While speaking, Xu He had already walked to the side utility room. Not long after, a package containing the skeleton was brought out by Xu He, "His Royal Highness, my lord, Miss Nine, this is the six-fingered skeleton..."
Xu He said, "Miss Jiu has seen this skeleton. It was about eight to nine years old when it died."
Qin Wan continued to pick up other letterheads to read, and said in a deep voice, "Could it be that two people were lost in their family? They were all sent to the Qin Mansion by accident? What happened back then?"
The words on the rest of the letters were similar, Qin Wan read them one by one, "Back then, there was an eldest daughter in this family, but it was a pity that she also died in that fire. The murderer hidden in the mansion Who is it related to?"
There are thirteen skeletons, and the dead of each skeleton may have family members and relatives to help revenge. However, the identities and names of these thirteen people are unknown, and there is no way to find them, unless Qin An can tell the details of the year.
Several people were silent for a moment, Xu He sighed, "If that child hadn't died back then, he would be eighteen years old now."
Yan Chi turned to look at Bai Feng who was guarding outside, "Go to the front yard and see if Qin An can talk."
Bai Feng went away in response, and Yan Chi said, "Miss Nine said earlier that the man should be a strong man, and the demon-suppressing stone can't be moved by women at all, but there is no such person in the Qin Mansion. .”
Qin Wan narrowed his eyes slightly, "If you can't find any clues in this direction, then find another direction."
Huo Huaixin put down a few pieces of letter paper in his hand, "It's still up to Qin An to speak. He himself is the one who knows what happened back then. If he doesn't speak now, maybe the murderer will kill more people."
"Master Huo and I will go to the front yard later."
After Yan Chi finished speaking, his brows were slightly frowned, "These bones are too old, unless there is a child of a similar age in the surrounding counties who disappeared ten years ago, otherwise the identity cannot be determined."
"It's a pity that we have to wait a few days for news, but we don't know what the man in the mansion will do next."
Qin Wan answered, and Huo Huaixin hurriedly said, "Don't worry, Nine Girls, there are guards inside and outside the Qin Mansion right now, that person can't escape, even in the mansion, he can't act recklessly, we can wait for a few days."
Qin Wan nodded, "It's natural to have an adult arrange it."
As soon as the words fell, Bai Feng had already gone out and came back again, "Master, the attendants in the outer courtyard said that Qin An drank the prescription prescribed by the nine girls, and today's mania has stopped. Although he can't speak well now, he can already Speak."
Yan Chi's eyes lit up for a moment, "In that case, let's go and have a look."
Huo Huaixin hurriedly responded, and while instructing Xu He to put away the bones, he walked out with Yan Chi. Qin Wan thought about it and followed, Yan Chi said, "I've been tired for a few days, you don't have to follow today, go back and rest. on."
Qin Wan laughed, "Since the prescription has been prescribed, I have to make sure whether I can continue his life."
Having said that, Yan Chi has nothing to say, now they really need Qin Wan to save Qin An's life.
A group of several people walked back and forth to the front yard. Since the autumn rain two days ago, the weather has become colder and colder day by day, and the Qin Mansion, which used to be ten steps and one view, because of this disturbance, all The servants were not allowed to walk around at will, and the flowers and trees were left untended. However, in seven or eight days, many barren weeds grew on both sides of the path and around the flower garden. The Qin Mansion suddenly felt bleak and withered.
As soon as he arrived at the front yard, Catcher Qi greeted him. After a salute, he welcomed Yan Chi and the others into the yard, "Don't worry, Your Highness and Your Excellency, there are guards both inside and outside. He is still the family of the two previous Qin residences." slave."
After entering the courtyard gate, he saw that there were still two yamen servants guarding in front of the main entrance, and when he heard the movement, the two old servants also came out of the house, Yan Chi waved his hand to avoid their salute, and strode forward. Go inside the house.
"How is Qin An today?"
A house slave shrank his neck and said cautiously, "Master can say a few words occasionally..."
