People are in Zhenguan, solving crimes scientifically

Chapter 291 Li Tai was so shocked, could he still be interrogated like this?

Not long after, three nuns were called out by Jingci.

Lin Feng looked at the three nuns in front of him and saw that none of them were too old. The oldest was only twenty-six or seventeen years old, and the youngest was just twenty.

The three of them had different expressions at this time. Fa Min, the sixth disciple of Jingci on the left, clasped his hands and kept opening and closing his lips, as if he was reciting scriptures silently, pretending to be calm. Fa Hui, the tenth disciple in the middle, lowered his head, his pretty face could not hide his nervousness. , and the nun on the right is Jinglan's disciple Fa Jing. She is the youngest. She is holding the corners of her clothes with both hands, and she is so nervous and aggrieved that she seems to cry.

Lin Feng's eyes swept over their faces one by one, taking in their expressions, and then said warmly: "Don't be nervous, I will not let any bad person go, but I will never wrong any good person."

After saying that, he looked at Jingci and said, "I wonder how many days the three of them have been on duty? In what order?"

Jingci looked at the three disciples with a complicated expression and said: "Fa Min was the first one on duty. After the poor nun said that someone would be needed to guard the red sandalwood cloud beads at night, Fa Min took the initiative to stand up. She said that her martial arts skills Well, he is physically strong and is more suitable to do this than anyone else. At that time, the poor nun was hesitating who should be the first to do this. After all, it was still very hard to stay up all night, so after seeing Famin take the initiative to do it, , The poor nun was very pleased and let her do it first."

When Lin Feng heard this, she looked at Fa Min. She looked at Fa Min. Fa Min's body couldn't be said to be very burly, but compared to other thin women, it was indeed strong.

Moreover, Fa Min stands upright and has a straight back, which shows that he really has the skills to practice martial arts.

He nodded: "How long has Famin been on duty?"

"Three days."

Jingci said: "It's very hard to be on duty at night, so our rule at Banyue Nunnery is to be on duty for a maximum of three days in a row before changing people. This is how the gate has always been guarded, so the same rule is adopted here."

Three days... Lin Feng nodded slightly. He did not learn more about Fa Min, but continued to look at the other two people and said, "Where are the other two young masters?"

Jingci moved her eyes to Fa Jing on the right and said: "Fa Jing is the second one on duty. After Fa Min's duty ended, the poor nun was ready to let Fa Hui take over Fa Min, but the poor nun didn't have time to make an announcement. , the junior sister found the poor nun and asked Fa Jing to be on duty. "

"Master Jinglan?" Lin Feng unexpectedly looked at Jinglan, who was cold on the outside and hot on the inside, and saw Jinglan nodding her head. She had not yet recovered from the blow just now, and her voice was not as energetic as usual, and said: "It was the poor nun that Fa Jing came to find. She said that guarding the Buddhist temple was very tiring and hard, and she couldn't let senior sister's disciples do it all the time. However, the poor nun's disciples were resting comfortably aside. She said that she was young, energetic and capable. After doing this, the poor nun thought about it carefully and felt that her words made sense, so she agreed. "

Lin Feng then looked at Fa Jing. Fa Jing was in her early twenties, with a well-proportioned body shape, relatively plump, and looked very cute. However, at this time, her feet were tightly together, her fingers were holding the corners of her clothes, and her mouth was pursed, looking like she was being tortured. The aggrieved look of being wronged.

"Little Master Fa Jing was also on duty for three days?" Lin Feng asked.

Jingci nodded: "Yes, it's also three days."

"After Fa Jing ended, it was Fa Hui. After Fa Min was on duty for the first day, Fa Hui found the poor nun and took the initiative to tell the poor nun that she wanted to succeed Fa Hui. Fa Hui has always been the best among the poor nun's disciples. She is the most sensible and the first one to rush forward when it comes to hard work, so the poor nun was not surprised that she came to see him, so he asked her to come on duty after Fa Jing. "

Lin Feng had talked with Fa Hui and was the one who knew him best. He nodded and said, "Fa Hui was also on duty for three days?"

"Do not."

Jingci sighed: "On the second night when Fa Hui was on duty, the red sandalwood cloud beads were lost, so she was only on duty for two nights."

"In other words, it will only take eight nights from the time this Buddhist temple is put into use?" Lin Feng asked.

Jingci nodded.

Eight days, three people, and each one of them took the initiative to apply to be on duty... Lin Feng didn't know whether to praise the nuns in Banyue Nunnery for being very active, or whether to worry that they had perfectly hidden the thief in this way.

