Gunpowder is a dangerous substance, and it is a confidential item in the era of Dayu, which is under the unified management of the Ministry of Industry.

Shen Lian wanted to find out the source of the gunpowder that blew up the altar, and the most direct place was the Ministry of Industry.

Li Shi of the Shadow Secret Guard has already led people to check the records of gunpowder in and out of the Ministry of Industry for half a day.

However, the Ministry of Industry uses a huge amount of gunpowder every year, and there are a lot of things to find out, and it is by no means possible to find out in a moment and a half.

When Shen Lian arrived with someone, he saw Li Shi scratching his ears and cheeks anxiously.

"Li Baihu, what do you gain?" Shen Lian walked up to Zhang Shan, took an account book and flipped through it, and asked.

Li Shi's face was solemn, he shook his head and said: "In addition to opening mountains and blasting stones, gunpowder is also used to make military supplies, and the annual demand is huge, and there are many purchase channels for the Ministry of Industry, so it is very difficult to investigate. ”

Shen Lian understood his difficulty, nodded, and didn't say anything.

Li Shi continued: "And here can only check the purchase records of the Ministry of Industry, and cannot be checked with the shipment records of relevant manufacturers, we also have to send people to the source of goods to compare, which takes time, Your Majesty only gave half a month......

Shen Lian understood that Li Shi's implication was that the workload was huge, and it was difficult to complete it in half a month.

"Li Baihu, I will send some more people to you, gunpowder is the key clue, you must find out clearly." Shen Lian looked at Li Shi and said.

"Yes, Lord Shen." Li Shi nodded.

Then Shen Lian found a chair and began to reason about the whole case in his mind.

At present, the criminal must have a purpose in blowing up the altar, and it is impossible to simply let the capital hear it, let's just think that he is to release the seal in the altar.

Blowing up the altar requires a large amount of gunpowder, and the gunpowder is controlled by the Ministry of Works, so it is necessary to find a way to transfer the gunpowder out of the Ministry of Works' warehouse.

There are many methods, such as hiding a part of the goods when they are purchased, that is, not registering all the gunpowder they bought; Another example is to do some hands and feet when using gunpowder, using 100 catties, falsely claiming to have used 120 catties, and so on.

But there is a problem, the amount of gunpowder that blew up the altar is huge, and it is by no means something that can be accumulated overnight, nor can it be done secretly by one person.

And the longer it drags on and the more people are involved, the easier it is to leak the news.

This is clearly not a wise move.

Is it possible that the gunpowder did not come from the Ministry of Industry?

Shen Lian got up, walked to the courtyard outside the house, found a stone bench and sat down, and continued to reason.

The flame nitrate mine in Jindoushan in Yongan County?

Suddenly, a terrible thought flashed in Shen Lian's mind, could it be that this case involved the demon clan?

If that's the case, it does make sense.

In order to rescue the Demon Emperor who was sealed under the altar, the demon clan blew up the altar.

The gunpowder required came from the flame nitrate mine of Jindoushan.

But there is another problem, Jin Dou Mountain is located outside the city, and the altar is in the inner city, facing layers of checkpoints in between, how did the gunpowder come in?

Shen Lian was confident that the demon clan would never dare to perform demon magic in the capital, there were countless warlocks in the Qin Heavenly Prison, and there were also masters in the court, and rashly casting demon magic was tantamount to looking for death, they could only secretly transport gunpowder into the city.

The altar is used by the royal sacrifice to the sky, usually not open to the public, guarded by the Yulin guard, if you want to put the gunpowder smoothly on the altar, you can only use the special period of the sacrifice ceremony.

In preparation for the ceremony, many of the priests would go to the altar and put the finishing touches on the ceremony after the ceremony, which was the perfect time to transport the gunpowder over.

But now there is a big doubt, although the ceremony is in charge of the Ministry of Rites, but several other officials are involved, if you want to hide from everyone and secretly put gunpowder on the altar, it is almost impossible, unless all the people present at the time are involved in this matter.

Thinking of this, Shen Lian couldn't help but break out in a cold sweat.

If this is the case, then there must be a senior member of the DPRK and China behind it, and ordinary small characters can't do this.

Suddenly, Shen Lian thought of another case he had been involved in before.

Wang Gang, the small flag official of Yulinwei, was killed at home, and his wife confessed that Wang Gang had previously said that after the dividends, he would buy a big house in the inner city.

Dividends? What are the dividends? Could this be the case?

At this time, Shen Lian's mind gradually formed the rough skeleton of the entire case.

In order to rescue the sealed Demon Emperor, the demon clan formed an alliance with a high-ranking official in the Dayu court through some kind of exchange of interests; Later, the demon clan occupied the flame nitrate mine of Jindou Mountain, quietly made gunpowder, and after the ceremony was over, the high-ranking official of the imperial court organized personnel to transport the gunpowder to the altar and then detonate it.

"Oh my God, if this is the truth, this case is too wide-ranging, and Yu Linwei, the Ministry of Rites, the Master of Ceremonies, and even the Shadow Secret Guard may all be involved." After figuring it out, Shen Lian stood up suddenly, his face was solemn, his expression was nervous, and his tone was impatient.

Jin Yuze and Zhou Tianlu had been standing not far from him, waiting for dispatch at any time, and suddenly saw Shen Lian's abnormal behavior, and the two immediately walked over.

"What do you think of?" Jin Yuze asked.

Shen Lian told the two of them about his speculation.

When they heard this, they all gasped.

Fornication with the Demon Court, this is to punish the three clans, that official of the court is so bold?

"Are you mistaken? can influence so many secretaries, not only the grade must be high, but the power in the hands must be big enough, and the person who can climb to this position is definitely not an intellectually disabled person, how can he do anything about fornicating with the demon court? Jin Yuze looked at Shen Lian with some suspicion and said.

"Maybe there's some special reason, maybe I'm being blackmailed." Shen Lian was also thinking about this question, so he couldn't give an answer.

"According to what you say, the officials who entered the altar after the end of the Heaven Sacrifice Ceremony are all involved in this matter, and the case is easy to investigate, these people are recorded, as long as they are all arrested and returned to the Tooth Devouring Prison, they are not afraid that they will not be asked." Zhou Tianlu said seriously on the side.

"Zhang Baihu has already gone to investigate, and I believe the results will come out soon." Shen Lian nodded, hoping that he had guessed wrong, otherwise after this matter was verified, the capital would probably kill a large number of officials and their families.

Qin Tianjian.

The explosion of the altar also caused a commotion here.

After returning from the palace, the eunuch Xiaoyaozi announced that he would retreat and practice, trying to find the existence above the Tianshu realm.

Yun Shuiyao had asked to meet her master many times, but was stopped by Xiaoyaozi's personal Taoist boy.

The reason is very simple, the sect master is in retreat, and no one can see him, not even his own disciples.

"It's strange, I can calculate that there is another hidden reason for the altar, can't Master figure it out? Why is it a retreat at this time? ”

Yun Shuiyao looked at Xiaoyaozi's closed door and said in wonder.

"Could it be that Master did it on purpose? He deliberately hid? ”

Suddenly, Yun Shuiyao became even more curious.

"I'll ask Dening again if she can get any news from the emperor."