Forensic lady champion husband

Chapter 68

Yan Ziqin saw that Cheng Dutou was extremely serious, Du He also helped to urge him, chuckled, raised the corner of his robe, and said, "Cheng Dutou, the duty of Dali Temple is to review, and it is not good to go beyond the judgment of the case."

Cheng Dutou said with embarrassment on his face: "But, apart from asking you and Mrs. Zun out of the mountain, I am afraid that no one in Beijing can solve this case."

Yan Ziqin's expression changed, and he said, "Oh? We've never said such big words."

Cheng Du said: "But the reputation of the two of you has already spread in the Jingzhao Mansion. In order not to be abrupt, I have already reported it to Lord Qing Yansu of Dali Temple, and he has acquiesced."

Yan Su is Yan Ziqin's boss. Since he acquiesced, Yan Ziqin had no reason to refuse. He said in a deep voice, "This is not an example. There is a saying that is like a dog at night and a chicken at morning. Everyone performs their duties. I will do my best and don't say anything."

After Cheng Dutou left, Yan Ziqin kept his face cold and calm, Du He squinted and said, "Oh, don't pretend, you actually want to investigate the case, right?"

Yan Ziqin gave him a meaningful look, and left without saying a word, but couldn't help smiling when he turned around—Du He was right, investigating cases is addictive.

The next day, the two murder scenes on Sihou Street and Tongle Road were cordoned off, but there were still a lot of onlookers gathered outside the cordoned off area, all wanting to see who the legendary Yan and his wife, who can communicate with yin and yang, were like. How to communicate with ghosts.

Therefore, when Yan Ziqin and Mingshu's carriage passed by, the crowd was boiling, Mingshu felt very fresh, but Yan Ziqin only had a headache.

When they got out of the carriage, they saw Cheng Du head-to-head and Du He, who came along with him, clasped their fists and saluted.After exchanging pleasantries, Yan Ziqin asked in a deep voice, "Didn't you ask the capital to keep quiet? What happened to alarm so many people?"

Cheng Dutou said in embarrassment: "This... is indeed not what I said."

Du He waved his hands repeatedly and said, "Don't look at me, I didn't say anything."

"There is no impenetrable wall in the world. You need to know sooner or later. I think so let it go." The bamboo curtain in front of the carriage was lifted, and it was Mingshu who came out. Yan Ziqin reached out to help her get out of the carriage, and she looked around. Lookout, "Is this the scene?"

Cheng Du nodded and said: "Returning to Madam, this is Liang Kuan's house in Tongle Street. When Liang Kuan's head was found, it was hanging under this plaque."

Ming Shu looked up, and saw that the mud-gold plaque on a black background engraved with "Liang Zhai" was as wide as a person's arms. The words were written by the famous artist Li Jianzhong. A good whole piece of red coral, one in a million, is really rare. It is indeed a wealthy rice merchant, and even the details reveal his wealth.It's just that the courtyard is already empty—because Liang Kuan provides food and grass for the army, and has a special status, his family's relatives and servants are all detained in Jingzhao Mansion, awaiting interrogation.

There is still a broken hemp rope under the plaque, and the end is stained with blood, which has congealed red and black.It should have been cut off by the Liang family.

According to Ming Shu's intention, the head should be examined first, but Yan Ziqin stood in front of the hemp rope and said thoughtfully, "Come and see the blood on it."

This already belongs to the category of trace inspection. Ming Shu's specialty is forensic medicine. Although it has some similarities with trace inspection, it is not exactly the same, and can only rely on experience to explore.

It was only when she saw the blood at the end of the hemp rope that Mingshu understood why Yan Ziqin was so persistent in studying this.

According to previous speculation, the murderer tied the dead man's hair in a bun to the hemp rope after the murder. In this way, at most, fingerprint-like bloodstains or wiped bloodstains in parallel lines would be left on the hemp rope.But on the hemp rope, there were radial splash marks.

"Although the surface of the hemp rope is not big, you can still see the spray traces from bottom to top. Liang Kuan should be hanging on this hemp rope and directly lowered his head. The blood from the carotid artery splashed directly on the hemp rope." Ming Shu said.

Cheng Du looked at her carefully inspecting the scene, and didn't have time to study what an artery is. He ordered the servants to put down the hemp rope as evidence, and his mind went blank.Seriously, seeing is better than hearing a hundred times. I never thought that a woman in a white dress and red dress could face the blood without changing color. The sun shone on her neat bun, and the simple gold hairpin was more pleasing to the eye than a head full of pearls and emeralds. , the whole person reveals a breath of concentration.

