Rise in the glory of the king system

Chapter 608 Clues
When Ming Shiyin came to visit Di Renjie, it was only 10 minutes before the curfew.

Before he came, Di Renjie was sitting in the study, sketching on a large piece of white paper on the table.This is a diagram of a map.The outline of a house is drawn in the center of the white paper, which represents Chang'an City, with the extremely cold place in the north, the Great Wall in the distance to the west, the sea in the south, and the continuous mountains and natural moats in the east.

Beside this large white paper, there is a smaller white paper with several names written on it: Ming Shiyin, Yi Xing, Pei Qinhu, Yang Yuhuan, Gongsunli.

The names of these five people are written in one place, in the center of the paper, and Wu Zetian, Di Renjie and Li Yuanfang are written on the other side.

Shangguan Wan'er is written in the lower space, Cheng Yaojin and Li Jing are written in the upper space, and Zhong Kui is written in the right.

Di Renjie's pen tip was right in the middle of the white paper, and slowly circled the word Gongsunli.

There are many scrolls on the shelf behind the table case, among which there is a portrait of Gongsunli, but Di Renjie doesn't need to take it out to read.This famous first dancer in Chang'an, almost everyone does not know what she looks like.

So famous.It was precisely because she was so well-known that Di Renjie was unwilling to doubt her.Putting yourself in the shoes of a criminal, starting from the planning and action, the most important thing is to hide yourself. Only by disappearing from the world can you retire successfully, instead of frequenting the streets and alleys of Chang'an like Gongsun Li, pretending that nothing happened. Talking and laughing with others, participating in the palace banquet held by the palace, and also serving as the lead dancer of the large-scale sacrifice in Chang'an, dancing everywhere.

She became a sister with Yang Yuhuan, the most famous musician in Changlefang, and learned classics, history and calligraphy from Shangguan Waner, a former imperial lady, and even shyly asked for an autograph after she finished handling the case: "Chang... Is Master Di the most famous in Chang'an City?" ? Ah Li is your fan!"

How could such a girl who lived like a blooming spring flower be the criminal in the serial theft case I was following recently.

Di Renjie still couldn't believe it, but a few clues and years of intuition in solving the case were pointing to her.Not enough, not enough clues, he said to himself.Neither intuition nor good feelings can be used as reasons to influence judgment.The famous Sheriff Di Renjie did not get to where he is today by relying on these illusory things.

The housekeeper notified Ming Shiyin to come to visit, he rubbed his brows, and went out to open the door himself.

Master Di, who always arrives at the scene with precision like clockwork, knew that Ming Shiyin must come and go in a hurry when he saw that there were only 10 minutes left before the curfew, and he probably wouldn't even enter the door.The facts were as he expected, Ming Shiyin was waiting outside the door, and when he saw him, he just saluted him, and didn't intend to enter the house for a sit-down.

He wore a long black cloak, the shadows of the hood covering his eyes.

"Lord Di, it's an emergency and I don't have time to take care of you. Cao Min came here in a hurry and just wanted to ask you for an answer."

As soon as Ming Shiyin spoke, Di Renjie heard the exhaustion in his voice.

"May I ask, what urgent matter has your Excellency encountered?"

Di Renjie has an intuition that the urgent matter Ming Shiyin said is not only related to the serial thefts he has been tracking recently, but also related to the rumors in the palace, panic and border changes.

"Forgive me for not being able to say much, but I just want to ask you a question. This question may be a bit offensive, please forgive me—Master Di, are you loyal to the Great Tang, the common people, or the Holy Queen?"

There are many secrets hidden in the Ming Dynasty. Di Renjie knows this, but he cannot find out what these secrets are.As long as he does not break the law or harm the people, Di Renjie has no right to invade other people's privacy.

It's the same this time.Ming Shiyin wanted him to have an attitude, although he had many doubts, he had no reason not to give it.

"If I have to say..." Di Renjie looked up at Shen Ye, "It's Chang'an."

Ming Shiyin smiled lowly, as expected: "I understand, thank you sir. Farewell."

The eyes were once again hidden in the shadow of the hood.Ming Shiyin rushed back before the curfew, bowed and turned around to leave.When the hem of his cloak was blown up by the wind, Di Renjie suddenly said: "Please stay."

"You asked me a question, and it's only fair that I have to ask you a question." He walked out of the mansion and stepped onto the street, only to see the clear moonlight shining on the street like a river: "You come to see me today, Why are you wearing a black cloak?"

Ming Shiyin looked down, and said calmly: "It's not noticeable. If the curfew is passed, it may not be discovered by the owner and the patrolling soldiers. One thing more is worse than one thing less."

This answer makes sense, but it is a bit far-fetched.Di Renjie nodded silently.Ming Shiyin didn't wait for his response and left in a hurry.It wasn't until Ming Shiyin's figure disappeared at the end of the street, and the housekeeper sounded a reminder, that Di Renjie returned to the house.

"One thing more is worse than one thing less"-this seemingly reasonable reason, but because another person said the same thing, it seems a little unreasonable.

Why does a dancer who is justified in entering the palace and performing arts wear nocturnal clothes for this reason?

He had blown out the candle on the table before leaving.He lit it up again, and the dim light reflected the butler's shadow on the wall, changing shape with the trembling of the candle, like a monster hiding in the dark waiting for an opportunity.Di Renjie squeezed the space between his eyebrows and told the housekeeper to go back to rest.

He sat back in front of the table and drew a line between Ming Shiyin and Yi Xing with a pen.After thinking for a moment, he went to the leftmost end of the bookshelf and took out a folded paper from a booklet.The characters on the paper are handsome and elegant, as if they were written by a woman, but also imply strong strength.Di Renjie will never forget this piece of paper. This is the first complaint he received on his first day in office.

Ming Shiyin's name was impressively included in this complaint.

Di Renjie compared the complaint, and added a few new names on the blank paper——Shangguanyi, Mingcheng, and Li Xin.

The name Mingsheng has been forgotten for a long time, although it was resounded in Datang 20 years ago. "Walking for three thousand miles with one body, and once being a master of millions with one sword", this person is described.He opened up territory for the Tang Dynasty, and made the people recuperate. After the war was almost extinct, when he was supposed to retire, he was seriously ill and passed away hastily.The young Di Renjie heard all kinds of rumors in the world, but they were all washed away by the torrent of time and forgotten.

Later, the guard of the Great Wall was replaced by the imperial examination champion Su Lie, and later the heroine Hua Mulan. After Hua Mulan rebelled, the guard was replaced by Su Lie.

It has been 20 years in just a few alternations.

This dusty name is linked to Shangguan Yi, Ming Shiyin, and Li Xin from Shangguan Wan'er's complaint. Will he be related to the unjust case 20 years ago?Will it have something to do with today's North Korea-China situation and border changes?Will it be related to this seemingly small serial theft?

As for Li Xin...

He picked up a pen and drew a dotted line between Gongsunli and Li Xin.

Seeing the name Li Xin, he suddenly remembered something.After the Mid-Autumn Festival three years ago, Shangguan Wan'er asked him about Li Xin's whereabouts, but Shangguan Wan'er lived in the palace since she was a child, and she should have never met Li Xin who was in exile.Until half a year ago, when Gongsunli came to ask him for an autograph, he accidentally saw the word "letter" engraved on Gongsunli's bracelet.

Di Renjie put down his pen and looked at the holiday circled on the calendar. After a while, he got up and blew out the candles.

It was tomorrow. Tomorrow, he would definitely get the clues he wanted.

(End of this chapter)