The daily life of Dali Siqing

Chapter 481 Investigating the scene
Li Xunhuan took out three small scrolls from the box beside him.

"This is the file of three people copied from the Metropolitan Procuratorate, Dali Temple and Hulong Villa. What?! You suspect that there is something wrong with these three people."

While looking at the scroll file, Yang Qingyuan replied, "It's not that I doubt them, but the three of them are the easiest people to do this!"

These three people are the highest persons in charge of the release of the payment, and they are also the easiest people to do this.

"But Qinglong shouldn't be able to! After all, he is a master of the Dongxuan Realm, and he is also one of the top leaders of Jinyiwei. He is a confidant of the emperor, and he should not be short of money."

Li Xunhuan felt that Qinglong should be fine.

"But this is 800 million taels after all, not 8 taels!"

According to the purchasing power of about 800 yuan for a tael on Monday, [-] million taels is nearly [-] billion.

In front of such a huge sum of money, even a master of the Dongxuan Realm would find it hard not to be tempted.

Yang Qingyuan handed over yesterday's investigation results and the evidence bag collected to Di Zhiyuan, while he looked at the files of Qinglong and the other three.

For such a big case, the easiest way is the collusion between Jinyiwei, Shenwujun, and Governor's Mansion, but judging from the case files, it seems that Qinglong, Cheng Lixue, and Fang Zhiyuan are not familiar with each other.

Cheng Lixue was transferred from the southwestern border of the Shenwu Army to the Yuezhou Shenwu Army by Tang Tansheng, the commander of the Shenwu Army in order to escort the salary.

Before this escort, Cheng Lixue and Fang Zhiyuan had never even met each other, so it was almost impossible to collude within such a short period of time to complete such a shocking case.

The same is true between Qinglong and Cheng Lixue, Qinglong is the commander of the East Town Fusi, and has had several contacts with Fang Zhiyuan, but he is completely unfamiliar with Cheng Lixue.

From this point of view, Cheng Lixue was the least suspicious person.

Di Zhiyuan on the side also began to study the stone bricks and the sand in the box brought back by Yang Qingyuan.

"My lord! I saw that the size of this stone brick is basically the same as the silver ingots cast in the treasury. According to the records of your lord's case file and the confession of Qinglong and others, after leaving the warehouse and before affixing the seal, they all saw it. pass the silver ingots in it."

"Could it be that the silver ingots he saw were actually not silver ingots, but stone bricks painted with a layer of silver paint, and then under the washing of the rain, the silver paint on these stone bricks was washed away, and they returned to stone bricks?" true face."

Di Zhiyuan gave a seemingly reasonable answer.

"That's a good idea! I've thought about it before, but after checking it out, I came to the conclusion that it's impossible."

"Huh?! Why?!"

Yang Qingyuan explained, "If it is a silver creek or paint, it must be washed away by the rain for a long time before it can be completely washed away. Once there are residual traces at the bottom, wouldn't it be seen through quickly?!"

"I have checked the stone bricks of more than ten boxes, and there is no trace of painting. Although it was indeed heavy rain during the escort process, and the quality of the silver boxes was average, there were many cracks on the lids of the boxes that could allow water to seep in. After all, it is not directly washed, and it is very difficult to make the stone bricks so clean."

"Even if it can be completely washed, there will inevitably be traces of silver paint left in the box, but I have checked several boxes, and there is no similar silver paint found on the bottom or wall of the box."

After all, the box was just leaking, not soaked in water, so there was no reason for it to be so clean.

After hearing Yang Qingyuan's description, Di Zhiyuan also knew that this explanation was untenable.

And the strange thing is that the box not only contains stone bricks, but also sand, which is very illogical!

If it is really small stone tiles to paint, then why not all small stone stone tiles.

It's about to steal 800 million taels, do you still care about a few small stone bricks? !

These stone bricks and sand must have a purpose, but the purpose is still unclear.

"My lord, what should I do now!?"

Yang Qingyuan had already thought about it a long time ago. It was very difficult to find out about this matter in Songyang County, and the Shenwu Army needed to return to Shanyin Mansion collectively.

Then I have to go to the place where I met the Yin soldiers borrowing money. Although many days have passed, even if there are traces, they should be disposed of!

After a brief discussion, the investigation began.

The three thousand Shenwu army will follow the imperial envoy, led by Di Zhiyuan, back to Shanyin Mansion, first to track down the bank, and at the same time interrogate the soldiers in charge of the escort mission, to see if they can get any useful information.

