copper sparrow lock nobile

People often say that good fortune depends on misfortune, and this statement is justified.

As soon as Duan Yelin sat down in Xiaotongguan, the subordinates rushed up to spread the report, saying that there was a murder case in the Juntong Mansion.

This matter would not have disturbed Duan Yelin, but it was not clear today, Yuan Sen rushed to Lin County because of an important matter, and then it spread to Xiaotongguan.

First, I heard that an old housekeeper died, and no one cared much about it, but then I heard that he was stabbed to death by a gold hairpin, which is very interesting.

Duan Yelin brought a group of people to the Juntong Mansion in a hurry, Yuan Ye had already taken his own people to investigate, and he himself squatted at the scene of the crime, observing carefully.

Old Yangtou's body was discovered by the maid who was trying to open the back door early in the morning. When Yuan Ye saw the gold hairpin, he was so frightened that he ran back to his room, but the one that Mrs. Yuan gave him was still in the box. Lie down well.

Before Duan Yelin came, he secretly compared it, and the pattern was indeed very similar, but the one that killed Old Yang's head was the same as the one that killed the governor, a little rougher, not more delicate than the old lady Yuan's.

The small wood house was simple, with no signs of a fight. Lao Yang sat on the ground with his back against the table leg, holding the wound with one hand, and pulling something with the other. Blood flowed from his body to the threshold.

Duan Yelin looked at the door when he entered, and the footprints at the door had been cleaned up, he said: "There is no blood outside the door, people were killed inside the house."

Yuan Ye raised his head and smiled palely: "I made the commander laugh."

Duan Yelin walked up to Old Yang's body, poked two fingers around his heart, and smiled when he saw the gold hairpin: "That guy is still in Hezhou City, after all."

Yuan Ye also heaved a long sigh: "It seems that our previous guess is correct. The murderer's purpose is really unfathomable. First, the Governor's Mansion, then the Military Commander's Mansion, the plan is far away."

"It's just that I don't quite understand...why did the murderer kill a housekeeper?" Qiao Song stepped forward, scratching his hair, "If he came to seek revenge, what kind of enmity can there be with...a housekeeper? Besides, it's really only with a housekeeper." This old man has a grudge, why bother to go to the Juntong Mansion to kill him?"

Duan Yelin tried to pull out the golden hairpin, and when he heard Qiao Song's words, he said, "If everything is so clear at a glance, what do you want us to investigate on the spot?"

The gold hairpin was pierced very deeply, Duan Yelin pulled it off with a little force, and looked at the degree of deformation of the gold hairpin: "It was inserted from top to bottom, the murderer should be higher than Lao Yang's head." He asked Yuan Ye: "Are there any other wounds?"

"No, only this one."

"He's a good player," Duan Yelin twitched his lips, "One kill, straight to the heart, simply neat."

Looking at Lao Yang's tightly clenched right hand, Duan Yelin stretched out his hand, and using a little ingenuity on the joint, the hand gradually loosened, and a mahogany amulet fell out of it, like something asked for in an ordinary temple.

Turning his head and looking over again, the place where the bloodstains lead has been connected to the drawer of one side of the cabinet. There are bloody handprints everywhere. It is obvious that this mahogany amulet was taken out from inside. If it can be held so tightly, it must be Old Yang himself before he died. for.

Qiao Song took the forensic doctor to search in the room where few people were standing. Everyone shook their heads, as if they didn't find any key evidence.

Yuan Ye had a clue when he saw it: "I'm afraid the murderer didn't even enter the house, so he started at the door."

Everyone was shocked when they heard his tone of swearing to draw conclusions, and waited for his next words.

"The door opened inward. There was blood on the outside of the door, but not inside, and there was blood on the threshold, but not on the outside, indicating that it was done at the door. There was no trace of the murderer or even a trace of turning over in the room. Old Yang Not to mention being tied up and covering his mouth, it means that he moved his hand and left, which also proves that this is a person who is very confident in himself. He is not worried at all that Old Yang will call someone, because he is sure of the blow Go down, he won't last until he is rescued."

Qiao Song listened for a while, then asked, "Maybe he came in and cleaned it up?"

"No, there is wet mud outside the door. If you come in, it will definitely leave traces that are difficult to clean. When we came in, the ground was covered with old Yang's blood. The first scene was a little bit destroyed. There are no traces. Even if the murderer entered the door and wiped his own footprints carefully, can it be guaranteed that the blood on the ground will not be touched at all?"

Everyone looked down, and it was true.

Speaking of which, this case is extremely simple, precisely because it is so simple that there is no clue.

Duan Yelin, who had been silent for a long time, kept flipping through the mahogany amulet, and suddenly said, "Did Lao Yang believe in Buddhism when he was alive?"

Yuan Ye raised his head: "I will go to offer incense every first and fifteenth day of the Lunar New Year, and it has never stopped since he came to my house to do business."

"Is there anyone else in his family?"

"No, five or six years ago, his only son was hacked to death because of gambling debts, and he has been alone since then."

"That's interesting." Duan Yelin grabbed the pendant and hung it in front of Yuan Ye to show him. Yuan Ye observed carefully. He had often seen this mahogany amulet on Lao Yangtou, and he never thought it was anything unusual. .

Seeing that Yuan Ye didn't see it, Duan Yelin stretched out a finger and pointed to the words on it: "This is not an ordinary amulet. The small characters engraved on it are the curse of rebirth, and some spells and marks are not to ward off evil spirits. Usually things like this , is used to save the undead."

"Perhaps it was Lao Yang who rescued his son."

Duan Yelin revealed the year carved on the bottom of the peach wood, and said: "This thing must be more than ten years old. If you say that his son died five or six years ago, then this thing cannot be made by his son." beg."

Qiao Song felt that Duan Yelin was a little bit tricky: "Commander, it's just a talisman. Isn't it normal for an old man to wear some of this thing?"

However, at this moment, only Yuan Ye truly understood Duan Yelin's meaning.

This extremely old mahogany rebirth talisman appeared on the body of a killed old man, and it really has a lot to say.

He stood up, looked around, and nodded: "It's not normal, it's really not normal!"

"How to say?"

"Look!" Yuan Ye pointed to the opened drawer, "Lao Yangtou was injured and struggled to take out this mahogany charm. Imagine a person who was murdered. Qili, why didn’t you call for help? Why didn’t you leave a little clue about the murderer? Rather, you would rather waste your energy to get a supernatural spell?”

Qiao Song slapped his head: "It's true! Everyone in the house said that they didn't hear any movement last night. Although it's far away here, if you shout loudly, there will always be people who can hear you."

"This can only mean...it means..."

"It's a wronged soul asking for his life."

Suddenly an old but loud voice came from the door, everyone looked back and saw an old man in plain clothes standing at the door against the light, but with a dignified and calm expression, quite like everyone.

She was supported by someone, and although she walked extremely slowly, every step was firm.

When Yuan Ye saw her, he was inconceivably shocked at first, and then rushed to meet her.

"grandmother?"