Volume Three: The Case of Hundred Ghosts at Night Chapter Ninety-Fourth: Time
Seeing the commotion in the audience, Palace Master Chi Yuan and Qing Cheng frowned at the same time.
"What happened to them? What are the people from the Mirror Division doing here?" Palace Master Chi Yuan looked at Qingcheng: "Go and check!"
At this moment, a beautiful figure slowly walked up from the stage.
"Who are you?" Several members of the Immortality Sect shouted in a deep voice.
"Palace Master Chi Yuan, do you still remember me?" Qianying looked at Palace Master Chi Yuan on the stage with a smile, her voice was extremely warm.
"Princess?" Palace Master Chi Yuan said in a deep voice.
He had known for a long time that Princess Li Wan'er of Pearl Princess had come to Linyang City, but her little girlish thoughts had now spread throughout the court.
But now, if Li Wan'er doesn't accompany her lover, why would she come to this longevity ceremony?
"Long time no see, Master Chi Yuan." Li Waner nodded to Palace Master Chi Yuan, and then walked straight towards Duan Ming.
"What do you want to do?" Qingcheng asked in a deep voice.
"Don't be rude!" However, before Li Waner could say anything, Palace Master Chi Yuan scolded Qingcheng.
Li Waner didn't care, she just came to Duan Ming and gave a slight salute to Duan Ming: "Mr. Duan is so talented, I admire him."
"Don't say that, I'm almost scared to death." A bitter smile appeared on Duan Ming's face: "If I guess wrong, then I will be miserable."
"Mr. Duan has a perfect plan, how could he make mistakes?" Li Waner said, came to Duan Ming's side, and gently helped Duan Ming up.
"Princess!" At this moment, Palace Master Chi Yuan said in a deep voice: "Should you give me an explanation?"
"How about I give you an explanation?" At this moment, Xing Qianqiu slowly walked up with several figures, and then pushed the people in his hands in front of the master of Chi Yuan Hall: "This is the Night Parade of Hundred Ghosts.
The real culprit in the case!"
At this moment, Chu Hao's face was ashen.
"What on earth is going on?" Palace Master Chi Yuan looked at the crowd under the stage, his face expressionless, and he didn't know what he was thinking.
"Mr. Duan, it's up to you to speak." Li Waner looked at Duan Ming.
"Okay." Duan Ming nodded, his eyes passed over Chu Hao's face, and then looked at the people in the audience: "On the first day of October, on the day of the Ghost Festival, hundreds of ghosts entered Linyang at night and ran rampant in the streets.
Human heads, terrifying and abnormal."
"We interrogated the city guards Song Yi and Chu Hao that day, and also asked many residents in the city. Everyone told us that they were very strange."
"But among them, I have two questions."
"First, if it was really the Hundred Ghosts Night Parade, then why did they only kill one person? Or think about it, why did they only kill the watchman Xu Laizi?"
"Second, if it's not the Hundred Ghosts Night Parade, then what is that person's purpose?"
"Some things can be answered just by thinking a little bit." Duan Ming said solemnly: "The reason why the murderer Baigui Yexing only killed one person proves that that person must die. But Xu Laizi was introverted in the past and never made grudges with others.
, and didn’t offend anyone.”
"Why must he die?" Duan Ming stared at Chu Hao tightly: "Then there is only one possibility, that is, the existence of Xu Laizi interfered with the plan of Baigui Night Walk."
"How can a small person interfere with such a big plan? There is only one possibility..."
"The nature of his occupation - watchman."
"To judge time now, we often need to rely on the sundial, which is the shadow of the sun. But when there is no sun at night, the sundial is useless. Therefore, the role of the watchman is to stay up all night, count the time, and tell the time at a fixed time.
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"In other words, if the cripple is bound to die, it is for this reason! Tell the time!"
"In other words, this Hundred Ghost Night Walk is very particular about time."
"But this raises a new question, that is, when can the Hundred Ghosts Night Parade not be allowed? Why do we have to force the time?"
"I have thought about this issue for a long time, and I didn't figure it out until not long ago." Duan Ming said solemnly: "The reason why the time is required to be accurate is not because the time of the Hundred Ghosts Night Walk needs to be fixed, but to create a reasonable inconsistency for the murderer himself.
Proof of presence!”
Having said this, Duan Ming looked at Xing Qianqiu: "Did Chen Zheng bring it?"
"Bring it here!" an old voice came, and Meng Changkong was seen walking over with Chen Zheng.
And behind him was a burly young man, Song Yi, the captain of the city defense department.
"What on earth is going on? Can you people from the Mirror Division bring my subordinates here at will?" Song Yi looked at Xing Qianqiu, then clasped his fist slightly at Li Waner: "Song Yi has met the princess."
"Captain Song misunderstood, we just asked these two to come and assist in the investigation." Xing Qianqiu said to Song Yi.
"Chen Zheng." Duan Ming looked at Chen Zheng: "You said that day that you saw hundreds of ghosts suddenly entering the city, so you continued to guard the city gate while Chu Hao went to report to Captain Song, right?
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"No, that's right!" Chen Zheng's face turned pale.
"He's right. Chu Hao came to me and told me about the Hundred Ghosts. I immediately led people to investigate, but unfortunately I didn't catch the Hundred Ghosts." Song Yi nodded.
"So, Commander Song, when did Chu Hao come to see you?" Duan Ming asked.
"At three o'clock in the morning." Song Yi said in a deep voice.
"Is Captain Song so sure?" Duan Ming asked again.
"This is natural. Our city defense department has its own record-keeper, who is very sure of the time." Song Yi said.
"Oh, so Chu Hao and Chen Zheng saw hundreds of ghosts entering the city at Haishi, so they went to the city defense department to report to you around three o'clock at Haishi. This is absolutely correct." Duan Ming nodded.
"Yes, there is no problem with time." Song Yi nodded.
"No, that's the problem!" Duan Ming narrowed his eyes slightly and said in a deep voice: "On weekdays, ordinary people can only rely on the watchman's judgment to grasp the time at night, but it is different on the Ghost Festival. There is a time that does not matter at all.
The watchman is needed, which is Haishi!"
"At Hai hour, the moon horse will move. When it comes to Hai hour, the moon horse will be called." Duan Ming said: "So, you only need to bribe the person who calculates the moon horse's travel time, or influence that person's judgment, then
What will happen to the people?”
"Can't you tell when it is Haishi?" Palace Master Chi Yuan said.
"That's right!" Duan Ming nodded: "But there will be a stumbling block."
"The watchman!" Xing Qianqiu exhaled a long breath: "The watchman counts the time. If he discovers something is wrong, it will be most likely to be exposed. Therefore, Xu Lame will die."
"That's right." Duan Ming nodded: "But relying solely on the wrong time has no effect. There must be a correct time as a reference."
"And your city defense department is the correct time." Duan Ming said: "As long as these two times are used reasonably, people can make a perfect alibi!"
