The First Young Master of the Tang Dynasty

Chapter 225
Xu Mantang's reputation in the academy is still very good, he has a good personality, and he knows how to make progress. If all the doubts were not pointed at him, Xuan Shijing would not have doubted that the theft of the academy would be such a person who is responsible for his character and learning. Committed by good people.

Qiandui has already contacted Hu Shang who made the move in Yanlai Building that day through personal connections, and also showed the portrait of Xu Mantang to the Hu merchant. At first, the Hu merchant was unwilling to disclose the seller, but was deceived by Qiandui. In a few words, the Hu businessman confessed.

In fact, it is not a lie. The Hu merchant bought the jade unicorn paperweight. Although it did not violate the law, the paperweight is a gift from the royal family after all. Master is investigating, then Hu Shang will confess honestly.

The second is the case files placed on Xuan Shijing's case.

I have to say that Bai Ze and the others are really efficient in their work. In just two days, Xu Mantang was thoroughly investigated.

Sitting opposite Xuan Shijing, Jin Yang leaned on his chin with one hand and flipped through the files on the desk with the other: "To be honest, I feel a little sympathetic to Xu Mantang now."

"What did you see again?" Xuan Shijing asked without raising his head.

There are a lot of files, so Xuan Shijing and Jin Yang read them separately.

"Xu Mantang is young and lonely, his family is poor, his father died of a serious illness, and his mother barely raised him by doing some laundry work on weekdays. The life is very tight, and under such circumstances, he tried his best to let Xu Mantang learn to read. read"

"Xu Mantang stole money this time because of his mother too." Xuan Shijing said: "Bai Ze is so ruthless that he even got Xu Mantang's family letter, which said his mother was seriously ill and urgently needed money for medical treatment. It’s okay to steal the copper coins in the library of the academy once, but it’s a bit too much to steal the jade unicorn paperweight the second time, it’s not a matter of stealing, and it’s not enough to become addicted.”

"In other words, if Xu Mantang doesn't go there a second time, our case won't be solved." Jin Yang closed the file in his hand, opened it and took another piece of paper.

"It's not that it can't be broken. Skynet is not leaky, and there will always be loopholes."

"Oh? Brother Jing, look at this!" Jin Yang handed the paper to Xuan Shijing: "I seem to know why Xu Mantang sneaked into the warehouse of the academy again."

"What's wrong?" Xuan Shijing raised his head, seeing Jin Yang handing him a piece of paper, he took it.

The thing on this piece of paper was written by Gao Jun, and I got the news from Qiandui, which said that Xu Mantang often hangs around Yanlai Tower today, and it seems that he is interested in Qin Bingyue.

"You mean that Xu Mantang stole the jade unicorn paperweight in order to go to Yanlai Tower and meet Qin Bingyue?" Xuan Shijing said.

Jin Yang: "Not necessarily, as the saying goes, a hero is sad than a beauty. Miss Qin has an alluring appearance. It is not impossible for a young man like Xu Mantang who is full of vigor to have thoughts about Miss Qin. Xu Mantang is not like Yu Sheng. He is not short of money, and he does not have connections in Chang'an City like Wei Licheng. Therefore, according to Xu Mantang's background, if he wants to see Qin Bingyue, it is not an easy task. Even if he can occasionally go to Yanlai Building with Yu Sheng and Xu Mantang , but what if the two of them don’t go? Gao Junke wrote on it that Xu Mantang would show up at Yanlai Tower almost every holiday day.”

In order to investigate Xu Mantang in more detail, they also investigated Yu Sheng, Wei Licheng, and Bai Ze.

Wei Licheng would occasionally visit the house of Jingzhaoyin Mansion in Chang'an during his holidays in the academy. After all, the two were relatives. In addition to eating, drinking and having fun in Chang'an City, of course, he also needs to make friends with some dignitaries in Chang'an City, which is why he came to Chang'an with so much money in hand.

"So, it's strange that Xu Mantang went to Yanlai Tower by himself when he was on holiday, so Qiandui paid attention to this." Xuan Shijing nodded and said, "Look to see if there is such a thing in these materials." The specific whereabouts of the stolen money.”

After finishing speaking, the two of them rummaged through the desk.

"It should be this." Jin Yang picked up a booklet: "Generally, Bai Ze likes to write things like sorting out books on this."

Sure enough, when he turned the notebook over, there was the word account book impressively written on it.

Opening the booklet, there are two sums of money recorded in it, the first one is one thousand guan, and the second one is three thousand guan, which coincides with what was lost by Lushan Academy and the money that Hu merchants bid to buy the jade unicorn paperweight.

"One after another, the first sum of money was brought back to his hometown to treat his mother's illness." Xuan Shijing saw that Xu Mantang did not touch any of the first sum of [-] guan stolen money, and entrusted it to others in batches. took it back.

The second batch of [-] guan is a bit more complicated. Buying various miscellaneous items, such as clothes and accessories, according to the records in the account, what Xu Mantang bought were top-grade ones from time-honored shops in Chang'an City. , the cost is naturally not small.

"Looking at the things he bought, I guess they are really interesting to Qin Bingyue." Xuan Shijing laughed.

"I've always thought that Xu Mantang is quite honest." Jin Yang leaned on his chin and said, "I didn't expect it to be hidden deeply."

"You can't be judged by appearance. For some people, the more honest they look, the more complicated they are inside. Of course, I'm only talking about a small number of people." Xuan Shijing closed the notebook: "Since the criminal has been found out about this case, Now, it can come to an end, it is estimated that Xu Mantang never expected that it was the jade unicorn paperweight he shot that actually harmed him."

"Even if there is no jade unicorn paperweight, relying on Tiangou's ability, it is enough to convict Xu Mantang." Jin Yang said.

"That's not necessarily the case. The case is all about evidence. Xu Mantang is a student of Lushan Academy, and he has a very clever mind. Without evidence, he has a hundred ways to argue, but we have no choice but to say To be honest, I personally find this case a bit unbelievable that it was solved in such a short period of time." Xuan Shijing smiled, and began to organize the things on the table. is important evidence.

"I think it's true that the people under him are quick to do things." Jin Yang said in a sentence: "The same case, Jingzhaoyin's house has been investigating for so long, but nothing is found. Seeing that Bai Ze and Gao Jun and the others, of course, brother Jing is also very good at coordinating the situation." Jin Yang summed up the case very pertinently.

"Haha, son, I think you are very interested in these things, why don't you tell your father to withdraw Jing Zhaoyin and replace him with you!" Xuan Shijing teased with a smile.

"No, it's because I'm with Brother Jing, and Brother Jing can always guide Sizi to think in the right place." Jin Yang said: "If there is only Sizi alone, I guess it's really not as good as Jingzhaoyin's house." Woolen cloth."

Xuan Shijing smiled and remained silent.

Now that the prisoner knew who it was, it was time to wrap up the case.

(End of this chapter)