Datang: Hiding private money, exposed by Xiao Sizi

Chapter 604: Contemplation! Someone is following!

The main reason why he was able to find the Zhao Mansion was the rouge he found in Nanzhao.

Was it really a coincidence that I discovered rouge?
Qin Wenyuan couldn't help but fall into deep thought.

He couldn't help but think about it.

It's really all of this, it's such a coincidence.

Qin Wenyuan took a deep breath and temporarily suppressed his wild thoughts.

He looked at Qian Wu and asked, "When you accepted this mission, did your superior say anything? Did he tell you why he was doing this, and what you should pay attention to?"

Qian Wu recalled for a moment and said, "He specifically told me to keep it secret and not expose it."

"In secret?"

Qin Wenyuan's eyes flickered, and he said, "You mean, he's not in a hurry?"

Qian Wu said: "It's not that I'm not anxious, but no matter how anxious he is, he won't let me be exposed."

"He seemed to be saying..."

Qian Wu thought for a moment and said, "I've figured it out. He said we shouldn't alert the enemy. If we do, we'll be in trouble."

"Snatch the enemy?"

A flash of lightning suddenly flashed through Qin Wenyuan's mind.

This flash of lightning, in an instant, directly illuminated the entire dark world.

It also instantly dispelled the thick fog that was overhead!
What does it mean to alert the enemy?

What this means is that once the incident of Qian Wu stealing the Bamianlinglong lock becomes a big deal and is known to other people, it is possible that their enemies or targets will notice something unusual and be prepared.

So, apart from them, who else would know about the Eight-sided Lock?

Qin Wenyuan believed that only someone who obtained the rouge and found Yuchuntang would know.

But that person is only myself.

He was sure that no one had ever come with rouge before him!

So, there is only one possibility left!

Apart from myself and Beichen, the only person who knew about the affairs of Yuchuntang was... the one who did it personally... Niangniang Beidou!

That is, your own mother!

So, according to Qian Wu's meaning...

Does this mean... Beichen doesn't know the whereabouts of his mother?
In other words, could it be that my mother... has escaped?

Moreover, even Beichen didn’t know where he had gone?

If this is true, then this is the best news so far.

Qin Wenyuan's breathing quickened.

He felt his blood boiling at his own speculation.

Qin Wenyuan couldn't help but look at Qian Wu and said, "Did your superior tell you... who is missing, and what is the purpose of the thing you stole?"

Qian Wu shook his head: "He didn't say anything else, just told me to steal the things that Zhao Xun regarded as treasures."

"As for what that thing was, I had no idea at first."

Qin Wenyuan asked, "How many times has he contacted you in these three years?"

“Every time I contact you, it’s how I contact you.”

Qian Wu thought for a moment and said, "He only contacts me once a year. He always takes the initiative to contact me. I don't know how he finds me. Sometimes when I go out to buy something, there's a letter tucked into my clothes when I come back. Sometimes when I go to sleep, there's a letter on the table when I wake up."

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"The letters contained his inquiries, and he would tell me how to reply...but the method of replying was different every time, so I never knew where he was.

"So cautious?"

Qin Wenyuan narrowed his eyes slightly.

Qian Wu’s caution when he came online made him somewhat concerned.

Logically speaking, Qian Wu was only carrying out a very simple task.

Although the Zhao family is a wealthy family in Yuchuntang, they are by no means a family with strict security and difficult to deal with.

With the power of Beidou Society, there is no need to care so much about a small family.

Of course, it can be explained that they were worried that the Beidou Goddess, who had already escaped to heaven, would discover their abnormality.

Beichen also wants to use the Zhao family to find Goddess Beidou.

But this is still somewhat unreasonable.

After all, Qian Wu has never been exposed and no one has discovered that there is anything wrong with Qian Wu.

And every time he contacted Qian Wu, it was when Qian Wu was completely unaware, as if he was afraid that Qian Wu would discover him.

Even the way Qian Wu contacted him was different each time.

Does this mean that Qian Wu’s superior does not actually trust Qian Wu that much?
Worried that Qian Wu will threaten his safety?
Or did he feel that Qian Wu would definitely be discovered one day?

Is he worried about being implicated by Qian Wu?

