Suspect in Jinling

Sha Xiangyue checked Yu Sinian's wound, compared it with the murder weapon, and then asked Fourth Master, "Where did the blood start?"

Si Ye: "Pingyu Lane on Wutiao Street east of Jiying Lane."

Ying Tianfu's guards had already dispersed to search in Pingyu Lane, only a few people were left on standby, Sha Xiangyue frowned slightly, and said, "Tell the brothers of the fast class not to stay there, that's not the first scene."

As he spoke, he picked up the murder weapon in his hand and compared the arc of the blade, "Fourth Master, please look at this knife. This is a boning knife with a pointed head and a wide tail. There is no blood groove. The place where the murderer cut the knife is the first part of the sternum and ribs." The angle between the fourth rib and the fifth rib is very ingenious. It can pierce the place where the heart supplies blood without letting the blood splash out. After the murderer finishes killing someone, he has to wait at least for a cup of tea. Only when the dead man’s muscles are completely relaxed and the blood bleeds out; the interior of the carriage that Master Yu is riding in is simple, and when the blood overflows from the body and then flows to the ground along the cracks in the carriage boards, another cup of tea is needed, that is to say, the carriage When we drove to Pingyu Lane, we were already two cups away from the real crime scene."

Sha Xiangyue is always arrogant and indifferent, but she has a very good attitude towards fourth master, with soft eyes, she can see through the murder case at a glance.

When Kuang Jian heard this, he spread out the map, pointed at Pingyu Lane in the east of the city, and moved eastward: "According to the rules that horses and carriages are not allowed to gallop at night in Jinling, two cups of tea in a carriage can travel about two miles, which is about [-] steps for an adult man. The east streets and alleys are wide and wide, going east from Pingyu Street should be Dengjia and Shize two lanes in the market area."

Sha Xiangyue nodded in agreement: "There was a curfew last night, and it was very late when the crime happened, so there would be no idlers on the street. But since the murderer dared to do something on the street, maybe some people who slept late saw something in their windows, which made people feel uncomfortable. Brothers of the fast class, let’s focus on visiting this area, maybe we can get some clues.”

The sky was sweltering, and seeing that there was going to be heavy rain, Kuang Jian immediately turned around and arranged the task, telling his subordinates to move faster to prevent the heavy rain from washing away the evidence that had already been left.

Sha Xiangyue's eyes were as clear as snow, watching Kuang Jian assign tasks, and waited for the others to leave and said slowly: "Kuang Baotou, I don't think the murderer will leave any evidence at the scene, and people can find it, but don't hug too much." Great hope."

Fourth master: "How do you say?"

"There is no basis, just a hunch."

Sha Xiangyue said: "This murderer is a master, and his level should not be inferior to mine. If we find someone to ask him about his physical characteristics, it will be our luck, but if we still want to find the flaws in his actions, I'm afraid it will be very difficult." .”

Kuang Jian was surprised by this statement: "Then how many people you know can do such a wound?"

There are no outsiders here, Sha Xiangyue smiled and asked: "You mean Taiping?"

Immediately afterwards, his expression suddenly turned indifferent, and his tone was very cold: "This trick was born out of the torture at the end of the Yuan Dynasty. Many people know it, not necessarily the Taiping Sect. At least I know that Beijing Jinyiwei once used it. Delaying the prisoner's death clears my suspicion, and besides, there is a sky beyond the sky, and there are people beyond people, and I can't delineate the scope of suspicion with just this knife."

Kuang Jianben was in the working state, and didn't have any intention of spying. He raised his head and looked at him expressionlessly after being killed by Xiangyue in such a cold voice.

Fourth master didn't even need to raise his head, he heard the sound of the car being knocked off the shaft, and said speechlessly: "It's investigating the case, concentrate on it!"

Just at this time, Father Jiang's servant suddenly sent a message, claiming that the young lady of Yufu was awake and had something to say to the officials of Tianfu.The three of them were startled, and immediately moved towards the inner house in unison. Yu Daijiao had been an intern in Yingtian Mansion for a month, and was very familiar with the government's case handling procedures, and knew that she should take the initiative to explain what she saw and heard, and cooperate with the investigation.

