Tang Dynasty detective

Chapter 706 Criminal Portrait
"No, don't dare to hide anything!" Liu Dagou hurriedly kowtowed.

Li Canghai put his hands behind his back, nodded and said, "Very well, I want to ask you, where were you on the eve of Chinese New Year's Eve, that is, last night?"

"I...I..." Liu Dagou panicked.

"Big dog, this is Master Li, the Minister of Dali Temple who was famous in Chang'an a few days ago, let's tell the truth! Otherwise, if you get involved in a murder case, the loss will not be worth the gain!" Zhu Lao Wu said in a low voice.

Liu Dagou was taken aback immediately, kowtowed and said, "I...I said! Someone gave me a human skin mask last night and asked me to pretend to be a middle-aged man and go to a house near the Great Mercy Temple Seduce a girl."

Li Canghai raised his eyebrows, and thought, "It really is so."

"Tell me more in detail!"

"Yes, yes. Five days ago, someone found the little one, gave him ten taels of silver, and asked him to do something for him. Seeing that there was money to be made, the little one agreed. I thought he would let the little one I never thought that there would be no news for the next few days. Just yesterday afternoon, the man suddenly came to me and gave me a human skin mask, and asked me to wear the human skin mask. Go to seduce the girl. Around You hour, the little one appeared near the Da Ci'en Temple, and was indeed seen by a girl who went out to play. It was strange to say that the girl seemed to know that I was seducing her, and followed me closely I followed what that person said, and brought the girl to a house in Shengpingfang." Liu Dagou wanted to finish everything in one breath, and said a lot without panting.

"What about after that?" Li Canghai asked coldly.

"Afterwards, the little one suddenly heard a miserable cry, and the officials chased after him. Afraid of revealing his identity, the little one hurriedly fled Shengpingfang." Liu Dagou shrank his neck and replied in a low voice.

"Where is the human skin mask now?" Li Canghai continued to ask.

"The small one wanted to throw it away, but seeing that the mask was exquisitely crafted, it might be able to exchange for some money in the future, so the small one hid it in the kang at home."

Li Canghai nodded, walked back and forth a few steps, and said in a deep voice, "If you see that person again, will you still recognize him?"

Liu Dagou and Zhu Laowu looked at each other, and they immediately hesitated.

"My lord, the younger one didn't see that person's appearance, but only recognized it from his body shape, so it's hard for the younger one to be sure." Zhu Laowu said.

Li Canghai rubbed his chin, his brows suddenly wrinkled.

Now he can confirm that the person who instructed Ningxiang to perform the story of "Returning Town" is the same person as the person who instructed Liu Dagou and Zhu Laowu.

But the old man Chen who may have seen the mysterious person's face is dead, and Ningxiang can only be identified from the voice, it is almost impossible to find out the identity of the mysterious person from here.

However, Liu Dagou and Zhu Laowu did not see the face of the mysterious person, which showed that the mysterious person had prepared to hide his identity early in the morning.

"It would be much easier if we could draw a portrait of the suspect!" Li Canghai said subconsciously, rubbing the center of his brows.

As soon as he finished speaking, the next moment, Li Canghai's eyes suddenly lit up.

"Portrait? How did I forget about this!" Li Canghai suddenly patted his forehead, his eyes froze, he stared at the two of them and said, "I can tell you that the person who ordered you not only involves a few The murder case also involved the rebels! So, you must think carefully about what I ask you next, and talk about it after you are sure!"

The two of them were startled when they heard the words, but seeing Li Canghai's serious face, it didn't look like they were joking at all, and they almost peed their pants in fright.

"You must think carefully and don't dare to speak nonsense! Don't dare to speak nonsense!" The two nodded their heads, and their foreheads were covered with a layer of sweat.

Li Canghai ordered Changshi to bring the paper, while he walked to the brazier and picked up a piece of charcoal from the ground.

Li Canghai spread the paper on the table, then looked at the two of them and said, "You have had close contact with the suspect, so now I want you to carefully recall everything about the suspect! First of all, how tall is the murderer?"

Zhu Laowu thought about it for a while and said, "That man's height is almost the same as Liu Dagou's."

Li Canghai sized Liu Dagou up and down, about five feet two inches, and after writing down the number, he asked, "From what you said, can you guess his age?"

"Return to your lord, that person's voice is obscure and low, and he should be around fifty years old." Zhu Laowu said.

"How can you be sure that his age is around fifty?" Li Canghai asked.

"The man has wrinkles on his hands, but they are not very deep. Therefore, he must be around 50 years old." Liu Dagou said hurriedly.

Li Canghai looked at the two of them with a little surprise, the two of them wandered around Chang'an and made a living by stealing, but they even had some skills.

However, if you think about it carefully, it makes sense.

Observing words and deeds, identifying rich and poor, this is the basic skill of thieves.

With this foundation, Li Canghai's confidence greatly increased.

He kept bringing up various details for the two to recall, and at the same time, according to what the two said, he began to draw on paper with a carbon pen.

Under the guidance of Li Canghai, Liu Dagou and Zhu Laowu also recalled more details about the suspect.

For example, the suspect has a slightly hunched back, only half of the little finger on his right hand, and a cruel and tyrannical personality.

Li Canghai quickly drew a portrait on paper based on what the two said.

In the portrait, a man wearing a black cape with a hood appears vividly on the paper.

When Liu Dagou and Zhu Laowu saw it, they were shocked and speechless.

"My lord...you, you are amazing! This painting is exactly the same as what we have seen!" Zhu Laowu exclaimed.

Li Canghai looked at the portrait he drew, but frowned, and shook his head secretly: "It's a pity, it's still a bit short!"

According to the descriptions of the two, he has already drawn almost [-]% of the portrait of the mysterious man, even the mouth and nose, but the eyes have not been able to be drawn.

A person can be difficult to recognize if they are blindfolded, and so is this portrait.

Although Li Canghai drew the psychological and appearance portraits of the mysterious man based on the clues, he was still unable to draw the eyes.

And Liu Dagou and Zhu Laowu have never had eye contact with the mysterious person, they only know that as long as the other person's eyes glance over them, they will feel extremely cold.

Except for the eyes, the expression drawn in the whole painting is very similar to what the two of them saw.

Li Canghai frowned tightly, he had no eyes, so posting it was useless.

Rubbing between his brows, Li Canghai paced a few steps, and suddenly had an idea in his mind.

He hooked his fingers and said something to Situ Feng. After listening to Situ Feng, Situ Feng nodded repeatedly, and then locked Liu Dagou and Zhu Laowu into a cell alone.

(End of this chapter)