Chapter 266

Late at night, the city of Liuzhou was silent.

In Di Renjie's room, Zhao Ji, Di Renjie and Xiao Mei were communicating with gestures.

"Oh, both your parents are dead..." Di Renjie nodded.

Xiaomei lowered her head, looking depressed, and Zhao Ji gently comforted her.

Suddenly, there was a burst of hurried and heavy footsteps outside the door, and then the door was suddenly pushed open. Several constables, led by the innkeeper Wu Xiang, rushed into the house aggressively.

Afterwards, Liuzhou governor Wen Kai and the chief secretary followed closely behind, walking hurriedly with stern looks.

The three of them turned to the door at the same time, with a hint of surprise in their eyes.

Wu Xiang pointed his finger at Di Renjie and Zhao Ji, and said to Wen Kai, "Sir Governor, it's them!"

Wen Kai nodded slightly, his eyes sharp as torches, staring directly at Di Renjie and Zhao Ji.

The Chief Secretary shouted in a stern voice: "How dare you refuse to kneel before the Governor!"

Di Renjie smiled and looked Wen Kai up and down. "Sir Governor, I wonder what you are doing breaking into my room so late at night?"

Wen Kai sneered, with a hint of sarcasm in his tone: "What can I do for you? Are you asking this even though you already know the answer?"

Di Renjie and Zhao Ji exchanged glances, and said with a puzzled smile: "We are just ordinary travelers, why do you say that, sir?"

Wen Kai refused to give in and asked sternly, "Tell me your name and hometown as soon as possible!"

Di Renjie replied calmly: "My name is Zeng Tai, and I am from Luoyang."

Di Pangpang learned his lesson and did not report Huaiying's name this time.

"What about you?" Wen Kai turned his gaze to Zhao Ji again.

Zhao Ji suppressed his laughter, lowered his head, and answered in a muffled voice: "My surname is Zhang, my name is Huan, and I am from Chang'an."

Wen Kai frowned, thinking that the two people in front of him looked a little strange and very suspicious.

But he didn't think too much about it. These two people were related to the snake spirit, so it was normal for them to be suspicious!
Thinking of the snake spirit, Wen Kai's tone suddenly became stern: "Who are you? What are you doing at Qingyang Inn?"

Di Renjie smiled and pointed at Zhao Ji and said, "We are traveling doctors who treat the poor. He is my nephew. As for coming to the inn, of course we have to stay here."

Wen Kai sneered: "Treatment of illness? Staying in a hotel? I think you have other intentions!"

Di Renjie laughed: "Oh, how did you know that I had other intentions?"

Wen Kai sneered again and said assumingly, "Would a doctor be so interested in murder cases?"

Di Renjie smiled and said, "I have been interested in solving cases since I was young. Is this a crime?"

Wen Kai's face was tense, and he said angrily: "Sweet words and flattering expressions! Normal people, ordinary people, would hide away as much as possible when encountering a murder case. Who would go to the crime scene and search everywhere?"

"Who would live in the room of a dead person without fear? What's worse, some people would spend a lot of money to buy the true love from the shop owner! If they didn't have something to hide, why would they do this?"

Di Renjie smiled even more broadly when he heard this: "As I said, I just did it on impulse. Do you think what you said violates the law?"

Wen Kai was furious and shouted, "You cunning fellow, you are clearly involved in this case. We both know the identity of the deceased in Qingyang Inn! Even if you are not the murderer, you must be someone who knows about it!"

Di Renjie turned his gaze to his boss, wanting to see what he had to say.

Wu Xiang looked completely different from the daytime appearance. He sneered and said, "Old man, you are not young anymore. I advise you to tell the truth! Otherwise, you will be punished severely and you will suffer the consequences!"

Faced with Wu Xiang's threat, Di Renjie was not angry, but sat back in his chair leisurely.

He said leisurely: "What a great governor you are! Just based on a few random assumptions and the innkeeper's denunciation, you can conclude that Huai is involved in murder. You are truly a god!"

