Suspect in Jinling

"The victim, Mr. Pang, was 51 years old at the time. He served as the commander of Fusi in Jinling North Town. , Mr. Pang, the victim, has been working on the third floor, and only Mrs. Pang, Mr. Ruan, Chu Qianhu, Young Master Pang, and Qiu Weng have been wandering around on the entire third floor. Everyone, are there any mistakes in what I said?"

Everyone slowly replied: "No."

When Kuang Jian heard this, she nodded slightly.

For the convenience of speaking, Kuang Jian sat in the upper seat on the left side of the compartment, Qin sat in the right side, Pang Yuan, Ruan Yuankui, and Chu Ji sat in the guest seats on both sides, and the long follower Qiu Weng who had been silent all the time stood first Beside the door, he hesitated for a moment and stood in a corner.Kuang Jian watched the crowd quietly, and one thing caught his attention: Mrs. Qin looks about 27 or [-] years old this year, and the age difference between Mr. Pang and Mr. Pang is only five or six years old. The daughter of the house is an adult, and Xu Xian has no children, so the status of the hostess in the family is not too high, but Pang naturally invites her to take the seat, with an air of respect without hesitation.

Kuang Jian turned away her searching gaze, and pursed her lips: "Then I'll sort out the scene and what happened that night. If there are any mistakes, please point them out——Qian Jin, record."

"This building is a newly built building. It is three floors high and covers an area of ​​about three acres together with the garden. Last night, the guests of your mansion had a banquet. Mr. Pang stayed on the third floor for an hour due to urgent business. At the end of Haishi in the evening, the banquet will begin." When they were leaving, Qiu Weng went upstairs to urge Mr. Pang to go downstairs to see off the guests. He found that the lock in the study on the third floor was locked. Lord Pang."

"This is the wooden lock that was damaged after the door was broken." Kuang Jian held up the vase-shaped heavy lock that was forcibly removed, and then continued, "At that time, the window of the study room was open, and everything in the room was neatly arranged. There is no trace of searching. Outside the window of the study is a garden flower garden, facing several poinciana trees. The study is twenty steps square, with simple furnishings, a table, and an armchair. What's more special is that the walls on the southwestern side are fully booked. The medicine cabinet..."

"No...Kuang catcher, that's not a medicine cabinet." Pang Yuan interjected, "It's for my father to store documents. My father discussed the layout of the study with the master craftsman, and finally chose this system."

"Okay, that's my mistake." Kuang Jian nodded: "On the east and west walls, there is a wall of collection cabinets neatly bound, all of which are small pull-out drawers, three turns long and wide, and the wood in the study Uniform, very rare wood, characterized by hard and heavy, good luster, no scratches left. The whole study has no traces of searching, the jade wrench in the hand of the deceased, the calligraphy on the desk that can be passed down from generation to generation, and None of the ten sheaths of silver was taken away by the murderer, so it can be seen that the murderer only killed his life and did not seek wealth—do you have any doubts?"

Everyone nodded.

Kuang Jian: "Then I will continue to explain the details of the victim's death."

"Lord Pang's body was discovered at night by Chu Qianhu and Qiu Weng at the same time. I checked the stiffness of the body and estimated that the time of death was two cups of tea before the end of Haishi. The deceased fell to death in front of the bookshelf, with a heavy object hitting the back , the fatal injury is also here, the nails of the corpse are clean, there are no combat injuries, and the unexplainable circumstances are excluded, inferred from the scene of the study alone, I guess that the prisoner sneaked into the study through the window, and read from the back while Mr. Pang was facing the bookshelf. Attacked the other party, then locked the door from the inside, dragged the person to the table, made a face-down posture, then wiped the blood on the scene, and escaped from the window..."

"It's impossible," Chu Ji was the first to refute. He looked at Kuang Jian and repeated, "The murderer couldn't have entered through the window."

Kuang Jian glanced at him: "Is Qianhu saying that it is impossible for him to be an outsider?"

Chu Ji: "I don't know if Chu is an outsider, but he definitely can't come in through the window."

