Detective Di Renjie: The Mysterious Dynasty

Chapter 369 The time has come, revenge is achieved
The moonlight was equally pale as it sprinkled on the gravel beach by the river. It was so quiet here that it exuded the scent of death, until the sound of hurried horse hooves came from afar.

Xue Qinglin was riding a horse, followed by a group of servants. They were running breathlessly, and soon they arrived in front of the Lanxin Pavilion.

Xue Qinglin dismounted swiftly, the servants behind him quickly lit lanterns, and the group quickened their pace toward the pavilion.

In the pavilion, there were more than a dozen corpses lying in a disorderly manner, all of them wearing the clothes of servants in the marquis's mansion.

Faced with this scene, Xue Qinglin felt his hands and feet go cold and his scalp go numb!

The servant behind him reported in a trembling voice: "My Lord, they are all our people."

Xue Qinglin spat fiercely and stared blankly at the dark gravel beach.

Several servants came running over hurriedly, holding lanterns. Led by them, Xue Qinglin quickly walked towards the beach.

Suddenly, a servant beside him screamed in fear, and Xue Qinglin stopped abruptly. He looked carefully, and the scene in front of him shocked him completely!

On the gravel beach, dozens of corpses of the marquis's servants were lying in a mess, the blood dyed the land red, and swords, guns, bows and arrows were scattered everywhere.

Xue Qinglin's hands began to tremble, and he asked softly, "What's going on?"

"What on earth is going on?!" Xue Qinglin's voice got louder, almost with a hint of tears.

His face turned as pale as paper and he stood there, motionless, as if nailed there by fear.

Several servants behind him raised their lanterns and were also shocked by the scene before them, not daring to move.

Suddenly, a servant shouted, "My Lord, look!"

Xue Qinglin was so frightened by the scream that he jumped up and ran over quickly.

It was a living person, and when he heard the voices of Xue Qinglin and others, he began to move.

Xue Qinglin screamed, squatted down, and hurriedly asked about the situation: "What's going on?"

The man was dying, and spoke incoherently: "He... they were well prepared. We were ambushed..."

Xue Qinglin was shocked again when he heard this, and suddenly grabbed the man by the collar: "Who are they?"

The man looked at Xue Qinglin with difficulty, his lips slightly opened, and then his head tilted, and he died under Xue Qinglin's torment.

Xue Qinglin angrily threw the body to the ground and roared: "Waste! A bunch of waste!"

"Keep looking! Keep looking! See if there are any other survivors!" Xue Qinglin shouted almost madly.

The servants were frightened by the roar and immediately began to search through the ruins strewn with corpses.

Xue Qinglin snatched the lantern from a servant and joined the search himself.

However, after searching for a long time, he still couldn't find his master Zhang Yi. There was no one alive on the gravel beach except the dead bodies.
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In the main hall of the Di Mansion, Di Renjie and Zhao Ji were describing the case in detail and exchanging views.

Suddenly, accompanied by the sound of a door opening, Li Yuanfang rushed in holding a man who had been shot by an arrow.

Seeing this, Di Renjie couldn't help but wonder: "Yuan Fang, what is this?"

Li Yuanfang first gently placed the injured person on the couch, and then explained: "This man is Xue Qinglin's master. He led the servants of the Marquis' Mansion to the riverside, but was ambushed."

"I thought this man might hold the key to solving the case, so I rescued him. Please see if he can still be saved!"

Upon hearing this, Di Renjie hurried to Zhang Yi's side and carefully checked: "He was hit by an arrow and lost too much blood. The bleeding must be stopped immediately! Come quickly!"

Zhao Ji looked at Zhang Yi who was shot by an arrow and fell into deep thought for a moment.
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Xue Qinglin returned empty-handed on the gravel beach and had no choice but to return to the Marquis' Mansion.

But the scene in the marquis's mansion shocked him again: the door was open, and the bodies of several servants came into view. The deaths were so tragic that they were horrifying.

Some of the slaves had their throats cut, their bodies lying on the doorstep; some had gashes several inches long on their chests, their teeth bared, and they sat against the wall...

