Judging from other fire scenes that Yuqiansi has seen, this place is particularly clean.
There was a long table by the window in the house, and all seven corpses were burned to death with their upper body lying on the table. Because they were too close to the fire source, the parts on the table were almost carbonized.
"After putting out the fire last night, the general checked the cause of the fire. The oil lamp on the table was knocked over and quickly caught fire. The adults must have fallen asleep due to overwork and were too close to the source of the fire. They were unable to escape and were killed on the spot.
Burn to death." Yi Wuhou explained from behind the two of them.
Wuhoupu is a subordinate bureaucrat of Jinwu Guard. Wuhoupu will be set up at every corner of the city. Firstly, it is to facilitate the fire, and secondly, it is also for the sake of public security in the square.
The two Jinwu guards who guarded this place last night had already been detained. The new arrivals were unaware of the situation, so they allowed Wu Hou to accompany them all the way.
A glimmer of light flashed through Yu Qiansi's eyes, and she asked with a smile: "Have you seen such fire victims sleeping peacefully before?"
The Marquis Wu hesitated a little when he heard the words: "The general was a little puzzled when he first saw this place. This place is indeed too neat. But... after a brief inspection, there was paste smoke in the mouth and nose of the corpse, and there was smoke all over the body.
There were no external injuries, so he should have been burned to death alive... That’s why we made the above judgment.”
Neatness does not mean clean, but refers to the completeness of everything at the fire scene.
Generally speaking, if a living person is trapped in a fire, he will definitely panic. If he finds that he cannot escape, in the process, he will often knock over and mess up many things and make noises in order to seek outside help. If the fire is serious, it will even appear
The collapse of roof beams, etc.
But this room is like a fire god dancing on the table, licking everything in the room and then quietly exiting.
And the weirdest thing is these seven people who are sleeping deeply.
Marquis Wu was unsure and said: "There are rumors on the streets today that it is Princess Lin'an..."
Yu Qiansi sneered, and it happened again, with another familiar routine.
A disagreement puts everything on ghosts and gods.
"I didn't expect Jin Wuwei to believe this?"
The man quickly lowered his head and did not dare to speak any more.
"If an unjust ghost seeks his life, he should be frightened to death. Besides, it is excusable for one person to fall asleep. It is impossible for seven people working together to fall asleep and not wake up even if there is a fire."
Although, as they said, the corpse was burned to death while still alive. However, no matter how deep a living person sleeps, they should wake up and call for help when encountering a fire. In any case, they will never lie down where they are.
Even if the fire is already strong, the body should be moving with its head towards the door. At the worst, it should still be struggling around the table.
"They were indeed burned to death while they were still alive, but I'm afraid they were only able to breathe at that time."
Those Jin Wuwei who inquired about the cause of the fire last night may not have thought what she was thinking, but they just didn't dare to delve into it, so they used the words of the strange forces and gods outside to explain it away.
These people must have eaten something or used something to make them unable to move and burned alive. However, Jin Wuwei was responsible for all the food these adults ate last night. Naturally, they did not want to explain it, which would only increase the number of people.
trouble.
This scene is so simple that everyone can see the cause and effect.
But it was this simplicity that everyone could see that made her realize there was a problem.
The jade world on her fingertips made a gentle sound, helping her sort out her thoughts.
First, what is it that can paralyze a person's muscles all over his body and make him unable to move, so that he can be burned alive in a fire without even experiencing muscle spasms after being exposed to fire?
Second, the perpetrator went to such great lengths, even setting the military headquarters on fire, just to create such a fake "fire scene"? Did he have any grudge against these people, or did he have another purpose?
Furthermore, since you have already put so much effort into it, why not make everything more seamless?
Fang Fuli, Minister of the Ministry of War, arrived late.
He hasn't had a moment of peace since last night, and now his face looks tired and his body is stooped.
"Master Yu, please excuse me."
"Master Fang, there is something I don't understand about the map."
When these two words were mentioned, Fang Fuli looked embarrassed, but he still picked out the less important content to explain her confusion.
"The maps are updated every three years and are stored in the document warehouse next to it. What was burned last night was the latest new map compiled this year."
Having said this, he breathed a sigh of relief. Fortunately, it was only the map of Beijing and Zhou Dynasty that was burned last night, so he had a chance to make meritorious service. Otherwise, at this moment, not to mention the official uniform, I am afraid that his neck and head would not be safe.
"Because it is newly compiled and has not been sorted out yet, in order to avoid problems at this time, the text on the maps in various places are encrypted text, and the scrolls are only marked with numbers. All the encrypted text can only be found by Zifang Si.
People know how to decrypt it. It was originally supposed to be sorted out and then stored in categories according to each state. However, due to His Majesty's order, together with the Ministry of Household New Policy, the taxation for each state was re-determined based on the farmland population, so it has not yet started.
tidy."
The reason why he knew they were discussing matters in the capital last night was because someone he was listening to at Fangsi occasionally mentioned it yesterday.
After putting out the fire last night, he immediately counted all the files and maps, and indeed there was only one missing, which should be the map of the capital city at the scene of the fire.
