[I have been forced to change the input method recently, and there are more typos, please bear with me. 】
The ladder was found by Sun Shaozong behind the main hall gate, and it was more than one ride. It seemed that it was usually piled up here.
According to the above traces, there should be at least two ladders last night, which were used by the murderer, but whether they were used successively or at the same time, it is difficult to tell clearly now.
Sun Shaozong put one of them under the eaves, walked up the steps neatly, and quickly reached the level of the corpse.
As mentioned earlier, the corpse is located directly above the temple gate, where the plaque is hung.
Because the Tianshi Mansion has not yet been completed, the plaque of the main hall has not been hung up yet. There are only two breast nails responsible for supporting the plaque, which are curved and obliquely pointed to the eaves.
The trunk of the corpse is now hanging in the center of the two nipples.
Looking closer, you can clearly see that there are seven iron nails with the thickness of the tail finger nailed on the body, the neck, chest, and abdomen are three points and one line, and there are one each on the wrist and calf.
In addition, Sun Shaozong found obvious strangulation marks on the abdomen of the corpse, and then found traces of rope wrapped around two breast nails.
It can be preliminarily inferred that the corpse was first tied to the two breast nails, and then the 'stapling operation' began. After the nails were driven in enough to support the weight of the corpse, the ropes were untied again.
Judging from the strain on various parts of the corpse, this person should be young, no more than thirty years old at most, and rarely engage in heavy physical work.
His skin is also much fairer than ordinary people, and he should usually mainly play indoors.
But this does not mean that he is some kind of rich boy.
Because Sun Shaozong found a lot of small pimples suspected of eczema on his back shoulder.
This shows that although his clothes are warm, they are not very breathable, and he can only endure the feeling of sweat stains on his body, and cannot increase or decrease clothes arbitrarily.
Is this due to conservative shyness of character, or is it because of restraint in behavior
If it is the former, he may be a literati from an ordinary family and a literati who pays great attention to appearance.
If the latter...
The servant of a rich family
Shop assistants who don't need to do heavy manual labor
Or...
Sun Shaozong looked down at the three Taoist priests thoughtfully, then raised his voice and asked, "Huang Bin, have you ever found this person's head and clothes?"
Huang Bin hurriedly put the knife into the sheath, cupped his hands and raised his head and said, "Reporting to your lord, although I have searched the inside and outside of the Heavenly Master's mansion, we have not found the head and clothes of the deceased!"
As a result, this person is also very likely to be a young Taoist priest!
Because the clothes of ordinary people do not directly indicate their identity most of the time, but the monks are different.
Sun Shaozong pondered for a moment, and then ordered: "Come here and stabilize the ladder."
When Huang Bin hurriedly greeted another yamen and supported the long bamboo ladder from left to right, he immediately pressed the corpse's right arm with his hands, and then slowly pulled out the iron nails on the corpse's wrist.
The total length of this iron nail is about seven feet [21.77 cm], and it is generally flat from thick to thin.
This kind of nails can be punched out by ordinary blacksmith shops. It seems that it is not so easy to find out the origin.
Sun Shaozong looked at it for a while, then lowered his head and commanded: "Find two hammers, one of wood and one of iron, and then go to the street to buy a piece of pork!"
Immediately, the yamen took orders.
Holding the bloody nail in one hand, Sun Shaozong went to look at the corpse with the other, but suddenly noticed a cold gaze.
Looking at the situation, I saw that Shaotian Shi was holding the sword in both hands and squinting at himself with a cold face.
Not to mention, this young man is quite handsome, and the statue looking up at a forty-five-degree angle has the style of a young fresh meat of later generations.
With just this pair of eyes, Sun Shaozong knew that this kid had a grudge against him.
But this is exactly what Sun Shaozong deliberately created.
Otherwise, with his mental age approaching forty, how could it be so easy to have a conflict with a young man
In fact, before entering the gate, he had already made up his mind to keep a certain distance from the people from the Tianshi Mansion, and it was best to have some minor conflicts.
That's why he interrupted Huang Bin's introduction unceremoniously, and deliberately praised him in front of the three of them.
The purpose of doing this is to make up for the withdrawal this morning.
Although there was a reason that seemed reasonable at the time, there was no shortage of smart people in the court, and after discussing it, he would definitely be able to see through his prudent intention to protect himself.
This was nothing at all, it can only be said that it is human nature, and besides, he was involved in it for no reason.
But when we investigate the case this afternoon, if we mingle with the people from the Tianshi Mansion, the taste will be completely different.
A big hat who can't get it right and collude with the alchemist cholera Chaogang can be firmly buckled!
So Sun Shaozong had to take a stand.
Now it seems that this effect is even better than imagined - offending a young master is more important than offending three ordinary Taoists.
As for this young celestial master, will he give himself eye drops and wear small shoes behind his back...
Ha ha!
Who is in the palace without a helping hand
Less gossip.
But after a short while, the two hammers and the pork were brought to Sun Shaozong. Without a word, Sun Shaozong swung the hammer and nailed the pork to the wall.
After finishing the matter, he instructed again: "Go and ask the gatekeeper outside, have you ever heard a knock!"
One of the yamen took orders, and Huang Bin asked for instructions below: "Sir, do you want to invite the Ministry of Industry official who was on duty last night to ask questions?"
"Don't rush."
Sun Shaozong said, seeing that the yamen who had passed the word had already crossed the threshold, he immediately opened the iron nail, and slammed the wooden hammer again.
After a while, the yamen flew back and reported, "Sir, they vaguely heard a few movements just now, but they didn't really hear it."
"Then what did you hear when you were outside the door?"
"This… "
The yamen was stunned for a moment, then hesitantly shook his head and said, "I don't seem to have heard anything."
At least iron can be ruled out - the guards can hear it during the day, not to mention at night.
As for the stone tools...
Sun Shaozong had just carefully observed that there was no gravel dust on the nail caps. With the hardness of the wood on the wall, the possibility of stone tools could basically be ruled out.
At first he also suspected that the murderer used the handle of a knife to knock the nail in, but after two attempts, he rejected this speculation.
After all, this is a key project funded by the royal family, and the wood used is extremely hard.
If you want to use the hilt to knock in, I am afraid you must have at least half of Sun Shaozong's strength, and the requirements for the material of the hilt are far beyond the normal range.
After all, the handle of the knife is not easy to exert force, and secondly, it is hollow [need to clamp the tail of the knife].
Although there is no shortage of fighters in the world, the chances of being willing to use such treasured swords to smash nails and being caught by Sun Shaozong should not be too high.
"Is there any wood stacked nearby?"
"This… "
Huang Bin and a dozen of his subordinates looked at each other, then shook their heads one by one.
In this way, the murderer is either a tool found from a distance, or a self-provided device.
But no matter what it is, it further proves that the murderer must have already planned carefully before committing the crime, rather than making a temporary intention.
It is even very possible that he had already surveyed the scene before committing the crime!
"Come on!"
Thinking of this, Sun Shaozong categorically ordered: "Take this corpse from above, and then bring all the officials who were on duty last night and the watchmen who were watching the night."