Mao Lu was surprised and said: "But when Beizhi was with him, the topic never mentioned the key. Since Beizhi took over the key, no one has even looked at it, not to mention letting anyone take it.
."
"You are wrong." Qin Xiao said, "Just now you took it off and let me take a look."
"That...that can't be counted." Mao Lu said awkwardly: "The adults want to handle the case, so I will naturally cooperate with you fully."
Qin Xiao said calmly: "Master Mao, do you think Wang Tang has seen the key when you weren't paying attention?"
"That's impossible, it's a humble job...!" Mao Lu was about to deny it firmly, when something suddenly occurred to him, and his face suddenly turned ugly.
Chen Xi observed the words and asked, "Did you think of something?"
Mao Lu was silent for a moment, and finally said: "Years ago, Wang Tang and Bei Zhi drank tea together. For some reason, Bei Zhi suddenly felt very sleepy after drinking tea that day, and fell asleep in a daze. Waiting for me to wake up.
At that time, everything was the same as before. Wang Tang said that I just squinted for a while." His face became solemn: "It seemed to be spring at that time. I just thought it was spring fatigue and didn't pay too much attention to it. Moreover, if it was still in the humble position,
, and didn’t think much about it.”
Qin Xiao smiled faintly and said, "As expected."
"Your Excellency, you are saying that Wang Tang had tampered with the tea that day. Did he fall asleep because of the tea?" Mao Lu was not stupid after all. At this time, he had figured out the key and was shocked:
"Did he take advantage of the brief moment when I was asleep to take off the key of I and make a rubbing?"
Chen Xi leaned on the chair and sneered: "Wang Tang only needs to secretly prepare some wet dough at that time and rub your key. After going down the mountain, he can find a locksmith to make a new key. In this way, he will open the key
The warehouse doesn't need the key in your hand at all, because he already has two keys in his hand."
Jiang Xiaochun also looked like he had suddenly realized it, and said in annoyance: "It turns out...it turns out that this is what happened. Wang Tang in the warehouse was a traitor, and he teamed up with Chai Shanhe to commit such a major crime."
"Master Fei, are there any errors in the transcript?" Qin Xiao looked at Fei Xin.
Feixin immediately said: "Don't worry, sir, there is nothing missing."
Qin Xiao looked at Jiang Xiaochun with a smile and said: "Commander Jiang, the context of this case is roughly clear by now. The money in the inner treasury did not disappear overnight. In fact, this silver theft case lasted for at least four years.
The above, more than one million taels of silver, have been shipped out in batches over the past few years." He cleared his throat and then slowly said: "Years ago, Wang Tang and Chai Shanhe teamed up to commit a crime. Wang Tang's mission,
When the farmer went up the mountain to clean the swill pool, he opened the warehouse and took out the silver. The schedule in the inner warehouse was very strict. Except for the guards, everyone else had to go back to their houses to rest at that time, which gave them an opportunity to take advantage of it.
machine."
Jiang Xiaochun clenched his fists tightly, his expression extremely ugly.
"I said before that although the gangsters pretending to be farmers entered the warehouse and sent two people to monitor them, those two people had already become spies of the inner treasury just like Chai Shanhe." Qin Xiao looked at Jiang Xiaochun.
Asked: "Commander Jiang, have the two dead men outside been responsible for surveillance these years?"
Jiang Xiaochun hesitated for a moment and then said: "I have always left such matters to Chai Shanhe, and now it seems that this is indeed the case."
"Actually, besides these two people, there should be two more people." Qin Xiao said: "The soldiers here rotate every two years. When the time is up, the two traitors responsible for surveillance will naturally be transferred back to Kyoto, so now
Among the inner treasury guards in Kyoto who have not yet been rotated, there are at least two people doing the same thing. It will not be difficult to find these two people back." After a pause, he continued: "Wang Tang and this
Help people secretly take the silver out of the warehouse, put it into swill buckets and dung buckets, and then transport the silver out in the middle of the night, pass through the main gate, pass three checkpoints, and take the silver away in a grand manner under the eyes of the guards, but you guys
It’s just a matter of ignorance.”
Mao Luru woke up from her dream and said repeatedly: "I see, that's it. Any person or vehicle leaving the mountain will be strictly checked by the checkpoint. However, the swill and dung buckets are so smelly that of course the guards at the checkpoint will not check them.
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"Perhaps the guards will check the first two times, but as Mr. Mao said, this kind of thing is something that cannot be avoided. The more times it happens, the more often it is known that these farmers will come to clean up and carry away the swill on time. If you are used to it, you will
Relax your guard." Qin Xiao raised his hand and touched his chin and said: "So it took a few years to empty out the silver in the warehouse. The accounts recorded that there were one million taels of silver in the warehouse, but the actual amount of silver in the warehouse was
It doesn’t match up with the accounts at all.”
Jiang Xiaochun let out a long sigh, raised his head, and closed his eyes.
It is of course impossible to transport millions of silver in one go, but over a period of several years, if brick by brick is dismantled, a wall can disappear silently.
Jiang Xiaochun finally understood at this time that the nearly two hundred guards in the inner treasury seemed to be guarding this place impregnably, but spies had long taken advantage of the flaws in the inner treasury and spent several years stealing the money from under everyone's noses.
