The first work of the imperial prison

Ye Baiting got up very late that day, but fortunately, he was given hangover soup before going to bed. He didn't feel uncomfortable at all when he woke up, his head didn't hurt, and his eyes didn't blur. After washing his face, he looked like a good man, full of energy!

The time to be called out by Qiu Xunqing was just right, just after eating and drinking tea, and the sun was just right.

It's just a pity, I missed it last night, I didn't see those sword dances, hundred steps through Yang and so on.

Qiu Xunqing noticed the look in Xiao Zuo's eyes repeatedly, and couldn't help raising his eyebrows: "If you want to watch, you can do it anytime."

Ye Baiting opened his eyes wide: "Really?"

"Ah."

The road was long and the sun was just right, and the two of them were not in a hurry, they walked slowly side by side, not knowing who would speak first, and the topic turned to Qiu Yiqing's entry into the palace early in the morning.

Ye Baiting listened and understood, it's true that this man has business to do when he enters the palace, and it's true that he wants to see the emperor's jokes.

The emperor sneaked out of the palace, visited his fiancée in private, and was taken care of by the future empress again. When he returned, there was a slit on his lips, but the emperor couldn't get over it, saying that he was hit by a cat and scratched by a cat's paw. Well, anyway, it's just a trivial matter, not important.

But the dragon's body is so important, the opening on the mouth is not big, there is no way to cover it, everyone can see it, the imperial physicians immediately ran to the front of the emperor, they took the pulse, asked the doctor and prescribed the prescription, the emperor closed the door angrily, Sulk.

This all happened last night. As soon as Qiu Xunqing heard about it, he thought about going to see the fun in the morning... Probably because he was given too much dog food by pressing his head on before, so he can watch jokes, of course he has to watch jokes.

Ye Baiting listened, and understood a little bit why Qiu Yiqing dared to talk to him about the emperor's private affairs, because some things are very happy to exist, and the parties themselves really want to share and show it to everyone, but unfortunately the environment is so difficult. There is no way to show it, even if there is one more trusted person who can share these happiness, he is very happy.

Qiu Xunqing knows how to control this sense of proportion. She will never reveal the real secrets and the ups and downs of the political situation. Even these "secret happiness sharing" is to ensure the environment is safe and there are no other people around, so she only tells Ye Baiting.

Ye Baiting also saw this kind of friendship for the first time, and felt very novel.

I don't know who's passing by in front of me. There is an apricot tree planted inside the wall. When a gust of wind blows, the petals shake off, rustling like snow.

Qiu Yiqing: "Petals, on your shoulders, pick them yourself."

"Where?" Ye Baiting didn't see it, "Can you pick it for me?"

The blue eyes of hatred were slightly deep, and he stretched out his hand very restrainedly, and brushed his shoulder, touching it and leaving.

Ye Baiting then understood, this is outside, it's not suitable to get too close.

This man has set rules for himself and divided the occasions. For example, outside, no intimacy is allowed. It is best not to have physical contact, so as not to be misunderstood by others. You can relax a bit in Beizhen Fusi, because you can manage your own territory. live, but can avoid people, it is better to avoid people, a private space to be alone...

It also depends on where, even if it is Beizhen Fusi, in his small Nuan Pavilion, this man will not stay overnight.

Because despite doing nothing, others may misunderstand.

This is the respect and cherishment given by Qiu Xunqing.

He may think that every intimacy between them is very important, and every first time should not be treated casually. The fruit watered with patience and sincerity must be sweeter and worthy of waiting, so he is like a gentleman, guarding his heart. Those rituals are restrained and throbbing, waiting for their success.

He is like a general, decisive in killing and advancing bravely. He is also an elegant and noble son, who abides by etiquette and is full of tenderness.

Although Ye Baiting doesn't mind in his heart, but... no one can not be moved by such kindness, he cherishes Qiu Yiqing's care, but occasionally he can't help but want to flirt and tease him.

This man looks serious every day, but the expression that he can't help but must bear it is very attractive.

For example, at this moment, when the other party stretched out his fingers and took away the petals on his shoulder, Ye Baiting once again felt the sense of restraint, and couldn't help but take a step forward: "Commander..."

