Datang: Hiding private money, exposed by Xiao Sizi

Chapter 622 Oh my God! This is impossible!
"Master Shen."

People from the Dali Temple greeted Shen Lian one after another.

Shen Lian smiled and nodded.

He found someone and asked, "Has Lord Shen arrived?"

The man hurriedly said, "Lord Shen has just arrived and has just gone to the file room."

Shen Lian nodded slightly.

He needs to know what has been going on in the Dali Temple during this period.

So he went directly to find Chu Suiliang.

When he arrived at the file room, he saw Chu Suiliang who was flipping through the files.

He smiled and said, "Mr. Chu, you're here really early."

When Chu Suiliang saw Shen Lian coming, he quickly stood up and bowed to Shen Lian: "Sir Shen, why are you here so soon? I thought you wanted to rest for a few more days."

Shen Lian smiled and said, "I have almost finished my work. It would be boring to sit idle. Why not come here and work?"

"Besides, I have had enough rest time, but you, Mr. Chu, have not had a single day of rest since I left Chang'an last year until now."

"Mr. Chu, you have worked too hard. You should have a good rest."

"So I came over so you can rest."

Chu Suiliang shook his head and said, "I don't feel that tired at all."

Shen Lian said seriously: "Humans are not creatures that can always be in a state of high tension. Proper relaxation is good for health."

"Mr. Chu, please don't refuse."

"I hereby declare that you will begin your vacation starting tomorrow. I will give you one month."

"It's been a while since you've been back to your hometown to see your family, right? This is a good opportunity to go back and see your family."

"If possible, it would be best to take them all over, so that you don't have to worry about them, and they don't have to worry about you having no one to take care of you."

Chu Suiliang thought about it and said with a smile: "Since Mr. Qin said so, I won't refuse."

"But one month is a bit too long. I'll just take a break for half a month. Half a month is enough for me to finish all this."

Shen Lian nodded and smiled: "You can arrange the time yourself, it doesn't matter how long it takes, I will approve it."

Chu Suiliang laughed: "It was my luck to have a superior like Lord Shen."

Shen Lian also smiled and said, "Why don't you find time to treat me to a drink?"

Chu Suiliang nodded quickly: "Please come tonight, sir."

Shen Lian smiled and said, "I'll wait for you to come back. Wang Xiaohua and I are going to celebrate together tonight, so we won't delay your return home."

Chu Suiliang naturally would not have any objection.

Shen Lian saw Chu Suiliang coming to look through the files early in the morning and asked, "What case happened?"

Chu Suiliang nodded.

Speaking of business, Chu Suiliang put away his smile and said, "Jingzhao Yin discovered a case."

"Three days ago, a murder occurred in a pawnshop in the north of Chang'an."

"Twenty people died in the pawn shop."

"Among these twenty people, except for the pawnshop owner and a clerk, I don't know anyone else..."

“Even the neighbors don’t know who they are.”

"Because the death toll was so high, Jingzhao Yin sent the case file directly to the Dali Temple and asked for its assistance."

Shen Lian nodded slightly.

Generally speaking, when a case occurred in Chang'an City, the Jingzhao Yin was the first to take full responsibility.

However, if the case involves princes, nobles, or court ministers, the Jingzhao Yin would often submit the case to the Dali Temple for handling.

Because the rank of Jingzhao Yin was not high enough, he was also afraid of offending people.

The Dali Temple does not have these ideas. As the highest judicial institution, no one dares to offend it easily.

In addition to cases involving princes, nobles, and court ministers, the Jingzhao Yin would also request the Dali Temple to jointly investigate some cases that had a huge impact or were extremely serious.

Of course, one of the reasons for this is that Jingzhao Yin Han Min was used to clinging to him.

But all of this is in line with the rules.

Shen Lian pondered for a moment and said, "Who reported the case?"

Chu Suiliang said: "A person who goes to redeem something."

"This person made an appointment with the pawnshop owner the day before to redeem the items he had pawned the next day."

"But when he went there the next day, he found that the pawnshop was closed."

"He felt strange and knocked on the door, but there was no answer for a long time."

"And when he knocked on the door, he smelled blood coming from the pawnshop."

"He was worried about something happening, so he went to Jingzhao Yin to report it."

