Guangdu Prefecture, Flower Hall. The situation is tense.
Zhao Zhengzhi: "The murder weapon was found by your own widowers. How do you explain it now?!"
Jin Ruo: "Are you a walnut head? I don't even think about it. When Tie Hai died, we were in Sanxia Inn, which is more than 80 miles away from Guangdu City. Did we fly here to kill someone?"
Zhao Zhengzhi: "This is all what you said, there is no evidence."
Lin Sui'an: "There is a check-in certificate from the post house as proof."
Zhao Zhengzhi clasped his fists at Governor Che and said, "My subordinate applied for Fei Ge to send a letter to Sanxia Posthouse for verification!"
Governor Che stared at Fang Ke's autopsy grid. He had read it three times, as if he wanted to break every word into pieces and rub it into his eyes. After a long while, he sighed and looked at Lin Sui'an with a strange look. , seemed to be struggling with something in his heart, "Of course Che believes in Mrs. Lin and Lieutenant Huaxian."
Zhao Zhengzhi: "The Yangdu Hua family and the Qingzhou Bai family have always had a grudge, and they have a motive for committing the crime! If the suspect is let go like this and the news spreads, how will he explain it to the people of Guangdu City?!"
Governor Che frowned: "Don't be rude, get out!"
Zhao Zhengzhi turned livid with anger and turned to leave. Hua Yitang Shiran called out, "Wait a minute."
Zhao Zhengzhi turned around, "What else do you want to do?!"
"It's all Che's lax conduct that offends Mrs. Lin and Lieutenant Huaxian." Governor Che clasped his fists, "I hope you can forgive me and don't argue with this reckless man."
Hua Yitang tapped the handle of the fan on his palm, "Hua thinks that Brother Zhao's suspicion is not unreasonable." He glanced at Bai Xiang, who had turned into a plaster statue, "Flying pigeons can send messages in just two or three hours. If there is a reply, it doesn’t hurt to check.”
Bai Xiang suddenly raised his head, his eyes red.
"During this period, we can just go to the crime scene and have a look, maybe we can find other clues."
Lin Sui'an noticed that when Hua Yitang said this, a look of surprise flashed across Chief Che's eyes, and Zhao Zhengzhi's expression became more suspicious, "Are you trying to destroy the crime scene?"
"Brother Zhao can supervise the whole process." Hua Yitang said, "Would you like Grandmaster Che to accompany you?"
The eunuch Che was startled for a moment. The strange feeling on his face disappeared unconsciously, but the weird feeling of entanglement became more and more serious. "Che is here to accompany you. Lieutenant Huaxian, please——"
Bai Xiang breathed a long sigh of relief, rubbed his hands, and slapped his face twice. Just as he was about to follow, Lin Sui'an hooked his shoulder. Bai Xiang was so frightened that he shivered.
"Bai Sanlang," Lin Sui Andan looked at him and said, "You have to be mentally prepared."
Bai Xiang: "W-what?"
"...The crime scene is quite bloody, so don't go in."
Bai Xiang nodded blankly.
What Lin Sui'an didn't say was: Bai Rong might be in danger.
The murder weapon looked like Qian Jing, and the killing moves came from the Shi Jing Collection. These two clues made Lin Sui'an think of a possibility.
The gang of men in black on the Yunshui River.
The origins of those people are a mystery, their whereabouts are secretive, they kill like crazy, and their methods are cruel. If they really did it, they would never be left alive.
The attitude of Che Ting, the prefect of Guangdu, is also very suspicious. I always feel that he is trying to cause trouble secretly.
"Che Ting comes from a poor family and has received favors from Feng's literary family. It's normal to dislike me." Hua Yitang said indifferently.
Lin Sui'an's head jumped, "Could it be that Che Ting is also——"
The beneficiary of fraud in civil science examinations?
Hua Yitang shrugged, neither confirming nor denying. After all, only Che Ting and the late master of the Feng family knew the answer. He was leaning on the cushions, his head swaying left and right as the carriage swayed, like a doll on the carriage. Study the shadow graphics of key evidence in the file.
The jade plaque found at the scene is said to be Bai Rong's personal belongings. The real thing is placed in the evidence warehouse of the government office and cannot be taken out. Judging from the label on the picture, the material of the jade plaque is mutton-fat jade, which is as smooth as the moon. It is hollow and carved and reflects the sunlight. It can be seen that it is the word "white". It was originally hung with a snow-white tassel, but it was later stained by blood. Blackish red.
"Bai Sanlang, do you recognize this thing?" Hua Yitang asked.
Bai Xiang stared at his eyes for a long time, "It is indeed my grandfather's thing. My grandfather likes jade. I have more than a dozen similar jade plaques. I wear them interchangeably on weekdays."