As the commander of the inner treasury guard, he naturally cannot escape the blame.
"You didn't notice their actions. The reason is very simple. You are too confident and think that it is impossible for anyone to bring out a tael of silver." Qin Xiao said slowly: "And of course Commander Jiang could not have imagined that the warehouse was flooded.
Your henchmen will have been colluding with you for a long time, let alone think that they will use swill buckets to transport the money out."
Jiang Xiaochun sighed again and said: "Jiang really didn't expect that for so many years, Jiang always thought that he had fulfilled his duties and protected the inner treasury like an iron bucket. The princess entrusted such an important task to Jiang, but Jiang
I didn't notice the theft of the treasury for several years. I am ashamed of the princess and the court. I deserve death."
"It is up to the saints and princesses to decide whether they should die or not." Chen Xi said coldly: "Master Qin has solved the mystery of the stolen silver, but there is one thing that is more important than this, and that is where the stolen silver is now hidden.
Where?" His gaze was like a razor blade, staring at the Chaishan River: "Chaishan River, where is Ku Yin?"
Chai Shanhe shook his head, looking desperate.
"Chaishanhe, you haven't repented until now?" Jiang Xiaochun stood up and widened his eyes: "For so many years, Jiang has treated you well, and Her Royal Highness the Princess has been very kind to you. Where did the treasury money go?
Oh, why don't you confess honestly?"
"Sir, it's not that I don't tell you, but I really don't know." Chai Shanhe said with a bitter smile: "Sir, do you think I, Chai Shanhe, can swallow millions of cash dollars?"
Jiang Xiaochun's face was cold and stern, and he said in a deep voice: "Then who ordered you to do this? You and Wang Tang would not be so bold."
"Sir, if I say that all of this is Wang Tang's instigation, would you believe it?" Chai Shanhe sighed: "I was honored by your lord and followed you to the Jiangnan Neiku. At that time, I was very happy and thought that I would stay in the Neiku.
In the last three or two years, the princess will definitely promote me, so that we can honor our ancestors. But we have been staying in the inner library for four years, and the princess still has no intention of transferring us. I followed you to Jiangnan in my twenties, but I have been trapped since then.
We are in this hellish place. They say that Jiangnan is picturesque and a good place with outstanding people, but to me, this is a prison, and we are prisoners locked up in the inner treasury."
Jiang Xiaochun said sternly: "Shut up. The princess handed over the inner treasury to us for guarding. What a trust and honor it is. You...you actually have such a rebellious heart."
"Trust and honor are of no use." Chai Shanhe knew that he would not be able to escape the death penalty, but he no longer tabooed it. He sneered: "We are just tools in the hands of that woman. All the money here belongs to her. They spend all their luxury in Kyoto.
, but we are like a bunch of dogs, staying in this hellish place to guard her money. After giving us a few bones, do we think she is very kind to us? At that time, I was worried that that woman would let us stay here forever.
If that's the case, my previous ambitions can only be a joke. In fact, as of today, we have been here for nine years, my lord, nine years...!"
Jiang Xiaochun's face was cold, he clenched his fists and said: "As a minister, you should serve your lord. If you really didn't want to stay here, you can tell me that I will not force you to stay."
"Talk to you?" Chai Shanhe smiled sadly: "Your Excellency is kind to me, how can I open my mouth? If I really say it, I will be sorry for your kindness, and everyone will regard me as an ungrateful deserter.
My future will also be lost, and life would be worse than death."
"Is this your excuse for betraying the princess?"
Chaishan Hedao: "Originally, I didn't have such thoughts at first, thinking that I would take it one day at a time, but... Wang Tang came to me. You adults should know that Wang Tang and I have the same holiday.
"
"It turns out that you have been colluding secretly since you came down from the mountain."
"There is no collusion." Chai Shanhe said: "Anyone who has stayed in the mountains for too long is not depressed. He asked me to drink to relieve his boredom. Of course I couldn't ask for it." After saying this, he lowered his head and was silent for a moment.
Cai Dao said: "Wang Tang knew that I was unwilling. Although I had almost no contact with him on the mountain, after we came down from the mountain, he and I were really good friends who talked about everything. But later I found out that he wanted to get close to me intentionally.
He wanted to convince me to join forces with him to steal the treasure, but when he revealed his plan, I almost stabbed him."
"If you had struck out with that knife, you wouldn't have ended up like this." Chen Xi sneered.
Chai Shanhe smiled disdainfully and said: "He asked me to make a choice. Do I want to be trapped in a prison-like inner treasury for half my life, or do I want to be anonymous and change my appearance one day, with endless money, delicacies, beauties and mansions to enjoy for the rest of my life?
To be rich and noble?" He raised his head, laughed twice, and then said: "For most people, the choice is not difficult."
Jiang Xiaochun was furious: "I am blind and trust you, a shameless person."
"If you feel angry, you can kill me with one knife." Chai Shanhe looked at Jiang Xiaochun and said: "Death by your sword can be regarded as repaying your care and cultivation for many years, and you will no longer owe your debt after your death.