The first work of the imperial prison

It's a note.

A piece of paper was stuffed into the mouth of the deceased. It was no more than two inches long and one finger wide. It should have been stuffed in after the deceased died. The note was neither swallowed nor digested. Some damage, but the writing on it is still legible.

There are four words on it: When the wind stops.

"When the wind stops? What do you mean?" Shen Jiang looked at the dead man lying on the mortuary table, "The murderer killed people when the wind stopped? But it's winter, when is there no wind? When is it coming? Late at night? What's so special about that?"

"No, there is."

Ye Baiting narrowed his eyes: "In half a month ahead, there will be a few days with good sunshine, except for the coldness, there is nothing uncomfortable. The weather turned cloudy on the day before the winter moon, and it was also on that day that the blowing The north wind was blowing, it was very strong and powerful, and it took four whole days before it stopped."

Shen Jiang was a little scared: "You, how do you know?"

Who will remember what happened in the past half a month?

Ye Baiting frowned: "Shen Baihu forgot? In those few days, it was the school exam at the end of the month."

Shen Jiang let out a long sigh before remembering, that's right, that's true!Beginning on October 25th, Fusi of Beizhen held the school examination at the end of the month. It was because the weather was so good that the people at the bottom were very active. He even urged Master Jiao to hurry up and do the work. Shameless, they saw several times during this period, and ended up with the weather being really bad.

Pinch your fingers and do the math, isn't it that time?Starting from October 25th, the weather is good and the sun is good. Even if there is a gust of wind occasionally, it is not too big. The school exam is about to end. People who have lived in the capital for a long time have some experience. Once this kind of wind rises, it will not stop for a while.

"Then what does it mean when the wind stops? According to the calculation of the time of death, when the wind stops, the deceased would have died a long time ago!"

Ye Baiting shook his head: "I don't know yet."

Shen Jiang understands that if someone dies, he has to solve the case quickly, but it is not so easy to solve the case. Just guess casually and say something. Young Master Jiao has always been thoughtful, and all speculations must be based on facts. If there is no fact to rely on, Even if there is a guessing direction, it will not be rashly determined.

He doesn't have to worry, Young Master Jiao will find a lot of things sooner or later, he just needs to follow the order: "Then I will go to visit first to confirm the identity of the deceased? A girl between nineteen and twenty years old, with a good family background, who has not yet married, maybe Suffering from illness, taking medicine all the year round...isn't it?"

Qiu Yiqing saw that Ye Baiting was staring at the corpse, as if he was thinking about something, and added a few sentences: "Yun's car and horse company. The emblem of this car and horse company is printed on the corner of the deceased's skirt. She must have been out for a while and her whereabouts are uncertain. The family couldn’t find out what happened, and there was no report, so you can follow this clue to investigate.”

Ye Baiting came back to his senses and nodded: "It would be better if we could find traces of the murderer. The place where the body was found is not the scene of the first crime. If the murderer wants to torture the victim like this, there must be a suitable place, which is completely under his control. Movement and stillness cannot attract others.”

Shen Jiang was afraid that he would not be able to remember, so he took a piece of paper and wrote everything on it. After asking clearly, he folded it and put it away: "Then I'm leaving?"

Ye Baiting: "Shen Baihu has worked hard."

After sending Shen Jiang away, he walked up to Qiu Yiqing: "How, do you have any clues?"

"It's not difficult for Jin Yiwei to obtain the record information of Lei Huo Bomb, but he didn't find it."

There was a row of files spread out in front of Qiu Yiqing, all of which were brought back by Shen Jiang. There were many pictures of the fire scene, command handover, order maintenance, item consumption, etc. It seemed that every piece of information was important, but not so important.

Ye Baiting: "There is a specialization in surgery, and you can't get the expected results if you focus on two things. For the arson case, the commander will investigate carefully." The corners of his lips curled up, and sparks sparkled in the bottom of his eyes. .”

Qiu Xunqing was also very straightforward, put away these files and rolled them up.

When he passed Ye Baiting, he didn't turn his head back. He gently dropped the scroll in his hand and patted Ye Baiting's head: "I am waiting for you to ask for credit."

No pain, no itching, full of hints.

Asking for credit...isn't it just sending money?

Ye Baiting rubbed the top of his hair, the leader is very good, if you don't give enough meat, why do the little wolves rush forward screaming?

Even if you are too arrogant, you dare to promise this kind of reward, aren't you afraid that I will empty you out?The gold medal forensic doctor is active, the case is unstoppable!

