Qingyu Case: Female Minister of Dali Temple

Having made up his mind, Chen Shao checked the rest of the evidence again and picked up the paper with the word "all" written on it again.

The word "全" is written on the side for the following purpose...

"Is this the piece of paper left by the murderer?" Gu Feiyan snatched the paper from her hand, "Quan, Jin?"

"If it was a gold character, why didn't the murderer write it in the middle but on this side?" Chen Shao answered her while collecting the evidence in the Sun Shou case one by one.

Gu Feiyan looked at the word "Quan" on the paper over and over again, and answered casually: "Maybe it's a habit?"

Chan Yi shook her head and said, "It may not be a golden character."

"It's not the character '金'... then it's missing a radical? According to the position of the whole character, even if a radical is missing, it's the one at the front." Gu Feiyan put the paper on the table and used her finger as a pen to write as she spoke, "Is it '拴? 拴? 诠? 牷? 姾? 洤? 佺? 跧? 烇? 恮? 硂? 絟? 铨? If it's '拴, '拴, '牷, '姾, 洤, '佺, '跧, 烇, 恮, '硂, '絟, 铨', then it's someone with these characters in their name. If that's the case, then we can only ask them to check the household registration again."

"That's not all," Chan Yi added, "many people not only have names, but also characters, and possibly nicknames. Just looking through the household register is definitely not enough, we have to ask them to register door to door."

Gu Feiyan clicked her tongue twice, "Then it will be a lot of work to investigate."

Chan Yi said as a matter of course: "Which case did we investigate when we were in Hongyuan County that was easy to handle? As long as we can catch the murderer, we have to investigate no matter how heavy the workload is!"

Gu Feiyan looked at Chen Shao, then at her, and said half-truthfully, "I remember that the criminal law of Datong says that as long as there is a confession from the murderer, a conviction can be made. Since all the clues, even your master's speculation, point to Master Jin, then call him over for a trial. With your master's ability, it will be clear at a glance whether he is the murderer or not. Why bother with that effort?"

"You are the sixth daughter of the General's Mansion. You can obviously be like those young ladies in the capital and just eat, drink and have fun. Why do you want to lead troops to fight?" Chen Shao asked as he took out a wooden box containing evidence of the Huiren case.

The character "Quan" left by the murderer in the Huiren case is on the monk's robe.

Chen Shao carefully took out the monk's robe and spread it flat on the table.

Gu Feiyan watched her movements and said, "Because I like it."

The word "Quan" on the monk's robe was on his chest. Huiren died when a dagger pierced his heart. The blood from his heart overflowed, blurring the word "Quan". Chen Shao looked at the blurred word "Quan" and asked, "What do you like? Do you like leading troops to fight, or do you like chasing victory?"

Gu Feiyan also looked at the word "Quan" on the monk's robe: "Are you trying to say that you are the same as me?"

The blood had dried, and the word "Quan" was written with Huiren's blood, so they were mixed together and could not be separated. Chen Shao took the paper with the word "Quan" and covered the large bloodstain on the monk's robe, leaving only the blurred word "Quan" exposed. While doing these actions, she did not forget to respond: "Why not you and me?"

Gu Feiyan asked: "Is there any difference?"

Chen Shao shrugged, "Since there is no difference, then you are the same as me."

"When I'm free, I'll really introduce that old man to you," Gu Feiyan said with a smile, "Let him see what true competitiveness is like!"

"Okay." After Chen Shao responded, he set his eyes on the blood spots around the word "Quan".

If the character "全" left by the murderer is not "全", judging from the position of "全" on the paper, it can only be a radical added in front of "全". Huiren's monk's robe is gray, without any other patterns, the only thing is blood, or blood spots.

Let’s not talk about the gold characters for now.

Because the word "全" has become blurred, it is no longer possible to determine whether the two points exist.

Leaving aside the word gold, there is only: 洤?

"Is there a word composed of two drops of water and a "quan"?" Chen Shao asked.

Chan Yi wrote it down silently and shook her head.

Gu Feiyan also wrote it down silently and said, "Yes."

Chen Shao asked: "What word?"

Gu Feiyan raised her eyebrows: "Gold."

Chen Shao looked at her suspiciously.

Gu Feiyan said: "No doubt, it is the Jin character of County Magistrate Jin, but it is the way of writing Jinwen."

Chan Yi was surprised: "Is the murderer really Young Master Jin?"

"It's not possible to judge whether it's him or not." After all, even if the murderer left a word "Jin", it is only a single piece of evidence. Without other evidence to prove that the word "Jin" was written by Jin Zhiyuan, it is impossible to prove that he is the murderer. Chen Shao looked at the word "Quan" on the paper and said calmly: "Let's do this for today. I'll go to Sun's house tomorrow."

Chan Yi reminded: "Xu Guang and Fu Jiu haven't come back yet."

After folding the monk's robes and putting them back in the wooden box, and putting away the paper with the word 'all' written on it, Chen Shao turned around and looked outside and said, "There are six bodies that need to be examined. It may be difficult for them to come back for a while. If you are tired or sleepy, go and rest first."

Before going to Sun's house, she asked Fu Jiu and Zhang Ruyuan to go find Xu Guang as well.

Now that he hasn't come back yet, she must wait a while.

In addition to being worried about them, she also wanted to see if Xu Guang had found any clues from the autopsy.

"I'm not tired yet." Chan Yi refilled her tea with hot water, and after calming the charcoal fire, he sat down beside her. After a moment of silence, he looked outside and suddenly said, "I don't know what's going on in Hongyuan County."

Gu Feiyan also sat down and asked casually, "What happened to Hongyuan County?"

Chan Yi briefly told her about the ground collapse.

After listening to what Gu Feiyan said, she looked at Chen Shao and said, "People are bullying you, and you're just going to let them go?"

"Of course not!" Chan Yi immediately told her about the bandit suppression.

"What's the point of just suppressing the bandits?" Gu Feiyan disagreed, "To capture the bandits, we must first capture the leader. If we don't capture the leader..."

After a short pause, Gu Feiyan looked at Chen Shao again: "Luring the tiger away from the mountain, were you deliberately transferred here?"

Chen Shao said calmly: "I guess so."

"Is it?" Gu Feiyan looked her up and down. "You don't look like someone who would give up easily. Tell me, what bad idea are you planning?"

Chen Shao tilted his head to look at her, "Do you know where I'm going next after the matter in Hongyuan County is over?"

Gu Feiyan pretended to listen attentively.

Chen Shao said: "Yunnan County."

Gu Feiyan continued, "The supervisor of the Mengshe Smelting House?"

Chen Shao nodded and continued, "The prince's party of the previous dynasty has planted many people in the Mengshe Iron and Steel Bureau. Despite the pressure from the account books of the general in front of the country, they have been secretly forging armor and weapons in recent years. The sinkhole of Shipailou and the case of Xitang County are to prevent me from going to investigate."

"This has to do with your suppression of bandits..." Gu Feiyan was halfway through her words when she suddenly realized, "Are those bandits their spies?"

"They are not just spies, they are also soldiers they keep." As soon as Chen Shao finished speaking, Fu Jiu lifted the blanket that was blocking the wind and shouted, "We are back!"

Gu Feiyan glanced at the people who had returned and didn't ask any more questions.