When Chen Yutian came out of the room, it was already an hour later.
He spent an hour thinking about the changes he would make in the future.
and the measures for changes to be made.
But now, everything has been settled.
In the next time, he will investigate the truth behind the mysterious deaths of the two princes.
Perhaps only by solving this mystery can we fully understand the ultimate goal of the National Master and the power behind him.
Although, he already had a little guess.
But he still needed to confirm it.
So he found Yuan Lin.
As the palace in charge of prisons in the barbaric country, he should have mastery of the case files.
And the result was just as he expected.
Yuan Lin does have the case files in his hands.
He was also happy to show the file to Chen Yutian.
After reading these files, Chen Yutian couldn't help but frown.
He pointed to an item about the cause of death in the file and asked: "What does the suspected accidental death here mean?"
Yuan Lin said: "That's what it means literally."
Chen Yutian frowned and asked curiously: "Don't you even know the cause of death of the deceased?"
Yuan Lin shook his head and said: "No, we can be 100% sure that the eldest prince died after falling off a cliff."
Chen Yutianqi said: "Oh?"
Yuan Lin added: "And the second prince can also confirm that he drowned."
Chen Yutian smiled and said: "Since the cause of death has been determined, why do you need to write the word suspected?"
Yuan Lin sighed and said: "At first, after investigating the body and the scene, I thought these were two accidents that happened at the same time. After all, coincidences are still possible under certain circumstances."
Chen Yutian nodded.
"But then I accidentally learned something from Concubine Xiang, which completely changed my mind." Yuan Lin said.
Chen Yutian was slightly confused and asked: "Concubine Xiang is..."
Yuan Lin replied: "She is the second prince's mother-in-law and the daughter of the king's prime minister."
A flash of surprise flashed in Chen Yutian's eyes, and he nodded slightly.
"I see, what did Concubine Xiang tell you?"
Yuan Lin slowed down, his voice was slightly solemn, and he said, "She told me that the second prince once drowned in water when he was a child."
Chen Yutian's expression suddenly changed.
Because he already understood what Yuan Lin meant.
A person who has drowned in water since childhood often has a certain psychological shadow about water.
Especially for rivers, lakes and seas.
But according to the records in the file, the second prince was drowned in a lake outside the royal city.
There is obviously something wrong with this.
It is impossible for a person who has a psychological shadow of rivers, lakes and seas to swim in the lake.
In serious cases, he couldn't even stand on the shore of the lake.
But such a person died in the lake.
"If that's the case, what did the second prince do when he left the palace that day?" Chen Yutian thought for a while and asked.
Yuan Lin replied: "I heard from his guards that they originally planned to go hunting in the mountains."
Chen Yutianqi asked: "Hunting?"
This is even stranger.
The people of the barbarian country regard birds and animals as totems of beast gods, so naturally they cannot do anything to harm them.
So what exactly is this hunting about?
Yuan Lin said: "Master Chen doesn't know something. The prey they hunt is the fox tribe."
Hearing this, Chen Yutian suddenly realized, "That's it."
If there is another animal that can be harmed in the barbarian country, it is undoubtedly the fox tribe.
This is naturally due to the rebellion of the Fox clan in the past.
"In the barbarian kingdom, the favorite entertainment activity of the crown princes is the fox hunting competition." Yuan Lin explained.
"The rules of the competition are very simple. The palace will release a hundred foxes in advance, and the two crown princes will enter the mountains alone at the same time. Whoever kills more foxes in the end will be the winner. This is one of the conditions for His Majesty the Khan to select the crown prince. .”
Chen Yutian nodded slightly and said, "That is to say, when the crime occurred, the two princes were always alone, and there were no guards following them."
Yuan Lin said: "Yes."
Chen Yutian said: "In this case, even if an accident happens to the two princes, there will not be any witnesses."
Yuan Lin shook his head and said: "This is impossible. Although the regulations say that the prince must enter the mountain alone, the preparation time for a fox hunting competition is very long. Generally speaking, there are guards in every corner of the mountain during the competition. The purpose of guarding is to ensure the safety of the princes and to keep track of their movements at all times."
