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《狄公案之黄金案(英文版)》主要写的是唐朝名相狄仁杰在被贬为县令之后,因查案有功,被阎立本推荐之后与武三思等人斗争最后使庐陵王复位的故事。内容形形色色,包含了人命、奸情、负债、欺诈、抢劫等等花花绿绿的故事,不但情节引人人胜,而且断案的手段也是千奇百怪。
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该系列图书精选自中国古代经典小说名著,为方便外国读者理解,专门请有关专家对原著进行缩写改编,内容涵盖原著中有代表性的情节和故事,通过这些可读性强的故事传达出其中蕴含的中国传统文化精髓,吸引国外读者的阅读和探究兴趣,出版后特别受到国外读者喜爱。
高罗佩编著的《狄公案之黄金案》主要写的是唐朝名相狄仁杰在被贬为县令之后,因查案有功,被阎立本推荐之后与武三思等人斗争使庐陵王复位的故事。内容形形色色,包含了人命、负债、欺诈、抢劫等等花花绿绿的故事,不但情节引人人胜,而且断案的手段也是千奇百怪。
DuringtheEmperorYonghui'sRuleintheTangDynasty,JudgeDeewasappointedasalocalgovernorinPenglaiTownshipandthefirstthinghedidaftertheappointmentwasthathesuccessfullyuncoveredthetruthbehindthemysteriousdeathofthispredecessor.SoonafterJudgeDeeandhisfamilymembersarrivedinPenglai,theywerenotifiedthattheghostofpredecessorwasstillinsidetheresidence.Hisloyalandtrustedassistantrevealedquiteanumberofquestionablepointsduringtheinvestigationprocessandnewfatalitiesoccurredsoonaftertheappointment.Isthisseriesofentirelyirrelevantcasesapurecoincidenceoracontinuationfromthepreviouscase?CheckouthowJudgeDeeresortstohisextraordinarypowerofobservationandlogictosolvetheriddle.
目录
Contents
CHAPTER1
CHAPTER2
CHAPTER3
CHAPTER4
CHAPTER5
CHAPTER6
CHAPTER7
CHAPTER8
CHAPTER9
CHAPTER10
CHAPTER11
CHAPTER12
CHAPTER13
CHAPTER14
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CHAPTER6
WhenMaJoongandChiaoTaicamebacktothetribunaltheysawalightinJudgeDee’sprivateoffice.TheyfoundhimclosetedtherewithSergeantHoong.Hisdeskwaspiledwithdossiersanddocumentrolls.
Thejudgemotionedthemtositdownonthestoolsinfrontofthedesk,thensaid,“TonightIexaminedtogetherwithHoongthemagistrate’slibrary,butwecouldn’tdiscoverhowtheteahadbeenpoisoned.Sincetheteastovestandsinfrontofawindow,Hoongthoughtthatperhapsthemurdererhadpushedathinblowpipethroughthepaperwindowpanefromoutside,andhadthusblownthepoisonpowderintothepanwithteawater.Butwhenwewentbacktothelibrarytoverifythistheory,wefoundthatoutsidethewindowthereareheavyshutters,whichhaven’tbeenopenedformonths.Thatwindowgivesontoadarkcornerofthegarden;thereforethedeadmagistrateusedonlytheotherwindow,infrontofhiswritingdesk.Nowtellmewhatclueshaveyoutwofoundtonight?”
FirstMaJoongreportedaboutthemurderousattacktheythoughttheyhadwitnessedonthebankofthecanal.
JudgeDeelookedworried.Pursinghislips,hesaid,“Let’shopethemistplayedyouatrick.Iwouldn’tliketohaveasecondmurderonmyhandsjustnow.
Gobacktheretomorrowmorningandseewhetheryoucan’tfindoutmorefromthepeoplelivinginthatneighborhood.Perhapsthereisaquitenormalexplanationforwhatyousaw.Andwe’llseewhethersomeoneisreportedmissing."
ThenChiaoTaireportedontheirmeetingwithYeePen’smanager,PoKai,andgaveachastenedversionoftheirvisittothefloatingbrothels.Hesaidtheyhaddrunkacupofwinethere,andtalkedabitwiththegirls.
ChiaoTaihithisfistonhisknee.“Thepackage!”heexclaimed.“WhatafoolIam!Ihadforgottenallaboutit!ThatKoreangirlYu-soogavemeapackagethatMagistrateWanghadentrustedtoher.”
TheJudgesatupinhischair.
“Thatmayproveourfirstclue!”hesaideagerly."Butwhydidthemagistrategiveittoacommonprostitute?”
“Well,”ChiaoTaireplied,“shesaysMagistrateWangmetheroncewhenshehadbeenhiredtolivenupapartyinarestaurant,andtheoldscoundreltookalikingtoher.Hecouldnotofcoursevisitherontheboat,butheoftenhadherspendthenightwithhimhereinhisownhouse.Oneday,aboutonemonthago,whenshewasabouttoleaveinthemorning,hegaveherapackage,sayingthatthemostunlikelyplacewasalwaysthebestforhidingsomething.Hetoldhertokeepitforhim,andnottotellanybodyaboutit;hewouldaskforitbackwhenheneededit.Sheaskedwhatwasinit,buthejustlaughedandsaiditdidn’tmatter.Thenhegrewseriousagain,andtoldherthatincasesomethingshouldhappentohim,shewastohanditovertohissuccessor.”
Hetooktheflatpackagefromhissleeveandgaveittothejudge.
JudgeDeeturneditaroundinhishands,andthensaidexcitedly,“Let’sseewhatisinside!”
Hebrokethesealandquicklytoreoffthewrappingpaper.Theysawaflatboxofblacklacquer.Thelidwasdecoratedwithadesignoftwobamboostemsandaclusterofleavesbeautifullymoldedinraisedgold,lacquer,andsurroundedbyanornamentalframe,inlaidwithmother-of-pearl.
“Thisboxisavaluableantique,”JudgeDeesaidasheliftedthelid.Thenheutteredacryofdismay.Theboxwasempty.
“Somebodytamperedwithit!”heexclaimedangrily.
Hequicklytookupthetornpaper.“Ihaveindeedmuchtolearn,”headdedpeevishly.“OfcourseIshouldhaveexaminedthesealcarefullybeforeItoreoffthepaper!Nowit’stoolate.”
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