1 minute to solve the case

Chapter 52
One day, Ding Zhixian was sitting in the lobby reviewing the complaint, when suddenly there was a quarrel at the door.He looked up and saw a young man and a countryman fighting desperately for a big white goose, scolding and coming into the court.

Ding Zhixian asked, "Why are you two arguing here?"

The young man was the first to say: "My lord, I live at the gate of the east gate. I feed the geese with rice bran at the gate in the morning. When I turned around and entered the house, this countryman snatched my big white goose and was caught by me." , and still refuse to pay me back, I ask the master to be the master for Xiaomin."

Ding Zhixian asked the countryman: "The younger generation said that you stole his goose. Is it true?"

The countryman blushed and said angrily: "Master, I brought this goose from Nanxi to the city to my father-in-law. As soon as I got off the boat, this rascal came over and forced me to sell the goose." Give it to him. If I don’t sell it, he will rob it and falsely accuse me of stealing his goose. Everything the villain said is the truth, please judge clearly.”

Ding Zhixian asked them if there was anyone else who could testify, and they both said no.

"No?" Ding Zhixian thought for a while and said, "Since there is no other person to testify, let the goose speak for itself!" He asked the guards to bring a large white paper, spread it in the lobby, put the goose on the paper, and covered it Luokung, told the two to wait for the judgment.

After a while, the goose flapped its wings a few times under the basket.Dingzhi County heard the noise and hurriedly asked the guards to uncover the baskets to see what the goose had drawn.

The guard didn't understand the meaning of Ding Zhixian's words, so he opened the basket and took a look, and said, "The goose didn't draw any characters, it just pulled a pile of shit."

Ding Zhixian frowned, and said: "You have been on the job for many years, you are really confused, go and look carefully again."

The guard did not dare to be negligent, covered his nose, and leaned closer to the goose feces to identify it carefully.After looking at it for a long time, I still didn't see the name, so I had to bite the bullet and report back to Ding Zhixian, "Master, there is only a pile of green goose droppings on the paper, and I really can't read any words."

Ding Zhixian nodded and asked the two to go to court to hear the sentence.Pointing to the big white goose, he said to the countryman, "You admit that the goose is yours, and you take it away." Then he turned and asked the young man, "Are you willing to accept my judgment?" The young man insisted that the goose belonged to him. .

The county magistrate was furious, slapped the gavel, and shouted loudly: "Bold and unruly, how dare you play tricks in front of me. You are so young, you bully the country people. Come on, pull me down and hit the [-]th board hard !"

Why did Dingzhi County say that the goose admitted that it belonged to a countryman?

Goose is pulled while eating. Country people pull grass to feed geese, and its shit is green; if it is fed with rice bran, its shit is yellow, so this goose belongs to country people.

County magistrate Zhang was accused of stealing money.
One day, Zhang Jiayin, the county magistrate, was reviewing official documents in front of the hall, when two envoys from Jinyiwei, one fat and one thin, broke in.Jin Yiwei's envoy is very powerful, and he came straight from the capital to the county, and there must be a secret important matter.The county magistrate Zhang didn't dare to neglect, so he hurriedly got up to greet him.

The envoy said: "I have important matters. I will retreat to the left and right for the time being. I will discuss with you in the back hall."

In the back hall, the Jinyiwei envoys took off their makeup, revealed the true colors of the robbers, and threatened magistrate Zhang to hand over 1 taels of gold from Kujin.The incident happened suddenly and was caught off guard, but County Magistrate Zhang remained calm in the face of danger.He said neither humble nor overbearing: "Zhang is not ignorant of current affairs, and he will never spend money lightly, but it is really difficult to get ten thousand taels of gold, how about reducing it by half?"

"Magistrate Zhang is still a happy person, the number is up to you, but it must be fast."

County magistrate Zhang said: "If the negotiation fails, the fish will die, or the net will be broken. But since the negotiation is successful, you and I have the same interests. If you think it's slow, I'm even more anxious! If it leaks, you can run away." In short, my duty is at stake, and there is absolutely no possibility of escaping. However, if this matter is to be done thoroughly, it cannot be rushed."

The robber asked, "What is your plan?"

County magistrate Zhang said confidently: "There are many people in the daytime, it is not as convenient as doing things at night, and many people are involved in using the treasury. It is better to borrow from the local gentlemen in my name, and then take out the treasury and return it in installments. This is the best of both worlds." Policy."

The robber felt that the county magistrate had been in the officialdom for a long time after all, he considered both himself and others, and the method he proposed was indeed more appropriate, so he asked him to arrange the loan on the spot.

