Tang Dynasty detective

Chapter 385
Then the dossiers preserved at the bottom are from the 12th year of Tianbao to the end of Kaiyuan.

And the file they want to check belongs to 14 years ago.

Kaiyuan has a total of 29 years, and 14 years ago was the 28th year of Kaiyuan. All relevant files are stored in the attic on the second floor.

Li Canghai was quite happy, he thought that these files would be placed indiscriminately, but unexpectedly they were placed in such an orderly manner, which made him feel much more relaxed.

After putting down the drawing, Li Canghai took Di Qing up to the attic on the second floor.

Although we know that the files from the 28th year of Kaiyuan are on the second floor, the rows of files stacked on wooden shelves still make people dizzy.

Looking at the mountain of files, Di Qing was dazzled for a while. She blinked her eyes, patted her head suddenly, and shouted: "Cang Hai, I suddenly remembered that sister Xue is going to teach me how to play the piano, so I'm leaving first."

Li Canghai immediately rolled his eyes, looked at Di Qing, and scolded with a smile: "You girl, you were the one who said you would come to check the files, why are you going to retreat now?"

"Hmph, I didn't back down! Sister Xue really wants to teach me how to play the piano!" Di Qing kept pointing her fingers at each other, and muttered softly, "Besides, I don't even know With so many files, how long will it take to find them? I don’t want to stay here~!”

Li Canghai shook his head helplessly, and said, "I knew you didn't have the patience, that's all, I'll just look for it myself."

Di Qing narrowed her eyes, giggled, and said, "Cang Hai, you are so kind to me! Since you are so kind to me, then I will help you investigate Tang Ao!"

Li Canghai nodded. After all, Di Qing had traveled all over the rivers and lakes, so Tang Ao's affairs really had to be left to her.

"Be careful in everything, and don't act rashly if you find any clues!" Li Canghai urged.

"Got it!" Di Qing responded, and hurriedly left the attic, fearing that if she ran too slowly, she would be caught by Li Canghai again.

Seeing Di Qing's leaving back, Li Canghai laughed involuntarily.

Taking a deep breath, Li Canghai sorted out his mood, and once again focused on the rows of wooden frames in front of him.

There are three to forty years of files kept in this attic, but these bookshelves are not arranged in a normal square order, but are centered as the origin, forming a radial circle, spreading out in circles.

Each row of wooden shelves has twelve spaces, and files for twelve months of the year are placed.

Li Canghai casually picked up the files on a row of bookshelves, and found that most of them were civil disputes, with no details, and all cases brought to the government, no matter how big or small, were recorded.

This also made him feel sincere admiration for the rigor of the Datang prison.

Searching along the arrangement, Li Canghai quickly found the bookshelf of the 28th year of Kaiyuan.

Although these bookshelves are arranged in a circle, fortunately there are traces to follow. The middle one is the last year of Kaiyuan, and it extends outwards in a clockwise direction. The shelf for the 28th year of Kaiyuan is just on the left hand side of the exit of the stairs.

There are thick files stacked on each grid on this shelf. Roughly speaking, there are nearly a thousand files.

It is obviously impossible for him to read one by one by himself.

Standing in front of the shelf, Li Canghai carefully recalled what Di Ying said.

Di Ying didn't specify the specific month, but he said that after the Qin family was wiped out, the body soon stinks, which means that the weather was hot and it was midsummer.

The hottest month of the year is the dog days after the summer solstice, which is the sixth month of the lunar calendar.

Thinking of this, Li Canghai looked at the grid with the word 'Wei' written without hesitation.

These grids are arranged in order of the twelve earthly branches, and among the twelve earthly branches, Yin is the first month, Mao is the second month, and so on, and June is Wei.

Li Canghai carried all those files down, then sat on the ground, and began to flip through them one by one.

On Bingshen day, a pig butcher in Xishi lost three taels of silver, which was found to have been stolen by his eldest son and sold in a gambling shop...  

On Bingchen day, a Tubo merchant died in Luohe. It was found that his servants were greedy for his money and killed him with an iron weapon. The wound was located on the back of the head, and the murder weapon was...

Ding Chou Day, Ding Hai Day....

Li Canghai flipped through the file carefully, not letting go of a single word.

Suddenly, his eyes fixed on a file in his hand.

On the day of Yiyou, the hall was opened in Luoyang Mansion, and together with Dali Temple Minister, Minister of the Ministry of Officials, and Doctor Yushi, they jointly tried the case of Qin Fu, the general of Huaihua, collaborating with the enemy and treason.Over the course of three days, there were a number of witnesses and physical evidence, and the evidence was conclusive.Fu Fufa pleaded guilty, confessed to what he committed, and closed the case.

After reading it, Li Canghai frowned immediately.

How important is it that General Huaihua colluded with the enemy and treasoned the country?The summary of the case in Luoyang Mansion is only a few dozen words, which is simply too hasty.

What puzzled him the most was that he searched through all the files, but he couldn't find the closing statement.

Whenever a case is tried, there must be a closing statement.

One is to record the course of the case, and the other is to preserve the case record.

This is why each yamen will be equipped with a master. The master's main responsibility is to record the entire case, from the case to the trial to the conclusion, and it must be recorded in detail.

When the case is closed, this statement must be signed by the master and the interrogator before the case is truly closed.

It can be said that the closing statement is the best presentation of a case.

Li Canghai couldn't figure out why Luoyang Mansion, which would clearly record such small cases even if Wang's grandma lost a dog, had such obvious mistakes in such serious cases?
Even without closing arguments, the record of the case should not be so hasty.

There are only a few dozen words in the area, and there is no record of the people who testified and the physical evidence. This kind of completely illogical thing can be figured out with a toe, and there may be something hidden in it.

"If there is no conclusive evidence for the joint trial of the three departments, it is absolutely impossible to close the case easily. If Qin Fu was not wronged, why didn't the Luoyang government dare to record the trial process? Or is there really something hidden in it?" Li Canghai Frowning tightly, talking to himself authentically.

The case of Luoyang Mansion made Li Canghai feel a little puzzled.

Now that Qin Fu has pleaded guilty to the law, why didn't he record the whole case in the book instead of simply saying a few words?

Although more than ten years have passed since this case, judging from the current situation, it seems to be covered with a veil of mystery, which makes people feel specious.

"General Huaihua, a member of the third rank, actually colluded with the enemy and treasoned the country, and finally ended up beheaded. However, the Luoyang government that participated in the trial of the case did not leave a closing statement. It's a bit interesting. This reminds me Out of curiosity, how did General Huaihua cooperate with the enemy?"

After having a direction in his mind, Li Canghai left the attic and came to the main hall of Luoyang Mansion.

(End of this chapter)