After the immortal disappeared

"The tribute land of Shuangxi is under the management of Xue Zongwu, and Qian Yu is one of his own. To put it harshly, Shuangxi's property and income must first pass through Xue Zongwu's hands before being sent to Yao Kingdom. He uses Qian Yu to review After reviewing the accounts for so many years, only he and Qian Yu know best what happened to the money and accounts. "

"So, he is worried about the big holes hidden in the accounts being known; Qian Yu's robbery shows that someone is probably also eyeing these accounts." He Lingchuan said seriously, "Once people start to worry and become anxious, their judgment will be affected. It will go down. As long as we add some evidence, he will focus on it.”

"You..." Dong Rui was at a loss for words, "Are you going to clean up the aftermath for those men in black?"

"You can say that." He Lingchuan sighed. He was really depressed. "It's not only good for them, but also good for us."

Dong Rui gave him a thumbs up. It had only been a quarter of an hour since Qian Yu's accident, but He Lingchuan had figured out all the pros and cons, and was able to add a last-ditch attack to muddy the waters.

Dong Rui doesn't think he has this ability to adapt.

He Lingchuan continued: "I happened to learn from Qian Yu last night that the accounts assigned to him for review are all stored in the clerical warehouse in the west wing of the government office, where he works every day."

"I know." This alley leads directly to the back door of the government office. Seeing that there was no one around, Dong Rui released the bat demon puppet and went in first to explore the way for He Lingchuan.

After half a stick of incense, the bat flew back again and landed on Dong Rui's shoulder.

"It's a mess inside. Officials have been sent out to look for people. Officials gathered together to discuss matters. Only the west wing is empty. There is probably the clerical warehouse you want to go to." At this time, people in the government office were panicked. When the officials received the urging from the guards of the Xue Mansion, they were half scared to death and half anxious. Who had time to take care of the document warehouse?

He Lingchuan nodded, took out Lord Boshan's skin and put it on his body, then climbed over the wall and entered Shuangxi Mansion.

Dong Rui pointed toward the wall, and the bat flew in again.

Then Dong Rui turned around and left.

He went around to the front of the government office and bought three multi-grain steamed buns from the stall, as well as a bowl of sour rice paste pimple soup. The steamed buns were a little rough and the soup was too sour, but it didn't stop him from eating.

Before finishing the third steamed bun, I saw a fire in the west wing of the government office, accompanied by bursts of shouting.

"It's on fire, the west wing is on fire!"

Oh, could it be that there was a fire in the clerical warehouse?

"Quickly put out the fire! Quickly, quickly! Oops, there's a thief!"

"He jumped over the wall and ran away, chase him!"

Dong Rui was startled when he heard this. Can He Lingchuan still be caught stealing?

On purpose?

He watched the show and slowed down his eating.

When he finished the bowl of rice paste pimple soup, he saw four or five officials striding back to the government office, also looking anxious.

The government office is really busy today.

"Five more steamed buns." After he paid and walked out, the bat flew quietly and got into his backpack.

The little spy said that there was a sudden fire in the west wing of the government office, and the officials sent people to check, but they saw a man in black rushing out of the clerical warehouse in the west wing, climbing over the wall and leaving, holding a stack of documents in his hand.

The officer went after him, but the man in black accidentally dropped a book while running away. The former picked it up and saw that it was an account book.

Naturally, they did not catch up in the end, and the fire in the clerical warehouse was finally controlled and did not spread to other places.

but!

An entire shelf in the clerical warehouse was basically burned down, along with the information inside.

The account books of Shuangxi Gongdi in recent years are all kept there!

How could a blind thief rush in here and burn the account books?

The local officials are worried about Qian Yu's robbery, and now they have to summon people to investigate what was lost in the west chamber.

A quarter of an hour later, Shuangxi closed the city.

More than a quarter of an hour later, He Lingchuan and Dong Rui were already on the hill outside the city, overlooking the closed city gate.

"For Mr. Xue Zongwu's accountant, Shuangxi actually closed the city?" Dong Rui clicked his tongue twice, "The action was faster than I thought."

While He Lingchuan was chewing on a multi-grain steamed bun, he took out a few documents from his storage ring and waved them at him:

"The most important reason may be this - the information I took from the clerical warehouse."

Dong Rui didn't even think about opening it and taking a look: "What's in here?"

"The account books of Shuangxi Gongdi over the past few years - catalogs and details." He Lingchuan explained, "I asked Qian Yu about their location, and today I stole them, ahem, took them out."

Fortunately, he asked Nightmare to ask more questions in his dream last night. Qian Yu handed over more than a dozen accounts, all of which were tampered with at the request of General Xue, involving an amount of more than 200,000 taels.

Qian Yu can be trusted by Xue Zongwu, so of course he is a master of accounting.

Of course this is only an insignificant part. Over the past many years, Xue Zongwu's harvest from the two tribute lands was far more than 200,000 taels.

Xue Zongwu was not only successful in these two places.

Dong Rui asked: "Is there something wrong with these account books you brought out specially?"

"no problem."

"..." Then you brought a ball out of the clerical warehouse!

