Chapter 305 The whole story
Di Renjie smiled and slowly walked up to Xiaomei: "In fact, since the day you came back to life, I have suspected that you are the Snake Spirit's undercover agent beside me!"

Xiaomei didn't have too many doubts about this, she just replied coldly: "I'd like to hear more about it!"

Di Renjie smiled slightly and said, "The story starts with the assassination of the emperor at Hanguang Temple organized by Xiao Qingfang. You told Yuan Fang this news before you faked your death, right?"

Xiaomei nodded slightly, with a hint of confusion between her brows: "It is true, but so what?"

Di Renjie continued: "Yuan Fang described the situation in the small temple to us at that time. He mentioned that you had no pulse, which is why they mistakenly thought you were dead."

"I was very skeptical at the time. If the breathing was just weak or absent, it was possible that the person was still alive. But if a person's pulse stopped, it was almost certain that he was dead. How could you come back to life?"

Xiaomei sighed and admitted this fatal flaw: "It was indeed a big flaw. At that time, Li Yuanfang was fighting with the killer and had no time to pay attention to me in the corner of the small temple. With the help of the snake killer, I replaced the corpse with a female corpse wearing a human skin mask and placed it under the wall."

"It was late at night and the sky was very dark. Li Yuanfang didn't know me. Plus, the news of the assassination was serious, so he was probably distracted and had no time to think carefully, allowing my plan to succeed." Xiaomei's voice revealed a hint of bitterness.

Di Renjie nodded slightly when he heard this: "I see. But I was just suspicious at first. Just like you said, Yuan Fang must have panicked when he heard that the Snake Spirit was going to assassinate the emperor at the Hanguang Temple. In addition, it was already late, so there was a possibility that he might have made a mistake!"

"But a series of events that happened after I arrived at Qingyang Inn completely exposed your identity."

Xiaomei sighed. She remembered Zhao Ji's reminder at Qingyang Inn: "My Lord, you are referring to the piece of straw paper with the snake-shaped mark on it..."

When Di Renjie heard Xiaomei take the initiative to point this out, he was a little surprised: "Oh? It seems that you have already noticed this flaw. Why didn't you fix it in time?"

Xiaomei smiled bitterly, with a hint of helplessness in her eyes: "By the time I realized this, it was already too late, and there was no room for redemption."

Di Renjie paused for a moment and continued, "This is indeed a key clue, but not entirely. For example, just when we set foot in Liuzhou, we encountered a bizarre murder case!"

"Moreover, the deceased happened to be the member of the 'Snake Spirit' that I was most concerned about. This incredible coincidence aroused my suspicion. I felt at the time that I could find some important clues in the case."

"Sure enough, Chengyuan found the marked paper in the room of our boss Wu Xiang. And according to you, the paper was brought by two snake spirit subordinates who came to look for you."

"But what is puzzling is that since Wu Xiang had already eliminated these two people, why didn't he destroy this key evidence that could expose your identity at any time? Aren't you Snake Spirits the best at cleaning up the scene and destroying evidence? Isn't this action really below standard and particularly clumsy?"

"But when I think about it carefully, I suddenly realize that this is not a mistake, but a carefully arranged trap. This piece of paper was deliberately meant for me to see so as to lure you out!"

Xiaomei shook her head and sighed again, looking quite regretful, and hated why the plan was not more perfect.

Di Renjie continued to pace, his tone gradually becoming serious: "After this incident, I have completely confirmed your undercover identity! You did not rebel because of your sisterly love for Ruyan, but lurked around me with some shameful mission!"

When Ruyan heard this, anger and disappointment intertwined in her eyes, and her mood was complicated and indescribable.

Di Renjie continued to analyze in depth: "Then let's think about it again. As the head of the Snake Spirit and Xiao Qingfang's confidant, would you not know the real purpose of the assassination of Hanguang Temple?" "However, you deliberately concealed the real target Yuan Tiangang and only revealed the news that the Shining Spirit would assassinate. More importantly, although Li Yuanfang rushed back to the capital, he was already one step too late."

"We had already found the headless body of the fake Fa Neng. With or without your message, we could have prevented the assassination of Hanguang Temple. Thinking about it this way, don't you think the message you delivered was quite useless?"

"So what's the point of this news? Of course it's so you can gain our trust so that you can successfully infiltrate us after you're resurrected!"

Xiaomei nodded repeatedly, her words showing respect: "Your Excellency is right. Looking back, I didn't even realize I had revealed so many flaws..."

Ruyan suddenly became emotional and asked, "Why? I always thought we were best friends, but I didn't expect you to take advantage of our friendship!"

Xiaomei turned around slowly, her eyes full of regret: "Ruyan, I'm sorry, I betrayed your trust..."

Seeing that Xiaomei's attitude had softened, Di Renjie stepped forward and gently removed the dagger from Ruyan's hand to ease the tense atmosphere.

Ruyan looked up at Di Renjie, her eyes full of confusion: "Uncle, she!"

Di Renjie responded with a smile and patted Ruyan's shoulder gently, as if to tell her that everything was under control.

Xiaomei opened her mouth slightly when she saw the dagger on her neck moved away.

Di Renjie put his hands behind his back and said confidently, "I have learned about you from Ruyan. I know that you still have a conscience and are not a heartless and ungrateful scum like Xiao Qingfang, right?"

Ruyan was a little agitated when she heard this. She frowned and retorted, "Uncle, I used to think so, but now it seems that you can't tell a person's true heart from his appearance. I was deceived too deeply by her disguise!!"

When Xiaomei heard this, her face turned even paler, and her eyes flashed with unspeakable sadness and self-blame.

Seeing this, Di Renjie once again patiently comforted Ruyan. After she calmed down a little, he turned to Xiaomei, his tone full of urgency and expectation: "Xiaomei, the current situation is extremely critical, we need your help!"

When Xiaomei heard this, her eyes lit up slightly, as if she was moved. She opened her mouth slightly, but swallowed the words back and did not speak again.

Seeing Xiaomei still hesitating, Ruyan grabbed Xiaomei's hands and said earnestly, "Xiaomei, if you still have a conscience and still consider me a friend, you should speak up and tell me all about the snake spirit's conspiracy!"

"You saved my life once, I don't want you to make the same mistake again! What's so good about snake spirits? Are they worth risking your life for?"

Facing Ruyan's sincere eyes, Xiaomei couldn't help but feel moved: "I..."

Seeing this, Di Renjie understood something in his heart: "You are not unwilling to speak because of the snake spirit, but because of that prince, right?"

(End of this chapter)