Detective Di Renjie: The Mysterious Dynasty

Chapter 353 A dark and windy night that kills people
Inside the Mansion of Marquis Pingnan.

After returning home, Xue Qinglin was in a daze and could not walk steadily. He remained silent to anyone's questions and concerns.

Then, he suddenly locked himself in the room again, and started hacking and smashing things around with his scimitar, as if he was possessed by a demon. Everyone kept their distance from him and no one dared to approach him.

Xiaoyun couldn't understand what Xue Qinglin was like, but luckily a guest came to the Marquis' Mansion.

As soon as the servant reported "Ge Bin's" name, Xue Qinglin's madness suddenly improved, but his face immediately changed to an expression of horror, which was really puzzling.

Then, he followed Ge Bin and left the mansion lightly. This absence gave Xiaoyun the opportunity to attack.

In the back hall of the Marquis's mansion, the night was as dark as ink, and there were no lights. Xiaoyun came in quietly and closed the door.

Her eyes fell on a bookshelf in the corner. She walked straight there, counted to the seventh layer, and then took down the books on that layer, revealing the hidden mechanism inside.

She couldn't help but laugh: "Xue Qinglin is such a vulgar person, but he actually imitates others to pretend to be cultured and made such a bookshelf. He is really deceiving himself and others by covering his ears and stealing the bell."

Xiaoyun stretched out her hand and pressed lightly. With a "click" sound, the bookshelf popped open a crack, and a faint light came through from inside.

The people outside followed the light into the mechanism, and the bookshelf closed automatically. It was an ingenious design.

There was a lamp burning in the small dark room, emitting a dim light.

Xiaoyun looked around. There was nothing displayed in the dark room except for eight portraits hanging on the front wall.

She glanced at the eight paintings with annoyance, walked to the one in the southeast that was "Wu Zixu Crossing Zhaoguan", and uncovered the portrait.

There is a small secret door hidden in the painting, with a red button embedded next to it.

Xiaoyun placed her finger on the button and pressed it lightly. "Click", the secret door opened. She lit the torch and shone it inside.

However, what Xiaoyun did not expect was that there was nothing behind the door.

Her face turned pale instantly, she hurriedly closed the secret door, and ran to check the other portraits.

But behind the other paintings there were either walls or they were just pretense, so in the end, nothing was gained.

Thinking back to the boast he made in front of Wen Kai, Xiaoyun couldn't help but break out in a cold sweat on his forehead.

At this moment, a flash of inspiration seemed to come to her mind, and she instantly understood something. She immediately turned around and quickly left the dark room.
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Two horses galloped in front of the Yuelai old store. They were Xue Qinglin and Ge Bin.

The two men dismounted, and when the waiter saw Xue Qinglin, he looked at him with an inexplicable look: "Hey, Lord Xue! It's you, old man. What brings you here?"

"Stop talking nonsense! Tie up the horse! Keep your mouth shut!" Xue Qinglin threw the reins back to the waiter, and walked quickly into the store with Ge Bin.

The waiter looked at Xue Qinglin's back and couldn't help but spit: "Bah! Why are you so proud? I saw everything today."

Of course, despite what he said, the waiter still obediently took Xue Qinglin's horse away.

At the corner of the street, Zhang Yi, wearing a black cloak with his face hidden in the hood, walked out slowly.

He quietly watched Xue and Ge walk into the inn in the distance, with a cold light flashing in his eyes.

In the guest room, three middle-aged men were sitting around the table, talking in low voices.

After opening the door, Xue Qinglin and Ge Bin walked in quickly. The three people at the table stood up quickly and bowed, saying, "Fifth brother, how are you?"

Xue Qinglin raised his hand in return, with an unnatural look on his face: "Thank you all for your concern, brothers. I am very grateful!"

Feng Wanchun, the oldest, said, "Quick, sit down!"

Xue Qinglin and Ge Bin sat at the table.

Feng Wanchun sighed and said, "Fifth brother, do you still remember the agreement we made ten years ago?"

