The inner residence of Liu Mansion.
Di Jin walked forward with two officials on his left and right.
Chen Yaozi did not come in person, but the judge Wang Boyang and the recommender Lu Andao came.
At this time, Wang Boyang saw him walking non-stop, almost driving straight in, raised his brows slightly, and suddenly said: "Mr. Di Lang has not come to Liu's Mansion, why does he seem to be somewhat familiar with this place?"
Di Jin said calmly: "The victim, Liu Chongban, was in charge of the financial power in the house. Naturally he would not have wronged himself. The yard he chose was the best in the inner house. This road was originally the most convenient road in the inner house, but now there are no servants. The traces of cleaning show that it leads to the murder scene we are going to."
Wang Boyang fell silent.
Lu Andao couldn't help but admire him.
You can just ask for directions, but you have to reason. This is the style of a detective!
Di Jin thought that the map drawn by his sister worked. It did not have complicated architectural structures, but the route was clear at a glance and pointed directly to the destination.
Then he entered Liu Congguang's room. The same thing happened. He made a pretentious observation and said, "On the first day after the incident, who came to investigate the scene?"
Wang Boyang said: "I came here with the servants and inspected the scene. What advice does Mr. Di Lang have?"
Di Jin said: "I don't dare to give you advice. Judge Wang protected the scene very well, which eased a lot of difficulty in finding out the case."
This is not a complete boast, not to mention that the Kaifeng government office treats him well. Even if it is purely based on level, due to the limitations of the times, there is no systematic investigation process, and it is entirely driven by the ability of individual officials. It is normal to use rough methods and miss clues when solving cases, and there is no need to be harsh on them.
Therefore, he, a later generation, is more tolerant than Gongsun Ce. Once the expectations are lowered, it is good to have some advantages. At least in this house, apart from the elder sister Di Xiangling and the concubine Madam Hu, There should really be no one else coming in or out.
Wang Boyang's face looked better and he said in a deep voice: "Did Mr. Di Lang discover something?"
Di Jin said: "The victim, Liu Chongban, died abnormally. Is this certain?"
If we use more professional terminology, it should actually be called unnatural death, which is also the name of the famous Japanese drama in later generations. Of course, for the ancients, unnatural death was better understood.
Wang Boyang and Lu Andao nodded naturally: "Not bad!"
Di Jin said: "I was in Bingzhou and had an exchange with an official who was well versed in prisons. It turns out that abnormal death is mostly caused by external forces, such as blows to the body, strangulation of the neck leading to suffocation, and falling into the water and drowning. , being struck by lightning, being burned, etc., and some are deaths caused by internal injuries, such as poisoning... To sum up, there are actually three types of death: trauma, suffocation and poisoning."
The explanation was simple and easy to understand. Wang Boyang immediately said: "I looked at Zuo's corpse. There were no other external injuries on the body. There were no strangulation marks on the neck. There was no congestion and swelling on the face. There was no blood on the face or lips. This ruled out the possibility. Suffocation and poisoning... and using a steel needle to penetrate the top of the head is undoubtedly a traumatic death, but the wound is relatively hidden and difficult to detect!"
Di Jin said: "The method is hidden, so it is easy to ignore the aftermath. But during the killing process, will the victim bleed?"
Wang Boyang frowned: "I have never seen such a case before, so I don't dare to judge lightly, but since it causes death, bleeding is also necessary..."
Di Jin said: "But I didn't find a trace of blood in the house."
Wang Boyang followed his instructions and carefully looked around the room, his expression became solemn: "This is an oversight on our part. Seeing that there were no external injuries on the body, we subconsciously did not look for blood... Could it be that the servants in the mansion cleaned it?" Go! Bring the person in charge of the inner house here!"
Not long after, a tall and thick servant woman was brought over.
If Di Xiangling were here, he would have recognized that she was the one who searched Madam Hu that day. Later, she dragged the concubine viciously, with a ferocious look on her face. But now facing the officials, she was extremely humble, and she saw He was about to kneel down: "Dong Siniang, pay homage to the official! Pay homage to the official!"
Wang Boyang said coldly: "Tell me! Are there any servants to clean this room these days?"
