Detective Di Renjie's legend of Wu Dynasty

Chapter 514 Charlie's Age
Weier below said: "My lord, this shield is the symbol of the army that Wang Kai's ancestors belonged to before they arrived in China. I have seen it in other places in the Bofu, and it seems to be nothing special."

Di Renjie nodded, jumped off the chair, and said to Zeng Tai: "Zeng Tai, order the imperial guards to transport all the books in this room back to the Governor's Mansion. I want to check them in detail."

Zeng Tai nodded and said, "Yes."

Di Renjie looked around and said, "Let's go."

With that said, he turned and walked towards the door.

Li Yuanfang, Zeng Tai and Wei'er followed closely behind. Suddenly, Di Renjie stopped in his tracks, and Zeng Tai who was behind almost bumped into him.

Di Renjie turned around abruptly, and looked at the shield on the wall again.

Zeng Tai looked at him strangely, full of doubts.

Li Yuanfang asked: "My lord, what's the matter?"

Di Renjie ignored them, walked quickly to the shield, stepped on the chair, and reached out to touch the shield.

Zeng Tai and Wei'er looked at each other inexplicably, and looked at Di Renjie who was sitting on the chair.

Di Renjie kept groping for the shield with his hands.

The surface of the shield is very smooth, and there seems to be nothing special about it.

However, when Di Renjie gradually touched the cross in the center of the shield, he found that the cross was engraved on the surface of the shield.

Di Renjie pressed heavily on the cross with his hand.

With a soft "click", the shield bounced open from left to right like a door, revealing the hidden cabinet inside.

Li Yuanfang, Zeng Tai and Wei'er below let out an exclamation and ran forward.

Di Renjie looked intently into the dark pavilion, and saw that the dark pavilion was divided into upper and lower floors. On the upper floor was a thick yellowish book, and on the lower floor was a two-foot-long cowhide envelope.

Di Renjie reached out and took out the book and the seal.

Zeng Tai and Wei'er helped Di Renjie off the chair.

Di Renjie walked to the table, opened the thick book, and saw that the first page was written in neat Chinese characters: The Age of Charlie, the Paladin in Black.

Di Renjie said softly: "Charlie's age..."

He turned to the next page, on which was a bust of a Westerner, with the following inscription: Ancestor black-clothed paladin Charlie Wang Xiaoen.

Di Renjie said: "This statue should be the ancestor of Wang Kai and Wang Qiang, and its name is Charlie Wang Xiaoen."

Li Yuanfang, Zeng Tai and Weier nodded.

Di Renjie looked through them casually.The book is all written in Chinese characters, with the Tang Dynasty as the year, and there are many illustrations in it.

Some are scenes of Western samurai fighting local people, and some are scenes of samurai fighting members of the black club in black robes and masks, with words marked next to the pictures.

Di Renjie said: "This book is an important event written by the ancestors of the Wang brothers. It should contain some content that we are interested in. We must study it carefully when we go back."

Li Yuanfang, Zeng Tai and Wei'er looked at each other and nodded.

Di Renjie put down the book, opened the leather envelope, and took out a leather map from it, which showed halls, verandahs, pavilions and pavilions.

Di Renjie said: "The drawing on this picture seems to be Guiyi Bo's Mansion."

Li Yuanfang, Zeng Tai and Wei'er came over and took a closer look.

Wei'er pointed to the map one by one and said: "Yes, here is the second hall in the front yard, with gardens on both sides. This is Guiyi Gate, and here are the back garden and the back hall."

Di Renjie nodded and said strangely: "It's really puzzling why the family map of Uncle Guiyi's mansion is hidden in such a secret place."

Wei Er said: "My lord, let's go to the back hall to have a look, maybe we can find something there."

Di Renjie nodded, and handed over the books and cowhide envelopes to Shen Tao and Xiao Bao for safekeeping. They walked out of the study and walked straight to the back hall.

The secret door of the back hall opened, and Di Renjie, Li Yuanfang, Zeng Tai and Wei'er walked down the passage holding torches.

Wei'er walked and said, "My lord, a few days ago, the three of Di Chun were captured and held here."

Di Renjie nodded.

While speaking, several people had come to the iron door of the prison cell at the end, Wei'er reached out and flipped the switch, and the iron door opened.

Di Renjie held up the torch and walked into the cell.

It was a big house, empty and empty.

Di Renjie lit the fire and looked at the four walls.

The walls are smooth, without the slightest peculiarity.

Di Renjie frowned and said, "Could it be that the Wang brothers spent manpower and material resources just to build such a cell?"

Zeng Tai said: "It's indeed a bit weird. It's the same if the cell is built on the ground. Why do we need to spend so much effort digging it underground."

Weier said: "Perhaps this cell was built to house some important prisoners."

Di Renjie nodded and said, "It's also possible."

Before the words fell, there was a rush of footsteps from the passage, and Zhang Huan rushed in: "My lord."

Di Renjie asked, "Zhang Huan, what did you find?"

Zhang Huan said: "Just now, the brothers questioned the servant of the uncle's mansion, and according to his instructions, they found the east wing where Fang Zhe lived."

Di Renjie raised his eyebrows: "Oh? Let's go and have a look."

……

In the east wing where Fang Zhe lived, Di Renjie and others watched carefully.

The floor is very tidy, the bed is also very clean, there are two changes of clothes next to it, and a stuffy cabinet stands in the corner of the room, it is so simple that it cannot be more simple, without any extra items.

Di Renjie walked to the stuffy cabinet, stretched out his hand and opened the door, but the cabinet was also empty.

A smile appeared on Di Renjie's face.

Li Yuanfang behind said: "This room is really clean, there is nothing in it."

Di Renjie turned around and said, "Well said. Zhang Huan, bring that servant of the uncle's mansion."

Zhang Huan answered yes loudly, turned around and walked in with the servant, "Kneel down!"

Di Renjie waved his hands and said, "Stand and answer."

The servants repeatedly said yes.

"What's your name?"

"Little Zhang Shan, the chief manager of Dongkuayuan."

"Fang Zhe lives in this room?"

"Exactly."

"Has he been here before?"

Zhang Shan shook his head and said, "No."

Di Renjie stared at him: "Never?"

Zhang Shan said, "Yes, never."

Di Renjie nodded and said, "After he left, have you cleaned up this room?"

Zhang Shan said, "I cleaned it up."

Di Renjie asked: "What was it like in the room at that time?"

Zhang Shan thought for a while and said, "It's the same as now, the younger ones just wiped the table and swept the floor."

Di Renjie asked: "Is this stuffy cabinet empty?"

Zhang Shan said, "Yes."

Di Renjie walked to the bed, picked up the change of clothes on the bed and asked, "Is this Fang Zhe's?"

Zhang Shan hurriedly said: "My lord, this belongs to our lord, because General Fang came here empty-handed and didn't bring anything, so the lord asked us to use his own clothes for General Fang to use."

Di Renjie nodded: "Okay, very good. You can go."

Zhang Shan bowed and saluted, then turned and walked out the door.

Zeng Tai was puzzled and said: "Master, you asked such detailed questions, did you find anything?"

Suddenly, Di Renjie whispered something to Li Yuanfang, Li Yuanfang nodded and left.

Di Renjie looked at his back, pondered for a moment and raised his head and said: "Zeng Tai, it is ordered that Guiyibo's mansion will be completely closed from now on, and no one without an imperial envoy's order is allowed to enter without permission!"

"Yes!"

"Let's go back to the governor's mansion!"

(End of this chapter)