Humans in All Heavens: Starting with Detective Dee

"Yes." Several constables brought ropes and tied the vengeful ghost up in circles.

Di Renjie looked around and then into the room, where he saw figures moving about.

Seemingly frightened by the sounds of fighting, the shadows inside were trembling.

So he immediately comforted them, saying, "Old folks, don't be afraid. I'm the one who was looking for you during the day."

The vengeful ghost has been caught, so don't worry, it was definitely a person in disguise.

No one will bother you anymore.

As if they had heard a familiar voice, the room gradually quieted down.

Di Renjie glanced at Zeng Tai beside him: "Have the yamen runners come and repair the gate for this family tomorrow."

"Yes, my dear teacher."

"Hmm." After giving his instructions, Di Renjie turned and walked back to his previous residence.

The others quickly followed.

As soon as he stepped out of the courtyard, Di Renjie saw the tall horse standing to one side and couldn't help but exclaim, "What a magnificent horse!"

"Yes, sir, this horse is probably the only one of its kind in the world."

"In my humble opinion, this is probably the most magnificent horse in the world." Li Yuanfang stepped forward to examine it and exclaimed in admiration.

Men, besides martial arts and beautiful women, what they like most is a BMW, right?

The horse was so magnificent that it immediately attracted everyone's attention.

"Alright, let's find someone to keep an eye on this horse first, and then we'll decide what to do with it later."

Di Renjie waved his hand, and the group continued walking back.

Enjizhuang, inside the home of a wealthy family.

The room was brightly lit, and Di Renjie sat at the head of the table.

The others sat on either side.

In the middle, the headless vengeful ghost was bound hand and foot and knelt before the crowd.

"I'm asking you, who is the master behind you?" This question seems a bit redundant, since it's already known that He Yun is the one threatening Gao Rujin.

However, we still need to ask around, since it's just speculation at the moment.

To everyone's surprise, the ghost remained unmoved by Di Renjie's words, simply kneeling there quietly.

"Speak." With a flash of cold light, Li Yuanfang already held the chain knife to the ghost's neck.

"If you keep quiet, you know what will happen to you."

Most people would be flustered and panicked in the face of such a threat.

The vengeful ghost remained unmoved, merely struggling with its body, its mouth opening and closing without uttering a sound.

"Huh?" Di Renjie was surprised for a moment, then immediately realized what he meant and pointed at the ghost: "He's mute."

"A mute?" Everyone was taken aback.

Di Renjie walked up to the ghost, observed it carefully, and finally said, "It is indeed a mute."

Forget it, let's drag him away and return to the capital tomorrow.

First, explain the whole story to the emperor, then arrest Wang Zhiyuan and He Yun.

"Yes."

……

The next day, the sky cleared up, and the rain that had fallen all night finally stopped.

Di Renjie first gathered all the villagers in Enji Village and publicly exposed that the headless ghost was a person in disguise, so that everyone no longer needed to be afraid.

He then led everyone back to Luoyang, the capital city.

Upon arriving in Luoyang, without even returning to his residence, he led Di Chun and Li Yuanfang towards the imperial palace.

Inside the Guanfeng Hall of Shangyang Palace.

Di Renjie wrote down all the events that had occurred during this period and reported them to Wu Zetian.

There was a loud "bang".

"You bastard."

After listening to Di Renjie recount the recent events.

Wu Zetian was furious, her eyes surging with a chilling rage. Her former grace and majesty had vanished, leaving only the boundless fury of an emperor who had been fooled.

The hall fell silent instantly, as if even breathing had stopped.

Suddenly, Wu Zetian raised her head, seemingly talking to herself: "Do these treacherous officials really think I'm too old? How dare they deceive the emperor like this?"

Before she finished speaking, she swept her hand across the memorials on the table, scattering them all over the floor, creating a tense atmosphere.

At this moment, anyone who dares to make the slightest noise will likely be immediately targeted and turned into a pile of minced meat.

That was Di Renjie. He stepped forward, showing no regard for Wu Zetian's raging fury: "Your Majesty, please quell your thunderous rage."

The most urgent task right now is to arrest Wang Zhiyuan and He Yun and find out who the mastermind behind them is.

The real culprit must be caught.

"Hmph." With a cold snort, Wu Zetian's breathing finally eased a little after being persuaded by Di Renjie.

He said coldly, "You're right."

However, there is still one thing to do right now.

"Someone come here..."

"His Majesty……"

A gentle voice drifted into the hall, and then Wu Zetian's maidservant entered.

She kept her head down and didn't see Wu Zetian's expression.

But she could definitely feel the suffocating atmosphere around her.

She sensed that things seemed different today.

Chunxiang trembled slightly and mustered her courage to raise her head a little, only to be met with the Empress's overwhelming rage.

"Your Majesty..." she stammered, before she could finish.

Wu Zetian then shouted sternly again, "Guards..."

"Your Majesty..." Several guards walked in from outside.

"Drag this wretched woman away, chop her into mincemeat, and feed her to the dogs..."

The guards were taken aback, not knowing what had happened, but they dared not disobey the Queen's orders.

They immediately stepped forward, grabbed Chunxiang, and the two of them dragged her outside.

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, spare my life! This servant does not know what crime I have committed!"

Chunxiang's pitiful pleas for mercy echoed throughout the hall.

"Still trying to argue? Stop now."

The two guards immediately stopped, seemingly feeling that chopping them into mincemeat was not enough to vent their anger. Wu Zetian gritted her teeth and said, "Hmph, slap me in the face, hit me hard."

"Yes, Your Majesty."

"Clap clap clap..."

The sound of slaps echoed continuously inside the hall.

Soon, Chunxiang's little mouth swelled up.

"They colluded with the Imperial Advisor Wang Zhiyuan and dared to attack me."

They're really courting death.

Seeing that the fight was almost over, Wu Zetian waved her hand, and the two guards stopped.

Upon hearing Wu Zetian's words, Chunxiang was shocked, not expecting that Wu Zetian already knew about this matter.

"I ask you, who is the person behind Wang Zhiyuan?"

Tell me, and I might still grant you a proper burial.

"This servant doesn't know, this servant doesn't know! It was the Imperial Advisor Wang Zhiyuan who poisoned this servant and threatened her."

If the servant does not comply, she will die from the poison.

"Don't know? What use are you to me? Drag you away and chop you into mincemeat."

"Your Majesty, spare my life! Your Majesty, spare my life!"

Di Renjie and the others remained calm, showing no change even upon hearing the words "chopped into mincemeat".

We've become accustomed to this kind of situation. Chopping off spirits and people is as common as a home-cooked meal; it's something that happens all the time. After seeing it so often, we naturally don't feel any particular emotion about it.

I had anticipated Chunxiang's fate, so I just took it in stride.

Chopping it into minced meat is already considered a relatively lenient punishment.

There are far more cruel methods than this.