The first work of the imperial prison

According to the words of Zhan Shi of Lu Wangfu, the missing Lu Wang Shizi was a fun-loving person before, but because of the influence of the new emperor's enthronement, the death of his father, and the death of his wife, he was very low-key. It must be restrained, and there should be no one outside.

Moreover, this marriage partner is perfect in all aspects. It not only maintains the first in-law relationship, but also can silence others. It is also good for the children left by the deceased wife. Shizi didn't seem dissatisfied, why did he look for someone outside?

Following this topic, Ye Baiting asked his children: "How old is the young master and miss in the house?"

He Fangning: "It's two siblings. The eldest daughter's name is Yue, who will be sixteen years old, and the son's name is Po, who is eight years old this year. But usually they are not allowed to come here. The two siblings have a very good relationship, but they have been with each other since childhood. The son is not very close, I'm afraid they don't know about the son's affairs."

Qiu Xunqing: "16 years old, can you say we've kissed?"

He Fangning shook his head: "Not yet."

Ye Baiting saw another thing and pointed to the back of the bookshelf: "There seems to be a whip there?"

He Fangning looked at it: "Oh, it's for the eldest lady. The eldest lady usually has a bad temper and likes to play with whips the most. People outside say that she is savage, so this matter of getting married has been delayed again and again. , so far it has not been settled, although the son is not close to his children, he is rarely called to ask in front of him, but he still cares about it in his heart."

Ye Baiting looked at the whip, the handle was slender and small, the leather was soft, and the accessories were exquisite: "This kind of thing...couldn't be the prince who bought it himself? Someone gave it to you?"

He Fangning: "The young master has good eyesight. It is true that the prince did not buy it. It was a gift from Lou Kai, a small official in the capital."

Ye Baiting pointed to the hideous wooden carving on the shelf: "What about it? The crown prince probably didn't buy it himself?"

He Fangning lowered his eyes: "It was also given by Mr. Lou."

Ye Baiting narrowed his eyes slightly: "This Lou Kai, was he in the hall yesterday?"

He Fangning: "Yes."

"Then Lou Kai and Shizi are getting very close?"

"Master Lou is really good at digging camps, but he is not the only one around Shizi."

"Shizi and Lou Kai, do you have a meeting at the hall?"

"They're all at the church meeting, so they must say hello, chat, and sit down."

"How long have you been sitting? What did you talk about?"

"This..." He Fangning thought for a while, "Everyone sits together and chats together. It's all romantic things. I can't think of anything special."

"What about after the prince proposes to leave?"

"Master Lou seems to have left too, saying that he has an appointment."

One left, and the two also left. Was it really just one person who disappeared this time?

Ye Baiting didn't look forward to bumping into Qiu Yiqing, the other party nodded slightly, obviously thinking of something——

Is it necessary to check this Lou Kai?

Ye Baiting then continued to ask He Fangning: "Master Lou, did you send someone to ask?"

"I have asked," He Fangning nodded, "When the prince could not be found, I sent someone to ask. His wife, Li Shi, said that he had not returned home and his whereabouts were unknown."

It was also at this time that a black-clothed Jin Yiwei suddenly came outside, whispered something into Qiu Yiqing's ear.

The blue eyes of hatred immediately became deep: "There is no need to look for it, this Lou Kai is dead."

"Dead?" Shen Jiang snorted, one or two unreliable things, don't let Prince Lu's son die too!

Since there was a murder case, it was a big deal, and the three of them turned around immediately, ready to go.

When passing the corner of the long corridor, Ye Baiting noticed that beside the Moon Gate, there was a small head, round eyes, a small fleshy face, and very expensive clothes... Is it the young master of the mansion?Called Juper?

In just one glance, a girl suddenly appeared next to the little boy, she covered the little boy's mouth and took him away. The little boy was obedient, hugging her leg and did not speak, the girl touched his head and glared at Ye Baiting. With a glance, he raised the whip in his hand as a threat, as if warning him not to talk nonsense.

Ye Baiting: ...

The little girl is quite fierce, is she called Zhu Yue?

……

The three of Ye Baiting rushed to the scene and found that the location of the crime was a little strange, just beside the garden where the church meeting was held yesterday.

