Just when Boss Song was asking about Jin An, several special guests came to visit the Song family. It was the head catcher Wang Donglin who came to the Song family with several government servants.
Boss Song frowned and asked his servants to bring someone over.
"I have met Boss Song and Mrs. Song. Please express my condolences about Miss Song." The tall and strong Wang Baotou said hello and then looked at Jin An and the old Taoist priest.
He cupped his fists and said politely: "Presumably these two are the Taoist priests Chen and Jin'an of Wu Zang Taoist Temple mentioned in the market, right? Sure enough, the folk rumors are true, Taoist priest Chen has an immortal demeanor, and Taoist priest Jin'an has a heroic appearance and full of energy. At first glance, he is a martial artist.
Master, Mr. Wang has admired the names of these two Taoists for a long time."
This last sentence is not a polite comment. For a catcher who lives in the yamen in the south of the city, any major or minor case in the south of the city will have to be reviewed and signed by several catchers before being reported to the county government for review and then reported to the government yamen.
Mr. Yin's review, if it involves a human life case or a serious case, it will be reported to the Capital Criminal Investigation Department for review.
It is precisely because of these procedures that Mr. Wang has known about the Tian family case for a long time. It is not an exaggeration to say that he has been a famous person for a long time.
The old Taoist priest had a soft ear. When he heard someone praising his immortal Taoism to his face, he immediately straightened his Taoist robes, coughed dryly, and said hello to the king with his head and fists in a serious manner.
The old Taoist priest has a good appearance, but usually he looks very wretched when he is not serious. But once he becomes serious, he really has the spirit of immortality and the aura of an ethereal fairy.
At this time, the chief steward of the Song family brought the third steward Shi Zhiping.
The third housekeeper was brought here by Wu Hua Da and struggled desperately all the way.
"Master, the third housekeeper has been found. When we found him, he looked panicked, as if he was planning to escape from the Song family." The chief housekeeper of the Song family truthfully reported the entire arrest process to Song Haichuan...
Before everyone could interrogate Shi Zhiping, the third housekeeper of the Song family raked Song Haichuan's head when he saw him, and shouted: "Master, you must make the decision for me. I accidentally slipped and fell when I was on the mountain.
My robes were dirty, I just wanted to go back to my room and change into clean clothes, but the housekeeper broke in and tied me up for no reason!"
"Okay, don't yell for now. I will take care of the housekeeper's affairs myself. Let me ask you, did you go to the ice cellar to get a large amount of ice stones on March 1st? You can think about it carefully before you answer. I have Mr. Warehouse here.
The account book." Song Haichuan raised the account book in his hand, his eyes flashed with a dangerous cold light, and he had no intention of letting anyone loosen his grip.
The third butler Shi Zhiping first glared at the first butler unconvinced, and then nodded to Song Haichuan: "Sir, this is indeed the case."
Song Haichuan: "Do you know that it is not easy to store these ice stones? What is the use of taking away dozens of kilograms of ice stones at a time? Where does it go? Answer truthfully!"
The third housekeeper Shi Zhiping suddenly knelt down, lowered his head and apologized: "Master, I made the decision on my own. If you want to punish me, just punish me. Don't punish Ding Huyuan and the others!"
"I passed by the martial arts field that day and saw that Ding Huyuan and the others were bruised and in unbearable pain while practicing martial arts. They had to continue patrolling at night to protect the tranquility of the Song family. So I felt soft-hearted and went to the ice cellar to get some blackened and discarded ice stones.
Send it to Dinghuyuan to reduce swelling and blood stasis."
At this time, a sturdy nurse stood up and testified for Shi Zhiping, the third steward, that during the day of March 1st, he indeed brought a lot of ice stones to these warriors to reduce swelling and blood stasis. That day, the brothers were very moved and were worried about the third steward.
They would be scolded by the owner. The third housekeeper said that these ice stones were contaminated and dirty. They were no longer suitable for refrigerating fruits, raw meat, and would have to be discarded sooner or later. Only after hearing that these were discarded ice stones did they dare to use them for ice compresses.
Contusion site.
Regardless of what the third housekeeper and Ding Huyuan said, it is recorded in the warehouse account books that the ice stones taken away by the third housekeeper that day were indeed contaminated and discarded ice cubes.
Song Haichuan did not blame the third housekeeper and Ding Huyuan for this matter, but turned to look at Jin An: "Taoist Master Jin An, do you have anything to ask?"
