Gu Qi's case-solving manuscript

"When Ye Gusong closed the door, our attention was all focused on a pot of orchids in the corridor." Xu Yihua said, "That orchid is a rare plain crowned lotus tripod, and I have only seen it a few times in my life. And Now this season is not the season when Suguan Heding is in bloom, so at that time, everyone's attention was not on Ye Gusong, but followed my words to look at this orchid."

Gu Qidao: "Thinking about it now, is it really strange? Mr. Zhong is a county magistrate, how did he get the money to buy such a precious Suguan lotus tripod, and why did that Suguan lotus tripod disappear the next day?"

"Ye Gusong took the medicine that day, and he was drowsy. If Mr. Zhong's actions were not too extreme, how could he care about it?" Xu Yihua continued, "He didn't think it was strange, so he locked the doors and windows and slept. On the bed, when the time comes, his head will be cut off with a wire and he will die."

"The reason why you set up this secret room is to make a perfect alibi. You want to use Xu Yihua to prove to you that you were together when the crime happened, and you didn't have time to commit crimes." To confuse everyone, I added croton to Mrs. Zhong's tea, making her faint when she smelled the drug while in the toilet, and Zhao Ming, who has always been energetic, fell asleep when he was on duty because he drank your tea. But what you didn't expect was that Shi Bin was restless because he saw Ye Gusong that day, so he didn't drink tea, but it was exactly the same, and later you could guess from Shi Bin's abnormality that he was indirectly killed. Fluttershy's other murderer."

Gu Qi has been observing Zhong Benli's expression, but to his disappointment, the other party's face is calm, not even the slightest expression of anger just now, as if all the words he and Xu Yihua said were talking about someone who had nothing to do with him. same as people.

"Lord Zhong." Gu Qi sighed secretly, "The next day, after you figured out the joints, you asked Shi Bin to meet by the river, and then you pushed him into the river while he was unaware. Heavy rain, rising river, plus you are an acquaintance, he was not prepared, and he really let you succeed. After you pushed him into the river, he drowned quickly, and then you poured wine on him , pretending that he fell into the water and died because he was drunk. But you never imagined that Shi Bin was found to have liver disease not long ago, and he has quit drinking for more than two months."

"It turns out that Shi Bin quit drinking, but I didn't know." Zhong Benli suddenly smiled, and looked at Gu Qi with a gratified smile, "Gu Qi, you are really suitable for investigating cases, it seems that my vision is still right of."

Gu Qi was taken aback.

"Master..." Tweety muttered.

Zhong Benli shook his head: "Everything you said is just speculation between the two of you. If you don't have conclusive evidence, there is no way to convict me."

"I've found your murder weapon." Gu Qi took out the wire that Zhao Dagou had sent over from his bosom, "I also found that carriage."

Zhao Ming's eyes widened.

"You have no way to deal with the murder weapon at all, because after the horse ran madly, no one knew where it would go. If you can't find it, you naturally feel that others can't find it. But now I have found it Murder weapon, what else do you have to say?"

"Master Zhong, the student wants to ask you, where were you and where did you go the night Shi Bin died, can anyone prove it?" Xu Yihua asked.

Zhong Benli remained silent.

But Xu Yihua said: "Of course you won't say it. When Shi Bin's body was found, we were all in the Yizhuang. It was raining heavily that day, and the bluestone slabs were washed clean by the rain, and there was no soil at all. But why did you So much muddy water splashed on the hem of the clothes?"

Zhao Ming remembered that day, he was ordered by Mr. Zhong to call Gu Qidao Yizhuang to gather. Not long after arriving at Yizhuang, Mrs. Zhong came with Tweety, and even said that Zhao Ming remembered the conversation between them clearly. , because the person who died that day was his fellow servant, Shi Bin.

"I'm just worried about you, so I came here to take a look."

"What are you worried about, am I fine?"

"Also, look at you, tell you to walk slowly, but you don't listen, look at you now, mud is splashed all over your body."

"When Mrs. Zhong arrived at Yizhuang, she complained that you had splashed a lot of muddy water on your body." Xu Yihua said calmly, "This means that you have been out before, and it was outside the city, because you went to see others in plain clothes, which means that you don't want to Let others know about this matter. The reason why you want to hide it from everyone is because you went out to meet Shi Bin at that time, and you were going to implement your plan to avenge your illegitimate daughter Xiaodie."

"And this butterfly jade pendant is the best proof." Xu Yihua once again raised the jade pendant in his hand.

The scene was silent, and all the evidence was in front of us, so everyone couldn't help but believe it.

The person who killed Ye Gusong and Shi Bin turned out to be Zhong Benli.

It is this magistrate who represents justice and strictness, this Zhong Benli who has always loved the people like a son, and this person who no one wants to believe that he is a murderer.

"The tool, time, and motive of the crime are all there. Mr. Zhong Benli, do you have anything else to say?" Gu Qi suppressed his inner emotions.

Taking the butterfly jade pendant from Xu Yihua's hand, Zhong Benli stretched out his hand and gently stroked it: "This is given to me by Xiaodie, and the knot and tassels on it are all woven by her own hands."

"Master..." Xing'er's eyes gradually widened, it turned out that Master is really...

"18 years ago, I was staying at a good friend's house. One day I got drunk and accidentally had sex with a maid. I regretted it very much afterwards, but I couldn't find the maid I wanted to find. Over the years, my heart I have been thinking about this matter, and I have always wanted to make up for that woman, but I couldn't find it. Until three years ago, I saw Xiaodie. She looked so much like her mother, so I knew she was that woman at a glance. The woman's child, according to Xiaodie's age, she is indeed my daughter." Zhong Benli caressed the jade pendant, and gradually fell into the memory, "At that time I was going to take Xiaodie into the house, but facing my wife, I can't speak."