Yang Qingyuan, Qinglong, and Cheng Lixue went to the place where the Yin soldiers made excuses to see if they could find any clues.
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"Master Yang, this is the place where the Yin soldiers were found borrowing money at that time."

Yang Qingyuan, Qinglong, Cheng Lixue, Liu Wangshu, and the scouts who were in charge of the investigation at that time came to the riverside of course with the deputy general beside Cheng Lixue.

"General Cheng, where were you at that time?!"

"Sin will lead an army to stand on the other side of this stone bridge."

After everyone dismounted, Cheng Lixue took Yang Qingyuan to the other side of the river, which was where he was standing at that time.

"Master Yang, the criminal general was standing in this position at that time."

Yang Qingyuan stood at Cheng Lixue's position and glanced at the opposite bank, "When was General Cheng at that time, and what was his vision like?!"

"Vision is very poor, the sky has completely darkened, and it was raining heavily, and there was a fog on the river at that time, and it was impossible to see what was on the other side. The criminal general's archery skills are not bad, and his eyesight is not bad, but the same I can't see the specific situation on the other side." Cheng Lixue carefully recalled the scene at that time, "The time, probably should be You hour."

Yang Qingyuan frowned upon hearing this.

It's dark, it's raining heavily, and it's foggy on the river. Good guy, the line of sight debuffs are all stacked up!Almost blinded!

If it wasn't man-made, he wouldn't believe it if he killed Yang Qingyuan!
"Commander Qinglong! Where were you at that time?"

Yang Qingyuan turned to Qinglongdao again.

"My lord! I was patrolling the rear of the army at that time! The brothers in the rear army told me that someone seemed to be following the rear army. In order to prevent someone from attacking the Liberation Army from the rear, I took a few brothers from Jin Yiwei to the rear army. I checked around, but found nothing special."

That is to say that Qinglong was not present that day, and did not witness the whole process of the so-called Yin soldiers borrowing money.

Yang Qingyuan stood where Cheng Lixue was at that time, and then looked across the bank.

Under normal circumstances, the situation on the other side can be seen at a glance.

"At that time, you two were the scouts to investigate first!"

The two scouts on the side heard Yang Qingyuan's question and immediately stepped forward to answer, "Master, it's the villain who is waiting to check!?"

"You were originally scouts in the Shenwu Army?!"

"Yes!"

"Then you went out to investigate with the army, have you ever found anything unusual?!"

The two scouts listened to Yang Qingyuan's words and began to think hard. They were all professional scouts in the Shenwu Army.

Every time the person in charge of escorting the payment will be the elite of the army. If there is an ambush, it will be difficult to escape their investigation. They can confirm that there was absolutely no large group of troops on the other side of the river at that time, let alone a large number of well-organized troops. !

"Back to the adults, the villains and others did not find anything unusual."

"When the Yin soldiers passed through the passage, you were also here?!"

"Exactly, the two of us are at the general's side!"

Yang Qingyuan nodded, indicating that he knew, and did not continue to ask the two people.

"General Cheng! Tell me carefully, what did you hear and what did you see? Don't miss any details."

"The situation at that time is still fresh in my memory. I have been in the army for many years, and I have never encountered such a strange thing!"

"First, what I heard was the sound of armor colliding, and then the horse neighed continuously! It was like a large army marching on the opposite bank, making the sound of neat steps!"

"Armor collision? Horse neighing? And the sound of neat steps?!"

Hearing this, Yang Qingyuan felt that things seemed a bit complicated.

There are soldiers and horses from all over the world who are strong in combat, tall and mighty, and good at riding and arching, but no army has ever received uniform training.

It is almost impossible to walk out of a neat pace in the process of marching without password guidance.

"At that time, I thought it was someone from my Dazhou branch marching, so I asked, but the other party never answered me!"

"..."

"I noticed that things had changed, and immediately ordered the whole army to be on alert! Then the weirdest thing began! From the other side of the river, a loud and deep voice that seemed to come from hell was not at all like what humans can make!"

"What did he say?!"

"The ghost soldiers pass through the passage, the ghosts avoid, and the strangers retreat!"

Yang Qingyuan discovered that this General Cheng had a talent for storytelling, and when he told stories, it made people creepy.

"Then, recently, I saw a strange scene in the mist! A shadow of a man with a bull's head and a man with a horse's head appeared in the opposite mist."

Yang Qingyuan felt that this group of people was quite serious in acting, and the bull-headed horse face was the legendary envoy and guide, so it couldn't be more appropriate to appear in this scene!

"These two figures still hold battle flags in their hands! The sinner can vaguely see the words Bai and Qin in it!?"

