Chapter Nineteen Whereabouts
In Youzhou Prefectural Government Office, Chen Yutian and Gongsun were speechless for a long time as they looked at the three corpses in their hands.
On the corpse grid, the names of the three deceased were clearly recorded, Liu Fang, Tian Che, and Lin Er.
Gongsun was very familiar with these three names. Because, on the death list, among the people marked dead by the red thread, there were these three names.
"It's really them..."
Chen Yutian looked at the list and pondered slightly. After a moment, his eyes stopped at the last name that was hooked by a red line but whose life and death had not yet been determined.
Looking at this name, the corpse still parked in the lobby could not help but appear in his mind.
"Is it him..."
He touched his chin slightly and exchanged a look with Gongsun.
Gongsun understood and nodded slightly.
Chen Yutian also nodded slightly, and then called Ling Yuntian, saying: "Master Ling, can you please find this person's family members to claim the body?"
As he spoke, he pointed at the name.
Ling Yuntian took a look and saw that Chen Yutian was referring to the word "Yang Kuo".
"I'll take care of it now." After saying that, Ling Yuntian left the autopsy room tremblingly, followed by Chen Yutian and Han Wuzuo.
Not long after, Yang Kuo's son was called. The first time he saw the face of the corpse in the lobby, he was stunned as if thunder struck him. For a moment, a heartbreaking wail resounded through the courtroom.
No matter who saw this scene, they already knew that this corpse was undoubtedly that of Yang Kuo.
"Now, all the deceased on the death list have been found..." Gongsun looked at the scene in front of him with a rather heavy tone.
At this moment, outside the hall, a carrier pigeon suddenly flew in and landed on Gongsun's shoulder.
Gongsun took out the letter from the carrier pigeon's feet and saw only one line of writing on it.
The death list is now well-deserved.
The signed name is Ling Miaoyin.
After seeing this information, both Chen Yutian and Gongsun sighed heavily.
There is only one possibility for the death list to be worthy of its name, and that is that all the people on the list are dead.
Such news is by no means good news for them today.
"Everyone is dead... Now, we only have one clue left." Gongsun sighed and said slowly.
Chen Yutian nodded slightly.
Indeed, there is another clue to this case. That is Kexiangju Inn.
Since all the people on the death list came from the missing account book, this inn must have a great connection with the case.
Moreover, when Gongsun and the others visited in the morning, shopkeeper Lin and the waiter named Wang Yun obviously hid something from them.
Therefore, both Gongsun and Chen Yutian believe that they must know something related to this case!
"It seems that it is necessary to visit Kexiangju again..."
Gongsun murmured, and then took out the account book page from his sleeve.
At this time, Ling Yuntian came over and said, "Excuse me for being presumptuous, but I wonder why you two adults want to visit the guest house?"
Gongsun raised his head, looked at Ling Yuntian, and asked curiously: "Oh? Does Master Ling also know about living in a foreign country?"
"Of course, that is one of the largest inns in this city. How can I not know this? I would like to ask you two adults, what has this guest committed that deserves your visit?"
"It's nothing. Gongsun and I have long admired the name of this inn, so we just wanted to take a look. Master Ling, you are worrying too much." Chen Yutian smiled lightly.
"I see. It seems that the subordinate is overly worried." Ling Yuntian apologized and backed away.
Immediately, Chen Yutian looked at the sky and said with a smile: "Master Ling, it's getting late, so I won't disturb you anymore. Take my leave."
After saying that, he and Gongsun stood up and left directly.
"I respectfully send you two gentlemen!"
Ling Yuntian bowed his hands to the two of them again and sent them out of the state government gate without mentioning anything.
The two left the state office and returned to Guanyi. They saw almost everyone gathered around the stone table in the courtyard, even Xuan Xi, who had just recovered from detoxification, was no exception.
Seeing Xuan Xi, Chen Yutian's brows suddenly frowned slightly.
"Your body has just recovered, how can you run around?" He walked to Xuan Xi, grabbed her and pulled her over, looking at the girl with a reproachful tone.
Although Xuan Xi was scolded, she felt his concern for her at the same time, so she smiled slightly and said: "I didn't want to come out, it was Master and Senior Bing Wang who wanted everyone to gather."
