Datang: Hiding private money, exposed by Xiao Sizi

"At that time, I think with Beichen's cunning and caution, he would probably just abandon the plan and escape quickly."

"This is Beichen's preparation for a rainy day. A truly cunning fox will never leave himself any chance of danger."

Listening to Shen Lian's analysis.

The Snake was stunned.

After a while.

He couldn't help but let out a long breath.

He sighed with great emotion: "My brain can't keep up at all."

"At this moment, I just feel lucky."

"Fortunately, the one fighting Beichen was Lord Shen. If I had met Beichen, I would have been beaten to death by him."

"This Beichen is really too cautious, and really too cunning."

"Without knowing Lord Shen's plan, he actually made such an arrangement. His cunningness makes me feel very impressed."

Shen Lian smiled.

He said: "Even a cunning rabbit knows three burrows, let alone an old fox."

"It is precisely because he is so cunning that I have gone to such great lengths to arrange it."

Sishe took a deep breath and said, "Master Shen, since that place is a trick set up by Beichen, where is the real Beichen hiding?"

Shen Lian listened to Sishe's words and began to think in his heart.

Since Beichen has arranged such a deception, it means that Beichen is still worried that he will discover Beichen's plan in advance.

In this case, Beichen will definitely make some preparations for his own residence.

but……

On the contrary, Shen Lian felt that this was a good thing for him.

After all, it's better than looking for someone aimlessly in the vast crowd.

Targets with some abnormalities and reactions are easier to find.

Since Beichen was worried that I would discover him, he would definitely do something to prevent myself from suspecting him.

If that's the case, it means Beichen will do something.

And as long as Beichen did something, it would definitely be different from usual.

This is the most important thing for Shen Lian.

I'm not afraid of you making some preparations.

I’m afraid you’ll do nothing.

Sometimes, a person's excessive caution may become the key to his exposure!

Shen Lian quickly looked at the map.

Look at the other three places he marked.

The place where Beichen used to set up the sleight of hand was one of the places Tianji made his judgment.

Now, there are three places left.

The one closest to the Ministry of Personnel.

The one that is the farthest away.

One is located in a remote place, and the other is located in a place with convenient transportation.

If Beichen really had to choose among these three places, which one would he choose?

Shen Lian tapped the table lightly with his fingertips and asked, "Any news reported from the other three places?"

Snake said: "Everything is rewarding."

"But they said they didn't find any special abnormalities."

"These three places are pretty much the same as usual, with pretty much the same people coming and going, and I didn't see any special people appearing."

Shen Lian narrowed his eyes.

Nothing unusual as usual...

This is difficult to handle.

No abnormality means no direction.

Shen Lian said: "I don't want abnormality."

"It's normal."

Shen Lian looked at Sishe and said, "Send a message to them immediately and ask them if they have found anything more normal than usual."

"Something more normal than usual..."

Sishe was a little puzzled and asked, "How do we judge this?"

Shen Lian said: "That is to say, it can be the opposite of what you discovered before."

"Didn't you discover before that Beichen's people would look into the mansion from time to time?"

"Tell them to look for places where no one who passed by looked towards the mansion."

"Or the foot traffic remains exactly the same as in the previous few days."

"Generally speaking, there will be some variation in the flow of people, or regular changes. The flow of people passing through the streets will vary depending on the date and weather."

“But is there a place where the flow of people is exactly the same as before, no matter how the date and weather change?”

"If this is the case, then this is clearly a case of human control. They are trying to appear normal because they are afraid of being discovered to be abnormal."

"But sometimes, being too normal is the biggest abnormality."

Sishe immediately understood what Shen Lian meant.

He immediately said, "I will do it right away."

Having said that, he immediately walked out of the room and ordered someone to send a letter by carrier pigeon.

In Chang'an City, the speed of carrier pigeons delivering letters was much faster than that of messengers delivering letters.

Moreover, it is not easy to detect.

After the snake left.

Shen Lian glanced out the window.

There was still no chaotic sound coming from the Ministry of Personnel.

