Datang: Hiding private money, exposed by Xiao Sizi

Chapter 626: Special Skills! What Did You Discover?
Shen Lian stood up immediately.

"Let's go to the scene."

Shen Lian has already reviewed all the files and now he has nothing to do, so he can go directly to the scene.

When the two men walked out of the yamen, they saw a yamen runner from the Jingzhao Yin already waiting at the door.

Shen Lian asked: "Where did the murder happen?"

The yamen runner said, "Sir Shen, it's in Yonglefang."

"Yonglefang?"

Information about Yonglefang quickly appeared in Shen Lian’s mind.

Yonglefang is not far from the Dali Temple, but not too close either, about five streets away.

Yonglefang is located within the city that never sleeps.

It is one of the most lively markets in Chang'an.

There is a curfew in most areas of Chang'an at night.

But there are also a few areas where there is no curfew at night.

Yonglefang is the area without curfew.

This information flashed through Shen Lian's mind in an instant.

He jumped on the horse and said, "Let's go."

The crowd rode fast horses and soon arrived at Yonglefang.

There was no need for the bailiff to tell Shen Lian where the murder took place, as Shen Lian saw it at a glance.

Because in front of a shop.

There were many people watching.

The people pointed and talked a lot.

This was very obvious and provided guidance for Shen Lian.

As soon as Shen Lian approached, he heard the voices of the people.

"Why has another murder happened?"

"I heard that more than a dozen people died."

"Who did this? This is too much!"

"Is it revenge? Or something else?"

"I don't know. The guards are guarding and won't let me in."

"What's going on? Why are there so many murders recently?"

"This is different. Last time, it was people from the evil organization Beidouhui. They died a good death. This time, I don't know."

Shen Lian listened to their words and glanced at the people.

He was thinking about a question.

That is, the murderer who killed these people.

Maybe I am among these people at this moment.

Are you going to watch the fun with a smile on your face?
This possibility exists.

When Shen Lian was a detective in his previous life, he encountered many murderers who would come back to watch the fun after killing people.

However, there were too many people in front of him, so Shen Lian found it difficult to find out who had problems.

As he thought about this, he squeezed through the crowd and walked towards the crime scene.

Shen Lian squeezed through the crowd and came to the front.

When the Jingzhao Yin's yamen runner saw Shen Lian, he immediately bowed to Qin Wenyuan and said, "Sir Shen."

Shen Lian nodded slightly and asked, "Where is Jingzhao Yin?"

"Your Excellency, Lord Han is inside investigating the scene."

Shen Lian nodded slightly and said, "I'll go over and take a look."

He and Sishe entered the blockade area set up by the yamen runners.

Shen Lian walked while observing the situation outside.

The place where the crime occurred was a restaurant.

The restaurant is not small, it is two stories high.

It would be difficult to open a restaurant in Yonglefang without some connections and enough money.

In front of the restaurant, everything seemed normal.

There was no sign of damage outside the door.

There was no sign of violent opening either.

It seems that the murderer entered openly and honestly.

Shen Lian entered the restaurant.

As soon as I entered, I saw several corpses lying in the lobby on the first floor of the restaurant.

Tables and chairs overturned.

It looks like there was a battle here last night.

"Master Shen, you are here."

When Jingzhao Yin Han Min saw Shen Lian coming, he hurried over to greet him.

Shen Lian nodded slightly.

He said, "What's going on?"

Han Min said, "Half an hour ago, someone came to report that a murder had occurred."

"When I learned about it, I immediately came to investigate and found that 18 people had died."

"The coroner just did a simple check and found that the time of death of these 18 people was between the hours of the ox and the ox."

Between the hours of Chou and Yin.

That is between one and three in the morning.

It is the time when people are most tired and sleepy.

This is also the time when sleep is deepest.

Although there is no curfew in Yonglefang at night, there are not many pedestrians outside at this time, and the restaurants are all closed.

After all, not many people would go out to eat in the early morning.

Of course, drinking flower wine is another matter.

But flower wine is a special case after all, different from what is happening now.

Shen Lian asked: "Who reported the case?"

Han Min hurriedly asked the bailiff to call someone over.

Shen Lian looked at the man and saw that he was in his forties, wearing coarse linen clothes, and looked like an ordinary farmer.

