Detective Di Renjie's legend of Wu Dynasty

Chapter 679 The Death of He Wuqi

The night was dark, with a dark moon and no light.

In the third courtyard of He Yuan's back garden, figures in the wing room swayed, and whispers came from time to time.

Zeng Tai led the guards in plain clothes to surround the wing room on three floors and three floors outside.

Zeng Tai looked around the room, his expression seemed to be very anxious.

After a while, Wang Mang and Di Renjie came out.

Zeng Tai hurried forward to meet him, and asked eagerly, "Master, Jing Yang, how is it?"

Wang Mang nodded slowly.

Zeng Tai let out a long breath: "That's great!"

At this moment, Di Renjie sighed and said, "We are still one step too late!"

Zeng Tai said: "Master, the matter has come to this, what should we do next?"

Di Renjie took a deep breath, raised his head and said, "It's time!"

……

Wang Mang and Di Renjie listened carefully to Li Yuanfang and Pang Si's narration in the room.

After Li Yuanfang finished speaking, he glanced at Pang Si and said, "According to Pang Si's identification, the person who met Chun'er was Mr. Zhao who met him in Taiping Town."

Pang Si nodded.

Wang Mang and Di Renjie looked at each other, with smiles on their faces: "It's time to close the net!"

Before the words fell, Zhang Huan came in and said back and forth: "Sir, He has actually caught Chun'er!"

Di Renjie slapped his palms together and said, "Okay, follow the plan!"

Wang Mang nodded.

……

Madam wandered anxiously in the room, listening to the movement outside from time to time.

The door opened with a "bang", and Chun'er rushed in with a panicked expression, "Ma'am!"

Madam hurried forward to meet him and said, "Chun'er, have you seen him?"

"seen."

"Where's the gall bottle?"

"It has been handed over to him."

Madam looked at Chun'er and asked suspiciously, "Why are you so flustered?"

Chun'er concealed: "No, no. By the way, madam, he is here, waiting for you at the old place."

Madam was surprised: "Oh?"

Chun'er said: "Go quickly."

Madam nodded, went out to the corner door in the backyard, quietly opened the door and flashed out, heading for the big willow tree not far away.

Madam came under the tree and said softly, "Are you there?"

Hearing the sound, a person came out slowly from behind the tree, it was none other than Wang Mang.

Madam screamed, turned around and wanted to run, but a figure flashed behind her, and Di Renjie and Zeng Tai blocked her way.

The lady was completely stunned and trembling all over.

Wang Mang looked at her and said coldly, "Tell me, who is he?"

……

In the early morning, in He Yuan.

Di Renjie's room.

Wang Mang was talking to Di Renjie when suddenly there was a rush of footsteps outside the door.

Wang Mang looked up, and it turned out that it was Wen Qing who rushed into Di Renjie's door.

He grabbed Di Renjie's hand and said, "Sir, something serious happened!"

Di Renjie was surprised: "What's wrong?"

Wen Qing said: "He, He Wuqi was killed!"

Di Renjie exclaimed, and took two steps back: "What?"

"What? He Wuqi is dead?"

Wang Mang had a look of surprise on his face.

Wen Qing panicked and said: "This morning, I received a report from a fisherman by the canal. He Wuqi was killed in the Wangshui Pavilion beside the canal."

Wang Mang asked, "What was the scene like?"

Wen Qing shook his head and said: "After receiving the report, the lower officials ordered the yamen servants to rush to seal the scene, and then rushed here. I want to invite Mr. Huai and all the gentlemen to go with me to investigate."

Di Renjie nodded: "Okay, let's go now."

Wen Qing said, "Sir, do you want to inform He Wuqi's family about this?"

Di Renjie shook his head slowly and said: "Now the situation is unclear, I think it's better to notify the family after the on-site investigation is completed."

Wen Qing nodded.

Di Renjie said: "Let's go right away!"

Wang Mang looked at the panic on Wen Qing's face, the corners of his mouth slightly curled up, revealing a subtle sneer.

