Datang: Hiding private money, exposed by Xiao Sizi

There is no confusion among the books on the shelves.

Apart from the dead body lying on the ground, there was no sign of any mess.

This shows that the deceased did not fight before his death.

So, was the crime committed by an acquaintance?

Shen Lian came to the corpse.

At this time, the corpse was facing the ground.

Knife marks were clearly visible on the victim's back.

The thin clothes were pierced and there were many knife marks.

Blood flowed out of the wound, staining the clothes red.

"Death time."

Shen Lian asked as he looked at the corpse.

Han Min said hurriedly: "The coroner said that the time of death was between midnight and 11:00 last night."

Between midnight and thirteen hours?
11 to : PM?
Shen Lian nodded slightly and said, "Have you ever asked the people in the mansion what they do between midnight and 12 o'clock?"

Han Min nodded and said, "Everyone has been questioned."

"Except for the two guards who were on patrol at night, everyone else was sleeping."

Shen Lian continued to ask: "How many have not been proven?"

Han Min said: "Basically there are other people who can provide evidence."

"Ok?"

Shen Lian looked at Han Min: "Are there any other people who can corroborate this?"

"That Madam Han, her husband slept in the study, and she slept alone. How can anyone prove it?"

Han Min said, "It's like this. Madam Han has been having nightmares these past few days and is a little afraid to sleep alone, so she asked her daughter to sleep with her. Therefore, her daughter and she slept together, and both of them can testify."

"And the other maids and servants all slept in the dormitory, and they could all prove it to each other."

"There are also two guards patrolling the compound. They can also testify against each other."

"So, from midnight to 11am last night, everyone has an alibi."

Shen Lian listened to Han Min's words and said with a smile: "This is interesting."

"Some people don't have an alibi, which is normal and easy to understand... It's normal for someone to sleep in his own room at night and no one can prove it."

"But everyone here has an alibi, which is actually abnormal."

Han Min blinked: "Abnormal?"

Shen Lian said: "Don't you think it's too coincidental?"

"Everyone has an alibi. It's as if they knew something was going to happen at that time, so they found a proof of innocence for everyone first."

Han Min thought about it and nodded immediately: "It is indeed a bit strange. In the past, when a case happened, there were always a few people who did not have alibis."

"But this can't be used as evidence, right?"

Shen Lian smiled and said, "Of course it can't be used as evidence. The alibi is to prove that they are not the murderer. I can't say who is the murderer just because of this."

"We still need more evidence to find the murderer."

…………

Shen Lian examined the corpse carefully.

At this time, he discovered that the deceased was crawling towards the bookshelf.

Does this prove that the deceased wanted to go to the bookshelf and find a book or something else on the bookshelf?

Then at this moment, someone suddenly stabbed him from behind?

Shen Lian looked towards the bookshelf.

I saw various books neatly arranged on the bookshelf.

The Analects, The Great Learning, Tao Te Ching, The Art of War...

There is nothing particularly wrong with the books. They are all the most common but also the most highly recommended books.

These books are easy to buy and nothing special.

In addition to these books, there are some small items on the bookshelf.

There is a small ornament carved from raw jade.

There is an exquisite vase.

There was also a toad with some copper coins in its mouth.

Shen Lian came to the bookshelf and carefully checked the ornaments, but found nothing wrong with them.

They are all very common ornaments. Some of them may be valuable, but there are no secret mechanisms inside them.

Shen Lian narrowed his eyes.

He felt that this matter was becoming more and more interesting.

There was nothing wrong with the bookshelf, but the deceased was facing the bookshelf...

Was it because the murderer was someone he was very familiar with, so he felt bored while getting along with the murderer, or was it because he just wanted to read a book, so he walked towards the bookshelf?
Generally speaking, people who do this kind of thing can only show that the relationship between the deceased and the murderer is very familiar.

So that it doesn't have to be taken completely seriously.

After all, if you are simply treating guests, it is impossible to just pick up a book and look through it. After all, this is impolite.

