A look of confusion flashed in the black-clothed landlord's eyes, who could it be if it wasn't them?
If it weren't for them, they wouldn't be able to take the blame.
If they really did it, it's not a big deal. They've done bigger things than this before, and they don't care about it long ago.
If they didn't do it and some people want to make them take the blame, that's impossible, absolutely impossible.
…
In the night, Li Mu was thinking about the case when he suddenly heard the sound of wind outside the window. His heart moved and he was about to make a move when suddenly a man in black appeared and sat on a chair.
This person was wearing a black veil, so his true identity could not be seen. He spoke: "I am the landlord in black!"
When he speaks, his voice tends to be neutral, and he can't distinguish between male, female, old or young.
Li Mu said: "It turns out to be the owner of Fengyu Tower..."
This was the first time I met the legendary boss of this killer organization. The Six Gates and Xuan Jingsi had tried many times to kill him all, but they all failed.
The water among the people is very deep, and some forces may not be as big as the imperial court, but they are also deeply rooted in the local area, and it is very laborious to dig them out completely.
"The host is here, what's the matter?" Li Mu asked.
"The case of the official bank's loss was not done by us. It was really done by us. We don't care. It was not done by us, but we don't want to take the blame!" said the poster in black.
"If it's not you, then who is it?" Li Mu said.
"You are the general judge, and the case needs you to investigate. I am afraid that until the end of the investigation, you dare not lift the lid!" The landlord in black sneered: "When the disguise of the peaceful and prosperous age is torn away, a pale and cold side will be left. You want to
Be careful!"
There was a gust of wind, and the landlord in black disappeared.
"If it's not Fengyulou, who is it?" Li Mu frowned slightly.
Time is passing, the case is being investigated, and potential criminals are being looked for. But it seems that the criminals are very smart and have erased all traces. For a while, no evidence can be found, making the case stuck.
There was no progress in the case, so Li Mu could only investigate from another angle.
In addition to the one million taels of silver that was recovered, another four million taels of silver were lost. Such a large amount of silver piled up like a small mountain.
So much money disappeared inexplicably, how could there be no trace of it?
Li Mu cast a net and used the forces of the underworld and the white arts to continuously investigate the surroundings. At the same time, countless big forces were also the focus of attention and monitoring targets.
The only good thing is that there was no time limit for solving the case, otherwise Li Mu would have taken the blame and resigned.
"Sir, something good has happened!" At this time, Sun Mengxi walked in, her words filled with joy.
"What happened?" Li Mu said.
"Today at the casino, there was a gambler who made a very generous move. Among the silver was a piece of official silver, which was the lost official silver." Sun Mengxi said. She held up a piece of broken silver in her hand, with the inscription "
A special mark.
The official bank is used for storage, that is, the tax and fiscal revenue of each province must be engraved with the words or patterns of the official bank logo to facilitate the management of the treasury.
The main uses of official silver are military pay, official salary, palace expenses, local construction, disaster relief and other expenditures.
After the official silver is disbursed to various places and individuals, the unit or individual who received the official silver must melt the official silver again and refine it into new silver ingots or silver nuggets. This is the main source of broken silver.
This also resulted in fire consumption, in which silver ingots were dissolved into broken silver. Fire consumption became the main means of corruption for officials and military generals.
"There is a person in the casino who spends a lot of money. It seems that he has made a lot of money recently, but the origin of the property is a bit unclear. Also, this broken piece of silver was cut with a knife, but there are still traces of official silver."
"So, I had an extra thought and went to this person's home to investigate, and found two gold ingots!"
Li Mu held the broken piece of silver in his hand and observed it carefully.
Official silver is not allowed to be circulated among the people. The best way to use it is to directly erase the marks on it, cut it into several broken pieces of silver with a knife, and then use it.
It's just that it's a bit unprofessional when cutting and erasing the marks with a knife, and a smart person can easily discover the problem.
So, I followed the clues and found it.
"Has the prisoner been recruited?" Li Mu asked.
"They are being tortured to extract confessions, but there is no result yet." Sun Mengxi said.
"Don't worry, Sir, the arrest of that person was very quiet and secretive. There are experts guarding him there to prevent his silence." Sun Mengxi said.
"Let's go see the prisoner!" Li Mu said.
When we arrived at the prison, the sound of whips, burning pokers and various instruments of torture were terrifying, just like the Hell of Hell.
There are two jailers interrogating him. They are both old men and their interrogation skills are pretty good.
When you enter here, no matter whether you recruit or not, you will get a beating first before talking about anything else.
Li Mu sat aside and watched the interrogation without saying anything.
Many things can be solved by torture. If that doesn't work, then give it another beating.
"Hit it! Got it!"
The prisoner said, finally unable to hold on any longer.
Sun Mengxi stepped forward and asked: "Name?"
"Black evil ghost Xu Qing!"
"Where does Guanyin come from?"
"I picked it up on the road!"
"Hmph, why can't I pick it up on the road? If you don't tell me the truth, then keep fighting!"
Bang bang bang!
There was the sound of the whip cracking again.
"Don't fight, don't fight, I really picked it up on the road!"
Li Mu's expression changed slightly, just because he had just observed the prisoner's expression, heartbeat, breathing, etc. From these subtle observations, he found that what the prisoner said was true, and he really picked it up on the road.
"It was picked up on the road. Which road was it on? When was it picked up..." Li Mu said.
"On Chengxi Avenue, Hei Mingzhi..."
"Let's go to the place where we picked up the money. I hope what you said is true. If you lie, it will make you understand what life is worse than death."
Li Mu said indifferently, got into a carriage, and left quietly.
We quickly arrived at the location of the incident. It was an alley and the location was very remote.
This person was drunk at night, tripped over the silver, and accidentally discovered three ingots, which were equivalent to 150 taels of silver. After making a fortune, he wanted to go out for a gamble, but was beaten by Sun.
Mengxi’s hidden thread was discovered.
Li Mu looked at the terrain here again and saw that there was a small dock about five miles away. This small dock could quietly transfer some goods.
Sun Mengxi said: "After the robbers robbed the official silver, they poured the official silver into the river, and then left in a boat to divert the attention of the officers and soldiers... Then at night, they fished the official silver out of the river.
After arriving at this pier, the official silver was transported along this alley, but maybe a few silver coins accidentally fell out of the box and this person picked it up."
"After robbing the money, what should you do first?" Li Mu suddenly asked.
"Money laundering!" Sun Mengxi said, "It's just to find a way to make the money from shady sources legal and reasonable, so that no investigation can reveal anything fishy."