Shen Jiang came at this time and said that someone died in Ying Gonghou's mansion, which seemed very problematic!

Ye Baiting paused: "Why are you here?"

They just wanted to visit the second wife of Ying Gonghou's house today, and they didn't bring Shen Jiang with them because of their father's case...

Shen Jiang wiped his face: "Isn't this a reminder of bad luck? It was considered bad luck to meet Mr. Xichangchang, but after exchanging a few words, screams came from the Hou's mansion, saying that he would kill someone." I jumped over the wall and went in to have a look, huh, it’s amazing, something really happened! I know you guys are coming today, it’s about the same time, so hurry up and find someone..."

Qiu Yiqing: "Mr. Xichang, Ban He'an?"

Shen Jiang: "That's right, it's him!"

Ye Baiting: "So you passed by by accident, and he came here..."

"It seems that there is something. I want to find the prince of the Hou family. Before I got to the door, I met me first." Shen Jiang scratched his head, "I'm not sure if he has anything to do with the case, but he behaved very calmly and said Help me keep an eye on the scene of the crime, let me ask the commander to come over quickly, I think if he has something hidden, I will not be able to perform well there, so I left someone to watch there, and came out by myself."

Ye Baiting pulled Qiu Yiqing and left: "Then what are you waiting for, go and have a look!"

The three of them quickly entered Ying Gonghou's mansion, and also met the Xichang Changgong, Ban He'an.

Ye Baiting's first impression was 'stable'. This factory owner looks older, with gray temples, and his waist is not straight when standing. He should be an old man who has served in the palace for many years. There are slightly deep lines around his lips. A pair of slender eyes, like an ancient well with no waves, completely devoid of emotion, completely different from Dongchang Changgong, the Fu Lixing who is like a master of the yin and yang school.

He also spoke gracefully, without carrying a gun or stick, and without hurting anyone or anyone: "Commander, make sure your feet are on your feet, and our house will show you the scene. No one can go, so why don't you go and have a look?"

Qiu Yiqing gave way politely: "Does the factory owner want to be together?"

"It's best if the commander doesn't mind."

When the West Factory was established, it had the right to solve the case, not to mention the current environment, the Marquis Mansion, and the murder case. Now that we have encountered a homicide case, we can't just ask nothing, or if we go back to the palace and ask three questions, the master will blame him.

Qiu Xunqing is also a bold person with high skills, with her own people around, she is not afraid of anyone making small moves.

Ye Baiting didn't think too much about these aspects. The murder case was in front of him, his mind was full of the case, and he couldn't hear anything else. He had been observing and thinking on the way.

The scene of the crime is a not-so-biased yard, a study.

The door of the study room is open. Walking in, there is a man hanging from the beam in the middle. Not far from the foot, there is a round stool upside down. It looks like he committed suicide. However, if you look in the side, on the wall to the south, There was a blood stain, which was very obvious, but the man who was hanging had no blood stains on his body, and there was no injury on his head or face.

Mr. Xichang took a look at the environment, and spoke cautiously: "It looks like suicide, but this bloodstain is very confusing."

Shen Jiang also thought so, looking at the young master: "I saw it when I came in, the person must be dead, do you want to unload the body?"

Ye Baiting and Qiu Yiqing looked at each other, and after they had seen the whole scene, they nodded: "Let's unload it."

Shen Jiang removed the door panel, called his soldiers to work together, and temporarily parked the dead body on the door panel.

Ye Baiting put on white gloves and conducted a rough examination of the deceased's body for the first time.He first touched the dead man's skin with his hands, tested his body temperature, opened the dead man's eyelids, and looked at the pupils——

"The temperature of the corpse is no different from that of ordinary people, and the cornea is not cloudy, which is obviously fresh."

"The face of the corpse was bruised and swollen, and there were not many corpse spots. It appeared a little earlier in time, and the color was dark purple. There were some bleeding spots under the conjunctiva. The cause of death of the deceased was obvious—suffocation."

Shen Jiang frowned: "Then we all got it wrong? Did he really commit suicide and hang himself?"

Ye Baiting shook his head: "Not necessarily."

