flstandardbreds Chapter 152 Absconding in fear of crime
Chapter 152 Absconding in fear of crime
Is she Feng Jia? The youngest daughter of Feng Guo, the Shaoqing of Dali Temple?
The first female official in the Dali period?
If that's the case, then everything makes sense. That's why she's good at martial arts, that's why she's so familiar with the trial process at the Dali Temple, that's why she hates the Xie Mansion so much! In just a few months, she turned the Prime Minister's Mansion upside down.
"What's wrong?" Feeling that the other person's gaze stayed on her for too long, Feng Jia looked up.
She touched her nose subconsciously. Could it be that her dark circles were really as serious as Jiang Yun said, and had fallen onto her nose bridge?
Li Yunyu looked away an inch and continued without answering, "The deceased's internal organs are intact, but his left arm is missing. The wound on his arm is smooth, probably because he was chopped off by a knife. There are no external injuries on his body, but there are obvious bruises on his neck and impact marks on his ribs."
"So he really was drowned?" Jiang Yun looked at the water marks on the ground, as if he was dragged into the water as well. The water from his lungs entered his trachea, choking him and causing him to cough twice.
Drowning is also an extremely painful way to die.
It is very likely another vendetta.
Shi Xun stood aside with his head down, while Feng Jia lifted the hem of her skirt, stood up, walked around the yard twice, and finally stopped beside a water vat and kicked it with her toes.
The water ripples in the tank spread out instantly.
"Come here." She said to Jiang Yun.
Jiang Yun didn't understand why, but he still ran over happily: "Ninth Miss, what can I do for you... Hmm."
Before he could finish his words, Jiang Yun felt someone suddenly grabbing his neck. He widened his eyes and watched himself being pushed into the tank, with his face extremely close to the water. He subconsciously paddled his hands backwards and his chest hit the surface of the tank hard. The water inside immediately sloshed and splashed onto the feet of both of them.
Jiang Yun's nose brushed the water surface, and just when he was about to fall completely, the hand that pushed him in grabbed his collar and lifted him up.
Jiang Yun was so scared that he stepped back repeatedly, holding his neck, and yelled, "Are you a woman? You have such strong hands!"
Feng Jia smiled and said, "You are right."
Jiang Yun fumbled and straightened his curly hair, then adjusted the topknot on his head: "Huh?"
Feng Jia explained: "The murderer dragged Wang Dun's body into the water. According to the wetness of Wang Dun's upper body, the position of the impact on his chest, and his height, Wang Dun's feet were off the ground when he drowned. But Wang Dun was an adult man. When facing the threat of death, he would definitely fight back. He would not be so powerless to fight back. This shows that the murderer is either a martial artist or a person with great strength."
"Is that Lu Xun?" Jiang Yun lifted up a corner of his robe and wiped the water off his face. "Yesterday, Master Shi ordered me to check. Before this Lu Xun worked as a waiter, he was loading goods for others at the dock. So, I guess he must have quite a strong hand."
Feng Jia: "I dare not make a firm statement for now."
Indeed, the only similarity between this case and the previous two is that a body part was taken from the deceased in both cases, but the time of death was different. Does this mean that the time of death of the deceased is not an inevitable factor in the conditions for activating the Rebirth Array?
If this is an isolated case, who is the murderer?
As he was speaking, the bailiff came up with two men.
"Sir, these two people are the deceased Wang Dun's good friend, the youngest son of the blacksmith shop, Zhou Gongyi, and the scholar who sells calligraphy and paintings, Jiang Huaichuan."
Zhou Gongyi and Jiang Huaichuan knelt on the ground.
Shi Xun pointed at the male corpse covered by a white towel on the ground, with only the head exposed: "Do you recognize this person?"
“I recognize you!” Zhou Gongyi turned around and took a look, his face pale and his head shaking.
When Jiang Huaichuan saw the body, a different emotion flashed in his eyes, but it quickly disappeared. He cupped his hands and said, "Sir, I recognize him. This man is Wang Dun, a close friend of mine... Sir, have you found the murderer who killed someone and cut off his hand?"
