Evil of all ages

Chapter 15 Gaffe

"Can you determine what weapon made the cut?"

When Liu Yidao heard that the person was cut in two while still alive, his heart tightened. If it was done by human hands, it would probably only be possible for a master of innate strength.

"It should be a weapon that looks like a hair."

Di Qingtian judged based on his experience.

"hair?"

"Could it be the white-haired witch, ranked seventh on the wanted list?"

He Rongjiang immediately suspected the White-Haired Witch.

"It couldn't have been her. There are the most ghostwriters in the capital. She wouldn't have come to the capital to walk right into a trap."

"Moreover, her hair can penetrate and cut through the human body, but it's impossible for her to cut even the hardest part of the human body, the skull, so smoothly."

Liu Yidao denied it.

He Rongjiang thought about it and agreed. A lowly jailer had no grudge against the White-Haired Witch. Why would the White-Haired Witch bother coming all the way to the capital to kill someone insignificant?

Di Qingtian put down the body parts, not caring that his hands were covered in the dead man's blood, and moved to the next straw mat, slowly pulling it apart.

Upon seeing that it was a mummified corpse, a hint of solemnity appeared deep in Di Qingtian's pupils.

Compared to body parts, mummies are much more complex.

"Big Dog, 37 years old, originally from Beijing..."

Chang Xingde, with self-awareness, began to explain the situation of the big dog.

"Dry and lifeless, without a trace of moisture. Demonic arts couldn't possibly achieve this level of perfection. Strange, truly strange..."

Di Qingtian muttered to himself as he examined the mummified corpse.

Liu Yidao remained patient and silent, afraid of interrupting Di Qingtian's train of thought.

Seeing Liu Yidao's attitude, He Rongjiang and the others naturally dared not disturb him further, unless Di Qingtian asked them directly.

Unable to discern anything from the mummified corpse, Di Qingtian pulled aside the next straw mat.

Upon seeing the corpse twisted into burlap-like strips, Di Qingtian's expression became extremely solemn; he knew he had encountered a challenge.

Then, he pulled aside the remaining two straw mats and carefully examined the bodies of Shi Boyi and Tang Kaishi.

Since the bodies of Shi Boyi and Tang Kaishi were not as gruesome as the previous three, he felt there must be something more to them, so he spent more time on them.

"strangeness!?"

"How can this be……"

"That doesn't make sense!!"

After examining the body, Di Qingtian searched the scene for clues, and the more he investigated, the more incredible it seemed to him.

"Is something wrong?"

Seeing the confusion and astonishment on Di Qingtian's face, Liu Yidao finally couldn't help but ask.

"There are too many things that are not right."

Di Qingtian came to Shi Boyi's body and pointed to the knife wounds on the body.

“Look at these knife wounds, he and his friend cut them.”

Di Qingtian pointed to Tang Kaishi's corpse and the dismembered Xiaozhuang.

"Both of them had knife wounds on their bodies, inflicted by Shi Boyi, but the wounds were shallow and they were able to control the situation."

"This means that it's not just a simple fight, but that Xiao Zhuang and Tang Kaishi have lost themselves and are attacking Shi Boyi frantically, as if they are being controlled."

"Shi Boyi did not lose himself, so he only left shallow wounds on Xiao Zhuang and Tang Kaishi."

“Look at the footprints here. These were made by the Indian and the big dog. They lingered here for a long time.”

"In addition to the notches on their blades, it's clear that something is blocking their way, and they can't break through no matter how hard they slash."

As Di Qingtian spoke, he stopped at another spot, which happened to be the same spot where Huang Taichu had stood the night before.

"The victims were almost all facing this position, which should be where the real culprit was standing."

"What I find strange is that the real culprit seems to have been able to accomplish everything just by standing there."

"This is unbelievable. Just by standing there, one person was cut into more than twenty pieces, one turned into a dried corpse, and the other was rolled into burlap."

"One sought liberation, the other committed suicide."

"This this……"

Di Qingtian did not believe in ghosts, but this strange case was full of eeriness.

"Wow, all correct."

