People are in Zhenguan, solving crimes scientifically

Chapter 137: Terrifying reasoning ability, shocking results! ([-]-in-[-])

After Lin Feng finished speaking, he strode out of the room.

Sun Fujia and Changsun Ping'an in the room stared with big eyes and small eyes, their faces full of great surprise and surprise.

In fact, none of them expected that Lin Feng would suddenly say that he would take them to verify the existence of the fifth person!
You must know that from the beginning to the end, they only knew four people, including Zhao Shiwu and Qian Bo, and the real culprit was always found among them.

The result was good now. Lin Feng suddenly said without warning that there was a fifth person!
This really surprised them.

Changsun Ping'an took a deep breath, frowned and looked at Sun Fujia, saying: "Mr. Sun, what does Lin Sizheng mean? Does he mean to say that the real culprit is neither Qian Bo nor Zhao Shiwu, but Someone else we never found?"

Sun Fujia hesitated for a moment, then nodded and said: "This is what Zide meant."

"No...why did he make such a judgment? Did he discover something?"

Changsun Ping'an frowned: "All the local officials he checked have checked, and all his investigation processes are also within our sight. Why didn't I find any trace of the fifth person?"

Not to mention Changsun's safety, Sun Fujia also didn't notice anything.

But Sun Fujia believed in Lin Feng. He knew that Lin Feng was not the kind of person who would talk nonsense. Especially when the case involved Zhao Shiwu's innocence, Lin Feng would not talk nonsense.

And many cases have proven that even if they followed Lin Feng to investigate with their own eyes, they really couldn't find the clues that Lin Feng could find.

Seeing that Lin Feng had left, he stopped delaying and stood up directly, saying: "Magistrate Changsun, no matter how much we discuss, we can't come up with a result, why don't we go see how Zide is going to be verified."

"In this case, based on the verification results, we will also be able to know whether this fifth person exists."

Listening to Sun Fujia's words, Changsun Ping'an's eagle eyes narrowed slightly. He stood up directly and said in a deep voice: "Mr. Sun is right, we will just see the results... I just hope that Lin Si is not doing it for Zhao." Fifteen, you can get away with talking nonsense."

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Outside the room, Lin Feng was walking towards the living room.

Without listening to Changsun Pingan's words, he could know that Changsun Pingan must have doubts about his words.

But he doesn't mind.

It's normal to doubt oneself. After all, after a thorough investigation, he concluded that the three people who all had motives were no longer suspects. According to normal logical inference, Zhao Shiwu was definitely the real culprit.

Now that he is saying that there is a fifth person, it seems that he is trying to evade Zhao Shiwu.

This made Lin Feng sigh with emotion. The initiative taken by the Four Elephants Organization was indeed very difficult to deal with.

It is obvious that the Four Elephants organization chose to kill Cao Gaoyang through special selection.

Except for Zhao Shiwu, the three people who came tonight were all discovered by Cao Gaoyang. In other words, they all had motives for committing crimes.

This adds a lot of difficulty to the investigation.

And when he found out that none of them had the chance to kill, he would face another difficult choice!

If, in order to save Zhao Fifteen, he convicts them of murder against his will, it would be tantamount to leaving a huge hidden danger for himself. Even if he saves Zhao Fifteen, the Four Elephants Organization may detonate this hidden danger. And let yourself be ruined.

But if he told the truth, it would be just like Changsun Pingan thought, which would be equivalent to directly convicting Zhao Shiwu.

Before we know the specific truth and before we can find Zhao Fifteen, this is tantamount to making Zhao Fifteen bear an iron crime.

Therefore, when Changsun Pingan asked himself just now, it was actually the scene that the Four Symbols organization wanted to see most. They wanted to see themselves in a dilemma, they wanted to see themselves making painful choices but not knowing what to do.

They just hope to use this method to tell themselves how painful the consequences of offending their Sixiang organization will be.

At this moment, even Lin Feng couldn't help but admire that guys like the Four Elephants Organization were really terrifying when they wanted to specifically plot against a person.

There are problems and pitfalls everywhere.

Even I was almost in trouble just now, let alone Zhao Shiwu.

But... they still underestimated themselves.

Before, I couldn't determine whether the murderer was one of the three Qian Bos, so I didn't think too divergently.

But now, after confirming that all three of them are fine.

Then some questions will have more answers.

Not long after, Lin Feng returned to the living room.

He found the old butler again and asked him new questions.

