When Shen Lian heard this, he looked directly at the Yamen servant and asked, "How is it?"
Jingzhao Yin, Han Min and Si She also looked at the Yamen servants.
The yamen servant said: "We went to more than a dozen nearby grain stores to inquire, and finally found out that the pawn shop clerk often went to five different grain stores to buy grain."
"His frequency is once every five days."
"The amount of grain purchased at each grain store is quite large. According to the grain store owner, it is enough for at least five people to eat for four or five days."
"And every time he made a purchase, he went to five stores, and the amount purchased in each store was not much different."
"This is really strange."
The yamen servant said: "There are only two people in this shop, the boss and the waiter. How can they eat so much food?"
This time.
There is no need for Shen Lian to say anything.
Han Min and Si She both understood.
Han Min suddenly realized and said: "No wonder Master Shen asked us to check the food. It turns out that we want to use the food to judge how many people are in the pawn shop!"
Si She also said: "We passed through the residence and found no real traces of these people, so we are not sure whether these eighteen extra people came secretly or have been here all along."
"And now, based on the changes in the food, it can be determined that these eighteen people have definitely not just come here secretly, but have been here for a long time."
"Otherwise, there is no need to buy so much food."
Han Min nodded: "Yes, in that case, maybe there is some secret room in this pawn shop that we haven't found!"
He couldn't help but look at Qin Wenyuan with admiration and said: "Master Shen, you are still so powerful!"
"There is no need to investigate at all. If you just go outside and ask, you will know the specific truth."
"The official is convinced!"
Shen Lian smiled: "This is nothing!"
"But these people seem to have extraordinary status."
He narrowed his eyes and said: "Even when buying food, I know that I have to go to different stores to buy it separately, instead of buying it in large quantities in one store."
"This shows that they have a strong sense of defense and are very cautious."
Han Min said: "No matter how careful you are, Master Shen will still discover you?"
Shen Lian shook his head.
"This is different."
"This officer will find out because of the case."
"But if they did this, if a crime hadn't happened, who would have discovered it?"
"Not even the Shadow Guard noticed it."
Sishe felt ashamed and said, "It's because the lower official didn't do enough."
Shen Lian shook his head and said, "You don't need to blame yourself, this has nothing to do with you."
"If they have been buying from the same store, then the store may notice something abnormal, and the Shadow Guard may also notice something abnormal."
"But they didn't buy them in one store, but scattered them. This led to the fact that even the store didn't notice anything unusual, let alone the shadow guards."
"The Shadow Guards have so many things to do, how can they keep an eye on who buys more food for no reason?"
"However, this also gives us a wake-up call."
Shen Lian looked at Si She and said: "After you return, you can ask the shadow guards to check these grain stores to see if anything similar has happened again."
"If the amount of food and population cannot match, then there is probably something wrong."
Sishe nodded hurriedly: "I understand."
Shen Lian glanced at the room, then walked out and said, "Let's go, there doesn't seem to be anything noteworthy about this room."
"Since these people all live in the pawn shop, there must be a secret room."
"Han Min, send someone to check carefully and see if they can find the secret room."
"With so many people living in the secret room, they should be in and out of the secret room frequently. If nothing unexpected happens, the mechanism will not be difficult to find."
Han Min nodded quickly: "Don't worry, sir, I will give you the order right away."
Jing Zhaoyin didn't know there was a secret room before, so when he checked, he just clicked on it.
But now, since it is certain that there is a secret room, it will naturally be searched seriously.
Every wall and every object will be picked up and tried.
As long as the agency is out in the open, it's impossible not to find it.
Taking advantage of the search by the government officials.
There was also a look of thought in Shen Lian's eyes.
The identities of these people are mysterious.
Very cautious.
It seems that he has been hiding here for a long time.
So, what will their identities be?
Which force is it from?
And who killed them?
Could it be their rival?
Shen Lian still had one thing that he still couldn't figure out.
It is these people who have the opportunity to speak out and ask for help.
But why don't they make a sound?
Judging from the signs of their fight, it didn't look like they were deliberately seeking death!
So, strange, really strange!
"Master Shen."
