I inherited my grandfather's Tang Dynasty assets.

Chapter 47 Di Renjie Analyzes the Case

Since they had run into each other, Chen Yue naturally wanted to chat with him for a bit to verify whether his guess was correct.

Was the reason the time portal generated the quest to find the Blood Child so that Di Renjie could help Yang Wanli overturn his case?

"Di Renjie, I heard from your father yesterday that you are very skilled at solving cases. Coincidentally, I am also very interested in this field. May I have a chat with you?"

At this time, Di Renjie was just a ten-year-old child. Although he was intelligent, he had no idea about these tricks. As soon as he heard that he was going to discuss the case with him, he immediately perked up.

"Alright, what case would you like to discuss, sir?"

Di Renjie loved discussing cases with others, but his father always said that this was not the right path. However, he did not think so. He believed that being an official and investigating cases were not contradictory, and the Minister of the Court of Judicial Review was a high-ranking official of the third rank.

Chen Yue looked around and saw a simple tea stall not far away, run by an elderly couple.

There were no delicacies, just simple tea and coarse bread, specifically for passersby to rest.

"Let's go there."

"Please, sir."

Di Renjie had no objections and politely stepped aside slightly to let Chen Yue go first. The elderly couple were also perceptive and quite nervous when they saw that Chen Yue and Di Renjie were no ordinary people.

The old man came over and asked cautiously.

"Gentlemen, our shop only serves tea, not wine. What do you think...?"

Chen Yue smiled and waved his hand.

"Old man, bring us a pot of hot tea first, and also bring us some food if you have any. You won't be shortchanged."

"Please wait a moment, everyone."

Seeing that Chen Yue was so easy to talk to, the old man stopped arguing and immediately got busy. Tea in the Tang Dynasty and tea in modern times are two different things.

The process can be roughly divided into several steps: roasting the tea, grinding the tea, sifting the tea, boiling water, adding the tea, seasoning, and serving the tea. Of course, the tea stalls here don't have so many formalities; the first few steps are already prepared.

It starts with adding tea leaves, which are just some tea dust. During the brewing process, other ingredients are added for seasoning according to people's preferences, such as scallions, ginger, dates, etc. Salt is also an indispensable ingredient.

Chen Yue only took one sip before putting down the cup. To be honest, it tasted terrible to him, lacking any of the refreshing aroma of modern tea.

Di Renjie seemed to be enjoying his drink quite a bit, and the old man even brought out some pastries they had made themselves, which tasted quite unique.

"Sir, what case would you like to discuss?"

Di Renjie's face was somewhat round and chubby, but his eyes were exceptionally dark and bright, as if they were full of wisdom.

"Young Master Di, do you remember the Yang Wanli case you mentioned when we last met?"

"Just call me Renjie, sir. Of course I remember this case. What, do you perhaps know something about it?"

Di Renjie seemed to have thought of something, and suddenly moved closer to Chen Yue, his face full of interest.

"Haha, I'm not an official investigating this case, how would I know? What do you know?"

Di Renjie sighed, looking somewhat sullen.

"Last time, Lord Liu from the Dali Temple talked to my grandfather about this matter, but he was kicked out by my father after only a few words. However, I heard that this case seems to be quite tricky."

"Lord Liu?"

Chen Yue's heart stirred, but he had no recollection of it at all. However, since someone could speak with Di Xiaoxu, they must be either the Minister of the Court of Judicial Review or one of the Vice Ministers of the Court of Judicial Review.

"Renjie, I have a friend who happens to be an officer and one of the people investigating this case. He told me that the case is currently at a standstill."

Because of the pain of losing his son and the matter of his daughter, Hu Shanren has become mentally unstable and cannot be interrogated to obtain any useful clues.

If Yang Wanli was truly wronged, someone in the Imperial Wardrobe must have conspired with Hu Shanren. Things have changed; more than five years have passed, and all the evidence is gone.

The old woman who accompanied Di Renjie was relieved to see that they were really discussing the case.

Di Renjie's small face was full of seriousness. After pondering for a moment, he slowly nodded.

"What you say makes sense, sir. When our Tang Dynasty officials handle cases, they must have both witnesses and physical evidence before they can convict someone. Moreover, this case is of concern to His Majesty the Emperor, so there can be no carelessness whatsoever."

Renjie thought that if the poison on the fabric wasn't put there by Yang Wanli, then the person who poisoned it must be the real culprit.

Sending gifts to the palace was such an important matter that Yang Wanli would be extra careful, and the person who prepared the silk would definitely be a trusted confidant.

Such people either end up being silenced, or they reap huge benefits and enjoy wealth and luxury.

After analyzing the situation, Di Renjie looked up and glanced at Chen Yue.

"Renjie, your idea makes a lot of sense. Please continue."

Chen Yue was shocked. Di Renjie's current appearance was nothing like that of a normal ten-year-old child. He truly deserved to be called a master detective; he had talent from a young age.

Chen Yue hadn't expected the point he just mentioned.

Di Renjie continued.

"If it's the former, it will be more troublesome. If it's the latter, it will be much easier. We just need to find out who this person is. There should be more than one. There should be someone in the Imperial Wardrobe cooperating with him."

I think we should investigate in this direction.

Chen Yue immediately raised a question.

"But how do we investigate? Even if the person who poisoned us wasn't silenced, they should have left Chang'an with the money afterward. Besides, the people in the Imperial Wardrobe know they've committed a capital offense, so they won't speak unless there's solid evidence."

Di Renjie thought for a while, and then spoke.

"Leaving aside the person who poisoned it, the officials in the Imperial Clothing Bureau have records and traces to follow. It shouldn't be difficult to find out who was in charge of inspecting the silks back then."

Now that His Majesty has ordered a reinvestigation of this case, they must be very panicked. In that case, let's make an example of them and get them to come out on their own.

"How do you intend to intimidate the enemy?"

"First, they will be closely monitored. If the person who poisoned them hasn't been silenced, they will definitely send someone to find them, or simply kill them."

Those who follow them can find the person who poisoned them. And for them, they should be deliberately made to feel that they have already suspected them.

In this way, in order to protect themselves, they will definitely go to find the mastermind behind the whole thing, and the whole story will come to light, and then they can find an opportunity.

Arrest them temporarily on other charges to cut off their sources of information. Those with guilty consciences will naturally feel guilty, and with some indirect methods, I think we'll have results soon.

After listening to Di Renjie's words, Chen Yue felt his thoughts suddenly became clear, but then he thought of other questions and immediately asked.

Is it possible that the people in charge of the Imperial Clothing Bureau were either silenced or resigned and left Chang'an after doing this?

Furthermore, regardless of the circumstances, it's a fact that the batch of silk was substandard and poisoned. They routinely discovered the problem, reported it, and didn't participate in it, did they?

Di Renjie shook his head repeatedly without hesitation.