Northern Song Dynasty: The City of Qingquan Mystery Case

"There is no water demon at all." Yi Xiangquan looked at the distant tree indifferently, and said in a flat tone, "It's a swing. They were playing on a swing."

Fu Shangxing was taken aback for a moment, and immediately turned his head to look.

"It's probably that tree," Xiang Quan pointed to a tall and strong tree by the lake, "I asked Qian Qing to measure the width of the yard and the height of the tree, and only that tree was the most suitable. About the swing, I just I asked Shui Niang at the reception, and it does exist. If my inference is correct, the two were playing on a swing that day, Hong Xin was pushing, and Tourmaline was sitting on it. When pushing to a certain height, Hong Xin only needs to use a sharp object— — Knives, scissors, or even a hairpin raise your hand to cut a rope, and the swing will lose its balance. The force is huge, and the hand of the tourmaline is disabled, so it is difficult to hold it steady, and it must be thrown out in an instant and fall into the center of the lake.”

Fu Shangxing just stared blankly at the tree, which was still hung with a short rope.After a long time, he clenched his fists, looked up to the sky and laughed loudly: "This is just your speculation, swing? How can a person fall into the lake and die—"

"The most prone to drowning scenes are the sea and the icy lake. The temperature of the icy lake is extremely low. In winter, people wear cotton-padded clothes and absorb water, and sink to the bottom of the lake in a short while. If they can struggle to float, it is extremely difficult to breathe. Because the thin Ice is everywhere, floating on the water like a cover, and if a person enters the water, he may not even be able to call for help, and just drown in the water."

With a sound of "bang", Fu Shangxing's fist slammed on the wooden plank for sealing the well.There were a few bloodstains on the slender hands.

"Why should I trust you?

Xiangquan smiled: "It's up to you to believe it or not. Now there is no proof. Mr. Come here often, you must know that there was a swing here. It disappeared later. As for when it didn't exist, if you are willing to recall it, you will naturally know better than me. Then There is still a rope hanging from a tree. I just looked carefully, and the mouth of the rope was cut open, and a short part of the rope fell. But here comes the strange thing. According to the dry measurement, with the height of Hongxin—— Well, I saw it with my own eyes that day—it was difficult to reach the height of the branches even if I stood on tiptoe. If my guess is correct, then when Hongxin cut the rope of the swing, the cut should be longer than it is now, and the rope will sag. Longer. The tourmaline was thrown out and screamed in the air, and it would bring people in in a short time. The red letter had to move fast. She cut the other side of the swing and hid the swing board—it was just a plank That's all, I also hid myself. Then Shuiniang came in, it was very easy to avoid Shuiniang, but right after, Yang Fuyin brought people here."

The night was very quiet, and Xiangquan's voice floated to Qianqing's ears very clearly.Gan Qing thought about it, and felt that what he said was unreasonable.

"Indeed, there is something difficult to explain in my narrative." Xiang Quan went with Qian Qingxiang together, "First of all, search. Yang Fuyin brought so many people, didn't he find that there is still a red letter hidden in the yard? Besides The rope, if it is left for a long time, is very eye-catching and suspicious. The strangest thing is the corpse of Tourmaline. According to common sense, the drowned corpse will not float up immediately, but it will float up later. However, the corpse of Tourmaline did not, and eventually It was found in a dry well. Then, someone must have moved the corpse, and within a short time.”

Hearing this, I felt a chill in my heart.

Everything is right.

"If I'm not mistaken, Hong Xin had the idea of ​​killing people before, but she didn't care about the method of killing. It may even be that when they were playing on the swing, they suddenly thought of killing people. However, this hasty approach actually succeeded. !What is the reason? Dodge searches, have the height to cut the rope, move the corpse in the guard. The red letter can't do a single thing! Who did it? There are too few such people, and it is for this reason that the scope is narrowed to the point where it cannot No matter how small. Since he is an accomplice, then...it is obvious."

Fu Shangxing kept his eyes closed and his brows furrowed: "I only knew that he was related to Tourmaline's death, but I didn't know that it was his moving corpse. I thought it was all made by Hongxin."

Xiangquan sneered: "So what if you know? You want Fang Qian to die even worse?"

Qian Qing kept thinking.Yi Xiangquan is right, the whole thing needs someone who can freely enter and leave the courtyard without being suspected.The search was limited to land for the first three days and then in the lake.Yang Fuyin sent someone to salvage Tourmaline's body, and only Fang Qian could take advantage of the loopholes to fish up the body without anyone noticing it before discarding it.

It is similar to self-stealing.

Qian Qing shook his head.Fang Qian did this, but the crime does not deserve death, so why bother to commit suicide?

In the courtyard, Fu Shangxing did not answer, but just took out an exquisite jade wine glass from his arms.He bent down to open the wine jar with a "poof", and the strong fragrance overflowed immediately.Gan Qing hurriedly tightened the bowstring, for fear that he would do something.

However, Gan Qingzhi heard the splashing sound of liquid flowing into the cup.Fu Shangxing raised his glass, as if inviting the bright moon, and drank it all in one gulp.

Quite surprised.The wine jar was quite big, and Fu Shangxing just picked it up with one hand.I thought that Fu Shangxing was a gentle scholar with no power to restrain a chicken, but in the current situation, that may not be the case.

Ganqing looked at Xiangquan and smelled danger.If Fu Shangxing made any extreme moves, fighting and killing, Xiangquan's legs and feet would be inconvenient, and he might not be able to hide!

However, Xiangquan ignored Fu Shangxing, and continued: "Fang Qian took care of the corpse, and the red letter soon put up a sign. But Fang Qian left. I don't know the reason, but it can be imagined. Fang Qian has always been a man. That’s right, being able to do such a thing—it’s not considered a murder, but it’s also an outrageous thing. Why? He values ​​friendship the most, obviously because he cares about his relationship with Hong Xin. According to his inner inference, an official and a murderer are together. There are only two outcomes, either become the same kind, or part ways. The two must have quarreled, so Fang Qian chose to leave."

Maybe it was because the wine was too strong, Fu Shangxing coughed a few times, his cheeks flushed.

"Mr. Yi, is it true that you have not passed the age of [-]? Some of your inferences are based on facts, and some of your guesses are based on people's guesses. I really admire the fact that you can tell the truth."

Xiang Quan didn't respond much to Fu Shangxing's praise, but just smiled and said, "I'm only a few years older than Xia Qianqing."

Ganqing got angry when he heard this—others praised you for being young and capable, but you actually dragged me into the water, and you just show off yourself. The implication is "I am not as good as you, Xia Ganqing"?

I only heard Xiangquan continue to state in a flat tone: "'The city is beyond the wall, I hope to return to the pass, but I don't see it again, and I cry." I got the poems written by Hongxin, most of which are about love, but there is "One, is a typical abandoned woman poem. She is similar to the women in it. It was probably written after Fang Qian left her. Looking at the handwriting, if I guess right, she was already sick at that time, so she couldn't hold the pen .”

He paused, then continued: "Leprosy is highly contagious and has something to do with the system. Older children and women are more likely to get sick, but it usually takes a long time to get sick. Therefore, when Tourmaline died, Hongxin was still in good condition." Yes, but in fact, she has contracted the disease a long time ago, so she is destined to..."

Xiang Quan's tone sank.He suddenly felt that the murder incident was just a scene of ups and downs to the bystanders, but to the parties involved, it was too cruel.

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