Chapter 69: Seal the village and wait for the real murderer
Di Renjie's words once again surprised the people present, especially Tang Yinran's new wife, Haitang, who was a little discolored!
"Master, I just entered the door, and this kind of thing happened in this village, it's really terrifying, I don't want to participate here, I'm going back to the room!" Begonia said timidly!
"Hmmm! All right! Don't be afraid, madam, let the maidservant accompany you! Tang Yinran said with concern!
"Hmmm! Mr. Huai, thank you, Begonia is lost first! "Begonia salutes farewell!
Di Renjie smiled and saluted: "Mrs. Tang go slowly!" ”
The maidservant accompanied the new lady Begonia to leave first, while the others remained in place!
"Mr. Huai, what should we do now?" Tang Zhun asked!
"There are no outsiders in this Xilin Villa except for my master and apprentice, so presumably the person who stole the corpse should still be the person in this village!" Di Renjie looked at everyone after speaking!
Tang Yinran spoke first and said indignantly: "If it is really like what Mr. Huai said, then there is a thief in the village, Tang Lu, you must find out this person for me!" ”
"The old man is angry, although Mr. Huai's analysis is very reasonable, but there is one thing I can't figure out, I want to ask Mr. Huai for advice!" Butler Tang Lu turned to Di Renjie and said!
"Steward Tang, please speak!" Di Renjie replied with a smile!
"Dare to ask Mr. Huai, even if there is a thief in my village, what did he steal this corpse for? Mr. Huai said last night that this corpse should have floated in from the bluestone pool, a corpse that did not die on my village, why did the people in my village steal him? Butler Tang Lu asked!
Tang Yinran's father and son also nodded after hearing this, looking at Di Renjie with doubt!
"I think this problem will only be known if you find the thief! One thing is for sure, there must be a motive for everything, and if we can find the real motive, then I think we are not far from the truth! Di Renjie twisted his hair and said!
"Mr. Huai, how should we find the motive?" Tang Zhun asked!
"Let's imagine what the purpose of a person who risks stealing a corpse at night may be?" Di Renjie asked!
Everyone looked at each other, not knowing how to answer!
Di Renjie smiled and continued: "Often stealing the corpse afterwards, the main purpose is to cover up the truth of the matter, especially this kind of corpse with unknown cause of death, stealing the corpse is not to want anyone to find out the real reason for the death of the corpse, because once this reason is known, then the murderer may be exposed in front of our eyes, this is one, second, I don't want people to find out the identity of the corpse, this is generally an acquaintance to commit the crime, once the identity of the corpse is found, it is likely that the murderer will follow!" ”
"Hmmm! Mr. Huai has a point! So, dare to ask Mr. Huai, which kind of body do you think was stolen in front of you? Tang Yinran bowed down and asked!
"We were all here last night, and we all know that I said that this person died of poisoning, not drowning, so this first reason to cover up the cause of death is not valid, which means that there is only this second type left, that is, someone does not want us to know the identity of this deceased!" Di Renjie analyzed!
"Huh? Mr. Huai, I'm afraid this doesn't make sense, right? We all identified it last night, and even if the body wasn't stolen, we don't know who he is. Also, you also said that he didn't die in our Xilin Villa, so why did our people in Xilin Villa steal the body? Butler Tang Lu asked!
"Hahaha! Steward Tang, think about it, what do you want to do this morning? Di Renjie laughed and asked!
"We want to take the corpse to the police?" The housekeeper Tang Lu replied without thinking!
"That's right! If the body is not stolen, let Steward Tang take the body to report to the official, although our people in Xilin Villa do not know the identity of the deceased, but the state government yamen may not know? Even if you didn't know it at the time, wouldn't the identity of the corpse be revealed when you visited it under the rule? Di Renjie said!
"Oh! I understand, that is to say, the person who stole the body was afraid that Xilin Villa would report to the official, so he stole the body overnight! Tang Zhun said suddenly!
Di Renjie nodded and said, "I think so!" ”
"But Mr. Huai, how should we find this person?" Tang Yinran asked!
"It's easy, we just have to wait!" Di Renjie pretended to be mysterious and said!
"Wait? What are you waiting for? Everyone was puzzled and asked in unison!
"Do you remember what I said about how that body died?" Di Renjie asked rhetorically!
"Poisoned!" Tang Zhun said!
"Hmmm! That's right, it's poisoning, after that person is poisoned and died, his whole body is full of toxins, if someone in the house has carried the corpse, and has not done protection, then he is likely to be poisoned, and if this poison is not taken in time, within three days, he will die of poison! Di Renjie suddenly said with an unusually serious expression!
"Oh! In other words, if someone in our village is poisoned, then he is the one who stole the body! Tang Zhun said in surprise!
"Hahaha! That's right! So we just have to wait! However, Master Tang, Master Tang, from now on, Xilin Villa should be closed immediately, and no one should go out! I think that in three days, the thief will be present! Di Renjie pondered!
"Good! Just do what Mr. Huai says! Tang Lu, tell me to go down, Xilin Villa will be closed immediately, and no one is allowed to go out! ”
"Yes!" Although Tang Lu was a little skeptical, he still responded!
The news of Tang Yinran's order to close Xilin Villa spread up and down in the village, and the whole village was in an uproar, and Xilin Villa also lost its former tranquility, and people were panicked for a while, although Tang Yinran strictly ordered that no one should talk about it, but for a while there were still rumors and panic!
At night, Di Renjie lay down early to rest, but just after the hour, Di Renjie was woken up by a burst of noise, Di Renjie sat up suddenly, sat on the bed and carefully distinguished the sound outside the room, and then there was a knock on the door!
"Sir, sir?" It's Li Yuanfang's voice!
Di Renjie put on his shoes and went to the ground, walked to the door in a few steps, and opened the door!
"Yuan Fang? What's going on out there? Di Renjie asked!
"Sir, Zhuang Ding, who was patrolling the villa just now, caught a subordinate who tried to escape by jumping over the wall, and is now being detained in the front hall, and Steward Tang is interrogating!" Li Yuanfang said with some excitement!
"Oh? Walk! Let's check it out too! After speaking, Di Renjie put on his clothes and followed Li Yuanfang to the front hall of the villa!
"He San, let me ask you, why did you jump over the wall at night, say!" I saw the housekeeper Tang Lu holding a horsewhip, his hands on his waist, and he asked angrily!
"Villain, villain is a family matter, you must rush back!" The subordinate He San knelt on the ground and said tremblingly!
"Don't you know that the lord ordered the mountain villa to be closed, and no one is allowed to go out?" Steward Tang said sharply!
"I know, but the villain does have something at home, Steward Tang doesn't believe that you can come to my house to see, my mother was seriously ill a few days ago, I was on leave today, and I wanted to go to her old man's house to get medicine, but the lord suddenly closed the villa, I was worried about my mother's body, so I was confused for a while!" He San cried!
"Do you have a prescription for medicine? Show me! Di Renjie stood outside the door and suddenly said!