So next, Qiu Xunqing led people to investigate the arson case, from the tracking of the thunderbolts to the materials used to make the thunderbolts, and the main street was divided into areas to investigate. Since the arsonists want to be noticed, remote places can be directly excluded. The courtyard is large. Houses where few people live are also excluded. Wherever is the most prosperous and lively, it is the place that needs to be checked the most.

What kind of business do you do, how many years have you worked there, whether you have changed bosses, whether you have renovated and built soil, personnel changes, what you are mainly responsible for when you are here, temperament, personality and hobbies...everything is not missed.

If everything goes in the worst direction, and their predictions are correct, then the arsonists will definitely come out to commit crimes again, and time is running out!

Qiu Yiqing was busy almost all day and all night, and did not return to Beizhen Fusi for several days, and Ye Baiting had never seen anyone.

Shen Jiang also hit the back of his head in a hurry. It is not easy to search for people. Even if he has a direction, it will take time. If there is any information that fits a little bit, you have to stop and ask carefully, until three days later, you find a family that matches exactly what Young Master Jiao said, and it is exactly the same.

The surname of this family is Wang, the head of the family is a sixth-rank official, and there is a daughter named Cailian, who is 20 years old this year and has not yet married. What is the reason? Because there is a large birthmark on her face, her appearance is not good, and she fell into the water ten years ago. Injured body, especially severe cold, taking medicine all the year round, almost ten days a month, had to lie in bed to recuperate, there was no way to get married normally, so he could only take care of him first... Isn't this the person Young Master Jiao wants?

Ask again, this lotus-picking girl left the house about a month ago, and sent a letter half a month ago saying that she would come back, but she has never seen anyone. Well, this is the deceased!

Shen Jiang immediately concentrated on asking questions about his personality, hobbies, relationship between characters, family environment... He asked all the questions he could ask, and wrote down everything on the paper, and then continued to search for the information. When he returned to Beizhen Fusi, he had already entered night.

Ye Baiting read the information on the rice paper line by line: "It seems that the life of the dead is not easy."

"How can it be easy? Spit Xingzi drowned people. This girl is twenty years old. No one says she is married. She can't get married. She was called an 'ugly woman' when she was a child. After giving birth to a child, what hope can I have in the future?"

Shen Jiang also sighed as he spoke: "As far as his parents and brother and sister-in-law are concerned, they say they are worried, but they don't care about this girl at all. I, Jinyiwei Department Store, have come to ask questions. Their first question is that they are afraid of causing trouble. , I didn't ask what happened to my girl, and then I found out that it was none of my business, so I slowly relaxed, and even disliked the girl who spent money on taking medicine all the year round, if it wasn't for this girl who knew how to do crafts, I don't know what it would be like to be bullied Woolen cloth."

Ye Baiting flipped through the pages in his hand: "Craft?"

Why is it not written on the paper?

Shen Jiang: "It's a bit difficult to say, I didn't write it down on paper, this girl can embroider on both sides, a unique skill, and the craftsmanship is very good. Although it takes a lot of work, her body really stretches her hips, but it's good if she can't stand the finished product. Ah, one can earn a lot of money, and she is quite famous in the market, and because of this double-sided embroidery, she can help the family, money, father's official reputation, mother's ceremony, brother and sister-in-law's face... On the [-]th day of the twelfth lunar month, the emperor The nobles in the city are going to the altar of the imperial mausoleum, does the young master know?"

Ye Baiting shook his head, he didn't know, but he could understand that ordinary people have to burn incense and worship their ancestors during the New Year, and it's normal for the royal family to have organized activities.

Shen Jiang looked around and lowered his voice: "It's hard for us to talk about the royal family's affairs, but this ceremony happens once a year, and the emperor wants to come in person. The empress dowager is old and in poor health, and she is an elder. Can I go?" Not necessarily, the grand concubine in the palace will definitely go, she was the most beloved woman of the late emperor, and the late emperor left an imperial decree to give people special privileges, until now, no one knows what the grand concubine has in her hands How many things are held... In short, it is a matter of great importance, too many things need to be prepared, other etiquette departments have experience, just do it step by step, but this is not the case for the imperial concubine, clothes, jewelry, tea and snacks, everything needs to be arranged, how dare you perfunctory , so Dongchang is a vegetarian? Everyone gets ready early, and the tasks are assigned to the lower ones in the same way. It just so happens that the Shangguan knows that Mrs. Wang’s daughter can embroider on both sides, so the lotus picking girl has to get busy?"