After all, if the thief wants to change the lock and steal the red sandalwood beads, he must be on duty, so the thief will definitely be very active to ensure that the chance of being on duty falls on him, but now... the three of them are very active, so this Lin Feng was unable to make a selection from this point of view.

He glanced at the three of them, thought for a while, and said to Jingci: "Master, please take the people out first, and then I will ask Fahui and the three of them one by one. For other matters, I will wait for my inquiry. Let’s talk to them after they finish.”

Jingci naturally understood that Lin Feng wanted to identify who the thief was. She did not hesitate at all. Eager to retrieve the red sandalwood beads, she directly left the Buddhist temple with her disciples.

Li Zhen came to the palace door, closed it sensibly, and immediately turned to look at Lin Feng. Sun Fujia and others also looked at Lin Feng. Sun Fujia said: "Zide, since the lock is an important clue, then you ask These nuns, I will take people to search their rooms and find the locks?"

Lin Feng came to the table and placed the lantern on the table. He glanced at the candlesticks and saw that the candlestick on the left was covered with wax oil, while the candlestick on the right had almost no wax and the candles were completely burned. .

"Strange, how come there is such a big difference after burning the same candle?"

Lin Feng was confused and shook his head at Sun Fujia: "There is no need to search their rooms. Since the thief dared to do this, it means that she has already considered that we might search her room, so she will never expose her abilities." Hiding my own things in the room.”

"As for the replaced locks..."

He said slowly: "That is the most critical piece of evidence to judge her method. She is even less likely to put it in a place where we can easily find it, so she may have sunk the lock to the bottom of the lake, or simply buried it, or even directly She ran to the back mountain and threw it under the cliff... She had too many ways to deal with it, and there was no way she would have given us the chance to find such important evidence. "

Sun Fuga frowned and said, "Wouldn't it be impossible to find her through external objects?"

Lin Feng still stared at the candlestick and said: "Don't worry, let's listen to what they say first. As long as someone lies, there will be loopholes. If there are loopholes, some things we don't know may be exposed, so we wait until we ask. Let’s talk to them after they finish.”

After saying that, Lin Feng looked at Xiao Man'er and said: "Man'er, do me a favor. Go find Master Jingci and ask her for two candles from this Buddhist temple. The light of this lantern is too dim, or... It’s best to use candles.”

When Xiao Maner heard this, she naturally did not hesitate: "Wait for me, I'll be back soon."

With that said, she left quickly.

Looking at Xiao Man'er's leaving figure, Lin Feng slowly exhaled and said immediately: "Li Qianniu, let the first guard on duty, Fa Min, come in first."

Soon, when Jingci's six disciples heard that they were going to guard the Buddhist temple, Fa Min, who was the first to step forward, came in.

Fa Min was the oldest and calmest among the three. She came to the front of the table and stopped, then clasped her hands together and saluted Lin Feng.

Lin Feng nodded slightly and said gently: "Master Fa Min, don't be nervous. I'm just asking a few questions. Just answer them truthfully."

Fa Min took a deep breath and nodded heavily: "Monks don't lie, Lin Temple is just asking."

Lin Feng looked directly into Fa Min's eyes and said slowly: "Master Fa Min spent the three days on duty at the Buddhist temple. After a hard night, what did you do during the day?"

"daytime?"

Famin didn't expect Lin Feng to ask about what happened during the day. She said: "I slept in the room during the day. Master knew that Xiao Ni worked hard at night, so he didn't give Xiao Ni any other tasks during the day. Xiao Ni only needed to have a good rest and recuperate. Just recharge and prepare for the night watch."

"Sleeping all three days?"

"Yes."

"Can anyone prove it?"

"This..." Famin thought for a while, then shook his head: "The senior and junior sisters have tasks during the day. They are not in the room, so they can't prove it to Xiaoni. However, they sometimes return to the room. Every time they come back, they "You can see me sleeping, Xiaoni doesn't know if this counts as proof."

Lin Feng moved his fingertips lightly on the table and said with a smile: "I will send someone to find others to confirm."

Fa Min nodded, without any worry or panic in his expression, and looked very magnanimous.

Lin Feng thought for a while and continued: "I wonder what you do at Banyue Nunnery on weekdays. Do you need to receive pilgrims?"

"On weekdays?"

Fa Min felt that Lin Feng's question did not seem to have anything to do with the loss of the red sandalwood beads, but she did not dare to question Lin Feng and could only say: "On weekdays, we mainly chant sutras with Master and Uncle, and receive pilgrims. Everything has been handed over to the next generation of disciples, but after all, they are still young, so they still need to be looked after by disciples of our generation. Therefore, we basically receive pilgrims outside for two days every month, and other times in the backyard. Chanting sutras and worshiping Buddha.”

