"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."
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"So, the number of books from that period was very small, and even fewer can be handed down."
"Therefore, these ten unique copies may be all the unique copies that can be handed down from the late Han Dynasty."
"Therefore its value is very precious, more valuable than other unique copies."
"If I were to make an estimate, if I meet someone who is really knowledgeable and willing to spend money, these ten unique books will not be a problem in buying three large mansions with three entrances in a place like Chang'an City where land is so valuable!"
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Shen Lianrao was somewhat mentally prepared, but was also shocked by Wang Xiaohua's words.
He said: "Three big houses with three entrances and exits."
"That's a lot."
A house with three entrances and exits occupies quite a lot of space.
Moreover, it is a place like Chang'an City where every inch of land is precious.
If placed in a first-tier metropolis in later generations, it would be equivalent to three courtyard houses of several thousand square meters in the core area.
Value, at least hundreds of millions!
So, this is equivalent to Zhao Yeqin directly giving 100 million to Zhang Qin?
Why did Zhao Yeqin give Zhang Qin such a precious gift?
Is it because he took the credit from Zhang Qin and feels guilty?
But no matter how guilty you are, you wouldn’t give me a big gift, right?
Shen Lian narrowed his eyes, and he keenly felt that there were some special secrets hidden behind these gifts.
But, what is this secret?
What was the reason that made Zhao Yeqin give such a great gift?
Shen Lian carefully looked at the title page of each unique copy, which contained the reasons for the gift written by Zhao Yeqin himself.
It was as if he was afraid that Zhang Qin would not want him.
Or maybe he was afraid that others would think that these things were not gifts from him.
Why is he doing this?
Ten unique copies, placed here, look ordinary.
But in fact, there are three large houses in core areas worth 100 million, which is less than that.
And it's very rare. Normally, it can be sold for one billion yuan.
Therefore, such a big gift has completely exceeded the scope of normal gifts between colleagues.
It is too abnormal for Zhao Yeqin to spend so much money on gifts.
Moreover, there is another thing that is worthy of discussion.
That is, Zhao Yeqin is a doctor from the Ministry of Industry, and his rank is not very high in Chang'an City. How could he have such a valuable and unique copy?
How did he obtain these unique copies?
All kinds of doubts and confusions filled Shen Lian's mind.
It was hard for Shen Lian to figure it out for a while.
He said: "It seems that we really need to have a good chat with Zhao Yeqin."
Shen Lian sat back on his seat, looked at Wang Xiaohua again, and said, "Are there any other valuable things?"
Wang Xiaohua shook her head: "No more."
"The entire office is filled with these valuable things."
"Moreover, these books are placed casually on the bookshelves. If you are not knowledgeable, you will not know how valuable these books are."
Shen Lian pondered for a moment and said, "It seems that this Zhang Qin did it on purpose."
"He wants to show off, but he can't show off directly."
"So it is placed here. Anyone who enters his office can see it, but they have no idea how valuable these books are."
"Zhang Qin placed it here deliberately and casually to satisfy his inner sense of superiority."
Wang Xiaohua nodded.
I agree with Shen Lian's words.
Shen Lian narrowed his eyes: "Since these books are placed here to satisfy his sense of superiority, it means that he cares about these books, but he is about to run away, why didn't he take these books away?"
"Or is it that he hasn't had time to put away these books yet?"
Shen Lian tapped his fingertips on the desk.
After Zhang Qin set the fire, shouldn't he come back as soon as possible to pack up such valuable books and prepare to run away?
Where did he go again?
What, or who, comes first?
Shen Lian only felt that the sight in front of him seemed to be blocked by thick fog, preventing him from seeing the truth of the matter.
However, as long as the fog is blown away, the truth will be revealed in front of him without reservation.
"Sir, Master Zhao is here."
At this time, the servant's voice sounded.
Shen Lian raised his eyes and saw a middle-aged man wearing a doctor's official uniform standing there outside the door.
This middle-aged man is a little thin, his eyes are blue, and he seems to have had a bad night's rest.
When Shen Lian saw him, he hurriedly bowed and said, "I've met Mr. Shen, the lower official, Zhao Yeqin."
Shen Lian smiled and said: "There is no need to be polite, Mr. Zhao. I just want to ask you something. Don't be nervous, just answer truthfully..."
Zhao Yeqin hurriedly said: "Excuse me, sir."
Shen Lian looked at Zhao Yeqin, his eyes were deep and bright.
He said: "I heard that Mr. Zhao and Zhang Qin had some conflicts, right?"
Zhao Yeqin hurriedly said: "It's not really a conflict, it's just that the official didn't know that Mr. Zhang was handling the same thing... But later, the official and Mr. Zhang also talked it out, so it wasn't a big deal. "
Shen Lian looked deeply at Zhao Yeqin and said, "What kind of person does Mr. Zhao think Zhang Qin is?"
Zhao Yeqin's eyelids twitched slightly, he looked down slightly and said: "Master Zhang is naturally a very considerate person, neither fighting nor grabbing, and a very good person."
Shen Lian narrowed his eyes.
Although Zhao Yeqin hid it well.
However, his eyes and his subconscious movements still revealed that he was lying!
It seems that Zhao Yeqin knows Zhang Qin's character better than others.
Sure enough, Zhang Qin didn't laugh it off at all?
Was it behind the scenes? What happened between the two of them?
Shen Lian casually took out an orphan book from the bookshelf and said, "These books were given to Master Zhang by Mr. Zhao?"
Was it behind the scenes? What happened between the two of them?
Shen Lian casually took out an orphan book from the bookshelf and said, "These books were given to Master Zhang by Mr. Zhao?"