Han Changmu frowned slightly, and ordered with a cold face: "Captain An, please arrange for the government servants to go around to check around the case. Did anyone see anyone entering here? After Zhao San'er left, did anyone follow him? Go to him and find out the whereabouts of the old woman in this room. In addition, draw portraits of the two women, old and young, as soon as possible, and then let Zhao San'er describe the appearance of the jade pendant in detail,"
As soon as he heard this, Chief An knew that Han Changmu was going to take charge of this case. He knew that this case had become a big one and was not something that a small Wannian County could handle. The Department of Internal Health was willing to intervene. It's like giving help when it's time.
He should have claimed that he was busy and arranged for the government officials to go.
There were so many things to inquire about that the government officials dispersed in an instant. Hu Yue, the mayor, and the two village servants all went to look for people to question. In an instant, only the remaining people in the square courtyard were left. Han Changmu, three people, and a strange corpse lying under the gloomy sky.
In this way, when the three people talk about the case, there is no need to avoid anything.
Although it was still afternoon outside and the sun was shining brightly, it was already dark inside the patio, making it difficult to see.
Sun Ying took the test booklet, squinted at it for a long time, and said without raising his head: "Light."
A ray of light shined down on the test booklet, and the small characters suddenly became clear. Sun Ying raised his head and looked at Yao Yao who was holding the lamp, and sighed: "You wrote the characters too small. ."
Yao Yao also sighed: "Sun Wuzuo, drink more cassia seed and chrysanthemum tea."
"..." Sun Ying looked at each other in confusion.
Yao Yao raised his eyebrows: "Your eyesight is blurred when you are young. From now on, you will not be blind as you get older."
"..." Sun Ying grinded his teeth and picked up a pen to write something in the trial booklet. While writing, he said in a deep voice: "Sir, in addition to the stab wound on this person's body, and the iron nails on his limbs, Apart from the wounds, there are no other wounds, and it doesn’t look like he was forced to live here.”
Han Changmu nodded and said, "It's not surprising that he was deceived."
Yao Yao added: "You wouldn't abduct a pregnant person if you kidnap someone."
Sun Ying nodded in agreement, and then wrote: "Sir, the knife edge on this person's body is also very strange."
Han Changmu raised his eyebrows: "Why is it so strange?"
Sun Ying thought: "The blade of the knife is straight, thin and long, and the skin and flesh are cut very neatly, which shows that the blade is extremely thin and sharp, and the hand of the person who cut it is very steady. His hand did not shake when he cut it. The injection was accurate. It just cut through the skin and flesh, but did not hurt the five internal organs in the abdomen. It obviously did not hurt the fetus. It cleverly avoided several blood vessels that could easily cause massive bleeding, so that the deceased was able to remove the fetus. I have always been alive before." He paused slightly and said in a cold and serious tone: "Sir, the murderer is a skilled man."
Yao Yao frowned: "Experienced, how familiar is it? Is it the kind that a cook can do to a cow?"
Sun Ying said solemnly: "The murderer is familiar with the internal organs and meridians of the human body, and the knife he used is specially used to open the abdomen."
Hearing this, Yao Yao suddenly thought of the scalpel used by surgeons in her previous life. She frowned, but how could there be a scalpel in this ancient time?
She blinked, no, there are records in history books that surgical technology during the Tang and Song Dynasties had reached its peak level. Surgical instruments like lancets had been widely used in the Ming Dynasty.
I just don’t know what level the surgical technology was in this dynasty.
She said in a deep voice: "The murderer's techniques are so familiar, could he be a doctor himself?"
Han Changmu twisted his sleeves and was silent for a long time. Suddenly he seemed to think of something. His eyes lit up and his voice was as cold as the wind: "I have seen a thin blade called a lancet, which can create the kind of incision that Sun Wuzuo said. , In the medical clinics in Jiannan Road, some people use this thin blade to remove the rot and remaining skin of patients."
As soon as he said this, Yao Yao's face showed a hint of surprise.
It turns out that in ancient times, there were already surgical instruments like lancets.
Han Changmu keenly caught the fleeting surprise on Yao Yao's face. As if it was true, he was slightly startled and asked, "Has Yao Canjun seen such a thin blade before?"
"Ah, no, no." Yao Yao came back to his senses and shook his head quickly.
Han Changmu stared at Yao Yao deeply and smiled meaningfully.
Sun Ying also heard what Han Changmu said about the lancet, and frowned and said: "Since Jiannan Road has such a thin blade, there should be one in Chang'an City as well."
Han Changmu nodded: "You will know after checking."
At this time, the government officials who had gone out to inquire also came back one after another. After listening to Capt. An's instructions, they walked up to Han Changmu one by one and responded respectfully.
"Sir, the neighbors all said that no strangers came in or out of this winding alley when the crime occurred, no unusual noises were heard, and no one called for help."
"My lord, the villain and others carefully searched Zhao San'er's residence, but did not find the jade pendant. The neighbors also said that no one entered Zhao San'er's home."