The three of them were in a heavy heart and didn't look like they were smiling at all. They strode hurriedly through the courtyard, attracting the attention of Jiang's servants who didn't know it. Speaking, Fourth Master and the others saw this and stopped outside the door tacitly.

"Brother, this is my savings that I can use directly."

Yudaijiao's face was pale, and she was wearing a white skirt instead of a yellow one. She pushed a wooden box and entrusted it to Yuyue: "The family will have a lot of funeral expenses. To take care of father's funeral, I need you to start preparations now, my father is a fourth-rank member of the imperial court, his funeral must not be extravagant, but also must not lose face."

The little girl used to talk like a yellow warbler jumping out of the valley, but this time, it seemed that all her strength had been taken away from her.

When her father passed away suddenly, she didn't panic or panic, she accepted everything calmly, so calm that it made people worry.

"...Also, brother, remember not to be as extravagant as before. You have to record your expenses in the account books these days, and calculate carefully. Father's salary will no longer be there. This public house will also be taken away. Find another place to live in the future. , and elder brother's examination and study, we need to start thinking about it... Now the cause of his father's death is unknown, whether he died in the line of duty or was assassinated by a villain is still unknown, and the amount of compensation from the court is also unknown. We can't rely on external things, we have to learn by ourselves To increase income and reduce expenditure, to accumulate grain to prevent hunger."

Inside the enclosure is a dense forest-like grove, casting an inconspicuous shadow in the sultry heat.

The fourth master stood outside the door and listened silently, with pity welling up in his eyes, he looked back at Kuang Jian, and found that he had taken two steps back and was standing side by side with Sha Xiangyue, one was black and the other was purple, neither of them spoke, just silently clinging to each other shoulders, standing next to each other.

"Also, Aunt Jiang..."

Yudaijiao also saw the three people outside the door, she nodded her head and said that it would be ready immediately, "Thanks to your attention, you and Uncle Jiang visited me and my brother, we are very grateful... I know the Jiang family has high hopes for Xingzheng, but Now that my father is gone, it is difficult for the official court Yufu to help him, and for his future, if he wants to find another beautiful woman, you can tell my Yufu clearly in the future, don't be embarrassed."

"This..." Jiang's mother never expected that the little girl would take the initiative to bring up this matter, with a hesitant expression on her chubby cheeks: "...Jiaojiao, what are you talking about, what happened to your family? With such a great difficulty, if my Jiang family falls into trouble, I will still be a human being!"

Yu Daijiao smiled lightly, did not argue, but understood very well in her heart.

In the marriage of the Yufu brothers and sisters, outsiders look at her father's official career prospects. The Yufu without Yu Sinian is not worth mentioning, and the Yudaijiao without his father is not worth mentioning. Why are you willing to spend [-] yuan to marry her, a worthless little girl? If this matter is settled early, both parties will be at ease, and they will be calm when they get along in the future.

Jiang's mother looked at Yu's brothers and sisters in embarrassment, then at the people outside, got up, and said to Yudai lovingly: "Jiaojiao, don't worry too much, take care of yourself, you get busy with business first, and I'll take care of you first." Let's go." After finishing speaking, he nodded slightly towards Fourth Master, and walked across the corridor, Yuyue got his sister's wink, held the wooden box and bowed to Kuang Jian and others, and then hurried away.

It wasn't until Fourth Master and others entered the room that Yu Daijiao seemed to have seen her relatives. She said a few words and immediately talked about her whereabouts yesterday. With a hoarse voice, she repeated in the most stable tone possible: "Last night Si Ye, you all know what happened to me in Yingtianfu. After that, I told Si Ye that I wanted to go home, but I didn’t. I went to the tavern in the west of the city. , Jiang Xingzheng came to me suddenly, he had a token for crossing the city, so I went with him. When we arrived at Yufu, the moon was just westward, it should be around three o'clock... Also, last night, the Secretary of the Zhenfu was in A few household officials set up an ambush near the mansion, and they wanted to arrest 'Ghost Seeing Sorrow' and invite you into the urn. I will write you the addresses of those adults. These places should be able to rule out the murderer's action location..."

