Detective in the Red Chamber

Otherwise, why did the second brother ask him to go home and ask her?

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No matter which yamen it is in, as long as it is equipped with a morgue and a burial office, it must be located in the most remote place.

Even many local governments like to store corpses involved in criminal cases in Yizhuang outside the city, which is not acceptable in the capital, because the area is too large, and it is too difficult to transport and examine corpses back and forth outside the city. too much trouble.

Therefore, when they went down to Wanping and Daxing counties, and went up to the Ministry of Criminal Justice and Dali Temple, they all built separate morgues in the yamen to store the bodies involved in the case.

The book is back to normal.

After Sun Shaozong left the official office, he was not in a hurry to go to the mortuary to participate in the autopsy. His current status was not suitable for this job, but he went to the lake first to re-examine the traces on the awning boat.

In the end, there was still not much progress, but it was further confirmed that this was indeed not the scene of the murder, but the place where the corpse was thrown.

And based on the analysis of the blood stained in the cabin and the rigidity of the corpse, the location of the murder should not be too far from the Dragon King Temple.

Because there was still residual temperature in the chest cavity of the corpse at that time, considering that it was snowing at the time, the time of death should be within half an hour to an hour.

Judging from the wounds, the instruments used to dig out the heart and lungs should be the same weapon. That is to say, the murderer cut out the hearts of Dao Yan's master and apprentice successively.

Considering that his method of cutting the chest cavity is very unfamiliar, the time should not be too short.

In addition, there was not much time left to transport the corpse from the first scene to the boat in broad daylight and avoid people's eyes and ears to transport the corpse to the vicinity of Dali Temple.

If the means of transport used to transport the corpse can be found, it may be possible to follow the clues and locate the approximate area of ​​the first murder scene.

In other words, if the murderer is really a beggar, there shouldn't be any means of delivery, right?

Could it be that he killed someone on the shore and then abandoned the body...

In other words, Master Daoyan and his disciples may have disguised themselves as monks and hid in the tidal flats near the Dragon King Temple. The place is quite desolate, and there are reeds for shelter, so it is indeed a good place to hide.

It's just that they never imagined that someone could detect their every move, and even attracted revenge from their enemies.

tsk~

At this point in the deduction, I have to be confused by the ability of the master of the black post.

Forget it, it's useless to think about it now, let's go and see the autopsy first.

After careful inspection several times, Sun Shaozong jumped off the wupeng boat, and then rushed to the morgue in the southwest corner.

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Compared with Shuntian Mansion, where corpses are kept all year round, the morgue here is much 'cold', and even the necessary stench is only faintly present.

This is a clear proof of poor performance!

When Sun Shaozong walked into the autopsy room in Dongshou, Chen Jingde was holding his nose and crouching in the corner with disgust on his face.

Seeing that Sun Shaozong came in from the outside, he hurriedly put away his handkerchief, and stepped forward to salute like a dog.

Seeing that it was not enough for him to salute himself, and he wanted to call two busy officials over, Sun Shaozong quickly waved his hands and said, "There is no need to be too polite in this place. How is it? Have you found anything?"

The two foremen were also in great fear, until Sun Shaozong got closer to take a closer look at the corpse, and then hurriedly explained: "Reporting to the lord, the fatal injury of that thin monk should be a knife in the chest. This huge one can't be judged for the time being, but it should be the same." in this way."

"Where's the evidence?"

"On the thin back spine, there was a puncture wound, which penetrated deep into the bone. It was different from the marks and methods of cutting the chest. Therefore, we deduced that it should be the marks left by the initial full-strength piercing. The location, obviously, has caused fatal injuries."

"Although the shoes were taken off, from the analysis of the shape of the corpse spots formed on the heels, the deceased should have been dragged lying on his back, and the heels were dragged on the ground."

"and also……"

Although the morgue in Dali Temple seemed deserted, these two foremen were both shrewd and capable. Even if their level could not catch up with that of Shuntian Mansion's Lao Xu, there should be a similar difference.

However, Sun Shaozong didn't completely rely on them, he observed carefully while listening to their explanations.

Although he also inspected the corpse that day, the corpse was considered 'fresh' at that time, and some traces did not show up.

Seeing that Sun Shaozong observed carefully and was not frightened by the disemboweled corpse, and thinking about the reputation of this lord, the two masters gradually became bolder.

"My lord, please take a look."

One of the foremen picked up a handful of things from the case next to him, and said cautiously, "This is the residue taken out from the stomach of the corpse. They seem to have eaten just before they died."

