Datang: Hiding private money, exposed by Xiao Sizi

Chapter 627: Divergence! Those speculations!
"So, judging from how they were wary of the farmers, we can infer that what they were guarding against was not a very secret secret, but a secret that a farmer could easily detect."

"Think about it again. The farmer is just a vegetable farmer. The only place he can enter into the restaurant is the kitchen... Therefore, combining all of this, I can deduce that if there is a problem in this restaurant, it must be the kitchen!"

"As for what's wrong in the kitchen, we who don't know much about restaurants may not be able to discover it, but the fact that they are so wary of the farmer means that the farmer will be able to easily detect it."

Shen Lian smiled and said, "That's why I just asked the farmer if he felt there was something wrong."

"After the farmer pointed out that the kitchen was a bit small, this officer already suspected that there might be space occupied in that kitchen."

After listening to Lu Qing's speculation, Han Min's eyes were filled with admiration.

He couldn't help but say: "Master Shen is really amazing."

"If Lord Shen hadn't told me about these things, I wouldn't have noticed them at all."

Shen Lian smiled and said, "In fact, the clues and the truth are often in the details."

"As long as we look carefully, we will find it eventually."

He looked at the hole in front of him and said, "Let's go and see what they have done with the kitchen space."

The two entered the cave, passed through the wall, and arrived at the room at the back.

At this time, they found that there were many boxes, antiques, calligraphy and paintings placed in the room.

Han Min asked someone to open the box.

Then Han Min's eyes widened.

I saw that these boxes were filled to the brim.

And inside, there was nothing else but a lot of treasures.

Copper coins, several boxes.

Jewelry and night-shining pearls were also packed in a box.

There are other precious jewellery.

Han Min couldn't help but ask, "Did they rob the bank?"

Shen Lian laughed and said, "It seems that this place is not only a base of the Beidou Society, but also the place where the Beidou Society stores its treasures in Chang'an."

"Beidouhui is such a large organization, its demand for money and property must be huge."

"The destruction of this stronghold will definitely have some impact on Beidou."

Han Min sighed: "This Beidou Club is really amazing. They can get so much money. I am still worried about my livelihood every day!"

Shen Lian smiled and said, "Don't be so greedy, and don't look so sad."

Han Min scratched his head and chuckled, "This is the only hobby I have in my life."

"If I can't eat enough, what's the point of living?"

Shen Lian laughed and scolded: "You are a foodie."

Shen Lian carefully inspected the treasure room again.

After making sure there were no omissions, he said, "Send these boxes to the Ministry of Revenue, have them counted and put into the national treasury."

"I just heard from your majesty that the Tang Dynasty is a little short of money. With these treasures, we can get by safely."

Han Min couldn't help but sigh, "Your Highness hasn't even officially married the princess yet, but your father-in-law has already started to consider you."

Shen Lian laughed and scolded: "You have a neck, and you even dare to tease His Majesty?"

Han Min quickly shrank his neck and laughed, "I only have the courage to talk nonsense in front of Lord Qin. In front of others, even if I have the courage, I will not say anything nonsense."

"After all, I only know that Lord Shen can be trusted. I dare not open my heart to others."

Shen Lian smiled and said, "That's a nice thing to say, don't say it again."

Han Min: “…”

Shen Lian smiled and said, "Let's go, let's go out."

The two left the secret room.

Han Min looked at Shen Lian and asked in confusion, "Sir Shen, who wiped out the Beidou Society's stronghold?"

"We were already surprised to see the pawn shop's stronghold wiped out before."

"It's only been a few days, and we've already wiped out this stronghold!"

"Besides, this place is different from the pawnshop. There is a curfew at night where the pawnshop is located. If a fight breaks out, as long as they don't make any noise, it won't be easy to be exposed."

"But here, there are so many people coming and going outside at night. Even if this restaurant is closed, it would still be very easy to be discovered if a fight broke out."

"The people who eliminated the Beidou Society's stronghold are really brave!"

"Why would they take such a big risk?"

Shen Lian had naturally noticed the problem that Han Min had noticed a long time ago.