"Master?" Chen Yutian was stunned for a moment, and then he saw the Four Saints located in the center of the stone table. And Mother Liu standing next to them.
Seeing Liu's mother, Chen Yutian's eyes suddenly flashed.
"Isn't this person the old woman who carried the wooden sign to cry out for injustice?"
"Yes, that's her. It is said that Senior Ice King saved her life before, and then brought her back with Senior Yan Zun." Xuan Xi rolled his eyes slightly and said with a smile.
"Senior Ice King and the others brought them back?" Gongsun was slightly surprised.
"Uh-huh."
"Senior Ice King and the others will definitely not be innocent. Since they brought this old woman back, there must be a reason. I just don't know why they asked them to bring her back." Chen Yutian shook his head slightly.
"Hehe... you are right. Then you might as well take a guess." Xuan Xi smiled.
"Oh? Guess?" Gongsun and Chen Yutian looked at each other.
Xuan Xi said: "Yes, guess why Senior Ice King and the others brought this mother-in-law here?"
Hearing this, Chen Yutian and Gongsun both laughed.
"This is interesting, so let me tell you my own guess first." Chen Yutian said, "I think... maybe it's because of her identity."
"identity?"
"That's right. Generally speaking, there are only two types of people who can be brought here by Senior Ice King and others. One is their friends in the world, and the other is people related to the case we are investigating. .”
"Oh? How can you be so sure?"
"It's very simple. Because..." Before Chen Yutian finished speaking, he heard a rather indifferent voice coming from the side, "Because my master is the one who loves his disciples the most."
The three of them turned their gazes at the same time and saw that Xue Tianhan had arrived here at some point.
"...That's it." Chen Yutian was speechless for a moment, and then said, "Although Senior Bing Wang and the others have never asked us about the cases we are investigating since they came to Youzhou, I believe they must know And this old woman obviously has no inner strength, so she cannot be a friend of Senior Ice King and his friends. In this case, she can only be someone related to the case we are investigating."
After hearing this, Xuan Xi nodded slightly: "I see... You are right, she is indeed an important person in a case. However, we don't know who she is. Senior Bing Wang deliberately betrayed her. ,Did not say."
"Hey... little princess, if you say this, I will be sad. I am not trying to sell anything, I just want you to guess."
At this time, Ice King's words suddenly rang in the ears of the four people.
Chen Yutian looked at the Ice King who was about ten steps away from him, and was slightly speechless.
"By the way, boy Chen, haven't you solved a lot of cases? Why don't you guess her identity?" Bing Wang said to Chen Yutian.
Chen Yutian looked at the old woman who complained that she was wronged, and smiled slightly, "In this case, I will show my shame. I boldly guess that she should be the mother of Liu Jingyan who is on death row!"
As soon as he said this, everyone, including Liu's mother, looked at him in surprise.
Feeling the surprised looks from the Four Saints and Mother Liu around him, Chen Yutian knew that he had guessed it right.
"How did you know?" The sword master looked at Chen Yutian curiously.
Chen Yutian smiled and said: "It's very simple. In fact, I have met this old lady on the street before. At that time, the governor Ling Yuntian who was traveling with me told me that she killed someone because of her son and did not want to believe it. And crazy, so she takes wooden signs to the streets every day to cry out for injustice. And I also asked Ling Yuntian, Madam only started to go crazy a few days ago. And the recent murder case in Youzhou City is what we are investigating Bai Xiuxiu’s murder case. So I guess, Madam, she should be the mother of Liu Jingyan, the murderer in this case. I wonder if this junior’s guess is accurate?”
"Exactly!" Long Zun laughed and nodded slightly.
"So, is Madam really Liu Jingyan's mother?" Chen Yutian pretended to be surprised and looked at Liu's mother.
Liu's mother bowed slightly and said, "That's right for me."
Everyone was overjoyed!
Chen Yutian was even more surprised and said: "That's great! I wonder if you can tell me the whereabouts of your son on the night of the incident?"
"Of course. My two benefactors brought me here just to let me come to you to redress my grievances. So, sir, I will obey whatever request you have. I am here, and I would like to thank you in advance." Mother Liu nodded slightly and said to her. Chen Yutian was about to kneel down.
Chen Yutian quickly supported him, "Madam, there is no need to do this. Moreover, even if you want to thank me, you have to wait until your grievances have been completely cleared before thanking you. Now, you should tell us first. His whereabouts on the night of the incident.”
