Datang: Hiding private money, exposed by Xiao Sizi

There was a constant sound of rain outside, with occasional lightning and thunder.

The room was dimly lit by a candle, looking a bit depressing and dull.

Zhao Xianye couldn't help but say, "Lord Qin, should we add a few more candles? The light is a little too dim."

Qin Wenyuan heard this and said calmly: "No, this is the atmosphere we want. If even you feel depressed and dull, then the people who will be called over will feel even more uncomfortable."

"So stop talking nonsense and remember... whatever I ask you later, just remember it. Don't talk too much and just listen to me."

Qin Wenyuan actually adjusted this room according to the interrogation rooms of later generations.

The light is dim, the room is small, and they face each other...

Through various means, psychological hints are given to the defendant to improve the efficiency of interrogation.

Zhao Xianye had no such experience, so naturally he didn't understand, but that didn't stop him from being obedient.

He had never disobeyed or doubted Qin Wenyuan's words.

Hearing this, he nodded directly: "Master Qin, please rest assured, I am just an emotionless recorder now."

Qin Wenyuan smiled, glanced at the dark and dreary rainy night outside the window, and the corners of his mouth slightly raised. It seemed that God was helping him to create the atmosphere!
He took a deep breath and said, "Bring someone in, bring the Tiele envoy in first."

Not long after, Tiele Prince Aguda walked into the room.

Qin Wenyuan pointed to the chair opposite and said, "Please sit down."

Aguda sat down reluctantly. He looked at Qin Wenyuan and said, "Sir Qin, my time is precious. If you have something to say, please speak quickly and don't waste time."

Qin Wenyuan was not angry when he heard this.

He smiled and said, "Your Highness Prince Tiele, may I ask what you were doing an hour ago, before and after the incident?"

Aguda said: "Of course I should sleep. It's so late, what else can I do?"

"Can anyone prove it?"

"The king has guards guarding outside the door, they can prove it."

"is it?"

Qin Wenyuan tapped his fingers lightly on the table and said calmly, "The killer was able to disappear quietly after killing the Turkic prince without alerting anyone... That means he must have a way to hide from the guards outside."

"so……"

He laughed and said, "It's hard to believe the alibi of His Royal Highness Prince Tiele."

boom!
Aguda slammed the table and said angrily, "Why, do you doubt me?"

Qin Wenyuan pointed his finger without even raising his eyelids and said, "I heard that His Highness Aguda had met with Qihela alone tonight. I wonder what you two talked about."

Aguda's eyes bulged, he looked at Qin Wenyuan and said, "You're spying on us!?"

"It's not surveillance, but this is the post station of the Tang Dynasty, so whatever you do under our noses, we can see as long as we are not blind, so don't worry, Your Highness Aguda."

Qin Wenyuan looked at Aguda and said, "I just want to know what you discussed in private. After all... this has a lot to do with whether His Highness can be cleared of suspicion."

Aguda frowned.

He stared at Qin Wenyuan with his eyes fixed, as if he wanted to see through Qin Wenyuan's heart, but to his disappointment, Qin Wenyuan met his gaze calmly, and he could not see anything about Qin Wenyuan at all.

This made him feel very depressed.

Qin Wenyuan seemed to know him very well, but he knew nothing about Qin Wenyuan!
This kind of realization is so fucking painful!
"us……"

"Your Highness!"

Before Aguda could finish his words, he was interrupted by Qin Wenyuan. He raised his head and suddenly met Qin Wenyuan's dark and deep eyes.

These eyes seemed to contain the stars and stars of the universe, and it gave Aguda the feeling that he was about to be sucked in and sink, which made his face change suddenly.

Qin Wenyuan then continued slowly, "If Your Highness thinks that you can deceive me by telling lies, then you can tell as much as you want. But if I find out... I will only tell the other envoys the truth that Your Highness deliberately concealed the truth."

"As for what the other envoys think... that is none of my business."

Aguda's face turned cold: "Are you threatening me?"

Qin Wenyuan smiled and said, "It's just a friendly reminder."

Good intentions, sir!
You are a threat!

Aguda was really furious.

But he had no choice, because Qin Wenyuan was indeed famous and renowned.

And Qin Wenyuan's expression just now made him feel uneasy.

He thought about it, and finally gritted his teeth and said, "It was Qihela who invited me. He wanted to join forces with us to deal with you, Lord Qin! He said that only if we unite can we prevent the Tang Dynasty from taking advantage. Otherwise...if this continues, the Tang Dynasty will become the leader of the alliance."

