Chapter 360 Clay Doll
"Two heroines, please come here. It's right in front next to the moon gate."
With the servant leading the way, Yang Yiyi and Qin Yan arrived at the place where the young boy of the Qing family died.
The site is surprisingly clean, located at the corner between two walls.
Qin Yan knelt down to check and found that there was only a small amount of blood stains left on the bluestone brick wall, which was less than the blood stains left when the Wen family accountants were killed.
It hasn't rained these days, and since people have died nearby, few servants and maids are willing to pass by, so the scene is still in the same state as when the crime occurred.
When the young boy of the Qing family was found, it was said that he was leaning on the corner between two walls. There was a lot of blood on his chest, but not much around him.
The only remaining blood stains on the wall were in the form of drips, with no traces of wiping or rubbing, ruling out the possibility that someone moved the body while the blood was dry.
Qin Yan turned around and asked the servant: "Who discovered the deceased?"
"As for the heroine, it's the young one."
"What was the situation?"
"Hey, that scared me."
When the servant said this, his pupils narrowed, and he really looked like he was frightened.
"It was early in the morning, and I was going to pick up the meat and vegetable car at the back door. I happened to pass by and saw this person walking in the corner. At first, I thought it was some kid who had eaten too much wine and was lying here to sleep. Look, I saw the man lying there with eyes wide open and bleeding from all directions. The young man immediately rolled around and informed the master. "
"Bleeding from seven holes? How does your face look? Is there any blood on your chest?"
The servant recalled for a moment before saying:
"My face was pale and there was a pool of blood on my chest, but it didn't seem to be too much."
Although the possibility of poisoning cannot be completely ruled out, it is indeed like being shocked to death by a strong internal force. On the surface, there is no external injury and there is not much bleeding. In fact, the internal organs have been shattered.
Just like Yang Yiyi, she used her inner strength to give someone a slap. The latter was roughly the situation of the deceased. This is why Yang Yiyi never had the consciousness that she had killed someone. At first glance, it looked like she was simply in a coma.
Qin Yan remembered that the Wen family in Silk City had a Cloud Piercing Finger. Although it was a fingering technique, it was good at blasting people's acupoints with strong internal force. The internal force was more concentrated than palm techniques or boxing techniques. When practiced to perfection, it was powerful enough to penetrate clouds and crack stones.
"What do you say to the man who was sent by the government to do the autopsy?"
"Wu Zuo said that it was a huge force that penetrated the heart, like a martial artist."
If the corpse could be examined, it would be possible to determine whether it was Chuan Yun Finger, but neither the master nor the young master of the Wen family seemed to have traces of martial arts practice. This fingering technique was only kept as a treasure left by the ancestors.
In fact, the Qing family is similar. Neither Qinglin Hong nor Qingliu have any traces of martial arts training. The sword in the back of the Wen family's accountant's head is not something that just anyone can poke out.
"Is there anything unusual that night?"
"No, the servant on night watch didn't see anything."
One wall of the crime scene was close to the garden rockery, and the other wall was simply the alley opposite the back door of Qing's house. It was inaccessible and it was easy to escape after killing someone.
"Have they ever passed around here?"
"The official also asked. The servants on night watch passed by around midnight. There was no one here at that time. I only discovered the young one when I passed by at about nine o'clock."
In other words, the crime occurred during the Yin hour (3-5 am) after Chou hour (1-3 am).
As far as the time of the incident was concerned, it was similar to the time when the Wen family accountant died, and it was also the same day.
It's hard to say that it's a coincidence that this happened, and this murderer possesses a fast sword and strong internal strength...
Could it really be the work of Thousand-Faced Phoenix?
It is said that the Thousand-Faced Phoenix is proficient in most martial arts in the world. Not only can she disguise herself at will, but she can also imitate other people's martial arts to kill people at will.
But Thousand-Faced Phoenix kills people who are always asked to do it by others, usually the enemies of the client.
So, who would have a grudge against a cashier and a servant?