He gently turned the head of the deceased and carefully identified the traces on the neck of the deceased: "There is an indentation of the rope wrapped around the neck of the deceased. It is located in the middle of the neck, circular, and the direction is almost horizontal. The groove of the cable is deep and obvious. The skin is scratched Peeling off, the number of windings of the cable ditch is not one..."

Seeing the young master stopped and thoughtful, Shen Jiang was a little anxious: "So you didn't hang yourself?"

Ye Baiting said: "If a normal person commits suicide by jumping up and down, the strangle marks caused by the rope will only be on the front side of the neck, and will not cross at the back of the neck. I was strangled more than once, and there were bruises caused by misalignment, as if I was worried that I would die, the rope was wound twice more..."

But everyone saw how the deceased was hanging on the beam just now. The rope was only under the neck, and it hadn't been wrapped several times. These extra marks could only be caused before he was hung up.

"It was homicide." It was an illusion deliberately created by others, "The deceased may have been strangled to death with a rope first, and then hung on the beam."

It is not difficult for Ye Baiting to come to this conclusion, but there are also points worthy of attention: "There is no trace of struggle on the body of the deceased..."

The deceased didn't have any outer clothes, only his inner clothes. At this time, it looked like he was taking a nap in the afternoon. Because it was a nap, it was normal in the study, but why didn't he struggle?Anyone who faces death threats, even acquaintances, will resist when being strangled, unable to struggle, probably unable to struggle, the deceased probably ate or used something before death, which caused this inability to struggling state...

There are also bloodstains on the south wall, which are very clear.

The area is not too large, less than half the size of an adult's palm. The bloodstains are bright red, with splash-like jagged edges on the outside, and the blood volume in the center is slightly larger. It condenses into blood droplets and drips down the wall, stopping before reaching the middle.

Judging from the height, the bloodstains are about five feet three inches from the ground. Based on his experience, Ye Baiting quickly gave his thoughts: "It looks like someone bumped his forehead here, and it was a bit fierce."

This height——

Qiu Yiqing added: "There is a high probability that it is a woman."

"At this level, it's hard not to get hurt." Ye Baiting stretched out his fingers to touch the wall lightly, and then passed it to his nose to sniff lightly. "The smell is very fresh, and it didn't happen long ago."

Shen Jiang: "With this amount of blood, no one should be able to die?"

Ye Baiting shook his head: "If it's just these things, I definitely won't die."

"There is also a walker here." The factory boss Ban Hean is not young, but his eyes are good. He saw something falling in the corner at a glance. It was a walker inlaid with gold and jade. Not cheap.

So now the facts are obvious. There is a dead man hanging in the room. He did not commit suicide, but was strangled to death. There is no wound on his body, and the blood on the wall is certainly not his. There was obviously a woman in the room. Woman, is she the murderer?If so, why would he be injured if he could kill the deceased silently and without letting the other party notice?If not, when did the murderer come?Before this woman, or after this woman?

Why did the woman appear in the room?What have you done?What is the relationship with the deceased?

Only now did Ye Baiting remember, because he came here too fast and in a hurry, before he had time to ask the identity of the deceased.

However, Qiu Yiqing obviously knew the deceased: "He is the third master of Ying Gonghou's mansion, Ying Yutong, he is the younger brother of the son of the world, and I heard that... he is a bit flirtatious."

"It's not just romantic." The factory boss Ban and An obviously knew more, and said, "This man is romantic and lustful, and he is very famous in the circle. Every lady and lady has to hide when he sees him. He is a shameless person. Whenever you see a lady with a good color, you have to go over and say a few words to take advantage of it. The way of teasing with the flower girl in the building can also be used in ordinary life. There are so many people who provoke people outside. There may not be any in this family."

There is so much meaning in this...

Ye Baiting then asked: "There are many women in Ying Gonghou's mansion?"

Ban Hean just laughed: "Ordinary servant girls, this third master still doesn't like it, the girls in the mansion are all from his own family, sisters, aunts and nephews, he will not touch them, but his brothers will always marry wives , there are always concubines..."

"Young master probably doesn't know anything about these circles, so it sounds dirty," Ban He settled down, "We also listened to the rumors outside. Pay more attention to the masters."