"Steward, do you remember when Zhao Shiwu came? How long did he arrive after Gu Zhongshang left?"

The old housekeeper thought for a while and then said: "It was almost a quarter of an hour after Gu Zhongshang left that Zhao Shiwu arrived."

Lin Feng's eyes flashed slightly: "It took him almost a quarter of an hour to arrive...that's around [-]:[-]?"

The old housekeeper nodded: "It should be like this, less than five quarters of the day, but it's very close."

"What about the last one to arrive, Mr. Zhao? When did he arrive?"

The old housekeeper said: "Not long after Zhao Shiwu left, Zhao Yuanwailang arrived. Zhao Yuanwailang was very anxious at that time because he was already more than a quarter of an hour late, so he informed me of his identity. After showing the post, I asked him to Went to see the master."

Lin Feng narrowed his eyes: "In other words, there is not much time difference between Zhao Shishi and Zhao Yuanwailang, even if they are not the front and back?"

"Yes."

When Lin Feng heard these words, the corners of his mouth curled up slightly. The originally messy lines were now starting to sort out in his mind.

He thought for a while and then asked: "What was Zhao Shiwu's mood like when he came? Calm? Anxious? Or embarrassed?"

Different emotions represent completely different reasons for Zhao Shiwu's arrival.

Lin Feng couldn't see Zhao Shiwu, so he could only judge why Zhao Shiwu came here through these details.

The old housekeeper thought carefully for a while and then said: "I seem a little anxious."

"in a hurry?"

Lin Feng frowned.

Zhao Shiwu came to the residence of an official with whom he had no personal connections, and his mood was anxious...

Why the rush?
What emergency happened that made me have to come here?
What bait did the Four Elephants organization use to lure Zhao Shiwu here?

Then Zhao Shiwu left in a hurry without caring about anything. Is it also because of this reason?
Countless thoughts appeared in Lin Feng's mind in an instant.

But these thoughts were rootless and had no logical basis, so in the end he shook his head and threw them out of his mind.

The more times like this, the less likely it is to make subjective assumptions.

He took a deep breath. The top priority now was to find the real culprit, clear Zhao Shiwu's suspicion, and at the same time find out what the Four Elephant Organization was using to plot Zhao Shiwu, and find Zhao Shiwu's whereabouts.

"Lin Templezheng."

At this time, Changsun Pingan and Sun Fuga finally arrived.

After seeing Lin Feng, Changsun Pingan said directly: "How can you verify the fifth person you mentioned?"

Fifth person?
County Captain Kong Feng and other government officials were stunned when they heard Changsun Ping'an's words.

Kong Feng said blankly: "The fifth person? What fifth person?"

Changsun Pingan glanced at Lin Feng and said with a smile: "Lin Sizheng has just ruled out their suspicions after questioning the three members of the Qian family. At the same time, Lin Sizheng also said that there is a fifth person in Cao's house tonight. !”

"The real culprit must be the fifth person!"

Kong Feng was stunned for a moment, and his eyes couldn't help but fall on the old housekeeper, and said: "The fifth person, are you talking about the housekeeper? Apart from the four of them, the only one who is still in Cao's house tonight is the old housekeeper."

When the old housekeeper heard this, his face suddenly turned pale. He quickly shook his head and said, "The master treats the villain with great kindness. How could the villain harm the master!"

He hurriedly looked at Lin Feng and said: "Lin Si Zheng, the villain was wronged. The villain did not kill the master!"

Lin Feng saw that the old butler was almost frightened, and shook his head and said: "Don't worry, old butler, you are old, thin, and can't walk very quickly. There is no way you can control the master of the You family and stab him eight times at the same time. , and the matter is extremely serious, so I know that you are not the real murderer, and the fifth person I mentioned is not you either."

After hearing Lin Feng's words, the old housekeeper breathed a sigh of relief.

He wiped the sweat from his forehead, it really scared him for half his life just now.

He was really afraid that Lin Feng and other high-ranking officials from the imperial court would unjustly accuse him and make him a scapegoat in order to settle the case.

In this case, he really has nowhere to redress his grievances.

Fortunately, the master is right, Detective Lin Feng is a person worthy of respect and trust.

He did not wrong himself.

Changsun Ping'an looked at Kong Feng, frowned slightly and said: "Kong County Lieutenant, don't talk nonsense in the future without evidence. Look, you scared the housekeeper."

