Chapter 35: Fang Qian's Story Collection Cracked Version (Part )

Facing Di Renjie's question, Zhao Ji smiled and said, "I didn't understand it at first. But I re-examined Fang Qian's words and found some clues."

"When Fang Qian and Liu Jin met, only the two of them were present. According to Fang Qian's description, the two of them interacted with each other and everything was normal."

"But when he talked about Liu Jin's arrest at the end, the scene suddenly became very strange. Fang Qian hid under the bed, but Liu Jin stopped moving and surrendered without a fight."

"But Liu Jin is a wanted criminal. When he heard the noise, he should have immediately understood that the people outside were here to arrest him."

"According to common sense, Liu Jin would hide himself first, and then use the evidence to threaten Fang Qian, the governor, to deal with the pursuit, so that he would have a chance to escape."

"How come Fang Qian hid under the bed first, while Liu Jin did nothing but surrender? You should know that once Liu Jin is caught by the imperial court, he will be dead. Even if he is not afraid of death, he should at least struggle."

"I have been thinking hard about this, but I still don't understand it. But Fang Qian's mention of the inner guards suddenly gave me inspiration."

"Your Excellency knows that the inner guards often use a superficial identity to disguise themselves in order to maintain secrecy. I suddenly realized that if Fang Qian is also just a superficial identity, then everything makes sense."

How could Di Renjie not understand what was said? He exclaimed, "Are you saying that Liu Jin and Fang Qian are the same person?"

"Hahahahahaha...Adults are adults. Their thinking is still so sharp." Zhao Ji praised.

The light on the table flickered left and right, crackling, and Di Renjie's breathing became noticeably heavier.

"Yes, yes, Fang Qian is Liu Jin, and Liu Jin is Fang Qian! Liu Jin was not inactive at the time. The person hiding under the bed was Liu Jin himself, but he was found out by the internal guards!"

"This also explains the previous question, why Fang Qian knew that it was the inner guards who took Liu Jin away, because it was actually him who was taken away. It is impossible for him to be in the secret passage of the governor's mansion all these years. He must have been in the earthen kiln in Chang'an."

Di Renjie understood everything and stood up suddenly:

"Participating in the Xiangyang Conference of the King of Yue and being arrested in Youzhou are all things Fang Qian experienced personally, so he knows many of these details."

"In order to make his lie sound true, Fang Qian intentionally or unintentionally mixed the truth with lies in an attempt to get away with it, but he didn't expect that this would expose his true identity!"

Zhao Ji saw that he had successfully guided Di Renjie's thoughts and nodded continuously: "Liu Jin was arrested three years ago, so the fake Fang Qian appeared. He replaced Liu Jin as the governor of Youzhou."

"Now that Liu Jin has escaped, and the fake governor has just died, he came out and made up this story, trying to revive and return to the position of governor of Youzhou. Everything fits perfectly, without a single flaw."

"Pa, pa, pa, pa", Di Renjie clapped his hands, amazed at Zhao Ji's wonderful analysis.

"Chengyuan, you have made bold inferences about the truth of the matter based on the loopholes in Fang Qian's words and his psychology. It is truly incisive and brilliant."

Di Renjie praised from the bottom of his heart: "I, Di Renjie, have solved countless cases, and I have made some achievements in this area. Your deduction today really impressed me, an old man."

"Your Excellency is too kind. If you had noticed the strangeness in Fang Qian's eyes beforehand, or knew the testimony of the servants in the governor's mansion, you would have figured out the truth of the matter before me." Zhao Ji said modestly.

"The fact that you can think of these two things is a reflection of your ability." Di Renjie said with a smile.

"Sir, please stop praising me. What I said is just inference and needs to be verified." Zhao Ji said.

Di Renjie also knew Zhao Ji's thoughts very well: "This is easy. If Fang Qian is really Liu Jin, then he must have traces of torture from the Qianniu Guards. Scars cannot be concealed and will be known once tested."

The reason why Zhao Ji came here overnight and gave a long speech was to speed up the progress of the case so that Di Chun would not have to return to Chang'an.

It would take at least twelve days to travel from Youzhou to Chang'an, and back. If Zhao Ji really made the trip, he felt that he had wasted too much time.