Dong Siniang was so frightened that she waved her hands repeatedly: "No! Absolutely not! There is a dead person, and no one has dared to come near it these days. How can you clean it?"
This is in line with common sense. Wang Boyang has no doubts. After thinking about it, he also made a guess: "So, could it be that the murderer was not Liu Chongban who was killed here, but moved the body from other places?"
Lu An said: "Who were the servants who were serving outside that night when Liu Chongban was killed? Call them over!"
Dong Siniang went to call for someone, and soon six servants came in one after another and stood there tremblingly.
Lu Andao began to ask: "Did you stay in the courtyard that night? Did you not leave even an inch?"
The servant lowered his head and did not respond.
This is actually a response.
Wang Boyang said coldly: "Liu Chong's command is extremely strict. Who gave you the courage to leave your post without permission?"
Being extremely strict is a term for high emotional intelligence. In fact, it means beating and scolding servants at every turn. It is normal to not dare to enter the house rashly when encountering such a violent master, but if you don't even guard the yard, if you are discovered, you will be beaten. Absolutely unavoidable.
Someone finally responded, and an older servant said: "Returning to the officials, we didn't leave on our own initiative, it was the young master who drove us out..."
Another maidservant also said in a trembling voice: "Young Master only lets me stay outside the house when he sleeps with Madam Hu. The rest of the time, he is driven out of the yard."
Wang Boyang wondered: "Why is that so?"
The servant said: "Someone heard the young master talking in his sleep... Later that person disappeared... The young master did not let us get close to the house..."
Wang Boyang and Lu Andao looked at each other with a strange expression on their faces.
Dr. Wen surrendered, and at first he only said he was pretending to be ill, but the interrogators at the government office were so vicious that after repeated interrogations, more and more were revealed.
Nowadays, many people know that the wife of the relative who once showed off his power in the government office actually committed adultery with the doctor, and even the son may not be his biological child!
It is impossible to rejoice in someone's misfortune. I don't know how he was laughing behind his back. Now that he is taking precautions against his servants, he couldn't tell this scandal in his sleep, right?
whispering sound!
Di Jin thought about the fate of the servant who unfortunately overheard talking in his sleep, and sighed slightly in his heart. The cases of servants who were killed and punished by their masters were, after all, a very small number among the very few. The common situation is that human life is as worthless as grass...
After calming down, Di Jin asked: "You are not in the courtyard, but you certainly don't dare to stay away. Which entrance and exit is Hou at?"
The servants and maids all kept talking: "South Gate..." "It's at the South Gate!" "It's sheltered from the wind..."
Di Jin looked to the north: "If the murderer wants to move the body, he has to come from that way... Let's go find the real first scene!"
The three of them led the yamen servants out of the house and walked out along the road to the north gate. Di Jin kept scanning all the way. Wang Boyang endured it, but finally couldn't hold it back: "Why did Di Langjun think the murderer moved the body? Even if there was no body in the yard, With servants and maids guarding it, wouldn’t it be risky to move here from another house?”
Di Jin said: "There are many purposes for killing people and moving their bodies, but in this case, the most likely one is the place where the victim originally died. It is extremely disadvantageous to the murderer. Even at the risk of being exposed, he must be moved!"
Lu Andao's eyes flashed, and he understood immediately, and held back his words. After a moment, Wang Boyang also woke up: "Yes! The courtyard where the wife, Qin, is, is in the north!"
He just felt that he had gained insight into the truth. The process was not complicated, and he couldn't help but feel a little annoyed.
If on the day the body was found, there was no trace of blood in the house, and there were signs of movement of the body, and then the servants were asked to find out the possible direction of movement, it might have been discovered that the wife Qin was suspected, and there would be no need to wait until later. Only when the doctor suddenly surrenders can he get the key clues.
In fact, Di Jin knew that even on his first day here, he would not be able to go so smoothly. Now that he had a suspect, it would be very difficult to follow the diagram.
Of course, this case is no different than others in that it must have detailed evidence, especially if a neighbor steals an axe!
When everyone quickly arrived at the courtyard where Qin lived, they found that there were obviously more servants inside, all dressed in mourning clothes, including Liu Yongnian who came out, and his sister Jiuxiao Niangzi, who was holding his hand. Wear linen and wear filial piety.
