I solved crimes in the Song Dynasty and strengthened the country [Seventh Five-Year]

30 Simeng month oblique

...Is Pei Meizhu the real culprit who killed Hua Ninghuan?

Xiang Jiyu's statement made Jiang Lin very puzzled.

Even if Xiangjiyu really knew that the killer in Tuxuetang was hired by Pei Haozhu, then Pei Haozhu should be regarded as the mastermind behind the scenes, and he shouldn't be called the "true murderer" who directly did it anyway.

Because of the confidentiality of the case, even though the other four mice are already public officials, it is not good for them all to stay in the house and listen.Bai Yutang persuaded his elder brothers not to be impulsive, and told them to wait downstairs. As half of the people involved in the case and half of the civil servants who were about to be assigned duties, he stayed in the house with Jiang Lin and Xie Ling to listen to the testimony.

Xie Ling also felt that Xiang Jiyu's statement was a little weird, and tried to point out the problem in the other party's words: "Miss, by saying this, is she accusing Master Pei of killing Hua Ninghuan herself?"

She thought Xiang Zhiyu would correct her original testimony, but she nodded and said: "Yes. Maybe the officials haven't found out yet, but I need to explain that the second room of Xuanzi on the third floor is the one who died. The room where the scholar was found is probably not his original room, but Master Pei's."

Jiang Lin glanced at Xie Ling upon hearing this, and asked him why he missed such an important detail.

Xie Ling was also a little confused and said: "When I went to look at the account books of Changchun Building, it only recorded the consumption amount of which customer on which day, and did not record which girl the other party was looking for and which room. Fang... But I still have the impression that Master Pei was recorded in the accounts on February [-]th, and the amount of consumption is not low."

"Isn't this way of bookkeeping messy?" Bai Yutang frowned.

Xiang sent a message: "There are too many guests welcoming and sending off in Changchun Tower, and the girls only need to use the nameplate hanging on the door to collect rewards. Too detailed records will be cumbersome. If you want to confirm, the officials You can ask Yuniang or the buddy again, but I think there are not many people who will speak as straightforwardly as Qie Shen."

Jiang Lin didn't believe all of Xiang's words, but with just one look, Xie Ling sent the police to ask the buddies in the building.

But the situation is not very different from what Xiang Zhiyu said. The guys all said that the business in the building was very good that day, and they didn't remember which room Mr. Pei went to. They only remembered that the lights on the third floor were extinguished very early that night. , I didn't notice any other abnormalities.

Seeing that they had confirmed it, Xiang Zhiyu continued to talk about what he saw that night: "On the afternoon of the incident, my concubine was playing the piano for the guests on the fourth floor. He came out of Xuanzi No. [-] room, with disheveled clothes and some dirt on his body."

"He smelled of alcohol, and when he went out, he stumbled and was helped by the servants to leave the building. He should have gone back home. I am ashamed to say that I have received some favors from Master Pei, so at that time Although the concubine could see that he was panicked, she didn't think deeply about it. She only saw that the lights were turned off in No. [-] room with A Huan's nameplate in Xuanzi, so she thought not to disturb the other party's peaceful sleep..."

Hearing this, Bai Yutang suddenly whispered into Jiang Lin's ear: "Do you still remember? I told you before that when I was staying in Pei's residence that day, the servants helped a drunk man into the room, but I didn't know who that person was at the time, but now it seems that it should be Pei Haozhu?"

Xie Ling touched the center of her brows and said, "Then what this girl said..."

...It is indeed possible to connect the timelines by coincidence.

When Pei Haozhu returned home from Changchun Building, Bai Yutang happened to see him.The latter chased the carrier pigeon to the top of the Changchun Building, where the tassel on the handle was snatched by the killer of the Taxuetang, and then forged the scene of Zheng He's death in an attempt to frame Bai Yutang.

Jiang Lin only said indifferently: "Let's listen to her finish."

Xiang Jiyu didn't care about their whispers, only clenched the cyan jade pendant in his hand, and continued: "But in the morning of the next day, there was another scholar's body in that room... Pei Mansion handed me a letter at that time. The letter taught me to find the jade pendant that Pei Haozhu left in the Changchun Building, and to identify Bai Yuanwai as the real murderer of the scholar."

Bai Yutang immediately became excited when he heard the words, and said, "Where is that letter now?"

Xiang Zhiyu lowered her eyes and shook her head: "At that time, I didn't know about A Huan's disappearance. I just thought that you really killed someone, so I didn't dare to keep that letter, and destroyed it immediately. gone."

Jiang Lin frowned slightly.

