Chapter 19 Chapter Nineteen
The big man turned around, saw Di Gong standing at the door, and said with a sinister smile: "You came here alone? Sit down first, and tell me how you found this secret room. I just wiped the bamboo couch." Yes, but beware of the blood on the ground."
Dee Gong saw that there was a statue of a woman in the corner of the room that looked like a stranger. The paint on the statue was peeling off, and under the left shoulder was a piece of uneven rotten wood that had been damaged by moths.There is no piece of furniture in this secret room except for the bamboo couch.There is a circular window opening in the front wall, which counts as a transom for ventilation.
"I had long suspected that there was a secret room in the corner of the wall. It turned out that it was built towards the high wall to the east, so no one noticed it."
Duke Di said with a sigh. "Heaven has eyes, let me see through your mechanism. I just arrived at the temple last night. When I passed by the corridor of the east building opposite, there was a strong wind and rain, and a window was blown open by the strong wind. The moment I closed the window I saw you moving the statue of the woman here. I thought it was a soldier insulting a woman, but I mistook your neat white hair for a silver helmet."
"Haha." Sun Tianshi laughed loudly, "Interesting, interesting, my white hair is actually the same as a silver-white helmet. So, you came here to discuss my affairs with me?"
Di Gong said lightly: "Because I misidentified the helmet, I searched for Momo all night. Because he was wearing a silver helmet when he was acting last night. Sun Tianshi, how come I don't see a window on the south wall of this secret room?" ?”
"Yes, there is a special window. Because the window panel is painted the same gray as the exterior wall and has brick patterns carved, it is difficult to distinguish when it is closed. Last night it was windy and windy, and I opened that window carelessly. When I heard a window in the east building opposite was blown open by the strong wind, I hurriedly closed the window again. Did Brother Renjie discover this secret at that very moment?"
As Sun Tianshi said, he stood up and fiddled with a brick in the corner with his hands. Sure enough, a window opened on the south wall, and a faint morning light penetrated into the secret room.
Sun Tianshi's pale face was extremely calm.
"Sun Tianshi, you were more careless when explaining the Yin-Yang Taiji symbol to me. You insisted that the Yin-Yang halves are always divided vertically, but I remember seeing the Yin-Yang halves of this symbol being horizontal It turns out that the boundary is on the back wall of the big cabinet in this warehouse! If you had explained that the Yin and Yang halves can be divided vertically and horizontally, I would never doubt that the Yin-Yang and Tai Chi symbols on the back wall of the big cabinet would be different. It is the disk secret lock of this chamber."
"Renjie, your skills are indeed not small. You are bold and careful, and you have a keen eye. You can deduce the conspiracy of killing people with real wisdom from Yujing's last cat picture. At that time, we all ignored this point. If we had known this, Even if it is said that Yu Jing painted the cat in the morning, it will not reveal its flaws. It cannot but be said that this is also a carelessness. Zhenzhi is a real villain, a common man. He only sees money in his eyes, and he pays homage to Marshal Zhao Gong. A monk is still so greedy for money. Once he made a fool of himself and dared to steal the yellow and white things in the Jiuzhuan Dan furnace. If I hadn't come forward to cover it up for him, once the jade mirror was discovered, he would not only be kicked out of the sect, but also released. Since then, Zhenzhi has obediently obeyed my orders. After Yujing died, I recommended him to Master Dongxuan as the real abbot here.
"Zhenzhi has really flustered his hands and feet these two days. Zong Li, a young scholar, wrote a poem insinuating that Yujing's death was suspicious. He has already noticed that the erratic shadow of a strange Taoist priest is always haunting him. Zhenzhi Said that his ugly face seemed familiar, but I can't remember it. Now it seems that the Taoist priest is the Momo you searched for? Before you entered the meditation last night, I called him to Ziwei Pavilion to comfort him After a while, he actually wanted to murder you absurdly, and of course things got worse, and he lost his life in vain."
Di Gong was silent for a while, and then slowly said: "Zhenzhi is afraid of Momo for a reason. Momo is his stage name, and his real surname is Liu, and he is the brother of Miss Liu who died in this temple for no reason last year. He heard that his sister had died in Chaoyun Temple, and he had visited here disguised as a wandering Taoist, and then joined the Guan Laizi opera troupe to come to the temple to find the real culprit. He is very skilled in martial arts, and once he finds out the truth, he will pay with blood Blood, to avenge his sister's wrong. So when Zhenzhi saw him, he panicked and felt restless."
Sun Tianshi smiled and said: "Now that Zhenzhi is dead, why don't we just push all the sins on him. Even Namomo can be satisfied. Zhenzhi is beyond his control, and when a disaster is imminent, he still has an ingenious plan to report in front of you. Me. He thought that in this way, he could escape the responsibility, which is really a joke in the world."
Di Gong said with a look of embarrassment: "Zhenzhi didn't commit suicide, nor did he stumble and fall, but was pushed off the platform by you!"