There are now three generations in Banyue Temple. The first generation is Jingci and Jinglan, the biggest managers. The second generation is from the Fa generation. They are the disciples of Jingci and Jinglan and are the mainstay. The third generation is The youngest of these disciples of the Dharma generation is less than ten years old, and the oldest is no more than eighteen.

Pilgrims themselves can burn incense and worship Buddha, and rarely cause trouble, so only third-generation disciples are needed to guide and maintain order at the scene.

Lin Feng nodded and said, "I wonder when you received pilgrims before you were on duty?"

The date was a long time ago. Fa Min thought about it carefully for a while and then said: "It should have been ten days before the duty. The Jinyun cassock was not lost at that time."

During the first ten days of duty... Lin Feng nodded slightly: "After that, you never received any more pilgrims? Not any pilgrims?"

"No." Fa Min shook his head: "Under normal circumstances, apart from us taking care of the disciples outside, if you want to receive pilgrims alone, you need to make a special request from the pilgrims. But pilgrims who make requests basically have big worries. , and the nuns’ cultivation is still shallow, so it is difficult for them to solve their doubts, so most of them go to their master or uncle.”

Lin Feng understood that even pilgrims could not trust these young nuns. Even if they had needs, they would go directly to Jingci or Jinglan, who were superb in Buddhism. Therefore, apart from receiving pilgrims two days a month, Famin and the others had almost no time to do anything. It is not allowed to meet pilgrims.

Lin Feng nodded and said, "One last question."

Fa Min did not expect that the last question would come so soon. He looked at Lin Feng in surprise and saw Lin Feng smiling and saying: "There are not many suspicions on you, so there is no need to waste too much time on you."

Hearing Lin Feng's words, Fa Min's eyes couldn't help but light up.

Lin Feng smiled, his eyes suddenly deepened and said: "You have no suspicion, then the suspects are Fa Hui and Fa Jing. Fa Min, if you were asked to choose one of them, who do you think is the most likely to be the thief? ?”

"what?"

Fa Min was stunned for a moment. She didn't expect Lin Feng to ask such a question.

Lin Feng said: "You know your senior sisters better than I do, so I want to hear your thoughts."

Fa Min frowned for a long time, and finally shook his head and said: "Please forgive Lin Sizheng. The two junior sisters usually behave very well. Xiaoni really can't think of who might be a thief. If he talks nonsense, it is tantamount to It’s unfair to junior sister.”

After saying that, Fa Min looked at Lin Feng nervously, fearing that Lin Feng would blame him.

But who knows, Lin Feng just smiled and said: "My question is too abrupt. Master Fa Min is right. It is unfair to say who is a thief for no reason."

He looked at Fa Min, reviewed in his mind Fa Min's answers and reactions just now, made sure nothing was missed, and said: "Okay, I only have so many questions for the time being. You can go and rest first. If you don't miss anything later, If I have any questions, I’ll come back to you.”

When Fa Min heard this, she breathed a long sigh of relief. Only then did she realize that her forehead was already covered with sweat. Lin Feng was obviously very gentle to her and not as domineering as other officials at all, but she was actually more stressed than when she faced other officials. Bigger, she nodded quickly: "Xiao Ni, please excuse me."

After that, she left the Buddhist temple under the leadership of Qian Niuwei.

"How is it?" Li Tai saw Fa Min leaving and couldn't wait to ask Lin Feng: "Is Fa Min suspicious? Is he a thief?"

Everyone else also looked at Lin Feng.

But Lin Feng said calmly: "Don't worry, it won't be too late to consider who is suspected after questioning the three of them."

Soon, the second guard, Fa Jing, was also brought in.

Lin Feng still asked the same question.

Fa Jing also answered without any hesitation.

"They were resting and sleeping during the day." "Can anyone prove it? They all chanted sutras with the Master. No one sleeps with Xiao Ni."

"The last time I received pilgrims before going on duty was half a month ago. Normally, it would be Xiaoni's turn in the past two days. However, the red sandalwood cloud beads were lost, and no pilgrims came. I don't know what will happen next. When will it be Xiaoni’s turn?”

"Of course there are no pilgrims who need Xiao Ni to receive them specially. After all, they will only look for the headmaster and master, not Xiao Ni."

