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Chapter 450 Theft
Chapter 450

Aware of Zhan Feiyu's doubts, Lord Yao did not hide his plan, "I have previously received news that Jin Jiuye had contact with Young Master Min San in private."

Wealth is touching!The downfall of the Jin family stems from the greed of the people. Several princes in the palace coveted the huge property of the Jin family. Several forces cooperated tacitly to make a move together. The most profitable properties of the Jin family have already been taken by them.

In the next few days, Jin Jiuye seemed to know that he was powerless, so he secretly met with Young Master Min. Although Master Yao did not hear the specific content of the conversation, it was nothing more than spending money to eliminate disasters, giving up money in exchange for gold. The lifeline of the home.

Hearing this, Zhan Feiyu thought about it and understood, whether it is the third son of Min or other forces, they have already divided up the Jin family's property in private. If Master Yao thoroughly investigates the Jin family at this time, then the offender will be Several princes in the palace.

"Don't worry, my lord, tomorrow I will hand over the list of the Jin family's property to your lord." Zhan Feiyu agreed without any hesitation. When the teacher did not support any prince, their master and apprentice offended the princes in the palace up.

The few people in the palace were narrow-minded. The Jin family went on a killing spree before, but in the end it was their own reputation that was ruined. Among them, a few princes contributed to the flames, so Zhan Feiyu would never be soft-hearted if he could add obstacles to the enemy.

Good at reading, knowledgeable about current affairs, and decisive in killing. Fortunately, this is a girl's house... Master Yao used the movement of drinking tea to hide the deep thoughts in his eyes. If it was a man, not only a few princes, but the Holy Majesty might not tolerate her .

Just when he was about to leave, the noise in the silence was very obvious. Zhan Feiyu looked at the door suspiciously, but saw the land owner walking quickly behind Yuan Zhifu.

Master Yao stood up, "It's getting late, I won't keep the girl, Zibai will send Miss Zhan out."

"Yes, my lord." Xiao Zibai replied, too many things happened in the past few days, even if the sky fell, Xiao Zibai would not be surprised, he beckoned Zhan Feiyu to go out.

"Miss Zhan stay here." Yuan Zhifu stopped Zhan Feiyu who was about to leave without paying attention, and then explained to Lord Yao, "Reporting to my lord, when I just closed the warehouse, I found that 1000 taels of silver bills were missing."

The owner of the land was pale, suppressing the fear in his heart. After all, he was in charge of counting the property of the Jin family. No matter whether the 1000 taels of silver notes were lost or stolen, the owner of the land was to blame.

The bank of the Jin family was raided today. Boxes of silver were moved to the government office, not to mention the boxes of silver notes. Zhan Feiyu remembered that there were 3 taels of silver notes, but now they are only 1000 taels short. Two, it was clearly stolen.

But only a part of the banknotes in a box was stolen, Zhan Feiyu laughed, this is interesting.

Master Yao looked at Landlord Book who was trembling and finished speaking. Although he was only a low-ranking ninth-rank official, Master Yao had seen Landlord Book's resume. In contrast, Zhan Feiyu is not as calm as a little girl.

"Miss Zhan followed me to have a look." Lord Yao glanced at Zhan Feiyu, after all, she was the chief accountant who took stock of property this time.

As for why Zhan Feiyu was chosen, one is that she is excellent in arithmetic, and those who can do more work; the other is that Mr. Yao has no time to do a detailed investigation of these accountants in Minhe Mansion, so he can only take Zhan Feiyu. Come out top number.

"My lord, please first." Responding obediently, Zhan Feiyu followed Master Yao and walked towards the warehouse.

Today's Minhe Mansion does not say that there is a lot of wind and cranes, and the grass and trees are all soldiers, but it is almost the same. At this time, if you dare to make a fuss, and you are still in the government office, Zhan Feiyu doesn't know what to say. Is this audacity or stupidity?

On the open space outside the storehouse, Zhao Shensuan and these accountants stood together, while the yamen servants and clerks who carried and counted stood on the other side. At first glance, they were quite distinct.

Of course there is one exception, that is Shi Fan, he is standing alone on the edge, beside the guards and soldiers guarding them.

Mr. Zheng, who received the news, also came over. The lost 1000 taels of bank notes are actually nothing, the key is the deep meaning behind this move.

Master Yao was not in a hurry to search and interrogate, but Zhan Feiyu, who was at the side of the school, said, "You registered with them during the day, did you find anything unusual?"

Mr. Zheng turned his eyes away from Zhao Shensuan and the others, and waited for Zhan Feiyu's answer in his spare time.

