Chapter 42 Detective Di is online (2)

"I wonder what your Highness thinks about the case of Yan Sheng?" His Majesty Li Er asked.

"I dare not make any rash judgments. I need to read the relevant files before I can answer your majesty!" Di Renjie said.

He was not sure what to do with this case. He needed to read the files and the clues found by Changsun Wuji and others before he could have a rough idea.

Even with these, Di Renjie did not dare to boast that he could solve the case. He still needed to question witnesses before he could solve the case.

"These are the files of the case of Yan Sheng." Li Er said at the table next to him.

Di Renjie walked over, picked up the files on the table and looked through them carefully. After reading one volume, he thought about it and went to the next volume.

An hour later, Di Renjie put down the last file in his hand.

"After reading the file, do you have any clues about this case?" Emperor Li II asked.

"I have some clues! But I still need to interrogate the people related to this case." Di Renjie said.

"Okay! Bring the relevant people to Qianqiu Hall as soon as possible, and let Di Qing interrogate them." Emperor Li II said.

He really wanted to know how capable Di Renjie was.

"Your Majesty! Absolutely not! How can an interrogation be conducted in such a important place in the palace?" Changsun Wuji was shocked! He quickly stood up to object.

The Liangyi Hall is located in the inner court area, which is the inner court. Only a few ministers can enter to discuss state affairs with the emperor.

Qianqiu Hall is a side hall to the west of Liangyi Hall. It is not open to anyone, let alone judge a case.

"I will preside over the trial of this case this time, and Di Qing will interrogate the people involved in the case. You don't need to say anything. Just do it! If you can judge the case early, why do you need me to judge it?" Li Er said.

Changsun Wuji and others were speechless! Since the emperor wanted to judge the case in person, they had no choice but to summon the relevant people to Qianqiu Hall.

After everyone had gathered, Li Er said to Di Renjie, "Mr. Di, please start!"

Di Renjie bowed to Li Er, turned around and looked at everyone, saying, "I wonder who first discovered the puppet that cursed Your Majesty."

"I discovered it." A man stood up and said,

"How did you find the puppet? Tell me the details." Di Renjie said.

The man said, "I was walking on the street at the time and saw a figure flashing in front of me. I was curious and followed him to Yongjiafang. I saw that person climbed over the wall and entered a mansion..."

"That person must have great kung fu to climb over the wall. How did you get in? Do you know what crime it is to break into a private house without permission?"

"After you went in, what was there?" Di Renjie asked.

The man stood there in a daze, not knowing how to answer. How could the question about the case of Yan Sheng be linked to trespassing?

He had never been there, so how could he know what was there.

"After I went in, I followed the man and didn't have time to take a closer look, so I don't know what was there." The man said.

"Since you found the puppet that cursed Your Majesty, why didn't you report to the Ministry of Justice or the Dali Temple instead of looking for Liu Li, the Palace Attendant?" Di Renjie asked.

"That's because..." The man spoke out the speech he had prepared long ago, just like he had responded to the interrogation of Sun Fuga and others, and addressed Di Renjie in front of him.

Di Renjie looked at Liu Li and said, "Could you tell me how you knew that the puppet was made by the prince and not someone else?"

"From what I heard from this person, the figure should be a guard of the East Palace. That's why I concluded that it was made by the prince, and..." Liu Li repeated the prepared words to Di Renjie.

He just couldn't believe that even old officials like Changsun Wuji couldn't handle this case properly, so could this young man in front of him have any solution?

"Thank you!" Di Renjie bowed to Liu Li and then said, "Since it was done by the prince, why did he do it in Yongjiafang? And not somewhere else?"

"This is because the prince wanted to hide his tracks, so he used his tricks in Yongjiafang. Yongjiafang is not far from the Eastern Palace, and it is convenient to go back and forth." An official who supported Li Tai stood up to explain. "Since

the prince wanted to hide his tracks, why didn't he find a secret place outside the city? Isn't the Eastern Palace closer? Why did he go to Yongjiafang?" Di Renjie asked.

The official was speechless and didn't know how to answer.

"May I ask the prince! Do you have a private residence in Yongjiafang?" Di Renjie turned around and asked Li Chengqian.

"Of course not!" Li Chengqian said without hesitation. He had never been to Yongjiafang and didn't know how far it was from the Eastern Palace.

"Since it is not the prince's private residence, how could the prince perform his evil tricks here, and for half a year, he did not let anyone know." Di Renjie said.

Li Er and others frowned, and Changsun Wuji and others also looked suspicious. They actually forgot about this problem.

Especially Sun Fuga, after listening to Di Renjie's words, he thought about it carefully and felt that there was a problem. Yongjiafang is not a secluded place. How could it be discovered after so long?

They also asked people near Yongjiafang, but no one knew what happened. This was obviously unreasonable.

Di Renjie stepped forward and picked up the puppet and said, "Where did you find this puppet?"

"There is a small hole in a corner of the kitchen in a mansion in Yongjiafang, and the puppet is hidden in it." The man said.

"You are amazing. You can find it even in such a secret place." Di Renjie said with a smile.

"This is purely an accident! I found it by accident." The man smiled with narrowed eyes.

"Have you also investigated the crime scene? Is it as this guy said?" Di Renjie looked at Sun Fuga and others. "

Yes! At that time, I, Changsun Situ, Yang Zhongshu Ling, and I investigated the place, just as he said." Sun Fuga nodded.

"Then can the Dali Temple tell me, His Majesty, and the Crown Prince what you saw?" Di Renjie said.

"It was like this. I, Changsun Situ, and Yang Zhongshu Ling came to the crime scene. It was a kitchen. In the corner of the kitchen where firewood was piled, there was a small hole that was just big enough to put the puppet in."

"After putting the puppet in, just cover it with firewood. The ground seems to be a little damp." Sun Fujia recalled the scene when they went to survey the terrain that day.

Di Renjie looked at Changsun Wuji and Yang Shidao, and they both nodded.

"There is more rain in Chang'an this year, the weather is good, and the country is peaceful and the people are safe!" Di Renjie suddenly said this, leaving everyone confused and not understanding what he was trying to do.

"The kitchen always has to burn fire to cook, so there will inevitably be steam. In addition, there was plenty of rain this year, which caused the kitchen to be damp, and even the firewood stove, table and walls were wet."

"But this puppet is not affected. It has been placed in the kitchen for more than half a year, and it has not been stained with any moisture. Wood that has been stained with water, even if it has dried, will be different from wood that has never been stained with water, but this puppet has no problem at all."

"Don't you think it's strange?" Di Renjie said.