Lin Feng saw that although Fa Jing was in awe of him, he still spoke clearly and answered without any hesitation. He nodded slightly and said: "There is nothing wrong with you. From this point of view, the thief should be hiding among Fa Hui and Fa Min." You know them better than me, who do you think is the most likely thief?"

"what?"

When the round-faced Fa Jing heard Lin Feng's words, she couldn't help but widen her eyes and said, "You want me to guess?"

Lin Feng smiled and nodded: "Don't be pressured. I just want to hear your thoughts."

Fa Jing frowned and thought for a while, then pouted: "Xiao Ni thinks that both senior sisters are unlikely to be culprits, but if you have to choose one among them... then Xiao Ni thinks that Senior Sister Fa Min may be a higher suspect?"

"Farmin?"

Lin Feng straightened his back slightly and said, "Why do you say that?"

Fa Jing said: "The red sandalwood cloud beads were lost in the hands of Senior Sister Fahui. If the thief is Senior Sister Fahui, then she can wait for the next duty and then find an opportunity to steal it. Why steal it while she is on duty? This is not It’s obvious that he wants to add suspicion to himself.”

After saying that, she looked at Lin Feng carefully: "Xiao Ni just said it casually. If it's wrong, Lin Sizheng, don't blame Xiao Ni."

Looking at Fa Jing's deer-like nervous eyes, Lin Feng smiled and shook his head: "It doesn't matter, I'm just for reference, it doesn't matter whether it's right or wrong."

Fa Jing breathed a sigh of relief, and Lin Feng smiled and said: "Okay, I have no problem. You can go and rest first, and call Fa Hui in by the way."

Not long after, Fahui walked in.

Seeing Fa Hui, who was still blaming himself for losing the red sandalwood beads due to falling asleep and feeling depressed, Lin Feng first asked the same question.

Fa Hui looked remorseful and said in a depressed tone: "Master told Xiao Ni to just rest during the day, so Xiao Ni has been resting..."

"Someone can prove that the junior sister who was on duty at the mountain gate happened to be in the same room as me during those days, so she and I rested together. We ate and slept together. She can prove to me..."

"The last time we received pilgrims before going on duty was six days ago, the day before and the first day of Senior Sister Famin's duty..."

"Who do you suspect?"

Fa Hui frowned when she heard Lin Feng's words.

Lin Feng looked at her and said: "You have witnesses when you rest during the day. This can ensure that you will not secretly prepare for theft and deal with the aftermath during the day. Therefore, my suspicion of you is the least, and I I don’t know enough about Fa Hui and Fa Jing. As their senior sister, you must be the most familiar with their temperament and behavior, so I want to know what you think.”

Fa Hui heard this, hesitated for a moment, and then said: "If I have to choose one, Xiaoni doubts Senior Sister Fa Min."

"Oh?"

Lin Feng raised his eyebrows and said, "Why?"

Fa Hui pursed her lips and said: "In the past, Xiao Ni was always the first to do hard work. Senior sister Fa Min likes to practice martial arts and doesn't like doing these chores, but this time she took the initiative more than Xiao Ni. Looking back, Get up, something is abnormal.”

"Abnormal behavior...that's what it is."

Lin Feng nodded, lightly tapping the table with his fingertips, and said: "Tell me about the night of the crime. Did you really fall asleep accidentally? It was raining outside at that time, and you were still standing outside the hall. At most It just prevents the rain from falling on you, but the rainy night is even colder, so you should be more energetic, right? "How come you fall asleep so easily?"

When Fa Hui heard Lin Feng's words, she just shook her head: "Xiao Ni doesn't know either. I kept reminding myself not to fall asleep, but I fell asleep unknowingly. As for why I fell asleep, Xiao Ni also found it strange."

Lin Feng thought for a moment and said, "Did you eat and drink the same thing as others that night?"

"It's the same, we cook and eat together."

"That's it..."

Lin Feng nodded slightly. He thought about it carefully and made sure that there was nothing missing. Then he said, "Okay, I've finished asking. You can go and rest first. If necessary, I will call you again."

Fahui would not hesitate and left with Qian Niuwei.

Seeing Fa Hui leaving, Li Tai couldn't sit still at all. He stood up quickly, came to Lin Feng, stared at Lin Feng with those thick eyebrows and big eyes, and said: "Lin Si Zheng, I didn't expect you to be so good at lying."

"lie?"

Lin Feng glanced at Li Tai and said, "Why did your highness say this?"

Li Tai bared his teeth and said: "You told every nun that you believed in them the most, and you made them so happy and grateful to you, and you said you didn't lie? I have been watching you for a long time, and you didn't even blink when you lied. , do you often lie?"