Yan Chi didn't ask any more questions, and went straight into the inner room. As soon as he entered the inner room, a smell of medicine filled the nostrils of several people. Yan Chi stared at it, and frowned involuntarily. Yesterday Qin An went crazy, but later he was tied up. Yes, but today she was obediently lying on the bed, her hands and feet were loosened, and a thin quilt was covering her body.
He closed his eyes in vain, moaning softly because of the pain, Xu opened his eyes when he heard footsteps, saw Yan Chi and the others entering one after another, his eyes were dull for a moment before moving, But it also seemed that he didn't recognize who Yan Chi was, he just stretched out his hand from the brocade quilt to scratch the abscess on his face.
"My lord, I can't..."
Seeing that he was going to scratch his face, an old slave immediately stepped forward and pressed his hand.
Qin An frowned, his cloudy eyes were filled with pain, the corners of his lips were deeply drawn, and his voice was extremely hoarse, "Pain... itch... itch... scratch, let me scratch..."
The old slave sighed, "I can't catch it, master, it won't get better if I catch it."
Qin An's face and the corners of his mouth had already begun to ulcerate in large areas. The purple sores almost spread to his neck. The brocade was barely covered, and there were also sores on his neck, some of which were covered by his neck. It was scratched, and pus was flowing out, and on the back of his hand, bayberry sores spread to the backs of his fingers, looking extremely horrifying.
Huo Huaixin turned his eyes and walked forward, "Brother Qin, how uncomfortable are you now?"
Qin An's turbid eyes gradually gave birth to a few stars, as if he recognized Huo Huaixin, he looked straight at Huo Huaixin, the corners of his lips trembling, "Uncomfortable...uncomfortable...uncomfortable..."
Huo Huaixin sighed, "Brother Qin, do you know that you have been poisoned!"
Huo Huaixin's voice was very loud, as if he was talking to a deaf person. When Qin An heard it, he reacted for a moment before two points of panic appeared in his eyes. He raised his hand and spoke very hard, "Poison...?"
Huo Huaixin nodded, "Yes, someone is going to kill you and take your life."
Qin An's frown became tighter and tighter, and the panic in his eyes became more and more serious. He coughed twice, and his eyes flickered, as if he was looking for the person who poisoned him. Huo Huaixin patted him on the shoulder, "Brother Qin Ah, don't worry, we are also looking for that person, don't worry, I have sent people to protect you inside and outside your yard."
Qin An's terrified expression stabilized, but Huo Huaixin spread his hands, "But Brother Qin, we haven't found it after searching for a few days. Although we don't know who she is, we know her purpose..."
Qin An looked suspiciously at Huo Huaixin, and Huo Huaixin suddenly said coldly, "Brother Qin, the relatives of those children came back, and they came to kill you. You ruined their children, and they killed you." You have a heart that can be hacked into pieces, have you seen these abscesses on your body? They want you to die slowly like this... "
Qin An let out a "hum" sound from his throat, and his eyes widened suddenly, as if thinking of something, deeper fear appeared in his eyes, and the slightly raised hand also began to tremble violently, but he Wanting to grab Huo Huaixin's hem, and seeing that he was about to grab it, Huo Huaixin took a step back.
Huo Huaixin raised his chin slightly, "Brother Qin, it's not that I don't want to save you or help you. We don't know why those things happened back then. If you can tell us where those children came from, maybe we can get rid of those children earlier. The person behind the scenes has been found, and when that person is dug out, your safety can be ensured. Otherwise, even if we take precautions, you may still be poisoned to death. After all, that person is now a member of your Qin family, maybe Whether it's a maid or a servant, we don't know."
Huo Huaixin was concerned and threatening at the same time, which made Qin An's frightened people tremble. He still opened his eyes wide and let out a non-stop gurgling sound from his throat. Yan Chi and Qin Wan stood watching from a distance, very Quickly, Qin An looked at Huo Huaixin pleadingly.
"Businessman, businessman... abducted..."
Qin An struggled to speak, but Huo Huaixin understood. He frowned, but he didn't want to trust Qin An.
"Just a kidnapper? How did you know him? Where did you kidnap him?"
