Lady Wan Guan

Chapter 100
Gu Zhouting walked up to a maid and took a silver hairpin from her head.

Shi Shiran said: "Just before you guys came, I asked people to go to the blacksmithing alley and asked if anyone had come to make hairpins mixed with silver and iron recently, and asked for the hairpins to be particularly sharp. After asking, there were indeed "More than three months ago, a young man made such a hairpin at Guoji's blacksmith shop. He said that the original silver hairpin was broken and he had to add a piece of iron to it... Come on, bring Blacksmith Guo over."

After a while, an old blacksmith was brought up.

"Tiejiang Guo, can you see clearly, this is your craft?"

Gu Zhouting handed the hairpin to Blacksmith Guo.

Blacksmith Guo took one look and said firmly: "Yes, this is the hairpin made by ordinary people."

"Look again, are there any young people here who are looking for you to get hairpins?"

Blacksmith Guo quickly pointed to the servant who delivered water: "It's him."

The servant who delivered the water looked gloomy, but there was a look of resentment in his eyes.

Gu Zhou paused and winked, and immediately a servant came forward and pushed the servant who brought water to the ground.

Blacksmith Guo was taken down.

Gu Zhouting continued: "Actually, the real murder weapon is this hairpin. It is sharp and sharp and can easily pierce the coat and skin. The reason why the ice edge is used to stab the wound again is to conceal the shape of the wound, because You know, it is easy for Zuo Zuo to identify the murder weapon through the wounds."

"You did it. You successfully made me think that the murder weapon was an awl or something like that. No one could have thought that the real murder weapon was on your head because the plum blossom hairpin on this hairpin was made of silver. Everyone I subconsciously think that your hairpin is a silver hairpin. Silver is soft in texture. It is not that easy to use a silver hairpin to assassinate a strong man like Prince Suhe and kill him with one move."

"So, at first I kept thinking, how was the awl-like murder weapon brought into the study? Was it hidden in the study beforehand? If there really was such a murder weapon, it would have been found under the carpet-like search carried out by dozens of people. , but I just can’t find it.”

Gu Zhou stopped talking and suddenly smiled, the tenderness in his eyes passing for a moment.

"Thanks to a friend of mine, I heard that the murder weapon could not be found, so he pointed to the ice edge hanging under the eaves. It suddenly dawned on me, but I tried to use ice edge to pierce the skin of the sow, and the skin was intact. It's impossible to pierce it in one go, but it can be done when the sow's skin is originally damaged. So I conclude that the ice edge is just a tool for concealment,"

Xiao Wang and several adults all looked astonished.

I didn't expect that the key knot of this case would be solved like this.

"You three have been planning for a long time, but you have never dared to take action because Prince Su He usually follows Aguna at all times, but Aguna was sent back to Dayuan by Prince Su He five days ago. He should have a very important errand. , it must be done by someone you can absolutely trust. Aguna’s departure made you feel that the opportunity had come, so you planned and carried out this murder.”

"What else do you have to say?" Gu Zhou paused and shook the hairpin in his hand.

The owner of the hairpin, the maid named Zhuzhu, was calm: "Sir, you can't solve the case, so you insist on pinning the crime of murder on me? My maid and Ali are childhood sweethearts, and they are in love. This hairpin is The love token that Ali gave to the slave was accidentally broken by the slave, so he asked Ali to repair it, and the slave asked to change it to a stronger material."

"Just because the hairpin is made of iron, does it become a murder weapon?"

Gu Zhouting sneered: "Zhuzhu, do you know that your hairpin is made of pig iron? Pig iron has many pores. If it is stained with blood, the blood will seep in along the pores. No matter how clean you wipe it outside, it can't be wiped off. The blood stains remaining in the pores, and we have a potion in Dali Temple. As long as the hairpin is soaked in it, the blood stains will smear out in less than half a stick of incense, so why don't we test it on the spot."

Zhuzhu's face changed slightly and she tried to stay calm, but she didn't dare to argue anymore.

Zheng Guan on the side had already taken out a soup bowl, poured half of the bowl of water into it, took out a small porcelain bottle from his arms, and poured a colorless and transparent liquid into the soup bowl.

Gu Zhou stopped and put the hairpin into the soup bowl.

"Everyone is waiting for the reaction. Let's take this opportunity to talk about the love between you and Ali's childhood sweetheart."

"You and Ali are both from Dashu. Dayuan not only often harasses the border of Daqi, but also often goes to Dashu to fight the autumn wind. 11 years ago, when you were still children, you and Ali were kidnapped to Dayuan and sold into the palace of Prince Suhe. Slaves. You two Shu people were slaves in a foreign country. You helped each other, took care of and supported each other, and you got here today. You are indeed childhood sweethearts, and you are in love with each other." "What a pity, Prince Su He did something wrong to you. thing."

Zhu Zhu's face was completely drained of blood. She bit her lip and her hands couldn't stop trembling.

And Ali was pinned to the ground, struggling desperately but unable to get away, his throat rolling with whimpering and roaring like a wounded beast.

Gu Zhou stopped and sighed in his heart, but could only put away his sympathy and continue: "And this girl Aya heard that she also has a sweetheart in Dayuan. She could go back next year to get married to her sweetheart, but unfortunately she was attracted by Prince Su He. .”

"Actually, you can't even be called being favored. You are just a plaything in the eyes of Prince Su He."

"You have the same hatred. Maybe the previous killing of thirteen Dayuan people gave you courage. You hit it off immediately and took the risk to avenge yourself."

Everyone was dumbfounded, especially Mr. Gong. There was no such information in the information he collected. How did Gu Zhouting know?It sounds like it's true.

The key is that these murderers don't refute.

Apparently he was right.

I couldn't help but feel a bit desperate.In order to be a good minister of the Ministry of Punishments, he memorized the laws of Daqi very well. He read countless difficult case files and thought he had some skills. He didn't perform well in the murder case at the inn last time because he had too many worries. But this time, he I also feel that this case is extremely difficult and difficult to solve.

But it only took Gu Zhouting less than three days. After reading the files he compiled, he seemed to have seen through the murderer's mind and witnessed with his own eyes the process of their plotting the murder.

This ability is truly unparalleled.

At this time, Zheng Guan said in surprise: "My lord, the bleeding has come out, the blood stains have come out..."

Xiao Wang stepped forward and saw little red blood stains appearing in the originally clear white water, gradually connecting into one.

Zhuzhu sat slumped on the ground, tears falling down her face.

Totally gave up struggling.

Aya looked like a mad woman, crying: "He deserves to die, he deserves to die... I wish I could put a hundred holes, a thousand holes in his body..."

The facts of the case finally became clear.

The prisoner was taken down, Xiao Wang said: "Master Gu, I still need to trouble you to write this file."

Gu Zhou stopped and cupped his hands: "I obey the order."

Xiao Wang looked at the bowl of soup again: "Your Dali Temple actually has such a magical potion."

Gu Zhou stopped and said, "It's actually just a bottle of well water. Zheng Guan just sprinkled some cinnabar powder into it while everyone was not paying attention."

Everyone: Uh...

It turned out to be a false confession.

(End of this chapter)