At this time, a government servant ran out and said, "We found the secret room."
When Shen Lian heard this, he looked at Han Min.
The two of them didn't hesitate at all. Shen Lian said directly: "Lead the way."
The yamen led the two of them into a room.
Shen Lian took a look.
I found this to be a study-like room.
However, there are not many books in this room.
But there are quite a few precious items of all kinds.
I think this place is where the pawn shop stores other people's belongings. After entering here, you can see two shelves separated in the middle and distributed on both sides.
And between these two shelves is a door.
The door opened in the wall and was originally blocked by a shelf.
The yamen came to check once and found nothing unusual.
If Shen Lian hadn't told them that there was a secret room here and asked them to check the mechanism, they would never have discovered that there was a door behind the shelf.
"Open the door."
Shen Lian said.
The yamen servant quickly opened the door.
After the door opens, you will see a passage.
It's just a secret passage underground.
Shen Lian took a torch and walked directly down.
Han Min and others quickly followed.
Not long after walking down, I saw a door in front of me.
The door was unlocked and Shen Lian opened it easily.
And after opening the door.
You can see inside, which is a very spacious secret room.
In the secret room, there are many couches.
There are two tables and a dozen stools.
In addition, on the opposite side, there are three cabinets.
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On the cabinet, there are a few clothes and some weapons randomly placed.
Shen Lian said: "It seems that this is where they hide and rest."
Han Min couldn't help but said: "Master Shen is still awesome. I have been checking for so many days and found nothing. As a result, Master Shen just came over and discovered the secret room."
He waved his hand directly and said: "Search to see if there is anything special."
The officials quickly searched.
Shen Lian stood here waiting.
He reminded: "Focus on searching to see if there is anything that can prove their identity."
Shen Lian believes that these people who can hide here definitely belong to a certain force.
But now there is no one alive.
We can only wait and see if they can find any clues in the room they didn't have time to clean up.
Han Min also nodded and said: "Yes, listen to Master Shen and focus on finding things that can prove their identity."
during their search.
Shen Lian came to the cabinet.
Just pick up a knife.
Looking at the knife, he narrowed his eyes.
This knife is somewhat familiar.
He felt like he had seen it before.
But where have you seen it?
Shen Lian thought for a moment and said, "Sishe, go and call Qin Dao."
Although Si She didn't know why Shen Lian was looking for Qin Dao, he still quickly turned around and left without any hesitation.
After a while.
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The search by these government officials is over.
A yamen servant said: "Master Shen, we have received a total of eighteen sets of bedding, thirty sets of clothes, and twenty weapons."
"Other than that, I only found this half piece of paper next to the candle."
Shen Lian took the paper.
The paper was found to have been burned by candlelight.
Only a corner is left.
In this corner, he vaguely made out five characters.
Han Min also stretched out his head, took a look, and said: "Stare, watch, sink, refine..."
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Brush it.
Han Min's eyes widened suddenly.
He was extremely shocked and said: "Did I see it wrong?"
Shen Lian's eyes narrowed.
He shook his head and said: "You read that right, these five words are staring at Shen Lian."
"so……"
He raised the corners of his lips and said, "Is this some organization that has a grudge against me? Or are they simply afraid that I will find out about them?"
Because more of the place was burned down, it was completely unknown what the letter was about.
However, from the fact that they would not keep the letters they had read and directly burn them, it can be seen that this is definitely a very cautious group.
"Master Shen, Qin Dao is here."
The sound of a snake was heard at this moment.
Qin Dao followed him. After seeing Shen Lian, he bowed to Shen Lian: "Master Shen, are you looking for me?"
Shen Lian doesn't talk nonsense either.
He pointed directly at these weapons and said: "Qin Dao, you are the best at martial arts and have studied the world's weapons. Come and take a look. Do you recognize these weapons?"
As the number one killer in the world, Qin Dao can also be regarded as a martial arts fanatic.
When I saw the Moye Sword that Empress Beidou left to Shen Lian, I immediately recognized that it was a sword and not a forgery.
Therefore, Shen Lian specially found him.
It seems that Qin Dao can identify the origin of these knives.
And Qin Dao didn't hesitate at all.
