Humans in All Heavens: Starting with Detective Dee

They learned that even Di Renjie solved the case with Di Chun's help.

In Zeng Tai's heart, Di Chun's position suddenly rose significantly.

Di Renjie was the prime minister, and his abilities were obvious to all. Li Yuanfang was the commander of the Thousand Bull Guards, and his martial arts skills were superb, so there's no need to say more.

He had previously wondered why Di Chun was able to stay by Di Renjie's side, but now he understood everything.

Wow, they actually have such amazing crime-solving abilities!

After listening to Di Renjie's words, Zeng Tai walked up to Di Chun and bowed respectfully, saying, "Brother, you have such abilities, I admire you greatly."

Di Chun laughed and helped Zeng Tai up: "Haha, Brother Zeng, you're too kind."

Zeng Tai then looked at Di Renjie, somewhat ashamed: "Master, I was terrified before, and actually believed that there were ghosts in this world."

"Don't even mention you. Even I, who don't believe in ghosts and gods, almost fell for their trick."

This plan is truly a masterpiece.

Di Renjie sighed. Even he had to admire the person who could devise this case. It was so impressive that it almost made him believe in ghosts and gods.

"But the master encountered his mentor and brother Di Chunxian, and his plan was ultimately thwarted by you all," Zeng Tai flattered.

Di Renjie waved his hand and walked up to Gao Rujin: "Gao Rujin, who is the mastermind behind this case?"

"The old man who returned to China was a man in purple."

"Half a month ago..." Gao Rujin lowered his head and recalled, vividly describing the scene at that time.

"My lord, that's how it is. That person is threatening me, and no matter who asks, I must say that it was Yuwen Chengdu's vengeful ghost who killed me."

If I do not comply, I will be sent to the government office. Left with no other choice, I had no choice but to agree.

"I have another question."

"Please speak, Elder."

"How did that man in purple know you were Jiang Xiaolang?"

"Does the old master still remember the Taoist priest I mentioned before, the one who came to spread rumors? Xu Gu Zi..."

"Xu Gu Zi?" Di Chun feigned surprise upon hearing the name.

Sure enough, everyone looked at him curiously, and Di Renjie even asked, "What's wrong, Di Chun?"

Di Chun deliberately put on a solemn expression: "My lord, when I was in the palace before, I seemed to hear someone mention that the Grand Preceptor Wang Zhiyuan's master was named Xu Guzi."

"What?" Di Renjie's expression changed upon hearing this.

"Could he be the mastermind behind this? Did he order the massacre of those internal guards?"

No sooner had he finished speaking than Di Renjie rejected his own deduction: "He should be one of the participants behind the scenes, but he is definitely not the mastermind."

His status isn't high enough...

The Plum Blossom Guards obeyed only the emperor's orders, serving as his ears and eyes.

The massacre of the Imperial Guards clearly indicates that the Emperor is planning something big.

Since it's aimed at the emperor, the motives of the person behind it are questionable.

If outsiders want to rebel, the first thing they should do is hide themselves under the surface. Since they have won over Wang Zhiyuan, they should use him to conceal their identities. The fact that they have launched such a large-scale purge of the Inner Guard is because they are afraid that they will not be exposed quickly enough.

Moreover, according to Di Chun, it's clear that the enemy's intention in using hallucinogenic drugs was to find a way to kill Wu Zetian.

The enemies outside wouldn't do that. Wu Zetian died, and the Crown Prince ascended the throne. The Crown Prince was a descendant of Emperor Taizong.

A legitimate and compliant heir—no one dares to say that his succession to the throne is illegitimate.

Once the crown prince ascends the throne, there will be widespread support from the court and the public.

Wu Zetian killed so many people, yet she still couldn't wipe out all those who supported the Li Tang dynasty.

While she was alive, she could still suppress these people, but once she died, Wu Sansi was no match for the Crown Prince.

Of course, it's not that Li Xian was particularly powerful; it's purely due to his social status.

Since it's not an external enemy, it can only be someone from within.

Who is it? The Crown Prince?

Impossible. Di Renjie was the first to reject it. The Crown Prince was weak-willed and would never have the courage to do such a thing.

It's impossible for Wu Sansi to do it either. The Wu family's current glory all comes from Wu Zetian. Once she dies, the Wu clan will be wiped out in an instant.

Who on earth is it?

Although he couldn't figure it out for a moment, Di Renjie could tell that it must be some imperial relative in Luoyang.

Only those within Luoyang could emerge immediately after Wu Zetian's death to vie for the throne.

Since he couldn't figure it out, Di Renjie put the matter aside for the time being.

He looked at Gao Rujin again: "You just mentioned that man in purple? What does that man look like?"

Gao Rujin thought for a moment: "The man was a middle-aged man, on the heavier side, with a round face, full cheeks, and a rounded jawline without any obvious angles."

The top part features a mustache, while the bottom part shows a full beard.

If it weren't for his threats against ordinary people, he would seem like a rather amiable person.

"It's him?" Almost instantly, Di Renjie thought of someone.

"My lord, who is it?" Li Yuanfang, Zeng Tai, and Di Chun asked.

Upon seeing this, Di Chun immediately understood that Di Renjie must have thought of He Yun.

Although he knew what He Yun looked like.

The problem was that this body of his had never seen He Yun before, and shouldn't have thought of it, so he could only ask deliberately, just like Li Yuanfang and the other two.

This incident almost gave him a fright.

Being by Di Renjie's side is not an easy thing; if you are not careful, he will discover that there is something strange about you.

Just like now, he had to cooperate.

Although he possessed Di Chun's body, Di Renjie gradually understood that Di Chun had previously injured his brain and experienced a series of significant changes after waking up.

But in these cases, he still couldn't act too outrageously.

Otherwise, it would easily attract Di Renjie's attention.

Di Renjie's attention span was terrifying; he had to keep the performance going at all times.

Otherwise, the phrase "a vague feeling" that Di Renjie often used would be applied to him.

We still can't be careless. Thinking back to what happened with Princess Taiping, I realized I was too confident.

Although Princess Taiping would certainly not betray him, there was no guarantee that she wouldn't reveal any flaws while by Di Renjie's side.

It's best to avoid doing things like this.

Otherwise, even if his body belonged to Di Chun, if Di Renjie discovered that he had done something outrageous, his fate would probably not be good.

Perhaps Di Renjie would let him off the hook out of consideration for their past relationship, but that's certainly not the outcome he wanted.

Even someone who watched the TV series and inherited Di Chun's memories was like this. I really don't understand what gave those villains the confidence to send a stranger to hide next to Di Renjie.

Di Renjie snapped out of his daze, looked at the three men, and uttered a name: "He Yun, the Flying Dragon Envoy."

"What is it?"

He Yun's image appeared in the minds of Li Yuanfang and Zeng Tai.

"That's right, that's right, He Yun's image is just as Gao Rujin described." The two nodded in agreement.

Di Renjie added, "Moreover, he is also involved in this case. The precious horses that disappeared in the Later Han Dynasty and the horseshoes of the Sui Dynasty are also leading us into the underworld, whether intentionally or unintentionally."