Judge Dee's Mystery Episode 25 Recap, Plot

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Di Renjie, holding Xiaowei's hand, walked out of the inn, suddenly hearing bursts of thunder, seeming to signal rain. Although Di Renjie thanked Commander Xiao for his righteous assistance, the plight of Qingchuan still deeply worried him. Therefore, he made two requests to Commander Xiao: first, to relocate the people and strengthen the supervision of Qingchuan; second, to place Qingchuan Town under the jurisdiction of Lanfang County, managed separately by the military and the county.

Commander Xiao believed Di Renjie was a good official and readily agreed to his requests. Afterwards, Di Renjie entrusted Xiaowei to Mr. Hulu's care. Wandering the world may be difficult, but at least she would be free and untethered, no longer dependent on others. However, Di Renjie still had a doubt in his heart: why did Mr. Hulu rescue him, and he even felt somewhat familiar. Mr. Hulu smiled but did not answer.

What he said before leaving gave Di Renjie pause for thought. When leaving Qingchuan to return to Lanfang, Di Renjie sat behind a rock, staring blankly at the firewood, recalling the past when his Agong furiously scolded his elder brother for secretly learning unorthodox methods, eventually leading to a father-son split and his elder brother leaving home. Now, he seemed to understand something and personally burned the Black Flame list.

Meanwhile, Qiao Tai finally woke up, and Ma Rong cried tears of joy. In the blink of an eye, it was the Lantern Festival. The waning moon and scattered stars could not hide the bustling lights of Lanfang as the people jointly released sky lanterns to make wishes. Di Renjie climbed high and gazed out, his mind full of worries. He only spoke slowly when Hong Liang came over, guessing that Black Flame was currently lying dormant in some corner.

Previously, Di Renjie thought Black Flame was a vast organization, but after clearing the entire Lanfang, he found that those related to Black Flame were almost non-existent. Therefore, he speculated that the true Black Flame followers had never shown themselves and were always operating behind the scenes. Seeing the wedding date approaching, the entire Ming mansion was bustling with preparations.

Di Renjie rarely took time off to accompany Cao An and others to shop on the street, and he even saw a wedding procession. As night fell, the people of Lanfang set off fireworks and sky lanterns. A carriage slowly approached from outside the city, pulling paper figures and skeletons, causing shock among the crowd. Upon examination by Di Renjie, the deceased was a young and beautiful woman.

As for why the murderer hid the skull inside the paper figure, it remained a mystery for the time being, but he decided to start the investigation by looking into missing persons. Di Renjie and Ma Rong used the method of 'an old horse knows the way' to follow an old horse to a house. After entering, they followed the bloodstains and saw a newly married couple tragically killed.

The two were sitting opposite each other playing chess, their hearts were missing, and the scene was extremely bloody and cruel. From the crime scene to the case review and reasoning, Di Renjie seemed to see the newly married couple being forced to play chess, suffering a knife cut every time a piece was captured.

Therefore, besides the tragically killed couple, Di Renjie speculated that there was a third person at the crime scene, and he was the mastermind behind the murder. Di Renjie took Hong Liang and Ma Rong to examine the bodies. They found that the female deceased had no pierced ears during her life, and it was clear the earring was forcibly pushed in. Its exquisite craftsmanship and fine materials suggested it was likely a deliberate clue left behind.

In addition, Ma Rong learned through interviews that the deceased couple were kind people during their lives, had no enemies, and had been married only recently, making the possibility of a relationship change very small. In order to find out the origin of the earring, Ma Rong visited many black markets but found nothing. When she was at her wit's end, a sharp scream came from a distance.

Following the sound, she ran over and found a man castrating himself in the Red Pavilion. According to Qiuyue's description, the man was Long San, a butcher in the city and a regular customer of the Red Pavilion. Because he enjoyed abusing women, they refused to serve him. Who knew he would suddenly go mad tonight, mutilating himself while cursing himself.

Ayao, who used to serve the butcher Long, revealed that Long San seemed to be shouting at someone, begging them to spare his mother. During this time, Ayao noticed something unusual in the direction Long San was looking. Following his gaze, she saw a person wearing a cloak and a mask standing on the rooftop. The person turned and left before Ayao could get a good look.

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