"Damn! This case is so revealing!"
Xiao Qi went back and forth over those few words, and when he couldn't ask any more questions, the store owner and the five waiters were escorted down and put under guard. Ren Changyi touched his forehead and let out a sigh of relief.
It was winter, and there was still snow falling outside, but he was sweating all over, and his hands and feet were cold. He was afraid he would get sick after returning home.
"Oh, why did I bother to accept such an unjust case? How great would it be if the county magistrate who likes to seize power came to investigate!"
Ren Changyi felt very regretful. The power to investigate cases was not exclusive to the county captain. He could intervene at all levels. Many magistrates who liked to exercise power would personally take over the case. The evil ghost murder case in Yangwu County was investigated by the magistrate, but in the end it was left unsolved...
But he was reluctant to let go of the power in his hands. As soon as he heard that a general was dead, he immediately came with his servants. It was the officer who reported the case who deliberately didn't explain clearly. Who would have thought that he would take over such a hot potato!
After calming down, Ren Changyi suppressed his regret and looked at Di Jin beside him: "Liu Lang, look at the murderer in this case, is he a human or... a ghost?"
Di Jin was holding a cup of hot tea at this time, sipping it gently to warm his body, and said in a calm tone: "What does County Lieutenant Ren think about the evil ghost's revenge?"
Ren Changyi laughed dryly: "Well...it needs to be discussed! It needs to be discussed!"
Di Jin was categorical: "I don't want to talk about the strange power and chaos of the gods. I don't believe in the evil ghosts who kill people. This is man-made and just a matter of ghosts and gods!"
Ren Changyi whispered: "But what the young man said just now has a nose and eyes, it doesn't look like a lie..."
"What he firmly believes does not represent the truth!"
Di Jin said: "On the contrary, I wasn't sure that there was something wrong with the inn. After all, if you wanted to drug the wine, the murderer could secretly keep an eye on the movements of the shop owner and waiters, and drug the wine while they were not paying attention. But now This guy's reaction confirmed the suspicion! Xiaoqi is young, disabled, and mentally unstable. If he is instilled with a ghostly thought for a long time and keeps asking him to repeat a certain sentence, over time, this child will become I will be so convinced that I even think I can see ghosts..."
Ren Changyi was stunned for a moment after hearing this, and thought it made sense: "What does Liu Lang mean?"
Di Jin said: "The storekeeper Wang Hou, the cook Wang Ahe, the waiter Xiaoer, and the waiter Xiaowu, among the four people who have the most contact with Xiaoqi, there must be one person who has instilled ghost thoughts in him for a long time. Even if this person is not The real culprit is also a close accomplice!”
This is the area where Ren Changyi is good at: "That's easy to handle! Take them to the Yamen and interrogate them. Are you afraid that they won't give an explanation?"
"So at the end of the investigation, you still want to torture him to extract a confession?"
At this moment, a voice came over, it was Wu Jing. He was very disdainful of Ren Changyi and didn't bother to look anymore. Instead, he stared at Di Jin coldly: "What you said before was convincing, but what you say now, You are too stubborn, you can't explain what this little guy said, so you insist that it was indoctrinated by someone, how do you know that there are no evil ghosts in the world who want to kill people?"
Di Jin was not worried and asked: "According to Wu Guard's wishes, how should we continue to investigate now?"
Wu Jingdao: "The kid said that ghosts also want to seek justice. Although it sounds ridiculous, but now, there is no other way. In the past few years, have there been any unjust cases in Kaifeng Mansion? Especially the head of the deceased in a different place? "
Ren Changyi was a little confused: "This... I have been transferred for less than two years. The haunting in Yangwu County was a case last year. I don't know what happened further..."
Wu Jingdao: "Then report it to the Kaifeng government office. Something happened to my young master. Are you still trying to hide it from Mr. Chen?"
