Degege's death was very strange and weird, and the people in the house were panicked.

The work brought by the Criminal Department determined the approximate time of death of the corpse, showing that it was in this time period. However, the post-mortem examination technology of the Qing Dynasty cannot be compared with modern forensic medicine, and some details can only be judged by the experience of the work.

It is not clear whether Degege died of suffocation or died of carotid artery being cut and bleeding, but it is a chiseling assertion that the person who strangled Degege was extremely strong, and according to the length of the rope embedded in his neck after a week around his neck, it was a person who committed the crime, so it is certain that the perpetrator must have been a man of medium strength and great strength.

Such a judgment makes the identity of the murderer confusing. For in the inner court, except for the chamberlain, there are women. Needless to say, women are not excluded from having women as strong as pixel. However, although Su Rui was fierce, there was no reason to kill Degege. As for the chamberlains, they are all eunuchs who have lost their masculinity, more feminine than women, and it is impossible to have such means

But everything may not be, just like Pixrui is a woman but has the ability to kill people and divide corpses, the little Shunzi next to me is also of medium stature, good martial arts, and naturally has great hand strength.

There are not many people who know that Xiao Shunzi is the identity of the sticky rod, but there are many people who know that he has martial arts. Because of this, after spending three days interrogating everyone in the house, the Criminal Department targeted me as expected.

"With all due respect, may I ask where Geng Gege was during this hour, and can anyone prove it for you?" asked the official of the Criminal Department, who was sitting directly in front of me, in a slow but cold tone.

At this time, I was in a room in the inner courtyard that was specially used for the criminal department to interrogate and interrogate the people in the inner court, which was equivalent to the interrogation room of the present world, but the environment was slightly better, and the antique arrangement seemed incompatible with the identity and content of the interlocutor.

There is no evidence that I sent someone to kill Degege, but after questioning everyone, Xiao Shunzi and I inexplicably became the two biggest suspects. So I was naturally called into this room again for questioning, and Xiao Shunzi and the other people in the courtyard, including the Qian family, were also isolated for questioning alone.

Because it is a family banquet for the purpose of appreciating the lanterns, it is not at the time of two meals a day, so the time of the banquet is vaguely remembered to be more than half of the unitary time, and later because the atmosphere at the family banquet is not harmonious, so everyone eats relatively quickly, and it seems that it is just the time when the banquet is dismissed.

I thought for a moment, and then replied, "At that time, several of the maidservants in my courtyard went to play together, and Qian Gege and her servants and maidservants also went around to join in the fun. I've never been a person who likes to be lively, and I don't want anything, so I take Xiao Shunzi for a casual walk around there. I don't know how long I walked, but I saw Song Gege and her maid Su Rui in the woods near the maple garden at that time, and they said a few words, and then they left. ”

I reminisced about it and described in detail the people and events I had encountered that day. Then he continued: "But at that time, I only knew that it was the time of the year, and it was really hard to say what time it was. Later, when we walked near the flower garden where everyone was, we met Chun'er, a new maid in the house. Chun'er is my neighbor's childhood friend, she said that she wanted to talk to me alone, so I asked Xiao Shunzi to wait in the same place, followed Chun'er into the secluded place of the flower garden, said about a quarter of an hour, Chun'er left, I was not in a good mood, and I felt a little tired, so I turned back to Xiao Shunzi's location alone, and led him back to his yard to rest."

"Oh, Chun'er is looking for you to talk alone...... What did you say?" The officer questioned by the Criminal Department looked to be about thirty or forty years old, and seemed to be capable and sophisticated, and immediately discovered some details in my words that could be delved into.

I didn't expect him to be so interested in this question that I didn't know how to answer it for a while. It's about Yinyu, if I lie and hide it, Chun'er will also be interrogated, if she can't keep her words, the confessions on both sides will inevitably not match, my suspicion will be greater, and all kinds of things between Yinyu and me will inevitably be involved. At that time, even if Degege's matter is found to have nothing to do with me, Yinzhen's matter will make Yinzhen lose trust in me from now on, and the fate of me, Chun'er, and even the people in my yard will be difficult to be safe.

