Chapter 54 Horrible, I don’t want it anymore!!
"Have you reported it to the police?" Su Jinghe started asking as soon as he arrived at the Ministry of Industry.
The brother and sister Mo Yanda and Mo Yanxiao were also present, but they were there to "watch the fun". The people in charge of the trophies and medals were Xiao Tu's subordinates.
Now his name has been changed to Gongshu Tu. Gongshu Tu took a magnifying glass and looked around at the place where the trophies and medals were placed, and he really found a little difference.
There was a footprint, a little flour on it, but everything else was wiped clean.
"I guess he left in a hurry and forgot to wipe it off."
Su Jinghe squatted over and looked at the flour together.
"Is anyone coming?...Huh? Why is it you?" Gongshu Tu looked at Su Jinghe who was squatting there calmly in shock.
"I haven't forgotten how you asked us to build a car for the young princes last time, but you secretly gave the Mohists a better design!"
It looks like he doesn't know that he is the party A.
Party A, Su Jinghe, coughed twice, and two respectful King Kongs appeared behind him, speaking from the left and right.
"Our Mr. Su is here to inspect."
"This order of yours was placed by Prime Minister Su."
Mo Yanda and Mo Yanxiao spoke in a sonorous and powerful voice, and raised their eyebrows after finishing their words, as if they were afraid that Gongshu Tu didn't know how happy they were.
Gongshu Tu was shocked. "Isn't this a list from the Ministry of Revenue?"
Su Jinghe said to the Mo brothers and sisters, "Don't talk about me, husband. I'm not that powerful yet," and turned around to talk to Gongshu Tu.
"It's from the Ministry of Revenue. Our kindergarten is state-owned, so all the bonuses have to come from public funds. This time, I even contributed a little bit."
"I remember that the gold and silver were all brought in directly."
Gongshu Tu thought the Ministry of Revenue had given him this "material" so generously, but he never expected it to be Su Jinghe...
"Didn't you say you shouldn't pay for work? You and Bi Sheng talked about it, and he told us everything." Mo Yan questioned Su Jinghe's behavior of paying for work.
"After all, I'm going to give such a good gift this time. I definitely won't use real money next time." Su Jinghe sighed, "Alas, it was stolen in the first session. I probably won't dare to order from your Ministry of Industry in the future."
"Oh, Gongshu Tu, are you okay? The reputation of our Ministry of Works is going to be ruined in your hands!" Mo Yan stood next to Gongshu Tu, his tone was very anxious, and his expression was just watching the show.
"If it doesn't work, we'll have to pay to redo it. Oh, some people have to pay to go to work and even work overtime." Mo Yanxiao also joined in the joke.
Finally, they found an opportunity to mock Gongshu Tu. This kid was sarcastic every day. Last time when they went to supervise the kindergarten, they heard "Su Jinghe's inner voice" and thought that Gongshu Tu knew about the ghost story, so he laughed at them for a long time!
Later, thanks to them, Gongshu Tu attended a short class about Su Jinghe's inner thoughts and the importance of protecting Su Jinghe.
Now……
"Paying money is secondary. Have you found someone to investigate? I still..." Su Jinghe really wanted to watch the Song Dynasty version of the crime-solving story!
Since I'm free now, I might as well watch a live crime investigation episode. It's just about finding something, not a big case of murder or arson.
No, these things of mine are also very valuable, so it should be considered a big case.
Su Jinghe was very excited and looked at the flour footprints with great interest.
I even thought that the footprints in ancient times were not as beautiful and deep as those in modern times.
Maybe the person was wearing cloth shoes? Anyway, the footprints have no patterns and look quite plain!
It must be very difficult to investigate such simple footprints, and we will have to investigate them in rounds.
[Will you call so many people to compare footprints later?]
Probably not. There are too many feet of the same size, and not everyone wears the same pair of shoes.
Mo Yanxiao has also read quite a few "novels", so he thought of these things right away. It's too time-consuming and laborious, and the results are not smart.
