Chapter 7(1)()

North of Bingzhou City, Di Mansion.

In the second hall of Di Mansion, Chen Songtao sat leisurely on the host and guest seats drinking fragrant tea. Chen Huai was accompanying him, but he was a little restless. On the main hall, Di Renjie looked at him with a look and greeted Chen Songtao from time to time, but his eyes clearly showed a rare anxiety and uneasiness. They were waiting for someone here - Li Yuanfang. According to the agreement, Chen Songtao and Chen Huai arrived at the Di Mansion half an hour ago and should have set out to the Lan Yuguan scene immediately, but because Li Yuanfang was absent, he sat in the second hall waiting. Unexpectedly, it took half an hour to wait.

Di Chun hurriedly ran in and reported: "Master, General Li's room door is closed. I shouted outside the door for a long time, but no one agreed. But the door was locked from the inside, General Li should be inside."

Di Renjie said to himself: "What's going on? Yuan Fang has never been like this..."

Chen Huai seemed increasingly uneasy, looking like he was eager to speak but stopped. Chen Songtao glanced at him and said, "General Chen, do you have something to say?"

Chen Huai finally made up his mind and said, "Mr. Di, Lord Chen, General Li and General Mo were drinking together at the Jiuchonglou Restaurant last night. I wonder if it was the reason..."

Di Renjie was shocked and asked, "Drinking? Who else is there with you? When will the drink be gone?"

Chen Huai said, "It was Mr. Di who hosted a banquet for General Li, and I accompanied him between Sima Wu. Later, Sima Wu got drunk and I sent him home. General Li and Mr. Di were still drinking at that time, but I don't know when they would part."

Di Renjie's face changed, and he pondered. Chen Songtao smiled and said, "Hehe, they are young people after all. It seems that Jinghui and General Li are very close. Maybe they have drunk it. Ah? Lord Di, do you think we should wait? If General Li is so intoxicated, our main business today will be..."

Di Renjie greeted Di Chun and said, "Di Chun, go to General Li's place to knock on the door. If he doesn't respond, come back and tell me and I'll call me in person."

"Yes." Di Chun agreed to run out, and suddenly turned back, saying, "Master, General Li is here."

"Oh." Di Renjie stood up and walked quickly to the hall, blocking Li Yuanfang who was hurriedly walking in. As the two looked at each other, Di Renjie felt that his heart suddenly tugged. He was about to speak, but Li Yuanfang grabbed his right hand. Li Yuanfang shook his head at him and whispered: "Sir, I'm sorry, I'm late. Let's go now." Di Renjie sighed and nodded, turned around and said to Chen Songtao and Shen Huai: "You can leave now."

The group of people rushed on the official road for an hour and a half before they arrived in front of the cliff outside Lan Yu Temple. Under the noon sunlight, the cliff looked rather ferocious, but it seemed very majestic. The soldiers guarding outside the cliff were arranged neatly, and Deputy General Sun was already standing in front of the crack and waiting. Because the crack was narrow, several people got off the horse outside and entered the crack.

The open space in front of Lan Yu Temple has been cleaned up and the blood has been washed away, but the spring water in the hot spring pool is still black and red, emitting a smell of fishy smell. In a dead valley, the sound of the hot spring waterfall is endless. If it is normal, this sound should give people a sense of vitality. At this moment, Di Renjie can only make him feel upset and unable to concentrate. Chen Songtao seemed to be in a good mood. He looked around and sighed: "Oh, I have been in Bingzhou for half my life, but I never knew there was such a quiet place in the suburbs. It is indeed a good place to cultivate one's own character."

Li Yuanfang said coldly: "Mr. Chen, a bloody incident just happened here, and you are in the mood to enjoy the scenery."

Chen Songtao was stunned by what he said, swallowed awkwardly, and suddenly laughed: "General Li, Songtao really admires your dedication and kindness."

Li Yuanfang took a step towards him, and Di Renjie immediately winked at Li Yuanfang and shouted in a very low voice: "Yuanfang." Li Yuanfang turned around and walked aside.

Di Renjie called Deputy General Sun and asked, "Where are the corpses found the night before yesterday?"

Deputy General Sun replied: "It has been piled up in two main halls and several larger alchemy rooms."

"Take us to see."

