Detective Di Renjie: The Mysterious Dynasty

Chapter 348 Rebellion against Tiangang
As the bailiff's words fell, it was as if a gust of cold wind passed by, and the whole scene suddenly fell silent.

After all, Lin Yongzhong did send Jinniang into the Marquis' Mansion to steal the secret letter. This matter was accidentally revealed, and he suddenly fell into a state of confusion.

In fact, the yamen runners had no idea about this matter. They just made up stories and arbitrarily framed Jinniang with crimes to make it easier to control the people.

Wouldn't Pingnan Marquis's Mansion and Du Erhui cooperate with them? The government and the powerful have teamed up to frame you, Wu Si and Jin Niang, you are just ordinary people, can you prove your innocence?
As expected, Du Er understood what the yamen runner said and quickly said, "That's right, she was originally a maid in the Pingnan Marquis's mansion. She stole our money and ran away! That's why we asked the yamen to arrest her."

But how could such a trick be hidden from Di Renjie!

He sneered and glared at Du Er with a sharp gaze: "Humph, what about the old man on the ground? How did he die? You admitted in the street that you beat him to death in front of the county government office!"

Upon hearing this, the two yamen runners' expressions suddenly changed and they looked at Du Er in disbelief, while Du Er stammered and was unable to speak.

Li Yuanfang's eyes flashed with rage. He glared at Du Er fiercely: "Speak!"

When Du Er thought of Li Yuanfang's cruel methods, he was so frightened that he trembled all over and kept saying, "I didn't kill him. I didn't do it!"

Di Renjie cast his cold eyes towards the two yamen runners and asked sternly, "You two beat this innocent old man to death in broad daylight, in front of the county government gate?"

The two yamen runners panicked and quickly argued, "Of course it wasn't us!"

"Who killed that?"

Di Renjie walked forward aggressively.

The two yamen runners were unable to withstand Di Renjie's momentum and could only retreat step by step.

"Answer!" Di Renjie shouted again, deafeningly.

The two bailiffs ultimately lacked the courage to identify Du Er, and could only evade responsibility by saying, "We...we really didn't see the murderer. As soon as we went out, we found that the old man had fallen to the ground, dead..."

Upon hearing this, Di Renjie laughed out of anger, with a sharp light in his eyes.

He strode forward, pointed directly at the nose of the yamen runner, and shouted: "You are such an evil official who has committed many crimes! Jinniang is alone and helpless, and her old father was killed innocently. Instead of seeking justice for her, you want to lock her up in the yamen and even maliciously fabricate a crime to frame an innocent person!"

"And this evil servant Du Er killed people right under your noses, but you turned a blind eye and pretended not to know because you were afraid of the power of the Pingnan Marquis' Mansion!"

"You are confusing right and wrong, and doing things that are perverse. Do you still have the law of the country in your heart? Do you still have the word conscience? You are simply ruthless and have lost all conscience!"

"What a beast you are, a beast in human form with a beastly heart! You are wearing this human skin in vain!"

The two yamen runners were scolded by Di Renjie until their faces turned red and they felt so ashamed that they were speechless and embarrassed for a while.

They and Di Renjie advanced and retreated, and unknowingly retreated into the county government office. The fat yamen runner was not careful and even fell to the ground.

When they entered the county government office, they found that the county magistrate had been waiting in the inner courtyard with a group of clerks and bailiffs, but they had not shown up.

Seeing that the two yamen runners were unable to clean up the situation and were even caught with evidence, the county magistrate himself was caught and could not act as a non-stick pan, so he had to step in personally.

He was so shameless that he pretended to have just arrived, coughed twice and asked, "What's going on? Who is causing trouble in the county government office?"

Well, right from the start, they put a big hat on Di Renjie and others in an attempt to gain the upper hand.

In fact, Di Renjie had noticed these people early in the morning. Seeing the county magistrate behave like this right after he came up, he sneered in his heart.

When the two yamen runners saw the county magistrate arrive, they ran to him as if they had seen a savior and made their complaint in an exaggerated manner.

Di Renjie stared at the county magistrate coldly, pointed at Du Er, and said in a cold voice: "This thief was rampant in the market, hurting people for no reason, and even killed someone in front of the county government. We caught him on the spot and brought him to the government. How can it be said that he was causing trouble?"

Upon hearing this, the county magistrate's throat twitched, and he looked at Du Er with a flickering gaze, pretending to be puzzled and asked, "Is this really the case?"

Unexpectedly, when Du Er saw the county magistrate and the many yamen runners behind him, he seemed to be emboldened in an instant, and jumped out to bite back: "Mr. County magistrate, you know that we in Pingnan Marquis Mansion have always behaved in accordance with the rules. How could we commit murder without reason?"

Di Renjie turned around abruptly and stared at Du Er with a frown.

Li Yuanfang's eyes were filled with anger. He moved slightly, but Di Renjie stopped him with a look.

The county magistrate actually continued to talk along the lines of Du Er's words: "Oh, then why did this person say that?"