Xue Qinglin nodded, his expression solemn: "Of course I remember. At that time, we swore an oath of blood in the Dragon King Temple, sharing wealth and honor, and never seeing each other again." Feng Wanchun sighed again, with a bit of helplessness in his tone: "Fifth brother, don't blame the brothers, we were forced by the situation and had no choice!"

Xue Qinglin was inexplicably impatient: "I have heard all this from my fourth brother. Big brother, what is going on? Who killed my sixth brother?"

Feng Wanchun sighed and said quietly, "According to our guess, it's probably the descendants of Duke Huang who came here to seek revenge!"

Xue Qinglin was shocked when he heard this: "What!? The descendants of Duke Huang?"

The other people at the table also sighed.

"Do you have any evidence?" Xue Qinglin swallowed and asked again.

Ge Bin frowned, his face full of fear: "What evidence do we need? If it weren't for the descendants of Duke Huang seeking revenge, who would be so bold as to kill my sixth brother in Jiangzhou Inn!"

"You don't know, I saw the death of my sixth brother with my own eyes," he shook his head, "It was a bloody mess, it was so horrible that it was beyond words!"

Xue Qinglin collapsed back, leaning back in his chair, unable to speak for a moment.

Suddenly, he stood up: "Damn it, this is really a bad year. I just ran into a tough guy today, and my sixth brother got into trouble again... It's really a double whammy!"

After hearing what Xue Qinglin said, the people at the table looked at each other and couldn't help asking, "What kind of tough guy is this?"

Xue Qinglin waved his hands irritably. He was too embarrassed to expose his shortcomings. "Nothing. The new county magistrate of Wuping doesn't get along with me!"

Feng Wanchun heard this and shook his head repeatedly: "Fifth brother! The situation is very different now. Don't bother with a county magistrate. Deal with your enemies first!"

Xue Qinglin frowned when he heard that. The county magistrate was a small matter, the key was the fat old man behind him, that was the real problem.

He looked at Feng Wanchun: "What should I do according to what you brothers want to do?"

As soon as these words were spoken, the atmosphere suddenly became silent and no one at the table responded.

Ge Bin seemed timid, Feng Wanchun sighed heavily again, while Wu Shun and Zhang Xiangong looked at each other, as if they had other plans.

Seeing this situation, Xue Qinglin understood what these people were thinking.

He suggested, "It seems that you brothers have no good plan for the time being. In this case, why not move to my Pingnan Marquis Mansion for the time being. There are many servants in the mansion, and ordinary villains will not dare to offend easily. It is safer than an inn. What do you think, brothers?"

Feng Wanchun and Ge Bin looked embarrassed and hesitated to speak; while Wu Shun and Zhang Xiangong had no expression on their faces, and the scene fell into awkward silence again.
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After a long time, the door of Yuelai Inn creaked open, and Xue Qinglin, Ge Bin and four others walked out quickly.

Xue Qinglin raised his hand gently and whispered, "Since you brothers still have doubts, let's discuss it another day! I will write a letter to His Royal Highness Prince Liang and ask him to take care of it!"

Feng Wanchun looked ashamed and said gratefully: "Everything is thanks to my fifth brother!"

Xue Qinglin jumped on the horse, and with the sound of horse hooves, he galloped away.

The others bowed and said goodbye silently, and in the blink of an eye they also dispersed and disappeared into the night.

It was pitch black in a guest room of Pingyang Inn, and Ge Bin returned to his residence.

He pushed the door open and lit the lantern on the table. Suddenly, a figure slowly rose from the wall opposite, and Ge Bin was shocked.

The shadow on the wall was getting higher and higher. Ge Bin was terrified and turned around suddenly. He saw a man in a black cloak behind him slowly raising the hammer in his hand.

Ge Bin screamed in fear and tried to run away, but it was too late.

With a loud "bang", the hammer hit Ge Bin's head heavily, and he fell to the ground and died.

The man in the black cloak stepped over Ge Bin's body and continued to walk out the door with firm and cold steps.

(End of this chapter)