The first work of the imperial prison

Shen Jiang runs outside every day, he is used to being rough, he is not a refined person, is it all tea, how can it be so bad?It's not like he hasn't drunk the tea made by Si Li...

Ton ton ton filled half a pot, it was ok, thirst quenching and tasty, refreshing!It's much better than the one that only smells fragrant!

Shen Jiang pretended not to see the tea made by the commanding envoy himself, ordered himself to come back to his senses, and said the case: "People have finished asking, but they all disappeared when they reached the critical point. If you talk about this one by one, look down. See it clearly! You don’t feel bad if you poop halfway! I really don’t see anything wrong...Young Master, can you give me some pointers?”

Hatred and green blade-like eyes came over, and his voice was as cold as his voice: "You should give pointers."

Shen Jiang: ...

Am I wrong, am I wrong?I shouldn't say dirty things in front of Young Master Jiao, but Master Commander, you should open your eyes and take a good look, Young Master Ren Jiao doesn't care at all, okay?In that imperial prison, there is everything you can say, don't you know that dirty words can fly to the sky!Young Master Jiao is not afraid of this!

Ye Baiting looked at Shen Jiang: "Do you still remember what I said about the characteristics of an arsonist?"

Shen Jiang nodded: "Confidence, conceit? You won't be afraid of things, maybe you look a little charming?"

Ye Baiting: "Then do you think, among these people just now, who has such characteristics?"

"Sun Pengyun?" Shen Jiang stroked his chin and thought for a while, "The young man is not shabby-looking, and his body is also strong. He is the captain of the fire division, and he is also a leader. He is quite brotherly."

Anyone who can be a leader will have a slightly different temperament.

"It's just that she is too straight-tempered and has a quick temper, which makes her a little disrespectful to girls." Points are deducted for this point.

Ye Baiting nodded, and mentioned another person: "And Li Xuanmo."

Qiu Yiqing: "Gao Kang."

The two raised their eyes and looked at each other, showing a tacit understanding.

Shen Jiang: ...

Don't look around, just explain it to me!

"Then Li Xuanmo is obviously not promising, he's just a clerk...Gao Kang is a bit aggrieved, isn't he? He can't do his job as a colleague, and Zhang Hetong has the job of recruiting noble people. Seeing that he wants to make meritorious service, he can only hold back his unhappiness. Forced a smile and went over to help, hoping that others would have a bit of a conscience, and at least they would be able to get three melons..."

Is this okay?

Ye Baiting still nodded: "Li Xuanmo is indeed just a clerk. He seems to have the lowest status in the Fire Division, but he has an elegant and generous posture, a good face, a good temperament, and can handle things. He can give everyone ideas and help the team improve their efficiency. He is rewarded with silver, and he can also save games from time to time, so that the brothers have time to relax and drink... Do you think, with his figure and appearance, what he does every day, it is right for a group of big brothers to respect him and protect him. easy thing?"

This is really not easy. Shen Jiang felt quite surprised at the time. Most of the similar situations he has encountered, when men need to use their own force or strength to earn more things, they look down on the thin little boy. Yes, let alone a good relationship, many times he is even willing to bully him, but this Li Xuanmo seems to be able to get along like a fish in water in the Huo Shi.

Ye Baiting raised serious eyebrows: "Gao Kang is a colleague of Zhang Hetong. He has never competed with others and won a good job, but he is very good at self-regulation, whether it is helping Zhang Hetong or being in harmony with the surroundings so that others can see him. Hard work, every step of his is not wasted, he is moving forward. Even Kim Si-sung, he looks like a philistine, talkative, and sometimes flattering, but there are always things in his mind, what is he thinking? solving issues--"

"Maybe in the eyes of some people, this is not handsome. I remember I told you during the Wuxiang case that the charm of a person comes from his ability to solve things. He can solve many things and troubles alone. If he walks in the direction he wants, he will have a different kind of self-confidence, and this kind of self-confidence will eventually become a kind of temperament, called 'reliable living'."

Whether the boss chooses his subordinates, or the woman chooses the man she likes, "reliability" is very important. Don't underestimate women. Many of them may not be good at analysis, but their intuition, they are not very safe The subconscious mind cultivated in a friendly environment will tell them how to choose.

"For example, Shen Baihu, you are a reliable and attractive man."

Shen Jiang was stunned, and scratched his head with a chuckle: "No, you are welcome, young master. I can't be attractive. My mother-in-law won't do it."