Kong Feng shrank his neck, as if he was in awe of Changsun Ping'an. He quickly raised his hand to the old butler and said, "Old butler, look at my mouth. What I just said was thoughtless. It was just said casually. In fact, we didn't doubt you."

The old butler waved his hands quickly, not daring to let Kong Feng really apologize to one of his slaves.

Upon seeing this, Changsun Pingan nodded. He looked at Lin Feng again and said, "My subordinates misunderstood Lin Sizheng's meaning, and I hope Lin Sizheng can forgive me... But this fifth person, I wonder how Lin Sizheng wants to verify it?"

After hearing Changsun Pingan's words, everyone's eyes suddenly fell on Lin Feng.

Some of their eyes were curious, some were puzzled, but most of them were suspicious.

When Zhao Shiwu was the biggest suspect, Lin Feng said that there was a fifth person, which really made them unable to doubt the authenticity of this statement.

Lin Feng did not immediately answer Changsun Pingan's words, but continued to ask the old housekeeper: "Does your Cao house have a back door?"

The old housekeeper shook his head: "No, our mansion only has one main entrance. Our back is connected to another mansion, not a street."

Lin Feng nodded slightly.

He looked around the living room and saw that there were only tables and chairs in the living room without any additional furniture. He raised his head again and glanced at the beams above his head.

Lin Feng thought for a moment, then turned to look at Kong Feng and said, "Kong County Lieutenant, can you climb up to the beam and see if there is anything abnormal?"

Kong Feng was stunned at first, but soon understood what Lin Feng meant.

He looked at Changsun Pingan, and when Changsun Pingan nodded, Kong Feng brought a stool and climbed onto the beam without any delay.

After inspecting each beam.

He jumped down.

"How is it?" Sun Fuga asked with hope.

If there are traces of someone's presence on the beams, it can directly prove the existence of a fifth person.

Changsun Pingan also looked at Kong Feng.

But Kong Feng shook his head and said: "There is nothing abnormal, there is thick dust on it."

"No?"

Sun Fujia's face changed slightly. He couldn't help but look at Lin Feng and asked worriedly: "Zide, how come there is no such thing?"

Lin Feng knew what Sun Fujia was thinking, but he was not very depressed. He smiled and said: "Don't worry, this is where we are going."

After saying that, he no longer lingered on the living room and walked out directly.

When he came to the yard, he turned around and looked towards the living room.

Looking at the two rooms on both sides of the living room, Lin Feng asked the housekeeper: "What are those two rooms used for?"

The housekeeper said: "It is useless to keep it empty. There are few people in our house, and many rooms are empty and cannot be used, so we lock them with locks. When they are used, they will be opened."

Lin Feng thought for a while and said, "Open those two rooms and go inside to see if there is anything abnormal."

The officials acted quickly.

However, there are still no special findings.

Because the floors of those two rooms were covered with dust, and there were no footprints on the dust, it was certain that no one had entered these two rooms.

Seeing this scene, Sun Fujia became even more worried, and couldn't help but sweat for Lin Feng.

As the saying goes, you can do it once or twice, but you can't do it again and again. Lin Feng has already made a mistake twice.

Changsun Pingan didn't say anything this time, but his gaze towards Lin Feng had changed somewhat.

There were more and more suspicious looks in the crowd.

Some whispers spread to Lin Feng's ears as the wind blew, and these voices all questioned whether Lin Feng's title of detective was true.

Lin Feng stood upright in the courtyard, as if he couldn't feel the suspicious eyes of everyone, as if he couldn't hear the whispers.

His eyes were still searching, still cruising in different places.

Suddenly, Lin Feng turned around and looked at the shadowed area under the corner on the right side of the living room.

Look at the trees rustling in the night wind.

His eyes flashed, and he directly raised his hand, pointed there, and said: "Lieutenant Kong County, could you please take someone there to check... focus on the trees and walls to see if... there is blood on them!"

"Go there? Still have blood stains?"

Kong Feng couldn't help but frown. Two failures made him somewhat suspicious of Lin Feng.

He felt that either Lin Feng's ability and the rumors were wrong.

Either Lin Feng was deliberately looking for reasons to excuse Zhao Shiwu.

Therefore, he didn't even want to do such a useless thing.

Moreover, there are many trees there and the walls are high, so it will take some effort to check them completely.

Who wants to climb a tree in the cold on this late autumn night?

"go with!"

But at this time, Changsun Ping'an's voice sounded faintly: "I promised Lin Sizheng that I would fully cooperate with him... Once I make a promise, it will be difficult to follow up. Lieutenant Kong County, please bring a few more people to investigate."

