Chapter 43: Liu Jin's Current Event (Part )
Di Renjie said: "Yes, look at this foot square scar, they must have copied the list in advance and then destroyed the original."

Liu Jin was no longer afraid of anything, but he just didn't want to endure the torture like that in the earthen kiln again.

He was determined to provoke Di Renjie and asked for death to avoid being tortured.

"That's right, I handed over the list, and the original has been destroyed. You will never get it again! Hahahaha..."

Hu Jinghui's face flushed when he heard this, and he kicked Liu Jin to the ground: "You traitor, you are about to die, and you still dare to be so rampant! Hand over the list now!"

Liu Jin let out a sharp scream, the wound on his back fell to the ground, and cold sweat broke out on his forehead.

Breathing heavily, Liu Jin immediately realized that Hu Jinghui was easily ignited and he could take advantage of him.

He slowly struggled to get up from the ground, wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth, stood up straight, and looked at Hu Jinghui with a provocative smile.

"You!" Hu Jinghui was about to go forward and beat Liu Jin, but was quickly stopped by Zhao Ji and Li Yuanfang.

Seeing Liu Jin's bad attitude, Di Renjie's tone became stern: "There is another problem in your words."

"You were arrested three years ago, so it's impossible that Liu Jin and Fang Qian met. Then who was the person you met with? Was he your master?"

Liu Jin was startled when he heard this, and thought of Jin Mulan, but soon he smiled disdainfully, shook his head and said, "There is indeed such a person, but I won't say it."

Hu Jinghui was furious when he heard this, and rushed forward to grab Liu Jin's neck: "You bastard, you really don't know whether to live or die, why don't you speak quickly!"

As he spoke, Hu Jinghui pushed harder and harder, until Liu Jin's face turned red and he was about to suffocate.

Seeing this, Di Renjie hurriedly stopped him and said, "Jinghui, you can't do that!"

Hu Jinghui was stopped by Di Renjie, and Zhao Ji and Li Yuanfang came forward to dissuade him, so he had to let go and pushed Liu Jin to the ground.

Liu Jin kept coughing and gasping on the ground to relieve the pain.

With a light laugh, Liu Jin challenged again, "You want the list? Even if I die, I will never give it to you, Wu Ni's lackey! Bah!"

"Ah! I'll kill you!"

Hu Jinghui's eyes were red with anger, he couldn't stand hearing this the most, at this moment he couldn't tell whether he was acting or really angry.

With a clang, the knife was pulled out and struck Liu Jin like lightning.

Zhao Ji had been staring at Hu Jinghui, fearing that he would kill people for an excuse to silence them. He took the initiative and held Hu Jinghui's arm: "General, you can't do that. If you kill him, the list will be gone."

Li Yuanfang arrived later and grabbed Hu Jinghui's arm: "General Hu, calm down, don't fall into Liu Jin's trap, he is trying to provoke you."

Di Renjie also stepped forward, snatched the knife away, and waved his hand: "Hurry up and take Liu Jin away and put him under guard."

The Qianniu Guards immediately agreed and took Liu Jin away.

Hu Jinghui panted heavily and said angrily, "This bastard is too cheap."

Liu Jin was taken away but still refused to behave himself. He turned around and struggled, shouting, "Kill me if you can, you running dog! You coward! You running dog! You coward..."

"Shut his mouth!" Zhao Ji shouted.

"Woooooooo..."

Fang Qian had already walked away, but Hu Jinghui was still angry and said unhappily, "Sir, this guy is so arrogant, you should teach him a lesson." "General Hu, calm down. Once you catch Liu Jin, your mission is half done. Although the list has been destroyed, he must have memorized it by heart. Just retrial him." Zhao Ji advised hypocritically.

Hu Jinghui had barely regained his sanity at this moment, and said helplessly: "Chengyuan has also seen that Liu Jin is as stubborn as a rock. I tried every way in Chang'an but still couldn't get the list. It's not easy to get him to speak."

Di Renjie also smiled and said, "Jinghui, don't worry. Now we have figured out the truth about the robbery of the diplomatic corps. If we continue to investigate, we may still find the list."

Hu Jinghui nodded: "It's the only way."

Li Yuanfang looked at it for a long time and said with emotion: "I remember when we first arrived in Youzhou, General Hu and I questioned your decision several times, thinking that we should go to Gannan Road instead of wasting time in Youzhou. But the facts proved that we were all wrong, and your judgment was correct."

"Now everything is clear. Liu Jin is the mastermind behind the robbery and murder of the envoys. He sent assassins to kill the envoys in Gannan Road, disguised himself and went to Beijing, and rescued himself without anyone noticing. Then, he used his identity as a member of the envoys as a cover to avoid searches, escaped from Chang'an City, and came to Youzhou..."

Hu Jinghui got into the state, and also had a look of remorse: "Originally, Liu Jin's wishful thinking was to lead you to Gannan Road, so that we would go in the wrong direction and fail to solve the case. But you are more skilled after all, you saw through their tricks and went straight to Youzhou."

"This caught them off guard. Then they found out the fake governor and eliminated the rebels. The criminals were in a state of panic. They had no choice but to send Liu Jin, who was finally caught by you."

Hearing this, Zhao Ji smiled and said, "What the two generals said makes sense, but there is still a small problem."

"What's the problem?" Li Yuanfang asked.

"Liu Jinshang is not the main culprit in this case. There must be someone else behind him." Zhao Ji said firmly.

"Isn't Liu Jin the culprit?" Hu Jinghui frowned.

"General Hu, think about it. Liu Jin was in the earthen kiln in Chang'an City at that time and was under your strict supervision. How could he command the killers? And manipulate such a complicated plan? So there must be another mastermind outside." Zhao Ji said.

After saying that, Zhao Ji glanced at Hu Jinghui and asked, "Why, do you still dare to admit that you failed to guard the place properly and allowed Liu Jin to pass messages to his men in the earthen kiln?"
Hu Jinghui looked unhappy when he heard this: "That makes sense. Liu Jin is in the kiln, so I'm afraid he can't command the criminals to commit crimes."

Listening to the three people's argument, Di Renjie laughed: "Not only that, we still have a few problems to solve."

"First, Liu Jin just admitted that he handed over the list. Then who did he give it to?"

"Second, where did the huge amount of official silver that was lost from the Youzhou treasury go?"

Hu Jinghui and Li Yuanfang looked at each other, not knowing how to answer, but Zhao Ji had a playful smile on his face.

Having said that, Di Renjie paused, swept his eyes over the three people, and finally stopped on Hu Jinghui.

"Finally, Viper is the number one murderer in this case. The killing of the envoys, the assassination of the princess, the rescue of Liu Jin, and the burning of the earthen kiln were all planned by this man. But since we arrived in Youzhou, he seems to have disappeared from the face of the earth. We only see Viper, but not the man."

"Now that the real and fake governors have been exposed, it can be said that he has touched the real core of the case. How can he resist jumping out?"

"If we fail to catch the viper, we won't be able to report to His Majesty..." Di Renjie said meaningfully.

Hu Jinghui was stared at by Di Renjie and felt a little embarrassed: "There are still so many questions. I thought it was over."

Li Yuanfang smiled and said, "General Hu, don't be discouraged. This is already the darkness before dawn."

Di Renjie's eyes lit up when he heard this: "Well, Yuan Fang is right! Now that we have captured Liu Jin, we are not far from the truth. I will leave Liu Jin in your care, you must keep a close eye on him and there must be no mistakes!"

Li Yuanfang said: "Please rest assured, sir!"

(End of this chapter)