[The state has been very bad recently, let me adjust it, starting tomorrow with 6,000 words tomorrow—well, try to stick to it for a few more days... ]
"Except for those few ladders in the main hall, there is nothing else to steal, and the investigation at night... the investigation is also looser."
"My lord, it's not that you want to shirk your responsibilities. It's really a difficult task. In the cold winter and the twelfth lunar month, there are not enough people at night. There are only three people to watch the night. This is so big..."
"Yes, yes, the lowly position understands, the lowly position understands! Say the business, say the business!"
"The side halls on the east and west sides are currently being repaired. The main entrance is locked and no one usually enters or exits, so it was not until after the hour when a few Liba came to move the ladder and found a headless corpse hanging on it. "
"Then they called the low post. When the low post saw a major death case, they immediately notified Shangguan, and then sent someone to the Shuntian Prefecture to report the case."
"Shuntian House was dragging its feet. It was almost noon when I arrived here. As a result, before I could start the investigation, I heard that the case was transferred to Dali Temple, and now..."
"Ah? Wood? Of course there is wood! It's piled up in the backyard. It's all good material, so the night shifter will rest there."
"Have you ever been passive? This... You have to ask the person on duty last night."
—Feng Yinglong, director of the Ministry of Household Camp and Repair.
…
"Last night was the villain on duty."
"No, no, no, the villain just hangs a name in the Ministry of Household, so he can't be regarded as an official."
"Yesterday... Yesterday we mainly turned the backyard and the east and west sides. Since there really isn't much to steal here, we left [la]."
"My lord knows it, it's not the villain who does this alone, when others are on duty..."
"Wood? No one has touched it, right? When we patrolled the night, there were people in the room. It stands to reason..."
"I can't hide anything from the adults. It was the villain who stayed in the backyard yesterday."
"No, no, there is a dog in the courtyard. Even if the villain is blind and deaf, the dog will not react at all..."
"Eh?! It seemed to be called a few times, but I went out and walked around, and I didn't see anyone. Besides, the two night guards came back after a while."
"When the dog barked? It should be the third watch... The third watch has just passed a quarter of an hour, right? The villain can't really remember it."
- Lin Baotian, a small foreman under the name of the Ministry of Industry.
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"Master Mingjian, how do we know where we should go and where we shouldn't? The gentlemen let us go there, why don't we go there?"
"I didn't hear anything wrong last night. Who would have thought it would be fatal!"
- Night watchman.
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"This side of the main hall was completed almost two months ago."
"Those ladders were carried over when the palace sent someone to inspect them last time. It must have been here for six or seven days."
"A few days ago, I built a side hall. A few ladders are enough. I will start building the corridor today. The more ladders, the better."
"I haven't seen a stranger here these days..."
- Feng Yinglong.
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After questioning the confessions of several key persons in charge, and comparing them with the other confessions recorded by the yamen, Chen Jingde just happened to bring Wei Yi's confessions and the two officials from Dali Temple over.
According to the rules, it was originally to be sent back to Dali Temple for inspection.
However, Sun Shaozong was really uneasy about the business level of these two works.
With the autopsy equipment they brought with them, Sun Shaozong simply ordered people to collect materials on the spot and set up a simple autopsy table in the backyard workshop.
Sun Shaozong sat at the door of the shed, noting the dissection process inside, and discussing the case with Chen Jingde and Huang Bin.
During the whole process, the Shaotian Shi led two middle-aged Taoist priests and kept aloof from the sidelines.
Sun Shaozong didn't deliberately drive them away. He made it clear that the previous conflict was enough, and there was no need to offend people to death.
Of course, because of the presence of these three outsiders, Sun Shaozong inevitably had reservations when analyzing the case.
"grown ups."
From the corners and corners, summarizing various details of the scene, the overseer dispatched by the Ministry of Works here: Feng Yinglong, the director of the Sixth Grade Camp Repair Department, rushed over.
Feng Yinglong was in his early thirties. Although the official position of the sixth grade was not outstanding, he might be in charge of such a large project, but he was also regarded as a powerful figure in the Ministry of Industry.
However, in the face of Sun Shaozong, his 'accomplishment' is not worth mentioning, especially since he has just dealt with a major fatal case, the future is also unpredictable.
Therefore, he put his attitude very low, and he was still two feet away, and the waist went straight down. When he reached Sun Shaozong, he bowed like a pot on his spine.
Raising his hands above his head, he sent a list of newly transcribed people to Sun Shaozong:
"My lord, according to your wishes, I have transcribed all the people who have come to work after the last inspection in the palace."
After a pause, he further added: "Among them, those who have taken leave, and those who have worked for a few days, and those who will not be used later, are all marked with a red pen."
Sun Shaozong nodded noncommittally, took the roster in his hand and scanned it, and found that there were about seventy or eighty names on it, and those circled by cinnabar pen accounted for about 10%.
Good luck!
Fortunately, this case happened after the winter, and the main construction tasks have been completed, and only some technical work is left.
