"The official silver is lost" In the study, Lin Qitong's face changed when he heard Xu Dahu's report, the official silver was lost, and it was a military salary issued by the imperial court, this is not a trivial matter, if it is not handled properly, he, the county guard, will not have good fruit to eat, and he will not be able to protect the black gauze hat: "How much has it lost?"

"Twenty boxes, twenty thousand taels!" Xu Dahu lowered his head and said, feeling both worried and worried, and feeling that his face was dull, Lin Qitong's expression was even tighter when he heard this: "Twenty thousand taels!"

This is not a small amount, the military salary issued by the imperial court this time is not more than 200,000 taels, and one tenth of it was lost at once, if this is investigated, it is definitely a big crime, Lin Qitong immediately looked at Xu Dahu and ordered: "Block the news for me, and you must not let the news spread for the time being." ”

This is Lin Qitong's first reaction, blocking the news, it must not be spread, especially not to the imperial court, the less people know, the better.

"Yes" Xu Dahu and Fang Wushu both responded, they also knew the seriousness of this matter, if it was not handled well, not only Lin Qitong would be to blame, but they would definitely not be able to get out of it, the best way to do it was to block the news before the matter spread, and then recover the lost silver as soon as possible and catch the gangsters.

"What the hell is going on, give me the detailed facts. Instructed the two of them to block the news, Lin Qitong asked about the specific process of the matter, Xu Dahu also did not hide it, and told everything he saw, but it made Lin Qitong and Fang Wushu both faces change slightly, Lin Qitong looked at Xu Dahu: "You mean that this matter is done by ghosts." ”

Xu Dahu nodded and shook his head when he heard this, thinking of what he had passed in the silver vault before, and recalling the five ghosts he had seen in the silver vault before, and spoke.

"This subordinate is not sure, although the five things stolen in the treasury before are ghosts, but the strength is not very strong, after being rushed by the subordinates, he escaped from the silver vault, and did not harm others, it seems that specifically for stealing silver, according to the subordinates, there should be a mastermind behind these five ghosts, it is not excluded that someone manipulated these five ghosts behind their backs to steal the silver vault. ”

I have to say that after many years of catching fast, Xu Dahu's thinking and judgment are still very calm and accurate, and he guessed that there was a mastermind behind the five ghosts just by meeting with the five ghosts, but although he guessed this, he didn't have the slightest clue about how to do it.

Because the ghost is unpredictable, and his whereabouts are difficult to find, if the five ghosts fight with him, he is not afraid, but the five ghosts are hiding and hiding, and he has no way, although his strength is also good, but to deal with ghosts, he is really a little blind.

"My lord, how do you think this matter should be handled?" Xu Dahu asked Lin Qitong in a low voice, this is also another purpose of his trip, reporting to Lin Qitong is one purpose, and finding Lin Qitong to ask for a way is the second purpose: "Those five ghosts have come and gone without a trace, if you want to deal with them, it is best to ask some people who can deal with these things..."

Xu Dahu suggested in a low voice, Lin Qitong also groaned, put his hands behind his back, looked into the distance with deep eyes, and pondered, Xu Dahu and Fang Wushu looked at Lin Qitong without shame, seeing Lin Qitong pondering, although he didn't know what Lin Qitong was thinking, but at this time, he also chose to be silent and quietly waited for Lin Qitong to speak.

"Dad" At this time, Lin Yuefu's voice suddenly sounded, and she walked in from the door with light steps, and the three people in the room also turned their heads to look at Lin Yuefu who walked in, followed by Xu Mu'e behind Lin Yuefu, seeing Xu Mu'e, Xu Dahu's face immediately turned grim, but he didn't attack directly: "I heard that Uncle Xu and Brother Fang came to talk to Daddy, Fu'er specially made a pot of herbal tea to quench the thirst of Daddy, Uncle Xu, and Brother Fang." ”

Lin Yuefu said unhurriedly, put the herbal tea in her hand on the table next to her as she spoke, poured three cups and handed them to Lin Qitong and Xu Dahu and Fang Wushu respectively, Xu Dahu and Fang Wushu looked a little flattered, and thanked them a few times, but Lin Qitong smiled slightly with satisfaction.