Yu Daijiao used both words and hands, pouring out all the situations she came into contact with.She really wanted to know who killed his father, and what happened to all of this. She quickly wrote out the five famous streets and alleys in Jinling City, and Yu Daijiao handed them to Kuang Jian with both hands. In front of his eyes, he asked firmly: "Is what I said helpful?"

Kuang Jian took the note and quickly scanned it. She couldn't bear to see her lost, and said solemnly: "It's helpful."

The fourth master was noncommittal, looked around, and asked, "Is there a quiet room? Yu Daijiao understood, nodded vigorously immediately, led them into the inner room, carefully closed the windows, and closed the door. Fourth master patted Yu Daijiao." shoulder, and confessed frankly: "Ying Tianfu now has a line of investigation, and we suspect that your father was silenced because of the investigation of the Wu Guan case 11 years ago. "

Sha Xiangyue, who had been silently following behind Kuang Jian, suddenly raised her head.

Yu Daijiao opened her eyes in confusion: "Who is Wu Guan?"

This reaction can already explain everything. Kuang Jian suppressed the sudden confusion in her heart, and patiently explained to her: "Wu Guan is Sha Xiangyue's biological father, and your father went to Huai'an Mansion on business and has been investigating this matter in private. What do you say?" Yes, you have heard the conversation between your father and fourth master before."

Yu Daijiao glanced blankly at Sha Xiangyue, nodded, "Yes, I said that," then shook her head blankly, "But I don't know what my father found out."

Kuang Jian asked: "Then have you mentioned this matter to outsiders?"

Yu Daijiao was even more at a loss: "No, why should I bring this up."

The fourth master took a deep breath, and suddenly turned cautiously: "The number of people who know about this matter is limited. Except for your father, only the four of us know about this matter." , Have you mentioned this to the people over there?"

It was related to his father's old case, and Sha Xiangyue was terrified when he heard it, so it might as well be asked by Fourth Master, he suddenly thought of another matter, and his whole body was like cold water pouring on his head.

"I……"

Sha Xiangyue retreated hastily, her eyelashes trembling violently, and at the moment when he was thinking about the answer, an arm suddenly wrapped his shoulders calmly and lovingly, and said calmly: "...it's okay, you be honest."

Kuang Jian's deep voice caused a clear tremor in his chest, which was slowly and forcefully transmitted to Sha Xiangyue's limbs and bones. Sha Xiangyue's heart moved, and she turned her head to meet his dark eyes.

"...I did tell people about it." After a long time, Sha Xiangyue pursed her lips and looked at Yu Daijiao sincerely: "But the reason I mentioned this was because it was related to my father. None of them had any intention of harming others. Whether Master Yu’s death was indeed committed by the Taiping sect, I need to confirm with the sect.”

The information in it is too big, Yu Daijiao blinked her eyes at a loss: "...What, what do you mean?... Master Killer said, could it be the hand of Taiping Jiao?" The 15-year-old girl showed shock and With an incomprehensible expression, he opened his empty eyes wide and asked Sha Xiangyue, "...but, why?...I have always been biased towards you..."

Taiping taught so many people to avoid it, but she really sympathized and was willing to do things for them!Yu Daijiao suddenly felt a pricking pain, the base of her tongue was stiff, and every word was so bitter when she poured out from the tip of her tongue.

Sha Xiangyue's face burned for a while, but she didn't show her face, but guilt and panic overwhelmed him layer by layer. Now the situation is very clear. If it is really found out that the news leaked from him, which led to Yu Sinian's death, Then there is really no room, no room...