"But after knowing that A Huan was gone, the concubine realized that Pei Haozhu was probably worried that he would not be able to explain why his jade pendant was near the crime scene. Just in case, he asked me to help him recover the jade pendant... "Xiang Jiyu raised her eyes full of tears, and she looked very pitiful, "This jade pendant was found by my concubine next to the peony potted plant by the door of No. [-] room in Xuanzi, which is enough to prove that Pei Haozhu had been there Room."

"Furthermore, the leaves of the peony potted plant were stained with a small amount of blood. If you think about it, the stain on Pei Haozhu's body at that time was probably blood, but the smell of alcohol covered the blood, making it hard to detect for a while..." Xiang sent a message Choking for a moment, he stood up and said, "It seems that A Huan may have died when he left..."

Jiang Lin immediately went inside and outside the No. [-] room of Xuanzi to confirm, and found that there was indeed a small piece of blood on the peony leaf at the door of the room, which could only be found after careful inspection.

Zheng He's blood basically flowed on the carpet covered in the house, and the killers in the Treading Hall should not have left such obvious traces, but it seems that Xiang Jiyu's testimony this time is a little more credible.

If Hua Ninghuan was really killed by Pei Haozhu in this room, then the carrier pigeon that Bai Yutang witnessed in Pei's mansion at that time would also have an explanation, maybe the killer from Tuxuetang was ordered to dispose of the corpse.

But in this way, the reason why Zheng He would be killed...

Even though Xiangjiyu provided more favorable testimony, Bai Yutang still brooded over the fact that he was slandered for no reason.He said: "Since you already realized that there is something wrong with Pei Haozhu when you found out that your good sister was missing, why do you still rely on me?"

Xiang Zhiyu was still sobbing, and said: "I am really sorry for you. But he is the master of the Pei family. Both A Huan and I come from humble backgrounds. A Huan's body has not been found yet. How can I dare to point him out as the murderer?" ?”

After finishing speaking, Xiang Jiyu knelt down again, kowtowed several times, and said: "I know that my previous testimony has been repeated so hard to trust, but now there are witnesses and physical evidence, and the body has also been found... A concubine is not enough to die. Unfortunately, I just ask the officials to file a case for A Huan, and the master of the Pei family must be brought to justice, and she must not die in vain."

·

The planned celebration banquet cannot release pigeons without reason.

Upstairs in Xianghui, a large group of friends Jiang Lin invited were drinking and chatting happily. Except for Xiao Shitou, who had to stay at Shopkeeper Sun's house for dinner, and Shao Yong, who didn't like to go out, everyone else basically came to help him. Jiang Lin joined in.

Jiang Lin drank a little, and after he warmed up, he stood by the window alone and blew the wind.

"Jiang Shaocheng, what do you think of Xiangjiyu's third testimony?"

Jiang Lin turned his head and saw that it was Zhan Zhao who came to him with a bowl of tea.

When the other party asked this question, it was obvious that he already knew that he was determined to submit Hua Ninghuan's case to Dali Temple for public trial.

Not as dignified as Zhan Zhao, Jiang Lin asked with a smile, "Brother Zhan, what do you think?"

"...I probably won't believe it. Although Xiang Jiyu's testimony points to people from Pei's family, even if you don't consider the possibility of her changing her confession again, just the punishment she will suffer for her repeated testimony before Let her retreat before the court." Zhan Zhao looked at Jiang Lin with gloomy eyes, "How much do you trust her?"

Jiang Lin naturally understood Zhan Zhao's worry.

Judging from the results of his efforts to package Bai Yutang in the previous public trial, the judges attached great importance to the credibility of the witnesses.

Not to mention that people in this era have a natural contempt and prejudice towards women in the profession of Xiangjiyu. Just her behavior of revising the testimony several times, even if it can be explained by the so-called unspeakable secrets, will make her The credibility is greatly reduced, but it makes the person she identified look more innocent.

What's more, although there is a jade pendant in Xiangjiyu's hand as evidence, where she found the jade pendant is completely her own story, and Pei Haozhu has many ways to explain it.

If the other party is smarter and chooses to bite back and send a message, the situation on Jiang Lin's side will become very passive in an instant, perhaps even worse than when Bai Yutang directly threw out the name of the Pei family during the joint trial of the third division.

Xiang Zhiyu's attitude is difficult to distinguish between friend and foe. Jiang Lin chose to fight this lawsuit, which is a headwind.

Jiang Lin replied: "[-]% believe it, [-]% don't believe it."

"Then you dare to let her go to court with the people from the Pei family?"

Jiang Lin waved his hand and said: "The belief is that if Xiang Zhiyu is really from Pei's house, even if she keeps her mouth shut for the rest of her life, her fate will not be worse than getting a board. And I asked the Changchun Building when I went down. Dude, Pei Haozhu has indeed taken care of Xiangjiyu's business several times, she suddenly dumped the cash cow for no reason, and even jumped out to identify the other party as the murderer."

