Return to the Tang Dynasty to be a villain

Chapter 19 Di Gong, what do you think?
Before reaching the Yishi Courtyard, Qin Yi saw from afar that there were a lot of people gathered there.

After pushing through the crowd and walking to the gate of the Yishiyuan, Qin Yi immediately found that the scene was extremely lively.

Di Renjie, who should have been released home last night, was now wearing prison clothes and sitting on the steps of the Jishiyuan.

Wei Chengqing stood outside the gate with a bitter look on his face. A group of people surrounded him and were talking and making a lot of noise.

Seeing Zhang Yizhi hiding behind the gate of the Yishiyuan, Qin Yi hurried forward and walked up to him.

At this moment, everyone in the Yishiyuan knew that Qin Yi was Lai Junchen's student, so he could come here without any hindrance.

"Wulang," Qin Yi looked at the troubled Wei Chengqing and asked Zhang Yizhi curiously.

"Who are those people? Why are they making a commotion outside our government office so early in the morning?"

Zhang Yizhi was also overjoyed to see Qin Yi, and he quickly whispered in Qin Yi's ear.

After hearing Zhang Yizhi's description, Qin Yi's brows suddenly frowned.

If we talk about this matter, it is really troublesome.

It turned out that there were two groups of people surrounding Wei Chengqing at this moment.

On one side were the Wannian County Magistrate Fu Wenjing, the Judicial County Lieutenant Li Yuanhong, the Wannian County Bad Leader Wei Chang, and the bad guys they brought with them.

On the other hand, last night, he heard Ruoyun talk about the family of General Zhang Xuanyu, the general of the Right Jinwu Guard who is now unemployed at home, in Hua'e Tower.

As for why the two of them are now surrounding Wei Chengqing and making noise?

The reason is very simple. Zhang Xuanyu died in Hua'e Tower last night.

"I was still awake in Hua'e Tower last night when I heard that General Zhang had died. I was interrogated by the Wannian County Magistrate all night and was only able to return to the government office this morning."

When Qin Yi heard Zhang Yizhi say this, he realized that the other person's face was indeed haggard and he looked extremely tired.

This made Qin Yi feel a little sympathy for Zhang Yizhi. He had finally arranged a concubine for him, but before anything happened, he was interrogated in Wannian County for an entire night.

"Zhang Xuan died if he met his end," Qin Yi looked at Zhang Yizhi with some confusion. "Wannian County is responsible for apprehending the murderer. Why would they come to our Yishiyuan with the victim's family?"

"Ugh"

Hearing Qin Yi's question, Zhang Yizhi couldn't help but sigh.

What he told next was actually a little unbelievable.

It turned out that last night when Lady Gongsun was performing the sword dance, the ladies accompanying her were all gathered on the railings to watch the fun.

When Gongsun Niangzi's performance ended and they returned to their seats, they found that Zhang Xuanyu was lying unconscious on the table.

They originally thought that Zhang Xuanyu was upset and drunk, so they did not dare to disturb him.

But it was not until late at night, when Hua Niang wanted to help him up, that she discovered that Zhang Xuanyu was already dead.

But what is most puzzling is that there are no scars on Zhang Xuanyu's body, and there are no signs of fighting around him.

"Then how did he die?" Qin Yi also felt that this matter was a bit unbelievable at this moment.

Zhang Yizhi had a strange look on his face at this moment. He glanced at the excited crowd outside the door and saw that no one was paying attention to him.

Then he whispered in Qin Yi's ear and told him in a low voice.

"It was suicide. After investigating the scene, Wannian County's Justice Lieutenant Li Yuanhong and the Bad Commander Wei Chang concluded that Zhang Xuanyu committed suicide by taking poison when Hua Niang and her companions left to visit Madam Gongsun."

"Ah?" Qin Yi felt even more incredible at this moment.

It stands to reason that people who want to commit suicide will generally look for a secluded place.

And according to psychology, people who are determined to die tend to look for an environment that they are familiar with.

If Zhang Xuanyu was determined to commit suicide, why didn't he stay at home, but instead ran to the crowded Hua'e Building?
"This is too unreasonable!" After Qin Yi told Zhang Yizhi the above thoughts, he expressed his own conclusion.

"That's right," Zhang Yizhi nodded, "The Zhang family members also felt that something was amiss."

"According to them, when Zhang Xuanyu went out yesterday afternoon, he looked very happy and didn't look like he was going to die at all."

"What does Wannian County say?"

Although Qin Yi had read some suspense and crime-solving novels and watched some TV dramas before traveling through time, he was not a professional after all.

In his opinion, Wannian County's judicial county lieutenant Li Yuanhong and the bad commander Wei Chang were both veteran officials who had been dealing with various murders for many years.

In addition, this case also involves a third-rank official of the court, so they should not jump to conclusions arbitrarily.

"This is the most bizarre part of this case," Zhang Yizhi said to Qin Yi, "They found a porcelain bottle tightly held in Zhang Xuanyu's hand."

"And what was originally contained in the bottle was the poison that killed Zhang Xuanyu."

"Therefore, Wannian County concluded that Zhang Xuanyu voluntarily took poison and died."

"That's why the Zhang family members came to our court to beat the drum and seek justice from the court chief."

"Then where is the head of our Redress Department?"

Qin Yi raised his head and searched for a long time among the noisy crowd, but apart from Wei Chengqing, he did not see any other officials from the Imperial Household Department.

