"After that, he was leaving, so he really didn't care about others discovering his abnormality and did nothing for the whole day."

"But, just before he was about to escape, he was killed!"

Shen Lian squinted his eyes.

"Coincidence?"

"Or is it that someone knew he was going to escape, so they killed him?"

Shen Lian fell into deep thought.

The discovery of Zhang Qin's office gave Shen Lian many possible speculations.

Normally speaking, since Zhang Qin had decided to run away, he must have run away after setting the fire, or even before the fire started.

In this case, he must be extremely well prepared.

However, with such full preparation, he was killed before escaping!

Why is this?

Why didn't he just run?

Leaving the file room, there were people from the Ministry of Industry along the way. Even if the murderer wanted to kill someone, it would not be that easy.

If the murderer wants to kill, he must choose a time when the two of them are alone and there is no one else nearby.

In the bustling Ministry of Industry, this is not an easy task.

Therefore, Zhang Qin will be killed, which is definitely not easy.

So, why didn't Zhang Qin just run away?

Instead, he was alone with the murderer in a place where no one else was?

What special purpose did he have for meeting the murderer before escaping?

Shen Lian thought for a moment, then looked at the accompanying official from the Ministry of Works and asked, "Has Zhang Qin ever had any conflicts with anyone from the Ministry of Works before?"

The official thought for a moment, then shook his head and said, "Probably not."

"Zhang Qin is a kind-hearted person and rarely makes faces with others. Sometimes, even if he encounters some unfair things, he just laughs at it and doesn't particularly care."

"So, it is not easy to have a conflict with him."

Shen Lian narrowed his eyes.

Zhang Qin is a kind person and rarely conflicts with others?

This is not in line with Beidou's selfish character.

However, it is understandable that Zhang Qin is an internal agent of the Beidou Society hiding in the Ministry of Industry and does not want to be noticed by others.

But Shen Lian believed that with the character of the members of the Beidou Society, they would never let others take away their benefits, and they could really just laugh it off.

He said: "You said before that Zhang Qin encountered some unfair things. I want to know what they were."

"this……"

The official hesitated.

Shen Lian said: "Don't worry, I'm not from the Ministry of Industry or the Ministry of Personnel, and I won't be aggrieved by Zhang Qinming. I just want to know more about it to see if these things will help solve the case."

After hearing this, the official said: "About three years ago, when Mr. Zhang was not the minister, he was doing something. However, just when the thing was about to succeed, the credit was taken away by Mr. Zhao. Already..."

"No, it can't be said to be robbery."

The official said: "Mr. Zhao did not know that Mr. Zhang was doing this at the time. He was on another mission and happened to have something related to this matter, so he did it by the way. However, he did not expect that in the end, this matter The fact that we were able to accomplish it is all thanks to him.”

"Mr. Zhang also spent a lot of time and energy on this matter, but at the last moment, it was completed by Mr. Zhao who came by chance. Therefore, this matter also made many people in the Ministry of Industry feel helpless at the time."

"After all, both of them are our colleagues, so it's hard for us to say anything."

"Later, Lord Zhao also felt that it was inappropriate, so he proposed to compensate Lord Zhang, but Lord Zhang didn't care. He said that he didn't care about these interests at all. This made us all feel that Lord Zhang was a very good official, and it also made us feel that Lord Zhang was a very good official. We admire him very much.”

Shen Lian nodded slightly.

Although there may be some coincidences and reasons, this is the rush.

Zhang Qin has spent so much time and energy on this matter, does he really not care?

Shen Lian felt that with the selfish characteristics of Beidou Club members, he would definitely hate them to death.

But in the end, he gently let it go and laughed it off.

Why?

Shen Lian narrowed his eyes and said, "Where is Mr. Zhao?"

The official said: "Master Zhao is handling matters in front. If Master Shen wants to see him, I can call him."

Shen Lian nodded slightly: "That would be troublesome."

After the official left, Wang Xiaohua suddenly spoke and said, "The Master Zhao he is talking about is Zhao Yeqin, a doctor in the Ministry of Industry?"

Shen Lian raised his eyes: "Do you know him?"

Wang Xiaohua shook her head. She pointed to a few books on the bookshelf and said, "These books all have his name."

"It seems that he gave it to Zhang Qin."

When Shen Lian heard this, he turned to look at the bookshelf.

Then I saw Wang Xiaohua flipping through some books.

These books look very old, and the pages are yellowed.

Wang Xiaohua looked at Shen Lian with a somewhat confused expression and said, "Sir, do you know how valuable these books are?"

Shen Lian listened to Wang Xiaohua's question with a special tone. Based on his understanding of Wang Xiaohua, Shen Lian's heart moved slightly.

He said: "Very expensive?"

Wang Xiaohua nodded.

She picked up a book at random and said: "Based on my past experience as a thief, I have an innate sensitivity to anything valuable."

"These books in front of me attracted my attention at a glance."

"Master Shen, look."

Wang Xiaohua opened the book and said, "These papers are already yellowing."

"There is also the cover of this book. The style of the cover is from the late Han Dynasty. During the Three Kingdoms period, the style began to change. In the Wei and Jin Dynasties, it became even more different."

"So, all of this means one thing."

He looked at Shen Lian and said: "These books are all from the late Han Dynasty, and the number of these books that can be preserved today is definitely not large."

"In other words, these books can be called unique copies."

"In this world, things are rare and valuable, and a solitary book is priceless in the eyes of many scholars."

"Even if it costs them everything, they won't hesitate to exchange it for a solitary copy."

As a thief, Wang Xiaohua has also studied this trade.

If you want to steal, you should naturally pick someone with money.

And if something is valuable, it requires a certain amount of skill.

This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! Therefore, Wang Xiaohua has specially studied calligraphy and painting books that are gorgeous, such as jewelry and jade, and are inconspicuous.

Which ones are valuable and which ones are genuine can't escape Wang Xiaohua's eyes.

Because of this, he can become a thief instead of a thief.

When Shen Lian heard Wang Xiaohua's words, he immediately understood the value of these books on the bookshelf.

He came to Wang Xiaohua's side and looked at the bookshelf.

I saw a total of ten books in this row, placed together.

In other parts of the bookshelf, the books are just the ordinary Four Books and Five Classics.

Those books are worthless at first glance.

Shen Lian took out an original copy and looked at it carefully. Although he could tell that the book was old, he could not judge its value.

If Wang Xiaohua hadn't reminded him, he really wouldn't have paid much attention to these books.

Shen Lian opened the first page and saw the words of Doctor Zhao Yeqin on the title page.

Zhao Yeqin wrote that swords are given to heroes and good books are given to scholars. He knew that Zhang Qin knew and loved books, so he gave these books to Zhang Qin.

Wang Xiaohua said: "There are similar words on the title page of every book."

Shen Lian thought for a moment and said, "Can you estimate the combined value of these ten books?"

Wang Xiaohua pondered for a moment and said: "These ten books are all unique copies, and they are all unique copies from the late Han Dynasty."

"During the Han Dynasty, papermaking had just emerged and books were still very valuable."

"Moreover, there are many people who are accustomed to using bamboo slips."
To be continued...