Something happened at the road construction site in Jiashe Village.

Every morning, at the time of Yinzheng, the concubines would start cooking in the stove. At the beginning of the Mao hour, the ministers must officially start work. During the half hour from Yinzheng to the beginning of the Mao hour, the most concentrated time for the concubines to go to their huts. As the sky gets brighter

, a body was found in the cesspit of a men's hut.

When the body was pulled up, the head was drooping extremely badly. The person's neck was almost cut off, with only a bit of skin attached to the back of the neck. Rigor mortis had already appeared on the entire head and below the neck. It can be inferred that the person died in the middle of the night.

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Huan Zhen's conclusion about the time of death based on rigor mortis was consistent with Ren Suzhi's conclusion, which slightly changed his unruly impression of the young man.

Homicide cases must be reported to the township office, which then reports to the county government. When Ren Suzhi inspected the body, the messenger who reported the death had already set off on horseback, so the salesman met the messenger who had already arrived at the village before Chen.

The crime scene was cordoned off with hemp ropes around it.

The time when the deceased was still in the hut last night has been determined to be around 2:00 p.m., and all the officials who stayed with the deceased can testify. At the same time, these people also mentioned a very crucial situation. The deceased had a habit, basically every night.

Go and relieve the big hand at the right moment.

At the beginning of the Zishi period, two ministers testified at the same time that they entered the latrine here one after another and met each other. When they entered, they made sure that there was no one else inside, ruling out that someone was waiting for the deceased in the latrine in advance.

The murderer will never hide in a latrine or cesspit in advance. The latrine is narrow and short and cannot hide anyone. If he hides in the cesspit behind the pit and cannot take a bath at the construction site, the murderer must be extremely smelly and will be exposed immediately.

Therefore, the suspects of the crime start from the two ministers at the beginning of Zishi and end at the beginning of Yinshi. During this period, all the ministers who have entered this toilet must come forward for investigation and provide evidence to each other. Those who lie and conceal will be reported.

will be regarded as an accomplice in this murder.

The dormitories of the rural soldiers and the concubines were all separated from the concubines. The rural soldiers patrolled regularly in teams of ten, and both sides could testify. Therefore, the suspicion of the rural soldiers and the concubines committing the crime could be eliminated.

There was a murder case while building a road. Ren Suzhi had given up on being promoted in the past two years. He was so angry that he said it was unlucky: "You are quite a thief. He specially picked the time when I was not around to commit the crime! Tsk, don't move, you continue to talk about your story.

Opinion." The scolding didn't delay him from combing Huan Zhen's hair, so much so that the boy's eyes were deformed.

From the discovery of the body to now, the light has been dim, and all the energy has been devoted to locating the suspects, so there are very few useful clues. Huan Zhen said truthfully: "The director of the pavilion can't see anything, and I can't see anything. But outside

After such a thing, the township magistrate and the county magistrate Shi will definitely come to Jiashe Village. Before they come, we... the chief of the pavilion must do two things. One is to find the murder weapon; the other is to narrow down the scope of the suspect as much as possible.

Zoom out. If the pavilion chief can find out the murderer before Ling Shi comes, he might not be held accountable."

Ren Suzhi made a muffled "Uh" sound and came to the body. Regardless of the smell, he fiddled with the head and neck, carefully inspected it, and said: "There are bite marks on the tongue and teeth, the eyeballs are seriously bloodshot, and there are several scratches on the body.

It's not serious. It's hard to say whether it was dropped while working or whether it was a struggle before death."

Huan Zhen also came over and covered his mouth and nose.

Ren Suzhi glared dissatisfied and continued to check: "The nails are intact, and nothing else can be seen except dirt between the fingers. The wound is in the middle of the neck, and the whole body is tilted towards the jaw. Alas, that's all for now. Don't you like to check?

What's the case? Let me give you my opinion on the clues on the body."