Hua Yitang flipped through the file, "The same thing was said by Bai Liulang, who identified the jade plaque. He also said that when he went to the Bai Mansion to pay respects to the Bai family leader on the morning of March 16th, the Bai family leader was wearing this piece of jade. Card. Who is this Shiro Jukuro?"
Bai Xiang: "He's the third uncle's son. He's my cousin. He just plays Pai Gow on weekdays. It's very out of character!"
Everyone: "..."
Jin Ruo: "It's really breathtaking to hear these words coming from your mouth."
Bai Xiang was unconvinced when he heard this. He patted his chest and said, "Although I am a dandy, I also have principles. I will play for fun and never gamble. Unlike Bai Liuliu, who gambles every day and owes money He was so much in debt that he almost pawned all the antiques in his ancestral home in Qiumenfang. He even said he wanted to pay his respects to my grandpa. That’s bullshit. It was clearly a debt collector who came to the door. He couldn’t bear it anymore, so he licked his face and went to look for me. Grandpa borrows money!"
Hua Yitang put the tip of her fan against her chin, "Oh - turns out he's a gambler."
Not long after, Qiumenfang Baiye Alley arrived.
A large number of people gathered at the entrance of Tie's Medical Center to watch the excitement. The government officials and criminals formed a circle facing the outside, shouting to maintain order.
To Lin Sui'an's expectation, the on-site maintenance work in the medical center was quite good. Everyone, including Governor Che and Zhao Zhengzhi, put on special shoe covers before entering the site and gave them to Lin Sui'an and others. Shoe covers and gloves were also distributed. Judging from the fabric and shape, they were probably disposable items.
The main entrance of the medical center faces a landscape screen. In front of the screen are a consultation table and pens, ink, paper and inkstones. On the left are medicine cabinets and counters, and on the right is the patient waiting area. Bypassing the screen, a heavy curtain separates two rooms. Tie Hai's body was found in the east consulting room.
The blood has long dried, and the charcoal pen has drawn the position and shape of the person's death on the floor. The position of the hands and feet is quite weird and twisted, and it can be seen that the victim was in extreme pain at the moment of death. The climate in Qingzhou in March is already quite hot and humid, comparable to that in May and June in Yangdu. The fishy smell wafts in the dull space, and black flies hover in the humanoid circle, like ghosts unwilling to leave.
From the moment he entered the hospital, Jin Ruo became unusually quiet. He frowned slightly, pursed his lips, and walked around cautiously like a cat. Occasionally he squatted down, turned his head to the side, and chose the backlight. Direction, squinting to observe something, the small measuring rope was pressed against the traces on the ground, and he quickly turned it over in his hand. From time to time, he took out a small scroll to record a few numbers.
Hua Yitang and Lin Sui'an stood far away from the field without disturbing Zhao Zhengzhi, who was not sure why. Cha Taishou stared closely at Jin Ruo's steps and movements, and for the first time, his eyes narrowed.
Jin Ruo inspected for a full two-quarters of an hour, then exited the scene, flipped through the record scroll for a long time, raised his eyes and said:
"That night, four people came here, one of whom was the deceased Tie Hai." Jin Ruo first walked to the entrance of the back house behind the screen, then walked around the screen to the main door, "Tie Hai strode from the back house to the hospital quickly. , opened the door, and three people came in, all three of them were men. For convenience of explanation, I will call them A, B, and C."
"A is between seven feet and eight feet tall, weighs about 130 kilograms, and has a loose pace; B is about eight feet and five feet tall, weighs about 150 kilograms, and has steady and powerful steps. He should be a martial arts practitioner; C is tall and He is over nine feet tall and weighs about one hundred and eighty pounds. One of his legs is weak and he is dragging himself with a steady pace. He is either lame or has suffered an old injury."
Zhao Zhengzhi was shocked, "How did you see that?!"
Jin Ruo glanced over and said, "It was calculated based on the footprints and steps they left."
Zhao Zhengzhi took a breath.
Governor Che grabbed Zhao Zhengzhi and signaled Jin Ruo to continue.
Jin Ruo turned around and walked towards the clinic. "The four of them walked outside the clinic together. The order was Tiehai, A, B and C side by side. Tiehai, B and C entered the clinic, and A was waiting outside the door." Jin Ruo knelt down and pointed his finger. Xu pointed at the ground, "The blood stains in the clinic were messy, and it was impossible to identify the specific actions of the three people. In short, after Tiehai died, B came out, walked around in the medical center, and then climbed out of the back window of the medical center with the other two. out."
Jin Ruo walked into the consulting room, carefully avoiding human figures and blood stains, and opened the back window of the consulting room, "The alley outside is extremely remote. Below is the sewer, covered with stone slabs. The stone slabs are hard. It rained the day before, so no steps were left." There are no traces, and it is impossible to trace the whereabouts of the three people.”