"I understand."
Mother Liu pondered for a moment, then nodded lightly, letting Chen Yutian help her up, "I remember that night, Jingyan went out to watch the clock as usual, but at the third watch, But he came back suddenly..."
Mother Liu described the scene that night to everyone.
…
At midnight, Liu Jingyan returned home alone.
Mother Liu, who was sleeping soundly in bed, was awakened by his movements and subconsciously shouted: "Who is it?"
"Mom, it's me." Liu Jingyan walked into the room.
"Oh, it's Yan'er. Why are you back so early today?"
"Mom, my son got rich tonight." Liu Jingyan's voice sounded very happy. He lit a candle. By the light of the candle, Liu's mother found that her son was holding a very delicate money bag and some precious items for women. jewelry.
"Son, where did you get these things?"
Mother Liu frowned slightly. She could tell that these things should have been made by women from wealthy families. My son is just a poor scholar and cannot have such a thing. She was afraid that her son would do something unethical because he was poor.
"Mom, don't worry. My son picked these up on the road. They were definitely not stolen." Liu Jingyan waved his hand slightly.
"Oh, really? Since they were picked up, you should take these things to the place where you picked them up tomorrow and return them to the owners." Mother Liu said.
"Mom, these were all picked up by my son. Since they were picked up, they are ownerless things. We can definitely..."
Before Liu Jing finished speaking, he was interrupted sharply by Liu's mother!
"What did you say?"
With a sharp shout, Liu Jingyan was immediately frightened and couldn't say a word.
Mother Liu sat up from the bed with a gloomy face and looked at her son, "What do you want to say? Tell me?"
Liu Jingyan opened his mouth, but no words came out.
Mother Liu came to her son, looked at him and said, "Have you forgotten what mother taught you before? A gentleman loves money and gets it in a proper way. Do you call it getting it in a proper way? We can be poor, but we You can’t lose your dignity, do you understand?”
Liu Jingyan was silent for a long time and then said, "I understand, kid."
"Now that you understand, you don't need to remind me what to do tomorrow, right?" Mother Liu said, lying back on the bed.
Liu Jingyan nodded weakly.
"Yes, mother. I will return these things to their owners tomorrow."
…
"But who would have thought that when he went to the street to look for the owner the next day, he was caught by the police officers. They took him to the court without any explanation. I didn't know until I got the news and hurried to the state government office. , the jewelry and the purse belong to a woman named Bai, and my son was accused of being the murderer because of these things."
Speaking of this, tears filled her eyes.
"Yan'er didn't plead guilty at first, but Mr. Fu Yin insisted that it was my son who killed the person. For this reason, he did not hesitate to use severe punishment on my son... Yan'er could not bear the severe punishment, and was finally beaten and forced to confess. It’s a sin…”
"Although Yan'er admitted his crime, I believed that my son would never commit murder, so he went to the government office to complain, hoping to reopen the case... However, Ling Yuntian repeatedly They all refused to accept my request on the grounds that the evidence was solid, and even when I came to complain for the third time, he actually instructed the government officials to drive me out..."
Hearing this, everyone's eyes changed!
Wu Dongtian even slapped the table and said angrily: "What a scumbag!"
Chen Yutian touched his chin slightly and asked, "Then why do people all over the city say you are crazy?"
Hearing this, Mother Liu's eyes changed, "This is also because of Ling Yuntian."
"Oh?" Everyone looked at her.
"The day after I was beaten with a stick, I went to the government office for the fourth time to complain. This time, Ling Yuntian not only asked the government officials to kick me out, but also spread rumors that I was crazy because I could not accept my son. The fact that he killed someone makes him crazy..."
"I see, this Ling Yuntian is too abominable!" After hearing this, Tang Fengling's eyes widened, full of anger.
Everyone nodded in agreement.
Only Chen Yutian remained silent.
He has deeper suspicions about Ling Yuntian, but he has no evidence for this matter yet, so it is not convenient to say it now.
At this time, Xue Tianhan pondered for a moment and then suddenly said: "You said that your son went out at midnight and returned at the third watch. As far as we know, the deceased Bai Xiuxiu was killed at the second watch of the same day. In this case, you My son still has no alibi to prove that he did not commit murder..."
