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193　　Looking at such brittle iron, Chen Jie finally understood why it was called scrap iron.

　　Chen Jie looked at Qian Shun and asked, "Why is this iron so brittle?"

　　After hearing this, Qian Shun said: "I don't know. Mining and smelting are all a set of procedures. It's just that some iron is so brittle, and I don't know why."

　　Chen Jie said: "Hmm, so that's how it is. By the way, has this scrap metal always been piled up here?"

　　"Yeah, no one wants to be here either!"

　　"Have you been here for the past few years?"

　　Chen Jie asked again, and after hearing this, Qian Shun said, "Well, they are all here!"

　　"That's not right."

　　Chen Jie stretched out his hand and said, "The account book."

　　At this time, Zhou Chu brought the account book over and explained, "Manager Qian, according to the records in this account book, there were 30,000 kilograms of scrap iron last year alone, and 20,000 kilograms of scrap iron so far this year. Do you have 50,000 kilograms of scrap iron?"

　　Gulp...

　　Hearing Chen Jie's questioning, Qian Shun swallowed his saliva and immediately smiled and said, "Haha, Master Wu, we have dealt with all the scrap metal from before."

　　"What year will it be processed?"

　　Chen Jie didn't wait for him to catch his breath and asked directly.

　　"Two years ago, no, no, last year?"

　　Chen Jie said: "Oh, that means the scrap iron here is all this year's new iron. Someone, go find a blacksmith and ask him if this iron is this year's new iron."

　　"yes."

　　Upon hearing this, the Eagle Guard immediately replied, then picked up a piece of iron and prepared to go out.

　　"etc!"

　　At this time, Qian Shun said, "Master Wu, please come over here, let's talk for a moment."

　　Chen Jie said, "No, I see, Eagle Guard, I am here to investigate on the orders of the Hall Master. If you don't tell the truth, you will have to bear the consequences yourself."

　　Gulp, Qian Shun swallowed his saliva again.

　　Chen Jie continued to press: "You just said that you were asked to deal with the iron? How did you deal with it?"

　　"Just, just…"

　　"Bury it, refine it, or sell it?"

　　"Buried? Where? Refined? Where's the slag? Sold? Who did you sell it to? Tell me!"

　　"This, this, Master Wu, spare my life!"

　　Qian Shun fell to his knees with a thud, and then kowtowed like crazy. Chen Jie looked at him and said, "It's not about whether I will spare your life or not, it's about whether you want to live or not."

　　"I want to live!"

　　"Okay, then tell me, where did you deal with all this scrap metal?"

　　Chen Jie looked at Qian Shun. After hearing this, Qian Shun swallowed his saliva again and said, "Sell it, sell it."

　　"Who did you sell it to?"

　　Chen Jie continued to ask questions.

　　Hearing this, Qian Shun said with an ugly face: "I don't know him either. I just come here regularly to buy things. I give them iron and they give me silver."

　　"Who told you to do this?"

　　Chen Jie asked. After hearing this, Qian Shun's face turned the color of pig liver and he kowtowed and said, "Fifth Master, Fifth Master, please forgive me. I can't tell you. If I tell you, I will die."

　　"You'll die if you don't tell me."

　　Chen Jie shouted sternly.

　　Qian Shun was obviously frightened. Chen Jie said in a gentle voice, "Of course, just tell me and I will report to the hall master and I will keep you safe."

　　"Really?"

　　"real."

　　Chen Jie said firmly.

　　Upon hearing this, Qian Shun opened his mouth and said, as if he had made up his mind: "Yes..."

　　call out!

　　Chen Jie was startled by the sound of a crossbow arrow breaking through the air. He turned around and made a defensive gesture, but the next moment the crossbow arrow shot directly through Qian Shun's throat!

　　Forehead!

　　Qian Shun's throat was shot through. He covered his throat with his hands, his eyes wide open, a look of disbelief on his face.

　　"who!"

　　Chen Jie shouted angrily, and then he saw a thin figure among a group of miners not far away. He put away his crossbow, turned around and ran with a bamboo basket on his back.

　　Seeing this scene, Chen Jie said, "Don't run."

