Great Lawyer

Chapter 566 Transfer Suspect ([-])

"Ten corpses, three of them have been verified and they are all husband and wife." Shen Daoru took out the file of Dali Temple and read it out to everyone, "Among them, a couple from Baoding Mansion died in the seventh year of Shuntian. The couple has a pair of children, while the other two couples are from Huaiqing and Fenzhou respectively. After investigation, the two couples have no children. The neighbors and family members have testified that they heard that Zhongshan Temple had good luck in praying for children. So I traveled a long distance to come here to ask for a son."

No one spoke, everyone listened carefully.

Shen Daoru is not in a hurry, and the speed of his speech is just right, making people listen to it as if he is telling a story, calm and comfortable.

"As we all know, usually a serial murderer, no matter how distorted his heart is, there must be logic and connections in his mind. For example, in the Zhang Manzi murder case just past, he only killed women, and He considers unfeminine women."

"To outsiders, these reasons are unimaginable, but in the eyes of Zhang Manzi, this is the logic of his murder."

"So, what logic exists in the death of these three couples?" Shen Daoru looked around, paused and continued: "Or, let's put it another way, Xuanwu and all the monks in Zhongshan Temple, what motive do they have to go to kill them."

"The motives for killing are divided into several categories. Love killing? They are monks. Even monks who drink and eat meat will not kill people in a group with the reason of love killing. Vendetta killing? Whose enemy?"

"For this reason, I have invited the relatives of the couple in Baoding Mansion to attend the court." Shen Daoru and Qian Yu clasped their hands and said, "My lord, please send witnesses to the court."

Qian Yu nodded, and passed on witnesses.

He is the elder brother of the deceased couple's direct relatives.

"Excuse me, where do your younger brother and sister-in-law live all the time? Have you ever visited the capital?"

The elder brother of the deceased said: "Our family moved to Baoding to do business in Shuntian five years ago, and we used to live in Pingliang."

"So, did your younger brother and sister-in-law say that they met monks in the capital?"

The elder brother of the deceased said: "I have never been to the capital, and I don't know any monks. To be honest, we are all businessmen. We have invited the God of Wealth at home, and we rarely go to the temple again."

Shen Daoru said: "Then, do your brother and sister-in-law have any wealth? What did they come to the capital for, and how much money did they bring with them?"

"They did bring some silver taels with them, estimated to be about 20 taels. They came to the capital to see if they could find a suitable shop. We want to open a shop in the capital."

Shen Daoru nodded, thanked the elder brother of the deceased, then cupped his hands and said to Qian Yu: "20 taels of silver, asking Xuanwu to kill someone for money, this motive is obviously not convincing."

"Let's put this matter aside for a moment. Let's look back at the remaining two couples. They are the same as the couple in Baoding. There is not enough evidence to show that killing for love or revenge, but it is absolutely impossible for money, because these two couples, Pretty poor."

"My lord," Shen Daoru said, "No matter how you look at it, these three couples have nothing in common. Even the motives for being murdered cannot be unified."

Everyone thinks it makes sense. After all, many people have died. If they are all the same murderer, then these dead people should be more or less similar. Otherwise, they cannot be classified as serial murders. If they cannot be identified, then there may be Multiple murderers... Then, it is even more difficult to find a reason for these corpses appearing in the Buddha statues in the backyard of Zhongshan Temple.

"What you mean is that Xuanwu and other monks have no motive to kill, so others have?" Qian Yu hinted to Shen Daoru that there is another hidden reason in this case that cannot be mentioned.

Shen Daoru understood, and replied: "My lord, the first couple don't need to ask for a child. The only possibility for them to go up the mountain is to play."

Qian Yu frowned, nodded slightly and did not refute, "Go on."

Indeed, the first couple already had a pair of children, and when they came to the capital, they did not need to ask for a child at all.So, why did Xuanwu and the others kill them?

"From the above, since neither the motive for the murder nor the deceased can be found in common, let's look at this case from another angle." Shen Daoru said: "All the corpses were found in the Buddha statues."

He walked up to Xuanwu and asked, "Where did the Buddha statue come from?"

"It was made by the master and apprentice of the Zhou family at the foot of the mountain, and I didn't ask them to make these Buddha statues. They were all presented by believers and pilgrims over the years." Xuanwu replied.

"Actually, I don't know any of that."

Shen Daoru and Qian Yu replied: "My lord, I want to pass on the Zhou family and Zhou Jin's master and apprentice."

"Pass!" Qian Yu said.

The yamen servant went to the master and apprentice of the Zhou family.

Du Jiuyan and Qian Daoan stood aside and listened, Qian Daoan said in a low voice: "It's no loss that Shen Daoru is very considerate in terms of angle and consideration. Have you met these two masters and apprentices?"

"I have seen it, but I only asked a few words."

Du Jiuyan looked at it, and she whispered: "I don't feel very good, we are in trouble."

It is a good thing for Xuanwu not to mention rape, and of course it is also a good thing for Shen Daoru's defense.

"Don't worry, you have a lot of clues to investigate." Qian Daoan comforted her, "If you are anxious, you will inevitably make mistakes and miss some important things."