Huan Zhen knew that the pavilion chief was teaching him, so he took advantage of his good intentions. He bowed and said thoughtfully: "The murderer took advantage of the deceased's unpreparedness and violently strangled him. The two of them should have faced each other at that time, so that the murderer could

With the help of force, the wound surface was tilted towards the jaw. Perhaps the murder weapon was too sharp, or perhaps the murderer was too strong. As a result, the deceased did not have the time or chance to resist, so the nails were intact because the deceased could not close his palms at all.

The murderer could not be caught! The broken teeth and bloodshot eyeballs can only prove that the deceased was in extreme pain or panic at the time. The lack of blood on the face also proves that the deceased died quickly and had no suffocation reaction."

Ren Suzhi said "Hmm", then approached the corpse's neck, carefully opened the gap in the wound, and said: "The wound is narrow and there are no rope scraps. It must not have been strangled by hemp rope."

Huan Zhen: “What if it’s a bowstring?”

"The ministers and concubines will be searched regularly. If there is a bowstring, they would have been discovered. To strangle someone to behead is not an ordinary hatred. This is also a clue."

"Pavilion Chief, can I have a suggestion?"

"you say."

"Can the cesspool be placed outside the hut?"

"Aren't you trying to reduce the living area of ​​these slaves as much as possible? If the cesspit is moved outside, you have to free up a large space, otherwise what will happen if someone falls in?"

A thief came over and interrupted the interesting conversation between the two. "Back to the pavilion chief, the identity of the deceased has been identified. The deceased's name is Hu Fu, he is thirty-seven years old, his ancestral home is in Xuancheng County, and he was sentenced to serve in another place after his family was convicted.

He came to Cuiyi County in February last year. The ministers who knew him complained a lot about this person, saying that he often bullied the weak. The village officials assigned him to the job of speculating on soil because he had always performed poorly during his service.

However, there have been no obvious conflicts or fights between Khufu and other officials in recent days."

Ren Suzhi: "First, carefully search the bodies of all suspects, including their luggage. Among them, those who are from Xuancheng will be detained separately."

"yes."

Just as the robber left, two more robbers came over.

The person on the left said: "The manure tank has been completely cleaned, and no murder weapon has been found. There is no sign of excavation on the ground around the hut. The hut where the deceased lived and the neighboring huts have been carefully inspected, including the ground and the roof. No murder weapon has been found.

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The person on the right reported: "The tool collection area has been inspected. All the work tools were collected last night, and they were all used when distributed this morning. There were no blood stains on them. My subordinates also checked the tools that have not been distributed, especially the ones that have not been distributed.

The hemp ropes are all in the right quantity and there are no blood stains.”

Ren Suzhi had already ruled out the hemp rope as a crime tool, and now he was even more helpless.

Huan Zhen: "I always believe that every crime will leave clues. Mr. Pavilion Chief, I ask for cooperation in investigating the theft case."

"Go quickly, go quickly! Just don't bother me in front of me."

"Hurry up and go!" Wang Sanlang finally borrowed the ox cart and was urged by Jia Concubine to set off. The whole family was worried about Wang Sanlang's work and delayed their departure.

Mr. Yao lowered his head: "It's all my fault..."

Jia Concubine: "Then stop talking and annoying people!"

"Mom." Wang Ge came over with a bamboo hairpin. This was the second one she had just carved. The tail of the hairpin was a magpie with a plump belly and a cute and innocent look. "I carved this myself. It's the first time.

Do it, don’t dislike it, eldest mother, please wear it and watch it?”

Jia Gu was very happy: "Oh, look at my granddaughter's ability! Give me a hairpin quickly."

Little Jia's face was full of envy and said: "Tsk, tsk, tsk, Age's hands are so clever. He can do anything without learning. We can't compare, we can't compare."

Wang Ge: "When I went to the county town to take the craftsman examination, I shamelessly asked others for advice. My second aunt didn't even ask me. She just took away all my hard work and the difficulties I faced when asking for help."

"Hey? Where is this? I just said something casually, is that all?"

Wang Weng: "It doesn't matter if it's a sentence or two, but don't say anything casually if you think about it! If you really can't help it, just talk casually about your second wife, and don't talk too much about your first wife."

Mr. Jia lowered her head in shame and anger: "Yes, Uncle Jun."
Chapter completed!