Zhao Yeqin nodded and said, "Master Zhang likes books. I happen to have a lot of books at home, so I just picked up a few and gave them to Master Zhang."

"How many books did you grab?"

Shen Lian smiled half-heartedly and said, "Mr. Zhao is so rich. You can give away three copies worth of a big house as a gift?"

When Zhao Yeqin heard Shen Lian's words, the smile on his face suddenly solidified.

His pupils shrank violently, and a trace of panic flashed across his expression.

"Master Shen, what you mean is..."

Zhao Yeqin hurriedly spoke.

Shen Lian looked directly at Zhao Yeqin, his voice was calm, but it carried a breathtaking power.

"Master Zhao, don't you know that these ten books you gave to Zhang Qin are all unique copies from the late Han Dynasty? They are all priceless treasures?"

Zhao Yeqin pursed his lips.

He was silent for a moment, then shook his head and said, "To be honest with Mr. Shen, I really don't know the value of these books."

"These books have been passed down from our ancestors."

"Xiaoguan doesn't know the specific period of the books. I only know that these books have always been with us. My grandfather passed them to my father, and my father passed them to me."

"Xiaguan didn't study books deeply and didn't read these books very much, so he didn't know that these books were the only ones from the late Han Dynasty."

The reasons stated by Zhao Yeqin are still barely acceptable.

After all, if it weren't for Wang Xiaohua, Shen Lian might not know the value of these unique copies.

However, Zhao Yeqin still lied.

After all, if it is not valuable, can it be passed down from generation to generation?

Not to mention, when Zhao Yeqin just spoke, his eyes flickered and he was very panicked. His expression almost told Shen Lian that he was talking nonsense.

Shen Lian said calmly: "Since these books have been passed down from generation to generation in Mr. Zhao's family, I guess they have special meaning to your Zhao family, right?"

"If it is such a meaningful thing, why did you give it to Zhang Qin?"

Zhao Yeqin suddenly clenched his fists.

But in the next moment, he seemed to realize something and quickly released his fist.

But this scene did not escape Shen Lian, who had been staring at Zhao Yeqin.

Zhao Yeqin said: "Actually, the reason is very simple."

"Just like what Mr. Shen asked just now, didn't I take the credit from Mr. Zhang, so I feel guilty."

"I just thought of giving Mr. Zhang something to make up for it."

"It just so happened that Xiaguan inquired and found out that Mr. Zhang likes to read and collect books. Therefore, in order to make up for the debt, and to make his career in the Ministry of Industry smoother in the future, the official asked not to let this matter affect Mr. Zhang's attitude toward the Ministry of Industry. The impression of a lower official."

"The lower official could only bear the heartache and gave these books to Mr. Zhang."

Shen Lian nodded: "This is all understandable."

When Zhao Yeqin heard this, his eyes suddenly relaxed.

However, I don’t believe it!

Shen Lian finished the remaining words in his mind.

Zhao Yeqin obviously knew the value of these books, but he took the credit for robbing them, and the real benefits he got were not even worth the value of a single copy.

Therefore, in order to make up for the shortcomings, the worst possible thing is to take out all the benefits obtained from that credit.

How is it possible to give away far more than ten times the benefits?

Is he a money-splitting boy?

Therefore, there must be something else hidden in this!

However, Zhao Yeqin clearly didn't want to tell the truth, so Shen Lian's inquiry would yield no results.

Therefore, Shen Lian remains silent for the time being.

He looked at Zhao Yeqin and said, "Mr. Zhao, when was the last time you saw Zhang Qin today? Where was it?"

Zhao Yeqin thought for a while and then said: "It was at the well about three quarters of an hour ago."

Three quarters of an hour ago?

Shen Lian's eyes flashed.

They performed an autopsy and found that Zhang Qin died within half an hour.

And three quarters of an hour is shorter than half an hour!

This is equivalent to directly shortening the time by a quarter.

Zhao Yeqin said: "At that time, there was a fire in the file room. All of us were putting out the fire, and the official was fetching water from the well. He happened to meet Mr. Zhang who was busy fetching water."

Seeing that Shen Lian was silent, he added: "There were other colleagues present at the time. We were all fetching water to put out the fire. I think they should have seen it too."

Shen Lian has asked Du Chuke to investigate, and the results will be available soon, so Zhao Yeqin can naturally judge whether what he said is true or false.

Shen Lian was not in a hurry to verify, he continued to ask: "What happens after that?"

"After that, the official was so busy putting out the fire that he no longer paid attention to the people around him, so he didn't know where Mr. Zhang went."

"It wasn't until just now that I heard that Mr. Zhang was found in a dry well."

Shen Lian's gaze was deep, and when he was stared at by his eyes, Zhao Yeqin immediately felt like the deepest secret in his heart had been seen through.

This made some sweat appear on Zhao Yeqin's forehead.

Shen Lian smiled at this time and said: "Mr. Zhao, it's a crisp autumn day. Do you feel hot? Why are you still sweating?"

Zhao Yeqin quickly raised his sleeves to wipe his sweat and said, "I may have been in a hurry when I first came here, so I sweated a little."

"Oh? Really?"

Shen Lian said meaningfully: "I thought Master Zhao was nervous, so he was sweating."

Zhao Yeqin's face froze, and then he shook his head quickly: "Why are you so nervous? Mr. Shen misunderstood."

Shen Lian smiled: "It may indeed be a misunderstanding."

He said: "Where does Master Zhao usually handle official business? Can I come over and have a cup of tea?"

Zhao Yeqin said quickly: "Of course you can, Mr. Shen, please."

With that said, he led the way.

At this time, Wang Xiaohua also noticed that Zhao Yeqin seemed a little too panicked.

She followed Shen Lian and lowered her voice: "Master Shen, do you suspect that he committed murder?"

Shen Lian narrowed his eyes and said calmly: "Not sure, after all, I haven't found conclusive evidence yet."

"However, even if he is not the murderer, he is certainly inseparable from this case. At least, he knows the key information."

"Let's go and have a look at his office first."

"The scene of the first crime has not been found, and the murder weapon has not been found. Since it is not Zhang Qin's office, we have to walk around a little longer."

This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! Wang Xiaohua immediately understood what Shen Lian meant, and she nodded directly in agreement.

The two of them followed Zhao Yeqin and soon arrived at Zhao Yeqin's office.

Zhao Yeqin's official position is that of a doctor, and he is an intermediate-level person in the Ministry of Industry, so he does not have a separate office.

I share a large office room with several people.

Entering the office, Shen Lian found that there were six desks.

Therefore, it is an office room shared by six people.

On each table, there are some books, pens, ink, paper and inkstones, as well as some drawing tools.

As someone from the Ministry of Industry, I know more or less some engineering knowledge.

Zhao Yeqin's desk is located second on the left, close to the window.

It's a relatively good location in this office.

Here, you can bask in the sun and see the scenery outside the window.

There was no one else in the office at this time, the fire had just been extinguished, and there were a lot of things going on in the file room, so all the officials who were free went over to help.

After Zhao Yeqin asked Shen Lian to sit down, he quickly picked up the teapot on the table and was poured a cup of tea by Shen Lian.

He said: "Master Shen, please have tea. I don't have any good tea here, Master Shen. Please bear with me."

Shen Lian took the tea cup and said with a smile: "I have no requirements for tea, and I don't have much research on it. As long as it can quench my thirst."

He took a sip of tea and looked at Zhao Yeqin's table.

I saw two tea cups placed on the table.

Shen Lian said: "Master Zhao entertained others not long ago?"
To be continued...