Detective Di Renjie: The Mysterious Dynasty

Chapter 372 Getting to the bottom of things
No matter how hard they pressed him, Zhang Yi remained tight-lipped, leaving Di Renjie, Zhao Ji and the others helpless.

Li Yuanfang attacked with both palms, and Zhang Huan and Li Lang led the Qianniu Guards to walk quickly out of the darkness.

Di Renjie sighed helplessly and ordered: "Temporarily keep him in the side room. Tell the guards to treat him well and not to mistreat him."

Zhang Huan bowed his hands respectfully and responded: "Please rest assured, sir!"

Di Renjie nodded and waved his hand, and Zhang Huan led the guards to take Zhang Yi away.

Li Yuanfang turned to Di Renjie and asked, "He refuses to speak. What should we do now?"

Zhao Ji suggested: "Why not ask Jinniang again? The most urgent thing is to find the secret letter. Maybe she can get something from you!"

Wen Kai heard this and nodded in agreement: "Yes, yes, yes!"

Di Renjie hesitated for a moment, and finally nodded, with a hint of helplessness: "Okay, this secret letter must be found, otherwise, we will all be implicated by the emperor!"

So the group walked towards the east wing.

In the east wing, Ruyan was still worried about Jinniang's mental state.

Jinniang sobbed and said, "When I first came to you, I felt like I had come to another world. It was so warm and happy. It was so wonderful."

"Sister Ruyan, you know, at that time I even gave up the idea of ​​dying. I thought, how wonderful it would be if I could be with you forever!"

Ruyan gently comforted her, "Okay, Jinniang, don't think about it anymore."

Jinniang raised her tearful eyes and said, "Sister Ruyan, I promise you that after all this is over, before I leave this world, I will tell you everything!"

Ruyan nodded gently, hugged her tightly, and stroked her back gently: "Silly girl, don't say such things, you are still young..."

Jinniang did not respond, but swallowed her tears silently.

Just then, there was a knock on the door, and Di Renjie's gentle voice penetrated: "Is Jinniang here?"

Jinniang looked at Ruyan in panic. Ruyan wiped away the tears from her eyes and said, "My uncle is here. I'll go open the door!"

She got out of bed and went to open the door.

Di Renjie and Li Yuanfang were stunned when they saw the tears on Ruyan's face: "You are..."

Ruyan forced a smile, but her eyes could not hide the deep worry: "I'm fine, but Jinniang...is not in a good mood."

Hearing this, Di Renjie glanced at Wen Kai and Zhao Ji, and after a slight hesitation, he said softly, "If that's the case, let's talk about it tomorrow."

However, Jinniang in the room seemed to have mustered up her courage and staggered over: "No need, just ask whatever you want to ask!"

Di Renjie looked at Jinniang's tear-stained face, frowned, took a deep breath, and said in a gentle and deep tone: "Since the day we rescued you, Ruyan has noticed that you have a lot on your mind."

"After meeting Zhang Yi today, we learned that you entered the Xue Mansion with a special mission. What I can tell you is that now that Xue Qinglin is dead, you can put down the burden on your shoulders!"

Jinniang's eyes suddenly brightened up: "Xue Qinglin is dead?"

Di Renjie nodded affirmatively: "Yes, his body is in the mansion."

After hearing this, Jinniang's tears rolled down her cheeks again, but this time, they carried a sense of relief and liberation.

However, this relief was short-lived. Her body seemed to be drained of all strength and she suddenly collapsed to the ground powerlessly.

Ruyan was quick to help her up.

"Are you okay, Jinniang?" Ruyan's tone was full of concern.

Tears of regret and pain appeared on Jinniang's face. She shook her head silently without saying a word.

Di Renjie pondered for a moment, and finally broke the silence: "It seems that your relationship with Zhang Yi is unusual."

Jinniang's voice was thin and tired: "Yes, he is like a relative to me."

Di Renjie nodded slightly and asked again: "What about the secret letter? Did you find it?"

Jinniang shook her head again, her eyes empty and blurry: "No, Xue Qinglin is dead, there is no meaning, everything is meaningless..."

When Ruyan saw Jinniang like this, she felt very sorry for him.

She looked at Di Renjie, her eyes full of pleading: "Uncle, let's ask another day. Let Jinniang have a good rest first. She needs time to calm down."

Di Renjie looked at Ruyan's pleading eyes and Jinniang's lifeless face, and a complex emotion surged in his heart.

"Okay!" He nodded again.

Wen Kai was a little anxious when he saw this, and said quickly: "Lord, if we can't find the letter, how can we explain it to His Majesty..."

Zhao Ji interrupted Wen Kai and shook his head at him.

Wen Kai sighed and retreated dejectedly.

