Judge Dee's Mystery Episode 6 Recap, Plot

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Teng Kna was determined to die, admitting that he killed Yin Lian during an episode of his madness, and pleaded with Di Renjie to sentence him to death. However, Di Renjie examined Yin Lian's body and found white powder on her hair, ears, and even the back of her hands.

Combined with the evidence that the body had been moved, he believed there were many suspicious points in the case, so he persuaded Teng Kan to stay at the mansion and patiently await the truth. Ma Rong returned to the mansion with a spring in his step, telling Di Renjie about his competition with Ba Zong last night, which ultimately won him a large sum of money.

Ba Zong gave Ma Rong three copper dice, promising that each die could help them accomplish one thing, while also wagering on whether Di Renjie could solve the unidentified corpse case. If the case was solved, he would surely abide by official regulations; if not, the officials and the Jianghu would not interfere with each other from then on.

Because Ma Rong had great confidence in Di Renjie, he immediately accepted the bet and used the money he won to buy a pair of boots for Di Renjie. Di Renjie did not decline but accepted them with a smile and went inside to change boots. Knowing Ma Rong's habit of stealing, he hinted that Ma Rong should change it early, but Ma Rong did not understand the hidden meaning.

Now Teng Kan was still deeply mourning the loss of his wife and wished he could die to atone. To this end, he mentioned his deep friendship with Di Zhixun, hoping Di Renjie could grant his wish. Di Renjie was slightly startled upon hearing this but insisted on handling things according to the law and inquired in detail about the events of the case.

Teng Kan recounted that he purchased the Four Lacquered Screens because of their rich content; the background depicted the four seasons of spring, summer, autumn, and winter, and the process of the loving couple meeting and falling in love was exactly like his and Yin Lian's story.

Recalling the scene five days ago when Teng Kan, in a fit of madness, overturned the study, a bowl of medicine spilled onto the Four Lacquered Screens, causing the image to suddenly change into the current scene of a husband killing his wife, which shocked and terrified everyone present.

Teng Kan knew his madness was difficult to control and worried that the prediction would come true, so he locked the Four Lacquered Screens in the storage room, but the tragedy still occurred. Di Renjie thought of the strange similarity between Yin Lian and the male corpse both suffering seven stab wounds, suspecting a connection between the two, so he showed Teng Kan the portrait of the male corpse, but unfortunately, Teng Kan had no impression of this person.

During the investigation, Di Renjie discovered that Yin Lian had four sisters before she got married. He personally took Hong Liang to visit the Lai residence. At the moment, only Er Niang zi of the Lai residence remained unmarried. Dressed in white, upon hearing Di Renjie's purpose, she spoke of Yin Lian with disdain.

In Er Niang zi's opinion, Yin Lian's death was pure retribution, simply because she was naturally promiscuous from birth, had an affair with Li Han before marriage, later grew tired of him and framed him to be sent to the yamen, and did not adhere to wifely virtues after marriage. In contrast, Er Niang zi remained infatuated with Xu Kai, her room filled with his paintings.

However, Xu Kai later became disfigured after contracting leprosy, and his whereabouts have been unknown ever since. She decided to remain unmarried for life waiting for Xu Kai. After leaving the Lai residence, Di Renjie decided to start with the old files, suspecting the male corpse was Xu Kai himself, and Li Han became the primary suspect.

At this time, the county yamen received a report that someone had broken into a calligraphy and painting shop and posted the wanted portrait of the unidentified corpse and a portrait of a woman suspected to be Xu Kai. Di Renjie quickly rushed to the scene to investigate. No valuables were stolen from the calligraphy and painting shop, but the painting scrolls were stained with the same white powder found on Yin Lian and the male corpse.

Therefore, Di Renjie, combining the characteristics of the tattered clothes, dirt, and appearance resembling a beggar, thought the powder might have come from the quarry. Hong Liang, based on Er Niang zi's words, found Li Han's file, confirming that Li Han was imprisoned for a crime and sentenced to hard labor at the quarry outside the city. Di Renjie immediately took Qiao Tai there, taking a copper die with him for potential use.

The person in charge, Chen Shouwei, refused to cooperate with the investigation, demanding that Di Renjie leave immediately unless he had a public document from the Prefect. Di Renjie cleverly bluffed Chen Shouwei into cooperating to find Li Han but learned that Li Han had died of leprosy.

Di Renjie requested to see Li Han's grave and found that the grave mound was entirely made of new soil, so he deliberately displayed the copper die to attract the attention of a young soldier. As expected, the young soldier, who had received kindness from Ba Zong, naturally recognized the token and actively helped Di Renjie and his group. As a result, there was no corpse in the grave, only a bundle of straw mats.

Di Renjie directly took Qiao Tai to subdue Chen Shouwei and threatened him to tell the truth. Chen Shouwei became angry and questioned Di Renjie, saying he didn't act like an official but more like a bandit. Di Renjie responded powerfully: He was "a magistrate when facing officials, and a butcher when facing bandits".

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