Detective Di Renjie's legend of Wu Dynasty

Chapter 606 The Death Book

It was already night, and there was silence in Xingyuan.

The main hall was lit, and Di Renjie held the suicide note left by Li Han in his hand, pacing slowly, thinking quietly.

Suddenly, Di Renjie stopped in his tracks and began to read the suicide note again and again.

"My minister Li Han paid homage again: I was entrusted with the grace of the Holy Spirit before to investigate the shipwreck in Hangou, but now the matter has not been reconciled, there is another wave in Hangou, the salt boat capsized, and the official salt was damaged.

Although I have tried my best, I still can't find out the whole story, which is really a breach of the trust of the Holy Majesty.Now, the big event has happened, and there is no place to turn around. The only thing I can do is to apologize with death!

Leave a book because of the last pen.Minister Li Han bowed his head again. "

Di Renjie checked the suicide note back and forth several times in his hand, but found nothing suspicious.

He took a deep breath and walked up again.

Zeng Tai opened the door with tea and came in, and called softly, "Men."

Di Renjie turned around and said, "Ah, it's Zeng Tai."

Zeng Tai put the tea bowl on the table and asked, "Why, are you still thinking about the suicide note?"

Di Renjie nodded and said: "Yes. I have compared the handwriting on this death note with the Yiwen written by Li Han many times, and found nothing suspicious.

Could it be that this suicide note was really left by Li Han?But Li Han died before Lu Jiying arrived. He didn't know that there was another shipwreck in Hangou, so how could he write such a suicide note? "

Zeng Tai said: "Men, could it be that before Lu Jiying arrived, someone told Li Han about the shipwreck in Hangou, and this made him commit suicide by leaving a book? It's just that this person came quietly to guard Shanyang. The guards of the hotel didn’t notice it.”

Di Renjie pondered for a while and said, "This possibility is not ruled out. But the last boat capsize in Hangou occurred in Shanyang County. As the magistrate of Shanyang County, Lu Jiying should be the first person to know about it.

Think about it, who else could know earlier than him?If there is such a person, then this person must be the gangster who attacked the salt fleet.

He is likely to use lightness skills to secretly sneak into the Shanyang Hotel. Then, we can assume that what will happen if this person finds Li Han? "

Zeng Tai said: "Tell Li Han about the shipwreck in Hangou, and then leave."

Di Renjie shook his head and said: "If this is the case, Li Han already knew that the sinking of the Hangou ship was planned by gangsters, so why did he still say in the suicide note that he couldn't find out the reason for the sinking of the ship, so why did he commit suicide?"

Zeng Tai thought about it carefully, nodded for a long time and said: "It makes sense. Is there such a possibility? The murderer first told Li Han about this, and then forced him to write a suicide note. Finally, he killed Li Han by hand. Become a fake scene of hanging yourself?"

Di Renjie shook his head and said: "If things are like what you said, the murderer only needs to kill Li Han and make a fake scene. There is no need to leave this suicide note at all."

Zeng Tai asked in puzzlement, "But why?"

Di Renjie asked back: "What is the murderer's purpose in forcing Li Han to write the suicide note?"

Zeng Tai said: "Of course it was to mislead us and make us believe that Li Han hanged himself to death because of another shipwreck incident in Hangou."

Di Renjie said: "In that case, why didn't the murderer wait for Lu Jiying to report to Shanyang Hotel before attacking?
At that time, Li Han had already learned that there was another shipwreck in Hangou, so it was logical that he would leave a book and hang himself.

But now, Li Han died before Lu Jiying came to the hotel, but he left a suicide note in an unpredictable manner. Isn't this more likely to arouse our suspicion? "

Zeng Tai nodded slowly.

Di Renjie added: "Besides, it is easy for the murderer to kill Li Han, but it is difficult to force Li Han to write the suicide note himself. Because Li Han knows that he will die, how can he dig his own grave?"

Zeng Tai nodded and said, "Yes."

Di Renjie picked up the suicide note on the table again and said, "That's why I'm puzzled by this letter."

Zeng Tai sighed and said: "Actually, the students also feel that this letter is very abrupt and unreasonable. Teacher, could someone imitate the handwriting?"