[It's also possible to use psychological methods directly. First, they'd trick the killer by claiming they'd found him. Then, they'd put their hand in an ink bottle and say the one that came out black was the killer. The killer, out of fear, wouldn't dare put his hand in at all. His hand, the only one that was clean, was the killer!]
Good idea, no, it’s outwardly loud. Everyone already knows this method. If you can hear the voice of your heart, you won’t be fooled.
Mo Yan felt a little regretful, he really thought this was a good idea.
[It could also be that the person who solved the case was born with better eyesight and a better brain than the average person, able to see many subtle details and immediately figure out who the murderer was! And then they just say, "Scheming frog..."!]
What is this scheming frog? Even a toad wouldn't work. I've looked all over this place and only saw this footprint; everything else has been erased!
Gongshu Ban was a little upset. He really didn't want to wait for someone to come and search again.
Su Jinghe's imagination was running wild. Before anyone arrived, he had already played out several different versions of the crime-solving drama in his mind. He was so happy that he forgot himself and didn't look like the owner who had lost such a large sum of money.
Something is wrong. Absolutely wrong.
The three people looked at each other. At this time, the feud between the Mohist School and the Gongshu School could be temporarily put aside. Oh no, they still couldn't let it go. But after the three people looked at each other, they found a big problem.
Su Jinghe, why doesn’t Su Jinghe use magic weapons to solve the case!
After thinking about this, the three people's eyes were filled with the same fear, even more terrifying than when they first knew that something was lost.
If Su Jinghe didn't use the magic weapon, could this thing be found back?
hiss……
Gongshu Ban thought about this and was already wondering if his small treasury could cover the hole. After thinking it over again, he felt that he could barely scrape together enough silver, and he might even have to take a smaller portion...
He wanted to cry but had no tears. Gongshu Ban was truly dead at this moment.
This is a matter of reputation for the craftsman!
If something is lost, we need to find out who is responsible and assign responsibility to each person. If we can't find out who it is, it will be a disgrace to everyone in the Ministry of Industry...
The two Mo brothers and sisters were also a little worried. They also began to think about whether they could find the money again. If they couldn't find it, could they suppress the matter after redoing it?
If they can’t suppress it, what approach should they use to save the reputation of their craftsmen?
Su Jinghe will not break off all ties with them from now on... Oh no, that shouldn't happen. The owner of the lost item is happily ready to watch the fun.
If they had watched Conan, they would probably be able to directly assign Su Jinghe an identity, the Suzuki family, who often hold gem exhibitions to wait for Kaito Kid to take the bait.
They are not alike. The difference is that Su Jinghe is not as rich as Suzuki. His small treasury is still the investment in Wang Wenjun, and the dividends given to him by Wang Wenjun.
Yes... Although preparing for the Silk Road exam of the Ministry of Revenue was a period of career hiatus for Wang Wenjun, he was in Bian Jing after all, and Wang Wenjun was a ruthless person. He focused on the exam on one hand and made money on the other, and he earned a lot more.
Su Jinghe didn't ask how much Wang Wenjun earned, but the money was already a lot, so much that he offered to pay for it at his job.
He thought that if someone investigated his large inflow of funds in the future, he could still say that he paid part of it for his work.
Although the money was clean, Su Jinghe was not sure whether Da Song could engage in such a side business.
What if it's not in compliance? Anyway, the Song Dynasty is short-sighted and should be lenient.
Su Jinghe's plan is really ridiculous.
Song Renzong thought that he just liked to show off and spend money like this!
However, Su Jinghe also has some similarities with the Suzuki Group, such as...
He has already thought of making use of this incident. If he manages it well, it should make his "Literary Literacy Competition" conference even more popular!
In this way, he will lose money in the first session, and in the second session he will be able to attract more fat sheep who are willing to invest.
He didn't give any notice to the three people from the Ministry of Industry. The three of them had already gathered together and were ready to pool the money.
Fortunately, Song Shiyi came in at this time. He came here to listen to Su Jinghe's thoughts.
As someone who had been with Su Jinghe for a particularly long time, when Song Shiyi heard this, he knew that Su Jinghe would not read gossip on his own for a while.
