fast and ferocious

Chapter 172 Murder at the Inn ([-])

The eldest princess blinked her big eyes and nodded again, before saying:
"This inn is one of the better inns in Jinling City. The guests are either rich or expensive. The clerk must have met a lot of rich people on weekdays. How could he suddenly become interested in wealth? Besides, how could a clerk be able to stay here? In the eyes of the guest, you also agreed to go to the backyard with him?"

Qin Wubing looked at the eldest princess with admiration, and the corners of his mouth rose unconsciously. The eldest princess also looked at Qin Wubing, her eyes were full of complacency. Said: "Smart!"

The eldest princess's face turned red immediately, she quickly faced the heavy rain outside the door, and took a deep breath.

Qin Wubing looked at his hand, and wanted to say that his brain did not give instructions, and this hand was an illegal operation.

"You, you are presumptuous!" Zhao Guang's untimely shout broke the moment of bewilderment of the two of them.

"None of your business!" The old monk grabbed a small box stacked on the table and threw it at Zhao Guang, but Zhao Guang's entourage caught it neatly.

Qin Wubing acted as if nothing had happened just now, glanced at the eldest princess and said, "Come on, you and I will try it out, how does the murderer kill and dismember the body, and finally lock the courtyard door and go back to the room with his head in his hands?" .”

The Eldest Princess acted as if nothing had happened, followed quickly, and asked as she walked, "The murderer must have made sufficient preparations beforehand. He couldn't just go back to the room with the bloody head in one hand, right?"

Zhao Guang wanted to keep up with him when he got up, but after hearing the word 'bloody', he sat back down again.

Qin Wubing replied: "No matter what he uses to hold the head, blood dripping is inevitable. Don't forget, he will not only take away the dead's head, but also take away the dead's clothing, plus the murder weapon. It's hard not to leave traces, but alas, destroying evidence should be a crime, but he is the son of the world..."

"Don't be angry, I have my own way to deal with him!"

"Even if you deal with him, the evidence won't come out. You'd better not provoke him. I heard what the prince said. It's not easy for Ding Guogong to be inherited to this generation. The emperor definitely wants to keep it, and he looks good."

"Hmph, that depends on whether it looks good or not! Just such a son, he might be a dandy in Guangdong! I have ordered someone to write a letter to the emperor, telling him all about his nonsense here, otherwise they will definitely be wicked. Sue first!" The eldest princess said, and suddenly said in a low voice: "The emperor was not brought up by the empress dowager, don't listen to Uncle Qi, in fact, their mother and son are only superficial, and the emperor is so annoying to the empress dowager, he wants to take care of everything... ..."

Qin Wubing quickly covered the eldest princess's mouth: "How many times have I said it, some words are kept in my heart so don't say them."

The eldest princess broke free from Qin Wubing's clutches, and said angrily, "I'm just telling you!"

Qin Wubing looked around.

"Don't worry, no one can get close except me!"

Qin Wubing took the oil-paper umbrella from the maid's hand, and said flatteringly: "We don't care about their housework, and we don't know how good the emperor is to us. From now on, it's better than anything else for us to live our lives well. "

The Eldest Princess listened to this and nodded frequently.

……

Qin Wubing took the Eldest Princess and did not go to the yard where the body parts were placed. The layout of the three courtyards was exactly the same. He was afraid that the Eldest Princess would be afraid, so he used the other yard as well.

The two of them stood under the eaves of the main house, Qin Wubing pointed to the messy flower garden that had been turned over and said: "The son's people have been turned over, and the yamen servants have been turned over again, in fact the murderer was not buried deep."

"Is he afraid too?"

"That's natural, so there must be bloodstains along the road. It's impossible for him to think so thoroughly. Assuming that he committed the murder in this yard, first he would go to the yard first, open the gate, and put all kinds of tools in the yard. Well, we have to unlock the two courtyard doors in advance, and then stand at the courtyard gate and wait for the deceased to come to the appointment."

"Let's assume that the crime was committed at night, in the dead of night. Although these three courtyards are not adjacent to the guest rooms in front, if there are screams, they will definitely be heard, so I speculate that the murderer must have the ability to kill people, or Shot suddenly from behind and strangled the deceased, no matter what kind, the murderer must be stronger than the deceased and have better skills than the deceased, the age should be in the prime of life, and the height should not be short."

"After the deceased fell to the ground, if the murderer started to dismember the body immediately, it means that he had been to these yards before and had planned to do this. Dismembering the corpse... I don't think so, at least he planned to cut off the head early in the morning! The head is what he must take away. He thought about it in advance, so he must have brought a sharp weapon that can cut bones."

The eldest princess just stood quietly and listened, she seemed to know that Qin Wubing said these words not only for her, but also for himself.

"Where to dismember the body? There will be a lot of blood flowing out during the dismemberment process. He is not afraid of being discovered the next day? He is not afraid, because he will leave early in the morning with the head of the enemy, and the blood will become Dark brown solidified on the slate..."

Having said this, Qin Wubing stopped. He stared at the entrance of the courtyard, imagining that the murderer walked out of the courtyard with his head held high after the murder and dismemberment that night, carrying the bag containing the head...

"Key! Lock!" Qin Wubing muttered, and immediately shouted: "Holmes!"

The four of Holmes were waiting at the gate of the courtyard, and they hurriedly appeared at this moment.

"Ask the innkeeper to bring some jars of spirits over. You have to pay for the amount of money. There are also some white cloths, the keys to the three courtyards, and the account books for the guests' registration! The sooner the better!"

The four of Holmes disappeared without saying a word.

The eldest princess hurriedly asked: "Have you found the clue?"

Qin Wubing smiled and said: "It can only be said that we have found the direction, let's take a look first, and if we are right, we have a clue."

The Eldest Princess' brows were filled with anticipation, and her eyes shone brightly.

……

Holmes quickly brought what Qin Wubing wanted, as well as the innkeeper, to the courtyard. The servants left behind by Zheng Tuo heard the movement and followed, waiting for Qin Wubing to assign work.

The old monk waited anxiously, dragging Lin Huai and Guo Yi into the courtyard.

Qin Wubing ordered the yamen servant to set up a table, Xiaofu put the door lock and key on the table, Qin Wubing asked Xiao Er to pour spirits on a white cloth, wipe the key and the door lock carefully, and make sure that no gaps can fall.

Xiao Er wiped it carefully, and there was nothing else on the white cloth except black stains.

"Did you get infected by that kid? Did you come here to clean yourself?" the old monk couldn't help asking.

The corners of Qin Wubing's mouth could not be restrained from rising, he turned his face to the innkeeper and said: "Bring all the knives, shovels and hoes in the inn to this yard."

The innkeeper nodded and said yes, and several yamen servants followed him out of the yard.

(End of this chapter)