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The sun sets, the courtyard is quite dark, and there is a peaceful and peaceful place around. A gust of wind blows, and the lush branches and leaves of the old locust tree move gently in the wind, and a few old leaves fall from the branches.
Chen Liangqiu walked to the door of the house and stopped. Qi Ning followed the side with his hands on his back and stared at the door of the house.
The door of the house is very ordinary, without much carvings, and the two thick door panels are closed. Qi Ning glanced at it and saw that the door of the house was locked. He didn't say anything, but just looked at Chen Liangqiu.
"On the day of the incident, there was no lock on the door." Chen Liangqiu naturally understood what Qi Ning meant and immediately explained: "General Hou said that the door was tied up from the inside that night. General Hou found his wife and called two more laborers to break the door open. Because we wanted to protect the scene, after we placed the body of the Grand Commander, the door was locked. No one dared to approach this time."
"General Chen was able to protect the scene in time, which was of great help to this case." Qi Ning nodded.
Chen Liangqiu didn't say much, and went forward to open the door lock and pushed open the door. Qi Ning was not in a hurry to go in. He gave Wei Yujiang a wink. Wei Yujiang understood it, bowed to Chen Liangqiu and entered the house first.
Wei Yujiang is a veteran of the Ministry of Justice and has a lot of contact with criminals. He is naturally familiar with the on-site investigation. Qi Ning knew that such things were very important and did not take the lead in, but asked Wei Yujiang to enter first to investigate the scene.
Several other officials from the Ministry of Justice knew it well. When they were outside the door, they did not act rashly. Chen Liangqiu seemed to understand the reason. He stood in front of the door and did not go in. After a while, he walked Wei Yujiang to the door and nodded to Qi Ning. Only then did Qi Ning slowly walk into the door.
As soon as I entered the house, I felt a cold air coming, which was in sharp contrast to the temperature outside the house.
The house is very spacious, but the decoration is very simple. On the left side, there is a desk near the window. There are books scattered on the table. Just a few steps away from the desk, there are a row of bookshelfs against the wall. There are not many books on the bookshelf. In addition, in the middle of the study, there is a small round wooden table with four mahogany round stools placed around it.
There are teapots and tea cups on the table and an oil lamp. There are no other items other than that.
Qi Ning's eyes swept, and he saw a chair in the middle of the room. The chair was obviously matching the desk. It was usually supposed to be placed behind the desk, but the location at this moment was very unusual. Qi Ning slowly looked up and saw a rope hanging above the chair, and the lower end of the rope was wrapped into a rope ring. There was no doubt that Dan Tai Zhilin committed suicide by hanging the beam with this rope.
Several officials from the Ministry of Justice followed Qi Ning into the house, and they had already looked around and observed the scene.
This time, the officials of the Ministry of Justice brought by Qi Ning are also veterans of the Ministry of Justice, and they are still at a certain level in case-based judgments. This time, the little marquis was selected by the young marquis to come to the East China Sea to investigate such an important case. Everyone knew that the matter was serious and they should not be careless at all, so they were very cautious. But in their hearts, they hoped that this time they could make contributions under the little marquis' noses, so they were all very active.
Qi Ning looked around and finally landed in the corner.
I saw a board bed set up in the corner, with several iron pipes surrounding the edge of the board bed, and water stains overflowed under the board bed. The top of the board bed was covered with a piece of white linen. Qi Ning knew that if nothing unexpected happened, the white linen should be under the white linen.
The dignified Prince of Jindao Hou and the Grand Governor of the Donghai Navy are now lying here quietly, which is indeed a pity.
"Mr. Marquis, I have checked it. If there is no damage here, then no one will enter the house on the day of the incident." Wei Yujiang inspected the house for a long time, and at this time he had already walked to Qi Ning to report: "There are two windows in the house, but they are all tied to death from the inside, and it is impossible to open from the outside."
"Certainly there is no other place to enter?"
Wei Yujiang shook his head and said, "There is no secret message in this room!" He looked up and looked up: "The roof tiles have no signs of moving." He looked at Chen Liangqiu and asked, "General Chen, you rushed over on the night of the incident. Everything in this room is what he looked like at that time?"
Chen Liangqiu looked solemn and came forward and said, "You can rest assured about this. Since I discovered that the Grand Commander was killed, the house has been under surveillance. When I came here, I immediately checked the inside and outside of the house. There were many people who could testify, and the windows and decorations in the house had not moved. Except!" He pointed to the hanging rope ring: "Except for the Grand Commander's body, the Grand Commander's body was on it at that time. After General Hou and his wife broke into the door, they found that the Grand Commander's body was cold and had been killed for a long time, so they did not dare to take off the Grand Commander's body until I rushed over and brought people to carry the Grand Commander's body down."
"General Chen is worried that the body of the Grand Commander's body will be damaged due to the hot weather, so!" Qi Ning raised his hand and pointed to the body covered by white linen, without saying anything.
