"Yes... yes..."
The method was cracked, but the onlookers only felt horrified, the sound of teeth chattering was heard, and the book boy Chen Mingxin almost fainted: "My young master... Young Master... how could..."
But there were also many people who suddenly looked at one person.
Especially the second-class officer Qiao looked at Xue Chao in disbelief.
Because the actions Di Jin showed were exactly the same as what Xue Chao did at that time.
The only difference was that at that time, Xue Chao walked out far away, facing away from everyone dozens of feet away. People in the yard could only get a rough look, but now it was clearly displayed in front of them.
In fact, when Di Jin asked the yamen to dig out the snowdrift, Xue Chao's face turned pale. At this time, facing everyone's gaze, he screamed: "I didn't kill anyone... Mr. Chen's family yesterday He’s still alive at all…how could his head be on the snow…”
As soon as these words came out, everyone really had doubts: "Yes! Wasn't Chen Zhijian killed last night?"
Di Jin looked around: "Which of you saw the husband of the Chen family with your own eyes yesterday?"
Everyone else shook their heads, but Chen Mingxin whispered: "My young master feels cold, so he is recuperating in his room and rarely goes out..."
Di Jin looked at him: "In other words, the only people close to you who can prove that Chen Zhijian was still alive yesterday, but do you and Madam Wu still remember what happened yesterday? Dong Ba died, the shop owner screamed, and the officers searched, There was a lot of noise outside, how much can you recall?”
Chen Mingxin had a headache and fever and was very distressed: "I'm so groggy that I really can't remember..."
Madam Wu was in a daze and said in a trembling voice: "The slave family...the slave family doesn't know anything..."
Di Jin's tone was reassuring: "It's not your fault. You were drugged, so you lost your vigilance and allowed the thieves to do whatever they wanted... What's even more frightening is that you didn't drink the drug last night, but the night before. He began to coma for a day and two nights, during which time the murderer might have continued to pour drugs on you to ensure that it would be difficult to wake up, which would naturally cause huge damage to the body!"
It suddenly dawned on Zhu Er that no wonder these two people were so weak. If they were struggling like this, then their original physiques could be considered strong. A weak person could fall ill or die.
Lin Xiaoyi couldn't help but look at Wu Jing: "Wu Zhuangshi?"
Di Jin also turned to Wu Jing: "In comparison, your spirit is incredibly good. Logically speaking, you are a martial arts practitioner. If you are drugged to coma, the dose will only be greater, but you are busy. Later, when we looked for the body, we couldn’t find any sign of discomfort.”
Wu Jing, who had been silent all this time, responded calmly: "I have been practicing martial arts since I was a child, and I am very successful in my internal cultivation, so I am not afraid of external evil. What's more, the so-called drug addiction is all your own words! It's up to you. , my young master met with misfortune the night before yesterday, and Chen Shutong and Madam Wu also slept all day yesterday?"
Di Jin nodded: "That's right! In fact, no one saw them coming out, right? When the officials wanted to enter the room to search the luggage, you stopped them categorically."
"But someone heard the noise!"
Wu Jing looked at Lin Xiaoyi and waved: "Yesterday morning, first an official came to the house to check the luggage, and then there was a lot of noise outside. The young master had a headache and asked me what happened outside. This little book boy happened to be passing by, so I asked him. When Mrs. Wu was talking to me, you just listened, is this the case?"
Lin Xiaoyi didn't know how to answer for a while: "I...I..."
Di Jin raised his eyebrows: "I didn't know there was such a thing, but it's a pity that you took so much trouble to find a witness, but you didn't bring it upon yourself!"
Wu Jing's face darkened: "Oh?"
Di Jin said: "Among these four people, the shop owner Wang Hou, the cook Wang Ahe, the waiter Xiao Er, and the waiter Xiao Wu, there is an accomplice of the murderer, who constantly instills evil spirits in Xiao Qi who suffers from a physical disability, and is an unjust soul. He used his words to mislead everyone with his life-threatening thoughts, but I am not sure who it is, and now you tell me that it is the Cook King Ahe, because among the four, there is only one woman!"
