Datang: Hiding private money, exposed by Xiao Sizi

Soon they arrived at the target's mansion.

They stopped at an intersection not far from the mansion and walked quickly.

They did not ride horses directly to their destination to avoid being quickly noticed by Beichen.

In that case, Beichen might have been scared away.

When we arrived at the mansion, we saw Wang Junyan and Fatty Zhang had already arrived.

They came from another place and were closer than Shen Lian and his group.

"Master Shen."

The two men bowed to Shen Lian.

Shen Lian asked: "Junyan, how is it?"

As a master of tricks, Wang Junyan is best at deceiving people.

So he just took action personally and unknowingly obtained a lot of information.

Wang Junyan said: "People nearby said that this mansion had been empty before."

“They haven’t seen anyone coming in or out recently.”

"However, they said that sometimes when they passed by the mansion, they heard some noises coming from the mansion."

"In addition, some people said that there were more unfamiliar people walking along this road recently. These people had never appeared before, but now almost all of them pass by this road."

Shen Lian listened to Wang Junyan's words and nodded slightly.

He looked at Fatty Zhang and said, "Fatty Zhang, it's your turn now."

"I suspect that this mansion may have a secret passage leading out of the city. Come and check to see if there is one."

"And where the entrance and exit are, if any."

Fatty Zhang heard this without any hesitation: "Leave it to me."

"If there is a secret passage, I will definitely find it."

Having said that, Fatty Zhang quickly turned around and left.

Wang Junyan also went out to help.

Watching the two men leaving, Tianji said with emotion: "Your two subordinates are very good, and their own specialness is very obvious."

Shen Lian smiled and said, "I'm jealous."

Tianji nodded: "I like this kind of subordinates very much."

Shen Lian smiled and said, "It's a pity that I can't give it to you."

"It took me a lot of effort to find these people who are capable and loyal to me."

"As the saying goes, money is easy to come by, but loyalty is hard to come by, not to mention that everyone has their own unique abilities, which makes it even harder to come by."

Tianji said: "Even if you give it to me, I don't want it. People like them, once they follow you, it will be difficult for them to follow others. Even if you give it to me, they are in Cao's camp but their hearts are with Han. They may become a gap for you. I don't want to be told by them every day what to do."

Shen Lian laughed.

The two of them exchanged a few jokes to ease the emotions in their hearts.

Shen Lian's smile faded. He looked at the mansion in front of him and said, "Si Snake, what's the specific situation?"

Snake said: "This house was built ten years ago."

"It was originally the residence of the Minister of Revenue."

"Later, the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue retired and returned to his hometown, and the house was sold."

"According to the records of the Ministry of Households, the person who bought this house was a wealthy businessman named Zhu Jun."

"But after this wealthy businessman bought the house, he never lived in it."

"Until now, at least on the surface, no one has lived here."

"But that wealthy businessman is still active, but he mainly does business in the Jiangnan area."

Tianji does not have as powerful an intelligence network as Shadow Guard. Although he knows some information about this house, it is not as detailed as what Sishe knows.

He looked at Shen Lian and said, "This Zhu Jun is a real person, and he is still doing business in Jiangnan... Then is Beichen secretly borrowing his mansion, or is Zhu Jun also a member of the Beidou Society?"

Shen Lian said: "I think it was neither borrowed secretly nor Zhu Jun is a member of Beidou Society."

Tianji looked at him in confusion.

Shen Lian said: "If we borrow it secretly, there is a risk that the owner of the house will suddenly come back and expose him."

"Although, as long as we keep an eye on Zhu Jun, we can ensure that Zhu Jun will not come back."

"But for some things, you should be prepared for the worst."

"What if Zhu Jun comes back?"

"Beichen is a person who absolutely does not want any accidents to happen. He would never leave such a possibility."

"So, it's unlikely that this house was borrowed secretly."

"As for the possibility that Zhu Jun is from the Beidou Society, I think the probability is even smaller."

"After all, as long as Beichen takes action, he should be aware that I can find out about this place. By then, I will definitely find out about Zhu Jun."

