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Hong Gang escorted the evidence away, and Qingyan felt that the burden on her shoulders had been lightened. The appearance of the county magistrate made her feel uneasy. In the chests in the storeroom, a layer of silver was neatly stacked on top, and some stuffing was placed underneath.
Yin was worried that someone might break into the naval port at night and hoped to find out what the two were transporting out.
At midnight, Yin was fast asleep with Qingyan in his arms. Apart from the servants and guards on duty, everyone else in the military port had also fallen asleep.
Several figures in black jumped down from the wall of the side gate of the naval port. They were dressed in black and covered their faces with black silk handkerchiefs. They landed easily.
The group of six hurried toward the treasury, hoping to find out as soon as possible what had happened at the treasury in the military port, as instructed by their masters.
Previously, when the naval port was being built, the county magistrate received an order from the south, requiring them to send a portion of the silver for the construction to the south, and to send the silver directly to the south when they had more money.
The magistrate didn't do much to stop it. After all, such problems were common in the officialdom of the south. They would borrow from each other and then use the extra taxes collected from the people to cover the shortfall when someone came to inspect.
Buzz!
A sharp silver whistle rang out, and Yin immediately rolled off the bed. His worst fears had come true!
"Fourth Brother, let Erlu handle it, you stay with me." Qingyan felt uneasy and quickly pulled Yin along.
Yin turned to look at Qingyan, considered for a moment, and then gave instructions to those outside.
After giving the order, he went back into bed, hugged her tightly, and told her not to be too nervous.
It is extremely rare for a silver whistle to sound inside a naval port.
"Little darling, let's see what's going on?" Yin was still a little worried, so he quickly asked Qingyan to open the screen. He wanted to know if someone had entered the treasury.
Qingyan nodded and drew a circle in the air with his hand. The two of them, lying on the bed, could see the mirror frame outside.
Under the pitch-black night sky, the six intruders successfully entered the silver vault. The guards on the visible sentry post were silently killed by the six men. When the guards on the hidden sentry post discovered this, they quickly tried to sound the alarm, but they were immediately silenced by the men in black.
Erlu led Ulanara's shadow guards to the entrance of the treasury, where they were stunned by what they saw: more than a dozen people were lying on the ground.
"Bayan, use firearms!" Erlu followed Yin's instructions and used firearms to deal with any unfavorable situation.
The snipers brought in by the new army quickly hid on all the high points in the courtyard, and Erlu and the others also hid. The six of them did not pay much attention to the commotion outside, assuming that the whistle was the sound of a ship's horn in the naval port.
At the repair shop in the naval port, some lackeys were working overtime to complete their tasks.
"Boss, we can see that all the silver is gone!" The men in black lit candles and quickly shone them on each box. They discovered that the silver melted down with civilian silver was gone, and their hearts sank instantly.
"Count the boxes and see if any are missing!" the leader of the men in black asked quickly.
“Not a single box is missing!” the others reported.
"The Fourth Princess Consort is a money-maker; she'll definitely bring in more revenue for the naval port!" said the leader of the men in black. "That silver is probably hidden underground!"
The men in black listened carefully to the sounds outside and found that there was no noise. The two on the outermost side had been paying attention, but the moment Erlu and the others entered the courtyard, they were attracted by the silver in the box and did not pay much attention to the messy footsteps outside.
On the bed, Yin noticed that Qingyan's expression was rather unpleasant, so he quickly patted her shoulder.
"Those people must have been sent by the county magistrate. It is said that there is an unwritten rule in the officialdom of the south: if a place is short of money, it can borrow some. Then, the county magistrates will collect higher taxes from the people, melt down the small amounts of money, and make them into official ingots." Yin had heard of these things, but had never seen them in person. The scene in front of him really surprised him.
"Fourth Brother, I always feel that the people in the south suffer much more than those in the north. They always face the danger of increased taxes!" Qingyan sneered.
In the business world, Linglong Pavilion and Yuelai Inn paid higher taxes in the south, and Qingyan felt an urge to investigate the accounts every time she saw them.
"Really?" Yin had no experience in the business world and assumed that taxes were the same in the north and south.
"Hmm, a third higher!" Qingyan watched as the men in black slipped away quietly, but Erlu made no move. "What is Erlu doing! Why didn't he arrest them?"
Bang bang bang!
After several gunshots, all six men who were trying to escape were shot to the ground, their limbs struck, and they collapsed into pools of blood.
Qingyan quickly turned off the screen, but a deep impression remained in her heart.
“Eru did the right thing. These six men are very skilled in combat. The guards that my elder brother sent to patrol the silver treasury were all transferred from the Imperial Guard. They are all trusted by Father Emperor. The fact that those men were able to deal with the guards silently proves this point!” Yin praised Eru instead. If he hadn’t used his brain, there might have been real problems.
Qingyan pouted, wondering if she wouldn't be able to sleep again tonight.
"Let's go back to sleep. We can talk about it tomorrow. Big Brother didn't go over there either!" Yin felt relieved when he saw that the person had been caught, and he hugged Qingyan and fell asleep.
As soon as it was dawn, Qingyan got up, wanting to see what the interrogation of the six people from the previous day had been like.
"Why didn't you sleep a little longer?" Yin kissed her forehead and asked softly.
"I also want to go with you to see who ordered those people!" Qingyan became very interested in one of them.
In the south, very few martial arts practitioners dare to attack the military port, where patrols are the most stringent, and the opposing side does not want to disrupt the balance between the martial arts world and the imperial court.
Judging from their fighting style, they must be martial arts masters. Who could possibly bribe these martial arts masters?
What Qingyan was most curious about was how the other party could make these experts willingly risk their lives for them.
After a quick breakfast, the two changed into matching royal blue palace attire and rode in a sedan chair toward the treasury. Qingyan felt a little excited, hoping to resolve everything as soon as possible.
"Fourth, we've taken another step closer to the truth!" Qingyan said, clasping her hands together.
The magistrate is definitely up to something. Who's behind him? Perhaps a whole string of people will be implicated!
"I hope the truth is good, and that it wasn't caused by the Crown Prince!" Yin said with emotion.
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