Datang: Hiding private money, exposed by Xiao Sizi

Chapter 703: This matter made me frown!

"This is?"

Looking at these booklets, Du Chuke asked in confusion.

Shen Lian picked up a book and flipped through it, saying, "This is a list of people who have gone to the file room to borrow files in recent years."

"Master Du can take a look."

Upon hearing this, Du Chuke picked up a book curiously, read it carefully for a while, and suddenly showed some surprise.

He quickly opened several other books, flipped through them quickly, and frowned.

Shen Lian looked at Du Chuke and said, "Master Du, have you discovered it?"

Since Du Chuke was able to hold the position of Minister of Works, he is certainly not a stupid person.

In the past, Han Qian and Zhang Qin hid their affairs well, so he didn't pay much attention to them. But now he pays close attention to them, and many things become very obvious.

Du Chuke frowned and said, "Over the years, they have frequently gone to the file room to borrow files. The frequency is very high, far exceeding that of other people."

Shen Lian nodded slightly: "This is their purpose..."

"I think they should be in the file room, looking for some special files, or something recorded in the files."

"But this thing should be hard to find, and they don't want anyone to discover their abnormality, so they take turns to search for it."

"However, even if they search alternately, if we look at it from the perspective of the past few years, we can find that their frequency is far higher than others."

"Therefore, their purpose is very clear."

"Similarly, because their goal was to find the files, or something recorded in the files, they burned down the file room when Zhang Qin escaped, trying to cover up what they had been looking for all these years."

Only then did Du Chuke finally understand the whole story.

"So that's how it is. No wonder Zhang Qin burned the archives for no reason."

Zhao Yeqin and Han Xun also looked at each other, and seemed to understand something.

"Han Xun."

At this time, Shen Lian looked at Han Xun and said, "Aren't you confused as to why I was interested in you before you came here?"

“These are the reasons as well.”

Shen Lian shook the latest book and said, "This is the registration record of borrowing files from the file room in the past three months. The frequency of your visits is even higher than that of Zhang Qin and Han Xun."

"So, you say...how can I not pay attention to you?"

After hearing Shen Lian's words, everyone's eyes immediately turned to Han Xun.

Du Chuke glanced at the book in Shen Lian's hand. He read it carefully from top to bottom and frowned. "Han Xun went to the file room 23 days in a month?"

"And he has two days off every month."

"That is to say, in one month, he only didn't go to the file room for five days, and he went there the rest of the time."

Du Chuke couldn't help but look at Han Xun and asked, "Han Xun, why do you go to the archives room so frequently?"

Han Xun pursed his lips and frowned, but did not answer Du Chuke's question.

Seeing this, Du Chuke couldn't help but show a hint of annoyance on his face.

He looked at Shen Lian and said, "Sir Shen, what on earth did Han Xun go to the Imperial Clan Office for?"

Wang Xiaohua and Sishe also looked at Shen Lian.

Shen Lian did not rush to answer Du Chuke's question. Instead, he looked at Han Xun and said, "I know about Zhang Qin's problem, so when the fire broke out, I actually suspected that it was Zhang Qin's fault."

"Therefore, after I went to the file room, I immediately checked the registration book for borrowed files."

"As a result, I have found the records of Zhang Qin's frequent visits to the archives room as I wished."

"There was nothing wrong with all of this, but until... I discovered that your name was mentioned more often than Zhang Qin, I seemed to understand a lot of things all of a sudden."

Han Xun's eyes flickered as he listened to Shen Lian's words.

He looked at Shen Lian with some surprise and said, "Master Shen... do you know what I have been doing?"

Shen Lian nodded slightly: "Although I don't know why you did this, you did it."

Han Xun fell silent again.

The conversation between the two was like an encrypted call, which confused everyone.

Even though Wang Xiaohua was smart, she couldn't help scratching her hair at this moment, wondering what the two people were talking about.

Du Chuke was completely in the dark.

He finally couldn't help it and asked, "Master Shen, what are you talking about?"

"What on earth is going on here?"

"Why does Han Xun go to the archives room so frequently? What on earth does he do?"

Upon hearing this, Shen Lian smiled and stopped trying to whet everyone's appetite.