"Let's put it aside for now and let Jinniang have a good rest. Ruyan, you stay and accompany her." Di Renjie told Ruyan and prepared to leave. At this time, Jinniang suddenly said, "The letter may be in the county government, with my father!"

Hearing the voice, Wen Kai suddenly looked up and looked at Di Renjie and Zhao Ji pleadingly.

Di Renjie also had some surprise in his eyes, and he immediately said, "Let's go! To the county government office!"
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In the county government office, Lin Yongzhong hurriedly changed into his official uniform and led the bailiffs to await the arrival of Di Renjie, Zhao Ji and his party.

They all walked into the morgue of the county government office and saw Wu Si's body lying quietly on the cold bed.

Di Renjie walked straight to Wu Si's body and said in a steady and powerful voice: "Search!"

After receiving the order, everyone took action immediately, except Zhao Ji, whose gaze lingered on Lin Yongzhong for a moment.

His hair was wet and his clothes were disheveled, as if he had just taken a shower. When he heard that Di Renjie was coming, he hurried out to greet him, even losing his composure.

Zhao Ji raised a meaningful smile and whispered, "Is County Magistrate Lin bathing just now?"

Lin Yongzhong smiled awkwardly, feeling nervous in his heart: "I didn't know that Your Highness and the Lord were coming. This is really rude. I hope Your Highness will forgive me!"

Zhao Ji smiled tolerantly and waved his hand to indicate that it was okay.

Li Yuanfang on the other side searched the body for a long time, and finally looked up in disappointment.

He slowly shook his head towards Di Renjie standing opposite him: "Sir, I have searched several times, but nothing is found!"

Wen Kai looked very anxious, but he was still searching without giving up, and ordered the other guards: "Search other places, don't miss any corner!"

Upon hearing this, Di Renjie frowned, slowly walked to Wu Si's body, and fell into deep thought.

Seeing this, Lin Yongzhong quickly came over and asked in confusion, "Lord, what are you looking for?"

Di Renjie turned his head, his eyes solemn: "A letter."

When Lin Yongzhong heard this, his eyes narrowed suddenly, and his surprise was evident in his words: "Believe it?"

Di Renjie nodded: "Yes, a very important letter."

His eyes swept back and forth over Wu Si's body, finally stopping on Wu Si's feet.

"Yuan Fang, have you checked the shoes?" Di Renjie asked softly.

Li Yuanfang nodded: "I checked it several times, and there is nothing inside."

Di Renjie walked slowly to Wu Si's feet, reached out and gently took off his left cloth shoe, and examined it carefully. This pair of cloth shoes with white soles looked ordinary and nothing special.

He put the shoes aside, took off Wu Si's right shoe, and reached inside.

Suddenly, Di Renjie's eyes lit up, and there seemed to be a slight bulge on the insole of the shoe. He gently tore it, and with a "snap" sound, a piece of the insole was pulled out completely.

Li Yuanfang, Wen Kai and Lin Yongzhong were all startled and rushed over.

Di Renjie held the cloth shoes in his hands, stared inside them for a long time, and finally shook his head slowly.

Wen Kai and Li Yuanfang couldn't help but sigh in disappointment when they saw this.

Di Renjie looked at the cloth insole in his hand, then looked inside the shoe, and said slowly: "This insole was originally sewn inside the shoe. I think Wu Si must have hidden the secret letter inside!"

Li Yuanfang was shocked when he heard this: "Oh? You mean, someone has already taken the letter away?"

Di Renjie thought for a while and nodded, "Look inside the shoe."

Li Yuanfang took a closer look and found that there were a few white threads cut by a sharp weapon sticking out from the side of the sole, confirming Di Renjie's guess.

Di Renjie's eyes flashed with suspicion: "This means that someone sneaked into the morgue and took the letter from Wu Si's shoes before us!"

Wen Kai was very anxious and asked quickly, "Who is it? Is it that Jinniang?"

Zhao Ji shook his head slightly: "It's unlikely. If Jinniang took it, why would she have gone through so much trouble? She could have just handed the letter to us directly, or simply not mentioned it."

Li Yuanfang nodded when he heard this, while Wen Kai shook his head in disappointment.

Di Renjie looked at Lin Yongzhong and said, "Yongzhong, has anything strange happened in the county government recently?"

Lin Yongzhong hesitated for a moment before finally speaking: "Well, it's strange. The guards said that the morgue was haunted tonight. I led some people to check it out, but found nothing!"

When Di Renjie heard this, his eyes lit up, and Wen Kai's eyes also showed a hint of hope.

　There is only one chapter today. I had a stomachache last night and had a restless night. I didn't fall asleep until five in the morning. I only slept for two hours and then got up again.

　　I had an upset stomach and diarrhea at noon.

　　I barely finished writing this chapter, and now I feel a little terrible.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)