Chapter 37

"If that military pay was secretly replaced with Water-Dissolving Gold before transport, it would not be strange for it to suddenly vanish upon encountering rainwater!"

Chancellor Zhang Kaidi keenly grasped a keyword in Su Xuan's words, "Are you saying that the ghost soldier hijacking was man-made?"

"Not just the ghost soldier hijacking, but also the subsequent ghost demanding lives—all were man-made!" Su Xuan responded.

"'Water-Dissolving Gold'? Truly a good excuse!" Ji Wuye's heart was cold; he did not expect Su Xuan to figure out the truth about that gold so quickly. However, on the surface, he did not show any sign of fear. His eyes were cold as he looked at Su Xuan and said, "Even if this matter was man-made, you still haven't found the lost military pay!"

"It seems the General's memory is not very good!" Su Xuan met Ji Wuye's gaze without showing any fear, "Could it be that the General has forgotten the King's previous words?"

When this court session was convened, the King of Han had already said that Su Xuan had found the whereabouts of the lost military pay.

Ji Wuye was stunned at the thought of this, his eyes flickering uncertainly.

Could it be that this guy really found the whereabouts of the military pay?

Following that, he dismissed this speculation.

Even if Su Xuan knew the disappearance of the military pay was man-made and guessed that the vanished gold was Water-Dissolving Gold, it was impossible for him to find the whereabouts of the lost military pay.

"According to you, where is that military pay hidden right now?"

"It is right here in Xinzheng City!" Su Xuan's words were certain.

"In Xinzheng City?"

In the court hall, all the officials were stunned upon hearing this.

100,000 taels of gold in military pay was replaced, and the person didn't hide the military pay elsewhere, but hid it in the city? That person must be a fool.

Ji Wuye was increasingly certain that Su Xuan was talking nonsense.

"Oh? Since you know the whereabouts of the military pay, why don't you say it quickly so that the lost military pay can be retrieved early?"

Su Xuan was not impatient, "The lost military pay must of course be retrieved, but capturing the bold mastermind who replaced the military pay is also an extremely important matter."

"Who is so bold as to dare to replace the military pay issued to the border army?!" Ji Wuye's words carried sarcasm; he was already prepared to watch Su Xuan make a fool of himself, but before watching the show, he didn't mind accompanying Su Xuan to finish this play.

"The General also knows this person!" Su Xuan said.

"The General knows him?" Ji Wuye was somewhat confused.

Su Xuan said, "This person is wealthy beyond measure and has a nickname—Jade Tiger!"