"Bai, Qin?!" Yang Qingyuan muttered softly.

These two words, the first thing people think of is the famous general of the former Qin Dynasty, Wu Anjun.

This person is known as the human butcher, and I don't know how many soldiers he killed on the battlefield. Although his military feats are unrivaled, his use of soldiers is like a god, and his behavior of killing surrenders makes Yang Qingyuan instinctively disgusted, even though this choice may be the best at that time. .

Just like meeting that tribe on the grasslands in the north, worrying about being discovered by the raid, it is one thing to know what to do, but another thing to think in your heart after doing it.

"Furthermore, a person stood out from the other party's queue and shouted to us that he wanted to borrow money! Because the scene at that time was really weird, so I ordered the soldiers under my command to check the silver box. After confirming that the seal was intact, , so I can rest assured."

"After there was no movement on the other side, I took the initiative to cross the bridge, wanting to see the movement on the other side, but after crossing the bridge, I found that there was no one on the other side. At that time, there were only scouts on the muddy ground. A horseshoe print."

Qinglong on the side also said, "Master Yang, I also searched around the river bank at that time, and I didn't find any suspicious traces left behind. It's just that I was worried about the liberation army at that time, and the silver box seal was fine, so Did not continue to pursue the forest."

Under the circumstances at that time, escorting the silver box was naturally the top priority, and Qinglong didn't even know whether the other party was a human or a ghost, so it was the most normal to act like this.

Yang Qingyuan waved his hand to indicate that it was okay, and then looked at the ground on the other side of the river.

Suddenly, as soon as the true essence was released in the palm, a large ball of water was picked up from the river, and with the movement of the true essence, it smashed to the ground on the opposite bank.

The huge water mass exploded above the ground, wetting a large area of ​​the ground in an instant, and the originally dry and monitored ground immediately became muddy.

Since both Qinglong and Cheng Lixue said so, Yang Qingyuan took this as a tentatively established fact.

"Commander Qinglong, Wang Shu, go and have a try, use your lightness kung fu to walk around the ground with all your strength."

Qinglong's eyes were slightly confused, and then revealed a look of understanding.

And Liu Wangshu didn't even ask, and just passed the ground.

Yang Qingyuan came to the ground on the other side of the river and carefully observed the ground where the two passed.

As expected by Yang Qingyuan, Liu Wangshu's lightness kung fu did not leave any marks on the ground.

But Qinglong left a string of extremely faint bootprints on the muddy ground. Although it is easy to ignore at first glance, it can still be found after careful observation.

Seeing this layer of boot prints, Qinglong immediately understood what Yang Qingyuan meant.

Qinglong is a newcomer to the Dongxuan Realm, and is good at swordsmanship and boxing.But although lightness kung fu is not his forte, it is not comparable to ordinary people.

Even with his lightness skills and deliberate preparation, there would still be traces left on the muddy ground, so if someone really passed by here, how could there be no traces at all?
Where can I find so many masters of qinggong? !

Besides, Cheng Lixue just said that he heard the sound of the army's orderly steps. If someone can walk on this muddy ground without leaving any traces that can be easily detected by the naked eye, there will never be such an orderly step that Cheng Lixue can hear. ll.

Yang Qingyuan shook his head, it wasn't here, and then Yang Qingyuan walked towards the forest by the river.

Yang Qingyuan walked and observed, and soon found a big tree with its branches cut off, and later found many trees with its branches cut off.

"At that time, the other party should be hiding here!"

Everyone was shocked when they heard the words, Qinglong stepped forward to inspect, and after careful observation, he issued a different opinion, "My lord, the gaps in the cut branches are all cut with a hatchet, isn't it possible that ordinary people did it? ?!"

"It should be impossible!"

"What is this for?!" Qinglong wondered.

"According to the provisions of my Great Zhou's "Field Law", in the second month of spring, one should not dare to cut down timber, forests, forests, or block dike water. In the absence of summer months, one should not dare to turn grass into ashes at night, take raw lychees and phlox, do not poison fish and turtles, and put them away Net, let it go in July. Only those who die unfortunately and cut down the coffin, it is not time."

Beginning in February in spring, it is not allowed to cut wood in the mountains and forests, and it is not allowed to block waterways. Before summer, it is not allowed to burn grass as fertilizer, and it is not allowed to pick newly sprouted plants, or catch young animals and eggs, and it is not allowed to... To kill fish and turtles, it is not allowed to set traps and traps for catching birds and beasts, and the ban will not be lifted until July.Anyone who violates the law will be fined four taels of silver, or replaced by corvee.

(End of this chapter)