Although he was brave enough, he didn't dare to bring that thing to Sun Shaozong's eyes, and he was even ready to plead guilty at any time.

But he was obviously worrying too much.

Sun Shaozong has gained a lot of "knowledge" on the battlefield in the past two years. How can he be afraid of leftovers?

At the moment, regardless of the sour smell, he leaned closer to have a closer look.

"Huh? This thing seems to be..."

And when he looked at it, he really saw the strangeness of writing!

The pieces of yellow, orange and orange food that hadn't had time to be digested looked like hot and sour dried bamboo shoots that I had tasted near Qingxu Temple and improved at home!

And looking at these residues, as well as the pieces of dogwood stained on it, and some less obvious spices, it is obviously the original hot and sour dried bamboo shoots.

in this case……

Before the two fake monks were about to die, they went to Qingxu Temple to show off?

Since they dared to act like this, it is obvious that Daoyan and his disciples are very confident in their disguise, and based on this inference, they should not take the initiative to hide in the reed marsh.

Secretly denying the previous inference, Sun Shaozong immediately ordered: "Deputy Chen Si, go to the left and right of Qingxuguan, find a restaurant called Yingke Lai, and ask if two monks ordered their signature dish yesterday morning. Hot and sour dried bamboo shoots.”

"If there are, first ask when they appeared, and then from Qingxu Temple to Dragon King Temple, give me a careful investigation, and be sure to find witnesses along the way!" u

Chapter 720 The case of the dead body on the black awning boat [Part [-]]

[The first update, today's condition is not as good as yesterday, it is estimated that the third update will be completed in the middle of the night. 】

View the emptiness and welcome the guests.

call~

Zhang Chenggang reined in the reins, and Chen Jingde hurriedly got off his horse from the rear, ran forward a few steps, raised the curtain of the carriage with his whip, and said with a smile: "My lord, we have arrived."

It is absolutely wishful thinking for people like this to expect them to be independent; but in terms of being small-minded, courteous and flattering, it is beyond the reach of most capable officials.

Sun Shaozong nodded calmly, jumped out of the carriage and went to the wine shop by the road.

"My lord, my lord Sun!"

The shop owner, who was being questioned repeatedly by the yamen servants, saw that Sun Shaozong had arrived, and immediately went out the door with a happy face, but before he could cross the threshold, he was stopped by two yamen servants who were guarding the door with horizontal knives.

The shopkeeper backed up half a step in fright, and didn't dare to move forward, just bowed with a bitter face and said: "Your Excellency, the villain is just opening the door to do business, why has he ever cared what the diners do? Besides, these two monks They are all new faces, and they are not regular customers of the store..."

He was still complaining here, but Sun Shaozong had already come to the front, raised his hand and waved back the gatekeeper, and said with a warm smile: "Don't worry, the shopkeeper, it's just a routine inquiry, it's not too early, it's not too late, and it won't be broken." Your deal."

As he said, he was about to cross the threshold with every step.

The shopkeeper hastily retreated to the side, and echoed with a smile on his face: "With your old words, the villain will feel more at ease-in these four or nine cities, who knows that you always love the people like a son, and you are the most sympathetic to us. the poor."

To be able to set up the owner of a wine shop near the Qingxu Temple, where every inch of land is expensive, is not a poor person.

However, Sun Shaozong didn't bother to expose him, so he asked the yamen servant in charge of the interrogation for the transcript, but found that there was no writing on it, only two bald heads with burdens on their backs and cowhide boots on their feet.

tsk~

It's time for someone to make a fool of themselves again.

According to official regulations, because of the responsibilities of reading official documents and verifying letters, the ability to read and write is a basic requirement for government servants.

But how many people who can read and write these days are willing to handle such lowly labor?

Therefore, among the low-level yamen servants, there are actually not many who can read and write.

The officer in charge of recording the confession also knew that his masterpiece might not be able to catch Lord Shaoqing's eyes, so he hurriedly came forward to report: "Master, after cross-examination by the villain just now, I found two suspicious points: one It was when the two monks were eating here that they carried a burden on their side, but when the body was found, there was no sign of the burden."

"Secondly, these two monks are wearing cowhide fast boots with sloping soles. These boots are made of buffalo leather. It is not easy to take them off, and it is even more difficult to destroy them—if it is not stained with something Strange, the murderer probably wouldn't have disposed of it on purpose."

Although his cultural attainment was a bit poor, it was true that this yamen servant was able to be selected to interrogate such an important case.

Sun Shaozong nodded slightly, and asked again: "How far have you chased so far?"

