Chapter 271 Motive for Murder
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“The house manager didn’t know about Xiao Gu’s death and was looking for her everywhere.”
“She was responsible for cleaning the pond of the Venerable Mansion today. The people in Zhabi have caused great trouble."
Ding Heran reported back the information he had just received.
The pond of the Venerable Mansion and the Water Street water area are mainly connected by two ditches. The entrance of the ditch is high and the outlet is low. There is a water control valve on each side.
Before cleaning, you need to close the inlet valve first, then open the outlet valve and drain the water in the pond for three feet. When the water level drops, the iron fence will leak out, and the rotten leaves or other debris deposited in the pond will hang on it. On the grid wall, close the valve after cleaning is completed, and then open the inlet valve to restore the water level.
“Today at 6 o’clock, Xiao Yu received the key to the valve gate from the palace manager and never returned it. Because the eldest princess lived in the mansion, it was inconvenient to go and investigate. Until she and Ruan Guiren went to the painting boat for the banquet, the mansion Guan Cai dared to send someone to take a look. "
"It was almost Shenshi time. When I went there, I found that the valves on both sides of the exit and entrance were not closed, the fence was wide open, and the koi fish in the pond had just grown up. All the water lilies in bud were washed away by the water, and the house manager was so angry that he looked everywhere for the little eucalyptus, so he had to go back urgently and get the spare key to close the valve on the gate wall, so that he could clean up the mess before the eldest princess returned to the house. "< br>
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Mo Tingfeng nodded while listening. Ding Heran's words completely verified Song Weichen's reasoning. The ditch exit must be the first scene of the case.
The exit is one meter square. With the fence wide open, there is no problem in getting someone out.
At this point, we can basically restore the scene at that time: the murderer placed the frozen and dying little eucalyptus at the exit - she most likely drowned at this time, then went upstream to open the inlet valve, and then Go back downstream and open the outlet valve, and use the force of the water to wash the small eucalyptus into the Water Street waters.
It was getting dark at that time, and the lanterns on the Water Street were not lit yet. It was not difficult to use the turbulent water flow to get the little gum down the water column of the boat - and then the murderer could escape.
So the question now is, why did the perpetrator attack an unknown little maid? What was the motive for the murder? .
"Xu Wuzuo, you have nothing to do here, go back."
"Check Xiao Gu's body carefully after you go back. If you find anything new, report it as soon as possible."
< br>"Yes!"
Xu Wuzuo bowed to Mo Tingfeng, then solemnly bowed to Song Weichen.
"Miss Sang, I have offended a lot today. I hope I will have the opportunity to ask you for advice in the future. Please don't bother me."
Song Weichen also returned the gift.
"Xu Wuzuo made a serious statement, we can discuss it at any time, Xiaoyu... please take care of me."
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When Xu Wuzuo left, it was almost Yin time, and the discussion There were no outsiders in the hall, and Mo Tingfeng no longer concealed the distress on his face. He stretched out his hand to pull Song Weichen.
“Wei Wei, it’s almost dawn, you have to go back and rest.”
Then he looked at Zhuang Yuheng and said, "Yuheng, can you stay here for a while? It doesn't seem to be peaceful these days. You are taking care of me."
"Okay, I'm very worried about Weiwei's health. You Even if you don't mention it, I plan to stay for a few days."
Zhuang Yuheng stood up from his seat in response, but Song Weichen did not move. She was still sitting there, staring at the map of Sichen Mansion.
The death of Xiao Eucalyptus had a big impact on her - who on earth would deliberately murder a little maid who was harmless to humans and animals and had no sense of existence?
Could it be because she sneaked out to talk to him and Gu Yu in the morning and someone noticed her, and the other party thought she had revealed some kind of secret, so they had to keep silent?
If so, is Guyu also in danger?
After all, the murderer must be someone who was in the His Majesty's Mansion at that time. Who is it?
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Song Weichen was naturally the first to suspect Ruan Mianmian, especially Bai Lu's sudden request for leave, which was even more suspicious, but after thinking about it carefully, he felt that it was not true.
Although Lao Longjing is selfish and reckless, her desire to marry Mo Tingfeng and become the mistress of the Sichen Mansion is too strong - based on this alone, even if Ruan Mianmian continues to be a bastard and treats human life as nothing, And he will never commit crimes under Mo Tingfeng's nose without achieving his goal.
Therefore, there is a high probability that the murderer is someone else.
Song Weichen was a little panicked, not for himself, but because he was worried about Gu Yu. Originally, Lao Longjing was asking about Gu Yu, and he didn’t know what he was thinking. If she was involved in Xiao Yu’s murder case again, I’m afraid she would really be in trouble. few.
No, no! As long as she still breathes, she must find out the truth and protect Guyu.
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"Heran, please check one thing. I want the list and entry and exit times of everyone who has been in and out of the Lord's Mansion today, including the names brought by the eldest princess and Ruan Mianmian. People also need to check.”
"Focus on three situations: first, whether anyone left the house but did not return; second, left the house with everyone but returned alone; third, there was no record of leaving the house, but returned alone after the application time."
Ding Heran responded and stepped back.
Mo Tingfeng and Zhuang Yuheng looked at each other. They already understood why Song Weichen did what he did. They couldn't help but admire this little girl even more. Starting from the autopsy today, she showed calmness, orderliness and His thorough reasoning skills are impressive and surprising.
“Wei Wei has grown up, and he has become more and more like a white-robed venerable.”
Zhuang Yuheng couldn’t help but praise.
Song Weichen smiled faintly, his eyes showing weakness and exhaustion.
"You didn't even ask me why I made this request. It shows that what I thought of has already been thought of by you."