County magistrate Zhang made a list, specifying how much money someone should borrow. There were nine gentlemen in total, who borrowed a total of 5000 taels of gold.Then he said to the two thieves: "Please arrange your clothes, I will send the boy to come in and borrow money by order."

The two robbers thought to themselves, this county magistrate is really easy to talk and thoughtful, if he hadn't reminded him in time, wouldn't people who came here see his flaws, so they trusted the county magistrate even more.

After a while, the county magistrate's confidant was passed in.

The county magistrate said with a straight face: "The two guards in Jinyi were ordered to come to extract the gold. You can quickly borrow it from the gentlemen according to the order. It must be kept confidential and there must be no mistakes."

The boy took the bill to borrow money, and he did it quickly and quickly. After a while, he brought nine gentlemen to deliver the gold.In order not to leak the news, they wrapped the gold ingots in thick paper.However, when the paper was opened, it turned out that there were swords and other weapons inside. They rushed straight at the two robbers with lightning speed.The robber hadn't figured out what was going on, and had already been tied up.

What exactly is this matter about?Do you know how magistrate Zhang arranged it?

The list of "gentlemen" listed by County Magistrate Zhang turned out to be the names of nine police officers in the county.The police came together and captured the robber.

The strange thing about the dog biting the owner
There was an antique dealer in a certain country, and he received a new friend that night.The new friend is Smith, who is an antique connoisseur.

After exchanging pleasantries for a while, the antique dealer proudly showed Smith some recently acquired high-priced antiques.Smith praised.After reading it, the antique dealer put them back in a small room, locked it, and let a big wolfdog guard the door.

That night, Smith stayed at the antique dealer.

In the middle of the night, Smith stole those antiques and was discovered by the antique dealer, and the two fought.Unexpectedly, instead of biting the thief, the big wolfhound bit its owner, the antique dealer.Smith took the opportunity to escape with the curio.

Enduring the pain, the antique dealer hurriedly called the police station to report the case.

After a while, a sheriff and two police officers came to the antique dealer's house.The property insurance company also sent people.If it is indeed stolen, the insurance company will pay the antique dealer who paid the property insurance money according to the regulations.

Judging from the scene, it was true that his high-priced antiques were robbed as the antique dealer said.

But the question is, how could he be bitten by his big wolfhound?Even the antique dealer himself can't explain it clearly.

A person from the insurance company said: "This is unreasonable. There has never been a well-trained wolfhound that would bite the owner instead of the thief. This case is unbelievable, and the company cannot pay compensation."

The sheriff stared at the pajamas that had been torn to shreds, and saw that the wolfdog was still circling around the pajamas, his eyes lit up immediately.He asked the antique dealer: "Mr. Antique Dealer, please take a closer look, is this pajamas really yours?"

The antique dealer picked up the worn pajamas, looked at them carefully for a while, and suddenly exclaimed: "Ah! No! This pajamas are not mine. My pajamas have two small flowers embroidered on the sleeves. They belong to my little daughter." It's fun to embroider."

The sheriff suddenly said: "Ah, I see. I have no doubts about the authenticity of this case. Mr. Antique Dealer's antiques were indeed stolen."

Later, the "antique connoisseur" Smith was finally arrested and brought to justice. It turned out that he was an old thief who specialized in stealing and selling antiques.

You know how the sheriff reasoned?

They were fighting in secret, and the big wolf dog could only bite people by the smell of the pajamas, which Smith had changed for the antique dealer in advance, so a strange incident of the dog biting the owner happened.

how did you escape

One summer night, an attempted theft occurred on Island A in the Soto Inland Sea.The thieves sneaked into the building of the Fisheries Union, and when they were about to pry open the safe, the alarm went off, so they fled in a hurry.The alarm rang at 11 o'clock at night, and when the nearby people heard the sound and came, the thief had disappeared without a trace.

Soon, after investigation, a major suspect was discovered.His name was Tsuneo Nakamura, he lived on Island B, and he was a worker in the shipyard. His fingerprints were found on the screwdriver left by the prisoner at the scene.

"I am not a criminal. The criminal took the screwdriver I used in the shipyard to commit the crime." Nakamura, the criminal policeman who has been investigating, emphasized that he is innocent.

"So, around 11 o'clock that night, where were you? What were you doing?"

"It was Saturday, so I was fishing alone on the beach of Island B. I couldn't catch fish and was too bored, so I went to my friend's house to play around 11:1 and drink until about [-]:[-] in the middle of the night. If you don't believe me, just ask My friend is all right. His name is Harada and he lives near the beach on Island B." Nakamura replied.

