Detective in the Red Chamber

Coincidentally!

When I saw Lu Huiniang on the street a few days ago, she had almost Wang Xifeng's demeanor, especially her pair of red phoenix eyes with hanging shoots, which was so lifelike that even Jia She's flirtatious spirit flew away!

This is also the biggest reason why he would rather sell his daughter yesterday than have a taste of what he wants!

Less gossip.

However, Sun Shaozong was half emotional and half disgusted, temporarily put the matter behind him, came to the corpse with all his attention, and began to investigate carefully.

First of all, the deceased was wearing a half-new robe, but it was empty inside.

Secondly, there were traces of a peace negotiation in the private area, but it was not very obvious. It seemed that the peace negotiation was rather sloppy and hasty—considering Jia She's age and physical fitness, this is understandable.

Again, the fatal wound was a dagger pierced into the lungs, resulting in profuse bleeding to death.

Finally, the left hand was on the chest, and the right hand was stretched out. The five fingers were grasping, but there was no skin debris left between the nails - it seemed that she had tried to catch the murderer, but the murderer avoided him.

This is probably what was found on the body.

As for the time of death, it is speculated that it should be around midnight last night.

In addition, the cups and plates on the table in the middle were messed up, and there were four emptied wine jugs. Judging from the physical characteristics of the deceased, it didn't look like he was killed after being drunk. On the contrary, Jia Shen still had a hangover in his behavior trace.

Furthermore, at the base of the west wall, there is a huge bathtub, which can be used by someone of Sun Shaozong's stature, but it is definitely no problem for ordinary people to use it for bathing in mandarin ducks.

According to Sun Shaozong's observation, the tub has not been used for a long time, at least not more than half a year.

"Brother."

Sun Shaozong still needs to investigate carefully. Jia Yucun managed to appease Jia Amnesty, but Baba ran over and asked expectantly, "Have you ever found out anything?"

"This is..."

Sun Shaozong asked instead, "Where is General Jia, what did he say?"

Jia Yucun hurriedly said, "Uncle said that he lost the silver, and he lost a full 7000 taels of silver!"

"He has so much silver with him?"

Sun Shaozong frowned when he heard the words, always feeling that the money might have something to do with Big Brother Cheap.

Regardless of the fact that this matter has nothing to do with the case, he asked further, "What else? Did General Jia tell the story?"

"some!"

Jia Yucun hurriedly learned Jia She's words from beginning to end.

But it turns out that Jia Amnesty brought enough money yesterday to show off at Lu Hui's home.

That Lu Huiniang was greedy for money, seeing that he really brought the money as promised, she smiled happily, and she didn't have the slightest intention to evade.

So he set up a banquet all night, served Jia Amnesty and had a good drink, and then went to bed to have fun—of course, it didn't last long in reality.

Later, when Jia Amnesty got tired, he fell into a drowsy sleep. It was not until dawn that he found that Lu Huiniang had been killed and was covered in his blood.

Jia She was so frightened that he screamed, which shocked the neighbors, and then the matter developed into the current situation.

"Wait a moment!"

Hearing this, Sun Shaozong questioned, "Since she was having a private meeting with a man to make peace, how could she not lock the courtyard door? And if the courtyard door is locked, how could those neighbors break in and see General Jia with the corpse?"

"This……"

Jia Yucun's eyes lit up, and he hurriedly asked, "Bantou Zhao, did those witnesses mention the courtyard gate?"

"It's not specifically mentioned."

Zhao Wuwei said, "However, according to their description, they should have barged in directly, and there was no act of knocking on the door."

"That's the case."

Sun Shaozong nodded and said, "The suspicion of General Jia has dropped a bit."

The word "again" made Jia Yucun's heart itch unbearably, and hurriedly urged him to bring up the things he found out.

"First of all, this outer robe is quite heavy, cumbersome and difficult to wear, and she obviously has a more convenient inner lining, which is enough for sheltering from the cold indoors."

"Normally, since she has already taken off all the clothes, she has no reason to wear this relatively cumbersome outer robe without the inner lining."

"Unless she is in a hurry to go outside and open the door for someone!"

"Only under such circumstances, would she give up the inner lining, which is not capable of keeping out the cold, and put on the outer robe directly."

"The fact that the courtyard door was not locked also supports the speculation that someone else came here last night—unless General Jia deliberately created such an illusion after he killed someone, so that we can suspect others."

"but……"

Speaking of this, Sun Shaozong shook his head and said, "With General Jia's status, there are probably a hundred ways to cover up this matter. There is absolutely no need to do it so well known and self-defeating."

Jia Yucun was overjoyed, "So, isn't Uncle not suspected?!"

"Is this..."

Sun Shaozong shook his head and said, "I'm not sure yet. I can only say that General Jia's suspicion is relatively low, but until conclusive evidence is found or the real culprit is caught, General Jia is still one of the important suspects."

