That night three years ago.
The head of the family was sitting in the hall, while the wives, concubines, children, and even the servants and servants were all doing their own thing, talking and laughing, without the slightest trace of that person's presence in their eyes.
Even better, it seems that we have completely forgotten that not long ago, two little children lost their breath forever before they had time to open their eyes to see the world clearly.
However, after dinner, everyone from the wives, concubines, children, to the old servants and maids of the house fainted. Only the forgotten person, with blood-red eyes, took the trouble to carry everyone in the so-called family to the house. In the middle of the room, he picked up the murder weapon and chopped it down hard.
This is truly a sacrifice!
It's just that the person being sacrificed is not the headless ghost, but the so-called head of the family. The hard work and dignity he put in for this house for more than ten years have been trampled on until he is completely desperate!
And on this day, the person who truly becomes the head of the family will make this house forever stained with blood and foreboding!
Di Xiangling shook his head, waved away the imaginary images in his mind, and said in a deep voice: "It was Sun Hong's medical skills and hard work that created this deformed family, and then destroyed it with his own hands. This is the truth behind the family extermination case. , Sigh... I really don’t know what to say!”
"It's not the truth yet. There are many details that need to be added. At present, this is just a speculation that best fits all the clues." Di Jin took out the file of Sun Hong, the head of the Yulin Lane family, and pointed to the wife and concubines column: "We must first find out Their true identities.”
Di Xiangling leaned over to take a look: "Marry the Zhu family as a wife, and have concubines from the Bai family, Wu family, and Qi family. If this method was really proposed by the consort Li Zunxu, then the Zhu family wife should be this person's concubine. As for the concubines, Are the Bai family, the Wu family, and the Qi family the auxiliaries of the other three powerful families? Or maybe someone has two auxiliary families and leaves them to Sun Hong to cover? No wonder he spends such a high monthly fee to hire servants who are picky and harsh. of……"
Di Jin nodded: "With so many people talking, it is actually impossible to keep this kind of secret completely, especially three years ago, when the 'Sun family' was still there, Yuan Hongjing should have been vaguely aware of the exterminated family through visits. How did his family come into being, but he couldn't trace those dignitaries, so he started with the servants and found flaws in the tooth deed..."
Di Xiangling said angrily: "In the end, Yuan Hongjing was killed and was accused of burning the case files. But the gangster saw that the situation was not good and immediately escaped with his apprentice to save his life! These powerful people, for the sake of their own face, To actually do this, I think they are the most vicious murderers!"
Di Jin thought of Guo Chengqing's words before.
The relative of the Guo family was obviously aware of this matter, but he did not participate in it. I don't know whether it was because there was no outside room, or because he felt that this method was unreliable, so he did not place the outside room and the children of the outside room in the "Sun family".
But in the same way, Guo Chengqing was unwilling to expose other people's scandals, which would offend more than one powerful family, and he would not be able to survive in the elite circle of the capital in the future.
According to his thinking, this is a matter that is morally corrupt but cannot even be restricted by law.
This is true.
Not to mention that the law cannot prohibit nobles from keeping concubines, and even the laws of all dynasties have not prohibited concubines from concubines. As for raising other people's children, does Sun Hong care if he is willing to do so?
On the other hand, if Sun Hong's nominal wives and concubines are hanging out with those nobles, they can be charged with adultery, but this crime needs to be reported actively, otherwise it will be a civil crime of "if the relatives don't report, the officials will ignore it"...
That's why Guo Chengqing said that. He didn't change his mind until he found out that the previous Kaifeng government official had probably died because of this.
"Burning the case files and killing the officials of the Kaifeng government office, the person who wants to cover up the truth of the case is the same powerful person who killed Sun Hong's son and daughter?"
Di Xiangling also began to think about it: "Others may just have relevant virtues and the law can't help it, but this person killed two children. It's different. He has a guilty conscience. He just doesn't do anything and suppresses the case completely!"
Di Jin nodded: "This is very possible."
Di Xiangling said: "But three years have passed, and those dignitaries have kept silent. It is difficult to investigate who is the instigator."