Seeing that Di Renjie and the others were no longer aggressive, Du Er thought they were scared, so he immediately became more aggressive and said, "My lord, this is a group of strong men. They beat Wu Si to death!"

"I couldn't bear it and wanted to take them to the authorities, but they were so violent that they broke my arm and falsely accused me of murder." "You two officers were personally harmed by how violent and tyrannical these people were just now. If you don't believe me, you can ask them!"

Du Er was so shameless and confused right and wrong that not only Di Renjie and Lin Yongzhong, but even the county magistrate and the bailiffs present were stunned for a moment.

After half a day, the county magistrate was still thick-skinned. He coughed twice and glared at Di Renjie and the others: "Did you hear that? Why don't you surrender?"

Di Renjie's anger was reaching its limit. He spoke fluently and angrily: "I heard it! I also heard the timidity and cowardice in your heart! I heard the trembling in the heart of a conscienceless official!"

"Let me ask you, this thief is always rampant in the streets, bullying the common people, don't you really know? The Pingnan Marquis's mansion has been robbing men and women in Wuping County, doing all kinds of evil, don't you really know?"

"As the county magistrate, you receive a salary from the emperor. When you encounter such an unfair thing, you confuse right and wrong and help the tyrant to commit atrocities. Don't you have the slightest sense of guilt in your heart?"

The county magistrate lowered his head. He saw that Di Renjie and his companions had come with ill intentions, and he felt a little uneasy.

At this moment, Du Er suddenly screamed: "Sir, County Magistrate, please help me!"

Before he finished speaking, he struggled to break free from Li Yuanfang's control, rushed to the county magistrate, and shouted: "Why don't you order the bailiffs to arrest them! Quickly!"

However, the county magistrate was thinking about not leaving any evidence behind, so he gave Du Er a soothing look, like a secret signal.

Then, he pretended to be polite, cleared his throat and said, "Ahem, both parties have their own opinions on this matter, and it is difficult for me to make a judgment at the moment, so I decided to temporarily detain you all and deal with you after I find out the truth!"

The yamen runners were straightforward. When they saw their superior's order, they rushed forward without any hesitation and answered loudly.

Seeing this, Di Renjie shouted angrily: "Who dares to move?"

The roar was like thunder, which frightened the yamen runners and made them stop in their tracks.

Di Renjie walked quickly to the county magistrate, swung his arm violently, and slapped the county magistrate hard in the face.

The county magistrate was stunned, and everyone present was also shocked.

Di Renjie's eyes were filled with disgust as he said, "You beast! You are determined to help the tyrant! No wonder the yamen runners just now bullied the weak and confused right and wrong. It turns out that the upper beam is crooked and the lower beam is crooked!"

"These yamen runners are rooted in the local area, so it's fine if they are threatened by the Marquis' Mansion. As the county magistrate, you are among the officials in the official circle, eating the emperor's salary and receiving the official salary. If you are really afraid of the power of the Marquis' Mansion, you can apply to resign!"

"You are afraid of the tyranny of the Marquis of Pingnan and dare not resist. You want to go along with him. You are so timid that you can only cover up and pretend to be deaf! Do you know how ridiculous you are?"

"You don't ask for evidence, you don't distinguish right from wrong, you confuse right and wrong, you deceive yourself and others! Humph, do you think I don't know that you said you would put us in jail together, but you must be on the side of the Marquis' Mansion and sentence us to death!"

"In the end, you will still be servile and help the traitors! How can there be such a corrupt official as you in this world! Aren't you afraid of the curses from the people of Wuping during your tenure as an official?"

Li Yuanfang's eyes were full of disdain, and his words were much more direct than Di Renjie's: "In Chengyuan's words, people like you, who are a whore and want to pretend to be a saint, are really shameless!"

Lin Yongzhong also shook his head continuously, gritting his teeth and cursing: "How can such a filthy villain be entrusted to the people? You have brought shame to the officials of Jiangzhou!"

However, a situation occurred that made everyone laugh and cry.

The county magistrate seemed to feel comfortable after being slapped. A blush appeared on his face and he looked extremely excited.

"Beating an imperial official! This is irrefutable evidence! Now, arrest all these traitors!" He waved his hand and gave the order.

"Pa!" Another loud slap hit the county magistrate's face.

The slap was so powerful that the county magistrate saw stars and fell to the ground, with even his teeth seemingly loosened.

Lin Yongzhong was so angry that his whole body was shaking and his eyes were red.

The bailiffs rushed over and helped the county magistrate up.

The county magistrate covered his swollen mouth and pointed at Lin Yongzhong with a trembling finger: "A troublemaker, a troublemaker! He is rebelling, rebelling! Quick, arrest him!"

"How ridiculous! How ridiculous!" Lin Yongzhong could no longer endure it and threw a document sealed with wax into the county magistrate's face.

"You are the one who is rebelling. Open your dog eyes and look carefully. I am the new Wuping Commander, Lin Yongzhong!"

(End of this chapter)