But for people who are very familiar to you, even family members, there is no such concern at all.

Shen Lian looked into the room again.

He looked particularly at the windows and the door.

The windows were locked at this time.

Shen Lian came to the window and pushed it, but because it was locked tightly, the window did not move at all.

"It's a pure secret room!"

Shen Lian looked at Han Min and asked, "Was this window locked like this last night?"

Han Min nodded quickly: "Yes, the windows and doors are locked."

"There is no other way out of this room, so I have no idea how the murderer left after killing someone."

"It is precisely because this case is so strange that I cannot find any clues. So I have no choice but to ask Sir Qin for help."

Shen Lian nodded slightly.

"The doors and windows were locked, how did the murderer get out?"

"Could it be... there is a secret passage here?"

Shen Lian looked around and found no signs of any mechanism.

He walked out of the room again and stood outside looking at the room.

The front and back of the room were empty.

There are two other rooms on the left and right sides.

He walked directly to the rooms on the left and right.

After entering these two rooms, I took a look at the layout inside the rooms.

He thought for a moment and said to Han Min, "Go into the study and come to the wall."

Han Min didn't understand what Shen Lian meant, but still came to the wall obediently.

Then Shen Lian knocked on the wall.

dong dong!

A dull voice sounded.

Shen Lian asked: "Did you hear the knocking on the wall?"

Han Min said hurriedly: "I heard it, very clearly."

"Then there are no compartments..."

Shen Lian went to another room and knocked on the wall again.

Han Min's answer was still a very clear knocking sound.

Shen Lian nodded slightly and returned to the study.

There is open space in front and behind, and there is no problem with the walls on the left and right, which proves that there can be no secret passages around the study.

What about the ground?

Shen Lian walked, tapping the ground with his toes, and walked through the entire room without hearing any hollow sounds under his feet. He also checked the bookshelves and some moving objects such as vases that could be used as switches.

But in the end, there was still no discovery.

"The agency can be ruled out."

"There is no secret passage, and the doors and windows are completely locked. How did the murderer leave?"

At this moment, even Shen Lian felt the difficulty of this case.

Is it really true that a perfect crime is impossible?

Shen Lian narrowed his eyes.

He glanced around the room again, searching for clues that he might have overlooked.

He believes that there is no such thing as a perfect crime in this world.

As for murder in a closed room, there must be a way for the murderer to escape from the closed room.

So what would this method be?

Shen Lian fell into deep thought.

At this moment, thousands of methods of murder in a closed room are appearing in his mind.

Murder in a closed room is a type of case that detectives often encounter in their previous lives.

And they are also classified into different categories and listed as a separate major category.

This shows how many methods there are for murder in a closed room.

Basically, the most important reason for murders in closed rooms is that the murderer uses it to cover up the possibility of committing the crime.

In other words.

Normally, if you figure out how the secret room is created, you're basically not far from solving the case.

However, Shen Lian recalled all the methods of locked-room murders that he had encountered and read in books.

However, none of the methods could match the case at hand.

Because the case in front of us really gives people the feeling that it is impossible to achieve.

Suddenly Shen Lian thought of a case.

That was the first case he solved after becoming the Shaoqing of Dali Temple.

In other words, it was because he solved the case that he became the Shaoqing of Dali Temple!
He walked straight outside and found the deceased's wife.

The deceased's wife was thirty-five years old, had fair skin and was very beautiful.

However, there was a hint of darkness under her eyes, and her face looked a little haggard, as if she did not get a good rest at night.

He covered his mouth and nose with a handkerchief from time to time, kept coughing, and did not look well.

These inferences were automatically generated in Shen Lian's brain the moment he saw Mrs. Han.

He looked at the haggard Madam Han and said, "Madam Han, didn't you get a good rest last night?"

Madam Han sighed and said, "To be honest with you, Lord Shen, I have been suffering from a cold recently. I have been coughing and feeling unwell, so I have not been sleeping well at night."

"I had a private conversation with my daughter in the middle of the night last night, so I went to bed a little late, so I am in a worse state today."

