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

Outside Chang'an City.

A burnt earthen kiln.

Ever since the Youzhou case was closed, no one has been interested in this place. Except for people like Li Cunxi who like to revisit old places, naturally no one comes here.

A small stove was built outside the earthen kiln, and on the stove was a small black pot. In the pot were vegetables stolen from the village vegetable garden, and some meat of an animal whose origin could not be determined.

The meat and vegetables were cooked together, but the fire in the stove became much weaker at a speed visible to the naked eye. A thin man walked out of the earthen kiln, carrying out a lot of dead branches.

Mixed with the fallen leaves and dead branches, the faint firelight crackled again.

While waiting, the man took out a small knife, found a wooden stick, and started to cut chopsticks for himself.

"I can't believe that Xue Aocao, who repeatedly protected the heirs of the Li family in the past, would end up like this."

A voice came from far away, and Xuguzi with long fluttering beard came over, stepping on fallen leaves with a teasing smile on his face.

He asked Wang Zhiyuan to send people to search the entire Chang'an City but couldn't find Xue Aocao. However, he firmly believed that Xue Aocao must not be dead.

After analysis, he came to the place outside the city where people were most likely to hide and was most easily overlooked by others - this earthen kiln that was almost burned down.

"I remember that Chang'an City was under martial law in the morning. How did you get out?"

Xue Aocao used the chopsticks he had just sharpened to fiddle with the food in the pot. His expression was unusually calm, as if he had known Xuguzi for a long time.

"You don't need to worry about how I got out. I am the legendary immortal from Mount Shouyang after all. It's not difficult for me to get out of Chang'an." Xuguzi changed the subject and asked, "What's wrong with you? Why are you so embarrassed all of a sudden? Who is trying to kill you?"

"Hmm... I don't know. Maybe my act of protecting the descendants of the Li family made people think that I was a nuisance, so they wanted to get rid of me. But I think these people are probably sick. I'm just protecting a few descendants of the Li family. The last time I learned that Di Renjie was going to be attacked, I also found out by accident."

"You found out by chance? Xue Aocao, you are in a very dangerous situation. You'd better not lie to me. I know everything I need to know now. I just want to understand why someone wants to kill you."

Xue Aocao put down his chopsticks and said helplessly, "You may not believe me when I tell you this. The people who wanted to kill me must have done so because the news of Di Gong's attack was leaked. I ran away the day after the bloodbath in Jiangzhang County, and guess what happened?"

"What's wrong?"

"On the third day after I secretly left Xue's house, there was no movement inside the house. I stayed in Jiangzhang County on the bloody night. Guess what I found?"

"I don't know... Wait, judging from your expression, could it be related to the heir of the Li family?"

"Of course not." Xue Aocao fiddled with the meat in the pot with a serious expression, "Someone is deliberately guiding the changes in the court, deliberately leading the court situation to the current situation where the kings are fighting for the throne."

"What the hell is going on?"

"I shouldn't have known about Di Renjie's attack, but I did. The person who told me the news said it outside my door and repeated it several times. When I opened the door to look for him, there was no trace of him... Later, I figured it out that night in Jiangzhang County. I knew that the news was just a cover, and the other party's real goal was to seize the throne today."

"Wait, wait, wait, I'm a bit confused. What you mean is that from the Youzhou case at the beginning, to the Huzhou case some time ago, to the current situation, is it because there has always been someone secretly manipulating the current situation?"

"That's right!" Xue Aocao closed his eyes. "Maybe it wasn't just one person, but two people. But they weren't the ones who assassinated us. Someone else assassinated me."

Xuguzi frowned tightly.

For a moment, Xuguzi felt that he might also be part of the other party's plan.

What kind of person is this who can complete such a meticulous plan?

This person not only knew about the Youzhou case that would happen from the beginning, but also knew about the Huzhou case that would happen later. He even knew that after the Huzhou case, the emperor intended to depose Li Xian.

"I think we should join hands, Xue Aocao. I looked for you eight years ago and asked you to learn Taoism from me. Now the Tao in front of us is very strange and vague. We should join hands to discover the Tao in front of us." Xuguzi stretched out his right hand towards Xue Aocao with a serious expression.

After hesitating for a moment, Xue Aocao also stretched out his right hand and shook hands with Xuguzi.

"I admit that you are probably a very good teacher, so what should we do next?"

"Think about it, who are the people who have appeared in these three events?"

"Di Renjie, Li Cunxi, Li Yuanfang, Wu Chengsi... Wait, there is no Di Renjie and Li Yuanfang in the fight for the throne, only Li Cunxi and Wu Chengsi are left! And it was me who found Wu Chengsi in the beginning and told him that Di Renjie might be attacked in the crimson tent!"

"After these things happen, whoever benefits the most is most likely the mastermind behind this!"

Xue Aocao suddenly woke up and looked at Xuguzi.

The two of them couldn't help themselves and said together:

"Li Cunxi!"

……

The two reached a consensus and decided to fill their stomachs first. After the pot of vegetables and meat was cooked, they shared it.

Since there was only one pair of chopsticks, the two of them had to eat slowly, taking turns to eat.

Nearing noon, the two finally finished their meal. Xue Aocao kicked the pot several dozen meters away and put away the knife.

The knife was obviously a good one, with a gold handle and two cat's-eye diamonds inlaid on the end. This was brought by the king of a small country in the Western Regions when he sent an envoy to Beijing to meet the Emperor of the Great Zhou Dynasty. It was placed together with a number of rare treasures, but Wu Zetian did not think that such a small knife was a treasure. After a lovemaking session, she gave the knife to Xue Aocao.

The knife, which is a national treasure in the Western Regions, is just a makeshift hatchet for cutting wood in Xue Aocao's hands.

"Did you use this knife to sharpen the chopsticks?"

"Yes, what's the matter?"

"It's such a waste of talent. It's a pity to give it to you. If I can, I would like to have one too."

"I'll give it to you when I get tired of playing with it. Let's go. We must return to Chang'an before the sun sets. We want to see Li Cunxi."

Xue Aocao put out the fire, packed his luggage, and then put on a human skin mask on his face.

Xuguzi gently stroked his long beard and followed Xue Aocao to Chang'an.

At this time, inside the Di Mansion, Li Cunxi was lying on his side on the bed, yawning and recalling the details of today.

"Strange, who killed everyone in the Xue Mansion?"