The man looked nervous. When he saw Shen Lian, he bowed and said, "I greet Mr. Shen."

Shen Lian looked at him, smiled gently, and said, "You don't have to be nervous. I just want to understand the situation. Just tell me what you know."

The man nodded quickly.

He said, "I am a farmer outside the city. I mainly grow vegetables and usually supply vegetables to this restaurant."

"According to past custom, at 7:00 p.m., the waiters from the restaurant should have come to get the food from me, but today they never came."

"I don't know if they forgot or were delayed by something, so I thought of sending the food to them."

"But when I arrived at the restaurant, it was closed. It looked as if it wasn't open for business, which made me confused."

"Because the restaurant must have been busy around noon, it's impossible that it's not open yet."

"I just thought about knocking on the door and asking if anything happened."

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"But as soon as I knocked on the door, I found that it was not locked. I pushed it lightly and it opened."

"Then I walked in and saw this scene."

"I was so frightened at the time that I didn't dare to delay and immediately reported it to the police."

The farmer looked sincere and there was no obvious problem in his words.

Shen Lian initially judged that he was not lying.

Shen Lian pondered for a moment and asked, "Has this restaurant been buying vegetables from you?"

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The farmer nodded: "Yes, he has been with me for the past two years."

"They go to pick up the food themselves every time instead of you delivering it?"

Shen Lian asked, "For a regular buyer like them, I think you should be able to deliver the goods, right?"

The farmer nodded hurriedly: "I can indeed deliver the goods, and I have mentioned many times that I will deliver them to them, saving them the trouble of running back and forth."

"But they disagreed and insisted on getting it themselves."

Shen Lian narrowed his eyes.

This is a bit strange. In a normal restaurant, if you always buy food from the same restaurant, you will definitely ask them to deliver it.

Rather than picking it up yourself.

After all, that's a waste of time.

However, in the past two years, this restaurant has not asked farmers to deliver vegetables even once.

You have to get it yourself every time.

This is really strange.

unless……

A gleam of brilliance flashed in Shen Lian's eyes.

Unless, this restaurant doesn't want farmers to get close.

In other words, they are unwilling to have a fixed person come over frequently.

So why?

Shen Lian looked at the farmer and said, "Have you never come here once in the past two years?"

The farmer shook his head and said, "I have been here once."

"When? Why did you come here suddenly?"

Shen Lian asked.

The farmer said, "Half a year ago, they ordered a lot of vegetables that day, and it was difficult for them to bring them back, so they asked me to help them deliver it. However, they only let me deliver it to the door. They carried the vegetables in by themselves, and did not let me help."

This time, even Han Min noticed that something was wrong.

He wondered, "Are there any restaurants that are so conscientious? They are not willing to let the farmers work hard?"

Shen Lian smiled and said, "What do you think?"

Han Min shook his head: "I don't think there is such a conscientious restaurant."

Shen Lian said: "Indeed, and this has nothing to do with conscience. It is normal for vegetable farmers to send vegetables."

“But they’ve already arrived at the door, and they’re not letting the farmers in. This is clearly a problem.”

"I suspect they have some secrets hidden here."

"They don't want to be discovered!"

"As for the vegetable farmers, they come into contact with their people almost every day. If the vegetable farmers come in, they might find something. That's why they don't dare to let the vegetable farmers come here, so as to avoid anything being exposed."

Han Min asked in confusion: "What could it be?"

Shen Lian shook his head.

He looked at the vegetable farmer and asked, "Do you feel anything is wrong with this restaurant?"

"Something's wrong?"

The farmer thought about it carefully and said, "I didn't find anything wrong. If I had to say something, maybe the kitchen of this restaurant is a little small."

"I've delivered food to other restaurants before, so I know that their kitchens are relatively large. I just took a look at this restaurant's kitchen, and it's slightly smaller."

"Besides that, I don't know. After all, I'm a vegetable seller, and the only place I can enter is the kitchen. And this restaurant is too luxurious, I can't afford to eat. You don't know what's wrong."

Upon hearing this, Shen Lian looked directly at Han Min and said, "Go search the kitchen."

Just as Han Min was about to leave, Shen Lian added, "Just like the secret room in the pawnshop before, let's see if there is any trap."

