Qin E expected that there would be an irreconcilable conflict between the princess and the Lu family, but she never thought that this would be the case.
She suddenly regretted asking and silently silenced her voice.
Seeing her embarrassment, Xiao Yuehuai comforted her softly: "Niao Niao, I have been keeping these things in my heart with nowhere to complain. I am lucky to have you today. It's just that the people in the Lu family are sinister and vicious, and the Lu family's power is as solid as a rock and deeply rooted."
"I originally wanted to investigate alone and didn't want to implicate the Qin family. But you are too smart and you noticed it without me revealing it."
Qin E: "I don't like hearing what you say. What do you mean by not wanting to involve the Qin family?"
"The Lu family and his son did not hesitate at all when they planned to frame my grandfather and father. Our Qin family has no grudges against the Lu family, but we were framed like this. How can I bear this tone?"
Xiao Yuehuai looked worried: "I'm just afraid of your temperament. Once I know who is behind these two cases, I will not let go of the investigation. Lu Pingsheng is a multi-faceted, hypocritical, sensitive and vigilant person."
"If he realizes that you are tracking down the Lu family, he will definitely use a more vicious strategy to harm the Qin family. The Qin family's many achievements and supreme glory will all be overturned if they are not careful. The price... is too high."
"I don't want to see this happen."
After saying that, she took a few steps forward and reached out to hold Qin'e's palm tightly, and gently advised: "Niao Niao. If you believe me, don't go any further and keep your Qin family well. As for the Lu family, I will give you my sincere thanks." I swear that they will get the punishment they deserve."
Qin E shook her head firmly and said, "I believe you, but I don't want to hide behind you and do nothing."
"You know me. Even if you force me to promise not to interfere in this matter now, I will still investigate quietly in the future."
"I care about the lives of my relatives more than you do, so I will act carefully. If you have the help of my Qin family, it will be more convenient in the future. Why don't we deal with it together? It is better than fighting alone."
Xiao Yuehuai knew very well that once Qin E made up her mind, it would be extremely difficult to change. She knew that no matter how much she said tonight, she would not be able to persuade her, so she simply stopped trying:
"Okay. You have already said this. If I try to persuade you again, I will be underestimating the friendship between us."
Qin E felt relieved.
Xiao Yuehuai slowly withdrew her gaze and refocused her thoughts on the current situation: "Lu Pingsheng's move today has deceived everyone. It's really unprepared."
"But what I can't figure out is that Jinling's messaging mechanism is very sensitive. Even if half of the soldiers are not in the city, once a shocking act like breaking into a prison, robbing money and killing someone is done, all the important officials in the city, regardless of their official position, will know about it. .”
"Just like just now, after hearing the news, the Ministry of Punishment and Dali Temple immediately sealed off the entire city, set up a dragnet, reprinted documents, and strictly checked the people who came and went. Even if this group of thieves could evade arrest, they would never escape from the capital. .”
"As a result, the money they grabbed cannot be shipped out at all. It cannot be sold... The Ministry of Punishment and Dali Temple will follow the clues to investigate, and it is only a matter of time before they find their lair. This is undoubtedly asking for death."
"The Lu family has other motives behind this dangerous move, or they may have other ways to launder the stolen money."
Qin E lowered her head and gently rubbed her chin with her fingers: "That's true. This is also what I'm confused about. What is the purpose of the Lu family's dangerous move?"
The girls sat down on the round couch facing each other and carefully considered the entire process of the gangsters' actions.
After a moment, Qin E frowned and said: "After Kang Rongqi and Min confessed to stealing money for no reason, the Ministry of Punishment confiscated all the property in their hands to settle the case. According to the confession of the housekeeper of Kang's house, Kang Rongqi also had a private blog."
"Because officials are not allowed to engage in gambling, the minister Kang used the name of Qilixiang, a redeemed geisha, to build it secretly and make huge profits from the gambling house. When the government went to inspect it according to the regulations, they learned that the gambling house had been built for a long time. It was transferred to someone else three days ago."
"Now that it has been sold, it no longer belongs to Kangrong Banner's property, and the inspection will be ignored. After investigation, the officials learned that the new owner of this workshop is a small supervisor named Lian Qi from the glazed tile factory in the northern suburbs. .”
"Beijiao Liulichang?" Xiao Yuehuai grasped the key point, "How can a small supervisor own a gambling house? Do you suspect that there is a financial backer behind this person?"
Qin E nodded and added: "The gambling house is the most hidden place for money laundering."
As soon as these words came out, layers of fog were lifted.
Xiao Yuehuai suddenly understood: "It turns out that this is what the Lu family had in mind. Bofang's account books are the most messy. Even if they are sorted out, they can still do something with them. If the government doesn't see it, they can use the hands of gamblers to replace the old silver. In this way , there must be a silver melting room under the casino."
Qin E lowered her eyes: "There's just one thing I don't understand yet. Since the Lu family has such a secret place to launder silver, why did they have to transport the money to Zhuying Mountain for re-melting after stealing it?"
Xiao Yuehuai curled her lips and said: "Niao Niao, after all, that is three hundred thousand taels of official silver. It is not easy to steal it from the escorting officials. They brought the silver all the way from Huai River to the suburbs of Beijing, and went through a lot of hardships. Naturally, we need to take prudent measures.”
"The city of Jinling is heavily guarded. How could such a huge sum of money be transported into the city and sent to a gambling house without anyone noticing? Besides... I guess the Lu family has laundered a lot of stolen money in the Kangrong Banner casino over the years. How could they be willing to take it?" Such a great place for adventure?”
"Judging from the situation at the time, the best place to melt silver was naturally Zhuying Mountain."
This analysis cleared Qin'e's doubts, but also brought up another question.
After Xiao Yue finished speaking, she thought about what she had said and suddenly noticed something fishy: since this gambling house is a treasured Feng Shui place for laundering money, then today...why did Lu Pingsheng suddenly make a dangerous move to expose him?
Kang Rongqi was imprisoned and the shop had been pawned for a long time. Even if it was targeted by the government, no one would have thought that the casino would dare to set up a private silver-melting room. As long as the silver theft case is over, this place will still be a sacred place.
After thinking about this, Xiao Yuehuai thought of another doubt -
Why is it that the owner of the gambling house is a small supervisor from the glazed tile factory of the Ministry of Industry?
Ministry of Industry...Su Shaoqi...
The thought made her suddenly break out in a sweat, and she couldn't help but jump off the couch.
Her sudden move startled Qin E: "What are you doing? Did you scare me?"
Xiao Yuehuai turned sideways, held her lady's shoulders, her face turned pale: "Niao Niao, I can't stay in your house anymore. I need to go back to the general's house to do something."
"Tell Qi Yue to watch the kidnappers captured from Nanqiu and don't let them die."
After that, she quickly turned around and left.
Qin E had no time to stop her and shouted eagerly: "Ah Huai! What on earth have you thought of?"
The wooden door creaked in the wind, and the princess had long since disappeared from the court.