However, in the past two months, the number of times his wife beats him up seems to have decreased significantly. Occasionally, when he is busy outside, he will not be suspected of hiding his private money. When he returns home, he can even have well-prepared meals...

Could it be that there are too many things to solve, and he has this kind of reliable confidence and aura, and he has become an attractive man?

Shen Jiang felt happy for a while, and became more determined in her direction. If she really did, she would have to follow Young Master Jiao!It's all thanks to Young Master Jiao, if it wasn't for Young Master Jiao, how could he have had so many opportunities, how could he have made so many achievements?Is he, Shen Jiang, a coward who is afraid of hardship and tiredness?Of course not, he just lacked a little brain, and no reliable person led him!

Thinking about it, Shen Jiang was a little flustered, he is so good now, so handsome, and Yushu Linfeng Fengshen is handsome, what if there is a big girl and a little daughter-in-law throwing himself into his arms in the street!He began to worry from the bottom of his heart, it's too powerful, it's too dazzling and radiant.

Ye Baiting: ...

You can tell at a glance what rubbish is going on in this stupid big man's mind.

However, when it comes to 'solving problems', there are serious problems, different job needs, and some unscrupulous and crooked ones. The ability to 'reliably live' cultivated by criminals is obviously different from that of normal people, but they are deliberately disguising and When seduced, you can hardly see it.

Ye Baiting has almost confirmed that there are two people in the gang in this case, one arsonist and the other murderer. The arsonist is responsible for the implementation of the plan. In case of an accident, he will help the murderer cover up. The murderer listens to the arsonist very much, because he alone cannot do it. this matter.A murderer has low self-esteem, a violent heart, and doesn’t like to be exposed to others. Even if he picks a target, whether he wants to move or not, whether the action will achieve the expected result is not certain, and the target may not care about him, trust him, and don’t be wary Him, go with him.

The arsonist is different. This person exudes a "reliable" temperament, which is easy to be liked by others, and he is also very active in doing things. He can deal with various emergencies with ease, track the target, and confirm the target's course of action. Very easy thing?

Even if they accidentally revealed their secrets and were discovered by the target, the girls might not think too much about it because of their good impression, and they were fooled casually.

Shen Jiang proposed another name: "That old man named Wu Xinli is not good at being a human being or an official. Can people rule it out?"

Ye Baiting pondered for a moment: "The arsonist's self-confidence and arrogance are manifested in different ways due to different individuals, and they may not necessarily tell the truth in front of the government. It cannot be ruled out simply and rudely just based on the external performance during the interrogation."

"That's right, this old dog is not a thing, but he is not a person who is afraid of things, he dares to hate everything..." Shen Jiang understood, "So the suspect of the arsonist is among these few, right?"

Ye Baiting raised his eyes to look at him: "If our investigation work is correct... Yes, the arsonist must be among these people!"

"Then don't worry, I'll do all the work myself, and I'm sure there will be no mistakes!" Shen Jiang patted his chest, pondered, and asked, "What about the murderer? If no one else was pretending, there would only be two of them today." Those who don't like to talk, are about the same age, don't look very good, and are very timid... how to distinguish?"

Ye Baiting: "It's still different. Compared with the tailor Hu Ershu, the one behind him named Zhou Ping is a little more withdrawn."

As far as the current information points are concerned, none of them can be ruled out immediately.

"What we must pay attention to is that when a gang commits a crime, if there is a mastermind, there will be subordinates who are obedient. When encountering a special event, the mastermind will teach the subordinates how to deal with it and how to speak—" Ye Baiting turned suspicious.

Qiu Xunqing's eyes moved slightly, and he nodded.

Shen Jiang didn't understand, what does this mean?

Ye Baiting smiled: "Before you came back, the commander had already sent people to follow up, to see if these people would contact you in private."

People who have done bad things will definitely behave cautiously. They don't want to stop their plans, and inquiries from the government will also make them nervous. If they don't contact them, how to contact them is a problem.

Unless it is decided to break up for a long time, there will definitely be contact.

Shen Jiang was stunned: "So my questioning process just now is meaningless? Today's purpose is only this?"

"How is it possible?" Ye Baiting shook his head, "Criminals have all kinds of tricks, we just want to find more ways to help us determine, but there is nothing more important than knowing the truth."

The confession is of course meaningful. Everyone's speech behavior, emotions conveyed, the influence of the original family, what they were doing before and after the case, whether there is an alibi... Every answer may piece together the truth of the crime.

