Detective Di Renjie's legend of Wu Dynasty

Chapter 37 Human Skin Mask
Early in the morning of the second day, Wang Mang heard a commotion outside the governor's mansion as soon as he went out. When he got closer, he saw that it was the imperial guards who had arrived.

Di Renjie whispered something to Di Chun, and Di Chun galloped away on a horse.

Wang Mang knew Di Chun, and he knew him when Li Yuanfang was pretending to be Di Renjie in Jiangzhang.

Seeing Wang Mang approaching, Di Renjie said, "Jing Yang, I'm just looking for someone to call you. We are going to move to the Wu Garden arranged by Mr. Fang. You can pack up and go with us. I still have a lot of things to ask." And you."

It was only then that Wang Mang remembered that Fang Qian in the original drama had arranged Di Renjie in Wu Garden.

Wang Mang nodded and said with a smile, "I'm going to tidy up and salute."

After finishing speaking, Wang Mang went to pack up and salute. Di Renjie looked at Wang Mang's back and smiled inexplicably.

For Wang Mang, there was actually nothing to clean up, just a few changes of clothes and weapons.

Soon, Wang Mang packed up and went to Wu Garden with the imperial guards.

At night, Wang Mang was cleaning the house, when suddenly there was a knock on the door, Wang Mang asked, "Who is it?"

"Uncle, my master invites you to the second hall!" A servant's voice came from outside the door.

Wang Mang replied, "Understood, I'll go right away."

The master in the servant's mouth is Di Renjie. Wang Mang was obviously prepared for Di Renjie to call him, so he walked out of the house calmly and followed the servant to the second hall.

After Wang Mang walked in, he found that there were quite a few people in the second hall, including Hu Jinghui and Li Yuanfang.

Seeing Di Renjie sitting on a chair in the hall, Wang Mang smiled and said, "My lord, did you call me?"

Di Renjie nodded and said, "Yes, I still have some questions for you."

As soon as the words were finished, Di Chun led a person Wang Mang didn't know and walked in.

"The magistrate of Sanhe County, Zhao Chuanchen, pays homage to your lord!" The people led by Di Chun bowed down to Di Renjie.

Di Renjie's face changed suddenly, and he said coldly: "Zhao Chuanchen, do you know the crime?"

Zhao Chuanchen was taken aback: "I don't know the lowly position."

Di Renjie snorted and said, "Then let me remind you, where did the consolation money issued by the court go?"

Zhao Chuanchen broke out in a cold sweat when he heard the words, and said, "The humble job, the humble job is here to stay."

Di Renjie snorted coldly: "If you stay here, just rely on you as a seventh-rank county magistrate? Not to mention your county magistrate, even the state officials and governors don't have this ability!"

Zhao Chuanchen bit the bullet and said, "The humble job decided to stay."

Di Renjie sneered: "You have to think about it clearly, you can't afford this crime. Do you know the consequences of embezzling the huge sums of money from the court? It is to wipe out the three clans."

Zhao Chuanchen's back was wet with cold sweat, and he said, "This matter was indeed done by a humble person."

When Wang Mang heard the name Zhao Chuanchen, he already knew who this person was. It was the county magistrate who was silenced by Hu Jinghui in the original play, and it was also an important evidence to expose Hu Jinghui.

So Wang Mang said: "Sir, can you let me say something to him."

Di Renjie looked at Wang Mang thoughtfully, and said, "Just ask."

So, Wang Mang went to Zhao Chuanchen's ear and whispered a word.

Zhao Chuanchen was shocked when he heard the words: "You, what did you say?"

Wang Mang shook his head indifferently and said, "It's up to you whether you believe it or not."

As he spoke, Wang Mang walked up to Hu Jinghui, and said to Hu Jinghui, "General Hu, let's change places, I don't feel comfortable standing here."

After finishing speaking, without waiting for Hu Jinghui to say anything, he stood in front of Hu Jinghui. Hu Jinghui had no choice but to stand back.

Di Renjie looked at Wang Mang's series of actions thoughtfully.

Zhao Chuanchen's expression changed, and he finally said it: "The thing is like this. A year ago, the consolation money issued by the court was in the hands of the humble official, and the latter was just about to send it down. But at this time, Master Fang sent someone to call me to Youzhou said it couldn’t be sent. I hurriedly asked why, Master Fang said it was an order from the imperial court, ordering me to deposit it in the Tianbao Bank in my own name.”