Changsun Pingan had already spoken, and even if Kong Feng was unwilling, he could only nod in agreement.

Immediately he took the people away.

Seeing Kong Feng and others carrying lanterns to check, Lin Feng said to Changsun Pingan: "Thank you, Magistrate Changsun."

Changsun Pingan waved his hand and said: "I am just doing what I should do..."

At the same time, there was a hint of meaning in his voice: "I also hope that Lin Si is really working hard to investigate the case, instead of wasting our mutual time on things we shouldn't do."

Changsun Ping'an clearly meant this as a warning.

Lin Feng smiled and said, "Of course I know what I am doing."

Feeling the tense atmosphere between the two, Sun Fujia could not help but approach Lin Feng and whispered: "Zide, can you do it? They are beginning to distrust you."

Lin Feng pursed his lips, thought for a while, and said, "Absolutely."

"About?" This was the first time Sun Fujia heard such an ambiguous answer from Lin Feng.

Then Lin Feng smiled bitterly and said: "Dr. Sun, do you really think of me as a god? Can you know whether the evidence exists without verifying it?"

"but……"

Lin Feng's eyes flickered slightly and he said in a deep voice: "If everything is as I inferred, there shouldn't be a big problem."

When Sun Fuga heard this, he couldn't help but feel a little anxious in his brows.

He knew how much pressure Lin Feng was under now, and also knew what other people thought of Lin Feng. If Lin Feng couldn't find any trace of the fifth person tonight, I'm afraid the image that Lin Feng had finally accumulated would suffer a huge blow.

But unfortunately, there is no way to do this.

After all, if the fifth person cannot be found and it is not the fault of Qian Bo and the others, then Zhao Shiwu will have to bear the crime of murder.

But Lin Feng could not let Zhao Shiwu suffer such injustice!
To put it bluntly, Lin Feng can only go all the way to the dark side now. Sun Fujia only hopes to find some clues as Lin Feng said.

Otherwise, there really would be no way to end tonight.

He looked anxiously at Kong Feng and other government officials who were inspecting the tree, and subconsciously clenched his fists with his hands.

The burly eldest grandson Ping'an also crossed his arms at this time. He thought he had cooperated with Lin Feng enough and had done everything he should do.

But if there is still no result, then don't blame him for not caring about his colleagues. He can only ask Lin Feng to leave, and then lead his own people to capture Zhao Shiwu and bring him to justice.

Different positions and different ideas made the atmosphere in the courtyard full of depression at this moment.

Everyone is waiting for the result.

The fallen leaves rustled in the night wind, and the withered yellow leaves were blown off by the wind and knocked down by Kong Feng and others who were climbing the tree.

In this way, half an hour passed. When Changsun Ping'an was getting impatient, suddenly, a cry without warning suddenly sounded——

"Blood! This looks like blood!!!"

The sound echoed through the silent night.

The moment it sounded, it was as if a sharp object suddenly broke through the glass that blocked all sounds.

In an instant, everyone's attention was directly attracted.

Kong Feng, who was not far away, heard the yamen servant's words. He was stunned for a moment, then quickly climbed over and said, "Where?"

The officer pointed to the tree trunk on his side.

Kong Feng quickly moved the lantern closer.

As the lantern approached, the dried, bright red blood came directly into his eyes.

His pupils first dilated, and then an expression of disbelief suddenly appeared on his face.

"This... this... actually, there is actually blood!" "Lin Si was right, there is really blood here!"

He suddenly turned his head and shouted at Lin Feng and others in the yard: "There is blood! There are really traces of blood here!"

After hearing Kong Feng's confirmation, Sun Fujia immediately waved his fist vigorously, with a look of excitement on his face.

He quickly turned his head to look at Lin Feng, only to see Lin Feng standing outside the door. The warm yellow candlelight behind the door projected out, making Lin Feng seem to be standing in the light.

No matter how dark the night is, Lin Feng can dispel all darkness just like this light.

At this moment, all Sun Fuga's tension and worries disappeared.

He actually had the urge to burst into tears, and said excitedly: "Zi De, there is blood! It's true as you said! The blood has been found!"

Seeing Sun Fujia's excited look, Lin Feng also let out a long breath, and his tense body suddenly relaxed.

He chuckled and nodded: "Dr. Sun, I heard it."