This means that Beichen has not really taken action yet.

Shen Lian didn't know what Beichen was waiting for.

But there is no doubt that his time is running out.

Now it depends on whether Snake can find the clues in time.

Shen Lian knew.

At this moment, he was racing against time with Beichen.

Whoever can outrun the other will have the advantage.

Now it depends on whether Beichen takes action in advance or Shen Lian can discover Beichen in advance.

And just then.

A shadow guard suddenly came up, bowed to Shen Lian, and said, "Sir Shen, someone wants to see you."

"Does anyone want to see me?"

Shen Lian's eyes flashed.

He was hiding here, and no one else knew about it except Sishe and others.

But if it was Shadow Guard and Snake, they would come directly and would not let Shadow Guard come to report to them.

Who is coming then?
Shen Lian asked: "Who wants to see me?"

The shadow guard said, "He said his name is Tianji, and he has something important to tell Lord Shen."

"Tianji?"

When Shen Lian heard the shadow guard's words, a gleam of light suddenly flashed in his eyes.

Why did Tianji come to see me at this time?
He didn't think there was anything wrong with Tianji finding him.

But since Tianji can find himself.

This means that Tianji definitely knows what he is doing.

And in this situation, Tianji still came to find me.

Is it...

Does he have any important news about Beichen?
Shen Lian immediately said: "Let Tianji come over."

Not long after, Tianji, wearing a bamboo hat, walked in.

Shen Lian glanced at the mysterious Tianji and said with a smile: "Why don't you show your face?"

"Your face is disguised anyway, why are you wearing a hat?"

Tianji said: "Beichen should know all the faces I often disguise myself with, so it's better to be careful just in case."

Shen Lian nodded and agreed: "That's right."

"Beichen is so cunning and insidious. It's never too careful with him."

He looked at Tianji and said straight to the point, "You came to me at this time, are you here to help me?"

Tianji said: "I have news to tell you."

"I thought it might be useful to you."

Shen Lian's eyes flashed, and he knew that Tianji must have important news.

He asked, "What news?" Tianji said, "Although you said you don't need my help, I think that at this time, perhaps my people are better at dealing with Beichen's conspiracy than yours."

"After all, my people are used to fighting with Beichen and Beidou. To them, they are like a dog's nose. As long as they get close to us, we can smell their stench."

"So, I also arranged my people to monitor the four locations we guessed before."

"Then, my people told me something that wasn't so strange."

"It's not a strange thing..."

Shen Lian asked: "What is not strange?"

Tianji looked at Shen Lian and said in a deep voice: "He told me that around a mansion, everything was too normal, so normal that he felt drowsy."

“Too normal!?”

A gleam of light suddenly flashed in Shen Lian's eyes.

If Snake were here, he would definitely be extremely shocked.

After all, Shen Lian just said that being too normal is actually abnormal.

result.

Tianji immediately found Shen Lian and told him that his people had discovered something too normal!
Is this a coincidence?
In other words, it is the tacit understanding between Shen Lian and Tian Ji, two stranger friends!
Shen Lian looked at Tian Ji, without any greetings, and asked directly: "Which mansion? Why is it so normal?"

Tianji saw that Shen Lian didn't ask why he had to tell him something normal.

This made Tianji's heart move suddenly.

He understands.

Shen Lian already understood what he meant.

Or rather, Shen Lian already knew it.

Tianji did not hesitate at all. He came to the table, raised his hand, pointed to a mansion on the map, and said, "This mansion."

Shen Lian looked in the direction Tianji's finger was pointing.

then.

They narrowed their eyes.

I only saw the location where Tianji was pointing.

It is one of the two mansions that Shen Lian had chosen before.

It's the farthest from here.

A mansion next to the city wall.

It is only one street away from the city wall.

"This mansion?"

Shen Lian narrowed his eyes.

Tianji said: "My people found that the flow of people passing through the street in front of this mansion in the past few days is exactly the same."

“There is almost no difference.”

“The number is almost fixed for those people.”