"An official dare not delay the matter of the master in the palace, let alone a girl's family? Ordinary embroidery patterns and colors must not work, and we must innovate. The patterns must be fresh, the colors must be beautiful, and the base fabric must be particular. Inspiration, why don’t you look around and collect? Poor Miss Cailian’s body, she went out against the cold wind. At first, she used her own carriage, but later the carriage broke down on the road, so she rented a car with her maid, and continued to look for , Just half a month ago, she felt that she had an idea and said that she was going to go back. Halfway there, she suddenly saw something and had to stop for a night, but she had already notified her family. The girl was afraid that her family would be anxious, so she Let the servant girl go back and say something, anyway, it's not far away, she has nothing to be afraid of with her own appearance..."

"And something went wrong."

After Shen Jiang finished speaking, it was a bit of a pity: "It's a good girl, she didn't want to be sick, and it's not like she won't be able to cure it for a lifetime. Although the birthmark on her face can't be removed, it can't hinder anyone. Why did she encounter such a thing? Woolen cloth?"

Ye Baiting looked at the information on the paper: "What did the people at the car dealer say? The deceased rented a car and disappeared before reaching his destination. They didn't look for it?"

Shen Jiang: "It is true that there is a contract for renting a car. Where is the agreement? But there is also a time limit. I asked the person at Yunji Car and Horse Company and found the car rented by the deceased. The driver was a young man who said that business has been busy recently. , there are so many orders, every time is stuck, if the last customer is delayed, it will affect their next order, and when they meet a customer who is not good at talking, it is useless to apologize and lose money. On the way back, he stopped and said he would rest for a night. Wouldn’t this be a delay? The young man was very embarrassed. Seeing that the other party was a girl and he had given him more money, he said he was willing to wait and hurry up when he returned, but He only has to wait for half a day, if the girl doesn't come back, then he has no choice but to leave first."

"The young man gave the name of the inn. I rode a horse to the outskirts of Beijing and found this inn on the official road. The shopkeeper and the staff confirmed what the young man said. The deceased stayed in the inn overnight without any luggage. I took them home, went out at dawn, and never came back, so they checked out as agreed."

Ye Baiting's slender fingertips slid across the rice paper: "That is to say, on the way back, the deceased saw something, and suddenly had an inspiration, and wanted to catch it, but if he caught it, he had to stay and look more, so he sent After leaving the maid to go home, I made an appointment with the driver of the chariot and horse shop, but when the time came, she didn't come back, so the chariot and horse shop and the inn could only think that she had left."

The suburbs of Beijing are not far from the city. A weak girl needs a carriage. If she is a strong man, she can walk back on her own legs, but it will take a little longer.The deceased himself should have considered everything, even if there is an accident, there is no big problem, but he has to suffer.

But she didn't know that on this road, she was stared at and could never come back.

Ye Baiting pointed at the mountains on the map: "How far is the inn from the place where the deceased was found?"

Shen Jiang came over and pointed out the location of the inn: "It's not too far from here to here. If it were me, it would only take two hours."

Ye Baiting frowned slightly. The living environment of the deceased was not friendly, but the interpersonal communication was very simple, and those were the only people he had daily contact with. If the murderer was among these people, what was the motive for the murder?If the murderer was not among these people, how did he know that the deceased would go to the mountains alone, follow and kill him?

That kind of cruel killing method, that kind of destruction that carries malicious hatred...

He felt that this matter was very inconsistent, many places did not make sense, and there were not many information clues.

"Wang!"

Feeling that he hadn't moved for a long time, Xuanfeng came over, put his front paws on the platform, and arched his waist.

Ye Baiting rubbed Gouzi's head, met Gouzi's dark eyes, and suddenly had an idea: "You are General Dog...you must be very good at smelling? Do me a favor, please?"

"Wow!" Gouzi licked his hand.

Ye Baiting turned to Shen Jiang: "Go and walk that road again, take it with you."

Shen Jiang instantly understood: "You mean...let General Dog smell the scent and find clues to the murderer?"

Ye Baiting: "The deceased's is fine too. Anything left out, even if it's just the route traveled, may be useful."

"But General Dog is very busy these days," Shen Jiang pointed outside. "The commander is using it to clear mines and bombs. He will be here now...should it be a rotation?"

Only then did Ye Baiting remember that he hadn't seen Gouzi for a long time, so it turned out he was on a mission.

