Chapter 9: Girl in White Dress Jingzhao Prefecture, Back Hall, Li Qingcha and Gong Lianxue accompanied Piaoxue to the mansion. In the back hall, apart from yamen runners, legal advisors and other minor officials, there were a total of four people present: the prefect, the Zhou brothers, and a girl in a white dress. The prefect wore an official uniform with a peacock on it, making it easy to identify; The girl had a bit of baby fat, her eyes were lively, and she looked around curiously, like a kitten that had escaped from its home. Such a temperament seemed somewhat out of place in the atmosphere of Jingzhao Prefecture. As for the Zhou brothers, "Brother Zhou Chu, younger brother Zhou Nan." Captain Zhao said in a low voice. He didn't expect that Li Qingcha didn't know the prefect, so he didn't introduce him further.
Li Qingcha looked over. The Zhou brothers are quite similar in height, build and appearance, but because Zhou Chu's face looks so anxious, the two of them standing together look like a pair of twin...father and son. Li Qingcha asked again: "Where is that girl?" Captain Zhao answered uncertainly, "It should be a fortune teller, but she didn't bring her badge, so I can't tell for sure." The girl heard their conversation, but she didn't get angry. She took out a small dried fish from her pocket and stuffed it into her mouth. When she chewed it, she made a "purring" sound just like a kitten. Li Qingcha: ... Is this girl really okay? But when I thought of that woman again, I suddenly felt that it was not surprising what kind of disciples the Imperial Observatory trained. She stepped forward and saluted the prefect. "Big... um..." Seeing Li Qingcha speechless for the first time, Captain Zhao cast a curious look at him, and then heard Gong Lianxue remind him: "Feng Weiqi." Li Qingcha then bowed and said, "Feng Sir." Captain Zhao suddenly realized that someone didn't even know the name of his parents' official. He was afraid that Li Qingcha would do something strange, so he quickly said, "Sir, this Mr. Li is a patron of Piaoxue and is good at criminal law. It was he who came up with the fact that an acquaintance committed the crime... ahem... the possibility that an acquaintance committed the crime." When the term "snow-falling benefactor" was mentioned, the air in the room turned cold. The hairs on the back of the girl's neck stood up. She looked around subconsciously and instinctively stopped at Gong Lianxue. But the difference between the two people's cultivation levels was two levels, so nothing could be seen. Illusion? The girl in the white dress took another bite of the dried fish, her cheeks puffed up, and she became sullen, thinking that she was going crazy from staring at anger.
Feng Weiqi didn't notice anything unusual. After hearing Captain Zhao's introduction, he smiled at Li Qingcha kindly. The reasoning that the crime was committed by an acquaintance before is worthy of respect. But the problem is... He glanced at the girl, feeling a little apprehensive. The girl swallowed the dried fish and looked at Li Qingcha curiously. "So you came to the conclusion that the crime was committed by an acquaintance. Hmm... strange... why do I feel like I have seen you somewhere before?" Li Qingcha: Σ(⊙▽⊙"a "I think should not be." Breaking into a cold sweat. As a result, the girl thought for a moment and expressed her agreement: "Well, I don't think so either. If people who have seen it can't recognize it, then why should I bother? I'll just go back to the Imperial Observatory and feed cats full-time." Li Qingcha let out a long sigh, "Miss is right." Seeing the girl and Li Qingcha communicating intimately, Zhou Chu quickly stepped forward and said, "Miss Luo, let's get down to business first. As long as we are sure that the bitch is lying..." The voice has not fallen, "Are you teaching me what to do?" Quiet. Absolute silence. Everyone thought they had heard wrongly and looked at the girl in confusion. Gong Lianxue was the first to react. She covered her lips and sneered, and finally suppressed it with great difficulty. Zhou Chu's mouth twitched, "Miss Luo..." The girl was too lazy to pay attention to him. Instead, she looked at Li Qingcha and asked, "Can't you find the suspicious points with just one sentence? If I give you the case file, can you draw a conclusion?" Zhou Chu really wanted to ask which side this girl was on. If he had known this earlier, he would not have used his connections to ask the people from the Imperial Observatory for help. Instead, he would have paid silver to bribe the officials. Li Qingcha took the opportunity to say, "Sir, please lend me the case file for a look." Feng Weiqi waved his hand. The lawyer immediately handed the file to Li Qingcha. Li Qingcha opened the scroll to read. Gong Lianxue beside him also came over curiously. The faint fragrance penetrated into Li Qingcha's nostrils, making him feel a little dizzy. "It's so noisy, don't distract me," she said. "I didn't say anything, why am I bothering you?" the girl was puzzled. "nose."
