Chapter 572 It shouldn’t be like this! His salary!
Perhaps the only useful thing is the murder weapon, the dagger.
And the dagger belongs to Zhou Mansion itself.
Therefore, the murder weapon is of no use.
This leaves them with nothing.
Now they suddenly heard Shen Lian say that there was physical evidence, how could they not be curious!
Soon, I saw a government servant walking up.
This government official was carrying a tray with a piece of gray cloth on it, making it unclear what was inside.
The yamen officer strode to the front of the court and bowed to Shen Shen: "Master Shen."
Ning Ning nodded slightly and said, "Let your colleagues and the people take a look and see what the physical evidence is."
The yamen servant nodded and then lifted the gray cloth on the tray.
The gray cloth was removed, and only then did everyone discover that the tray contained some fragments of vases.
These fragments are irregular, ranging from large to small.
Some of them have blue and white porcelain patterns on them.
Everyone in the house had vases for decoration, and it was obvious at a glance that these fragments were fragments of vases.
At the same time, based on the scroll, I understood that...these fragments were, as expected, the fragments of the vase at the scene of the crime.
"Is this physical evidence?"
"The vase fragment...can it prove anything?"
Everyone was a little confused.
Mr. Zhou was equally puzzled.
Han Min couldn't help it anymore, and he couldn't help asking: "Master Shen, can these vase fragments prove anything?"
Shen Lian smiled and said: "Since it is physical evidence, it can naturally prove something."
"As I said before, there is a line of blood stains between the deceased and the vase. At first glance, it is obvious that something is wrong with the blood stains."
"But the blood line started to appear right next to the vase. If the murderer was standing where the vase originally was, that would make sense. But from the fragments of the vase that fell down at the scene, we can see that the vase's The location has not changed."
"So, the death of the deceased is a little unusual."
Listening to Shen Lian's words, everyone's faces looked thoughtful.
Shen Lian said: "Since there is something wrong, then we should check it carefully."
"And finally, I found these vase fragments!"
Then he said: "Show the fragments to all your lords."
After receiving the order, the yamen servant showed the fragments of the vase to everyone for inspection.
Li Shimin also took one from it.
He checked it up and down carefully, then shook his head slightly.
There is nothing special about the vase fragments, they are just normal signs of being broken.
"What kind of tricks is this kid Shen Lian playing?"
Li Shimin was puzzled.
"Huh?"
At this moment, Fang Xuanling suddenly let out a soft sigh.
"This fragment..."
Shen Lian heard Fang Xuanling's chuckle, smiled, looked at Fang Xuanling and said, "Did Mr. Fang find anything?"
Fang Xuanling looked at the fragment in his hand and said: "This fragment has some marks of knocks, and part of the paint on it has been knocked off."
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"Yeah?"
Changsun Wuji asked curiously: "Why is there no problem with this one of mine?"
"mine too!"
"It seems that the fragments in Lord Fang's hands are special!"
The officials spoke one after another.
Shen Lian smiled and said: "Wu Zuo, give the murder weapon, the dagger, to Mr. Fang."
Wu Zuo naturally obeyed the order and handed the dagger to Fang Xuanling.
Fang Xuanling was a little confused at first about Shen Lian's intention of doing this.
Then I heard Shen Lian say: "Master Fang, you might as well use the tip of the dagger to touch the place where the pair of fragments collide. Maybe you will find something."
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Fang Xuanling's eyes flashed.
He quickly put the top of the dagger's handle toward the fragments.
"this……"
Fang Xuanling's eyes suddenly widened with a look of surprise on his face!
"What's wrong?"
Suddenly someone asked out of curiosity.
Fang Xuanling's face was full of surprise, and he said: "Look, the top of the dagger exactly... matches the collision point with the vase fragments!"
"What!?"
Changsun Wuji quickly looked over.
"It really corresponds, exactly the same!"
His words shocked everyone.
"How come it matches perfectly?"
"This...what on earth is going on?"
The crowd's exclamations of silence and bewilderment instantly became one.
At this time, Fang Xuanling looked at the scene on the scroll, and then looked at the fragments of the vase that Shen Lian had found specially.
Suddenly, he didn't know what he thought of, and his eyes widened suddenly!
"Could it be!?"
Fang Xuanling had a look of surprise on her face.
His eyes couldn't help but widen, and he looked straight at Shen Lian.