“Who did the deceased usually have a good relationship with?”
"That kid is new here. I haven't heard that he has a particularly good relationship with anyone. He usually just likes to ask around and spread some gossip."
"New here too? When?"
"About...two months ago?"
The servant couldn't remember clearly, he said:
"At that time, a servant in the house got married to a maid, so he moved out of the house to live on his own. The master asked us to recruit a few more people."
"Then why was the deceased selected? Who was the person who recruited people at that time?" "The person who was responsible for recruiting people was also a young man. It was mainly because the boy said that he had fled here. I thought he was pitiful, and he looked like a hard worker. As long as people are diligent, it is better to give them a bowl of rice than to starve to death, so I recruited them."
"Fleeing again? Where is his hometown?"
"It seems that there is a locust plague in my hometown in Yuezhou."
That's right, not only was it the same time as the counting house where the Wen family died, but the excuse was the same: their hometown in Yuezhou was hit by a locust plague.
The deceased had obviously inserted himself in, probably to get information or something. But why did they die at the same time? Was it to kill people and silence them?
Not only was the death strange, but the cause was also strange.
Qin Yan scratched her head:
"Did the deceased do anything unusual?"
"I didn't hear that, but that guy is very hard-working. He would do any job that no one is willing to do on weekdays."
"Like what kind of work?"
"For example, going to a silk factory outside the city to get raw silk samples. Because the journey is too far, the master is in a hurry, and many servants don't like to do it."
It sounds like a newcomer is trying to show that he works hard so that he can stay and make a living. For someone who has fled here, there seems to be nothing wrong with it.
Qin Yan was a little bit crazy, she was a thief doing the job of catching fast people, she felt like a yuppie.
But when I looked back at Yang Yiyi, who had rashly agreed to this, she was looking around, as if looking for stars that were invisible during the day...
It's definitely not possible to count on her.
Qin Yan could only ask the servant again: "Where does the deceased live? Does he have any personal belongings?"
"I live in Datongpu with other servants. The two heroines go this way."
The servants are also divided into three, six or nine grades, and their treatment is obviously not comparable to that of the accountants.
The place where the deceased lived was quite far away from the crime scene. It felt like he had to go around half of Qingfu before reaching a courtyard.
There are three large tile-roofed houses in this courtyard, each with seven or eight beds, just like a dormitory.
The deceased lived in a large tile-roofed house on the edge of the yard, with the third bed from the left.
There is a small cabinet next to the bed, which contains some of his personal belongings.
A few pieces of clothing, a copper longevity lock, and three palm-sized, round clay figures.
Clothes and longevity locks are relatively common things, but the clay figurine quickly attracted Qin Yan's attention.
"What is this?"
"I heard that it was the only one left in that boy's family. He took it out when he was fleeing. I kept it in my thoughts."
The shape of the clay figurine is a bit like a bowling ball, with no hands or feet, just a face drawn on it, or more like a Russian matryoshka doll.
The workmanship is not exquisite. If you go to the market and look for it, you should be able to find something similar. They are usually bought to entertain children.
"Did no one notice that the deceased left that night?"
"Everyone was so tired that no one paid attention. It seemed that someone heard the sound of the door opening and thought someone had gotten up at night and went to the latrine, but no one paid attention."
"These three clay figurines may be some kind of evidence. I have to take them away. Do you want to tell your master?"
"No, no, if you don't take them away, Heroine, we're going to throw these things away too. Leaving them here all day is a bit annoying."
Indeed, the relics of those who died violently are placed on the bedside all day long, and everyone is afraid of them.
Qin Yan couldn't think of anything else to ask, so she turned to look at Yang Yiyi:
"Do you have anything to ask?"
Yang Yiyi thought for a while:
"I want to go to the hut."
"..."
Qin Yan was very suspicious that Yang Yiyi had something wrong with her kidneys. Why couldn't she urinate? Didn't she just go to the toilet in Wen Mansion?
(End of this chapter)