It is reasonable to find that Prince Lu's son is missing, and the search should start from this garden, and the nearby area should be the first to investigate and search, but for some reason, this small courtyard is ignored. It may be that this small courtyard is too small and hidden in many houses. Among them, it is easy to regard it as someone's partial courtyard, and it is always missed.

This is actually a single-door courtyard. When you push the door open, you will find a courtyard, square in shape, with an old plum tree planted, and there are verandahs on both sides. It looks simple and clean, with few decorations, and it is neatly placed. I feel that it is a little less popular. It should be cleaned regularly, but no one lives there.

Shen Jiang walked in the front and pushed open the door——

"Huh! It smells so strong!" Shen Jiang covered his nose with his left hand and slapped his sleeves with his right, and said in a loud voice, "How many rouge shops have you brought here?"

The smell was too good, and Shen Jiang couldn't stand it: "Master, wait a moment, I'll take a look first!"

Ye Baiting: ...

He glanced at Qiu Yiqing who was standing beside him, he was such an idiot, what could he say to you, your immediate leader is standing here, tell me to wait?

Fortunately, Qiu Yiqing didn't care, and pulled him back two steps.

What a leader in the world!

When Shen Jiang entered the room, he mainly checked the condition of the doors and windows, whether there were any special marks, and found no abnormalities, so he simply opened the windows to diffuse the smell, otherwise no one in the room could bear it.

"Okay, come in!"

Ye Baiting and Qiu Yiqing walked into the room together. The powder smell was indeed very strong, just as Shen Jiang described, as if the whole powder shop had been moved here, but the smell was not only the powder smell, but also mixed with a special smell of spices ——

Not fresh and elegant, not noble and curvaceous, the smell of this spice... musk?

The smell of musk is familiar to everyone. The extreme point has two directions, either it is extremely clean, almost holy, or it is extremely dirty, mixed with animal feeling, similar to the kind of dirty that some animals urinate. Sensation, if the perfumer is skilled, it is completely possible to bring out the feeling that seems to be extremely holy, but also extremely seductive and provocative.

The three-legged incense cauldron was in the corner of the room, the incense had been burned out, the atmosphere subsided, and the extreme restlessness and provocation had disappeared.

Looking at the room again, the entire room is filled with shades of red, crimson, or pink, not the very orthodox bright red that wedding scenes like. It is a bit frivolous, the window is opened, and when the wind blows, it is full of swaying, red silk like seaweed, if it is changed to other times, it will definitely make people daydream.

However, at this moment, the most shocking thing in the room is the person hanging in the middle.

The rope hangs down through the beams of the house. To be precise, it is not the rope you usually see. It is twisted with many pieces of red silk and tied with a special method. The load-bearing capacity is very strong at first glance. The rope A man fell down below, with his back facing the sky and his face facing down. His hands and feet were bound behind his back.

The man had no clothes on, except for a bloody robe covering his head.

Looking at the ground again, there was a pool of blood and... a slightly larger area of ​​drowning.

"I'm afraid it's not... four horses with hooves!" Shen Jiang recognized this special method of binding, "This buddy's death is really unique!"

First of all, this posture is unprecedented in the cases he has taken over. Except for the execution room, he has never seen anyone playing this!

The so-called four horses with hoofs tied upside down means that their hands and feet are tied behind their backs, and then they are hung up with ropes. Judging by the appearance of the deceased, the tying was not so rough. The ropes were wrapped around the neck, arms and even the chest. , The thigh was also circled twice to help bear some force, but no matter how much pressure can be relieved, this is also hanging the person upside down, how could it be comfortable!

The second is the rope tied to the body of the deceased. It is exquisite at first glance. It is pulled by leather and has patterns. After so many circles, it is not like a five-flower tie. It is also very artistic. The technique is neat and beautiful. The place where the ropes cross It's even fairly symmetrical, and the knot on the back of the hand is beautifully tied with a bow!

Finally, there is the death appearance of the deceased. Even a layman like him can see that the blood vessels in the eyeballs burst. This is obviously because he has been suspended for too long and cannot breathe smoothly!And the blue skin, tsk tsk, this looks like a big show without dressing up!

Shen Jiang almost raised his hand and shouted, "Master, did the deceased die from suffocation!"