He never thought that he would work side by side with a woman, but now he felt so natural, probably because of her concentration.

"What's the use of these bloodstains?" Cheng Du came back to his senses and asked in puzzlement.

Mingshu shrugged and said, "Although I can't tell who the real culprit is, it can tell us some information."

Cheng Dutou looked puzzled, and only heard Du He snicker from the side: "Brother Cheng has never seen my Enniang's ability to speak for the dead, even these bits and pieces of blood and corpses can be removed from the body." The big universe can be seen from the smallest details."

Seeing Mingshu dazed at the bloodstains in front of the steps, Cheng Du headed aside and explained: "There is also such a bloodstain on the ground in front of Li Weiyong's house, it dripped from the head, I checked it, and there is nothing suspicious .”

Ming Shu waved his hand to stop him from talking to himself, and said, "Besides this large bloodstain on the ground, there are obvious splash marks all around. Do you think this is suspicious?"

Cheng Du was puzzled and said: "There's nothing suspicious about this, holding a bloody head, it's inevitable that some blood will drip."

Ming Shu shook her head and said, "Look, the round drop-shaped bloodstains are caused by dripping, while the thin and long needle-shaped bloodstains around them are caused by arterial bleeding, and the blood spurts out in a radial pattern."

Cheng Dutou still didn't understand, but Yan Ziqin understood, took a breath, and said, "You mean, the murderer committed the murder here?"

Ming Shu nodded solemnly and said, "Although it sounds absurd, the evidence is just that."

Cheng Du scratched his head and looked dazed, "Wait, that's impossible! How could that Xue Hanliang walk along the road without being noticed? Although it was night, there were pedestrians and watchmen on the street. And Marquis Wu who is patrolling, how could he be unaware!"

Ming Shu shook her head and said, "This is beyond my comprehension. Why don't you go to Li Weiyong's house again, maybe you can find more new clues."

It’s okay not to go to Li’s house, but Cheng Du’s head exploded in anger when he walked through a small half of the city from northeast to southwest to reach the gate of Li’s house—the blood on the wall and the blood in front of the door were wiped off It was completely clean, and a group of craftsmen carrying lime powder stood in front of the door, preparing to repaint the walls, and were confronting the yamen servants who obstructed them.

Cheng Dutou said angrily: "I told you to protect the scene, it will be ruined no matter what!"

A yamen servant said with an innocent face: "Last night, the brothers went out to drink, and the two people left behind dozed off and fell asleep. When they opened their eyes again, the servants of the Li family wiped away the blood."

Cheng Du slapped his head against the blank wall and shouted, "It must be that Li Zhong who did it, tell him to come out and see me!"

After a while, Li Zhong, the steward, came out unhurriedly, cupped his hands and said, "Master Cheng, calm down, you also have to consider the old and the young of our Li family. After the master left, the rest of the masters still have to live. The bloody thing is left in front of the door, it makes people feel sad, doesn't it?"

Cheng Dutou scolded: "Stupid, you destroyed all the evidence, now it's useless to invite experts to solve the case!"

Li Zhong glanced at Yan Ziqin and Mingshu, especially Yan Ziqin, who had a scrutiny in his eyes. He was a little flustered, but quickly calmed down, and said apologetically, "I'm really sorry, Xiaomin doesn't know the reason, but the mistake has already been made." Cheng, I don’t know how to make up for it?”

Yan Ziqin said: "Guan Li, does your master know the rice merchant Liang Kuan?"

Li Zhong quickly replied: "I don't know."

Yan Ziqin sneered and said, "Oh, then what price did your master sell the coral on the plaque of the Liang family to him?"

A layer of white sweat broke out on Li Zhong's back, and he bowed very respectfully: "Xiao... I don't know, Xiaomin!"

Yan Ziqin said: "All of you are silent, you must not intend to tell the truth, it's no problem, the yamen guards are very good, don't make any mistakes." Saying that, he stopped entanglement and left for the mortuary of Jingzhao Mansion .

On the way, Mingshu asked puzzled, "How do you know that the coral on the plaque of Liang's family comes from Li's shop?"