Someone has to push it!
Otherwise, we really hope that Bian Jing can solve this case, although Bao Zheng is still in charge of the Kaifeng government office - this man is similar to Fan Zhongyan, he likes to do practical things, and he is getting happier and happier judging cases for the people every day, and he has not changed to another position yet.
Song Shiyi came in and went straight to Su Jinghe, "What's wrong? Why hasn't he come out yet? Is the case difficult? Could it be that they can't find it?"
Using provocation worked on Su Jinghe, and Song Shi felt that he had the upper hand...
"He hasn't arrived yet. Once the person who solved the case comes, we'll know who it is. I haven't seen anyone solving a case yet. Have you?" Su Jinghe was not provoked at all, but instead asked Song Shiyi.
Su Jinghe thought that Song Shiyi was a native of the Song Dynasty and should know more than him who had only been there for a few years.
He couldn't pinch it anymore, and he couldn't do anything with his hand. Song Shiyi really had no way to deal with Su Jinghe, a man who didn't play by the rules. He could only tell him some boring cases that he knew, hoping that this man would give up.
"I've seen quite a few, but not every case is interesting, and not every case can be solved. Let me tell you, some cases were solved at the time, but a few years later someone overturned the verdict and found that the verdict was actually wrong..."
As Song Shiyi spoke, he became more and more excited. Su Jinghe did not respond much - after all, it was really boring. But Song Shiyi was really passionate when he complained about the useless judgments of the yamen officials.
There is no literary flair, it is all true feelings expressed.
"Well...that..." Su Jinghe saw the new person coming and tried hard to stop Song Shiyi who couldn't stop, but was rejected by Song Shiyi.
"Oh, let me explain it to you again..." The more Song Shiyi spoke, the more he felt that being a commoner was not easy. Many people were fools who could not investigate or solve cases, so they had to stay in the yamen.
[Oh, what are you talking about? Don't say anything. Mr. Bao is right behind you! ]
Su Jinghe's voice was about to break, and he stopped Song Shiyi's witty remarks.
No, how can I call you "sir"?
It turns out that the rumors are true... Su Jinghe really thinks that every minister is a parent official.
After listening to Song Shiyi's complaints, Bao Zheng was not too disappointed. The emperor was in Bian Jing, and many people still did not dare to ask the government for help. This showed the public opinion.
But Su Jinghe's name really surprised him.
Su Jinghe tried hard to smile, not to look too embarrassed, and poked Song Shiyi, who "didn't know why he suddenly stopped", and said, "Mr. Bao, I'm right behind you."
Song Shiyi has decided that from today on, he will talk as little as possible. Look, the saying "the more you talk, the more mistakes you make" has been proven true once again.
Bao Zheng really didn't care. He looked around the scene carefully and only saw the footprints.
Unlike the Ministry of Industry and Song Shiyi, they felt that Su Jing was really taking the case seriously, as he was not thinking that everything would be fine.
After all, there is only one Su Jinghe. If these people don't handle the case seriously, do they want Su Jinghe to tour the country to handle the case? That is not appropriate.
"Are there many people who can enter and exit the Ministry of Works but don't know anything about flour?" Bao Zheng asked a sharp first question.
Gongshu Tu had no answer at all, not to mention Gongshu Ban, neither of the two Mohists could answer it.
"A lot...? Let me think, we should all have been notified." Mo Yanxiao gave an example.
"Those people who scattered the flour also know about it, so it shouldn't be them who did it, right?" Gongshu Tu was already prepared to solve the problem at his own expense, but he was still happy to know that it was not done by his own people.
"Maybe, or maybe this person knew about it, but was careless and overlooked this place."
Bao Zheng expressed his initial speculation.
"The inspection here must have been quite thorough, so there are two possibilities for him leaving these footprints. One is that he was in such a hurry that he didn't have time to wipe them off, which means he didn't know there was flour. Of course, it's also possible that he was just naturally slow and didn't have enough time to wipe them off."
"The other is that I was really careless and missed this part."
