Chapter 96 Unjust Case
Zhao Ji learned the location of Li Gui's Blue Shirt Notes and walked out of the room. Shen Tao and Xiao Bao were guarding outside the door.

Zhao Ji ordered, "Xiao Bao, you continue to guard here. Shen Tao, you take my name card and go see Huzhou Governor Qiao Tai. I will go to Liujiazhuang and then meet you."

After giving the two instructions, Zhao Ji rode his horse at full speed and rushed to Liujiazhuang.

At this time in Liujiazhuang, because Liu Chuanlin "slipped and fell to death", the happy occasion turned into a sad one. White banners were hung all over the village, and there was a sound of mourning.

The entire Liu Mansion was in chaos in preparation for the funeral.

Zhao Ji took the opportunity to sneak into Liu Chuanlin's room and found the volume of Blue Shirt Notes hidden under the flower pot.

The Blue Shirt Notes was wrapped in a thick piece of oil paper. Zhao Ji took out the treasure map hidden in the book and breathed a sigh of relief.

"it is true."

Zhao put away the Blue Shirt Note, restored the gray bricks and flower pots, and then left the room.

But Zhao did not leave Liujiazhuang. Instead, he went to the house full of traps in the back garden. He hesitated for a long time, but finally did not dare to go in.

"If you don't have Yuan Fang's two tricks, you'd better not risk your life. Leave it to the prince's guards under Ying Yu to play with."

Thinking of this, Zhao Ji left Liujiazhuang and rushed to the state capital to meet Shen Tao.

Shortly after he left, a masked man in purple appeared from the courtyard, and then Liu Da also came here quietly.

The masked man in purple was Xu Shide. When he saw Liu Da, he slapped him in anger.

"What's going on with those two prince guards!" Xu Shide asked sternly.

Liu Da covered his face and explained aggrievedly: "Those two guards came to Changcheng County before the leader came back. The subordinates thought they were here to rescue Li Gui, so..."

"Stupid!" Xu Shide interrupted him, "We are just about to investigate the collusion between the crown prince and Li Gui. If those two guards are arrested, wouldn't that be ready-made evidence?"

Liu Da defended himself, "It was my subordinates who didn't think it through. But those two men came to Changcheng County pretending to be Wu Xiaojie's servants, and they were both assassins. I'm afraid we won't get anything out of them even if we arrest them."

"I have already taken care of this matter. I have found two people to take the blame. There will be no loopholes."

Xu Shide glared at Liu Da fiercely and said, "Now that the matter is done, there is nothing we can do. I tell you, Di Renjie, the governor of Jiangnan Province, has arrived in Changcheng County. You must be more careful in the future."

Liu Da said disdainfully: "Is this necessary? What about Di Renjie? Does he dare to go against our inner guards?"

Xu Shide's expression was solemn: "Things are different now. I know Di Renjie better than you do. Just obey my orders."

"Yes." Liu Da finally agreed.

"What happened in Liujiazhuang today?" Xu Shide asked.

"These are all articles written by Liu Chali. He pretended to climb Cuiping Mountain and pushed his son Liu Chuanlin down the mountain to his death." Liu Dabao replied.

"Good, good job Liu Chali. I underestimated him. I didn't expect him to be so vicious. If things go wrong, he might turn against us."

When Xu Shide heard this, a look of fear flashed in his eyes, and he was already planning to find a suitable opportunity to get rid of Liu Chali.

"Why did Liu Chali want to kill his son? There must be a reason, right?" Xu Shide asked again.

"I'm not sure about that, but it's probably related to the new lady." Liu Da guessed.

Xu Shide sneered and said meaningfully: "Madam? This madam is not simple. You have to keep an eye on her carefully."
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Zeng Tai in the county government office was immersed in the joy of solving two murder cases.

He was boasting about his achievements to the county magistrate: "Today's trip has yielded a lot of results. We have verified the crimes of Zhang Chun and Wang Wu. What is even more valuable is that we have caught the fish Huaiying who escaped the net. This man is cunning and sly, with a sharp tongue. He must be a notorious bandit."

The county magistrate was so delighted that he made a two with his hands and said, "Before Judge Di arrived, you solved two murders in one day. You are truly a god!"

Zeng Tai was delighted when he heard this, as if he had a plan in hand. He made arrangements: "Tomorrow we will go to court and convict Zhang Chun and Wang Wu and put them in jail. As for Huai Ying, we will wait until Judge Di comes to try him."

The county magistrate gave a thumbs up and said, "Your Excellency is wise. Let Di Gong see our abilities."