"Being able to take away 1000 taels of silver bills from the box under the watchful eyes of everyone may be a conspiracy to commit a crime." Zhan Feiyu laughed, with a bit of mischief in his eyes, "Maybe it's our group of people. There is a gentleman on the beam hidden in it."

Because money is involved, the people in charge of counting are all in groups of four, supervising each other, just to prevent someone from taking advantage of it.

With Mr. Zheng here, Zhan Feiyu wouldn't need to look for the banknotes. He asked and searched. It was only a matter of time before the 1000 taels of banknotes were found.

The isolated Shi Fan can be said to be like a tree in a group of accountants with mustaches or wrinkled faces. Master Yao, who is serious and unsmiling, rarely casts a teasing glance at Zhan Feiyu.

Zhan Feiyu's scalp went numb, and he hurriedly explained, "Shi Fan is very talented in arithmetic." So adults really think too much about Lalang's match.

Master Yao stroked his beard and smiled, and said after a long while: "The bridge is steep and the sun is sick, and the river is long and the white bird is tall. The smoke is light but moistens the willows, and the wind blows the peaches. Leaning against the three-storey pavilion, rubbing the seven-treasure sword. Yu Lang is the youngest, The green grass is jealous of the spring robe. I am old."

"Mo Dao Sangyu is late, and the sky is still full of clouds. Your lord ruled the people to live and work in peace and contentment, so why talk about old age." Zhan Feiyu's words were not flattery. Given the sage's reliance on Lord Yao, Lord Yao will be re-elected, and after a few years Longyou Dao will be transferred back to the capital when it is stable, and returning to the capital must also be promoted.

"It's impossible, it's not me!" The shocked shout interrupted the conversation between Zhan Feiyu and Master Yao.

"Who is it not you? This bank note was found from you!" The land owner glared at Shi Fan viciously.

These accountants are under his control, and now that something happened, it was found out by Mr. Zheng, the inspector himself, and the land owner has the heart to kill Shi Fan.

Being temporarily seconded to the government office, the land owner originally wanted to take the opportunity to rise up a promotion, maybe he would be promoted to the county magistrate, thank God that he will not be dragged into accountability now.

Shi Fan stared blankly at the stack of banknotes in the guard's hands, not knowing when the banknotes were stuffed onto him.

Zhao Shensuan and others were all cleared of their suspicions. At this moment, everyone looked at Shi Fan with disdain, but because Master Yao and Master Zheng were there, Zhao Shensuan did not dare to be presumptuous and could only express their contempt for Shi Fan with their eyes.

Having found the "thief" so quickly, Master Yao looked at Shi Fan who was eager to explain but couldn't explain clearly. After all, he was young and flustered when things happened.

"After working together for a day, what do you think?" Master Yao asked in a deep voice.

Zhan Feiyu also looked away, and replied matter-of-factly: "We are only responsible for the registration and final accounting. Shi Fan has no chance to steal."

The clerks in the yamen are in charge of counting the belongings, and they are in a group of four. Unless Shi Fan is really a thief, otherwise the banknote can only be blamed by someone, and Zhan Feiyu is more likely to be stolen by the people in the yamen. , and then planted it on Shi Fan.

"After a day's calculation, we are all dizzy, and there are so many people in a mess, even if we were hit by someone, Shi Fan probably didn't pay attention." Zhan Feiyu's wrist was still sore.

Not to mention Shi Fan and the others, who had to take notes and make calculations, had been busy for almost five hours, and it would only be more tiring.

Master Yao didn't express his opinion, and Master Zheng was asking Shi Fan at the moment.

As Zhan Feiyu said, everyone can fall asleep as soon as they close their tired eyelids, and the catchers all wear the same clothes, as do the clerks, so Shi Fan can't recall having physical contact with anyone at all. , When will I put the silver ticket on myself.

"Back then in Nanxuan Mansion, you made fingerprint powder." Lord Yao said again, he is not in charge of prison affairs, but he has heard about the benefits of fingerprint powder, and the government offices of various states, the Ministry of Punishment, and the Department of Justice have all used it. .

"Fingerprints should not be extracted from the bank notes." Zhan Feiyu shook his head.

The paper of the silver ticket is smooth, and even if the fingerprints are left, they are very shallow. It is impossible to extract the fingerprints by relying on the fingerprint powder. More often, the fingerprint powder is used to compare the fingerprints on the murder weapon. It is much more convenient to extract the blood. So it is not easy to clear Shi Fan of theft.

(End of this chapter)