These words were a bit random, but the guard immediately replied: "Now we have chased to Hualou Street, about two miles away from here, and about three miles away from the Dragon King Temple."

After hearing this, Sun Shaozong threw the pamphlet back to him, and said casually: "Draw down all the routes before and after."

The yamen servant was waiting to be ordered, but Sun Shaozong asked again: "What's your name?"

A look of joy flashed across the yamen servant's face, but he soon restrained himself, bowed and replied: "The villain Huang Bin."

"Remember to read books and recognize characters in the future."

As Sun Shaozong said, he ignored Huang Bin and went to the square table in the middle to make a meal. He called the shopkeeper who was still nervous and ordered two plates of pickled side dishes.

Hearing that Mr. Sun was going to eat in his own small shop, the shop owner really relaxed a lot. He urged the waiter in a series of voices, brought out two plates of signature dishes, and personally delivered them to Sun Shaozong.

"My lord, this hot and sour dried bamboo shoots are your original..."

"Ouch~!"

Just as he was about to play a card of affection, Chen Jingde's complexion suddenly changed, his throat throbbed and he retched a few times, and he ran out with his mouth covered.

Not long after, I heard the sound of vomiting from outside the door.

What's the matter?

The shopkeeper opened his mouth inexplicably, wanting to ask more questions, but he didn't dare to speak rashly, so he forced a smile in embarrassment.

Sun Shaozong naturally knew that Chen Jingde was thinking of the residue in the stomach of the corpse, but he said nonsense without blinking: "He probably had a bad stomach from eating in the morning, and he suffered from the wind and cold along the way—let's not talk about him, let's talk about it." Let me tell you about the two monks."

The shopkeeper didn't know what to do, so he naturally believed it was true, so under the guidance of Sun Shaozong, he searched his guts to recall the details of yesterday.

However, the two monks didn't stay for a long time, and they didn't say a word during the meal. The shopkeeper recalled it again and again, but it was just a trivial matter. Apart from the two points discovered by the yamen servants, it was basically not a clue.

While Sun Shaozong was interrogating, people came to report one after another, extending the itinerary of the two monks to three miles away.

Therefore, there was another burst of people yelling outside, and everyone in the store thought it was another servant reporting back, so they didn't pay attention.

Unexpectedly, it was not an officer who entered the door, but an official in a blue robe.

After the official entered the door, he laughed and said, "Your Excellency Shaoqing is indeed here, but it's hard for Su to find him!"

"what?"

Sun Shaozong followed the prestige, and couldn't help being a little surprised. He hurriedly stood up to greet him, and said in surprise, "Why did the magistrate of Su come here? Could it be that he has something to do with Mr. Sun?"

But it turned out that the person who entered the door was Su Xingfang who had served as a county magistrate in Daxing County and was later promoted to magistrate of Wanping County.

When Sun Shaozong was an official in Shuntian Mansion, although he was not on good terms with Wang Qian, the magistrate of Daxing County, he had a good deal with Su Xingfang.

"Sure enough, the nobleman forgets a lot."

Su Xingfang laughed and joked, and then said solemnly: "I am here to report to Lord Shaoqing on an errand - yesterday you sent someone to inform the county to check whether there are any monks missing everywhere. Dare to be negligent, and ordered people to investigate day and night, and indeed found several monks whose whereabouts were unknown, so I came here to report."

It was for this.

At the beginning, Sun Shaozong really wanted the local government to help with the verification, but he was pushed back by the Shuntian Mansion first, and later found out that the two monks were actually Taoist priests in disguise, so he forgot about it.

But I never thought that Su Xingfang would be so troublesome.

Sun Shaozong's heart warmed up, and he cupped his hands and said, "Duoluo Suzhi county will help you with all your strength—but now we have just found some clues, such as the lost monk, there is no need to continue to investigate for the time being."

"Is there such a thing?"

Su Xing looked bitter, but then cheered up again: "I can't let me go for nothing. It just so happens that this area is also under the jurisdiction of my Daxing County. What orders do you have..."

"Master Shaoqing!"

Just as he was talking, another policeman rushed in from outside and shouted excitedly: "You guys found the vicinity of Anrenfang, and the traces of the two monks suddenly stopped! Continue to investigate until you reach the Dragon King Temple Nearby, no one has seen them again!"

Anrenfang?

There seemed to be a lot of alleys there, but it was a good place to start.

Sun Shaozong immediately waved his hand: "If Suzhi County is interested, how about you and I going to Anrenfang together?"

"So I don't dare to ask for my wish!" 8)

Chapter 721 Trap