Her logic is very simple——
If the murderer committed manslaughter, he would definitely try his best to make the matter invisible. How could he deliberately make the matter bigger and deliberately bring the body to the boat for everyone to know?
So the murderer must have deliberately killed and attracted attention.
If this is the case, before the goal is achieved, the murderer will not escape even if there is a chance, and will definitely return to Si Chen's Mansion - and will probably commit another crime.
There is a lot of buzz after the murder. If the murderer is sneaky or uses magic to escape back home, he will be discovered immediately. Therefore, there is a high probability that the criminal will pretend that nothing happened and return to Sichen's Mansion with the others in a grand manner, thus concealing the truth.
But when he left the house, he must have controlled Xiao Gu’s body to come out of the canal, and there must have been no registration for leaving the house. That’s why Song Weichen asked Ding Heran to check who had “only records of entering the house, but no leaving the house.” Record." And this person must have serious suspicions.
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“……微微”
Mo Tingfeng saw her sitting on the chair in a daze, obviously still thinking about Xiao Yu's case. For a moment, he was proud of her for doing her duty, but also couldn't hide his heartache.
"Let's go back and rest first, okay? Let's wait until you wake up and think about it in the long run. The suspect is in the house, and he won't be able to escape for a while - he won't be able to escape."
"I have given up. Heran communicated privately with the commander of the eldest princess's guards to improve the security level of the Venerable Mansion, but do not alert others, because it is not ruled out that the murderer may have a gang behind the scenes. Before the motive of the murder and their deeper purpose are clear, we will remain silent for the time being. Move."
Song Weichen nodded, thinking about taking the opportunity to greet the eldest princess after dawn to carefully look for suspicious people in the venerable residence.
"Okay, let's go back."
Just as he was about to get up, his heart suddenly started to tremble and hurt. Song Weichen subconsciously covered his head and did not dare to move. His face became a little worse. Zhuang Yuheng hurried over to take care of him.
She has taken the elixir made from Huangquan Sungrass several times today. If she takes it again, she may develop stubborn resistance to the medicine. Therefore, Zhuang Yuheng did not dare to feed her any more. He could only inject his own magic power into the silver needle and apply it to her. on several key points for relief.
For a moment, Song Weichen felt as if her soul had left her body - because she was clearly floating in the air from a third-party perspective, watching Zhuang Yuheng perform acupuncture on herself.
However, this feeling was just fleeting. Instead, it was this out-of-body experience that made her think of a question.
"By the way, why don't we use magic to summon Xiao Gu's soul to come back for questioning?"
"Who killed her, isn't it clear to me directly?"
Song Weichen seems to have opened the door Understand the new ideas of the question, yes, this is a "mysterious and mysterious" world. In a place like this, you have to go through an autopsy and look for evidence everywhere. Why don't you just ask the person involved directly?
Before Mo Tingfeng spoke, Zhuang Yuheng took the lead in answering.
“Wei Wei, thinking makes you nervous. Try not to think about anything now and let your mind rest.”
"As for the question you asked, not to mention the mortal body, it is a high-powered warlock. Once the soul of death leaves the body, all the things in life disappear. This is the so-called 'passing clouds'."
"Even if the soul is summoned, You can only see the remains of a mindless corpse, without getting any information."
"That's it..."
Song Weichen couldn't hide his disappointment.
“There are only two exceptions,” added Mo Tingfeng.
"One way is that the deceased is proficient in mystical arts. The magical artifacts he used frequently during his lifetime may leave 'memory afterimages', and special methods can be used to recall the last period of his life."
"For example, Kirigakure I can use my magic to trace the last moments of her life through the spiritual artifacts of the spiritual medium in the village who encountered a ghost husband and died.” You are already very familiar with this situation, but... the ending of Luanpo is so cruel."
"Xiao Gu obviously does not fall into the latter two situations, so even if we recall him. The soul is meaningless.”
“Alas.”
Song Weichen sighed and closed his eyes. The energy he had just worked hard to regain his strength sank again. It seemed that he could only catch the murderer with his true skills.
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After a while, Zhuang Yuheng finished the acupuncture and nodded to Mo Tingfeng, who returned to Song Weichen and gently held her hand.
"Can you walk? Can I hold you?"
Song Weichen did not refuse, nodded slightly, and let Mo Tingfeng carry her out of the meeting hall.
She indeed couldn't walk half a step. After her mind was withdrawn from the case, Song Weichen felt extremely tired. Not only could she not walk, but her whole body was as cold as an embers that was about to be extinguished.
Perhaps this was the first time she had such a close contact with a "dead person" - not even the mask of the Lord of the Dead, the threat of death curse, and the hell swamp did not allow her to have such a real feeling about the dead. The feeling of death, but Xiao Yu's body, made her feel that death was really close to her.
In a trance, she had the illusion that the person lying on the wooden bed in Bingjiao Yizhuang was herself.
“I’m afraid.”
Song Weichen put his forehead on Mo Tingfeng’s neck and shrank into his arms.
"I... don't want to die."
Mo Tingfeng's eyes heated up and he hugged the little man in his arms tighter.
“Don’t say stupid things.”
“Yu Heng has found a way to lift the ban on killing love. After I lift the ban, I can help you lift the mark of your past life. You will not die, absolutely. No. ”
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"Mo Tingfeng."
"Wei Wei, I'm here, always."
Song Weichen felt sad for no reason.
"If one day, if I really am no longer here, you must promise me that you will not give up on yourself or seek death. After lifting the ban on killing love, don't set any weird restrictions on yourself, and be careful Live freely."
"Just...live for my sake."