The Prodigal Son

Qin Yu completed the initial interrogation of Shi Yi, and Lü Si also completed the initial interrogation of Shi Wang.

The two men combined their interrogation results, which were largely consistent.

However, Qin Yu's interrogation yielded slightly more information.

After all, Shi Yi is the head of the Shi family and knows more.

Lu Si also failed to find out the whereabouts of the Shi family's assassins.

The Shi family's elite guards have always been managed by Shi Yi, the head of the family.

Shi Wang only knew that the leader of the Shi family's elite warriors was named Mo Wu.

Mo Wu only maintains a single-line contact with Shi Yi, and all the assassins under the Shi family are under Mo Wu's command.

And this Mo Wu is one of the people who survived the assassination attempt on the Crown Prince.

As for the more detailed matters, they had no time to interrogate them for the time being.

Once the Shi family members are escorted back to the capital, they will be interrogated by designated personnel.

The case of the assassination of the crown prince has been basically solved.

However, Qin Yu's matter is not over yet.

Suicide squad!

He is no longer afraid of the assassins from the Shi family trying to kill him to avenge the Shi family.

Most importantly, among these assassins were people who had participated in the assassination of the crown prince.

These people definitely need to be found!

But even Shi Wang didn't know what those people looked like, let alone them.

It will be quite difficult to identify all of these people without missing a single one.

They had just finished the interrogation when Zeng Guan sent someone to invite him to the Shi residence.

As Qin Yu led his men toward the Shi residence, he eagerly inquired of the newcomer, "Has Boss Zeng made any significant discoveries at the Shi residence?"

"During our search of the Shi family's residence, we discovered their secret treasury!"

The visitor swallowed hard. "Sir, you should go and see for yourself!"

Looking at the newcomer, Qin Yu and the others couldn't help but exchange a silent glance.

Judging from this person's expression, the Shi family's secret vault must be piled high with gold and silver treasures, right?

"Let's go together!"

Guo Yang took the initiative to suggest it.

"Need not."

Qin Yu waved his hand and said, "Steward Guo, you take men and guard the Shi family's people at the prefectural governor's mansion to prevent their assassins from kidnapping them!"

"We don't need to guard it ourselves!"

Guo Yang shook his head slightly. "If our people are guarding here and the Shi family members are still kidnapped, that's their own doing! We are ordered by the Empress Dowager to ensure your and Young Master Lü's safety! Besides, aren't those two still here?"

"Those two?"

Qin Yu was slightly taken aback.

Are there two people secretly protecting you, or not just one?

Let's go!

Guo Yang urged, "I also want to see just how much gold and silver the Shi family has!"

The three and four charlatans are very good at concealing their presence; this is their specialty.

Qin Yu couldn't find the two people, but he could clearly sense their presence.

Moreover, he also knew the identities of those two people.

"Alright!"

Qin Yu said no more, and shouted to those around him, "Gentlemen, with Steward Guo protecting us, you don't need to come along! Stay here and help guard the serious criminals!"

After saying that, Qin Yu, filled with curiosity, led a few people and rode quickly to the Shi residence.

When they arrived at the Shi residence, the people from the Baojing Division were carrying the money and valuables they had confiscated from the Shi residence to the outer flower hall.

Coral, agate, gold and silver treasures, gemstones, antique paintings and calligraphy...

Although Qin Yu didn't know much about these things, he could tell at a glance that they were all valuable items.

However, he had no time to appreciate these things.

Led by the people from the Treasure Mirror Bureau, they arrived at the Shi family's secret treasury.

As soon as they entered the vault, the dazzling golden light almost blinded Qin Yu and his friends.

After changing a few times, the group finally adjusted to the dazzling golden light.

When they looked up, they saw neatly stacked gold bricks in front of them.

All the gold bricks were stacked together to form a giant gold brick.

"this……"

Lu Si stared wide-eyed, his eyes gleaming with barely suppressed greed.

He considered himself a man who had seen the world.

But what he saw before him completely shocked him.

Suddenly, he seemed to have become a country bumpkin who had mistakenly wandered into the Heavenly Palace.

