“When people sit at home, pots come from heaven?”
After hearing Gongsun Ce's words, this was the first sentence that came to Di Jin's mind.
When Gongsun Ce read "The Biography of Su Wuming" before, he was really worried. What if someone learned the above technique?
At that time, Di Jin's attitude was not to stop eating because of choking. The purpose of such books was to standardize the investigation process in ancient times when the level of criminal investigation was generally insufficient, pay attention to personal and material evidence, and try to form a complete chain of evidence...
As for the occasional person with evil intentions who learns the above techniques to commit crimes, or even improves his awareness of counter-investigation after understanding the investigation process, there is nothing that can be done. Things in the world are not perfect after all.
But the current speed is too fast, right?
"The Biography of Su Wuming" has been written in four volumes so far, and each volume has been transcribed by Wenmaotang in 20 volumes. The engraving has not yet come out, so there is only a handwritten version. There are only 80 volumes in total. The scope of dissemination is extremely limited, basically in In the hands of twenty people, why did someone start to imitate the plot and kill people?
However, Di Jin immediately understood why Gongsun Ce said he couldn't apologize: "Are you going to reveal this clue and then look for suspects among those who have read this book?"
Gongsun Ce nodded: "Yes! This book is rare. Starting from this, we will undoubtedly be able to find the murderer as quickly as possible. But if you do this, you will be implicated. The Liu family will probably blame you for Liu Congguang's death. I ……well!"
Di Jin didn't hesitate: "If this is really the case, if you don't say it now, others will find out one day. It's just a matter of time. Instead of worrying about gains and losses, and being trembling with fear, it's better to cut through the mess quickly."
Gongsun Ce couldn't help but raise his hands when he heard this: "Shi Lin is calm, Ce is deeply impressed!"
Di Jin smiled bitterly and shook his head: "It's useless not to calm down. Now everyone is dead, what else can I do? I need you to remind me that at least I can deal with it, which is better than being taken away by the Kaifeng government office again... But now I want to investigate carefully how the murderer killed the person. Can I get the basic information from you first?"
Gongsun Ce said: "Of course! You ask!"
Di Jin asked: "When did Liu Congguang die? Who discovered the body?"
Gongsun Ce said: "He died last night and the person who found the body was his second brother Liu Congyi."
Di Jin asked: "Why was it discovered by Liu Congyi instead of a servant?"
Gongsun Ce said: "According to people in the Liu family, Liu Congguang has become more and more moody these days. He beats and scolds people around him at every turn and is extremely vicious. Except for his favorite concubine, Madam Hu, even his children dare not approach him. He will not even approach him in the morning." Since then, no servant dared to enter the room rashly, and this morning Liu Congyi happened to come to see this brother for something. As soon as he entered the room, he found him lying on the ground, lifeless..."
Di Jin asked: "What is the origin of that concubine, Mrs. Hu?"
Gongsun Ce said: "A girl from a small family, with a beautiful appearance, was brought into the palace by Liu Congguang. She is extremely favored and even ignored by his wife."
Di Jin asked: "Where was Madam Hu last night? Didn't she sleep with Liu Congguang?"
Gongsun Ce said: "There is no roommate, but there is no proof from the servants. She is in her own room. This concubine is spoiled and spoiled, and she is also very harsh on the servants. Everyone is afraid and resentful..."
Di Jin said: "That means there is no alibi."
"Alibi...well, that's a wonderful statement!" Gongsun Ce's eyes lit up: "There is indeed no alibi!"
Di Jin said: "So far, we can't see any connection. Why do you suspect that the murderer's method comes from the adultery and husband-murder case that Su Wuming tried?"
"There are three reasons!"
Gongsun Ce said solemnly: "First of all, today, Liu Congguang's daughter Jiu Xiaoniang suddenly became mute!"
Di Jin asked: "Who is his mother? His wife? His concubine?"
Gongsun Ce said: "Liu Congguang's first wife, Mrs. Qin, gave birth to a son and a daughter. Ninth Lady is her youngest daughter. She is ten years old. She is intelligent and well-behaved. She is well-liked by everyone in the house. However, Liu Congguang's body was found this morning. Then, she suddenly became speechless. Perhaps she was overly surprised by what she saw, or she was directly mute by the vicious murderer..."
Di Jin asked: "Has the doctor seen it?"
Gongsun Ce was a little disdainful: "No! I originally thought that the Kaifeng government office was a government office in the capital, which was different from the local government. But what I saw today was no better than those confused officials in Luzhou! They were only looking at the scene of Liu Congguang's death. When I asked other people's confessions, I saw that the ninth lady was speechless. She thought the child was too young and was frightened. If the servants hadn't discovered it, this point would have been missed..."