After listening to Di Qingtian's analysis, Huang Taichu's smile deepened. He was somewhat looking forward to seeing if Di Qingtian could catch him next.

"grown ups"

Yin Tianyong was taken aback to see the adult lose his composure for the first time in front of him, which made him realize that what he had said when he came had come true.

An unprecedented challenge has arrived.

"I'm sorry, I lost my composure just now." Di Qingtian calmed down after Yin Tianyong called him "sir."

Then, his eyes were filled with excitement, because the more difficult the mystery, the more it fueled his competitive spirit.

"Lord Di, which direction should we investigate next?"

Liu Yidao was self-aware enough to know that he wasn't good at using his brain, so he could only ask Di Qingtian for help.

Whom have these five people made enemies with?

Di Qingtian asked.

Liu Yidao turned to look at Chang Xingde. These five people were under Chang Xingde's management, and he was the only one who knew the situation.

"I don't know if they made enemies or grudges outside of prison. While in prison, they did make enemies, but they did make grudges."

Chang Xingde replied.

"Who is there?"

"Say it."

He Rongjiang urged Chang Xingde to speak quickly.

"Ren Zhengnian organized his team; they were right next door."

Chang Xingde replied.

"Tell me, how did they become enemies?"

Di Qingtian asked.

Chang Xingde dared not hide anything and began by talking about Huang Taichu's father.

"In other words, Huang Taichu, who had been bullied for a year, hated them more than the others."

Di Qingtian pondered and said.

Huang Taichu saw that Di Qingtian had taken notice of him, but he didn't pay it any mind. He wanted to find something to use against him, but that wouldn't be so easy.

"I'll have them arrested right now and subjected to severe interrogation."

He Rongjiang didn't think too much about it; as long as there was even the slightest suspicion, he would arrest them first.

Perhaps, they can even be used as scapegoats in the end.

"No, doing that will only lead to a false confession."

"Furthermore, cases like this are not something that can be closed simply by having a few prison guards take the blame."

Di Qingtian saw through He Rongjiang's thoughts and was giving him a reminder.

"No, there's no such thing as taking the blame. I just want to find clues that are in our favor as soon as possible."

Seeing that Di Qingtian had seen through his thoughts, He Rongjiang couldn't help but laugh awkwardly.

"Lord Liu, let's take two steps. I want to interrogate some people and conduct an experiment."

Di Qingtian looked at Liu Yidao and said.

"I told you, everyone in the prison will cooperate fully with you. You can interrogate whoever you want."

"I just don't know what kind of experiment you're referring to?"

Liu asked curiously.

"Isn't it rumored that there's a 'judge' in prison who punishes the guilty and lets the innocent go unpunished? I want to see if this 'judge' is really that effective."

“Go outside and hire a group of kind-hearted people to impersonate them. No, we can’t risk the lives of ordinary people.”

"Replace them with unfamiliar soldiers, those with good character, and have them impersonate prisoners."

“Go to other imperial prisons and bring over some wicked criminals, mix them with the soldiers who are actually prisoners, and lock them up in the imperial prison.”

"If the 'judge' is really that effective, then he should be able to tell who is good and who is evil at a glance."

Di Qingtian looked at Liu Yidao and the other two. He was only talking to them about this now. If any problems arose, then one of the three of them must be up to something.

"Okay, I'll make arrangements right away."

"You two stay by Lord Di's side and are not allowed to leave his sight."

Liu Yidao seemed to understand something. After giving instructions to He Rongjiang and the other person, he went down to make the arrangements.

"Forehead"

Di Qingtian was speechless at Liu Yidao's actions. If he couldn't leave his sight, then it was pointless whether problems arose or not.

However, Liu Yidao's actions actually lessened the suspicion in Di Qingtian's mind.

"Lord Di, should we summon Ren Zhengnian and the others for questioning?"

Chang Xingde asked.

"No, leave them for last. The few who were wrongfully imprisoned are still in jail, right? Let's call them in for questioning first."

"This is a good place, let's ask the questions here."

(End of this chapter)