Judge Di's Mystery 大唐狄公案 Episode 19

The court accepted a case that day. The complainant used to work as a servant in the Han Mansion. On the day of the incident, there was a banquet in the house. Due to the shortage of manpower, he called his daughter Han Wangrui to help. However, the owner of the palace, Han Yongnan, actually assaulted Han Wangrui while drunk. Since she was underage, it was a felony according to the laws of the Tang Dynasty. However, Han Yongnan claimed that the Jin family voluntarily sold her daughter into the palace, and there was even written evidence.

Qiao Tai found three thousand coins from Jin's house, proving that what Han Yongnan said was true. Han Yongnan excused himself, saying that he only had hallucinations after taking Wushi Powder, and that such things happened that were beyond his control. Although no one believed Han Yongnan's words, Han Yongnan took advantage of the legal loopholes and became arrogant and arrogant since he was well-known in the local area. It was expected that Di Renjie would have no way to deal with him.

In the end, Han Yongnan's case of assaulting a young girl was released on bail pending trial due to insufficient evidence, and he would make a decision at another date. The people watching outside the door were furious. Suddenly a boy rushed out to assassinate Han Yongnan. After interrogation, he was Han Wangrui's younger brother Han Wangdong. Han Yongnan asked Di Renjie to deal with him impartially on the grounds that Han Wangdong committed a murder on the street. Di Renjie had no choice but to put him in prison. Everyone was dissatisfied when they saw this and cursed him as a dog official.

Ma Rong knew the situation of the Jin family and was very sympathetic to this. Di Renjie said that as an official, one must remain rational and always remember that reason can never be greater than the law. Cao An noticed that Di Renjie was in a bad mood, and personally made him a pot of tea and reminded him not to care about other people's opinions. Taking Han Wangdong into prison today was a kind of protection, and he believed that he would be able to find out the truth in time.

Hong Liang and Qiao Tai inspected the body of the deceased and confirmed that this person was Yungang from Chongshanfang. He was also a famous prostitute in Lanfang who deceived countless girls and young women. Not long ago, a woman had a secret affair with Yungang and hanged herself. Not long after, Yungang's body appeared outside the city. Qiao Tai suspected that the woman's relatives paid for the murder.

Di Renjie then went to visit Han Wangdong in prison, and unexpectedly heard Ma Rong say that he would never stop Han Wangdong from doing anything next time, and even gave him a dagger. Han Wangdong is still angry and arguing, thinking that Heiyan is the one who truly redresses the injustice of the people. The more Di Renjie listened, the more annoyed he became. He scolded Ma Rong and asked her to bring out the dagger, criticizing her behavior.

Han Yongnan held a banquet at home and invited two female actors to take Wushi Powder to enjoy the ecstasy. The next day, the maids discovered that the actress died tragically and Han Yongnan's whereabouts were unknown. Di Renjie took people to the scene to inspect, based on clues to deduce Han Yongnan's murder process, and immediately went to the silver mine to request a search. However, the other party refused to let him go because the silver mine was the lifeblood of the country. Di Renjie searched the stables carefully and found the robe that Han Yongnan had taken off and the box that the carriage had knocked over, guessing that he had driven away.

Ma Rong, Qiao Tai and others informed everyone in the village that if anyone knew any clues, they would provide them in time. Han Wangdong regretted that he should not report to the official, but should go directly to Hei Yan. Di Renjie did not explain this, but promised Jin that he would catch Han Yongnan and bring justice to everyone. Unexpectedly, Jin was disappointed with him and drove him away. The villagers nearby were filled with indignation and cursed and accused him.

At this time, the guards came to report that a carriage from the silver mine had indeed left the city. Di Renjie used the map to guess Han Yongnan's whereabouts, followed it all the way to the inn, and accidentally bumped into the masked man. After a confrontation, the masked man pulled off his mask to reveal his young face. He claimed that his surname was Diao Ming, a small official. He had met Han Yongnan before and was willing to help them find this person.

Everyone noticed that there was something fishy about the inn, especially the door behind Yi Cheng was closed tightly, as if something had been closed. Yi Cheng lied that he was hunting prey, but Di Renjie didn't believe it at all and ordered Qiao Tai to kick the door open. Only when he saw several young girls inside did he find out that he was using the Yi Station as a cover to secretly engage in human trafficking business.

Because Yi Cheng has the girls' prostitution contracts, which can prove that these girls were sold to him voluntarily by their parents, there is no violation of the laws of the Tang Dynasty. Di Renjie had no right to arrest people, so he could only buy the girls with his own money, and warned Yi Cheng not to do such things again in the future, otherwise he would never be lenient. A group of horse bandits suddenly surrounded the inn, and Di Renjie and the others could only rush out to fight. Ma Rong saw Diao Xiaoguan shooting arrows at Di Renjie and it was too late to stop him.