Idle game leads to another world.

Chapter 357

The Wen family is wealthy and has many accountants, but they don't live far away, otherwise we would have to continue to wander around other people's houses.

The servant led them to another place, which looked like a courtyard. When they entered through the moon gate, they could hear the clacking sound of abacus beads, and it seemed like it was very busy.

Then the servant asked the two to wait in the pavilion in the courtyard. Not long after, he brought in a middle-aged man in his forties or fifties with a goatee and a puzzled look on his face.

"We are busy, why bring guests here?"

"Don't blame us, Mr. Accountant. We just have something to ask you."

What Yang Yiyi said was not right. How could one visit a rich family and ask about the accountant?

So Qin Yan immediately added:
"To be honest, your master asked us to investigate the accountant who was murdered some time ago. I heard that his account books were taken away, so I wanted to ask."

You see, this is the right way to put it. First bring up Wen Peng, the master of the Wen family, and then explain your purpose. Even if the other party is unwilling, he will have to cooperate for Wen Peng's sake.

The accountant, who was a little impatient at first, immediately nodded and said, "I'm so tired, so happy!"
"What do you two ladies want to ask?"

"Where is the account book of the murdered accountant?"

"Inside the house, we're checking it out."

"Check?"

Speaking of this, the accountant became very angry.

"There are several mistakes in the account book. When the master found out, he asked us to check everything to make sure there were no omissions. We have been working on it for half a month and still haven't finished checking it."

"Is it because the deceased was careless in his work?"

"It's not that I'm not careful, it's just like a kid writing it for a prank."

Hearing this, Qin Yan felt strange and asked hurriedly:

"What exactly does it look like?"

"Even simple addition and subtraction were written incorrectly. For example, on the last page, it was written that 10 guan were received and 350 wen were spent on purchasing cotton and linen thread, but the balance was written as 48 guan."

This is not just a matter of miscalculation, it's just complete nonsense.

It stands to reason that the accountant would not make such a mistake. It seems more like deliberate scribbling. No wonder he was asked to recheck.

"Do you know anything about the deceased?"

"I can't say I know him well. He's only been here for less than two months, and he's gone. And such a big mistake happened. We're the ones who are busy."

"I heard that he was introduced here?"

"It's not really an introduction. In the early autumn, an old accountant planned to return home to spend his retirement years. He was short of someone, so I introduced a cousin to him."

"He's your cousin, and you don't know yet?"

"Lady, have you heard of this saying? One generation is a relative, two generations are cousins, and three or four generations are just cousins. According to the generation, the one who died is my eldest nephew, but I have never seen him before. If he hadn't come with a letter from home, I wouldn't have known that he was related to me."

"Did he come to you in person?"

"Yes, he said that there was a locust plague in his hometown of Yuezhou, and he was the only one left at home. He said that he used to be a teacher, so I wanted to find him a job to make a living, but who knew that so many things would happen."

As a thief, Qin Yan felt that there might be something wrong with the identity of the deceased.

Pretending to be a distant relative of an accountant, there is much more room for maneuver. After all, there were no telephones and transportation was very inconvenient. If the hometown was too far away, it would take more than one or two months to verify the situation.

If someone forged a letter from home and came to seek refuge, I'm afraid no one would think to verify it before doing anything suspicious.

Moreover, if one only wanted to use this identity for a short period of time, by the time the verified news came back, the person would have already run away.

This trick of replacing one thing with another is also a common ability used by the thieves in the Sixteen Villages. To sneak into the mansions of the rich and powerful, it is usually enough to just sneak in for a day or two and then step on the plates, stealing things and running away.

However, this matter is much more complicated than the theft by the thieves in the Sixteen Villages.

Qin Yan quickly calculated in her mind:
"Can you show us the account book?"

"This..." Everything else is easy to say, but when it comes to the account books, the accountant hesitated.

After all, these are the owner's things and are quite sensitive. Regardless of whether there are any illegal things recorded in the account book, it is not suitable for outsiders to see.

"Don't worry, sir. We are here because of Master Wen's request, and we are just standing here to take a look. It is impossible for us to memorize such a thick account book by just looking at it."

"Okay, wait a moment, ladies."

The accountant gave in, turned back to the house, and soon took out a blue account book.

"That's it."

Qin Yan opened it and saw some blood on the latest pages, but not much. It was obvious that the person who did it did use a quick sword, so there wasn't much blood left.

The two girls gathered together and looked through the account book. Even Yang Yiyi, who had never kept accounts before, could see that there were indeed quite a few mistakes.

"How many places are there where the account is wrong?"

"I have found four or five places for now. Here, I have marked them with a pen."

The errors are limited to the last few pages. Although there are some errors earlier, they are not so outrageous. They are just typos or miscalculations in some places.

But what does this mean?

Qin Yan is just a thief after all. At most, she can think from the perspective of a thief, but she is not a detective who is specifically responsible for solving cases.

After reading a few pages, I felt overwhelmed.

Qin Yan really couldn't figure out what was going on, so she returned the account book to the accountant.

"This may be physical evidence. Keep it safe."

The accountant nodded, but didn't pay much attention to it. He asked if there was anything else. After getting the answer, he went back to check the account books.

Walking out of the courtyard of the accounting office, Qin Yan felt that this matter was becoming more and more troublesome.

There were almost no useful clues at the scene, and there were no eyewitnesses. At present, the only conclusion we can draw is that the deceased died from a sharp sword, but we haven't even figured out what weapon was used. Considering the conflict between the Wen and Qing families, it is no wonder that some people would suspect the Qing family.

After thinking about it for a long time without any clue, Qin Yan turned to ask Yang Yiyi:
"What do you think?"

It was obvious that she didn't have any expectations when asked about this matter. After spending the past few days together, Qin Yan realized that Yang Yiyi rarely used her brain. Although she had a high level of fighting ability, her style of doing things was very reckless.

Asking her is just to find out the gaps and fill them in. If she has some ideas that are eye-opening, there might be a breakthrough in this matter.

"I……"

Just as she was about to speak, Yang Yiyi suddenly stopped talking and changed the subject:
"I need to go to the toilet."

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What the hell.

Is it true that lazy donkeys have a lot of shit and urine?
It really makes people feel dizzy.

The servant considerately pointed out the location of the toilet to Yang Yiyi. With Qin Yan's regretful look of "Why the hell did I ask her?", Yang Yiyi jogged all the way.

After entering the toilet and making sure that there was no one around, Yang Yiyi took out the jade sceptre and shook it frantically.

"Don't shake it, I'm watching."

Hearing Li Chengxi's voice, Yang Yiyi felt a lot more at ease.

"Brother Li, did you find anything?"

"There are some, but not many, things that can be confirmed, that the deceased and the murderer may have known each other and even chatted for a while before the death."

"Ah? How did you know that? Did you use your magical powers to figure it out, Brother Li?"

No, really not...

The title was typed wrong, I wanted to delete it and rewrite it, but I ended up clicking publish_(:з」∠)_
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