Song Haichuan frowned slightly.
Jin An nodded to Song Haichuan, picked up the account book again, and walked to Ding Huyuan: "According to the registration in the warehouse account book, the ice cubes that the third housekeeper took from the ice cellar that day totaled about thirty kilograms. Ding
Does the nursing home know how big the volume of thirty kilograms of ice is? Are you sure that the ice cubes that the third housekeeper gave you to ice your wounds that day weighed about thirty kilograms?"
"This..." Ding Huyuan replied that the ice cubes given to them by the third housekeeper that day had been crushed, and there were many people applying ice that day, so the specific amount could not be confirmed.
"However, if I think about it now, the ice stone that day should not have weighed thirty kilograms..."
Jin An nodded, thanked Ding Huyuan for his answer, and then looked at the third steward Shi Zhiping: "Third steward, can you explain where the remaining ice stones went?"
The third housekeeper of the Song family cried out his injustice on the spot: "Ding Huyuan, you have to speak with conscience. I saw my brothers were injured, so I kindly brought ice stones for you to apply ice on, but you said that I was greedy for those ice stones!"
The third housekeeper looked at Song Haichuan: "Master, I really didn't covet any of the Song family's property. I really gave all the ice stones that day to Ding Huyuan and the others! Besides, those are dirty ice stones. I brought them
There is no point in hiding it privately, and it is not easy to store ice stones. They will disappear in a day and a half. You have to dig several feet deep into the ground and seal them with good cotton to keep them warm. None of my servants have the conditions to dig and store ice.
ah!"
Jin An: "When did I tell the third housekeeper that you were greedy?"
The expression on Shi Zhiping's face, the third housekeeper, froze and he stopped defending himself. He lowered his head and kept kowtowing, saying that he was wronged and hiding the expression on his face.
"It is true that ordinary people do not have the conditions to store ice stones. Even if they are sold to restaurants, no one is willing to accept these contaminated ice stones for fear that the meat and vegetables will become stinky due to freezing, but..."
Jin An stared at the third housekeeper who had lowered his head to hide the expression on his face: "But you can use it to blame others, secretly hide Miss Song and maid Caixia to the house of pig butcher Tieshuan, and then use those ice stones to block them
Let the door latch fall by itself, and spread hay on the ice stone to cover up the first point of fire to create a perfect secret room murder!"
As soon as this statement came out, all the guests at the funeral banquet were in an uproar. Is there really something hidden behind Song Zhizhi's death?
Jin An looked at the third housekeeper who kept his head down, and continued: "Actually, this case is not complicated. What is complicated is that most southerners have never seen snow and ice stones, and their thinking is limited, so it is difficult to kill people on ice stones.
Think about it!"
Jin An explained several doubtful points he found at the pig butcher's house one by one, which shocked everyone. Everyone showed surprise and astonishment. They never thought that a secret room murder could be carried out like this.
As Jin An said, this case is not complicated. If the ice cubes melt, they will lose their support. If the hay is wet and then burned, a large amount of thick smoke will rise and make people suffocating. These are common sense, but due to the restricted geographical environment,
People's thinking is limited. Without Jin An's awakening, no one would take the initiative to think of these things.
"It turns out that using these common sense of life can create a perfect secret room murder."
"It was Taoist Jin An who observed carefully before he came up with the idea of ​​murder in the Bingshi secret room. Taoist Jin An is not only well-informed, but also has a delicate mind and a flexible mind."
"That's right, Taoist Master Jin An is really a god. With so many details and clues in front of me, even if I scratch my head, I will never associate them with the murderer."
The guests present discussed among themselves and praised Jin An.
But among so many people, there are also some dissatisfied voices: "You have mythologized that little Taoist priest too much. It is too early to draw conclusions now. So far it has been Taoist Master Jin'an's guess, and the third housekeeper hasn't spoken yet."
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The head catcher Wang Donglin closed his eyes and recalled the scene of the fire, then opened his eyes and looked at Jin An with admiration: "Taoist Master Jin An did not lie. There are indeed these suspicious details in the pig butcher's house that was reduced to ashes by the fire."
Just thinking about it again, Capt. Wang remembered many details of the scene. To be able to sit in the position of Capt., it is not only good martial arts, rich experience in handling cases, excellent memory, carefulness and patience, all of which are indispensable.
