Even Tiexin breathed a sigh of relief as he stood there. He was afraid that Su Shi would kill someone on the spot, which would be hard for him to explain.
As long as no one is killed, it's fine. As for losing a nose, it's none of my business.
Under Su Shi's gaze, the officials were all silent, but no one took the initiative to come forward. Maybe they were still lucky.
"Report!"
At this time, the stone Buddha suddenly appeared outside the door, came to Su Shi and said loudly: "The bandits have all been caught, and more than three million pieces of gold and silver have been seized from their hands. Here are the documents."
When Shi Fo handed it over with respectful hands, he did not forget to continue: "In addition, while chasing the bandits, we also found a man named Song Lin from the cellar of Tongda Bank."
"Song Lin?"
Of course Su Shi knew that he was the one who agreed to send him to Jiangning Mansion to carry out Hua Xia Bank's business.
People had cut off contact with him a long time ago, but they didn't expect that he would be found in Tongda Bank. This is a crime of setting up a private court, and some people are really brave.
In the banquet hall, Chen Ke's face changed drastically at this moment, and his legs seemed to have suddenly lost all their strength, and he sat paralyzed on the ground.
The thing he feared most happened, and at this moment he seemed to see his own end.
This Bukit Marquis even dared to cut off his nose. He had no reputation whatsoever, so he could do whatever he wanted.
Su Shi did not go to see Chen Ke. He had plenty of means to deal with him when he turned around. Now he was looking at the list of seizures. When he saw the record on it, one hundred thousand coins were found in the home of one of the sixth-grade officials of the small city lord's palace.
When he asked Qian, he smiled from the corner of his eye and said, "Okay, all of you are very rich. The wealth in your family is more than you can accumulate even with a hundred years of salary. You are really upright officials."
Of course what Su Shi said was ironic, but when the officials in the banquet hall heard it, their expressions changed drastically.
Afterwards, Su Shi returned the list to Shi Buddha, "Read loudly, don't leave any one behind, let me come and see their wonderful performance."
"Yes." Shifo agreed and then started to read in a loud voice.
Following his voice, officials in the banquet hall fell to the ground with a plop. Their homes were ransacked, and all the secrets were no longer secrets. They knew that their lives were over.
After a while, the list was read out, and then an official shouted loudly: "I want to make meritorious deeds, and I want to expose them."
"I'll report it too."
The officials who reacted quickly spoke one after another.
Then it was as if a flood had opened its floodgates, and these officials began to talk about their dirty deeds, as if they suddenly had a conscience.
Among them, the one who has been mentioned the most is the master of the palace, Geng Kuncheng.
At this moment, Geng Kuncheng was still gagged and had no way to refute, but from his ever-changing expression, it was not difficult to see that he was in an extremely uncomfortable mood at this moment.
"Search."
After a while, after listening to the reports of these guilty officials, Su Shi knew that Geng Kuncheng should be a big fish, so without saying a word, he ordered the Su family's army to search the house.
Soon, Geng Kuncheng's mansion was filled with Su Jiajun's figures, and the results came out before daybreak.
When he saw the result, although Su Shi had already been prepared, he was still surprised. Then he looked at Lian Tiexin who was standing aside and said: "Lian Tongshi, this is a big fish. This time
Your secret service has made a great contribution."
With doubtful eyes, he took the list of items handed over by Su Shi and glanced at it. When he saw the final result, which actually amounted to two million yuan, he was really shocked.
Just a prefect of Jiangning.
There were only fifty magistrates like this in the Song Dynasty, if not a hundred.
How much salary does a magistrate like this have in a year? But two million guan can be collected from his mansion, which is equivalent to one-fortieth of the annual income of the Song Dynasty.
Lian Tiexin was really shocked, but at the same time, he was also a little psychologically disturbed by what Su Shi just said.
Seven ups and eight downs.
What does it mean that the Secret Service has made meritorious service? Doesn't Su Shi want to give such credit to himself?
Don't tell me, that's what Su Shi really meant.
As far as Su Shi is concerned, he is now the Marquis of Wuji, and according to the ancestral laws of the Song Dynasty, it is difficult for a noble to have any way to be promoted.
Even so, it would be useless to give him the credit, so it would be better to do it as a favor and give it to Lian Tiexin.
"Okay, this credit belongs to your secret agent department. It was you who even discovered the problem and launched a secret investigation with such fruitful results. As for the money, I don't want a penny of it. You guys
Whether part of the Secret Service should be kept, or all should be turned over to the national treasury, or put into the official's internal funds, that is also your business. But I want two people."
Hearing that Su Shi had given so many benefits, Lian Tiexin asked excitedly, "But I don't know who the Marquis wants."
"Geng Kuncheng and Chen Ke."