Shen Lian nodded slightly and looked at the woman who was supporting Mrs. Han.

That is Mrs. Han’s daughter.

His name is Han Xin.

Han Xin is sixteen years old, with fair skin and beautiful looks. It is obvious that she has inherited all the good qualities of her mother.

At this time, Han Xin looked at Shen Lian timidly, and seemed a little afraid of Shen Lian.

Shen Lian smiled and said to Han Xin: "Miss Han, I don't look that scary, do I?"

Han Xin hid behind Madam Han and said, "My mother said that I am getting married and cannot have contact with other men casually."

When Madam Han heard this, she hurriedly said, "Lord Shen is different from other men. You don't have to be afraid."

She looked at Shen Lian again and said, "Sir Shen, I'm so sorry. I'm a timid girl, and after going through this incident, I've become even more timid. I hope Sir Shen will forgive me."

Shen Lian took a deep look at Han Xin, then smiled and shook his head, saying, "I understand. Madam Han, don't worry, I won't care about it."

Mrs. Han expressed her gratitude to Shen Lian.

Shen Lian retracted his gaze and looked at Madam Han again. He asked, "Madam Han, when you knocked on the door this morning, did you notice if anyone was missing?"

Madam Han blinked and said, "I don't understand what Lord Shen means."

Shen Lian explained: "When you knocked on the door, the person who was supposed to appear didn't show up, and then when you entered the room, you found that the person who didn't show up appeared again."

What Shen Lian was talking about was the method used by the murderer when he solved the first closed-room murder case.

The murderer was hiding at the door.

Then as everyone broke down the door and entered, he naturally appeared behind everyone while they were shocked by the dead body, without arousing anyone's suspicion.

And in this way, a perfect closed-room murder was completed.

So is this case also the case?

Shen Lian did not appear at the original scene, so he could only learn about it from Mrs. Han.

Mrs. Han thought about it seriously, then she shook her head and said, "I didn't notice these."

"But the ones who knocked on the door were the housekeeper, several servants and the two maids who accompanied me. No one else knew about this except us."

"Then I pushed the door open. I was panicking because my master was in trouble, so I didn't pay special attention to whether there were other people..."

"But I glanced at the others in a trance and didn't seem to notice any extra people."

Shen Lian nodded slightly, not surprised.

After all, in that situation, apart from occasionally glancing at other people, one would not pay special attention to whether there were more people.

However, this does not prove that Shen Lian cannot solve the case through this method.

After all, there were quite a few people there at that time.

Mrs. Han alone cannot describe all the people.

But other people will always remember a few people in their memories.

At that time, by comparing each other's answers, it will be possible to determine whether there is an extra person who should not be there.

After two sticks of incense.

Han Min wiped the sweat off his face and came to Shen Lian's side.

He said to Shen Lian: "Sir Shen, I have questioned everyone and compared and contrasted their statements."

"And the result is that there are no extra people!"

"There were still as many people banging on the door as there were people when the door was opened and the body was found."

“The numbers haven’t increased.”

As Shen Lian listened to Han Min's words, his eyes became more profound.

This means that the method used in this secret room is different from the Turkic case that he had solved.

That would be interesting.

The doors and windows were closed, and no signs of any mechanism were found.

The entire study is a completely closed room.

There are no secret passages or secret doors.

The murderer did not use any special hiding method to hide among the crowd.

How did the murderer leave the secret room after committing the crime?
Shen Lian frowned slightly.

Seeing Shen Lian lost in thought, Han Min held her breath and did not dare to disturb him.

At this moment, Han Min also realized the difficulty of this case.

After all, in his mind, any case that Shen Lian encounters will be solved by Shen Lian as soon as possible.

But Lord Shen seemed to have also felt the difficulty in this case.

This is enough to show how troublesome this case is.

It seems that my decision to ask Lord Shen for help was absolutely correct.

This is enough to show how troublesome this case is.

It seems that my decision to ask Lord Shen for help was absolutely correct.

(End of this chapter)