When Zhao Chuanchen was speaking, Wang Mang kept staring at Hu Jinghui, which made Hu Jinghui very helpless and asked Zhao Chuanchen to tell the whole story.

Di Renjie thought for a while after listening to Zhao Chuanchen's words, and said, "Tomorrow, you go and take out the money and distribute it to the villagers."

At this time, Zhao Chuanchen said with a bitter face: "My lord, I can't take out the humble job now."

Di Renjie asked strangely: "Why?"

Zhao Chuanchen said: "Master Fang said a few months ago that the court had a new use for the money, and asked Beizhi to transfer the money to a man named Yu Feng. Therefore, the money is not in the hands of Beizhi now."

Di Renjie asked, "Who is Yu Feng?"

Zhao Chuanchen said: "I don't know the humble official. Since the transfer to him, the humble official has never seen this person again."

Wang Mang said at this time: "My lord, do you still remember the leader I told you about when I was in Jiangzhang?"

Di Renjie remembered at this moment: "Oh? Yes, Jing Yang, you told me that the leader of those men in black should be a man named Yu Feng."

Wang Mang nodded with a smile, and praised: "My lord has a good memory!"

Di Renjie nodded and shouted: "Come here, take Zhao Chuanchen down to sign the confession."

After Zhao Chuanchen left, Di Renjie said to Wang Mang, "Jing Yang, what did you say to Zhao Chuanchen that made him let go?"

Li Yuanfang and Hu Jinghui also looked at Wang Mang in confusion. Wang Mang smiled and said, "Don't be surprised by what I said. I said to Zhao Chuanchen at the time: I know that Fang Qian asked you to take the blame, but he will soon be It's over because he's a fake."

"What, Fang Qian is fake!"

Di Renjie and the three of them were shocked.

Di Renjie frowned and said, "Jing Yang, you can't joke about this! How did you know it?"

Wang Mang said: "My lord, do you think I'm a joker? On the first day I was invited by Fang Qian to enter the Governor's Mansion, I felt someone watching me around, so I slipped out quietly at night, ready to go out for a stroll. Just a moment. But at that time, I wanted to see if Fang Qian would harm me, so I quietly sneaked out of his window. My lord, guess what I saw?"

Wang Mang paused and continued, "Fang Qian is actually changing faces."

Li Yuanfang was startled: "How did you change your face?"

Di Renjie also frowned, and Wang Mang said, "Have you heard of human skin masks?"

"Human skin mask?" Li Yuanfang exclaimed.

Di Renjie asked: "What is a human skin mask?"

Li Yuanfang replied: "I have only heard about the humble job, but I have never seen it."

Di Renjie showed a curious expression: "Oh? Tell me."

Li Yuanfang first looked at Wang Mang, Wang Mang nodded, Li Yuanfang said: "It is said that after wearing a human skin mask, it is impossible to tell from the appearance that this is another person.

As the name suggests, the human skin mask is made of human skin. In the early days, master craftsmen scraped off the human skin completely, and then soaked it in a special potion. After that, the human skin would become as thin as cicada wings. After wearing it, it can almost be confused with the real one.

Later, some master craftsmen could also use other materials to make human skin masks, but the name of human skin masks has been handed down from the early days, so people call this kind of masks human skin masks. "

Wang Mang praised: "Brother Yuanfang is really knowledgeable! Yes, this is a human skin mask."

Li Yuanfang smiled shyly, and said, "I'm also just listening to it, it's nothing."

Di Renjie said: "Okay, Jing Yang, let's continue."

Wang Mang nodded and said, "Fang Qian is wearing this kind of human skin mask. The one he is wearing must have been made by a master craftsman, and it is not real human skin. At that time, I saw Fang Qian changing the human skin mask. Know he's a fake."

In fact, Wang Mang secretly went to see Fang Qian on purpose, and had been monitoring Fang Qian for several nights in a row.Otherwise, how could it be such a coincidence that he happened to meet Fang Qian changing the leather mask.

We can't let Wang Mang tell Di Renjie that he already knew that Fang Qian was a fake, and Wang Mang was also afraid that his time travel would cause a butterfly effect, so it's better to confirm.

(End of this chapter)