Datang: Hiding private money, exposed by Xiao Sizi

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"Using the lives of hundreds of your officials to clear the name of our Beidou Society, I think it is an honor for you. What do you think?"

Hearing Beichen's words.

Wei Zheng's face changed.

And those local officials.

In an instant, his face turned as pale as paper.

Their eyes suddenly widened, and their pupils were contracting and trembling violently.

At this moment, they finally understood Beichen's purpose.

Beichen actually wanted revenge and to prove the ability of Beidou Society.

He actually wanted to kill them.

Beichen had no intention of kidnapping them.

Instead.

To kill them.

Kill all these hundreds of local officials!
Imagine.

If these hundreds of local officials were really killed in one breath.

What kind of severe damage will the Tang Dynasty suffer?
Even Wei Zheng couldn't imagine such consequences.

at the same time.

Not far from the Ministry of Personnel, in a restaurant.

Shen Lian was standing by the window and had already noticed something unusual in the Ministry of Personnel.

Although, there was no unusual or chaotic sound coming from the Ministry of Personnel.

There were still guards on duty at the gate of the Ministry of Personnel.

But with Shen Lian's ability, how could he not judge that something happened in the Ministry of Personnel?

First of all, the guards outside the yamen had obviously been replaced.

Although the number of people did not change, Shen Lian had a photographic memory. When he just came out of the yamen, he took a special look at the guards guarding the gate.

He could tell at a glance that the person had been replaced.

Secondly, suddenly no one came out of the yamen.

As the department responsible for the court's personnel affairs, the Ministry of Personnel had a very heavy workload.

Under such a heavy workload, people were coming in and out of the yamen almost every moment.

Just when Shen Lian left the yamen, he met three or four groups of people from the Ministry of Personnel on this short road.

But, just in that half incense stick of time.

No one came out of the yamen.

To other people, this may not seem like a big deal.

But in Shen Lian's eyes, it was the biggest flaw.

"Beichen, he has already taken action!"

Shen Lian spoke slowly.

After Beichen set out on guard, he tried to delay time so that no one would notice the abnormality in the Ministry of Personnel.

Some disguises were specially made.

As a result, ordinary people who pass by the Ministry of Personnel may not know what kind of dangerous things are happening inside the Ministry of Personnel.

How dangerous those hundreds of officials must be now.

Shen Lian picked up the teacup and took a sip of tea.

Although Beichen has already taken action, Shen Lian is not worried.

Because he was in the Ministry of Personnel and had made all the necessary preparations.

No matter what Beichen does, he can ensure the safety of those officials.

Once Beichen really wants to cut off the knife, his men will naturally take action immediately.

But if Beichen is not in a hurry to kill, then Shen Lian will not be in a hurry either.

After all, Shen Lian knew very well that Beichen, who was now in the Ministry of Personnel, was just a puppet.

Dealing with Beichen's puppet was not Shen Lian's purpose at all.

Shen Lian’s real target is Beichen himself.

Not to mention today, we have to capture Beichen himself.

At least, Shen Lian wanted to see Beichen's true self with his own eyes.

He wanted to know what kind of person Beichen was.

How old are you and how tall are you.

The most important thing is whether Beichen has six fingers.

He and Tianji have completely different judgments about Beichen.

This shows that at least one of the two people’s judgment of Beichen is fake.

Therefore, Shen Lian must determine what kind of person Beichen really is.

Only in this way, in future fights, can he get closer and closer to Beichen and eventually bring Beichen to justice.

If he didn't even know what the characteristics of Beichen really were, then no matter how smart Shen Lian was, he wouldn't be able to catch him.

So, today, Shen Lian’s goal is very clear.

Beichen’s real self!
See Beichen in person!
If possible, then of course we should capture Beichen himself...

Therefore, he now hopes that Beichen can delay time.

The later Beichen's puppet takes action, the more time he has to investigate.

Otherwise, once the people he left behind were ready to take action, Beichen would instantly realize that he already knew all of Beichen's plans.

At that time, based on Shen Lian’s understanding of Beichen.