Before Ye Baiting could answer, he saw something even more exciting: "Huh! This is amazing—look, young master." He pointed to the location of the vital organs under the deceased, "Did he be cut off?"

As soon as he entered the house, he saw the blood stains on the ground, and the pool of frozen drowning liquid. He thought he had played too much, but he didn't expect that everything would be cut off?

"Hiss...you played really wildly."

Of course, Ye Baiting and Qiu Yiqing saw everything Shen Jiang saw. After carefully observing the scene and clearly recording it, he took out gloves from his purse and put them on: "Let's unload the corpse."

"okay--"

Shen Jiang immediately greeted two people and unloaded the corpse.

Ye Baiting immediately carried out the first rough examination on the spot: "The cornea is slightly turbid, and the plaques on the corpse show the characteristics of the accumulation period. The death time of the deceased was within six hours."

The most conspicuous thing on the body of the deceased was that the private organs symbolizing men had been cut off. Ye Baiting took a closer look: "The incision was smooth, and there was no repeated setbacks. It should have been cut off with a single knife. The subcutaneous bleeding of the wound was severe, and hematoma was visible, and the shivering was obvious. Blood coagulation, this is an injury during life."

Shen Jiang took a deep breath: "...It hurts to be cut off alive?" He glanced at the place where the deceased was hung up just now, and he was curious about something, "When did the murderer come down?" hand? Hanging up, or not hanging up?"

Qiu Xunqing observed carefully and pointed to the rope on the back of the deceased's hand: "The knot here is very clever. As long as you don't tie it dead, you can control the height by yourself."

Shen Jiang studied it carefully and understood: "It's true, it's easier and less labor-intensive to cut while hanging? The height can be adjusted by yourself, and you don't have to lift your head and tiptoe to reach it."

Hatred and green jaws: "That's right."

Shen Jiang still clicked his tongue twice: "Then this murderer is also ruthless enough, how much hatred must be there to be like this?"

While Ye Baiting was busy with his hands, his mind was not idle: "We want to find the murderer in this case, it is very likely to be a woman."

Shen Jiang: "Huh? Although the atmosphere is indeed ambiguous, it doesn't have to be a woman, right?"

He has seen cases where someone pretends to be someone else to commit a crime. With just a few glances, is Young Master Jiao being a bit arbitrary this time?

"What I'm talking about is that it's very possible, not absolute," Ye Baiting explained, "Generally, we will have empathy for people of the same gender, no matter how deep the hatred is, we will subconsciously avoid these places, for example, if the target is a woman In group serial murders, if women’s private parts are attacked, destroyed, or cut off, [-]% of the murderers are men, and female murderers who kill female victims will definitely not attack these organs. Conversely, the same is true for male groups. No matter how much a man hates another man, most of the time he will not cut off his genitals when he kills, not necessarily if the murderer is a woman with a special motive."

Shen Jiang instantly remembered the last case, and Zhou Ping did the same thing: "So last time, you didn't consider female suspects at all, did you?"

Ye Baiting nodded: "But to do this kind of behavior, the murderer must have a very strong hatred for the deceased, and this will not change... So what about the thing? The one where the deceased was cut off, has anyone seen it?" ?”

Shen Jiang didn't see it, so he raised his voice and asked the people who were recording the scene: "Where is the thing that was cut off by the deceased? Has anyone seen it?"

Everyone shook their heads and said no.

Shen Jiang frowned belatedly: "Is it not enough for me to look for other clues and check other things, I still have to look for this thing?"

Ye Baiting reminded him friendly: "Yes, Shen Baihu."

Shen Jiang: ...

Ye Baiting pressed the deceased's shoulder and arm, and felt the feedback from the inside: "The deceased's humerus had multiple lacerations, the dislocation was obvious, and the part of the body that was bent backward - the tendon was ruptured. This level must have been hung for a long time, and the hematoma in the fundus was clear. Obviously, there is a high probability that it will be accompanied by cerebral hemorrhage. The deceased's back, thighs and other exposed parts had many whiplash injuries, and some hematomas were severe, all of which were injuries during his lifetime..."

The more Shen Jiang looked at it, the more scary he felt: "He asked someone else to beat him? Is the mouth so heavy!"

