Datang: Longevity for Thousands of Years, Exposed by Xiao Sizi

This is simply the biggest insult to our own master!

Ah Bao looked unhappy. Just as he was about to speak, he heard Shen Lian's voice faintly: "If you all think this way, then as I said, you have completely fallen into the murderer's trap!"

"what?"

Everyone subconsciously looked at Shen Lian.

Anthony also turned his head to look at Shen Lian, and saw that Shen Lian was looking at him meaningfully at this time: "Anthony, if your judgment is like this... then I really doubt how many unjust, false and wrong cases you have judged in the Kingdom of Daqin."

Anthony's expression changed immediately.

No words could hit him harder than what Shen Lian said.

Before Anthony could refute, Shen Lian said: "My reasoning has always been based on evidence. I dare to make these inferences because there is evidence to support them."

He clapped his hands and said, "Bring it here."

At this time, two people came over.

Everyone hurried to look and found that the two men were the guards of the Tibetan Prince Qihela.

Shen Lian ignored other people's thoughts and said directly: "When the incident happened, you were guarding outside your prince's room, right?"

The two guards nodded quickly.

Everyone then understood their identities.

Shen Lian asked again: "Then I want to ask you, before and after the incident, did you hear even the slightest collision or scream?"

Both guards shook their heads.

One person said: "We didn't hear any movement except for the last cry of His Highness."

The other person also shook his head: "That's right, I didn't hear any movement either, it was always very quiet."

Shen Lian looked at the envoys and said, "These two are the guards of the Tubo prince. There is no reason for them to lie, right? And even if one of them lied, it would not be necessary for all the guards to lie. They are just representatives of the guards. There were more than a dozen guards guarding outside at the time, and their testimonies are consistent."

"So, it is clear that before and during the incident, no sound was heard in this room at all."

Shen Lian turned his gaze to Anthony and said, "Anthony, do you think that if the Tubo prince really fought with the murderer and knocked over the tables and chairs, there would be no sound at all?"

"Also, the Tibetan prince should have known very well that there were guards outside the door guarding him. If he had fought with the murderer, he could have just shouted and the guards would have come to help him."

"But in the end, there was nothing. There was no sound of collision, and no cry for help... So, the struggle you mentioned... is already unstable."

Anthony's face changed slightly. He didn't expect Shen Lian to refute him in this way.

But this reasoning is absolutely logical.

This made him a little overwhelmed for a moment.

The sound of other envoys whispering could also be heard at this time.

"Commander Shen is really capable. He found the problem right away."

"Anthony is still no match for Commander Shen!"

"Fortunately I didn't believe him. Commander Shen is more powerful."

When Anthony heard these secret words, even though he was a scheming person, his face couldn't help but become gloomy.

He said: "What you said does make sense, but there is still one point that has not been solved."

"Since the deceased did not struggle with the murderer, then what are the injuries on his body? And what about the dragging on the ground?"

Everyone looked at Shen Lian curiously.

Indeed, this is also the most direct reason why they suspect that the deceased fought with the murderer.

Nanzhao envoy Wang Chengdao narrowed his eyes slightly and looked at Shen Lian with a smile.

Shen Lian's expression remained unchanged when he heard this.

He glanced at Anthony and suddenly raised the corner of his mouth: "Is this also considered a suspicious point?"

Anthony: “……”

Despised!

Shen Lian pointed at the dragging marks on the ground and said, "Such marks can be caused by anything with blood on it, so this is nothing."

"It's not surprising that the murderer deliberately created this scene to mislead us."

"As for the scars on the deceased's body... Who said..."

Shen Lian's eyes flashed: "It was caused before death."

"What!?"

Everyone was stunned.

Qin Ziyi, the Junior Official of the Dali Temple, said at the right moment: "If it's not before death, then it must be after death?"

Shen Lian laughed and then glanced at Qin Ziyi.

Sometimes, solving a case requires a supporting role. Without one, it would be very embarrassing to ask and answer questions by yourself.

He nodded slightly, and then said, "Coroner, please tell me."

The coroner who was suddenly called out hurriedly stood up and said, "When a person dies not long ago, the muscles are still active. If there is a collision at this time, it will also leave marks. However, we cannot tell whether the marks were left before or after death."

Everyone suddenly understood.

Anthony subconsciously clenched his fists.

Shen Lian continued, "The deceased had no scars before, but when he was found later, he had scars. It was obvious that they were caused during the journey."

"But did the guards outside hear any violent collision? Therefore... there is only one explanation. That is, the murderer deliberately hit the victim with something after he died. The victim was already dead and could not make any sound. This kind of collision sound is much quieter than the sound of knocking over tables and chairs, so the guards outside could not hear it."

"I think everyone has a brain and should be able to figure this out."

The envoys thought for a moment, and then couldn't help but nodded.

Indeed, Shen Lian's explanation clarified all the doubts.

Why did the deceased have scars on his body?

And why didn't the guards outside hear any sound of fighting?

So that's how it is...
It turned out that this was indeed a fight scene deliberately faked by the murderer!

