Datang: Hiding private money, exposed by Xiao Sizi

Chapter 689 What is going on!

He said, "What if there is no perfect secret room?"

"Isn't this even a murder in a closed room?"

"What!?"

"Not a locked room murder case?"

When Jingzhao Yin Han Min heard Shen Lian's words, he was stunned for a moment.

Then he looked at Shen Lian in surprise and said, "Master Shen, what...what's going on?"

"This is clearly a closed room murder case. How can you say it's not a closed room murder case?"

"Moreover, the doors and windows of this room are all locked, and there is no other way out. Isn't this a secret room?"

"How can you say this isn't a secret room?"

Han Min was very confused.

His words also reflected the same doubts of others.

Shen Lian listened to Han Min's question. He looked at everyone in the Han Mansion and said, "Mrs. Han, housekeeper, do you think so too?"

Madam Han's hands were tucked into her sleeves. She looked a little frail. Facing Shen Lian's question, Madam Han said softly but gently, "Yes, I am just as confused as Master Han."

"This is clearly a secret room. I don't know why Lord Shen said that this is not a secret room."

Everyone looked at Shen Lian with confusion.

Shen Lian smiled and said, "When I judge cases, I have a principle that I stick to."

“That is, when all the impossible causes for a problem have been identified and ruled out, then the remaining cause, no matter how impossible it sounds, is a fact.”

"According to my previous inference, if this is a secret room, then it is impossible for the murderer to leave."

"I have ruled out any other means of leaving."

"I have even ruled out the possibility that he did not leave."

"Unless this person disappeared out of thin air, just like a sorcery, and disappeared without a trace."

"But this is impossible."

"I don't believe those statements, so there is only one possibility left."

"That is, this is not a secret room at all."

"So, if it wasn't a murder in a closed room, then there's no need to think about how the murderer left."

"If the murder was not committed in a closed room, the murderer could have walked away in broad daylight."

Han Min was confused.

He asked in confusion: "Master Shen, you said this case is not a murder case in a closed room, not a closed room...but this is clearly a closed room!"

"The door here was knocked open by Madam Han and the others."

"So many people saw it with their own eyes. This is the secret room."

"And you just checked it, sir. The bolt was broken by a collision. All the marks are correct. It's obviously not a fake."

"So, why isn't it a murder in a closed room?"

"If the murder wasn't committed in a secret room, how was the door locked?"

Han Min's question hit the nail on the head for everyone.

Shen Lian didn't hide it either.

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“It’s very simple,” he said.

Shen Lian glanced at everyone in the Han Mansion and said calmly, "The murderer killed the victim, then closed the door and locked it."

"After that, when someone breaks it open from the outside, this place will become a perfect secret room."

Han Min was stunned for a moment.

He frowned and said, "But hasn't the possibility of the murderer hiding at the scene been ruled out?"

"They all said they didn't see anyone who shouldn't be there!"

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Shen Lian turned his head to look at Han Min, nodded, and said: "Yes, this possibility has been ruled out."

"Then why are you still here, sir?" Han Min was puzzled.

Shen Lian sighed.

Their eyes were dim, some were deep, and some were sighing.

He said: "But there is a prerequisite!"

"What premise?"

Han Min asked.

Shen Lian looked at the people in the Han Mansion again. His gaze swept across the faces of everyone in the Han Mansion one by one, taking in the expressions on their faces.

Finally, his gaze fell on Mrs. Han's face.

When Mrs. Han saw Shen Lian looking at her, her gentle expression seemed a little stiff, but soon, she smiled and nodded to Shen Lian.

Shen Lian sighed again when he saw this scene.

He said slowly: "The premise is that... the witnesses we questioned, everything they said is true!"

As soon as Shen Lian finished speaking.

Han Min was stunned for a moment, then his eyes suddenly widened.

In an instant, he suddenly turned his gaze towards everyone in the Han Mansion.

I got goosebumps.

My scalp instantly went numb.

I just felt a chill running up from the soles of my feet to the top of my head!

He couldn't help but ask, "Master Shen, what do you mean by this...what do you mean by this?"

"What do you mean by a confession that is true?"