……

The third class of yamen arresters has surrounded Wangshui Pavilion.

Surrounded by their entourage, Wang Mang, Di Renjie and others hurried over.

Head Wu, who was in charge of the scene, stepped forward and saluted, "My lord."

Wen Qing nodded and said, "Where is the scene?"

Wu Tou'er pointed to a small pavilion behind him and said, "It's in the Wangshui Pavilion."

Wen Qing took a deep breath, exchanged glances with Wang Mang, Di Renjie and others, and the group walked quickly to the pavilion.

He Wuqi's body was lying face up on the ground with a steel knife stuck in his chest.

Wang Mang was the first to walk to the corpse, and knelt down to examine it carefully.

He Wuqi's face was pale, his body was stiff, his hands clenched together like chicken paws, and a sharp knife with cow's ears stuck in his chest, with a clear bloody handprint imprinted on the handle.

Wang Mang looked intently and said, "It's another left hand."

Wen Qing on the side said in surprise: "The left hand? When inspecting the scene yesterday, Mr. Huai made an analysis: After Sun Xiwang killed Yan Shi in anger, he simply did nothing but sneak into Chang Po's house to ask the adulterer's name, and then killed him Silence, his ultimate goal is to kill the adulterer He Wuqi!

Could it be, this, this is what Sun Xiwang did again? "

Wang Mang glanced at Wen Qing, then reached out to touch He Wuqi's arms.

Suddenly, his fingers touched something hard, and he quickly took it out. It turned out to be a very delicate golden hairpin.

Wang Mang reached into He Wuqi's arms again, and took out another piece of crumpled straw paper with a few words written on it: "Second watch tonight, Wangshui Pavilion. Xiaoyu."

Wang Mang was stunned for a moment: "Xiaoyu?"

Di Renjie and Wen Qing were taken aback for a moment, and Wang Mang handed over the note.

Di Renjie and Wen Qing looked it over, Wen Qing nodded and said: "When Yan Shi was interrogated last time, she mentioned that Xiaoyu was her baby name in her natal family when she was not out of the court."

Di Renjie said: "That's right. This note is in the tone of Yan Shi, asking He Wuqi to meet at Wangshui Pavilion. The golden hairpin was probably given to Yan Shi by He Wuqi, and the murderer used it as a token. He Wuqi was convinced of the authenticity of this note."

Wen Qing said: "That's right, the murderer must have used this note to lure He Wuqi here, and he was ambush in secret, and when He Wuqi arrived, he would kill him."

Di Renjie sighed and said: "From the current situation, only Sun Xiwang can get Yan's golden hairpin.

Only he knew Yan's baby name.

Moreover, there is a bloody fingerprint on the left hand on the handle of the steel knife that killed He Wuqi.

It seems that all the evidence points to Sun Xiwang. "

Wang Mang nodded: "Yes, all of this is so reasonable!"

Wen Qing nodded and said, "Mr. Wang is right. And he is the only one who has a motive to kill."

Di Renjie nodded slowly and said: "From the homicide at the Tongqu Inn to the killings of Mrs. Yan and Mrs. Chang, to the death of He Wuqi today, it is not difficult to see that this is a serial murder by the same murderer. Its ultimate goal is to get rid of He Wuqi."

Wen Qing, Wang Mang, and Zeng Tai looked at each other and nodded slowly.

Di Renjie took a deep breath and said, "Magistrate, it seems that the case will be finalized soon."

Wen Qing said: "Yes, the truth of the case has been revealed at present, but the perpetrator Sun Xiwang is at large. Please rest assured, sir, I will do my best to bring the murderer Sun Xiwang to the Yamen as soon as possible!"

Di Renjie nodded and said, "Let's go back. Your magistrate, I'm afraid you will have to tell his wife about He Wuqi's death yourself."

Wen Qing nodded.

Wang Mang and Zeng Tai looked at each other, and there was an inexplicable expression in their eyes.

　Preview of the next chapter: What kind of situation will Wang Mang, Di Renjie, Zeng Tai and others design?Stay tuned!
　　
　
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