She asked a clerk to take her to where the four suspects were.
The secretary's office soon took Jia Baoyu to one of his prison cells in the Ministry of Punishments.
Unlike the dirty and smelly cells in the legend, the prison they came to was very clean.
"Sir, this is where the officials who just committed the crime are temporarily accommodated. These four people have definitely not been abused in any way." The clerk noticed Jia Baoyu's doubts and immediately explained.
Zhao Han nodded.
Yes, the prisoners may still retaliate, and the Ministry of Punishment will not treat them too harshly.
After all, maybe everyone will have such a day in the future.
Only when you enter the sky prison and are in the hands of the jailers will you suffer.
They don't care whether you are a high official or not, as long as you are not special, in their eyes you are just money, money, money.
Too many prisoners were tortured to death by jailors.
It is obvious that officials attach great importance to these four people: "benevolence, justice, propriety and wisdom".
The four people were imprisoned separately. This was of course to prevent the real murderer from killing everyone else in the middle of the night. After all, no one knew who the murderer was now.
It also prevents them from colluding with each other.
Zhao Han first came to the No. A cell where Zhao Youren was held.
"Zhao Youren, Mr. Jia is here to see you. If you have anything to say, you must answer it truthfully!" the clerk said, knocking on the fence.
In the corner inside, a big white fat man in brocade clothes immediately jumped up!
Do you deserve the surname Zhao?
When Zhao Han saw this big fat man through the gap in the cell railing, he couldn't help but think bitterly.
It's such a shame for the old Zhao family.
This Zhao Youren has a fat face, big ears, and a big belly. He is so fat that people cannot stand it.
This was still in ancient times.
I don’t know how much Minzhi Mingan I have eaten.
During these days of being locked up, I have obviously lost a lot of weight, and the skin on my face has become saggy.
"My lord, my lord, I was wronged! I, Zhao Youren, was wronged!" After seeing Jia Baoyu appear, he immediately leaned on the cell railing and shouted loudly.
"Don't scream nonsense!" the clerk scolded, "Who comes in here and doesn't cry out for injustice? Only by confessing honestly can you get out."
Only then did Zhao Youren calm down and wait with expectation, waiting for Jia Baoyu to ask questions.
This handsome young man must be rich or noble.
Because the young gentleman who can enter such a place must have a very high status, either a prince or a noble.
He wants to grab this life-saving straw.
"Just tell me, do you know how Wang Xin died?" Zhao Han asked casually, actually staring at every detail of the other person's expression.
And let Xiao Huan start cheating...
When Xiao Huan looks at people, he is really awesome.
After all, this guy has evolved a lot of people.
When the fat man Zhao Youren heard this, he burst into tears and said, "Sir, I really don't know. If I knew that Wang Xin would drown and beat me to death, I wouldn't let him get on the boat!"
"I am so wronged, I am so wronged!"
"I was kind enough to win him over as a new recruit. Who knew he would die? Who knew he was afraid of water?"
"In the evening, I was still talking about, should we dock first at night?"
"It's all about Qian Huaiyi, Qian Huaiyi. He said that boating at night would make the mood more exciting, and it would be better to spend the night on the boat, so we spent the night on the boat."
Zhao Han looked at Zhao Youren and began to feel a little sympathetic.
"Is this guy telling the truth?"
She asked Xiao Huan in her mind.
"Yes, this big fat guy is so angry that he was wronged. You can see there are many slap marks on his face, which he removed himself." Xiao Huan suddenly transformed into a detective and said enthusiastically.
"Awesome, you have observed so carefully." Zhao Han admired.
She saw it too.
Yes, Zhao Youren has 10,000 reasons to beat himself up.
Because he should have heard about the big pirate. The big pirate wants to destroy the nine tribes!
Zhao Youren is not the only one who dies. If he is wrongly convicted, all nine of his clans will die!
Throughout the ages, how many people have been wiped out from the nine tribes?
Usually three tribes are wiped out.
The Yi tribe is the most common punishment.
It's also very cruel.
In short, Zhao Han couldn't bear this kind of unwarranted punishment.
Think about it, you are eating hot pot, hugging your concubine and singing songs, and suddenly the imperial army rushes in, takes your whole family away, and then beheads you!
The reason is that your cousin's daughter-in-law's son rebelled!
You have never heard of this person in your life, and you are implicated!
You can't stop it even if you want to.
Therefore, to cross the feudal society, we must oppose it!
It is better to rebel late than to rebel early, and to rebel in a small way is worse than in a big way.
Otherwise, you will feel wronged one day when you are implicated.
Just like Zhao Youren now.
If he was a rebel, he wouldn't cry out for injustice at this time...
