Daming: Internship also counts as work experience

Chapter 21 New clues

Jia Chuan was very confused by the performance of the two. Why did these two, especially Liu, who was so arrogant just now, suddenly collapse?

Gao Yuntian immediately helped Jia Chuan solve the puzzlement. He said loudly:

"The deceased died at the end of the Mao hour and the beginning of the Chen hour. He didn't commit suicide, but was strangled to death and then hung. Who else but someone from the Chen family would go to the Chen family to commit the crime at that time? Even if the deceased had enemies, they would choose midnight, right? Who would commit the crime at dawn, when the host family has already risen?"

Only then did Jia Chuan understand that when he was not there, the magistrate in the court did not even know the time of death, or had never mentioned it in the court, so the mother and son thought there was still a loophole to exploit.

Gao Yuntian continued:
"The uncle and nephew of the Chen family, adhering to etiquette, did not visit the deceased after he was laid to rest, leaving him in the care of this vicious woman. This vicious woman was unwilling to accept this. She knew very well what kind of person the deceased's stepmother was. She also knew that Chen Er would definitely help her nephew this time. However, her own son was of marriageable age, and the family was already in financial difficulty. So she harbored the intention of murdering him. Liu, is that right or not?!"

Liu had no energy to answer, she was so frightened that she had almost lost her soul.

Gao Yuntian obviously didn't care whether Liu answered or not, and continued:

"You and your son discussed it all night, and after you started fighting this morning, you offered to go to your parents' house to take shelter. Chen Er thought it would be better if you, a vicious woman, left, so how could he not agree? So, when you left home, you pretended to tell Chen Er that you had just visited Qing'er and that she was sleeping soundly, and asked not to disturb her. Then the uncle and nephew did not go to the backyard until the woman came. You had a good idea. If the uncle and nephew Chen Er could drive the woman away, then the injuries on Qing'er's body and the neighbors who watched that day would be the best evidence. No girl would survive this. If they couldn't, even if the woman was very fierce and unreasonable, and now she found out that Qing'er had committed suicide due to humiliation, she would not dare to make it public. She would say that she died suddenly. You might even be able to pull a few banknotes from the woman's ribs, but there is a god above your head. You have done evil and God will punish you!"

Cui Youzhi was surprised that Gao Yuntian suddenly became eloquent.

Jia Chuan was also puzzled. Since he could think clearly and speak fluently, why did they have to wake him up?
Even Gao Yuntian himself didn't react in time. The moment Jia Chuan entered the classroom, he suddenly felt confident.

……

Jia Chuan had no intention of listening any further. If this case happened in his previous life, it would have been normal to be solved on the same day. He had not felt that he was smarter than the people here in the three years since he came here. It was just a matter of survival, and everyone had their own strengths.

For example, some of his colleagues are good at setting hunting traps, some are good at carpentry, and some are good at repairs... In these aspects, he is no different from a fool.

He thought that no matter how bad the captain of the police here was, he couldn't be that bad. It was obvious that Chen Er had no say in the family. But he was a man after all. He usually tolerated others, but suddenly he insisted on something, which made Liu panic.

What was the panic about? Naturally, it was about money. The Chen family wasn't well off, and their own son needed a marriage proposal. Qing'er's father had been dead for several years, meaning the neighbors were bound to know about her mistress's abuse. Her reputation was well-known, so the Chen family knew the mistress wasn't easy to deal with. Even if they had to settle the marriage, they'd still have to pay money as a betrothal gift.

Qing'er met Chen Hui secretly despite being injured. After gritting his teeth and stomping his feet, Chen Hui brought Qing'er back without informing his family in advance.

Chen Er's guilt towards his nephew erupted at this moment. He promised his nephew that he would have a way to deal with this matter. Perhaps he had discussed it with Qing'er, as this matter involved her reputation after all.

Qing'er certainly had no reason to object. What could be more terrifying than a stepmother?
Chen Er hurriedly told Liu about his plan. The two had a quarrel. Chen Er rarely acted like a man. Liu could only go and settle Qing'er first and asked about her family situation.

If someone else had asked, they would have heard that the stepmother was cruel and Qing'er was pitiful, but Liu heard that the stepmother was difficult to deal with, that the betrothal gifts were indispensable, and that the dowry was not much.

In Chen Er's logic, no matter whether her stepmother recognized it or not, she had to keep the matter of keeping Qing'er overnight. If a big fight broke out, she would not be able to use Qing'er to earn a betrothal gift. If she was just angry, she could only scold her, and after that they would still have to sit down and talk.

Chen Er felt that this matter would ultimately help Chen Hui.