Chapter Nineteen Whereabouts
In Youzhou Prefectural Government Office, Chen Yutian and Gongsun were speechless for a long time as they looked at the three corpses in their hands.
On the corpse grid, the names of the three deceased were clearly recorded, Liu Fang, Tian Che, and Lin Er.
Gongsun was very familiar with these three names. Because, on the death list, among the people marked dead by the red thread, there were these three names.
"It's really them..."
Chen Yutian looked at the list and pondered slightly. After a moment, his eyes stopped at the last name that was hooked by a red line but whose life and death had not yet been determined.
Looking at this name, the corpse still parked in the lobby could not help but appear in his mind.
"Is it him..."
He touched his chin slightly and exchanged a look with Gongsun.
Gongsun understood and nodded slightly.
Chen Yutian also nodded slightly, and then called Ling Yuntian, saying: "Master Ling, can you please find this person's family members to claim the body?"
As he spoke, he pointed at the name.
Ling Yuntian took a look and saw that Chen Yutian was referring to the word "Yang Kuo".
"I'll take care of it now." After saying that, Ling Yuntian left the autopsy room tremblingly, followed by Chen Yutian and Han Wuzuo.
Not long after, Yang Kuo's son was called. The first time he saw the face of the corpse in the lobby, he was stunned as if thunder struck him. For a moment, a heartbreaking wail resounded through the courtroom.
No matter who saw this scene, they already knew that this corpse was undoubtedly that of Yang Kuo.
"Now, all the deceased on the death list have been found..." Gongsun looked at the scene in front of him with a rather heavy tone.
At this moment, outside the hall, a carrier pigeon suddenly flew in and landed on Gongsun's shoulder.
Gongsun took out the letter from the carrier pigeon's feet and saw only one line of writing on it.
The death list is now well-deserved.
The signed name is Ling Miaoyin.
After seeing this information, both Chen Yutian and Gongsun sighed heavily.
There is only one possibility for the death list to be worthy of its name, and that is that all the people on the list are dead.
Such news is by no means good news for them today.
"Everyone is dead... Now, we only have one clue left." Gongsun sighed and said slowly.
Chen Yutian nodded slightly.
Indeed, there is another clue to this case. That is Kexiangju Inn.
Since all the people on the death list came from the missing account book, this inn must have a great connection with the case.
Moreover, when Gongsun and the others visited in the morning, shopkeeper Lin and the waiter named Wang Yun obviously hid something from them.
Therefore, both Gongsun and Chen Yutian believe that they must know something related to this case!
"It seems that it is necessary to visit Kexiangju again..."
Gongsun murmured, and then took out the account book page from his sleeve.
At this time, Ling Yuntian came over and said, "Excuse me for being presumptuous, but I wonder why you two adults want to visit the guest house?"
Gongsun raised his head, looked at Ling Yuntian, and asked curiously: "Oh? Does Master Ling also know about living in a foreign country?"
"Of course, that is one of the largest inns in this city. How can I not know this? I would like to ask you two adults, what has this guest committed that deserves your visit?"
"It's nothing. Gongsun and I have long admired the name of this inn, so we just wanted to take a look. Master Ling, you are worrying too much." Chen Yutian smiled lightly.
"I see. It seems that the subordinate is overly worried." Ling Yuntian apologized and backed away.
Immediately, Chen Yutian looked at the sky and said with a smile: "Master Ling, it's getting late, so I won't disturb you anymore. Take my leave."
After saying that, he and Gongsun stood up and left directly.
"I respectfully send you two gentlemen!"
Ling Yuntian bowed his hands to the two of them again and sent them out of the state government gate without mentioning anything.
The two left the state office and returned to Guanyi. They saw almost everyone gathered around the stone table in the courtyard, even Xuan Xi, who had just recovered from detoxification, was no exception.
Seeing Xuan Xi, Chen Yutian's brows suddenly frowned slightly.
"Your body has just recovered, how can you run around?" He walked to Xuan Xi, grabbed her and pulled her over, looking at the girl with a reproachful tone.
Although Xuan Xi was scolded, she felt his concern for her at the same time, so she smiled slightly and said: "I didn't want to come out, it was Master and Senior Bing Wang who wanted everyone to gather."
"Master?" Chen Yutian was stunned for a moment, and then he saw the Four Saints located in the center of the stone table. And Mother Liu standing next to them.
