The young master of the Zhao family suddenly remembered that he had been plotted by the second master before, and he must have sent people to the capital to investigate. It stands to reason that the second master knew that he was interested in women, so he sent three girls to his villa. The eldest elder is the second master
As a cousin, the Second Master naturally understands his temperament very well. However, the First Elder is different from himself. The Second Master would not send a woman directly to the First Elder. But he knew in his heart that this was what the Second Master had planned.
The great elder has always been highly respected in the clan. If people knew that he had raised a wife outside, even if the elder's wife could endure it, the people in the clan would look down on the great elder.
The First Elder knew that this matter must not be known to outsiders. When he saw that the Second Master was arrested, he must have been very panicked. He wondered if he would send everyone in the other courtyard to other places overnight.
At this time, Nanfeng handed another account book to the young master of the Zhao family. This account book was related to the clan leader. It turned out that the clan leader really had business dealings with the second master, but it was not abduction and trafficking of women, but the transportation of private salt. The clan leader was greedy for money but did not
Being lustful, the second master could only use business to tie up the clan leader.
"Mr. Nanfeng, when the elder saw that the second master was arrested, would he secretly send the people from other courtyards away?" the young master of the Zhao family asked.
"He should not dare to act rashly. I have sent people to investigate, and there should be clues soon." Nanfeng said.
"Actually, as long as we hide the wife and children in the yard, there is no need to go to war." The young master of the Zhao family said.
The man in black suddenly entered the room and said respectfully: "Sir."
"Have you discovered anything?" Nanfeng said.
"That villa is so big that the great elder even bought the courtyard next to it and opened it up. Neighbors nearby don't know who lives in it, but it looks like a wealthy family lives here in seclusion. The villa's replacement
The elder has given birth to a pair of children, and there are also many servants in the mansion. In comparison, the courtyard where the elders live is very shabby." said the man in black.
"I think the stolen money of the Great Elder must have been hidden in this other courtyard. Is there anything the same in the other courtyard?" Nanfeng said.
"There are several large boxes in the yard, but it doesn't look like they are going to be moved away," the man in black said.
"It seems that the one they plan to send away is not me." Nanfeng said.
After the man in black left, the young master of the Zhao family said: "The elder may not have a chance to go to other houses these days, but he can deliver letters. Even if they don't have to move, they will still find a way to send away the stolen money.
" said the young master of the Zhao family.
"People have been arranged to keep an eye on them, so there is no need to worry. However, I wonder where the clan leader's stolen money will be hidden?" Nanfeng said.
"Now that the patriarch is locked up, the stolen money has not been transferred yet, so it should still be in the house, right?" said the young master of the Zhao family.
"You may not know that the patriarch and elders of the Zhao family all live in the same mansion. There are too many people in the mansion, and it is easy to be discovered." Nanfeng said.
"I know that the Luo family is a big family, but I didn't expect that they would live together. In order to avoid everyone's suspicion, the patriarch cannot take the stolen money back," said the young master of the Zhao family.
The young master of the Zhao family continued to look at the account books, trying to find clues. The second master even recorded the elder's purchase of the house. He believed that if the patriarch purchased the house, he would also record it in the account book.
Sure enough, it was recorded on the third page that the patriarch bought a very small house in an inconspicuous alley. The young master of the Zhao family handed the account book to Nanfeng. After Nanfeng read it, he said: "
We might as well go and see for ourselves."
"That's fine," said the young master of the Zhao family.
The two of them left Yixiang Pavilion together, got on the carriage and went to the small alley of South Street. It turned out that the houses here were abandoned, and almost no one came here. The house was smaller than they thought, and only after entering
I found that it was very neat and tidy inside.
Seeing that the clan leader did not know how to enjoy it like the elder, he hid all the money he earned in this place.
The two people entered the house. The house was also very clean. It seemed that someone was cleaning the place frequently.
"It's very clean in here. I don't know where those things are placed." Mr. Zhao said.
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There should be a secret room in the house, and even if there isn't, there should be a cellar." Nanfeng said.
The two of them looked around and saw that there wasn't even a bookshelf in the house. How could there be a secret room? Young Master Zhao thought of the second master's study, so he tested the ground with his feet. However, there was nothing unusual.
The young master of the Zhao family looked at Nan Feng, shook his head, and said, "It seems that there are no clues in the house. Will the patriarch dig a secret room in the yard?"
"Of course it's possible, let's go to the yard and have a look." Nanfeng said.
There was nothing unusual in the house, and there was no secret room at all. The two of them could only go to the yard to check. The patriarch would not buy this place for no reason. There must be a place to hide money here.
It was clear at a glance that there was nothing in the yard, so the two of them had to go to the kitchen. There was everything in the kitchen, and everything used for cooking was pretty good. No cooking had been done in this kitchen, so why were the things prepared so complete?
There was also a large wine vat in the corner. Nanfeng was a little curious, so he opened the wine vat. There was a secret compartment in the wine vat. After opening the secret compartment, he discovered that there was a hole in it. Nanfeng took out the luminous pearl statue and took the photo below.