The storekeeper Wang Hou was stunned and looked at his wife. Wang Ahe did not look at her husband, but just stared at the ground.
Wu Jing narrowed his eyes: "So according to your opinion, this murder was a murder committed by myself, Xue Chao and Wang Ahe?"
Di Jin nodded: "That's right! Your conspiracy with the cook Wang Ahe probably started when she bought this inn. The cook has been seduce Xiao Qi for several months, and you, as Chen The family guard also has the responsibility of leading the way, and led Chen Zhijian and his party here. He caught wind and cold on the way and was weak and weak. Whether it was due to the weather or you secretly administered the medicine, it is hard to say! "
"As for Xue Chao and Dong Ba, I'm not entirely sure. Did you do it on the spur of the moment, or did you have a premeditated plan?"
"If there was any premeditation, on the first day after entering the inn, the official barged in. When Dong Ba asked for some wine from the kitchen, it was Xue Chao who reminded him. In the end, you came out to scold him, and even announced your identity and told Chen Zhijian. The identity is a clever connection, but the transmission of this news is really inconvenient...could there be help from Jianghu forces?"
After hearing this, Wu Jing fell silent, and Xue Chao's face became paler.
Di Jin's heart was moved, but he did not delve into it at this time. Instead, he began to summarize the case: "The specific process of committing the crime is like this -"
"On the first day after entering the inn, Wu Jing had a conflict with Guan Cha and his entourage, but actually contacted Xue Chao. It was snowing that day, and after the night, the wind and snow gradually became lighter. It was the best time to take action!"
"Wu Jing first asked Wang Ahe to deliver medicinal tea soup, making the book boy Chen Mingxin and the servant girl Wu fall asleep, and then refused the warm wine in the kitchen in the name of Chen Zhijian..."
"Wang Ahe then poisoned the wine and persuaded the shopkeeper Wang Hou to send the unused pot of wine to Dong Ba..."
"Wu Jing took Chen Zhijian outside the inn and killed him, cut off his head, hid the body, and piled up snow..."
"At the same time, Xue Chao entered Dong Ba's house, made sure that he had drunk wine and fell asleep, stole the money bag, dragged him to the middle, waited for Wu Jing to arrive, cut off the second head, and informed him of the specific implementation method of the human head trick... "
"Xue Chao went back to the house to rest. Wu Jing took Dong Ba's head to the snowdrift in the backyard. After the arrangement was completed and the murder weapon was disposed of, the footprints he had made before were perfectly covered by snowflakes. They waited at the door of the backyard for the snow to stop..."
"This is the only uncontrollable aspect of the entire plan. The wind and snow are getting lighter and there is indeed a tendency to stop. However, the weather changes rapidly and it is impossible to always go as you wish. If the snow keeps falling and covers people's heads, it will be difficult to do so the next day. I found that the layout of the footprints is even more meaningless. At this time, another backup plan must be adopted. I am not sure whether you have such preparations..."
"But the result is that the wind and snow did gradually get smaller and finally stopped. Seeing that the snow stopped, Wu Jing returned to the inn room with peace of mind. The murder process was completed, and then came the discovery of the body."
"Early on the next morning, shopkeeper Wang Hou discovered that Dong Ba was dead. Later, an official found the head. Xue Chao ignored the dissuasion and insisted on collecting the body of his friend, and successfully implemented the plan in front of a snowdrift dozens of feet away..."
"Bringing back Dong Ba's head that had no snow on it and misleading everyone that the head was placed on a snowdrift after the snow stopped, it would be an impossible crime to have no footprints on the ground. Furthermore, he had been instilled with evil thoughts long ago. Xiao Qi screamed, and the impression of evil ghosts killing people was printed in everyone's hearts for the first time..."
"Then Xue Chao only needs to let the officials guard the front and back doors to prove that no one goes to the backyard again. What Wu Jing wants to accomplish is to continue to let Chen Mingxin and Mrs. Wu sleep, so that no one can see the situation inside, and at the same time, he specially looks for He invited an outsider and performed a scene to prove that everything seemed to be normal inside the house."