Seeing Liu's mother, Chen Yutian's eyes suddenly flashed.
"Isn't this person the old woman who carried the wooden sign to cry out for injustice?"
"Yes, that's her. It is said that Senior Ice King saved her life before, and then brought her back with Senior Yan Zun." Xuan Xi rolled his eyes slightly and said with a smile.
"Senior Ice King and the others brought them back?" Gongsun was slightly surprised.
"Uh-huh."
"Senior Ice King and the others will definitely not be innocent. Since they brought this old woman back, there must be a reason. I just don't know why they asked them to bring her back." Chen Yutian shook his head slightly.
"Hehe... you are right. Then you might as well take a guess." Xuan Xi smiled.
"Oh? Guess?" Gongsun and Chen Yutian looked at each other.
Xuan Xi said: "Yes, guess why Senior Ice King and the others brought this mother-in-law here?"
Hearing this, Chen Yutian and Gongsun both laughed.
"This is interesting, so let me tell you my own guess first." Chen Yutian said, "I think... maybe it's because of her identity."
"identity?"
"That's right. Generally speaking, there are only two types of people who can be brought here by Senior Ice King and others. One is their friends in the world, and the other is people related to the case we are investigating. .”
"Oh? How can you be so sure?"
"It's very simple. Because..." Before Chen Yutian finished speaking, he heard a rather indifferent voice coming from the side, "Because my master is the one who loves his disciples the most."
The three of them turned their gazes at the same time and saw that Xue Tianhan had arrived here at some point.
"...That's it." Chen Yutian was speechless for a moment, and then said, "Although Senior Bing Wang and the others have never asked us what cases we are investigating since they came to Youzhou, I believe they must know And this old woman obviously has no inner strength, so she shouldn’t be a friend of Senior Ice King and the others. In this case, she can only be someone related to the case we are investigating."
After hearing this, Xuan Xi nodded slightly: "I see... You are right, she is indeed an important person in a case. However, we don't know who she is. Senior Bing Wang deliberately betrayed her. ,Did not say."
"Hey... little princess, if you say this, I will be sad. I am not trying to sell anything, I just want you to guess."
At this time, Ice King's words suddenly rang in the ears of the four people.
Chen Yutian looked at the Ice King who was about ten steps away from him, and was slightly speechless.
"By the way, boy Chen, haven't you solved a lot of cases? Why don't you guess her identity?" Bing Wang said to Chen Yutian.
Chen Yutian looked at the old woman who complained that she was wronged, and smiled slightly, "In this case, then I will show my shame. I boldly guess that she should be the mother of Liu Jingyan who is on death row!"
As soon as he said this, everyone, including Liu's mother, looked at him in surprise.
Feeling the surprised looks from the Four Saints and Mother Liu around him, Chen Yutian knew that he had guessed it right.
"How did you know?" The sword master looked at Chen Yutian curiously.
Chen Yutian smiled and said: "It's very simple. In fact, I have met this old lady on the street before. At that time, the governor Ling Yuntian who was traveling with me told me that she killed someone because of her son and did not want to believe it. And crazy, so she takes wooden signs to the streets every day to cry out for injustice. And I also asked Ling Yuntian, Madam only started to go crazy a few days ago. And the recent murder case in Youzhou City is what we are investigating Bai Xiuxiu’s murder case. So I guess, Madam, she should be the mother of Liu Jingyan, the murderer in this case. I wonder if this junior’s guess is accurate?”
"Exactly!" Long Zun laughed and nodded slightly.
"So, is Madam really Liu Jingyan's mother?" Chen Yutian pretended to be surprised and looked at Liu's mother.
Liu's mother bowed slightly and said, "That's right for me."
Everyone was overjoyed!
Chen Yutian was even more surprised and said: "That's great! I wonder if you can tell me the whereabouts of your son on the night of the incident?"
"Of course. My two benefactors brought me here just to let me come to you to redress my grievances. So, sir, I will obey whatever request you have. I am here, and I would like to thank you in advance." Mother Liu nodded slightly and said to her. Chen Yutian was about to kneel down.
Chen Yutian quickly supported him, "Madam, there is no need to do this. Moreover, even if you want to thank me, you have to wait until your grievances have been completely cleared before thanking you. Now, you should tell us first. His whereabouts on the night of the incident.”
