"The deceased was wearing a coat, with mud stains left and right. Apart from mud stains and green moss on his feet and the hem of the robe, the murderer probably took the deceased to the rockery. Because the corridor was not high enough, he was dragged away. Come in. There is no obvious trauma to the hands, feet and limbs, so we should take the body back to Yizhuang first, and I will go to Yizhuang for a detailed autopsy."
After Bo Ruoyou's examination was completed, Wu Xiang asked someone to come in to remove Ye Fei's body. She took a torch and came over, carefully looked at the surrounding stone walls and the corridors leading to two directions, and compared them, and found that the murderer came from the inside. Come in from the entrance in the direction of the garden.
Bo Ruoyou walked out along the corridor, raised her eyes to look into the depths of the Bird Garden, and saw only layers of verdant green, pavilions and cornices hidden in the period, the blue sky and day were still like this, if it was around midnight last night, it would be easier Hide your tracks in it.
Bo Ruoyou was watching, when she suddenly heard a slight cry, she walked around the rockery, and saw a young servant kneeling on the ground crying, Wu Xiang and Zhao Yue stood beside the young servant's sound.
"Last night, Mr. Liu finished his dinner around midnight. When the little man passed by with the food box, he did hear a crisp sound, but it was already late at that time, so the little man listened carefully. At that time, but no other noise was heard, the villain was afraid, so he ran to the kitchen, and Uncle Zhang in the kitchen could testify for the villain."
Wu Xiang frowned and said, "What kind of crisp sound is it?"
"It's just... like some iron objects collided together..."
Wu Xiang turned around and looked at Bo Ruoyou. She said that the top of the coffin nails was worn and was hit by a heavy object. He was sure, and asked, "Did you see any figures at that time?"
The boy shook his head, "No, it was windy last night, and I only saw the shadows of trees."
The servant wiped away his tears, "The villain really just heard a little noise, and when he got to the kitchen, he was so frightened that he couldn't keep his wits about him. Uncle Zhang joked that someone died in the garden. Dare to respond, and quickly went back to the house to sleep."
Wu Xiang narrowed her eyes and stared at him, "So when you left, Liu Qing was still in the house?"
The boy nodded, "Yes, the young master had already taken a bath and changed clothes to rest, and the villain just took the food box and closed the door to come out."
If so, Liu Qing can be excluded, the young servant came out of Liu Qing's yard, it was impossible to tie him up before him and send him to the rockery cave to kill.
But if it wasn't Liu Qing, who should it be
There are two teacups in Yu Xun's room, but Yu Xun didn't drink tea the night before, Ye Fei was kidnapped without any struggle, and the murderer's method of killing was even more weird.
Wu Xiang pondered for a while, and asked the servant to bring Ye Fei's servant over.
There are a lot of servants in the Bird Garden, such as Liu Qing, Ye Fei and others, all have a servant who takes care of food, clothing, housing and transportation, but that's all, after all, they are also servants in Zhao Yue's eyes.
Some of the servants who took care of Liu Qing and the others had just been picked and bought into the garden for a year or two, and some entered the garden when they were a few years old. They were all rootless and innocent, so Wu Xiang asked someone to check them out in the past two days. After a while, nothing was found.
Soon, the servant who took care of Ye Fei was brought to him. He had been interrogated earlier, and now his face was pale. Seeing another companion kneeling on the ground with tears on his face, he also fell to his knees with a thud.
Wu Xiang then asked: "Ye Fei was fine last night?"
The servant nodded again, "Young Master was very tired after he came back, and he was a little restless, but he was interrogated in prison just now, which is quite normal. He took a bath after eating, and then changed his clothes to read a book. It didn't take long for the villain to be disturbed." Back off, it was not even the second watch when the villain left, and the villain thought that the young master would rest after reading the book for a while."
"When the villain went to wait on the young master in the morning, he found that the gates of the courtyard and the rooms were open, but the young master did not see anyone. He felt bad at that time, because it was the same when Mr. Crane was gone, so the villain went to call for someone to look for him. Young master, when we walked to the edge of Moon Lake, someone found blood, and only then did someone go into the rockery—”
The boy's eyes showed fear, and he lowered his head and curled up into a ball, afraid that he would be affected by this incident.
"What did Ye Fei use for dinner before you left last night?"
The young man hurriedly said: "Like everyone else, there are a few small dishes and soups made in the kitchen. Young master has a bad appetite, so he only drank a bowl of chicken soup and a few mouthfuls of corn rice."
Wu Xiang looked at Hou Yang, he nodded and went to the kitchen, Wu Xiang looked at the lake again, at this time, Bo Ruoyou also walked towards the north entrance, walked to the front, and walked a few steps to the lake , the blood in the boy's mouth fell on the stone steps by the lake, and you can walk down the stone steps all the way into the lake. Bo Ruoyou looked at it for a while, and suddenly said: "Captain, the murderer is afraid that the hammer Heavy things like that were thrown into the lake."
The murderer entered and exited through the north entrance. After exiting, he did not leave. Instead, he turned his foot and walked towards the lake to clean his hands? Or to discard the murder weapon
Wu Xiang promptly found someone who could swim and went to touch the lake, and Bo Ruoyou searched around again, and found that there was no other trace except a little blood on the lake, so she temporarily left the Bird Garden and went to Yizhuang for an autopsy.
Wu Xiang stayed in the garden and continued to investigate. At this time, a middle-aged man with a dark complexion was brought over.
"The villain Wu Yang is also the beast tamer in the garden. I'd like to meet Catcher."
Wu Xiang fixed her eyes and asked him: "Are you taking care of the blood sparrows in the garden?"
