The dream of "Tenderness of Iron Hands" begins in Tokyo

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The little girl Hong'er was the first to discover the body, she tremblingly said with fear on her face: "This morning I went upstairs to wait for Qiniang to wash up as usual, but there was no answer when I knocked on the door, so I felt a little strange, so I pushed her away." I pushed the door, but it was not bolted. I called my sister to enter the room, but there was no answer, so I put the water basin on the table, went to open the curtain, but saw the terrible scene, I screamed and fled, ran to Tell mom in the front yard."

Tie Shou asked, "Where did you sleep? Didn't you hear anything during the night?"

"We all slept in the big room in the backyard. It was raining a little last night, so Qiniang asked Mr. Xue to go back early. After I sent him out, I came back to make Qiniang's bed and tidy up the room before going back to sleep. At that time, she was fine and said she was going to sleep."

"Around when did you leave?"

"It's almost a quarter of the hour."

"Who is Mr. Xue?"

"Young Master Xue is the eldest son of Xinglong Bank in the city, and Qiniang's fiancé. He was going to come to redeem Qiniang's body in a few days, and officially take him back as a concubine..."

"Oh... Then you cleaned up before leaving. Do you remember if the tea set on the table was cleaned and put away? Have you broken any teacups recently?"

"It's all neatly arranged. That tea set is Qiniang's favorite thing. Every time I clean it, I am very careful not to damage it."

"Did you light the night oil lamp in the corridor? Have you refueled it?"

"Yes. The lamps are lit at Xushi. This corridor is the only way to the backyard. There are a lot of guests walking around. Mom told me that the lamp oil must be filled up."

"Did Liu Qiniang get along with others in the courtyard?"

"This..." Hong'er shrank and replied softly: "Qiniang is a bit arrogant, and the sisters can't get along with her..."

"Oh..." If Tie Shou realized something, he said again: "You go down first, and I will consult you later."

After Hong'er withdrew, Tie Shou asked Wang Yi to immediately send someone to Xinglong Bank to inquire about Mr. Xue's whereabouts after he left Qunyu Courtyard last night, and he must obtain evidence.

The second person to summon was Madam He, the bustard, and the nursing home who reported the crime.They both said that they didn't know what happened after seeing Hong'er yelling in horror all the way to report.The two of them went upstairs to take a look and fled in fright.The nursing home once heard the Guinu from the opposite Yihong Building describe how their girl was raped and killed by "Blood Camellia" last month. It seemed that the situation was similar, so they called a Guinu and Hong'er to watch downstairs together. People went up, and he hurried to the government to report the crime.

In the end, Mother He wailed: "Qiniang is a cash cow that I spent a lot of money to find, and finally found a right owner who can pay back the money, but this time I have lost both money and money! Alas! I don't know if Mr. Xue is willing to go back and redeem Feng Gu again!"

Tieshou's heart moved, and he asked, "Who is Feng Gu?"

Mother He knew she was talking too much, but she dared not not answer when adults asked her questions: "Oh, Gu Feng is my Oiran girl."

"What's the relationship between her and Mr. Xue?"

"...Well... Mr. Xue was Feng Gu's best friend. Last autumn, Qiniang came, and he...he fell in love with Qiniang again."

"So that's how it is...I want to see this Feng girl. You call her here." Tie Shou said.

Mother He hurriedly said: "This... my lord, this matter has nothing to do with Feng Gu..."

Wang Yi shouted in a deep voice: "Don't be too long-winded, just go and call if you want!"

"Yes! Yes!" Mother He didn't dare to say any more, turned around and went out.

At this time, Yang Li and Wu Zuo from the backyard came to the hall to report after finishing the autopsy.

Yang Li first summarized and reported the information obtained by the government servants after searching and asking around in the courtyard.No sign of intrusion was found around the house, and the concierge before and after interrogation said that no outsiders had been seen in or out since half past Haishi last night.Only the old Jiang who guarded the back door mentioned something, saying that when he woke up at night, he seemed to catch a glimpse of someone by the pond in the backyard. From a distance, he looked like a woman, but most of the people living in this house were women. Didn't see who it was.