Therefore, the criminal police immediately visited Harada to confirm the proof that Nakamura was not at the scene, and the result was the same as what Nakamura said. "At about 11:2 on the night of the incident, Nakamura drank half a dozen cans of beer and went back. We drank together until [-]:[-] in the middle of the night."

Island B is about 5000 meters west of Island A at the crime scene.

"Your alibi can only prove that it was after 11:11 p.m., but the critical 6:[-] p.m. is unknown. Did you escape from Island A by motorboat? Even if it was a small boat, it would take fifteen or six minutes to get to B Island is not a problem." The detective asked Nakamura again.

"If you take a motorboat, the sound of the motor will be noticeable. Did anyone hear the sound of the motor that night?" Nakamura retorted.

After investigation, before and after the crime, no one heard the sound of the motorboat's motor in the sea near the scene. Even in the sea between Island A and Island B, people fishing late at night did not hear the sound of the motor.

"Then escaped in a sampan or boat?"

"What's the matter, the tide flowed from west to east that night. If you leave island A by boat against the current, you will never reach island B in 30 minutes. Besides, the sea water in that area is very fast."

"Then it's a yacht!"

"Are there any yachts on the coast near the Fishermen's Union?"

Asked by Nakamura, the detective was speechless.In fact, that night, 10 minutes before the fishery union's alarm bell rang, the inspectors stationed on Island A patrolled the nearby seaside and checked carefully that there was no suspicious sampan or yacht moored.Therefore, Nakamura's alibi is tentatively established.

By the way, the highest hill on Island A is only 40 meters, so it is impossible to reach Island B by flying over the night sky with hang gliding.

However, there was a young policeman in the local police station who loved marine sports. When he remembered that the night of the incident was cloudy, there was no starlight, and there was an east wind with a wind speed of 6 meters per second, he immediately exposed Nakamura Tsuneo's ingenious method of committing the crime. .

So what method did Tsuneo Nakamura use to escape from Island A to Island B in less than 30 minutes?
After committing the crime, he escaped from Island A to Island B on a windsurfing board. The east wind was blowing that night, with a wind speed of 6 meters per second.There was no starlight that night, and no one saw it.

death of a lonely old man
The lonely old man Jacob Helene died suddenly.Detective Inspector Anthony Slade of the Metropolitan Police came to the scene.

The incident happened yesterday, and the deceased was still in the living room with an automatic pistol beside him.The shot was fired at a low angle, the palate was visibly pierced, and there were gunpowder marks in the mouth.All these indications indicated that the pistol was fired from the mouth.A sane person would never allow others to put a pistol in his mouth unless he was poisoned, but the deceased was not poisoned, so it was obviously suicide.

Inspector Slade retrieved a note and a business card from the dead man's pocket.The note was written by Dr. Bell, who was seeing a doctor for Hailin. The main content of the note was that she couldn't go to the clinic as scheduled this morning, and changed to visit the next morning.The business card was left by another person.Written on: Mrs. Kemp, 34 Cadogan Gardens, [-]nd West London.Shrede brought in Mrs. Carter, who first discovered Helene's death, and the police patrolling the block.

Mrs. Carter is a maid who comes regularly to do housework for Helene.She had a bad impression of Helene, thinking that he was a miser, miserly, mean, and neurotic. It is not surprising that such a person commits suicide.Recently, she went to the countryside, and when she came to Hailin's house yesterday evening, she found that he was dead.

The street patrol police provided a situation, saying that when he was patrolling yesterday, he saw a woman coming out of Hailin's house, but she couldn't see her features clearly. briefcase.

After dismissing the two witnesses, Slade began to check Helene's belongings again.He found a bunch of keys from the desk, tried a few, and opened the safe in the living room.There is nothing in it, only a bank passbook, and there is not much balance left.On the phone, the bank clerk replied to Slade: "Heilene had deposited a lot of money in the bank, but she had withdrawn all of it three months ago."

"Where did the money go?" Shrede suspected that this was a murder case.There are only two people who have been in contact with Hailin recently, one is Dr. Bell, but Bell has already written to tell Hailin that he is not free to come yesterday, so he will come today.The other was Mrs. Kemp who left her business card.The patrolling police saw a woman coming out of Hailin's house yesterday, holding a large briefcase in her hand. Could it be that the money in the bag was stolen from the safe?
There was a bundle of letters in the drawer of Helene's writing desk. After flipping through them, Shrede found nothing related to Mrs. Kemp, but there were quite a few prescriptions prescribed by Dr. Bell.This is strange, the doctor who had frequent contact with him did not come yesterday when the case happened, but Mrs. Kemp, who had never had any contact with him, came.