Or maybe Qian Wu has always been so cautious when he goes online.

Qin Wenyuan pondered for a moment and asked suspiciously, "Qian Wu, has your superior always been so cautious?"

Qian Wu thought for a moment and said, "Very cautious indeed."

"Every time he met me, he never showed his true face, and even spoke in a false voice."

Qin Wenyuan asked: "If you suddenly need to find him urgently, how would you find him?"

Qian Wu shook his head: "I don't have any way to find him, and he didn't give me any way to find him."

"He's the only one who comes to see me."

Qin Wenyuan frowned and said, "Isn't he worried that you might have an emergency and have to look for him?"

Qian Wu said: "He told me in the letter that if I really had an accident, he would know it first and contact me."

"As for how he knew and how he was going to contact me, I have no idea."

Qin Wenyuan's eyes flashed suddenly.

He looked directly at Han Min and said, "Han Min, go to the Zhao residence immediately and ask Zhao Xun if anyone is missing."

Han Min said nothing. Although he didn't know why Qin Wenyuan did this, he turned around and walked out without any hesitation.

Han Min trusts Qin Wenyuan without any reason.

Qian Wu looked at Qin Wenyuan in confusion and asked, "Why did Lord Qin do this?"

Qin Wenyuan said calmly: "If my guess is correct, in the Zhao Mansion, the people you organized, besides you, there is another person."

"And that person obviously has a deeper relationship with your organization than you do."

"You just said that your superior told you that if anything happens to you, he will know it immediately and contact you. Do you think that besides arranging people around you, there are other reasons for him to do this?"

Qian Wu was stunned for a moment.

His eyes widened, "There's another person, also by my side?"

"This……"

He couldn't believe it.

Qin Wenyuan said: "You also said before that sometimes, when you sleep in your room, when you wake up, the letter from your superior is on the table."

"Do you think, besides his people in the Zhao Mansion, who else could have done this secretly?"

"Moreover, he only asks you about such an important task once a year. Isn't he worried that you're being lazy? Isn't he worried that you'll make mistakes out of carelessness?"

Qian Wu listened to Qin Wenyuan's analysis and finally made a breakthrough.

He said, "You are right, that is indeed the truth."

Qin Wenyuan asked, "Have you ever thought about why he arranged for another person to be in Zhao's mansion?"

Qian Wu said, "Didn't you say he was here to monitor me?"

Qin Wenyuan shook his head: "Not only that."

"Then what else?" Qin Wenyuan looked at Qian Wu and asked, "Did your superior tell you what you should do if you succeed?"

Qian Wu said: "He said he would arrange for someone to pick me up, so I can leave Chang'an safely, change my name and live a carefree life."

"A carefree life?"

Qin Wenyuan sneered and said, "I think you can go underground and prepare to live a carefree life in the next life."

"What!?"

When Qian Wu heard Qin Wenyuan's words, his eyes widened suddenly.

He stared at Qin Wenyuan in a daze, as if he didn't understand what Qin Wenyuan meant.

Qin Wenyuan said: "He clearly arranged two people to go to Zhao's house, but why did he only let you steal the Bamian Linglong Lock and not let the other person do it?"

"Haven't you ever thought about this?"

"You two are both in the Zhao residence. Logically, that person's chances should be the same as yours."

"Not to mention, if the two of you had joined forces and cooperated with each other, you might have succeeded a long time ago."

"Two people working together is always better than one person fighting alone, isn't it?"

Qian Wu’s eyes widened slightly.

He looked at Qin Wenyuan, and it was obvious that he really hadn't thought about these things.

He thought about it for a long time, but couldn't figure it out.

He shook his head and said, "Yeah, why doesn't he do that?"

Qin Wenyuan sighed and said, "Haven't you figured it out yet?"

Qian Wu shook his head.

Qin Wenyuan said: "The reason why your superior did not allow another person to carry out the mission was to prevent that person from getting involved in this matter."

"Since he was able to get that person to monitor you, it means that person is definitely his confidant."

"And you, let alone being a confidant, you can't even meet your superiors, and you don't even know the name of the force behind you."

"You are no different from a small worker employed by the Zhao family's Yuchun Hall. They can fire you at any time."

