Datang: Hiding private money, exposed by Xiao Sizi

Qin Wenyuan held the jade pendant and felt that it was very warm, cool but not hot, and very comfortable.

He chuckled and said, "Xin'an City is not a very important city. It can be seen from the fact that Beidou gave up on it."

"So, I believe that for such an unimportant city, Beidou would not spend too much energy to dig a secret passage leading to the outside, right!?"

"At least, before this battle, the Beidou Society probably never paid any attention to this place. At most, they sent some spies to hide here."

"This can be judged from the number and composition of the Beidou Society members in Xin'an City."

Xin Tianji didn't hide it. There was no point in hiding it at this time.

He said, "Yes, if you hadn't come to attack Nanzhao, we wouldn't care about this small city at all."

Qin Wenyuan laughed and said, "So there is no passage in Xin'an City that can allow people to leave secretly."

"But you have to leave yourself a way out."

Qin Wenyuan looked at Xin Tianji and said, "Your mission should be just to test us."

"So for you, there is no need to defend it."

"There is no need to take risks. Once you have determined the strength of the alliance army, you should quickly evacuate this dangerous place and report the news back to the Beidou Society."

"So that means you must find a way that will allow you to leave as quickly as possible and that no one knows about before, so that you can escape in the chaos."

Xin Tianji's pupils shrank slightly.

Looking at Qin Wenyuan, he said solemnly, "The smartest man in the Tang Dynasty is indeed worthy of his reputation."

"You have never had any contact with me, but you have completely predicted my situation."

Tianji was still puzzled, "Then why is it here?"

He said, "Didn't you say that there is no passage in Xin'an City?"

"Then there can't be any passage here, so why would he come here?"

"There's no door or anything like that here, how is he going to get out!?"

Sishe also looked at Qin Wenyuan in confusion.

Xin Tianji narrowed his eyes and looked at Qin Wenyuan.

Qin Wenyuan chuckled and said, "It's simple. He can't possibly leave through the city gate."

"Inside and outside the city gate must be important places guarded by the alliance army. If he wants to go through the city gate, he must be sending himself to the gate on purpose."

"And there is no secret passage leading to the outside here, so if he wants to get out, there is only one way..."

"What method!?" Tianji asked.

Qin Wenyuan chuckled and said, "Before that, I was hiding in the border army and heard about the situation in Xin'an City."

"The commander of the border army told me that there is a wall in Xin'an City that collapsed before. Although it was rebuilt later, it is not stable at all due to serious corruption and has huge cracks."

"If you look at it from a distance, it's fine, but if you look at it up close, it's full of problems."

"The commander originally suggested that we use that wall to catch Xin'an off guard."

"It's just that Xin'an City is not difficult for us, and you have no intention of defending Xin'an City, so we have never thought of using the city wall."

“But this did serve as a reminder to me.”

Xin Tianji frowned.

Tianji seemed to be thinking about something.

Qin Wenyuan smiled and said, "Since we can use it outside, why can't someone use it inside?"

"It just so happens that I have thought that there is no other way out of Xin Tianji, and I can only create a way out. Based on what I said above, isn't this place... the most suitable?"

Qin Wenyuan raised his hand, pointed to the city wall in front of him, and said, "You guys try your best, maybe you can find that big crack. With your strength, push hard, maybe... there will be unexpected surprises."

"It's really funny that such shoddy construction was used on the city wall."

Tianji and Sishe looked at each other and hurried to the city wall.

They searched for a while, and suddenly they heard the snake roar, "Found it!"

Tianji hurried over, and then the two of them pushed hard together.

Only a few bangs were heard.

The stones that made up the wall actually fell down.

Not long after, the city wall was actually knocked down.

Tianji and Sishe were both stunned, and the new Tianji's face turned pale.

Qin Wenyuan, however, had a smile on his face, as if he had seen through everything. "The facts have proven that my inference is not bad, right?!"

That part of the city wall collapsed with a loud bang.

A space appeared, large enough for one person and one horse to escape.

Seeing this scene, Tianji and Sishe were so shocked that they were speechless.

