People are in Zhenguan, solving crimes scientifically

Chapter 263 Case closed! The crushing of wisdom! (superior)
"What!?"

"Butler Ma!?"

"Lin Si was asking Butler Ma, is the real murderer... Butler Ma!?"

As Lin Feng finished speaking, everyone inside and outside the room turned their attention to the housekeeper Ma Yuan at the same time.

Their expressions were shocked and shocked, and their faces were full of surprise and disbelief.

Whether it's county government officials like Zhou Helin who have been in contact with the housekeeper for five days, or the masters and servants in the palace who have lived with the housekeeper for who knows how many years, or even Zhao who has known the housekeeper not long ago but has been cooperating with the housekeeper since he came to the palace. Fifteen, at this moment, they felt their heads were buzzing. They looked at the housekeeper blankly, not sure for a moment whether they heard Lin Feng's words correctly.

They really had doubted everyone, but they had never doubted the housekeeper.

After all, the butler's image is too good, and he was too active, too proactive, and too cooperative in the investigation of this case.

Especially when Lin Feng needs help from the butler, the butler will do his best to help. The butler is smart and knows what to do. As long as Lin Feng reveals something or someone he is interested in, the butler will take the initiative to tell it without any concealment or delay. So Zhao Shiwu really never doubted the housekeeper. Even when he just discovered the injury on the housekeeper's arm, he also thought that the housekeeper might be plotted by the real murderer.

Therefore, when Lin Feng pointed out that the real culprit who was more cunning than the three cunning rabbits was the housekeeper, one can imagine Zhao Shiwu's inner shock.

The butler's face darkened a bit, and his voice seemed to be full of anger: "Lin Sizheng's words are really unfair. I have already told Lin Sizheng everything I know. How come I got into Lin Sizheng's mouth and deliberately said this?" Hidden?"

Lin Feng sneered and said: "So, your so-called choice of only Wang San is actually your arrangement! You gave those two people other tasks in advance, so that they were directly eliminated, and in the end you could only choose Wang San! "

When the housekeeper heard what Lin Feng said, he quickly said, "Did you explain it in detail this time?"

"For Wang San, it is indeed very detailed..."

Lin Feng glanced at the butler, whose face was getting more and more ugly, and then looked at the other people who looked strange, and said slowly: "I believe everyone has noticed that Wang San is the most suspected scapegoat chosen by the real murderer. I count them all." I don’t know where this cunning rabbit’s burrow is.”

Ma Yuan's eyes suddenly condensed.

When Zhao Shiwu heard this, he couldn't help but look at Lin Feng. This was what he didn't understand the most.

"However, you deliberately hid the really useful information about this case and never revealed a word."

"So, when it had nothing to do with this case, or when it pointed to the trap you set, you really cooperated with me without reservation and took the initiative to inform me of this information, because you knew that this officer knew this and not only had no role in solving the case. It won’t work, but I will fall into your trap.”

Ma Yuan naturally didn't know what the Best Actor was, but this did not prevent him from understanding what Lin Feng meant. He quickly said: "Lin Sizheng, I really don't understand what you mean. Why do you say that I am the insidious and cunning murderer?" What? The villain has obviously been cooperating with you to find clues. If the villain is the real murderer, how could he be so cooperative with you? "

"Everything you know?"

"Don't even tell me. You don't know why the guardian didn't pass by the icehouse that night... After all, I heard that there is nothing in the palace that you can't control, so the patrol route of the guardian is I need to give it to you for review in advance, there’s no way you don’t know about the patrol!”

As for the people in the palace, not to mention, the housekeeper has always been an image of absolute loyalty in their hearts. Mrs. Wang Jian and Wang Wang are given priority in everything. Moreover, the housekeeper is thoughtful and thoughtful, and never makes any mistakes. , has always been the most trustworthy person in everyone's heart.

Lin Feng did not give the housekeeper time to breathe and react, and said: "Why must Wang San take care of Wang Shaoqing after he fell ill and lived alone? I have asked you, and the reason you gave is that Wang San is honest and honest, has a strong body, and is not easily infected , he was the most suitable. At that time, I asked you if there was anyone else in the palace who could be chosen. You said that there were two other people who were equally suitable as Wang San, but they happened to be on a mission at the time, so they could only be Wang San.”

"What? Yinlin Temple is going to trap?" Everyone was shocked.

From the moment the housekeeper chose Wang San, Wang San was destined to be unable to escape unscathed.

The butler's expression was startled for a moment, but he quickly hid his change in expression. He still showed the blank expression and said: "Lin Si Zheng, what do you mean? I have been working hard to help you find clues. , to help you solve the case, why did Lin Sizheng's words lead to Lin Sizheng's trap? "

"Cooperate with me?"

