Datang: Hiding private money, exposed by Xiao Sizi

"Things? What's missing?" Xu Gou asked hurriedly.

Chu Suiliang also looked at Qin Wenyuan.

Qin Wenyuan walked out of the room and said in a sarcastic tone, "Carbon ash."

"Charcoal black?"

When Xu Gou and others heard Qin Wenyuan's words, they were all shocked.

But soon, Chu Suiliang suddenly thought of something, his eyes widened, and he said, "Could it be that..."

Qin Wenyuan nodded slightly.

A faint smile appeared on his face.

While asking Chu Suiliang to lead the way to another place, he said, "How can a kitchen full of life not have even a little bit of charcoal black?"

"We can say that the people who live here are more fond of cleanliness, but no matter how clean it is, things like carbon ash cannot be wiped away simply by wiping it away."

"This……"

Xu Gou and others were all ashamed.

Even Chu Suiliang looked a little embarrassed.

How could they tell Qin Wenyuan that they had never even looked up at the beams?
They were completely attracted by the neatly stacked firewood and the full rice and water jars.

I didn't notice this detail at all.

When Qin Wenyuan saw that they didn't say anything, he knew that they hadn't discovered anything.

He chuckled, looked at Chu Suiliang, and said, "Mr. Chu, after this matter is over, I will formally recommend you to His Majesty as the Shaoqing of the Dali Temple. If nothing unexpected happens, His Majesty will definitely approve it."

"So, from now on, your identity will be different. You are the Shaoqing of my Dali Temple."

"As a junior official in the Dali Temple, apart from other things, at least you need to have some ability to solve cases and some sensitivity to details."

"Therefore, Mr. Chu needs to work harder from now on. You can study the files of the Dali Temple's past cases when you have nothing to do."

When Chu Suiliang heard this, even his old face couldn't help but blush.

He hurriedly said, "Don't worry, Sir Qin. I will study it seriously and will not let you down."

Qin Wenyuan nodded slightly.

He was quite confident in Chu Suiliang's abilities.

After all, this is the power of the prime minister.

As long as Chu Suiliang is willing, it will not be a problem for him to reach his own level, but at least surpass others.

Qin Wenyuan didn't say anything more and stopped there.

Smart people, there is no need to talk too much nonsense about one thing.

If I say too much, it will be inappropriate.

The group walked like this for about half an incense stick of time, made a small circle, and then stopped.

Chu Suiliang said: "Sir Qin, the second place is here."

Qin Wenyuan raised his head and looked.

Then I found that this was actually an inn.

Moreover, this inn is very lively and many people stay there.

At this time, because this place has been sealed off by the government and no one is allowed to enter or leave, everyone in the inn is trapped in the lobby on the first floor.

Looking over, there were at least twenty or thirty people.

And that’s not all of them. Some people were too noisy and went to rest in their rooms.

Chu Suiliang saw Qin Wenyuan looking around the inn and introduced: "Half a month ago, a man came to this inn and rented a room on the second floor closest to the edge..."

"That room belongs to the upper room of the inn. It has a quiet environment and is quite far away from other rooms, so it is very quiet."

"This morning, the waiter even prepared food for the person in the upper room."

"But when we sent people to investigate, we found that no one was in the room. I also asked the people in the inn, but they didn't have any clues. They didn't know when the man left."

Qin Wenyuan nodded slightly.

Said: "Let's go and take a look in that room."

As he said this, he entered the inn.

The innkeeper and the waiter also hurried over to greet them.

The boss said very respectfully: "Master Qin, if you have any questions, just ask us and we will tell you everything we know."

Qin Wenyuan smiled and nodded slightly: "Don't be nervous, I am just conducting a routine investigation. If it has nothing to do with you, I will never let you suffer any unnecessary disaster."

The innkeeper had heard of Qin Wenyuan's name a long time ago. Qin Wenyuan's name was also well-known and he enjoyed a high reputation among the people.

Therefore, they trust Qin Wenyuan subjectively.

Hearing Qin Wenyuan's words at this moment, he breathed a sigh of relief and was no longer afraid at all.