"Not yet, so I asked you to come here for routine questioning."
"Ask whatever you want!" Zhou Gongyi wiped the sweat from his head.
"I, a common people, will tell you everything I know!" said Jiang Huaichuan.
Shi Xun winked at Jiang Yun, who immediately stepped forward and asked, "Where were you from last night to noon today?"
Zhou Gongyi was still reminiscing when Jiang Huaichuan blurted out, "I have been at home from last night till noon today."
"What about you?" Jiang Yun looked at Zhou Gongyi.
Zhou Gongyi trembled and said, "I remember now. I went to the gambling house last night. When the moon was at its highest point in the sky, I went home, drank some wine, and went to sleep. I slept until the sun was at its highest point in the sky. Then I went out to my father's blacksmith shop to help him forge iron! I went home with my father to eat at noon, but before I had finished my meal, I was brought here by your personal soldiers, sir!"
Jiang Yun continued: "Is there any witness?"
"My father, my mother, and the blacksmith's shop buddies and regular customers can all testify to this!"
Jiang Huaichuan cupped his hands and said, "My mother and wife can also testify."
Jiang Yun winked at his men, and several of them went to the homes of the two men to check whether they were lying.
Even the dumbest people understood the purpose of bringing them here at this time, "Sir! I am Zhou Gongyi, I didn't kill anyone!" Zhou Gongyi, who was a bit burly, knocked his head on the bluestone table and cried out of fear, "Yes, I had a dispute with Wang Dun a few days ago, but it was just because of a disagreement and drunkenness, so we had a small fight. But even if I had ten guts, I wouldn't dare to kill him!"
Upon hearing this, Jiang Huaichuan also raised his buttocks and knelt at Shi Xun's feet: "My lord, my lord, I am also innocent! I don't have the courage to kill him!"
Jiang Huaichuan was dressed like a pale scholar. The moment he knelt down, Feng Jia caught a glimpse of two faint green marks on the back of his moon-white gown.
The corners of her mouth curled up, and she suddenly said, "You said you were sleeping at home, but I heard that you made a living by selling calligraphy and paintings in the capital. Why didn't you go out to do business today?"
"Because, because..." Jiang Huaichuan swallowed and subconsciously put his left hand into his sleeve.
Zhou Gongyi looked at Feng Jia, who had covered her face with a white towel, so he couldn't see her face clearly, nor could he see what kind of hair bun she was talking about. He thought she was the wife of some official, so he naturally came to the rescue of Jiang Huaichuan and said, "Madam, the reason why Huaichuan didn't do business today is because his stall was smashed by someone two days ago!"
"Oh?" Feng Jia snorted softly, "The capital is under the emperor's feet, who has the guts to do that?"
"Yes..." Zhou Gongyi was about to speak when Jiang Huaichuan grabbed his shoulder, shook his head at him, and then bowed to Feng Jia: "Madam, it's just that you are unlucky this year and met a bad person."
Feng Jia stepped forward and pressed, "If you have encountered bad guys, why don't you go to Jingzhao Prefecture? Why did you hesitate when I asked you a question?"
"The reason why I hesitated is because, because I feel that I, a scholar, am learning to sell my calligraphy and paintings like a businessman, which is really embarrassing for the Confucian scholars. Moreover, my stall was smashed in public, which is even more embarrassing."
"As for why I didn't go to the government... it's because I don't want to get entangled with that evil person. I want to make a big deal out of it. Besides, I have already decided to move my whole family away from the capital at the end of this month."
"Ah? Brother Jiang, you are going to leave the capital? Why haven't I heard you mention it?" Zhou Gongyi was very surprised.
Jiang Huaichuan pulled the corner of his mouth dryly, "It was just a sudden idea, and I haven't had time to tell Brother Zhou yet."
"So that's how it is, so that's how it is." Zhou Gongyi said.
"Is that really the case?" Feng Jia suddenly asked, with a hint of coldness in her voice, "Or do you want to abscond with your family?"