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Shopkeeper Fang didn't expect him to change the topic so quickly. After being taken aback for a moment, he replied cautiously: "It was written by Shi Zhi, the accountant at the send shop."

Xie Xuan signaled Lingquan: "Follow and bring Shi Zhi back."

"Shi Zhi..." Shopkeeper Fang hesitated for a moment, and replied cautiously, "At the beginning of the year, Shi Zhi's mother was seriously ill, so he quit his job and went back to take care of his old mother. Shi Zhi's home is in Ningwu County, a short distance from Luyang County. One day's journey."

Chen Chaoyan's face turned cold, and he thanked Xuan one step first, "Master Fang is sure that Shi Zhi wrote the deed, and Shi Zhi went back to his home in Ningwu County at the beginning of the year?"

"This..." Shopkeeper Fang replied not so sure, "Shi Zhi said so when he left. As for whether he really returned to Ningwu County, the grass people don't know."

Although when handling cases, suspects often told lies, but Chen Chaoyan couldn't help but sneered twice in his heart.Just when she was about to press her further, Xie Xuan turned his eyes to look at her, and said in a calm voice, "Ask your question again."

Chen Chaoyan glanced at him, although she didn't know what he was planning, but she asked again cooperatively.After she finished asking, Xie Xuan hooked her lips appreciatively, then looked at shopkeeper Fang and said, "You answer it again."

His voice was still calm, but Shopkeeper Fang's complexion froze for a moment, and then turned pale at a speed visible to the naked eye.Afterwards, he kowtowed twice and said fearfully, "The grass people should die, my lord, please spare me!"

Xie Xuansheng said coldly: "Answer the question."

"Yes." Shopkeeper Fang lowered his head and said tremblingly, "Shi Zhi is the younger brother of Shi Jiao'er, who was privately raised by Cao Min the year before last. So he was arranged to work in the accountant of Jifupu. The original accountant of Jifupu was old, and the original intention of Caomin was to let Shi Zhi study hard for a year or so before taking over from the old accountant. Shi Zhi was at the beginning , did not live up to the high expectations of the grassroots, and was indeed very honest. But after the old man left in the second half of last year, he gradually revealed his true nature."

Shopkeeper Fang paused for a moment half bitterly and half indignantly when he said this, and then continued: "Although the Silver Hook Cabinet has a small scale, but for the sake of long-term business, the loan never exceeds a hundred. After Shi Zhi took over the accounting office, In the first two months, I was very disciplined. But after October last year, I was bewitched by someone, and my courage grew stronger day by day. The loan gradually increased from the original [-] guan to [-] guan and [-] guan. guan, later it rose to [-] guan in Mr. Zhou's hand!"

"After the Caomin found out, they were afraid that something bad would happen if he continued, so they kicked him out, along with Shi Jiaoer. After they were kicked out, Caomin, Caomin didn't know where they went."

Chen Chaoyan's face turned cold again, "These two borrowing contracts are related to Zhou Zhongcai's murder case, shopkeeper Fang is sure not to know?"

"This..." Shopkeeper Fang said with a mournful face, "Your Majesty, I found out that Cao Min did indeed send someone to Zhou's house to urge Mr. Zhou to pay back the money, but he never said that he would pay with his life!"

Still pretending to be stupid!

Chen Chaoyan was lazy to talk nonsense with him, and straight to the point: "That is to say, shopkeeper Fang is sure that these two loan deeds were written by Shi Zhi?"

Shopkeeper Fang still had a mournful face: "There are still a lot of Shi Zhi's handwriting left in the Silver Hook Cabinet. If Ms. Chen doesn't believe it, she can send someone to compare it."

"Treasurer Fang said just now that he didn't know where the Shi brothers and sisters went." Chen Chaoyan glanced at the few isolated fingerprints on the deed, and then looked at him, "But why were these two deeds written only last night? "

Shopkeeper Fang froze for a moment, and when he asked for mercy, Xie Xuan was too lazy to listen to his nonsense, and ordered Lingquan in a cold voice, "Drag on!"

"My lord, my lord..."

Lingquan stepped forward, tapped his Ya point, picked up the skirt of his clothes, and dragged him out brutally.

moment.

There was the sound of whips whipping people in the yard.

Chen Chaoyan looked at Xie Xuan in surprise.

Xie Xuan asked lazily: "Miss Chen, do you know what the cabinet workshop does?"

After Chen Chaoyan glanced outside, he said, "Say it."