Sun Tianshi laughed and said, "Brother Renjie's judgment is not bad. Even I almost believed that he committed suicide. In fact, he should have committed suicide."
Sun Tianshi was very interested and talked freely, as if he was chatting with Mr. Huan about family affairs and discussing Taoism.
Di Gong asked again with a stern face: "Apart from Zhenzhi and Mrs. Bao, what other helpers do you have?"
"No more. According to common sense, the more helpers you have, the worse it will be." Sun Tianshi had a smirk on his face.
"If I'm not wrong, you just killed Mrs. Bao here."
"Yes. I found out that the White Rose was robbed from the tenth hall of Yan Luo, so I knew it would come to light." Mrs. Bao had no choice but to lay the knife on me, because she was the only person who could expose me!I hate that she is too fat, it took me a lot of effort to push her body out of the transom!Below is the abyss of Baizhang, and no one will find her body.Brother Renjie, you are an official with extraordinary skills. I heard about it when I was in the capital, and I am really impressed today. "
"Sun Tianshi was deeply favored by the late emperor. He was appointed as the national teacher of the Shangqing Dynasty. He was trained in front of the emperor every day. Amidst the sound of golden bells and jade pans, he walked in a courteous fight and evolved gossip. How did he suddenly hide in this Chaoyun temple to study classics and cultivate his moral character? Here we come!" Di Gong said sarcastically.
Sun Tianshi said with a smile: "Brother Renjie really deserves to be well-known. To tell you the truth, it was only because a maid in the palace was fascinated by listening to me teach the Dharma, and she was so moved that she died. There was a eunuch in the Telling the truth in front of the late emperor, the late emperor was wise, not to be confused, and repeated his kindness. I am more than ashamed, and I am afraid of people's words, begging to go back to the mountain. The late emperor could not persuade me, so he had to give me this Chaoyun Watch temporarily."
Di Gong sneered and said: "So, last year those three young women were also fascinated by the teaching of the celestial master, moved the hearts of the immortals, and died in martyrdom?"
"Naturally." Sun Tianshi squinted at Di Gong, "hehe" and gave a strange smile.
"If Tianshi confessed so readily in the main hall of the county yamen, then it would not be difficult to conclude the case." Di Gong said coldly.
"The county hall? What is Brother Renjie talking about!"
Di Gong said in disbelief, "You have committed five lives in your hands. With such blood and debts, do you think you can escape the punishment of the criminal law?"
Sun Tianshi looked up to the sky and laughed loudly: "Brother Renjie, don't be joking. Today, the Holy Majesty still treats me with dignity and invites me to give lectures in the capital several times. How can you, a mere seventh-rank county magistrate, easily overthrow me? Without real evidence, everyone will say that you, Di Renjie, are crazy. Are you really willing to ruin your bright future in my hands? I really like you, brother Renjie, and I don't want to see you pick it up for my sake. Get rid of the black hat, be deprived of official positions, and even die in prison."
Mr. Di heaved a long sigh, and said with a smile: "Sun Tianshi, I just want to confirm my inference, and I dare not use this matter against Master Yao."
Sun Tianshi said proudly: "Brother Renjie is indeed a hero who understands affairs. It is already dawn, you go back to your Hanyuan, and become your county magistrate! You may skyrocket one day, the foreman of the Golden Palace. I How about? Or live in seclusion in this temple to study classics and cultivate one's morality. Well, let's go out to the main hall to have a look, the bells and drums for the morning class are about to ring."
Di Gong stood up and followed Sun Tianshi out of the secret room.The two closed the hidden door on the back wall of the large cabinet, and walked out of the warehouse along the corridor with a row of bright windows towards the main hall.
"Renjie, look, the sky has cleared up, the east is white, and the mountains are like washing. You must be happy and refreshed all the way back to Hanyuan today. The mountain rain here is strange to say, and it roared when it came. , like the sky collapses and the earth cracks, like a mountain destroys a river; when we go, the wind and rain suddenly stop, and the remaining clouds roll away;
Di Gongdao: "Your Excellency, Master Tianshi, when I was on the top floor of the east building and looked towards the tower last night, I also found a small round window. I wonder if there is a secret room on the other side."
Sun Tianshi said in surprise: "Renjie, what are you talking about? Why have I never heard of a secret room there? Quickly lead me to see it! Which wall is the small round window on?"
Di Gong led Sun Tianshi around to the highest floor of the east building, pointed to a row of wooden fences east and west and said: "Standing in front of the wooden fence, you can see a small round window on the other side of the tower."
Sun Tianshi leaned close to the wooden fence and was waiting to stretch his head to look towards the tower. Mr. Di suddenly pulled out the latch of the wooden fence and pushed Sun Tianshi down hard.
After a horrifying scream disappeared in the air, Duke Di let out a deep breath, his face flushed with joy.
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