Ye Baiting: "The factory owner seems to be very familiar with this company?"

Ban He'an smiled modestly: "I can't talk about it, I just understand it a little bit. If the young master wants to hear it, we will talk about it. Now in this mansion, Ying Gonghou is here, but he doesn't care much about it. He only cares about the general direction." , had married two wives before and after, and both passed away one after another. The eldest son Ying Haorong was the eldest son of his original wife, and the second master Ying Puxin was the son of the second wife and the eldest son, but for some reason, although he was the younger brother of the eldest son, , but did not live in the capital for a long time, but in other places, his wife Cai was also married in another place, Ying Puxin passed away for four years, and his wife Cai was also a widow for four years."

"The family support in the mansion is managed by the eldest wife Wang, and the widowed sister-in-law is not needed. When she needs help, she usually asks her elder sister Ying Baisu. Ying Baisu married out in her early years. Because her husband passed away, Hou The government took it back, and usually worshiping the Buddha does not come out, and when something happens, he will not be stingy to contribute."

"The one who died today is the concubine of the Hou Mansion. The third master here usually doesn't care about anything and won't let him take care of him. His wife, Lu Shi, is the youngest master in the mansion who cares the least."

Ye Baiting stroked it and understood that this family is actually not complicated. There is an old man, a couple with eldest sons, a couple with concubine sons, a second wife who is widowed after her husband died, and an aunt who returned home after her husband died.

The rest are probably juniors who haven't grown up yet, so it's not worth mentioning, but they probably don't have much to do with the case.

"Who was the first person to discover the scene?"

"Me!" Shen Jiang raised his hand.

Ye Baiting: ...

Shen Jiang also frowned worriedly: "Isn't this outside? I was talking to Chang Gonggong. There was a scream from inside saying that someone killed someone. I can't come in and take a look. Once I came in, I followed the sound to find this place, but I didn't see it. anyone……"

Ye Baiting: "What's the matter with the voice of 'Killer'?"

"This young man really can't blame Shen Baihu," Ban Hean said slowly, "Shen Baihu acted quickly and was very brave. When something went wrong, he immediately guarded the door and prevented anyone from entering or leaving. When our family arrived, it was the same." When she realized that there was not enough manpower, she volunteered to help. The one who screamed was a servant girl, but the reason for her screaming was not because she saw the scene of the crime, but someone else. The family asked her to accompany her to change clothes and clean her face, and she should be able to come and answer soon."

Ye Baiting: "Thank you, Mr. Factory, you came today..."

"I'm looking for the son to do something, it's not worth mentioning," Ban and An looked over with a very kind gaze, "Is the young master tired after talking for a long time? Our family asked someone to burn tea next to him, and we will be ready later." I can send it over."

Ye Baiting wanted to refuse, and Qiu Xingqing didn't really want to appreciate it, but Ban and An smiled slightly: "You don't have to be polite at this time, the commander can handle it, and the subordinates are not hard-working, just look at the young master's mouth Yes, it's really pathetic."

Qiu Xunqing looked at Xiao Zuo, and could only accept this feeling: "So, thank you, Mr. Factory."

Ban and An's smile became softer: "Our family has already said, you don't have to be polite, as long as the commander solves the case with his heart, it's better to leave the work of serving people to someone who is good at our family."

Shen Jiang rubbed his chin: "There was no wound on the deceased's body, and the blood stains on the wall looked like a woman's, so the murderer in this case was a woman? Could it be a love murder?"

"I'm not sure yet," Ye Baiting looked at the deceased, and then at the height of the room, "but hanging the deceased to the beams will definitely require a certain amount of strength and skill."

Shen Jiang: "Women can't?"

Qiu Yiqing looked up: "Let's not talk about women, men also need to be strong enough."

Ye Baiting looked at the scene thoughtfully. For him, the biggest doubt in this case was the word 'struggle'.

One is that the deceased did not struggle, unless he was unconsciously strangled to death, otherwise it is impossible not to struggle, so his experience before death is very important; the other is the blood stains on the wall, they only saw blood stains and did not see anything Fighting, traces of struggling, people being held down and bumping their heads against the wall, will they struggle?