In fact, he only knew three people in the Yishiyuan: Lai Junchen, Wei Chengqing and Zhang Yizhi.

Qin Yi didn't know who was the head of the Redress of Grievances Department. He also figured out that the head was not there because Wei Chengqing was standing there alone and helpless, and everyone was helping him.

"Are you talking about Chief Wei?" A bitter smile suddenly appeared on Zhang Yizhi's face.

"Today, people from the Zhang residence came to our court, claiming Wannian County was involved, beating the drum to report the incident. The first person to negotiate with them was Wei, the head of the Redress Office." "But after hearing what the people from Wannian County had to say, he also believed that Zhang Xuanyu had committed suicide."

"The people in the Zhang residence thought that Wei was biased towards Wannian County, so how could they agree?"

"They started fighting with a commotion. I don't know who cracked Wei's head. He's currently looking for someone to bandage it in the government office."

Only then did Qin Yi realize that today's incident had caused quite a stir, and he marveled at the audacity of the people in Zhang's mansion.

He actually dared to cause trouble outside the prestigious gate of the Imperial Court and accidentally injured a seventh-rank official.

Just when he was confused about the case, Qin Yi suddenly remembered Di Renjie who was sitting on the steps nearby.

This is a master of solving cases. In the world 1,300 years later, countless people have used his name to shoot countless inexplicable film and television works.

Qin Yi suddenly thought that he should ask Di Renjie for his opinion on the case.

After all, there is no false reputation. In Qin Yi's opinion, for Di Renjie, who has solved so many major cases, this case should be easy to solve, right?
Qin Yi turned around and walked to Di Renjie, bowing deeply.

"Di Gong, what do you think?"

It’s so satisfying, so satisfying! As soon as Qin Yi asked this question, he immediately exclaimed in his heart that it was so satisfying.

Originally, it was Di Renjie who said, "Yuan Fang, what do you think?"

This time he got the lines. No matter what the final outcome of the case was, it made him feel very good.

However, Di Renjie's answer left Qin Yi stunned.

He gently stroked his beard with his hand, looked at Qin Yi with a slight smile and asked a question.

"Young Master, what do you think?"

Huh.
Qin Yi immediately began to complain in his heart.

I asked you what you thought, and you turned around and asked me what I thought?
Do you, a master at solving crimes, rely entirely on asking people around you what they think to find clues?

However, since Di Renjie asked him, Qin Yi's vanity suddenly aroused, and he decided to show off in front of Di Renjie.

Pretending to ponder for a moment, he suddenly looked up at Di Renjie.

"Di Gong, I don't think General Zhang committed suicide."

"Nonsense," Qin Yi hadn't finished speaking when a loud shout from behind him interrupted what he was about to say.

As soon as Qin Yi turned around, he saw a man in his twenties wearing a green seventh-grade robe and a white cloth tied on his head, striding out of the courtyard of the governor.

"Where did you come from, you little brat? How dare you speak so arrogantly in front of the gate of the Imperial Household?"

The man asked three questions in a row, which made Qin Yi stunned.

Who am I?

I am your immediate supervisor's student!
What knowledge do I have?
I have watched more than 700 episodes of Conan!
Am I talking nonsense?
I tell you there is only one truth!
Of course, Qin Yi could only repeat these words in his heart. After all, no one else in the world knew who Conan was except him.

But at this moment, Di Renjie seemed to be enjoying the fun.

He waved at Qin Yi, indicating that he should put his ear close to his mouth.

"This one, Wei Xian, is notorious in your court for his bad temper."

"But that's normal. His grandfather was Wei Zheng, Duke of Zheng, who was known for his tough temper during Emperor Taizong's reign. Everyone from the Wei family is the same."

After Di Renjie whispered to Qin Yi, he turned around and looked at Wei Xian.

"Wei family boy, stop arguing. The person standing in front of you is no less powerful than you."

"This man is the grandson of Duke Ji. He just became a disciple of your Jishiyuan yesterday. He is a disciple of Duke Lai Junchen."

When Qin Yi heard what Di Renjie said, he almost vomited blood.

His decision to take Lai Junchen as his teacher was originally a temporary measure.

Lai Junchen's empire was on the verge of collapse, and he wished he could stay away from him.

But Di Renjie was so angry that he wanted to announce to the whole world that he had attached himself to that cruel official.

But what Di Renjie said was true. Besides, he was a third-rank official. What could he say?
I can only hold my anger in my stomach.

Qin Yi knew that he was younger than Wei Xian, and that the latter was an official appointed by the imperial court, while he was a commoner.

As for the so-called matter of Lai Junchen's student, it is better not to mention it.

It works well when you meet a flatterer like Wei Chengqing, but it is useless when you meet someone as upright as his grandfather like Wei Xian.

After understanding the reason behind this, Qin Yi hurriedly saluted Wei Xian.

"My name is Qin Yi, nice to meet you, Brother Wei."

Qin Yi originally thought that it is polite not to hit someone who smiles at him. Since he took the initiative to pay his respects to Wei Xian, he should at least give him some face.

But what he never expected was that being slapped in the face always came unexpectedly.

When Wei Xian saw Qin Yi bowing, he quickly stepped aside and curled his lips in disgust.

"Young Master Qin, please respect yourself. I am not your brother, and I, Wei Xian, am not willing to associate with you."

(End of this chapter)