"So many...so big..."

Qi Dachui stared wide-eyed, expressing his shock in a simple and straightforward way.

Qin Yu was also somewhat dumbfounded.

He knew the Shi family was incredibly wealthy, but he never imagined they would be this rich.

Damn it!

This pile of gold bricks is easily worth tens of millions of taels of silver, isn't it?

Dog day!

Previously, when the Shi family was fined three million taels of silver, Shi Yi acted as if his parents had died!

As it turned out, the Shi family's secret vault contained so many gold bricks.

Zeng Guan and Xu Wan stood there with their men.

Their shock was entirely within their expectations.

When they first opened the secret vault, they were equally stunned by what they saw.

Nan Que'er clicked her tongue in amazement and asked dumbfoundedly, "How many gold bricks are there?"

Xu Wan replied, "I roughly counted them, and there are about four hundred of them, each weighing about fifty pounds."

Four hundred yuan?

Nan Que'er's eyes widened suddenly, and she counted on her fingers for a long time but still couldn't figure it out.

Qin Yu struggled to regain his senses, silently calculated in his mind, and exclaimed in astonishment, "So, that's roughly twenty million taels of silver?"

"almost."

Xu Wan nodded slightly, "However, most of these gold bricks haven't been further refined, so their purity is a bit low! But they're still worth at least seventeen or eighteen million taels of silver..."

Hearing the numbers Xu Wan reported, the group was once again utterly shocked.

This is just the value of BRICS!

If we also include the valuable items and gold and silver treasures that are still being moved out, wouldn't that mean that the Shi family's gold and silver treasures alone are almost equivalent to the national treasury?

Depend on!

This person is truly incredibly wealthy, comparable to a nation!

Lu Si snapped out of his daze, stepped forward, and slowly stroked the cold gold brick, sighing sincerely, "No wonder the Shi family keeps so many assassins. Even with all this gold and silver, I'm afraid someone will rob me!"

"Look at you all, so naive and unsophisticated!" Zeng Guanxiao glanced at the group and said, dropping a bombshell, "This is just one of the secret vaults!"

"What?"

The voices of the group suddenly rose eight octaves.

Even Guo Yang was unsettled.

Is this just one of the secret vaults?

Qin Yu, breathing heavily, looked at Zeng Guan in astonishment. "Don't tell me there are several more secret vaults like this?"

"There aren't many, but there's one more."

Zeng Guan chuckled, "The other secret vault is located beneath the Shi family's silver vault, but it mainly stores silver, gold artifacts, and various other valuable treasures! I've roughly estimated that, including the cash in the vault, there are over seven million taels of silver there..."

Zeng Guan's initial assessment is that the gold bars stored in this secret vault were likely stolen gold from deep within Nanping Mountain.

The few gold bricks with relatively good purity were probably gold bricks cast by the historian using gold melted down in the market.

This secret vault is likely known only to Shi Yi.

After hearing Zeng Guan's words, the group looked at each other in bewilderment once again.

Compared to this vault, that vault indeed has far less gold and silver treasures.

But seven million taels is still a terrifying number!

Poverty doesn't last forever, nor does wealth last forever!

Sure enough!

Qin Yu only now realized that the little silver he had was nothing compared to the Shi family's.

Qin Yu snapped out of his daze and hurriedly asked, "Have you finished searching?"

"The basic search is complete."

Zeng Guan nodded slightly. "However, based on my experience, historians should have secret passages or something similar! But so far, we haven't found any! So, we still need to search!"

Zeng Guan could be considered a professional at confiscating property.

He is highly qualified and professional.

He is meticulous in his work and possesses superb skills.

He knew perfectly well what these guilty people were capable of doing.

The historians, who plotted to murder the crown prince, would certainly be worried that the court would investigate and find out who they were.

Under normal circumstances, historians would have left behind secret escape routes or hidden rooms for temporary refuge.

Just then, a man from the Treasure Mirror Bureau rushed over: "Chief Zeng, we've found the secret passage!"

Zeng Guan was overjoyed and quickly asked, "Where is it?"

"In the corner of Shi Yi's study!"