The Famous Detective of the Red Mansion

This kind of deception, which expanded the distance to cover up individual deficiencies, might seem worthless after being put bluntly, but in practical applications, it was still very deceptive.

It was just that…

He was a hundred households Inspector of the Southern Detective Department and even worshipped Eunuch Xia as his god-father.

Sun Shaozong unexpectedly took on the task of Eunuch Dai, and if he didn't take Luo Jing for an attack, who else could he take?

Now Zhu Shan has only sought self-protection and naturally had no intention of speaking for Luo Jing.

After Lv Yuan added insult to injury, he cautiously inquired again, "According to the clues discovered by you, Inspector Sun, Du Ning is related to this gun theft case, and there should be no mistake, but how did those two guns get out?”

“That's right.”

Upon hearing this, Lv Yuan also hurriedly said, "There is a team of [12] officers and soldiers guarding the entrance all year round. If one or two of them have problems, it may still be possible, but so many people are not all his accomplices, are they?”

“That's precisely why he's trying to create a cover-up.”

As Sun Shaozong spoke, he led the crowd to the body and pointed to the calluses and blisters on Du Ning's hands, saying, "This mark is clearly freshly ground. However, just moving a few wooden frames shouldn't have caused a blister on one hand.”

Lv Yuan looked closely at it for a while and said with uncertainty, "It looks like the marks left by those new apprentices when they first started learning crafts.”

“It's definitely not a heavy job like swinging a sledgehammer.”

Zhu Shan added to the side, "If that's the case, there should be more calluses on the fingers, which is more like polishing and cutting cast iron parts.”

At the end of the conversation, a flash of inspiration suddenly flashed in Zhu Shan's mind and he exclaimed excitedly, "I got it. He used his daily inventory check to break down the gun into parts and transport it out. It probably took him several days before and after; no wonder he used a cover-up.”

“That's right.”

Sun Shaozong nodded and said, "I just realized that the wooden frames that were passively tampered with were re-fixed with some fresh sawdust, which is very similar to the material of the gun stock.”

As he spoke, he reached out and pointed to the air window, saying, "Additionally, there are traces of recent friction from hard objects on the iron fence of the air window.”

“If my expectations are right, the disassembled parts should be thrown out through the gaps in the air window first and then transported away by Du Ning's comrades in the guards.”

"He can prevent the possibility of being discovered by others during a body search in this way."

At this point, naturally, no one would doubt Sun Shaozong's reasoning ability, so both Lv Yuan and Jia Shanyao were inspired and unanimously requested to interrogate the officers and soldiers responsible for guarding the warehouse.

But Zhu Shan's face appeared somewhat uncertain.

Sun Shaozong's heart sank and he immediately asked, "What do you think of, Lord Zhu?”

“This…”

Zhu Shan swallowed his saliva vigorously and said with a mournful face, "The day before yesterday afternoon, Du Ning submitted a document to the Military Equipment Bureau.”

“What?”

Everyone was shocked. If Du Ning had taken the opportunity to present the official document and had already sent the gun out of the powder station, it would have been difficult to find it back!

Sun Shaozong immediately said, "Lord Zhu, please immediately identify the officials and attendants who accompanied Du Ning out yesterday. Jia Shanyao, accompany Lord Lv to interrogate the soldiers guarding here and quickly find out where those parts were transported.”

His reaction was not unpleasant, but...

Two-quarters of an hour later, according to Du Ning's officials and servants, after submitting the official documents, Du Ning acted alone for some time until the evening, when he met the convoy again outside the south gate.

As for where he has been during this period, there was currently no clue.

Half an hour later, according to confessions from fellow guards, those parts were smuggled out five times and returned to Du Ning's hands.

As for who Du Ning was planning to hand over these parts to, it was currently unknown.

The only one who could provide an answer might be Du Ning himself, and this was probably the biggest reason why he wanted to commit suicide!

“Sir, what should we do now?”

