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Chapter 224 It's You!
Yang Qiuchi asked, "How much did Ku Yin steal?"

Kang Huai said with a bitter face, "More than 2000 taels of silver."

More than 2000 taels?Yang Qiuchi was taken aback, 2000 taels is equivalent to 200 million yuan in today's money.That's a lot of money.

It seems that Kang Huai is not a corrupt official. If the shortfall is to be filled by salary alone, it will take years of the monkey to make up for it.No wonder Kang Huai was both happy and sad when he saw the generous gift he gave just now, because although the gift he gave was heavy, it was still not enough to pay off the huge deficit.

Speaking of this matter, Kang Huai's heart suddenly moved, and he remembered what Yin Tianfu and Gu Fuyin said, Yang Qiuchi solved the case like a god, and he thought it was Gu Fuyin's recommendation, and he didn't pay much attention to it. Now that he remembered, if this It's true, maybe you can help yourself.

Even if the case can't be solved, Yang Qiuchi's gift is so generous. Although he is asking for something from himself, it can also show that his family must be well-off. If he can borrow a sum of money from himself to fill the shortfall, it would be nice to pay him back slowly in the future.

Hope was suddenly ignited in Kang Huai's heart, and he hesitated to say this idea.

After hearing this, Yang Qiuchi thought to himself, it’s okay to lend him some money to help him fill the gap. Now that he has received the property of three rich men in a row, the 3000 taels of silver is a piece of cake for him now. There are several 3000 taels of travel expenses for this time.However, judging by the way he looks like these two, the money is probably nothing. Doesn't that mean he is paying for the thieves himself, and we should check to see if the case can be solved before we talk about it.

Yang Qiuchi said: "How about this, Mr. Kang, please tell the story first, and see if the subordinate officials can help solve this case. If not, I will lend money to Mr. Kang to fill the gap, and you will pay back slowly later. I am."

"That's great!" Kang Huai was so happy that he bowed his hands in thanks, and then said, "Half a month ago, around four o'clock in the middle of the night, someone came to report that a rope was found on the transom outside the warehouse of the yamen, and the transom was sawed off. The first thing to discover is the watchman."

"I hurried to check, and found that the thief grabbed the iron railing of the air window with flying claws, saw off the railing with a hacksaw, sneaked into the warehouse, and stole the silver. The warehouse was turned into a mess. Ku Yin totaled about 2000 taels."

Yang Qiuchi asked: "Where are the people guarding the warehouse?"

"There are four guards in the warehouse, and they are on duty in turn, with two on each shift. But the two on duty that night said they didn't hear anything."

Yang Qiuchi thought for a while, and he dared to steal money from the treasury in the heavily guarded criminal justice office. He asked: "Are these four guards reliable? Have you checked it? Could it be Are they guarding themselves?"

Kang Huai shook his head: "This was the first thing I suspected. I searched the residences of the four of them and the place where they might hide the money, but they didn't find it. They were interrogated severely, and even torture was used. Nothing was found."

Yang Qiuchi asked, "Is the scene damaged?"

"It's still protected. It hasn't been damaged. Just replaced the transom."

"Master Kang, can you take Xiaoqian to see the scene?"

Kang Huai quickly got up and said, "Okay, I'll take you there right now, Master Yang please!"

The warehouse where the silver is stored is in the yamen of the criminal court, and it contains all the money that has not been handed over in criminal cases from all over the province and the money allocated by the imperial court for the financial operation expenses of the yamen.

Outside the warehouse, the warehouse guards were still two of the four people, but there was an additional team of civilian guards outside.

The warehouse is a heavy iron door with two large iron locks hanging on it.Kang Huai introduced: "The two locks of this warehouse are in charge of two guards respectively, and the warehouse can only be opened only when both people's keys are used. Their respective keys are handed over to fixed guards when shifts are handed over, and they are never crossed. And the accommodation is also separate. In other words, unless two people conspire together to guard and steal, otherwise, there is no way to open the warehouse door."

"When I came that night, the warehouse door was well locked. After waking up the guards, they also had the key, and there was no sign of outsiders sneaking into the accommodation. Therefore, I ruled out the possibility of the guards stealing."

After the warehouse door opened, Yang Qiuchi was not in a hurry to go in. He stood at the door and looked at the situation in the warehouse.

The warehouses in the Ming Dynasty were separated. The warehouse was a warehouse, and the warehouse was a warehouse. The warehouse was for storing grain, grass, equipment and sundries, and the warehouse was for silver.

The treasury of the Prosecutor's Department is mainly used to store confiscated silver and financial funds in the province. The amount is relatively small, so the treasury is not large, only about 50 square meters.There are two rows of silver shelves, as tall as one person, and the silver boxes are placed. After the silver ingots are melted into [-] taels of saddle-shaped silver ingots in the silver room of the Yamen, they are neatly stacked in the boxes. It is very convenient to open the lid and count them. It will be clear in a while.