Thinking of this, Slade made a call to the Resident Registration Office, and the answer was that the address of 34 Cadogan Gardens did not exist, and of course there was no Mrs. Kemp.At this moment, Shrede's mind gradually became clear.

At this moment, a stranger appeared at the gate. Seeing the scene in the living room, he hurriedly stopped, showing a puzzled look: "I'm sorry, I'm Dr. Bell, and I'm treating Mr. Hailin. I don't understand what's going on here. What happened?"

"Mr. Helene is dead!" Shrede said, "You came just in time. I have something to ask you for advice."

Dr. Bell was taken aback for a moment: "Mr. Inspector, I will do my best."

"Doctor Bell, you are the murderer! In fact, you came here yesterday. You killed Mr. Hailin, and you opened the safe to take away Mr. Hailin's money..."

Do you know what the hell is going on here?
Bell put a pistol into his mouth on the pretext of looking at Helene's tongue and beat him to death.Then she changed into women's clothing, walked out with the money, and deliberately let the police see it, leading the detective to believe it was a suicide.

blond hair in the hands of the victim
One morning, in a high-end apartment, the body of fashion model Susan was found.Her neck was strangled and she fell beside the bed in the bedroom.It happened to be Detective Isokawa who found the body.He passed by here when he came to investigate another case. Seeing that the door was unlocked, he felt strange, so he went into the house to see what happened.The time of death is presumed to be between 9:10 and [-]:[-] last night.

Hey, this right hand...

Detective Isokawa found that the victim's right hand was tightly clenched, and when he opened it, he saw a few hairs wrapped around his fingers—hair that had been permed.

At this moment, the working maid came.

"It's the murderer's hair, which must have been pulled from the murderer's head by the victim's desperate struggle while he was strangled. It appears to have been done by someone who held a grudge against Miss Susan. Of Miss Susan's acquaintances, Anyone with a perm?"

"The person with the perm is Matthew, who was an assistant to the designer. It was a young man who lived on the ninth floor of this apartment. He once proposed to Miss Susan but was rejected. He must have killed her with a grudge."

After hearing the maid's answer, Detective Isokawa called the police and went to Matthew's room on the ninth floor.

Matthew who came out to answer the door was indeed a handsome man with curly blond hair.Looks like he just had a haircut.Detective Isokawa told him about Susan's murder and asked him where he was from 9 o'clock to 10 o'clock last night.

"I watched the video in my room. No one testified to me because I was single. But I'm telling the truth, please believe me," Matthew replied.

"When did you get your haircut?"

"Yesterday at noon, but what does this have to do with the case?"

"When the victim died, he was clutching some of the murderer's golden hair. Just to be on the safe side, I want to compare it with your hair. Can you pull one out for me?"

"Okay, that's fine. You can just pull out a few. Let's check."

Matthew reluctantly pulled out two or three hairs.

Detective Isokawa took out a magnifying glass from his pocket and compared Matthew with the blonde hair he took from the victim.

"Well... It's exactly the same person's hair! But please rest assured, you are not the murderer."

Hearing Detective Isokawa's very affirmative words, Matthew was relieved.

"Then why is Miss Susan holding my hair?" he wondered.

"Excuse me, has anyone who hated Miss Susan visited you recently?"

"No, no one has come lately..." Matthew was halfway through, "ah, I almost forgot, the maid came. Every Monday and Friday the maid comes to clean my room and do my laundry. She came yesterday morning Cleaned up for me."

"Did that maid also go to work with Miss Susan?"

"Yes. Oh, that's right! Every time the maid comes back after cleaning, I find that my coffee and whiskey are less."

"So that's it. The mystery has been solved. The murderer was the maid. Miss Susan probably killed her because she discovered her theft on the spot, and she wanted to put the blame on you."

Detective Isokawa quickly solved the case.

So, how did Detective Isokawa decide that Matthew was not the murderer based on his hair?
Matthew's hair was cut straight at the ends, while the hair in the victim's hand had round ends.It was the maid who stole Matthew's hair and put it in the hands of the victim in order to frame the blame.

Zhang Gaoqing solves the murder case wisely

In the Ming Dynasty, a man named Zhang Gaoqing was the magistrate of Runzhou (now Zhenjiang City, Jiangsu Province), and he once handled a murder case.

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