Maybe that vent wasn't meant to let the killer in or out at all!
Thinking of this, Di Xue quickly sat up, put on her clothes and walked out.
Lao Yang, the housekeeper of the Di Mansion who was awakened, hurriedly asked: "Miss, it's so late, where are you going!"
Di Xue got on the horse and said without looking back: "Dali Temple!"
He rushed to the Dali Temple in a hurry. After entering, Di Xue ignored other people's greetings and ran straight to the side room where the files were kept.
Bei Feng fainted immediately after entering the kitchen. After sorting out the information, Di Xue came to the conclusion that in addition to the four members of the Wang family and Zhou Huai, there was a sixth person in the house that day!
It was only then that Di Xue completely believed that Zhou Huai had been framed.
After thinking about it, Di Xue hurriedly left the house and had to go back to the courtyard to take a look!
"Sir, where are you going so late?" Han Shuqiang asked with energy.
"You're here just in time. Gather the free patrol officers in the courtyard and follow me to the small courtyard. By the way, send someone to call Chu Ran!"
After Di Xue finished speaking, she quickly jumped on her horse and rushed towards the small courtyard.
Arriving at the gate of the small courtyard, Di Xue was polite to the patrolman guarding the gate, and then entered the courtyard.
Feeling that the north wind was still blowing, Di Xue immediately walked through the kitchen and entered the inner room, closed the doors and windows, and lit a candle. The candle flickered brightly and dimly due to the wind.
The wind direction on the day of the crime was the same as today. The vent was not opened for entry or exit at all, but to darken the room and provide cover for the murderer's disguise!
Di Xue pushed open the door to the inner room and entered the kitchen. Upon closer inspection, there were indeed some knock marks on the door handle.
Di Xue suddenly thought of the unexpected pile of firewood in the kitchen.
When I picked one up, it was already a little damp. It rained heavily in Yuanjing after autumn, so it seemed that it had been placed here a long time ago.
After gesturing at the scratches, it turns out that the murderer used this piece of wood and the two protruding iron rings on the side to block the inner door, so the Wang family could not push the door out after entering the inner room!
But how did the murderer transport Zhou Huai into the house while the candle was out? If he opened the door and dragged him in, it would be time-consuming and Wang Xiaoya would also find him.
correct! The roofs of the entire house are connected. Thinking of this, Di Xue jumped up to the rafters.
Then I looked carefully at the roof between the kitchen and the inner room. Sure enough, there were signs of wooden boards being removed.
"Di Xue, why did you come here so late? Have you discovered anything new?" Chu Ran walked in, rubbing his eyes and yawning profusely.
"You came just in time, hurry up and help me test it!" Di Xue said excitedly.
Before Chu Ran could react, he was tied up by Di Xue and hung from the kitchen beam!
"Di Xue, you don't want to kill people and silence them, do you?" Chu Ran said jokingly.
Di Xue burst out laughing: "Be serious, don't be afraid for a while, I will catch you."
There was a long section left on the other end of the rope tied to Chu Ran. Di Xue held it in his hand, then gently threw it, and the rope fell steadily on the beam leading to the inner room.
The sound is so small that you can’t even notice it if you don’t listen carefully!
Then Di Xue walked into the inner room, checked the position, blew out the candle, and lightly jumped to pull the rope that was thrown in just now.
He pulled Chu Ran into the inner room through the gap in the roof, then slashed with the knife, and the rope binding Chu Ran was cut off.
Chu Ran's whole body fell downwards, Di Xue tapped her toes again, and Chu Ran fell into a soft and fragrant embrace.
"I didn't scare you, did I?" Di Xue asked the person in her arms after landing steadily.
"Yes." Chu Ran's mosquito-like voice came out. Fortunately, it was dark at this time, otherwise she would have seen her red cheeks again!
Just when Chu Ran was about to say something, the strength in his body suddenly disappeared, and Di Xue had already let go.
