People from Dali Temple greeted Shen Lian one after another.
Shen Lian smiled and nodded.
He found someone and asked, "Is Master Shen here?"
The man hurriedly said: "Master Shen has just arrived and has just gone to the file room."
Shen Lian nodded slightly.
He needs to know what happened at the Dali Temple Yamen during this period.
So I went directly to Chu Suiliang.
When I arrived at the file room, I immediately saw Chu Suiliang who was flipping through the files.
He smiled and said: "Mr. Chu, you are really early."
When Chu Suiliang saw Shen Lian coming, he quickly stood up and bowed to Shen Lian: "Sir Shen, why are you here so quickly? I thought you wanted to rest for a few more days."
Shen Lian smiled and said: "I've done almost everything. It's boring to be idle, so why not come here to work."
"And I've had enough rest time, but Mr. Chu, you haven't had a day's rest since I left Chang'an last year until now."
"Mr. Chu, you have worked too hard and you should take a good rest."
"So I'll come here so you can rest."
Chu Suiliang shook his head and said: "I don't feel very tired at all."
Shen Lian said seriously: "Humans are not creatures that can always be in a state of high tension. Proper relaxation is good for health."
"Mr. Chu, please don't refuse."
"I announce that you will take leave starting tomorrow and will give you one month."
"You haven't gone back to your hometown to see your family for a long time, right? It's just the right opportunity to go back and see your family."
"If possible, it's best to take them all over, so that you don't have to worry about them, and they don't have to worry about you having no one to take care of you."
Chu Suiliang thought for a while, then smiled and said: "Since Mr. Qin has said so, I will not refuse."
"But one month is too much, so I'll just rest for half a month. Half a month is enough for me to finish this."
Shen Lian nodded and said with a smile: "You can arrange the time yourself. It doesn't matter how long it takes, I will make sure of it."
Chu Suiliang laughed: "I was lucky to have a superior like Mr. Shen."
Shen Lian also smiled and said, "Why don't you find time to treat me to a drink?"
Chu Suiliang nodded hurriedly: "I'll invite you tonight."
Shen Lian smiled and said, "Wait until you come back. Wang Xiaohua and I will celebrate together tonight, so I won't delay your return home."
Chu Suiliang would naturally have no objections.
When Shen Lian saw Chu Suiliang coming to look through the files early in the morning, he asked, "What case happened?"
Chu Suiliang nodded.
When business came up, Chu Suiliang put away his smile and said, "Jing Zhaoyin discovered a case."
"Three days ago, a murder occurred in a pawn shop in the north of Chang'an City."
"Twenty people died in the pawn shop."
"And among these twenty people, except for the pawnshop owner and a clerk, no one knows the rest..."
"Even the neighbors don't know who they are."
"Because there were too many deaths, Jing Zhaoyin sent the files directly to Dali Temple and asked Dali Temple for assistance."
Shen Lian nodded slightly.
Under normal circumstances, when a case occurs in Chang'an City, Jing Zhaoyin is the first to take full responsibility.
But if the case involves princes, nobles, or court ministers, Jing Zhaoyin will often submit the case to Dali Temple and let Dali Temple handle it.
Because Jing Zhaoyin's level is not high enough, he is also afraid of offending others.
Dali Temple does not have these thoughts. As the highest judicial institution, no one dares to offend easily.
In addition to cases involving princes, nobles, and court ministers, Jing Zhaoyin will also ask Dali Temple to investigate and deal with some cases that have great impact or are very bad.
Of course, one of the reasons why Jing Zhaoyin and Han Min hugged her thigh is indispensable.
But all of this is in line with the rules.
Shen Lian thought for a moment and said, "Who reported the case?"
Chu Suiliang said: "A person who redeems things."
"This person made an appointment with the pawnshop owner the day before to redeem the things he had pawned the next day."
"But when he went there the next day, he found that the pawn shop was not open."
"He felt strange and knocked on the door, but there was no answer for a long time."
"And when he knocked on the door, he smelled the smell of blood coming from the pawn shop."
"He was worried that something would happen, so he went to Jing Zhaoyin to report to the officials."
"Then when Jing Zhaoyin's people came over and opened the door, they found corpses all over the ground."