"Then borrow someone else? Do you still have spare task dogs in Si Li?"

"There must be. Our Jinyiwei respects conscience. People can be animals, but animals can't be overworked. Let's go, I'll take you to choose one!"

How did Xuanfeng know that the two were talking about a mission, it only knew that Young Master Jiao had suddenly walked towards the kennel, and he wanted another dog!Isn't one of them enough?Obviously it is the most powerful and handsome one, and other flamboyant brats are not worthy of it!It hasn't coaxed Young Master Jiao into its car yet, no, absolutely no!

"Wow! Woah!"

The dog lays in front of Ye Baiting, just to prevent him from passing, and if Shen Jiang wants to help, it will stare and bark its teeth, and growl threateningly, if it dares to tease others, it will bite you to death!

"I'm so stupid—" Shen Jiang could not offend General Dog, "He won't let him pass!"

Ye Baiting sighed, he had no choice but to squat down and rub Gouzi's head: "Okay, I won't pass, don't lose your temper."

"Woo-woof!"

Gouzi whimpered twice and rubbed against his neck, as if he had been wronged a lot.

Not only did it not work last night, but it didn't work the next morning either. General Dog is very smart. As soon as he saw Shen Jiang, he knew that there was bad water in his stomach and he was picking a dog for Young Master Jiao!It chased all the dogs away, refused to let them come forward, stared and bared its teeth, and confronted Shen Jiang.

Shen Jiang had no choice but to pull it away: "Then you will follow me today and help Young Master Jiao!"

In order not to be punished, Shen Baihu also wrote a special report, which was sent to Qiu Xunqing, saying that he definitely did not rob General Dog and stopped General Dog to investigate Lei Huobo. It was Young Master Jiao who solved the case. Need it, General Dog is still playing tricks, there is really no other way but to take it away.

After Tiao Chen was sent away like a bull in mud, there was no response at all, Shen Jiang was relieved, no news is good news, which means that the commander will not blame him.

Shen Jiang took a piece of cloth that fell from the clothes of the deceased, and took General Dog to the outskirts of Beijing, found the inn, let him smell it, and one person and one dog started the search.

Because the past time is too long, it has been windy and snowy for half a month, it is very difficult, Xuanfeng has to re-determine the smell with cloth strips again and again, search a little bit, and describe the path that the deceased has traveled.

Shen Jiang followed behind it, following the terrain and sketching bit by bit, the route gradually became clear. Except for the traces left by people walking on the barren branches and grass, he still couldn't find anything. Xuanfeng stopped by the tree on the road.

Right here, the smell of the dead is lost.

Shen Jiang heavily marked the road map. The deceased was probably taken away here. Xuanfeng couldn't even smell it. He must have been packed into something. After that... experienced a series of bad things. In the end, his body was dumped in the wilderness not far from the firecracker shop.

This place... Shen Jiang looked around carefully, who would pass by?

It's time to record, it's time to pay attention, it's time to observe, it's time to observe, but nothing about the murderer has been found. Shen Jiang was a little reconciled, and discussed with General Dog: "Ancestor, let's stop resting, let's do it later." Is it okay to live?"

Xuanfeng squatted on the ground, and replied solemnly and mightily: "Woof!"

It's done, there's nothing to do, let's go home!

Shen Jiang: ...

"You think about Young Master Jiao?"

"Wow?" Xuanfeng turned his head, but he didn't see anyone, and his aggrieved eyes were almost wet.

"Don't be coquettish, it's useless, the young master is not here, don't look for it."

"Ugh-"

"Where are you going, ancestor? We have to work first!"

In the wilderness and dangerous place, I don't know whether it is the Jinyiwei walking the dog or the dog walking the Jinyiwei. Shen Jiang's trip is not easy, and it is really not easy.

……

On Qiu Yiqing's side, there is no General Dog, and there are other task dogs. Everyone works hard and follows Jin Yiwei to investigate everywhere.

Even if remote places and residential areas are excluded, the workload is still huge. The capital is prosperous, and there are not many shops extending from the main street, let alone small streets?Everyone took turns, one crop after another, only the commander was always on the front line, supervising personally, never seemed to be tired.

"Come here first, rest and eat." Qiu Xunqing saw that most of his subordinates were sweating on their foreheads, and the dogs were also tired, so he waved his big hand, ordering and forbidding, and came back after resting.

The name of the restaurant I randomly entered was quite familiar, Zhuzhilou.

