"Oh, this kind of drudgery doesn't usually see us." Jin Yuze explained to Shen Lian.

"Why?" Shen Lian was stunned for a moment, and said in his heart that the head is so rigid? Honest and treacherous?

"Hehe, naturally there is a reason." Zhou Tianlu added in a timely manner.

"Expand and elaborate." Shen Lian asked curiously.

"Do you know where the daily expenses of our yamen come from?" Jin Yuze's expression was mysterious, and his tone was playful.

Shen Lian raised his eyebrows and said, "Isn't it the imperial court?" ”

"The expenses of the Shadow Secret Guard are huge, and the imperial court's appropriation can only meet half of the needs." Jin Yuze said.

"And the remaining half?" An incredible thought flashed in Shen Lian's heart.

"Hehe, judging from your expression, you already have the answer in your heart, that's right, it was given by the boss's father-in-law." As Jin Yuze spoke, his face couldn't help but become envious.

Oh, my God!

That's astronomical.

Shen Lian was shocked.

How can a rice merchant in a town have such a large amount of financial resources?

"I remember you said that the boss's father-in-law is the largest rice merchant in Yuzhou City, is it so profitable to sell rice?" Shen Lian really couldn't believe it.

"That was before, since the head became the son-in-law of the family, relying on the prestige of the shadow secret guard, the family is now the top three rice merchants in the country." This time it was Zhou Tianlu who spoke.

Oh, got it.

collusion between government and business......

There is a son-in-law of the shadow guard, who dares to compete?

Just follow the reason for selling fake rice, and I'll catch you in the Tooth Eater Prison.

The Shadow Secret Guard was not far from the altar, and it took two quarters of an hour to ride the carriage and the big moon.

When he arrived at the altar, Shen Lian saw that Yu Linwei had already surrounded this place three times inside and three times outside, and no one was allowed to enter without a warrant.

Shen Lian stepped forward, took out the imperial gold medal, and said to the leader of the team, Yulin Wei Qianhu: "This official shadow guards Shen Lian, and I am ordered to investigate the altar explosion case. ”

The emperor asked the shadow secretary to take charge of the case, and the other secretaries cooperated with full authority, and Yu Linwei also received a notice.

After briefly checking the authenticity of the gold medal, the leader left to make way for a way.

"Lord Shen, please."

"There is labor." Shen Lian nodded to the other party.

The altar had been completely blown up, and most of the wooden corridor leading to the altar on the shore had been shattered, so Shen Lian could only take a small boat to the altar ruins.

As soon as he stepped on it, Shen Lian smelled a strong and pungent smell of gunpowder, even if the explosion had passed for such a long time, it still hadn't completely dissipated, which showed the large amount of gunpowder.

It seems that it was blown up with gunpowder, I thought it was some kind of earth-shattering ghost and god technique, Shen Lian said in his heart.

This was the first time Shen Lian had climbed the altar, and although only ruins remained, he could still feel the enormity of the altar.

Shen Lian stepped forward and squatted in the direction that originally belonged to the center of the altar to observe carefully.

The smell of gunpowder is so strong, it must have been quietly transported after the end of the festival.

If you hide here in advance, you will definitely be searched out by the Yamen such as the Shadow Secret Guard and the Yulin Guard who are in charge of the inspection during the Heaven Worship Ceremony.

Even if the people who came to search happened to be idiots, there must have been a lot of gunpowder of such great power, and even if it was not ignited, the smell of gunpowder would be pungent and unpleasant.

In this case, it is necessary to check who has been here after the ceremony.

Shen Lian walked back and forth on the ruins while analyzing the case in his mind.

Suddenly, a piece of rubble in the ruins caught his attention.

At first glance, it appears to be an ordinary piece of rubble, but larger and blackened by the explosion of gunpowder; But if you look closely, you will see that the stone is engraved with an unknown pattern.

This pattern Shen Lian is very familiar with, and the blade of the Changhong Sword in his hand is engraved with something similar.

Taoist talismans.

Could it be that the story is true?

Is the Demon Emperor really sealed here?

Now that the altar has been destroyed, the Demon Emperor has left smoothly!

I need to report it to the commander as soon as possible.

This thought flashed through Shen Lian's heart, and he turned around to leave, but after just a few steps, he turned around and went back.

No, the commander said before that I don't need to care if something is sealed, I just need to find out the cause of the explosion and find out who is behind it.

When the leader says this, he naturally has his reasons, and I just do what I am told.

Taking a step back, even if the things that are sealed inside are in the downtown of the capital, there are naturally masters to deal with them, and it is not something I should care about.

Investigate and investigate cases.

Thinking about this truth, Shen Lian gathered his mind and concentrated on analyzing the case.

"Zhang Baihu, I bother you to take someone to check, after the sacrificial ceremony, it was those servants of the yamen who were responsible for cleaning up the debris on the altar."

"Li Baihu, please take someone to the Ministry of Industry to check the recent use of gunpowder, such a large-scale gunpowder cannot appear out of thin air."

"Yuze, you take someone to find Yu Linwei, who was on duty nearby at the time of the explosion, to understand the situation."

"Tianlu, you stay here and accompany me to investigate the scene again."

Standing in front of everyone, Shen Lian issued four instructions in a row, without stage fright.

Zhang Baihu and Li Baihu didn't expect Shen Lian to be so calm, they were slightly surprised, looked at each other, and nodded at the same time: "Yes, Lord Shen." ”

The two took the order and left, and Jin Yuze immediately took someone to make a record.

Shen Lian ordered Zhou Tianlu to find some pen and paper, carefully copied the Dao patterns that could be seen, and planned to take the time to ask Yun Shuiyao about the meaning.

Although Iron Ruthless does not let him take care of the seals of the altar, people are always curious.

Jin Yuze's efficiency was faster than Shen Lian imagined, and in less than an hour, he returned with a thick pile of notes.

"Did you ask any useful information?" Shen Lian took the transcript and sat down on a fairly complete stone next to him to check it.

Jin Yuze sighed helplessly, shook his head and said: "Their answers are surprisingly consistent, they didn't find anything, when they heard the explosion, the altar had already exploded, and neither suspicious characters appeared, nor anything strange happened." ”

Shen Lian was not surprised at all.

If there was a suspicious character, with Yu Linwei's ability, he would have taken down the other party a long time ago.

There are only two possibilities.

First, the person who ignited the gunpowder was Yu Linwei or other yamen who were patrolling nearby, and he took advantage of the time to go on a business trip and wait for an opportunity to commit murder.

Second, there is a special way to ignite gunpowder without going through an open flame.

Previously, Shen Lian had seen Yun Shuiyao's technique of lighting a candle with a single breath.

Since Yun Shuiyao can do it, others will definitely be able to do it, and they may do it better.

But this is completely impossible to investigate, and there are so many people who patrol the streets near the altar every night, a total of several hundred, and dozens of people died in the explosion alone, so there is no way to find out.

To change the way of thinking, first go to the Ministry of Industry to understand the situation of gunpowder in and out of the warehouse.

Shen Lian planned in his heart.