However, Liu felt that when Qing'er's stepmother came to make trouble, she would definitely insult her with foul language, so it made sense for Qing'er to hang herself, so she killed Niansheng.

When Jia Chuan first arrived and heard them arguing, he became suspicious. Could it be that this house didn't have a hostess? Why would a man stand up and argue with a woman?

Later, when he learned that Chen Er's wife and children had returned to their parents' home early in the morning because of this incident, he became even more suspicious. The child was not a child anymore, and even if Liu was timid, there was no need for her to take her adult son away.

Since we have already anticipated a quarrel, it is naturally better to have more people.

Looking at the crime scene again, the simplicity shows that the family is poor, and the cleanliness shows that the hostess is capable. This is not the result of cleaning after the crime. After the crime, unless the murderer is too calm, he will not clean up every corner and leave no corner untouched. The dust on the mattress has fallen on it and is not easy to see, so it needs to be brushed away. This shows that during the entire crime scene, the deceased was not on the bed, and there was no fighting or struggling.

After Jia Chuan knew the time of death, saw the injuries on the deceased's body, and saw the cowardly looks of Chen Er and Chen Hui, he basically confirmed the murderer.

The time of the crime, the motive, and the means of committing the crime were basically clear. Jia Chuan really felt that the evidence was there. Old Zheng's mouth was the autopsy report. Jia Chuan felt that Gao Yuntian also seemed to understand it very well, so he just needed to remind him.

The result seemed to be the same, except that he needed to be reminded in class.

What Jia Chuan didn't know was that if Qing'er's stepmother hadn't wanted to take the initiative in this case and hadn't cared about Qing'er's reputation at all and had gone directly to the county government to report the case, Qing'er would have been a wronged ghost and no one would have been punished for her death.

And how many resentful souls are there in this world?
……

Jia Chuan followed Old Zheng to the mortuary courtyard.

He casually complained a few words, and Old Zheng said with a smile: "It's rare to encounter murder cases on a daily basis, so it's natural that we are not familiar with it."

Jia Chuan waved his hand and said, "It doesn't have to be a murder case. The inference process is similar."

Old Zheng asked in a low voice, "Then do you know who taught you in your dream?"

Jia Chuan shook his head and interrupted, "Who do you think that person in the room is?"

Old Zheng knew Jia Chuan didn't want to talk about this topic, so he could only sigh and say, "Since he's alive, he's useful. I was wondering if he's the only one who's not from the Han Palace? If so, then the one who massacred the patrol officers must be from the Han Palace, but you're definitely not."

The two of them sat on a bench in the courtyard. Jia Chuan looked up at the sky, wiped the sweat from his forehead and said, "How dare they use someone else to murder the crown prince? I still think this person must be known to many people. I'll have to remind Gao Zhong to find a painter later."

"You should just tell the county magistrate directly. Gao Gao probably doesn't have time to think about this right now. If he has time, he'll probably be bragging about how great he is and how he caught the murderer in a day."

"Why do you think they killed all the people from the Inspection Office?"

Old Zheng narrowed his eyes and said, "If you ask me about the dead, I might be able to answer you."

"Then ask the dead one."

……

At dusk, the heat still floats around, but there is no scorching heat overhead.

Dong Shuben brought Shunzi to the courtyard and just happened to see Jia Chuan and Old Zheng coming out of the morgue.

"I guessed you were here." Dong Shuben found a stool and sat down carelessly. Shunzi also sat down and said, "When we opened our eyes, you were gone. The inspector said you must be in the morgue."

Dong Shuben said, "I've never seen you so focused on anything. You know the Crown Prince... you know that this case will be yours sooner or later. If you don't figure it out, not only will you lose your job, but you might even lose your head."

Old Zheng looked at Jia Chuan in surprise.

Jia Chuan smiled bitterly and said, "Opportunities and risks coexist."

Shunzi asked hurriedly, "What kind of wind?"

Dong Shuben pointed to the morgue and asked, "Any progress?"

Jia Chuan stood in the courtyard, stretched, and said, "I thought I was capable, but that was because I had never encountered a case as big as this. If I did, it would be useless."

"What did he say? Why can't I understand?" Shunzi looked at Dong Shuben and asked.

Dong Shuben looked at Old Zheng and asked, "Were you frightened just now?"

Old Zheng shook his head and said with a smile, "You've worked with him for many years, how could you be so unfamiliar with him? What could possibly scare him?"

"That's right." Dong Shuben nodded.

"What I mean is..." Jia Chuan sat on the stool: "The wound on the deceased is in the abdomen, and the internal organs are not injured. Judging from the size of the wound, it is not the knife used by those people to kill us."

"Ah?" Dong Shuben and Shunzi said in unison.