Ying Gonghou's mansion is rich and noble, as the study of the third master, it is very spacious here, if the area is small, it is from the entrance to the hall, it is normal not to touch and drop things, but what about the marks on the ground?Walking, tugging, scuffling, there are always traces, right?Why so clean?

Has it been cleaned?

The deceased was in a state where he couldn't struggle, it was easy to strangle him, but he couldn't struggle, how did the conflict arise, how did he hit the wall against the head of the person?Is there a third person in the room?Regardless of traces or logic, there is something unreasonable.

"There are few things here." Qiu Yiqing walked to the desk and faced an open box.

Ye Baiting: "What is it?"

Qiu Xingqing observed for a moment: "Look at the shape and size, it looks like a dagger."

dagger?

But in this case, there are no scars caused by the dagger...

"Report to the factory lord, that maid has already packed up and can bring it up for questioning!"

"Okay," Ban and An turned to Ye Baiting and Qiu Yiqing, "how about now?"

Qiu Yiqing nodded: "Yes."

The servant girl seemed a little timid, she knelt down as soon as she came in, and no one dared to look at her.

Ye Baiting looked around, only he didn't look fierce, and he didn't have much official authority, so he said, "You are a maid in the courtyard of the dead? When was the last time you saw him? What did he do?"

The servant girl lowered her head: "This servant girl is the rough envoy here. The last time I saw the third master was after lunch. Today, all the masters attended the dinner in the mansion. It seems that they have also taken a nap. The third master is also in the yard. It was very quiet from the inside to the outside, the maidservant didn't know what happened, but when the maidservant was cleaning, she saw a white shadow rushing out of the third master's study, covered in blood, like a ghost, it was scary , the servant girl couldn't hold back, and shouted out..."

"Who is that person?"

"The servant girl doesn't know."

"What does it look like?"

"The servant girl doesn't remember."

"It's covered in blood?"

"My servant..." The servant girl obviously didn't dare to speak, she almost cried in fright, "The servant girl is timid, she was really startled for a moment, so she accidentally yelled out, I really didn't see who it was and what she did..."

Ye Baiting and Qiu Yiqing looked at each other.

It's probably not that I didn't see anything clearly, I don't know anything, it's more like I saw something and didn't dare to say it.

At this time, a woman suddenly came over from the courtyard, Huaxin Huanian, pear face, light cherry lips, long eyebrows over the temples, graceful and graceful, her head was wrapped in gauze, with blood stains hidden, she was wearing a plain skirt, her shoulders reached to the front There was also blood on the chest, the hair on the sideburns was a little messy, and there was panic in the eyes. He was holding a dagger tightly in his hand, but the scabbard was missing, and the sharp blade was shining coldly in the sun.

"I……"

The woman walked up to the crowd, with a very scared look on her face: "I...they said that someone died here, as if I killed it."

Ban Hean quietly walked to Ye Baiting's side, and said in a low voice, "This is the second wife of the Marquis of Ying Gong, the Cai family who has been a widow since her husband died four years ago."

The second master who passed away unexpectedly four years ago is Ying Puxin?Then this Mrs. Cai is the person they want to visit today?

Ye Baiting looked at Qiu Yiqing, who nodded.

"You said you were responsible for the murder in the study?" Ye Baiting looked at Cai, "Why did you kill someone, what was your plan, and what was the process? Let me tell you one by one."

Cai's hand holding the handle of the knife was trembling all the time, and there was a faint glimmer of water in his eyes, as if he was embarrassed or frightened: "But I... can't remember."

"Can't remember?" Shen Jiang was startled, what do you mean?

Cai bit her lip: "I don't know what's going on, suddenly I can't remember anything, not even who I am."

My God... Shen Jiang was stunned. He used to think that after handling so many cases with the young master, there was nothing he hadn't seen before, and what he couldn't handle. He really hadn't seen the scene today.

Before the suspicious points at the scene were clarified, a suspect came outside. Just the gauze wrapped on his forehead, the blood soaked between the gauze, the blood on his clothes, and the knife in his hand. People have amnesia!

She said she didn't know anything!

The man was very cooperative and came to him, saying that looking at himself like this, he suspected that he had killed someone.

How to check this?