"The cabinet shop is an institution specializing in the storage and lending of coins and valuables," Xie Xuan got up, walked slowly to the window, half leaning against the window frame, and said while watching the execution of the other shopkeeper in the courtyard, "There is The division of the cabinet, the attached cabinet, the quality warehouse, and the quality house.”

"The cabinet is a business that keeps money and valuables on behalf of people for protection fees."

"The consignment cabinet is a business house that sells items on behalf of others and lends usury."

"Qiku... is a pawn shop that uses items as collateral to make a living, which is similar to Zhishe. Therefore, Zhishe is a pawn shop."

"There is no distinction between a cabinet, a cabinet, a warehouse, and a house. However, compared with the other three, the money in and out of the cabinet is undoubtedly much heavier. Therefore, people who deal with money and accounts every day Accountant, compared to the other three, is undoubtedly much more important. For such a most important position, the people who use it are either related, highly respected, or well-known."

Xie Xuan withdrew his gaze and looked at Jiang's accountant, "Although the Silver Hook Cabinet is not big, it has all kinds of cabinets, consignment cabinets, quality warehouses, and quality houses. Although it has only been open for 17 years, its properties, real estate, Houses, gold and silver utensils, etc. combined, are no less than [-] guan. To be able to accumulate such a huge family wealth in such a short period of time, it can be seen that shopkeeper Fang is an extremely intelligent person. Such an extremely intelligent person will Do you want to hand over the management of the accountant of the locker to a brother-in-law?"

Accountant Jiang lay prone on the ground, shaking like chaff.

Just at this moment, Chong Lou dragged shopkeeper Fang back after finishing the caning.

Looking at Shopkeeper Fang, who was bruised and dying, Jiang Zhangfang could no longer hold back and said urgently: "Shi Jiaoer and Shi Zhi started at House No. 17 in the south of Changliu Street. Shopkeeper Fang couldn't let go of that little girl, and kept her Hide here!"

When shopkeeper Fang heard this, he lifted his eyelids to look at him in shock and anger, and then passed out.

"Drag on!" Xie Xuan ordered indifferently.

After Zhonglou dragged shopkeeper Fang away again, Xie Xuan walked to Jiang's accountant. When Jiang's accountant lay down on the ground in fear and repeatedly kowtowed for mercy, he asked casually, "Why did shopkeeper Fang kill Zhou Zhongcai?"

Accountant Jiang's hands softened, and his face hit the ground.Not caring about the pain, he quickly put his hands up and replied: "My lord, please forgive me. Caomin doesn't know why shopkeeper Fang wanted to kill Mr. Zhou, and Caomin has never heard him mention it."

Xie Xuan said noncommittally: "The murder has never been mentioned to you, what about Zhou Zhongcai's borrowing money?"

Accountant Jiang replied with difficulty: "Cao Min has never heard about it from Shopkeeper Fang."

Xie Xuan stared at him without speaking.

Jiang Zhangfang trembled his hands and pressed his face to the ground, "Your Majesty, I found out that Cao Min has been the head accountant of Yingou Cabinet Workshop for twelve years. For the input and expenditure of guanqian, grassroots can recite every account without looking at the ledger. Such a large expenditure of [-] guanqian has only appeared seven times since the Yinhook Cabinet Workshop opened. And these seven times None of the records have anything to do with Mr. Zhou."

Chen Chaoyan will hand over the deed to Xie Xuan.

After Xie Xuan took it, he knelt down and motioned for him to look up, "Look carefully, is this Shi Zhi's handwriting?"

Accountant Jiang just glanced at it, and his expression changed, "This, this is impossible...My lord is aware, although this is Shi Zhi's handwriting, Caomin will never remember it wrong!"

"Will you remember correctly, this king doesn't care. What this king cares about is the result." Xie Xuan stood up, returned the loan to Chen Chaoyan, and said indifferently, "I'll ask you again, the owner of Silver Hook Cabinet Workshop For a deed, do I need the handprint of the borrower?"

Accountant Jiang nodded softly: "Whether it's a deed or a deed, as long as the money is involved, you need to press your fingerprints."

Xie Xuan said quietly, "Since that's the case, why is there no fingerprint on this lease?"

Accountant Jiang mustered up the courage to look at it twice, then said timidly: "Caomin don't know."

"I don't know, or are you unwilling to say?" Xie Xuan asked slowly.

