Volume 1 Zhangqiao Iron Coffin Chapter 14: Disappearing Deposits
"What!?" Zhao Yu was furious when he heard the news. "Damn it, these bastards from Wude Bank are so bold. Do they want to keep the money after knowing that You Dalang is dead?"
"Boss, that shouldn't be the case!" the detective said, "We checked their account books and there is indeed no record of You Dalang!"
"Yes," another echoed, "We have interrogated the bank's shopkeepers and clerks separately, and they all proved that You Dalang had never deposited money with them!
"Besides," the man added, "You Dalang died in prison. How could people outside know about it so quickly?"
"Yeah, that's really strange," Zhao Yu touched his head and speculated, "Could it be that... You Dalang didn't deposit the money into Wude Bank at all? Did he deposit it into another bank?"
"But," the constable replied, "there is only one bank, Wude Bank, in the whole Xinye County. If not there, where else can we deposit it?"
"What on earth is going on?" Zhao Yu glanced at Xu Zun and said anxiously, "According to the clerk's estimate, the silk shop's profit is at least several thousand taels of silver. How can such a large amount of money just disappear like that?"
Xu Zun didn't care too much about the deposits, but he was naturally very curious about where the money went.
These disappeared deposits further proved that there was something wrong with You Dalang, and made the case even more meaningful.
It is conceivable that the whereabouts of this money is likely related to the truth of You Dalang's wife murder case.
"Let me ask you!" Zhao Yu grabbed Jia Liu's collar and shouted angrily, "Tell me, where did You Dalang keep the money?"
"Wu... Wude Bank!" Jia Liu replied tremblingly, "Every time after he finished collecting the accounts, Manager You always said he was going to Wude Bank!"
"What? He said?" Zhao Yu finally realized the problem. "So you didn't see it with your own eyes?"
"Yes, yes, yes," Jia Liu nodded, "Manager You always goes to deposit money alone and doesn't let us follow him."
"This... Oh!" Zhao Yu slammed his fist in frustration. After thinking about it for a while, he asked Jia Liu, "Do you know who your shopkeeper You is close to? Who does he keep in touch with?"
Jia Liu thought for a moment and shook his head, "On weekdays, apart from those customers who buy silk and satin to make clothes, I don't see that Shopkeeper You has any friends?"
"Damn it!" Zhao Yu cursed again, and said to Xu Zun, "Sir, it seems that we can only try our luck by casting a net!"
What Zhao Yu meant by "casting a wide net" was to have the detectives go around the streets to ask people if anyone had seen where You Dalang had taken the money.
However, everyone knew that since You Dalang had concealed the whereabouts of the deposited money from the store clerks, he would have been very careful, and the probability of finding clues was low.
Xu Zun could certainly think of this level, but at this moment, he had already thought of a deeper level in his mind, and it was an exciting level.
"Captain Zhao," Xu Zun said, "Haven't I said this many times before? Although You Dalang has no close friends, he has many female confidants..."
"Oh?" Zhao Yu savored Xu Zun's meaning and suddenly understood, "Oh... Your Excellency is talking about - Huaxiang Tower!?"
Xu Zun smiled slightly, obviously meaning this.
He has watched many costume detective dramas, and it seems that the protagonists in them all find clues from the fireworks places where there are many beautiful women!
Since You Dalang is a VIP of Huaxianglou and always has such a great time, could it be that he is just trying to cover up his tracks?
Could the whereabouts of his huge deposit be related to Huaxianglou?
"Your Excellency is truly wise!" Zhao Yu was a shrewd man, and immediately understood what Xu Zun meant, and said, "I will take people to investigate right away!"
"How about..." Xu Zun said excitedly, "I'll go with you! I have to investigate them carefully!"
Although he looks serious on the surface, he is actually eager to try.
He had long been curious about this ancient place of fireworks, and now that this was a rare opportunity, he naturally wanted to broaden his horizons.
"This..." However, Zhao Yu coughed, pulled Xu Zun aside, and reminded him in a low voice, "Sir, I think it's better for you not to go!"
"Why?" Xu Zun was surprised.
"Well, although we know that you are here to investigate the case openly, but..." Zhao Yu said, "Miss Shen..."
emmm……
Xu Zun suddenly felt as if he was poured with cold water, and even forgot that he was still a son-in-law.
Zhao Yu was right in reminding him. He had just gotten into a lot of trouble, and the scandal with Chun Niang had already spread among the people. If he went to Huaxiang Tower again, it would obviously be inappropriate.
All right!
For the sake of his ideals, Xu Zun had no choice but to choose to endure and said to Zhao Yu: "In this case, I won't go for now!"
"Don't worry, sir!" Zhao Yu clasped his fists, "I will definitely investigate thoroughly and will not miss any clues!"
Xu Zun naturally wouldn't worry about this. Zhao Yu wanted to find You Dalang's deposit more than anyone else.
Thousands of taels of silver, if he took a small cut, would be enough to cover his expenses for several years.
"Okay!" Xu Zun urged, "When you come back, tell me the details as clearly as possible. If that doesn't work, bring those girls who were in love with You Dalang to the government office and let me interrogate them personally!"
"yes!"
After receiving the order, Captain Zhao immediately took his men to Huaxianglou to investigate.
Xu Zunze searched the silk shop carefully again, but still found nothing.
Seeing that it was getting dark, he ordered the detectives to guard the silk shop and then left.
Walking on the avenue of Xinye County at dusk again, watching people walking on the street and feeling the cool air, Xu Zun couldn't help but feel emotional again.
Are we going to live in this strange world from now on?
Recalling the past life and looking forward to the present life, I feel mixed emotions, yet I am full of longing.
In this way, his desire to live a long life became stronger again.
Although he has no golden finger and is caught in a vortex as soon as he appears, he believes that he can overcome the difficulties and make his life better.
In fact, after investigating the case so far, it has been basically concluded that You Dalang killed Chunniang because of the grudges and conflicts between them.
Therefore, Xu Zun now only needs to go home and have a good sleep, and the case will come to an end when Captain Zhao finds the whereabouts of the deposits.
His focus should still be on how to marry Miss Shen, the fair, wealthy and beautiful woman.
However, Xu Zun's keen intuition from years of undercover work still made him unable to let go of this case.
He still felt that there was something fishy about this case, as if some details had been overlooked.
So he didn't even bother to have dinner and went back to the prison again, ready to examine You Dalang's body with the coroner.
But he didn't expect that when he returned to the prison, the coroner had already completed the examination of the body.
"Master Xu," the coroner was a hairless old man named Wang Shuncai, "I have checked the body of Shopkeeper You. He really died by hitting a wall!"
"Nonsense!" Xu Zun pointed at the body lying flat on the autopsy table and asked, "I called you here not to see if he died from hitting a wall, but to see if it was homicide or suicide?"
"Ah? Well..." Wang Shuncai said tremblingly, "This is really hard to tell! I have seen many bodies that died by hitting the wall, but it is the first time I have seen someone who happened to hit the corner like Shopkeeper You!"
indeed……
Xu Zun thought to himself that You Dalang's head just hit the corner of the wall, so it was difficult to judge whether it was a homicide.
At this moment, You Dalang's clothes had been taken off, and Xu Zun saw that there were corpse spots on his body, and there were also some bruises.
However, these bruises did not mean anything, because You Dalang had been beaten while being taken to prison by the police, so it was normal for him to have bruises on his body.
However, when Xu Zun carefully examined You Dalang's body, he suddenly discovered something and his eyes lit up!
But the next second, he took a breath of cold air...