Di Renjie slowly sat on the couch and said, "I've thought of this too. But I've checked it many times carefully. The handwriting on the Juedan is exactly the same as that of Li Han's handwriting, from the strength of the brush to the weight of the end of the word. Might be so much alike."

Zeng Tai said: "Master, my student once heard people say that there are masters in Jianghu who imitated Mr. Yan Liben's paintings of this dynasty. After mounting, they are almost fake, and even he himself is difficult to distinguish."

Di Renjie explained indifferently: "Painting and calligraphy are different. My master Yan Liben once said..."

Suddenly, Di Renjie stopped talking, and he suddenly raised his head and said, "Framed!"

As he said that, Di Renjie quickly picked up the suicide note and twisted it in his hands. The letter paper seemed to be thicker than a single page.

Di Renjie put the suicide note in front of the lantern and observed it carefully.

The light shone through the letter paper, making the writing on the paper appear a little blurry.

And there seem to be thin lines between the lines.

Di Renjie took a deep breath and said, "Zeng Tai, bring me a basin of water."

Zeng Tai agreed, turned around and went out, and came in with a brass basin, and put the basin on the couch, which was half full of clean water.

Di Renjie put the suicide note into the water, and after a while, a layer of small bubbles appeared on the letter paper.

Di Renjie and Zeng Tai looked at each other.

After a while, something amazing happened, the letter paper fell off, and one sheet became two.

Zeng Tai exclaimed: "Teacher, look, the letter paper has become two pieces!"

Di Renjie nodded, held his breath, reached into the basin, and gently peeled off the top layer of the letter paper.

The two were stunned for a moment.

I saw that the lower layer of letter paper was covered with small scraps of paper, each with a word written on it.

The Jue Ming Shu turned out to be made up of many single words!
Di Renjie let out a long breath, with a smile on his face: "You see, this suicide note was cut out from other manuscripts written by Li Han and pieced together, then framed by a master craftsman, and finally turned into a book that can be read." Real evidence!
Zeng Tai, if you didn't wake me up when you mentioned the point of framing, I'm afraid we would still be confused by this. "

Zeng Tai's eyes widened in shock, and he said for a long time: "I really can't imagine, it turned out to be like this!"

Di Renjie said excitedly: "After solving this mystery, coupled with the conclusion we have drawn after our investigation of the Shanyang Hotel, we can now be sure that Li Han did not die by hanging himself, but was murdered by someone.

Moreover, judging from the exquisitely packaged and framed letter, the murderer must have gone through careful planning and long-term preparations before he dealt the final blow to Li Han. "

Zeng Tai said: "That's right. Such a delicate and meticulous mounting work cannot be completed within a day or two. But teacher, why do these villains spend so much energy on such a superfluous thing?"

Di Renjie said thoughtfully: "This is a mystery, and I can't figure it out. Could there be something hidden behind it?"

After a pause, Di Renjie continued: "At least for now, we have determined the cause of Li Han's death. The next thing we need to do is to find out the murderer's motive for killing Li Han as soon as possible. Is it because of uneven distribution of spoils, or killing people to silence them?
To clarify this matter, whether Li Han accepts bribes becomes a crucial point. "

Zeng Tai nodded and said, "Hongtong Cabinet is the key to this matter."

Di Renjie patted him on the shoulder: "That's right."

Zeng Tai asked: "But, how can we get the truth out of the Hongtong cabinet?"

Di Renjie slowly paced around the room.

Suddenly, he stopped and a smile appeared on his face.

Zeng Tai looked at Di Renjie, smiled knowingly and said, "Master, is there a way?"

Di Renjie said mysteriously: "Zeng Tai, in the early morning of tomorrow, you will inform Yangzhou Sima and order him to find three male corpses for me."

Zeng Tai was puzzled: "Three male corpses?"

Di Renjie said: "Exactly. Moreover, every corpse must wear a fourth-rank purple-red official robe."

Zeng Tai was confused: "Also, I still have to wear a fourth-rank official robe... Teacher, what is the meaning of this?"

Di Renjie smiled and said, "I have my own uses."

　Preview of the next chapter: What does Di Renjie want a dead body for?What will happen to Wang Mang, Li Yuanfang and Xiao Qing?Stay tuned!
　　
　
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