radiothebook Chapter 61 The Seven Sons of the Hua Family
Chapter 61 The Seven Sons of the Hua Family
Outside the prison cell.
Jiang Long and Luo Ma are waiting.
Upon seeing Gu Qianbei and the other two emerge, they immediately went to greet them.
"I didn't expect the people from the number one manor in the world to come and join in the fun."
Jiang Long clearly knew about Gu Qianbei and Zhang Jinjiu's arrival long ago, and was quite dissatisfied with it.
The investigation was originally the responsibility of the Six Doors, but Zhu Ting summoned Lu Xiaofeng, and the Number One Manor under Heaven also sent Zhang Jinjiu, which greatly angered Jiang Long and Luo Ma, who were in charge of the case.
The problem is that even Guo Juxia, the chief constable of the Six Doors, agreed with this.
Then they naturally had no way to refuse.
Moreover, the case is very complicated and time is tight, with only three days available.
With their resources, they might not necessarily be able to solve the case.
So this is a good thing for them too.
"I didn't expect that the person in charge of this case would be the famous Flying Dragon Iron Horse of the Six Doors. It seems that the imperial court is indeed very anxious to solve this case."
Zhang Jinjiu said with a smile, clearly recognizing the two people.
"Oh? You know him?"
Gu Qianbei asked curiously.
"Of course I know them. They used to be colleagues at the Six Doors. But they're two rigid people who don't get along with me. Let's go, talking to them is a waste of time."
After Zhang Jinjiu finished speaking, he turned and left.
Gu Qianbei had no intention of staying, and left after telling Lu Xiaofeng.
"Brother Zhang, how do you plan to investigate this case?"
After leaving the prison, Gu Qianbei asked.
"Naturally, we should start by investigating the counterfeit banknotes. Let's go to Datong Money Exchange. In the capital, that's where Datong banknotes are most frequently exchanged."
"it is good."
Datong Money Exchange.
The Hua family's businesses in the capital were also the operational center for the Datong Baochao (a type of paper currency).
The shopkeeper's surname was Qian, and he was known as Boss Qian. He was quite prestigious in the capital.
However, he hasn't had an easy time these past few days.
Counterfeit Datongbao notes were rampant, and he was unable to distinguish between genuine and fake ones, resulting in a loss of hundreds of thousands of taels of silver.
And the person Zhang Jinjiu was looking for was him.
Upon learning Zhang Jinjiu's purpose, Boss Qian was overjoyed.
"Detective Zhang! It's wonderful that you're willing to help investigate this case! Just tell me, what can I do to help you? I'll do my best to cooperate."
"Take out those counterfeit banknotes that were brought to be exchanged and let's take a look."
Zhang Jinjiu said.
"good!"
Boss Qian immediately took out a box, took out the silver notes inside, and handed them to Zhang Jinjiu.
"These silver notes are all one thousand taels each, a very high face value, and are indistinguishable from genuine silver notes. If it weren't for the duplicate serial numbers, even I wouldn't be able to tell the difference between them."
Zhang Jinjiu took a fake banknote, and Gu Qianbei also took one.
"They really are all exactly the same."
Gu Qianbei compared them and sighed.
Zhang Jinjiu then stretched out two fingers, touched the fake banknote, and then sniffed it.
"Even the paper and ink they're using are exactly the same. These are all items used exclusively by the imperial court. It seems the imperial court is involved behind the scenes."
Zhang Jinjiu frowned deeply.
Although he had suspected it before, he was still surprised when it was confirmed.
Such a major case must involve people of high status.
If this case is investigated further, it will have far-reaching implications.
Gu Qianbei was slightly taken aback upon hearing this, and then fell into deep thought.
"According to the original plot, the mastermind behind this case should be Luo Ma and the Boss Qian in front of us."
But Zhang Jinjiu claimed that there were people from the imperial court behind him.
If one had to categorize him, Luo Ma could indeed be considered a member of the imperial court.
Although Locke held some position within the Six Doors, he was insignificant in the face of true power and wealth.
Could there be something else involved behind this?
Indeed, such a huge profit in this martial arts world is far beyond what a mere Six Doors constable like Luo Ma could possibly swallow up.
Upon realizing this, Gu Qianbei immediately stopped being playful.
Things seemed to be developing in a way that was beyond his expectations, and the case was starting to become more complicated.
"Detective Zhang, are you saying that the imperial court is involved behind this?"
Old Qian exclaimed in surprise.
"That's possible. Are there many people coming to exchange their silver notes?"
"Many! Absolutely many! Hundreds every day, some real and some fake. As you know, there are powerful and wealthy people everywhere in the capital, and I can't possibly send people to track them all down, lest I offend them."
"Then my Datong Money Shop will be in even more trouble."
Mr. Qian sighed helplessly.
"Datong Money Exchange, such a big thing has happened, isn't the Hua family going to do anything about it?"
Gu Qianbei asked curiously.
"Of course we'll take care of it. Yesterday, Hua Manlou, the seventh son of the Hua family, arrived in the capital to investigate the case."
However, there's still no result.
Hua Manlou, the seventh son of the Hua family, has been blind since childhood, but his heart is full of sunshine. He loves the world and always shows gentleness to others.
He was highly skilled in martial arts and exceptionally intelligent, and was known as the Blind Swordsman.
The fact that the Hua family sent Hua Manlou to investigate the case shows how much importance they attached to it.
"Hua Manlou? There are quite a few people investigating this case."
Zhang Jinjiu smiled, a hint of fighting spirit appearing in his eyes.
It must be quite interesting to compete with so many intelligent people.
"Brother Zhang, have you noticed any other clues?"
Gu Qianbei asked curiously.
Although he knew the truth, he still wanted to see Zhang Jinjiu's reasoning.
"With so many banknotes circulating, any smart person wouldn't let their own people come to the money exchange to redeem them."
If that were the case, the Six Doors would have caught them long ago.
Therefore, these banknotes must have circulated somewhere and then ended up in the hands of different people.
These people then used the counterfeit banknotes to make money.
Such large denomination banknotes would only be frequently used in gambling dens and brothels.
Therefore, these are the places we need to investigate.
Upon hearing this, Gu Qianbei sighed inwardly.
As expected of Zhang Jinjiu.
They got to the heart of the matter so quickly.
"but……"
Zhang Jinjiu suddenly looked troubled.
"But what?"
Boss Qian feigned doubt.
"However, the capital is so vast that there are countless such places of extravagance. It won't be easy to pinpoint the exact location."
Just then, Lu Xiaofeng and Hua Manlou arrived together.
The person who just spoke was Lu Xiaofeng.
"Young Master!"
Boss Qian immediately replied respectfully.
Hua Manlou nodded slightly, then turned to Gu Qianbei and Zhang Jinjiu and said, "I am Hua Manlou. Thank you both for your help with this case."
"How did you two end up together?"
Zhang Jinjiu asked in confusion.
Judging from his words, he clearly knew Hua Manlou before.
"We met on the road and just got to know each other. I thought you were also investigating the case in pairs, and I was too bored by myself, so I temporarily teamed up with this young master Hua."
However, it seems we've thought about the same thing, it's just that I was a step behind you.
Detective Zhang Jinjiu truly lives up to his reputation.
This puts a lot of pressure on me.
That's what he said, but Gu Qianbei didn't sense any pressure from Lu Xiaofeng. On the contrary, he felt that Lu Xiaofeng was even more excited.
"Gentlemen, now is not the time for competition. Why don't we join forces and solve this case as soon as possible?"