Han Min's eyes flashed, and he said quickly, "I understand. I'll give the order right away."

Having said that, Han Min quickly gave the order to the yamen runner.

Shen Lian looked at the vegetable farmer and said, "There is no problem now. Go to the side and rest for a while. If there is no problem, you can leave. But don't go far for the time being, because we may have questions for you at any time."

The old farmer nodded quickly: "Yes, I understand."

After the farmer left, Han Min came over.

Han Min said, "Sir Shen, the coroner has completed the most basic examination."

Shen Lian's eyes flashed, and he said, "Let the coroner come over."

Soon, a coroner in his forties came over.

"Lord Shen." He bowed to Shen Lian.

Shen Lian smiled and said, "We are all acquaintances, so there is no need to say more. Tell me, what is the situation?"

The coroner said: "The deceased are all men, aged between 25 and 40 years old."

"They all had wounds on their throats. They must have been killed by a single blow from a weapon like a sword."

"Before they died, they struggled and must have fought with the murderer, but it was obvious that the gap was too big and they were no match for him..."

Shen Lian narrowed his eyes.

Said: "It is similar to the cause of death of those Beidou Society members."

The coroner nodded and said, "It is certain that it was done by the same person, or the same group of people."

Shen Lian's eyes flashed, and he asked, "Are you sure?"

The coroner smiled and said, "The wound won't lie, of course... If someone imitated the murderer and made the same weapon as the murderer, and their kung fu was the same, that would be another story."

Shen Lian knew that the possibility of this was basically zero.

After all, even they don’t know who the murderer is, so the probability of others knowing is even lower.

Not to mention, similar skills are required.

This is even more difficult.

Shen Lian said: "Is it impossible to tell whether it was done by one person or several people?"

The coroner shook his head and said, "It's hard to say."

"Because the wounds are similar, but some of the dead also have wounds in their hearts, which are pierced. Although the same weapon was used, it is impossible to determine whether the kung fu is the same."

"After all, weapons can be mass-produced."

Shen Lian nodded slightly.

Although the coroner was not completely sure, it was most likely done by the same person!
One person, facing so many enemies, did not let any one escape, all of them were killed instantly.

And he himself should not be injured.

This person's strength is quite strong!

If these people are also members of Beidou Society.

So, why is the person who took action so familiar with the Beidou Society’s stronghold?
Who is he anyway?

To eliminate the Beidou Society’s stronghold in one go?

While Shen Lian was thinking, a yamen runner suddenly ran over.

He said, "Lord Shen, Lord Han, we found something in the kitchen."

Shen Lian and Han Min's eyes flashed when they heard this.

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

The two quickly came to the kitchen.

The restaurant's kitchen is located behind the hall.

Separated by a long corridor.

There are two doors on both sides of the corridor.

Extremely secretive.

After the two entered the kitchen.

Then I found that the kitchen was indeed not that big.

Of course, it’s not small.

It is much bigger than the kitchen of an ordinary family.

But compared to a restaurant of this size, the kitchen is a little small.

At this time, there was a small door open on the wall behind the kitchen. The door was not big and could only accommodate one person.

The yamen runner said, "Master Qin, Master Shen, when we knocked on the wall just now, we found that the sound behind the wall was very hollow, so we suspect that there is nothing behind the wall."

"It's just that we couldn't find the mechanism, so we just smashed it open."

"I found that there was another room behind this wall."

Shen Lian narrowed his eyes and smiled, "Secret room?"

"No wonder this kitchen is much smaller than other restaurants of the same size."

"It turns out that it houses a special secret room."

"This secret room takes up space in the kitchen, making it look a little small."

Han Min suddenly realized what was going on when he heard this.

He said, "No wonder the farmer said it was small, so this is the case!"

Shen Lian smiled and said, "The people in this restaurant do not allow farmers to enter the restaurant. Even if farmers deliver vegetables to the restaurant, they are not allowed to enter."

"That means they are worried that farmers will notice something is wrong."

"And this farmer is just an ordinary man. He doesn't have any special abilities. What can he discover?"

"That means they are worried that farmers will notice something is wrong."

"And this farmer is just an ordinary man. He doesn't have any special abilities. What can he discover?"