"But I don't believe it because there are some logical confusions in Xiang Jiyu's testimony. For example, why did the Pei family send her a letter the next day to ask her to take back the jade pendant when they clearly sent someone from the Treading Snow Hall to deal with the scene? The killer has already left a bloody book with the name Bai Yutang on the ground, why should she jump out and make up that flawed lie?"

Jiang Lin supported his chin with one hand, and said slowly: "Besides, I really don't see the sisterhood between her and Hua Ninghuan. Of course, it may be because I haven't had much contact with women."

"But no matter what, this is a good opportunity to lure the Pei family out. Solve this case as soon as possible and catch those people from Tuxuetang, and Bai Yutang's safety will be more guaranteed."

Jiang Lin raised the corners of his lips, looked at Bai Yutang, who was having a good time with his brothers, and said, "Bai has been blamed so many times, and I was responsible for dragging him into the water."

Seeing both Zhan Zhao and Jiang Lin looking at him, Bai Yutang raised his glass to them with a smile, and drank it down in one gulp.

Jiang Lin patted Zhan Zhao's shoulder, as if to comfort him, and said, "Actually, apart from these, I have another piece of good news about you."

Zhan Zhao was a little puzzled, "What is it?"

"I think the matter of finding the pearl has come to an end." Jiang Lin and Zhan Zhao briefly said that the pearl they handed over to the officials was not the one lost by the prefect Chen, but they did not disclose its specific origin, so as not to cause confusion. His brother brought trouble.

Jiang Lin continued: "If the testimony of Xiangxiang's message is credible, and if Hua Ninghuan died before Zheng He, then the reason why Zheng He was killed is worthy of scrutiny." Jiang Lin said, "I still remember Bai Yutang said, The killer didn't know that he didn't have a pearl in his hand until the night he fought against him."

Zhan Zhao frowned lightly and said, "You mean..."

"When he was in the library, the killer didn't have time to look under the bed before he was stunned. He probably didn't even know about Zheng He's existence. Even if he suddenly remembered that there might be someone else in the library, it's impossible for him to know about Zheng He so quickly. With a specific identity, it happened that Zheng He was found in the Changchun Building, and he was brutally killed and placed at the scene of Hua Ninghuan's death."

Jiang Lin reasoned: "So, I tend to think that Zheng He's death was an accident. The cause of death may be that he was also on the third floor. He happened to see the murderer handling the body before he was shot to death by the other party. Of course, he may also be innocent. Unlucky, I was pulled here to be a scapegoat to confuse people."

"Then if he killed Zheng He before he met Bai Yutang, the reason for blaming Bai Yutang is...he thinks the Moon Blossom Pearl is in Bai Yutang's hands?"

Jiang Lin nodded and said: "Well, it is also possible that the Pei family ordered it. Of course, these are just reasoning. I am more happy that if this is the case, it means that the moonlight pearl of the prefect Chen was hidden by Zheng He in a certain place. place, it will be easier for us to find it than to recover it from Treading Snow Hall."

Zhan Zhao also showed a relaxed smile, and said, "Then this is indeed good news. I believe Jiang Shaocheng, you will definitely be able to do it. But why do you say it has something to do with me..."

"Huh? Have you forgotten? The first bet you and Bai Yutang made was that you wanted to find the Moonlight Pearl." Jiang Lin arched his nose to hide the shame on his face, "This is not my lie That time of yours, you clapped your hands at that time, don't go back on your word."

Zhan Zhao: "..."

After a pause, Zhan Zhao finally couldn't help but chuckled, shook his head and said, "You, you..."

Jiang Lin grinned at him.

"Then I also have some good news about you, Shaocheng." Zhan Zhao raised the corners of his lips slightly, and said, "When I went to receive the reward today, I heard someone talk about the position of Shaoqing in Dali Temple. You do it, as long as you pass the law test half a month later, you can be directly promoted."

I thought that Jiang Lin would be very happy to hear the news, but unexpectedly the other party's eyes widened, and he said in surprise, "Fa Kao?"

Zhan Zhao was a little puzzled, and said, "That's right. Officials in places like the Ministry of Criminal Justice and Dali Temple need to take the law test for promotion. I heard Judge Xie say that you were able to get the leader in the law test before, so you shouldn't worry too much, right?"

Jiang Lin slapped his forehead suddenly, suspecting that he was drinking too much and heard nonsense.

Law test?Still the leader?

When the examiner sees his calligraphy like a dog climbing a fork, how can he explain it so as not to lose his horse? !