"Also, this man had undigested rice, turnips, celery, and our pickled meat in his stomach... The crime must have happened on a rainy night. Whoever it was would have almost completely digested their dinner by then. I said, this man was left for us. He died on the day we returned to the Inspection Office, but unfortunately he bled to death before dusk..."

Shunzi stood up immediately: "There's still a day between Yuye and our arrival at the Inspection Office. They, they haven't left yet!"

"Not only did I not leave, I even stayed overnight, had a few meals, and finally calculated the time..."

The scene of that day flashed through Jia Chuan's mind. The man lying on the ice ate the last meal of his life. Of course, he didn't know it was his last meal. All he needed to do was mentally prepare himself to stab himself, and then endure the pain and wait until someone came, so he ate very full at this meal.

Perhaps all those people stayed, or perhaps only one or two people stayed. They ate together, and then went to the woodshed where they were previously imprisoned. One of them took out a dagger and handed it to the person in the morgue. The dagger was much shorter than a knife, and sharper, making it easier to operate.

The man took the dagger and found a more spacious place. Jia Chuan remembered that when the autopsy was performed, the man was lying alone on the ground, while the others were in a position further inside, which showed that the stench of the corpse was already very strong at that time.

The man found a good position and knelt down, then raised the dagger and stabbed it into the abdomen and pulled it out very quickly. The person next to him took the dagger from his hand, and the man fell to the ground. The person next to him put away the dagger and left.

"There should have been blood dripping next to the body, but I didn't see it, or... I didn't see it?" Jia Chuan muttered, then asked himself and answered, "The person must have struggled, and the blood dripped away. It wasn't the tiles, it was the ground. The ground has a strong absorption capacity, so it's normal that I can't see it."

Dong Shuben, Lao Zheng, and Shunzi looked at each other, only to hear Jia Chuan say again:

"If you stab yourself or someone stabs you, the location will be different." Jia Chuan sighed and said, "I was only thinking about the autopsy and forgot to check for any changes in other places."

Shunzi said, "If it's as you said, then the amount of rice, flour, vegetables and meat in our cellar and kitchen must not be the same..."

"How can we tell?" Dong Shuben asked. "On normal days, I'm here to control the ingredients. I wasn't there for those two days, and they were still alive..."

Dong Shuben couldn't continue.

Jia Chuan added, "We have more people than them. No matter how much they eat, it will only take a day for them to notice."

"Do you want to go back again?" asked Old Zheng.

Jia Chuan nodded and said, "I checked the footprints. It was muddy on a rainy night, and they were very clear. They left along the same path. Now that I think about it, they must have done that on purpose. I didn't follow them all the way that day, so I presumptuously thought they had left. In fact, they came back, but why didn't I see any trace of them?"

Dong Shuben patted Jia Chuan and said comfortingly, "At that time, it was already very good that you could concentrate on the autopsy."

Shunzi asked hurriedly, "Even if we knew this, how would it help us find out who committed the crime?"

Jia Chuan shrugged and said, "I don't know the disputes within the imperial family, and it's hard for you to understand the upper echelons... It's not something you can comprehend. Without knowing the relationships and hatreds, it's difficult to identify a suspect. However, I need to make sure my deduction is correct. If you ask me someday... I can explain everything."

Dong Shuben nodded and said, "Some things are best left alone. Just report what you've found. This isn't like a county court investigation where you go to the village head and ask the neighbors for clarification. Who can you offend? But in this case... you'd better be careful."

Old Zheng said hurriedly, "If you ask me, you should just play dumb and get the job done, and then follow me. Although I don't have any splendor or wealth here, it's very peaceful. You..."

"He's still unmarried! Staying here with you? Do you have a family? Do you have children?"

Old Zheng was sorely touched by Dong Shuben that he hung his head in frustration.

……

The three chatted for a while, and then it got dark. A servant came over and called Jia Chuan to have dinner, saying that the county magistrate was waiting for him.

Jia Chuan frowned. He could deal with the things that happened at the dinner table, but that didn't mean he liked them. He said too many things against his will and even hated himself. The magistrate must want him to find an opportunity to tell Zhu Zhanji about today's trial so that it would facilitate his promotion in the future. But he didn't want to say it. After such a successful trial, he still wanted to take credit?
But he had to go even if he didn't want to, because he had some arrangements and needed Cui Youzhi's support.

　Today is Tuesday. Today's data is related to whether there will be recommendations next week, but I only want to remind everyone to check it out today. It's my turn, it all depends on luck.

　　It is said that there will be snow this weekend, and heavy snow. It seems that many provinces will have snow. Everyone must check the weather forecast before traveling.

　　You're talking like how many people read my book (covering my face)

(End of this chapter)