Beichen will quickly abandon the puppet and move his position quickly.

In that case, Shen Lian might lose Beichen's trace again.

And that was the situation that Shen Lian least wanted to see.

Shen Lian let out a breath slowly and looked at the Ministry of Personnel.

Now the Ministry of Personnel is still very quiet and seems normal.

This also means that at least Beichen has not yet killed him.

He still has time.

Shen Lian shifted his gaze in other directions.

Wang Junyan, Snake, and Fatty Zhang have already set out.

Next, it depends on whether they can bring news to me.

Shen Lian shook the teacup slowly. Although every second counted, Shen Lian still remained calm.

He knew very well that the more critical the moment, the more important it was to stay calm.

What he is competing with Beichen now is who has a calmer mind and can analyze more clues and information.

Just like that, time passed by minute by minute.

Shen Lian had already finished half a pot of tea.

"Master Shen."

And just then.

Sishe's voice suddenly sounded outside the door.

"A shadow guard came to report that he had discovered something unusual!"

Upon hearing this, Shen Lian looked towards the door suddenly.

I saw the snake walking in quickly.

He bowed to Shen Lian and said, "Sir Shen, there is news."

Shen Lian directly opened the map and asked, "Which location is the news from?"

Sishe pointed directly to a spot and said, "Here."

Shen Lian took a look.

It was discovered to be one of the two locations Tianji had previously guessed.

This is a relatively lively place.

According to Tianji, it is to hide oneself in the midst of noise.

"Tianji guessed it right?" Shen Lian said, "Did you find anything unusual?"

Sishe said: "The shadow guards will follow the orders of this subordinate and conduct plainclothes patrols and surveillance of these four places that Lord Shen attaches great importance to."

"Then, they discovered that there were more people outside the mansion at this location than usual."

"These people were wearing very thick clothes, which were bulging. They speculated that they were probably carrying weapons."

“At the same time, they found that when these people passed by the mansion, they would glance at the mansion and then leave quickly.”

"After they leave, there will be another wave of people who will repeat their actions."

"There were three groups of these people in total. They kept wandering around the streets around the base, doing nothing."

"But in order to avoid being discovered, they would buy something, eat something, and then leave, and then the next group would take over."

“Because of this, they are difficult to detect as abnormal.”

"If the shadow guards hadn't made arrangements in advance and had been watching that place the whole time, we might not have been able to find them at all."

Shen Lian listened to Sishe's report and nodded slightly.

"Three groups of people patrolling in turns can indeed minimize the probability of being discovered."

"Buying food and eating while walking, rather than just walking, can also reduce the chance of being discovered."

“You can see that they are very cautious.”

Sishe nodded and said, "That's right, so as soon as I heard the news, I hurried to report it to Lord Shen."

"Master Shen, now that we have discovered Beichen's whereabouts, let's act quickly."

"My people have begun to gather there."

Listening to Sishe's words, Shen Lian was a little hesitant.

He said: "Your intelligence is very rich, and I should trust you, but I always feel that something is wrong."

"Something's wrong?"

Sishe asked in confusion: "What's wrong?"

Shen Lian said: "Don't you think it's a little too simple?"

"Simple?"

The snake was startled.

Shen Lian said: "Not long after Beichen started the operation, you found those patrolling people and directly found Beichen's hiding place. Don't you think this is too smooth?"

Sishe said: "We will be successful, provided that Lord Shen has found the most likely hiding place of Beichen. Please spend a lot of energy to explore it."

Shen Lian shook his head.

"I am not saying that you are not careful and meticulous in your work, nor am I denying your efforts and hard work."

"I just think it went too smoothly."

"Sishe, think about it, we have fought with Beichen more than once or twice."

"Every time, Beichen hides very secretly. We have been unable to find him many times. So do you think... even if I have predicted his hiding place in advance and let you spend time and energy to ambush... is this enough for us to find him so easily?"

After listening to Shen Lian's words, Sishe hesitated for a moment.

He looked at Shen Lian and said, "Isn't that Beichen's hiding place?"