"Fu'er has a heart!"

Smiled with satisfaction, Lin Qitong was very satisfied with Lin Yuefu's performance, and his unhappy thoughts because of Lin Yuefu's sudden intrusion also disappeared in an instant, he was already very doting on Lin Yuefu, and at this moment, seeing Lin Yuefu's reasonable performance, he was naturally even more satisfied.

Xu Mu'e stood by honestly, feeling the gaze that Xu Dahu cast from time to time, and shrank her head in fear.

"Dad, what are you talking about with Uncle Xu and Brother Fang, is something going on?"

Seeing that Lin Qitong's expression eased, Lin Yuefu did not forget the purpose of coming over, and asked, this is not completely for Xu Mu'e, but also because she herself is a little worried about Lin Qitong, if it is really like Xu Mu'e said that something happened to the silver treasury, Lin Qitong will definitely be to blame as a Taishou, so she is also a little worried about Lin Qitong and wants to know.

"It's nothing, it's just some trivial things" Lin Qitong didn't plan to let Lin Yuefu know about it, so he said casually, and then looked at Xu Dahu and said: "You guys should go back first, go back and take care of the warehouse, I have my own arrangements for the specific treatment..."

Xu Dahu and Fang Wuxian looked at Xu Mu'e and Lin Yuefu in the room without leaving a trace, and also knew Lin Qitong's thoughts, and didn't want to discuss this matter in front of Lin Yuefu and Xu Mu'e, so they immediately agreed, turned around and left here, of course, Xu Mu'e left together.

"Dad, what happened, Mu E told me that something happened to the silver vault. After Xu Dahu, Fang Wuxian, and Xu Mu'e left, Lin Yuefu couldn't help but ask Lin Qitong again: "Uncle Xu has always been steady, if it wasn't for something wrong, he would never come to you so late, something must have happened." ”

Lin Qitong looked at Lin Yuefu, and when he saw Lin Yuefu's inquiring eyes, he knew that it was impossible for him to continue to lie and fool around, so after thinking about it, he decided to tell Lin Yuefu something, and said, "It is true that something happened to the silver treasury, and some of the official silver issued by the imperial court was lost this time." ”

"Ah? What should I do then?" Lin Yuefu's face immediately changed, the loss of official silver was not a trivial matter, she looked at Lin Qitong with some concern, and felt Lin Yuefu's concerned and worried eyes, Lin Qitong's head warmed slightly, and said with a smile: "Don't worry, Dad will take care of it." ”

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The moon and stars are scarce, it is late at night, Xu Mu'e returned home, but her face was worried and absent-minded, and she didn't even see a figure coming towards her when she crossed the courtyard, and she almost bumped into it, but the other party called her first before waking up.

"Mu'e" spoke to the person who came to her, a middle-aged woman with a beautiful face.

"Ah" Xu Mu'e was startled for a moment, and then raised her head and saw the middle-aged woman who had already arrived in front of her: "Erniang"

Xu Mu'e recognized the middle-aged woman as Gongsun Erniang.

"What's wrong with you, you look absent-minded when you walk, and you look preoccupied. Gongsun Erniang looked at Xu Mu'e, saw Xu Mu'e's face, and asked, "Is something wrong?"

Xu Mu'e's expression changed, she looked at Gongsun Erniang, and paused before nodding.

"Well, it's the government treasury, tonight my father and my brother are guarding the bank, but the bank was stolen, and I heard the big brother tell me that the gangster who stole the silver bank is not a person, but a ghost!" Speaking of this, Xu Mu'e's face was even more worried, and Gongsun Erniang in front of her also changed her face when she heard this: "Ghost!"