Even Mrs. Qin, who had been ill in bed for a long time, "forced herself to support her illness" and came to keep her husband's vigil, which was impeccable in terms of etiquette.
But Wang Boyang and Lu Andao looked disgusted and said coldly: "Take all the servants and maids in this courtyard out and strictly guard and interrogate them!"
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As soon as these words came out, Liu Yongnian's body tensed up instantly, and the tension was visible to the naked eye.
Mrs. Qin's face was pale, and she stood up slowly, her expression still gentle, with a hint of surprise: "I wonder why these two officials want to interrogate my maidservant?"
Wang Boyang said coldly: "Since your crime has been committed! Mrs. Qin, did you think that the traitor Wen Xuzhong, after learning of the vicious actions you had done, could not bear the reproach of his conscience and surrendered to the Kaifeng government office?"
This is a strategy to attack the prisoner's heart. If he deceives the criminal, many people who are ill-prepared will be directly exposed!
Liu Yongnian's face changed immediately, but Mrs. Qin's expression did not change at all: "Is it Doctor Wen from Ren'ai Hall? I don't know what this person said, but I have known him for a long time, but I know who he is. People suffering from hysteria should not believe what they say..."
Di Jin commented in his heart: "Being too calm is also a flaw. How can an ordinary woman be so peaceful when she is accused of adultery?"
"Hysteria?" Wang Boyang was startled, and became even more angry: "Do you think you can get away with such lies and sophistry?"
Mrs. Qin still looked weak, but her tone did not flinch at all: "I have no intention of getting away with it. If the officials don't believe it, please go to the hospital and search!"
Wang Boyang felt that his dignity had been offended and walked into the courtyard angrily. Lu Andao frowned slightly and followed in, while Di Jin walked in last.
In the next half hour, more than a dozen government officials searched the scene carefully, but found nothing.
Not to mention the obvious blood stains and murder weapons, there was not even the slightest trace that could prove that Liu Congguang had been here that night.
Wang Boyang's expression was obviously ugly. Lu Andao observed Di Jin and found that the latter seemed not surprised.
There is really nothing surprising. There is a Rocca exchange law in later generations. "Whenever two objects come into contact, a transfer phenomenon will occur." It is used in crime scene investigations, that is, the suspect will definitely take something away from the scene. At the same time, Leave something behind, these traces of evidence are key evidence.
But transfer is transfer, and traces are traces. Even if they are left behind, they may not always be traceable.
In ancient times, there was no luminol test that could easily detect the residue of blood stains. There were no various test strips and instruments that could collect fingerprints, textile fibers, and biological traces. They all relied on the naked eye.
Since both the murderer and the investigators rely on the naked eye, both parties are on the same level. In fact, it is to see whether the murderer has carefully cleaned the scene and erased as many traces as possible.
It happened that four full days had passed since Liu Congguang was killed. It can be said that Qin had the right time and place in her own yard. She only had to avoid the inspection of the Kaifeng government officials and the sight of the servants in the government, and pretended to be sick during the day. Go to bed, get up at night, and erase everything meticulously.
Therefore, time is the key to investigating the case. If Di Jin can conduct on-site inspection on the first morning, it will be difficult for the other party to calmly clean up everything.
It's too late to say that now...
Fortunately, no matter how hard the murderer cleans up his traces, there are still things he can't guard against!
Physical evidence is hard to find, but there is still a human witness!
Since Di Jin was admitted to the hospital, the most important thing he was observing was not the Qin family, but the children who were protected by the Qin family.
Liu Yongnian's face was tense, and he stood motionless. His fists were clenched subconsciously, and his whole person was in a state of high alert;
The Ninth Lady lowered her head, but squinted her eyes from time to time, peeking at the official, her lips seemed to be trembling slightly.
After Di Jin completed his observation and confirmed his speculation, he came to Lu Andao and whispered something.
After Lu Andao listened, he nodded slightly, then went to Wang Boyang and said a few words, and the latter also nodded slightly.
After a while, seeing the government servants returning in vain one after another, Mrs. Qin said softly to Wang Boyang: "Do the officials believe in me now? Although I am not of high birth, I have gone to the palace and listened to the teachings of saints. How could I do that? Waiting for something that is against women’s ethics?”
