Chapter 44 Chapter Eighteen

When Di Gong heard that Feng Dainian and his daughter Yuhuan had arrived, he rushed out of the red pavilion to welcome them. "It's such a dark night, disturbing Mr. Feng's father and daughter deeply, I am very disturbed." Feng Dainian said: "Master Di called my father and daughter here at this time, there must be something urgent, there must be no delay." Di Gong poured tea for them himself.Feng Dainian's heart was like fifteen buckets, up and down, waiting for Di Gong to interrogate him.Yuhuan's eyes revealed a look of melancholy and anxiety. "This afternoon, two of Mr. Feng's cadres, Xiao Xia and Da Crab, were robbed by a gang of bandits in the pine forest of Xigangtou. Mr. Feng wanted to come and know about it."

Feng Dainian nodded and said: "I have heard the report. They are a group of bandits on the other side of the river. A while ago they tried to rob our leyuan tax and silver post car, but they were beaten back by big crabs, and several people died. Today is revenge. Yes. I even got involved with brother Ma Rongxian, and almost had an accident." Di Gong said with a smile: "It's not surprising. It's just a mountain forest, what's the solution? Feng Xianggong has a lot of talents, so he can rest easy." Feng Dainian said: "Master Di has a good reputation. But we must be cautious in the future, fear of retaliation."

Di Gong laughed again: "I'm afraid Feng Xianggong is more than cautious, and if he keeps the female and retreats, he will be self-defeating." "I would like to hear that Mr. Di has a good opinion." Feng Dainian heard the overtones. Di Gong turned around but asked Yuhuan: "Miss Yuhuan walked through the garden to enter this red pavilion that night." Yuhuan nodded: "Exactly." "Oh, it's through the middle passage to get into this terrace." Yuhuan nodded again.Suddenly seeing Feng Dainian's wink, he hurriedly changed his words: "No, you didn't come in from the balcony, you came in from this door."

Feng Dainian's face was ashen, and he gave a wry smile. Di Gong laughed and said: "Miss Yuhuan is too young, after all she has revealed her secrets. You have never been in this red pavilion, how could you kill Li Lian here?" Yuhuan didn't understand for a while, and was about to argue.Di Gong closed his smile, and said seriously: "You father and daughter put on a good show! I was almost kept in the dark. ——Miss Yuhuan, you came to this red pavilion through the garden, how could you come in through this door? I I asked you to enter the balcony through the middle corridor, and you said that. In fact, there are only garden corridors on the left and right sides of the terrace, but there is no middle one.——It can be seen that Miss Yuhuan deceives me and has a plan."

Yuhuan knew that she had been tricked, Zi blushed, her tears flickered, and she wanted to say something.Feng Dainian let out a long sigh and lowered his head, never raising it again. "Miss Yuhuan's story about killing Li Lian is not convincing. A man who wants to commit indecent violence and sees a knife in a woman's hand will ignore it easily? Besides, you hold a knife in your right hand, and it seems that you will not stab Li Lian on the right side of the neck. " Yuhuan finally sobbed "woo woo". Feng Dainian knelt down and said: "Master Di, I was confused for a moment and wanted to take advantage of it. Seeing that the master believed the little girl's words, I made a mistake and covered up the real work, concealing the truth from the master. - I really don't have the courage to tell the truth. Although Mr. Li is not me Killed by my father and daughter, but I did go to the Red Pavilion that day and moved the body. The melon field and plums can no longer be washed clean."

"No, since Mr. Feng and his daughter didn't kill Li Lian, what's the crime? - I might as well say clearly that Li Lian committed suicide. If you move the body, it will prove his suicide even more. - Feng that night Xianggong came here because he wanted to have a showdown with Li Lian. He and Wen Wenyuan secretly plotted against you, and since you noticed it, you came to him and asked him to explain. I don’t know if my guess is right.” Feng Dainian said in shock: "It's as Master Di said. The reason for that day was exactly the same. It's just that I don't understand why Mr. Li suddenly committed suicide." After speaking, he raised his head and looked at Mr. Di.

Di Gong smiled but did not answer, motioning Feng Dainian to continue. "Someone reported to me that Li and Wen wanted to secretly hide a small suitcase full of banknotes in my home. They would then sue the house slaves, accusing me of breaking the law and stealing public banknotes. ——Once they searched in my home Out of that suitcase, I can't argue with anything." "Why don't you report this to County Magistrate Luo? Now that the official is here, can you also tell me the truth?" Feng Dainian said awkwardly: "The rules in Leyuan are like this, internal disputes are never invited outsiders to adjudicate. For decades, they have always been settled by themselves."

Di Gong said angrily: "What do you need the government to do? Now that Li Lian and Qiuyue have died, why don't you bury the dead bodies privately and settle the matter, but come to pester me for arbitration." Feng Dainian muttered: "This... this low-ranking pleaded guilty. The master allowed me to report the details of that day: I came here to look for Mr. Li that day, first to ask about the secret collusion with Wen Wenyuan, and second to ask about the insult that night when the boat crashed. Little girl. I happened to run into Wen Wenyuan again in the garden. Wen Wenyuan asked me if I was looking for Mr. Li. I answered yes. He smiled and said, go find it quickly, and then left in a hurry. —— Strange to say, This scene reminded me suddenly that when I came to look for Tao Kuang twenty years ago, that night I saw him in the back garden of Honggezi, and Tao Kuang committed suicide that night. Unable to ascertain.