"I think, from today on, there is no need to set up a court in Liuzhou. We can handle cases only by informing and torture. If we handle cases in this way, there will be no case that cannot be solved!" Zhao Ji glanced at Di Renjie secretly from the side. His words were really heart-piercing.

Lies won't hurt, the truth is the sharpest knife!

Wen Kai started out as an internal security officer, and when they investigated cases, they relied on informing, false accusations, and torture. Now he had hit the nail on the head!
As expected, Di Renjie's words were like a sharp arrow piercing the heart. Wen Kai's face instantly turned red, so gloomy that it seemed as if water could drip from it, and a hint of murderous intent flashed in his eyes.

"How dare you be so arrogant, you bold lunatic! Come, quickly capture him!" Wen Kaihong pointed at Di Renjie angrily.

The detectives responded and were about to move forward when a stern shout came from outside the door: "Stop!"

Zhang Huan held a steel knife in his hand, his eyes wide open, and shouted sternly: "Let's see which of you dares to do anything rash!"

The yamen runners were frightened by the sudden momentum and retreated one after another.

Wen Kai saw that these guards were very skilled and should have been alarmed.

But now he was so angry that he didn't care about anything else: "Resisting the government is a serious crime. Come on!"

The bailiffs were about to start fighting, but Zhang Huan and others refused to give in.

Zhao Ji then spoke up: "Uncle, the governor is forcing us so hard, you should explain for them!"

When Wen Kai heard this familiar voice, it was as if a basin of cold water was poured over his head, and he instantly regained his sanity.

He remembered that the voice belonged to General Zhao Ji, and the person in front of him was the prime minister Di Renjie...

Realizing his own gaffe, Wen Kai felt mixed emotions.

He wanted to kneel down immediately, but seeing that Zhao Ji was unfamiliar, and considering that they might not want to reveal their identities, he quickly adjusted his mindset and thought to himself, "Di Gong and General Zhao's secret visit must have a deep meaning. I must not act rashly. I'd better serve them first."

Wen Kai swallowed his saliva and shouted at the yamen runners to leave: "You leave first!"

Seeing this, Di Renjie knew that the time had come, and he slowly said, "Sir Governor, now that things have come to this, I will no longer hide it..."

As he spoke, Di Renjie walked around several times and demonstrated the scene of the crime to Wen Kai.

Wen Kai regained his composure and became smart again.

He repeatedly quoted Di Renjie's "Case Classics" and even recited two or three paragraphs. He set an example and quietly praised Di Renjie.

Zhao had no interest in the duet between Di Renjie and Wen Kai, so while everyone's attention was not on him, he and Xiaomei stood in the corner, making room for Di Renjie, Zhang Huan and the others.

Di Renjie closed the door and demonstrated sword-drawing with Zhang Huan in front of the door. Then they walked out of the house, while Wen Kai and the others turned their backs to Zhao Ji and Xiao Mei.

Zhao Ji suddenly leaned close to Xiaomei's ear and whispered softly.

"What are you doing?" Xiaomei was caught off guard, her cheeks flushed, and she suddenly dodged backwards, slapping his mischievous hand away.

"What if Di Renjie finds out?" Xiaomei's tone was filled with both embarrassment and anxiety.

Zhao Ji didn't care, and a playful smile appeared on his lips: "It's discovered! It's no big deal. Don't you think this is exciting?"

This situation is like a couple on campus, secretly expressing their feelings under the teacher's nose.

"Don't move!" The good-tempered Xiaomei finally couldn't hold back anymore. She frowned slightly and hit Zhao Ji hard on the waist.

Zhao Ji's facial features were distorted in pain and he took a breath, but he didn't dare to say anything.

Just at this moment, Di Renjie and Zhang Huan finished their rehearsal and pushed the door open.

Zhao Ji had to quickly adjust his expression and return to normal, and no one noticed anything unusual.

"It's boring. If Xiaofeng were here..." Zhao Ji daydreamed with some regret.

(End of this chapter)