The Famous Detective of the Red Mansions

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"No?"

"No."

"not a single one?"

"My Tianshifu's disciples and servants hired in Beijing are now all gathered here. If Sun Shaoqing doesn't believe it, you can measure their heights one by one."

Sun Shaozong was silent.

Honourable Hongyuan said that this is something that can be verified right now, which shows that among the disciples and servants of the Tianshi Mansion in Beijing, there is indeed no such tall Confucian man.

Could it be that your own inferred the problem?

But I have carefully checked the traces of the scene several times, and it stands to reason that there will be no omissions.

In addition...

From the corner of his eye, Sun Shaozong scanned the middle-aged Taoist who was suspected to be a housekeeper.

Only when he asked for the first time, when there were people over six feet tall in this mansion, the middle-aged Taoist seemed to have thought of something, but before he could speak, he was stopped by the real man Hongyuan.

If the real person Hongyuan had concealed it in a hurry just now, he might be able to see some flaws from this middle-aged Taoist.

However, after looking over, he saw that the middle-aged Taoist priest had a disdainful expression on his face, as if he was despising Sun Shaozong's absurd reasoning.

Gee~

Is this guy's acting so good?

Or did you just misunderstand something?

Quietly retracting his gaze, Sun Shaozong made up his mind to find another breakthrough. While pretending to be unwilling to give up, he continued to ask: "There are people close to the house..."

"Sun Shaoqing."

Madam Hongyuan interrupted Sun Shaozong's words and said with a serious face: "My wife has always lived in the simplest form. It is not a member of my Heavenly Master's Mansion. I am afraid that she may not even know that she is in the capital at this time."

Is this going to be clear for the disciples, or to tell yourself that even if the real culprit is not among them, there must be an internal response in this house?

Sun Shaozong lowered his head and pondered for a long while before he spoke again: "In that case, please gather everyone in the mansion to wait in the front hall. Don't walk around randomly and wait for the official to inspect the surrounding traces, and then check them one by one."

After a pause, he said again: "Please send someone to Dali Temple again, so that the government servants on duty and the prisoners who specialize in women's prisons will come as soon as possible."

Honourable Hongyuan was about to nod his head, but the middle-aged Taoist on the side was a little annoyed, and said angrily: "We all said that we have no one who is more than six feet tall. Why is it that the adults are still confused?! I heard that you just went to meet there. Zhang Lao Dao, shouldn't it be..."

"Brother Hongfeng!"

Honourable Hongyuan shouted, the middle-aged Taoist reluctantly closed his mouth and cast his gaze at Sun Shaozong, but he was still not very friendly.

This attitude...

It doesn't look like a ghost.

Did he really read it wrong just now?

Or does his hesitating attitude have nothing to do with the case itself?

Sun Shaozong was suspicious, but only Real Man Hongyuan handed over his face and said, "Thank you."

Then he lifted the lantern again and began a carpet search of the garden centered on the corpse.

Upon seeing this, the middle-aged Taoist stared at him again, and went away indignantly.

Not long after, the two women, one short and one fat, rushed over again, first saluted Sun Shaozong, and then followed him step by step like a thief guard.

With two tails in this way, Sun Shaozong searched the garden and found that the soil close to the corner of the wall was unexpectedly wet.

This is probably because the snow in the first two days has only melted clean until today, and it has caught up with today's warmer temperatures, and the ground has not frozen.

Fortunately, Sun Shaozong found a few clear footprints in the corner on the left.

Through the comparison of the footprints and the distance between the steps, Sun Shaozong further confirmed the previous inference that the murderer who killed Ma was indeed taller than six feet.

Going around from the atrium to the wall, I saw two long rows of houses facing each other. They swept to the mother-in-law and attendants, but they turned out to be the dormitories of the young disciples of the Tianshifu.

The same footprints were found on the south wall of this dormitory and under the north and south walls of the chaifang courtyard next door.

Considering that there is no such burly and tall person in this mansion, there is basically no possibility of forging traces of invasion.

Therefore, it can be basically concluded that the murderer did indeed come in and out over the wall.

According to the mother-in-law, because there was no evening class today, there were four Taoists at Youzheng Chu [6:15 in the evening] and they returned to the dormitory together.

The time for Ma to enter the back garden alone to relax is three quarters of Youzheng [5:45 in the afternoon].

The time of discovery of the body was around Xu Shi [seven o'clock in the evening].

The time of death is determined approximately between Youzheng and Xushi [6 o'clock to 7 o'clock].

In other words, the time left for the murderer to commit the crime is only three quarters from Youshi to the first two quarters of Youzheng.

Taking into account the existence of deviations, the time may have to be shortened.

A burly man, just after entering the night, sneaked into the back garden of the deep house compound, killed the mistress and left calmly.

Either he should lead the way, or he himself is familiar with everything here.

As for the inference of sneaking in ahead of time and lying in ambush in the garden, it is theoretically reasonable, but even though it is getting dark early, it will not enter the night until the hour of unity.