Qin An's throat seemed to be blocked by something, his mouth was open, but he couldn't speak for a while. Seeing this, the old servant hurried forward to caress Qin An's chest to comfort him. After a while, Qin An continued: , "I... I... in the name of buying slave girls... I bought two... Later I was afraid... I was afraid that their families would find them... so I found out about the kidnappers..."
If the patriarch of a rich family like Qin An, it is normal to buy female slaves, but most of the female slaves on the market are sold by their parents. Their existence will come to your door. In this way, his heinous habit will be exposed. Compared with buying legitimate female slaves, it is better to find kidnappers to buy those homeless and bottomless ones. At his mercy.
Huo Huaixin knew what Qin An meant when he heard this, and when he turned his head and saw Yan Chi and Qin Wan, he straightened up quickly.
He has been in the officialdom for so many years, so he naturally knows that many rich and noble families have some shady secrets, and he had a good relationship with Qin An before, at this moment, he was afraid that Yan Chi would misunderstand that he and Qin An had been in the same boat.
Huo Huaixin's voice became serious, "What's the kidnapper's name? Where is he now?"
"Celebrate... source... pawn... line... master..."
Qin An spoke each word extremely slowly, Huo Huaixin frowned suddenly, turned his head and saw that Yan Chi and Qin Wan were both puzzled, and hurriedly said, "Your Highness, Qingyuan Pawnshop is the largest pawnshop in Jinzhou Prefecture One, I heard that the shop has already opened to the capital, they are pretending to be a pawn shop, but they are secretly doing such transactions with other high-ranking officials, and later the officials will send someone to bring them back for investigation... "
Qin Wan frowned, and Yan Chi was not surprised. In the family of poetry and etiquette, no matter whether it was for fame or future, no one would put these scandals on the surface. All kinds of interests are relatively rare in Jinzhou, and there are more talents who are doing business on the bright side of the capital but doing these outrageous things in private.
Yan Chi said "Yes", "We'll discuss this later, keep asking."
Huo Huaixin nodded heavily, then turned to look at Qin An, "Did you kill those children with your own hands?"
Qin An's eyes and pupils shrank, the corners of his lips pursed slightly, and his breath became unstable for a moment. It could be seen that he was struggling. Whether he should say this or not, how to say, during this period, a dozen lives were related.
"Yes... I ordered... Liu Chun... to be drugged..."
Liu Chun! Yan Chi's eyes immediately felt two chills, Liu Chun is also a damned person!
When Qin An said this, his eyes got wet for some reason. He seemed to know his end, but he was in pain right now, and he couldn't make up his mind to die, so he could only fight for better treatment.
There was some anger in Huo Huaixin's eyes, and his tone became harsh for a moment, "What about Second Aunt?"
Mentioning Second Aunt, Qin An's eyes immediately gathered two points of energy, the corners of his lips moved a few times, but he didn't say anything, as if he was caught in some memory, Huo Huaixin said impatiently, "Ask you! If you don't say …”
"Yes... it's the kidnapper... I couldn't find anyone at the moment... so I looked for it in Jinzhou Mansion..."
"I caught a child... but the child's mother... caught up..."
"I wanted to kill... but I saw that her appearance is... good..."
Huo Huaixin stared, "So the mother and daughter were both arrested?! They not only arrested the child, but also abducted other girls?"
Qin An was speechless as if his throat was stuck again, his eyes turned white, and the old servant hurried forward to caress, Huo Huai turned around confidently and looked at Yan Chi and said, "Your Highness does not know, there is indeed such a kidnapper It is not a small income to abduct girls from other people's families who are thirteen or fourteen to their early twenties, feed them medicine and sell them to brothels or rich people!"
Yan Chi's phoenix eyes are narrow. Although he has been on the battlefield since he was a child, he is not ignorant of these dark and ugly things. Not only does he know, on the contrary, he also knows a lot, "Keep asking."
Huo Huaixin only wanted to be as upright as he could at the moment, and as righteous as he was righteous. Jinzhou City was so big, it was impossible that only the Qin Mansion had such a deal. Huo Huaixin didn't want Yan Chi to doubt him.