"Why? Lord Pang's study is facing several Phoenix trees, the murderer can definitely climb up."

"There were guards under the study last night, and there is no building of similar height near this building, and it is impossible to rappel from a high place."

"What if you climbed from the east side of the building, walked over the eaves, and then passed the window? The east side of the building is adjacent to a rockery pond, and the murderer can take advantage of it."

Kuang Jian had already checked the dead corners of the guards in the entire building just now, and at this moment he was asking questions in an orderly manner. Chu Ji obviously did not expect that he could find such insignificant details in such detail, he hesitated for a moment, and then hurriedly responded : "The thief will just pass by the window of this compartment."

"So what?"

"Then Chu will know," Chu Ji declared in a deep and forceful voice, "My lord was in the study last night, and I was in this cubicle for the whole hour. If someone really passed through the eaves and walls, I would know."

Kuang Jian gently raised his eyelids, what he was waiting for was this sentence: "Chu Qianhu, what were you doing in this cubicle during that whole hour?"

Kuang Jian has already read everyone's confession, but there is no Chu Ji in it, because Chu Ji himself was the one who was sent to investigate and interrogate after Master Pang's death. Lou, why did Qiu Weng show up first after calling for help?All records related to him are very vague.

The air suddenly condensed, and everyone's eyes turned to Chu Ji——

"I am here……"

He hesitated for a moment, glanced at Qin's quickly, and then quickly put aside: "I'm... resting... There were a lot of guests last night. I worked all day and I was very tired, so I rested here until I heard Qiu Weng shouted, and came out of the room."

"Ah."

Hearing this ridiculous explanation, Ruan Yuankui immediately added in a lukewarm way, "That's no wonder Chu Qianhu tormented us all night yesterday, it turns out he was too lazy to hide beforehand."

A trace of embarrassment and embarrassment flashed in Chu Ji's eyes, his lips trembled, he wanted to say something, but he closed his mouth again.

Kuang Jian asked: "Open the window to rest?"

Chu Ji quickly adjusted the discomfort: "Yes."

Kuang Jian: "The spring rains have been continuous for the past few days, and the night is not hot." Kuang Jian originally wanted to say that it is not cold for you to rest with the window open?But he didn't bother with this, and just continued to ask: "Since it's a rest, how does Qianhu know that no one has passed by the window?"

Chu Ji gritted his teeth: "No. Chu is sure, no one passed by."

Kuang Jian: "If Qianhu thinks about it carefully, didn't he miss even a single snap of his fingers? That is likely to be a master, flying over the eaves and walls, sweeping the ground silently."

Chu Ji was very firm: "No, Chu is sure."

Ruan Yuankui and Pang Yuan both showed puzzled expressions at this time, and Qian Jin frowned even more persistently: the recorder and the overheard are still different, and Chu Ji's words have obviously begun to contradict themselves. Will stare out the window and be sure no one is there?

But Kuang Jian still acted as if he hadn't heard it, and didn't point out the obvious loophole. Under the attention of everyone, he stood up calmly, walked to the wall next to the study room, and tapped with his fingers: it is very thick and solid. There was a dull sound, if someone committed a crime next door, it is very likely that nothing can be heard here, and then he folded to the window again, holding the window frame and asked an irrelevant question:

"The paint on the window lattice is new, right? It looks like it hasn't dried out yet."

Apart from other things, Kuang Jian's posture and demeanor are first-class. When he moves, everyone's eyes can't help but follow his figure. At this time, they all looked at each other in puzzlement when they heard this remark, and the people in the corner Qiu Weng responded hurriedly: "Yes, it was caused by the spring rain in the first half month, and the paint hasn't dried out yet."

Kuang Jian nodded, then turned to look at Chu Ji: "Chu Qianhu, there is a footprint outside the window of this cubicle, have you noticed it? I heard that Jin Yiwei needs to practice walking every day. Boots are special. I see this shoe print , it looks a lot like Jin Yiwei."

Last night, the moon was dark and the wind was high, everyone was checking the study room, who wanted to come and check the cubicle?At this time, hearing what Kuang Jian said, everyone was startled. Qin stood up first, and walked over to check, followed by Pang Yuan and Ruan Yuankui. Sure enough, there was a footprint under the window lattice!And that shape and size...

