Eighty-four Hand Scrolls

After inspecting the inside and outside of the Red Keep, Martin returned to the lobby on the first floor, ready to question each guest. There was a murder in the Red Fort, and although there were not many guests, including the guests' entourage and friends, there were only a dozen people, but the overall atmosphere was still panicked.

When the guests learned that there was only a pair of armor at the scene, and that the person who saw George Brown killed was only Han Daring, the tense atmosphere was immediately relieved, because many people thought that this was just a farce, a trick made by Han Daring and George Brown, and George Brown must still be alive now, and hiding somewhere in the Red Fort.

More than half of the guests present were Chinese, and the rest were well-known foreigners from various concessions. These guests are either masters of antiquities, or collectors, and the most unfortunate ones also want to let . An antiquities dealer like Pierre.

Han Daring has repeatedly solved strange cases in Jinmen, it can be said that his prestige has spread far and wide for a while, and many of these people have indeed heard of Han Daring's name, but some foreigners themselves feel superior, they simply look down on Chinese, and they sneer at this Chinese detective, so Han Daring'er's words have no weight in the hearts of these people.

At present, Han Daring is the only one who has seen the corpse, and when he says this, it is somewhat suspicious, not to mention that there are these foreigners who don't trust Han Dada'er at all.

It didn't take long for most of the guests to leave the Red Keep. At this time, it was Martin who calmed the scene.

"Although no body has been found, there is indeed blood on the basement floor, and several guests have heard the murder of George Brown, so it cannot be ruled out that there was indeed a murder here," Martin said. If someone wants to leave now, it may be a suspected murderer! As soon as these words came out, all the guests present looked at each other, and they were silent for a while.

Martin added: "Recently, there have been legends of resentful spirits killing people all over the concession, although I don't believe that there is such a thing as a resentful spirit killing people, but at present, it is very likely that the murder case of the Red Fort is related to the previous cases, and maybe the murderer of the serial murderer is among today's guests." At this time, the guests present were agitated.

Because of the recent haunting in the concession, there has been a lot of talk about evil spirits attaching to objects to take revenge, and many people have begun to believe this rumor.

Martin's words now put all the guests in danger. Han Daring said at this time: "There are only murderers in this world, and there will never be vengeful ghosts!" Someone must have killed people under the pretense of the legend of evil spirits and evil spirits! Seeing Han Da'er's sonorous voice and firm eyes, the guests inexplicably felt a little more confident and a little less uneasy.

It seems that there is a strong protective force, guarding everyone's hearts, making people feel that as long as the tall man in front of them is there, they are extremely relieved.

Once the guests' emotions had calmed down, Martin was ready to ask the guests about it. In the hall on the first floor, there were only some banquet tables and a few chairs for food, so Martin asked Lao Cai to divide the guests into nationalities and arrange them in various guest rooms or lounges on the first floor, leaving a reception room as Martin's temporary inquiry room.

Because the guests present are only witnesses and not suspects, it is not possible to completely restrict everyone's movements, and everyone can rest and eat or go to the toilet on the first floor at will.

Martin first called Lao Cai, Han Dada'er and Bai Chongwei to the temporary interrogation room, intending to take the lead in questioning these three people.

Because Lao Cai is the steward of the Red Fort, he is very familiar with the situation here, and Martin knew George Brown in his early years, and he has been to the Red Fort many times, so he is also familiar with Lao Cai.

As for Han Daring and Bai Chongwei, they were the first guests to come to the Red Fort today, and they had seen George Brown alone, and Han Daring also had a conflict with a Japanese Morishhiro, so he had to ask them first.

As soon as Martin took out a small notebook from his coat pocket and was about to take notes, the antiquities dealer named Jean Pierre broke into the inquiry room and shouted in French that before the exhibition began, after the Japanese man rolled downstairs, Bai Chongwei and Han Dada'er also went downstairs, and the hall on the first floor was a little chaotic.