"How can the things about the prisoner be called lying?"

Lin Feng responded calmly to Li Tai's question: "This is called skillful interrogation, and it is a part of the interrogation."

"Skilled interrogation?" Li Taiyi was startled: "Isn't it just lying to deceive them? How can there be any skills?"

When Lin Feng heard this, he just said meaningfully: "If I don't ask them like this, how can I let the thieves show their feet?"

"What? Trick?" Li Tai was confused. He had just listened very carefully and wanted to see if he could find out who the thief was.

As a result, let alone the thief, he couldn't even tell who was a suspect. He just felt that everyone was innocent.

But now, Lin Feng said that the thief had revealed himself... I don't study much, don't lie to me, Li Tai looked at Lin Feng with a questioning expression.

Lin Feng leaned back and said slowly: "Your Highness, do you know why I asked them what they did during the day as the first question?"

Li Tai shook his head subconsciously.

Lin Feng said: "It is easy to change the lock, but it is not easy for a woman. The first thing to do is to destroy the original lock and open it, which is absolutely impossible without the right tools. ”

"Therefore, before the thief acts, he must prepare the tools in advance and even practice, so as to ensure that the original lock can be destroyed quickly without leaving traces on the door. Otherwise, if the lock is destroyed, there will be traces on the door. Well, the thief’s actions were immediately exposed.”

"Not to mention, after changing the lock, you have to get rid of the tools and the old lock to avoid being found after the red sandalwood cloud beads are lost."

"Therefore, thieves need the opportunity to be alone, and the best opportunity for thieves is during the day when they are on duty at night."

Li Tai blinked and then realized why Lin Feng's first question was what he did during the day.

At that time, he still thought that the lock change happened at night, and Lin Feng asked what the use was during the day. Only now did he understand that it was so.

"Then you lied to them and said you believed them. This has nothing to do with changing the locks, right?" Li Tai continued to ask.

When Lin Feng heard this, he just sighed.

"Why are you sighing?" Li Tai was confused.

Lin Feng sighed: "Why does Your Highness only pay attention to the unimportant first half of the sentence and not care about my subsequent questions?"

"What?" Li Tai was stunned.

Lin Feng looked at him and said slowly: "The reason why I said I believe them is to dispel their wariness. The real intention is to let them answer the questions that follow."

Li Tai frowned and said, "Who do they suspect?"

Lin Feng nodded. He looked at Li Tai and said, "Your Highness, you can think about it. If Your Highness, you are a thief, and now I have discovered the scope of your existence, and you and your senior sisters are suspected by me, then in order to get rid of the suspicion, you What will you do to escape the law?”

Li Tai thought for a moment and said, "Hide the truth and deceive you?"

"This is not enough. After I asked everyone and found that you are not suspected, I still will not let you reduce your suspicion."

"Then..." Li Tai thought about it again, and then his eyes suddenly lit up. He thought of what the hateful Lu Heze did in his house, and said, "Let others take the blame?"

Lin Feng smiled: "Your Highness is wise!"

"Yes, if you let others take the blame, or let other people's suspicions be higher than yours, then your suspicions will naturally be reduced."

"Therefore, the question I asked is undoubtedly the best opportunity for the thief to increase the suspicion of others."

"so……"

He looked at Li Tai and said, "After the thief hears my question, he will definitely give an answer, and he will definitely draw my attention to other people!"

Li Tai's eyes widened fiercely and said: "There are two people who gave the answer, one is Fajing and the other is Fahui, but Fahui rested during the day and there was someone who could testify and have an alibi, but Fajing There is no witness, so..."

He looked at Lin Feng with excitement and couldn't help but said: "The thief has appeared! The thief is Fa Jing!"

He couldn't help but said: "I didn't expect that this Fa Jing looks so cute, but is so sinister at heart!"

When Li Zhen and others heard this, they also became energetic.

They didn't expect that the truth would come out so quickly, and that Lin Feng would actually reveal the culprit in just a few words!

But who would have thought that just when Li Zhen was excited and Li Tai was excited, Lin Feng unexpectedly said, "Your Highness, if you think so, the thief must be very grateful to you."

"What!?" Li Tai was stunned.

Li Zhen's expression was also startled.

They quickly looked at Lin Feng.

Li Tai couldn't help but said: "Lin Sizheng, what do you mean?"

Then they heard Lin Feng say meaningfully: "Your Highness, you won't forget that I have a third question, right? The first two questions are useful. You don't think that I asked this last question casually, right?"

(End of this chapter)