Afterwards, the work was presented on the tray, which contained his autopsy report and a silver needle, and he told: "My lords, according to the degree of rigor and the condition of the corpse spots, Liu Qiniang's death time should be around today's day." Before that time, the deceased had cleft lip and black gums, which were consistent with the signs of insect poisoning. When a silver needle was used to probe the throat, the needle body turned black, so just as Mr. Tie expected, the deceased was killed by poison; There are traces of cutting, but the amount of bleeding is not large and there is no splash, it should be cut after death. In addition, I have called the sitting lady to check just now, and the deceased is still a virgin."

Tie Shou smiled at Wu Zuo and said, "Thank you!" Then he turned to Xu Zhu and said, "Master Xu, looking at the details, the modus operandi of this case is different from that of the 'Blood Camellia' series. The killer imitated the homicide in an attempt to get away with it."

"Imitate killing?" Xu Zhu asked curiously.

Tie Shou was about to answer, but saw Mother He leading a young woman into the hall.

"My lord, Aunt Feng is here."

"He Fenggu, a folk daughter, bows to the two adults!" The woman Niao Tingting stepped forward and prostrated herself.

"This is not a court, it's just Miss Feng getting up and answering." Xu Zhu said with a smile.

Lu Mengyun saw that He Fenggu was about 24 or [-] years old, tall and slender, with a plump and exquisite figure.The red lips are round and the eyebrows are picturesque. She is wearing a tulle silk gown with wide sleeves that drags the floor, and a rose red low-cut tight skirt inside. A floral silk scarf of the same color is wrapped around her neck. She looks very gorgeous and attractive.Lu Mengyun couldn't help thinking: "This figure is worthy of being an oiran. I think it's beautiful when I look at it, and men like it."

Sure enough, Lu Mengyun saw Xu Zhu looking at He Fenggu with a wry smile, his face full of surprise.She looked at Tie Shou again, and saw that he was staring at Feng Gu carefully from head to toe, and jealousy suddenly surged in her heart, and she sighed secretly: "I thought Brother Tie Shou was always calm, but it turned out he was ... Sigh... It seems that even a man can't pass the beauty test."

Tie Shou asked, "Miss Feng, where were you after the Hai hour last night?"

He Fenggu replied: "My lord, I have rested in my room."

"Then why did someone see you by the pond in the backyard at midnight?"

"No! He... must have read it wrong, right?"

"He read it right. It rained after Hai hour last night, and the mud on your shoe is still there! Do you want to check the shoe prints now?"

He Fenggu was obviously taken aback, her face changed slightly, she subconsciously lifted her skirt to cover the upper of the shoe, and said softly: "Oh... last night... I drank a little too much, I'm a little drunk, I don't remember very clearly, let me talk again Think about it..." She lowered her head and pondered for a moment, and then said: "Yes, I slept with my clothes on after I was drunk, and when I woke up in the middle of the night to remove my makeup, I suddenly found that a silver hairpin was missing. Scratch it, will it fall there, because it is a beloved thing, so I am in a hurry to find it all night..."

"Oh? Have you ever found it?"

"I found it."

"When you go to the pond in the backyard, you must pass the corridor in front of Liu Qiniang Building. Do you still remember whether the night oil lamp on the corridor is on or off?"

"...is...should be... lit..."

Tie Shou bowed his head in silence, stared at He Fenggu for a while and said: "There is one more thing that needs the girl's cooperation, please take off the silk scarf on your neck."

He Fenggu's expression changed drastically when she heard the words, she put her hands on her neck and said, "What do you mean, my lord? My family only sells art..."

"Hmph!" Tie Shou snorted coldly, with a sullen expression on his face, he turned to Lu Mengyun and said, "Junior Junior Sister, please go and take off the silk scarf on her neck."

