Dongdu Pavilion Case Record

On the second day, both Wen Tao and Tang Wuyi slept until the sun was up.

Sure enough, the rumors in Jin Garden had already started to spread.In addition to the kabuki in the Weirui Pavilion, several other people either saw the woman in red dancing out of thin air the night before or last night.Tang Wuyi entrusted Fangzhu Chu to call and interrogate all the people who claimed to have seen the woman in red dancing in person.

He entered Wen Tao's room with a new stack of notes, while Wen Tao was thinking about it with a topographic map of Jin Garden.

"Are there any new clues?" Wen Tao raised his head and asked.

Tang Wuyi shook his head: "It's similar to what I saw in person last night. The woman in red who appeared and disappeared out of thin air is also at the right time."

"Oh? Who saw them all?"

"A maid in Fengqi Pavilion, a few maikos in Xiangcao Pavilion, and a kabuki in Weirui Pavilion." Tang Wuyi said.

Wen Tao's eyes suddenly lit up: "You mean Fengqi Pavilion, Xiangcao Pavilion and Weirui Pavilion?"

"Exactly, what's the matter?"

"Look, these places are all in the same direction, in the southeast of the small island in the middle of the lake." Wen Tao pointed to the topographic map and said to Tang Wuyi.Finally, a little bit of starlight that he hadn't seen for several days appeared in his eyes again.

Tang Wuyi grabbed the map and said: "So that's it! Only people in this direction can see it. You were in the due west last night, so you didn't see it. But why can only people in the southeast direction see it?"

Wen Tao was also puzzled, he thought for a while and asked: "Tang Yue, think about it carefully, when you saw that woman dancing last night, was there anything unusual? Is there anything unreasonable? For example, her silhouette, color, size, movement..."

"Wait..." Tang Wuyi seemed to grasp something suddenly in his mind, "Her size is wrong!"

"Oh?"

"We sat closer to the lake on the day of the Yiju, and the Weirui Pavilion was a little farther away from the lake, so yesterday I saw that the woman's figure was much smaller when she was dancing than when Yiju was looking at the Nanfang lady, so I thought it was her. The location of the Weirui Pavilion. Looking back now, even if the Weirui Pavilion is farther away from the lake, the figure of the woman will not be so small."

"The figure has become smaller... Tang Yue, she didn't dance on the small island in the middle of the lake!" Wen Tao suddenly realized, he pointed to the topographic map and explained to Tang Wuyi, "Look, the small island in the middle of the lake is in the center. You were in the southeast corner last night, and from your perspective, you thought there was a woman dancing on the small island in the middle of the lake. However, the place where she actually danced may be in this area." Wen Tao pointed to the northwest corner of the small island in the middle of the lake , "The terrain here is slightly lower than the small island in the middle of the lake. If she dances somewhere close to the lake, you can see her directly from your angle, and the ground under her feet is just blocked by the small island in the middle of the lake. From your point of view, she looks like she is dancing on the small island in the middle of the lake."

"So that's how it is! So you can't see her, only people in the southeast corner can see her!" Tang Wuyi shouted.

"However, we still have to go to that area to have a look. If it's just in the open space by the water, and wearing red clothes, I should have noticed it last night." Wen Tao mused.

For the first time, the two of them had a clear direction in their hearts, and their footsteps were windy.After walking around half of the garden, I finally arrived at the northwest corner of Jinyuan.There are not many pavilions and pavilions in this area, with lush trees and winding paths.The two walked along the path to the lake. From this direction, they could see the small island in the center of the lake and the pavilion in the southeast corner.Wen Tao said: "Let's look around to see if there are any clues."

The two searched separately.After walking for about a stick of incense, Wen Tao suddenly saw a sinking stone boat built by the lake.Ordinary stone boats are built by the water in the style of real boats, and people feel like they are facing the water.This boat is relatively simple to build, except for the flat hull, there is no decoration on it, but it is an excellent place for dancing.Even better, there is a tall and dense sycamore tree next to the stone boat, blocking the view, so Wen Tao, who is in the west, cannot see the stone boat.At the same time, when viewed from the southeast corner, if someone turns directly from behind the tree, or circles directly behind the tree from the stone boat, it will appear and disappear suddenly.

Wen Tao was overjoyed, he jumped onto the stone boat, and sure enough there were scattered gold paper butterflies on the boat.He was overjoyed, bent down to pick up two pieces, and suddenly heard footsteps, but it was not Tang Wuyi's footsteps, it was like a woman's small steps.

"Who is it?" Wen Tao was alert, straightened up and looked, and there seemed to be a woman's figure not far away.

Wen Tao's heart trembled, and he hurriedly chased after her, but the vegetation was lush and the paths were overgrown, and soon, the woman disappeared.Wen Tao's pursuit was fruitless, so he had to join Tang Wuyi first.

He found Tang Wuyi and told him about Shi Chuanfang and the woman.Tang Wuyi saw that there were indeed dozens of golden paper butterflies on the stone boat, which were no different from what he saw last night, and he was convinced that this place was indeed the place where real women danced.

He pondered for a while and then said: "The woman you mentioned just now, could it be a dancer?"

"She's here... that's right! She may be here to take back Kingdee." Wen Tao also suddenly realized.

The place is remote, and the woman danced at night, leaving evidence of King Die. It is very likely that King Die needs to be picked up during the day to avoid being discovered.

"Fortunately, we were one step earlier." Tang Wuyi said, "However, let her slip away."

"Since she saw me, she probably won't show up again at night." Wen Tao said a little disappointed.

Tang Wuyi also felt a little pity.They picked up all the golden paper butterflies they could find on the stone boat, and walked slowly back to Fangfei Pavilion, analyzing the case while walking.

Tang Wuyi said: "In this way, anyone can come here and pretend to be Die Wu's lady to dance. As long as she dances for a few days, someone in the pavilion in the southeast corner will always find out the rumors, and her goal will be achieved."

"It can be ruled out a little bit. For example, the person pretending to be Die Wu's lady should not be Furong's lady from Beifang." Wen Tao said, although he didn't see the dancing girl with his own eyes, but Furong's lady is good at singing and has a relatively plump figure. .

"That's right. Although I just looked at it from a distance for a while, that woman is slender. Fangzhu Chu said that her dancing skills can be regarded as the essence of a Die Wu lady." Tang Wuyi said.

"Miss Suxin from Nanfang?" The two said in unison.

Lady Suxin is slender and has superb dancing skills. If she imitates Lady Diewu, it is more than enough to look like her.

"Besides, she was the first to complete the performance on the day of the art competition. Although a maid testified that she took a bath and changed clothes for more than an hour, no one can prove what she did afterwards." Wen Tao said.

"At present, it seems that she is indeed more suspected. But..." Tang Wuyi paused, "There is no motive. She just got the favor of King Qi, why did she choose to kill at this time?"

"Don't think too much, find her and interrogate her again to see if there are any flaws." Wen Tao said quietly.