Zhao Han thought casually.
But the problem is, even if Zhao Youren is telling the truth at this time, she can't just let the guy go, she has to find the murderer.
"Don't panic, I will make my own decision."
"Yes, yes, sir, if you have any questions, just ask. I will tell you everything I know. Sir, make the decision for me. All my property will be given to you." Zhao Youren just wanted to expose this earth-shattering disaster.
past.
The family property is gone, but as long as the Nine Clans are still there, he can still seek refuge with relatives and friends.
Relatives and friends will at least give you a bowl of rice.
"Let me ask you, is there an intimate relationship between Wang Xin and Qian Huaiyi?"
"Yes, they do! They are related. Qian Huaiyi has known Wang Xin since he was very young. They grew up together, and Qian Huaiyi often took Wang Xin out to play together. This time it was also Qian Huaiyi
They insisted on spending the night on the boat. And the two of them slept in the same cabin." Zhao Youren kept talking, wanting to tell everything.
From this attitude alone, we can know that he is not the murderer.
Murderers often don't want to say much because lies are difficult to fabricate and the more they are fabricated, the more loopholes they have.
And the more he talks, the more likely it is that information about the crime scene that only the murderer would know will be exposed.
The best option is not to speak.
Conan often takes advantage of this to break the situation.
"By the way, it must have been Qian Huaiyi who killed me. Sir, I am innocent. It was Qian Huaiyi who did it."
Zhao Youren shouted.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! He needs to push out the charges quickly.
"Okay, let me ask you again, did you hear anything that night?" Zhao Han asked again.
"That night, I rowed all day and was really tired, so..."
"Wait, no, no, you admit that Wang Xin and Qian Huaiyi have a close relationship, so why was it you and Qian Huaiyi who were involved in boating, and Wang Xin and Li Duozhi were involved in poetry?" Zhao Han discovered another doubt.
When Zhao Youren heard this, his face suddenly turned pale and he was sweating profusely.
His back felt cold, and he said incoherently: "Yes, I, I... It was Qian Huaiyi who took the initiative at that time to row boats with benevolence and righteousness, to write poems with xinzhi, and to cook tea with etiquette."
"What are you afraid of?" Zhao Han asked.
Xiao Huan lay on her head and said: "Of course I'm afraid of you, you are too fierce."
"Sir, I dare not say, I dare not say." Zhao Youren looked around, as if he was afraid of something in the air.
"Why don't you dare to say it?" Zhao Han asked, "What are you afraid of? This is the prison of the Ministry of Punishment. It is surrounded by government officials and the Forbidden Army is stationed nearby. What do you have to be afraid of?"
Yes, what is there to be afraid of at the feet of the Emperor?
Zhao Youren finally calmed down.
He suddenly shouted: "I remember, there is something strange, there is something strange, sir!"
"What's weird? Tell me carefully." Zhao Han said excitedly.
"I just remembered that in the middle of the night, I saw Wang Xin appearing on the bow of the boat. I was hungry at the time, so I got up to find something to eat and found him on the bow of the boat. I didn't take it seriously and said hello.
After eating the pastries, we went back to the cabin to sleep."
"I have a big belly, so I often eat in the middle of the night."
"Did he answer you at that time? Was he facing you or facing away from you?" Zhao Han asked.
"He was standing on the bow of the boat, with his back to me." Zhao Youren tried to recall.
"Why didn't you think of it before?" Zhao Han asked again.
"I, I was scared before. They said we were murderers, and said that the great pirate Wang Bolun wanted to kill all nine of our tribes. Only by admitting early can we avoid disaster. I was so scared that I forgot." Zhao Youren cried again.
Zhao Han nodded.
This is the truth.
People's memories can be frightened.
Only when you meet someone who can make you feel at ease will you slowly reminisce.
Zhao Han asked again: "When did you see him specifically?"
"Now that I think about it, it should be a few hours before dawn." Zhao Youren suddenly began to tremble all over again, and even twitched on the spot, unable to speak at all.
Zhao Han motioned to the book office to call someone.
Soon, more than a dozen government officials came in, opened the cell, and a doctor came to treat Zhao Youren.
Zhao Youren woke up and saw that there were many people. He immediately hugged the doctor and cried, "There is something strange! They said that Wang Xin drowned for almost a night. Who could be the person I saw in the middle of the night?"
"Just thinking about this, I'm scared to death!"
"Don't come to me!"
"My lord, my lord, please let all these brothers accompany me. I dare not be alone in the prison!"
Zhao Youren made the doctor so embarrassed that he was like holding his own little baby.