The old slave struggled for a long time, but Qin An finally calmed down, and Huo Huaixin said, "What about after that? How can we bring the mother and daughter into the mansion?"
Qin An panted, his face was pale, "I'm going to choose someone... I saw... she..."
"At the beginning... I don't know..."
"Later... she... died by throwing herself into a well..."
As Qin Wan spoke, his eyes straightened, as if thinking of how slender and beautiful the Second Aunt was who threw herself into the well and died.
Huo Huaixin glared angrily, "What about the fire at that family's house in Yang County?!"
Qin Wan's body trembled when Huo Huaixin yelled at him, and the brilliance in his eyes dimmed immediately. He coughed twice and said flatly, "She begged me... let her go... I... took the opportunity to ask... her family..."
At this point, everything became clear, Huo Huaixin gritted his teeth, "You... She thought you would really let her go, but you sent someone to set fire to kill her?!"
At the end of Qin An's speech, there was no sign of repentance in his voice. When Huo Huaixin asked again, he turned to look at Huo Huaixin, "Now...can...can you find out..."
Huo Huaixin was really laughed out of anger at this moment. He said so much, but he really wanted to find the murderer behind the scenes. Huo Huaixin sneered, "It will take time to find it. Brother Qin, you'd better pray and pray for God to bless Qin. Brother."
Hearing the words, Qin An seemed to feel that he had been cheated, and immediately glared at Huo Huaixin angrily. He was so angry that he couldn't get up for a while, his eyes turned white as if his throat was strangled, and his whole body twitched. The old slave on the side got busy again. Huo Huaixin saw Qin An shook his head like this, walked to Yan Chi's side and said, "It's not easy for him to go to prison like this. After Jiu Girl's prescription is finished, he can be sent directly to prison to await trial. Now that Qingyuan Pawnshop is listed , I'm going to get someone now!"
As Huo Huaixin said, Qin Wan walked to the bedside, looked at Qin An's face and told the old slave, "It's still the same prescription, drink one medicine four times a day, and change the medicine every day. The dregs of the medicine can be boiled to wash the wounded place."
The old servant should be in a hurry when he heard the words, Qin Wan then left, Yan Chi and Huo Huaixin walked out together when Yan Chi saw this, Yan Chi said, "I don't know how much this case involves, if it's just Qingyuan Dian's business, it's fine, if it's still If there are others, the prefect can investigate and deal with them as much as possible."
Huo Huaixin gave a heavy "Mmm", with an excited seriousness on his face, "Don't worry, Your Highness, I didn't expect that my Jinzhou ruler would have such a thing. This time, I will definitely kill him!"
As he clenched his fists, his determination was fully revealed!
Yan Chi seemed a little satisfied, "Master Huo just go, I'm in the mansion."
Huo Huaixin was full of vigor, bowed his hands to Qin Wan and Yan Chi, turned around and walked out.
Seeing Huo Huaixin striding away, Fu Ling outside the door couldn't help but sigh, "Master Huo is swift and resolute, it is a blessing for the people of Jinzhou to have such a good official..."
Yan Chi and Qin Wan looked at each other subconsciously, with a hint of a smile in their eyes.
Huo Huaixin is indeed vigorous and resolute at the moment, but his performance just now is still a bit false. If Yan Chi was not here, I am afraid he would not be like this.
Qin Wan looked at Yan Chi, Yan Chi looked at Qin Wan, Yan Chi's eyes were bright, but Qin Wan was slightly taken aback.
The tacit understanding between them looking at each other and smiling surprised her a little.
Qin Wan was the first to withdraw his eyes and walked towards the door. Yan Chi followed with his chin slightly raised, and said softly, "The inside story of this case is so. Does Nine Girls feel that the world is dangerous?"
Qin An's explanation this time, although there are no details, but at least a transaction that killed people was pulled out. The Qingyuan pawn shop is very likely to kill more people. For a daughter who was raised in a deep boudoir , I'm afraid it's unimaginable at first smell.