As he said that, he turned to look at Changsun Ping'an on the side, and said with a smile: "Magistrate Changsun, fortunately you have fulfilled your duty, traces of the fifth person's existence have appeared... Come on, let's go and take a look too?"

Changsun Pingan's seemingly honest face was filled with surprise. His eyes widened and he could not hide the surprise on his face.

"Surprisingly...there really is a fifth person!"

"He is really not just exonerating Zhao Shiwu!"

Changsun Pingan took a deep breath and silently lowered his arms. Seeing Lin Feng extending an invitation to him, he nodded and said, "Okay, I also want to see what traces of the existence of this fifth person are there."

Lin Feng could feel the change in Changsun Pingan's tone.

Even though Changsun Pingan was supporting him and asking Kong Feng to investigate just now, his tone was very stiff and full of warnings. But now, Changsun Pingan's tone has softened a lot.

Several people quickly approached the tree next to the wall.

But before he reached the tree, Lin Feng suddenly said loudly: "Wait a minute!"

The crowd took a step.

They looked at Lin Feng blankly, and Sun Fuga said: "Zide, what's wrong?"

Lin Feng said: "There are a pair of footprints under the tree, don't destroy them."

"footprint?"

Everyone listened to Lin Feng's words and looked forward. Sure enough, they found a pair of relatively obvious footprints under the tree.

Lin Feng quickly came to the footprints, squatted down, and observed the footprints carefully.

I saw that the toes of the footprints were facing forward, the footprints were less than half an inch deep, and the depth of the forefoot was obviously deeper than that of the heel.

He narrowed his eyes and said, "Come here, get a pen and paper and make a rubbing of the size of the footprints."

Listening to Lin Feng's words, Changsun Pingan said: "Could this... be the footprints of the fifth person?"

When everyone heard this, they all looked at Lin Feng.

Then Lin Feng nodded slightly and said, "Look at your feet."

Everyone quickly lowered their heads and looked.

"Can you see your footprints?" Lin Feng asked.

Everyone examined it carefully and then shook their heads.

"No footprints!"

"Neither do I."

They all spoke.

Lin Feng looked at Changsun Pingan and others and said, "Did Magistrate Changsun see it? The soil here is not so soft, and it is not possible for just anyone to step up and leave footprints."

"But the footprints in front of you are quite obvious. How do you think Magistrate Changsun made them?"

Changsun Pingan can securely hold the post of Wannian County Magistrate, and his own investigation skills will naturally not be too bad.

Hearing Lin Feng's reminder at this time, his eyes moved, he raised his head and looked at the tall tree in front of him, and said: "Could it be the footprints left accidentally by the fifth person who jumped down from the tree?"

Lin Feng smiled and said: "Magistrate Changsun carefully compared the depth of the forefoot and the depth of the heel of the footprints."

Changsun Pingan put his fingers inside and felt it gently.

The next moment, his eyes suddenly lit up, and he looked at Lin Feng with surprise: "I understand."

"The depth of the forefoot is deeper than the depth of the heel... This is because when jumping from a high place, in order to have a cushion and to make the sound smaller, the forefoot will subconsciously land first and the heel will land later."

"Therefore, the forefoot will bear more force and the depth will be deeper!"

"In this way, it is completely certain..."

Changsun Pingan raised his head, looked at the big tree in front of him, and said, "There are indeed people hiding up here and jumping down from the tree."

Lin Feng smiled and nodded: "County Magistrate Changsun is really aware of everything and knows the smallest details."

Changsun Ping'an couldn't help but blush when he said this. He coughed and said, "Without Lin Si Zheng's reminder, we might all step on this footprint and damage it, but Lin Si Zheng would be more powerful."

Sun Fuga watched this scene with a smile and nodded slightly.

Lin Feng was using his outstanding abilities to gradually gain Changsun Pingan's recognition. Sun Fujia knew that the next thing would be much smoother.

Lin Feng turned to look at the old housekeeper and said, "Do you usually climb trees?"

The old housekeeper quickly shook his head: "How could we climb a tree for no reason?"

"That's for sure."

Lin Feng said: "This footprint was not left by Cao Zhai's people, but Kong County Lieutenant and the others did not come down from the tree, and there is still soil left by this footprint..."

As he spoke, he illuminated the footprints with a lantern and said, "Look, the soil is also new and moist, and there is a clear color difference from the soil outside."

"So it can be determined that the footprints were not left for a long time. In addition, Qian Bo and Zhao Shishi arrived tonight and had no reason to climb any trees. It can also be determined...tonight, there must be a third Five people exist, and this footprint was made by him tonight!"