A burly murderer who crosses the wall in broad daylight, and the risk of exposure is too great. As long as the IQ is not below the average level, I am afraid that he will not make such a choice.

In addition, according to the route of the murderer's entry and exit, it is very likely that the murderer identified Ma in the morning, who was alone in the back garden at that time.

Based on this, it can be further deduced that there may be any special connection between Ma Shi and the murderer.

Otherwise, in this short period of time, how did he get the exact news and get in and out of the real man's mansion with ease?

If this is the case, there is a reasonable explanation for the inconsistent proportions of the word ‘teacher’.

The expression on the face of the deceased was also explained.

In this way, while searching for clues, while repeatedly deliberating, Sun Shaozong circled a large circle in the backyard of the real man's house and returned to the garden.

He originally wanted to check the corpse for the last time, but when he came to the front with the lantern, the first thing that caught his eye was still the figure of the real Hongyuan standing with his hand holding his hand, looking up at the starry sky.

It should be half an hour before and after this, right?

Is he always dented next to the body?

perhaps……

He wasn't actually posing, but he didn't know how to face his wife's death?

If this is the case, the previous inference of "killing his wife to prove the way" is somewhat biased.

Moreover, if there is any unclear connection between Ma family and the murderer, the possibility of real Hongyuan colluding with the murderer will be reduced to the lowest point.

Sun Shaozong was wondering if he wanted to take the opportunity to test the feelings between the couple, but suddenly he heard the footsteps behind him.

Picking up the lantern, turning his head and looking around, he saw Huang Bin leading the three female prisoners, walking quickly with the butler and Taoist.

"grown ups!"

And seeing that Sun Shaozong was not far in front, Huang Bin immediately stepped out from the crowd, hurried to the front, and bowed and said: "The villain has sent brothers to guard the front and back doors. Without your instructions, no one can do anything at will. In and out."

Sun Shaozong nodded, then turned to Hongyuan Zhenren and said, "Huh, can you find a suitable room for these female prisoners to further examine the corpses?"

Honourable Hongyuan didn't look at him, and just waved his broad sleeves at the Hongfeng Taoist.

The Taoist Hongfeng immediately understood what he meant, and asked the two wives to join the three female prisoners, and carried Ma's body to the side hall for examination.

As for Sun Shaozong and Huang Bin, they followed the Hongfeng real person to the crowded hall.

Just when he was on the road, Sun Shaozong had never really seen it because of the waning night. At this time, the hall was brightly lit, and he realized that there were not many disciples in the Tianshi Mansion in the capital, and there were only a dozen or so Taoists. Look like.

And even more, they were teenagers who hadn't taught seal Taoism. They should all be real Hongyuan people. They were just included under the door after they opened up the situation in the capital.

At this time, those half-old children, Wu Yangyang, stood in the hall for half of the time, but they were all silent and did not dare to make any movement. Obviously, they were under extremely strict control.

On the contrary, the maids occupy only a corner of the living room, whispering incessantly.

Of course, as soon as Sun Shaozong showed up, the maids and women immediately calmed down.

This hall is supposed to be the place where the Taoists do their homework on weekdays. In the innermost position, there is also a small Buddhist platform.

Because he didn’t know if there were any taboos in this, Sun Shaozong didn’t set foot on the platform. He just stood in front of the crowd and looked around, then said loudly, “All those who stayed behind in this mansion before will stand in front of the official. ."

Several Taoists in the crowd exchanged glances, and then they all came out.

There were only six people who stood up, but they were all grown-up Taoists. It seems that before the real Hongyuan, he took all the Taoists to Ningguo Mansion to support the scene.

And among the six people who stood up, it was not six feet tall, more than five feet and five inches [1 meter 71], and only one person.

It can only be said that the height difference between the north and the south is relatively obvious nowadays.

At this time, the maids in the corner couldn't help but a little commotion. One of the women asked boldly: "Master Qingtian, we...we who are slaves, do we have to stand over?"

"No need."

Sun Shaozong waved his hand and ordered: "Huang Bin, you will take the people who were in this house at the time of the case to be cross-examined carefully to see if they have an alibi and who are the maids next to Madam Ma? Stand up and reply."

Huang Bin just wanted to step forward and take his order. Hearing the following words, he hurriedly returned to his original position~www.readwn.com~ At the same time, two fifteen- or six-year-old maids walked over tremblingly, bending over and said timidly: "Slavery Qiuhong [Xia He], I have met Master Qingtian, and the two of us are the maids next to the wife."

After a pause, Na Qiuhong added: "After Madam arrived in the garden, the two of us have been chatting with Zhang's sister-in-law. Later, when we felt something was wrong, it was the corpse found by the three of us together."

This is clever.

And listening to their accents, they should be locals in Beijing, not Madam Ma brought them from the south.

Sun Shaozong nodded, and unquestionably ordered: "The officer is going to check in Madam Ma's dormitory. You two will lead the way."

The two maids looked at Taoist Hongfeng subconsciously, and saw that he didn't mean to stop them, and then they took Sun Shaozong and the two yamen to Madam Ma's dormitory.

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