At this moment, a yamen runner rushed into the room and said, "My lords, there is a man outside the door who claims to be the General of the Thousand Oxen Guards, named Li Yuanfang, and wants to see you."

As he spoke, the bailiff handed over the silver fish token and the official certificate. Zeng Tai took them and looked at them, then hurriedly said, "Hurry up and go out to greet them." As soon as he went out to greet them, something went wrong.

When Li Yuanfang told Zeng Tai about Di Renjie's incognito visit, two of his three souls suddenly disappeared.

A group of people rushed to the prison in a hurry, only to see Di Renjie playing tricks in the cell and having a pleasant conversation with Zhang Chun and Wang Wu.

Zeng Tai slid to his knees, slid to the prison door, and kowtowed: "I deserve to die, I deserve to die!"

Di Renjie shook his head and smiled through the cell door: "Your Highness, please stand up."

Zeng Tai didn't dare to stand up, and just kowtowed: "I am blind and have offended you, Lord. Please punish me severely."

Li Yuanfang couldn't stand it anymore and said, "Hurry up and open the cell door and let the adults out first!"

Zeng Tai woke up as if from a dream, turned around and shouted at the jailer behind him: "Asshole, what are you standing there for? Open the cell door!"

Di Renjie shook his head again when he heard this, and when the prison door opened, he walked out slowly.

Li Yuanfang hurried forward and said with concern: "Sir, I told you that you cannot be left alone, and look at what has happened now."

"Alright, alright, I'm fine now, aren't I?" Di Renjie turned to look at Zeng Tai again, "County Magistrate Zeng, please get up. I want to go to the morgue and take a look at the bodies of the two deceased."

Zeng Tai was stunned. He didn't expect Di Renjie to be so decisive, but he had no choice but to agree.

Several people went to the county government morgue, and Di Renjie walked around the two bodies and examined them carefully.

After a while, Di Renjie asked, "Your Excellency, I asked you some questions in Xiaoyang Village during the day. Do you have the answers now?"

Zeng Tai was a little flustered when he heard this, but he immediately calmed down and said, "To answer the elder, the first question is that I don't know your identity, so I think you are an accomplice of the murderer."

"Secondly, the kitchen knife and the dirty silver were probably missed by the yamen runners during the search, so they were not found during the first search. As for the lack of blood in the pit, it may be that the blood on the body had dried up, so Zhang Chun buried it then."

Di Renjie shook his head and smiled: "You have a very good memory."

Zeng Tai heard the sarcasm and smiled awkwardly: "I am a stupid person, please give me some advice."

Di Renjie explained: "Under normal circumstances, it takes two or three hours for blood to coagulate. If it was really Zhang Chun who killed someone, do you think he would be stupid enough to wait two or three hours to bury the body? Would you do the same?"

Zeng Tai was speechless and said hesitantly, "This... then what does the Lord mean?"

Di Renjie said, "There is only one explanation. That is, Zhang Chun woke up early in the morning and found that the guest was dead. He was afraid that he would be implicated, so he buried the body in a panic."

Zeng Tai suddenly realized, "So that's why I was wondering why Zhang Chun was so inconsistent and full of lies during the first interrogation. So that's why."

"But how do you explain Zhang Chun's family's kitchen knife and dirty silver?" Zeng Tai asked.

"Present the evidence." Di Renjie said.

Zeng Tai was prepared for this and immediately presented the kitchen knife and silver.

Di Renjie just took the kitchen knife and said, "Look carefully, there is a left hand print on this kitchen knife, but Zhang Chun used his right hand."

Li Yuanfang also took the kitchen knife and took a look at it: "This kitchen knife has become blunt. To kill someone with this knife and to cut a wound as shallow as the one on the victim's neck, only a top martial arts expert can do it."

Zeng Tai finally realized it and said, "Sir, could it be that someone has framed Zhang Chun and Wang Wu?"

"I talked with Zhang Chun and Wang Wu in prison, and they have confessed that someone threatened to kill their children to make them take the blame. If it weren't for me, you would probably have killed these two people unjustly." Di Renjie said calmly.

Zeng Tai was so frightened that his face turned pale. He knelt down and apologized: "I am a fool, I am a fool. Please punish me, Lord."

Di Renjie's face was grim: "Zeng Tai, you are a local parent, patrolling on behalf of God. You are so careless when encountering a murder case and have a hasty conviction. You should be punished."

Then his expression softened again: "But this is indeed not an ordinary murder case. There are many strange things about it. In addition, you are diligent in your work and did it yourself, so I will exempt you from punishment this time."

When Zeng Tai heard that he was exempted from punishment, he immediately prostrated himself and said, "Thank you! Your Excellency, for your leniency!"

(End of this chapter)