Shen Lang arrived outside the Count's room.
The Count and his wife were already asleep.
"Mother-in-law, father-in-law!" Shen Lang shouted with a beautiful voice.
"Hmph!" It was his father-in-law's voice.
"Hey, what happened to Lang 'er?" It was his mother-in-law's voice. Her voice was very gentle.
Look, this is the result of putting his mother-in-law in front of his father-in-law.
Shen Lang said, "Mr. Xu was angry and left. He probably won't appear for a few days. However, the accounts of the Count House have to be carried out as usual. There has been a lot of gold and silver coming in and out of the house. If the accounts are delayed for a few days, I'm afraid that it will be difficult to get the gold and silver out of the accounts. I happen to have some attainments in arithmetic. Why don't you let me handle the accounts for a few days and wait for Mr. Xu to come back? "
The Count said, "Is there something that can't be said tomorrow?"
Damn, you Count, how can you be angry when you wake up? It's only nine o 'clock in the evening. Why are you getting up so early?
The wife said, "Lang 'er is just being nice. Can't you just talk nicely?"
Then, the wife's voice came from inside.
"Lang 'er, come in and talk."
Shen Lang still waited outside for a while before he went in. He didn't want to see anything that he shouldn't see.
The Count had a look of displeasure on his face, but the Madam looked at Shen Lang with a smile.
"Tell me the truth. What are you thinking?" The Count said.
What's the most important thing in front of your family?
Open your heart!
Be smart and don't treat others as fools.
Shen Lang said, "I suspect that Mr. Xu Wenzhao is embezzling money from the Count House. So, I want to check his accounts."
"Nonsense …" The Count slammed the table.
He didn't like the fact that Shen Lang would seek revenge for the smallest grievance.
It's true that Xu Wenzhao was looking for trouble with you today, but he was already humiliated by you. And now, you want to mess with him again?
But his mother-in-law appreciated this very much.
She felt that her Husband was too lenient. This was the good thing about Shen Lang. He didn't hide his thoughts and wasn't hypocritical at all.
Shen Lang said, "Father-in-law, Xu Wenzhao's annual salary is only two hundred gold coins, but his sons all wear gold and silver. Not only do they marry, but they also have concubines. In Xuanwu City and even Nujiang Prefecture, he has many properties, more than a thousand mu of land, which has already far exceeded his salary level. "
The Count frowned and said, "Lang'Er, if the water is too clear, there will be no fish!"
This sentence showed that Count was an understanding person, but most of the time he turned a blind eye to it.
Shen Lang said, "Father-in-law is too kind, and you think too highly of people. Perhaps the amount of money Xu Wenzhao has embezzled far exceeds your imagination and tolerance?"
The Count's wife softly said, "Lang'Er, tell your mother, why are you targeting Xu Wenzhao like this?"
Shen Lang said, "Mother-in-law, it is true that Xu Wenzhao is a narrow-minded person, but why is he targeting me? Why can't he wait to retaliate against me? Is it just because he has a deep relationship with his nephew, Wang Lian? Is there another reason? Is it because I blocked their way? "
These words hit the nail on the head.
Xu Wenzhao's slanderous words haven't entered, but Young Master Shen's slanderous words came first.
The Count and his wife fell into a deep thought.
Following that, Shen Lang took out two account books and said, "These are Xu Wenzhao's account books. Even though they are two very unimportant account books, they are all records of the wine purchased for the Count's banquet. However, this son-in-law has already discovered serious corruption."
"Really?" The wife asked.
The Count asked, "Where did you get these two account books?"
"Ahem, this is not important." Shen Lang said, "I, I asked the Crown Prince to go to the accounting room to get it."
Did he take it? It was obviously a theft!
The Count's face twitched. What a silly son!
Shen Lang said, "Master Lin is also good at arithmetic. Moreover, he is a noble and indifferent person. He treats money like dirt. This son-in-law wants to ask him to check the accounts of the Count House."
The meaning of Shen Lang's words was very clear. I will not be biased, so I let Master Lin, an upright person, supervise from the side.
The Count's wife took the two account books that Shen Lang handed over. Although she didn't understand it, she believed her son-in-law's words.
If he said the problem is serious, then it should be serious.
The wife said, "Husband, it is good to check."
"But …" The Count hesitated.
After all, Xu Wenzhao was his wife's distant relative. Because of this, he was more tolerant to Xu Wenzhao.
The Count's wife said, "After I married into the Kim clan in Xuanwu, I became a member of the Kim clan. I have to prioritize the family's interests. If we find out that Xu Wenzhao didn't embezzle money, then it will be good. Even if he didn't embezzle a lot, we will close one eye. But if he embezzles too much, then we can't tolerate it. "
The Count hesitated for a long time.
He really didn't want to be a bad person. Although Xu Wenzhao was narrow-minded and arrogant, he had followed the Count for decades.
Shen Lang said, "Father-in-law, I am only responsible for checking the accounts. After checking, I will send everything to you. I will not say anything."
The Count frowned and then said, "Okay …"
Then he said in a serious tone, "But I tell you, Shen Lang, Xu Wenzhao is an elder of the Count House. You must save his face. You can't tell anyone that you are checking the accounts. Once he comes back, regardless of whether you found out or not, you must stop immediately. Don't ruin his face. "
Shen Lang was speechless. His father-in-law's heart was too soft, and he was too tolerant.
"Yes." Shen Lang bowed and said.