Jia Yucun was also concerned about it, but after listening to Sun Shaozong, he also knew that Jia She must not be let go first, so he asked earnestly, "My dear brother, I don't know if you have found any clues about the real murderer? "

"Of course there are clues."

As Sun Shaozong said, he raised his hand and pointed at the female corpse, and said, "First of all, a lot of information has been revealed on this corpse."

Chapter 182 The Chongwenmen Murder and Robbery Incident [Part [-]]

However, Sun Shaozong led Jia Yucun to the corpse, pointed to the two long white legs exposed under the robe, and said, "Although this dress can keep out the cold, if you only wear it to meet outsiders, I don't think it's too presumptuous." Is there something?"

"Brother Xian said..."

Jia Yucun suddenly said, "The relationship between the murderer and this woman is extremely close!"

"Yes."

Sun Shaozong walked to the tub again, pointed to the coffee table in the corner, and said, "Please look here again, my lord. According to my measurement just now, the deceased's height was about four feet eight inches and 1536 centimeters, and his arm length was about One foot nine is 608 centimeters."

"Therefore, when the deceased takes a bath, the farthest distance between soap beans, fragrant soap, etc. should not exceed one foot eight inches (576 centimeters), otherwise it will be quite inconvenient to take them."

"Especially in this early winter season, it may be possible to lean over to get it, but no one will deliberately suffer from the cold, so that these things can be placed in an inconvenient place!"

"However, the toilet utensils on the coffee table are all placed at a distance of about two feet and 64 centimeters."

"Considering the angle of this short table and the degree of disorderly arrangement of toiletries, it can be basically concluded that someone with an arm length of about 704 feet [-] inches and [-] centimeters is lying on his back on the edge of the tub and will use the Finished toiletries, the result of placing them at hand.”

"From this point of view, it is obvious that the last time the bathtub was used was not the deceased himself, but another person who was very close to him."

"And I have observed carefully just now. General Jia's height is slightly higher than that of the deceased, but the length of his arms is almost the same. There is still a certain distance between two feet and two inches."

"Additionally, General Jia only achieved good things with the deceased yesterday, so it is unlikely that he would bathe in the deceased's house before that."

Although it was not the first time to hear Sun Shaozong's reasoning, Jia Yucun still couldn't help admiring it.

Seeing that Sun Shaozong's deduction came to an end temporarily, he immediately concluded, "In this way, could it be that this woman has already hooked up with an adulterer, and the adulterer came to a private meeting yesterday, and happened to meet my uncle here, so He became angry and murdered to steal money, and then tried to put the blame on uncle!"

As he spoke, he asked hopefully, "Apart from this, does my brother have any other clues? After all, my uncle has a special status. If the case is delayed for a long time, I am afraid that rumors that are not good for you and me will spread. "

Not a few people in the capital know about the relationship between the Sun family and the Rongguo Mansion, and between Jia Yucun and Jia Amnesty, just looking at the surnames is enough to make up the words "favoritism and fraud"!

Because of this, Jia Yucun was so anxious that he dragged Sun Shaozong over to solve the case.

Listening to him asking if there are any other clues, Sun Shaozong just smiled lightly, shook his head and said, "There is no need for other clues."

"There is no need for other clues?" Jia Yucun was stunned, "What does this mean?"

Sun Shaozong spread his hands, "Even in the north, women with a height of 1696 feet [-] inches and [-] centimeters are rare, right? Just ask your neighbors and you will get results soon."

"Female... female?!"

Jia Yucun was stunned, "Isn't he an adulterer?!"

"Haha, adults really know how to joke."

Sun Shaozong laughed, and said, "First of all, there are a few things that women only use among the toiletries."

"Secondly, last night, if it was this woman who replaced the Prime Minister, and there was still a man lying on the bed next to him, would you show off in disheveled clothes and bring the adulterer into the house?"

"Unless she has the idea of ​​killing people and taking money!"

"But General Jia is not an ordinary person. If I really want to kill him, I am afraid that the world is so big that there will be no place for this woman to stand up!"

"Therefore, the most reasonable explanation at the moment is that a woman who was very close to him came to visit. Even if General Jia saw it, there would be no misunderstanding. That's why the deceased generously introduced her into the house."

As he said that, he pointed to the bathtub again, "I'm afraid there aren't many boudoir friends who can bathe in the other party's home and be brought in to meet the adulterer in the middle of the night—so it's speculated that it's the same person, so it shouldn't be a big deal." Pass."

Jia Yucun hesitated, "Then how did you know the murderer's height?"

Sun Shaozong spread his arms, popular science said, "The distance between the average person's arms is basically close to or slightly shorter than the height. One arm is two feet two, and the double arm is four feet four 1408 cm. The shoulder width of an adult woman is about one foot one inch. 352 centimeters, a total of five feet five inches and 176 centimeters."