Qin Wan turned to look at Yan Chi, "I'm not a girl raised in a deep boudoir. I already knew how dangerous the world is."
Yan Chi's heart moved slightly. Qin Wan lost his parents when he was young, and then moved to Jinzhou from the capital. He must have seen a lot of people's warmth and warmth.
Seeing that Yan Chi's eyes were complicated, Qin Wan smiled thinly, "However, this Qingyuan pawn shop still surprised me. I thought it was just Qin An's sinful heart, but I didn't expect that someone To make this matter into a deal, and it seems to be developed secretly on a large scale, it is inevitable to shudder when you think about it."
Yan Chi felt relieved, that's right, that's right, it would be strange if Qin Wan had no fear of this matter.
"This time, the person behind the scenes revealed everything step by step. If not, the prefect will never know, and neither will you and me." As he spoke, Yan Chi looked at Qin Wan, "Do you think she is good or bad?"
When Yan Chi asked, Qin Wan was a little at a loss for words, and it went back to the question she had thought about.
"Your Highness thinks, what is the law? What is justice?"
Yan Chi wanted to ask Qin Wan, but he didn't expect to be stopped by Qin Wan. He tried to figure out Qin Wan's intentions, and smiled for a while, "The law is written in black and white. In today's world, most of the time we stand on the side that holds power. Not the party of justice, as for justice, right and wrong, right and wrong, have their own opinions, even if it is late, it will not be absent.”
The first half of Yan Chi's words sounded chilling, but Qin Wan deeply knew that the way of the world was like this. She looked at the bleak and hazy sky above the Qin Mansion and murmured, "Da Zhou advocates propriety, righteousness, benevolence, wisdom and trust. When justice is manifested, it is the incompetence of those in power. If those in power let it go, they will force people to do evil, the people to do evil, courtiers to do evil, and those who hold heavy soldiers to do evil. What will happen in the end? This country will be overthrown, then The seat of supremacy will also…”
As soon as Qin Wan stopped speaking, she suddenly came back to her senses. The resentment in her heart was aroused, and she actually talked too much at once. When she turned her eyes, she met Yan Chi's deep eyes. Sighing, "It's just that those thirteen children are not worth it. Your Highness is right. Justice is not absent. Their bones will eventually be dug up, and Qin An will be punished, but their deaths and their families are all It is an innocent victim that cannot be compensated."
Qin Wan shook her head, "It's still unfair... unfair..."
Qin Wan's sadness seemed to be lamenting for the thirteen children, but Yan Chi still looked at Qin Wan. At that moment just now, he suddenly felt that there seemed to be a burning fire of hatred in Qin Wan's heart. As if the grievances of those thirteen children were imposed on her, Qin Wan was kind, could not bear it, pityed, sympathized, and even sympathized with the thirteen children, but Yan Chi still felt that something was wrong, it was Qin Wan who just The sharpness in the words? Or is she so bold as to talk about the throne of Jiangshan
Yan Chi couldn't make a conclusion, but seeing Qin Wan's dejected face, he couldn't bear it. Over the past few days, Qin Wan had worked tirelessly, no matter whether it was autopsy or bone examination, she was conscientious. In Yan Chi's heart, she was not like Any ordinary color, brilliance and unparalleled beauty, suddenly saw her depressed and sad, and Yan Chi's heart was also weighed down by a heavy stone.
"This is the way of the world, but there are always more people who are good than evil. Above the court, there are also talented officials like Shen Yi, the former minister of Dali Temple. The nine girls must not be hopeless about the world."
"Shen Yi?" Qin Wan smiled after saying these two words.
Yan Chi's eyes darkened slightly, and he felt that there was sarcasm and sadness in Qin Wan's smile, his expression changed, and then he remembered that Shen Yi was now decapitated and reduced to a criminal minister, thinking about it, Yan Chi understood Qin Wan Most of the books Qin Wan read came from Shen Yi, which shows that she must admire this Dali Temple minister very much in her heart, but now...