"Don't you even know what those numbers and cipher text mean?"
"This...these were all agreed upon by the people in the Staff Division. After all, the map is of great importance. In order to avoid leaking secrets, not everyone in the Staff Division knows about it."
Yu Qiansi understood what he meant. In other words, each of the people in the Fang Division knew part of the secret language, and only by working together could they come up with an accurate map.
This is indeed a good way to prevent secrets from being leaked, but because of this, there was a fire last night, and everyone who knew these secret words was taken to task.
Seeing Yu Qiansi turning around to leave, Fang Fuli was a little panicked: "Master Yu, are you leaving now?"
Now he is completely counting on Yu Qiansi to help him.
"There is really nothing to see here. I will order Wuya Wei to handle the next thing."
Seeing her being so indifferent, Fang Fuli felt really unsure: "Master Yu, this... I wonder how long it will take to catch the perpetrator? The envoy from the Northern Qi Dynasty just entered Beijing two days ago. These successive accidents always make people uneasy.
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Yu Qiansi's eyes flashed with coldness, but her smile did not change: "Master Fang, are you teaching me how to investigate a case?"
The simple question seemed to be chatting with her about today's weather, but he was so shocked that he broke into a cold sweat and even said "dare not". It was because he was so anxious that he forgot that the person in front of him was the Jade Rakshasa.
Yu Qian raised her eyebrows and nodded with satisfaction.
It seems that the bet on the guillotine case paid off pretty well.
After leaving the Ministry of War, Boyi asked: "What to do next?"
Yu Qiansi turned to look at him, her eyes were so deep and shallow that it was dizzying.
Boyi looked away unnaturally, she must be planning something else.
Sure enough, Yu Qiansi said: "The princess fainted just now, and I don't know what the situation is now? She has always been on good terms with you, why don't you help me go and visit him?"
Isn't this a case at the Military Investigation Department? How come he was abducted back to Yu Anning?
"You want me to explore her voice?"
Yu Qiansi looked at the Star Reaching Tower in the distance with a lonely smile: "Go and see her, she must be feeling very uncomfortable right now."
Although Boyi didn't know what she was thinking, he was right to listen to her words.
What's more, after encountering two horrific cases in the palace one after another, Yu Anning must be very frightened at the moment.
Seeing that Yu Qiansi was about to leave, he asked from afar: "Then where will I find you next?"
"Yizhuang." She waved her hand and left without looking back.
In Yi Zhuang, Zhang Yilun bit his fingers and hesitated for a rare moment.
"This palace lady indeed drowned. Judging from the food residue in her body and the reaction of the body, she should have been dead for more than three days."
Seeing his hesitation, Yu Qiansi asked, "Any doubts?"
"It's not really a doubt... I should say it's a clue."
Zhang Yilun pointed out the marks on the inside of the body's arms to her: "There are some scratches on the inside of the two forearms from bottom to top, there is moss between the fingernails, and the front of the clothes is also the same."
Yu Qiansi understood that he must have fallen, and barely managed to hold on to the edge of the lake, but eventually fell into the water due to exhaustion.
Her eyebrows turned cold: "Did he kill him?"
"Yes, I found an incomplete palm print on her chest. She must have been slapped from the front by someone with skills."
Yu Qiansi inspected the mark. The mark was obvious on the palm, and gradually faded as it reached the five fingers. But the abnormality could still be seen.
"Why is the second joint of the middle finger of your right hand so thick?"
She made signs with her hands.
It should be a man's hand, but even so, no one finger is particularly thick.
And this trace... is thick in the middle and narrow at both ends.
Slowly focusing her eyes on her palm, the universe in the jade was being carried by her movements, swaying gently as if she had nothing to rely on.
"Is this man wearing a ring?"
She stood up in surprise and walked around the room.
The man wearing a ring on his middle finger is definitely not an ordinary servant in the palace, nor is he a member of the Imperial Guard.
Based on the death syndrome of drowning, the time was deduced and the incident should have been late at night three days ago.
Late at night, in the forbidden garden of the inner palace, a man with an unusual identity committed a murder.
She felt more and more that this matter was not simple.
Although there have always been civil servants in the palace who occasionally stayed in the palace on official business, most of them were active around the Yuchen Hall.
After the palace gate is locked, the palace gate leading to the inner palace from Yuchen Palace will also be locked. How could they appear in Jinxiu Gate late at night?
"One more thing..." Zhang Yilun bit her thumb until the tip of her thumb turned white. Seeing Yu Qiansi looking over, she finally mustered up the courage to speak out.
"Sister Yu, I also found that red mark on her neck. This is the third corpse with this mark. What does it mean?"
It was rare for Yu Qiansi to see him so anxious, and her heart sank: "Is this the same..."
"Yes, my parents were chased to death because they autopsied several corpses with such marks..."
After waiting for so long, he finally found the clue. He was so nervous that he could hardly breathe.
Yu Qiansi also saved him in danger and knew more or less about Zhang Yilun's past. Therefore, he paid special attention to prevent him from being discovered by his enemies.
But I didn't expect that this matter was actually related to this trace.