Ahhh, worthy of being called Lord Bao! I knew that even though Justice Bao was a embellishment by later generations, Lord Bao deserves the title. He truly can solve cases!
Su Jinghe screamed in his heart, but on the surface he was still trying to maintain the image of a normal person.
Judging from Su Jinghe's limited work experience, no one would like a crazy colleague.
Of course, he had no idea that his madness was heard by his idol himself.
The idol didn't care. Bao Zheng walked around again and this time looked at the doors and windows.
"Has this window been broken for a long time?" He actually discovered a problem.
Gongshu Tu had just seen this place and asked his subordinates, who now had the answer.
"It wasn't broken before, and I can't find any records of repairs."
This is really thanks to Su Jinghe. After he made the form, everyone started using it. The Ministry of Industry initially wanted to save money, so everyone filled out the form carefully for free, as every penny saved was a penny earned.
Of course, there is no chance to get more, because Bi Sheng only has "backstage discounts" for Su Jinghe, and Su Jinghe doesn't often use this privilege.
"So this is where the person stepped on. We probably didn't have enough time to escape from here, otherwise they wouldn't have stepped on it."
Bao Zheng thought for a moment, "It could be someone who is particularly overweight, but overweight people should be aware of their body shape..."
"Step on this, it's the same size as a footprint." Gongshu Tu also tried to analyze it.
But after analyzing this sentence, he couldn't think of anything else.
[Wonderful, really wonderful! As expected, it is very interesting to see the scene of the crime when solving it! ]
Su Jinghe is still analyzing.
"I don't know what kind of person he is. Hey, could he have melted the stuff already? The Ministry of Industry should be able to melt things quickly."
Song Shiyi was worried about this.
"I don't know if we'll have enough time to do it again. We don't have many days left."
"Oh, yes, we don't have many days left!" Su Jinghe retracted his bared teeth.
[Damn it, I need to see where my trophies and medals are. Please don't melt them. I don't have time...
Will this not be as exquisite as the first version after staying up late to make it? Oh, really, I should have ordered two smaller versions.
The other version is sold as a limited edition, so there should be some lucky buyers willing to buy it. Damn, I really only thought of this now and lost a lot of money!
With this kind of brain, you are far away from losing money.
The people present were the ones who could hear one's thoughts most clearly. When they heard Su Jinghe's words, they were all surprised. Is there a Guan Zhong in this person's brain?
How to come up with money-making ideas as if they are free?
If his talent wasn't so hard to hide, he would have been successful in business.
The two Mohists and Gongshu Ban, the three who made a living from cooking, admired Su Jinghe very much.
Su Jinghe had already seen the gossip through the system.
[Hmm... No... I really don't want it anymore. How could this person do this?!]
Huh? It's not really melted, is it?
Song Shiyi just said it casually, and he himself didn't dare to really think about such a possibility.
Others were also worried. Even Bao Zheng was worried that someone might be quick and nimble. If they sold it, that would be fine. But this was the Ministry of Works. If someone had a way, they could just refine it...
Although no one would dare to buy the unmarked gold if it was sold, the reason was the same. They were already in the Ministry of Industry, so if there was a way...
Even if they really come to my door, there is no way to prove that the property is mine.
Bao Zheng still used his old experience in judging cases, which was to find the corresponding evidence to arrest the person.
If this were to be handled by the Xuanjian Division, they would have already thought it through.
No one is perfect. If we cannot catch them through morality, then we can focus on some legal issues.
Xuanjiansi was even preparing. This person sneaked in front of Su Jinghe. Such a stealthy person must have serious problems!
Su Jinghe's heart was also a little depressed. He looked at it again and again, confirmed it again and again, and finally confirmed the news helplessly.
[What a bad guy! This guy is a night incense dealer. No, he doesn't have that job yet. He's in the Ministry of Industry, but he's not assigned to this department. I heard someone's hands were covered in gold and silver powder these past few days, so he had evil thoughts... Damn it! You can steal gold and silver powder, but why would you steal something as big as mine? This evil thought isn't too bad, is it?]
