Chapter 289 Evidence

In Ningguo Mansion, the tense atmosphere did not diminish at all as time passed.

Fu Yin personally took a group of his soldiers to the scene to check, but the results were not ideal.

Apart from a simple reconstruction of the scene when the murder occurred, nothing substantial was found.

There was only a pool of blood downstairs and spots of blood corresponding to the railings on the third floor. There was nothing unusual in other places.

"Second Master, the sites of the two houses, including the gardens under construction, have been searched, and no trace of the assassin has been found."

Back to the front yard , Zhao Sheng and others came to reply.

Jia Lian angrily said: "How can there be no trace? Could it be that the assassin grew wings and flew away?"

When Jia Lian was angry, Zhao Sheng and others suddenly fell silent.

Weng Ziqin said hurriedly: "General Jia must not be angry. Could it be that the assassin had already escaped before General Jia surrounded your mansion?"

Jia Lian Shaking his head: "Lord Weng, I don't know. There are many people in my family. Even at night, all the doors are guarded.

According to the inference just now, I brought people The time it took to surround this mansion should not have been more than a quarter of an hour from the time of the crime!

And our two mansions cover a very large area, and it is absolutely impossible for the assassin to avoid everyone's eyes and ears in such a short period of time. , escaped quietly.

So, I firmly believe that the assassin must still be in our two houses!"

Weng Ziqin did not refute Jia Lian's words.

When he went to Tianxiang Tower just now, he also noticed that the atmosphere of this Duke's mansion was indeed different from other mansions.

If there is no one to guide him, he will most likely get lost inside.

So he replied: "Is it possible that the assassin is very familiar with your house and has planned an escape route before committing the crime and escaped over the wall?"

No matter how wide the Ningguo Mansion occupies, if you have calculated the route and made preparations, a quarter of an hour will definitely be enough to kill someone and then escape.

When Jia Lian heard this, he felt it made sense and immediately ordered Zhao Sheng: "Immediately lead your troops and inspect carefully along the high walls of the two mansions. If the murderer climbed over the wall to enter and exit, there will definitely be clues left behind! If found, , come and report immediately."

Zhao Sheng immediately accepted the order.

In fact, Weng Ziqin did not suspect that the assassin had escaped, he was just ruling out the possibility.

　PracticeLike Jia Lian, he felt that it was impossible for the murderer to escape from the Duke's mansion in such a short time after killing someone, and he had not been seen by anyone!

As for what Zhao Sheng and others said about going through the two mansions, I’m afraid that’s not necessarily the case!

He knew that such a wealthy family had many female relatives and many buildings and buildings that it was impossible for the slaves to rummage through. Therefore, if the assassin is hiding in the house, there is a high probability that he will not be found.

Moreover, there is the most likely scenario:

There is no assassin at all, the murderer is someone from the Jia family!

Wu Zuo quietly told him before that judging from the fact that Jia Zhen was stabbed in the chest and there were not many signs of struggle on her body, the murderer was probably someone familiar to Jia Zhen, so she was unprepared. Stabbed from the front.

Someone familiar to Jia Zhen? Obviously, the people in this Duke's Mansion may be hiding the murderer.

In this case, even if you dig deep into the ground, you will naturally not be able to find the assassin.

He quietly glanced at the Jia family members around him and took in their different expressions. However, he did not express his thoughts. He just looked straight and said to Jia Lian:

"I have been an official for many years and have solved hundreds to hundreds of murder cases. I have some experience in solving cases.

"If General Jia can trust me, I will have some inquiries. Method, maybe we can find out the murderer based on his motive and conditions."

When Jia Lian heard this, he asked: "Oh, who do you want to interrogate, Mr. Weng?"
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"I dare not talk about the interrogation. I mainly want to ask General Wei Lie about his usual habits and hobbies, whether he has offended anyone recently, who else can control General Wei Lie's whereabouts, etc.

The specific manpower is naturally those who usually serve General Wei Lie."

Jia Lian understood what Weng Ziqin meant, turned to Lai Sheng, and ordered: "You send People, call all the attendants and servants who usually accompany Uncle Zhen, including the maids and women who serve in the house!"

Lai Sheng's heart skipped a beat, in fact, he is also Jia Zhen Surround yourself with people who always serve.

Don’t dare to neglect, if the murderer cannot be found, they all may not end up well!

After Lai Sheng left, Jia Lian ordered Jia Rong: "Go and inform your mother and ask her to bring all the favored aunts in Brother Zhen's house to the side hall to wait for Lord Fu Yin's visit. Inquiry!"

Jia Lian's cooperative attitude made Weng Ziqin cup his hands in gratitude.