They really never expected that this city wall would be such a shoddy construction.

What's the difference between a wall like this and one without one? !

Qin Wenyuan glanced at Xin Tianji's changing expression and smiled softly, "In fact, when I first learned that there was a problem with this city wall, I was also very suspicious."

"It is normal for corrupt officials to embezzle gold, silver and jewelry. You can see it everywhere."

"But no matter how greedy they are, they won't put their lives in danger."

"You can all see that with this wall, Xin'an City is not safe at all."

"Once attacked, once the enemy knows this place, then Xin'an City will be destroyed without a doubt!"

"So, even if the officials of Xin'an City are corrupt, at least they cannot embezzle the project funds. After all, this concerns their lives."

"Besides, it doesn't cost much money to repair such a small section of the city wall. Even if the corrupt officials are bad, they won't spend that much money."

“So, at that time, I felt something was wrong.”

Tianji and Sishe both looked at Qin Wenyuan.

Xin Tianji also looked at Qin Wenyuan.

Qin Wenyuan smiled and said, "In criminal investigation, there is the concept of logic."

"Just like when I solve a case, I have to find a chain of evidence that conforms to some logic, and the logic before and after must match."

"No matter who the criminal is, there is always a logic behind his crime."

"Even if it's a psychopath who commits a crime, he still has his own logic."

"It's just that we normal people can't understand it, but logic is logic, and nothing in the world can escape it."

"But the city wall of Xin'an City does not conform to normal logical reasoning. No matter how you reason, it is difficult to perfectly connect the corrupt officials with this city wall."

"So, I will directly overturn this logic."

He looked at Xin Tianji, and seeing that Xin Tianji's expression was changing more and more, he said, "Since the corrupt officials are embezzling, this logic is unreasonable."

"Then we must find a completely new and more reasonable logic."

"In criminal investigation, there is also a most common chain of reasoning, which is whoever benefits is the biggest suspect."

"So now that New Tianji has a clear goal today and wants to leave here, I can naturally conclude that it is New Tianji that will benefit, or in other words, it is Beidou that will benefit."

"In this case, the logic is completely clear."

Qin Wenyuan smiled and said, "In fact, this city wall was deliberately built by you, the Beidou Society. You left it there on purpose, right?"

"And the purpose may be that you think there may be a war in Nanzhao in the future, so you made such preparations in advance. Or maybe, when you first came to Nanzhao, you wanted to control Xin'an City and deliberately left a passage for yourselves."

Xin Tianji's face became paler and paler as he listened to Qin Wenyuan's words.

His pupils kept shrinking and cold sweat kept dripping down his forehead.

He became more and more panicked and confused. He never thought that Qin Wenyuan could deduce so many things just by looking at this city wall.

You can guess so many arrangements.

This person is really too scary!

Tianji saw the new Tianji’s pale face and frightened expression.

Somehow, I suddenly felt comfortable.

Finally, she was no longer the only one who suffered the inhuman attacks from the evil Qin Wenyuan.

Now, finally, there was another person just like her.

She felt very relieved.

Qin Wenyuan glanced at the change in Xin Tianji's expression and chuckled, "It seems that my guess was right."

"This place was indeed created by your Beidou Society. Your Beidou Society left it here on purpose."

He sighed, "You Beidou Society are really cunning."

"So, it was Beichen's arrangement!?"

"Beichen predicted before that you would use this place one day!?"

Xin Tianji only felt that Qin Wenyuan's eyes seemed to be able to see through all the secrets in his heart.

This made him feel cold inside.

She couldn't help but look away, not even daring to look at Qin Wenyuan.

Seeing this, Qin Wenyuan laughed and shook his head, "It's not good to feel guilty so easily."

Xin Tianji didn't even dare to look directly at Qin Wenyuan.

It was really Qin Wenyuan who put too much pressure on him.

Qin Wenyuan is so terrifying, he is simply not a human being.

He didn't say anything at all, but Qin Wenyuan was able to guess more and more secrets through his reactions.

This really made Xin Tianji feel heartbroken from the bottom of his heart.