…………

“And the times they appear are even almost fixed at those times.”

Shen Lian's eyes flickered, and he said, "You mean... on the street next to that mansion, a fixed number of people pass by at a fixed time every day."

"How many days in a row has it been like this?"

Tianji nodded: "That's right!"

This is almost exactly the same as the example Shen Lian gave to the snake before.

Shen Lian asked: "Have they looked towards the mansion?"

Tianji shook his head.

"no!"

"Not once?"

Tianji shook his head: "Not even once!"

"We are targeting that mansion. If someone is paying special attention to that mansion, we would not have missed it."

Shen Lian let out a breath slowly.

He looked at Tianji and said, "If nothing unexpected happens, it is this mansion!"

"Beichen, the greatest possibility is that he is hiding here!"

Shen Lian walked out directly after saying this: "I have to hurry over there."

Seeing this, Tianji said, "I'll go too."

Shen Lian went downstairs quickly.

As soon as I reached the first floor, I saw Sishe arranging shadow guards.

Shen Lian immediately said: "Sishe, bring your people and follow me."

When Sishe heard this, he hurriedly asked, "What does your Excellency mean?"

Shen Lian said: "We can almost determine Beichen's hiding place."

Upon hearing this, Sishe said without any hesitation: "Twenty percent of the people will stay to deal with emergencies in the Ministry of Personnel, and the rest will follow me."

Having said that, he quickly followed out.

The horses were ready outside.

Shen Lian climbed onto the horse and Tianji followed.

He came here on horseback, so he didn't need Shen Lian to lead him.

After mounting his horse, Shen Lian left quickly.

On the way, Shen Lian said: "This time, you are more efficient than my people. Whether you can find Beichen or not, I will accept this favor."

Tianji smiled and said, "Then I won't be polite with you. Your favor to Shen Lian is ten thousand times more valuable than that to others."

"I just can't bear to refuse."

Shen Lian smiled and said, "If you need my help in the future, just tell me. It's simple, so there's no need to use favors. I can help you as long as we're friends."

"But if it's something difficult, or something that might put me in a difficult position, then I'll need favors."

"After all, I have to find a suitable reason to persuade me to take risks for you."

Tianji said speechlessly: "You don't have to say it so bluntly, it doesn't sound pleasant."

Shen Lian laughed: "I'm just afraid that you're too smart and will have wild thoughts."

Shen Lian said: "After all, the smarter a person is, the more he or she will use his or her imagination, and the more likely he or she will get stuck in a dead end."

Tianji rolled his eyes: "I have never been polite to you."

Sishe said at this time: "Master Shen, we have returned with the letter sent by carrier pigeon."

"The content of the report is the same place we are going to."

Shen Lian nodded.

Although his people were a little slow, it was still good that they didn't have to wait until they arrived to find out.

However, this incident also reminded Shen Lian.

His people are all so upright.

The people of Tianji all wander in darkness.

It is easy for them to think from the perspective of a thief.

So, just like this time, Tianji discovered Beichen's trick at a glance.

And his own people are definitely as elite as Tianji's men.

However, they all came out of this through the right path.

In other words, they can do something seriously and responsibly.

They can work very hard to catch the thief.

However, it is difficult for them to empathize with the thieves and think from their perspective.

This resulted in, just like this time, they were deceived by Beichen and did not discover the real secret that Beichen was hiding.

This incident served as a wake-up call to Shen Lian.

Shen Lian decided that after this incident was over, he would give these shadow guards some proper training.

From now on, these shadow guards will be his main force in dealing with the Beidou Society.

This time they were behind, no big deal.

But next time, Shen Lian would not allow them to fall behind again.

After all, one cannot fall in the same place twice.

Shen Lian couldn't afford to lose this person...

As his subordinate, if he falls twice in the same place, he will be hit in the face.

In this way, everyone rode fast horses, passed through the alley and took a shortcut.

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In this way, everyone rode fast horses, passed through the alley and took a shortcut.

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(End of this chapter)