"There are three major elements in handling a case, motive, time and technique, and there is also a chain called the evidence chain. Every clue and every exhibit we find at the crime scene must be related to each other and fit perfectly with these three major elements.
, so that there will be no unjust, false or wrongful convictions due to our negligence."
Rong Fei admired Gu Fengxiao very much, so when he heard him ask questions, he patiently and meticulously imparted his experience.
“The evidence provided by the Kyoto Prefecture seemed to be solid, but upon careful analysis, it was full of errors and omissions. That’s why I didn’t dare to make a rash decision during the day and inspected the scene with my own eyes.
The old couple's family is well off, but it is only compared to the surrounding neighbors. In fact, it can only be regarded as an ordinary family. Just imagine how much gold, silver, coins, and jewelry an ordinary family can have? The most valuable thing is actually that house.
The two elderly people have no children, and the only relative in Kyoto is this nephew. During the on-site inspection, I smelled a strong smell of medicine in the house, and the autopsy results given by Fusaku also said that the old woman suffered from serious illness.
With tuberculosis, even if you don't get killed, your time is running out and you won't be able to live long.
The husband is in broken shape, which may be caused by the fatigue and worry of taking care of the old wife for many years. If the old woman dies of illness, it will be a great blow to the husband, and combined with his poor health, he may not die soon.
Five taels of treasure banknotes, one tael and five taels of loose silver, 134 copper coins, and a gold ingot were found in the dry well in the murderer's backyard.
Both old men died of illness, so his nephew, as the only relative, can naturally inherit the entire inheritance. With such a risk-free and profit-maximizing method, why would the old man’s nephew risk beheading?
Why risk it to rob such a small amount of property? This is the first suspicion point, and the motive for committing the crime is not sufficient."
Rong Fei's words were clear and transparent. Not only did Gu Fengxiao listen carefully, but even Xu Silang, who was arrested, also listened carefully.
"The second doubtful point. I found relatively clear shoe prints on a pool of blood at the scene. The blood flowed to the ground when the murderer committed the crime. Even if the murderer stepped on it, the shoe prints would only be on the ground there.
Leave traces, how can you leave traces of shoe prints on blood stains?
Then I thought that there had been a heavy rain the day before yesterday. Two old people were killed the night before, but because of the heavy rain and the moist air, the blood had not completely solidified until the next morning. At this time, someone stepped on the blood, and they
He would leave shoe prints on the semi-solidified blood stains, and his soles would also be stained with some blood stains. In this way, the old man's nephew's statement would coincide.
Since the old man's nephew said that the two old men had been killed when he got there, there must be shoe prints left by the real murderer at the scene. After carefully comparing all the shoe prints at the crime scene, I found that although the length of all the shoe prints seemed to be
They are the same whether they are fat or thin, but there are still some slight differences in the soles due to different degrees of wear.
Some of the shoe prints on the right foot seemed to be missing a small piece. I checked the doors, windows and walls, but found no signs of intrusion and climbing. So I went around to the backyard to try my luck, and found it on the wooden fence.
There was half a shoe print stained with mud, and there was also a small piece of shoe sole that had been hung up by stubble.
It was obvious that the murderer climbed through the backyard fence and murdered the two old men in the middle of the night. The murder weapon was the old man's own hatchet. If the murderer had planned ahead, he would have prepared a more convenient and sharper weapon in advance, so I
It is speculated that the murderer may have acted impromptuly.
In front of the small courtyard is a flat bluestone road, and the trail behind is muddy, making it even more difficult to walk at night. Since the murderer was planning to kill on the spur of the moment, he must not have taken the trail on purpose, but would often use this trail for some reason.
Walk, even if the night is dark and muddy, you must walk.
Cutting corners? Rushing for time?
What is so urgent about?
Guessing is useless, just follow the path and find out the truth. When I saw Changle Gambling House, I already had a rough guess in my mind.
If the murderer is a gambler, everything can be explained.
You saw what happened next. After some bluffing, the manager of the casino took the initiative to help us find the real murderer. Xu Silang, is what I said correct?"
Rong Fei stared at Xu Silang and asked coldly.
Xu Silang's face was pale, a thick layer of cold sweat oozed from his forehead, and his body was swaying constantly. Thinking of the punishment he was about to face, he was so frightened that he could not answer anything.
"You are also a thief. You even deliberately left some property at the crime scene to confuse the public and frame the blame. It seems that you are an experienced recidivist. When you get back, let the Kyoto Prefecture government officials give you a good beating.
Punishment may lead to more cases being uncovered.”
Plop!
When Xu Silang heard this, he knelt on the ground and kept kowtowing towards Rong Fei.
"Master Cha... Master Cha... it's not like that, it's not like that. I, Xu Silang, swear to God that I have done such a thing that violated the law in my life, and I really have no other bad deeds. I was really scared at the time.
It was dark inside the room, so those belongings were accidentally dropped. I really didn’t leave them behind intentionally."
"Huh, whether you did it or not, you won't know until you are sentenced."
Gu Fengxiao kicked Xu Silang down and cursed.
