then said with a little embarrassment: "However, before leaving, I have to explain the reason to my daughter-in-law, and I hope that General Cheng will give me some time." ”

Hearing this, Cheng Biting Jin chuckled.

He had long known that Qin Zulai would say this, and if the other party didn't say so, he really wanted to give Qin Zulai a wake-up call.

Handling cases is important, but the same is true for families.

So, he simply didn't have any reason to refute it.

"No problem, Lord Qin, I can afford to wait for this time, so you can go back and say goodbye to your wife." ”

"Hmm. ”

Getting Cheng Biting Jin's answer, Qin Zulai nodded.

After a while, Qin Zulai separated from Cheng Yanjin and turned around and headed back towards his own nest.

In the hut, Changle was staring intently at the tea being boiled.

She planned to boil hot tea for Qin Zu to taste a thing or two.

However, just when the atmosphere of the hut was calm for a while,

Coldly, an inopportune voice sounded.

"Girl, I'm back!"

Hearing this voice, in an instant, Changle didn't even bother to look at the hot tea.

He immediately pulled out, and then trotted out the door.

"Zulai, you're back!!"

With a crisp sound, Changle saw Qin Zulai at the door of his house.

When she saw Qin Zu coming, her good-looking little face suddenly collapsed.

made her face so stretched, naturally Changle saw Qin Zulai's cautious face.

After many days of getting along with husband and wife, she Li Changle naturally knows what this means!!

This shows that Qin Zulai has something important to go out to do!!

Only in this way would Qin Zulai be so worried.

therefore

Changle's little face was very dull, and he stepped forward and pulled the corner of Qin Zulai's clothes, and said cautiously: "Zulai, you ...... Are you going out?"

"If you want to go out, can you take me with you! I'm so bored at home alone. ”

The voice fell.

Qin Zulai stepped forward, rubbed his stupid daughter-in-law's little head, and said gently, "I'm sorry, I'm afraid I can't." ”

"However, I also know that you are a silly girl, so I brought your sister with me. ”

After finishing speaking, the little son appeared behind Qin Zulai.

She smiled lightly and said, "Sister, I met my brother-in-law on the street, and he asked me if I had anything to do recently, and I said no, so I was brought over as a coolie to accompany you." ”

"Ah...... This ......"

Changle was flustered.

In all fairness, she actually didn't want someone she was familiar with to appear in front of Qin Zulai.

Because of this, she was afraid that her own husband, who was almost a demon, would find out his identity.

"Zulai, I know, you go quickly, go quickly, finish it early and come back early. ”

"Last night you said that the first batch of potatoes in our village was about to be harvested. ”

Qin Zulai nodded, stepped forward and kissed his daughter-in-law's forehead.

Then, he said cautiously: "When I am not there, I am not allowed to demolish the house." ”

Demolition ......

Changle's little face was slightly red, and then he snorted and said, "Hmph, I know, I know, you can go!"

As he spoke, he urged Qin Zu to leave with his small hand.

And the little son of the melon-eating audience watched the two show affection, and it was really not a taste in their hearts.

It's as hard as pushing the river to the sea.

Finally, Qin Zulai left.

After he left, Changle immediately stepped forward and asked, "Little son, tell me quickly, what is my husband doing with him?"

Forehead......

After Qin Zu came and left, Changle's attitude changed 180 degrees.

The appearance of the little wife just now is completely gone!!

It's so realistic!

The little son was speechless, and then replied: "Sister, brother-in-law, he should be going to deal with the case of the disappearance of military salaries." ”

"You, don't blame your brother-in-law for not accompanying you, this is what my father personally asked him to do. ”

Father's request?

Changle was stunned for a moment, and then kicked the stones at his feet in a puff.

All right!!

Good father!!

I tricked my husband into working as a coolie again!

Damn, damn it!!

He left without even eating now, and it was all caused by your dead father!!

Changle was really angry, and immediately said: "Little son, I'm going to go to my father to ask for guilt!

After speaking, he just left and went to Daming Palace to prepare to question Li Er.

The little son looked confused, and when she came back to her senses, she found that Changle had walked a long distance.

Therefore, he hurriedly began to trot to keep up with Changle.

"Sister, wait for me!You wait for me!!"

............

Meanwhile.

Qin Zulai met with Cheng Yanjin.

He, Cheng Yanjin, Han Min, Lu Shisan, and some people from Dali Temple and the military department left Chang'an City directly and rushed towards Taiji Mountain.

Two hours later, they arrived at the scene of the crime.

As soon as he arrived, Han Min suddenly let out a sigh of surprise.

"Qin County Order, here...... It's not ...... here," Han Min was a little surprised.

Qin Zulai also raised his eyebrows.

Because here, some time ago, he just came.

Right here, almost in place.

The son of the envoy who followed Tuyu Hun Zhen on the border of the Tang Dynasty was killed here, beheaded off, and his body was hidden here.