"My lord is very aware, Caomin really doesn't know." After a pause, Jiang accountant gritted his teeth and said, "Caomin went to Lichun Court yesterday at You hour, and only left Chunhong's room at Mao this morning. The prince doesn't believe it, but send someone to go there." Excuse me, the bustard and all the flower girls in Lichun Courtyard can all testify for the grass-roots people."

After Xie Xuan moved away from him in distaste for a few steps, he continued to ask: "What are the identities of the Shi brothers and sisters?"

Jiang Zhangfang wept and said: "My lord clearly checked, the grass people only know that Shi's siblings are from the capital, and they don't know anything else."

Beijing.

Chen Chaoyan looked at Xie Xuan thoughtfully.

Xie Xuan looked unharmed, as if he had expected it long ago, and continued to ask: "When did you come from the capital?"

Jiang Zhangfang didn't dare to hide anything, and quickly replied: "Two, no, it was three years ago, three years ago, in the twelfth lunar month. They said they went to Ningwu County to seek refuge with their grandparents, but they didn't know that their grandparents had long since disappeared. They had already spent all their money, and had no choice but to live on the streets. Shopkeeper Fang saw Shi Jiaoer's handsome appearance, so he took them in. The prince clearly found out that what Cao Min said was true. The grassroots testify!"

"King Quan, Sun Meng..." Xie Xuan repeated the two names in a low voice, and then asked: "That is to say, they have no relatives in Ningwu County?"

Accountant Jiang replied affirmatively: "No."

Xie Xuan ordered Lingquan, "Take him to arrest Shi Zhi, Wang Quan, and Sun Meng. When you come back, go to the Yingou cabinet workshop again and bring back the fingerprints of everyone in the cabinet workshop."

When Lingquan grabbed the accountant Jiang and was about to leave, he also ordered: "Tell Mr. Feng, take good care of the people in the Silver Hook Cabinet. Before Zhou Zhongcai's case is closed, there is one less person in the Silver Hook Cabinet, and this king will be the only one." ask!"

Lingquan went in response.

Except for the flickering candlelight in the room, everything was quiet.

Chen Chaoyan looked at Xie Xuan who had returned to the imperial concubine's couch and sat down, and asked curiously: "When did the prince check the Silver Hook Cabinet?"

Xie Xuan took the tea from the waiter, took a few sips, and Chun Shan smiled and said, "Miss Chen suspects me?"

Chen Chaoyan said frankly, "I don't believe in coincidences."

Xie Xuan raised his eyebrows, "So?"

So he came to Luyang County not because he ordered Lingyou and Lingquan to beat up the censor who impeached him, but he came with some "unspeakable" purpose, such as Zhou Zhongcai's case.

"Sweat and sebum will evaporate with time." Knowing that he would not say it, Chen Chaoyan changed the subject calmly, "If the loan deed was really written in September and November last year, I can't get rid of it. Judging by the freshness of these fingerprints, there is almost no difference between those of Mr. Feng and Mr. Wang, so it is very possible that this deed was written last night."

Xie Xuan looked at her with a half-smile.

Chen Chaoyan pretended not to see it, put the deed on the table beside him, pushed the wheelchair while walking and said, "It's getting late, let's stop here today."

Xie Xuan played with the teacup, and said slowly: "After I came out of the mortuary, I asked Ling You to investigate."

Chen Chaoyan stopped, turned around and looked at him, "That is to say, the prince already knew that the loan was from Shi Zhi?"

"If you want to tell the truth, you don't know." Xie Xuan put down his teacup and got up, and walked up to her step by step, "There are 320 counties in Dawei, and almost every county has cabinet workshops. How cabinet workshops make a living is similar. I I know, it’s not surprising. As for the figure that Yingou Cabinet has accumulated no less than 17 guan in its [-] years of operation, I estimated it based on the situation reported by Lingyou.”

"As for why I know about Silver Hook Cabinet Workshop," Xie Xuan pointed to the deed of loan on the table with the jade bone landscape fan, "just like you, I saw it from there. And Shi Zhi...Miss Chen also I heard that only Wang Quan and Sun Meng can testify for the accountant surnamed Jiang. That is to say, there are very few people in Yingou Cabinet Workshop who know the real identity of the Shi brothers and sisters. Because of the information given by your autopsy The result is not yet clear, I told Lingyou not to startle the snake, when he is inquiring, he can only follow the crowd."

After a pause, Xie Xuan asked, "Miss Chen, do you have any questions?"