Chapter 58 Missing
Zhou You continued: "Actually, the fact that Geely Khan was poisoned is very strange. How could it be such a coincidence that a poisonous snake entered the village and bit Geely Khan?"
"I really don't want to believe it! Jinghui... why would he do this?" Di Renjie closed his eyes and took a deep breath, and then said a little hard to accept.
Zhou You also sighed softly: "A person always has a reason for doing something. Perhaps, only he himself can tell us the reason."
"By the way, sir, when I went to arrest Fang Qian, I heard the killer and the fake Fang Qian say that he had violated Shangfeng's orders both in person and in secret. It seems that there are indeed people behind the fake Fang Qian and Wu Yizhi," Zhou You continued.
Di Renjie nodded and said: "That's for sure! This mysterious organization can arrange for the fake Fang Qian to penetrate so deeply in Youzhou, and its power can be imagined. We cleaned up the fake Fang Qian and Wu Yizhi, but we only cut off their extensions."
It's just a hand. But now it is certain that Fang Qian pretended to be the governor just to control Youzhou, but what is their purpose of controlling Youzhou?"
"It is impossible for the land of Youzhou alone to compete with the Twelve Imperial Guards. Do they have some backup plan? Or do they have some external force to rely on?" Zhou You also nodded and speculated.
"Huh? External force? Could it be..." Di Renjie was shocked when he heard this, and Zhou You couldn't help but said, "Sir, did you think of something?"
"Zhou You, do you still remember what Jili Khan said about the civil strife in the Turks led by the militant noble Modu?" Di Renjie asked in return: "Also, why did this fake Fang Qian insist on executing Jili Khan?
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Zhou You also took advantage of the situation and acted as if he was suddenly shocked and said: "Could it be that the people behind the fake Fang Qian colluded with Modu inside and outside? Then their purpose is probably to use Modu's power to achieve their ulterior motives.
That’s their purpose. No wonder they have to work hard in Youzhou. This is an important border town, which is more suitable for them to join forces with the Turks. Once they take action, the border will fall into war!"
"That must be the case!" Di Renjie said decisively, and then he couldn't help but said: "But where is the real Fang Qian? Has he been killed?"
"The Qianniu Guards have thoroughly searched the governor's mansion, and nothing else has been found," Zhou You said, "I'm afraid it will be hard to find the real Fang Qian. Speaking of which, the governor, a fourth-grade official, was so dismissed.
People have been replaced, it’s a bit incredible to think about, how on earth did these people do it?”
"This is exactly what I can't figure out. It seems that our opponent is really powerful!" Di Renjie also shook his head and sighed.
"It is certainly not easy to allow the leader of the royal guard to act as an internal response. The one who can contact Hu Jinghui and make him bow his head and surrender is..." Zhou You continued, but before he could finish, Di Renjie waved his hand.
With a slightly serious look on his face, he signaled him not to say any more.
Zhou You also stopped talking at the right time. Besides, it would have touched a taboo. It would be enough to make Di Renjie a little surprised. Many times, some words do not need to be said too clearly.
The next morning, Youzhou Governor Shi and Yin Caosi suddenly came to see Di Renjie and brought news that tens of millions of official silver from the official treasury was missing.
Di Renjie was shocked, and together with Zhou You, Li Yuanfang, Hu Jinghui and others rushed to the bank of the Governor's Mansion.
Looking at the heavily guarded treasury, Di Renjie couldn't help but said: "You have all seen that the guards here are so tightly guarded. The guards who guard them belong directly to the household department. They will not be bribed by Fang Qian easily, even if the treasurers in the treasury are all internal thieves.
, it is impossible to transport such a large amount of silver."
"Sir, are they shipped out in batches?" Li Yuanfang asked from the side.
"Even if you only transport one box at a time, the guards in front of the door will notice it," Di Renjie continued.
Yincaosi on the side also stepped forward and said: "Sir, today Chang Shi made a surprise interrogation of the guards guarding the treasury. No one saw a large amount of silver leaving the treasury."
"This is strange, can this money really fly?" Li Yuanfang said.
Hu Jinghui also asked: "Could they pay the money in the form of consolation payments or other names, but actually secretly transport the money elsewhere?"
"Well, it's possible, but it's just one way, and it's by no means the main way," Di Renjie said.
Zhou You couldn't help but said: "Indeed, if we only use this method, how many reasons and excuses will we have to find to empty the treasury? Such a large amount of expenditures, no matter how good the reason is, will still be annoying.
Suspect."
Di Renjie nodded slightly when he heard this, and then said: "Let's go! Let's go to the bank to have a look first."
While they were talking, the group of people had already entered the bank. As expected, what they saw was an empty bank, not even a box left.
"Sir, I really can't figure out how they transported so much money," Li Yuanfang couldn't help but said.
Zhou Youze said: "Yuanfang, what's wrong with this? Of course it's impossible for Yinzi to grow wings and fly out on its own. Even if it can fly out, unless it can become invisible, how come the guards guarding the warehouse outside can't see it?"
"Oh, Zhou You, it's time for you to stop joking," Li Yuanfang felt a little helpless.
"No, Zhou You is not joking," Di Renjie waved his hand and said thoughtfully: "He is right, money cannot fly out. If you want to prevent others from seeing it, there is only one way, and that is to fly out from the ground
Transport it out from underneath."
"Dig a tunnel?" Li Yuanfang thought of it immediately, and Zhou You also said with a smile: "Yes! This is the governor's mansion of Youzhou. Assuming that Fang Qian is the governor, he wants to dig a tunnel in this mansion to transport money quietly.
Will it be difficult to get out? Yuanfang, where do you think this tunnel leads?"
"This... shouldn't be too far away, right? It's probably right here in the Governor's Mansion," Li Yuanfang pondered for a moment before continuing.
Di Renjie also looked slightly moved, then looked at Zhou You with a smile and said, "Zhou You, did you guess it again?"
"Didn't you think of it, sir?" Zhou You smiled noncommittally, and Di Renjie pointed at him with a smile: "You! Okay, let's go out!"
After leaving the bank, Di Renjie glanced at the second hall in front of the treasury. The location of the second hall made him more suspicious, so he led everyone to the second hall.
After searching around the second hall, Zhou You discovered that a few floor tiles on the side seemed to have been pried. The gaps were not filled with dust, but some dust was scattered around them.
After knocking around and confirming that it was empty, he quickly asked someone to remove a few floor tiles, and it turned out to be the entrance to a secret passage.
The secret passage was not long, and the exit was in the bank. Then, they also discovered another secret room in the passage, in which a person was imprisoned, who actually looked the same as the fake Fang Qian after he had disguised himself.
"Really Fang Qian, the governor of Youzhou?" After Di Renjie and Li Yuanfang saw him, they naturally made this guess instinctively.
Zhou You, who was watching Fang Qian's acting, sneered secretly in his heart. This guy was Fang Qian, but he was also Liu Jin who escaped from the cave. He thought he was very smart, but how could he deceive Di Renjie's eyes?
Chapter completed!