"Could it be that the confessions we got were all false?"

Shen Lian did not answer Han Min's question, but turned his gaze to everyone in the Han Mansion.

He looked at everyone in the Han Mansion with deep eyes, and immediately gave everyone in the Han Mansion a feeling that it was as if the secrets hidden in the deepest part of their hearts were also seen through by Shen Lian at a glance.

This feeling made them suddenly nervous.

Shen Lian looked at Madam Han and said, "Madam Han, do you understand what I mean?"

Mrs. Han looks very weak, but her eyes are full of tenacity.

She looked at Shen Lian and said, "I don't quite understand what Lord Shen means."

She asked back: "Is Lord Shen Lian doubting us?"

Shen Lian said calmly: "I didn't want to doubt you at the beginning."

"But the situation before me forces me to doubt."

"I have just said that any possibility of the murderer escaping from the secret room has been ruled out. This can only prove that this is not a secret room at all."

"And since it's not a secret room, the murderer definitely didn't leave the room at that time."

"But all of you said that you didn't see anyone who shouldn't be there, and you can verify each other's words."

"In this case, apart from the fact that your confession is flawed, I don't know what other possibilities there are."

Madam Han retorted: "Lord Shen is known as the smartest man in the Tang Dynasty, and he is a god at solving cases. He would not convict someone based on some impossible speculation, right?"

"And Lord Shen also said that we all lied. I don't understand this."

"If the murderer is among us, then it is understandable that the murderer lied."

"But with so many of us, are we all lying? They have no reason to lie."

Shen Lian listened to Mrs. Han's rebuttal and shook his head.

He looked at Mrs. Han and said, "No! They have reasons to lie." "What?"

Mrs. Han frowned slightly.

Shen Lian said calmly: "I have just asked about this."

"All the remaining maids and servants in Hanfu, including the housekeeper."

"We have all received your kindness, madam."

"I even asked them directly why they wanted to stay, and they said that they were worried that no one would take care of the lady and the young lady after they left."

"So, they are loved by the Madam and the Young Lady from the bottom of their hearts. If they are just asked to lie for the sake of the Madam and the Young Lady, I think it will not make them feel any embarrassment."

As soon as Shen Lian said this.

The faces of some maids and servants changed...

Han Xin held Mrs. Han's hand tightly.

However, Madam Han remained calm. She looked at Shen Lian and said, "Master Shen, do you mean that the murderer is a commoner?"

Jingzhao Yin Han Min was stunned watching from the side.

If he hadn't arrived, the identity of the suspect would have fallen on Mrs. Han.

He couldn't help but look at Mrs. Han.

Mrs. Han was thin and frail, and she didn't look like someone who could kill someone.

Shen Lian met Madam Han's gaze and said, "I heard that Han Qian has a bad temper and often beats and scolds people in the mansion. Not only the servants have been beaten and scolded by him, but even you, Madam, have been beaten and scolded by him, right?"

Mrs. Han's eyebrows trembled, as if she thought of some horrible memory.

She couldn't help but clutch her sleeves.

Shen Lian sighed, and said in a lighter voice, "When I and Madam Han were investigating the situation, I discovered that there were blue marks on Madam Han's arm. If I am right, it was all caused by Han Qian, right?"

Mrs. Han's pretty face suddenly turned pale.

She pursed her lips, grasped her sleeves, and said, "Even if this is the case, I don't have to kill my husband, right?"

Shen Lian nodded and said, "Indeed, Han Qian has been treating you like this for ten years, and you have endured it all. Naturally, you won't suddenly become impulsive."

"But if the reason is not on you."

"And in ..."

Shen Lian looked at the timid Han Qian and asked, "Where's your daughter?"

After hearing Shen Lian's words, Mrs. Han, who had remained calm all this time, changed her expression completely.

Her gentle expression seemed to be immersed in ice in an instant.

Suddenly turned pale.

The gentle eyes suddenly became sharp and shocked.

She suddenly raised her head, her eyes filled with extremely complicated expressions, staring straight at Shen Lian.

She didn't speak.

Just like that, staring at Shen Lian.

The other people in the Han Mansion suddenly became furious.

Each of them had a changed expression.