Du Jiuyan nodded slightly, and said, "Don't worry, I can still kill Xuanwu if I lose."

"The only difference between his death is vigorous or silent."

Qian Daoan laughed.

The master and apprentice of the Zhou family were brought to the hall. Seeing Xuan Wu, the Zhou family hurried over and shouted, "Master, what's going on here? How could there be dead bodies in the clay sculpture?"

"I don't know either." Xuan Wu replied with an injustice on his face.

The Zhou family wiped their sweat, sighed and kowtowed to Qian Yu. Shen Daoru came up and asked, "You made all the fourteen Buddha statues in Zhongshan Temple?"

"Yes!" The Zhou family said, "Over the years, all of their Buddha statues have been made by me."

Shen Daoru asked again: "Did Xuanwu or the monks in the temple ask you to do it?"

"No." Zhou's family replied: "Some pilgrims want to donate Buddha statues to the temple in order to thank Zhongshan Temple for its efficacy and fulfill their wishes. Master Xuanwu didn't stop them, so he pointed them to me. Come here and ask me to make Buddha statues for them."

"They paid the money, and when I'm done, I'll carry it up the mountain and send it to the temple."

Shen Daoru nodded and asked Xuanwu, "What will you do with the Buddha statue after it is sent up the mountain?"

"Anyone who has been to the temple knows that the Zhongshan Temple is very small. There is only one treasure hall in the front and back. After the Buddha statue is sent, there is no place to worship it, so it has been placed on the side of the wall. Over the years, it has accumulated more and more, and there are fourteen There are many seats."

"Then, how did the corpse inside the Buddha statue get in?" Shen Daoru asked back.

The audience outside the door also showed doubts, and someone whispered: "The Buddha statue is ready and sent up. If Xuanwu and the others kill people, the only possibility is that they and the master and apprentice of the Zhou family are in partnership."

"Otherwise, the person was killed by the master and apprentice of the Zhou family."

"Yes, yes." Someone answered, "After the Buddha statue is finished, how can it be possible to open it again and put the corpse in it? This is unreasonable."

Everyone nodded.

"Then, abbot Xuanwu or the monks in Zhongshan Temple, did anyone bring the corpse for you to pinch it in?" Shen Daoru asked the Zhou family master and apprentice.

The Zhou family shook their heads, "No. There is no such thing."

"The two of you are more experienced with clay sculptures. From your point of view, how do you do this? After you make the clay sculptures, can you still put the corpse in?" Shen Daoru asked.

"It can't be done. After the clay sculpture is completed, it will be a whole, especially after it is air-dried, it will be difficult to recover if it is damaged a little." He said and looked at Du Jiuyan, "Let's not talk about stuffing a corpse that big. "

Shen Daoru nodded and suddenly turned to Du Jiuyan, "Then Mr. Du, when you found the clay sculpture and broke it, was it whole?"

Du Jiuyan nodded, "Complete, almost flawless."

"Thank you." Shen Daoru cupped his hands, walked back and stood in the middle of the court, and said to everyone: "So, the above is my defense as the defendant litigator about the matter of the Buddha statue hiding the corpse and asking the litigant to kill someone."

"Although we still don't know how the corpse got into the Buddha statue, let alone who the murderer is, it's clear that the monks in the temple like Xuanwu can't do it."

"My lord, please be enlightened, and then carefully investigate the case, find the real murderer, and return my plaintiff's innocence."

Outside the yamen, there were buzzing discussions again, and someone said: "Could Mr. Du make a mistake, what Mr. Shen said is very reasonable."

"Probably not?"

"Go on and listen, what's going on, it's really confusing now."

In the back hall, the Empress Dowager also became confused, and beckoned King Gui to come over, grabbed his ear and whispered in his ear, "Are you sure about Jiuyan?"

"Are you sure about what?" King Gui asked.

The queen mother pinched him, and said angrily: "Aijia said, can Jiuyan be sure that fake monks like Xuanwu really killed people? My son, the matter of rape by the mother can neither be defended nor proved. Now she can use this murder to get fake monks like Xuanwu."

King Gui rubbed his pinched waist, and replied: "Mother, this is the first time you heard Jiu Yan's lawsuit, and you don't know her routine, but you will know in a while."

"She still has a trump card? Can it explain why the corpse is in the clay sculpture?" The queen mother was very curious. She really couldn't imagine why the clay sculpture appeared in the Buddha statue.

If you ask her, the only explanation is Zhou Jin's master and apprentice.

But Shen Daoru didn't prove this point, she just felt it.

King Gui gave the Queen Mother a white look, and said: "You don't understand these things, just listen to the fun."

As he spoke, he returned to his chair and sat down.

The queen mother glared at her son.

Du Jiuyan looked at Shen Daoru with a smile. His debate was quite beautiful. The most beautiful part was that he did not point out the suspicion of Zhou's father and son in turn.

According to the thinking of normal people, at this time, the suspicion will be transferred directly.

But he didn't, he just simply denied the suspicion of Xuanwu and others murdering.

Master ah, learned.

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