Everyone couldn't help but nod when they heard this.

How suspicious they were of Lin Feng before, they were shocked by Lin Feng now.

The peck on the head is like a chicken pecking at rice.

"And this is also proven."

Lin Feng raised his head and shouted to Kong Feng: "Kong County Lieutenant, please have someone climb from this tree to the courtyard wall to see if there are any blood stains on the top of the courtyard wall."

Upon hearing this, Kong Feng responded to Lin Feng's order without any hesitation or hesitation this time.

Lin Feng has proven with actual actions that he is still the legendary detective, so Kong Feng no longer dares to doubt Lin Feng.

In order to leave a good impression in front of Lin Feng, he jumped directly from the tree trunk to the courtyard wall, then took the lantern and shined towards the courtyard wall...

"This……"

Kong Feng's eyes flashed with shock, and he quickly said: "Lin Si is, there are indeed blood stains on the courtyard wall. The blood stains obviously have traces of rubbing, as if they were accidentally rubbed on it."

After listening to Kong Feng's words, everyone's eyes couldn't help but fall on Lin Feng.

His eyes were full of shock and curiosity.

They were shocked that Lin Feng was clearly below and could not see such a high place at all, but they could clearly see where there were traces of blood.

And they were even more curious about how Lin Feng knew this!
Obviously they have been with Lin Feng all the time. They also saw what Lin Feng saw, but why didn't they know there would be blood on the wall?

Changsun Pingan also looked at Lin Feng at this time and couldn't help but said: "Lin Sizheng, how did you know that there would be blood on the tree and there would be blood stains on the wall?"

Seeing everyone looking at him eagerly, Lin Feng chuckled and said, "It's just a simple reasoning."

"Of course, all this reasoning has a premise, that is, Zhao Shiwu is not the real murderer!"

When Changsun Pingan heard this, he couldn't help but frown and put forward his own thoughts: "Lin Si is so sure that Zhao Shiwu is not the real murderer, so he is not afraid that he will be wrong? So that it is completely contrary to the truth? In that case, the starting point is wrong, and what will happen later will The more wrong it is, the more outrageous it is.”

Lin Feng smiled and said: "I don't directly conclude that Zhao Shiwu is not the murderer, but assume that he is not the murderer... The process of investigating the case can be boldly assumed. I first assume that Zhao Shiwu is not the real murderer, and then proceed based on this assumption. Be careful to verify, if you can find clues and evidence, it will prove that my hypothesis is correct."

"But if I still find nothing in the end, then even if I don't want to believe it, I can only admit that Zhao Shiwu is the real murderer."

Changsun Pingan nodded. Everyone has their own investigation habits, and he was not opposed to this method of "bold assumptions, careful verification".

Lin Feng continued: "Based on this premise, we can continue to reason downwards."

"If Zhao Fifteen is not the real murderer, and Qian Bo and the other three have been eliminated as suspects, it proves that the murderer is someone else!"

"At the same time, Qian Bo and the others are not the murderers, so there is no need to lie. In other words... Qian Yuanwailang and Gu Zhongshang did meet Cao Yuanwailang."

"But when Zhao Yuanwailang came, Cao Yuanwailang was already dead, so it means that the real time of Cao Yuanwailang's death was after Gu Zhongshang left and before Zhao Yuanwailang came."

Everyone nodded while thinking.

The time of death deduced by Lin Feng was consistent with the time found after the autopsy.

"And this period is divided into three parts."

"After Gu Zhongshang left and before Zhao Fifteen arrived, after Zhao Fifteen arrived and before he left, and after Zhao Fifteen left and before Zhao Yuanwailang arrived."

Lin Feng looked at everyone and said slowly: "Because we assumed in advance that Zhao Fifteen was not the murderer, the period when Zhao Fifteen came can be ruled out!"

"At the same time, according to the words of the housekeeper, we can know that almost as soon as Zhao Shiwu left, Zhao Yuanwailang arrived in a hurry. The interval between them was very short. Such a short time was difficult for the murderer to use to commit murder. The time was too long. It’s tense and too dangerous.”

"Therefore..."

Lin Feng said calmly: "For the murderer, the most abundant and suitable time to take action is only the first period of time, that is - after Gu Zhongshang leaves and before Zhao Fifteen arrives!"

Changsun Ping'an thought for a moment, then nodded: "It's reasonable."

