Qilin son from a poor family, the son is unparalleled in the world Chapter 93: Reading thousands of books is not as good as traveling thousands of miles
Chapter 93: Reading thousands of books is not as good as traveling thousands of miles
At the end of October 15th, the 24th day of Tianyuan, the fire was extinguished. Sun Xu, a member of the Qianyi Guards, entered the Sanqing Hall and found that the master of the temple, Ziyuan Zhenren, was burned in the Sanqing Hall.
At the ugly moment, Gu Guang, the chief registrar of Dali Temple, entered the hall to conduct an autopsy. He noted that the body's head was facing southwest, its back was facing southeast, its feet were facing northeast, it was facing right, its arms were clasped, its left hand was in the form of a fist, and its right hand was in the form of a claw. It was curled up in the middle of the Sanqing Hall.
The muscles and bones of the whole body were burned to coke, the internal organs were burned to ashes, and the third rib on the left was broken and fell to the ground.
The charred corpse cannot be touched, it will break into pieces if touched.
Seeing the description of Master Ziyuan's corpse, Ye Qing frowned, full of disbelief.
He asked He Wen:
"I have read so many testimonies before, and they all said that the fire burned for a whole hour and the fire was fierce. I don't have a general impression yet."
"Looking at what is written in this sentence, the fire for an hour actually burned the body into charcoal and broke into pieces when touched. It is really terrible."
He Wen nodded, his face solemn, and said with emotion:
"Yes, there are five wells in Chaotian Palace, and one hundred and thirty-nine water tanks are arranged everywhere. They are usually filled with water and water lilies are raised. One is for decoration, and the other is to prevent water leakage."
"The Jin Yiwei and the people from Dali Temple who guarded the Zijin Cauldron are all highly skilled. It was unbelievable that they were able to save the people like this for an entire hour that night when there was no wind."
Ye Qing's eyes flashed with suspicion as he continued to look down:
On the 15th, around the 15th day of the lunar month, Xiao Wang, the official of the Huaiyang Prefecture, came to the scene to inspect the charred corpse, and his notes were the same as those of Gu Guang.
On the 15th day of the lunar month, Wen Zhan, a widower from Yangzhou, went to the scene to examine the charred corpse. His notes were the same as those of Gu Guang and Xiao Wang.
The three of them got permission from Liu Zujun, the young minister of Dali Temple, and Sun Xu, a member of the Jinyi Guards family, to jointly examine the corpse. They smeared potion on the corpse, and after half an hour, peeled off the blackened muscles attached to the skeleton.
With Huaiyang Wu Zuo Xiao Wang as the main one and Yangzhou Wu Zuo Wen Zhan as the auxiliary, the autopsy was recorded by Gu Guang, the chief registrar of Dali Temple, and the autopsy officially started at the beginning of the Yin Dynasty.
Xiao Wang inspected and found that the third rib on the left side of the burnt corpse was broken from the middle. The upper end of the fracture was cracked, the middle and lower parts of the fracture were flat and tilted outwards, and there were cracks on the surface. The middle part of the fourth rib was compared with the position of the fracture, and there was an obvious dent on the upper side.
Because the second rib was intact, and based on the direction and location of the broken bone wound, Xiao Wangduan struck with a sharp blade. It was initially determined that the murder weapon was a dagger. The murderer stood face to face with Ziyuan Zhenren and stabbed him in the heart with the blade in his backhand.
Yangzhou Wuzuo Wen Zhan seconded the motion.
Xiao Wang examined the body and found that there was a large amount of ash in the mouth, nose and throat of the charred corpse, the throat was shattered, and there was a finger-wide oblique crack on the outside of the middle part of the right calf bone.
Xiao Wangjuan saw that the murderer stabbed his heart with a dagger, but missed the blow. He stabbed his throat with his fingertips, causing Ziyuan Zhenren to lose his voice. He also kicked his right calf, causing him to fall to the ground to the right.
Yangzhou Wuzuo Wen Zhan seconded the motion.
As Ye Qing followed this record, two people appeared in his mind, standing face to face.
One person held a dagger in his backhand, with the tip of the knife pointing toward his thumb, and the attack was directed toward Ziyuan Zhenren's heart.
Then he made a palm with his left hand, poked his throat with his fingertips, and then kicked his right calf with his leg.
Ye Qing frowned, and the fingertips of his long fingers slid back and forth on this text.
He Wen, who was standing behind Ye Qing, said:
"I asked Aweng about this testimonial, and Aweng said that Master Ziyuan has been practicing martial arts and maintaining his health all year round. He is not an ordinary person who is incapable of restraining himself and has no reaction in the face of danger."
"There are martial arts masters who come to Chaotian Palace all year round to compete with him in martial arts and seek advice. You can imagine his superb skills."
