A Clash of Gods - Chapter 1019

[Chapter 1009]

Jiang Mantian didn’t know where Qi Ning was, but Wei Yujiang didn’t know what Qi Ning’s situation was now.

Qi Ning has not returned for a long time, and there is no news back, which makes Wei Yujiang anxious, but he can’t show it. Several officials from the Ministry of Punishment also feel that something is wrong, and from time to time, they ask Wei Yujiang for news, when can he return to Beijing , Wei Yujiang can only try his best to cope.

For the officials of the Ministry of Punishment, Tantai Zhilin’s corpse has been examined, and it has been determined that it was suicide. In this case, there is no murder. Since there is no murder, there is no murderer. You don’t have to stay here all the time trying to find the real murderer.

Although Wei Yujiang was worried about Qi Ning’s safety, the two days were not empty.

He chose a yard in the post house, and arranged it in the house. The furnishings in the house were also arranged according to Tantai Zhilin’s study. The windows were all closed just like when Tantai Zhilin committed suicide. They made a dummy, strangled the neck, and hung it on the roof beam, which basically restored the scene when Tantai Zhilin died. Wei Yujiang almost stayed in the yard for the past two days, searching carefully. with the flaws in it.

He sat on the chair in the room, looking at the hanging dummy, his brows were always furrowed.

Until the door of the house was “creaked”, Wei Yujiang was still unaware in his contemplation, and only waited for someone to pat him on the shoulder before Wei Yujiang came back to his senses and raised his head, only to see that the person standing beside him was actually worried. Qi Ning for a few days.

“Ho… Marquis!” Seeing Qi Ning, Wei Yujiang was stunned for a moment, then showed joy and stood up immediately.

Qi Ning smiled slightly, swept the room, walked over and sat down on the chair next to him, and said with a smile, “Wei Sishen has been studying the death of the Great Governor?”

Wei Yujiang nodded. Seeing that Qi Ning was unscathed, he was relieved. Although it was very strange where Qi Ning was going these days, he was only an ordinary official of the Ministry of Punishment and did not dare to ask more questions.

“What flaws can be found?”

Wei Yujiang frowned and said, “Master Hou, I have been thinking about what I have missed for the past few days, but…!”

Qi Ning raised his hand with a smile, pointed at the dummy hanging on the beam and said, “Wei Sizhen, is it the Grand Governor who committed suicide?”

Wei Yujiang was stunned for a moment, and he didn’t understand, but he still said: “Master Hou, this is a dummy made by a humble professional, but it really represents the Grand Governor.”

“You didn’t understand what I meant.” Qi Ning’s expression became serious: “I’m asking you, is the corpse they found at the scene the Great Governor?”

“This…!” Wei Yujiang frowned, hesitated, and then said: “Master Hou, according to the description of the case, the body of the Great Governor was removed after General Shen Liangqiu Shen arrived from the army, and there was only one present at the scene. General Shen, as well as Director Hou of the Dudu’s Mansion and several others, these people are all from the Dudu’s Mansion, and they are naturally very familiar with the Grand Duchy.

Qi Ning nodded and said, “You’re right. The body that Shen Liangqiu found when he arrived must be the Grand Governor.”

“The body found when you arrived?” Wei Yujiang was an official of the Ministry of Punishment after all, and immediately heard the loophole in Qi Ning’s words: “Master Hou, you said that the body found by General Shen when he arrived was the Grand Governor, then… Was the body found earlier…?”

Qi Ning motioned Wei Yujiang to sit down, and said with a smile: “Wei Sizhen, in fact, like you, I have been thinking about the flaws in the crime scene these days, but after thinking about it, the environment of the crime scene is almost impeccable. There is no loophole to be found at all, it is an absolute secret room.”

“What Marquis said is very true, the humble office has broken his head, and he can’t think of anything other than committing suicide for the great governor to be murdered.” Wei Yujiang looked solemn: “But intuition tells the humble office, this case is not like what we see. It’s as easy as that.”

Qi Ning sighed: “Actually, the flaws in this case can be seen with the eyes, but it’s a pity that someone carefully designed it.

It just blocked our eyes.

”

Wei Yujiang seemed to understand something, but apparently still hadn’t figured out what Qi Ning meant. Qi Ning stared at Wei Yujiang and asked, “Wei Sishen, please repeat the process of what happened that night.”

Wei Yujiang knew that Qi Ning already knew everything that happened that night, but at this time he asked himself to say it again, naturally he had deep meaning in it, and immediately said: “Master Hou, after the incident happened that night, the Governor will go after dinner. After entering the study, when the time of Hai was approaching, Mrs. Tantai asked Director Hou to invite the Governor to go back to the room to rest. Director Hou arrived in the courtyard and found that the lights were still on. He called a few times, but the Governor did not answer, but the door He was tied from the inside, and he couldn’t open the door, so he went to tell the lady.”

Qi Ning nodded and motioned Wei Yujiang to continue, Wei Yujiang continued: “The madam brought two maids over at that time, and Mr. Hou also called two slaves. They told the governor not to make a sound, feeling that something was wrong, so they forced their way in. , At that time, everyone saw the Grand Governor hanging on the beam and committed suicide in the house, and they did not immediately remove the body, but…!”

“No!” Qi Ning suddenly interrupted and shook his head, “Wei Sishen’s statement is inaccurate.”