Xu Wenzhao had lost a lot of face, so he wouldn't come back for at least four or five days. So Shen Lang still had plenty of time.
But it was better to be safe than sorry. Maybe he would come back tomorrow morning?
Shen Lang would make the best use of every minute and second.
"Yes, father-in-law!" Shen Lang said, "I will go now."
After Shen Lang left, the Earl pointed in the direction where he disappeared and said, "Look, look, look. That little bastard, he will definitely seek revenge for the smallest grievance. I really don't know where he gets his vengeance from."
The Madam said, "I think he is quite good. He has a true temperament, and he is open to us without hiding anything. The Big Fool is just a playmate in his village, and he is so good to him. I am quite relieved that Mulan is married to such a husband. "
The Count was jealous and said, "It is good for Mulan to marry Shen Lang, but isn't it good for you to marry me?"
The Madam laughed and said, "Good, good. Husband, you are also good. But you are too pedantic."
The Count said, "I just can't stand him being so ungenerous."
The Madam said, "It is enough for one of them to be generous. Mulan is generous enough. If Lang'Er is even more generous, our family will suffer."
…
In the accounting room, Shen Lang was stunned!
"Oh my, so many?"
The entire accounting room was piled up with thousands of account books.
Old Master Lin said, "There are more than twenty years of account books. How can it not be a lot? It will take a few months to go through all of them. If you want to thoroughly check the accounts, you will need at least a few dozen people. A month may not even be enough. "
With so many account books, it would take at least a month or two to check them all.
How much time did Shen Lang have?
He did not know. At most, four or five days, but at most, only one night.
"Son-in-law, you only have one night," Mister Lin said. Mister Lin said, "The man who opened the door for us is Xu Wenzhao's most trusted disciple. When he saw you come to check the accounts, he released the news before dawn. Xu Wenzhao will be back tomorrow morning."
And once Xu Wenzhao returned, he would take over the accounting room.
The Count was soft-hearted and tolerant. He would not refuse.
Therefore, Shen Lang could only leave the accounts unsettled. There would not be another chance in the future.
At that time, Shen Lang would only be a villain for nothing. It would be futile, and he would lose face.
…
After the clerk who opened the door went out, his face immediately became gloomy.
Then, he rushed to the house of the accounting room manager and informed him of the matter.
"This pretty boy actually came to check the accounts? We must send someone to inform Master Xu Wenzhao. "
Once the door to the Count House was closed, no one could leave. It would only open at dawn the next day.
"Should we set fire to the accounting room? Let's burn that pretty boy in there too, "the clerk said coldly.
The middle-aged manager could not help but glance at him.
F * ck, I didn't know you were so fierce at such a young age.
"Idiot, if you don't want to live, then everyone will die." The middle-aged manager said, "We will inform Master Xu Wenzhao before dawn tomorrow. What can we find in one night?"
A manager on the side laughed coldly. "There are thousands of account books. It will take a month to look at them. Without a few dozen people checking for a month or two, there is no way to find anything."
"That idiot pretty boy is dreaming. He wants to check the accounts in one night. His brain must be flooded with water. Even the gods can't find anything. Just wait for Master Xu to slap his face tomorrow."
"But this pretty boy is scheming to check our accounts. We really can't let him live. Tomorrow, I will discuss with Master Xu how to get rid of him."
Interest groups were just that sharp!
…
In the accounting room.
Old Master Lin said, "Son-in-law, if you had such thoughts, you should have told me in advance. This way, I can think of a way to send Xu Wenzhao away for a few days. "
Shen Lang said, "Old Master, you also suspect Xu Wenzhao?"
"Not suspect, but definitely." Old Master Lin said, "Lord Count is too kind. He underestimates the evil of human nature. I have also wanted to check the accounts many times to see how much money Xu Wenzhao has pocketed. I even sent a student to spy in his accounting room! "
When he said this, Shen Lang was surprised.
He did not expect there to be such a story.
Old Master Lin said, "That child worked undercover for three years before gaining some trust from Xu Wenzhao. Finally, he was about to find the crucial data, but he suddenly fell ill and died."
"I'm afraid he was poisoned to death," Shen Lang said.
Old Master Lin said, "I think so too, so I asked Doctor An Zaishi to examine his body. He found that it was colic sand, and it was the most violent kind."
Shen Lang had seen An Zaishi's medical skills. They were indeed brilliant.
Old Master Lin said, "From then on, I never had the chance to check Xu Wenzhao's accounts."
"But I firmly believe that he must have embezzled a lot. Perhaps it was a very exaggerated number. It's just that he managed the accounting room flawlessly. Everyone here is his disciple and his disciple's disciple. Moreover, his attainments in arithmetic are very high. All the account books are flawless. "
There was no flawless account book. It was just that it was flawless on the surface.
"Sigh, son-in-law, you are too impatient." Mister Lin said with great regret, "The entire accounting room has been run by Xu Wenzhao for decades. We can't find a single helper. With just the two of us, it will take at least one or two months to check all the accounts."
"And he will be back tomorrow morning. In just one night, there is not enough time to flip through so many account books. We won't be able to find anything. We will only alert the enemy."
Was one night not enough?
If it was just Shen Lang and Mister Lin, it would not be enough. Even a month might not be enough.
But there was no need to check every account book. They only needed to check the core account books of each year.
Of course, that would still be dozens of thick books. It would take at least ten days to half a month.
But Shen Lang had a smart brain. Moreover, it was an evolved smart brain.
It was time to let them feel the power of a genius!