Jia Shanyao was like an eggplant battered by frost after getting two bad news reports in a row, and he never saw the spring breeze again when he left the city.

“Return to the Capital.”

Sun Shaozong said decisively, "Bring all the criminals and witnesses back to the Capital to continue the investigation.”

But no matter how decisive he appeared on the surface, his heart was full of ups and downs. If those two guns were still in the city, it would be fine. But if they have already left the boundaries of the Capital...

With the order of Sun Shaozong, more than 200 Dragon Guards were divided in half and gathered outside the city gate of the Gunpowder Bureau, preparing to follow Sun Shaozong back to the Capital.

As for the remaining half, under the command of Yang Licai, they temporarily took over the Southern Detective Department and Shenji Camp, supporting the internal and external defense of the Gunpowder Bureau. The important people above were talking about saving faces, but in fact, the most important thing was inside!

Nowadays, with such a stirring society, if they didn’t reap enough benefits, how could Eunuch Dai be satisfied even if he didn’t speak up?

It was just the fat meat of the Gunpowder Bureau; although it was already on his lips, if he couldn’t find those two firearms back, he was afraid he might not be able to swallow them.

Seeing the large team of people preparing to be ordered, Sun Shaozong flipped over and mounted his horse. Just as he was about to command to move, several horses suddenly rushed towards him, dressed in Dragon Guards on both sides. The leader among them was a young Eunuch.

And this young Eunuch, to Sun Shaozong, looked a bit familiar, as if he had seen him beside Dai Quan several times before.

So Sun Shaozong quickly raised his voice and asked, "May I ask what instructions Commander Dai has?”

The Eunuch recognized Sun Shaozong, urging his horse forward while shouting at the top of his voice, "His Majesty has instructed you, Inspector Sun, to immediately take down Du Ning, the Deputy Supervisor of the Gunpowder Bureau, without any delay.”

Upon hearing this, Sun Shaozong was stunned. He turned around and looked at the body tied to the cart. He immediately threw off his horse and went up to help the young Eunuch hold the reins. He chased after him and asked, "Did His Majesty already know that Du Ning was the mastermind behind the gun theft?”Tʜe sourcᴇ of thɪs content ɪs novelenglish.net . Fir(e).nᴇt

“Here, his body is lying on the car.”

Sun Shaozong casually pointed and saw the young Eunuch's face suddenly change. He quickly explained, "He committed suicide last night intending to cover up the truth. Eunuch, how did His Majesty learn that he was the culprit in this case?”

These few words were hard to understand.

So the little Eunuch was stunned for a long time until Sun Shaozong asked him for the third time, he then whispered in Sun Shaozong's ear, "Actually…”

After hearing this, Sun Shaozong was speechless and looked back at the body of Du Ning. He couldn't help but sigh in his heart. “This is really a clever calculation, but in the end, it only caused his life!”

To be honest, this Du Ning was indeed a remnant party, but it was not a remnant party of Prince Yizhong, but a remnant party of Goryeo!

At that time, Goryeo and the Great Zhou Dynasty were in a state of tension, and many spies proficient in Han culture were selected to secretly infiltrate the hinterland of the Great Zhou Dynasty, waiting for an opportunity to spy on intelligence.

Later on, Goryeo was destroyed, and these spies became rootless duckweed. Most of them gradually forgot their original tasks and regarded themselves as ordinary people of the Zhou Dynasty.

However, some people have extended their loyalty to Goryeo to North Korea, and Du Ning was one of them.

Last month, he accidentally heard that the North Korean delegation had arrived in the Capital, and it was rumored that the North Korean state seemed to have a sense of disobedience. Du Ning's heart for serving the country was immediately ignited.

So he secretly bribed a guard who owed a large gambling debt and smuggled out two muskets. He also took advantage of the opportunity to present the official documents and quietly sent them to the North Korean embassy.

To ensure that this matter wouldn't leak out, he even directed a suicide farce!

However…

This Du Ning risked his life not to steal the military and national treasure, but was handed over to the court by the North Korean envoy!