"What's the problem?" The butler didn't give in.

But who would have thought that when Lin Feng heard the butler's words, he smiled half-heartedly and said, "Are you really sure you are cooperating with me and not leading me into the trap you set?"

The butler's words matched his expression perfectly, giving people the feeling that he had been suddenly labeled. This made some people who couldn't believe that the butler was the real murderer couldn't help but become suspicious in their hearts.

Lin Feng's dark eyes looked directly into the butler's eyes. Suddenly, his voice changed: "But you didn't tell me, the other two suitable servants, why they happened to have missions at this time, let alone you. Tell me...their tasks are assigned to them by you!"

"And what about Wang San? Because of the special customs of his hometown, coupled with his gratitude and affection for Wang Shaoqing, he will behave differently from other people, giving people a suspicious feeling... and the fact that his arm is injured now Facts, and the fact that he is the only one who can see Wang Shaoqing and can commit crimes without anyone noticing... Putting all this together, if I don't know your tricks and insist on choosing one of the four of you, this person will basically It’s Wang San.”

As for the housekeeper himself, after Lin Feng looked at him and said something directed at him, he felt the complicated emotions everyone looked at him, and his face suddenly changed.

Lin Feng looked at Ma Yuan and suddenly said: "Since Butler Ma knows this, then Butler Ma should understand that the fact that the nursing home did not pass the icehouse road when patrolling that night was one of the most important factors that allowed Gao Shun and the others to successfully commit the crime. ...However, even until now, Butler Ma has never taken the initiative to tell me why those nursing homes did not pass by the icehouse that night!"

Shock, consternation, disbelief... Many complex emotions quickly spread in everyone's hearts. They just looked at the housekeeper Ma Yuan in a daze, and the whole room fell into an eerie silence.

Lin Feng sneered and said: "Okay, then I have a few questions to ask Butler Ma."

After all, Wang San has too many problems.

His slightly chubby face quickly revealed a look of surprise, and his brows furrowed for a moment. He looked at Lin Feng in disbelief, and said quickly: "Lin Sizheng...how could you say that the real murderer is a villain? A villain?" How could a person be the real murderer? Have you been deceived by the real murderer? "

Lin Feng said: "The time of Wang Shaoqing's death was the first night he fell ill. Gao Shun spent a lot of time digging out the heart and processing the scene in the ice house. The reason why he dared to be so confident and concentrate on doing this in the ice house, on the one hand It’s because there are real murderers outside who are cooperating. On the other hand, on the road to the icehouse, there were no patrols passing by at that time of night... I have told you about this, right?”

Lin Feng looked at the butler whose acting skills were perfect, and said slowly: "On the surface, it seems that you have been cooperating with me. After all, you know very well that I am more difficult to deal with than others. If you can't even do superficial things well, , then you will be exposed directly in front of me."

He never expected that Lin Feng would turn his attention to two insignificant servants who seemed to have nothing to do with the case.

Lin Feng hasn't revealed Wang San's own problems yet. If he did, others would probably doubt whether Wang San was another accomplice, even if the housekeeper was around.

brush!
Ma Yuan's pupils shrank suddenly.

So at this moment, when Lin Feng revealed that the cunning and vicious real culprit was housekeeper Ma Yuan, the storm in their hearts was higher than that of Zhao Shiwu.

Lin Feng stared at him, not giving Ma Yuan a chance to speak, and continued: "Butler Ma, you are smart and quick-witted, which is recognized. Don't tell me that you heard me clearly say something about the patrol, but you never thought about why this matter was used by the real murderer?"

"besides……"

"Very good, Butler Ma didn't deny it."

Lin Feng felt the emotional changes of these people, looked at Ma Yuan's surprised look, and couldn't help but sigh: "Steward Ma, no wonder Gao Shun was deceived by you, no wonder I didn't doubt you at the beginning... You are really A born actor.”

The housekeeper nodded: "Yes, after Li Si Cheng brought the information to Lin Si Zheng, Lin Si Zheng actually said this in front of us."

"I..." Ma Yuan opened his mouth. He didn't expect Lin Feng to start from this point, so he was unprepared and didn't know how to refute.

"The reason why Wang San became the most suspected scapegoat is because of Guanjia Ma."

At this moment, Rao, who was previously suspicious of the housekeeper as the real murderer, looked at Ma Yuan and his expression changed.

They may not be smart, they may be as honest as Zhao Shiwu, and not good at thinking about these calculations with countless twists and turns.

But they have normal brains and can understand Lin Feng's analysis.

Lin Feng's words were so reasonable and well-founded that no one could fault him at all, but what about Ma Yuan? From the beginning to the end, he never gave a reasonable rebuttal, and now, he has a sullen face and has not said a word.

