Dickon Case: the Maze Case

[Suspense reasoning + ancient detective work + Di Renjie] In the border town of Lanfang, the new county magistrate Di Renjie was ambushed by bandits on his way to take office, and the bloody battle ended. After entering the city, we saw even more strange things - the government office was deserted like a ghost house, the former county magistrate left without saying goodbye, and the people in the city were as silent as a cicada, all because the underground overlord Qian Mao was covering the sky. As soon as Di Gong was promoted to court, a bizarre will from nine years ago emerged from the old files: the late governor Ni Shouqian only left a painting of "The Orchid in the Empty Valley" to his youngest son before his death, and the rest of the family property went to the eldest son. Is the orchid in the empty valley in the painting a metaphor or a secret message? At the same time, the retired veteran general Ding Huguo died mysteriously in a closed study, with a poison dagger inserted into his throat, but the door was locked from the inside. His son accused the painter Wu Feng of being sent by his enemies, and the face of Guanyin painted by Wu Feng was exactly the same as that of Bai Lan, the missing blacksmith's daughter... Murders in secret rooms, hidden paintings and wills, rampant bullies, and mysterious visitors—Didong dug out the cocoons and found that all the clues pointed to the century-old labyrinth in the east of the city that was wrapped with vines and that no one dared to enter. What secrets are hidden in the maze? Is it the lair of the real murderer, or the wailing wall of the innocent souls from many years ago? A painting, half a city, who is the real murderer behind the scenes?