"If the problem was found out so easily, would Qian Yu still be alive today?" He Lingchuan patted the information and said, "The accounts in the clerical warehouse have basically been balanced. You can hardly find any problems just by looking at the account books. So I burned them."

"Qian Yu is really a master in checking and doing accounts." He lamented, "If Kang Lang had such talents, the Qingye Agreement's share accounts would not be a problem at all."

"Then you..."

"What I took away was the catalog and details." He Lingchuan smiled slightly, "It is of great use, you will know it later."

When he said this, Dong Rui stopped asking further questions. "The magistrate of Shuangxi is in good health. He didn't even faint after receiving these two bad news."

"These accounts are closely related to Xue Zongwu. The local officials dare not hide them. They will definitely report the theft of the document warehouse and the theft of important accounts." He Lingchuan took a bite of the steamed bun and spoke slurred, "I hope this can confuse Xue Zongwu. The audio and video made him think that Qian Yu was robbed because someone wanted to collect evidence of his corruption. "

"How likely is that?"

"Not small." He Lingchuan said with a smile, "Have you forgotten that someone in the royal court of Yao is currently rectifying the imperial court?"

Dong Rui's reaction was also quick: "Qingyang?"

"For more than half a year, Qingyang has used various excuses to compete with King Yao, and several ministers have been killed by her 'justice'." What is impartiality? That means he is indeed guilty.

In He Lingchuan's original world, there was a well-known saying: Some things weigh less than two ounces if they don't weigh on the scale. Once they weigh on the scale, they won't weigh a thousand pounds.

Only by attacking with "righteousness" can your opponent be angry and hateful, leaving you helpless.

He Lingchuan had used this move in Lingxu City and it was very effective. And Qingyang has been in the officialdom for more than 150 years, and he is even more proficient in using it.

"Xue Zongwu is a staunch royalist and has also had conflicts with Qingyang. If Qingyang wants to find a good reason to deal with him and thereby undermine the power and prestige of King Yao, think about it from Xue Zongwu's perspective. It’s not impossible.”

"Another disaster is diverted to the east!" Dong Rui couldn't help but laugh, feeling that it was really unlucky for Qingyang to be taken care of by He Lingchuan. "But since you can figure it out, why not figure out what those men in black are going to do?"

"Qian Yu is not their real target. If they were sent by Qingyang, they wouldn't be so rough." He Lingchuan didn't need to think too much, "The way they act doesn't look like an organization. Then, they are still private resentment."

"Didn't you just say...?"

"What I mean is that they may have a personal grudge with the Xue family, so they kidnapped Qian Yu to ask for information. However, the method was to cover up the situation without careful consideration." He Lingchuan sighed, "These people are prone to bad things. I hope their target Don’t be Xue Zongwu.”

The next day, Qian Yu's body was found floating on the river outside Shuangxi City by a shepherd boy.

Just as He Lingchuan expected, the man in black did not leave him alive.

The cause of death was a clean cut across the throat.

After learning about Qian Yu's death, He Lingchuan specially asked someone to find out the news.

Soon, the information came back:

All the belongings around Qian Yu were missing, including the rings on his hands and the jade pendant on his waist.

He Lingchuan frowned when he heard this: "Sure enough, it was not the fault of the organization."

Qian Yu had a lot of money on him. He only received pearls, jade and two hundred taels of silver the night before he was killed. In the end, he gave the men in black a bargain.

Killing people and cheating, tsk.

Dong Rui chuckled: "Maybe it's an organization that's short of money."

Qian Yu's death and the disappearance of the ledger were like pebbles thrown into a pond. The pebbles sank and disappeared, but the ripples on the water surface grew larger and larger.

He Lingchuan also wanted to know the origins of the men in black, but they left too few clues to trace.

They are not the only ones hiding their heads and tails on the Golden Plains.

"Is there anything we can use in the information given by Qian Yu?"

"Many." He Lingchuan gave an example casually, "For example, Xue Zongwu has a close relationship with his mentor Qi Yunsheng. Whenever he encounters major issues or is indecisive, he always goes to Mangzhou to discuss with Qi Yunsheng. Oh, Qi Yunsheng is also his father-in-law. Xue Zongwu married his mentor’s daughter.”

"For another example, Xue Zongwu was cruel and domineering by nature. He was often sued by other dignitaries and had to be arbitrated by King Yao to settle matters."

Dong Ruiqi asked: "Didn't you say before that the general in charge of the army has a bad relationship with other high-ranking officials, but the higher-ups are happy to see it?"

Otherwise, if you have soldiers, power, and connections, that's not...

He Lingchuan had said this before in Lingxu City, and he never forgot it.

"A few years ago, he even killed all the officials sent by the capital to the border, and was severely punished by King Yao." He Lingchuan smiled, "King Yao is raising tigers. Tigers are not as obedient as dogs by nature. This standard It’s not easy to handle. Qian Yu confided in his dream that Wang Ting specially audited the accounts of the tribute land under Xue Zongwu’s charge several times until Qingyang came to Yao State to serve as the Supervisor. "

"Xue Zongwu served as King Yao's lieutenant when he was young, and it was King Yao who pushed him to do this all the time. I think he is loyal to his master, and King Yao has the backing of a general like him. I have more confidence to confront Qingyang.”