"Ninth girl doesn't believe in Shen Yi's crime?"
Yan Chi's heart suddenly moved, and he looked at Qin Wan.
Qin Wan raised her head abruptly, and also looked at Yan Chi. She pursed her lips, and her eyes flickered for a moment, "Shen Yi's crime... has been concluded, Qin Wan... I can't believe it..."
Even so, Qin Wan's voice was difficult, Yan Chi looked at her for a moment, and suddenly chuckled.
He suddenly leaned over and said in a low voice, "Jiu girl dares to say that the world will fall, but she dare not say that Shen Yi is wronged?"
Qin Wan blinked, "Then what does His Royal Highness think about this?"
When Qin Wan said this, he almost acquiesced in the matter, Yan Chi bent his lips, "When this incident happened, I was still on my way back to the capital, and I learned later that I didn't believe it at first, and... and the capital is mixed, and There is a party and government, and Miss Nine probably doesn't know that such a fight usually brings disaster to Chi Yu, Master Shen's matter is indeed very strange."
Qin Wan blinked again, her resentful thoughts sank just now, and Yan Chi's words almost moved her a little.
"But..." Soon, Yan Chi's eyes became calm, "However, as Nine Girls said, this matter has already been settled, and the emperor's appointment has a lot to do with it. I say so."
The gleam in Qin Wan's eyes dimmed, but he really calmed down. This matter was ordered by the emperor, and it involved a prince and a concubine in the harem. Naturally, it has become a taboo in the capital. Who else in the world would dare to question it
Skeptics despise the emperor at least, and at worst look like a rebellious party...
Qin Wan already knew that his father's case was not a small case, and this time it was only confirmed by Yan Chi, and it was not easy for Yan Chi to come from a royal family. Qin Wan exhaled, but she was still grateful.
"Yes, Qin Wan remembered..."
Qin Wan's voice was low, and Yan Chi turned to say, "I've read a lot of Master Shen's writings in the past two days, and I can't help but feel sorry for him. If there is no previous incident, it is really a blessing for Dazhou to have such a Dali Temple minister. "
"So... I can also understand Miss Nine's admiration and protection for Mr. Shen."
Yan Chi looked at Qin Wan, and Qin Wan could only smile wryly. She felt more than admiration and protection for Shen Yi.
Qin Wan didn't want to talk too much about this topic, Yan Chi thought that the more she talked, the more she would be exposed, she cheered up and said, "Your Highness, why don't we go to Zizhu Forest again?"
Yan Chi was slightly suspicious, and Qin Wan said again, "Although it is almost certain that the people behind the scenes have used a series of methods to expose the ugly things back then, but what she did evil still needs a truth."
Yan Chi nodded immediately, "Okay, then let's go and have a look..."
Qin Wan nodded, lifted her skirt slightly, and strode ahead.
Yan Chi slowed down two steps, the Qin Wan now seemed to be the Qin Wan he was used to, but her anomaly just now still echoed clearly in his mind...
Today's Purple Bamboo Forest is no longer the gloomy and quiet place it used to be. When Qin Wan stepped into it again, he could only see the mess after the bones were dug up. On it, there were sporadically scattered clods of mud and soil, and everywhere were the footprints of the government agents searching back and forth. This gloomy purple bamboo forest could no longer make Qin Wan feel the slightest fear.
The autumn wind was rustling, and there was a rustling sound as it blew through the purple bamboo forest. Just after taking a few steps, Qin Wan suddenly said, "Do you still remember, Your Highness? The will-o'-the-wisp that Madam Zhao saw that day was in the forest, but this well If it’s so deep, if there’s a fire inside, how can you see it from the outside?”
Yan Chi was looking around, and frowned upon hearing this, "That's true, you mean someone set the fire on purpose?"
"If it is intentional, just sprinkle some phosphorous powder to create the illusion of will-o'-the-wisps..."
As Qin Wan said, she walked towards the well subconsciously. Because she wanted to dig out all the bones, a horizontal ditch was dug in the woods. Qin Wan walked around the mouth of the well, thinking about how to set fire to the mouth of the well.