Wei Yujiang was stunned for a moment, but immediately understood, and said, “I found out that the Governor of the Great Xuanliang committed suicide, his wife fell to the ground, and Director Hou led someone to rush in, thinking that there were assassins, but there was no one in the house, and we have observed At the scene, if anyone was hiding in the house, it was easy to be discovered. At that time, there were so many people, Mr. Hou said that there should be no mistake in the testimony of the assassin, so Mr. Hou was going to take people to put down the remains of the Governor… .!”

Qi Ning nodded slightly, and Wei Yujiang said again: “However, Madam Tantai stopped Director Hou at this time, preventing him from touching the Grand Governor, and ordered Director Hou to immediately go to the naval camp to find Shen Liangqiu. Director Hou rushed When I got to the camp, I saw Shen Liangqiu, and then rushed back to the city, General Shen unraveled the body himself, because he was worried that someone was murdering, so he did not deal with the body immediately, but placed it in the study.”

“You said it very clearly, that’s what happened that night.” Qi Ning’s eyes were bright, and he said softly: “Wei Siju, you are an official of the Criminal Department, and since you have been at the scene, you have always felt that something is wrong. , I suspect that it is not as simple as hanging the beam to commit suicide.”

“Master Hou, the humble position is indeed so suspicious.” Wei Yujiang looked serious.

“Well, what did you find wrong in what you said just now?”

“Master Hou, in fact, the most puzzling thing for the humble post is why Mrs. Tantai didn’t let Director Hou remove the body.” Wei Yujiang said solemnly: “If the lady does not believe that the governor committed suicide, suspects that someone murdered, and wants to protect the scene, then even if Shen Liangqiu arrived later, and the body should not be put down.” After a pause, he frowned: “Madam seems to have the intention to wait until Shen Liangqiu arrives, and he will remove the body by himself.”

With a smile on Qi Ning’s lips, he raised his head, looked at the hanging dummy again, and suddenly asked, “Wei Sishen, when will the governor return to the study that night?”

Wei Yujiang immediately said: “Master Hou, we asked Director Hou the other day, and the life of the governor’s mansion is very regular, especially when the governor is not in the mansion, the mansion must observe strict hours whether eating or sleeping, and dinner in the governor’s mansion. It all starts at one quarter of the unitary hour, and dinner will definitely end before three quarters of the unitary hour.”

“In other words, before the Governor General’s time to guard, he must have returned to the study.” Qi Ning said sternly: “When did Director Hou go to the study?”

“It’s almost the time of Hai Shi.” Wei Yujiang said, “It should be at the earliest three quarters of the Shi Shi.”

“That is to say, the governor is in the study room for about an hour.” Qi Ning said, “A lot of things can actually happen in one hour. Let me ask you again. After finding out that the governor committed suicide, Mr. Hou was quickly arrested. If you send someone to find Shen Liangqiu in person, it should be in Hai Shi.”

“Master Hou, in fact, this is also a doubt.” Wei Yujiang said: “I didn’t pay much attention to the humble post at first, but after thinking about the details of the night from beginning to end countless times, I thought of the section about Director Hou.”

Qi Ning said, “You say it.”

“Marquis, there are many servants in the Governor’s Mansion. After all, it is the Grand Governor’s Mansion. Although the East China Sea is now the territory of our Great Chu, and the Governor of Tantai commanded tens of thousands of navy troops to guard the East China Sea, but when the Golden Sabre Tantai conquered the East China Sea, that It also killed a lot of people, if you say that there are still enemies in the East China Sea, you will be convinced.” Wei Yujiang said slowly: “The governor has always stayed in the naval camp, and rarely lived in the governor’s mansion, but his family stayed in the mansion. Because of this, the guards in the Dudu’s Mansion are bound to be elites.”

“Not bad. UU reading www.sonicmtl.com” Qi Ning nodded and said, “I have also observed that the guards in the Governor’s Mansion are all fierce and fierce, and they were carefully selected.”

Wei Yujiang frowned and said: “It’s strange here. Lord Hou, although Director Hou is also from the military, he is much stronger than ordinary people, but after all, he is over half a hundred years old. Whether it is physical strength or skill, it should not be comparable to the government. Many strong guards here.”

“That’s natural.” Qi Ning said, “Heroes are like beautiful women since ancient times, and they are not allowed to see white heads in the world. No matter how powerful a person is, they can’t resist the erosion of time.” After speaking, he suddenly thought of Beigong Liancheng. And Mo Lancang, the owner of the East Sea Island, is obviously not in this list. Those two old monsters seem to have defeated the years and still remain immortal.

“The Governor’s Mansion is only more than 20 miles away from the Naval Camp. It’s not really that far, but it’s not very close.” Wei Yujiang said, “Since I was in a hurry to find Shen Liangqiu, the sooner the better, even if They sent a few strong guards who are good at equestrianism, and they will soon be able to invite Shen Liangqiu.” After a pause, he frowned slightly, and said in a low voice: “But why did you have to let Director Hou go in person at that time? Director Hou’s age It is already high, and the speed of riding is definitely not as fast as that of the young guards. Under the circumstances at the time, Director Hou was the chief general of the Dudu’s mansion, and he should stay behind to deal with the aftermath, rather than go to Shen Liangqiu.”

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ps: Because I am very honored to have the opportunity to go to the Shanghai International Film Festival, I have been doing activities non-stop these days, including the reader meeting. Although everything went well, and I am grateful, the time is too tight to update, here Apologize to everyone.

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