"At that time, I felt ominous in my heart.——When I entered the room, Mr. Li collapsed on the bench and was dead. I suddenly felt that Wen Wenyuan had ulterior motives and lured me into a trap. Now I am caught in a murderous trap." At the scene, can we get rid of the responsibility? Besides, Wen Wenyuan saw me coming here to look for Mr. Li, and sued the government. How can I justify it? ——When Tao Kuangshi died twenty years ago, it was he who fanned the flames and accused me of jealousy and murder. Today's new drama is on stage, and the fans are still the old people in Liyuan. Will Wen Wenyuan cause an uproar again? ——Twenty years ago, he didn't dare to publicly sue officials. Tonight's scene makes me more suspicious of murder. If Wen Wenyuan knew Mr. Li was killed, and I was at the scene of the Red Pavilion. Will he immediately attract the shopkeeper or someone from the government to arrest him?

"Thinking of this, I can't help but feel terrified and terrified. I was in a hurry to get wise. I suddenly remembered the method that the murderer used to kill Tao Kuang twenty years ago. I decided to do the same thing. I moved the corpse to the bedroom and pretended to commit suicide to avoid being investigated by others. It will not be in vain to be wronged again. It also blocked Wen Wenyuan's lawsuit. In case of a confrontation in the court, he will be hard to get rid of the responsibility, and there will be more entanglements. ——For the future, the humble official has already given a detailed account."

Di Gong nodded frequently, with a kind face. "Master Di, when this matter is brought up again, I feel pain in my heart, and I am ashamed. Who would have thought that Qiuyue court would testify that Mr. Li was indeed obsessed with her and committed suicide, and there is evidence that Mr. Li drew a picture before his death. Earlier, Master Di misinterpreted, and I knew I was wrong, so I went against my will and agreed to try to confuse me. I have never felt so deeply a word 'shame' in my humble career, I hope Master Di can forgive me for my current state of mind." Di Gongdao: "I am accustomed to being deceived. How can I see Yuanyu in everything? As long as you know how to turn back when you go astray, and turn back when you hit a wall, there is still a day of victory."——Li Lian's painting before his death did refer to Qiuyue, but he did She didn't commit suicide for Qiuyue." Feng Dainian was startled and said, "Master Li didn't die because of missing Qiuyue? Master Di made such a judgment, why did he come here?" Di Gong twisted his beard and said: "Li Lian is talented and rich. He is extremely arrogant. He travels around the world and spends money like water. Gradually, his financial resources are exhausted. He intends to cooperate with Wen Wenyuan and seize the power and wealth of this Leyuan. Ten days ago when he came here by boat When I bumped into Miss Yuhuan, I felt bad thoughts. Wen Wenyuan coveted the position of Lieutenant Chief for a long time, and he had a secret ambition to replace Feng Xianggong. Therefore, I propose to Li Lian, first destroy Miss Yuhuan's reputation of chastity, and force you to be ashamed Ashamed, they had no choice but to give way obediently. They planned a campaign for Jia Yubo to hide a wooden box full of public silver in Mr. Feng's room before criticizing him. It was the suitcase that Mr. Feng just mentioned. But this plan was dropped because Jia Yubo refused. "After some planning, Li Lian forgot about Yuhuan, and spent his days having fun with prostitutes such as Peony, Hongliu, and Bailan. At this time, he gradually became aware of a strange phenomenon, and his heart was frightened, and his behavior and thoughts suddenly changed. ——He and After the prostitute settled the bill, he sent four of his followers back to the capital, determined to end his life. That night he went to Qiuyue's place to say goodbye and asked her to bring a book. But Qiuyue was so arrogant that she didn't take Li Lian seriously , not to mention Li Lian's final family letter before his death. It was randomly thrown in a drawer of her mansion without even opening the seal. ——Li Lian's "Trusting Heart to Qiuyue", has eyes but sees the wrong person, It's bad luck for him. But Li Lian didn't ask Qiuyue to redeem her body." Feng Dainian shook his head and said: "Young Master Li asked Qiuyue to redeem his life, Qiuyue's words are so convincing, how can you not believe it." "Feng Xianggong is too gullible in Qiuyue's words. Qiuyue is vain and arrogant, short-sighted, and narrow-minded. Li Lian gave her a gift of perfume before he died, and heard Li Lian draw and write Qiuyue. It was the magistrate of Luo who asked the question——she pushed the boat along the river and made up a random passage to increase its dignity, and let the magistrate of Luo fly high. In fact, there is no such thing.——Imagine a posthumous poem that has been written How could such a person ask for ransom from a prostitute before he died? However, Qiuyue was also a poor person, and she died tragically in the red pavilion. "Wen Wenyuan, he participated in the conspiracy design. He slandered and slandered Mr. Feng in an attempt to exclude Mr. Feng. However, the plan was not implemented. He is even a cowardly wretch. He always insinuates and seduces people. Serious crime. This official will deal with it a little bit, and he will be done once and for all, so that he will not dare to make trouble again. ——As for the two murders that happened in the Red Pavilion, it seems that they have nothing to do with Feng Xianggong and his daughter. This official will not discuss with you for the time being. .—that’s what I want to talk about today.” Feng Dainian got up confused and said goodbye.After hesitating for a moment, he bowed his head and asked again; "Forgive me for the offense of my humble position, I just don't know what the two murder cases in Honggezi mentioned by Master Di just now refer to?" Mr. Di smiled gently and said, "Why should you call it an offense? Mr. Feng is the head of Leyuan. Is it inconvenient to tell me? It's just that the judgment has not been confirmed, so I have to hide it in my belly temporarily. When the stone comes out, I will disclose it to Feng Xianggong in detail." Feng Dainian and Yuhuan bowed again and retreated.

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