"Hmm~"
Gongsun Ce straightened up, yawned, and stretched his sore shoulders.
He simply spent the night in Kaifeng's government office.
It is impossible for the government office to stay up all night, and the so-called busyness is a bit pretentious. Liu Congguang cannot die tragically. Everyone should get off work and enjoy themselves.
But I did stay up very late last night. When the clock started ringing, the candles in each room were extinguished. I didn't care whether the case was solved or not. This was my attitude.
However, Wu Zuo stayed up for most of the night and confirmed that there was indeed a small wound on Liu Congguang's head. However, it was difficult to determine whether the fatal weapon was a steel needle because the body could not be dissected. With the current autopsy methods, it could only be found For this reason.
But enough is enough.
Confirmed previous speculation.
Gongsun Ce chose to stay and wait to see whether the bet stated in Di Jin's first letter would come true...
"During these three days, will anyone deliberately deliver books to the government office?"
Gongsun Ce was an important promoter of the publication of "The Biography of Su Wuming". If it weren't for his supervision as a young master, Wenmaotang would not have copied the four volumes and eighty volumes so quickly, and also started to spend time on engraving and engraving.
The shopkeepers all thought that this move was not worth it, but Gongsun Ce did not think so. He loved "The Biography of Su Wuming" and believed that the book had the potential to be a big seller. He had prepared the engravings early and would quickly sell them in the capital's bookstores the next day. goods, the profit gained is far beyond what a set of engravings can compare with.
However, there are unforeseen circumstances. If the death of my cousin Liu Congguang is really due to the murderer referring to this book and imitating the murder, then I am afraid it will become a banned book, and the engraving will really be wasted...
But now Gongsun Ce doesn't care whether the engraving can recover its cost, but is waiting for the result of the bet.
Besides him, who is proficient in the art of sentencing and also knows "The Biography of Su Wuming" very well, who can react so quickly that the case is related to it?
Those who have read the book do not understand the details of Liu Congguang's case, and those who know the details of the case have not read the book...
After thinking about it, the murderer is the most likely, but the murderer should try his best to conceal the contents of the book.
In Gongsun Ce's analysis, the most suspected murderer in this case was his concubine Madam Hu.
Mrs. Hu's adultery with an outsider was known to Liu's servants and was exposed sooner or later. However, Liu Congguang had a violent temper and would never allow such useless things. His concubine's status was also low, and no one would care if she committed such a thing and was tortured to death.
In such a life-and-death crisis, Mrs. Hu accidentally obtained "The Biography of Su Wuming". She knew that it was not a storybook circulated in the market, and only a few had read it. When she saw the above plot, she suddenly felt like she had found a treasure, and she became the murderer of the adultery and murder case. , decided to take a desperate risk.
The night before yesterday, Madam Hu avoided the servants, came to Liu Congguang's room, sweet-talked him to sleep, tied him up, stuffed foreign objects into his mouth, and covered his face to prevent him from making any noise.
Then a steel needle stuck in the sole of a shoe, or a similar weapon, was driven into Liu Congguang's head, killing him with one blow.
The murder process went very smoothly. Unexpectedly, Liu Congguang's daughter Jiu Xiaoniang also came to the scene of the murder. Madam Hu was shocked. In order to fear that she would tell anyone, she poisoned the child.
Maybe it wasn't medicine that made them mute, but other methods. As a result, the children were speechless. Others only thought that the children were frightened by their father's death, and didn't think about witnessing the murder scene...
It has to be said that without a detective like Su Wuming, it would be really difficult to find out the truth about this case. As long as the yamen has difficulty finding the victim's wounds and is forced to close the case quickly due to his identity as a relative, Madam Hu can take Liu Congguang away from her. The money and the adulterer flew away.
In the future, if someone notices that something is wrong, it is still unknown whether the retrial can be overturned. Even if it is overturned, where can we find this concubine who killed her husband? In this vast world, where can we find her?