Shen Lian glanced at Anthony and saw that his face was livid and he seemed to be indignant. He said, "Anthony, it seems that you are still not convinced!"

Anthony stiffened his neck and said, "This is all just your speculation. You have no actual evidence."

"No actual evidence?"

Shen Lian laughed, and his whole body was enveloped by strong self-confidence.

He said: "Since you want evidence, I will give it to you."

The sunlight penetrated through the window and fell on Qin Wenyuan.

The floating light seemed to have covered Shen Lian with a golden cloak, making him look like a god descending from heaven.

Shen Lian's eyes were clear and bright, and his whole body was filled with strong self-confidence. He glanced at Anthony, the envoy from the Arab Empire, who had a grim expression, with a half-smile on his face, and a faint smile appeared at the corner of his mouth.

It seemed like a sarcasm, but also like a mockery of Anthony's overestimation of his own abilities.

While handling a case, it was the first time that Shen Lian encountered someone who constantly provoked him.

He took a few steps forward and came to the body of Chihela.

Then he pointed at Qihela's clothes and said, "Please take a closer look."

Upon hearing this, everyone subconsciously took a few steps forward and looked at Qihela's corpse.

But they looked left and right, up and down, and couldn't see anything unusual.

Shen Lian said: "Did you find anything unusual?"

Everyone shook their heads subconsciously.

They had no idea what Shen Lian asked them to see, let alone anything abnormal.

"Sir, please don't keep us in suspense. You have sharp eyes and can find clues at a glance. How can we compare with you? So, sir, you should just tell me to wait."

Abao spoke at the right time.

But although he was speaking to Shen Lian, his gaze was looking down upon the people who had just whispered and said they did not believe Shen Lian.

Therefore, it is self-evident who he was talking to and for what purpose.

When the envoys who had just not believed Shen Lian saw Abao looking at them like that, their faces turned a little unhappy.

But thinking back to Shen Lian's well-reasoned words just now, they didn't have any chance to refute.

In the end, I could only lower my head in frustration.

Seeing this, Ah Bao looked away triumphantly. Of course, Shen Lian could not hide their little movements from his eyes, but Shen Lian did not care about them now. As long as Ah Bao did not suffer any loss, he would not stop Ah Bao from doing anything.

Shen Lian's protection of his shortcomings has always been unreasonable.

He returned his gaze to Qihela's body and said, "Look carefully at Qihela's clothes. Don't you think his clothes are too clean and too neat?"

"clothing?"

When everyone heard Shen Lian's reminder, they hurriedly looked at Qihela's clothes.

Sure enough, Qihela's clothes were just as Shen Lian said, very clean, without even a trace of wrinkles.

But, what does this have to do with the case?
They were all puzzled.

However, a few envoys such as Anthony and Wang Chengdao seemed to understand something, which made their faces change suddenly.

Shen Lian glanced at their faces, and seeing their expressions, he smiled faintly: "It seems that someone has already understood."

Anthony frowned.

Wang Chengdao also restrained his smile.

This is a detail that none of them noticed.

It was at this time that they came to understand Shen Lian's terrifying investigative capabilities.

Shen Lian smiled and said, "Think about it, if you were fighting with someone and knocked over tables and chairs, would your clothes still be so clean? If nothing else, they should at least be covered with some dust, right?"

"But the deceased's clothes were clean. This is very wrong."

"Of course, some people might say that they were fighting and were not rolled on the ground, so they were not covered in dust..."

Shen Lian glanced at Anthony, then looked at the other envoys, and said with a smile: "Although this is obviously a sophistry, it is indeed possible. I agree with it."

"It's possible that there's no dust on it, but there's no way to explain why there's no wrinkles on the clothes, right?"

Shen Lian pointed at Qihela's clothes, which were completely wrinkle-free, and said, "No matter how fierce the fight was, even if he struggled a little, his clothes would definitely have traces of wrinkles from the struggle."

"But look at his clothes. There is no trace of what should be there, so..."

Shen Lian glanced at everyone and said firmly: "If this is not ironclad evidence, what else is ironclad evidence?"

All the envoys were shocked into silence by Shen Lian's words.

Since they were sent as envoys, they must have some brains.

So whether Shen Lian's words made sense or not, they could immediately understand.

And that is why they are so shocked at this moment.

This kind of details, such as whether a piece of clothing has wrinkles... no one of them really paid attention to it, but Shen Lian paid attention to it, and used it as ironclad evidence to judge that the murderer had faked the scene.

At this moment, they finally had a clear understanding of Shen Lian's abilities and the terrifying strength of the legendary Shen Lian.

The rumors were not exaggerated!

Shen Lian, a smart man in the Chu Palace, is really so terrifying!
Shen Lian saw the shocked expressions on everyone's faces, without any smug look on their faces. To him, this really didn't matter.

Compared to the cases he had solved before, what did such a small detail matter?
But if he didn't explain it clearly, these envoys might hold on to it, so he was wasting his breath.

Otherwise, he would never have said these things to people he was familiar with like Qin Ziyi. After all, their trust in him meant that he didn't have to explain such a small issue.

