Each case became more bizarre and more difficult than the last, and Qin Tianming seemed a little unsure.
It can be regarded as fate. In his previous life, Qin Tianming often stayed up late working in the warehouse where the broken corpses of murder cases were placed. Since time travel, tonight, he began to live in a small room next to the murder warehouse to solve cases.
Facing the green lantern and earthen kang, he was really speechless.
Fate seemed to be teasing him, and he had no choice but to fight.
Fortunately, Master Tan is a careful person. He ordered people to make this small room very warm and harmonious, which was a kind of comfort to Qin Tianming.
After taking over the ghost case, Xu Ruhai, the Imperial Envoy and Minister of Dali Temple, personally had a light meal with Qin Tianming and told him how much Emperor Xia Wen attached great importance to the case and hoped that he would do his best to solve the case.
In and out of words, Xu Ruhai has very clearly hinted to Qin Tianming that if he can really crack the case, not to mention that his net worth will skyrocket, his family will also benefit from it, and it can be said that one person can reach heaven.
After eating with the Imperial Envoy Xu Ruhai, Qin Tianming passed by the Qiandong County Criminal Case Warehouse on his way back to the hut. He felt uncomfortable when he saw that the shelves in the whole warehouse were covered with black cases and dust.
The country of Daxia is really dark. If one day I really want to be successful, I must change the backwardness and corruption of this country.
It's a pity that I am a pariah now and can't even save my life. What can I do?
Back at the hut, Master Tan had already been sitting there waiting for a long time.
Among the people waiting for Qin Tianming with Master Tan, Qin Tianming knew them all.
One is Li Shitong, the Great Yin Yang who is also the judge of Qiandong County, the other is Qiandong County No. 2 Chu Zuo Deng Jie, as well as Wu Ying, the stable woman, and Li Tai and Han Meng, the head catchers.
Another person is Gao Yanjiao, the adopted daughter of County Magistrate Gao.
Gao Yanjiao was not a participant in the case, but a bystander watching the excitement.
Wherever there is something exciting and novel, she is indispensable.
Several people crowded Qin Tianming's small room, and there were many heads swaying in the light.
Ma Dajuzuo, the chief of Qiandong County, was arrested and imprisoned by the county government because he was found to have accepted bribes from others and secretly detained Wu Wan and Jia Sidao. Not involved in the case.
Ma Dachuzuo made a big mistake in the Wu Wan case. Fortunately, Wu Wan did not die, and because Ma Dachuzuo was also a scarce technical staff, he was not questioned and executed.
If they were ordinary police officers, they would probably be dead long ago.
At this moment, Ma Dachuzuo is locked in a water prison, facing the same predicament as Qin Tianming who was sentenced to jail after traveling through time.
Everyone sat down, Master Tan was the first to speak:
"Everyone is invited to come here and tell us. I think you all already know that Qin Tianming was ordered to investigate the case and took over the ghost case that the imperial court attaches great importance to. Therefore, Mr. Gao tasked us to form a ghost case trial team. The members are already here. I just want to In other words, everyone must work together to solve this case as soon as possible, so that County Magistrate Gao and Mr. Xu can explain to the emperor!"
Although Qin Tianming solved two cases in a row, Li Shitong was still not convinced. He said disdainfully:
"Qin Dachuzuo, you dare to take over this case, are you seeking death? You are seeking death, and you are also suffering the consequences for us. This is a bit unethical."
Qin Tianming dared to refute, Master Tan Laosi immediately said:
"Captain Li, what you are saying now is meaningless. The Imperial Commissioner Xu has agreed to Qin Tianming's request and personally appointed us people to form a ghost case team to solve the case. If the case cannot be solved on time, the person who will die will not be able to solve the case on time. If Qin Tianming is alone, we will all be finished, so, hehehe,"
Li Shitong sneered angrily and said:
"So, we innocent people are unfortunately tied to the same rope as Qin Tianming. If we move forward, we will die, if we retreat, we will die. In short, we are destined to die."
Gao Yanjiao, who was watching coldly, suddenly said coldly:
"If you don't want to die, you have to follow Qin Tianming to solve the case wholeheartedly, otherwise no one will get any good results!"
"Follow him to solve the case?"
Li Shitong burst into laughter and said:
"Following him to solve the case, I think it's better to follow him to seek death. The ghost case has gone through ten years and three dynasties, and many high-ranking people have worked hard, but they still haven't found the real culprit. Just rely on him? Is it possible?"
Li Shitong was very upset because his disciple Ma Shicai was imprisoned by Qin Tianming.
Of course Qin Tianming knew that no one believed him, but he had already taken over the case and had no way out, so he might as well take the risk and maybe turn defeat into victory.
If he wants to turn defeat into victory, Qin Tianming knows that he needs to unite with the people in front of him, no matter they are good guys or bad guys, in order to solve the case.
With his own strength, there is almost nothing he can do to deal with such a long-lasting case with a complicated background.
A united front must also be established to solve the crime.
Therefore, he did not take Li Shitong's sarcasm seriously at all, but said:
"Master Li, what Ma Dachu did was my fault. I should not have exposed his mistakes, which led to his unfortunate imprisonment. I regret and feel guilty, but in order to solve the case, I had to do it."
Li Shitong said coldly:
"Qin Tianming, although Ma Shicai is a little careless, he is a good person and works down to earth. He is a craftsman who I single-handedly promoted from a corpse stitcher, and he still has some skills. It's a pity, it's a pity that he was tricked by you. He is in prison, but his wife and children have no one to take care of him at home. It’s very pitiful!”
