Humans in All Heavens: Starting with Detective Dee

Upon hearing Zhou Yi's words, Li Yuanfang's face darkened.

Thinking back to what he said earlier, he felt even more embarrassed.

The high-ranking prime minister and the commander of the Imperial Guard were thrown into prison.

I don't know how to say it.

He disagreed with the idea of ​​Zeng Tai throwing Di Renjie into prison, arguing that there were other ways to see Zhang Chunwang.

However, Di Renjie had such an interest and insisted on going into the prison to find out what was going on. He had great martial arts skills but had no way to use them. He could only surrender to Di Renjie and be captured by a few yamen runners.

"Ahem." Di Renjie coughed twice and glared at Zhou Yi: "Alright. Di Chun, don't you know when to joke?"

He then looked at Zeng Tai, who was still trembling to the side, and comforted him, "Your county doesn't need to do this. In fact, I should thank you."

"?" This was a bit harsh. Zeng Tai's eyes widened. Are you sure you're not mocking me?

Saying the opposite of what you mean.

My mind went blank for a moment, and I didn't know what to do next.

Di Renjie led Li Yuanfang out first, and Zhou Yi walked up to Zeng Tai and patted him: "Alright, stop standing there."

If the adults say they won't blame you, then they won't.

"Hurry up and make arrangements so that Lord Di and Brother Yuanfang can wash up and change their clothes before we talk."

Zeng Tai snapped out of his daze and replied, "Yes, yes."

He then hurriedly ran out to make arrangements.

After Di Renjie and Li Yuanfang finished washing up, everyone gathered together to analyze the case.

Di Renjie looked at the blood-stained bundle before him, then at Zeng Tai: "In your opinion, is the evidence in this case conclusive?"

"Exactly."

"Are these two packages enough to convict Zhang Chunwang of murder?" Di Renjie asked again.

"Your Excellency, I also suspected that the two men were innocent, but both packages were found in their possession."

They both confessed during the day today.

Therefore, this subordinate...

Zeng Tai bowed deeply, looking at Di Renjie with a fearful expression, afraid of saying the wrong thing.

Di Renjie paced back and forth, then sighed softly, "Your Excellency is certainly very assertive. In that case, would you please accompany me to the morgue to examine the two bodies?"

"Of course, please, Your Excellency."

In the morgue, the county coroner was busy at work. As the group entered the room, Di Renjie and his companions had not yet seen the body.

Di Renjie called to the two men, "Yuanfang, Di Chun, take a look at this corpse."

After saying that, he called out again, "Besides the bloodstained kitchen knife and the silver, did you find anything else at Zhang Chun's house today?"

"Yes, sir, no..."

"Bring up the murder weapon..."

The coroner brought over a plate containing the murder weapon.

Di Renjie picked up the kitchen knife, glanced at it briefly, and immediately discovered the problem.

Just then, Li Yuanfang and his companion finished examining the corpse.

Di Renjie then handed the kitchen knife to the two men, asking, "Take a look at this kitchen knife and see if there's anything wrong with it?"

Zhou Yi immediately spotted the problem, while Li Yuanfang was puzzled as to how an ordinary person could kill someone with a single blow using this kitchen knife.

Ordinary people don't have the ability to kill someone with a single blow.

Li Yuanfang put down the cleaver, thought for a moment, and said, "Sir, there's nothing wrong with this cleaver, but Zhang Chun is just an ordinary person, he shouldn't have the strength to kill him with one blow."

I examined the body; the deceased had been killed with a single stab wound.

This is suspicious.

"What does your county say?" Di Renjie asked Zeng Tai.

Zeng Tai stood there stunned, and after a moment of thought, said, "What this general said is correct. I did not notice that."

As he spoke, he wiped the cold sweat from his forehead.

What he considered to be flawless evidence seemed to contain many doubts.

Observing that Zhou Yi had a smile on his face just now, as if he had figured it out, Di Renjie said with a smile, "Yuanfang, you only discovered the surface problem; you haven't discovered the deeper problem."

Li Yuanfang looked surprised: "A deeper question?"

"Di Chun's expression just now suggests that he seems to have discovered a problem."

"Di Chun, why don't you tell us?"

Di Renjie greeted him with a smile.

Zhou Yi walked by calmly, ready to start showing off.

"What Brother Yuanfang said earlier is correct. How could Zhang Chun, an ordinary person, kill someone with a single blow using an ordinary kitchen knife?"

This is clearly impossible.

"Yes, in my humble opinion, the perpetrator must be a master," Li Yuanfang replied.

Zeng Tai looked puzzled: "Expert? What do you mean?"

"It means that the murderer must be someone who is skilled in martial arts."

Please look at this, guixian. This kitchen knife is not sharp, and the wound on the deceased's neck is very shallow.

To be able to handle the wound so perfectly.

This proves that his martial arts skills must be quite high.

Di Renjie chimed in, "Now you understand, don't you? In your opinion, isn't Zhang Chun a member of the Jianghu (江湖, the martial arts world)?"

"This?" Zeng Tai tensed up slightly. "The Zhang family has lived here for generations; they are probably not江湖人士 (jianghu figures)."

"Alright, Di Chun, you can continue."

Zhou Yi was holding the kitchen knife on the wooden tray.

"I wonder if everyone has noticed?"

"Is that bloody handprint on the cleaver from the left hand?"

As soon as he finished speaking, Di Renjie smiled, while Li Yuanfang and Zeng Tai were both startled.

The two of them crowded around and carefully examined the bloody handprint on it.

"Yes, yes, it is indeed a left handprint."

The two of them were surprised that they hadn't noticed this, and were a little embarrassed.

"That's right. In your county, is Zhang Chun left-handed?"

"No, no." Zeng Tai recalled Zhang Chun's previous actions and shook his head.

"Zeng Tai, there are so many doubts in Zhang Chun's case alone. You just said the evidence was conclusive. Is this kind of judgment tantamount to treating human life like dirt?"

For a moment, Di Renjie's tone was filled with anger.

Zeng Tai knelt down again with a thud: "This humble servant has failed in his duty, please punish me severely, Your Excellency."

"Hmph, get up. I'll let you off the hook this time, considering how hard you've worked."

"Thank you, Your Excellency. Thank you, Your Excellency."

Upon hearing that he would not be punished, Zeng Tai was overjoyed.

At this moment, Zhou Yi asked again, "My lord?"

"Hmm? What's wrong, Di Chun?" Di Renjie looked at Zhou Yi with a puzzled expression.

"Have you forgotten? Just a few days ago, we met a left-handed person here in Huzhou County."

"And that person is also skilled in martial arts," Zhou Yi reminded him.

"You mean?" Di Renjie and Li Yuanfang's expressions changed simultaneously, as if they had realized something.

Zhou Yi nodded: "My lord, it is indeed him."

Zeng Tai was completely bewildered, not knowing what kind of riddle the three people in front of him were playing.

Who are you talking about?

After thinking for a moment, Di Renjie looked at Zeng Tai and said, "Immediately move Zhang Chun, Wang Wu and their families to the post station where I am staying."

Send someone to protect it properly.

At the same time, a notice was posted stating that the case of Zhang Chunwangwu had been closed, and he had been sentenced to death and escorted to the prefectural capital to await execution in the autumn.

"Yes, Your Excellency."