"So, you don't have much contact with him. Once you succeed and hand over the Eight-sided Lock, your superior will not hesitate to let his confidants get rid of you."

"In this way, no matter how bad the others are, they will only find you and will never find anything about him."

"Now, do you understand? From the beginning, it was destined that the moment you completed your mission would be the moment your life ended."

Qian Wu was completely stunned.

His eyes widened, he was stunned.

Standing there, he felt as if he was feeling the chill of the cold winter.

He felt as if his whole body was wrapped in ice and snow.

He shook his head.

He really wanted to refute Qin Wenyuan.

But when he opened his mouth, he couldn't utter a complete sentence for a long time.

He didn't know what to say.

He was powerless to refute.

Qian Wu couldn't doubt Qin Wenyuan's analysis.

After all, this is Qin Wenyuan, the smartest man in the Tang Dynasty, who has solved countless major cases.

Qian Wu believed that Qin Wenyuan would not make a wrong guess about his affairs.

Could it be that I was really destined to be a discarded pawn from the very beginning?
Qian Wu raised his head and looked at Qin Wenyuan, saying, "He, he really didn't intend to let me go from the beginning? He didn't intend to fulfill the promise he made to me?"

Qin Wenyuan said calmly: "Do you think your superior is a good person?"

Qian Wu was silent.

Qin Wenyuan asked curiously, "I'm very curious, how did you become your superior's subordinate? You don't know your superior so well, how dare you take such a task?"

Qian Wu remained silent.

But it wasn't long before he spoke.

He looked at Qin Wenyuan and said, "Five years ago, I lost everything because of gambling."

"I have nothing, neither land nor house."

"Because I borrowed money from the gambling house and couldn't pay it back, the people there wanted to break my hands and feet."

Qin Wenyuan said calmly: "It's what you deserve. I never pity people who gamble."

"You indulge in something that is completely under your control. You asked for it."

Qian Wu nodded with a wry smile: "Yes, this is entirely my own fault, I admit it."

Qian Wu continued, "I regretted it at the time, but it's no use regretting it now."

"And just when I was about to be crippled by the gambling den's people, he showed up."

Qin Wenyuan knew that this man was Qian Wu's superior.

"He was wearing a black robe and a hood, and he appeared before me like a god. He easily beat away the people in the gambling house and asked me if I wanted a new life."

"Can you imagine? At that time, I just felt that it was God's mercy that sent someone to save me."

“So I just nodded.”

“From then on, I followed him.”

"But he would often disappear after telling me what to do, but when I completed the task, he would suddenly appear again and give me a new task."

"He didn't let me ask anything, and just said it was for my own good, so I didn't say anything."

"It has been like this until now."

Qin Wenyuan sighed: "You are really happy to the point of being confused."

"I'm not even really curious about who the person I'm following is."

Qian Wu lowered his head in shame.

"Do you really know nothing about your superior? Qian Wu, I hope you can think about it carefully. After all, he is the one who wants to harm you, and I want to help you get revenge." Qin Wenyuan guided.

Qian Wu thought about it carefully this time.

Suddenly, he said, "Once, when he was rewarding me, I found that he was wearing a jade ring on his hand."

"Jade ring?"

Qin Wenyuan's eyes flashed.

The ancients were particularly fond of jade.

Generally, a gentleman who is admired by everyone is described with jade.

For example, "A gentleman is like jade, and jades come in pairs on the road."

Therefore, ancient people liked to wear objects such as jade pendants.

It can also show their pursuit of a gentleman.

It can also reflect their status.

After all, jade is a very precious material.

Unless you are from a wealthy family, you are not allowed to wear jade.

Ordinary people simply cannot afford to wear jade.

Even when wearing jade, there are many things to pay attention to.

Jade pendants and jade rings are two completely different symbols.

Walking in the wealthy city of Chang'an, it is easy to see people wearing jade pendants around their waists.

However, it is not so common to see people wearing jade rings.

Qian Wu said: "I have not seen many people wearing jade rings, but people wearing jade pendants are very common. So one time when he gave me a reward, the moment he stretched out his hand, I saw the jade ring out of the corner of my eye."