We in the Ministry of Industry really don’t steal gold and silver powder!
It’s bad, it’s bad, the reputation of the Ministry of Industry is really going to be ruined.
The three of them were filled with regret and wanted to find this man and cut him into pieces!
Pour the night incense...
When Bao Zheng heard this word, his face turned pale. It was certainly not that he looked down on this industry, but he already knew why Su Jinghe didn't want it.
This guy is so unrefined! He can already steal inside, not afraid of being stopped on the spot, but is he afraid that someone will steal his things on the road?
[He specially took two days off, one day to communicate with Dao Yexiang, and one day to disguise himself as Dao Yexiang and come here to steal at night. He thought that everyone could see during the day, but at night it was dark and no one would look at the face so carefully... Well, he really stole it using this method.
But since you stole it, why not just put it in your arms? Put it...put it in the manure? Are you crazy? Now you're soaking it in water in your own house, you really don't mind the stink...
Okay, okay, the others didn’t react at first and didn’t understand what “don’t want” meant. Now that they’ve heard it, they don’t want it either!
"Why don't we do it now..." Gongshu Tu spoke after hearing this.
Su Jinghe had just finished looking at this thing when he heard Gongshu Tu's words and nodded hurriedly, "I... I don't think it will be found for a while, so let's redo it first. Hmm... after all, it's for those living ancestors... Does the Ministry of Works have gold and silver reserves? It's okay if it's a little less, just make it fancy and exquisite enough. They may not value the value of money..."
Su Jinghe found a reason to redo it for them.
Bao Zheng did not get involved in their affairs, but looked for the thief as Su Jinghe said, racing against time to find him, on guard against the stupid thief from doing anything speechless again.
Their voices here...
It fell into the ears of Song Renzong exactly as it was.
When Su Jinghe's voice first appeared, the ministers and the emperor himself, who had not heard it for a while, all missed it a little.
What Song Renzong missed was a little different from others.
"Fu Kang is currently vying for the presidency of their student union. She's giving speeches and trying to lead the team to achieve some success. A while ago, she kept asking me about some 'charity activities'. I had no idea what a charity activity was, but when I asked, I realized it was about benefiting the people. Now, she's taking her brood of four-and-a-half-year-olds and five-year-olds to the countryside, spending money to deliver gifts to widows."
Song Renzong was also a little amused, but he knew that it was a good thing. It was just that a child of such a young age doing things that adults did made him feel out of place.
"Your Highness really has a keen eye." Even Song Renzong did not expect that the person who played the supporting role was Fan Zhongyan.
"Many women are regarded as a burden after their husbands die and are forced to remarry, making their lives quite difficult." Fan Zhongyan had actually considered this issue a long time ago.
"It's truly great that Your Highness has come forward. It lets people know that the court is still watching these people. At least they won't be easily 'eaten' by others."
Fan Zhongyan's words made Song Renzong, who originally thought it was funny that a child was doing something big, slowly stop smiling, and his tone was even a little shocked.
"This... I was wondering why Fu Kang's mood was getting worse day by day. When I asked her what was wrong, she just told me how hard these people were working... Hiss... Is it really that sad?"
Song Renzong had never seen any real widows from the lower class. The one who impressed him the most was Empress Dowager Liu.
Empress Dowager Liu was very capable, and Song Renzong now felt that many men might not be able to compare with her.
With so few reference points, Song Renzong always felt that the matter of a widow raising a cub should be described as "a mother is strong" and "a tigress raising a child", rather than something tragic.
But Fan Zhongyan said so, and he said it even more directly than Fu Kang.
Fu Kang was talking about how his family didn't have much, which was consistent with Song Renzong's imagination of the poor at the bottom of society...
Why.
Song Renzong and his men were still discussing how to improve the survival security of widows when they heard Su Jinghe's gossip...
"It sounds like they really need our help in poverty alleviation. If they don't need their gold and silver, we can buy them at a low price... No, we can help alleviate poverty?" As Su Jinghe's former boss, Zhang Dexiang still hasn't changed his old fox nature.
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