"Last night, the third master suddenly said that he was going out, and he wouldn't let us follow him. If we knew earlier, I wouldn't let the third master alone... "
"Yes, yes, serious, serious."
"The third master has not returned, and there is no news before or after the child's time. The brothers feel that something is wrong - after all, the second master has just returned, and the third master has eaten the bear's heart and leopard's gall, so he doesn't dare to stay home at night."
"... After inquiring before and after, no one saw the trace of the third master, so we dispatched additional staff from the central steward, and we walked around the yard, and we found out... that the third master... "
"Wuwuwu, my poor third master, why did you just go like this?!"
"What special behavior did the third master do when he went out? This... Oh, right! When the third master went out, he specially added a large woolen coat and put on thick-soled riding boots with deer velvet!"
"Third master, third master, you are wronged to die..."
To say that Jia Huan is a close-fitting servant, he is really a 'hard stubble'. He was afraid of being angered by his master. He rubbed his eyes hard with both hands, which really made him dig out two puddles of hot tears.
Seeing this, Concubine Zhao next to her was crying and grabbing the ground together, biting Jia Baoyu's head with every word, as if she saw her son being killed by Jia Baoyu with her own eyes.
On the other hand, Lin Daiyu and Shi Xiangyun were not easy to mess with either, they were guarding Baoyu's side like two generals, arguing with each other.
This one said: The murder weapon is obviously a woman's hairpin, and it has nothing to do with Brother Bao, please respect yourself.
That said: Brother Ai had been drinking with Master Ai, and his wife Ai stayed overnight. How could he have the time to kill in this bamboo forest
Whoever thought of these words further stimulated Concubine Zhao's imagination, and saw her jumping and retorting: "Where does he need to do it himself? One of the little hoofs in this mansion is counted as one, and all of them regard him as a national uncle. The Lord is holding the offering, as long as he makes a random wish, he is worried that no one is rushing to help?!"
This is noisy!
Sun Shaozong originally wanted to understand the cause and effect of the family first, but he never thought about it without asking a few questions, and the two quarreled again.
He had no choice but to ask Jia Zheng to come forward and take all the idlers and others to other places for resettlement, leaving only a few servants with lanterns and torches to assist.
Others are fine, but Concubine Zhao refused to believe that Sun Shaozong would handle the case impartially, so she specially kept her younger brother Zhao Guoji behind and stared at Sun Shaozong's every move without blinking.
To say that this woman is really annoying.
But her reasoning just now was not completely unreasonable.
and…
Jia Baoyu's performance was also obviously abnormal.
At the beginning, he was shocked and had no masters, and he could barely explain it, but just now facing Concubine Zhao's repeated questioning, he was still speechless, which was somewhat unreasonable.
You know, from the time of Zhizhi'er's corpse dismemberment case, he has experienced a lot of scenes, no matter how he thinks, he shouldn't be like this forever.
Especially between him and Jia Huan, it is not a brother and a brother...
Of course, this does not mean that Sun Shaozong has determined that Jia Baoyu is the prime suspect - he just does not rule out this possibility.
What is the truth of the case, we always have to investigate the scene first, and then make inferences.
…
Abandoning his thoughts, Sun Shaozong carried the lantern, and first, centering on the corpse, he made a spiral inspection for a few laps.
After all, there were dozens of people trampling on it before and after the crime, and the sky was so gloomy. To identify the traces of the crime was like a fool's dream.
So Sun Shaozong quickly focused his attention on the corpse itself.
The deceased's face was very hideous, but it should be an instinctive reaction under the pain. After removing the twitching facial expressions, the emotions that were frozen on the face before death were probably mainly shock.
Carefully pulled out the golden step, and visually observed that the hairpin was about an inch long [3.3 cm] into the flesh, and a few milky white stubble of the trachea could be seen vaguely inside the wound.
Coupled with the signs of skin contraction, blood splatter, and suffocating residue on the face, it should be concluded that Jia Huan's fatal injury was an open wound at the throat.
The cause of death was suffocation caused by a broken trachea.
However, the weapon that killed Jia Huan seemed a little strange.
Using a handkerchief to wipe off the stained flesh and blood on the golden step, Sun Shaozong weighed it in the palm of his hand, then squatted down, turned the head of the hairpin upside down, and hit the ground with a forceful stroke.
When I looked at it under the lamp again, I saw that the golden hairpin had already broken its appearance, as if it was made of brass plated with gold.
He shoved this step to Zhao Guoji, who wanted to take a closer look. Sun Shaozong asked, "What kind of gilded step is used in your house?"
Hearing the word 'gilt', Zhao Guoji realized what Sun Shaozong was doing just now. He hurriedly lowered his head and looked at the golden hairpin, but the more he looked at it, the more puzzled he became: "This... this hairpin... this hairpin is really..."
"How is it really?"
"Unable to speak."
Zhao Guoji scratched his ears and cheeks with a bitter face: "I have bought a few gilt hairpins for others, but I have never seen anything similar to this style in the house."
Although he did not say that he could clearly state the strangeness of this gilt hairpin head, Sun Shaozong already knew it.
To put it simply, if this gilded step shaker appears in the streets, it can be said that there is nothing wrong with it.
But in such a wealthy family as Rongguo Mansion, this step is very abrupt.
The problem lies in its delicate, luxurious, yet youthful shape.
This kind of stuff is usually bought by people with small savings for their daughters to use as a facade. The maids at the gate of the mansion can't afford to buy them, but they are just hanging on their heads.
In particular, officials and eunuchs like the Rongguo Mansion attached the greatest importance to the distinction between superiors and inferiors.
And the head and face jewelry of the several young ladies in the house were all made with real gold and silver at home. How could they use these fakes at a lower level
Therefore, according to common sense, this gilded step shaker should not appear in the Rongguo Mansion.
unless…
There is a certain lady who, for some reason, has to use this thing to make it real - the reason why the suspect is locked as the lady in this house is because the weight of this thing is far from the real golden hairpin, as long as you hold it in your hand It will be worn immediately.
So this can only be the handwriting of a certain young lady.
And considering the person and situation of the girls in this mansion, it seems that the only one who can do such a thing now is...
This also explains the state of Jia Baoyu's soulless state just now - the two of them are close to each other, and it is impossible to say that they have recognized this hairpin!
Thinking of this, Sun Shaozong wanted to pass the hairpin again, carefully scrutinized it for a while, and then categorically ordered: "Someone, call Brother Bao to speak for me."
A servant hurriedly responded and was about to leave.
"and many more!"
However, Sun Shaozong stopped him again, bowed his head and pondered for a while, then Fang added: "Invite a few girls in the house as well. About this hairpin, I have something to ask a few younger sisters for advice."
Although the owner of the hairpin head has been locked, the owner of the murder weapon may not necessarily be the murderer who killed Jia Huan.
And calling her here alone at this time will inevitably attract suspicion from others.
Rather than that, it would be better to invite everyone in and make a fool of yourself, so as not to create too much pressure on her in advance in front of the truth.