“That’s why I met him.”

When Zhao Xianye heard Aguda's words, he suddenly stopped recording.

His eyes suddenly widened, and they seemed to be spitting fire.

"You are plotting against my Tang Dynasty!?"

Zhao Xianye almost slammed the table and stood up.

However, Qin Wenyuan's expression did not change at all, as if he had expected all this.

He tapped the table lightly and said calmly, "Continue recording."

Only then did Zhao Xianye suppress his anger and continue recording.

Qin Wenyuan looked at Aguda and asked, "Do you agree?"

Aguda wanted to shake his head, but Qin Wenyuan's eyes made him feel uneasy. He pursed his lips and finally nodded: "I have no reason to refuse."

"Oh, if you agree, you agree. There's no reason to say anything."

Qin Wenyuan chuckled, picked up the paper Zhao Xianye had written, read it, and said, "Are you sure there isn't a single word of falsehood in it?"

"Of course! Since I promised to tell you the truth, I will definitely not lie!"

Qin Wenyuan pushed the ink pad forward and said, "Press your handprint."

"What?"

"Of course, it's used as evidence to prove that you recognize our records, in case you deny it later."

Aguda frowned and looked at Qin Wenyuan, who responded to his gaze calmly. Their eyes met for a long while before Aguda finally snorted coldly, retracted his gaze, and pressed the handprint with his thumb.

Qin Wenyuan was very satisfied with Aguda's performance. He nodded and said, "Okay, Your Highness can leave now... Oh, Your Highness, please help me ask the Nanzhao envoy to come over."

Aguda didn't say a word and left with a cold face.

After Aguda left, Zhao Xianye spoke up, "Sir Qin, do you believe what he said?"

Qin Wenyuan laughed: "Do you think what he said is false?"

"Is he the murderer?" Zhao Xianye asked.

Qin Wenyuan shook his head calmly: "Of course not."

"Why?"

Why?

Qin Wenyuan laughed in his heart, but shook his head and said nothing.

For some reason, Zhao Xianye suddenly felt a sense of sadness from Qin Wenyuan.

This made him very puzzled and surprised.

Qin Wenyuan didn't dwell on this matter. After all, the dragon-slaying boy eventually became a dragon, which was really not something to be happy about.

He said: "This Tiele prince is a naive person at best. I chose him as the first person just to give you some experience."

"The people we are going to question next have higher ranks than each other, so Lord Zhao, the next step is the challenge, you must be mentally prepared." Zhao Xianye's heart trembled when he heard this.

At this moment, a figure slowly walked into the room.

He raised his hands slightly and said with a smile: "Master Qin, I am honored."

Qin Wenyuan narrowed his eyes slightly, looked at the envoy from Nanzhao, Wang Chengdao, and nodded with a smile.

"Please take a seat."

He raised his hand and invited Wang Chengdao to sit down.

Wang Chengdao did not hesitate at all, and acted as casually as if he had just returned home. It was this casual attitude that made Zhao Xianye realize the difference between this man and Aguda.

Qin Wenyuan also did not hide his gaze and looked at Wang Chengdao with an interrogative look.

Envoy from Nanzhao!

The only thing that can be confirmed at present is… the power of Beidou Society!!
Before, Qin Wenyuan never had the opportunity to solo with Wang Chengdao!

Unexpectedly, now is the opportunity.

According to the intelligence Qin Wenyuan had obtained before, Nanzhao had already been occupied by Tianshu and Tianxuan of the Beidou Society.

Although no one knows what methods they used, they became the rulers of Nanzhao.

But there is no doubt that they were the ones who pushed for the Nanzhao envoys to go to the Tang Dynasty.

In Qin Wenyuan's opinion, Wang Chengdao, who was chosen as the envoy, was either a close confidant of Tianshu and Tianxuan, or... he was simply one of Tianshu or Tianxuan!

Therefore, Qin Wenyuan was secretly paying more attention to Wang Chengdao.

It’s just that after Wang Chengdao came to Chang’an, it was too quiet.

Apart from using the idiot Qihela to add fuel to the fire, he hardly ever took the initiative to propose anything, let alone secretly leave the post station.

It was as if he was really an envoy coming to the meeting.

This abnormality made Qin Wenyuan feel that he must have some conspiracy.

Qin Wenyuan was looking at Wang Chengdao, and Wang Chengdao was also looking at Qin Wenyuan.

Although I have met Qin Wenyuan many times before, this is the first time we meet face to face.