Maybe she was too focused, Qin Wan bumped into a clump of bamboo and didn't notice it. She wanted to go around the clump of bamboo, but just as she took a step back, she saw a shallow imprint on the bamboo, as if she had been caught. Cut by a blunt knife, slightly sunken.
Frowning, Qin Wan caressed it with his fingertips.
"What?" Seeing Qin Wan's expression changed, Yan Chi walked over immediately.
Qin Wan pointed to the marks on the bamboo, "Here, there is a little mark, as if it has been worn or bumped by something..."
Yan Chi stared at it, and Qin Wan sighed again, "But... these days, the yamen servants have been going back and forth in this forest, and sometimes it's not surprising that they bump into each other..."
Hearing this, Yan Chi didn't immediately dispel his doubts. He looked at it for a while, and then suddenly went to the bamboo beside him to look. Because she said Yan Chi and searched for it for a long time, it would make her a little embarrassed.
"His Royal Highness—"
Qin Wan hesitated to speak, but Yan Chi suddenly said, "There are also here, come and have a look."
Qin Wan's eyes lit up, if he found one place by accident, then the chance of finding another place would be greatly reduced. Qin Wan lifted his skirt and hurriedly walked towards Yan Chi.
The bamboo clump where Yan Chi was standing was only a few steps away from Qin Wan. After Qin Wan walked over to take a look, sure enough, there was indeed the kind of shallow concave marks on this clump of purple bamboos, and Yan Chi pointed to another one. "Look, there is also on this one."
As soon as Yan Chi stepped aside, Qin Wan took another step closer. She was almost between Yan Chi and the bamboo. There is one bamboo here, but there are two here, why, if it is a coincidence, the coincidence seems a bit big?"
Qin Wan spoke intently, then subconsciously turned to look at Yan Chi.
Turning her head around, Qin Wan realized that she had actually walked into Yan Chi's arms, and the distance between the two was so close that she almost touched Yan Chi's chin with her forehead, Qin Wan's breath stagnated, He hurriedly leaned back.
Yan Chi paused for a moment before taking a step out, Ba Feng nodded motionlessly, "Yes, it's not like a coincidence."
Qin Wan's heart felt inexplicably tense, she turned around very quickly, and looked to the side again, "These clumps of bamboo are closest to the mouth of the well, I'll go and see the others..."
Qin Wan looked at the next clump full of hope, but she walked around that clump of bamboo, but she didn't see any marks on it, "It's gone here... Could it be a coincidence just now?"
While talking, Qin Wan walked to the next cluster without giving up, "There is no..."
Before she finished speaking, Yan Chi said, "There are here."
Qin Wan subconsciously chose to walk in the opposite direction to Yan Chi just now, and now Yan Chi was standing opposite her, Qin Wan let out a "huh" and did not walk towards Yan Chi, but continued walking around the mouth of the well, and continued to look at the Two clumps of purple bamboo passed the ditch again, just when Qin Wan thought there was no more clumps, but she saw the trace again!
"It's there, it's so strange, why only the one on the east side of the well mouth has it, but not the one on the west side?" Qin Wan caressed the traces on the bamboo, and then raised her eyes to look at the bamboo. Looking at it this way, she found that the top of the bamboo had some spots on it. Turning towards the wellhead, Qin Wan looked at the other clumps of bamboo with wear marks. Sure enough, those bamboos were all facing the wellhead.
Qin Wan walked towards Yan Chi's position, and looked at the clumps one by one. Sure enough, there were scratches on every clump on the east side of the well mouth. Qin Wan frowned, "Not every bamboo has it, only every clump's most There are one or two outside."
"No, there are three of them here..."
Yan Chi stood in front of a clump of purple bamboos, Qin Wan looked at him, something flashed in her mind, she walked over immediately, stood behind the clump of purple bamboos to look at the mouth of the well, and on the other side, Yan Chi said, " Have these bamboos been tied to anything?"
Qin Wan looked at the mouth of the well through the bamboo bushes, and suddenly, her eyes lit up for a moment!