"I understand."
Mother Liu pondered for a moment, then nodded lightly, letting Chen Yutian help her up, "I remember that night, Jingyan went out to watch the clock as usual, but at the third watch, But he came back suddenly..."
Mother Liu described the scene that night to everyone.
…
At midnight, Liu Jingyan returned home alone.
Mother Liu, who was sleeping soundly in bed, was awakened by his movements and subconsciously shouted: "Who is it?"
"Mom, it's me." Liu Jingyan walked into the room.
"Oh, it's Yan'er. Why are you back so early today?"
"Mom, my son got rich tonight." Liu Jingyan's voice sounded very happy. He lit a candle. By the light of the candle, Liu's mother found that her son was holding a very delicate money bag and some precious items for women. jewelry.
"Son, where did you get these things?"
Mother Liu frowned slightly. She could tell that these things should have been made by women from wealthy families. My son is just a poor scholar and cannot have such a thing. She was afraid that her son would do something unethical because he was poor.
"Mom, don't worry. My son picked these up on the road. They were definitely not stolen." Liu Jingyan waved his hand slightly.
"Oh, really? Since they were picked up, you should take these things to the place where you picked them up tomorrow and return them to the owners." Mother Liu said.
"Mom, these were all picked up by my son. Since they were picked up, they are ownerless things. We can definitely..."
Before Liu Jing finished speaking, he was interrupted sharply by Liu's mother!
"What did you say?"
With a sharp shout, Liu Jingyan was immediately frightened and couldn't say a word.
Mother Liu sat up from the bed with a gloomy face and looked at her son, "What do you want to say? Tell me?"
Liu Jingyan opened his mouth, but no words came out.
Mother Liu came to her son, looked at him and said, "Have you forgotten what mother taught you before? A gentleman loves money and gets it in a proper way. Do you call it getting it in a proper way? We can be poor, but we You can’t lose your dignity, do you understand?”
Liu Jingyan was silent for a long time and then said, "I understand, kid."
"Now that you understand, you don't need to remind me what to do tomorrow, right?" Mother Liu said, lying back on the bed.
Liu Jingyan nodded weakly.
"Yes, mother. I will return these things to their owners tomorrow."
…
"But who would have thought that when he went to the street to look for the owner the next day, he was caught by the police officers. They took him to the court without any explanation. I didn't know until I got the news and hurried to the state government office. , the jewelry and the purse belong to a woman named Bai, and my son was accused of being the murderer because of these things."
Speaking of this, tears filled her eyes.
"Yan'er didn't plead guilty at first, but Mr. Fu Yin insisted that it was my son who killed the person. For this reason, he did not hesitate to use severe punishment on my son... Yan'er could not bear the severe punishment, and was finally beaten and forced to confess. It’s a sin…”
"Although Yan'er admitted his crime, I believed that my son would never commit murder, so he went to the government office to complain, hoping to reopen the case... However, Ling Yuntian repeatedly They all refused to accept my request on the grounds that the evidence was solid, and even when I came to complain for the third time, he actually instructed the government officials to drive me out..."
Hearing this, everyone's eyes changed!
Wu Dongtian even slapped the table and said angrily: "What a scumbag!"
Chen Yutian touched his chin slightly and asked, "Then why do people all over the city say you are crazy?"
Hearing this, Mother Liu's eyes changed, "This is also because of Ling Yuntian."
"Oh?" Everyone looked at her.
"The day after I was beaten with a stick, I went to the government office for the fourth time to complain. This time, Ling Yuntian not only asked the government officials to kick me out, but also spread rumors that I was crazy because I could not accept my son. The fact that he killed someone makes him crazy..."
"I see, this Ling Yuntian is too abominable!" After hearing this, Tang Fengling's eyes widened, full of anger.
Everyone nodded in agreement.
Only Chen Yutian remained silent.
He has deeper suspicions about Ling Yuntian, but he has no evidence for this matter yet, so it is not convenient to say it now.
At this time, Xue Tianhan pondered for a moment and then suddenly said: "You said that your son went out at midnight and returned at the third watch. As far as we know, the deceased Bai Xiuxiu was killed at the second watch of the same day. In this case, you My son still has no alibi to prove that he did not commit murder..."