"If Zhu Jun is really a member of the Beidou Society, it is tantamount to putting clues of the Beidou Society in front of me."

"Even if he kills Zhu Jun in the end, as long as he gives me a direction, I might be able to dig out some secrets."

"Beichen knows my abilities very well. He can't, and doesn't dare to, give me any direction."

"So, I suspect..."

Shen Lian looked at Tianji and Sishe and said, "This house should have been bought by Beichen through some means with the help of Zhu Jun."

"In other words, Zhu Jun bought the house, but someone else asked him to buy it. He was just a middleman."

"For a businessman, as long as you give him money and ask him to help buy a mansion, I think Zhu Jun has no reason to refuse."

"In this case, even if we find Zhu Jun, the clues will probably be interrupted, because Zhu Jun probably doesn't even know who the buyer is."

Tianji and Sishe thought about Beichen's cunning.

Immediately, they all nodded in agreement.

Tianji said: "That means we can't find any clues about Beichen from the house."

"It seems that we still have to start with Beichen itself!"

Shen Lian looked at the mansion and said, "When we came, Beichen had not yet taken action. Although I don't know what Beichen's purpose is, I think Beichen will not delay for too long."

"After all, the longer it's delayed, the more dangerous he will be."

"So, we don't have much time."

Tianji looked at Shen Lian and asked, "What are you going to do?"

Shen Lian narrowed his eyes, raised the corner of his mouth, and said, "Are you interested in playing the thief saint with me?"

"Holy Thief?"

Tianji looked at Shen Lian in confusion.

Shen Lian smiled and said, "That's a bit high-sounding, but what we did is about the same."

He looked at Tianji and said, "Let's climb over the wall and sneak in."

Tianji's eyes suddenly gleamed: "You mean... we sneak in directly?"

Shen Lian nodded.

He said: "If we attack head-on, it will definitely alert Beichen immediately. Given Beichen's cautiousness, he will definitely evacuate quickly."

"By then, even if we find where he lives, we may not have a chance to find him."

"So, if you want to really see him, there is only one way, and that is to sneak in."

"Sneak in secretly, avoid Beichen's eyes, and get close to Beichen."

"Only in this way will we have a greater chance of seeing Beichen with our own eyes."

"Otherwise, our trip might be in vain."

Tianji pondered for a moment, then he nodded and said, "I'll go with you."

Tianji knows Beichen very well. Beichen and he are of the same type of person. He knows very well that if he cannot approach Beichen in a way that is completely unexpected to Beichen, he will definitely not be able to meet Beichen.

After all, if there is any sign of trouble, Beichen will definitely retreat immediately.

In this situation, they had no chance to find Beichen at all.

Shen Lian said: "There is no time to lose. My arrangements at the Ministry of Personnel may be exposed at any time."

"Once my people take action, Beichen will immediately understand that I have noticed his intention. In that case, Beichen will definitely give up immediately and choose to retreat."

"So, we must hurry up." Tianji said: "I can leave now."

Shen Lian looked at Si She, who nodded as well: "The Shadow Guard can also take action at any time."

Shen Lian said: "Just bring a few good hands with you. The more people there are, the easier it will be to be exposed."

"Take a few good fighters with you, and the rest of you, stay outside to provide support."

"If we still haven't come out after half an hour, immediately have the shadow guards break in."

Sishe nodded directly: "Yes, I understand."

Shen Lian said: "Let's go."

As he spoke, he quickly approached the mansion.

Tianji and others followed closely behind.

Soon, they came to the alley outside the courtyard wall.

There were shadow guards on both sides keeping watch.

After making sure that no one saw him, Shen Lian climbed over the courtyard wall.

Tianji, Sishe, and five shadow guards also quickly followed.

They crawled on the courtyard wall and looked into the mansion.

They were now next to the garden of the mansion.

They could see gardens that were overgrown with weeds and lakes that had dried up.

Not far from them, there was a rockery.

However, the rockery was also covered with grass.

One look at this place and you can tell that no one has lived here for a long time.

Shen Lian looked towards the courtyard.

Suddenly, he raised his hand and pointed in the direction of a patch of grass in the garden.