Qin Tianming said immediately:
"Master Li, please feel free to rest assured about this matter. I will definitely intercede with the Imperial Envoy and Master Gao for what Ma Dachu has done, and strive to release your disciple from prison as soon as possible. I will definitely do this." , will definitely not let him have any misfortune.”
Qin Tianming said this, leaving Li Shitong speechless.
Li Shitong nodded and said:
"Ma Shicai has been with me for many years, and he has worked hard without credit. I really don't want him to ruin his life because of some small mistakes. If Qin Dachu has this intention, Li Shitong will also be grateful!"
Everyone clapped and applauded, saying that it was not easy to be a good person in Daxia and hoped that nothing unexpected would happen to Ma Chuzuo.
When everyone calmed down, Qin Tianming pressed his hand on the large pile of ghost case reports and said to them:
"Without further ado, time is running out, so let's talk about how the ghost case happened!"
"It's a long story,"
The master used an iron wire to brighten the dim oil lamp, and then spoke first:
"When this case occurred, it was ten years ago. At that time, I was still a scholar in Qandong County. It was precisely because the investigation of this case required a large number of manpower that Mr. Tan was able to enter the county government office to work."
Li Shitong nodded a few times and said:
"The people here, Master Shi and I, as well as Capt. Li, are the earliest servants, and you are all latecomers. Ten years ago, when Master Shi Taigao Shi was the magistrate of Qandong County, we are now He is the head of the Criminal Department, and a ghost case occurred in our Qandong County that shocked the whole country of Daxia, and this is the case before us."
Qin Tianming stared at Li Shitong and asked:
"The county magistrate at that time was Shi Taigao? Is he now the head of the Criminal Department?"
"yes,"
Li Shitong nodded and said:
"It was precisely because Shi Taigao took the lead in solving this ghost case that he was promoted to the governor of Bei'an Prefecture. Later he was gradually promoted and now serves as the head of the Daxia National Criminal Department, responsible for criminal cases across the country."
Qin Tianming asked in surprise:
"Master Li, you said that Shi Taigao had solved the case at that time, why did you still mention the case?"
The master took over the topic and said:
"The reason why this case is called a ghost case is because in this place, Qiandong County announced that it had cracked the case once, Bei'an Prefecture announced that it had cracked the case once, and then the three agencies jointly announced that it had cracked the case once, but in the end they were all proven to be false. , the murderer continues to be at large and continues to commit crimes, until now!"
And such weird things?
Qin Tianming showed an expression of disbelief and said:
"Master Tan, isn't this case too weird? All three attempts were successfully solved, but in the end the murderer is still at large. Isn't this incredible?"
Li Shitong sighed and said:
"Don't you, Qin Tianming, not believe this. This case is indeed very difficult. The murderer seems to be very cunning. He will find a stand-in every time to make us think that the case has been solved. But in the end we found out that we were deceived. Therefore, the case was later classified as As for the ghost case, the court also ordered not to investigate the case again until the new emperor ascended the throne and the case was mentioned again."
It turns out that there is a reason why this case is classified as a ghost case.
Qin Tianming was also a little surprised and said:
"Is there such a thing? There must be some omissions here. If we strictly follow the clues to solve the case, the more times the murderer commits crimes, the easier it is for him to reveal his flaws. It is only a matter of time before he is caught."
Qin Tianming's reasoning was good, but it backfired and the case was not solved.
Under the dim oil lamp, Master Tan looked at Qin Tianming and said:
"Zuo Qin Dachu, if this case was done by humans, then you are right. The more crimes the murderer commits, the more exposed he will be. Unfortunately, some parts of this case do not seem to be done by humans. They seem to be the work of evil spirits. Therefore, we can only There is nothing we can do!”
The work of evil spirits? !
Qin Tianming laughed and said
"Master, what you mean is that this case is really the work of a ghost? No way? All the cases in the world are done by people. Where can there be a case done by a ghost? I, Qin Tianming, have never believed that there is such a thing. Do you believe in other things?"
Li Shitong stared at Qin Tianming and said coldly:
"Qin Tianming, don't believe it yet. There are so many doubts about this case that it's hard not to believe that it was the work of ghosts and gods. Although you have solved the case a few times, once you get involved in the case, you may not be smarter than us. Do you understand? ?”
Qin Tianming didn't believe this evil and said scornfully:
"I don't believe that this case was the work of a lonely ghost! Please tell me."
The master stood up, came to Qin Tianming's side, and said:
"A total of seven cases occurred before and after this case. Each case has a strange phenomenon. We really cannot judge it with normal thinking."
Qin Tianming smiled and asked:
"Master, you might as well say it clearly."
"for example,"
The master said darkly:
"For example, every time he commits a crime, the murderer must kill seven people, and he always throws the bodies into the water, or into a lake, or into a spring, or into a dark cave. The most recent crime was committed in the harem, and the seven bodies were thrown into the harem. All the corpses of high-ranking officials were thrown into the lake in the back garden. Every time the corpses were thrown, the corpses would be suspended in the water and in a standing posture. We call them ghost corpses. Even the Third Division believed that ghosts and gods were responsible for the murder, otherwise How can a dead person stand in the water without falling?"
Po Wen and others also echoed:
"This phenomenon is really weird. It cannot be done by humans. It must be caused by ghosts and gods. If the murderer was a murderer, how could the dead person keep floating and standing in the water?"
When Po Wen said this, everyone in the dark cabin couldn't help but feel terrified.
Among all the officers, Qin Tianming was the only one who didn't believe these lies.
Qin Tianming smiled calmly, and he immediately remembered a case he participated in investigating in his previous life, which seemed somewhat similar to this one.
He shook his head, sighed, and said:
"Hahaha, the simple phenomenon of floating corpses in this instruction table has made you all uneasy. No wonder this case has not been solved. It seems there is a reason!"