Governor Che and Zhao Zhengzhi looked at each other with ugly expressions on their faces.
"Where was the jade tablet found?" Hua Yitang asked.
Zhao Zhengzhi pointed to the curtain hanging between the two consulting rooms, "...down here."
The curtains are thick and heavy, and are stacked in layers. There are several extra thin beams under the main beam of the house. The curtains of the consulting room are hung on them, and the lower edge touches the floor. It is obviously used as a partition wall.
"It should have fallen from the armor outside the clinic." Jin Ruo tapped his toes on a series of shallow white marks on the ground and said, "A once fell down here."
Before he finished speaking, Lin Sui'an jumped up, hooked his feet back onto the main beam of the house, tightened his core, and straightened his body into a back arc, looking at the thin beams hanging the curtains. This posture was really anti-human. Zhao Zhengzhi and Governor Che were stunned.
After a while, Lin Sui'an finished his observation and rolled back to the ground. "The thin beam hanging the curtain that divides the clinic room has cracks, and the five hanging rings are deformed, as if they were pulled by something heavy."
Hua Yitang unfolded his fan with a snap, "The situation that night must have been like this. At midnight, Tiehai heard someone knocking on the door outside the clinic. When he opened the door, there were three people. Among them, A and Tiehai were familiar with each other."
Zhao Zhengzhi: "How does Huaxian Lieutenant know that A is an acquaintance?"
Jin Ruo: “Because Tiehai’s steps were long and steady, he opened the door as soon as he reached it.”
Hua Yitang: "If it were a stranger, Tiehai would hesitate in his steps. He would ask questions first when he came to the door instead of opening the door quickly." After a pause, "One of B and C is a patient, and the other is a patient." Accompanying family members. A, B and C are not familiar with each other, at most they just know each other."
Governor Che: "How did you know this?!"
"Because when walking, A always kept a distance from B and C. When Tiehai was treating patients, A was waiting outside. If they are acquaintances of B and C, they must enter the consulting room together." Hua Yitang continued, "During the diagnosis and treatment, because For some reason, B and C suddenly killed Tie Hai. A heard the sound and opened the curtain to check. Seeing the miserable state of Tie Hai's body, he fell down in panic and crashed into the curtain. His body pressed against the curtain and broke the hanging account. The hooks and bars of the curtain.”
"In the end, Yi Fan stole the money from the hospital, and the three of them escaped through the window together." Hua Yitang walked outside the clinic, waving his fan, looking at the human figure drawn with charcoal, "This is the whole story of the case. "
Governor Che: "In other words, A is Bai Rong?!"
"It's not him." Zhao Zhengzhi murmured with an ashen face, "Bai Rong is six feet tall and weighs one hundred and eighty four kilograms. It doesn't fit the bill."
The eunuch Che's expression was unusually solemn. After hesitating for a long time, he bowed to Lin Sui'an and clasped his fists, and said solemnly, "Ms. Lin, before, Che was so stubborn that she almost misjudged the case. Please also ask Mrs. Lin to help us detect the case and find the real culprit." !”
Lin Sui'an was really surprised this time.
She actually felt the sincerity of Governor Che.
What's going on? Suddenly changed gender in an instant?
Or is there something fishy in it?
"Could it be that-" Hua Yitang blinked, "Prefect Che knows about Jingmen?"
Governor Che laughed dryly, "To be honest, when Che was young, because of his poor family, he traveled around the Tang Dynasty with his father for a period of time in order to make a living. He was fortunate enough to have met several people in the Jingmen, and had seen the Jingmen. The disciple's ability to track and find people is an eye-opener. But compared to this Jin Langjun's special tracing skills, those - they really pale into insignificance."
Jin Ruo made a "cut" sound.
"Ms. Lin and Lieutenant Huaxian are really surrounded by crouching tigers, hidden dragons. Che was blind before, and I hope you two will never take it to heart." Governor Che clasped his fists, "I'm afraid this case is the work of gangsters. We really need you. Help.”
"I'm afraid it's not bandits, but some messy things..." Hua Yitang shook his fan and glanced at Lin Sui'an. Lin Sui'an knew that he must be thinking of the man in black in Yunshui River just like her.
Governor Che: "Based on what you two have seen, how should we investigate next?"
Lin Sui'an scratched his forehead.
Although Bai Rong has been ruled out as a suspect, Bai Rong's whereabouts and life and death are unknown; although the type of murder weapon, the number of real murderers, their height, body shape, and the knife skills used to kill are known, the identity of the real murderer is unknown, his appearance is unknown, and his whereabouts are unknown...
The only clue left is——
"Go to Bai Liulang's house." Lin Sui'an and Hua Yitang said in unison, "He is probably Man A."
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Governor Che: Why don’t I have such powerful servants and subordinates? I’m so jealous! :,,