"Then when Jingzhao Yin's men arrived and broke open the door, they found corpses all over the floor."

Shen Lian nodded slightly.

He said, "Let me see the file."

Chu Suiliang hurriedly handed the file to Shen Lian.

Shen Lian's eyes fell on the file and he read it carefully.

He narrowed his eyes and said, "We found signs of a fight at the scene, but no one around was alarmed."

"This means that the battle was over in a very short time."

"It seems that a master has taken action."

Chu Suiliang nodded: "I think so too."

“But we still haven’t made many breakthroughs yet.”

"I just want to take a look at the files. If that doesn't work, I'll go to the scene and take a look."

Shen Lian said: "I am here, so I will go over."

"You stay in the Dali Temple and handle some affairs. Then hand over to me. You can go and rest tomorrow."

Chu Suiliang naturally would not object: "Yes."

Shen Lian looked at the file carefully again, then put it back where it was and turned to walk out.

The files of the Dali Temple cannot easily leave the Dali Temple.

Therefore, even if Shen Lian left the scene, he could not leave with the files.

He left the file room and saw Snake walking towards him.

"Master Shen, you are here."

Shen Lian nodded slightly and asked, "Are you busy?"

Sishe shook his head: "The Shadow Guard's affairs have been almost resolved, there is no rush."

"Then come with me to the scene."

Snake's eyes lit up.

Thinking back to the time when he followed Shen Lian to the scene to investigate cases every day.

But later on, Shen Lian entrusted him with an important task and he took over the Shadow Guard, so he didn't have many opportunities to go out with Shen Lian.

Hearing Shen Lian's words at this moment, how could he hesitate?

He nodded quickly: "Okay!"

"Master Shen, where are we going?"

As Shen Lian walked, he said, "Pawn shop."

The two men rode their horses quickly to the pawnshop where the crime occurred.

The pawnshop has been blocked at this moment.

There were two Jingzhao Yin runners guarding the door and no one was allowed to approach.

Seeing Shen Lian coming, the two yamen runners hurriedly bowed to him and said, "Master Shen."

Shen Lian nodded slightly.

He said, "You are here? Is Han Min here too?"

"Hey, Master Shen, I was wondering why my left eyelid kept twitching when I woke up this morning. It turns out that the noble person has come!"

Without waiting for the bailiff to answer.

Han Min's exaggerated voice became louder.

Shen Lian glanced at Han Min helplessly and said, "Why is it so fancy?"

Han Min chuckled.

He hurriedly bowed to Shen Lian: "Sir Shen, I am very happy!"

"Twenty lives, this case has a huge impact, but I don't have any clues, and I'm worried now." "Look, early in the morning, I brought people to investigate the case."

"It's just that this case happened so strangely that I really had no idea what to do. Just when I was worrying about it, Lord Shen came like a god."

"I am really very happy."

Shen Lian came to the door of the pawnshop and looked inside.

There were a lot of bloodstains on the floor of the pawnshop.

At the same time, some white lime lines are being drawn on the floor.

These lines represent where the deceased fell.

The dead were taken away by the Jingzhao Yin and examined by the coroner.

Shen Lian asked: "Has the coroner checked everything clearly?"

Han Min said hurriedly: "I have checked everything clearly."

"Twenty people, all died from sword wounds."

"But some sword wounds cut off the throat, while others pierce the heart."

"But almost everyone was killed with one sword."

Shen Lian said thoughtfully: "Or, it was done by one person, this person is extremely powerful and has superb swordsmanship."

"Or, there were multiple people attacking, and they were all good at using swords."

Han Min said: "Sir Shen, this is very strange!"

"Logically speaking, with 20 people, even if the murderer has a large number of people and is very powerful, he would not leave these people no chance to make a sound when he starts fighting."

"The incident happened at night, and if these people had shouted, the neighbors nearby would have heard it."

"But the neighbors nearby said they didn't hear anything."

"This is too strange."

"I can't understand how the murderer could have allowed these twenty people to show signs of resistance but not give them a chance to speak."

Shen Lian thought for a moment and asked, "Are the tongues and throats of these dead people okay?"

Han Min said: "The coroner checked and found that they can speak normally. They didn't find any signs that they couldn't speak, nor did they find any signs that they had taken any poison that could make them lose their voice."

