Chapter 200 Doubts
Zhao Ji and Di Renjie came to the morgue of the governor's mansion and checked the bodies of several guards in front of Zong Huaichang's gate.

This was of course the method used by Zhao Ji and others to reasonably avoid the fake Di Chun from eavesdropping, but they did not expect that Qiu Jing was waiting there.

Qiu Jing specially found an excuse and personally led Zhao Ji and others all the way to the morgue.

"Marshal, such a horrific assassination has occurred in the governor's mansion. Should we conduct a thorough investigation of the assassin's whereabouts in the city?" Qiu Jing's face was serious, and he seemed to be very worried about Di Renjie's safety.

Di Renjie remained calm and shook his head slowly: "No need. We don't even know the assassin's appearance, how can we start investigating? Pingzhou has finally settled down, we can't disturb the people like this."

Upon hearing this, Qiu Jing hurriedly cupped his hands, his words full of admiration: "The Marshal is so kind-hearted and cares about the people. I admire you!"

But after Qiu Jing's compliments, Di Renjie's reaction was indifferent, and Zhao Ji's face looked a little strange, as if the atmosphere was a little awkward.

"Well, Pingzhou has just experienced turmoil, and there are a lot of backlog government affairs. I will take my leave first." Qiu Jing quickly caught the subtle change and took his leave with an excuse.

"Please do as you wish, Governor Qiu." Di Renjie smiled.

After Qiu Jing left, Zhao Ji couldn't help but sneer and said, "This Governor Qiu is really smart."

At this moment, Li Yuanfang came to Di Renjie with several guards. They were all the Qianniu guards in front of Di Renjie's door. They entered Zong Huaichang's room with Wang Tiehan and were considered witnesses.

Everyone greeted each other, and Di Renjie also asked about the situation at that time. The guards' answers were similar to Wang Tiehan's.

Di Renjie was a little disappointed, so he asked the guards to withdraw and began to examine the bodies of the dead.

Zhao Ji began to introduce the situation of the dead: "There are four dead people in total, three of them died in the room, and one died outside the west window of the room. The west window was wide open, and signs of assassination activities were found around it."

"According to the arrangement of the adults, in order to ensure the safety of Zong Huaichang, two guards will be stationed at the main gate, and the remaining two will guard the windows on both side walls."

"It is conceivable that the assassin first killed the guard guarding the west window and sneaked in through the west window, but Zong Huaichang had already woken up by then, discovered the assassin, and then called for help."

"Then, the guards heard the cry for help and rushed into the outer room. The assassin in the inner room panicked and used the invisible needle to shoot Zong Huaichang."

"Then the assassin killed the guards who entered the house. At this time, guards outside the door continued to rush in. He did not have time to check whether Zong Huaichang was dead or alive, and escaped through the west window again."

After hearing this, Di Renjie nodded slowly: "It sounds reasonable."

"The fatal wounds were all in the throat. They were all killed with one blow. The deceased did not resist at all. The assassin was indeed a master." Li Yuanfang pointed to the throat of a corpse.

Zhao Ji narrowed his eyes slightly, with a hint of amusement: "I just don't know which expert did it."

"Di Chun rushed to inform us at that time, so it was naturally not him who did it." Di Renjie was the first to rule out an answer.

Hearing this, Li Yuanfang took a deep breath, a complicated look flashed in his eyes, and he slowly uttered a few words: "You mean, Ruyan?"

Zhao Ji said in a deep voice: "It is very likely that she is."

Di Renjie took over the conversation and added: "At that time, I, Chengyuan, Qiu Jing, Zeng Tai, were all with General Quan. Ruyan was a female relative and had no official status, so it was normal for her to be away. But considering Ruyan's personality, this was quite unusual."

Hearing this, Li Yuanfang nodded slowly, as if he had realized something: "That's true..."

Zhao Ji tilted his head, as if he remembered something, and personally checked the wounds of several bodies.

Seeing this, Di Renjie said half-jokingly and half-seriously: "Why, Chengyuan is also interested in autopsy now?"

