As soon as he heard that someone in the palace theatre had died, Sun Shaozong naturally did not dare to neglect, and hurriedly turned back to tell Jia She and his elder brother the crime, and then rushed to the scene with Jiang Yuhan.
Speaking of which, Sun Shaozong hasn't been on the scene for a while since the 'Longsheng Old Store's Heart Gouging Case' was cracked. When he first entered the working state, he felt a sense of nostalgia from a lifetime ago.
However, the moment he saw the scene of the murder, most of the nostalgia dissipated.
I saw that outside the row of simple thatched huts, there were seven or eight actors with heavy makeup and bright make-up.
As for the reason...
"Then Zhu Er was killed while going to the toilet?"
"Exactly."
Jiang Yuhan also took out the handkerchief, covered his mouth, nose and urn and said, "Just now when someone went to the toilet, just opened the door of the second toilet in the east end, and saw him lying in it bloody, and he had been out of breath for a long time! "
After speaking, he raised his voice and commanded: "Get out of the way and let Master Sun investigate the case!"
Those actors hurriedly stepped aside and cast a look of awe and anticipation at Sun Shaozong. During the previous rehearsal, Jiang Yuhan collected a lot of Sun Shaozong's experience in solving cases for everyone to figure out the role. Sun Shaozong's reasoning fan.
But he said that Sun Shaozong had an expressionless face. When he reached the second latrine in the east, he raised his eyes and glanced inside, and secretly heaved a sigh of relief. After all, it was a famous restaurant in the capital. The sanitation of this latrine was better than expected. The ones are much stronger.
The entire latrine is about two meters long and one meter five in width from north to south. There is a thatched shed for sunshade and rain protection. It is surrounded by whitewashed wooden walls. The 'tunnel' in the middle is tightly covered by a wooden board. A long handle is nailed so that it can be easily removed when the toilet is out.
In addition, there is a Zhang Taishi chair in the corner, and the seat has an arc-shaped hole, just like an ancient version of the toilet.
At this time, Zhu Er's corpse sat slumped on the Taishi chair with round eyes, wearing only plain white underwear, and a dagger stuck in his heart - if nothing else, this should be the death of the deceased. fatally wounded.
Sun Shaozong first looked at the door lock of the latrine, and saw that there were no signs of forcible damage on it, so he stepped in and stretched out his hand to pick up the wooden board pressing down on the tunnel.
An indescribable aura suddenly rushed out!
Sun Shaozong held his breath, lowered his head and glanced at it, and then hurriedly pressed the wooden board back.
After that, he came to Zhu Er's corpse and examined it carefully.
Zhu Er was in his thirties, with a short stature, white face and no beards (actors usually don't have a beard), leaned back on the chair, and his arms naturally fell on the outside of the armrests.
After a preliminary investigation, the deceased seemed to have only one fatal wound on his chest.
The murder weapon was a dagger that was less than six inches [twenty centimeters]. It was narrow and sharp, and there was no blood groove on the side. After being inserted into the heart by the murderer, it seemed that there was no intention to pull it out, so the amount of bleeding from the wound was not very large. .
After confirming this, Sun Shaozong immediately checked again and wished Er's hands on the outside of the armrest.
Generally, if a sharp object is pierced into the heart, and a large amount of blood loss is caused by not pulling it out instantly, the deceased can often break out fierce struggles before death, so there is a high possibility that there will be skin and flesh debris or clothing fibers left in the fingers. clues.
Sure enough, after Sun Shaozong's careful investigation, he found some moon-white fibers in the crevices of the deceased's fingernails.
but…
These white fibers seem to be the same material as the clothes of the deceased.
Did he catch his clothes before he died
Sun Shaozong pondered for a while, then suddenly turned his head and walked out of the latrine. He pulled an actor dressed as a martial artist nearby, lifted the colorful costume, and touched and looked at it for a good study.
That Wusheng was stunned by him, and he didn't know whether to resist, or to refuse to greet him, but Sun Shaozong had already left him and asked loudly, "The moon-white underwear you are wearing was distributed uniformly by the palace troupe?"
Everyone nodded in unison, and Jiang Yuhan also covered his nose and said in a stern voice: "Brother Sun, all the clothes in our troupe are sewn by the sewing ladies in the house, so they are all of the same style and material."
"In this way, the probability of internal crimes is very high."
Sun Shaozong commanded beyond doubt: "I also ask Brother Jiang to summon all the people inside and outside the troupe to the backstage, so that I can examine the corpse and ask questions."
In fact, Jiang Yuhan also felt that the murderer was inside the troupe, so without saying a word, he hurriedly ordered and called everyone in the troupe to the backstage.
However, Sun Shaozong turned around and went to the corpse again, continuing to examine it carefully.
The deceased stared in anger, and his expression was terrified and incredulous—perhaps he didn't believe that the murderer would [dare] to attack him
At the corners of the deceased's mouth, there seemed to be many traces of saliva spilling out.
Sun Shaozong further opened the deceased's lips to check, and found that there were clear tooth marks on the inner wall of the lips, which should be traces left when the deceased's mouth was pressed by external force.
Could it be that he covered his mouth with one hand and pierced his heart with a dagger with the other
If so, this person should be quite agile.
but…
The agility of skill seems to be the basic skill of an actor, so it cannot be regarded as too important evidence.
Sun Shaozong pondered in his heart, and carefully pulled the body of the deceased outward, so as to open some gaps and check the situation behind the deceased.
The first thing I checked was the back of the head. Except for some floating dust, there was no trace of collision or severe friction.
If the murderer stretched out his hand to cover his mouth, according to common sense, the deceased should have leaned back to avoid it.
Was it a mistake in the inference of covering his mouth with his hand, or was it because the deceased did not touch the wall when he struggled
wrong!
According to the blood accumulation in the abdomen of the deceased, it can be basically concluded that he was attacked while sitting on a chair, and as long as he struggled a little in this position, he would knock down the wall behind—that is to say, the inference of covering his mouth with his hand exists. question
And there are obviously some friction marks on the wall behind the deceased's head.
Could it be that there was something on the back of his head at that time
While constantly scrutinizing according to the clues, while constantly questioning himself, Sun Shaozong carefully inspected the murder scene inside and out more than twice.
I was habitually simulating the scene of the murderer committing the crime in my mind, and suddenly someone outside said respectfully: "Lord Zhizhong, only after repeated cross-examination by the official, I learned that Zhu Er, who died suddenly, is usually used to cheating and cheating. , put the blame on others, and therefore did not get along with many people in the troupe."
"In addition, Zhu Er once made a big joke on the stage because of his unbearable abdominal pain. From then on, whenever the play starts, he will go to the toilet first to give respect. No one in the troupe knows about this."
These words are succinct and concise.
Sun Shaozong looked back curiously, and saw a person standing outside the toilet, but it was Daxing County Prime Minister Su Xingfang.
"Why, Su Xiancheng is also here to listen to the play?"
"Don't lie to your lord."
Su Xingfang smiled ashamedly: "Xiaguan has been lingering here for three days, and I don't know how many official duties have been delayed because of this. I don't know if it should be like this, but I really can't bear to play such a wonderful show."
This person usually looks smart and strong, but he can't imagine that he is also a joker.
Thanks to the book friends' four-dimensional, wjsjsj, safflower one' for the reward. On Monday, I routinely ask for a reward, a recommendation, and a monthly pass.