Shen Lian narrowed his eyes.

Can speak normally.

And I didn't take any medicine that made me lose my voice.

But I had the opportunity to resist, but I didn't speak out.

This is indeed a bit weird!

Shen Lian walked into the pawnshop.

I saw that the pawnshop was not very big.

After entering the door, there is a hall with a table and several chairs for guests to sit.

Next to it is a counter.

The counter was very high, and even with Shen Lian's height, only the part above his shoulders was visible above the counter.

If you are shorter, you may need to stand on tiptoe or stand on a stool.

Above the counter, there are some wooden fences to prevent people from climbing in.

Shen Lian felt that it should be to prevent someone from beating them.

After all, pawnshops usually lower the price very much.

Those who come here to pawn their things are really people with no other options and are in urgent need of money.

However, pawnshops often keep the prices very low, leaving those who are in urgent need of money with no choice but to grit their teeth and pay the extremely low prices.

Therefore, many people wanted to beat up the pawnshop clerks and owners.

After all, they are really annoying!
Shen Lian knocked lightly on the counter of the pawnshop and asked, "Are you sure about what the person who reported the case said? Are you really coming here to redeem the things?"

Han Min nodded and said, "We found the account book, and it does record that the person who reported the case must come today to redeem the items he pawned before, there is no problem."

Shen Lian nodded and continued to ask: "Did the pawnshop lose anything?"

Han Min shook his head.

"Nothing was found to be missing."

"Everything recorded in the account book is here. Nothing is missing."

Shen Lian said slowly: "Then, it seems that it is not a robbery and murder."

Han Min said: "Yes, there is no less money, it is all on the counter."

Shen Lian looked at the white and gray lines on the ground and asked, "Have you found where these people live in this pawnshop?"

"Are they from this pawnshop, or are they from outside?"

Han Min said: "Well, we searched it, but we didn't find where they lived."

“But when we investigated outside, we found no trace of these people. It was as if they appeared out of thin air.”

"Appearing out of thin air?"

Shen Lian said calmly: "How could there be someone who appeared out of thin air in this world?"

"You didn't find them, which only means they are hiding very deeply."

"However, as long as it exists, it is impossible that there is no clue at all."

Shen Lian said: "Go check out their kitchen and see how their food reserves are."

"And send people to various grain stores to inquire about how much grain they normally purchase."

Han Min naturally had no hesitation in responding to Shen Lian's words.

He immediately sent people to investigate and inquire.

Shen Lian said: "Let's go to the backyard and take a look."

In addition to the house in the front used for business, the pawnshop also has a yard in the back.

There are several rooms in the yard.

That was where the pawnshop owner and his clerks rested.

Shen Lian came to the backyard and found several white lime lines there as well.

Han Min said, "Twenty people died in total, fifteen in the house in front, and five in the courtyard in the backyard."

Shen Lian nodded slightly.

Said: "It seems that he heard some noise in the room and wanted to go over to support."

"But before they could get in, they ran into the murderer who came and killed them all here."

Han Min nodded and said, "Indeed."

Shen Lian narrowed his eyes: "They came out from the backyard, which means they were in the backyard when the crime happened."

"But you said they didn't live here."

"That would be interesting."

"Could it be that he came here temporarily and happened to be resting in the backyard?"

"Or are there some clues that you haven't discovered?"

Han Min scratched his head and said, "I don't know about this either."

Shen Lian looked at Sishe and asked, "Have the Shadow Guards found any unknown persons entering Chang'an City recently?"

Sishe shook his head: "In the past month, no abnormalities have been found. All people who entered Chang'an City have clear identities."

"Then it seems that he either sneaked in secretly."

Shen Lian speculated: "Or, he came here some time ago."

Shen Lian came to a room and said, "Let's go in and take a look."

When Shen Lian entered the room, he discovered that this was a bedroom.

There was only one couch in the bedroom.

The whole room was very simple, with a cabinet, a table, a few chairs, and nothing else.

Han Min said, "We checked the cabinet and found that it was the waiter's room."

Shen Lian nodded slightly.

As he was observing the room, a bailiff came quickly.

"Sir Shen, we found out from the grain store."

……

As he was observing the room, a bailiff came quickly.

"Sir Shen, we found out from the grain store."

(End of this chapter)