On the way back, Gu Ling'er felt a little depressed.
Because it is almost certain that the person who did it was a certain prince, to be precise, one of the second prince and the fourth prince.
The fourth prince is undoubtedly the most suspicious, no matter from which aspect.
All doubts point to the fourth prince.
Gu Ling'er couldn't help but ask: "Husband, is it him?"
Lin Bai paused and said: "On the surface, it is indeed him, but it is still too early to make a judgment now."
Gu Ling'er said: "If it wasn't him, why would the second prince reveal this matter?"
Lin Bai also frowned slightly.
If it wasn't him, then it was the second prince Gu Qianmo. But if it was really Gu Qianmo, why did he take the initiative to reveal what he had done? Could it be that there are other people here?
But it shouldn’t be!
The late emperor was already seriously ill. In other words, the loess was buried up to his neck. Except for the issue of the edict, it was impossible for anyone else to take action. Could it be another prince?
Sixth prince?
It doesn't even look like it. Gu Qianchen has just established a foothold in the court. The Ouchi guards are the people around the emperor, and they cannot be penetrated overnight. Gu Qianchen is too young.
Lin Bai shook his head secretly, feeling that it was very foggy.
There is also the first poisoning case. Is there any connection between the two?
The day passed quickly.
night.
While waiting for news from all parties, Lin Bai began to sort out the case, trying to find something suspicious in it.
Gu Ling'er accompanied him and looked at the files together.
At this time, Shen Polu's voice came from outside the door, "Princess Qi, Prince, there is news."
Gu Ling'er's expression changed, "Come in!"
Soon, Shen Polu walked into the study and said, "Prince Qi, we already have clues about the death row prisoner you asked us to track down."
"Oh? So fast?"
A look of surprise appeared in Lin Bai's eyes, "Say!"
Shen Polu took out a file from his arms and said: "This is the person. His identity is very suspicious. After his family took the body home, they suspected that there was something wrong with the body. According to this person's wife, he There was a very small birthmark on my husband’s inner thigh, but the body he brought back was useless.”
"Her wife once wanted to go to the Yamen to ask for someone, but because the body had been castrated, she was afraid that the birthmark would be destroyed, and she was also afraid that her husband might not be dead, but would be killed because of her own actions, so she gave up."
Lin Bai asked: "Have you verified it?"
Shen Polu said: "Go back to the prince and verify it. We secretly dug up the grave. There is no birthmark on the inner thigh, and the face is completely different. The degree of castration is very high, and it is across the board. It is suspected of concealing the identity of the eunuch."
Lin Bai nodded, "It should be Xiao Guizi."
He looked at the file and the date of death on it. This was the first day of the crime. He was transferred to the prison and killed just after he was taken to the sky jail.
As expected, it was clean and neat, which fit well with the murderer's modus operandi.
Gu Ling'er's pretty face changed slightly and said: "Go and check the body of the fake little noble son immediately."
"yes!"
Shen Polu took the order and immediately retreated.
Gu Ling'er looked at the file with a gloomy expression, "I transferred him and killed him on the first day. I won't believe it if I say that Wu Sanshui is fine."
The first day of the incident must be the most stressful and careful day, after all, such a big thing happened.
As time goes by, they say they will gradually slack off, but it is almost impossible on the first day, especially for someone in a high position like Wu Sanshui, the commander of the Ouchi Guards. It is impossible not to understand the seriousness of this matter, so...
There was no doubt that he had a problem.
And if he had a problem and deliberately transferred Xiao Guizi, then the matter seems to be very clear.
"They must have poisoned my father, and then Wu Sanshui captured him and killed him in the prison, replacing him with someone of similar stature."
"It's just that they didn't expect that the second prince actually knew about this matter and deliberately exposed it. Later, they were afraid of exposing the secret, so they directly killed the fake young nobleman, as well as the Ouchi guard who died yesterday, fearing that they would all be related to This matter has nothing to do with it.”
This inference is very reasonable, to be precise, it is seamless.
All the fingers were pointed at Gu Qiankuang.
From the motives to the methods and the aftermath, everything is clear.
It was so clear that Lin Bai was a little suspicious and frowned slightly.
Seeing this, Gu Ling'er asked: "Husband, do you have any other questions?"
Lin Bai thought for a while and asked: "Don't you think Xiao Guizi's identity was confirmed too smoothly and too quickly? From the time we checked the deceased, it was determined in one day. With the methods of the murderer behind him, he should be able to do it more cleanly. .”
Gu Ling'er nodded, "It did go smoothly, but who would have thought that they would change the contract so early in the morning? Didn't the Sixth Prince never think about it after checking for so long? It's because my husband knows everything."
"Moreover, the family of that corpse did not ask the Yamen for help. There is no doubt that they would not ask anything."
However, it only took Shen Polu one day to figure out the truth. Did the person behind it not pay attention at all after handing the body to the family?
How can a person who is so cautious and clean in his work be watched secretly and not be relieved until the body is buried?
And if he did this, he would definitely be able to find that the lady who found the body had discovered something unusual.
Is it because I don’t care about these little people at all, or...
Gu Ling'er looked at Lin Bai in confusion, "What your husband means is..."
Lin Bai shook his head and said: "My husband is just suspicious. Is it possible that this is just a flaw deliberately left by the person behind it, just for us to find out and target the fourth prince?"
Gu Ling'er's expression froze, "Why would my husband have such an idea?"
"The second prince has behaved openly and confidently so far. Logically speaking..."
Lin Bai said: "It is precisely because he was too calm. The late emperor was poisoned and his position was at stake. Even Gu Qiankuang's arrogant and arrogant character had restrained himself because it was a big deal, a big deal, but the second prince was extremely calm. , as if everything is under control, don’t you think this is abnormal?”
"His strength is weaker than Gu Qiankuang's, at least on the surface. Even if the case is really done by Gu Qiankuang and he wants to use the case to attack Gu Qiankuang, he shouldn't be so calm. Instead, he should be worried. Worry about Gu Qiankuang The dog jumped over the wall and intervened with force."
"But he didn't seem worried at all, he was extremely calm, and he was always taking the initiative, pressing forward step by step."
"It feels like someone is deliberately forcing Gu Qian to jump over the wall."
Gu Ling'er frowned slightly. What her husband said seemed to make sense, but...
"My husband also said before that it is impossible for Wu Sanshui to be unaware of the transfer of the young noble son, and he belongs to the fourth prince. If so, then..."
Lin Bai's eyes were deep, "So, if you want to find out the truth, you must start with Wu Sanshui. This person is very crucial. Let people check Wu Sanshui."
"good!"
Gu Ling'er was about to give instructions.
Lin Bai said again: "Wait a minute! Let Shadow Pavilion investigate. I'm afraid the people around us have already been targeted."
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