After understanding what Shen Lian asked him to do, he quickly checked the weapons.
After a while.
Qin Dao stood up.
His face was a little solemn, and he nodded to Qin Zulai.
When Shen Lian saw this, his eyes flashed.
He knew that Qin Dao recognized the origin of these knives.
But Qin Dao didn't say it directly.
Obviously, I feel that this matter may not be trivial.
Shen Lian looked at the government officials and said, "Go out and search again to see if there are any other secret rooms or any clues that you haven't found before."
"yes."
These government officials left one after another.
Soon, only Shen Lian, Han Min, Si She and Qin Dao were left in the stone room.
Shen Lian looked at Qin Dao and said, "They are all trustworthy people. Tell me what you found."
Qin Dao looked at Shen Lian and said, "Master Shen, we have seen the style of this knife, and we just saw it not long ago."
When Shen Lian heard this, his eyes suddenly flashed.
Si She and Han Min were both confused, wondering where Shen Lian saw him.
But a light suddenly flashed in Shen Lian's mind.
When he saw these knives before, he felt they looked familiar.
It's just that Shen Lian has no research on weapons.
After all, he would not easily use force against others unless necessary.
What he prefers is to use his brain to kill the opponent.
Therefore, Shen Lian basically ignored the enemy's weapons.
Therefore, if Qin Dao didn't remind him, he wouldn't be able to remember where he had seen this weapon.
At this time, hearing Qin Dao's reminder, Shen Lian immediately understood what Qin Dao meant.
"Underground palace?"
Shen Lian asked!
Qin Dao nodded.
He picked up a knife and said: "Master Shen, please take a look. The arc of this knife is slightly larger. The back of the knife is thicker than my Tang Dynasty horizontal knife, but the blade is thinner. This kind of knife is not common at first glance." Standard."
"In the underground palace before, the people brought by Yinyuan and the others used this special knife. Because it was not common, I was quite impressed."
After hearing Qin Dao's words, Shen Lian was still thinking.
Han Min exclaimed loudly: "What do you mean?"
"This sword, this sword belongs to the Beidou Society!"
"Is it the Hokuto Club's sword?"
"So these people are also members of the Beidou Club!?"
Han Min was extremely shocked.
He never thought that this matter would be related to the mysterious and terrifying organization Beidou Society.
Si She was also quite surprised.
But Shen Lian suddenly realized it.
"It turns out to be a stronghold of the Beidou Society. No wonder they are so cautious and have been hiding and staying safe."
"If it's someone from the Beidou Club, then it can be explained."
In this world, apart from the thieves of the Beidou Society, the person who knows the most about the Beidou Society is Qin Zu...
Shen Lian fought against the Beidou Society many times, and although he ended up victorious every time, the mystery and power of the Beidou Society made Shen Lian very cautious and dignified.
Therefore, Shen Lian knows how the Beidou Society hides and how mysterious it is.
This is the pawn shop right now.
So many people have been hiding for who knows how long.
But no one noticed anything unusual.
This ability is probably only possessed by Beidou Club.
Han Min said: "The Beidou Society has hidden twenty people here. What do they want to do?"
Shen Lian said calmly: "Maybe he wants to do something, maybe he is just a standing intelligence officer for the Beidou Society. The Beidou Society has their strongholds in many places, so that when they want to take action, they can be the first to do so. Time to mobilize manpower.”
"And with these people, even if they are far away, they can know what is happening in Chang'an at the first time."
Han Min nodded.
He frowned again and said, "If that's the case, then who killed them?"
"This Beidou Club is so hidden that even our court doesn't know about it."
"Who can find them and kill every one of them?"
Shen Lian's eyes also narrowed.
This is also what he cares about most.
Besides the imperial court, who else would be so hostile to Beidou?
Could it be that it’s dad’s power?
Or……
Shen Lian suddenly remembered a figure.
What he saw on the street this morning was the figure of the old woman who had appeared in Nanzhao Beidou Temple.
Could it be related to her?
Shen Lian suddenly remembered a figure.
What he saw on the street this morning was the figure of the old woman who had appeared in Nanzhao Beidou Temple.