Chapter 134 Jiang Xiaolang's Explanation
As night fell, Enjizhuang was once again greeted by rain, occasionally with a few loud thunders.

Uncle Pang Jiu curled up on the bed, his face pale and bloodless, his body shaking with fear.

Di Renjie, Zhao Ji and Li Yuanfang were all waiting outside Uncle Pang Jiu's room, with different expressions on their faces.

"Sir, do you think the headless general dares to show up tonight?" Li Yuanfang asked.

Di Renjie seemed unusually calm. He shook his head gently and said, "It's hard to say. Just wait patiently and you'll find out."

Zhao Ji smiled and said, "It makes no difference whether he comes or not. It would be the best if he comes, but if he doesn't come, it will just be a hassle. At this point in the case, the headless general is no longer the key."

Di Renjie nodded: "Yes, the news about Gao Rujin from Zeng Tai's side is more important."

The Headless General would not take action in the first half of the night. Instead, Zeng Tai and the white-haired Gao Rujin arrived first.

Zeng Tai didn't know Gao Rujin's identity yet, so he was very caring and courteous to the old man.

"Teacher, Gao Rujin is here."

Gao Rujin was very nervous when he learned along the way that Di Renjie wanted to see him.

Ever since someone came to him with evidence against him, he felt that disaster was about to happen, and this feeling was particularly strong today.

"I am Gao Rujin, a commoner, and I come to pay my respects to Lord Di." Gao Rujin knelt down tremblingly and paid his respects to Di Renjie.

If he was a normal old man, Di Renjie would not have made him kneel, but Gao Rujin was a heinous criminal, so Di Renjie could not help but make things difficult for him.

Di Renjie took a sip of tea slowly and asked in a questioning tone: "Are you Gao Rujin?"

Gao Rujin had seen a lot of things in the world, and he immediately felt that Di Renjie's attitude was not good. He was even more frightened, and said in a trembling voice: "I am Gao Rujin."

Di Renjie put down the teacup and sneered: "Gao Rujin? You should be called Jiang Xiaolang!"

Gao Rujin was shocked when Di Renjie revealed his identity, but he refused to admit it: "I don't understand what you mean, Lord."

"You are Jiang Xiaolang. Why, do you still want to quibble in front of me?" Di Renjie asked without allowing any doubt.

Gao Rujin's hundreds of years of experience kept him from getting flustered, and he argued, "Your Excellency, you must be joking. My name is Gao Rujin, and many people can testify to that. County Master, you also know that I am Gao Rujin."

Facing Gao Rujin's request for help, Zeng Tai quickly responded, "Yes, Master, you must have made a mistake. He is Gao Rujin. How could he be Jiang Xiaolang?"

Di Renjie shook his head: "Before the beginning of the Zhenguan period, there was no such person as Gao Rujin in the world! You bribed the officials, added identity documents, forged the identity of Gao Rujin, and then sneaked into the county government."

After hearing this, Gao Rujin looked ashen and looked at Di Renjie in horror: "This... this..."

Di Renjie continued to criticize: "In the tenth year of Zhenguan, Youwei sent people to track down your whereabouts, and you killed these officers along with dozens of people in the Jiang family compound..."

"Ah!" Gao Rujin recalled the past and screamed in pain, "Lord, stop talking, stop talking, I am Jiang Xiaolang. I confess."

Zeng Tai finally came to his senses: "It's really you!"

Jiang Xiaolang collapsed to the ground, shaking all over, and it looked like he was unable to breathe.

When Zhao Ji saw this, he knew that he couldn't let him get through, so he helped him up and sat him on a chair.

"Looking at your expression, I think you still have some remorse in your heart. Just explain the unscrupulous things you have done!" Di Renjie said.

Jiang Xiaolang's forehead was covered in cold sweat. After a long pause, he finally opened his mouth and confessed his numerous crimes.

Due to his family's betrayal, the imperial court learned of Jiang Xiaolang's hiding place and sent officers from the Right Guard to capture him.

But these officers did not know him. Jiang Xiaolang, the county magistrate, took the opportunity to receive the officers and tricked them into Jiangjiazhuang. Together with his old subordinates, he killed the family members who had informed on the officers, as well as the officers, and dumped their bodies.

Four months later, the imperial court sent people to investigate the whereabouts of the previous batch of officers. Jiang Xiaolang had no choice but to hire a group of assassins to kill the officers and old subordinates and set fire to Jiangjiazhuang.

Later, he hired a sorcerer named Xuguzi, who made up a rumor that Yuwen Chengdu was the revenge of a ghost, and deceived the court and the world.