"Time is very critical. Whether it is the first homicide or the first thunderbolt arson, time has passed for a long time. Unless there are special reasons, most people will not remember the frequent events of this month. The specific time of death of the deceased, we It has not been explained to the outside world, whoever has a deep memory of this period of time and can answer fluently...is doubtful."

Qiu Yiqing added: "There is still a chance."

Of all these suspects, only two were married, Wu Xinli, who had passed his forties, and the younger one, Gao Kang, a colleague of the deceased Zhang Hetong.Regardless of Wu Xinli's age, dislike for his wife, the degree of being stared at by his wife, and his intercourse performance, there must be incongruity, inability to lift up, and confusion.

It's just that Gao Kang doesn't have a daughter, and he has already given birth to several children, which doesn't make much sense.

The other few were not married, and those who did not raise it could not prove it. Some people were really not in a hurry, or could not afford it, and some were not married.

Shen Jiang sighed: "It's a pity that this kind of thing is not easy to investigate... I also asked the doctors who had contact with them, and no one has ever seen this kind of disease."

This kind of thing is hard to say, and there is no way for people to cooperate with the investigation. You say you try, but people say you can’t lift it up. What should you do? Find a girl to come and try?It's not a disease, and the girls in the brothel can't order others to do this kind of work casually, it's disgusting.

Ye Baiting added: "Also, apart from the so-called 'disadvantages', the three female deceased had one thing in common, which we didn't notice before."

Shin Kang: "What do you have in common?"

Ye Baiting raised her eyebrows with burning eyes: "Wang Cailian is very good at double-sided embroidery, and can even help her family and share the worries of the nobles; Fang Qingmei has a lot of experience in food, and she has opened many restaurants under her name. Kang said that someone recommended her to Zhang Hetong, but what about Yu Hongye? She has such a great reputation outside, and she has so much insight into clothing styles. She can be picky and persistent in any clothing store, and she may become a fashion vane. Zhang Hetong You have to deal with the nobleman’s trip, and you’re all over the place, don’t you know Yu Hongye’s name?”

The three deceased were all outstanding in a certain field, and Zhang Hetong, who was in charge of the nobleman's affairs, had an accident again. Is it really a coincidence?

Qiu Yiqing: "Gao Kang confessed that the afternoon before the accident, Zhang Hetong had been struggling with the embroidery, so what is he likely to do next? What is directly related to the embroidery?"

"Clothes, of course, beautiful skirts."

"Then who is more authoritative in this regard? Can you provide participation opinions?"

"Yu Hongye!" Shen Jiang finally thought of it, and he would rush to answer, "Did Zhang Hetong go to find Yu Hongye after the office was dismissed that day! It happened that something happened to Yu Hongye, and she was killed by the way!"

Ye Baiting narrowed his eyes: "So here comes the important point. Where was Yu Hongye at that time? Where did Zhang Hetong go? Did they have an appointment? Who gave him the information?"

Qiu Yiqing immediately fetched a map of the city: "Li Xuanmo said that he was on the night shift that day, and before he rushed to shift, he saw Zhang Hetong going to Nanfeng Street with a piece of cloth on his arm—"

Ye Baiting pointed to the location of Nanfeng Street, turned to the right, and went forward: "A little later, Hu Ershu just came home from overtime work. It was already dark at this time, and he saw Zhang Hetong turning into Liushu Alley."

Qiu Yiqing pointed to Baohua Lane: "At a later date, at the end of Haishi, Jin Shicheng saw that Zhang Hetong was 'drunk and asked to be carried away'—I'm afraid he wasn't drunk."

Ye Baiting's eyes darkened slightly: "He's dead."

This line of action is very clear and can be drawn immediately. It is a big triangle, and the time is not too long. If the murderer commits the crime within this time, he will definitely not be far away.

Ye Baiting looked up and turned to Shen Jiang: "Congratulations Shen Baihu, you may be able to find the first crime scene soon."

Shen Jiang stepped forward to take a look and thought about it, and it wasn't that far away: "It's a big fart, at most one afternoon, I'll come back and return!"

Excited in his heart, he didn't even want to rest, so Shen Jiang turned around and left, as if he was afraid that someone would run away.

Ye Baiting did not say one more thing, and looked fiercely at Qiu Yiqing: "The red cloth at the scene of the fire... Sun Pengyun said there was, but I'm not sure. Li Xuanmo proved that there was indeed. Didn't the explosion in the jewelry store be successfully prevented? Did you find out? This kind of red cloth?"

Qiu Yiqing's eyes were fixed: "What I saw was a piece of black cloth."

"Black cloth?"