"Bah! Bad boy!" Gong Lianxue moved to the side, her eyes mainly focused on the files, but she would occasionally glance at Li Qingcha. Brother looks serious... very noisy! The girl looked away. Without being disturbed, Li Qingcha calmed down and focused on reading the files. He soon got a general idea of the incident and nodded from time to time. The girl in the white dress asked, "Are there any clues?" Li Qingcha replied: "There is a principle in handling cases, which is to look at the scene a hundred times. Just looking at the case files is just paper talk after all. It is difficult to directly deduce who the real murderer is." What a great scene! After hearing this, all the yamen runners felt that this Confucian scholar had made a very accurate summary and must have some real knowledge. The girl in the white dress didn't understand what he meant. "From what you said, it seems like I still need to take action~" Bored sigh. Li Qingcha shook his head. "No, although we can't deduce the real murderer, we can define the scope of the murderer." She pointed to a line in the file and said, "For example, here, 'Items on the dresser overturned', it is basically certain that this is the first crime scene." Perhaps it was her first time to handle a case, the girl in the white dress was quite excited. "Is it important?" "Look here again, 'Nothing in the house was damaged,'" Li Qingcha pointed out a few lines, "but the description of the deceased is 'sitting on a round stool, lying on the dressing table', from which we can infer that the murderer is very strong and tall." Everyone:? ? ? I have absolutely no idea about the relationship between evidence and conclusions. Li Qingcha explained: "When a person is strangled, he or she will struggle. The messy dressing table also shows that the deceased did struggle. Then why didn't the round stool fall over?" As soon as these words came out, everyone suddenly realized, The murderer was so excited when he killed the person that he used all his strength and even lifted the victim to a height so that the victim couldn't knock the stool over even when he kicked. Captain Zhao had forgotten the rules by now and asked, "Could the stool be put back?" Li Qingcha shook his head and answered, "You have to consider the strength of a person struggling when dying. If the round stool is kicked over, it will definitely leave dents, which contradicts the statement 'nothing in the house is damaged'." "Well……" Captain Zhao fell into deep thought, digesting Li Qingcha's reasoning. At this moment, the suspect's target was already pointed directly at Zhou Nan, because his two profiles of being muscular and tall were equivalent to a targeted attack.
Zhou Nan's forehead was sweating, and he looked at his brother. Zhou Chu gritted his teeth and argued: "These are just inferences. Where is the evidence? Maybe the first scene was faked. The person was killed in an open area of the room and the body was moved to the dressing table." The girl in the white dress was upset, "What about the things that fell over on the dressing table?" “It’s also a forgery.” "You...hum..." The girl threw the dried fish into her mouth and chewed it vigorously. She even wanted to use the Qi-gazing technique to deal with Zhou Chu. Then, he thought of Li Qingcha and looked over expectantly. Li Qingcha said: "If it was fake, why didn't they pretend it was suicide by hanging?" In one sentence, Zhou Chu blushed. He snorted coldly, "Stop talking nonsense. I just want to know, do you have any evidence?" You didn't provide any evidence when you falsely accused Piaoxue, but now you understand the legal system? Li Qingcha looked at him with a mixture of contempt and pity. "I just said that people will struggle when they are strangled. Try to imagine that the deceased's hands are flailing around, knocking over the items on the dresser, but she can't find anything to fight back with. How is she supposed to resist at this time?" The girl in the white dress suddenly realized: "Fingernails!" "That's right." Li Qingcha smiled at her, "I'm sure the murderer has scratches on his arm or the back of his hand!" Everyone's attention was focused on Zhou Nan. Chapter 10 The dried fish in my mouth suddenly lost its fragrance Captain Zhao grabbed Zhou Nan's right hand. Zhou Nan panicked. "what you do!?" "Don't worry, we won't torture you recklessly." Captain Zhao smiled sinisterly, revealing his sharp white teeth. "The Jingzhao Prefecture has always obeyed its superiors." As he said that, he ripped off Zhou Nan's sleeve. Shila- "Tsk tsk tsk tsk, this scratch looks fresh~" Li Qingcha added: "According to the files, the deceased's nails were severely damaged, and the wounds left behind are probably not shallow." One sings the other, two pieces of bread sandwiched with cheese. Zhou Nan could only pretend to be calm and argued: "I accidentally scratched it yesterday." Captain Zhao asked, "How did you get scratched?"
"I... um... yes... yes, at the banquet last night, a fish bone got stuck in my throat. I was too flustered when I went to the kitchen to look for the sugar jar and dried vegetables, and I accidentally got scratched." "What scratched you?" "Can't remember." "..." I couldn't find any flaws at the moment.