"Yes!" Although Lu Mengyun didn't know the intention of her senior, she knew that there must be a reason for him to do this.She rushed to He Fenggu and stretched out her hand to pull the silk scarf around her neck.He Fenggu hurriedly raised her hand to block it, but Lu Mengyun pinched the pulse gate of her wrist with her left hand, and she was immediately unable to move her whole body.Lu Mengyun quickly stretched her right hand to the back of her neck, pulled the knot and twitched, and immediately tore off the silk scarf.

"Ah!" He Fenggu cried out in surprise, and everyone was shocked when they saw it.

I saw three long bloody scratches on He Fenggu's fair and slender swan neck.

Tie Shou smiled slightly, seemingly very satisfied. He signaled Lu Mengyun to let go of Feng Gu, and turned to Xu Zhu, "Master Xu, the murderer who killed Liu Qiniang was this woman. This case has nothing to do with 'Blood Camellia'."

"Ah? The murderer is this woman?" Xu Zhu asked in surprise.

"Exactly." Tieshou said: "I just inspected the corpse and saw obvious signs of poisoning; in addition, there was a lot of flesh embedded in the fingernails of the index, middle, and ring fingers of the deceased's right hand, which seemed to have severely scratched the human skin. Furthermore, the stab wound to her neck was not fatal, but she was strangled several times before cutting off her trachea. Moreover, there was no blood splattered on the floor of the room, the curtains, the clothes of the deceased, the chest or the upper of the shoe. The traces, the amount of bleeding is not large, obviously cut off after being undressed and laid on the ground after death, this is by no means the modus operandi of Xueshancha, Xueshancha usually attacks from behind with a knife to seal the throat, and cuts off the trachea and carotid artery at the same time , the scene was full of blood splatter. Moreover, he used his right hand to use the knife from behind, and those wounds were all deep on the left and shallow on the right, but Liu Qiniang's wound was deep on the right and shallow on the left, obviously cut in front of his body. In addition, The blood camellia committed violence after murder, and Liu Qiniang was still a virgin, which is not in line with his crime characteristics."

"Although the north window of the bedroom is open, there is no sign of intrusion. It rained last night, so it is impossible not to leave a footprint inside and outside. So I suspect that the murderer deliberately created the illusion that outsiders entered to commit the crime. That's all."

"There is a set of excellent Yue kiln celadon tea sets in the room. As far as I know, there are usually four or six such Yue kiln tea sets, but there are only five cups on the table, and there is still a little porcelain powder left on the ground. I asked Hong'er just now, and she said that the tea set has never been damaged, so where is this teacup that disappeared out of thin air?" Tie Shou stood up, walked up to He Fenggu, and asked with a smile: "Miss Feng, would you like tell me?"

He Fenggu clutched her neck, her face paled, her body trembled slightly, she couldn't speak at all, she just shook her head.

"Okay, if you don't say it, then I'll tell it for you." Tie Shou said, "Last night, shortly after Hong'er left the small building, you entered the courtyard alone and knocked on the door of Liu Qiniang's room. You were afraid of being seen , before you went upstairs, you blew out the oil lamp in the corridor. Qiniang was supposed to be going to bed at that time, but she still received your late-night visit. I don’t know how the two of you usually get along, but because of Mr. Even thinking about it, Lian has a grudge. Fortunately, Qiniang will be rehabilitated in a few days, so I guess she doesn't want to break up with you, and even made tea for you again."

"But she didn't know that you had murderous intentions, so she took advantage of her unpreparedness to pour poison into her teacup. If I guessed correctly, you should have poisoned rats and shrubs unique to Jiangnan. Liu Qiniang didn't have much after drinking tea. In a moment, the poison broke out, and the teacup in her hand fell to the ground and broke. She felt suffocated and could not breathe. Then she realized that it was you who did the poison. She rushed forward and strangled your neck with all her strength. Got scratched by her nails."

