"That's right, before the birthday banquet started, you, me and Gang Leader Li were indeed together." Lu Ding nodded and said, but then he changed the subject, "But the time of Hall Leader Jiang's death was not At that time."
"What do you mean?" Lu Qinghou frowned, "Obviously Hall Master Jiang's body had been discovered by the maid at that time..." At this point, he seemed to have thought of something, and paused slightly.
"It seems that Master Lu has also thought of it," Lu Jing pointed to the headless corpse at his feet and said, "This is Hall Master Jiang. If you don't believe it, you can also open his clothes and take a look. His left Is there a wound under the ribs? To cover up the wound, a tiger was stabbed on it.
"Mrs. Jiang relied on this scar and the tiger tattoo to identify the headless corpse in the room as her husband. But in fact, her husband was here, and he was not dead at that time... In this way, The mystery of the time was solved, not only Boss Jin was suspected, but the alibi of each of us was also overturned."
The British Duke still shook his head after hearing this, "Since both people have scars and tattoos on their bodies, Mr. Lu, why do you say that the corpse here is Hall Master Jiang, but the other one is not? And to say the least, regardless of Hall Master Jiang There is no doubt that the corpse in the room is his. That person died between the time you left and before the maid found him. From this point of view, only Boss Jin is suspected.
"No, no, no, besides Boss Jin, there is another person who can do it."
"who?"
"Palace Master Jiang Lei," Lu Jing said leisurely.
"…………"
Everyone was silent for a moment. Lu Jing's speculation sounded absurd at first, but there was nothing wrong with it logically.
After all, Jiang Lei was the one who was always in the room. However, this did not mean that everyone would accept his statement. Lu Qinghou was the first to object.
"Not to mention why there was an extra person in Hall Master Jiang's room suddenly, but what is the meaning of Hall Master Jiang's doing this? Find someone with a similar size to him, kill him, and then die here himself? What is he planning after going around like this?"
Lu Jing raised a finger when he heard this, "Let me answer your first question, Master Lu. The answer is in a box.
"Hall Master Jiang and his wife brought a box when they came to celebrate his birthday this time. It was the box placed next to his bed. I opened the box after Hall Master Jiang died and found that it contained one thousand two hundred taels of silver and Some everyday clothing.
"This money may be a lot of wealth for ordinary people, but for a person of Hall Master Jiang's status, it is actually not too much. However, I asked the maid in charge of cleaning, and she told me It is said that Hall Master Jiang attaches great importance to the box and does not allow anyone to get close to it. Once when she was sweeping the floor and accidentally got a little closer, Hall Master Jiang gave her a scolding.
"If what was in that box was not money and clothes, but a living person, and it was a living person chosen by Hall Master Jiang as a substitute, then all this would be explained. Oh yes."
Lu Jing paused for a moment before continuing, "I even figured out why there were one thousand two hundred taels of silver in there instead of one thousand one hundred taels or one thousand three hundred taels."
"Why?" The British father couldn't help but ask.
"Because Hall Master Jiang's body weight is exactly one hundred and twenty kilograms. If someone carefully noticed the weight of the box when it was carried into Zhuangzi, then it would be exactly the same amount when converted into silver." Lu Jing clicked his tongue, "Just It can be said that the people who planned this matter really thought carefully, and there are no flaws in the whole plan.
"As for the second question... this has indeed troubled me for a long time. In other words, until today, I have never doubted Hall Master Jiang. A very important reason is that the one who suffered the most in this incident was Hall Master Jiang. Lord, no matter how he plans, there is no reason to give away his own life. Fortunately, I have figured out this issue now, because Hall Master Jiang did not want to die in the first place."
"I asked...well, some friends helped me investigate the economic situation of Hall Master Jiang and Leihuo Hall, and found that Leihuo Hall suddenly began to expand rapidly in the past six months, secretly absorbing about five thousand members.
"At the same time, a large amount of armor, iron ore, and materials for refining gunpowder were purchased. The amount was astonishing, even exceeding the total amount purchased by Lei Huotang in the past ten years.
"There is no doubt that this also requires a large amount of money. Of course, due to Lei Huotang's good reputation in the martial arts world and its many years of cooperation, those merchants who supplied Lei Huotang agreed to let Lei Huotang pay 30% first, and even 10% of the money, but the remaining money will eventually have to be made up.
"Unfortunately, with the financial resources of Leihuo Hall, it is impossible to repay this money under normal circumstances, so Hall Master Jiang can only put his mind to this birthday banquet, or to be more precise, Boss Jin.
"Everyone in the world knows that Jin Duoduo and his Duobao Pavilion are the richest people in the world, but if Jin Duoduo can accumulate such a terrifying net worth, he must be an extremely shrewd person. It is not easy to get money from him.
"So under the last resort, Hall Master Jiang had no choice but to find another way and came up with a crooked trick, using his own 'death' to exchange money for Leihuo Hall.
"To put it bluntly, the specific method is actually nothing. It is to find a substitute in advance who is similar to his own figure. Well, Hall Leader Jiang should have thought about finding someone who looks the same as himself at first, but it is probably a bit difficult. .
"After all, even if they are twins, they will have some slight differences in appearance, and Hall Master Jiang himself will also be active in Wenjiazhuang by then, so it will be easy for others to notice the difference.
"So to be on the safe side, he could only do the next best thing, find someone with the same build but different appearance, make a scar on the left rib of the stand-in, and then get his own tattoo of the same style, and then wait until it comes. When celebrating birthdays, I put this substitute in a box and take it with me.
"They even started planning this matter half a year ago." Lu Jing thought for a while, but after all he still didn't tell us about the relationship between Wen Lun and Jin Duoduo, because he had also realized that the reason why Wen Lun was looking for Going to Jin Duoduo and becoming his lover is probably also planning for the future.
It seems that the relationship between Wen Lun and Jin Duoduo is most likely not true. On the contrary, she and Jiang Lei are as in love as the rumors say. She even sacrificed her body and reputation for her man's dominance. Festival.
Lu Jing sighed in his heart, and continued, "Jiang Lei cut off the head of the stand-in before the birthday banquet started, and asked him to disguise himself as himself. Then he found a way to trick Jin Duoduo into his room, and he himself Then he left one step ahead and hid in this secret room. Considering the time of committing the crime and the strict requirements of martial arts, Jin Duoduo became the only suspect.
"In order to gain the understanding of Mrs. Jiang and Leihuo Hall, Jin Duoduo will have to compensate a large sum of money. This is Hall Master Jiang's plan."