Di Jin frowned: "You are ten years old, can't you write?"
Gongsun Ce said: "This little lady really can't write. Maybe the Liu family didn't hire a female teacher to teach her. But even if she can write, given her frightened state, she probably won't be able to write what happened in the past few days..."
Di Jin thought for a while and continued to ask: "What about the second basis?"
Gongsun Ce said in a deep voice: "My concubine, Mrs. Hu, seems to have had a bad record of having an affair with a man. However, Liu Congguang dotes on her and trusts her, but he will never tolerate such betrayal. Once he finds out, you can imagine what will happen to this woman!" "
Di Jin asked: "Such a secret thing? Was it discovered by a servant?"
Gongsun Ce sneered: "There are many people in such a big family who gossip, and the scandals of those masters cannot be hidden from the eyes of the servants. When Liu Congguang was alive, they might not dare to say anything, but now everyone If you are dead, what do you have to worry about?"
Di Jin nodded slightly: "So Madam Hu has the motive to kill, just like the murderer in the case of adultery and murder of her husband... What about the third point?"
Gongsun Ce said: "I checked the corpse that was used for autopsy!"
Di Jin didn't bother to complain about why the other party could see the corpse. With Gongsun Ce's family background, it must have been money, and he didn't know if he was a coworker or another official. He was really brave enough to leak such key content casually.
Gongsun Ce's next words also made his expression solemn: "Liu Congguang's body showed signs of being tied up, especially on the head. According to his judgment, a foreign object was stuffed into his mouth first, and then his entire face was covered. , as if to prevent him from shouting..."
Di Jin said: "Don't let the victim cry out before he dies?"
Gongsun Ce said: "That's right! I immediately thought from this that the victim in the book screamed before he died, and the scream attracted his daughter, so that the murderer was forced to poison his daughter to cover up the crime, and the Liu family There are so many people, if the murderer wants to use similar methods to kill Liu Congguang again, he must be blocked in advance!"
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Di Jin nodded slightly: "This is not unreasonable..."
"Now we only need to conduct a further autopsy. If we can find the small wounds left by the steel needle on the top of his head, it can be confirmed that Liu Congguang was nailed to the center of his head with a needle and was brutally killed..."
In the past, Gongsun Ce promised to unfold the folding fan and shake it gracefully, but now he sighed greatly: "If this is really the case, the murderer must have read the book before he could implement this technique throughout. For you and This strange book... is a blow!"
The deceased was a powerful person, and even if he was not directly responsible, he would be implicated in indirect responsibility. Once he was deemed to be an evil book that harmed people, Di Jin's reputation would definitely be greatly affected. "The Biography of Su Wuming" would never be printed or published in the future. Without a book Anyone who dares to sell it.
Compared with Gongsun Ce's sigh, Di Jin didn't have much nervousness in his expression. He looked thoughtful and said slowly: "Mingyuan, I am not defending myself, but this murder is not necessarily imitating the murder in my book. The murder method, "Su Wuming's Biography" should not be subjected to such unfair injustice and affect the world's view of it!"
Gongsun Ce asked curiously: "It's so similar, isn't it imitation of killing?"
"There is no evidence yet, but I want to guard against one thing..."
Di Jin came to the desk, picked up his pen and wrote two letters quickly. While waiting for the ink stains to dry, he took down a copy of "The Biography of Su Wuming" written by himself from the bookshelf, and said, "These two letters are for Chen Zhige, who has the power to know the Kaifeng Prefecture, asked Mingyuan to send this first volume to the Kaifeng Prefecture for me. The first one was asked by Chen Zhige to open it on the spot, and the second one was asked by Chen Zhige to be witnessed by at least one judge or judge. It will be kept within the government office for the time being, and when the time is right, it will be made public."
Gongsun Ce was not afraid to come forward at all, but he was surprised by this method: "What are you doing?"
Di Jin said: "At this time, I am suspected of being indirectly involved in the case. It is not appropriate to go to the Kaifeng government office again, but I cannot sit still and wait for death. If what is stated in these two letters is achieved, I can prove my innocence to a certain extent!"
Gongsun Ce raised his eyebrows and became very interested. He stretched out his hand and said, "Can you give me a look?"
"No!"
Di Jin refused with a smile: "To be fair, this is actually a bet. No one can read the second letter in advance before the answer is revealed."