"Your Highness is right! Indeed, something was tied!"
Yan Chi stared at the past, Qin Wan's face was bright, "Your Highness, I understand!"
Yan Chi looked at Qin Wan, then at the bamboo bushes, and then looked around, as if he had thought of something, "Do you know how the murderer removes the demon stone?!"
Qin Wan's eyes lit up, and he pointed at Zizhu beside him, "Use bamboo!"
The corners of Yan Chi's lips were slightly curved, but he asked questioningly, "Bamboo?"
Qin Wan seemed to be encouraged, and there was a confident determination on his face, "Yes! Use bamboo! I was wrong. It does take a lot of force to move the town demon stone, but it doesn't have to be a man with strong strength. These purple bamboos! Women can too!"
Yan Chi smiled and said nothing, but Fu Ling who followed in was puzzled, "What are you talking about? Bamboo moves stones?"
Qin Wan turned and looked at Fuling, "Yes! Bamboo moves stones!"
Seeing that Fu Ling was still puzzled, Qin Wan suddenly grabbed a piece of bamboo and broke it down.
Seeing this, Fu Ling hurriedly said, "Miss, what are you doing, this servant is here, be careful not to hurt your hands..."
Fuling was walking forward, but Qin Wan let go of his hand suddenly. As soon as he loosened his hand, the curved arc of the bamboo immediately straightened, but it caused the bamboo to shake slightly, "Look, this is the power of the bamboo. I used my strength to bend the bamboo, but the same bamboo would pull me. One bent bamboo has little strength, so what about many bamboos? Use a rope to tie one side of the bent bamboo and the other side to the town demon stone. , plus human power, isn't it equivalent to the power of a strong man?"
Qin Wan turned to look at the town demon stone, "This town demon stone has been moved, so it is now north of the mouth of the well, but Your Highness should still remember that when we first came, the town demon stone was just north of the mouth of the well. Eastern!"
"And the dents on these bamboos are to keep the rope from slipping due to the bending of the bamboo! The bamboo clumps are sparse and dense, and it is impossible for her to tie a clump of bamboo, and even if she can use her strength, it is not enough. So she chose the outermost and best bent bamboo, so there are several clumps of bamboo with dents, all of which are east of the mouth of the well!"
Fu Ling's eyes widened in disbelief, "This method... this method is really wonderful!"
Qin Wan's heart was fluctuating for a while. This method is indeed wonderful. If she hadn't seen these traces, how could she have thought that the man would use such a method. Bamboo is a dead thing, but it is all flexible. I thought it was a few people who moved the stone, or a man with infinite strength, so they escaped everyone's sight from the beginning.
"Liu Chun's fingernails have cake residues. He ate something, and it was very likely that he was drugged when he was killed. When Mrs. Liu was killed, it was very likely that the murderer caught him by surprise. There’s not that much strength to resist.”
Qin Wan looked at Yan Chi with some annoyance, "I guessed wrong at the beginning. The murderer should be a woman. With so many bamboos, this person must not have much strength."
Yan Chi walked over, "It was someone else who used a trick to hide their eyes, but we didn't see it. Now that you have cracked the method of moving the demon stone, we can look in other directions, so we don't have to worry about it."
Qin Wan sighed, "If it's a woman, it's likely to be a person with status in the inner court, and the inner court is nothing more than a few stewards, or an old man who knew about this back then and has some friendship with Liu Chun. That's why Liu Chun believed her."
Having said that, Qin Wan suddenly thought of Aunt Liu again.
Qin Wan's eyes lit up, "I know someone. She told me about the second aunt last time. The last time the matter has not been revealed, she didn't say much. I always feel that she knows more. If you ask now, maybe she can tell more, but it's Aunt Liu who is in charge of the kitchen."
Yan Chi nodded, "Okay, then you go to her and I'll interrogate the others. A few days ago, the prefect of Huo had a list of people who had been in the Qin mansion for more than eight years, and there were several female nuns on it. "
Qin Wan nodded, and couldn't wait to take Poria to the west to the mansion.