Sun Fujia's eyes were full of smiles, and he could already feel that the rhythm of the scene was completely controlled by Lin Feng.

Lin Feng, who he was familiar with in solving the case, was back.

Lin Feng smiled and continued: "That means that before Zhao Fifteen arrived, Cao Yuanwailang had actually been killed!"

"And this murderer is not anyone we know tonight... But why did he kill Cao Yuanwailang? Qian Yuanwailang and the others still have a motive, but where is the real murderer? What is his motive?"

When everyone heard this, they couldn't help but frown, looking thoughtful.

Lin Feng saw everyone frowning and said slowly: "Next, let's talk about two more things."

As he spoke, he looked at Changsun Pingan and said: "The first thing... Magistrate Changsun should still remember Zhao Yuanwailang's confession, right? He said that he should have arrived at four o'clock, but because of the carriage shaft There was a problem and a new carriage had to be replaced, making him more than a quarter of an hour late.”

Changsun Pingan nodded: "Of course I will remember it."

Lin Feng nodded slightly and continued: "Originally, according to Cao Yuanwailang's plan, these three people should have arrived one after another without wasting any time in between. However, there was a problem with Zhao Yuanwailang's car shaft, causing Zhao Yuanwailang to late."

"And while Zhao Yuanwailang was late, Cao Yuanwailang was killed, and Zhao Shiwu came!"

"Do you think this is a coincidence?"

Some people couldn't help but gasped: "It seems to be a coincidence to be reminded by Lin Sizheng like this. If Zhao Yuanwailang had not been late, then Yuanwailang Cao might not have been killed, and Zhao Shiwu might not have been able to enter smoothly. Cao Zhai, after all, the housekeeper thought that Zhao Shiwu was the third person to be invited, so he let Zhao Shiwu in."

When the others heard this, they nodded in agreement.

"Don't worry, everyone, I'm going to talk about the second thing next!"

Lin Feng looked at everyone and said: "Zhao Shiwu left my official residence during the day, and before he left, he specifically told us what he was going to do. It can be said that what he was going to do had nothing to do with Cao Yuanwailang. And he has no personal relationship with Cao Yuanwailang!"

"But, this is the situation...he came to visit Cao Yuanwailang abnormally. Combined with the above point, Zhao Yuanwailang had an accident, which resulted in free time, which provided Zhao Shiwu with the opportunity to enter Cao's house... What do you think this means?"

Some of the people present were slow to react, but most of them were quick thinkers.

In particular, Changsun Ping'an, the county magistrate for ten thousand years, and Kong Feng, the county lieutenant specifically in charge of prison matters, are more sensitive to the case than many people.

Hearing Lin Feng's words at this time, Kong Feng said almost subconsciously: "Could it be that... Zhao Yuanwailang's car was not accidentally damaged, but someone deliberately sabotaged it? In order to delay Zhao Yuanwailang's arrival at Cao's house?"

"The purpose was to kill Cao Yuanwailang and provide an opportunity for Zhao Fifteen to arrive... In addition, Zhao Fifteen's unusual appearance when he left made us immediately suspicious of him..."

Kong Feng's eyes widened, and his words almost shocked him off the courtyard wall.

He lost his voice and said: "Is this a frame-up of Zhao Fifteen!? Everything tonight is used to frame Zhao Fifteen?"

Listening to Kong Feng's extremely shocked voice, the government officials were stunned.

But no one objected.

Because Kong Feng's words completely fit with the clues Lin Feng just gave!

Even Changsun Ping'an just frowned at this moment and had no objection.

When Sun Fujia saw this scene, he became more and more happy. Zhao Shiwu could finally rule out the suspicion.

Lin Feng continued: "I initially assumed that Zhao Fifteen was wrongly accused, and based on the relevant information we obtained, we now infer that Zhao Fifteen was the result of a calculation. It can be said that the assumption and the result form a closed loop. , which has provided preliminary verification to my hypothesis.”

"But after all, these are just reasonable inferences and there is no actual evidence, so what I have to do next is to find traces of the real murderer!"

After hearing Lin Feng's words, everyone hurriedly looked at Lin Feng. They knew that the highlight was coming.

Lin Feng looked at everyone and said, "As we just said, the murderer brutally killed Cao Yuanwai Lang after Gu Zhongshang left and before Zhao Shiwu arrived."

"But everyone should know that even this period of time is not sufficient, not to mention that the murderer has to be very careful to hide himself so that his existence is not known to anyone, which requires him to control time even more It has to be very harsh.”