Xue Qinglin widened his eyes as he looked at the shocking scene before him, his body shaking uncontrollably.

A servant behind him stammered with a trembling voice, "My Lord, my Lord, what is going on..."

"Shut up!" Xue Qinglin shouted angrily, interrupting the servant, pulling out the steel knife from his waist, and slowly walked into the mansion. The first courtyard was desolate and murderous. The bodies of the servants were lying in the courtyard, the blood dyed the ground red, and the air was filled with a strong smell of blood.

Xue Qinglin walked slowly forward among the pile of corpses, his teeth clenched tightly, making a "click" sound, as if even his teeth were trembling.

In the main hall, stools and tables were overturned, and there were some corpses piled up randomly in the room.

Xue Qinglin's face turned pale, his whole body trembled, his eyes were filled with anger and fear: "Who is it? Who did it!!"

He roared hysterically, his voice echoing in the mansion, frightening the servants behind him so much that they trembled all over and almost collapsed to the ground.

Xue Qinglin brandished a steel knife and shouted at the sky: "Who are you? Come out here if you have the guts, come out!"

But no one responded.

After a while, the fierce light in Xue Qinglin's eyes gradually faded, and he sighed and said, "Go and see if there are any living people in the mansion."

Several servants immediately dispersed as if they had been pardoned.

Xue Qinglin suddenly thought of something and ran to the back hall in a rage again.

He came to the back hall, only to see the door was wide open and several dead bodies of servants lying in front of the door.

The hall was in a mess, with broken tables and chairs, overturned bookshelves, and books scattered all over the floor.

The secret door was also open, revealing the dark room inside, as if telling everything that had happened here.

Xue Qinglin sat down on the ground like a deflated ball, his eyes empty and desperate.

Suddenly, there was another scream coming from the direction of the main hall. Upon hearing it, Xue Qinglin quickly picked up his knife and turned back.

Rushing into the room, he was immediately stunned by the scene in front of him: the family slave who had just escaped was killed, his body nailed to the door with a steel knife, his eyes were wide open as if they were about to fly out of their sockets.

Xue Qinglin turned around and looked around in horror. The room was empty and silent.

He swallowed lightly and tightened the steel knife in his hand.

Immediately afterwards, several screams were heard from the direction of the back hall. Another servant was in trouble.

Xue Qinglin rushed in like a madman, his pupils were dilated and he let out strange cries from his mouth.

Looking at the beheaded servant, he shouted hysterically: "Come out, come out! I, Xue Qinglin, am a marquis. I am not afraid of anyone, I am not afraid of anyone! I am a marquis, a marquis personally appointed by the emperor..."

He shouted and waved the steel knife wildly. In the candlelight, his figure swayed on the wall like a devil dancing madly.

Finally, he fell down exhausted, and after staggering a few steps, the steel knife fell to the ground with a crisp sound.

He collapsed to the ground, still mumbling to himself: "I...I...I, Xue Qinglin, am the Marquis... Marquis..."

Just then, a pair of feet slowly stepped into his sight.

Xue Qinglin looked up, and when he saw the person's face clearly, he exclaimed: "It's you!"

Lin Yongzhong was wearing a black cloak, holding a long sword, with a sneer on his lips and his eyes were as cold as frost.

Xue Qinglin was extremely puzzled at this time: "Lin County Magistrate, what deep hatred do we have that you want to kill me?"

Upon hearing this, Lin Yongzhong was furious and gnashed his teeth as he said, "You evil beast! You killed my entire family! And you still dare to ask me what deep hatred I have!"

"More than a decade ago, you, Feng Wanchun, Wu Shun, Ge Bin, and Huang Wenyue robbed and killed a passenger ship together. Have you forgotten?"

Xue Qinglin heard this, as if he saw a devil coming to claim his life: "It's you!!!"

Lin Yongzhong smiled miserably: "The time has come, go to hell!"

Lin Yongzhong smiled sadly: "The time has come, you go to die!"

Following a shrill scream, everything fell silent.

(End of this chapter)