Volume 5: The Case of the Five Kings Fighting the Dragon Chapter 141: The Murderer
After receiving King Shunjing's permission, Duan Ming and Xing Qianqiu breathed a sigh of relief and began the real investigation.
Soon, Duan Ming and Xing Qianqiu were led by King Shunjing to the hall where the coffins were stored. The two spirit guide boys slowly raised their heads, looked at Duan Ming and Xing Qianqiu, and touched two round red dots on their pale faces.
Blush looks particularly spooky.
"Thank you two boys." King Shunjing bowed slightly to the two spirit-guiding boys, and then said: "These two are here to investigate the cause of Mengcheng's death."
The two spirit-guiding boys nodded to King Shunjing, stood up slowly without making any sound, turned their backs to the coffin, and walked out little by little.
"Okay, please, please." King Shunjing said.
"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Duan Ming said.
Then the two of them moved the coffin away little by little, revealing the majestic figure inside.
"Sorry to bother you!" Duan Ming hugged Mengcheng, and then said to Xing Qianqiu: "Please record it for me."
"Yeah." Xing Qianqiu nodded.
Duan Ming then began to conduct an autopsy little by little. It can be said that Mengcheng had experienced hundreds of battles and was covered with scars. However, these scars were old and did not affect Duan Ming's judgment.
"There is a three-inch long scar on the back of the vest, and the edge is rolled in. It should be the cause of death." Duan Ming said solemnly: "But there is only a two-inch long scar on the corresponding position on the front chest. In this way, killing Meng
The general's should be a...dagger?"
"Why do you say that?" King Shunjing asked doubtfully.
"That's it." Xing Qianqiu explained: "The wound on the chest is shorter than the wound on the back, which proves that the murder weapon was inserted from the back."
"There are many weapons in General Meng's room, but most of them are swords. But if the murder weapon is a knife, then the wound should be wide on one side and narrow on the other, but General Meng's wound does not have this behavior, so
Not with a knife."
"And if you use a sword, and the size of the sword is very neat, the length of the front and back wounds should be the same, and there will be no situation where the front is short and the back is long."
"Of course, if it was under deliberate control, for example, if the sword tip was pierced through the chest and then stopped, it would be possible to cause such damage. But, in that case, would the murderer put in so much effort?
?Why is there any need to do this?”
"As for using other things, such as guns, halberds, etc., it would be too big and too ostentatious."
"It's not just ostentation." At this moment, Duan Ming added: "Based on the blood stains in the room, when the murderer attacked General Meng, he should have been standing behind General Meng, and the distance was not right."
"Well, that's right." Xing Qianqiu nodded: "So, the murder weapon should be a dagger."
"The width of General Meng's chest is about 27 centimeters, and the blade length of a normal dagger is about 26 centimeters." Duan Ming said again: "Coupled with the inertia formed when a person pierces with all his strength, it is entirely possible to cause such a
Scars.”
"That's it." King Shunjing nodded.
"But in this way, it can be proved that the murderer is someone close to the prince." Duan Ming said solemnly: "Based on previous judgments, when the murderer attacked General Meng, General Meng was facing the desk."
"Then the man approached General Meng with a dagger from behind, while General Meng was reading..." Duan Ming suddenly shook his head: "No, no, it's not reading."
"Since General Meng knows about that person's arrival and may still be talking to that person, then theoretically he shouldn't be reading, otherwise it would be too rude."
"So, that open book, and it was opened facing General Meng..."
"I know, General Meng was looking for something at that time, something hidden in the book!"
"What do you mean?" King Shunjing was a little confused about Duan Ming's thoughts.
"Let's make a hypothesis." Duan Ming said: "The murderer entered the room together or one after another with General Meng. The two have a very close relationship, either as friends or colleagues. Therefore, General Meng did not take precautions against him."
"The two were chatting in the hall for a while, and the murderer suddenly asked General Meng for something. It shouldn't be a border city defense map, but maybe a letter from the two chatting."
"General Meng returned to his desk and put that thing in the book."
"While General Meng was looking for that thing, the murderer quietly approached General Meng's back and stabbed General Meng to death with a dagger."
"Well, it makes sense." Xing Qianqiu imagined the scene in his mind and nodded.
"Your Majesty, you should have investigated whether anyone entered General Meng's house on the day General Meng died?" Duan Ming asked.
"I have indeed investigated." King Shunjing nodded: "Except for his deputy that day..."
At this point, King Shunjing's voice paused, and then he said in a deep voice: "Thank you both, I have figured out who the murderer is."
"In addition," Duan Ming said, "I wonder if the prince has found the border city defense map in the hands of General Meng?"
"No, it should have been taken away by that person." King Shunjing said solemnly: "But don't worry, I will definitely let him..."
"No, no, that person probably hasn't been found either." Duan Ming said, "I just found a small amount of sawdust between General Meng's fingernails. Judging from the material, it should be the same as General Meng's desk."
"You mean, the border city defense map is in the desk?" King Shunjing asked doubtfully.
"That's right, the sawdust will not get into General Meng's fingernails by itself." Duan Ming said: "It is only possible that General Meng took it off before he died."
"In other words, General Meng did not die immediately after being attacked by a dagger, and he retained a certain amount of strength."
"But General Meng did not resist or struggle at that time. He should be worried that the murderer would attack him again and destroy the desk under him."
"General Meng has no reason to protect the desk with all his strength, so there must be something valuable in the desk."
"Thank you, Mr. Duan, for your advice." After hearing this, King Shunjing cupped his fists at Duan Ming and said, "I would like to thank you on behalf of Mengcheng."
"Your Majesty, you're welcome. It's our honor to find the murderer and reward General Meng." Duan Ming said hurriedly.
"Okay, Mr. Duan, Commander Xing, I'm really sorry, I still have a lot of things to do today." King Shunjing said, "I won't leave you two alone. Another day, I will hold a banquet for you two!"
"You're welcome, Your Majesty, we'll just say goodbye." Duan Ming and Xing Qianqiu looked at each other, knowing that the palace would be filled with blood tonight!
Later, Duan Ming and Xing Qianqiu left the palace.
As the gate of the palace slowly closed, both Duan Ming and Xing Qianqiu seemed to be able to smell the smell of blood in the air...