Even the calm butler trembled at this moment.

Han Xin, the protagonist in Shen Lian's words, seemed to have thought of something horrible. He suddenly covered his head with his hands, a painful expression on his face.

She hid behind Mrs. Han, covering her head with her skinny arms, with the blue veins on her arms exposed.

Shen Lian frowned slightly when he saw this.

He immediately said, "Han Min, call the doctor immediately and take Miss Han to rest."

Jingzhao Yin Han Min was stopped by Shen Lian and was stunned for a moment before he reacted.

He was really frightened by Shen Lian's speculation.

I never expected that the motive was not because of years of violence, but because of Han Xin, who looked harmless.

But seeing that Han Xin was in a bad condition, he did not dare to delay and said quickly, "Okay."

Having said that, he asked the bailiff to take Han Xin away.

Mrs. Han suddenly spoke up at this time: "In Xiaoxin's room, in the cabinet on the lower left of the dressing table, there is medicine. Let Xiaoxin take it and she will feel better."

Upon hearing this, Han Min couldn't help but look at Shen Lian.

Shen Lian nodded: "Take a maid over and ask her to get the medicine out. You don't have to go in."

Han Xin is still an unmarried woman.

According to ancient rules, men were not allowed to enter the boudoir.

Otherwise, once it gets out, it will damage her innocence and reputation.

Upon hearing this, Han Min did not dare to delay and found a maid and left quickly.

Madam Han withdrew her worried gaze. She looked at Shen Lian and was silent for a moment. Then she bowed to Shen Lian and said, "Thank you, sir."

Mrs. Han understood Shen Lian's care.

Under such circumstances, Shen Lian still considered his daughter's innocence and reputation. This was enough to make Mrs. Han grateful to Shen Lian.

Shen Lian shook his head slightly and said, "Although I am investigating a case, it does not mean that I can ignore the safety of a woman."

He paused, looked at Madam Han, and said, "Madam Han, may I ask, how long has Miss Han been in this condition?"

I just mentioned it and it made Han Xin react like this.

This is clearly a psychological problem, or perhaps psychological trauma.

Madam Han sighed and said, "It's been three years."

Three years...

Does that mean that Han Xin suffered severe psychological trauma when he was thirteen years old, and has been living under the shadow until now?
It is easy to imagine how terrifying and difficult these three years were for a weak woman like Han Xin.

Shen Lian asked: "Is it related to Han Qian?"

Mrs. Han closed her eyes and nodded silently.

Shen Lian understood.

He did not ask any further questions. It was obvious that this matter was not only a pain for Han Xin, but also a scar that Mrs. Han did not want to mention.

Shen Lian continued: "Then let's continue solving the case."

Everyone looked at Shen Lian again.

Shen Lian said, "Just now I said, Madam Han, since you can endure Han Qian's abuse and violence for ten years, then if something unbearable had not happened, Madam Han would not have done anything extreme."

“But what if the motive was not Mrs. Han, but Miss Han?”

Shen Lian said, "I just heard that Han Qian intends to marry Miss Han to the old man of the Cui family, but the old man is already in his seventies and will not live for many years."

“So, at this time, marrying Miss Han to him would undoubtedly push her into the abyss.”

"So, knowing that her beloved daughter is about to be pushed into the abyss, will Madam Han do something extreme to buy her daughter a chance to escape from the sea of ​​suffering?"

"Mrs. Han..."

Shen Lian looked at the pale, thin, but extremely tough woman in front of him and said, "Are you willing to do something extreme for your beloved daughter?"

Mrs. Han heard Shen Lian's question.

A pair of slender hands tightly grasped the cuffs.

Her delicate and gentle face showed signs of struggle and entanglement.

Her lips were tightly pursed, and her thin figure, at this moment, looked like a small boat in the sea, as if it would be swallowed up by the surging sea at any time.

Seeing this scene, Han Mansion’s housekeeper couldn’t help but ask, “Sir Shen, isn’t it inappropriate for you to ask this?”

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Seeing this scene, Han Mansion’s housekeeper couldn’t help but ask, “Sir Shen, isn’t it inappropriate for you to ask this?”

(End of this chapter)