Shen Lian nodded slightly.
He said: "Let me take a look at the file."
Chu Suiliang hurriedly handed the file to Shen Lian.
Shen Lian's eyes fell on the file and he read it carefully.
He squinted his eyes: "Signs of a fight were found at the scene, but it didn't alert anyone around."
"This shows that the battle ended very quickly."
"It seems that a master has taken action."
Chu Suiliang nodded: "The official thinks so too."
"But we still haven't made many breakthroughs yet."
"I just want to take a look at the files. If that doesn't work, I'll go to the scene and have a look."
Shen Lian said: "I'm here, let me go over."
"You stay in Dali Temple, handle some affairs, and hand over to me when the time comes. Just go and rest tomorrow."
Chu Suiliang naturally would not object: "Yes."
Shen Lian looked at the file carefully again, then put the file back where it was before turning around and walking out.
The files of Dali Temple cannot easily leave the Dali Temple Yamen.
So when Shen Lian left the scene, he couldn't leave with the file.
He left the file room and happened to see Si She walking towards him.
"Master Shen, you are here."
Shen Lian nodded slightly and asked, "Are you busy?"
Sishe shook his head: "The shadow guard's matters have almost been resolved, so I'm not busy."
"Then come with me to the scene."
The snake's eyes lit up.
I remember when he followed Shen Lian to the scene to investigate the case every day.
However, he was later entrusted with the important task of taking over the Shadow Guard by Shen Lian, so he didn't have much chance to go out with Shen Lian.
After hearing Shen Lian's words at this moment, how could he hesitate.
He nodded quickly: "Okay!"
"Master Shen, where are we going?"
As Shen Lian walked away, he said, "Pawn shop."
The two rode horses and quickly arrived at the pawn shop where the crime occurred.
The pawn shop is now blocked.
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Seeing Shen Lian's arrival, the two government officials quickly bowed to Shen Lian: "Master Shen."
Shen Lian nodded slightly.
He said: "Are you here? Is Han Min here too?"
"Hey, Mr. Shen, let me tell you why my left eyelid keeps twitching in the morning. It turns out that a noble person is here!"
Didn't wait for the yamen officer to answer.
Han Min's exaggerated voice became louder.
Shen Lian glanced at Han Min helplessly and said, "Why are you so fancy?"
Han Min chuckled.
He hurriedly bowed to Shen Lian: "Master Shen, this official is so happy!"
"Twenty lives, this case has a huge impact, but I don't have any clues, so I'm worried now."
"No, early in the morning, the official brought people to investigate the case."
"It's just that what happened in this case was too weird. I really had no choice but to do anything. Just when I was worried, Lord Shen came like a god."
"I am really happy."
Shen Lian came to the door of the pawn shop and looked inside.
I saw a lot of blood stains on the ground inside the pawn shop.
At the same time, some white ash lines were drawn on the floor.
These lines represent the situation when the deceased fell to the ground.
Those who died were all taken away by Jing Zhaoyin and examined by the widowers.
Shen Lian asked: "Have you checked everything clearly?"
Han Min said hurriedly: "Everything has been checked."
"Twenty people, all died of sword wounds."
"But some sword wounds are caused by sealing the throat with the sword, while others are caused by piercing the heart."
"But almost everyone is killed with one sword."
Shen Lian said thoughtfully: "Either it was done by a person who is extremely powerful and has superb swordsmanship."
"Either, multiple people took action, and they are all good at using swords."
Han Min said: "Master Shen, this is really strange!"
"It stands to reason that there are twenty people. No matter how many and how powerful the murderer is, he will not give these people a chance to make a sound."
"The crime occurred at night, but if these people screamed, the neighbors nearby would not miss it."
"But unfortunately, the neighbors nearby said they didn't hear any movement."
"This is too strange."
"I don't understand how this murderer did it. He made these twenty people show signs of resistance but didn't give them a chance to speak."
Shen Lian thought for a moment and asked, "Are there any problems with the tongues and throats of these deceased people?"
Han Min said: "After the examination, all of them can speak normally. It was not found that they were unable to speak, nor was it found that they had taken poison that made them unable to speak."
Shen Lian narrowed his eyes.
Can speak normally.
