HLnovel Chapter 1363
Chapter 1363
Han Feizi said: "Affairs are accomplished by secrecy and ruined by leaks. When there are many people, trouble is likely to occur, and it is hard to guarantee that one or two fools will not appear."
"If even one of them slips up and gets caught by the Embroidered Uniform Guard, will all of us have to pay with our entire families' lives?"
Upon hearing this, Mai Zhide fell silent. Although he didn't want to say it, he had to admit that Qian Jinguang's words made sense.
He came to see Qian Jingguang mainly because he noticed that Qian Jingguang was not in a good state and wanted to try his best to appease him.
But now, he finds himself seemingly influenced by Qian Jinguang, and what the other party is saying is a fact he has to face.
In reality, Mai Zhide wasn't as calm as he appeared; all his composure was a forced facade.
He was also afraid and worried that he would be implicated, which is why he immediately came to Qian Jingguang's door when he noticed that something was wrong.
However, he was not the mastermind behind this event; he was also a participant and was unaware of how many people were involved.
Qian Jingguang said that it was hard to guarantee that there wouldn't be any idiots among those people, which immediately hit Mai Zhide's sore spot.
So much so that after Qian Jingguang finished speaking, Mai Zhide, contrary to his previous attitude, also fell silent.
Just then, Qian Jingang spoke up again.
“You just said that the court couldn’t find any evidence, but you seem to have forgotten that the mercury is still sitting in the ink barrels.”
"Furthermore, the warehouse where the ink is stored has been sealed off by the Embroidered Uniform Guard, and no one is allowed to approach it except by His Majesty's decree."
"No one has noticed the problem with the oil drums yet, but what if this case drags on and can't be closed?"
"Nowadays, there is an excessive amount of banknotes circulating outside the country. If a bank is not properly managed, the government's bank will completely lose its credibility and eventually be shut down."
Qian Jingguang couldn't help but sigh at this point, then said with a hint of pessimism:
"Once the imperial bank collapses and there is no longer a need to print banknotes, those special inks will no longer be so precious."
"When the Embroidered Uniform Guard investigates the case again, they won't care about the ink anymore; they might just pour out all the ink and examine the oil drums."
"Don't think His Majesty has forgotten this matter. People are still being implicated in the Hu Weiyong case, even now!"
Originally, Mai Zhide came to appease Qian Jinguang, but now, after hearing Qian Jinguang's words, his own mind began to waver.
Because this is indeed a fact that cannot be ignored, and it is also the most direct hidden danger that can affect him.
Within the Ministry of Works, only he and Qian Jinguang, two vice ministers, had access to the color-changing ink. If something were to happen, they would undoubtedly be the ones held accountable.
So, immediately after Qian Jinguang finished speaking, Mai Zhide asked a question.
“Brother Qian is right. Since you have brought up this potential problem, you must already have a solution in mind, right?”
However, after Mai Zhide finished speaking, Qian Jinguang just shook his head with a bitter face and said:
"You just said you didn't know what I was afraid of. Now I can tell you, I'm afraid because I don't know what to do!"
Upon hearing this, the entire room fell silent, with only two people looking at each other in grief.
Quiet!
Because of Qian Jingang's words, the entire room fell silent, and the scene looked unusually eerie.
The main thing is that you can see from the expressions on their faces that their emotions are fluctuating greatly, but neither of them says a word.
Several minutes passed, and finally Qian Jingguang gritted his teeth, as if he had made up his mind.
"Brother Mai, the oil barrels must not be discovered by the imperial court, and they must be disposed of as soon as possible before the bank's credibility completely collapses."
“I don’t know about others, but the two of us are definitely going to die. You just said that there are a lot of people involved in this matter.”
“Once the Embroidered Uniform Guard finds out the problem with the oil drum, it means that the two of us will become the key to solving the case.”