Chen Liangqiu nodded and said, "When he returned to the marquis' words, he saw the Grand Governor committing suicide by hanging Liang, and he didn't believe this at all, so he was determined to send someone to investigate the case. The Grand Governor's body is the most important clue of the case and is of great importance. The General knew that he must do his best to protect the Grand Governor's body, so he sent people to find ice and place the Grand Governor's body here to protect the body from being damaged."
Qi Ning nodded slightly, then looked at the official of the Ministry of Personnel holding the package in his hand, and ordered: "Master Zheng, I will hand over the body of the Grand Commander-in-Chief."
Commander Zheng was also a coroner back then. After Qi Ning's orders, he immediately went to the body, squatted down, put down the package, bowed to the body, and said, "Grandma, I've offended you!" He reached out and lifted up the corner of Baima, and Qi Ning, Wei Yujiang and others slowly walked towards him.
The room was very dark, and the white slag was lifted up, and there was a corpse below, first revealing Dan Tai Zhilin's bun. At this time, the lights suddenly lit up behind, but Chen Liangqiu had already lit the oil lamp and held the oil lamp in his hand and approached.
Dan Tai Zhilin's face was covered with white veil and black beards were exposed on the edges. Qi Ning knew that the white veil was also a kind of respect for Dan Tai Zhilin. His eyes moved down and moved to Dan Tai Zhilin's neck. There was a very conspicuous mark on his neck. It was obvious that it was left by the rope sling when the beam was hanging.
"Marty, General Chen, if you want to have a autopsy, you will inevitably offend the body of the Grand Commander and even cut and damage the flesh." Chief Zheng looked up at Qi Ning and said carefully: "Don't you know?"
"General Chen, the Emperor and the Old Marquis of Jin Dao sent this Marquis to investigate the case, so we must be careful." Qi Ning looked at Chen Liangqiu: "General Chen is also suspicious of the death of the Grand Commander. So we don't have to make a conclusion early. Whether the Grand Commander committed suicide or was harmed by others, we should investigate it step by step and speak with the facts."
Chen Liangqiu said: "This is what the humble general means."
"So our first step is naturally to determine the true cause of death of the Grand Commander." Qi Ning looked solemn: "To determine the cause of death, it is inevitable to have to carefully examine the autopsy. General Chen had already taken the initiative to ask for an autopsy before, which was the intention of this marquis, so next, Director Zheng will carefully examine the autopsy. If there is a place where the Grand Commander offends, there is no way."
Chen Liangqiu said, "I'm not to be hiding the marquis. Before you arrived, the general had asked his wife for the meaning. The wife said that as long as the Grand Governor was found to be found, the Grand Governor could be examined for the autopsy." He looked at Zheng and said, "It's time for Zheng Zheng!"
Commander Zheng received the answer from Qi Ning and Shen Liangqiu, so he opened the package without any scruples and took out the tools from inside one by one.
Chen Liangqiu frowned slightly and said to Qi Ning: "Mr. Marquis, let me be rude and I will examine the autopsy for the Grand Commander. The general does not want to stay here, so I can only go out and wait."
Qi Ning looked solemn, nodded slightly, and said to Wei Yujiang: "Wei Sishen, stay here to assist Director Zheng, everyone else will leave here first, let's wait outside."
The deceased is the most important thing. Today's situation is forcing Dan Tai Zhilin's body to be examined. Of course, it is not easy for everyone to watch the body while the autopsy is being examined, so Qi Ning takes the initiative to ask everyone to go out and wait. When Chen Liangqiu heard this, a hint of gratitude appeared between his eyebrows. He raised his hand and asked Qi Ning to go first. Qi Ning left Wei Yujiang and Zheng, and led the others out.
Perhaps it was because of the old locust tree that the courtyard seemed extremely dark and even had a gloomy aura. Qi Ning looked at the old locust tree with both hands on her back and suddenly asked, "General Chen, this big tree has been in the yard for a long time, right?"
Chen Liangqiu was stunned, then shook his head and said, "I really don't know when this big tree was planted. When the old marquis was in the southeast corner of the city, his mansion was in the southeast corner of the city. Later, the old marquis returned to Beijing, and the eldest son and the governor were ordered to guard the East China Sea, so he moved the mansion here. This mansion was originally the property of the Jiang family in Donghai and later dedicated to the court."
"Donghai Jiang Family?" Qi Ning's spirits tightened.
Chen Liangqiu nodded and said, "That is, Han Lu, Jiangchen, the four tribes of the East China Sea, and the four most powerful families on the ground in the East China Sea. The Jiang family is one of them."
"Do General Chen know Jiang Suiyun?" Qi Ning turned to Chen Liangqiu.
Chen Liangqiu nodded and said, "That is the eldest son of the Jiang family, Jiang Mantian's eldest son. I heard that he is now an official in the capital, so the marquis naturally knows this person."
Qi Ning smiled slightly and said, "He is now working in the Ministry of War." After pondering for a moment, he said, "As far as I heard, the Jiang family is very powerful in the East China Sea and is known as the number one tycoon in the East China Sea. I wonder if it is true or false?"
Chapter completed!