Soon, the boss took Qin Wenyuan to the second floor, and then walked to the westernmost side. He then asked the waiter to open the door and said, "Master Qin, this is it. The person who suddenly disappeared lives in this guest room."

The door is opened.

The situation in the room was immediately visible.

This is a very spacious room.

The room is decorated in a simple and elegant way, clean and tidy. Compared with other rooms in the inn, it is much better in terms of area and furniture arrangement.

No wonder it is called the upper room.

And it is the only luxurious room in this inn.

The price is nearly twice as expensive as the other ordinary rooms.

In later generations, it is equivalent to the presidential suite in a five-star hotel.

The windows were closed at this time, but the sunlight could still shine in easily, illuminating the entire room very brightly.

Qin Wenyuan didn't hesitate. After taking a quick look at the room, he walked in.

When you enter the room, you can smell a slightly faint fragrance.

Looking over, I saw an incense burner on the table. The incense in the burner was emitting a pleasant smell.

Qin Wenyuan looked at the shopkeeper and asked, "Shopkeeper, is this incense provided by your inn, or did the guest make it himself?"

The boss quickly said, "In reply to your Excellency's question, some customers like incense, some don't, and some like different types of incense, so it's difficult to reach a consensus."

"So our inn doesn't prepare this kind of incense for guests. Of course...if guests need it and ask for it, we will provide it to them."

Qin Wenyuan nodded slightly.

He asked, "What about the guest in this room?"

The boss said: "He didn't ask us to provide it, so he must have made it himself."

Qin Wenyuan nodded.

He continued to look towards the room.

Chu Suiliang followed Qin Wenyuan without blinking.

At this moment, he has already started his learning journey.

He knew that when it came to solving cases and finding clues, he was far behind Qin Wenyuan.

Therefore, he had no choice but to study hard with Qin Wenyuan so as not to disappoint Qin Wenyuan in the future.

Chu Suiliang was already quite old and had already become somewhat disheartened.

Now that he was spotted by Qin Wenyuan, a mentor, and was immediately appointed to the fourth-rank position of Shaoqing of the Dali Temple, he was extremely grateful.

It's just like a thousand-mile horse that is about to retire meets a good horse trainer.

So he was really grateful to Qin Wenyuan from the bottom of his heart, and he really wanted to do his job well and not let Qin Wenyuan down. Therefore, he had now adjusted his mentality.

Make yourself a good and diligent student.

He did not miss any question Qin Wenyuan asked, did not miss any place Qin Wenyuan had seen, and tried hard to learn from Qin Wenyuan's experience in solving cases.

If this kind of thing happens again in the future, Qin Wenyuan will not be asked to go to the scene with such trouble.

If he can do it, he won't let Qin Wenyuan do it.

Chu Suiliang now wished he had eight heads so that he could have a photographic memory and remember every detail.

Qin Wenyuan didn't know that there was an older student who was one or two generations older than him following him.

At this moment, he was observing the room.

Although this room is a presidential suite, it is not luxurious at all.

There are two red-painted cabinets.

One big and one small.

Then there is a big table with four stools.

In addition, there is a pull ring connected to a bell. According to the boss, when a customer needs a waiter, he or she can simply pull the bell and the waiter will come over quickly to serve him or her.

This is a privilege that belongs to this upper room.

You can enjoy these treats in your room without having to go anywhere.

Moreover, if the guests in his guest room wanted the waiter to do something, they could only go downstairs to call the waiter instead of just lying down and waiting for service.

So, this is also a privilege of this room.

"Has this person ever pulled the pull ring?" Qin Wenyuan asked.

The shopkeeper nodded hurriedly: "Yes, I pull it every day."

"That's lazy enough."

Qin Wenyuan laughed and walked to the couch.

Then he saw that the quilt on the couch was lying there flat, and there was no indentation on the mattress. It looked very flat.

"It seems that no one has ever slept here!"

At this time, Xu Gou looked at the boss and asked, "Did you just change the mattress for him?"

The boss shook his head and said, "We laid out new bedding for him the day he moved in, and he never asked us to change it since then."