He looked at Anthony and saw that his face was red. He smiled and said, "Anthony, do you agree with what I said now? Do you agree that this scene was faked by the murderer and that the deceased did not fight at all before his death?"

"I……."

Anthony felt a surge of anger rising in his heart when Shen Lian looked at him like this.

But he had no way to refute it, because Shen Lian's evidence was as solid as iron and had no flaws at all.

They were equally confused.

But Shen Lian smiled faintly: "Isn't this simple? Think about the conclusion you just made when the murderer faked the scene. That is the murderer's intention."

"Conclusion? What conclusion?" Qin Ziyi was stunned.

Wang Chengdao, the Nanzhao envoy, said with a twinkle in his eyes, "The deceased was in a weak position during the fight, and the murderer's martial arts were stronger than the deceased's!"

"what?"

Everyone was stunned.

Wang Chengdao looked at Shen Lian and said, "Am I right?"

Shen Lian smiled and nodded slightly: "Lord Wang is indeed smart, worthy of being the envoy of Nanzhao."

These words have profound meaning.

Wang Chengdao's eyes flickered.

Shen Lian continued: "What Lord Wang said is what I want to say."

"If we follow Anthony's inference just now, the scene will give us such a conclusion, that is, the deceased fought with the murderer before his death, but unfortunately, the deceased was no match for the murderer and was eventually killed by the murderer."

"So, the murderer's martial arts skills are higher than the deceased's, and everyone knows how strong the deceased's kung fu is. So if his martial arts skills are higher than the deceased's, then a large number of people will escape the scope of suspicion."

"And this... is the murderer's purpose!"

Shen Lian looked at everyone with a sharp gaze, and said with a huge sense of oppression: "In other words, the real murderer must not be as good at martial arts as Qihe, or... maybe he simply doesn't understand martial arts!"

Suddenly, Shen Lian's words made all the envoys' eyes widen.

They never imagined that just a crime scene would have so many twists and turns.

But after thinking about it carefully, they couldn't help but agree with Shen Lian's words.

Indeed, if you think about it based on the fake scene, there will indeed be such a result.

So, is this the murderer's intention?
Then, if we speculate in the opposite direction, that would be the range of the murderer.

Thinking of this, they all subconsciously looked at other people and subconsciously kept some distance from them.

Kung Fu is not as good as harmony. There are many people who don’t even know Kung Fu!

It can be said that only a few of these envoys can be ruled out. Aren’t the rest all suspects?
My heart, which had originally fallen, was lifted up again.

Someone couldn't help but say to Shen Lian, "Commander Shen, Commander Shen, who is the murderer? Stop keeping us in suspense and tell me now."

"Yeah, this makes us really nervous!"

Everyone couldn't help but speak.

Shen Lian smiled lightly, a gleam of light flashed in the depths of his eyes, and said: "Don't be impatient, just listen to me continue to reason, and soon... the real murderer will surface little by little."

He looked meaningfully at the bewildered envoys and sighed softly in his heart.

When the strongest dragon slayer turns into an evil dragon, there will no longer be any dragon slayers in this world.

Because they can never slay the evil dragon transformed from the strongest boy.

Just like myself, how good I am at solving cases.

How strong is that when committing a crime.

With just them, you still want to find me?
Oh, what a bunch of naive people!
The looks everyone gave Shen Lian at this moment were full of trust.

With his just-made inference, Shen Lian completely gained everyone's trust.

As a result, in their subjective impression, they will subconsciously believe whatever Shen Lian says.

This is the power of fame!

At the beginning, everyone's doubts about the reputation of the Great Tang Justice made them skeptical of Shen Lian's inference. Even Anthony, not only was skeptical, but also wanted to overturn Shen Lian's inference.

But now, the situation is completely different.

Shen Lian used his strength to slap Anthony in the face, and his perfect inference made everyone no longer have any doubts about the rumored "smartest man in the Chu Palace".

Therefore, at this time, even though they were in different camps from Shen Lian, when it came to solving the case, they were just like A Bao and the others, and had no doubts about Shen Lian.

Even if Shen Lian, without any evidence, directly pointed at a person's nose and said that he was the murderer, it is estimated that few people would suspect Qin Wenyuan.

And this... is Shen Lian’s real purpose!
In fact, even if Anthony didn't take the initiative to make trouble, Shen Lian would find a way to find someone who would oppose him.

He needs to establish his authority!
Shen Lian's plan has already begun.

If he wants to perfectly control those chess pieces, he must use some means to ensure his unique position.

Only in this way could he unconsciously take advantage of the envoys' trust in him and guide them to do what he wanted them to do.

So, Anthony was also unlucky.

Before Shen Lian could figure out who to challenge, he jumped out on his own initiative. It can only be said that he deserved it.

Wang Chengdao, the envoy of Nanzhao, and Aguda, the eldest prince of Tiele, both frowned slightly at this moment. Even though they did not know Shen Lian's plan, the series of events in which Anthony was beaten by Shen Lian made them feel that the atmosphere on the scene had changed.

(End of this chapter)