"In other words, for the murderer, the best time to take action is when Gu Zhongshang leaves. The earlier he takes action, the more he can avoid the murder being discovered by Zhao Shiwu or the housekeeper."

"Then the question is, how can he grasp the time so well? Can he ensure that he kills people immediately after Gu Zhongshang leaves?"

When a yamen officer heard Lin Feng's guidance, his eyes lit up and he said directly: "Of course we should hide it in advance. In this case, after watching Gu Zhongshang leave with our own eyes, we can naturally take action immediately!"

"clever!"

Lin Feng nodded and said: "Yes, that's it!"

"This is why I asked you to go to the beams to check first, and then to the next room to check."

"Because if the murderer wants to see Gu Zhongshang leave, he must hide in a place where he can see the living room, and these are the only places."

"You haven't noticed the beams, nor the room next door, so the only places left where I can hide my figure and won't be easily discovered are the shadows under the wall and this big tree."

"The clouds are quite thick tonight and the moonlight cannot penetrate the clouds, so if you hide here, as long as no one comes close, you will never be discovered!"

Everyone listened with astonishment.

"So this is ah!"

"I asked Lin Sizheng why he asked us to check the big tree!"

"Every place Lin Sizheng wants to investigate has its reasons."

The officials all nodded in agreement.

"What about the blood stains?"

A government official couldn't help but said: "It's easy for Lin Sizheng to know that the murderer is hiding here, but how did Lin Sizheng know that there would be blood stains here?"

Lin Feng chuckled and said: "It's a very simple reason!"

He looked at a few people and said: "Since the murderer wants to frame Zhao Shiwu, I can't think of anything unexpected. After killing people, he should still hide here to observe Zhao Shiwu's reaction and ensure that Zhao Shiwu is really was framed by him."

"After that, when Zhao Shiwu leaves, he can leave with peace of mind."

"But the old housekeeper said that Cao's house has only one gate, and he has been guarding the door. The murderer can't leave at all."

"So, if the murderer wants to leave, he has only one choice -"

Lin Feng pointed to the wall on the side and said, "That's right here!"

"Climb over the wall?" Kong Feng's eyes widened, and then a look of understanding appeared in his eyes.

He said: "I understand... there is a housekeeper guarding the main entrance of Cao's house. It is connected to another house at the back, and the other side is full of houses without walls. Only here is the courtyard wall, and there is a ditty outside the courtyard wall. It was dark at that time It’s dark, the curfew is about to start, and there’s no one in the winding road, so if you climb over the wall from here, you don’t have to worry about being discovered!”

"Kong County Lieutenant is really smart."

Lin Feng nodded and said: "Yes, that's it! I think the murderer must have climbed over the wall. He can climb directly from the wall to the tree. It is also very labor-saving and the requirements are not too high."

"And precisely because of this, the old housekeeper didn't know that anyone else was coming, and the real murderer became the non-existent fifth person!"

Everyone nodded.

Lin Feng's explanation was very clear, even the slowest yamen servant could understand it.

"In the end, it's all about blood."

Lin Feng looked at Changsun Pingan and said, "Magistrate Changsun, do you still remember why I was so determined to rule out the suspicion of the three officials, Mr. Qian and Wailang?"

Changsun Ping'an looked thoughtful at first, and then he didn't know what he thought of. His pupils jumped suddenly. He widened his eyes and subconsciously raised his voice: "The blood spattered on the dead!?"

Lin Feng met Changsun Pingan's shocked gaze and nodded slightly: "Yes, it's blood! I have speculated that the murderer must be stained with a lot of blood!"

"This blood stain can help me rule out the suspicion of Qian Yuanwai Lang and the other two people. Similarly... it can also let me know that there must be a wet blood stain on the murderer's front, and if these blood stains are not completely dry, they can only If something rubs against your front, there will definitely be some blood stains on it!"

"So... the murderer wants to hide in the tree, and the murderer wants to climb over the wall to leave, which will inevitably make his front touch the tree trunk and the courtyard wall."

"That's why..."

The light of the lantern shone on Lin Feng's face, as if Lin Feng was also glowing.

Everyone looked at Lin Feng blankly, then saw Lin Feng smile softly, his voice was gentle but firm: "I am sure that there must be blood stains here!"

　A two-in-one [-]-word chapter has been delivered. Tomorrow is the end of the month. The monthly passes in your hands are wasted if you don’t use them, so throw them all over.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)