Then

"Yan Zhiyi" once secretly ran up to the second floor! After learning the news, Martin immediately asked his subordinates to bring Yan Zhiyi and his students over.

After Yan Zhiyi and student Zhang Xi came to the inquiry room, Martin took out his police majesty and asked straight to the point: "Mr. Yan, did you secretly go up to the second floor before the exhibition started?" What are you doing up there? Yan Zhiyi shook his head and said: "I haven't been to the second floor alone, I went up to the second floor when I heard the shouting and went with everyone!" Martin's eyes were sharp, staring at Yan Zhiyi's eyes, but seeing that he was expressionless and calm as usual, but Zhang Xi, a student next to him, seemed a little nervous.

Martin glanced at Zhang Xi, his eyes met slightly, Zhang Xi immediately looked away, it looked very unnatural, obviously there was something to hide.

Yan Zhiyi was just a student who swept to his side, and he knew that Zhang Xi's nervousness had been seen by the British police in front of him.

The most important thing is that Yan Zhi saw at a glance that sitting in the corner of the inquiry room, Pierre suddenly understood everything with a proud face.

He sighed and said, "That's right! I did go up to the second floor before the show started! As he spoke, he glared at Pierre fiercely, but Pierre didn't care at all, and a sly smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.

Han Daring wondered why Yan Zhiyi would sneak up to the second floor while he was in chaos, how could he be so sneaky for an old pedant who was enthusiastic about education.

He is a policeman in his own office, and he has long been accustomed to asking questions, so he opened his mouth and asked, "You, why are you going up to the second floor?" What's wrong with George Brown? Martin was very displeased, turned his head to Han and said boldly: "Mr. Han! I have acquiesced in your acquiescence to this hearing, and I will ask you specific questions, and if you interfere with my inquiry any longer, please go out! Although Han Da'er was unhappy, he and Martin were both law enforcers, and they also understood the rules of police questioning, so he didn't say anything more, just quietly listened to Martin continue to ask.

Martin said, "What the hell are you doing on the second floor?" Yan Zhiyi said casually: "I'm just looking for a toilet!" Martin knew that Yan Zhiyi was just talking nonsense, so he said in a polite and tough manner: "If you are not willing to tell the truth, then I can only list you as the number one suspect, the place of the crime is the British Concession, and it will be tried in accordance with British law, and the crime of murder will be sentenced to death!" Looks like you need to find a lawyer! Yan Zhiyi was unmoved, these words didn't scare him at all, there was no body at the scene at all, to be precise, could this be regarded as a murder case, let alone convict himself.

But Zhang Xi, the student next to him, was not deeply involved in the world, but he was frightened by Martin's tough words!

Zhang Xi's nervousness and panic were completely seen through by Martin, Han Daring also felt that Zhang Xi was a good entry point, he was used to nature, and wanted to open his mouth to intimidate Zhang Xi, but Martin was the first to speak: "I think you, the student, also escaped unexpectedly, it should be your accomplice!" Zhang Xi looked even more nervous, and hurriedly shook his head and said, "It wasn't the teacher who did it!" The teacher just went to find the "Thirteen Chapters of Supplements" ...... "Yan Zhiyi wanted to be born, but it was too late, Zhang Xi still told the secret he wanted to hide!"

When Han Daring heard what Zhang Xi said, he hurriedly asked, "What is the "Thirteen Chapters of Supplements"? Martin turned his head and glared at Han Daring, who also understood that this was the British Concession, and he really shouldn't say much, so he made a gesture and signaled that he didn't ask and let Martin continue.

Martin asked, "Are you talking about an ancient book?" Zhang Xi knew that he was speechless, bowed his head and was silent, and stopped talking.

