Detective Di Renjie: The Mysterious Dynasty

Chapter 373 Could this matter be an unsolved case?

Soon, the two fat and thin yamen runners who were the first to notice the unusual phenomenon in the morgue were called over.

The thin yamen runner trembled and recounted what he had seen and heard in a halting manner: "That's how it was. I was on night patrol and saw a fire in the morgue. I bravely went to check, but there was no one in the room, so I went to call for help."

The fat yamen runner took over the conversation: "Yes, after he left, I was left alone in the room, and I heard the evil spirit's laughter. Then I ran out in fear, and ran into the head of the team who was leading his men over."

"Then we went into the morgue to check. The evil spirit probably didn't dare to come out because there were so many people around. Afterwards, we stayed there until the county magistrate came, and nothing else happened during that time."

When Lin Yongzhong heard this, he interrupted him and explained, "It's like this. I and the yamen runners stood guard for a while, but nothing happened. I thought they were scaring themselves, so I ordered the yamen runners to disperse!"

Upon hearing this, Wen Kai beat his chest and stamped his feet, expressing deep regret: "Oh! Lord, it seems that it was the so-called 'evil ghost' who stole the secret letter! It's a pity that County Magistrate Lin and his men arrived a step too late!"

Di Renjie frowned, not making any comment, and then asked the fat yamen runner, "You said you heard the voice of a fierce ghost. Was there anything special about that voice?"

The fat yamen runner trembled all over, and fell into horrifying memories: "The voice of the female ghost was extremely gloomy, sharp and thin, which made my scalp tingle. I felt that she was about to pounce on me..."

Di Renjie frowned and automatically filtered the information: "Are you saying it's a female ghost?"

The fat bailiff nodded hurriedly.

Zhao Ji couldn't help laughing. He could probably guess the situation at that time and knew that the so-called female ghost was Ruyan.

If Ruyan heard herself being described like this, she would probably make the fat bailiff pay for it.

Di Renjie ignored all this and asked, "Did any stranger appear near the county government office tonight? Or did any other strange things happen inside the county government office?"

The fat and thin yamen runners exchanged glances and shook their heads, indicating that they knew nothing.

Seeing this, Li Yuanfang waved his hand, signaling the yamen runners to leave.

Wen Kai stepped out impatiently: "Lord, this female ghost must be related to Jinniang. I think the secret letter must have been taken away by her!"

Upon hearing this, Di Renjie sighed, "Alas, at this point, all clues are gone. We can only focus on Jinniang and Zhang Yi!"

Since the clues in the county government were cut off again, Zhao Ji and his group had no choice but to return to Di Mansion, hoping that Jinniang and Zhang Yi could speak up.

Lin Yongzhong accompanied Di Renjie, Zhao Ji and others out of the county government office. Looking at the receding backs of Di Renjie and others, he couldn't help feeling worried.

The blood feud has been avenged, but Zhang Yi and Jinniang have fallen into Di Renjie's hands. What should we do?
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There is no greater sorrow than a dead heart. After Di Renjie left, Jinniang cried bitterly and then calmed down.

However, this eerie silence made Ruyan worried. She really couldn't let go of Xin Jinniang, so she simply stayed by her side and watched her fall asleep.

Outside the door, Li Yuanfang was about to knock on the door, but was gently stopped by Di Renjie.

Di Renjie thought for a moment and said, "Don't bother Jinniang anymore. Just ask Ruyan to come out."

Li Yuanfang was slightly startled, then nodded, knocked on the door, and whispered: "Ruyan, the master is looking for you!"

Ruyan in the room heard Li Yuanfang's voice, looked at Jinniang who seemed to be asleep, carefully tucked the quilt for her, and then tiptoed out of the room.

"What's wrong, uncle? What happened again?" Ruyan closed the door gently, looked at Di Renjie and the others and asked in a puzzled voice.

Just as Di Renjie was about to speak, Ruyan looked back at the room and said, "Jinniang has just fallen asleep. Let's talk farther away so as not to wake her up."