Di Renjie slammed the table and stood up when he heard this: "What a vicious plot, it's really heartless!" Jiang Xiaolang bowed his head deeply and said in a low voice: "After this incident, the fear in my heart is indescribable. I often dream of evil spirits taking my life. This incident has tormented me for the rest of my life!"

When he said this, he actually wiped away his tears, and it seemed that he was truly repentant.

Seeing this, Zhao Ji couldn't help but shook his head and sneered in his heart. He didn't believe Jiang Xiaolang's words at all.

This man sold out his master for personal gain and had hundreds of lives on his hands. In order to save himself, he killed everyone from his family to his old subordinates, leaving no one alive.

What he did cannot be described as ruthless and cruel, it is simply vicious. It is said that he was tortured by nightmares, haha...

Zhao Ji glanced at Jiang Xiaolang coldly and said, "Okay, Jiang Xiaolang, save your tears for later repentance. Let me ask you, the current Bleeding Eagle case is so similar to the case decades ago, did you tell others the details of the case decades ago?"

Jiang Xiaolang suddenly looked up at Zhao Ji and replied, "The general is right. More than a month ago, someone found me and took out my file in the Right Guard and concluded that I was Jiang Xiaolang."

"Then he threatened me with the bloody incident in Jiangjiazhuang and asked me to explain the bloody incident in Jiangjiazhuang in detail. He also threatened me, saying that if anyone asked about the current bloody eagle case, he would insist that it was the work of Yuwen Chengdu's evil ghost."

Zhao Ji sneered again. Jiang Xiaolang had lived for hundreds of years and had lived enough. If he really had the so-called repentance, why would he help the tyrants and live in shame? He wanted to live too much.

"Who is the person who threatens you? If he is in front of you, can you still recognize him?" Zhao Ji asked.

Jiang Xiaolang said excitedly: "That man has his face covered, but I can recognize his voice."

Di Renjie asked: "What is the size of the masked man? Does he have any special features?"

Jiang Xiaolang shook his head and pointed at Zeng Tai, saying, "The masked man is about the same height as Mr. Zeng. There's nothing special about him."

Di Renjie and Zhao Ji immediately exchanged a glance. He felt strange. He Yun's figure was not ordinary. How could he say that there was nothing special about him? Did he wrongly accuse He Yun?

Zhao Ji walked up to Di Renjie's ear and said, "Sir, maybe He Yun has a special body shape and was afraid of being exposed, so he didn't go to see Jiang Xiaolang in person."

Di Renjie nodded and asked Jiang Xiaolang another question: "I still have one question. How did the masked man know that you were the one who committed the bloodbath in Jiangjiazhuang?"

Jiang Xiaolang shook his head: "I don't understand this either. I once asked the masked man, but he didn't seem to know either."

Zhao Ji narrowed his eyes slightly and suggested, "It must be someone who knew about the incident back then who leaked the news. Did you leave any survivors when you committed the crime?"

Jiang Xiaolang's eyes flashed with light. He suddenly thought of something and blurted out, "It was the Taoist priest named Xuguzi! I asked him to spread rumors and originally planned to kill him, but the Taoist priest seemed to have foresight and escaped in advance!"

Zhao Ji smiled. The name "Xuguzi" is very important.

"Is that all? Is there anything else you want to explain?" Zhao Ji asked casually.

Jiang Xiaolang nodded repeatedly: "This is all I know, there is nothing else."

Doubt flashed in Di Renjie's eyes: "Where is the Yongchang County Magistrate? Didn't he come to you? Didn't he conspire with you?"

Jiang Xiaolang was stunned: "Sir, I have never seen the current Yongchang County Magistrate!"

Zeng Tai was stunned when he heard Jiang Xiaolang's words: "You are talking nonsense. The county magistrate clearly went to see you. It was you who told him that Jiangjiazhuang was on Qingyanggang, and you also told others about the bloody incident in Jiangjiazhuang."

Jiang Xiaolang hurriedly clarified: "Sir, now that things have come to this, there is no need for me to lie. Everything I said is true."

Zeng Tai looked back at Di Renjie, who smiled and said, "I didn't expect there would be an unexpected gain. Then please invite the county magistrate to come and have a seat."
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At the same time, in another house in Enji Village, the magistrate of Yongchang County was pacing anxiously.

He felt that something was wrong with the atmosphere. He hadn't seen Zeng Tai much the whole day and only knew that he had left Enjizhuang several times.

After the Qianniu Guards arrived, the people in the yamen could not get involved in anything and could not get any useful information. Yan was obviously marginalized.

Suddenly, someone knocked on the door. The county magistrate opened the door and saw two Qianniu guards holding knives.

"Sir, Lord Di invites you." The two Qianniu Guards said in unison.

The county magistrate calmed himself down and said, "Okay, please lead the way."

(End of this chapter)