He said: "Actually, this matter is not difficult to guess."

"In fact, the answer lies in what I said before."

When everyone heard this, they couldn't help but be startled.

Shen Lian said: "I have just said that the purpose of Zhang Qin and the fake Han Qian is to find a certain file, or a few files."

"It's just not easy, or they don't have many clues, so it's been ten years and they still haven't found it."

"That is why they need to go into the file room frequently to look for the files they are looking for under the pretext of borrowing them for official business."

"And Han Xun, as the murderer of Zhang Qin this time, he obviously had some relationship with the deceased."

"Plus, he goes into the archives room more often than Zhang Qin and the others."

"So, connecting all of this, the answer is obvious."

Du Chuke heard it.

He pondered for a moment, and suddenly, his eyes suddenly opened, his eyes were full of coldness and disappointment, and he said: "Han Xun also secretly surrendered to Zhang Qin, so he also participated in it and helped Zhang Qin and others find the files?"

Du Chuke became more and more confident as he spoke.

"I just checked it out. In this register of clan members, there is not much mention of Zhao Yeqin's name."

"Zhao Yeqin was threatened by Zhang Qin and worked for Zhang Qin, but he did not go to the archive room. This shows that finding the authentic thing is very important to Zhang Qin. He will not let anyone else do it unless he completely trusts someone."

"So Zhao Yeqin didn't do it, but Han Xun did it."

"Therefore, Han Xun is a person Zhang Qin trusts very much. He went to the clan to help Zhang Qin."

After Du Chuke finished speaking, he shook his head in disappointment and said, "Han Xun, I trusted you so much that I was even prepared to promote you to the position of assistant minister, but you betrayed me and the court like this. I am very disappointed."

Han Xun was about to say something when he heard it.

But Shen Lian looked at Du Chuke strangely and said, "Master Du, how did you do it... All your inferences are the opposite."

"what?"

Du Chuke was stunned.

Then Shen Lian said, "If Han Xun was really Zhang Qin's confidant, why did he kill Zhang Qin before he left?"

"Master Du, your inference is illogical. It was wrong from the beginning."

When Du Chuke heard Shen Lian's words, he was stunned.

He blinked blankly, his whole brain feeling a little dizzy.

He hurriedly said, "Master Shen, what do you mean?"

"Could it be that Han Xun, he... he is not Zhang Qin's trusted subordinate?"

Shen Lian looked at Du Chuke and said, "Master Du, I never said that Han Xun was Zhang Qin's subordinate."

Du Chuke was even more confused.

He couldn't help but ask: "But didn't you say that Han Xun went to the Zongshi Chamber more times than Zhang Qin?" "Since Zhang Qin was looking for secrets, then Han Xun must have done the same!"

"Also, Han Xun's killing of Zhang Qin obviously had something to do with Zhang Qin."

"No matter how you look at it, he is Zhang Qin's subordinate!"

Du Chuke didn't understand.

Wang Xiaohua and others also looked at Shen Lian in confusion.

Their ideas are similar to Du Chuke's.

After all, when these things are connected, it is just as Du Chuke said.

But Shen Lian shook his head.

Shen Lian said: "Master Du, going to the royal family more frequently than Zhang Qin does not necessarily mean that you are working for Zhang Qin!"

"Of course, my initial thoughts were actually the same as yours, Lord Du."

"Even when I first tested Han Xun, I thought that Han Xun, like Zhao Yeqin, was controlled by Zhang Qin and worked for Zhang Qin."

"However, this idea was quickly put to rest by me."

"As I just said, it's illogical!"

Shen Lian looked at the silent Han Xun and said, "If Han Xun really worked for Zhang Qin, then since he was able to participate in the search for secrets in the archives room, he must be Zhang Qin's confidant. If he was a confidant, why would he kill Zhang Qin when Zhang Qin was about to escape?"

"So, there is no doubt that Zhang Qin and Han Xun are not only not in a master-servant relationship, but on the contrary, they are rivals!"

"I think……"

Shen Lian paused for a moment, then said, "Han Xun, you want to find out what Zhang Qin wants to do, right?"

Han Xun's eyes flashed.

The look in his eyes when he looked at Shen Lian was filled with even more strangeness and brilliance.