Because of this, Gongsun Ce was ready to come forward and get the evidence as soon as possible so that the real culprit could have nothing to say, so as to prevent the Kaifeng government office from being pressured by the above and handle the case in a muddle. As a result, the innocent people were wronged and the real culprit was removed.
His worries were by no means unfounded. He had seen a lot of this kind of thing in Luzhou and tried his best to save some, but there were still many things he could do nothing about...
"I wonder how Di Shilin judged that the murderer was not imitating the crime?"
Gongsun Ce made the above inference based on Wu Zuo's autopsy and the clues he had obtained so far. After thinking about it again and again, he felt that there was no problem, so he became curious. How did the Bingzhou detective next door conclude that the truth was not like this?
If it were anyone else, Gongsun Ce would have thought that the other party was deliberately breaking off the relationship for the sake of his own work, but Di Shilin would not think so. There must be another basis.
"One day has passed, only today and tomorrow are left!"
Without the servants to serve him, Gongsun Ce washed himself a little clumsily, came to the execution room in a bad mood, and began to wait.
Whether it's friendship or curiosity about exploring the truth of the case, he will stay here for the next two days.
While waiting, I would like to correct the mistakes and omissions of these officials.
So stupid...
Some things are obvious at a glance, but he has to think about them for a long time. No wonder he is so busy at work and can't see the results. He really can't stand it!
As a result, within two quarters of an hour, Gongsun Ce was driven out.
The Kaifeng government office is already busy enough. A scholar with no reputation is pointing at the side, with a look of superiority and arrogance on his eyebrows. Do you find it annoying?
"Obviously what I said is right!"
"Hmph, when I become a Jinshi in high school and become an official in the future, I will definitely rectify this mess!"
Gongsun Ce muttered a few words and walked away. But before he left the long corridor leading to the execution room, he saw a scribe coming quickly. After entering the room, he said: "The old man sent by Liu Mansion is here. Make it clear what’s important!”
Chen Yaozi's eyes moved: "Bring someone in."
Gongsun Ce outside frowned, immediately stopped and waited silently.
About a quarter of an hour later, the clerk and an old man were quickly walked into the execution room: "Old servant, pay homage to Chen Zhige!"
Chen Yaozi's words were concise and concise: "Speak!"
The old man of the house took out a scroll from the bag on his waist and offered it with both hands: "My Alang found something that is closely related to the murder case. I dare not neglect it, so I specially ordered my old servant to give it to me!"
This Alang refers to Liu Congde, the eldest son of his ex-husband Liu Mei. He is now serving as the envoy to the reserve library and belongs to the Spanish envoys. This official position is generally not taken up. It is only for the transfer of military officials. Giving Liu Congde is actually equivalent to sending a letter to Liu Congde. A salary official is the kind who only gets a salary and does not work.
The current Liu Mansion is also nominally headed by the eldest son.
At this moment, not to mention Gongsun Ce who had returned, staring at the book in the old man's hand without blinking, Chen Yaozi had an inexplicable look on his face, and said in a deep voice: "Bring it over!"
Lu Andao walked over personally, took the book and presented it to Chen Yaozi.
Chen Yaozi only turned through a few pages and judged that, except for the different handwriting, this was indeed the first volume of "The Biography of Su Wuming".
This volume has obvious signs of being read through. Judging from the dilapidation, it may have been read more than once.
The torture chamber fell silent.
Seeing that the atmosphere seemed a bit strange, the elder of the house thought that Chen Yaozi did not understand what it was, so he hurriedly explained: "Zhi Ge Rong Chou, this book is a public case legend written by a scholar, about the former Tang Dynasty detective Su It's an unknown thing, but it's the first case that can be solved. Many of the details are very consistent with Wu Lang's death, which is chilling. I hope you officials will take a closer look!"
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Chen Yaozi really wanted to observe clearly and asked directly: "Has Ambassador Liu Ku read this book?"