Qiu Yiqing went up to the second floor, found a seat by the window and sat down, while waiting for the food to be served, a group of people passed by on the street outside——

The clothes are very familiar, he is from the Ministry of Criminal Justice, and the person in the head is even more familiar, he is He Yiming, Ye Baiting's sworn brother.

The group of people did not ride a horse or a car. They were walking very fast. Someone behind them pulled a cart. The cart was covered with a white cloth. From the bottom of the cloth, it looked like a person. The white cloth was tightly covered from head to toe. It was obvious that this was a person. dead.

The clerk beside He Yiming walked, looking at the face of the boss and asked: "It's already noon... How about you go back to the official office after a meal? The person under the dead body will take it back."

The two were walking at the gate of the Zhuzhi Building, He Yiming was hesitating, and somehow he was so unlucky, when suddenly a basin of dirty water poured over his head.

He Yiming naturally backed away immediately to avoid it, but unfortunately the distance was too close, and he didn't know martial arts, so the corners of his lapel would inevitably get wet.

I don't know what was washed in this pot of dirty water, but the smell is quite... It's hard to describe.

He Yiming is the servant of the Ministry of Punishment, how can he be regarded as a high-ranking official, it is not good to speak ill casually, the secretary did his part, and yelled at the inside: "Blind or blind, haven't you seen the person at the door!"

The one holding the basin is a beautiful woman, with slashed shoulders and willow waist, snow-white complexion, wearing a ponytail, her brows are bright and spirited, her eyes are as bright as durian flowers blooming, she has an indescribable style, which makes people unable to see the truth At such a young age, I think she should look very good-looking when she smiles, but now she has raised her eyebrows and raised her eyes, without any smile at all. She glanced at He Yiming with a strange look, very pungent: "I didn't see anyone, I only saw one a dog."

The clerk's eyes immediately stood up: "Huo, do you still dare to curse? You dare to curse if you know who we are. Do you want to go to prison!"

"Hey, the Ministry of Criminal Justice has such a big crowd, you can kill whoever you want, I really want to see and see, come on!"

The beautiful woman's eyes were on fire, she stared at the person in front of her, she stretched her plain hand forward, and the silver bracelet tightened dazzlingly: "Catch me and put me in prison, if you don't catch me, you'll be a grandson!"

The clerk can now see clearly, this woman is the boss, the two...know each other?

"My lord...you see?" He could only ask for instructions cautiously.

He Yiming looked at the beautiful woman indifferently: "Life in the capital is not easy, why bother?"

The beautiful woman sneered: "If I meet you, life will not be easy. Also, in this world, people can live anywhere, but they can't live alone by the villain's side."

He Yiming's gaze suddenly sharpened: "The capital city is not a small place, if you dare to speak nonsense again, don't blame me for being merciless."

"It's not once or twice that Mr. He is merciless. Who doesn't know that you are 'unselfish' and 'destroying relatives with righteousness'?" The beautiful woman handed the basin to the waiter and clapped her hands. I don’t have any sympathy with you, I think it’s dirty.”

"Wow! Woah—"

Suddenly a familiar dog barked in the distance, Qiu Yiqing looked up, it was Xuanfeng and Shen Jiang, these two should not be looking for in the mountains, why did they come here?

"General Dog, ancestor! Please be reasonable, don't walk me like this, will it work!"

Shen Jiang was sweating profusely, and couldn't control the dog at all. He was afraid that the dog would disappear in a blink of an eye, and he would have to be boarded when he went back. He was so focused on chasing him that he didn't notice the situation around him. There were Jinyiwei scattered around eating Colleague, as long as he shouts, he can help...

He couldn't understand why Gouzi didn't move at all before, why is he rushing so fast now?The commander isn't here, and Young Master Jiao hasn't come out yet. Who are you so excited about?

In the end, I saw the dog straight, rushing towards the corpse pulled on the panel car behind the punishment department, jumped on the car to smell it, circled around twice, jumped down, and squatted in the distance without moving.

"Woof!" Seeing that he hadn't stepped forward, Gouzi roared mightily, as if he disliked his lack of work and his legs and feet, didn't he see the uncle sitting here, why didn't he come!

Shen Jiang was out of breath, and ran to him: "I want you to find clues, what are you doing to a dead man..."

Wait, no, he came out with Xuanfeng to find clues to the murder case, General Dog never does extraneous things, he will squat here——

There must be something wrong with this corpse!