Chapter 94 Mountain Climbing
On the winding corridors of the garden, Liu Chuanlin was running wildly, venting his negative emotions.

He was running towards the main hall of Liu's mansion, Yingyu was chasing after him, and Zhao Ji was slowly following behind Yingyu.

But he was conflicted and hesitant inside, he didn't know whether he should reveal Yingyu's affairs to his father Liu Chali.

At this moment, a man in black suddenly jumped out from behind Liu Chuanlin, quickly approached him, and raised a dagger with the intention of committing a crime.

Fortunately, Yingyu arrived in time and pulled the man in black to the corner of the corridor.

Liu Chuanlin heard the noise behind him and turned back in surprise, but saw only an empty corridor with no one in sight.

He was stunned for a moment, seemed to realize something, and then continued to run forward.

The man in black glared at Yingyu who stopped him and accused her, "Your indecision will ruin everything!"

Yingyu showed a disgusted expression and angrily shouted: "Why did His Highness send you idiots here! You killed Liu Chuanlin in Liu's house, have you ever thought about how to end it? Is Liu Chali a fool? What if he reports it to the authorities? Do you want the government to catch us all in one fell swoop?"

The man in black asked, "What should we do then?"

Yingyu calmed down her anger: "I have already used the bee trick, and now I am just waiting for Liu Chali to make a move and force Liu Chuanlin away. We have already done something wrong to Liu Chuanlin, so tell your men not to have any ideas about him again!"

Zhao Ji smiled when he heard the word "Your Highness" from behind. He knew that the plot was meaningless, so he had to use it in a fair and just way.

At the same time, Liu Chuanlin had already run to the main hall where Liu Chali was, and his pace began to slow down.

Liu Chali paced back and forth outside the main hall, his face livid, and no one knew what he was planning.

Liu Chuanlin approached Liu Chali cautiously, but did not dare to speak.

Liu Chali glanced at Liu Chuanlin from the corner of his eye and said in a cold tone: "Chuanlin, is there something wrong?"

Liu Chuanlin's chest was heaving, and it was obvious that he was very uneasy. He was still hesitating.

Liu Chali turned around and stared at him coldly: "Do you have anything to say to me?"

Liu Chuanlin lowered his head, avoiding his father's gaze: "Ah, nothing, nothing, I just wanted to see if you have rested. You have been too tired recently."

Liu Chali sighed, looked up at the dark night sky, and sighed: "I am tired!"

Liu Chuanlin did not notice anything unusual and said softly, "Well, I'll go back first. You should also go to bed early."

After saying that, Liu Chuanlin turned around and wanted to leave, but Liu Chali stopped him.

"You really don't have anything to say to me?" Liu Chali asked again.

Liu Chuanlin turned his back to his father and stopped walking, but still answered: "No."

Liu Chali closed his eyes tightly and said through gritted teeth: "Chuanlin, tomorrow morning, you will accompany your father to climb Cuiping Mountain."

"Okay." Liu Chuanlin agreed and then quickly returned to his room.

Liu Chali looked at his son's receding back, wanting to keep him, but ultimately chose to remain silent.
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The next morning, Liu Chali and his son, together with their housekeeper Liu Da, climbed Cuiping Mountain.

The mountain path was rugged and narrow. For the safety of the elderly, Liu Da walked in front, and Liu Chuanzelin followed behind, supporting his father.

After all, Liu Chali was old and had not exercised much, so he was out of breath and had difficulty walking after a while.

The place where he stopped happened to be a dangerous place. There was a cliff next to it, but there were many trees rooted on the cliff.

Liu Chuanlin advised: "Father, take a rest before leaving."

Liu Chali nodded: "Okay, you keep going, I'll take a break and then slowly catch up."

Liu Chuanlin said anxiously: "How can this be possible? The mountain path is so narrow, it's too dangerous, I'd better wait for you."

"If I say it's okay, then it's okay. You should leave quickly! If it really doesn't work, I will call you." Liu Chali urged.