This apparent lack of words to refute made the facts obvious...

"It's really Butler Ma!"

"Butler, why is it really you?"

Everyone couldn't help but ask questions. But Ma Yuan didn't pay any attention to the servants in the palace. He just stared at Lin Feng. After being silent for a long time, he said: "I admit that I do know what Lin Si is saying, and I did not take the initiative to do these things." Tell Lin Sizheng... But this is not what Lin Sizheng said I deliberately concealed. After all, I am not a genius in solving crimes like Lin Sizheng, I am just a small butler of the palace. "

"So I am not as thoughtful as Lin Sizheng thinks, and it is normal for me to ignore these things, right? The laws of the Tang Dynasty do not require a housekeeper to have the ability to solve crimes, right?"

Ma Yuan didn't know how to refute Lin Feng's questions, so he simply skipped those questions and explained that he had ignored these things.

This explanation cannot be said to be brilliant, but it is indeed a reasonable excuse.

"Ignore?"

Lin Feng said with a smile but not a smile: "Then you are really good at choosing where to ignore. You ignore key things that are really helpful to the case, but you are very meticulous about things that are counterproductive to the case."

Ma Yuan frowned and retorted: "The villain just ignored it normally. It was not selective neglect at all. As for the details that Lin Sizheng said were counterproductive to the case... The villain is not convinced by this. What the villain did , all helping Lin Sizheng look for clues. Lin Sizheng is leading all this. What Lin Sizheng wants to know, what the villain said, how come it is now the villain's fault when it comes to Lin Sizheng's mouth? "

"Still quibbling? Do you want me to give you some examples?"

The corners of Lin Feng's lips raised slightly and he said, "Steward Ma, you won't forget who discovered the carvings on the wall of the ice house, right?"

Ma Yuan's expression suddenly changed.

Lin Feng sneered and said: "When I was inspecting the ice warehouse, even though I was so meticulous, I didn't find that part of the frost on the dark wall had disappeared. It was you who pointed out the problems on the wall for me and asked me to The official discovered the disappearance of Bingshuang, and then found the words written by the real murderer on the wall to frame Zhu He. "

"If I hadn't found clues from Wang Shaoqing's body, I might have caught Zhu He just like Magistrate Zhou because of the inscriptions on the wall, and sentenced him to an unjust case, and then let the real culprit go free."

"So you see...this engraving was led by me? Without you, I might not have found this engraving. And when County Magistrate Zhou investigated the icehouse, he didn't take you in, so you didn't know that Magistrate Zhou If you find this engraving, what if the county magistrate doesn't find it...then your good intentions will be wasted? "

After listening to Lin Feng's words, Zhou Helin's dagger-like eyes immediately stared at the housekeeper.

After all, it was because of this engraving that he lost so much face.

At that time, he thought he had won, and even issued a declaration of victory... As a result, Lin Feng slapped him in the face with the facts, and he was really embarrassed and was thrown into his grandma's house.

Of course... he doesn't hate Lin Feng for this. After all, if Lin Feng hadn't discovered the real murderer's trap and he had really caught Zhu He and closed the case, once the case was re-examined in the future, he would have made the same huge mistake as Sun Fujia. ...No, his situation is even more serious than that of Sun Fuga. Sun Fuga was demoted to a lower rank, and he might even have to take off his official robe.

So he was grateful for Lin Feng's slap in the face, but he also hated the real culprit who plotted against him even more.

"I...I..." The housekeeper felt Zhou Helin's cannibalistic gaze and listened to Lin Feng's heart-piercing words. His hands and feet felt cold for a moment and he didn't know how to refute.

Lin Feng looked at the housekeeper who was turning pale and cold sweat began to form on his forehead, and continued: "You are really smart and know that I am difficult to deal with, so when you face me, you are just guiding me, not specifically lying."

"When I asked about the keys to the icehouse and warehouse, you deliberately said that your keys could not be lost, thus leading me to suspect that there was something wrong with Mrs. Wang's keys... because you are the real culprit, and all the keys are with you. In your hand, so your key is indeed not lost, you are not lying, and I am sure that you are telling the truth, so naturally you will subconsciously suspect that Mrs. Wang has lost the key, or that there is something wrong with Mrs. Wang herself. "

When Mrs. Wang heard Lin Feng's words, her eyes swollen from crying looked at Ma Yuan with anger and disappointment. Her voice was sad and angry: "Ma Yuan! When did the master and I ever treat you wrong? Have we ever done anything to make you sorry? Why are you so cruel! Why did you not only kill the master, but you also wanted to frame me... Do you still have a conscience?"

Ma Yuan subconsciously clenched his fists with both hands. He had a sullen face, gritted his teeth and did not speak.

