Since it could be carried around, and it made the Cai family so nervous that they spared no expense to have a county lieutenant from Xiangfu County search near Kaifeng Prefecture before the Kaifeng Prefecture yamen officially opened.
What exactly could such a thing be?
If it were just some treasure, Cai Jing would probably have just tolerated it!
After all, this was Kaifeng Prefecture!
Rather than making such a big fuss, it would have been better to simply ignore it!
After all, at this time, although the Kaifeng Prefecture yamen had not yet opened, there was one yamen that was always open!
The Censorate was not to be trifled with. In Kaifeng City, if they caused such a commotion, weren't they afraid that the censors would accuse him of misusing public office?
Unless this thing was something that could not see the light of day, making him willing to risk being impeached by the censors just to find it!
Cai Jing and his son were now powerful figures in the court. What kind of treasures could they not obtain?
Even the treasures in the imperial palace were probably not as complete as the treasures in their home!
At this point, the mystery of what the item was had become quite obvious!
Unless it was some important ledger or something similar, Cai Jing would never have dared to take such a risk at this time!
Han Mo could have directly asked the woman for the whereabouts of the item, but once he did, he would be truly implicated.
If it were just himself, he naturally wouldn't care.
However, he now had two burdens behind him!
That's why he chose to find it himself!
The woman was injured, and looking at the location of her injuries, it was almost certain that she could not climb to any high places.
Since the woman knew the importance of the item, she would naturally know that it could not be left outdoors.
If it were kept indoors, and it was something like a ledger, where would be the most inconspicuous place?
Han Mo's mind began to analyze rapidly; this could be considered his occupational disease.
As a coach, when encountering a situation, one naturally had to start the analysis from the basics.
Although the woman seemed to be willful, every choice she made, in retrospect, was extremely clever.
The place where the Cai family stored such an important item would undoubtedly be heavily guarded.
The fact that she was able to retrieve the item and escape safely amidst such a pursuit already demonstrated her shrewdness.
In the vicinity of this manor, whether coming from Xiangfu County or Kaifeng City, there were other family manors.
Yet, she specifically chose this place!
Upon entering this manor, she directly found her small courtyard among the many courtyards!
Her courtyard, no matter which side, had more places to hide, yet she specifically chose his place!
Coupled with her obvious attempt to drag him into the situation during the interrogation just now.
If Han Mo had not reacted quickly, he would have been forced to become her accomplice!
As this step-by-step analysis unfolded, it was clear that this woman had been very familiar with this manor beforehand!
Following this line of reasoning, the place where she hid the item would naturally have been prepared in advance!
This made things interesting!
If it were himself, where would he hide something like a ledger?
After figuring everything out, Han Mo's eyes lit up!
"Interesting!"
Han Mo chuckled, picked up the lantern, and strode towards the study.
Let alone the constables from Xiangfu County, even the constables from Kaifeng Prefecture would probably not dare to search the Han family's study thoroughly, right?
In Han Jiayan's study, in addition to some royal books bestowed by Emperor Huizong, there were also some from the Han family's "Zhuo Jin Tang."
Many of these books bore royal seals, so even if they were given ten times the courage, they wouldn't dare to act presumptuously here.
If one were to hide a ledger, it was clear that this would be the best place.
Upon arriving at the Han family's study, Han Mo did not rush in. Instead, he held up the lantern and observed the surroundings.
Indeed, beside a small window at the back of the study, a small footprint was clearly visible on the ground, and beside the footprint, there was a drop of blood.
Upon careful observation of the window area, it was evident that the window had been pried open.
A triumphant smile appeared on Han Mo's lips; it seemed his analysis was on the right track.
This woman had not only scouted the location in advance but also seemed to have been acting to deceive him with her previous actions.
It was truly quite interesting!
Why was she so certain that he would save her?
However, none of that mattered. Han Mo decided to make his decision about whether to keep the woman after he examined the items.
Taking out the key to open the door and lighting the candles inside, Han Mo then observed the entire study.
The study contained no less than ten thousand volumes of books, many of which were rare and unique.
All the books had been meticulously organized by professionals, categorized according to classics, history, philosophy, and miscellaneous accounts, and so on.
If he were to go through them one by one, it would probably take an eternity...
However, Han Mo did not rush to act.
Intelligent people tend to overthink when they act, especially those who are overly confident.
Like this woman who thought she had everything figured out, if she wanted to hide a book in this study that even the owner of the study couldn't find, what would she do?
Since she had chosen this study as the place to hide the book.
It was likely that she knew quite a bit about him and Han Jiayan.
She only needed to choose the books that were least often consulted in the study, change their covers, and hide them there. They might not be discovered for over a decade.
Based on his own reading habits, the books he would least likely consult would be the classics and historical texts.
After all, everyone in the Imperial Academy knew that Han Mo was mischievous and unwilling to study, a disgrace to the Imperial Academy.
Han Jiayan would not usually come here. When he occasionally remembered the collection of books here, he would only look for a few leisurely reads, such as curious tales or travelogues of predecessors.
Following this logic, the most likely candidates would undoubtedly be the classics and historical texts.
After clarifying his thoughts, Han Mo approached the bookshelf, raised the lantern, and carefully observed the dust on the shelves.
It was winter, and when he usually came here to read, a brazier would be placed in the study.
Therefore, there would inevitably be some dust on the shelves, which now provided Han Mo with considerable convenience.
After searching several bookshelves consecutively, Han Mo finally discovered that one book showed signs of having been disturbed!