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The interrogation went smoothlyunfolded, but after a quarter of an hour, nothing useful was found.

Jia Zhen has been busy building a garden for more than a month and has hardly gone out.

Just because of the matter of building the garden, I scolded a few slaves in charge...

Weng Ziqin was also a rigorous person, not letting go of any possibility, and immediately invited Jia Lian , help call all the servants and stewards here, and prepare to interrogate them one by one.

"By the way, yesterday morning, Uncle Xiao Rong was caught and beaten up because he was hooking up with Chunmei in the uncle's room..."

A The slave with poor psychological quality, faced with the interrogation of the masters and the officials, immediately and honestly explained the recent events related to Jia Zhen.

As soon as these words came out, everyone immediately looked at Jia Rong.

Everyone in the two houses knew about the matter of Jia Rong and his son, but no one took the initiative to mention it.

Because Jia Zhen died, Jia Rong was the only heir to the Ningguo Mansion, and his status suddenly became noble, and no one would take the initiative to make things difficult for him.

However, that doesn’t mean they won’t speculate.

After all, Jia Rong was beaten by Jia Zhen yesterday because of her disobedience and unfilial piety, and she dared not return home. As soon as she came back today, Jia Zhen was stabbed to death!

Jia Rong’s expression changed drastically, and she immediately glared and said: “You dog slave, what nonsense are you talking about, I...I think you are tired of living!”

Jia Rongchu Hearing that Jia Zhen was killed, he was shocked and even horrified.

But when he saw Jia Zhen’s body, he felt secretly happy for some reason.

Thanks to the assassin, this young master has finally been able to see the moon and the clouds clear, and he no longer has to live under the old man’s power!

Forcibly suppressing the joy in his heart, he just wanted to help Jia Lian and others find the murderer as soon as possible, and then in the midst of infinite grief, he had no choice but to inherit the family title and become the next king of Ningguo Mansion. ……

I just didn’t expect that the murderer’s methods were so secretive that I couldn’t find any clues for a long time.

It wasn’t until Weng Ziqin started looking for people with motives that he suddenly became worried.

Because he also noticed that he had just had a "conflict" with the old guy, and he seemed to have a motive!

Although Jia Zhen often beat and scolded him in the past, who told the old man to die so strangely that he died just after he came back?

Others who don’t know right from wrong may make assumptions about him.

So he was secretly worried. Fortunately, the second uncle Lian and the second master (Jia Zheng) and others seemed to protect him and did not complain to Fu Yin.Mention something about him.

Who knew that this damn dog slave was so unscrupulous that he would dare to involve him?

In desperation and anger, he couldn't help but go up and kick the slave to the ground.

No one stopped him from venting his anger.

Weng Ziqin guessed that Jia Rong should be Jia Zhen's son, but seeing that neither Jia Lian nor Jia Zheng expressed their opinions, he pretended that he could not see it.

It wasn’t until Jia Rong finished venting his emotions and turned around to look at everyone that he smiled and asked, “I don’t know, what’s going on?”

Jia Rong Rong did not dare to hesitate and hurriedly explained: "Because of a little misunderstanding, I was beaten by my father yesterday...

But it is common for my father to beat me. In this regard, Second Uncle Lian They can all testify that Mr. Fu Yin must not be led astray by this bitch.

My father is a little stricter to me, but I have always respected him the most, even the word "old man" I dare not violate it, let alone other treasonous things.

Besides, at the time of the incident, I was... studying in the study. My servant Laifu can testify for me about this. !”

Jia Rong is a man of no means. He is afraid of being misunderstood for no reason. He stutters when he is in a hurry, which makes people doubt the authenticity of what he says.

Of course, Jia Lian, Jia Zheng and others still believe in him, because they all know Jia Rong's cowardly temperament.

Patricide?

Lend him twelve courages!

But Weng Ziqin and other officials in Shuntian Prefecture did not think so.

It is not uncommon for them to see murderous cases of brothers fighting each other and father and son killing each other.

However, the Ningguo Mansion is different from ordinary families after all. Weng Ziqin did not dare to convict the young master of the palace at will. He just smiled and said: "Young master, there is no need to worry. I judge the case strictly and will not base it on some unfounded circumstances." , I just suspected the young master..."

As soon as he finished speaking, he saw Zhao Sheng and others running over in a hurry.

"Second Master, we have made an important discovery!"

"Bring it over!"

Jia Lian, Weng Ziqin and others cheered up.

Zhao Sheng took out a wrapped white cloth from his subordinates and unfolded it in front of everyone on the steps.

Inside, there is a bloody dagger...

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