Tang Dynasty detective

Chapter 615 Snow Footprints
"But, I don't understand. This footprint is clearly left by the King of Silla, how did the murderer use the footprint of the King of Silla?" Li Yu became more and more puzzled.

Li Canghai touched his chin and said: "This is the cleverness of the murderer. He used the footprints of King Silla to confuse us, making us think that King Silla committed suicide by walking into the Buddhist hall by himself, and that he died within an hour. Inside."

"I see, the murderer must have left these footprints on the ground with his shoes on!" Li Yu pondered.

The second prince shook his head and said, "That's impossible. Assuming that the murderer left the footprints before killing the father, it is impossible for the murderer to escape from the temple without leaving footprints. Assuming that the footprints were after the death of the father, the murderer Wearing the shoes of the father, and then making footprints, those shoes cannot be on the feet of the father."

"There is some truth to what you said, what is going on?" Li Yu asked in a daze.

Li Canghai touched his chin and said, "Actually, the footprints on the ground are left by the murderer wearing Brother Wang's shoes."

The second prince was stunned for a moment, and he said in astonishment: "So, the murderer deliberately left footprints after killing the father in the Buddhist hall? But, it doesn't make sense? In this case, the snow outside the Buddhist hall There should be two sets of footprints on the ground! Otherwise, how would the murderer put the shoes on the father?"

"Xiyuan is half right. What is right is that the murderer did leave the shoe prints on purpose. What is wrong is that the murderer did not leave the footprints after killing Brother Wang in the Buddhist hall. It was left before going to the Buddhist hall." Li Canghai said.

"How is this possible? Could it be that the murderer has kidnapped the father?" the eldest prince asked in surprise.

Li Canghai shook his head, and said, "The murderer didn't hold Brother Wang hostage. In fact, Brother Wang died before he was brought into the Buddhist hall."

"What? Uncle Wang, you mean... the father was transferred to the Buddhist hall after being killed?" The second prince only felt his head buzzing, his body shook a few times involuntarily, and asked with an ugly expression .

Not only the second prince, but everyone was extremely shocked.

Li Canghai nodded solemnly, and said, "That's right. Brother Wang was indeed killed by someone, and then transferred to the Buddhist hall."

"Sir, how do you know that King Silla was not killed in the Buddhist hall?" Li Yu asked more and more suspiciously.

Li Canghai picked up a memorial from the table beside him, and said: "I found this memorial in the imperial study. This is the memorial that Brother Wang reviewed before he died. You can see the blood on it. There is also a blank space on the bloodstain. And this blank space is a thumbprint. If I guessed correctly, the murderer should have killed him with the Golden Toad Sword in the Royal Study Room while Brother Wang was reviewing the memorial. Brother Wang. Brother Wang's blood spattered on this memorial, and it happened that his right thumb pressed on this memorial, thus leaving this thumbprint.

"I still don't understand, after the murderer killed King Silla, why did he take so much trouble to transfer the body of King Silla to the Buddhist hall?" Li Yu rubbed his chin and shook his head.

"My lord, don't worry, listen to me slowly. In fact, after the murderer committed the crime in the imperial study room, he moved the body to the Buddhist hall according to the previous plan. Taking this opportunity, the murderer wore Brother Wang's shoes on the ground They left footprints," Li Canghai said.

"Father... died in the imperial study room? This... how is this possible? I have seen my father when he died in Yezi!" The second prince Xiyuan said with a pale face.

Li Canghai glanced at him, and said deeply: "This is before, why did I say that Brother Wang's death time is not from Yinshi to Maoshi, but...before Zishi!"

"What? Son... before Zishi?" The second prince's eyes widened instantly, he shook his head and said, "This is impossible! When I went to deliver the memorial to the father at Zishi, the father was still in good shape, right?"

"Do you still remember what happened to you at that time?" Li Canghai stared at him and asked.

The second prince was stunned for a moment, and said: "Naturally I remember. The father was resting on the bed at that time."

"Did you really see Brother Wang's face?" Li Canghai asked.

The second prince shook his head, and said: "That's not true, father is lying on the bed with his back to me."

"Then how can you be sure that the person you saw belonged to Brother Wang?" Li Canghai continued to ask.

"Although his back is facing me, he is covered with my father's cloak." The second prince thought for a while and said.

"That's right, you didn't see that person's face with your own eyes. The reason why you think that person is Brother Wang is because you subconsciously believe that there will be no one else in the Royal Study Room except Brother Wang. "Li Canghai said.

"But, if the person the second brother sees is not the father, then who is it?" The third prince asked puzzledly.

Li Canghai said deeply: "Of course the murderer."

"Sir, how do you know that the murderer was the King of Silla who was killed before the second prince left? Not after Zishi?" Li Yu asked suspiciously.

"It's still this memorial. This memorial is under the memorial sent by Xiyuan to the imperial study. If my guess is correct, the murderer should have done it before Xiyuan went, just after he was about to transfer the corpse." At that time, I happened to meet Xi Yuan coming, and in a hurry, I put on Brother Wang's cloak, turned my back to Xi Yuan, and pretended to be Brother Wang."

The second prince, Xiyuan, only felt his eyes go dark, his body trembled involuntarily, and he almost fell to the ground.

"How could this be? The murderer was right in front of me...but I didn't find it! I'm useless! I'm useless!" The second prince Xiyuan suddenly knelt on the ground, kowtowed desperately to King Silla's coffin, and cried bitterly runny nose.

"Xiyuan, I can't blame you for this matter." Li Canghai asked someone to help him up, sighed and continued: "Back to the original question, why is there only one set of footprints outside the Buddhist hall? In fact, the murderer was transferring the corpse to the Buddhist hall." At the time of the hall, he left footprints with Brother Wang's shoes, but it was still early in the morning, and the snow for several hours would definitely cover the footprints, so the murderer thought of a wonderful way to keep the footprints. "

"What method?" Li Yu asked hastily.

"Last night, I was thinking about the case in front of the Buddhist hall. A maid brought me food, but it was accidentally knocked over. One of the steamed buns fell into the footprints. When I picked it up, I found that it tasted salty. "Li Canghai said.

"What does this mean?" Li Yu was at a loss.

"Salt was not added to the steamed buns themselves, but the snow water around the footprints made them extremely salty," Li Canghai said.

The second prince rolled his eyes slightly, frowned and said, "How is this possible? How could there be salt water on the snow?"

(End of this chapter)