"yes."

Before he could reach the door of Laojun Palace, a fishy smell came to his nose. Deputy General Sun opened the door and saw more than twenty corpses placed in Laojun Palace. The exposed limbs were all incomplete and stenched. Chen Songtao stood at the door and gasped. Di Renjie glanced at him and said, "Songtao, if you don't like these scenes, just stay outside." Chen Songtao said, "Mr. Xie Di understands." He hurriedly covered him

He walked out with his nose. Di Renjie took Li Yuanfang and Shen Huai into the hall, and looked over the corpses slowly. After walking back and forth twice, he felt a little relieved and signaled the two to leave Laojun Hall. Then, Di Renjie and the other two carefully checked the other rooms where the corpses were placed. Finally, Di Renjie squatted beside a corpse with grinning teeth and asked Li Yuanfang: "Yuanfang, can you see that there is something wrong with this corpse?"

Li Yuanfang said: "Sir, this person is very painful when he dies."

"Oh, shouldn't a person have a painful expression when he dies?" Di Renjie asked with a smile.

Li Yuanfang avoided his gaze, pointed to another corpse nearby, and said, "His expression is very peaceful." Shen Huai shouted softly from the side: "Sure enough, the expressions of these two people are very different."

Li Yuanfang said to Shen Huai: "Brother Shen, look carefully. The corpses here are basically all these two expressions. One is very painful and seems to be suffering a lot when they die. The other is very natural, as if they died unknowingly."

Shen Huai nodded repeatedly: "Yes, yes, that's true. Looking back now, the corpses in the rooms are also like this. How could there be such a difference?"

Li Yuanfang said: "It must be that there are differences in the causes of their deaths."

Shen Huai suspected: "What is the difference in the cause of death? Aren't they all killed?"

Li Yuanfang said to Di Renjie: "Sir, what do you think?"

Di Renjie looked at him and said, "Yuan Fang, you are right. Although the Taoists here seem to have been killed by slaughter, after careful examination, there are two obvious differences." He pointed to the corpse with a painful expression and said, "This corpse has a ferocious face and a crooked mouth and eyes, indicating that it is very painful when death. There are many scratches on his face, neck, and front chest, like scars caused by struggle. Also, although the corpse has cut off his left hand and legs, there is not much blood stain on his clothes."

Shen Huai nodded frequently when he heard this. Di Renjie said to him: "General Shen, can you see any difference when you look at the peaceful corpse next to him?" Shen Huaizai looked carefully for a long time, looked at Li Yuanfang, and then looked at Di Renjie, and he mustered up the courage, "That's right, the wound on the neck of this corpse should be fatal. Then he had slashes on the back of his head, chest and abdomen, and blood flowed a lot, and almost all his clothes were dyed bright red."

Di Renjie looked at Chen Huai with appreciation and said, "General Chen, you can teach me. Your observation is very keen. So can you try it and speculate on the different causes of death represented by these two corpses?"

Chen Huai focused on his mind for a long time, shook his head and said, "Mr. Di, Chen Huai can't figure it out."

Di Renjie looked at Li Yuanfang and said, "Yuanfang, what do you think?"

Li Yuanfang whispered: "Sir, let's talk."

Di Renjie couldn't help but sigh and said, "The corpse with a peaceful face was obviously fatal by one blow, and the murderer was familiar to the deceased, and the deceased was unprepared for the expression of the deceased. He was immediately chopped several times after death, and the blood had not solidified yet, so blood flowed and splashed all over his body. As for the corpses with painful faces, the cause of death was hard to say, as if they died of some disease or poisoning, but they died after experiencing huge torture. However, the slashing on these deceased people was only a while after death. The blood had already solidified at that time, so the bleeding caused by the chopping and slaughtering was very little, and there was not much on their clothes."

Chen Huai sighed: "Mr. Di said so well! I think this must be the case."

Di Renjie said: "General Chen, please lead your subordinates to clean up all the bodies again, and distinguish them according to the two situations we just mentioned. If you find another third situation, leave it for me to check. Now, Yuan Fang and I will check other alchemy rooms again."

"Yes!" Chen Huai agreed and quickly greeted several subordinates to arrange the arrangement.

Di Renjie said: "Yuan Fang, follow me."
Chapter completed!