"Fortunately, a witness has appeared now. Sun's surname is Xianhan." Di Jin said: "This person should be a relative of the old man. He has a certain understanding of the secrets of the Sun family. Yesterday, I saw me open the coffin and perform an autopsy, and only half of it was found. He left in a hurry, probably because he thought that investigating the case in this way would frighten the powerful people, so he took this opportunity to go door to door to extort money. Such behavior was obviously driven by greed. Death was imminent. I discovered poisoning early this morning. Well, Among the monks, there was Dao Quan, who was good at medicine. He induced vomiting on the spot and saved his life. He could also serve as a witness and reveal part of the truth about that year..."
Di Xiangling curled his lips and said in a deep voice: "The key is Sun Hongren who faked his death and escaped? Did he also seek revenge on the murderer who killed his children?"
Di Jin said: "I have to ask my sister to track down Sun Hong's whereabouts."
"Yesterday when I did the autopsy, there were three people who looked strange. One was the idle man surnamed Sun just mentioned, and the other was Lu Yijian's housekeeper. This current minister of political affairs probably also knew something about this matter, but he didn't If you are willing to uncover it, then let it go unresolved..."
"And the last person was a gangster with good skills. The monk lost track of him because he escaped into the Wuyou Cave and disappeared without a trace!"
Di Xiangling nodded: "Do you suspect that Sun Hong has something to do with Jianghu gangs? Is he currently hiding in Wuyou Cave?"
Di Jin said: "Sun Hong may have been highly skilled in martial arts, but he is already old and time is not forgiving. He must be very reluctant to do so many things in one night, not to mention having to deal with thirty-five heads. If there is no worry If the people in the cave help him, then it will be natural."
"It seems that it is impossible to recover the head. I am afraid it has long rotted in the corner of Wuyou Cave..." Di Xiangling frowned slightly: "The beggar leader of the Beggar Gang has been enthusiastically trying to find the head. To create a murder case for Wu Jing and others and to intimidate the government officials, does this person already know the truth of the case and pretend to be a favor so that these monks can be used by him? "
Di Jin said: "This person is extremely suspicious and is adding fuel to the flames. I am afraid that the world will not be in chaos. Even if it is not him, it would not be unfair to have him stabbed!"
"Then target this guy!" Di Xiangling didn't like the Beggar Gang, but he warned: "You have to be careful of those monks. They were originally to track down the murderer who killed his entire family, but now they are It’s their master’s hand, it’s hard to say what will happen!”
Di Jin had already thought of this: "Don't worry, sister, I have my own considerations."
"Okay! Let's go!"
Di Xiangling was assured of his brother's ability to control the situation, but after hearing a very unpleasant story, he didn't even have a full dinner and left very unhappy. Looking at the tense look on his face, it was obvious that some people Be unlucky.
But Di Jin didn't stop, called Lin Xiaoyili and gave instructions, and walked out of the back door as night fell.
There was still a carriage waiting here. He got on the carriage and said, "Go to the government office!"
The driver raised his whip and waved it steadily: "Drive!"
Di Jin opened the window, first looked at the night view of the capital, and then subconsciously glanced at the monk on the carriage.
Among the five disciples taught by Sun Hong, the eldest disciple was pseudonym Wu Jing and his dharma name Wujing; the second disciple was alias Daoquan and his dharma name Wuming; the third disciple was alias Qian Geer and his dharma name Wuzhao; the fourth disciple was alias Tieniu. The Dharma name is Wujue; the last five disciples have the Dharma name Wuben, but they did not have another pseudonym.
The main reason is that this person is too taciturn. He only appears rarely and has almost no communication. Di Jin doesn't even know what he is good at, so it is difficult to give him a pseudonym.
But this time he had just arrived at his destination, a small hidden courtyard in the south of the city. When Di Jin got out of the carriage, a muffled voice suddenly came from behind: "Sir, has there been any progress in the case?"
Di Jin paused for a moment, then turned to look at the youngest monk: "Why do you say that?"
There was some timidity in Wu Ben's voice: "Young Master's breathing was heavier today. He opened the window one more time on the way here and looked at the young monk twice. He seemed to be upset..."
"What a meticulous observation!" Di Jin raised his brows: "It seems that my state of mind cultivation is still not at home. Let's go and come in with me!"