At this time, Rong Fei suddenly had a sudden idea in his mind, and used the magical power that he didn't dare to use a second time after he only used it once last night - Insight across the Wall - towards Xu Silang who was curled up on the ground crying.
When Rong Fei used this magical power last night, he did so without a clear goal, so that all the sounds around him were transmitted to his ears, and all the scenery was mixed together and came into view, almost sending him away.
If it is activated against a specific target, will you be able to see or hear something different?
This thought flashed through his mind, and Rong Fei felt a little itchy. Taking advantage of Gu Fengxiao's scolding Xu Silang and both of them not paying attention to him, he activated his magical power.
"I don't want to die...I don't want to die..."
"This beast, I really want to chop him with a knife."
The moment the magical power was activated, two voices sounded in his mind.
One is Xu Silang's voice, and the other is Gu Fengxiao's.
But it was clear that one of them was yelling and the other was begging, which was completely inconsistent with what Rong Fei heard in his mind.
Rong Fei immediately figured out that this was probably what the two of them were thinking at this time. They were both in tune here and there, so it was clear that he had a clear mind.
At this time, Gu Fengxiao and Xu Silang also appeared in a different state in Rong Fei's eyes.
Gu Fengxiao's whole body was wrapped in a layer of faint green energy, and the energy at the top of his head turned gray-white.
Xu Silang's whole body was wrapped in a purple-black aura, and there was a purple-black insect that looked like a centipede lying on his Tianling Cap.
After seeing the strange scenes and hearing other people's voices for just a moment, Rong Fei felt dizzy and almost fell down. Knowing that this was due to his lack of proficiency in using his magical powers and excessive physical exertion, he immediately stopped his magical powers.
At the moment when his magical power was about to cease, Rong Fei accidentally reached out and grabbed the top of Xu Silang's head. The centipede-like insect lying on Xu Silang's Tianling Cap was photographed by Rong Fei from the air.
Rong Fei didn't know what was wrong with him. He was very afraid of reptiles such as centipedes, spiders, caterpillars and snakes. When he saw that the centipede was about to fall into his hands, he was so frightened that he waved his hands to avoid it, but the centipede seemed to be caught by something.
It was like pulling things, but it finally fell into Rong Fei's palm.
Rong Fei shivered, but when he opened his palms and looked, there was nothing.
Immediately afterwards I felt something entering my body.
Rong Fei thought of something and quickly sank his consciousness into the spiritual consciousness space. As expected, he saw the centipede-like insect floating to the Haechi's mouth.
Xie Zhi managed to open his eyes a little, and first glanced at Rong Fei's consciousness. Then he opened his mouth slightly, and the centipede floated into Xie Zhi's mouth. After chewing it for a few times, Rong Fei actually smiled slightly from Xie Zhi.
I could see the unfinished meaning in my eyes.
After eating the centipede, the Haechi closed its eyes and continued to sleep soundly.
Oh, it turns out that this guy can not only absorb the energy of punishment, but he can also eat insects that cause people to turn evil.
After figuring out the correct use of Separate Wall's Insight, he also unexpectedly discovered another way of growing Haechi, which made Rong Fei very excited and immediately became more motivated.
The first case was over, and the second case was in the east of the city. After the two escorted Xu Silang back to Kyoto Prefecture, they headed straight to the east of the city under the moonlight without stopping.
It was already midnight. Although Kyoto is said to never sleep, it also refers to the prosperous areas with entertainment venues such as brothels, restaurants, and gambling houses. In most residential areas, people still go to bed early to rest well.
Be energetic enough to do tomorrow's work.
Most of the buildings on the east side of the city are residential buildings, so the entire city is shrouded in night. The moonlight shines on the scattered roof tiles, which look like silver fish scales from a distance.
Arriving in the east of the city, Rong Fei jumped on the roof of a house and looked around. He selected two small buildings that overlooked a large area and were difficult to find. He and Gu Fengxiao lurked in two places respectively.
A month ago, the Kyoto Prefecture received reports from two wealthy gentry families in the east of the city, claiming that their maids had been abused and killed by flower pickers. Chen Xiusong sent a capable police officer to investigate the homes of these two wealthy gentry families, only to learn that the insulted Kenben
It's not a maid, but a concubine, and a young lady who has not yet left the palace.
Two wealthy gentry families took their own dignity into account before they lied and claimed that their maid had been assaulted. During the investigation, the police learned a shocking news. These two wealthy gentry families were not the only ones in the east area of the city whose women were insulted by flower pickers. These two wealthy gentry families were the only ones who knew about it.
There were nine people who reported it, but those people were worried about affecting their reputation, so they concealed it and did not report it.
Realizing the seriousness of the problem, Chen Xiusong sent nearly half of the Kyoto Prefecture's police officers to ambush in the east of the city. As a result, female family members were still abused and killed every few days, but none of the police officers were seen picking up the flower thieves.
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The backlog of cases in Kyoto Prefecture was increasing, and the police officers could not continue to spend time here. So after squatting for more than ten days and finding nothing, Chen Xiusong could only symbolically leave two government officers to patrol the east side of the city every night.
, the remaining staff were withdrawn to work on other cases.
After reading the case, Rong Fei keenly realized that this case was not simple.