And I didn’t take any medicine that would make me unable to speak.
But there was a chance to resist, but he didn't speak out.
This is indeed a bit weird!
Shen Lian walked into the pawn shop.
I saw that the pawn shop was not very large.
After entering the door, there is a hall with a table and a few chairs for guests to sit on.
Next to it is a counter.
The counter is very high, and even with Shen Lian standing in front of the counter, only the area above the shoulders is exposed above the counter.
If you are shorter, you may need to stand on tiptoes or step on a stool.
Above the counter, there are some wooden fences to prevent anyone from climbing in.
Shen Lian felt that they should prevent anyone from beating them.
After all, pawn shops usually keep prices very low.
And the people who come here to pawn things are really helpless people who are in urgent need of money.
However, pawnshops often keep prices very low, so those who are in desperate need of money have no choice but to grit their teeth and settle the transaction at extremely low prices.
Therefore, many people want to beat up the pawn shop clerk and owner.
After all, they are so annoying!
Shen Lian lightly knocked on the counter of the pawn shop and asked, "Are you sure about the person who reported the crime? Are you really going to come here to redeem your things?"
Han Min nodded and said: "We found the account book, and it is indeed recorded on it that the person who reported the crime will come today to redeem the things he pawned. There is no problem."
Shen Lian nodded and continued to ask: "Has anything been lost in the pawnshop?"
Han Min shook his head.
"Nothing was found missing."
"Everything recorded in the account books is there, not a single thing is missing."
Shen Lian said slowly: "Then, it doesn't seem like there was robbery or murder."
Han Min said: "That's right, the money is not missing at all, it is all placed on the counter."
Shen Lian looked at the white and gray lines on the ground and asked, "Have you ever found a place where these people live in this pawn shop?"
"Are they from this pawn shop, or are they from outside?"
Han Min said: "We searched this, but we didn't find where they live."
"But when we investigated outside, we found no trace of these people. It was as if they appeared out of thin air."
"Appearing out of thin air?"
Shen Lian said calmly: "How can there be people in this world who appear out of thin air?"
"The fact that you didn't notice it only means that they hid it very deeply."
"However, as long as it exists, there cannot be no clues at all."
Shen Lian said: "Go and see their kitchen and see how their food reserves are."
"And send people to major grain stores to find out how much grain they usually buy."
Han Min would naturally not hesitate about Shen Lian's words.
He immediately sent people to investigate and inquire.
Shen Lian said: "Let's go to the backyard and have a look."
In addition to the house used for business in the front, the pawn shop also has a yard in the back.
In the courtyard, there are several rooms.
That's where the pawnbroker and his clerk rest.
Shen Lian came to the backyard and found that there were also several white and gray lines in the backyard.
Han Min said: "Twenty people died in total, fifteen in the house in front, and five in the courtyard in the backyard."
Shen Lian nodded slightly.
Said: "It seems that I heard some movement in the room and wanted to go over to provide support."
"But before I could go in, I met the murderer and came over to kill them. I killed them all here."
Han Min nodded and said, "That's true."
Shen Lian narrowed his eyes: "They came out of the backyard, which means they were in the backyard when the crime occurred."
"But you said they don't live here."
"That would be interesting."
"Could it be that he came here temporarily and happened to be resting in the backyard?"
"Or are there some clues that you haven't discovered yet?"
Han Min scratched his head and said, "This subordinate doesn't know either."
Shen Lian looked at Si She and said, "Have you noticed any unknown persons entering Chang'an City recently at the Shadow Guards?"
Sishe shook his head: "In the past month, no abnormalities have been found. Everyone who entered Chang'an City has a clear identity."
"Then it seems that he either sneaked in secretly."
Shen Lian speculated: "Either, he came here who knows how long ago."
Shen Lian came to a room and said, "Let's go in and have a look."
Entering this room, Shen Lian discovered that it was a bedroom.
There is only one couch in the bedroom.
The whole room is very simple, with a cabinet, a table, a few chairs, and nothing else.
Han Min said: "We checked the cabinet and found it was the clerk's room."
Shen Lian nodded slightly.
While he was observing the room, a government servant came quickly.
"Master Shen, we found out from the grain store."
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While he was observing the room, a government servant came quickly.