"That's right, square and square, the size of the table top of the Eight Immortals Table."

"Then it's necessary to call it over for comparison..."

……

Shen Jiang's work was meticulous, first controlling the outside, enclosing the circle drawn by the commander, and then searching from the outside to the inside, house by house, house by house.

It is near the southeast, not a particularly bustling city, but the place along the street is more lively, there are shops, there is a long street, and there are deep alleys, and various people live in the middle of the alleys. The quieter you go in, the less human noise there is. When you get to the border of the moat, it's not a good place. The silt from the moat can't be cleared to the side of the street bridge, and it can't affect the beauty of the main street. On an uninhabited deserted beach.

In the deepest part of the alley, the closer you get to the barren beach, the stronger the fishy smell brought by the mud, and the sound has changed from the quiet before to slightly noisy. The river is flowing, and the closer you get, the louder it feels. In winter, The river is frozen, and the ice is not calm. There are gaps between ice and ice, and ice and ice will also rub against each other. When the cold north wind whizzes past, the collision between the two sides will produce louder and stranger noises, making people afraid to approach...

Soon, Shen Jiang found a house that was not right. The smell was a bit special. There were empty houses all around, and they all had the unique muddy smell of the wasteland, but the fishy smell of this house... mixed with a heavy rust smell, very Something is wrong!

Shen Jiang has a lot of experience in arresting people, so he immediately ordered everyone to keep silent, hide, and not act rashly. After observing the surrounding environment, he took the lead and walked in the front, forming a wedge team, rushing forward, and jumped in without knocking on the door. in the wall.

The fishy smell is getting heavier and heavier, not only the smell of iron, but also a special smell.

It is also very capable to have this smell in winter.

Shen Jiang narrowed his eyes, pulled out the Xiuchun knife, and followed a few simple instructions to let everyone separate and surround them. The doors, windows, walls, and back door were all blocked, and then he kicked the door in: "Jin Yiwei is investigating the case, and the people inside are waiting for me." Alright, don't move!"

He rushed in first, followed by Jin Yiwei, and immediately checked the people in the room, whether there was anyone, how many, where they all stayed——

I didn't find it. The room was very large and empty. You could see the end at a glance. There were tables, chairs, bed cabinets, but there was no one.

The scene was shocking, with traces of splashes on the wall, traces of dragging on the ground, scattered sticks and blood on the hammer... only one corner was clean, and there was a rack for clothes, but there were no clothes, only a few A drape.

The light gauze shawls were the same color as the clothes worn by the three dead women, clean and soft, and because of the wind that had just kicked in through the door, they fluttered gently, as if they were saying something.

Shen Jiang was also taken aback, and wiped his face: "What are you doing in a daze? Look around outside to see if the person has left! Send someone back to report the letter, and tell the commander quickly!"

My dear... This is really the scene of the first crime!After so long, a lot of blood stains have turned black, just this amount, this appearance, the murderer is the one who killed here!

……

The clues were discovered this time really fast, Qiu Yiqing hadn't finished processing the paperwork on the desk, and when he heard the Jinyiwei's report, he copied the Xiuchun knife and was about to leave.

After taking two steps, he paused, turned around, and went to the Nuan Pavilion.

Ye Baiting was taking medicine, when he saw Qiu Yiqing approaching, his expression was obviously wrong: "What's wrong?"

The blue eyes of hatred are dim: "We have found the scene of the first crime, and you go with the envoy."

"I don't have to?"

It's not that Ye Baiting is afraid, he has seen many kinds of murder scenes, it's long past the time of fear, the wind and cold don't matter, it's almost healed, he just feels that it's not easy for Qiu Xunqing to take him with him.

After all...he can't ride a horse.

"Come with me."

Qiu Yiqing had already come over to pull people, and wrapped the cloak that the lieutenant brought over Ye Baiting by the way: "It won't be cold."

Ye Baiting lowered his eyes to look at the cloak that was so tightly wrapped that his hands could not be stretched out. It was not a matter of coldness: "Don't delay your business..."

Qiu Suqing pursed his lips into a straight line: "It won't be long."

Ye Baiting felt the meaning of 'you must go', looked at the other person's eyes again, and suddenly understood, is Qiu Yiqing worried about the same accident as last time?But isn't Peng Xiangming already held down by him, so what are you worried about?

Others have to insist, there is no way, he can only be considerate: "Okay."

Another two rode a ride together, the whole journey was fast, the small bells were ringing, but it was very warm, he didn't get any cold wind, and Qiu Xunqing's cloak was different, it was thick enough.