Chen Yutian nodded slightly.
He didn't really believe that such a game would really allow the prince to act alone.
"Did anyone see the two princes when the incident occurred?"
Yuan Lin replied: "Yes, their specific testimonies are recorded in the files."
Chen Yutian opened the file and looked at it, and sure enough he saw the corresponding content in the witness testimony.
The testimonies of the two witnesses were similar.
They all saw the prince suddenly running away from where they had not arranged a secret sentry.
Then the unexpected happened.
Chen Yutian's eyes stayed on the content of the previous sentence.
"Suddenly running towards a place where there are no hidden whistles?" He murmured this sentence.
There is something very strange in this sentence.
That's why the two princes knew where no secret sentry was arranged?
Logically speaking, the location of the hidden sentry cannot be exposed to them.
After all, they are participants.
Once the participants are aware of the existence of these secret whistles.
Then the game will undoubtedly be a lot less fun.
This is the least favorite thing about everyone involved in the game.
"Furthermore, according to this testimony, the second prince should have ran to a lake and drowned in it."
"But would a person who is afraid of water and has a shadow in his heart normally approach the water on his own initiative?"
"This is obviously impossible..."
Chen Yutian shook his head slightly in his heart.
A flash of inspiration suddenly flashed through his mind.
"Wait... Under normal circumstances..."
"Could it be that……"
He thought of a possibility.
But this possibility is not easy to realize.
And certain conditions are required.
Yuan Lin said: "Master Chen must have understood."
Chen Yutian nodded and said: "Yes. According to the witness testimony and what you just said, a very obvious problem has arisen."
Yuan Lin nodded and said: "Yes, I can't figure out why His Highness the Second Prince, who drowned in water when he was young, would take the initiative to approach the big lake where he died."
Chen Yutian nodded slightly and said: "This is indeed very puzzling. I think the imperial master must have seen this problem and made up the heresy of the fox demon to confuse the mind. After all, the second prince's behavior is indeed similar to being possessed by evil spirits. .”
Yuan Lin sighed and nodded slightly.
Chen Yutian closed the file.
"I already understand the basic information of the case. I wonder if the bodies of the two princes are still there?"
Yuan Lin nodded and said: "They are still there. But they are the crown princes after all. Without His Majesty's permission, no one can perform autopsies on them."
Chen Yutian smiled and said: "I understand. There is one more thing I want to ask the palace."
"My lord, it's okay to hear it." Yuan Lin said with a smile.
Chen Yutian asked: "Can Taigong please describe the scene of the crime? The file is not detailed."
Yuan Lin smiled and said, "This is easy to talk about."
After finishing speaking, he frowned slightly and thought for a moment, then said, "Let's talk about His Highness the Second Prince first. I'll go there first."
"I remember that when I rushed to the scene, the second prince had been fished out to the shore. He was no different from a person who had fallen into the water and died. He was all wet..."
He described the original scene to Chen Yutian.
…
…
The drowned body of the second prince lay on the ground.
He was soaked from head to toe.
His face was very pale, without any color, and slightly swollen.
It had obviously been soaked in water for a while.
Yuan Lin just glanced at it lightly and handed over the autopsy work to the accompanying man.
He started walking around the place.
To say "wandering around" is actually not accurate.
Others have to do things like on-site evidence collection.
And as a prince, he only needs to inspect everything at such a scene.
Anyway, the information will be summarized in his hands by then.
But at this moment...
A pungent aroma irritated his nose.
It was an extremely pleasant smell that he had never smelled before.
"oh?"
Hearing this, Chen Yutian couldn't help but frowned.
"It turns out to be...a strange fragrance again..."
He couldn't help but think of what the eighth princess's personal maid said.
And the two women I met on the promenade.
Are there any connection between the strange fragrance in the palace maid's mouth, and the strange fragrance he smelled when the two women passed each other, and the strange fragrance at the crime scene?
Or is this just a fragrance at all?
Chen Yutian fell into deep thought.