When Shen Lian saw this, he smiled and said, "Master Fang seems to have thought of it."
Fang Xuanling's face changed slightly and she said, "How could this happen? Why would he do this?"
Fang Xuanling was surprised.
As for others, listening to the conversation between Fang Xuanling and Shen Lian, they felt that their conversation seemed to be encrypted.
It was obvious that they could understand every word they said.
But when those words were connected together, they didn't understand them at all.
Changsun Wuji couldn't help but wonder: "Master Fang, what riddle are you and Master Shen talking about? What did you find?"
Han Min couldn't help but said: "Yes, Mr. Fang, please stop showing off. What is going on?"
Other officials also looked at Fang Xuanling and Shen Lian at this moment, with puzzled looks on their faces.
Fang Xuanling took a deep breath. He did not give in and said, "You should also see that the top of the dagger's handle corresponds exactly to the area where the vase fragments collide."
"What does this mean?"
"It means that when the crime occurred, the top of the dagger was resting here!"
"Based on the blood stains at the scene, we can judge..."
Fang Xuanling said: "As expected, what happened at that time was that Zhou Qin put the dagger against the vase, and then he rushed forward with all his strength, and the dagger pierced directly into his heart."
"That's why the vase leaves such traces."
"Then, in order to prevent others from discovering this, Zhou Qin deliberately broke the vase before his death. He thought that if the vase broke into countless pieces, no one would find out what he had done."
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! "But he didn't expect that Master Shen is very aware of everything and is the best at solving difficult cases... This decisive physical evidence happened to be discovered by Master Shen!"
Fang Xuanling's words were simply shocking.
It immediately confused everyone.
Changsun Wuji's eyes widened.
Wei Zheng looked surprised.
Even Li Shimin raised his eyebrows.
And Han Min couldn't help but said: "Master Fang, please wait a moment, I don't understand why I don't understand."
"How come your words make it sound like...Zhou Qin, he committed suicide!"
At this time, Shen Lian's voice slowly sounded, and he said calmly: "It's not like it seems, but it is! Zhou Qin committed suicide!"
"The unexplainable blood stains at the scene and the traces of vase fragments are enough to prove all this.
Han Min was stunned.
He had been investigating the case for so many days and tried every means to find the murderer, but he never expected that Zhou Qin committed suicide!
Unexpectedly, the murderer turned out to be Zhou Qin himself!
This...this is so surprising.
Han Min was confused, and everyone else had similar thoughts.
"impossible!"
At this moment, a shrill voice suddenly sounded.
Seeing Mrs. Zhou with a pale face, she suddenly stood up.
Her whole body was trembling, and her whole body was full of disbelief.
She said: "False, what you said is all false! How could my son commit suicide? It must be you who deliberately framed my son in order to deliberately exonerate Bai Yanguan!"
"My son, why are you so pitiful!"
"You died, and they still falsely accused you of committing suicide!"
Mrs. Zhou rushed to Zhou Qin's body, crying as she spoke.
She doesn't care about the evidence at all.
Deep down in her heart, she simply believed that Bai Yanguan was the murderer.
Even if Shen Lian brought the evidence in front of her, she pretended not to see it.
Seeing Zhou's unreasonable behavior, Shen Lian sighed and said, "Do you know why your son did this?"
Zhou, who was gorgeously dressed, had golden earrings swaying in her ears. She looked at Shen Lian with red eyes and said, "How did I know? You deliberately helped Bai Yanguan get away with it. You can say whatever you want!"
Shen Lian shook his head and said, "The reason why your son does this is because of you."
"What?"
Zhou was stunned.
She subconsciously looked at Shen Lian.
Everyone else also looked at Shen Lian in confusion.
Zhou Qin committed suicide because of the Zhou family?
This...why did Shen Lian say this?
Everyone was puzzled.
Then, they heard Shen Lian say: "Ms. Zhou, do you like precious jewelry, do you live a very extravagant life, do you not endure any hardship at all?"
Ms. Zhou was stunned for a moment and said with some confusion: "This... what does this have to do with my son's death?"
Shen Lian continued: "Then do you know...how much is your son's salary?"
"Do you know whether his salary can satisfy your daily luxurious life?"
Shen Lian's questions directly stopped Zhou.