Zhao Ji smiled when he heard this: "That's not the case. I just remembered the female assassin who stabbed Yuan Fang. After all, the assassin could have sneaked in from outside the governor's mansion." Li Yuan Fang frowned, thought for a moment, and nodded in confirmation: "With her martial arts skills, she can definitely do it."

"But she was using willow-leaf double swords, and the victim's wounds were caused by a dagger. Could it be that they changed weapons?" Li Yuanfang immediately began to question his own opinion.

Zhao Ji nodded repeatedly upon hearing this: "I just mentioned it casually. The assassin is most likely an internal thief in the governor's mansion."

However, he recognized that the wound was not caused by Sister Xiaomei.

Di Renjie glanced at Zhao Ji and Li Yuanfang, asking for their opinions: "So, Ruyan is still the most suspicious?"

Zhao Ji nodded and confirmed: "Based on the current clues, it is indeed the case."

Li Yuanfang's heart moved, and he suddenly asked, "Sir, when are you going to reveal the identities of Di Chun and Ruyan?"

Di Renjie stroked his beard, pondered for a moment, and slowly said, "Now is not the time. Besides, we have to reveal their identities in order. If Ruyan's identity is exposed, then Di Chun will naturally be exposed as well. So, if we want to take action, we can only take action against Di Chun first, and then Ruyan."

After hearing what Di Renjie said, Li Yuanfang seemed to feel relieved.

Zhao Ji observed Li Yuanfang's expression and seemed to be thinking about something.

Di Renjie's mind was on the case, and he suddenly said, "In this assassination, the identity of the assassin is actually not important. The key is their purpose."

"I suddenly remembered that those purple-clothed people in Dongliulin Town were not going after me. They were going after Zong Huaichang."

Zhao Ji heard this and became serious: "Your Excellency is right. Zong Huaichang personally witnessed the battle of Dongxiashi Valley. His status is only below Wang Xiaojie, and he is the same as Su Honghui and Yan Feishi."

"So the army's decision-making cannot bypass him, and once he opens his mouth, Su Honghui and others' slander against Wang Xiaojie will inevitably be exposed."

"Zong Huaichang and Qiu Jing had escorted military supplies together before, and Qiu Jing might also be implicated, so this group of people would not allow Zong Huaichang to speak. If the assassination fails this time, the other party will definitely make another move!"

Li Yuanfang looked solemn and said in a deep voice: "Then we have to increase our manpower to ensure General Zong's safety!"

Upon hearing this, Di Renjie did not express his opinion immediately. Instead, he paced slowly and said after careful consideration: "This is the meaning of the question, but I still have a few questions that I don't quite understand."

"Oh, could you please tell me in detail, sir?" Li Yuanfang asked with a bow.

Di Renjie said slowly: "I don't understand why they chose to act at this time? If they assassinated Zong Huaichang before he woke up, wouldn't they have succeeded? How could they fail just because Zong Huaichang found out?"

Thinking of Ruyan, Li Yuanfang replied, "It's probably because the assassins couldn't spare the time before, and this time they just happened to get the chance. And Zong Huaichang has already woken up, so they knew they couldn't delay any longer, so they took the risk and tried."

"There is another benefit to doing this. Di Chun is responsible for taking care of Zong Huaichang personally. If something happens to Zong Huaichang while he is unconscious, he will inevitably be implicated."

"But now Zong Huaichang has woken up, and Di Chun went to report the incident. Taking action at this time completely cleared his suspicion. If we hadn't known Ruyan's identity in advance, I'm afraid no one would suspect that she would be the murderer..."

Zhao Ji was somewhat surprised after listening to Li Yuanfang's analysis. Whenever the topic touched on Ruyan, Li Yuanfang's thoughts seemed to be doubly sharp, and his analysis was so clear and logical that one had to admire him.

Di Renjie thought carefully about what Li Yuanfang said, and finally nodded: "It is indeed possible. Yuanfang, from now on, you must immediately send more people to protect Zong Huaichang!"

Zhao Ji heard this and smiled mysteriously: "Sir, I think they will not take action against Zong Huaichang for the time being. Instead, they will send more people to another place. Maybe there will be unexpected gains."

(End of this chapter)