Chapter 53: The God of Waves! Shocking, come to seek abuse

Shen Lang said, "Master Lin, although one night is short, it may be enough. We must make the most of every moment. You have a certain understanding of these accounts, so please select the key ledgers for me. I will calculate them as quickly as possible."

There are thousands of ledgers here. Shen Lang cannot check every single one, so he can only find the key ledgers for verification.

"Even for the key ledgers, there are dozens of them," Master Lin said. "Even if you go through them once, it will take you several days and nights. It's almost dawn, there's less than five hours left..."

The implication was that with only five hours left and dozens of ledgers to go through, not even a deity could sort it out.

Shen Lang smiled and said, "How do we know if we don't try? Let's get to work!"

Master Lin said, "I really can't believe that you can do it, but I'm willing to accompany you in this madness. If you can root out Xu Wenzhao, that big troublemaker, it won't just be a matter of suppressing dissent, it will be a huge achievement for our earl's mansion and a great recovery for the Jin family's huge losses."

After that, Master Lin selected the key ledgers from the mountain-like stack of accounts.

They were the kind that involved the financial ins and outs for an entire year or a quarter.

After all, he had been at the earl's mansion for decades and he could determine which ledgers were key with just a quick glance, without even needing to flip through the pages. He could judge their importance just by the name of the ledger, the index, and even the thickness and type of paper.

As he worked, Master Lin sighed.

"For the servants, the earl is the best master, but he is not a tyrant, too lenient and soft-hearted."

"Especially with the new policies being implemented, the earl believes that stability and unity are the most important, so even if there are some dishonest people below, he turns a blind eye."

"This is right, but it also gives some people the space to line their own pockets. Everything has its limit, and Xu Wenzhao has exceeded that limit. I grew up in the earl's mansion and I am the earl's adopted son. The earl's mansion is my home, and I will never allow a parasite to drain the Jin family's century-old fortune."

These words from Master Lin were absolutely true.

While Xu Wenzhao had acquired a large amount of property and land outside, Master Lin had not even acquired a single tile.

The whole family lived and ate within the earl's mansion.

Master Lin spoke as he worked.

Quickly, he selected one key ledger after another and laid them out in front of Shen Lang.

Shen Lang opened the ledgers and quickly flipped through them. He wasn't just reading, but also scanning and photographing the pages, automatically extracting the data into a spreadsheet.

In the past, when he was memorizing the "Jin Family's Code of Conduct," Shen Lang was not very proficient with the smart brain, and it took him half a minute per page at best.

But now, he could flip a page in just ten seconds.

Master Lin was completely amazed to see Shen Lang flip through the ledgers so quickly.

At that speed, it seemed he wouldn't even have time to read a few words, let alone memorize and analyze the related data.

Afterward, Master Lin couldn't help but lose hope for tonight's audit.

"Alas, I shouldn't have had any hope in the first place," Master Lin thought to himself.

Nevertheless, he didn't slack off and continued conscientiously selecting one key ledger after another from the pile and placing them in front of Shen Lang.

Master Lin couldn't control whether Shen Lang could do his job, but he had to do his own job well.

However, he couldn't help but feel disheartened.

After five long hours, Master Lin placed thirty-five key ledgers in front of Shen Lang.

"Young master, I have done what you asked me to do," Master Lin said. "Although there may be some omissions, most of the key ledgers are here."

"Thank you, Master Lin," Shen Lang said. "It's late, and you're old. You should go rest now."

Master Lin said, "Is there anything else you need me to help with?"

"No," Shen Lang said. "You should go rest now."

Master Lin watched Shen Lang quickly flipping through the ledgers, wanting to say something, but ultimately did not.

Do what you can, and leave the rest to fate!

He just couldn't bear to hold out hope for tonight's audit.

"I shouldn't have had any hope in the first place," Master Lin sighed to himself.

My lord, you are too kind and considerate. Old Master Lin did discuss this matter, but his words were dismissed by you.

"In such special times, unity is more important than anything else."

"Xu Wenzhao has many flaws, but I believe he is still loyal to the earl's manor."

These are the words of the earl, so what more can Old Master Lin say? Without real evidence, any further remarks from him would only be seen as jealousy and disruptive to unity.

Old Master Lin has decided that when he passes away, he will leave a letter to the earl.

That should be enough to alert and draw attention from the earl, right?

"Then I will take my leave," Master Lin said.

He no longer held any hope for Shen Lang's actions tonight.