Mrs. Zhou stood there, looking at Shen Lian blankly, thinking about Shen Lian's question, she opened her mouth, but for a long time, no words came out.
she does not know!
That's right, she doesn't know how much Zhou Qin's salary is!
She doesn't know whether Zhou Qin's salary can satisfy her luxurious life!
She was born in poverty, suffered the hardship of having no money when she was young, and was ridiculed by many people.
Therefore, as her son became a high-ranking official in the imperial court, her heart suddenly swelled. Whatever she lacked before, she worked hard to add something to herself.
When she wears clothes, she only wears expensive clothes. The fabrics are not good enough and she can't even look at them.
She wears gold, silver, and a jade pendant that never leaves her body.
She hated her previous life so much that she now tried her best to let everyone know that she was no longer the same person.
I have a wonderful and filial son.
Let yourself live a good life!
What Zhou has always done is to look proud in front of others.
But she never thought about whether her son's salary would be enough for her to squander.
She didn't think about this because she felt that her son was such a big official and satisfying her own needs was nothing.
This is what she has always thought subconsciously.
She never saw anything wrong with it.
But at this moment, Shen Lian suddenly asked her these questions.
This made her suddenly realize, had she thought wrong?
As soon as this idea came out, Zhou felt a little nervous for no reason.
She didn't know how to answer.
She was afraid that if she said the wrong thing, it would affect her dead son.
Zhou, who was usually the most aggressive, suddenly fell silent at this moment.
At this moment, many people noticed something was wrong.
Han Min glanced at Mr. Zhou suspiciously. He knew that Shen Lian had checked Mr. Zhou's account and asked him to check it.
He hadn't thought much about it before.
But now, seeing Zhou's reaction, Han Min felt a little enlightened.
Not to mention Fang Xuanling, Changsun Wuji and others, they were so smart that they noticed the problem earlier.
When Shen Lian saw that Mrs. Zhou was silent, he opened his mouth and said, "If you don't tell me, do you mean you don't know, or you don't want to tell me?"
Zhou shook her head but still did not speak.
Shen Lian said: "Since you don't say it, then let me do it."
He said: "Han Min."
Jingzhao Yin Han Min quickly stood up and said: "Master Shen."
"Have you checked the account books that I asked you to check?"
Han Min quickly said: "It has been checked."
As he spoke, he took out a ledger from his pocket.
He said: "These are the expenses of the Zhou Mansion, and most of them are Mrs. Zhou's expenses."
Han Min smiled and said: "We are doing this to solve the case as soon as possible. It is all for your son's case. Mrs. Zhou, please forgive me."
Shen Lian said: "What is the Zhou Mansion's expenditure situation?"
Han Min said: "The monthly expenditure of the Zhou Mansion is about 300 guan, of which the daily expenses, including the servants' salaries, are about 20 guan, and the other expenses are to buy gold, silver, clothes and clothing for the old lady. Other valuable items."
As soon as these words came out, Fang Xuanling and others' expressions changed.
Wei Zheng couldn't help but say: "Three hundred strings, so much!"
"Mrs. Zhou alone has 280 coins? This... Mr. Han, is your account book true?"
It wasn't that Wei Zheng was shocked, but that the Wei Mansion's monthly expenses were less than enough.
The gap is really too big.
Han Min said: "Master Wei, you can rest assured that this account book comes from the Zhou Mansion. I think Mrs. Zhou should know her own consumption."
Wei Zheng looked at Mrs. Zhou and said, "Mrs. Zhou, is this like this?"
Zhou pursed her lips and did not speak.
Her acquiescence has proved everything.
Wei Zheng frowned.
Shen Lian said: "Master Changsun, the Minister of Civil Affairs, may I ask how much Zhou Qin's monthly salary is?"
Changsun Wuji was the Minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, so he naturally knew the salary of officials.
He glanced at Mr. Zhou and immediately said: "The Tang Dynasty has become more and more powerful and the country is rich. Your Majesty has raised the salaries of all officials some time ago. According to Zhou Qin's official position, his monthly salary is ten kuan per month. .”
Ten coins a month!
But Zhou's monthly consumption is 280 strings!
At this moment, everyone understood.
Something's wrong!
Something is so wrong!
How could Zhou Qin's salary satisfy the Zhou family's expenses?
Something is so wrong!
How could Zhou Qin's salary satisfy the Zhou family's expenses?