The old man was stunned for a moment, and immediately realized the key, and hurriedly said: "Alang has not seen it..."
Chen Yaozi said: "Having never read it, how could he know that the content in the book is very similar to the death of Liu Chongban?"
The old man hesitated and said, "Alang heard it from others..."
Chen Yaozi's eyes were sharp: "Who is that person? It's related to the death of my brother. Liu Kushi only listened to a few words and asked you to bring the book. I think he has great trust in him. Who is this person? Who in the Liu family Bit?"
"This... this..." The old man didn't expect that the other party didn't even read the book. Instead, he asked himself, and he panicked for a moment: "I don't know..."
Chen Yaozi shook his head. If he were the elder of another powerful family, he would not be so rude. After all, the Liu family is not worthy of their morals. It is not obvious on ordinary days. When something goes wrong, his true colors are revealed. He waved his hand: "Bring it to me." Go down! Interrogate me!"
"Zhige! Zhige!" The old man was dragged down in panic, while everyone in the execution room focused their attention on the letter in Chen Yaozi's hand.
Due to Di Jin's request, Chen Yaozi asked the referee Lu Andao and the judge Wang Boyang to read the first letter together and also witnessed that the second letter had not been opened.
Lu Andao was not surprised, but the judge Wang Boyang was extremely curious. When did Chen Dafu, who was hard to talk to, pay so much attention to the opinions of a scholar?
The answer was soon revealed.
"Since, as Di Shilin said, within three days, someone really connected the case with this public case, then I will take a look and see what he wrote in his second letter!"
Chen Yaozi has been impatient since he was young, and he has not changed it yet. After showing it for a moment, he couldn't wait to take out the letter, read the beginning, and raised his thick eyebrows: "It has been planned for a long time, and it is a public case?"
Gongsun Ce hurriedly came over.
Di Jin's words were very direct, and he first made it clear at the beginning: "The student thought that the murderer in this case must have read Su Wuming's Detective Legend of the former Tang Dynasty in recent days, but the reason why Liu Chongban was killed was not because of this book, but because of it. It has been planned for a long time, and it is a false case!"
"Chen Zhige must have remembered that what the student said that day was to 'make an injury', deliberately hurting oneself in order to slander others. The same was true for Liu Chongban's death."
"The adulterous woman, the vicious mute daughter, the cruel method of driving nails into the skull, the murderer imitated every detail, as if he was afraid of not knowing. This is a murder according to the plot of the public case script, especially artificial!"
"In the storybook, Su Wuming has revealed the truth and made the culprits unable to hide. Now the murderer is trying his best to imitate the crime. All he wants is to make a time difference. He hopes that no one in the yamen will read this book for a while and go ahead. Get away with it and live a free life in the future.”
"However, this book was written by a student. The previous conflict between the student and Liu Chongban was not a secret. Isn't the murderer worried that the student will discover the connection between the cases and reveal the mystery?"
"A foolish person cannot read the storybook thoroughly, and a person who reads the storybook thoroughly will not be so foolish!"
"According to the student's opinion, the murderer had already had the intention to kill and had everything prepared. He came across this book by chance, was shocked by Su Wuming's investigation of the case, worried that his evil deeds would be exposed, and wanted to get lucky, so he used this method to disrupt the sentence! "
"Therefore, the murderer definitely did not use the methods in the book to kill people, but wanted to use this book to frame others and try to get away with it!"
"Fortunately, the student did not intend to sell this book for profit. It was only given as a gift between a few friends. There are only a few readers and do not know the details of the case. If the murderer wants to frame the crime, he must make this book known to the government."
"Therefore, within three days, if anyone can't wait to connect the public cases in the book with real crimes, the above speculation will have solid evidence!"
"The person who provided the clues is either the real culprit or was deceived by the real culprit!"
"I hope the government will solve the case and clear the name of the public case! Clear the name of those who have been tirelessly pursuing the truth for thousands of years!"
