Tang Dynasty detective

Chapter 450
"Brother Li, what you mean is that you also agree with this plan of 'Li replaces peach stiffness'?" Conan asked with some surprise.

Li Canghai shook his head, and said, "Brother Conan, this is a matter for you in Japan. I'm just a commoner, so I dare not speak in vain. How to choose depends on Brother Conan's decision."

Conan rubbed the center of his brows, he paced and pondered, and after a while, he said: "I need to think about this matter carefully, you guys go away first!"

After the cook and others saluted Conan, they left one after another.

Wanyu also returned to the room, and there were only Li Canghai and Conan left in the front hall.

"Brother Li, you must have found something when you asked them for questioning?" Conan stared at Li Canghai and asked.

Li Canghai was not surprised that Conan saw his thoughts, he smiled and said: "Sure enough, nothing can be hidden from Brother Conan, yes, I have found some doubts. Right now, one thing is certain, the princess was murdered to death. died, and then was thrown into the swamp."

Conan nodded and said, "That's right, I thought of that too, but I don't know who the murderer is?"

Li Canghai pondered for a moment, and described to Conan the process of asking several people.

Conan frowned immediately after listening.

"According to Brother Li, the princess died after eating that bowl of snake soup. Could the murderer be the cook?" Conan asked.

Li Canghai shook his head and said, "I don't think he is the murderer. If he is the murderer, there is no reason why he would leave half a bowl of snake soup after killing the princess."

Conan rubbed the bridge of his nose and pondered, "I have solved several cases in Dongpu. Some murderers did not take away the murder weapon after committing the crime, but left it on purpose to confuse the public. Is it possible that the cook did it on purpose? For this reason, only in this way, people will not suspect him?"

Li Canghai nodded and said, "This possibility is not ruled out. Besides, fat guards and thin guards have their own peculiarities."

Conan frowned and said, "The fat guards are greedy, and the thin guards are lazy. What's wrong with them?"

"From what they said, it can be concluded that when the princess left the hall, the fat guard was running to steal the food hidden by the cook. At that time, the thin guard said that he was sleeping. At the same time, the cook did not In the backyard, but disappeared. The people in the entire shrine seem to have opened up a special path for the princess to leave, and this allowed the princess to leave the shrine without a sound." Li Canghai pondered. road.

Conan also felt a little strange. He thought about what Li Canghai said, nodded and said, "That's true. This shrine has two exits. The main entrance is guarded by guards, while the side entrance is guarded by fat guards. Although the fat guards are a bit greedy eat, but he is a conscientious person, why did he choose to steal at that time?"

"Also, was the skinny guard really sleeping when the princess disappeared?" Li Canghai took a few steps and pondered, "Whether the fat or thin guards or the cook, they all seem to have their own dark secrets. Let's make a hypothesis, assuming that the princess was poisoned and died in the hall, the murderer probably took advantage of this time to move the princess's body out. During this time, the cook and the fat and thin guards were not around. In their respective positions, they all have the possibility of committing crimes."

Conan nodded, feeling that this assumption seemed reasonable.

Li Canghai went on to say: "Let's make the second hypothesis again, assuming that the princess died of poisoning outside the shrine, the murderer will also use this time to transfer the body to the swamp. According to the fat and thin guards, they left It takes only half an hour for their respective positions. And it takes at least two or three hours to get from the swamp to the shrine. In terms of time, it seems that the fat and thin guards cannot do it."

Conan frowned, and he said: "In this way, the only one who can have enough time to move the princess's body to the swamp is the cook. Among all the people, he is the only one who is not restricted in his movements, and he is the only one who can move the body to the swamp. Across the swamp to catch snakes."

Li Canghai rubbed his chin and pondered: "At present, the cook is indeed the most suspected. However, Brother Conan, don't forget, there is another person, Zhang Da! He has also been to the swamp, and even the fact that there are snakes in the swamp can be eaten. It was first reported by Zhang Da."

Conan remained silent, he understood what Li Canghai meant, the reason why the cook was suspected of committing the crime was because he had enough time.

But this does not mean that other people in the shrine cannot transfer the corpse out.

In fact, as long as someone is outside to respond, a stick of incense is enough time.

"It seems that this Zhang Da is the key point of the whole matter, we must catch him earlier!" Conan whispered to himself.

Li Canghai nodded, and said, "Brother Conan, all the mysteries have not been solved yet, so it's not appropriate to startle the snake. In my opinion, Brother Conan should quietly appease everyone and let everyone think that you put all your thoughts on it. Regarding the marriage with Datang, I will investigate secretly. Only in this way can we find out the truth."

Conan thought for a while, and felt that there was no other way, so he nodded and said, "This is the only way for now, and Brother Li will have to worry about everything."

Li Canghai smiled nonchalantly, the two discussed some things together, and then went back to rest.

Everyone rested for a while, and when Li Canghai woke up at three o'clock in the sun, he found that Conan was burying the body of Princess Dongying, and Wanyu was helping the princess to tidy up her clothes.

"Brother Conan, how are you thinking about what happened yesterday?" Li Canghai walked over, coughed a few times, and asked.

Conan wiped off his sweat, and pondered: "This matter is of great importance. I have to ask the sixth prince. I have sent someone to Yangzhou for help. I think someone should come to pick us up in the next two days. Wait another day. If The sixth prince still didn't come, so according to what the cook said, let Ling Ji pretend to be a princess."

Li Canghai nodded and said, "This is the only way to go now. When are you going to leave here?"

Conan sighed and said: "Those pirates became cautious after suffering some losses. They guarded the beach and snatched all the ships. Now we can only hope that the reinforcements from the Tang Dynasty will arrive in time."

Li Canghai thought for a while, patted him on the shoulder, and comforted him: "Since you have sent a distress message, Datang will definitely send someone to meet you."

"Brother Li, as you said, this cook is a bit weird. In the early morning, I saw him sneaking away from the shrine and didn't come back until the sun rose." Conan looked around and said to Li Canghai in a low voice.

Li Canghai nodded calmly, and said calmly: "Don't expose him for now, lest you startle the snake."

Conan touched his nose, nodded to Li Canghai in response, and then the two got busy.

(End of this chapter)