Sishe and others hurried over to look.

Then, they discovered that after the wind blew, there seemed to be a figure crawling in the grass.

Secret sentry!

In an instant, they knew that this was the secret sentry hidden here!

When seeing this secret sentry, Tianji and others were very happy.

Because this is enough to prove that Beichen must be hiding here.

Otherwise, there would be no reason why there would be a secret sentry hidden in a deserted, uninhabited mansion.

Shen Lian pointed at the rockery and quickly climbed down the wall.

He landed very softly without making any noise.

And soon hid behind the rockery.

Tianji also quickly followed.

After them came the shadow guards such as Sishe.

Needless to say, Tianji and Sishe's abilities are great. These five shadow guards are also the five best among the shadow guards. Their serial numbers are all under 20, and they are elite members of the same level as Sishe.

Therefore, even if there was a secret sentry hidden here, this sentry was completely unaware that eight or eight outsiders had already arrived here without him noticing.

Shen Lian and his companions hid behind the rockery. Sishe asked in a low voice, "Sir, where are we going next?"

They are in the garden.

In front is the lobby, where guests are entertained.

Behind is the backyard, a place for rest.

So now they face a choice.

Is it forward or backward.

Because they are pressed for time, if they make the wrong choice, they may let the opportunity slip away.

Therefore, at this moment, even Tianji did not dare to give any suggestions.

Everyone's eyes fell on Shen Lian.

When Shen Lian saw that everyone was looking at him, his eyes suddenly narrowed.

At this moment, the brain is running like a high-speed CPU, spinning madly.

Shen Lian was thinking about everything he knew about Beichen.

From the first time I knew about Beichen’s existence.

Later on, he played games with Beichen again and again.

He and Beichen had engaged in direct and indirect games for more than a dozen times.

During these dozen times, he never saw the real Beichen.

But repeated fights also gave him a certain understanding of Beichen.

A person's appearance can be disguised and his means can be changed.

But character and habits are difficult to change.

As the saying goes, the country is easy to change, but the nature is hard to change.

That's exactly what I mean!

Once character and habits are formed, they will affect a person at all times, and this influence is completely subconscious and unconscious.

This person doesn't even know that he has such a personality and habit.

Therefore, no matter how cunning Beichen is, he cannot avoid all this as long as he is still a human being.

Therefore...

Shen Lian narrowed his eyes, and the scenes of his fight with Beichen kept appearing in his mind.

At this moment, he was like a third party, watching the movie of the two people fighting very calmly.

The scenes flashed by quickly.

Beichen's various habits were also quickly distilled.

In this way, Shen Lian thought over all the details of the fight with Beichen in just a few breaths.

Moreover, Beichen's habits were also put into the scene before him.

Conduct detailed analysis.

finally.

Shen Lian exhaled slowly, then turned around and said, "Let's go to the backyard."

When Tianji and the others heard this, no one asked Shen Lian why he chose the backyard, and no one questioned Shen Lian.

They all have complete trust in Shen Lian.

It seemed as if the decision made by Shen Lian was the truth.

This is the reputation that Shen Lian has accumulated through his repeated successes.

Of course, for Tianji.

It was the experience gained from being tricked by Shen Lian again and again.

Everyone was skilled in martial arts, so they easily avoided the sentry hiding in the bushes, quickly crossed the garden and came to the backyard.

As soon as they arrived at the backyard, they found that there were two visible sentries and one hidden sentry in the backyard.

The security here is obviously much stricter than that in the garden.

Seeing this scene, they knew without saying anything that Shen Lian’s judgment was correct.

If Beichen was not in the backyard, there would be no need to set up such a line of defense here.

Shen Lian said: "Two sentries, one on the roof and one in the yard."

"Their eyes kept looking around, with almost no blind spots."

"A secret sentry was hiding in the tree in front of the house. He was always looking at the corridor of the room. There was no doubt that he was worried that someone would enter the room through the corridor."

"And this is enough to prove that Beichen is in a room in that row of houses."

"And this is enough to prove that Beichen is in a room in that row of houses."

(End of this chapter)