Shen Lang said, "Old Master, one night may be short, but it may not be insufficient. Let us seize every moment. You have some understanding of these accounts, so please pick out the crucial account books for me. I will audit them as quickly as possible."
There were several thousand account books here. Shen Lang could not possibly check every single one; he could only find the crucial ledgers and verify the calculations.
"Even the crucial account books number several dozen," Old Master Lin said. "Even if you merely flipped through them once, Young Master, it would take several days and nights. There are less than five hours until dawn..."
The implication was that with only five hours and several dozen account books, not even an immortal could sort out the accounts.
Shen Lang smiled. "How will we know unless we try? Let's get to work!"
Old Master Lin said, "I truly cannot believe you can accomplish it, but this old man is willing to go mad with you once. If you can truly expose Xu Wenzhao, that great worm, it will not merely be a matter of striking at dissidents. You will have rendered immense service to our Earl's Manor and recovered tremendous losses for the Jin Family."
Next, Master Lin began selecting crucial account books from the mountain of ledgers.
These were the account books involving the income and expenditure of money over an entire year or quarter.
After all, he had spent several decades in the Earl's Manor. With a brief look through them, he knew which account books were crucial.
Later, he did not even need to turn the pages. From the names and tables of contents of the books alone—even their thickness and the differences in their paper—he could identify the crucial account books.
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