Otherwise, if it were two months in the morning, the scope of this list would have to be expanded by at least five or six times!
"grown ups."
Fortunately, Feng Yinglong carefully asked for instructions: "Is there anything else that needs to be done in a humble position?"
Sun Shaozong waved his hand: "Mr. Feng, you and I have no direct relationship, so there is no need to mention the word lowly."
"The adults don't know."
When Feng Yinglong heard this, he hurriedly smiled and said, "Beijing used to work by Jia Guozhang's side, and he often heard about his great achievements, so he had long admired him for a long time. This 'beijing' can be said to be willing and unwilling."
It turned out to be Jia Zheng's old department.
This officialdom is really big and big, and it's small.
Although he knew that he was deliberately trying to get involved, since he had Jia Zheng's old love, Sun Shaozong's attitude was also kinder, and he chatted with him for a few words before dismissing him.
After Feng Yinglong left, Sun Shaozong looked down at the roster for a while, then asked for a pen, ink, paper and inkstone to write and draw on the paper.
Chen Jingde and Huang Bin naturally did not dare to disturb him.
But that Shaotian Shi held back for a long time, but finally he couldn't hold it anymore, he explained a few words to the two middle-aged Taoist priests beside him, and suddenly raised his voice: "Master Sun, you have been asking this for a long time, but have you ever asked? find out… "
Before he could finish speaking, Sun Shaozong suddenly stood up.
Because he had already suffered a loss before, this Shaotian Shi subconsciously took a half step back, holding the long sword in his hand with a look of vigilance.
Unexpectedly, Sun Shaozong didn't even look at him, and he greeted Huang Bin and said, "Huang Zhaitou, go in with this official to see the autopsy results."
Huang Bin took the order, also without even looking at the young master, he bowed and followed Sun Shaozong into the work shed.
"hateful!"
Master Shaotian was instantly furious, and he was about to draw his sword again, but was 'persuaded' by two middle-aged Daoists who had been preparing for a long time.
Although the Shaotian Shi had stopped intending to use force, he still couldn't help complaining: "I went to the Zhongshun Palace a few days ago, and even the King Zhongshun was polite to me. He is a little Shaoqing. So arrogant?!"
The two middle-aged Taoist priests laughed along, but they did not respond to his words. Instead, one of them asked for instructions: "Master Shaotian, should we follow up? After all, Master Hongyuan has an explanation, so why do we keep an eye on the officials? Every move."
When Shao Tianshi heard this, he frowned and looked into the shed. After a while, he turned his handsome face aside and said with a sneer, "I'm going to you guys, I don't want to look at the cold face named Sun!"
The two middle-aged Taoists saw that although he had a reckless expression, they had already lost their blood when they looked closely, and they were speechless without realizing it.
Looking at each other, one of the Taoists followed.
But after a while, the Taoist priest withdrew with a pale face.
Although I usually see corpses when I do things, this scene of disemboweling and stroking my intestines is the first time in my life.
Seeing his embarrassed appearance, Master Shaotian rolled his eyes and muttered 'Useless things', but he was extremely happy.
at the same time.
Seeing that Taoist priest stumbled out, Huang Bin grinned and said in a hoarse voice, "Sir, you asked Director Feng to collect the list of craftsmen, but you suspect that there is an inner ghost?"
Sun Shaozong glanced back at him and spread out his hands: "What did you draw just now, bring it to me to see."
Huang Bin hurriedly handed over the booklet that recorded the confession, but only saw a few men with roe-headed and rat-eyes drawn on it, carrying a ladder in front of the main hall, pointing fingers at the headless corpse.
However, the most used brush and ink in the whole painting are not living people, let alone dead bodies, but the ladders they carry on their shoulders.
Indeed a smart one!
The reason why Sun Shaozong suspected that there was an inner ghost was also because of these few ladders.
The murderer chose to commit the crime the day before the craftsmen wanted to use the ladder, either sooner or later. If it was just a coincidence, it would be difficult to explain it clearly.
"Then what do you think."
Sun Shaozong threw the manual back to him, and further tested the school: "Among these seventy or eighty people, where should we start?"
"Of course it's the Liba who started the fight!"
Huang Bin replied without hesitation: "The little man has already inquired about it, and Liba and the craftsmen are not very familiar with each other, and Liba generally speaking, when will those fine work be completed, and then they will do the next thing. Nothing, it's nothing."
"If the traitor is hidden inside, it must be investigated in advance, so the suspicions of these Liba are the easiest to find out!"
Even in the criminal police team of later generations, this Huang Bin can be regarded as a top-notch figure.
And in the yamen who have hardly received much professional training, they are even more regarded as top-notch figures!
It's a pity that his background is too low, and he doesn't know the characters. Unless he has made military achievements in this life, he will be at the eighth or ninth rank at most.
With regret in his heart, Sun Shaozong handed over what he had just written to Huang Bin: "Then according to your intention, first lead people to ask those Liba separately - these few questions, please ask me one by one."