"Liu Qiniang fell to the ground and struggled for a long time before dying of breath, so you dragged her body to the bedroom, and according to what you heard about Xueshancha's crime, stripped off her clothes, put on ylang-ylang sesame oil, and cut her throat, of course you Incapable of strength, it took several knife cuts to cut open the trachea, paint flowers, and then open the north window to create the illusion that outsiders broke in. You return to the living room to put the tea set back, and hurriedly picked up the teacup crumbs on the floor , closed the door and went downstairs. Then came to the pond in the dark of night, and threw the teacup and perhaps the throat-cutting knife into the pond.”

"I just asked you if the oil lamp was on. If you said it was on, you were obviously lying. If this kind of night oil lamp is fully filled, it can burn for about five hours. When Hong'er is full of oil, if it burns until dawn, the oil will burn. It's all exhausted, even if it's turned off at noon, it should have been more than half burned, but when I came, I saw that there was still half a bowl of oil in the oil lamp, and it looked like it was only burning until halfway through the day."

"Miss Feng, is what I said right?" Tie Shou said: "Oh, and by the way, your painting of camellias is much better than that of 'Blood Camellia', so I knew it wasn't his at a glance Handwriting. Hehe."

I saw He Fenggu standing there blankly, with a miserable expression on her face.Mother He rushed to her excitedly, grabbed her arms and shook her and shouted loudly: "Gu Feng, Gu Feng! That's not the case! Ah? You usually don't even dare to shoot insects to death, how could you kill people! Quickly explain it to the adults!"

He Fenggu suddenly threw away Mother He's hand and screamed: "Yes! I did it! I just want to kill this bitch! She pretended to seduce Xue Lang and make him fascinated. Show off in front of me! Why! I am not as good as this lowly servant girl? I am better than her in beauty, talent, piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, why should she snatch Xue Lang away! Woooo...I have been with him for two years, He originally said that he wanted to redeem me. For many years, I have not noticed so many rich and powerful people, and I guard myself like a jade, but I gave him everything! Woooo...why!"

Now, the truth came out, and the four people were in an uproar.

Tie Shou shook his head, turned to Xu Zhu and said, "Master Xu, please send someone to the backyard pond to salvage evidence."

Xu Zhu frowned, and said regretfully: "I didn't expect it to be like this... thanks to Mr. Kuitie's insight into the details, he quickly resolved the case, and I really admire it! Well, I will immediately bring the criminal back to the mansion for a public trial, which can appease the hearts of the people." To set the record straight."

"Your Excellency is wise!" Tie Shou said, "Your Excellency will be busy for a while today, so my junior sister and I will leave first. We will come to the government office tomorrow afternoon to discuss the Xueshancha case with you."

"Okay, okay! Master Tie, please do what you want!"

Before leaving, Tie Shou called Wang Yi aside and gave some soft instructions, and then left Qunyu Courtyard with Lu Mengyun.

Along the way, Tie Shou saw that Lu Mengyun frowned slightly and said nothing, so he asked softly, "Little Junior Sister, what's the matter? What are you thinking?"

Lu Mengyun sighed and said: "I... I... feel unhappy. It's not worth it for two girls to hurt each other because of a man who sees things differently! Then He Fenggu looks soft and cute, it's hard to imagine that she can deal with such a cruel hand! Sigh... ..."

Putting his arms around her shoulders with iron hands, he comforted her gently: "Women are jealous. Once the hatred is deep, there are not a few people who are ruthless and take risks. It's not surprising that you see more cases like this in the future."

"The problem is that she doesn't bother that heartbroken man..." Lu Mengyun said unfairly.

"Yeah," Tie Shou sighed, "I can't figure this out either, sometimes I feel like women are such strange creatures, hehe... Then tell me, when you saw me staring at He Fenggu just now, your mouth I muttered, do I blame her more or me more in my heart?"

"Ah? You...peeking at people!" Lu Mengyun blushed and said in a coquettish voice.

"Haha..." Tie Shou smiled and took the hand of the little junior sister and walked straight to the West Lake.