Lin Feng looked at Ma Yuan and continued: "It's a pity that you are smart both in success and failure... Do you know when I started to doubt you?"

When Ma Yuan heard this, he suddenly raised his head and looked at Lin Feng.

Everyone else also quickly kept an eye on Lin Feng.

Then Lin Feng said slowly: "Because you didn't lie, I did suspect that there was something wrong with Mrs. Wang's key at first."

"It's just that after investigating Mrs. Wang, I didn't find that Mrs. Wang had any motive for committing the crime. Moreover, Mrs. Wang was so thin that she couldn't strangle Wang Shaoqing, who was much stronger than her. Therefore, Mrs. Wang was the real murderer. The suspect has been completely eliminated.”

"If there is no problem with Mrs. Wang, then if there is a problem with her key, it can only be because the real culprit stole her key and secretly assigned the keys to the icehouse, warehouse and back door."

"But……"

Lin Feng looked at Ma Yuan and said: "I have seen Mrs. Wang's keys with my own eyes. Mrs. Wang's keys are the same as yours. All the keys are tied together, and these keys are not marked with what they represent. Lock, so how did the real murderer know that these seemingly identical keys were the keys to the icehouse warehouse? "

"I think even Mrs. Wang may not know which key goes with which lock, right?"

Mrs. Wang, whose eyes were red, nodded: "I really don't know, because the housekeeper has a key, and usually he doesn't need my key. I may not use it once a year, and I have long forgotten who has whose key." ”

"Look, Madam Wang doesn't even know which key fits which lock, and you, Butler Ma, also said that you opened all the locks yourself and the keys never left your hands. Others don't even have the chance to touch the keys, let alone know which key fits which lock."

Lin Feng said slowly: "So, how could the real murderer accurately find the keys to the ice warehouse? It is impossible for him to take all the keys away and try them one by one. After all, he lacks one or two keys and is not easy to be discovered. , but all the keys are missing, Mrs. Wang will find out once she checks."

"Furthermore, Mrs. Wang's keys are well kept. Not everyone can easily enter her room. There is no fixed time for Mrs. Wang to go to that room. She may go at any time. The real culprit wants to steal the key and find an opportunity to sneak in. Once or twice is fine, but it is impossible to come ten or eight times. With such frequent actions, not to mention whether there are so many opportunities, the risk of exposure is too great... Therefore, it is impossible for him to steal keys one by one. Try and come back..."

"therefore……"

Lin Feng looked at the housekeeper and said: "The real culprit stole the key, and the difficulty is simply not comparable to that of ordinary thieves!"

"What about you, Butler Tajima? You once said these keys in front of me very proudly. You could tell which lock was matched with your eyes closed. It can be said that... you are the only one in the entire palace who knows exactly which key is which. Ice warehouse, which key is the warehouse man."

"In addition, you have hinted more than once that the person who caused my problem is Mrs. Wang, which makes me really have to doubt you... After all, as the most loyal servant, you don't take the problem on yourself, and you continue to There's something wrong with implying that it's your master who has the problem with me."

Ma Yuan couldn't help but open his mouth when he heard Lin Feng's words.

His face was full of absurdity, as if to say that he had no idea that the guidance he was most proud of, the brilliant calculation without any lies, would actually become his first loophole.

Not to mention him, Zhou Helin and others were filled with emotion after listening to the entire analysis.

After all, who would have thought that Lin Feng could analyze so much content with just a few keys.

He even began to have doubts about the housekeeper based on this.

"Is this the difference between us?"

Zhou Helin couldn't help but purse his lips. He actually thought about the key issue on the first day he came to investigate the case, but after questioning and learning that Mrs. Wang's key might have been stolen, he stopped paying attention to the key.

After all, in his opinion, the theft of the key happened who knows how long ago, and it was impossible to find any clues that the real culprit stole the key.

But who would have imagined that the first thing he gave up on was the first thing Lin Feng doubted about Ma Yuan.

The more they compare on the same thing, the more Zhou Helin can feel the gap between him and Lin Feng. This gap really makes him despair.

"You are so clever that you are misled by your cleverness..."

Lin Feng's voice sounded again.

He looked at the butler who was dripping with cold sweat on his forehead, and looked at the butler who had long lost his previous composure. He knew that the time was almost up, and said slowly: "In order to completely remove your own suspicion in front of me, you deliberately led me to doubt Wang. Madam, I never thought that this is the last thing you should do!"

"Ma Yuan, now that things have happened, do you still want to continue to quibble?"

"If you need, I can casually tell you a few more things that will make you shoot yourself in the foot, but I don't think it's necessary. After all, I think you should also be ashamed. You I probably don’t want to feel the despair of having my wisdom crushed again…”

"What do you say?"

(End of this chapter)