At this time, several vigilant eyes had glanced at them, and they moved back after realizing that Di had entered, and the back door was opened a gap.
The two walked in and saw that it was Tieniu and Brother Qian who were guarding the backyard. They all stepped forward and clasped their fists: "Master!"
Di Jin asked: "How is the poisoned idle man doing?"
Brother Qian replied: "Second senior brother prescribed some medicine and fed him to drink it. He vomited it twice, but there was blood on his face, but he was still asleep."
Di Jin nodded and walked into the house. He saw a thin man in his thirties, lying half dead on the bed, moaning in a low voice. The clothes on his chest were stained with a lot of vomit, exuding an unpleasant smell.
Although this look looks quite miserable, at least one life has been saved. If it were another case, such extortion characters would basically die unexpectedly. At most, they would leave some clues and never have the chance to speak directly.
At this time, it was Wu Jing and Dao Quan who were guarding Xian Han. As soon as Wu Jing saw Di Jin, he couldn't help but said: "Sir, since this man was killed and silenced, does it prove that he really knows my master?" The truth behind the family’s annihilation?”
Di Jin nodded slightly: "Not bad."
"Okay! Great!" Wu Jing was so excited that his voice trembled with excitement: "We have been waiting for three years, and finally we have waited for this day!"
The four monks next to him also showed ecstasy in their eyes. Di Jin sighed secretly and looked at Dao Quan: "How long will it take for this person to wake up?"
Dao Quan had been checking his pulse and immediately replied: "He is no longer in danger of life now, but his pulse is extremely weak. If you want to ask questions, you will have to wait at least one more night."
As soon as he finished speaking, Wu Jing said: "Second Junior Brother, can you give him another dose of medicine so that he can wake up quickly and answer!"
Dao Quan shook his head.
Wu Jing turned around twice impatiently, and could only sigh: "Then wait... wait..."
"Light the candles!" Di Jin said, "While we are waiting, you might as well sit down and have a chat. I have something else to ask you."
Wu Jingwen Yan reluctantly held back and sat down again. Except for Brother Qian who stood alertly by the window and observed the movements outside, several other monks also sat over.
Candles were lit in the room and everyone gathered together. Di Jin said: "I am from Bingzhou. Wutai Mountain is located in Xinzhou, just north of Bingzhou. It is also in the east of Hedong. The closer it is to the north, the closer to the place where Song and Liao met. I’m afraid there will be more disputes, right?”
Wu Jingjing nodded: "Yes! In recent years, there have been a lot of disturbances from the Liao people. There are also some thieves from the Liao country who came to the mountains to become monks. They wanted to disguise themselves as monks and enter the Song Dynasty as spies. When we found out, we beat them with sticks. Death! It is even more difficult for the people. From time to time, children go up the mountain just to become a monk..."
Di Jin asked: "Children go up the mountain? Does the family believe in Buddhism?"
"It's not about worshiping Buddhism..." Wu Jing sighed: "The sons of poor families couldn't feed themselves, so they left them on the mountainside and prayed to the temples on the mountain to take them in. Some were picked up by wild beasts, and some were discovered by monks and brought into the hospital. But these children were born with weak bodies, and most of them did not survive. They were buried in a cemetery in the back mountain without a grave. I just prayed that they would have a good pregnancy in the next life..."
Tie Niu Weng said angrily: "Those who survived like us all became warrior monks and had to go down the mountain to work for their lives when they were more than ten years old!"
Several other senior brothers also lowered their heads and sighed.
Any group is divided into three, six or nine levels, and the same is true for monks. Behind the many fat-headed and big-eared monks, there are also countless monks who are struggling to survive.
In a sense, these people are not actually monks, but just novice monks. Because they have no ultimatum, no formal Buddhist status, and the temple does not support idlers, they can only eventually become warrior monks and rely on force to make a living.
Di Jin thought about the children who were sent to the mountains to survive, and said slowly: "That's why I decided to become a pediatrician..."
"Yes! Master's medical skills are completely self-taught. Because no one was treating children, he kept reading medical books. Whenever he had free time, he would travel across the mountains and ridges to pick herbs and store them. When I was a child, I was taught by Master I carry them to the mountains to collect medicine, but none of my four junior brothers will grow up without the master to take care of their bodies!"
