Humans in All Heavens: Starting with Detective Dee

Di Chun remained calm and continued walking along a path.

When he came to a nearly deserted street, a person suddenly emerged from around the corner and walked straight toward him.

Two people suddenly appeared behind him and walked towards him.

Upon seeing the person ahead, Di Chun pretended not to know him and was about to walk past him.

Just as their bodies intersected, a low shout suddenly rang out.

"Let's do it."

Several men immediately dropped their disguises, drew steel knives hidden behind their backs, and attacked Di Chun.

"What do you want?"

Di Chun only had time to utter a low shout before several steel knives attacked his vital points.

He appeared panicked, but his footwork remained steady. He slightly shifted his body to the side, dodging the first steel blade that came at him with remarkable agility.

At the same time, he transformed his hand into a blade, striking the back of the opponent's sword with a clink. The man felt a force coming from the blade, causing it to deflect. He then used his arm to deflect the force.

In order to deal with Di Chun, Xiao Qingfang went to great lengths, constantly investigating all information about him.

Li Yuanfang was not easy to deal with, and Xiao Qingfang naturally knew this.

She also knew that Di Chun was learning martial arts from Li Yuanfang, but in her opinion, Di Chun was only in his twenties and had long passed the best age for practicing martial arts.

Even with a master like Li Yuanfang guiding one's martial arts, the growth in martial arts skills is extremely limited; the upper limit is already set.

Therefore, she had overestimated Di Chun's martial arts skills as much as possible.

The three men sent out were all among the most skilled martial artists in the Imperial Guard, and their purpose was to capture Di Chun.

Although they were called members of the inner guard, they were actually snake spirits she had secretly planted. With three of them ganging up on Di Chun, it would be a piece of cake for them to capture him.

Before the other man could react, they all attacked him. Di Chun leaped up and his knee struck another man with a force that, though not strong, was enough to make the other man stagger backward.

He deliberately restrained his strength; his attacks appeared fierce, but he held back at every turn.

Just then, the first and last men, each wielding a steel knife, blocked all his escape routes from above and below. Di Chun frowned slightly, feigning panic, and stumbled, seemingly unable to dodge in time, but in reality, he deliberately slowed down his dodge.

As one person's blade sliced ​​across his shoulder, tearing open his clothes and sending up a wisp of fabric, he simultaneously raised his hand in a feint, seemingly preparing to retaliate, but in reality, revealing an opening under his ribs.

"Grab him!" The man who had been knocked away by Di Chun's knee was overjoyed and rushed to Di Chun's side in a few steps, reaching out to grab his wrist.

Di Chun slightly lowered his wrist, seemingly about to struggle, but the force was just right, making the other party feel that he was really holding on, but not really breaking free.

"Ah!" There were a few people on the street, but when they saw the sudden fight, they scattered and ran away, leaving the street deserted.

Di Chun let out a scream and was tackled to the ground and subdued. The other two men were overjoyed and brought ropes to tie him up.

"Who are you? Don't you know who I am? I am Di Chun, a military advisor of the Imperial Guard, and I am a servant of Lord Di Renjie."

"Are you out of your minds?" Di Chun struggled violently, as if he really didn't know why he was being captured.

"Hmph, Di Chun, is that you? We've got you in the bag."

The leader of the group saw that Di Chun had already been tied up with ropes. He waved his hand, and the other two dragged him up, sneering as they looked at him.

"Military Advisor of the Thousand Bull Guard? What a prestigious title! If it falls into our hands, wouldn't we be able to slaughter it at our mercy?"

"Who are you people?" Di Chun feigned ignorance and asked again.

"Hmph, you'll find out when you're done. Take him away."

With a wave of his hand, the leader of the group dragged Di Chun away to an unknown location by the other two men.

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They first tied Di Chun to a carriage, then tore a strip of cloth from the hem of his clothes and stuffed it into Di Chun's mouth.

One person was driving the carriage outside, while the other two were inside, each holding a steel knife to Di Chun's neck. Clearly, if he disobeyed, they would use the steel knife on him.

After a while, the carriage traveled through countless streets before finally stopping in front of the gate of a mansion.

"Get down." At the leader's command, Di Chun was dragged off the carriage by the two men.

The man stepped forward and knocked on the gate of the mansion in front of him. Someone opened the gate, and upon seeing that it was an acquaintance, immediately opened the gate and made way for him.

The leader turned back to Di Chun and sneered, "Hmph, didn't you want to know who we are? Come on in."

Seeing this, Di Chun looked bewildered and followed him inside.

Inside the main hall of the mansion, Di Chun looked around thoughtfully.

The leader had disappeared, while the other two stood in the hall, holding steel knives and guarding Di Chun.

Just as Di Chun was getting a little impatient, footsteps suddenly sounded outside the hall. He looked over and saw that the person leading the way was none other than Xiao Qingfang.

Wearing a purple and white dress, similar to the style of the Wu Zhou period, she also slightly exposed her snow-white chest.

Two large white rabbits bounced as she walked.

Besides Xiao Qingfang, the person who had arrested him before was also there, and the only other person was a stranger.

"What, don't you recognize me?" Xiao Qingfang smiled smugly as she saw Di Chun's gaze lingering on her.

Di Chun feigned surprise and asked, "Are you Xiao Qingfang, the Grand Commander of the Inner Guard?"

"That's right, it's me. General Di has a very good memory."

We only met once, more than six months ago, and you still remember me.

After circling around Di Chun twice, Xiao Qingfang smiled.

"Why? Why are you arresting me? My relationship with your internal security forces is usually one of mutual respect and non-interference."

Moreover, how could your Inner Guard arrest me, a fourth-rank military advisor of the Imperial Guard, without the emperor's order?

Does the emperor know about this?

"Of course the emperor doesn't know about this." Xiao Qingfang walked to Di Chun's side, her face full of smugness. "I did this myself."

"Why? Why did you do this?"

"Of course, it's so that my men can take your place and infiltrate Di Renjie's inner circle." A smug Xiao Qingfang believed the plan was going very smoothly, and Di Chun was already trapped. In her delight, she was naturally willing to answer some of his questions.

With her eyes raised and her fair neck arched, Di Chun, who was much taller than her, could see her two large breasts with just a slight downward glance.

However, he was no longer in the mood to look at these things at this point.

"You must be full of questions right now, right? Why would I, the Grand Commander of the Inner Guard, arrest you without my permission?"

Why would they replace you and have their own men infiltrate Di Renjie's inner circle?

Don't worry, I'll answer your questions. I'll make sure you understand why you died.