Du Chuke and others were completely confused.

"Is Han Xun Zhang Qin's opponent?"

"What...what's going on?"

Du Chuke asked hurriedly.

Shen Lian said: "If my guess is correct, Han Xun and Zhao Yeqin, the relationship between you two should be very good, right?"

"If nothing unexpected happens, you are sworn brothers? Or some other relationship."

"But in short, your relationship is such that you can stick up for each other!"

Hearing Shen Lian's words, everyone turned their eyes to Zhao Yeqin and Han Xun.

Zhao Yeqin opened his mouth but didn't say anything.

Han Xun suddenly said, "We have a life-and-death friendship. We are not brothers, but better than brothers."

This is considered to be an acknowledgement of Shen Lian's inference.

Shen Lian nodded slightly and said, "So, after you found out that Zhao Yeqin was threatened and controlled by Zhang Qin, you were very angry. You wanted to make trouble for Zhang Qin and rescue Zhao Yeqin's relatives."

"So, you secretly watched Zhang Qin, hoping to find an opportunity... But as you watched him, you discovered that Zhang Qin often went to the file room with an unusual frequency, as if the file room particularly attracted him."

"Then, you followed him into the file room."

"Slowly, you should find that Zhang Qin seems to be looking for something."

"Am I right?"

Everyone looked at Han Xun.

Han Xun frowned and said in a deep voice, "Did you find this out from your investigation?"

Shen Lian shook his head and said with a smile: "I just met you tonight, how could I have found out this through investigation? This is just my rational inference based on some logic, the relationship between you and Zhao Yeqin, and what you did later."

"However, although it is just an inference, I think it shouldn't be a big problem."

Han Xun was silent for a moment.

He immediately nodded and said, "You are right."

As soon as these words were spoken, Du Chuke and others' admiration for Shen Lian became as endless as the Yellow River!

It’s amazing, it’s really amazing!

It has only been a short time, and even these things have been deduced.

Just as Du Chuke was full of admiration, Shen Lian suddenly looked at Du Chuke, smiled, and said, "Master Du, congratulations."

Du Chuke was stunned for a moment.

"what?"

Then Shen Lian said, "As expected, the files were not burned at all."

When Du Chuke heard Shen Lian's words, he felt as if his brain was hit by a stick.

His ears actually made a buzzing sound.

This made him wonder if he was hallucinating.

Not only him.

Wang Xiaohua and others were also a little surprised and shocked at this time, and looked at Shen Lian.

I don't understand why Shen Lian said that.

Shen Lian's words were truly too shocking!
This was completely beyond anyone's expectations!

It was completely beyond their imagination!
Du Chuke felt his breathing become heavier at this moment. He looked at Shen Lian fiercely and couldn't help but asked, "Sir Shen, what do you mean?"

"You said the files were not burned. What...what does that mean?"

Everyone else also looked at Shen Lian.

Shen Lian met Du Chuke's fiery and anxious gaze with a hint of a smile on his face.

He said, "You have to ask Han Xun about this matter."

"Han Xun?"

Everyone looked directly at Han Xun.

Han Xun's eyes flashed, and he stared at Shen Lian closely, saying, "Do you really know everything?"

Shen Lian chuckled and said, "I also want to know, but the clues are too obvious, there is nothing I can do."

Han Xun was silent.

"Master Shen, please stop keeping us in suspense about what is going on!"

Du Chuke was so anxious that he almost died!
What he feared most now was being severely scolded by Li Shimin because of the burning of the files.

After all, this matter is of great importance.

Moreover, it is also a loss for the entire Tang Dynasty!

That’s the result of decades of wisdom and the work of so many talented people in the Ministry of Industry!
At this moment, I suddenly learned from Shen Lian that those files were not burned at all.

The truth of this matter made Du Chuke more curious than a cat's scratching.

Shen Lian wasted no time and said, "Actually, I have already given you a hint."

"I say, Han Xun goes to the file room too often."

"But he doesn't work for Zhang Qin."

"On the contrary, he went there to investigate what Zhang Qin was trying to do!"

"But he doesn't work for Zhang Qin."

"On the contrary, he went there to investigate what Zhang Qin was trying to do!"