Wang Boyang sneered: "What? Using the Queen Mother to suppress me?"
Mrs. Qin pursed her lips and raised a slight arc: "The officials are overly worried. I don't dare to have such thoughts. I just remember the saint's teachings and don't dare to forget them at all!"
The emperor of the Tang Dynasty was called a "sage", Li Zhi and Wu Zetian were the two saints who came to the dynasty, the queen and the queen mother of the Song Dynasty were called "sages", and the Qin family is now a saint.
There are some things that don’t need to be said, as long as the meaning is conveyed~
Di Jin watched with cold eyes.
This woman seems to be arrogant after no longer holding back, but she is actually very smart.
Now that the traitor Dr. Wen has mysteriously surrendered to the case, and the Kaifeng government office has grasped the most critical clue, Qin's motives and suspicions cannot be concealed. The only way to escape now is that the Queen Mother and the government office in the palace cannot get concrete evidence. evidence of.
Therefore, at this moment, it is useless to be polite. On the contrary, it will irritate the other party. It is best to let the Kaifeng government office make a mistake in order to get away with it.
Wang Boyang's face was indeed livid and he raised his hands: "You are so brave, my officer..."
Seeing that he seemed to be about to take action, Mrs. Qin showed a hint of expectation, but Lu Andao stepped forward at the right time and blocked Wang Boyang. Then he pointed at Liu Yongnian and said, "I want to ask this boy!"
Qin said: "If the officials have anything to say, just ask."
Lu An ignored him and looked at Liu Yongnian: "Stand up and follow me to the side to ask!"
Liu Yongnian swallowed nervously, but Qin knew that he had to pass this test, so he pushed his son gently: "Go ahead and answer the official's questions properly."
"yes!"
Liu Yongnian recalled the care he received over the past few days in his mind, and walked out slowly, and was taken aside by Lu Andao for questioning.
Di Jin stopped in front of Wang Boyang again, as if worried that he would lose his temper in anger, and asked: "In what year did Madam Qin and Liu Chongban get married?"
Mrs. Qin had already been sizing up this young man, who was the youngest and yet the most respected by the judge. At this time, he asked instead of answering: "Is this young man also an official?"
This statement was deliberately made with a bit of contempt. Di Jin was not angry, his tone was calm, but there was an unspeakable dignity and confidence: "Answer my question!"
Qin's heart trembled, but she replied: "Dazhong Xiangfu six years."
Di Jin asked again: "Your Majesty, Geng?"
Qin said: "Thirteen."
Di Jin nodded slowly: "That is to say, you have a son less than a year after marrying into the Liu family. Judging from your daughter's age, she should have been born two or three years later, right? In this way, even a doctor will not Very manipulative..."
Qin's face, which had always been calm and composed, finally changed imperceptibly. She subconsciously reached back to cover her face, and then suddenly screamed: "What did you do to my daughter?"
But while the two were talking, Wang Boyang suddenly stepped forward, picked up the ninth lady, and strode out of the courtyard. Di Jin stopped in front of Qin and said calmly: "Madam, please wait here. Judge Wang has I have to ask my daughter the question!"
Although Di Jin's temperament is not that of a teenager, he is still too young. In fact, he is only three years older than Wang Yongnian, which is not enough to win the trust of children;
Lu Andao is old, but his figure is thin, somewhat unremarkable, and his appearance is not majestic;
Among the three, Wang Boyang is the only one who is tall, handsome, and wearing a neat official robe. He is very majestic, but his mentality is not as sophisticated as Lu Andao's, but children often only look at the first impression.
Therefore, Lu Andao kept an eye on Liu Yongnian and transferred one of them away first. Di Jin then asked Qin to distract his attention. Finally, Wang Boyang came forward to take the child away from Qin's control.
Outside the hospital, the Kaifeng Prefecture judge tried his best to speak in a gentle tone: "Son, we are government officials and can make decisions for your father. Do you have anything to say to me?"
The ninth lady looked at him blankly, then looked at the tall and powerful officials around her, who protected her among them, and finally burst out crying.
Then the little lady who was said to have been poisoned and mute said the most crucial words: "I didn't want to harm daddy... I didn't want to harm daddy... It was my mother and brother who asked me to trick daddy into the yard. …Wah wow wow!”
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