Mrs. Zhong moved her eyelids, touched the rosary on her wrist, and did not speak.

"I don't know what to say about this matter. I've already felt sorry for Xiaodie's mother, and I don't want to feel sorry for Madam again." Zhong Benli turned his head to look at Madam Zhong, but the latter lowered his eyes and did not look at him.

Zhong Benli smiled wryly: "But after hesitating for a while, Ye Gusong and Shi Bin took advantage of the situation, they...they..."

Seeing Zhong Benli's painful expression, Xu Yihua sneered: "As Xiaodie's father, since you have already sorry for her mother 18 years ago, you will still be sorry for her 18 years later. The mistake has already been made, and you have no choice to make up for it. Wrong, what I was thinking about was how to hide this matter. You said you didn’t want to hurt Mrs. Zhong, but you didn’t realize that your injury happened 18 years ago, and now you still use this matter as an excuse!”

"I didn't..." An expression of pain and anger quickly appeared on Zhong Benli's face, and he held the jade pendant tightly with his hand, "If I had known that Xiaodie would be..."

"You should have known it a long time ago!" Xu Yihua said coldly, "If you cared about Xiaodie a little, you would know that she has a fanatical admirer, you should have protected her reputation, but what did you do? You recognized her, but you didn't care about her life. All the tragedies could have been avoided earlier, but what did you do? You didn't do anything. What did you do after Xiaodie committed suicide three years ago? You chose to find out the truth You didn’t even confess the matter after Xiaodie’s death, you could only let her be buried in a mass grave, and visit her grave secretly! You indulged in your own self-blame and regret, you thought you killed the murderer with your own hands You can take revenge, and you can make up for the debts in your heart, but everything you do is just to make you feel at ease."

"I was right!" Zhong Benli glared at Xu Yihua, "I was right! I personally avenged Xiaodie, what's wrong with me!"

Gu Qi shook his head and said: "Eighteen years ago you were sorry to Mrs. Zhong, three years ago you were sorry to Xiaodie, and now you are sorry to Mrs. Zhong because of Xiaodie, every time you hurt the person who really loves you, you still say Are you right? You are so wrong!"

Zhong Benli was startled, and turned to look at his wife.

As she lowered her head, she saw two lines of tears quietly sliding down Madam Zhong's cheeks.

"Madam... I..." Zhong Benli looked flustered.

Mrs. Zhong gently turned her cheek: "Master, in fact, I already knew about it."

"You..." Zhong Benli was shocked.

"I have been husband and wife with the master for more than ten years, and the person next to my pillow doesn't know what is going on in my heart. We have no children, and I am actually very happy with Xiaodie, but the concubine has not waited for the master to confess. But I waited..." Mrs. Zhong wiped away the tears on her face with a handkerchief.

"Am I wrong?" Zhong Benli looked at Zhao Ming as if asking for help.

Zhao Ming looked away in embarrassment.

"Am I wrong?" Zhong Benli muttered to himself.

Seeing his dazed expression, Xu Yihua couldn't bear it. He glanced at Gu Qi, who was standing by the window with his hands behind his back, looking at the falling leaves in the courtyard, the autumn wind was rustling, his back seemed very thin.

"The reason why you created a perfect alibi for yourself is because you didn't know who the other murderer was at the time, and you needed time to find it out." Xu Yihua turned around and continued, "You diverted everyone's attention and let We were wasting time on false clues, and you yourself speculated that Shi Bin was the murderer from what was wrong that day, but when you killed Shi Bin, you dropped the jade pendant that you always wear on your body. Later, this jade pendant was Tweety saw it, she recognized the jade pendant, and naturally knew that you were the murderer, in order to clear the suspicion for you, she voluntarily admitted that she was the murderer, but this action just proved that you are the murderer."

Xu Yihua finally said: "Everyone is defending you, but you have hurt so many people. Although the murderer is hateful, you are disappointing."

Mrs. Zhong finally couldn't bear it anymore, covered her lips with a handkerchief and let out a soft sob.

"Master...why don't you run..." Tweety choked up.

Zhong Benli smiled wryly and said, "Run? I never thought about it. I never had the mentality of being lucky. I thought I could hide the truth from Xu Yihua, a master criminal, and get away with it. I knew when I killed Ye Gusong. ending."

Having said that, Zhong Benli looked at Mrs. Zhong and said in a low voice, "Madam, I'm sorry."

Three days later, Master Zhizhou personally tried the case and sent Zhong Benli to prison for questioning. Everything seemed to be settled.

The sky was clear as usual, and the air was still filled with the faint fragrance of sweet-scented osmanthus. The misty morning seemed chilly, and Gu Qi opened the door.

The sound of opening the door startled a person leaning against the door. The person was dressed in a blue shirt, his hair was tied up with a headband, and two streamers hung behind him. He had a handsome face and a good temperament. Just standing there It is a pleasing beauty painting.

"Xu Yihua?" Gu Qi yawned, "What are you doing here?"

"Brother Gu, are you interested in traveling the rivers and lakes with me and solving all the strange and mysterious cases in the world?"

The author has something to say: the previous chapter has been slightly revised, and some questions raised by the chubby readers have been revised. Tweety should be defending Zhong and his wife, and Xiaodie is Zhong's illegitimate daughter.