"I feel ashamed to say that even though I discovered these details that day, I didn't think too deeply about it. Today, I got a reminder from Taoist Master Jin'an, and it was like an enlightenment. The idea of ​​​​the case suddenly became clear."
"The method mentioned by Taoist Master Jin'an can indeed create a perfect secret room murder. It seems that Wang, I, has indeed solved a huge injustice case and let innocent people bear the blame for the real murderer." Afterwards, Mr. Wang said:
Face ashamed.
In terms of handling cases, Wang Captou's prestige is higher than that of Jin An. With Wang Captou's approval, Shi Zhiping's guilt was confirmed. Shi Zhi, the third housekeeper of the Song family, who had always lowered his head so that no one could see the expression on his face, began to cry out for injustice and resist: "
You devil, stop spitting blood here, the Song family treats me well, so why should I want to harm Miss Song!"
"For the three thousand taels of ransom!" Jin An's eyes were cold.
"Thieves also have their ways. People in the green forest only seek wealth, not life. They do not rob scholars, women, children and the elderly. Not only did you break the rules of the green forest, you were also so ruthless and dishonest. After receiving the ransom, you chose to kill brutally in order not to reveal your identity.
Kill Miss Song and blame it on innocent people."
Shi Zhiping, the third housekeeper, looked at Shang Jin An's cold eyes, his heart trembled, and he was terrified. He subconsciously avoided and did not dare to look directly.
Although he didn't dare to look directly at Jin An, he still resisted: "You keep saying that I kidnapped the young lady, and then framed the girl and set her on fire to kill someone. Do you, do you have any evidence? Don't stand here and spit on people without evidence!
Moreover, Wu Zuo has also examined the body and found that the pig butcher had no external injuries and was knocked unconscious and his hands and feet were not restrained. How could he just sit back and let outsiders break into his house and set up so many traps!"
"Master, you must make the decision for me! The pig butcher Tieshuan often delivers meat to the Song family. He is greedy for the beauty of the young lady and has long planned to kidnap the young lady. Moreover, many people saw the pig butcher carrying pigs that day.
The house sent pork and knocked down the young lady. It must have been that time that made this guy take notice of our young lady! This kind of rough country man comes from a humble background and can't do anything. The more pigs he kills, the more murderous he will be. So he changed it to
Killing people is normal for people like them!" Shi Zhiping, the third housekeeper, squeezed out a few cracks in his eyes and cried out against Song Haichuan.
"Shut up! A person like you deserves to call Tieshuan by his first name!" Seeing that the other party was still slandering the pig butcher at this time, Jin An's head became angry and interrupted the third housekeeper's ugly performance with a cold shout.
"You keep saying you want evidence, okay, I will convince you today!"
"Boss Song, you must have suspected that there is a mole in the Song family, right? Otherwise, Boss Song would not have ordered all entrances and exits to be blocked as soon as he returned to the mansion, and no one was allowed to go out."
Jin An did not immediately provide evidence, but first asked Song Haichuan.
Song Haichuan angrily glared at the third housekeeper Shi Zhiping, who was kneeling on the ground crying and complaining. Thinking of his daughter's tragic death, being burned alive by the fire, his heart ached and he could not speak, so he asked the first housekeeper to answer on his behalf.
The head butler of the Song family looked coldly at Shi Zhiping, who killed the young lady, and replied: "On the second day after the young lady disappeared, we saw that we received a blackmail letter thrown into the Song family by the kidnappers. While reporting it to the official, the master launched an attack on the Song family in Jiangzhou Prefecture.
All the connections and power of the young lady. The master said that the young lady had just disappeared for a day, and the target was so big that the kidnapper could not take people out of the city so quickly. The kidnapper and the young lady must still be in the city. The old man strongly suspected that the person who kidnapped the young lady was probably someone from the Song family.
A ghost committed the crime, because the Song family is the fastest and most accurate person to know the miss's daily whereabouts, so the master asked me not to alert the snake first, but to secretly investigate everyone in the house, including the third housekeeper. "
Shi Zhiping, the third housekeeper who was kneeling on the ground and kowtowing to Song Haichuan repeatedly, heard this. His shoulders shook violently, and his kowtow movement paused slightly. Although he quickly covered it up and continued to kowtow and cry out, many people present noticed this.
detail.
To be continued...