Looking at Qin Wenyuan's young face and his outstanding demeanor that could not be concealed at all, Wang Chengdao couldn't help but admire him in his heart.

"Heroes emerge young! I have only been away from the Tang Dynasty for a few years, and such a brilliant man has appeared in the Tang Dynasty. It is true... the Tang Dynasty is a place favored by heaven."

"Nanzhao is a remote place, and it can't be compared with the Tang Dynasty. No wonder No. 1 and his group are unwilling to leave the Tang Dynasty... Or maybe we are too narrow-minded. But... we are back now."

"It is uncertain who will take over the Tang Dynasty in the end."

Wang Chengdao sneered in his heart, but his face did not show any abnormality.

He looked at Qin Wenyuan and took the initiative to say, "Master Qin, feel free to ask anything you want to ask. As long as I know it, I will answer it truthfully."

This attitude is completely different from Aguda's.

Even though Zhao Xianye knew that Wang Chengdao was no simple person, it was hard for him to feel any resentment towards him.

He now understood Qin Wenyuan's reminder.

As expected, the gap in rank is too big.

Qin Wenyuan said with a smile: "Master Wang, don't be nervous. I just want to understand the situation."

"I'm not nervous. Of course I'm not nervous. I didn't kill that person. I have nothing to fear as I am upright. Why should I be nervous?" Wang Chengdao said casually.

Qin Wenyuan raised his hand and pushed the candle towards Wang Chengdao, making Wang Chengdao's light brighter, but because they were far away from the light source, it became darker.

Qin Wenyuan held his chin with his fingers, looked at Wang Chengdao calmly, and asked, "Where was Lord Wang when the incident happened? What was he doing?"

Wang Chengdao smiled and said, "What a coincidence. When the crime happened, I felt a little hungry, so I asked the guards to prepare some food for me. At that time, I was drinking and eating with my Nanzhao guards. They can all testify for me."

"Also...our food is provided by the post station. The people at the post station should be able to prove it."

Zhao Xianye was surprised when he heard this.

Is there really any witness?

He knew that the crime happened when most people were asleep, so it was normal for there to be no witnesses like Aguda.

But Wang Chengdao happened to have witnesses at that time.

Is this a coincidence?
Or……

Zhao Xianye was confused, but he kept writing.

However, Qin Wenyuan's expression did not change at all.

It was as if he had known this would happen.

While Wang Chengdao said these words, he kept staring at Qin Wenyuan and Zhao Xianye.

Wang Chengdao understood Zhao Xianye's reaction very well.

After all, it was so late, he was eating and drinking alone, and there happened to be witnesses. It was really too coincidental.

Even he thought it was such a coincidence!

But Qin Wenyuan's reaction puzzled him.

Because Qin Wenyuan was too calm.

There was no surprise at all.

why?
This is wrong!
"Lord Qin, aren't you surprised?" he couldn't help but ask.

Qin Wenyuan said calmly, "What's so surprising? I know I'm just asking about something, not controlling your eating, drinking, and defecation. Let alone the fact that you ate and drank at that time, I wouldn't be surprised even if you ate shit and drank urine, and I won't comment on your special hobbies. This is the professional quality of a professional criminal investigator."

Wang Chengdao: “…”

I don’t have any special hobbies!

His expression was almost out of control.

It was Qin Wenyuan's serious words that were so damn irritating.

Qin Wenyuan looked at Wang Chengdao's depressed expression and sneered in his heart.

He really wasn't surprised.

Of course, the reason was not what he called professional ethics.

But because... he saw it with his own eyes.

Moreover, he also knew why Wang Chengdao was drinking and eating at that time.

The reason was not what Wang Chengdao said, that he suddenly felt hungry...

Wang Chengdao thought he had hidden it well.

But unfortunately, Qin Wenyuan happened to pass by at that time.

So, besides heaven and earth knowing, there is also Qin Wenyuan who knows.

"It seems that Lord Wang is indeed the least suspicious one." Qin Wenyuan suddenly spoke.

Wang Chengdao nodded: "Of course."

"Does Lord Wang have any suspects?"

Qin Wenyuan looked at Wang Chengdao and said, "The Tiangang Courtyard No. 5 where Lord Wang lives is not far from Tiangang Courtyard No. 1, and Lord Wang has a lot of contact with the envoys. So based on Lord Wang's feelings, I wonder who Lord Wang thinks is most likely to be the murderer?"

Wang Chengdao obviously didn't expect Qin Wenyuan to ask him who the suspect was.

(End of this chapter)