Yan Ziqin said: "Do you still remember the coral tree I saw at my uncle's house years ago? The color, texture, and size are far inferior to the Liang family's, but my uncle has already regarded it as a treasure, and the Liang family's is even more unique among them. How about this?" I searched all over the capital except Li Weiyong, who else can get it? Who is the businessman? If the geese are too plucking, can Li Weiyong take the opportunity to cling to Liang Kuan?"

"It was originally a casual question, but Li Zhong was inconsistent, so he must have hit the key point."

Ming Shu said: "Li Zhong is also a strange person. He destroys the evidence so well that it is difficult for others to suspect him! Do you think Xue Hanliang is him?"

Yan Ziqin pondered and said: "No, he has no reason to kill Liang Kuan..." In the middle of speaking, he suddenly thought of something, and said to himself: "Yes, he has no reason to kill Liang Kuan, but he has a reason... ..."

As he was talking, he actually laughed and startled Mingshu. He opened the curtain on the small window and whispered something to Du He who was riding a horse outside the car. Handed Yan Ziqin a thick booklet that can kill people, and then turned the horse's head and returned the same way.

Ming Shu was puzzled, pulled Yan Ziqin's sleeve, saw that he was still smiling, and asked in puzzlement, "What do you ask Du He to do?"

Yan Ziqin said: "Temporary secret."

Ming Shu said, "You and I still have secrets?"

Yan Ziqin said: "Just wait and see, there will be a good show tonight, so it's meaningless to say it in advance."

When they came to Jingzhao Mansion, Cheng Dutou arranged for Liang's family to prepare for interrogation, and he followed Yan Ziqin and the others to the mortuary. Yan Ziqin handed Cheng Dutou the booklet that Du He had given him.

Cheng Du held the booklet on his head and said, "This is?"

Yan Ziqin said: "Du He, when he has nothing to do, he listens to his nephew explaining how to perform an autopsy, and writes down a lot while listening. Today you record it for him."

Cheng Dutou opened the booklet, and there were indeed pages of neatly written text, but the first part was scribbled and messed up, not like words, but rather like a child's graffiti—this was written by Gao Ruigao in the Shuzhou yamen Ming Shu and Du He have been deciphering this masterpiece for a long time but have no clue, so they can only keep it as it is.

Cheng Du nodded and said with a smile: "It can be printed into a book. Madam Yan's masterpiece must be circulated by many people."

Ming Shu just smiled, she didn't stop putting on gloves and tying a face scarf, but she said in her heart, how can it be said that it is her masterpiece, it is all the experience of senior forensic science, she is just a learner, and she accidentally got fame.

The three of them were all ready and walked into the room where the corpse was kept.The conditions in the capital are good. Even the morgue has ice cubes to cool down the body to prevent the corpse from decomposing. Therefore, although the two have been dead for three days and one day respectively, they can still see their facial features.

"The family members have already identified it, and it is indeed me." Cheng Dutou explained.

Ming Shu nodded and asked Yan Ziqin to hold the candle to ensure sufficient light.Cheng Dutou on the side stared dumbfounded again—it was the first time he saw a wife who dared to order her husband, but this Mrs. Yan seemed to think it was normal.

"You're handsome, so come first." Mingshu sighed at Li Weiyong, with thick eyebrows and big eyes, she was really a beautiful middle-aged man, but unfortunately there was only one head left.

Pinch his mouth open first, and what comes to him is a hard-to-dissipate alcohol smell accompanied by a rotten smell.

Cheng Du said: "On the night of his accident, he had socialized with others."

Mingshu said: "No wonder. But there is no sign of corrosion in the mouth, and it is preliminarily inferred that no poison has been taken." Continue to check the incision, "There is a sharp injury between the fourth and fifth cervical vertebrae in the neck, and there are signs of fragmentation in the neck bone. It should be the impact of the blade. As a result, the wound wall is smooth, the wound angle is sharp at the top and blunt at the bottom, there are interruptions and traces of repairing the knife, and the edge of the second knife wound is blurred, which should be caused by the blade curling after the knife edge hit the bone."

Yan Ziqin thought for a while, thinking that Cheng Dutou might not understand, and added: "The angle of the wound is sharp at the top and blunt at the bottom, which means that the sharp object has a swinging movement after entering the human body, which proves that the perpetrator is a deliberate murder, right?"

Mingshu made a "great" gesture and snickered, but kept her eyes on the corpse.It is her principle to be serious when working.

"And the traces of interrupted and repaired knife indicate that the murderer is not proficient, or the murder weapon is not sharp enough, and no matter what it is, it shows that the perpetrator has little experience and is a 'flying bird'." She added.