He pondered for a moment and said, "Actually, there is no need for them to do it themselves."

Han Min looked at Shen Lian.

Shen Lian said calmly: "You have to understand that if they simply want to eradicate this place, they only need to tell Jingzhao Yin or Dali Temple that this place was cut off by Beidou, and then we will take action here immediately."

"Why do they need to do it themselves?"

"And we have to risk being discovered!"

Han Min thought about it.

He nodded immediately: "That's right."

"They can eliminate this stronghold. With this kind of strength, if they want to notify us, they can definitely do it."

“But they didn’t do that.”

Han Min frowned and asked, "Why?"

"They should understand that it is much safer for us to take action than for them to take action!"

Shen Lian narrowed his eyes and said, "Unless they have a reason to do it themselves."

"What's the reason?" Han Min asked.

Shen Lian shook his head.

He said: "They didn't leave me any clues, and what I said was just speculation without any basis."

"This speculation is not accurate."

"It's better not to say it."

Shen Lian rarely makes subjective judgments.

Speculation without evidence or clues is too subjective.

Not a good thing.

So, since there are no clues, it is better not to guess randomly, so as not to lead yourself astray.

And Han Min is really curious.

He said, "Master Shen, don't guess seriously, just give two reasons at random."

Shen Lian thought for a moment and said, "If you really want to find a reason, it's not that difficult."

"For example..."

Shen Lian said: "They have a deep blood feud with Beidou Society. If we don't do it ourselves, we won't be able to completely avenge the hatred we carry!"

"For example, who gave them the order? The order was that they had to do it themselves and could not be discovered, so they did it themselves."

"Also, they may have some relationship with the Beidou Society. If we were to take action, we would probably find some clues about them. However, after they took action themselves, they would have destroyed those clues or taken them away!"

"Of course, there is another guess!"

He looked at Han Min and narrowed his eyes: "That means they don't trust us, they don't trust the court, so they are more willing to take the risk and do it themselves!"

Han Min was stunned.

He couldn't think of a single reason, but Shen Lian casually gave so many reasons.

Is this the wisdom of the detective?
Shen Lian smiled and said, "If you still want to hear more, I can give you dozens of different reasons."

"But these reasons are all rootless."

"It's all nonsense. What's the point of talking about it?"

Jingzhao Yin Han Min said with emotion: "Lord Shen is really amazing. Although it is just a guess, he can come up with so many possibilities in an instant. It is already quite amazing!"

"Your humble servant's words are not even a possibility that can be thought of now." Shen Lian smiled and said, "You still handle few cases and have a short memory."

"When you have handled as many cases as I have, and you know every case by heart, and you know every criminal's motive by heart, then you won't be much worse than me."

He said calmly: "All crimes in this world cannot escape these motives."

Han Min scratched his head and said, "Keep this in mind, Xiaguan. I will read the files regularly in the future and remember more."

Shen Lian smiled and said, "Jingzhao Yin is in charge of Chang'an's public security. The lives and property of millions of people in Chang'an are entrusted to you, so you'd better pay more attention to it."

"I can certainly help you, but sometimes I get bothered by things and may not be able to distract you in time."

Han Min knew that Shen Lian was doing this for her own good.

Shen Lian and he had a very close relationship, and he had never refused whenever he asked.

Therefore, he was convinced and respected Shen Lian.

When he heard Shen Lian's words at this moment, he also kept them in mind.

He said: "I will not let Lord Shen down."

Shen Lian smiled.

He came to the bodies.

After carefully examining the bodies, he asked, "Have you asked people nearby if they have seen these people?"

A yamen runner said, "Your Excellency, we have asked someone to identify him."

"People nearby said that eight of these people were the owner and waiters of this restaurant, and they had never seen the rest."

Shen Lian's eyes flashed, and he said, "Eight of them are here as the restaurant owners and waiters, and the other ten, if nothing unexpected happens, are hiding here as guests."

"This restaurant built in Yonglefang will definitely have good business, with a lot of customers coming and going."

"So, the task of gathering intelligence can be accomplished here."

"It seems..."