"So to say……"

Xu Gou looked thoughtful and guessed, "There is no sign of anyone living on the mattress, not even a single indentation, so it's obvious that no one has ever lived there."

"There are too many incense and pull rings, which almost clearly tells us that there are people here."

"But the couch has never been slept on, so..."

Xu Gou's eyes suddenly lit up, and he felt that he was a smart detective: "This shows that this place, like the house just now, is a cover! This is not the hiding place of No. 1 at all!"

The Dog has never felt so smart.

At this moment, he only felt as if there was a thousand-foot light shining on his body.

Just like when his young master usually solves cases, he must have been worshipped by others.

This made him feel extremely proud.

His chin was raised so high that it seemed like it would pierce through the roof.

Qin Wenyuan looked at Xu Gou's proud expression and couldn't help but smile and shook his head.

He did not comment on Xu Gou's judgment, but looked at Chu Suiliang and said, "Mr. Chu, what do you think?"

When Chu Suiliang heard Qin Wenyuan's question, he felt a little nervous.

He knew that Qin Wenyuan was testing him.

He didn't rush to answer Qin Wenyuan.

Instead, he was thinking about some of the questions Qin Wenyuan had just asked, and what Qin Wenyuan had been looking at.

After thinking for a moment, he spoke, "I think there may be some problems with Xu Gou's judgment."

"I think this place... might be Beichen's hiding place."

"what?"

The Dog is indulging himself here.

I was feeling extremely proud of myself for my wise judgment.

Who knew that at this moment, Chu Suiliang's words of objection were heard.

He subconsciously retorted: "Mr. Chu, why do you say that I made a wrong judgment? I think my inference makes sense!"

"This is obviously full of contradictions, just like the courtyard we checked before, so it is obvious that this is also Beichen's way of confusing us."

The Dog is still sticking to his own opinion.

Chu Suiliang said: "Xu Gou, don't be anxious, just listen to me first."

"Indeed, this room, like the courtyard we checked before, has obvious irregularities and anomalies."

"But if there is a contradiction, it must not be the place where Beichen is hiding."

The Dog was a little confused.

There are contradictions and problems, so why are the conclusions different?
Qin Wenyuan looked at Xu Gou's confused look and couldn't help laughing: "Xu Gou, I've said it before, don't do things you are not good at."

"Listen more, learn more, think more, but don't draw conclusions. I don't expect you to be very smart, as long as you have some brains on the battlefield and don't get killed."

It took Xu Gou a while to realize that his young master was indirectly pointing out that he had indeed guessed wrong.

and so……

Is this really Beichen’s hiding place?

The dog suddenly opened his eyes wide.

Qin Wenyuan looked at Chu Suiliang with a smile and said, "Mr. Chu, please continue. Why do you think this courtyard is different from the previous one?"

Chu Suiliang took a deep breath and said, "The flaw is too obvious!"

He looked at Qin Wenyuan and said, "Whether it's the ringing of the bell or the burning of incense, it shows that there is always someone in this room, and there is someone every day."

“But in the end, the mattress on the couch had no wrinkles at all. This flaw was different from the charcoal black in the previous house.”

"As for the charcoal black, since there has been no fire, it is indeed easy to overlook it. Even I have never paid attention to the charcoal black before."

"So, it's understandable that they didn't pay attention to this detail."

"But the mattress in this room is really too obvious."

"If Beichen is really such a cautious person and he wants to deceive us and make us think that this room is where he hides, then he will definitely not ignore the obvious situation of the mattress."

"This is no longer a detail, this is clearly something that is laid out in the open."

"So, I don't think Beichen would forget it, and it really exists. So there is only one possibility, that is, Beichen did it on purpose!"

"Beichen left this flaw intentionally, hoping that we would notice it, so that we can infer that this is also a disguised venue, not a real hiding place!"

"Since he deliberately left such a loophole to let us make such a judgment, we can just deduce it in reverse."

"That is to say..."

He looked at Qin Wenyuan and said, "This is where Beichen is hiding!"

Qin Wenyuan smiled appreciatively and nodded slightly.

(End of this chapter)