　　They took the Eagle Guards to chase after him, but the thin figure was very familiar with the terrain here. He turned around and disappeared!

　　…

　　White Tiger Hall!

　　Peng Shizhong sat in the main seat with a sullen face, and his three adopted sons sat below him.

　　Feng Xuan, Zheng Chuan, Lu Rong.

　　At this time, Uncle Fu was responsible for guarding the surrounding area.

　　No one is allowed to approach within a hundred steps of the entire hall.

　　Feng Xuan and the other two were stunned to see Peng Shizhong so serious. They didn't understand why the matter today was so serious.

　　Peng Shizhong said: "Okay, they are all here."

　　"You have seen that no one has come within a hundred steps of the White Tiger Hall today. We can talk about our innermost feelings."

　　"Who among you killed the fourth brother?"

　　boom!

　　After hearing this, the three of them were all confused.

　　Then Qi Qi looked at Peng Shizhong and said, "Godfather, are you saying that we killed Lao Si?"

　　Peng Shizhong said expressionlessly, "Today, the Darughachi Mansion summoned me and said that someone was secretly selling ironware to the Zoroastrian rebels for personal gain, which is tantamount to treason."

　　"Let our two major gangs conduct a self-examination. Nan Batian and Old Monster Liu both said that there was absolutely no such thing in their mining area."

　　"They must be lying!"

　　After hearing this, Lu Rong spoke.

　　Peng Shizhong glanced at him and said, "Old Third, what do you want to say?"

　　"Nan Batian and Old Monster Liu both want to annex our White Tiger Hall. How can they tell the truth? I think they are just lying."

　　"Do you have proof?"

　　"No!"

　　"sit down!"

　　Peng Shizhong was furious and shouted at Lu Rong, who sat down.

　　At this time, Peng Shizhong said, "You stupid guy, I will continue to say that although I don't know if they are lying, I think there is a problem within us."

　　"Who killed Lao Si? I initially thought it was the Beggars' Sect, but it wasn't. Lao Wu's investigation revealed that Lao Si was investigating the iron mine before he died."

　　"Someone secretly sold ironware to the Zoroastrians, and the fourth brother died while investigating iron mines. Is there such a coincidence in the world?"

　　"Boss, tell me."

　　Peng Shizhong looked at Feng Xuan.

　　Feng Xuan heard this and said, "Father, you are right. There is no such coincidence in this world. There must be something wrong. But father, you have always been in charge of this iron mine, and there is no problem with the income and expenditure of the accounts. Where did the other party get this iron from?"

　　…

　　"Jiu Si, you mean that this traitor mixed good iron with scrap iron and sold them as scrap iron?"

　　Zhou Chu looked at Chen Jie, who examined Qian Shun's body and nodded in affirmation.

　　White Tiger Hall, Feng Xuan continued: "Second, even if they can find a way to get the iron, how can they transport it out? This iron ore area is guarded by your foster father himself."

　　"Jiu Si, you mean that man bribed Qian Shun with money, and then Qian Shun bribed these guards with money to make them turn a blind eye?"

　　At this time, Chen Jie took out a silver note from Qian Shun's arms, on which was written: One thousand taels.

　　"Money can make things happen."

　　Chen Jie shook the banknote.

　　Feng Xuan continued, "Third, if this traitor had been trading with Zoroastrianism for a long time, why was it only exposed today?"

　　"So this requires the use of what you said, Jiusi, the white gloves?"

　　"That's right. Find a middleman to do this for him. He won't show up from beginning to end, so it will be difficult for him to be discovered."

　　Chen Jie said this to Zhou Chu, and then Chen Jie touched Qian Shun's pocket again and found a note inside, which read: Two thousand kilograms of iron.

　　"All he had to do during the whole process was pass a note."

　　Chen explained, then took the note and looked at it and said, "Hey, there is a seal, Tongyuan Bank."

　　"Old Zhou, take someone to check this same source line!"

　　"Oh, okay."

　　Zhou Chu immediately stood up and went to check the line with the same origin.

　　It sounds like the name of a business.

　　At this time, inside the White Tiger Hall.

　　"So godfather, it's really hard to accomplish something like this. I don't think it's necessarily something that we brothers could do."

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