Listening to Su Shi's answer, Lian Tiexin didn't answer immediately. Chen Ke said that this was just a local bank manager, and Su Shi wanted to deal with him, so he would stay out of trouble.
Geng Kun's achievements are different. After all, he is also the prefect of Jiangning and a fourth-rank official of the imperial court. If he is handed over like this, I am afraid there will be trouble.
"Geng Kuncheng dares to send people to attack and kill me. How can I spare him? Besides, the Song Dynasty also has laws. Anyone who attacks nobles will be severely punished. If I kill him now, it will not be considered an offense.
Let’s take a share.”
"At worst, after that, Lian Tongshi said that Geng Kuncheng wanted to escape from prison, but was discovered and killed by you later. I can testify for you about this."
Su Shi had already said this and was thinking about the Secret Service. What else could Lian Tie Xin say?
"Then, let's do it according to Wu Jihou's wish." Lian Tiexin nodded, and the two of them finally reached an agreement.
After a night of commotion, at dawn, all the corrupt officials were taken away by Lian Tiexin, along with the ill-gotten gains.
However, Geng Kuncheng and Chen Ke were left behind. They were still kneeling in front of Su Shi in the banquet hall.
Geng Kuncheng had been released and could speak eloquently, but he was as wilted as an eggplant beaten by frost.
He didn't expect that Su Shi had such thunderous means.
He did not expect that Su Shi would be so bold as to use the hands of bandits to disturb the security of a city.
He didn't even expect that Su Shi was acting the whole time.
He also cooperated stupidly and brought in all the officials belonging to his own department, making it possible for everyone to get everything done.
Geng Kuncheng called these officials here to put pressure on Su Shi, to prove his strength and make the other party retreat in spite of the difficulties. But unexpectedly, he met a more ruthless person.
It's fine now. The evidence of the crime is solid. Don't think about the future. I'm afraid it will be very difficult to survive.
Kneeling on the ground, Geng Kuncheng was no longer as high-spirited and arrogant as before. When he looked at Su Shi, his eyes were begging for mercy, "Marquis Wuji, I really just want those bandits to scare you.
I have absolutely no intention of taking your life."
At this time, Geng Kuncheng is still explaining.
He believed that he was harmed by Master Dong Ming, and he really had no intention of killing Su Shi. He did not have the ability, nor the need.
"I know it, but what difference does it make?" Su Shi chuckled and gave an answer that left Geng Kuncheng speechless.
Geng Kuncheng was stunned at first, and then he gave a wry smile.
Yeah, what's the difference?
It doesn't matter whether it's a warning or an assassination. Now that he has taken advantage of Su Shi's idea, he is already standing on the road to death with one leg, and the next step is to pay retribution.
As soon as he lowered his head, Geng Kuncheng finally understood that there was no use explaining anything at this moment, Su Shi would definitely kill him. What he was thinking about now was not whether he would die, but whether his family would be implicated.
Looking at Chen Ke involuntarily, Geng Kuncheng suddenly thought of something and said, "Marquis Wu Ji, I still have a secret, but please tell me.
It's okay for the Marquis not to deal with my family."
It is said that when a person is about to die, his words are also good.
Before a person dies, he may reveal many secrets.
Su Shi is also somewhat interested in these. "Oh, let's talk about it, but if the secret is not big enough, then I can't guarantee anything."
"Big enough, definitely enough. Mr. Hou, this Chen Ke's identity is not simple. He should have a deep relationship with Li Tang."
I'm afraid that Geng Kuncheng also knew that there were not many opportunities left for him to speak, so he simply told everything without concealing anything.
Don't think that his years as prefect were in vain.
Although Chen Ke never showed anything, let alone said anything, Geng Kuncheng still felt something based on his own experience.
It's just because Chen Ke has a good relationship with Ma Tongpan that he can't intervene. But now, for the sake of his family, he has told everything.
When Geng Kuncheng said this, Chen Ke, who had an ugly face at first, tilted his body and fell to the ground.
Su Shi's eyes also showed surprise. He did not expect such an unexpected gain.
I originally thought that Chen Ke and Song Lin, one representing Jiaozi and the other representing Hua Xia Bank, were just competing for interests.
Now it seems that the matter is deeper than I imagined.
Su Shi's mind was spinning rapidly, and he thought of something in an instant, "So, Ma Wei should also know these things?"
"This subordinate doesn't know. I think even if he knew, he wouldn't admit it." Geng Kuncheng shook his head and answered.
Yes, if it has something to do with Li Tang, it is not a crime to kill himself, but to punish the nine tribes.
Presumably, even if Ma Wei is driven to death, he will not admit these things.
"Okay, your family can live, but you can die."
After knowing everything he wanted to know, Su Shi waved his hand to Geng Kuncheng who was kneeling on the ground.