Cheng Dutou wrote it down verbatim, and when Madam Yan began to examine Liang Kuan's head, he wrote another line, ready to record.

However, when Mingshu checked Liang Kuan's wound, she suddenly froze.

"What did you find?" Yan Ziqin asked, his tone worried, as if he was expecting Mingshu's answer.

Ming Shu said: "The murderer of the two murders may not be the same person - at least the methods of the two murders are very different. The murderer who killed Li Weiyong was obviously a beginner, but Liang Kuan's wound can only be described as neat - the blade Accurately cut between the sixth and seventh cervical vertebrae, without any damage to the bones, the knife was deadly, extremely sharp, and the wound was so clean, no wonder the traces of blood splattered at the scene were so neat."

Yan Ziqin raised his eyebrows and said, "You seem to appreciate this murderer?"

Ming Shu shook her head and said, "It's really shocking. Being able to kill to the extreme is indeed an annoying talent. He and the one who killed Li Weiyong are definitely not the same person. It is impossible for one person to kill Li Weiyong in just two days. Raise to this level within days."

Cheng Du nodded: "But the blood on the scene can't fool anyone. I swear, the two handwritings are exactly the same, and they can't be written by two people!"

Yan Ziqin said: "In any case, we must first find out who Xue Hanliang is. The perpetrators of the two murders are different, but they both use Xue Hanliang's name. He is definitely the key to solving the case. Prepare strong wine and white vinegar for washing hands. Talk to the servants of the Liang family, I hope they will be more honest, at least not lie."

Unlike the Li family, the manager of the Liang family is still very young, but around 30 years old, he looks honest and honest, the kind of honest person who would never embezzle his master's money, and his words are even more straightforward.

"I know who Xue Hanliang is."

Butler Liang almost choked Yan Ziqin, wondering where Liang Kuan found such an honest man.

"This is a family scandal. Madam and the young masters are not allowed to tell it, but I, Liang Dachun, never lie. I only believe in murder for life. In order to pay for Master Liang's life, I must tell the truth."

Looking at Liang Dachun's square face, Yan Ziqin could only say: "Then, please tell me, Guanshi Liang." After speaking, he knocked on the table and signaled Cheng Dutou to prepare to record.

Liang Dachun rubbed his hands together and said: "That happened 30 years ago, my father was still a servant of Master Liang. Master Liang didn't do business at that time, he was a poor scholar..."

30 years ago, Liang Kuan was still a down-and-out scholar, but he was very charismatic. He had a close relationship with two teenagers, and the three became brothers with different surnames, intending to start a career.One of them was Li Weiyong, who was just a slut at the time. With his good looks, he secretly had affairs with the wives of many rich families and flirted with them for money. There are some fields in the outskirts of Bianliang, but they just want to be a ranger in the youth field. Because they refused to obey the widow's mother's discipline, they took some money and ran away from home. Only then did they meet Liang Kuan and Li Weiyong.

Xue Hanliang thought that he had really made friends with the two righteous brothers, so he not only used his family money to support the two, but also invited them to drink at his home. After fooling around for more than half a year, Xue Hanliang's mother really couldn't stand it. Xue Hanliang ignored them all, but felt that his mother was hindering him, so he sent his mother to another hospital.

After another half a year, Liang Kuan and Li Weiyong started businesses one after another. They were shrewd people, but Xue Hanliang gradually understood the truth, and realized that he was filling two bottomless pits. Annoyed Liang and Li.

They have long been used to the Xue family's cheap money. At first they thought it was a favor from the virtuous brother, but later they gradually became numb and felt that they deserved it. Those who got up, as the so-called deep gratitude is almost equal to hatred, the kindness that can't be repaid becomes a huge pressure, people's hearts can also be twisted into a wolf-hearted dog who wants to repay the revenge, the two became angry from shame, and brought a group of green forests into Xue's house, killing him The whole family plundered the property of the Xue family for their own. This was the original reason for their wealth for half their lives.

Liang Dachun pursed his lips, and said: "I just heard from my father that Master Liang and Master Li hung Xue Hanliang on the beam and beheaded him..."

"So, do you think Xue Hanliang's relatives came to take revenge after 30 years?" Yan Ziqin said.

Liang Dachun said: "Xue's family members are all dead, so there are no descendants. Even if it is retribution, but Master Liang has treated me well, please find out the murderer!"

(End of this chapter)