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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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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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