Episode 12

Judge Dee’s Mystery Episode 12 Synopsis: A loyal hero later became a political outcast

The Hou family was a loyal family, and after three generations of ups and downs as officials and generals, it finally declined at the hands of Hou Yu, all because Empress Wu controlled the government and deprived him of his power.Over the years, there has been an endless stream of ministers in the DPRK and China who opposed Empress Wu, and they even started smuggling arms.Hou Yu became the middleman sent by these powerful people, mainly responsible for negotiating with Wang Lide to jointly establish a navigation channel.

It happened that Heiyan also targeted Wang Lide and threatened him to rob the gold.Wang Lide knew that the exchange of gold for arms would involve the powerful people in the DPRK and China. The Black Flame Organization was powerful and cruel. Neither party should offend hastily. He had no choice but to turn to Hou Yu for help, but he did not expect that he would be doomed.

Hou Yu followed his plan, and after Wang Lide killed all the crew members, he killed them with his own hands.Although Wang Lide jumped into the sea to escape and hid on a small island for several days, he could not escape death.Originally, Hou Yu thought that he would be able to sit back and relax as long as he got rid of Wang Lide, but he did not expect that there was also a stowaway from Baekje hidden on the ship.Black Flame suffered heavy losses and was wanted by the court because his whereabouts were exposed. He simply sent Jin Sang to pretend to be a survivor in an attempt to frame the big shot in Penglai.

Later, Hei Yan deliberately left the navigation chart behind to lure Di Renjie and others to go to sea.This exposed the truth to Secretary Yi, so Hou Yu simply strangled him to death and pretended to commit suicide.Although Gu Mengbin did not know Hou Yu's secret, he was terrified all day long because he was afraid of Bu Yi's death. Unfortunately, he was shot dead by Hou Yu.

Di Renjie gradually revealed Hou Yu's modus operandi and was angry with him for killing many people in order to cover up the truth about the gold.Hou Yu claimed that he did this for the sake of the people of the world. Only by mastering gold can he win over the courtiers, stabilize his official career, and prevent the Demon Queen from taking over and causing trouble in the Tang Dynasty.

Hou Yu had great talent but no great virtue, and eventually went astray. He begged Di Renjie to give him a way out, but Di Renjie's hesitation gradually made him feel cold.Therefore, Hou Yu decided to strike first and sneak attack Di Renjie to the death.Di Renjie defended himself, unwilling to harm his friend's life.Finally, a big wave hit, and Ma Rong and Qiao Tai fled with Di Renjie. Hou Yu had lost his mind and was buried at the bottom of the sea holding gold. And he was a poor man and became a victim of political struggle.

With the gold case completely solved, Ambassador Liu returned to Beijing to resume his duties.Di Renjie promised Empress Wu that there would no longer be smuggled gold.A few days later, Di Renjie accompanied Cao An to the temple to offer incense, and ventured to climb the cliff to pick cherry branches for her, winning the beauty's smile.That night, Hong Liang hosted a banquet for Cao An in his mansion to create an opportunity for them to be alone, but Cao An stood up and left after thinking for a moment.

In the days that followed, the Penglai County government often took on minor cases that were insignificant.On this day, someone complained that Zhongji Zhiqiang would not redeem the pawned items. Di Renjie said that he would find out the reason and deal with it impartially.At this time, the county government received a report again. It was said that someone had witnessed “Zombie” with his own eyes, and the person who witnessed it was a young child.

Under Di Renjie's questioning, the child described that he and his friends were playing hide-and-seek and strayed into a reed swamp. When trying to find a way out, they accidentally bumped into a body floating in the lake. His whole body was bruised and stiff.Di Renjie brought Ma Rong and Qiao Tai to the scene to investigate, and sure enough they found many obvious blood stains.

They followed the blood trail to a dilapidated tower. Right in front of it hung a huge and withered birdman - the statue of the Rain Master believed by the people. It was too lifelike and looked extremely absurd and terrifying.Di Renjie found traces of someone living on the second floor. When he turned around, he saw the crazy young woman Ying'er.

A group of soldiers were ordered to patrol nearby. Di Renjie learned that Captain Li had made his own decisions and ordered the soldiers to take away the body, so he decided to meet this man in person.Lieutenant Li dismissed Di Renjie's arrival. Di Renjie insisted on seeing the body, but he did not expect that he had already burned the body.

At the same time, Ma Rong and Qiao Tai discovered erotic pictures in the soldiers' camp.Then, they heard footsteps outside and hurriedly hid.Several soldiers helped each other into the camp. They were severely whipped on the chest, front and back, but they did not regret their actions last night and thought it was worth it.