People in the Song Dynasty loved gambling the most, and Gongsun Ce would occasionally play a trick or two. At this time, he was itching to be intrigued. He looked at the sky outside and thought: "Well, I'll go deliver the message now, otherwise I won't sleep tonight." Can’t catch it!”
Di Jin was not so anxious, and was a little dumbfounded: "At this hour, the Kaifeng government office...oh, maybe there is someone there!"
Gongsun Ce snorted: "The Empress Dowager's nephew is dead, and he is not a commoner. How can the Kaifeng government office have some leisure time? Can't we hold a candle to investigate the case? Are the ink stains dry?"
After Di Jin collected the letter and handed it over, Gongsun Ce immediately took it, waved his sleeves, and walked out happily.
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As Gongsun Ce said, at this time, the Kaifeng government office was brightly lit with candlelight, and officials and servants were coming in and out. Although it was not as large as during the day, there were also many people working overtime.
Chen Yaozi personally sat in the execution room and suppressed the desire to drink. He secretly clicked his tongue and thought to himself, why didn't the Liu family, his increasingly unruly relatives, just die more often? Although he was troubled now, but in the end In the long run, it will be beneficial to the court and make those who want Sichen feel more at ease.
At this moment, a scribe came forward to report. Chen Yaozi frowned and said, "Bring someone in!"
Gongsun Ce was almost semi-escorted into the house by two government officials on the left and right, but he still behaved gracefully and bowed in salute: "Student Gongsun Ce, courtesy name Mingyuan, pays homage to Chen Zhige!"
Chen Yaozi said in a deep voice: "You braved the curfew and came to the government office at night, saying that you came for the Liu Chongban case? How did you learn about the case?"
Although the case is important, it is unknown to ordinary people. Chen Yaozi's question is the key.
Gongsun Ce was not in a hurry: "The student and Di Shilin are neighborhood friends. This morning, the government office came to the door and learned that Liu Chongban was dead. Later, he learned some details of the case outside Liu's house, and was entrusted by Di Shilin. , present the clues to the case!”
When he heard that Di Jin was involved, Chen Yaozi frowned slightly. He was not a man from the city who kept his emotions secret. His displeasure was almost written on his face. He obviously felt that Di Jin knew that the case was dangerous and actively participated in it. , is to live up to one's own intentions.
Liu Congguang's death has spread among high-level officials. I don't know how many people are paying attention to the man in the Kaifeng government office and the palace. Even he is walking on thin ice. Just two scholars, they simply don't know how high the sky is!
However, the other party has already arrived, and he said that there are clues to the murder, but it is impossible to suppress them. Chen Yaozi said in a deep voice: "Speak!"
Gongsun Ce took out the first letter and presented it together with the book: "Everything Di Shilin said is in the letter!"
Chen Yaozi took it inexplicably, opened it and scanned it quickly. As he looked at it, his face changed color. He put down the letter, picked up the book, and started to read.
After hastily reading the first volume of "The Biography of Su Wuming", Chen Yaozi let out a sigh of relief and understood why the other party wanted to take the initiative to get involved. This was an unavoidable trouble.
But when he picked up the letter again and read the second half, he looked strange again and murmured: "Are you trying to clear up the case? This Di Shilin often does unexpected things! Where is the second letter?"
Gongsun Ce quickly took out the second letter and handed it over, then glanced at the first letter. He couldn't help but asked, "Chen Zhige, can you give me the first letter?"
Chen Yaozi asked curiously: "You don't know what is written in it?"
Gongsun Ce shook his head: "Shi Lin said that this is a bet. No one can read the content of the second letter in advance to show fairness. I didn't even read the first letter and came here in a hurry!"
"No wonder you two are friends!"
Chen Yaozi chuckled and handed the letter over: "Then take a look. Di Shilin praised you quite a lot in the letter. He said that when it is inconvenient for him to come forward, you, the god of Luzhou, will investigate the case. He It’s most reassuring!”
Gongsun Ce smiled proudly and felt that this statement could not be more correct.
By the same token, if he was imprisoned, the person he would trust most would undoubtedly be Bao Heitan, a fellow countryman, and now there would be another Bingzhou Di Shilin.
After receiving the letter, he hurriedly read it and found that it briefly and concisely described the methods of the adultery and husband-murder case. The possible connection with Liu Congguang's death proved that the plot was indeed used by the murderer to kill.
However, there are still many doubts. Since the evidence is unclear, it seems that he deliberately avoided his responsibility, so he used a method to verify it.
The key bet lies in the last sentence: "If within three days, someone else takes this koan legend as a clue and informs the government, please open the second letter and rectify the name of "The Biography of Su Wuming"!"
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