Shen Lian said: "This Beidouhui stronghold is absolutely of the utmost importance to the Beidouhui."

"It is the place where the treasures of the Beidou Society are stored."

"It is also an important transit point for intelligence transmission!"

"Now this place has been wiped out. If Beichen knew, he would be extremely distressed."

Han Min smiled and said, "That's for sure."

"I put myself into Beichen's shoes for a bit, and I feel so distressed!"

"Sir Shen, I just had a very bold guess!"

Shen Lian looked at Han Min and asked, "What's your bold guess?"

Han Min smiled and looked at Shen Lian. He said, "I'm thinking about a question. Lord Shen, do you think that these people's elimination of the Beidou Society's base... has anything to do with you, Lord Shen?"

"I?"

Shen Lian asked doubtfully: "What does it have to do with me?"

Han Min said: "Because many people know that Lord Shen and Beidou will be mortal enemies!"

"The Beidou Society has fought with Lord Shen many times, and Lord Shen defeated them all in the end."

"So, I have a very bold idea."

He looked at Shen Lian and didn't keep him in suspense.

He said: "Master Shen, you are about to get married, and before your wedding, your enemy Beidou will continue to lose his stronghold!"

"So, I wonder if someone did this on purpose and gave it to Lord Shen as a gift!"

Shen Lian heard what Han Min said.

stunned for a moment.

He was seriously thinking about Han Min's guess.

Han Min hurriedly said, "Sir Shen, don't take it seriously. I just thought of the time and it was a little close, so I said it casually."

"Don't let it affect your judgment, Lord Shen."

“But I think it’s not impossible!”

But at this moment, Shen Lian suddenly spoke.

Han Min was stunned for a moment.

He quickly turned his head and looked at Shen Lian.

Shen Lian was seen tapping the table lightly with his fingers.

He said: "Although what you said may be a joke, it doesn't necessarily mean it's not true."

Han Min was stunned: "Sir Shen, you don't really think that someone would take the lives of these Beidou Society members as a gift?"

"Who can go to such an extent to vent Lord Shen's anger?"

"You're right, it really is true."

Shen Lian narrowed his eyes.

Don't say anything else.

Just talk about his unreliable father!

Shen Lian felt that he had the ability, the skill, and the reason to do such a thing!
After all, Dad is the Heavenly Power of Beidou Society.

He fought with Beichen for so long.

It is not impossible to know some of the Beidou Society’s strongholds!
So, could it be Dad?
Shen Lian was really thinking seriously about Han Min's words.

This made Han Min confused.

He couldn't help but ask, "Sir Shen, is there really someone who would celebrate your wedding in this way?"

Shen Lian smiled when he saw Han Min's confused and surprised look.

"Do not believe?"

Han Min said with difficulty: "I can't believe it."

"I never thought in Xiaguan that someone would really use a human life as a gift."

Shen Lian laughed.

He said: "There are so many strange people in this world, how many have you seen?"

"Besides, everyone knows that Beidou and I have a grudge against each other."

"Everyone knows that Beidou will regard me as a thorn in his side."

"So, it's not impossible that they celebrate for me by destroying the Beidou Society's stronghold."

Han Min still couldn't believe it.

It can be seen that Shen Lian seems to really think this is possible.

He thought about it and finally said nothing.

Lord Shen is well-informed.

Even Lord Shen now thinks it is possible.

That means maybe it's really possible?
Shen Lian took a deep breath and calmed his wandering thoughts.

His thoughts and guesses are just one of thousands of possibilities.

While it's possible, it's not necessarily true.

Therefore, we can speculate, but we cannot conclude, and we cannot use this as a starting point for investigation.

Otherwise, if you make a mistake, you will most likely fall into the vortex.

Shen Lian looked at Han Min and said, "Have you asked people nearby if they heard any fighting last night?"

Han Min nodded and said, "I asked them, but they all said they didn't hear it."

"This area is very busy at night, and many shops are open at night, so even if there is some noise, no one will notice it."

"This area is very busy at night, and many shops are open at night, so even if there is some noise, no one will notice it."