"Don't worry, I have never seen anything weird in my whole life of practicing medicine. I have seen countless dead people, but not one of them can get up and act strange." The doctor said seriously.
Zhao Han nodded.
Then I thought in my heart, although there are all kinds of weirdness in this world of Red Mansions, all the weirdness is fake...you have to automatically filter it out when watching.
The real thing is the details of aristocratic life, various items, etc...
Zhao Han fell into deep thought.
Zhao Youren saw Wang Xin standing on the bow of the ship in the middle of the night.
And Zhao Youren also knew that Wang Xin drowned for more than a night.
So is this Wang Xin a real person or a fake?
Also, is it really possible to determine how long it has been since a person drowned?
In modern times, it can be determined by the reproduction number of microorganisms in the water.
What technology is this era?
Thinking of this, Zhao Han temporarily gave up interrogating Zhao Youren.
Then he ordered the doctor to prescribe some soothing medicine for Zhao Youren. He must ensure that these medicines are not poisonous and resolutely protect his safety. He must test the medicine with a dog first and then give it to him after testing the medicine.
Zhao Han asked five innocent government servants to accompany Zhao Youren.
At this time, Zhao Youren was mentally very fragile.
If you don't do it right, you might really go crazy.
Then you lose an important witness.
It was easy for the ancients to go crazy because they had little knowledge and the daily oppression they suffered was too severe.
The spirit is highly depressed.
So I can see a lot of records, and they are all crazy people...
Zhao Han left the cell where Zhao Youren was and came outside.
The sun was shining brightly, and she breathed a sigh of relief.
"No, Lao Han, you are so cowardly." Xiao Huan said contemptuously.
"I'm not afraid. Why am I so timid?"
"You're just scared. Don't you think about it. With Lao Wen here, what are you afraid of? This is just an illusory world, at most it's closer to the main world." Xiao Huan said plausibly.
"Thank you, I'm not afraid anymore. After all, the teacher is still here." Zhao Han also figured it out.
Just rely on the teacher for everything.
Anyway, the teacher is a big peacock, and he can run very fast even if he drags his big tail...
Zhao Han couldn't help laughing when he thought of someone's slander against the teacher.
There are ghosts and gods in Dream of Red Mansions.
Just like that Taoist Ma, who took the money given by Aunt Zhao and cursed Jia Baoyu and Wang Xifeng. Jia Baoyu almost died, but in the end it was the monk who used the psychic jade to save him.
But here, it shouldn’t be about ghosts.
It must be someone who is trying to make things mysterious. As for the purpose, it may be to cover up the truth.
He then went to find his own noon work in the Ministry of Punishment.
"Can you tell the drowning person here and how long he has been drowning?"
The Wu Zuo knelt on the ground and replied: "If you are a smart Wu Zuo, you can tell. For example, you can tell whether a person drowned a few days ago, but it will never be too accurate."
"It can be seen from the brilliant Wu Zuo that the Wu Zuo in the Jiangnan area is smart enough?" Zhao Han said, and then looked through the scroll and found that the Wu Zuo who did the autopsy was a well-known local figure.
Moreover, this afternoon work has been sent to Beijing at the same time.
Zhao Han immediately found Wu Zuo and started questioning him.
"I'll ask you an answer. As long as you answer honestly, I will give you enough money and let you work in Jia's ancestral hall. You will have a worry-free life." Zhao Han made a promise directly without being verbose.
"Thank you, sir. Thank you, sir. I will answer honestly." Wu Zuo's eyes lit up, he knelt on the ground and kowtowed directly.
"How did you find out that the deceased had been dead all night?"
"It's actually a coincidence, because there is a strange algae in the local area. It can disappear from sight overnight and then grow to such a big size." Wu Zuo said as he took out an oil paper bag from his arms.
He carefully opened the oil paper bag, revealing a few pieces of algae about the size of his thumb.
"Sir, please see, I took this out from the depths of the deceased's nasal cavity." Wu Zuo pointed at the algae.
“How can we use it to tell the time of death?”
"It's very simple. This algae can only be inhaled deep into the nasal cavity when it is tiny. After being inhaled into the nasal cavity, it will continue to grow."
"After taking it out, check the current time, and then based on the time it took for the algae to grow to such a size, you can know when it entered the body of the deceased. When it was inhaled, it was very small, just right
When the deceased was drowning. And after it was discovered, it was already so big, which means that the deceased had been drowned all night."
Wu Zuo said firmly.
Zhao Han clapped his hands.
"Brilliant, indeed brilliant."
She immediately knew that Wu Zuo had been deceived...
Because there is another way to fake the time of death.
That is to let people drown in advance, then rescue them, and drown again...
