The file was taken out and read aloud in front of the public by the general magistrate of Baoding Prefecture.
The parts that can be told in the dossier are not retained, and the things that cannot be said, such as the time of King Fu's arrival, the degree of connection between the deceased and King Fu, the level of martial arts of the deceased, and the specific names of the monks in the temple, etc., are all hidden.
Wang Hongyu concentrated his attention and combined his actual situation that night to restore the case as much as possible.
In my mind, images are constructed one by one.
Zhenjue Zen Temple is the most famous temple in Baoding. Although it is a time of early spring when the weather is warm and then cold, there are still a lot of pilgrims in the temple.
The temple does not ignore ordinary pilgrims because of its great reputation. It also provides some help to travelers who have stayed overnight. Especially the scholars who come to Beijing to take the exam will often stay here for one night and pay homage to the Buddha and relics in the temple. I took the martial arts exam last year and this year
For the martial arts examination, I also went to Beijing to take the exam and stayed in the Agama Courtyard in the backyard of the temple.
In addition to the Agama Courtyard, the backyard also has vegetable fields, forests, and a towering six-story pagoda. The pagoda has only one entrance and exit, especially the sixth floor where the relics are enshrined. There are no windows, except for the door leading to the seventh floor and the toilet channel.
There are no gaps outside.
The deceased was found on the sixth floor, with three fatal stab wounds in his body, especially a stab in the heart that would have killed him on the spot. The time when he was found was half past Chenshi, and his blood was still warm at the time. Immediately, King Fu's guards searched the pagoda, but no other injuries were found.
anyone.
The monks in the temple confessed that except for servants and monks, no outsiders entered or left the pagoda. And after the incident, the footprints going to and from the pagoda were indeed found in Agama Monastery where Wang Hongyu lived, and it was verified that they were consistent with Wang Hongyu's shoe prints.
Opening his eyes slightly, he saw that the whole case was not very complicated. King Fu and the three investigating officers certainly believed that he was trying to assassinate him.
However, there are too many such secret room murders in later novels. Wang Hongyu himself has seen more than a dozen kinds of secret rooms. This pagoda secret room murder can really be solved by himself.
"I'm telling you, the governor, that in the so-called 'assassination of King Fu' case, the killer did not come towards King Fu."
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One sentence shocked everyone present.
Yang Lian lost his temper, slammed the table and shouted angrily: "You are talking nonsense, drag me down and slap you in the mouth for a hundred times, and then slap me for a hundred more!"
Everyone felt that there was still room for discussion as to whether the murderer was Wang Hongyu; it was a basic consensus that the murderer came towards King Fu. At this time, Wang Hongyu suddenly said that the murderer did not come towards King Fu, which completely exceeded their expectations.
"Prince Fu's cronies actually fell into the trap of the murderer by mistake."
"What evidence do you have for saying that?" Han Jun was well-informed and quickly suppressed the panic in his heart and regained his composure and asked.
"That's right. There is no evidence. It can only prove that you are the murderer, and then talk nonsense to get rid of the guilt." Yang Lian insisted that Wang Hongyu was the murderer and wanted to send him to prison.
"Although I know very little about the deceased, judging from the fact that everyone insists that it is me and not a servant or a monk, he is probably very skilled in martial arts." Wang Hongyu first made his first judgment. None of the three chief officers told him about this.
But the situation is completely true.
Governor Han Jun nodded slightly and motioned for him to continue.
“Then are there any traces of fighting in the pagoda?
The deceased was fatally wounded three times. This is very strange. Normally there would be many minor injuries in a sword fight. Why was there only three wounds this time and all were fatal?
The footprints to and from the pagoda were indeed left by me, but with my ability and mind, how could I not erase the footprints if I killed someone?"
Three questions came one after another, leaving the three chief officers speechless.
Han Jun stroked his beard lightly, obviously these three questions touched on the doubtful points of the case.
"Bring the body here. We are in Baoding specifically to support the Jiliao war. Seeing the body will confirm your question."
After a while, the body was brought up.
The deceased was a full 1.8 meters tall. He looked young and strong, and his body shape looked somewhat similar to Wang Hongyu!
The body had three fatal wounds, one in the heart and two in the abdomen.
After checking with Yiying officials, Han Jun said: "There were only three fatal injuries and no minor injuries. It is indeed not a normal fighting situation. It is possible that he was killed with one knife and two more were added."
"If I had such strength, I would never leave such obvious traces as footprints." Wang Hongyu took advantage of the opportunity and added.
"There are no signs of fighting at the scene. This government has confirmed it."
Han Jun gave a definite answer, which made Wang Hongyu feel a big stone fall to the ground, and then continued his analysis: "May I ask when the deceased entered the secret room on the sixth floor, was he drunk and unprepared late at night? Or was he on guard?"
"He is on guard. He has the important task of checking the safety of the site."
"In this case, if the murderer ambushes a warrior who is good at martial arts, strong and alert, he may not be able to kill him with one blow."
"What does it mean?"
"It means that when the deceased was fatally injured, he was likely to be in a coma. And this tightly closed chamber is suitable for casting smoke. Only in this way can a master suffer three fatal injuries without any defense."
After revealing the murder method, the whole place fell silent for an instant.
In fact, it is very simple. The secret room is either to create an alibi or to create a special killing method. For Wang Hongyu, who comes from a later generation, has many friends, and is well-informed on the Internet, it is not difficult to analyze~
"I'm afraid the only one who can think of this is the murderer himself!" Yang Lian sneered. No one had thought of it before. Wang Hongyu immediately analyzed it and it was obvious who the murderer was.
"No, I have indeed been to the pagoda. It is possible to create a mechanism, but the person is not at the scene. As long as the person is not there, it is impossible to kill."
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The three swords used to kill people cannot be traps. When this person went up to the tower to investigate, King Fu and his party were under the tower. No one came in or climbed up. It is impossible for Wang Hongyu to kill people and leave out of thin air.
"When the murderer committed the crime, he closed the door with a rope to create a smoke-filled secret room, and climbed into the toilet channel to hide himself and prevent the smoke from dissipating. After the stunned person opened the door through the mechanism, he climbed out from the toilet channel, giving the unconscious victim
He was stabbed three times and finally escaped from the toilet."
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"So, the murderer was a very thin man who was familiar with pagodas. He saw the deceased and his body close to each other in the dark, so he started to kill.
This killer, like me, had no idea that the distinguished guest who arrived the next day was King Fu. He didn’t even expect that King Fu would arrive at midnight and go to the pagoda to pay homage to the relics. He set up this trap because I personally had a martial arts competition. In the morning and evening
I will pay homage to the relic, but in fact this plot is to murder me."
Everyone looked at Wang Hongyu. He was close to the deceased. He was very tall and could not escape from the sidewalk. It is indeed possible that the killer made a mistake in the dark and slipped away from the sidewalk after killing.
Wang Hongyu looked directly at Han Jun with a very calm expression: "To be honest, there have been killers trying to kill me on the way from Zunyi to the capital."