Wu Yang nodded, "There are now forty-seven top-quality blood sparrows in the garden."
"The strangled and crucified blood sparrows found earlier are the best in the garden?"
Wu Yang wiped the cold sweat off his face, "Yes, after the first hanged one was found, because he was afraid of being punished by the county king, the villain and the steward hid it all together. Few, although the blood sparrows are loved by the county king, but because there are so many, the county king will not come to count them when he watches them. Buy two more blood sparrows and come back—"
"Two blood sparrows?" Wu Xiang keenly grasped the mistakes and omissions in Wu Yang's words.
When he asked like this, Wu Yang's forehead became more cold and sweaty, "Because before that, another blood sparrow died unexpectedly—"
Wu Xiang felt uneasy at the bottom of her heart, "Died by accident?"
"There are many kinds of birds in the bird garden, and they have been raised for a long time. It is a bit exaggerated to say that human nature is good, but they are fed with good food and water. They all regard the garden as their home, but occasionally there are those who are not familiar with it. , will fly out when the people below are not taking good care of it, and never come back. More than 20 days ago, when the villain counted the blood sparrows, he found that one was missing. The blood finch didn't fly out, but drowned in the water tank in the bird garden."
Drowned in the water tank!
Wu Xiang's heart was shocked when he heard it, and then thinking about Jiang Xing's death, a terrible thought suddenly came to his mind.
Wu Yang glanced at Zhao Yue in the distance, "This kind of accident shouldn't have happened, but if the people under there were negligent and forgot to add water, and the blood sparrow flew out of the cage to drink from the water tank, it might fall into it Drowning, the king of the county is willing to spend money on the birds, especially these birds that have been carefully fed for a long time, if they make mistakes, they will punish the villains and save half their lives, so the villains dare to hide it from the king."
This place is already in the depths of the Bird Garden, and the sound of chirping and chirping can be heard in the distance, but there is no shadow of a bird in the sky, Wu Xiang asked with a tight heart: "How many people are there in the Bird Garden?" ? But you can come in and out at will?"
Wu Yang hurriedly said, "There are about 20 people who are busy in the bird garden every day, some are sweeping and cleaning the cages, some are domesticated, and some are specially fed and watered. Not everyone can come in and out at will, only the people in the bird garden can. In and out."
The murderer used to kill the blood finch as a foreshadowing. Although it is weird and frightening, it is easy to leave clues. Wu Xiang asked again: "Did the drowned blood finch be before or after Jiang Xing's death?"
Wu Yang couldn't remember clearly, but when Wu Xiang asked him this question, he immediately said, "Before."
Wu Xiang gritted her teeth, "Lead the way, I'm going to visit the bird garden."
The Bird Garden is lush with flowers, plants and trees, but the Bird Garden and the Animal Garden exist independently, so it is even more spacious here. Walking along the path to the northwest, you will see the pavilions and corridors built among the trees in a short time. There were cages hung one by one, and birds of all sizes, big and small, and different colors were kept inside. Most of the chirping sounds they heard by the lake came from here.
"During the day, the birdcage will be hung out, and at night, or when the weather is bad, the birdcage will be taken in. A domesticated bird will occasionally be put into the forest in front, so that it can live in the forest by itself. play."
Further north of the corridor, there is a small piece of extremely lush forest. At first glance, it is clear that the sun is hanging high, but it makes people feel that it is shrouded in haze. When Wu Xiang approached, he saw that above the forest, There was a huge net covering the sky and the sun, Wu Xiang was a little speechless for a moment, further into the woods, there was a pond surrounded by fences, in which there were mandarin ducks, white cranes and several kinds of large or water-loving birds. birds.
On the east side of the pond, a garden surrounded by a high wall appeared, which is the bird garden.
"All the birds, and the water used by the birds, are in it, the cage is retracted, the gate will be closed, and other people will not come here on weekdays if they have nothing to do—"
Wu Yang talked while walking, Wu Xiang listened, but felt that the forest was not very safe, because the corridors were all around, and the nets around the forest were easy to be damaged.
Wu Yang listened but said: "If someone wants to steal the bird, it is very difficult. The bird will listen to the whistle after domestication, and also recognize the smell of the drinking water used in the garden. If an ordinary person even enters the forest , and can’t catch birds.”
Wu Yang seemed to want to show Wu Xiang something, so he whistled lightly, which immediately caused the surrounding birds to chirp and chirp even more joyously, and his whistle was similar to birdsong, as if he could really talk to birds .
Wu Xiang was greatly amazed, and entered the bird garden with Wu Yang. As soon as he entered the door, Wu Xiang saw several large water tanks on the northwest corner of the huge courtyard. Pointing there, "Where did the first blood sparrow drown?"
Wu Yang should be, Wu Xiang walked towards the water tank while watching.
There are houses and pavilions in this garden, and there are quite a lot of shacks. During this period, there are large and small birdcages on the beams on the ground, and there is a faint smell of bird droppings. Wu Xiang frowned and stepped forward. First, he saw the water. The dustpan covered on the jar, "Is the dustpan covered on weekdays?"
Wu Yang nodded, "This water can't be dirty, it's all covered."
Wu Xiang thought for a while, then glanced at Wu Yang thoughtfully, "The blood sparrow drowned in the water tank, it's easy for you to think, but the water tank is covered, and the cage won't be opened easily, the bird To drink water and fall into it and drown is simply impossible-"
Wu Yang panicked and said: "I don't know if the head is caught, the county king is under strict control, and the villains just want to make big things into small things."
Wu Xiang grasped the saber at his side, "Where was Jiang Xing buried after his death?"