"Sir, the neighbors say that the old man and the young man live in seclusion and rarely appear in front of outsiders, especially the little pregnant woman. She has never appeared in front of the neighbors in the past ten days."
"Sir, the neighbors did not see the old man and the young man leaving Quxiang today."
"My lord, the neighbors did not hear a baby crying in this house."
"Sir, these are the portraits of the old man and the young man. Please take a look at them."
"Sir, this is what that jade pendant looks like. Zhao San'er said he only took a look at it and couldn't remember clearly."
"My lord, this house has been searched both inside and outside, and nothing has been found except this body."
The government officials reported back one by one, and Han Changmu's heart sank.
It is said that everything you walk through will leave traces, but such a bloody and cruel case left no trace at all.
He took the three pieces of paper and looked at them carefully. The appearance of the little woman was really blurry and nothing special.
Yao Yao grinned and laughed twice: "This painting really has two eyes and one mouth."
Han Changmu remained silent and took out the portrait of the old woman again. He squinted his eyes and his eyes suddenly became colder. He handed it to Yao Yao and said, "Take a look, does it look familiar?"
The old woman in the portrait does have an aging face. Although I don’t know how similar the portrait is to her, her eyes are particularly expressive. Her eyes are like knives, and she only glares at people. Then you can cut out a piece of flesh alive.
Yao Yao frowned and was a little hesitant: "In fact, the eyes are somewhat similar, but they are not similar in other places."
Han Changmu was quiet for a moment and suddenly said: "After the incident in Prince An's Mansion, she and the princess disappeared."
With this shocking statement, Yao Yao knew who the two people Han Changmu was talking about were surprised and said: "My lord, you suspect that these two people are..."
When it came to royal secrets, she did not tell them clearly.
Han Changmu raised his head and looked at the distant blue sky. He pursed his lips and said nothing. After a while, he turned back to Captain An and said, "Captain An, please tell the officials to guard this place. I will arrange for internal guards to guard the place later." Come and take over, and when the case is still unclear, please ask the arresting officer to keep it secret."
Chief An was stunned for a moment. Hearing what Han Changmu meant, did he want to take over this case?
This is a great thing. Wannian County can't resist such a big case. He was originally worried that the county magistrate would be so worried that he couldn't sleep, but now it's better.
He immediately breathed a sigh of relief, with joy in his eyebrows, and said with a deep salute: "Yes, I will obey your orders."
Han Changmu ordered Sun Ying: "Sun Wuzuo, collect the body first and send it back to the Internal Security Department."
Sun Yingying claimed that it was the case and dug out a specially made body bag from the autopsy box. He called two government officials to help, carefully lifted the body and put it into the bag.
After the body was moved away, a very shallow human-shaped mark was left on the ground. There was no blood seeping into the soil, but there was a light layer of white frost.
Sun Ying let out a light sigh, picked up a very small and thin green leaf from the soil, and looked at the lamp carefully.
Yao Yao also came over, looked at it for a long time and asked: "What kind of leaf is this?"
Han Changmu reached for the leaf and looked at it for a long time: "This is a bamboo leaf."
"Bamboo leaves?" Sun Ying looked around: "There isn't even a blade of grass in this yard. Where did the bamboo leaves come from?"
Yao Yao looked at the leaves. They were emerald green in color, with raised tongues. The leaves were small and thin. The thinnest part could show translucent jade through the dancing candlelight.
She exclaimed, "Sir, this doesn't look like an ordinary bamboo leaf."
"It's rare that there is something that Yao Canjun doesn't know about." Han Changmu glanced at Yao Yao: "This is the leaf of tortoise shell bamboo."
Yao Yao curled his lips: "I haven't heard of it."
Han Changmu explained very patiently: "Turtle-shell bamboo is a rare treasure among bamboos. It is named because the segments on the bamboo pole resemble turtle-shell dragon scales. This kind of bamboo is not as elegant and graceful as other varieties of bamboo, but is hard and rough. , be strong and perseverant.”
Sun Ying licked her dry lips: "But sir, there is no tortoise shell bamboo here, even the most common bamboo."
Han Changmu said in a deep voice: "This bamboo leaf was brought in from elsewhere."
Yao Yao narrowed his eyes: "The bamboo leaves may have been brought by the deceased, or they may have been brought by the murderer."
When Han Changmu saw that Sun Ying had packed up the body, he put aside the topic and ordered: "Go back to the Internal Security Department first."
After working for a long time, the sun has already turned westward, and the golden sunset appears on the blue sky, rippling layer by layer.
The group of people carried the tightly wrapped corpse through the winding alley, quickly arrived at the entrance of the alley, got on their horses, and galloped northward against the westward sun.
Such a big case has long attracted the attention of the neighbors. When they saw someone leaving, the people stuck their heads out to watch. They also saw that the government officials had surrounded the house with water, and they immediately gave up their thoughts of prying. He retreated to his own home and stayed there quietly.
