Chapter 20: Closing the Case Hastily Arouses Suspicion
Qin Shaobai was woken up by Song Ci.
He opened his eyes and saw Song Ci looking at him unblinkingly.
Feeling dazed, he quickly sat up from the bed.
"Master Song, your eyes are not suitable for me. Others will think that we have something." Qin Shaobai said, and deliberately covered himself with the quilt, which annoyed the little boy standing aside.
Lan covered her mouth and laughed.
Song Ci was both angry and funny: "I said Mr. Qin, look at what time it is now. I went to the government office to look for you but couldn't find you, so I came here to look for you. What else do you want, I
See, I should sue you for not showing up on time and take off your head-catcher hat."
"That's not okay." Qin Shaobai panicked and took the water Xiaolan handed him to wash up, while shouting, "The reason why I got up late today is because I worked overtime yesterday. This is also reasonable. Okay.
Bar."
Song Ci and Xiaolan looked at each other, but they were used to Qin Shaobai suddenly saying something they didn't understand.
This overtime work probably refers to the things I did in Yuanlou last night.
"Okay, even if you are right, let's go to the Yamen quickly."
"Shouldn't we go to Yuanlou? I also want to investigate whether anyone saw the person who stole the brocade box."
"What are you checking? This morning, the man was found in an alley not far from Yuanlou. He was holding the same brocade box from yesterday."
"He was discovered? Why was he discovered? Didn't he already take the brocade box and run away?"
Seeing the eagerness on Qin Shaobai's face, Song Ci couldn't help but laugh: "I have to ask who tampered with the brocade box and applied so much anesthetic powder on it. Not to mention one person, it was a big dose.
Even an elephant can be knocked down."
Qin Shaobai was excited. Sure enough, his strategy did not work, and the man was still knocked down by his own anesthesia powder.
It's just that he didn't understand why the man didn't collapse immediately and ran out of Yuanlou with a brocade box in his hand before he collapsed.
However, as long as he falls, it doesn't matter where he falls.
It's also good to fall down outside Yuanlou, at least you don't have to scare the people in Yuanlou.
"Let's go quickly to interrogate that man and ask him why he wanted to kill the drunken Arhat and where the treasure is hidden."
"My Mr. Qin, please take a look at what time it is now. It's past noon." Song Ci said as he quickened his pace to keep up with Qin Shaobai's pace, "Master Li and I have already interrogated him.
Yes, he has also signed a pledge, saying that the grudge between him and the drunken arhat is completely personal, and what he did has nothing to do with the Imperial City Division."
Qin Shaobai suddenly stopped and said, "Have you finished the trial? Is that person still recruiting? Why is he recruiting so fast?"
"I think it was because he knew that the crime would be difficult to cover up, and coupled with the almost strict discipline of the Imperial City Division, he had no choice but to confess immediately."
Qin Shaobai glanced at Song Ci. Song Ci felt that there was a coldness in his eyes, which made him breathless. He had to pretend to cough and move his face to the side.
"Master Song was at Yuanlou last night." Qin Shaobai actually laughed, "It seems that Master Song had a great time on this Mid-Autumn Festival night."
It is indeed delicious, and the taste is indescribable.
After Princess Chaoyang fell asleep, Song Ci did not dare to neglect her any more and went to the secret room to interrogate the murderer overnight.
That man was very brave. He was beaten with a little red whip until his whole body was bloody and bloody, but he didn't even say a word to beg for mercy.
After fainting several times, he finally spoke.
But he only admitted that he had indeed killed the Drunken Arhat, and explained the reason clearly, saying that the Drunken Arhat had insulted a woman he loved, and he was seeking revenge for his lover.
Song Ci looked at the man who had been tortured into a human shape, and finally took the pills handed over by Xiao Hong.
That pill is specially made by Yuanlou. After taking it, the whole person will be completely controlled. Whatever the other party asks, he will answer whatever he asks.
The man who took the pill finally vomited out all the truth after struggling slightly.
Song Ci's heart was trembling. He had already guessed that there would be such a possibility, but when this possibility became a reality and appeared bloody in front of him, he still felt a kind of horror, an indescribable feeling.
Confused.
"Master Song, did the murderer really just say that it was a love killing?" Qin Shaobai stepped into the prison door and turned around to ask again.
"Yeah, that's fine, but the man said he killed the drunken Arhat with a dagger and didn't touch his baggage at all, so we have to look for our treasure again."
"Ignore this for now, I have to go see this man first. The first time I went to jail in my life was thanks to this man. I have to know his true face in Lushan no matter what."
As soon as the two entered the prison, they saw Li Xian running over in a hurry.
"Li Xian, why are you so flustered? Didn't you see Master Song here?"
Li Xian had also seen Song Ci and Qin Shaobai standing there.
"Tell me, what's the matter?"
"Go back to Master Song, go back to Qin Tou, that man, the man who Master Song tried and convicted this morning bit his tongue and committed suicide in the prison."
Qin Shaobai saw Song Ci take two steps back. Although it was a very small step, Qin Shaobai still saw a trace of panic in Song Ci's eyes.
He stared at Song Ci blankly for a few seconds, turned around, and said to Li Xian, "Take me to see him quickly."
That man, covered in bloodstains, lay quietly on the ground, his mouth half-opened, but his eyes widened, as if he was angrily yelling at something.
"Sir Song, how did this man die?" Qin Shaobai asked Song Ci, who was already conducting a careful autopsy.
"Initially, this man has many bruises on his body, but I think they were all caused during the criminal interrogation. His tongue was full of blood, and there was a lot of blood flowing out of his mouth. It should be that the blood vessels inside were broken, causing him to
He died of excessive blood loss.”
"I think this man must have been in extreme pain before he died. You can guess it by looking at his convulsing body."
Song Ci glanced at Qin Shaobai with approval: "Indeed, biting your tongue and committing suicide is the most courageous way to die. A broken tongue does not actually make people die immediately, but the severe pain will make people die.
In addition, if there is too much blood flow, people will die from lack of blood."
Qin Shaobai squatted down and closed the man's eyes with his hands: "Sir Song, since this man has confessed, why do he use such a cruel method to punish himself."
"If a person would rather die in such a painful way, he must be trying to protect something. Are you right, Mr. Song?"
Song Ci did not answer Qin Shaobai's question immediately. He took off his gloves and asked Li Xian to notify Mr. Li to call someone to collect the body. Then he turned to Qin Shaobai and said firmly: "I don't know what he wants to protect, but
I know that his death will not help us find the lost property, so the most important thing for us now is to find the traces of the Drunken Arhat after he came to Nanyang and find the treasure we lost."