"Have you solved cases like this before?" Chu Ran asked.
With a chirp, Di Xue lit the candle, and warm yellow light filled the entire room.
"So, aren't you involved in all the cases I handled at Dali Temple! Besides, if you don't come, I will tie up a straw man and test it!"
Di Xue looked at the broken rope in his hand and said casually.
So that’s it, okay okay, Chu Ran thought.
Suddenly there was a flash of sword light, and Di Xue had already disconnected the rope tied to Chu Ran and took it in his hand.
Then he flew up to the kitchen roof, cut off the knots tied to the beams, and held them together in his hands.
Finally jumped into the kitchen.
"If I were the murderer, I would definitely do this, but how on earth did I get out of the house!" Di Xue paced back and forth thinking.
Suddenly she looked at the soles of her feet, could it be!
After thinking about it, Di Xue hurriedly walked out of the house: "Han Shu, take a few patrolmen and bring the shovels and follow me!"
After receiving the order, Han Shu hurriedly called for help. Di Xue and Chu Ran came to the dry toilet that they had checked during the day.
Di Xue went in and took out the wooden cover from the dry toilet: "dig down from here, be careful to only dig in soft soil!"
So several patrolmen began to dig in the dry toilet, digging and digging. One patrolman said in surprise:
"Sir, we have dug it. The soil down here is indeed very loose. It seems that someone dug a tunnel before!"
Chu Ran looked at Di Xue and roughly understood her intention: "This dry toilet is just a cover-up, so the person who set up the scheme immediately demolished the previous toilet after buying the yard, and then chose the area closest to the house to build a new one. one!"
Di Xue nodded: "That's why you were caught by the new wood when you came here."
"In order to imitate the clothes Zhou Huai wore that day, the man had to ask a tailor to make them temporarily. However, Zhou Huai's clothes were all customized from Qianque Pavilion, and the same material could not be found at the moment!" Chu Ran said! arrive.
Di Xue agreed very much and continued: "So the murderer or the person behind it found materials that were similar in style but much inferior in quality, and then an eight-year-old girl easily tore the corner of his clothes!"
But there is still a problem at the moment, that is how he escaped from the courtyard. The courtyard was surrounded by people from Dali Temple that day. It was impossible for anyone to fish in troubled waters. Di Xue looked at Chu Ran and saw him frowning. It seemed that he was confused about the same thing as himself.
After a while, the sound of things falling was heard in the house, and then Han Shu was heard shouting: "It's cleared, sir, come quickly!"
Di Xue and Chu Ran hurried over and saw Han Shu, who was covered in dirt, struggling to squeeze out of the hole.
The hole was just under the kitchen stove. Di Xue picked up the pot that had fallen next to it, thought about it, and then gently threw the pot upwards, then leaned her whole body into the hole.
As the pot fell down, Di Xue gently caught it with her feet, and the pot landed firmly on the stove. No flaws could be seen from the outside.
After entering the tunnel, Di Xue smelled the aroma that she had smelled in the dry toilet. This was indeed how the murderer escaped, but what was the dull sound that Wang Xiaoya mentioned later?
After coming out of the cave, Di Xue was covered in dirt, and the sky was already slightly bright.
Di Xue looked at Chu Ran, both of whom had tired looks on their faces:
"There has been such a big commotion tonight, and we will definitely be targeted in the morning. Now you and I have to get rid of tomorrow's discounts!"
Chu Ran nodded knowingly, "I have ordered people to get paper and ink. You come with me to the carriage to rest, and I will write the notes!"
Di Xue didn't care about being polite. She drew her sword and danced, most of the dirt on her body fell off, and the two got into the carriage together.
Chu Ran was writing notes carefully on the side, while Di Xue supported her head with her hands.
Drowsiness gradually came over him, and he closed his eyes involuntarily.
It felt like I was lying in a warm embrace while sleeping, and the faint agarwood smell was so good!