Shen Lian pondered for a moment, and suddenly thought of something, and said, "You just said that those people would look inside the mansion every time they passed by it?"

Snake nodded: "Yes, although they were very secretive, we still found them."

Shen Lian narrowed his eyes.

He then asked, "Have you ever discovered anyone who shouldn't have appeared in that mansion?"

Snake shook his head.

Shen Lian's eyes flickered, and he suddenly raised the corner of his mouth and sneered: "Now we can be sure that this is Beichen's trick!"

"Beichen will definitely not be there!"

Sishe looked at Shen Lian and asked, "Why did Lord Shen make such a judgment?"

Shen Lian said: "Don't you think this is too obvious and deliberate?"

"Just take a look when you pass by that mansion."

"Isn't this deliberately leading us to doubt that mansion?"

"Think about it, with Beichen's caution, how could he let his men look at his hiding place for no reason?"

"Isn't it obvious that this makes people wonder if there might be something wrong with this mansion?"

"So, Beichen overexerted himself."

"Or rather, the people Beichen sent out were just being too clever for their own good."

"They want us to be suspicious of the mansion."

"But how could they know that this actually proves that Beichen will never be there!"

Shen Lian's words made Sishe suddenly enlightened.

Sishe's eyes widened suddenly and he said, "So, actually, we were all deceived by Beichen!"

"Beichen specifically uses these people to guide our attention and make us suspect that Beichen is hiding there."

"But in fact, Beichen wasn't there at all?"

Shen Lian nodded.

He sneered and said, "I said, Beichen can't be found so easily."

"If it's too easy, it's a problem."

Sishe frowned and asked, "Could it be that Beichen already knows that we are looking for him?"

He was shocked and looked at Shen Lian, saying, "Sir Shen, aren't we in danger?"

"Beichen already knows that you, Lord Shen, are looking for him. He is hiding on purpose. Can we still find him?"

Shen Lian shook his head, squinted his eyes, and said, "Beichen, you probably don't know that I'm looking for him yet."

"do not know?"

The snake was startled.

Shen Lian nodded: "I have always been very cautious. When I asked you to do something, I didn't let you really touch Beichen's nerves."

"So the possibility of my intention being exposed is not high."

"Not to mention, if Beichen already knew that I was going to use this incident to track him down, then given his cautiousness and decisiveness, he would never take action."

"After all, he should be well aware that once I know his plan, he will not be able to succeed."

"His actions, apart from giving me some heads and causing Beidou to lose some people, he won't gain anything at all."

"And he himself may be in danger."

"Under such circumstances, how could Beichen possibly make a loss-making deal by doing the proof version?"

Shen Lian looked out the window, gazing at the Ministry of Personnel.

At this time, the Ministry of Personnel was still very quiet.

This shows that Beichen's puppet has not yet chosen to kill, which also shows that Beichen is not in a hurry.

If Beichen knew that I was looking for him, how could he still be so leisurely?
After all, every second Beichen stays in Chang'an means one more second of danger.

All these factors were enough for Shen Lian to conclude that Beichen would not know that he was looking for him.

Shen Lian thought about it carefully, then nodded seriously and said, "Master Shen is right."

"It seems that Beichen doesn't know that Lord Shen is looking for him."

"But if he didn't know, why did he arrange for someone to do this?"

This is what Snakes least understand.

Shen Lian was not surprised at all.

He said calmly: "It's simple, just prepare for a rainy day."

"Preparing for a rainy day?"

The snake was startled.

Shen Lian said calmly: "Although Beichen doesn't know that I am looking for him."

"But Beichen and I have fought many times after all, and he knows my abilities."

"Therefore, even if Beichen is confident in his actions, he is still worried that someone like me will show up halfway."

"So, in order to prepare for a rainy day and hide himself, he specially arranged some people to deliberately behave abnormally so that I could discover him."

"I believe he must have other plans. As soon as I show up, he will immediately know that I already know his plan."

"I believe he must have other plans. As soon as I show up, he will immediately know that I already know his plan."

(End of this chapter)