Ren Changyi knew that he couldn't hide it, but he obviously didn't want to report it himself. He handled the case first, and then reported it to the Fengqiu County Government Office. Even if Chen Yaozi was angry, the entire county government office would bear the wrath.
But under Wu Jing's aggressiveness, even if he didn't report it, the guard rode directly to the Kaifeng government office to complain. By then, he was even more passive. He could only look at Di Jin for help, and his tone was almost pleading: "Liu Lang, look …”
Di Jin had no sympathy for the county lieutenant at all, and he would not worry about the other party's career just because the other party shouted some affectionate words and complimented him. He still spoke at his own pace: "Then how can Guard Wu be convinced?" , is the murderer related to the inn?"
Wu Jing said flatly: "Your Excellency, if you don't believe evil spirits kill people, please explain clearly how Dong Ba's head was buried in the snowdrift by the murderer the day before, but there were no footprints on the ground, and how my young master was killed the next day, and why?" Buried in the same snowdrift, there are no footprints on the ground..."
Di Jin nodded: "This is indeed what it should be!"
Ren Changyi became anxious and looked at the sky: "If the murderer cannot be found before sunset, then I will have no choice but to lead the team back. You must not stay in this inn..."
Di Jin said no more: "In that case, I'm going to investigate the case!"
Someone still had at least three days, which was less than half a day. There was no time to delay. He didn't have time to go back to the room to discuss with Di Xiangling and others, so he went straight out of the backyard and walked towards the snow.
Compared with the various clues in the inn, all the suspicions of being haunted are indeed here.
The heads of two people who died at night appeared in the snowdrifts one after another, surrounded by snow without footprints...
It is precisely because of this impossible crime that everyone thinks it is haunted, otherwise he is just a cruel murderer. Although he is also afraid, he is not so panicked!
"How?"
Di Jin walked in the snow, murmuring and immersed in thinking. The turmoil of the inn seemed to be stripped away.
He thought of many methods, but it seemed that there was no convincing answer for the distance of tens of feet without leaving any traces.
After thinking about it, he muttered to himself: "Am I betting in the name of Duke Di Liang?"
Of course Ren Changyi hopes to find someone to take the blame, but in fact, as a county lieutenant, he cannot pass the responsibility to a commoner. If he asks himself to come forward to investigate the case, he can only say that he was seriously ill and sought medical treatment. In addition, Qiao The words of the second recommendation really moved the other party.
It can also be seen from the title that after Duke Di Liang of the Tang Dynasty, he was followed by Detective Yunyun, which shows that Di Renjie's name is really useful...
Of course, if he can solve the case.
So at this moment, Di Jin suddenly felt regretful. Was it right or wrong to step forward on his own?
Originally, with his status as a resident of Kaifeng Mansion, even if everyone in the inn was involved, his group would definitely be the quickest to escape. At most, they would spend a day or two in the Yamen, so why take the initiative to get involved in this muddy water?
Is it because of curiosity or Bingzhou's smooth crime-solving experience that made him feel a little drifting deep down, feeling that as long as he took action on his own, he would be able to achieve success?
Thinking about the case, I began to torture my heart, asking questions, and suddenly found two big futon-like hands covering my head.
Di Jin suddenly turned around and found that it was Lei Cheng who stretched out his hand to cover him from the falling snowflakes in the sky, and smiled stupidly: "I saw Brother Six without an umbrella by the window. It was snowing again. I came down to look for him. Oh, in a hurry...I forgot to bring an umbrella!"
"Good work!"
Di Jin also smiled. As a successful man, he could withstand the wind and snow, but this gesture warmed his heart. He raised his hand to dust off the snow for Lei Cheng.
While dusting, he suddenly looked at each other blankly.
This naive young man had snowflakes on his head, but the top of his head was covered and spotless.
At this moment, as if a bolt of lightning struck from behind his head, Di Jin suddenly looked at the snowdrift not far away: "So that's what happened..."