In the same way, those envoys of Tuyuhun left Chang'an, not far from here.

was killed by Tuyuhun Skynet, and only one person escaped.

And now, the one million yuan of military salaries borrowed by Datang with the strength of the whole country has also disappeared here.

Is all this just a coincidence, or is it ............

This case is related to the Tuyuhun envoy case that has been concluded before??

Qin Zulai's heart was suddenly covered with a layer of thick fog, and he always felt that all this was not such a simple coincidence.

Could it be that there are any details of Tuyuhun's envoy case that I have overlooked? ?

Is this case really related to the case of Tuyuhun Zhen's envoy? ?

Suddenly!

He also thought that Tuoba Chici's sudden suicide happened to happen recently.

Is this just a coincidence?

The fog is really getting deeper and deeper.

Qin Zulai turned over and dismounted, temporarily suppressing the doubts in his heart.

Whether or not the case of the loss of military salaries is related to the case of the Tuyuhun envoy is of no use or result in speculation.

Only evidence can prove everything!!

Therefore, looking for evidence and clues is the more important thing.

He came to the camp, where he was stationed, and it was in great confusion, and the tent was in disarray.

Because of the recent rain, the ground is very muddy after being trampled.

The whole scene can be seen that something very chaotic must have happened here recently.

At this moment.

Cheng Yanjin accompanied Qin Zu and said, "Lord Qin, the soldiers we escorted the military pay are nearly a thousand people in total. ”

"They are all the elite of the Tang Dynasty, and in the recent battle of the headless people, nearly 700 people died, and the rest, 200 people were seriously injured, and they are still unconscious. ”

"The rest of the hundred-odd people, like me, were frightened, and they are still a little unclear-headed. ”

Qin Zulai nodded and asked, "Those people were seriously injured and sacrificed, all because of that headless man?"

"It should ...... Should it?" Cheng Yanjin was a little unsure.

Originally, for the death toll in this case, he believed that he was injured by a headless person.

However, since Qin Zu said that there were no ghosts and gods, he was unsure again.

I don't know what is true and what is false.

"Should??"

Qin Zulai paused at his feet, he looked at Cheng Yanjin next to him,

Then he said: "General Cheng, I forgot to tell you. ”

"When we are handling the case in Dali Temple, what we are most afraid of is the should and possibility, which is a great interference in the case and is likely to directly affect the direction of our investigation. ”

"So, you can say whatever you know, and you can't use words that should and can. ”

Qin Zu came to talk eloquently,

Although he joined Dali Temple for less than two weeks, he already knew the methods of Dali Temple under full-level investigation and full-level reasoning.

I also know what kind of role I should play as a trial judge.

And, how to speak from the perspective of Dali Temple.

The voice fell,

Cheng Yanjin was silent for a moment, and then said, "Lord Qin, this ...... I don't know about that. ”

"General Cheng, what's going on?" Qin Zulai frowned slightly and asked.

Cheng Yanjin said: "That night, when I woke up, the battle was already at the last moment, and the soldiers had already fallen to the ground. ”

"All I could see was that the headless man stoned the last soldier to death, and then he walked away. ”

"I didn't find any sign of anyone else in the vicinity, and their wounds were basically halberd wounds or smash wounds, so I said they were all wounded by the headless man who claimed to be the Overlord. ”

The voice fell.

Qin Zulai nodded slightly, and his eyes showed a thoughtful look.

After a while, he spoke again: "So, General Cheng, what about the rest of the more than 100 people who didn't have anything to do?

Cheng Yanjin shook his head, "They are all the same as me, they belong to the people who are on duty in the second half of the night, so they all sleep very deeply like me." ”

"And that night it was raining heavily, and there was a thunderous roar, so loud that it almost drowned out the sound of the headless battle, so that none of us noticed that it was happening. ”

"I was a little more vigilant, I woke up earlier, and when they woke up, the battle was already completely over, and they knew even less. ”

Qin Zulai's eyes narrowed, his fingers gently rubbed the jade pendant on his waist, and he didn't say anything.

Han Min noticed Qin Zulai's small action on the side,

He immediately knew that Qin Zulai must have suspected something, or discovered something.

It's just that Qin Zulai didn't say anything, no one had any way, it could only be like a cat scratching his heart.

then

Qin Zulai and Cheng Biting Jin went to see the location of the camp where they were resting, and then went to see the location of the place where the military salary was stored at that time.

Cheng Yanjin pointed to the location of the backer and said: "At that time, the batch of military salaries was stacked here, and millions of military salaries were piled together, covering an extraordinarily large area, and from a distance, it was the same as a hill. ”

Hearing this, Qin Zulai nodded, and then walked over.

Looking down, the ground here has indeed been pressed down a bit, and it can be seen that it has taken on some heavy things when it rains.

And there are still some rut marks here.

Qin Zu looked at it for a while and asked, "General Cheng, have you brought someone to check the direction of the rut mark?"