Ye Baiting: "The deceased's nails were obviously cyanotic, and his skin was obviously blue..."

This is very strange, from the face down, the neck and chest are almost blue.

"Young Master, feel for it." Shen Jiang wrinkled his nose, "Could it be that they play a lot of tricks and are dyed?"

Ye Baiting has already touched it: "It's not dyeing, and it's definitely not makeup."

Shen Jiang: "That's weird, how did it get this color? Could it be poisoned?"

Ye Baiting: "This situation cannot be ruled out."

The cyanosis commonly referred to by forensic doctors refers to the increase of deoxygenated hemoglobin in the blood, which makes the mucous membrane turn blue, also called cyanosis, and he has never seen this kind of blue.

He tried to recall examples he had seen: "Silver poisoning makes the skin gray and bluish..."

But it was only gray-blue, whether there was any gray tone, it was still very obvious, and it did not match the deceased in this case.

Qiu Xunqing: "I've seen people who ate rat poison turn their stool blue."

Ye Baiting also thought of it. In modern times, there are also patients who accidentally ingested rat poison. The urine is indeed blue, but that is not the skin: "There is also food poisoning..."

He had seen a patient with nitrite poisoning, the blood in his body turned blue-black, but that was also blood, and the skin performance was much worse. It must be a very special kind of poison to make the skin turn into this color.

At times like this, he misses his computer and the massive amount of information on the Internet. No matter how knowledgeable a person is, how can he remember so much?

He stood up resolutely: "Pick it back first, if possible, I want to take a look at the stomach."

This doesn't work, just look at other points, sooner or later, it will work!

"Then you have to ask his family," Don said. Seeing that it was his job, Shen Jiang immediately raised his hand, "I'll go!"

Hatred and suspicion: "Yes. By the way, take a look at the deceased's room, behavior habits, and whether there is an exact itinerary yesterday."

"Yes!"

So they separated into two groups. Qiu Suiqing and Ye Baiting continued to investigate the scene with Ye Baiting, including a superficial investigation of the surrounding areas and interrogation of confessions. Explain and discuss opinions on anatomical examination.

Both sides acted very quickly. When Ye Baiting and Qiu Xunqing brought the dead body back to Beizhen Fusi, Shen Jiang also came back. Not only did he come back, he also brought the deceased's wife, Li Shi.

Li's shoulders were slender and her waist was slender, her figure was soft and graceful, and she had the temperament of a weak Liu Fufeng. When she saw that the commander had returned, she came over to salute. When she got closer, she saw that her eye circles were slightly red, and her eyes were watery, which showed that she had cried.

"My concubine has met the commander and all the adults."

"Madam's condolences." Qiu Guqing nodded slightly, and glanced at Ye Baiting.

Ye Baiting looked at Li's expression, and said slowly: "I'm the governor of Beizhen, surnamed Ye. Due to the need to solve the case, I may conduct an autopsy on the corpse—"

"Mr. Ye don't have to be so careful, I'm a good concubine." Li pressed the corners of his eyes, his voice trembling slightly, "Shen Baihu has already told my concubine that everything is just to solve the case. People disrespect the dead husband's body, and when he is buried in the ground, there will be multiple lines on the dead husband's stomach, nothing else will change, and the husband will not take things from the dead husband's body...Concubine, I can accept it, thank you Mr. Ye .”

"So, thank you madam for your understanding."

Ye Baiting quickly exchanged glances with Qiu Yiqing, since the person is here, why not listen to the confession first?

Don't understand too much, Qiu Yiqing walked to the first place first, and pointed to the chair under the hall: "Sit."

After saluting, Mrs. Li didn't dare to sit down, and only sat on a third of the chair.

Qiu Yiqing: "Your husband didn't come home last night, aren't you worried?"

Mrs. Li lowered her eyes slightly: "It's not just that I didn't return last night... My husband always does this every now and then. I'm used to it."

"The palace came to your house to inquire about the news of Prince Lu's son, are you not worried?"

"My husband likes to make friends, and likes to make friends outside. He loses face in front of King Lu's son, so he always waits on him, and there are those..." Li's voice paused, "When the son is inconvenient, he will help cover it."