"Considering the possible errors, the murderer's height is between five feet three inches (1696 cm) and five feet seven inches (1824 cm) - even the lowest five feet three inches is not high among women. See you soon!"

Jia Yucun was completely convinced when he heard this, and quickly ordered to Zhao Wuwei, "Have you heard what Mr. Sun said? Hurry up and check..."

"No need!"

Before he finished speaking, Jia Amnesty walked in through the curtain, and said through gritted teeth, "I have seen that little whore several times, she is the daughter of a bodyguard from the nearby Shunfeng Bodyguard Company, and she was born extremely tall. I also plan to ask Hui Niang to come and try it out, I never thought that this little whore would do such a thing!"

As he spoke, he looked at Lu Huiniang's face, which resembled his daughter-in-law's, with a look of regret.

Apart from the dwarf Wang Xifeng, this Lu Huiniang is really the best substitute, but it's a pity...

Jia Yucun also met Wang Xifeng, and when he saw this, his heart was naturally like a mirror.

But after all, he is a man of great wealth, and he seemed to be okay, and ordered, "What are you still doing? Why don't you go to the Shunfeng escort to arrest the murderer and bring him to justice!"

Without waiting for an answer, he hastily added, "If the suspect is willing to plead guilty on the spot, he must be escorted over to let the people at the entrance of the alley take a look, so as to prove General Jia's innocence!"

"The low-ranking villain will do it now!"

Zhou Da and Zhao Wuwei hurriedly clapped their hands in response, turned around and hurried out of the room.

Just after running a few steps in the yard, I heard Jia Amnesty yelling anxiously behind me, "The most important thing is the 7000 taels of silver, if there is one or two taels missing, I will ask you!"

"Master, don't worry, the villain will definitely do his best!"

Zhou Da and the two hurriedly turned around again, servilely agreed, and then they were able to escape.

But Jia She was still feeling sorry for Lu Huiniang just now, and when he went out and yelled, he suddenly remembered that after Lu Huiniang died, the 1000 taels of silver that he promised her was left. Wouldn't it be equivalent to sleeping her for nothing?

Thinking of this, Jia Amnesty began to smile again, thinking about how to spend the saved 1000 taels of silver, so as to live up to the "good thing" of falling pie in the sky!

Chapter 183 Calculation

Zhou Da and Zhao Wuwei quickly got back the stolen goods, and the 7000 taels was a lot.

Because Mr. Jia and some spectators didn't like to hear the murderer reveal his heart, they insisted on leaving the scene of the crime as soon as possible.

Therefore, Sun Shaozong can only regretfully miss it. It is precisely because of a fight with her husband that the long-legged wife of Shunfeng Bodyguards came to stay overnight in the middle of the night, and there is a tragic tragedy of Lily.

That afternoon, Dingxiang Building.

Jia She had many problems, but he was never stingy, so after the case was settled smoothly, a banquet was held in the Dingxiang Building.

Sun Shaozong, Jia Yucun, Liu Chongshan, Fu Shi...

More than half of the high-level executives from Shuntian Mansion came, and almost all of them were masters who had experienced wine and tongue, but with only a few words, they coaxed Jia She Maitreya into grinning non-stop.

However, Sun Shaozong has always been difficult to integrate into the joyful atmosphere, because besides these people, there is also Jia Lian who came here after hearing the news.

Thinking about Lu Huiniang, who is exactly like Wang Xifeng, and looking at the scene of "a loving father and a filial son", Sun Shaozong felt really awkward.

It's also fortunate that he wasn't that young man without a city mansion, so he didn't show his thoughts in front of everyone - but it was inevitable that he couldn't get excited.

"Erro."

After drinking for three rounds, Jia Lian raised his glass to Sun Shaozong from a distance across the wine table, saying, "Thanks to you this time! Come on, let's have a drink, and I will thank you as an older brother!"

In fact, from Sun Shaozong's point of view, if Jia Amnesty was found to be the murderer, he should thank himself!

But this is just thinking about it in my heart.

He also raised his wine glass and said with a smile, "Second brother, why are you being polite to me? I have been hanging out with my brother in your house since I was a child. Now that Uncle Shi is in trouble, how can I stand by and watch?"

As they said that, the two drank a glass each, and immediately a woman carrying a pot beside them helped to fill it up—how ​​could there be no women to help the banquet hosted by Mr. Jia?

I heard Jia Lian half-jokingly say, "Last time Erlang said that he wanted to test the martial arts of all the brothers and nephews, and those who failed to live up to expectations asked for leave one after another. After that, Erlang didn't go to the mansion to teach for a few days. Could it be that he was annoyed by those people? Monkey boy?"

If he didn't remind him, Sun Shaozong would have almost forgotten his title of 'Instructor of Riding and Archery'.