fast and ferocious

Chapter 293 Hu Qian's Murder Case ([-]) Second Watch
Qin Wubing entered the room, first looked at the roof, and then ordered Xiao Mo and Xiao Si to find a way to see if there were any traces on the beams. If someone lifted the rubble from the roof and entered, it was impossible not to touch the beams. It's been almost half a month, and if you look carefully, you can still see the traces through the thickness of the dust on the beams.

After giving orders to Xiao Mo and Xiao Si, Qin Wubing looked at the window again. There were three windows outside this guest room, all of which were small, and the window lattices were blocked by white gauze, which was breathable and light-permeable.

Qin Wubing opened the window and saw a few big banyan trees. Perhaps to prevent mosquitoes and cicadas from singing, these banyan trees were still some distance away from the room. Qin Wubing visually estimated that they were about ten meters away. He poked his head out and looked down. The inn planted some vegetables and some flowers and plants in the open space. Qin Wubing raised his head and looked as far away as possible. In the gaps between the branches and green leaves, he could vaguely see the wall, which was the common people's house.

"This distance, let you jump from the tree to the window, can you do it?" Qin Wubing turned his head and asked Fengming.

"It's definitely not possible without the help of the rope. If you prepare something in advance... Even if I can come over, the people inside will still be able to hear the movement carefully."

Qin Wubing nodded.

If the murderer really came in from the outside, no matter where he entered the room, there would be movement, unless Hu Qian was in a deep sleep at that time.

This is different from Princess Dachang's rectification of Zhao Guang. Princess Dachang went to the inn to ask for a ladder without any cover, and climbed into Zhao Guang's room through the window while the moon was dark and the wind was high. Zhao Guang was given some medicine to make Zhao Guang sleep more soundly, and then he was transported to the toilet through the window, and returned the ladder.

This can be regarded as the eldest princess blatantly bullying Zhao Guang. Everyone knows it well, but they don't know how the eldest princess did it. Zhao Guang may also understand, so there is no way to find out this kind of thing, how to find out ?Zhao Guang dared to order someone to investigate, and Princess Dachang dared to send him to the toilet every night.

But this case is different. The people behind the scenes will definitely be investigated after knowing the incident. What kind of crime is murdering a court official?What's more, their ulterior motives are not in drinking, so how can they not plan carefully?
Qin Wubing stood in front of the window in a daze for a while, then turned around and asked the yamen servant: "Where was the deceased when he was found?"

The yamen servant hurriedly said: "When we arrived, the corpse was upright, lying face down beside the bed and in the middle of this round table."

The yamen servant walked to that position and made gestures.

Qin Wubing raised his eyebrows and asked again: "Are there any other traces in the house? For example, a chair fell over, a teacup fell, etc."

The yamen servant shook his head and said, "At that time, except that the quilt on the bed was rolled out, and there was a bowl of herbal tea on the table, the rest of the place was as clean and tidy as it is now."

"Quilt? What kind of quilt?"

"It's just an ordinary brocade quilt, I'll find it and show you to the adults." The yamen servant turned and ran out of the room.

Qin Wubing stood between the bed and the round table, frowning and thinking, when Xiao Mo and Xiao Si came over and said that there was nothing but normal dust on the beams.

This was within Qin Wubing's expectation. He first looked at the beams and the window to completely rule out the possibility of outsiders committing crimes.

Lin Huai looked up at the roof and asked, "Do I have to touch the beams when I get down from above? The whole rope can also go down."

Qin Wubing said, "Where is the end of the rope tied?"

"That's right, even if there are accomplices dragging on the roof, the movement is not insignificant, not to mention the roof can't hold it..."

"The dust on the beams is still there, which means that the murderer cannot come from above."

"Why?"

"Because of the wind! There was a hole in the roof suddenly, and someone passed by quickly. Even if they didn't touch it, the breeze would blow away the dust on certain places on the beams. The thickness of the dust on the beams can be judged, not to mention that if someone inspected the beams on the day of the crime, they would be able to find traces."

Lin Huai understood, he nudged Guo Yi with his elbow, and said proudly: "My third younger brother's brains are really not for nothing."

"It's also my third brother!"

"Tell me, under what circumstances did Hu Qian still breathe, he was poured water containing arsenic without any resistance, and then he swallowed his breath, and his body was not injured?" Qin Wubing seemed to be asking everyone, and then Like asking yourself.

"Use a needle! It's easy to not move after one needle is applied." Lin Huai yelled.

Feng Ming said: "Many methods can be used to prevent him from drinking the arsenic water, but it is difficult to kill him without leaving traces. Even if it is a poisonous needle, the eye of the needle can still be seen on the body. Wu Zuo should not let it go. .”

"Poison needle?" Qin Wubing asked.

"Ordinary flying needles won't kill so quickly, only poisonous needles..."

Qin Wubing's eyes lit up: "Is it possible that Hu Qian was poisoned first, and the arsenic was only used to cover up the poison, because not many people know about this poison, once it is found out, it is easy to know who is behind the scenes ?”

Feng Ming was stunned for a moment, then nodded and said: "Very likely!"

Lin Huai quickly asked, "You mean they took off their pants and farted?"

Qin Wubing explained:

"It's not that easy to kill Hu Qian. First of all, after Hu Qian moved in, there must be guards around the inn. If you want to escape their sight, no matter whether you come down from the roof or come in through the window, it's very difficult. They kill everyone You still need to leave, and the risk of being discovered is very high, not to mention that there will be movement in the room, Hu Qian must have shouted loudly when he finds out, even if Hu Qian did not shout in time, if the guards at the door are conscientious, they will not wait. Hu Qian fell to the ground and couldn't even hear him."

"That's right, Hu Qian was lying on the ground, the murderer couldn't have put him down lightly, right?" Guo Yi said excitedly.

"Hu Qian was lying on the ground, how did the murderer pour arsenic?" Qin Wubing asked.

"Did you lie down after pouring?" Lin Huai asked.

Qin Wubing shook his head and said:

"Since it is pouring, Hu Qian must be on his back. So what if we let him die on his back after the pouring is over? Why do you have to let him lie on his stomach? We now know that this case is most likely caused by Hu Qian's followers. Then They will have enough time to let the corpse appear in front of us in a posture they want, instead of letting Hu Qian choose the posture to fall down after pouring."

"You mean, lying on your stomach is what the murderer wants us to see?" Guo Yi asked.

"Since it was done by their own people, they have enough time to wait for Hu Qian to die before going to the government office to report the case. During this period, they can make this place whatever they want."

Just as Qin Wubing finished speaking, the yamen servant came in with the quilt in his arms. Qin Wubing pointed to the quilt and said, "In this season, no matter what time of day it is, this kind of quilt will not be covered!"

Xiaosi hurriedly interjected, "They want to make the illusion that Hu Qian was sleeping before! It's like the case of a scholar who killed his wife in Yongning County."

"Could it be a woman committing the crime again? In that case, the third brother said that the person who can think about covering the quilt at night is a woman." Lin Huai said.

"It would be great if I could see the scene after the incident!" Qin Wubing muttered and looked around, then asked the yamen servant: "Where is the corpse now?"

"In the county government office, it has been put into the coffin."

"Go back to the county government office and open the coffin for an autopsy!"

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(End of this chapter)