Yang Qiuchi looked at the ground and frowned: "Has the floor of this warehouse been cleaned?"

The two guards next to the warehouse said: "Yes, adults, and the younger ones have to clean every day to keep the warehouse clean and tidy."

Neatness is tidy, and there are no traces.Yang Qiuchi sighed secretly, and asked again: "Have you sorted out the silver ingots?"

The guard replied: "Yes, new silver ingots are delivered every day, and the pre-stored silver ingots will be sent away every few days, so we have to sort them out every few days."

Yang Qiuchi smiled wryly, the scene was almost destroyed, and he was still investigating.

Looking around, I found that the warehouse was made of thick granite, and so was the ground.And the roof is covered with iron plates. In ancient times, this can be described as impenetrable.

There is a statue of the God of Wealth on the wall in the middle of the warehouse.Putting the God of Wealth in the warehouse is not to attract wealth and treasure, but to make the God of Wealth take good care of these treasures.

Yang Qiuchi came under the God of Wealth, and sneered: "You are too lazy to do anything, you don't do your best to protect Ku Yin, and let the treasure be lost, you should be punished!"

The God of Wealth was not afraid at all, he still held the big ingot and looked at him with a smile.

Yang Qiuchi continued to look around the warehouse. Except for the gate, the only thing leading to the outside world is the small air window more than ten feet high near the roof. It is very small, but it can barely pass a person, but, There are six thumb-thick iron fences densely erected on it.

Kang Huai pointed to the transom, and said, "That's right. The thief saw through the iron fence and got in through there. However, the transom was replaced that day."

"Where's the replaced transom?" Yang Qiuchi asked.

Kang Huai pointed to the corner of the wall: "It's there. The case hasn't been solved yet, so I still keep this broken window."

Yang Qiuchi went to the corner of the wall and squatted down to check. The four corners of the transom had horizontal bars growing out to be embedded in the granite. Five of the six thumb-thick iron bars in the middle had been sawn off. Two long ropes were tied to one, and five broken iron fences lay on the ground.

Kang Huai also knelt down and explained: "These five ropes were found on the ground outside the wall. The ropes were probably used by thieves to climb in and out of the wall."

Yang Qiuchi picked up the broken fences one by one to look at the severed heads, and then checked the broken heads on the frame of the fence, then took an iron fence under his nose and smelled it, thoughtfully.

He stood up, walked to the window, carefully inspected the wall, and asked, "Have you scratched the wall?"

The two guards following behind replied: "No. My lord said that until the case is solved, all traces are not allowed to move."

Yang Qiuchi looked at Kang Huai appreciatively. After all, this procuratorial envoy has been engaged in criminal trials for many years and is still very aware of evidence.

Yang Qiuchi went out of the warehouse and went around to the wall outside the window to check. There were also some shallow footprints on the wall.He squatted down on the ground again to check, stood up and thought for a while, and asked Kang Huai, "My lord, is there a night watchman in our bank?"

"Not before the theft, because there are guards arranged, and there are guards in the yamen, and they come to patrol about half an hour."

Yang Qiuchi looked up at the roof of the warehouse, thought for a while, and said to Kang Huai, "I already know who did it."

"Who?" Kang Huai asked, his voice trembling with excitement.

"Go and call the other two guards first."

"Ok!"

The other two guards lived in the yamen, and they were called in after a while.

The four guards stood in a row, watching Yang Qiuchi nervously.

"Stretch out your hands!" Yang Qiuchi ordered.

The four guards flinched and stretched out their hands.

Yang Qiuchi walked in front of them. Suddenly, he grabbed a guard's hand, looked carefully, and said, "It's you! You and the other guard who were on duty on the same day, you two are the ones who stole money from the warehouse!"

"I'm wronged! My lord," the guard fell to his knees with a groan, "I didn't steal it." The other guard next to him also groaned and fell to his knees, even saying he was wronged.

"How did you get the injury on your hand?"

"Yes... I accidentally fell down and got scratched by a stone."

"Nonsense!" Yang Qiuchi bent his hand, "There are no other scratches beside the wound. The wound is narrow and deep, and the wound is very neat. Although it has been several days, it can still be seen that this is an obvious sharp wound. It can't be scratched by a stone."

The guard quickly changed his words: "I remembered wrongly, I was accidentally scratched by the knife."

Yang Qiuchi was too lazy to mess with him, and asked, "Don't you admit it? The theft of Ku Yin is a capital crime, and you have stolen so much. If you confess honestly and recover Ku Yin, maybe Master Kang will give you lenient treatment! "

"I really don't have one!" The two guards kowtowed repeatedly.

Kang looked at Yang Qiuchi suspiciously, he still didn't understand what the basis of Yang Qiuchi's determination was.

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