It was also at this moment that he understood why Beichen was so serious and solemn towards Qin Wenyuan.

Qin Wenyuan’s terrifying power is no less than Beichen’s!

If Beichen had underestimated Qin Wenyuan, he might have been defeated by Qin Wenyuan long ago.

This realization made Xin Tianji tremble in his heart.

Qin Wenyuan glanced at Xin Tianji lightly, and this glance made Xin Tianji feel as if he was nailed by a poisonous snake.

My scalp is numb! !
He suddenly coaxed, "Stop talking, no matter what you say, I won't tell you."

"Hey, are you angry out of shame?!"

Qin Wenyuan was not angry at all about Xin Tianji's anger.

He just looked at the new Tianji calmly and said, "Compared to your predecessor Tianji, you are really far behind."

"Look at your new senior, you are tied to my side and often tested and attacked by me, but you are the only one who is like this."

"Your mentality and scheming are really far behind Tianji."

Xin Tianji suddenly looked at Tianji with furious eyes.

"..." Tianji looked puzzled.

What do you see me doing?
It's not like I'm interrogating you.

Didn’t you hear that I’m also a victim! ?
I am also often subjected to Qin Wenyuan's inhumane torture.

Tianji felt very aggrieved.

This new Tianji is really incomprehensible.

Compared with me, do you think I'm a soft persimmon who can be bullied?
"Okay, stop looking at Tianji."

Qin Wenyuan said calmly, "I am a fair referee. If I say you are not as good as him, then you are definitely not as good as him. Don't think too much about it."

"Okay, let's do something serious first. After you've dealt with the political affairs, I'll ask you something."

"Business!?"

Sishe asked, "Master, what's the matter?!"

Tianji also looked at Qin Wenyuan curiously.

Haven’t they all been caught now?

What else is there to do?!
Qin Wenyuan chuckled, looked at Xin Tianji meaningfully, and said, "Didn't you notice it?!"

"What did you notice?!"

Sishe and Tianji were both confused.

Qin Wenyuan sighed and shook his head, "You are too insensitive."

"This new Tianji, do you think he is someone who gives up so easily!?"

"Is it that after such a test and the loss of 10 troops, they really don't want to retaliate and let the alliance army go?!"

"Not to mention……"

Qin Wenyuan looked at Xin Tianji and said, "I think you knew I would come a long time ago."

"You were promoted by Beichen, so you must be loyal to him. You should know how many times Beichen has suffered at my hands."

"As the saying goes, a new official has three things to do when he takes office. Although you are not an official, you are almost a leader in the Beidou Society."

"So, it's impossible for you not to want to show your strength. It's impossible for you not to want to make a contribution and let Beichen look at you with new eyes."

"Therefore..."

Qin Wenyuan looked at Xin Tianji, whose face changed drastically, and said with a smile, "After knowing that I was here, I didn't believe that you would have any intentions towards me."

Xin Tianji only felt a chill seeping directly down from the top of his head.

This made him feel like he was falling into an icy cave.

Qin Wenyuan looked at the changes in Xin Tianji's expression and sighed, "He is still too young and can't control his expression at all."

Tianji looked at the new Tianji's expression, and his face changed slightly. He said, "Could it be that he has some backup plan?"

Qin Wenyuan smiled and said, "You should know this best, right?"

"How many members of your Beidou Society don't have a backup plan?!"

Tianji frowned.

Qin Wenyuan looked at Xin Tianji and said, "Are you willing to speak out? What's your backup plan?"

"I feel that after you know my situation, you can only want to deal with me. This is definitely not a simple back-up plan."

"So...what's your back-up plan?"

Xin Tianji stared at Qin Wenyuan with his eyes fixed.

He had never felt so terrified and cold before.

Even though he had just been caught and knew he might die, he was not as frightened as this.

He is not afraid of death!
Since he has joined the Beidou Society and has done these things, it shows that he is fearless.

To die is to die.

Who won’t die?!
But Qin Wenyuan completely saw through the deepest secrets in his heart.

(End of this chapter)