Uncle Detective Di Renjie, I build a crime-solving team

Zhang Chun thought of what happened last night. For the sake of his mother's safety, he dared not do anything rash. He had to confess his guilt with tears streaming down his face:

"I thought about it all night last night and realized that I can't get away with it if I continue like this. Moreover, the evidence is irrefutable. I have no choice but to plead guilty and I will never regret it!"

Although Zeng Tai was surprised, he also keenly realized that there must be something hidden behind this.

Otherwise, this guy wouldn't have endured the torture for a day, rested for a night, and then confessed immediately.

People who endure torture for a day and then immediately confess are extremely stupid idiots.

This Zhang Chun doesn't look like that kind of idiot.

With his eyes flickering, Zeng Tai decided to give these people a try, so he asked:

"I ask you, why did you kill someone?"

For the sake of his mother's life, Zhang Chun had already thought of an excuse. When Zeng Tai asked, he immediately replied:

"Because I saw that the guest from Chang'an had a lot of silver in his bag, I was tempted by the money and killed him."

Zeng Tai continued to ask: "How did you know that there was silver in his bag?"

"I sneaked into his room while he was asleep, opened his package, and found the silver."

"Then tell me, besides the silver, what else is in his bag?"

Faced with Zeng Tai's questions, Zhang Chun had no answer at all.

Since I haven't even looked at what's in the bag, it's naturally impossible for me to know what's inside.

Zhang Chun said in a panic: "I was in such a hurry that I didn't see anything else. I was only looking at the silver."

"You have to think it through, Zhang Chun... killing someone means paying with your life." Zeng Tai saw that there was something hidden, so he confirmed again, "You still have a mother to take care of at home. If you plead guilty... I'm afraid your mother will be alone and it will be difficult for her to survive."

How could Zhang Chun not know such an obvious truth?

But someone threatened him last night. If he didn't confess, with that person's skills, I would definitely die.

And maybe if he dies, I can live.

Zhang Chun gritted his teeth and said with tears in his eyes: "Master, I made a big mistake because of a single thought. I am willing to pay with my life."

Zeng Tai closed his eyes, a look of pity flashing across his face.

He joined the Internal Security Force out of helplessness, but he still had a sense of justice in his heart.

If he really killed Zhang Chun unjustly, he would feel guilty.

After thinking for two seconds, he immediately said:

"Okay, Zhang Chun, you said you killed someone. Then I want to ask you, how did you kill him?"

Zhang Chun had obviously already thought of a reason, and replied:

"At night, the villain sneaked into his room and hacked him to death with a kitchen knife."

Zeng Tai rolled his eyes, obviously no longer believing what Zhang Chun said.

The lawyer next to him said impatiently, "Master, since Zhang Chun has admitted his crime, why don't we let him sign it?"

"There is something fishy here. Don't rush to close the case. I want to see what secrets are hidden behind this." Zeng Tai said calmly, and suddenly raised his voice and said, "Take Zhang Chun to jail and keep him under strict guard!"

The bailiff took the order and dragged Zhang Chun out of the hall.

Zhang Chun, who was being dragged along, saw that he could not die immediately. When he thought that his old mother might be killed, he shouted:

"Master, Master, I killed him. Please kill me, please kill me! I am willing to pay with my life!"

Zeng Tai, who turned a deaf ear to the talk, had a lot of thoughts in his mind, and concluded that Zhang Chun must be hiding something.

Since Zhang Chun was unwilling to say it, he had to investigate it himself.

However, before going out to investigate the case, he had to interrogate another criminal, the boatman Wang Wu.

Seeing Zeng Tai inside shouting "Bring Wang Wu", Li Cunxi in the crowd stroked his chin and said:

"Uncle, this county magistrate is not stupid at all. I think he is a talented person with great potential."

Di Renjie said "hmm", smiled and nodded:

"What Cunxi said makes sense. This county magistrate does not torture people to extract confessions when trying cases. He even puts himself in the criminal's shoes when the criminal suddenly confesses. This is not easy. Even among the county magistrates I have seen, he is above average."

What is quite different from the character in the original novel of Detective Di Renjie is that this Zeng Tai was not a Jinshi in the first year of Tianshou.

After all, it is only the second year of Tianshou now.

The year ten years ago was the first year of Kaiyao.

This county magistrate Zeng Taizeng was the top scorer in the palace examination in the first year of Kaiyao ten years ago.

Unfortunately, this top scholar had no one in the court, so he had been serving as an official in the position of a county magistrate.

A few years ago, Zeng Tai was transferred to Huzhou, and more than a year ago he began to cooperate with the internal security to monitor the entire Huzhou.

However, according to affiliation, Zeng Tai is now under the jurisdiction of Cabinet Leader Xu Shide and is considered an external staff member.

While recalling the past stories of County Magistrate Zeng, Li Cunxi suddenly heard Wang Wu, who was not yet kneeling on the ground, shouting in the courtroom:

"Master, Master, I killed him. I admit it. I killed the guest who hired the boat!"

Li Cunxi raised his head instantly and saw Wang Wu kneeling down and still saying to himself "He killed the person".

Di Renjie beside him was indeed interested, and said with a smile on his face:

"It seems that something interesting happened in Huzhou."

Zeng Tai was able to become the top scholar, which shows that he has a high intelligence.

Seeing that Wang Wu had already confessed before he even asked any questions, he immediately became suspicious of the two men's confessions.

He tilted his head and asked Wang Wu:

"You just arrived in court, and I haven't asked you anything yet, but you actually said that you killed someone. How did you know that I wanted to ask you this?"

Wang Wu was also desperate for the lives of his wife and children, and immediately replied:

"I killed someone. The police arrested me yesterday. I thought about it all night and felt that it must be because of me that he killed someone."

Zeng Tai nodded and continued to ask: "What is the guest's name and where is he from?"

Wang Wu answered truthfully: "My surname is Wu, and I am from Chang'an."

Zeng Tai was slightly surprised, then waved his hand and said, "You may not have finished speaking, but I have already heard it."

"Master, I really killed him."

"Adjourn the court! Drag him away! I will not seek answers from you. I will go out and investigate the case myself." Zeng Tai slammed the gavel and shouted, "Adjourn the court!"

The people outside the door slowly dispersed. Li Cunxi brushed off the dust on his body, looked around, and prepared to leave.

"Cunxi, where are you going?"

"Uncle, this case is difficult to solve. How about we investigate separately?"

"Cunxi's thoughts are exactly what I want. So, I will go to check Zhang Chun's house, Yuan Fang will check Wang Wu's house, and Cunxi you..." Di Renjie paused, "You, you go..."

"Uncle, two people from Chang'an with the surname Wu were killed. I'm very curious."

"Okay, we'll meet at the county government office around 12:00 p.m."

The three of them parted outside the county government office and went in different directions.

Now, on the other side.

On Cuiping Mountain.

Accompanied by a miserable scream, a figure fell down the mountain, rolled many times, and finally fell next to a big rock.

On the bluestone steps leading up the mountain, a figure was looking at the scene below with an expressionless face.