"Farewell, Master Lin," Shen Lang said.

He continued to quickly flip through the account books, and his speed only increased.

Because of his growing proficiency in using the genius brain.

After more than an hour!

Shen Lang finally finished scouring through the dozens of crucial account books and extracted all the data into the genius brain, forming detailed tables.

Next, he would utilize the genius brain for rapid calculations.

To find the flaws in these account books and uncover how much money Xu Wenzhao, this parasite, had embezzled from the earl's manor over the past twenty years.

Even modern accountants with their exceptional skills cannot create flawless false accounts.

Not to mention a wild accountant like Xu Wenzhao.

But with normal calculations, even with an abacus, it would still take at least one or two months.

However, for the genius brain, many extremely complex calculations were just a split second.

As Shen Lang rapidly calculated in his mind, he also used pen and paper to draw up detailed tables, clearly listing the calculated data.

This way, even outsiders like the earl could immediately see the discrepancies in the accounts.

Thus, one table after another began to appear under Shen Lang's pen.

Xu Wenzhao's false accounts were completely laid bare.

However, as one clear data after another appeared on the paper, Shen Lang was also somewhat astonished.

He knew Xu Wenzhao had embezzled a lot, but he did not expect it to be... this much!

...

As the sky was just turning light, the gates of the earl's manor opened, and tens of people either rode horses or drove carriages out of the manor.

These were all normal staff entering and leaving, beyond anyone's control.

Among them, one person quickly headed to Xu Wenzhao's residence.

"Sir Xu, something big has happened. Shen Lang and Old Master Lin suddenly entered the accounting room last night."

"Master Lin left around the time of the Tiger, and Shen Lang has not left to this day."

"They probably want to audit the accounts, to seek revenge on you."

This messenger reported in a breathless manner.

Xu Wenzhao was first shocked, then burst into laughter: "Truly, ignorance breeds fear. What's there to be afraid of?"

"Audit my accounts?" Xu Wenzhao said, "My accounts are flawless, there haven't been any issues for over twenty years. How long does Shen Lang think he can spend on auditing? Even if he's given ten days or half a month, he won't find anything."

"Several thousand account books, and he's just one person. It would take him at least a month to review them all. To think he wants to uncover something overnight is pure nonsense," Xu Wenzhao said triumphantly. "Besides, he simply doesn't have time. He's soon going to be finished."

He knew Tian Hong, he would not act without proper reason.

If he said there's a killing move that could strike Shen Lang once and for all, then there must be one.

"Shen Lang, I was originally going to destroy you, but I didn't expect you to come to me instead?" Xu Wenzhao thought bitterly, "This works in my favor, now I have a reason to accuse him of spreading false rumors."

He knew the earl very well.

Kind-hearted and generous, he greatly values the face of the elderly.

Once Xu Wenzhao appeared within the earl's manor, within the accounting room, the earl would definitely order Shen Lang to stop auditing, and ask him to leave the accounting room.

At this time, with the new policies in the country progressing at full speed, what the earl values most is people's hearts and unity.

So this time, Shen Lang will not only fail to uncover anything, but will also encounter a setback.

If Xu Wenzhao stirs up more trouble, in order to pacify people's hearts, the earl might even whip Shen Lang.

"Let's go back to the earl's manor!"

Just when what Shen Lang found was heating up, with Tian Hong's inside and outside cooperation, they would completely crush Shen Lang.

"You presumptuous boy, dare to provoke me, an old man? You're seeking death!"

...

After entering the earl's manor, Xu Wenzhao's eyes were bloodshot, and he knelt directly in front of the earl.

"My lord, do you not believe me?" Xu Wenzhao asked in tears.

The earl couldn't bear to face it and said, "There's nothing of the sort."

Xu Wenzhao said, "Just now, when I passed by the account room, I found Mr. Shen Lang inside. Do you not trust me? Are you going to check my accounts?"

Following that, Xu Wenzhao's mouth was like a firecracker, never stopping.

"I may have this and that flaw, but for the Earl, for the Jin family, I am loyal and devoted!"

"For over twenty years, I have been toiling day and night for you," Xu Wenzhao kowtowed until he bled, "I am only in my fifties, yet my hair has turned white and I have used up all my efforts."

"Now, just because of the groundless talk of a mere child, you don't trust a loyal servant who has served you for over twenty years. Then what's the point of my existence?"

With that, Xu Wenzhao made a sudden move to bang his head against the wall.