Kuang Jian silently squeezed Sha Xiangyue's thin shoulders, trying to comfort Yu Daijiao with a deep and steady voice: "Jiaojiao, there is no conclusion yet, just saying that there is a possibility..."

"I don't care which side the murderer is on!"

Yu Daijiao looked at him sharply, her pupils shrunk to the size of a pinprick: "I don't care which side the murderer is on, no matter who he is—Captain Kuang! Little Master Killer!" Yu Daijiao lowered her angry and furious voice in pain. , the swelling of the blood made her temples twitch, and the nasal cavity whistled: "I want justice!"

His father's bones were still cold, and Yufu's blood and tears were still wet.The orphan girl gritted her teeth tightly and uttered only four words: "I, Want, Gong, Dao."

That is the person she respects the most in this world.

No one knows, one month ago, she was the one who happily arranged the packing for him, and one month later, she was the one who happily waited for him to come back. She liked her father far more than her mother, her elder brother, Liu Lier, and this man. Everyone in the world, from childhood to adulthood, even when he forced herself to marry the Jiang family, she never really resented him. She and her brother have not yet started a family independently, and have not had time to repay their father for their upbringing. Despicable, to kill him in such a way!

Misfortune comes from heaven, and the future is difficult.Fourth Master silently walked up to Yu Daijiao.

"Want to cry?"

Yu Dai was dazed, she raised her head, as if she suddenly came to her senses, the man patted the back of her head, and slowly hugged her head like a father comforting his daughter, a sense of powerlessness suddenly surged from Yu Daijiao's chest Moving to the limbs, the girl obediently pressed her forehead against the chest of the person opposite, and suddenly, tears flowed.

"The garrison yamen was ordered to preside over the case of Yu Si Nian, and the verdict was limited to one month. The chief supervisor of the case was Prime Minister Zhang Jianzhen. , find out and set up a sentence, and no favoritism is allowed."

The sky is already covered with dark clouds, and at the intersection of life and death, God also sheds tears for people.

Jiang Xingzheng listened to the official documents from the Shanghang Yamen with a serious face, expressionless and empty.His almost angry mood had calmed down, he listened to the instruction, and nodded towards Shangfeng with a smile on his face.

The sky and the earth are completely dark, and the wind and rain outside the window, flying sand and rocks, are so violent that one's hairs stand on end.

Jiang Xingzheng looked normal, returned to his room, and summoned Qu Bao.

"The efficiency of the Red Lotus case is still too low." His tone was flat, and his bright yellow flying fish suit looked dark in the rain and under the candlestick. He ordered: "Send my order, and offer a reward—"

The news of Huai'an Mansion's joint came quickly, and the people who entered the city looked up at the unexpected reward order——

The generosity of the Jinling Town Office quickly spread throughout the canal. What is "reporting red lotus tattoos, one person will get ten taels of silver, and those who provide important clues to the Taiping Sect will be rewarded with a hundred taels of silver. The town government will set up a branch to handle Taiping teaching cases , any Taiping sect stronghold, incense altar, and hall report, reward 500 taels of silver..." Fenghou's reward of silver makes people flock to it, and the Huai'an Mansion, which is hundreds of miles away, is also very envious. Unexpectedly, it is only a few days away Soon after, a similar reward order was posted on the gate of the city wall.

However, the Huai'an Mansion offered a reward not to the Taiping Sect, but to a person who had been in contact with a certain censor of the inspectorate during his lifetime. It is said that his family remembered his father but failed to get a word of his last words, so they offered a high-profile reward to comfort his wounds——

The crowd was crowded, and a young man with extremely delicate and meaningful features squeezed forward——

She hasn't worn a skirt hairpin for a long time, and the sea arrest documents about her indicate that she is a female prisoner, so she can only change into a man's attire.She blended inconspicuously in the crowd, raising her eyes to see the name of the imperial censor clearly, until she fixed her eyes on the familiar three words, suddenly her pupils trembled, and a clear panic burst open on her indifferent face: "Yu Yu!" ..."

She hastily muttered: "Master Yu..."