From Kowloon's Inheritance

Chapter 118 Suspect Object

Corpses were salvaged one after another around the ship. After being soaked for a period of time, these corpses had begun to rot, their faces began to distort, and the wounds were not easy to examine.

There was still a stench coming from the corpse, Li Mu couldn't help frowning, but he still stepped forward to check.

Li Mu stepped forward to check, the officers and soldiers died really horribly.

In the end, these corpses were restrained, and the coffins were placed beside them, one after another. The scene was a bit scary.

Hua Wuying said: "There are still twenty corpses missing!"

"Look around, maybe you didn't notice it." Li Mu said.

Everyone searched within a radius of ten miles, but they couldn't find it, and the twenty corpses disappeared.

The fourth prince asked: "Back off, what clues did you find?"

"There is a lot of evidence, and there is still a lot of evidence!" Li Mu said: "I just observed, the corpses of the officers and soldiers who were killed were mainly gunshot wounds, arrow wounds, and even knife wounds were mainly thick-backed knives. What kind of The group likes to focus on these weapons?"

Li Gong said: "Army, only the army likes to use these as weapons. The weapons used by people in the Jianghu are mainly dexterous; the weapons used by the army are mainly heavy."

Li Mu said: "The robbers are mainly the active military, veterans or some people's private army!"

"And on the corpses of the officers and soldiers who were killed, I felt a familiar aura, which was the aura of Liaoyuan marksmanship."

Li Gong became anxious immediately, "You don't think my father did it, do you?"

Li Mu said: "Before the case is over, everyone is the object of suspicion, including Liao Yuanhou."

Li Gong said: "Is our family not short of this money?"

Li Mu smiled and said: "No one would dislike too much money! Besides, there will be problems if there are too many people, let alone the [-] Liaoyuan Army. If you want to get rid of the suspicion, you have to show your alibi!"

As he said that, Li Mu seemed to think of something: "And that is 500 million taels of silver, how much weight is that! To safely take these silver away and disappear without a sound, how much energy is needed, the average person can't There is no such possibility!"

The fourth prince said: "The boat that escorts the official silver is very heavy, and its walking speed is very slow. There are some small boats around to guard it, and there are troops accompanying it on the shore."

"When it was feasible to walk to that section of the river, it was attacked by a group of men in black. Most of the guards were killed, and only three escaped quickly. All the information was learned from these three people!"

"And when the nearby navy arrived, the thieves had already disappeared."

Li Mu said: "The silver boat moves very slowly, how can the bandits leave so quickly?"

"It is said that some silver boxes were thrown on some small boats to reduce the weight of the silver boats, and then quickly evacuated."

Hua Wuying pondered.

Everyone nodded and agreed with this point of view.

Li Mu said: "Also, since a thousand officers and soldiers were killed, why didn't they throw their corpses directly into the river, but bring them directly to the reeds here?"

"Maybe it's to hide some evidence!" Li Gong said.

Li Mu said: "If I were a robber, after robbing the official bank, I would pour the official bank directly into the river, and immediately run away with a phantom shot to divert some people's attention. After all, 500 million taels of silver is equivalent to 250 tons, such a large weight, such a large volume, it is wonderful to think about it, but it is really troublesome to move it piece by piece. It takes too much time to transfer so much silver. "

"It's best to pour all the silver into the river, then divert everyone's attention, and then quietly transport it away at night."

"Since the silver boat loses weight, its speed will also increase. As for why the corpse is not thrown into the river. If someone throws the corpse into the river, someone will find the silver at the bottom of the river."

"It hasn't been long since the official bank disappeared... If you go there early, you might be able to find some silver at the bottom of the big river."

Thinking about the money, everyone set off quickly.

When they arrived at the crime scene, some people with good water skills went into the water to search, and they found some boxes in the sand, which contained silver.

So, began to salvage the silver box.

After a rough count of the number, there is a lot of silver at the bottom of the river, about 100 million taels of silver.

Finally, part of the money was recovered, and everyone breathed a sigh of relief, and they were able to explain to their superiors.

The fourth prince said: "Take it back, you really have a great talent, we almost missed it!"

Li Mu said modestly: "It's just a fluke, it's just a fluke!"

After returning to Jinling City, Li Mu saw Liao Yuanhou again and asked, "How is the army doing recently?"

"But what did you notice?" Liao Yuanhou asked.

Li Mu said: "The case of the disappearance of the official bank has been weird since it broke out. After all, the real big shots don't rob the official bank. They have some means to obtain property from various means, such as smuggling, monopolizing a certain industry, and Engaging in some violent and illegal industries is more profitable than robbing official banks!"

"But those big men are fine, they won't do such a thing, but the subordinates under them are hard to say."

Liao Yuanhou said, "What do you mean?"

Li Mu said: "Recently, how is the army near Jinling, how do they train, and what do they usually do? They are usually in the barracks."

Liao Yuanhou said: "Most of the army is engaged in training, drills, or farming, or patrolling in the barracks. They rarely leave the barracks. You suspect that it was done by someone inside the army!"

"Yes! The escort of the official banker, travel time, distance, number of people, etc. are all secrets. Without insiders as spies to obtain information, it is impossible to succeed." Li Mu said: "Master Hou is rich and doesn't care about the money, it doesn't mean Hou Ye's subordinates don't care about the money. Hou Ye has a noble character and won't do such a thing, but it doesn't mean that other people won't."

"I want to check the barracks' schedule for the past month, as well as the leave form, who has left the barracks."

"They need to have an alibi to clear themselves of suspicion. If they can't, I have the power to arrest them."

Li Mu's words were a little blunt.

Liao Yuanhou's face turned livid: "I hope your guess is false."

"I also hope that my guess is false!" Li Mu said.

I hope everything is false. If it is true, then there will be a big problem, and the originally stable situation in Jinling may become even more chaotic.

(End of this chapter)