After reading the second letter, Chen Yaozi stroked his beard and praised: "As expected of Di Shilin!"
Gongsun Ce quickly turned red, his handsome face full of shame, anger and unwillingness: "I actually fell into the trap?"
His reasoning indeed misses a key point, the original author of this koan!
Due to the scarcity of readers, it is difficult to connect the two in a short period of time. Gongsun Ce's meeting happened at the right time and it was purely a coincidence. However, Di Jin, who had conflicts with Liu Congguang, is very likely to be implicated in the case... …
When the time comes, once he comes forward, as long as he hears the ins and outs of the case, how can he not know the motive of the method? Then wouldn’t everything be exposed?
Therefore, the plot of the public case is a cover, and the real purpose is to remind people of this film. If you follow the above method to solve the case, you will fall into the murderer's plan!
In this way, he was bypassed and almost put his friend in a disadvantageous situation...
It is unbearable!
"Bring the old man from the Liu Mansion here, I want to interrogate him personally!"
In comparison, the Kaifeng government office was very happy.
When investigating a case, the entry point is the most important. Sometimes the truth is not worth mentioning, but finding the most valuable one among the vast clues requires countless efforts.
Now Di Jin's two letters provide a clear idea, which is inspiring.
If we investigate the case like this, maybe we won't have to work overtime tonight...
very nice!
It can greatly reduce the workload. The one who is hidden at home is the real detective!
Just as everyone in the Kaifeng government office was in high spirits, preparing to use new ideas to find the real murderer, another government servant quickly stepped into the office and reported: "Report to the government, someone is coming from the palace!"
Surprised, Chen Yaozi's expression also darkened.
Not long after, surrounded by several internal officials, an old man about fifty years old with a graceful appearance walked in with square steps.
Since the other party obviously came with the Queen Mother's wishes, Chen Yaozi also came out to greet him and called him: "The noble man!"
Eunuchs in the Song Dynasty were not called eunuchs, but were collectively called chamberlains, chamberlains, eunuchs, and middle officials. People in the Song Dynasty did not call them "father-in-law," but they were generally called officials. "Zhongguiren" was a common honorific title for eunuchs outside the palace.
Of course, if you are a young chamberlain, calling him "a noble person" is a respectful title, but the visitor is a close confidant of the Queen Mother, and all the chamberlains know that Jiang Deming, who is doing official business in the Imperial City, only calls him "a noble person", but it has an obvious connotation. Alienation.
The look on Jiang Deming's face was only sadness, and he sighed worriedly: "Chen Zhige, the Queen Mother was shocked to hear the bad news about the Liu family. She was greatly saddened. She ordered this old slave to come and ask, has the audacious thief been caught?"
Chen Yaozi's face was expressionless, but in fact his heart was tense.
The death of Liu Congguang is by no means a simple investigation to find the culprit, but it is also necessary to investigate the case and find the culprit.
Chen Yaozi's original plan was to seize the time, solve the case based on the ideas provided by Di Jin, and then conduct the next political game based on the identity and motives of the real murderer.
But it can't be done now.
After all, it was Liu Congde, the elder brother of the deceased, who discovered that "The Biography of Su Wuming" was related to the case. This person may be the real murderer, or he may be instigated by the real murderer. Of course, no matter what it is, once the Kaifeng government office is discovered, the reaction will not be as good as others. As expected, they would all choose to continue going to the palace to complain.
If the Liu family reveals this matter first and the Queen Mother declares that the murderer murdered Liu Congguang precisely because he read the book written by the scholar Qian Kao, then they will be the ones who fall into the passive position. Let alone telling the truth later, they will have to reverse it. Public opinion is extremely difficult.
Chen Yaozi always acted decisively. With these thoughts in his mind, he turned around without hesitation and picked up the books and letters: "It's a good time for you, Your Excellency. I'm about to enter the palace and tell the Queen Mother personally about the strangeness of this case! "
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