Yan Zhiyi next to him hurriedly said: "The Thirteen Chapters of Supplementation are the relics of my master, Mr. Wuji, a master of antiquities restoration!" He recorded his life's art at restoring antiquities, but it was later stolen by George Brown, so I took this opportunity to retrieve the scroll! Martin asked, "When did you mention Mr. Wuji die, and when did you lose the scroll?" How do you know that in George's hands? Yan Zhiyi: "It has been more than 30 years since my master passed away...... Hand-rolled ...... It's recently lost! As soon as Han Dada'er heard it, he knew that Yan Zhiyi was not telling the truth, if his master had been dead for more than thirty years, and the handscroll of "Thirteen Chapters of Supplements" had been lost recently, it meant that the handscroll had always been in his hands.

It is said that George Brown has lived in seclusion since many years ago, and how could he steal a handscroll. Even if the thief stole the handscroll and then found George Brown to make a move, it is not very likely.

The antiquities restored by George Brown on display tonight are already breathtaking, and it is said that after he was injured, he no longer repaired antiquities, so is it necessary for him to steal another book of antiquities restoration?

Yan Zhiyi is simply a preface that does not match the afterword. Martin also heard what was wrong, so he asked: "What you say is fundamentally contradictory, I advise you to tell the truth, the more lies are told, the more lies are needed to fulfill the lie!" Yan Zhiyi was silent with a cold face, and Zhang Xi next to him saw that the teacher was sinking, and he didn't say a word, sitting on the chair and rubbing his hands constantly!

After thinking for a while, he whispered to Yan Zhiyi: "Teacher, it's actually not a big deal, it's better to tell them to forget it!" Yan Zhiyi looked at Zhang Xi and shook his head slightly, this action is very small, but Martin is sitting opposite, how can he not see it.

He shouted at the two policemen in the room, "Sveck! Robert! Take these two people in handcuffs! Accuse them of murder! "Two big British policemen, take out their handcuffs, and they are going to be admitted!

Zhang Xi was timid and hurriedly shouted: "Don't! George Brown is my master's junior brother! There is a code in "Thirteen Chapters of Supplements"! As soon as these words came out, everyone in the room was in an uproar!

Not only Martin, but even Han Dada'er, Cai Bai Chongwei, and the cultural relics dealer surprised Pierre!

It was too late for Yan Zhi to stop him repeatedly, so he could only lean back in the chair and sigh. The two British policemen didn't really want to handcuff the two, they kept looking at Martin, and when they saw Martin wink, they took the handcuffs and stepped aside.

Martin waited for a long time, and finally listened to Yan Zhi: "More than thirty years ago, my master, Mr. Wuji, once accepted a foreign disciple!" Yan Zhiyi told the story of the past.

It turned out that Mr. Wuji's surname was Wen, and his name was

"Wen Yanru" was a famous tomb robber in the Tang Dynasty

The descendants of "Wen Tao", in addition to the ability to learn from the ancient family tradition, the ability to visit the tomb is even more superb. In his early years, he relied on his ability to explore tombs, stole and excavated many ancient tombs, and got a batch of rare treasures.

It is said that once in a Han Dynasty tomb, a bird and beast seal was obtained, this bird and beast seal is very exquisite, but unfortunately it has been seriously damaged.

Wen Yanru could only search for famous artists and try to restore the seals of birds and beasts, but I don't know if he had seen too much or for some other reason, he began to be obsessed with restoring antiquities.

Since then, he no longer excavated ancient tombs, but began to visit famous teachers everywhere, relying on years of study and exploration, and finally practiced a unique ability to restore antiquities, and later moved to Tianjin Wei.

Forty years ago, Yan Zhiyi worshipped under the gentle door and learned to restore antiquities. At that time, Yan Zhiyi did not know that his master was a tomb robber earlier.

He studied under his tutelage for eight years and learned a lot of antiquities restoration skills, but due to his talent, many superb techniques were not mastered by Yan Zhiyi.

More than 30 years ago, Wen Yanru met a very intelligent young man who had a keen interest in history and antiquities, and was a genius for antiquities restoration with excellent qualifications.

But this young man is not Chinese, but a British young man. This man is George Brown!