Detective Di Renjie's legend of Wu Dynasty

Chapter 608
Di Renjie and Zeng Tai looked at each other and asked, "Lin Yang, you mean Lin Yang?"

Shopkeeper Zhou said: "Exactly. This Lin Yang is also a regular customer of the cabinet shop, but he has never shown up."

Di Renjie nodded slowly and said, "Is your master Ying Wang Yuanqi?"

Shopkeeper Zhou raised his head in surprise: "Exactly, exactly."

Di Renjie asked: "What did Yuan Qi say in the letter?"

Shopkeeper Zhou said: "The letter just said that the person who came was his friend, and he wanted to change the two letters from Lin Yang to Li Han's name.

Originally, according to the rules of the cabinet, the two people had to be present at the same time to verify their identity documents before processing, but since the owner wrote a letter, it was inconvenient for the younger one to ask more questions. "

Di Renjie said, "Who signed Mr. Li's signature?"

Shopkeeper Zhou said: "It was more than a month ago. The master told the young one that Master Li Han died. To be on the safe side, he asked the young one to redo the bill. Yes, the young one signed the name for Master Li."

Di Renjie nodded and said: "He also told you that once someone comes to check, it will be said that Li Han came to deposit the silver in person."

Shopkeeper Zhou said: "Exactly. The younger one said at the time that I had never met Mr. Li, so this question would have given away my secrets. But the master said that Mr. Li's body had been incinerated. No matter who asked me to identify the body, I would just say It’s fine if you don’t. For this, the master also rewarded you with a small 20 taels of silver.”

Di Renjie let out a long breath and said, "Understood, I understand everything. Alright, shopkeeper Zhou, you can go back. Your master did not lie to you, Master Li's body has indeed been incinerated."

Shopkeeper Zhou was stunned: "Ah, ah, Yuan, it turns out that the adults are deceiving the young!"

Di Renjie said: "Originally, you have committed the crime of deceiving the official, but because you have told the truth, this official will not punish you."

Shopkeeper Zhou kowtowed again and again: "Thank you sir."

Di Renjie looked at him and said, "You revealed the master's secret. If you let him know, you should understand how he will deal with you."

Shopkeeper Zhou trembled all over, his face turned pale with fright.

Di Renjie said: "Do you know how to explain to the master when you go back?"

Shopkeeper Zhou timidly shook his head.

Di Renjie said: "You just need to say that I asked you to enter the mansion to identify Li Han's body, and you got away with it, and don't mention anything else. Do you understand?"

Shopkeeper Zhou nodded hurriedly and said, "Yes, yes. I understand."

Di Renjie said, "Come on, I'll reward shopkeeper Zhou with ten taels of silver."

Xiao Bao on the side took out the silver that had been prepared from his pocket and put it in the hands of shopkeeper Zhou.

Shopkeeper Zhou was so frightened that he hurriedly declined: "No, no, I dare not."

Di Renjie waved his hand and said, "Accept it. Maybe I will need you in the future."

Shopkeeper Zhou repeatedly kowtowed and said, "Yes, yes. Thank you, sir."

Di Renjie said to Xiao Bao: "Send Manager Zhou back."

Xiao Bao agreed, and led shopkeeper Zhou out of the door.

Di Renjie looked at his back and sighed: "The matter of Li Han accepting bribes is indeed framed by someone."

Zeng Tai said: "It's really unexpected that this matter was done by Lin Yang again!"

Di Renjie said: "Who is this mysterious Lin Yang? If he is a commoner, a figure in the world, he will never have the ability to frame a fourth-rank imperial envoy."

Zeng Tai said in surprise: "Master, what do you mean... Lin Yang is a member of the officialdom?"

Di Renjie nodded slowly and said, "It's very possible. And the name Lin Yang is an alias he used."

After speaking, Di Renjie turned his head to look at the surprised Zeng Tai, and continued: "Besides, there is something strange about planting Li Han."

Zeng Tai asked, "Oh, what is it?"

Di Renjie said: "Think about it, without the assistance of Ying Wang Yuanqi, how could Lin Yang easily change Pingxin's name to Li Han?"

Zeng Tai said: "Maybe King Ying didn't know the inside story about this matter, but he was friends with Lin Yang, so he wrote that letter to shopkeeper Zhou in order to take care of the relationship."

Di Renjie asked: "Then, after Li Han's death, he asked shopkeeper Zhou to rewrite the slip, pretend to sign for Li Han, and asked him to claim that he had seen Li Han with his own eyes when he was investigated. Li Han personally handed over the 20 taels The money is deposited in the cabinet, and what is it to tell such a big lie and frame Li Han? Is this also a caring relationship?"

Zeng Tai gasped, and nodded slowly.

Di Renjie said: "And the strangest thing is, after Yangzhou Inspector Cui Liang burned Li Han's body, why did he specifically inform Ying Wang Yuanqi of this news?"

Zeng Tai raised his head in surprise and said, "You mean, Cui Liang was also involved in the murder of Li Han?"

Di Renjie took a deep breath and said, "Currently there is insufficient evidence, and it is impossible to determine Cui Liang's motive based on this alone."

Zeng Tai nodded.

Di Renjie said: "Now, the case of Li Han's suicide is basically clear. The two 20 taels of letters found in the secret cabinet of Shanyang Hotel were framed by Lin Yang and Hongtong Cabinet, and Li Han I have not taken bribes.

It can be concluded that he was murdered and killed by a huge conspiracy group headed by Lin Yang.

After killing Li Han, they set up a fake suicide scene and fabricated perjury evidence to confuse the public. "

Zeng Tai said: "Teacher, the students thought that Li Han's death must be closely related to the capsized ship in Hangou and the case of smuggling official salt. He must have found out something inside, which made Yang Jiucheng and his like have to kill him. "

Di Renjie said: "Well said, it is consistent with what I thought. It seems that Lin Yang is the key person to solve the whole case."

Zeng Tai took a deep breath, nodded slowly, and said, "Master, King Ying helped Lin Yang plant Li Han, which means that the two must know each other. Can you ask King Ying directly?"

Di Renjie shook his head: "Ying Wang Yuanqi is an old minister of the Holy Majesty, the relationship is extremely close, and should not be moved lightly.

With only a few words from shopkeeper Zhou, not only can't get the truth from Yuan Qi's mouth, but also betray shopkeeper Zhou.This person is a nail we buried in Hongtong Cabinet, and it will come in handy in the future. "

Zeng Tai nodded.

Di Renjie said: "At present, we can only start from the whereabouts of the official salt, step by step, and we can't act too hastily. Haste makes waste."

While talking, there were footsteps outside, Shen Tao rushed in and said, "My lord, look who's back!"

Di Renjie raised his head, and Di Chun, Zhang Huan, and Li Lang strode into the flower hall.

Di Renjie exclaimed in surprise: "Di Chun!"

The three hurried forward to salute, Di Renjie supported him and said, "Okay, okay, get up. Tell me how is the situation?"

Di Chun said: "After leaving Hekou Town, we drove to Shanggou Village by boat.

Sure enough, as you expected, an hour later, the fast boat from Beigou passed there carrying official salt, and the younger one led his people to follow.

After about three or four hours, when the sky was bright, the fleet in front left the main channel of the Hangou Canal and entered a branch of the port, and the small team followed closely. Driving in the middle of the harbor branch, I checked the map and found that they were diverted to enter the Hongze Lake area. "

(End of this chapter)