"The murderer stood face to face with him, stabbed his ribs with a dagger, stabbed his throat, and kicked his shins. It can be imagined that Ziyuan Zhenren had no response."
"It is conceivable that the opponent's skill must be higher than that of Master Ziyuan, and he is also very familiar with him."
Hearing this, the confessions he had read before suddenly appeared in Ye Qing's mind.
He wondered:
"According to the explanation of the person who recorded the confession in the file, except for the Jin Yiwei, the Taoist priests from Dali Temple and Guanzhong, the rest of the people staying overnight are ordinary people who do not know martial arts."
"So, the murderer is familiar with Ziyuan Zhenren and the only one who knows kung fu is the Taoist priest Guanzhong, right?"
He Wen, with a solemn face, shook his head and said:
"That night, all the Taoist priests in the temple sat cross-legged in the square outside Sanqing Hall and recited Taoist scriptures."
"So, the only possibility is that some of the outsiders staying overnight told lies."
Seeing that He Wen stopped talking, Ye Qing was silent and thought deeply for a long time before he said firmly:
"I still guess it's a Taoist priest from Guanzhong."
He looked up at the inquiring congratulations, stood up quickly, rummaged on the bookshelf a few times, took out a file and said:
"Look, this file records that a fire broke out on the fourteenth day. Jinyiwei, Dali Temple and Guanzhong Taoist priests all stepped forward to help put out the fire."
"During this period, some outsiders who stayed overnight wanted to come forward to help, but they were all blocked."
"So, the murderer in the hall can only be the Taoist priest from Guanzhong."
"The murderer took advantage of the rush to put out the fire and broke into the palace."
"Perhaps there is a secret passage that is not known to everyone, and you can sneak into the hall."
After being silent for a while, He Wen felt shaken, but his eyes remained firm as he asked:
"This is just your speculation, and it is recorded later in the file."
"There was a fire in the Sanqing Palace, and the fire was very violent. Jinyiwei and the people from Dali Temple tried to take the opportunity to break in through the doors and windows, but the doors and windows were strong, and the fire was blessing them, so they couldn't break in."
"At 2:00 p.m., the window burned and cracked. We were able to break the window, but at this time, the fire could not be suppressed. Water was poured on it and turned into gas, making it impossible for people to enter."
"Putting aside your speculations, first of all, how did Master Ziyuan enter the hall?"
Ye Qing fell silent.
He deliberately didn't think about this problem just now.
I want to determine the murderer's method of committing the crime first.
The focus of this case is to recover the Zijin Cauldron.
If you can imitate the murderer's crime, you can determine the correct method of committing the crime, and then the process of how Zi Yuan died can be revealed.
Seeing Ye Qing's silence, He Wen continued:
"As for your guess, according to what you said, the murderer entered the hall while the fire was being put out. However, there were people fighting the fire all around the hall. If anyone broke in or came out of the hall, they would be seen."
"If there is a secret passage that can enter the main hall, after the fire breaks out, enter the main hall, attack Zhenren Ziyuan, and then come out and blend in with the crowd fighting the fire, this may be seamless."
"Yes, Dali Temple and Jinyiwei dug deep into the ground and searched the entire Chaotian Palace to confirm that there were no secret passages or chambers in the Sanqing Palace."
"Moreover, there is no Zijin Cauldron in the entire Chaotian Palace."
Ye Qing fell silent again, his brows furrowed into the character "Chuan".
He Wen on the side saw that Ye Qing was just like himself when he came into contact with the case for the first time, falling into painful contemplation of being unable to solve the mystery. His face showed loss and disappointment, and he sighed in his heart.
After more than ten breaths.
Ye Qing's eyes flickered and he said sincerely: "I am arrogant. After reading the files, I felt that I was a bit smart, and I thought that I could find clues to this shocking case."
"How can I despise a case that makes Jin Yiwei and Dali Temple unable to do anything, and a case that even a young detective like you, He Wuzuo, has no clue about."
Finished.
Ye Qing bowed to He Wen solemnly and apologized:
"He Wuzuo, my words just now meant to belittle you. I didn't mean to say them. Please forgive me."
"It doesn't matter!" He Wen returned the gift with his hand in hand, admiration appearing in his bright eyes: "I was the same way back then."
In an instant, the two young men looked at each other and smiled.
then.
Ye Qing said with high spirits:
"Reading thousands of books is not as good as traveling thousands of miles."
"What you see on paper is ultimately shallow. I think we should go to Chaotian Palace to see it in person. Maybe we will get something unexpected."
Although He Wen went to Chaotian Palace many times, Ye Qing's words truly spoke to his heart.
Even though Ye Qing's guess was overturned, he admitted his mistake so honestly and went to investigate the case down-to-earth, which made He Wengao look at him.
He Wen responded with a smile:
"That's right!"
"It's better to choose the day than to hit it. You still have four volumes of files that you haven't finished yet. After you finish them, you and I will set off!"