The prince is very cruel

As for the letter, it was exactly the same as Chen Tu's usual handwriting, with almost no difference. This made the matter very tricky.

"Think carefully about it. Has anyone come in or out of your house these past few days?"

"Or maybe the carriage stops?"

"Three thousand taels of gold is no small sum. It's not easy to move it into your house without making any noise. There must be clues left behind. Please remember carefully."

Upon hearing this, Chen Tu fell silent, and then quickly forced out a bitter expression.

"Brother Guan, um, um, I basically work at the Censorate during the day, so I don't know much about the situation at this family."

"The servants in my house have been with me for several years. They shouldn't be able to harm me, right?"

Guan Ning frowned: "People's hearts are hidden, it's hard to say."

"Besides, now that you're in trouble, you're lucky that all the servants in your house haven't run away."

Chen Tu's face looked bitter.

"Then, what should I do? Brother Guan, I'm really confused. I was inexplicably charged with such a serious crime."

"If I die, what will happen to my sister?"

"Brother-in-law, you can't just ignore me!" Chen Tu pleaded.

puff...

Even at such a serious moment, Guan Ning was actually amused by this guy.

"Keep your voice down, keep your voice down, there's someone outside!" Guan Ning glared.

Chen Tu was startled and fell silent.

Guan Ning saw that Chen Tu was also completely unaware of the situation: "Well, I'll go to your house first to see if there are any clues."

"You stay here for now. I'll send someone to watch you and prevent anyone else from interrogating you."

Chen Tu was overjoyed when he heard this and said with emotion: "Okay, okay!"

"Brother-in-law, I listen to you."

Guan Ning was suddenly at a loss whether to laugh or cry. This guy never changed his words. He called him brother-in-law smoothly at this time. However, just for the sake of calling him brother-in-law, he would never let anything happen to Chen Tu.

After a while, Guan Ning walked out of the room and met Yuwen Hongdu.

With a height of 1.8 meters and a sturdy figure, he looked like a god of might when he was dressed in the embroidered uniform unique to the imperial guards. Anyone who saw him would retreat.

"Send a few people to guard here. No one except me can get close to here."

Yuwen Hongdu frowned: "Master Guan, the people inside are prisoners. Aren't you afraid of being criticized for doing this?"

Guan Ning smiled and said, "If your Majesty asks for accountability, I will naturally take the responsibility."

"Your Majesty's mission for you is to assist me, isn't it?"

Yuwen Hongdu was speechless and finally had to agree and sent four palace guards to guard the place.

Then he left with Guan Ning.

Chen Mansion.

It's not that grand, but you can tell at a glance that it's a well-off family with plenty of money. There are many people visiting them on weekdays. After all, Chen Tu is from the Censorate.

Even if he was a minor official, he was still considered to be in the government.

But after the incident, the entire Chen Mansion fell into a deathly silence. There was no one guarding it, and all kinds of things were scattered on the ground, as if it had been robbed by thieves many times. It was extremely desolate.

"We've checked, and everyone has run away." Yuwen Hongdu said.

Guan Ning frowned and looked at the messy footprints on the ground, which gave him even more headache. The first scene had been destroyed and there was no way to trace it.

He said nothing, but went directly to the place where the stolen money was found, pushed open the door, and broke the seal.

The tables and chairs in the room were covered with a layer of dust, and a large hole suddenly appeared under the bed, with a diameter of three meters and very deep.

Guan Ning squatted down, reached out and touched the soil several times, then put it to his nose and smelled it.

Then he suddenly asked, "If it were you who wanted to frame Chen Tu, what would you do?"

Yuwen Hong was stunned for a moment, then said without hesitation: "Act at night, steal the soil and bury it."

"But three thousand taels of gold is too big a target. It's not easy to dig such a big hole. It's hard to say whether Chen Tu was wronged or not."

"It's not ruled out that he dug it himself."

Guan Ning said calmly, "It's not that hard to dig a pit. Just blow in the smoke and make the people in the Chen Mansion fall asleep. Then take action. A pit this big can be dug in an hour for a professional."

Yuwen Hongdu was silent.