"Wu Jing didn't have to do anything that night, he could even take a rest, wait until dawn, then open the window, wake up Chen Mingxin and Mrs. Wu from the cold, and tell them with warm bedding that Chen Zhijian had been sleeping inside just now and suddenly disappeared. "
"In this way, when the second human head is dug out from the snowdrift, there will no longer be any doubts among ordinary people that this is not a murder by an evil spirit!"
The reasoning is complete.
There was silence all around.
Everyone was amazed!
Di Jin ignored others and looked at the real culprit and mastermind, the seemingly loyal Chen family guard Wu Jing: "Is there anything else you want to say?"
Compared to Xue Chao, whose face was whiter than snow, Wu Jing's expression remained calm and he spoke slowly: "These are all your conjectures. The people around my young master were possessed by evil spirits and lost their memories of yesterday. But your book boy clearly remembers my conversation with Mrs. Wu, which is more clear evidence. Besides, if I committed this murder, why do I keep asking the county lieutenant to investigate the case and find the murderer?"
Ren Changyi recovered from the shock and muttered: "That's right..."
Even though he hated Wu Jing, he had to admit that everyone else was suspicious, but this guard really didn't look like the murderer...
Because the other party almost forced him, the county lieutenant, to investigate the case and brought up Chen Zhijian's uncle Chen Yaozi again and again. If this guy hadn't been so active, he would have given up long ago.
Even if the murderer wants to be cleared of suspicion, there is no need to go to this point, right?
Di Jin knew this well and answered without hesitation: "Because of the motive!"
"Xue Chao, your motive is very simple, just to seek money."
"As you said before when you were caught stealing the money bag, you owed money for a high-interest loan, and now you can't even pay the interest. You wanted to ask Dong Ba to lend you fifty guan, but he didn't lend it to you. That's why The origin of the murderous intention.”
"As for Dong Ba's death, the evil spirits were blamed for the murder. You hope that it will be ignored like in Yangwu County. After returning to Hedong, you might be able to seize Dong Ba's remaining property!"
Xue Chao's fat body began to tremble uncontrollably.
Di Jin turned back to Wu Jing: "As for the motive of Chen Zhijian's death, you might as well take a look at the difference between the two heads..."
After hearing such a horrifying crime process, everyone was no longer afraid of a simple head and looked over.
Then they discovered that Dong Ba's head and eyes were closed, and he was indeed killed in his sleep without any resistance.
But Chen Zhijian's eyes were wide open, showing fear and confusion. It seemed that he was killed while he was awake, and he really didn't understand why he was harmed by the person in front of him...
Di Jin sighed softly: "It is really difficult for him to understand why a person who has no grievances against him would kill him. In fact, the reason why you killed Chen Zhijian was just because he was a descendant of the Chen family in Langzhong, and there was a man who had the power to know the Kaifeng Mansion. uncle!"
"You just hope that there will be another evil ghost murder incident in Kaifeng Mansion, causing people to panic, and you also made a murder prediction through Xiao Qi's mouth——"
"Ghosts also have grievances. If they cannot get justice, they will continue to kill. Last year it was Yangwu, this year it is Fengqiu, and next year it will be Kaifeng?"
Ren Changyi screamed: "Crazy! Crazy! Crazy!!"
Not only is it killing people, but what is even more terrifying is that the targets are obviously changing.
Last year they were ordinary people and nothing was done. This year's victims have become low-ranking military attachés and relatives of powerful people. If that doesn't work, who will be killed next year?
Facing everyone's doubtful and frightened gazes, Wu Jing raised the corner of his mouth slightly, as if smiling, and then said in a deep voice: "What Your Excellency said does sound somewhat possible, but Your Excellency also said that there are many It’s unclear, because you have no evidence, just speculation, and if there is really an evil spirit in the inn who screams injustice, it can explain everything that happened in the past three days!”
At the same time, Xue Chao woke up from his dream and roared angrily: "Yes! Here's the evidence! You said so much, why don't you bring out the evidence!"
