There were sounds in Xingyi Square, including the sound of weapons clashing and the sound of urgent footsteps. The candles in each house were lit.

The two strange men who had become bloody men looked into Xingyi Square, then climbed up the wall of the square and stepped into it.

After a breath, screams and the sound of gold and iron colliding continued to be heard.

A gong was struck, violent and urgent, and a shrill cry was heard:

"Protect the prince!"

Half a quarter of an hour later, everything slowly returned to silence, and only the bright moon in the sky witnessed the scene just now.

At the beginning of Chen time.

Dali Temple.

"Master Di, Master Di."

The clerk kept shouting and walked through Dali Temple. Finally, he found Di Renjie sleeping soundly on the ground in a corner of the case library.

Di Renjie slowly sat up, documents slipping from his body one after another. His eyes were sleepy and his expression was slightly confused:

"What's wrong?"

The clerk crossed his hands in greeting and said anxiously: "Master Di, something happened in Xingyifang!"

Di Renjie patted his cheeks, yawned, and said calmly:

"Burned by fire?"

Big and small things happen every day in Chang'an. He is not surprised at all when something happens in the public. Moreover, with the county officials and bad people from Chang'an County and Wannian County present, it is not the responsibility of Dali Temple to deal with this matter.

"No, a team of 13 people from the City Defense Department who were patrolling the curfew last night were killed outside Xingyi Square. In addition, more than a dozen officials in the prince's palace were also killed."

The clerk was panting. He ran too fast and lost his breath.

"Has the murderer been caught?" Di Renjie slowly and neatly stacked the documents scattered on the ground.

The clerk took a breath:

"Caught"

"Caught it." Upon hearing this, Di Renjie caught it. He leaned his head against the pile of papers, yawned, crossed his arms, waved, and closed his eyes:

"Remember to close the door. By the way, ask them to bring a cashmere blanket."

"Oh, Sir Shaoqing, this is strange." The clerk's mouth was dry.

Di Renjie did not open his eyes:

"Say it once."

"The murderers were two men who were caught by guests of the palace.

The magistrate of Wannian County rushed over last night, took the corpse, and nearly thirty corpses to the capital for inspection.

But the weird thing is that the bodies of the two murderers have body spots."

Di Renjie suddenly opened his eyes, his eyes were filled with light, and he stared at the clerk:

"you sure?"

"This is what the boss of Wannian County said, and there are so many people watching."

The clerk was a little unsure when he spoke. He understood that although the man in front of him was usually informal, he often paid attention to accurate details when it came to matters such as cases.

"Let's go to Wannian County." Di Renjie suddenly stood up, grabbed a scroll nearby and stuffed it into his belt.

If what Wu Zuo said is true, it means that the two murderers were already dead before they attacked the curfew guard and the palace, but they resurrected in a strange way and committed evil deeds.

A demon or a sorcerer, he narrowed his eyes and hurriedly walked out, followed closely by the clerk.

First, I will go to Wannian County to investigate for myself. If you have any doubts, please ask Brother Zhao for help.

Di Renjie's thoughts were racing in his mind, he got on his horse and ran towards Wannian County Gongmei.

To the east of Chang'an City, Gongcheng, Wannian County.

Di Renjie got off his horse and hurried inside.

As soon as he entered the door, he saw twenty-four corpses placed on the ground. There were patrols wearing armor and light clothing, and there were people from the palace dressed in navy blue.

The corpses were parked one by one, and the corpses were still being inspected. The county officials stood aside, writing furiously, recording the appearance, place of origin, etc. of the deceased, as well as the results of the corpse inspection, all of which were recorded.

The people who met the county government officials greeted each other with greetings when they saw the visitor, and then went about their business.

Di Renjie inspected each corpse one by one. He was also very good at conducting inquests.

Half an hour later, Di Renjie looked at all the twenty-four corpses. He found that most of the corpses were killed by one blow, which showed that the murderer himself had great strength and superb martial arts skills.

But he always felt that something was wrong, as if something was missing. Soon he suddenly reacted, his beard trembled, and he shouted:

"Where is the murderer's body?"

"Lord Di" Wannian County Lieutenant came forward with a troubled expression on his face:

"The murderer's body is still in the prince's house."

"Why is it still in Li Xiao's house?" Di Renjie was a little angry. Logically speaking, the body would either be taken back to Chang'an County or appear in the Ministry of Punishment and Dali Temple. There is no reason for it to still be in the same prince's house.

When he heard Di Renjie calling King Xiaoyao by his first name, the county lieutenant's eyelids jumped and his face twisted together in confusion.

The county captain knew that Di Renjie was on good terms with Zhao Wujiang and Taifu Zhao. He respected Zhao Wujiang very much, but at the same time he did not want to provoke Di Renjie, who was obsessed with death and obsessed with details.

He still remembered that Di Renjie, a stupid young man, was outrageously harsh in a major case involving the emperor's relatives in the early years of Changping. He repeatedly refuted King Xiaoyao's face, and once made him

King Xiaoyao will not come to Taiwan.

The body is now in the palace, and it is impossible for King Xiaoyao to let Di Renjie, who is not dealing with him, go in to investigate.

The county lieutenant sighed, with a bitter look on his face, but decided to tell the truth:

"The prince said that the murderer killed someone in his mansion. It is impossible for him to let us bring the body back. After today, he will crush the murderer's body and spread it to ashes to comfort the deceased family members of the mansion."

"I think he is the instigator behind the scenes. He directs and acts by himself. The thief shouts to catch the thief." Di Renjie snorted.

"Hey, Mr. Di, this is not something to be said casually." The county lieutenant quickly whispered in his ear, and the officials around him looked up at the sky, pretending not to hear.

Di Renjie turned around and walked towards the county government office: "Who cares about investigating this case?"

Although he said this, he was itching in his heart. He had always been particularly interested in strange cases, and he had an intuition that the incident in Xingyifang was related to the sky fire last night. If he could not find out what happened, he would

I must have been feeling out of sorts and feeling uncomfortable for several days.

He turned on his horse, looked around, and hummed, "I can't get into the palace by myself, can Brother Zhao get in? Can Mr. Xiao Yin get in? He doesn't even think about who I am."

"drive."

He waved the reins and rode towards the west of Chang'an City. Since the murderer's body was in the palace, there was no need for him to go there now. He would definitely be rejected. He decided to go to Zhao Wujiang first. With Zhao Wujiang's reputation, he could not go anywhere in Chang'an City.

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West of Chang'an City, Chang'an County, Chang'anfang, Zhaofu.

"What? Sister-in-law, Brother Zhao left Chang'an early in the morning?"

After hearing the answers from Wang Yanning and Wang Xi, Di Renjie felt that the wind was very noisy today, and the scattered snowflakes falling from the sky were as big as a fist, and they hit him hard on the chest.

He fell back on the chair and asked again: "Did Brother Zhao say when he will come back?"

"It's not that far, he just went to Taiyuan. But he went in a hurry. I think he had something important to do. I can't tell you the specific return journey. Do you have anything urgent?" Wang Yanning held Qiqi in her arms. She became more charming after becoming a mother.

"Thank you, sister-in-law. It's nothing important." Di Renjie said goodbye with his hands crossed. Normally, the matter in Xingyifang was not a big deal, but the intuition in his heart became stronger and he felt uneasy at the same time.

There have been no major events in Changping for several years, mostly trivial things. But since last night, everything seems to have changed, just like a sudden cold night in the twelfth lunar month of winter.
Chapter completed!