So everyone walked away, and Di Renjie finally spoke: "It's still about the secret letter. The county morgue was haunted tonight, and the bailiffs heard a woman's voice. I wonder if it has anything to do with Jinniang?"

Ruyan smiled when she heard this: "That's the incident! I caused it. I did it on purpose. Jinniang sneaked into the county government office late at night to look for the secret letter and alarmed the guards. I pretended to be a ghost and scared them to help her escape."

Upon hearing this, Li Yuanfang and Wen Kai looked at each other and smiled, thinking that they finally had a clue.

"Is the secret letter really in Jinniang's hands?" Wen Kai asked impatiently. When asked about the whereabouts of the secret letter, Ruyan complained: "No, Jinniang almost went crazy looking for it, but she couldn't find it!"

Wen Kai was almost going crazy, and said anxiously: "That's not right! The secret letter was in Wu Si's shoe, and someone has taken it away!"

Ruyan frowned when she heard this and said, "I have been following Jinniang. The letter is definitely not in her hands. She found it not long after she entered the morgue!"

Wen Kai was so anxious that he almost collapsed. He whispered in despair: "How could this happen..."

Di Renjie was also stunned, and then he sighed: "Could this be an unsolved case?"

After Feng Wanchun's death, Di Renjie had no way of knowing about the pirates on the Xunyang River, and he had no idea that Xue Qinglin's identity had been impersonated by someone.

If Zhang Yi and Jinniang don't speak up, who else can reveal Lin Yongzhong's identity?

Based on the existing evidence, it seems not an exaggeration to say that this matter has become an unsolved case.

However, Zhao Ji has a God's perspective and knows the ins and outs of the case very well. He has a way to provide Di Renjie with some inspiration.

"It's not necessarily an unsolved case!" Zhao Ji said slowly with a smile.

When Wen Kai saw Zhao Ji speaking, the extinguished fire of hope in his heart was rekindled, and a look of joy appeared on his face: "Could it be that Your Highness already knows the whereabouts of the secret letter?"

Now Wen Kai only had the secret letter in his eyes, and he talked about it all the time.

Di Renjie and Li Yuanfang also turned their attention to Zhao Ji.

Zhao Ji deliberately said mysteriously: "Since the letter is not in Jinniang's hands, and Xue Qinglin is dead now, Zhang Yi has no time to steal the letter tonight, so it is obvious who has the secret letter!"

After hearing this, Wen Kai and Li Yuanfang were bewildered, as if they were in a cloud of fog, and had no idea what Zhao Ji was talking about.

Although Di Renjie understood, he was still full of doubts: "According to this inference, the secret letter is in the hands of another accomplice of Zhang Yi, but they have already completed their revenge, so what is the use of the secret letter?"

"Besides, Zhang Yi refused to speak, so this person's identity remains a mystery!"

Zhao Ji smiled slightly and shook his head gently: "This person's identity is indeed mysterious, but it is not without trace."

Di Renjie raised his eyebrows and asked curiously, "Oh? Is there any trace to be found?"

Zhao Ji was about to answer, but he suddenly heard some noise, his face changed, and he immediately rushed to Jinniang's room.

Di Renjie and the others were still confused, but Ruyan reacted first and followed Zhao Ji to run towards the room.

Before Di Renjie and others understood what was happening, Ruyan had already keenly noticed something was wrong and followed them, running towards the room.

Zhao Ji moved as fast as lightning and arrived at the door in an instant. He reached out to push it, but found that the door was locked.

Without hesitation, he kicked the door to pieces and rushed into the house. He saw Jinniang's body hanging on the beam, kicking helplessly.

At the critical moment, Zhao Ji flashed the dagger in his sleeve, and with a "click", he cut off the white silk hanging from the neck.

Jinniang's body fell to the ground.

Ruyan had also arrived in the room. She picked up Jinniang and called out repeatedly, "Jinniang, Jinniang! Wake up, wake up!"

Di Renjie and Li Yuanfang rushed in upon hearing the noise and were immediately stunned by the scene before them.

Ruyan shook Jinniang's body hard and shouted loudly, but Jinniang closed her eyes and did not move.

(End of this chapter)