Fortunately, Zhao Ji's words were not in vain. He achieved his goal and revealed Fang Qian's true identity.

It was just that Fang Qian's words were full of loopholes and could not stand up to scrutiny. "It's a good thing for Di Chun, he doesn't have to travel thousands of miles to Chang'an." Zhao Ji said with a smile.

Di Renjie smiled and shook his head: "I'm afraid Di Chun will have to work hard again."

Zhao Ji was puzzled and asked: "Ah? Why?"

"You have forgotten about "Li Er". His identity means that the Turks may send troops at any time. I plan to ask His Majesty for permission to mobilize the nearby army to prevent any unexpected events." Di Renjie said seriously.

Zhao Ji frowned, feeling a little unhappy. He indeed had overlooked this point.

But Zhao Ji changed his mind and realized that the original plot required transferring files from the database once and asking for permission again. It would take nearly half a month to eliminate the overlapping time. Now a lot of time has been saved.

Adjust your mentality. Zhao Ji clasped his fists and praised: "Your Excellency is really far-sighted and in control of the overall situation. This is far better than me."

"I have to thank Chengyuan for finding out Liu Jin's identity. This is just the right time to give an explanation to His Majesty." Di Renjie said with a smile.

As he spoke, Di Renjie was in a good mood and paced around the room with his hands behind his back.

As he walked, he said, "We have learned Fang Qian's true identity today. We can finally be sure that the murderer who robbed and killed the delegation is in Youzhou. Now let's review the actions of the rebels step by step and see what we can learn."

Zhao Ji followed behind him and listened quietly.

He knew that this was Di Renjie's habit. Whenever he was analyzing or summarizing, Di Renjie liked to pace around the room.

Di Renjie continued, "The earliest information we know is that Liu Jin was arrested three years ago. Since then, the fake Fang Qian has replaced him as the governor of Youzhou."

"A year and a half ago, the fake Fang Qian embezzled the villagers' compensation money. At about the same time, they dug a secret passage and stole more than one million taels of official silver from the government treasury. It is not difficult to see that the biggest task of the fake Fang Qian is to extort money."

Zhao Ji cooperated and said, "After we learned of Li Er's identity, we analyzed that the ultimate goal of the rebels is to unite with the Turks and start a rebellion. The purpose of extorting money from Fang Qian is also to rebel."

Di Renjie nodded and said, "You are right, but it is not enough to have money to start a rebellion. We also need to prepare troops, weapons and food. But these things cannot be exposed, and the target is too big, so it is not easy to hide them."

"And Lu Dayou just told me that two years ago, the fake Fang Qian ordered the closure of Xiaolianzi Mountain. In the following two years, evil spirits haunted the mountain, causing hundreds of villagers to disappear."

"Fang Qian definitely didn't close the mountain for no reason, and the one who took the villagers away couldn't be an evil ghost."

"The missing civilians must have been abducted by the rebels and used as soldiers or laborers. The soldiers, horses, food and supplies that you mentioned may be hidden in Xiaolianzi Mountain." Zhao Ji looked as if he had suddenly realized something.

Having said this, Di Renjie showed a satisfied smile: "Yes, after investigating the case so far, many things have been clarified. It can be regarded as an explanation to His Majesty."

Zhao Ji looked at the smiling Di Pangpang and felt that his skills were still too shallow. He needed more to learn and practice.

If there was no progress in the case, Di Renjie might not agree to the request for military power even if Wu Zetian trusted him very much.

But with Liu Jin under control and Li Er as a surprise gain, and with most of the details of the case known, things became completely different.

Di Renjie's request seemed extremely reasonable, and Wu Zetian had no reason to refuse.

Di Renjie finally made the decision and said, "I will write a memorial tonight and give it to Di Chun to deliver to Chang'an tomorrow. Then I will try to test Fang Qian, oh no, Liu Jin, to see if I can get any useful information out of him."

　When An Lushan rebelled, Emperor Xuanzong of Tang received the news six days later. Based on this, he judged that it would take at least six days to travel from Youzhou to Chang'an, and twelve days for the round trip.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)