Ye Baiting don't understand too much, when is it inconvenient?When doing bad things, for example, the son wants to have a secret relationship with a woman, but he doesn't want others to know, doesn't he need a guard?

Qiu Yiqing asked again: "Just now when Jin Yiwei went to your house, did you know something happened to Lou Kai?"

Mrs. Li wiped the corners of her eyes again with a veil, her voice trembling slightly: "Yes."

"When did Lou Kai leave home yesterday, did you go back in the middle?"

"There was a church meeting yesterday, which may require a lot of preparations. My husband went out after breakfast. Since then, he hasn't come back."

"Lu Wangfu Zhan Shi said that in the evening, Lou Kai left the hall, did he not go home?"

"I don't know, I didn't see him."

Qiu Yiqing keenly noticed the word 'I don't know': "Where were you yesterday? In the evening, were you at home?"

Li Shi said: "Yesterday's meeting... my husband didn't tell my concubine at all. When I saw someone else brought my wife, I sent my concubine to go over. Lunch was also served there. I sat down with my wife and my wife. But before it was too late, the wives all dispersed, and some acquainted wives knew that I was good at mixing incense, so they invited me to choose ingredients together, and they didn't return until evening."

good at fragrance...

Qiu Yiqing's slender fingers nodded on the desktop: "What about after that?"

"After that, the concubine stayed at home all the time."

"Didn't go out?"

"No."

"And at night?"

"I can't wait for my husband to come back for a long time, so the concubine's box is the same as the days when he didn't come home, tidy up, wash and go to bed."

"Is there any evidence?"

"This...no." Li frowned slightly, "But I really haven't gone out. If I go out at night, there must be noises. If the commander doesn't believe it, you can ask the servants at home."

Qiu Xunqing gave an address: "This house belongs to your family?"

Mrs. Li shook her head: "No, I've never heard of it."

Qiu Yiqing: "Then why did your husband go there?"

Mrs. Li clenched the handkerchief tightly: "My husband... I don't know about many things outside. I asked before, but I couldn't get an answer, so I stopped asking."

"Does Lou Kai have a concubine?"

"No."

"Tong room?"

"nor."

"Do you often go to the place of fireworks?"

"This..." Mrs. Li shook her head, "I don't know who I am."

Qiu Yiqing: "Then who did he spend the night with yesterday, you don't know?"

"If you go back to the commander, I don't know."

She seemed a little dry mouth, maybe just nervous, reached out to hold the tea on the table, and took a sip.

The fabric of the winter dress is thick, and the skin is not exposed much, and there is nothing unusual when she is sitting. At this time, she held up the teacup, and the sleeves slipped a little, although she reacted quickly and flicked the sleeves, Ye Baiting It was still clearly visible that there were bruises on her wrists.

"Is the lady injured?"

"When I heard the bad news, I couldn't hide my emotions for a while, and I accidentally bumped into the table." Li smiled a little cautiously, "Let the gentleman see the joke."

Ye Baiting looked at her carefully: "It's okay, ma'am, let's think about it again, does Lou Kai have other women outside? This is very important to the case."

Mrs. Li lowered her head: "I really don't know about my identity."

Ye Baiting suddenly changed direction and asked, "Does Madam have any children?"

Mrs. Li nodded: "Yes, a daughter, five years old this year."

Ye Baiting: "Look at your age, but you got married very late?"

"Well," Mrs. Li nodded, "When my father passed away, my concubine was in her flowering period, so I wasted a few years because I had to keep my filial piety."

"Lou Kai...does he have any other heirs?"

"No," Li's nerves became more and more tense, "I... can I go home now? My daughter is still young, and when it's time for dinner, I won't see my concubine and will cry."

Ye Baiting directly smiled and stretched out his hand: "Madam, please go ahead. This time, inviting Madam to come is only for the autopsy process. The family members need to sign it. After the procedures are completed, you can go back. However, if the case requires it, Jin Yiwei will also invite Madam to cooperate with the questioning."

"Yes, I understand." Li stood up and saluted, "Today's husband's funeral, I will inevitably be emotionally distressed, but if there is any impoliteness, please forgive me. If you need to ask about the case later, I will be ready at any time. "