Ruan Yuankui turned his eyes fiercely to Chu Ji's feet——

Chu Ji took a step back suddenly, "...it's not me!"

Kuang Jian: "Who is that?"

Pang Yuan stared at Chu Ji, and suddenly took a step back in fear!

Chu Ji said loudly: "How does Chu know?"

Kuang Jian was aggressive: "You said you were in this cubicle last night, looking out the window and making sure no one passed by."

"Okay! Take precautions against everything, it's hard to guard against house thieves!"

Ruan Yuankui frowned, and immediately shouted: "Climbing from here to the study does not have to be as complicated as flying over the eaves and walls. You shouted, caught the thief, killed the mansion master, and detained the officials. Fortunately, it rained for several days in a row. Such an important evidence was left on the window sills——Chu Ji, you didn't really bring it on!

Pang Yuan looked at him in disbelief, and the disappointment on his fair and round face was palpable: "Chu Qianhu, father is the one who relies on you the most, he treats you even better than my son, what are you, what are you..."

Chu Ji couldn't argue for a while, he looked at Qin Shi in a panic, and said loudly: "Madam, you are not a subordinate!"

Qin frowned. She originally trusted him, but after seeing the shoe print, her expression began to waver: "Then how do you explain this shoe print? There are very few people who know you are here, how can you be yourself?" certificate?"

"It was planted by someone!"

Chu Ji showed an angry expression, "If you haven't done it, you haven't done it! You dare to swear to the sky!"

He was also a veteran who was good at apprehension, and he had been interrogating others all his life. When the incident happened suddenly, he couldn't think of how to prove himself for a while: everything can only be proved, how can it be proved not?He was thinking sharply, just wanting to know who was setting him up, but the faces of his subordinates flashed by like a revolving lantern, and he had no idea for a while!

"Actually, Qianhu may wish to speak frankly." Kuang Jian looked at him and interjected thoughtfully.

That voice was very calm and steady, and it almost had the power to calm the mind of the confused Chu Ji: "...what?"

"Did Qianhu really rest here last night?" Kuang Jian looked at him, looking straight into his eyes calmly: "The Pang Mansion invites guests, what is the urgent matter that makes Mr. Pang leave the whole mansion? And deal with official business alone in the study? The guards did not stand by in the front hall, but surrounded the building tightly, and even the side close to the poinciana tree was guarded like an enemy? ——Master Ruan, Young Master Xiao Pang, Madam is here, you can explain clearly at once, and it can be regarded as clearing up your doubts."

The interrogation progressed quickly, and Qian Jin was watching the excitement while brushing his pen like flying. Hearing this, he hated himself for not being able to grow another pair of hands to applaud!

In fact, since he entered the Pang Mansion, he felt that this case was very embarrassing. What kind of lintel is the Pang Mansion, and what kind of yamen is the town government secretary.He originally thought about daring to go through the procedure and forget it. When Kuangtou said that he would interrogate together, he wanted to intervene to say that it was against the rules. Evidence they themselves began to identify!

Next, is the most familiar stage in the public: once the suspect is suspected, as long as he did not do it himself, he must tell the whole story, otherwise if he tells a lie again, no one will win his trust even if he tells the truth later!Chu Ji is a veteran in arresting crimes and thieves, he will not be unaware of this rule, as long as it is not done by him, he must be the first to speak the truth.

Struggling, struggling, Chu Qianhu gritted his teeth, and finally let go: "This matter is the secret of the town's driver, Chu has to prove his innocence today, but please don't spread it to the public after hearing it. "

His indignant and wronged expression did not seem to be fake. When Pang Yuan and Ruan Yuankui heard that there was something inside, they calmed down a little, looked at each other, returned to their seats hesitantly, looked at Chu Ji suspiciously, and waited for him to go. Next say.

Chu Ji took a deep breath, stood in front of the armchair and clenched his fists, then spit out five words: "Because of the Taiping Sect."