Arriving at the scene soon, the appearance in the room...shocking.

Ye Baiting saw all kinds of bloodstains, drop-shaped bloodstains, splash-shaped bloodstains, column-shaped bloodstains, wipe-shaped bloodstains, bloodstains of different sizes and shapes, blood pools...

There are also various tools, wooden sticks, stones, hammers and chisels, and the deep and shallow blood stains left on them, which are now completely dark brown.

Ye Baiting has studied crime scene trace analysis, and can almost imagine the scene at that time, how the victims tried to escape, how they couldn't escape, how they were abused... how they wanted to protect themselves, curled up in a ball, huddled in a corner or next to each other Begging for mercy by the wall, but still not let go...

The murderer enjoyed this process very much. He beat these people and even forced them to stand up and run. This would not bring him trouble, but a greater stimulus.

The environment here is closed, there are no neighbors, and the river outside is loud. Even if the victim yells, no one will hear it, not to mention that the victim has been fainted by Mixiang, and he has been beaten before he wakes up. It is also very small, even if you call for help, the sound will not be loud.

Here is the right time, place and people, it is simply the most suitable place to kill!

brute.

Ye Baiting closed his eyes, his fingers trembling when he clenched his fist, when he opened his eyes again, he was serious and sharp, no different from usual, even sharper than usual.

He walked to the wall, one by one, and carefully observed every bloodstain and every murderer's trajectory: "This is the place where Wang Cailian was killed. After the murderer beat her to death, he smashed her face with a stone— —”

"... There are many drip marks here, which should be left by those fine scratches on Fang Qingmei's body."

"The traces of dragging here are that after the deceased grabbed the victim who was trying to escape, he dragged it... probably by his hair."

"...This bed has binding marks, it is where Yu Hongye was bound."

One by one, he analyzed, his voice getting colder and his expression getting paler.

Shen Jiang also clenched his fists and said, "Bastard, this is it!"

The north wind is cold and the river ice is empty. Some people's lives will stay in this cold winter forever, and they will never feel the warmth of spring again.Facing a beast that takes pleasure in killing people and smelling an unpleasant stench, how desperate are they when they are dying?If there is an afterlife, are they still willing to come to the world for a while?

Qiu Yiqing tightened the cloak on Ye Baiting: "You are angry."

This is rare. A young man has rules and kind thoughts in his heart, but he is also transparent. He knows what to do and what emotions are best not to have, so as not to be influenced by emotions and make biased judgments. He has always been rational and smart. .

Ye Baiting pursed her lips tightly: "Look, in the eyes of some men, women are just objects. They think they have the right to sentence and dispose of them, and they even think that they are doing justice. It's okay to be ugly, fat, or unable to have children. No way, being a woman is the original sin, if you don’t dedicate your life to them, if you don’t spend your whole life for them, you are unfaithful and unworthy, you might as well die.”

"They never think that girls are cute, they don't think that girls should be pitied, encouraged, and live a radiant life. Their eyes are always picky, appearance, figure, personality, whether they are obedient, respectful or not, wherever there is a little No, it can be a reason to be attacked by their words, even if they die like this, they don’t think they are miserable. Some people dare to say and scold like this outright, and some people don’t say it directly, but they do it. "

"I'm ashamed."

Ye Baiting's eyes were on fire: "Being a man is not for doing such things."

Life should not be taken lightly like this.Girls shouldn't be treated like this.

"I'm angry, but I won't give up."

Ye Baiting looked at Qiu Yiqing, and the flames in his eyes were burning fiercely: "The dead can no longer speak, and are forced to wait for luck to come, but we can't, no matter how difficult it is, every step we take must be precise and fast! We can stop it. When evil happens, justice can come faster!"

Qiu Xunqing looked at him, and said in a low voice, "Yes, we can. The murderer won't stop, but Jin Yiwei will stop? I have never lost a race or competition."

"This time, we must go ahead of the murderer!"

A thought suddenly came to Ye Baiting's mind, and the corners of his eyes narrowed: "I don't know where they are and where they are going, so why not just find a suitable place for them and find the right person?"

A dark glow loomed in the blue eyes of hatred: "...not bad."

When Shen Jiang heard this, he weakly raised his hand: "But the murderer is going to kill someone?"

It's fine if he doesn't speak, but when he speaks, the eyes of Young Master Jiao and the commander all fall on him.

"...Then prepare one for him."

"can."

Shen Jiang suddenly felt that the atmosphere was not right, subconsciously crossed his chest: "You, what do you think?"