Helplessly, Liu Chuanlin had to follow his father's instructions and continue forward. However, before he had taken a few steps, Liu Chali suddenly stood up and pushed Liu Chuanlin from behind.

Liu Chuanlin screamed in horror and then fell off the cliff.

Liu Chali pushed his son off the cliff himself. The cliff was steep and he was old. He was afraid to check his son's fall because he was guilty and afraid of losing his life. He just sat on the ground and cried.

When Liu Da heard the screams, he rushed over, but Liu Chali was crying and wailing, and he fainted due to being so emotional.

In desperation, Liu Da had to carry Liu Chali back to Liujiazhuang, and then gathered people to go to Cuiping Mountain to search for Liu Chuanlin's whereabouts.

From day to evening, Liu Da and his servants finally found Liu Chuanlin under the cliff.

A body fell face down on the rocks, its flesh and blood had been smashed into pieces, it was no longer human, it had almost turned into a pool of mud. Its clothes were also torn and tattered by rocks and trees, and it was in a mess.

The servants in Liu's mansion all stayed away from the corpse and no one dared to get close.

Liu Da was so disgusted that he didn't dare to look at it any more. He ordered everyone to move forward: "Ugh... Quick, quick, wrap it with white cloth and carry it away."

Upon hearing this, the servants stepped forward, wrapped the body with white cloth, and hastily lifted the body onto a wooden board and carried it back to Liujiazhuang.
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While Zeng Tai was in court, Zhang Chun and Wang Wu were threatened and rushed to confess to the murder.

Zeng Tai had no physical evidence and had not been tortured, so Zhang Chun's change of attitude was unreasonable. Wang Wu also knew that the county magistrate wanted to try him for murder without going to court.

As a result, not only Di Renjie and Li Yuanfang who were watching in front of the yamen felt something was wrong, but even Zeng Tai realized that something was fishy.

At this time, he finally remembered what Zhao Ji said, "The crime must be convicted based on solid evidence", so he ignored the county magistrate's objection and took Zhang Chun and Wang Wu back to the jail again.

When Di Renjie saw this scene, he finally nodded with relief.

The strange behavior of the two suspects aroused Di Renjie's interest, and he decided to go to Zhang Chun's house in person.

Zhang Chun has only an old mother in his family. After Zhang Chun was arrested these two days, the old lady has become much more haggard. She sits in front of the door every day, waiting for her son to be released.

Di Renjie approached Zhang's mother, who finally reacted and asked, "Who are you looking for?"

Di Renjie smiled and asked, "I am the county lieutenant. Excuse me, is this Zhang Chun's home?"

Zhang's mother opened her mouth wide when she heard this, and she fell to her knees, kowtowed repeatedly, saying, "Sir, my son didn't kill anyone, he didn't kill anyone!"

Upon seeing this, Di Renjie quickly helped Zhang's mother up and said to her in a soothing voice, "Old lady, let me go into your house first to see if there is any evidence to prove your son's innocence so that I can release him, okay?"

When Zhang's mother heard this, a glimmer of hope flashed in her eyes: "Okay, okay."

Then Zhang's mother took Di Renjie into the yard. There was a pit in the yard, and the body was dug out from this pit.

Di Renjie squatted down and turned over the soil at the edge and bottom of the pit, but did not see any blood.

Di Renjie hesitated for a moment and shook his head: "Old man, let's go inside and take a look."

Zhang's mother agreed and led Di Renjie into the main house.

Di Renjie asked again: "Old man, which room did the previous guest stay in?"

Mother Zhang pointed to the room on her left: "This is it."

Di Renjie nodded, walked in, and looked around the room with his eagle eyes.

He looked up and suddenly found a package on the beam.

He stepped on the bed and took the package, which contained a kitchen knife with bloody handprints and two silver ingots.

Suddenly, the shouts and hurried footsteps of the detectives were heard outside. It was Zeng Tai who brought his men.

(End of this chapter)