As Wu Jing recalled, his brows were full of admiration, and then he said sincerely: "Master, you must not misunderstand my master because of what I have done. He is a compassionate person." Good guy!"
Di Jin was silent.
Tieniu said dullly: "Eldest brother is also a good person! Eldest brother killed someone because he was deceived by the evil men of the Beggar Gang!"
"Killing is killing. Putting all the blame on others is the work of villains. You have to admit what you need to admit!" Wu Jing's face darkened: "That traitor Han Dong Ba knew at a glance that he was a domineering master. He deserves to die, but Chen Zhijian is a kind man and a good person. I killed him for my own selfish reasons. When the grudges are settled, I should pay for his life!"
As soon as these words came out, the four junior brothers all looked sad, and the youngest Wu Ben's eyes turned red: "Senior Brother is doing it for us..."
Wu Jing waved his hand: "I am senior brother, I should do what I should do, so naturally I have to do it. Don't say these words again!"
Although the four junior brothers were grieved, they did not dare to object and could only keep their mouths shut.
Di Jin could see that perhaps these four monks were indeed cured by Sun Hong when they were young and had the grace to survive. But later on, it was Wu Jing who brought them up like a brother and a father, so the status of this senior brother is actually Higher.
After Wu Jing finished reprimanding him, he immediately said: "You made me laugh! Although my four junior brothers are not gentle, they are definitely not villains. I hope that after this case is over, they can be taken in by me!"
I have said this more than once, but compared to the first time in the palace of Daxiangguo Temple, when the two parties were completely in a transaction state, you give me the truth and I will work hard for you, now there is a bit more friendship.
Wu Jing really felt that following the person in front of him would lead to a bright future, and he was not that kind of callous and unsympathetic high-ranking official who would regard the lives of his men as trivial and throw them away at will. For the four junior brothers, following this person would be a good choice. This will be arranged.
Di Jin did not agree immediately, but instead said, "I asked you to do three things for me, do you remember?"
"Of course, remember, two things are completed, and one is still unfinished!"
Wu Jing laughed: "It's time to do it now, otherwise when the truth comes out, I will go to the Kaifeng government office, but I owe this promise... Sir, please tell me, whatever I can do, I will never give half a cent." hesitate!"
Di Jin said: "I'm afraid you will hesitate or even not do what I ask... I want you to live and eat in this room for the next three days. No matter what you hear, don't go out. Can you do it? Are you here?"
Wu Jing's smile faltered: "Why is this?"
"Because the next three days will be the most critical stage of solving the case, and the involvement of a person with strong hatred may make the outcome of the case fall short!" After Di Jin said seriously, he immediately asked, "Do you believe Can I find out the truth?”
The monks nodded in unison. Although Wu Jing's expression changed, he also said sincerely: "Without the young master, it would be impossible for this case to return to the eyes of the people of the capital three years later, let alone the government's full efforts to pursue it! After the coffin was opened and the autopsy was carried out, , it was precisely after seeing the young master’s bone examination method that the case had a chance to be solved. This idle man who knew the secret would go to those powerful houses to threaten him, and finally he was poisoned and fell into our hands! I believe in the young master. ,but……"
"There is no but!" Di Jin said flatly: "Actually, I don't have to wait for this person to wake up, I already know the secret of his daring to threaten the noble people of Taipingfang, and I will tell you next!"
Before the change, Wu Jinghui was overjoyed, but now his heart sank.
Even if he is a fan of the authorities, he realizes that if this secret is only related to who is the murderer of the master's family, the detective in front of him does not need to say so much, let alone come up with the first three conditions, asking him to wait here and not go out. …
So this secret is something that I simply cannot accept?
Seeing Wu Jing's expression changing drastically, Di Jin waited silently.
A revenge for his teacher that lasted for three years, during which he used all means to harm innocent people. Such a paranoid person is not easy to fool, and he cannot beat around the bush, nor can he be deceived by being clever, so he must make these preparations.
And indeed with these prefaces, Wu Jing's expression was uncertain. After several changes, he finally breathed out slowly and said in a deep voice: "Master, please speak clearly!"