He took the photo and found that there was a staircase inside. He called the young master of the Zhao family to come quickly, and walked slowly down the stairs one after the other.
"I didn't expect that the entrance to the secret room would be in the kitchen," said the young master of the Zhao family.
"Come here and take a look at these. It seems that the clan leader really put the money here." Nanfeng said.
The young master of the Zhao family looked in the direction pointed by Nanfeng. There were several boxes placed in the corner. The young master of the Zhao family walked over and opened the box, and found that the boxes were all filled with gold ingots.
The young master of the Zhao family counted eight boxes in total. The gold ingots here were naturally not as many as those in Master Luo's house, but they were still a considerable amount.
The clan leader has earned a lot of money in the past ten years, but because he was worried that others would discover him, he hid it all here.
"Can the patriarch earn so much money just by transporting private salt?" the young master of the Zhao family asked in surprise.
"Of course not, there must be other business profits in this. All the money earned by the clan leader over the years is kept here, and he doesn't dare to take it back, so why bother? Look at the great elder, although there is not much left
The money has been enough over the years." Nanfeng said.
"I think it's time to talk to the great elder." The young master of the Zhao family said with a smile.
"Let's go to the Elder's Mansion now. It's better to do this sooner rather than later." Nanfeng said.
After Nanfeng left, he told his subordinates to get these ingots, seal them up and send them to the capital as soon as possible.
After giving the instructions, they quickly went to the Luo family's village.
After the first elder heard the news, he called the second elder and the third elder, and ordered his servants to invite Nanfeng and the young master of the Zhao family to go in and talk.
"Great Elder, I wonder if you have thought carefully about the things I asked you to consider a few days ago?" said the young master of the Zhao family.
"As you can see, after the second son was caught, the Luo family's business depends on us." The elder said.
"Let's talk about the purpose of coming here today. We have investigated the Luo family's affairs clearly. None of the elders and clan leaders should be involved in this business." The young master of the Zhao family said.
The young master of the Zhao family found that several elders were obviously relieved. However, he changed the subject and said: "However, we have found out other things related to the second master. To be honest, for the sake of the Luo family's business, we can't make it public.
I can only come here to discuss with the elders."
"Mr. Zhao, what do you mean by this?" the second elder asked.
"During the investigation, we discovered a large house. The owner of this house came to the capital suddenly. However, they did not seem to come from a wealthy family in the capital. But we found that they had a relationship with the second master.
"Relationship. There is only one mistress in the house, and she gave birth to two children. I don't think they are like the wives of ordinary families. Judging from her clothes, she looks like a woman raised by the second master outside." The young master of the Zhao family
said.
As soon as he finished speaking, he carefully observed the changes in the expression of the great elder. As expected, the great elder felt very guilty and wondered whether he should explain at this time. If he explained at this time,
It is easy to be suspected. But if no explanation is given, the woman in the house will be rumored to be the second-middle woman. With his wife's temper, how could he let this woman live?
"So, the woman the second master raised outside gave birth to a child for him?" the second elder asked.
"That's definitely the case. It seems that this woman needs to be arrested and tortured." said the young master of the Zhao family.
The second elder didn't know about this and echoed: "Master Zhao is right. If she is really the second master's woman, she must know something. It seems that a woman who can be kept outside by the second master is not simple.
woman."
"Of course it's not simple. I heard that the second master's wife is jealous, and there is a woman in the house that he loves very much. In this case, why he keeps an outside wife, I can't figure it out. After a while, we will go over and arrest this woman.
Send him to prison for interrogation," said the young master of the Zhao family.
After hearing this, the elder became a little panicked and asked nervously: "Well, Mr. Zhao, isn't the second master still imprisoned in Yixiang Pavilion? Why should this woman be sent to the prison?"
"She cannot be allowed to meet the second master, so they must be detained separately. Besides, a pampered lady like her will definitely not be able to withstand the torture in prison. I believe she will confess soon." The young master of the Zhao family said with added jealousy.
"Master Zhao, she is just a woman, why should she be severely punished?" the elder said after swallowing his saliva.
"It's now time. There's no need to pity her. If you don't give her a look, how could she say it so easily?" The young master of the Zhao family said with a smirk.
"Brother, what the second brother has done is outrageous. How can this woman be innocent when he keeps her outside? Of course, if she is really innocent, Mr. Zhao will let her go. Isn't it Mr. Zhao?" The second elder said
Couldn't help but say.
"The second elder is right. If she is innocent, we will naturally let her go." The young master of the Zhao family said.
"Since you are not sure whether she is innocent, why do you want to torture her? What's more, if you don't interrogate the second master, why are you rushing to torture an innocent woman?" asked the elder.
"Great Elder, you are worrying too much. We have already interrogated the second master, otherwise how could we find his villa? This villa is not under the second master's name. If the second master himself did not tell us, it would be difficult for us to find it.