Jiang Su excitedly received the imperial edict and held it in his hands as if he were holding a heavy burden, cherishing it and treating it with great respect and piety.
Su Lijin was standing by and when she saw his eyes flashing with the ambition to serve his country, she couldn't help but be infected and immediately stood in awe.
Once the corruption case is launched, it will definitely cause a stir. The two of them set off for the Dali Temple without hesitation.
Everyone in the Dali Temple was a little afraid when they saw Jiang Su.
They all knew now that Jiang Su was an imperial envoy appointed by the emperor himself, and no longer just an official of the Dali Temple.
Moreover, he was handling a major corruption case, so his methods must be swift and sharp. At this moment, he was simply a favorite of the emperor and the emperor's most trusted eyes and ears. Seeing him was like seeing the King of Hell, and everyone was a little scared.
They were afraid that they would accidentally offend this person. If he targeted them, they might be in great trouble.
Jiang Su didn't pay attention to these. He devoted himself to the case and started investigating.
Jiang Su said: "I will send someone to these officials to take a look at the situation first."
Hearing this, Su Lijin nodded: "It's okay to test the waters first, and then make a decision based on what happens when you come back."
She said this because she knew in her heart that these parasites of the country would not easily hand over the money with both hands, and it was hard to say what the people sent would do.
It is necessary to let people test the waters first.
Jiang Su stared intently and sent a team of people from the Dali Temple to conduct routine investigations in the residences of officials related to the account books.
After the detectives were dispatched, the entire Dali Temple was empty for a while, which shows how many officials were involved in the accounts.
However, the people who had just been sent out soon returned one after another.
"What happened?" Jiang Su asked, looking at the three or four constables who came back to report.
The detectives looked at each other and said, "Sir, we're not even allowed in, let alone an investigation."
"Yes, their housekeepers wouldn't let us in. We confronted them for a long time, but there was no other way, so we came back."
Jiang Su was stunned and frowned, "Didn't you say that this was the emperor's order and that the imperial envoy sent you to investigate?"
Su Lijin was standing aside, her eyes a little dark, but she didn't look surprised, as if she had expected it.
Hearing this, the constable showed a complicated expression and said, "Sir, we said this too, but, but they just ignored us. Even when we stood at the door, they didn't take us seriously."
In other people's eyes, the imperial envoy seems to be nothing more than this.
The latter sentence was what they felt in their hearts, but they didn't dare say it in front of Jiang Su.
However, Su Lijin looked at their expressions and understood this sentence.
"How can this be!" Jiang Su slammed his hand on the table, his face full of anger.
He thought the officials would not cooperate, but he did not expect these people to be so arrogant.
They even treat the emperor's decree like this. You can imagine how rampant they are.
Jiang Su was so angry that he stood up and said, "I will go there myself and see what they say."
After saying that, he went straight to the home of the official who had been turned away by the detectives.
Su Lijin sighed, knowing that it would be useless to go this time, but she still kept up.
The detectives did not dare to delay and hurried to catch up.
Jiang Su looked at the official's residence. It was very luxurious. The lanterns hanging at the door were decorated with gold.
"Humph, you really aren't afraid of being investigated, are you? You're so blatant."
He walked forward coldly. The servant at the door looked at him hesitantly and said, "Sir, please stay."
Su Lijin said, "This is our Imperial Envoy. Why do you still want to stop him?"
The servants looked at each other with some surprise on their faces, but they still did not move away and said, "Sir, we are sorry for the offense. However, our master is not in the mansion, so please go back."
"Not in the mansion? The court has already been dismissed, how could your master not be in the mansion?" This was obviously an excuse, Jiang Su said coldly.
The housekeeper suddenly came out and bowed with a smile: "Sir, I'm so sorry, our master is really not in the house."
Su Lijin looked into the man's shrewd eyes and said, "It doesn't matter whether he is in the mansion or not. We are here to investigate according to the imperial order. Just let us go in and search."
The housekeeper smiled and said, "Although Lord Jiang is an imperial envoy, he cannot conduct an investigation without evidence proving our Lord's guilt."
Jiang Su said angrily, "How can we convict a criminal without searching?"
However, the housekeeper ignored it and the situation became stalemate for a while.
Seeing this, Su Lijin said, "Master Jiang, let's go back and discuss it."
Jiang Su really wanted to wave his hand and let people rush in, but he couldn't make things awkward at this moment, so he just had to hold his breath.
Back at the Dali Temple, Jiang Su's face remained dark. Su Lijin took out the account book and said, "Why don't we start with the one who embezzled the least? It's a bit difficult to deal with them all at once, but if we defeat them one by one and give them a warning, it might be effective."
She analyzed it again and proposed countermeasures that made Jiang Su nod repeatedly.
Jiang Su looked at her and couldn't help but bowed: "Jiang Bin, you are really amazing. I was too superficial."
Waving her hand, Su Lijin said, "You are also in a hurry. It's okay. Let's start with this family first."
She pointed her finger at the name of the Chief Censor in the account book.
It was raining heavily from the sky. It was the heaviest rain that had fallen recently.
Su Lijin, dressed in night clothes, walked in the rain with several guards and soon jumped into a mansion.
After entering the mansion, she and the guards first overturned several roofs and pushed down a large tree. The entire mansion seemed to have experienced a natural disaster and was in great disrepair.
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