But if you don't say it, it will inevitably make people think that I have something to hide, and maybe it will be interpreted as a conspiracy with Chun'er to murder someone, and I will still be at a loss at that time.

After thinking about it, he suddenly made a difficulty, and couldn't help but be silent, until he asked, "Why is this question so difficult for Gege?"

His tone made me hear the doubts, I knew that this question seemed to be unavoidable, so I reluctantly asked in a tentative tone: "This matter is related to a private matter I had before I left the cabinet, it's not impossible to say, I just don't want the fourth master to know, after all, the previous things have passed, and I am now a person of the fourth master, I am afraid that saying it will provoke the fourth master's suspicion, do you want to find out?"

It seems that he didn't say anything, but in fact, he has already vaguely explained the general content of the conversation between me and Chun'er. The official of the Criminal Department is not a fool, and he also sensed something from this passage, and thought for a moment: "Although it is a private matter, the lower officials are afraid that they will be implicated, so it is better to ask Geng Gege to talk about it." ”

I didn't expect this official to be so stubborn, at least hide his name, and said bluntly: "Before leaving the cabinet, I got acquainted with a man, who was still young and ignorant of men and women, so there was a little excitement between getting along." Although both of them have a good impression, they are clear about each other's identities, so they just keep the etiquette and do not exceed the rules. Later, I was asked to enter the house by the fourth master, and he didn't come to play, but I didn't expect Chun'er, a playmate when I was a child, also entered the house a few months ago, and just a few days ago when she exchanged letters at home, the person also came in to inquire about my situation. Usually I am rarely discharged from the hospital, and it is inconvenient for Chun'er to come to me, so I found an opportunity to talk to me privately about it on the day of Qixi Festival. But at that time, I told her that since I had followed the fourth master, there was no need to mention the previous things. ”

The official listened to my words, looked at the subordinate in charge of recording in silence, and suddenly asked, "Can you tell me the man's name and identity?"

I saw that the two of them exchanged glances meaningfully, and I was shocked, and secretly wondered: Could it be that they suspect that I am a foreigner who killed Degege to compete for favor?

But since he asked, I naturally couldn't help but say it, and after a long time of entanglement, my heart sank, and I said to him: "The name and identity of the other party, do you really want to know?"

The official looked at me, his eyes narrowed slightly, as if he wanted to see through the deep meaning of my question, and so he confronted me again for a long time, and he said with certainty: "Please tell Geng Gege the truth." ”

I took a deep breath and replied, "Please let everyone stand up." ”

The officer's subordinate stopped his pen and looked at me and then at him, as if waiting for his choice. Eventually, the official told everyone in the room to step down.

I walked to the closed door and looked at it, then turned back to his bookcase and said coldly, "It's not that the name and identity of that person can't be said, but once I say it, I'm afraid the adults will regret it." ”

When the official heard me say this, he thought that I was deliberately threatening him, and his face sank, and he reprimanded in a deep voice: "What does Geng Gege mean by this, does it mean that this person can have any other origins?"

I chuckled when I heard this, took a step back, looked at him with a straight face, and said, "That person is Ninth Elder Brother Yinyu." ”

Sure enough, when the name was spoken, the official's face changed and he was suddenly startled and stood up, his face was pale, and he trembled his lips for a long time before he said, "You...... You can't just slander yourself, this officer...... It will be verified, and if there is half a lie, you should know what you are guilty of. ”

With a smile in my eyes, I turned back to my seat and said, "If you don't take it seriously, how can you let the adults retreat from everyone." I'm not afraid that adults will go to the ninth master to verify, but I'm worried that if this matter is known to the fourth master, there will be other branches, and what will happen to me at that time, adults can naturally not care, but adults should know that the relationship between the ninth master and the eighth master is very good, not to mention that the fourth master will have a dislike for adults, only that the ninth master will let people privately send a message to comfort me at this time, which means that he still has a heart for me, if there is anything to do with me, whether the ninth master will think that the adult is nosy, I don't know. If the ninth master is not happy, do you guess the eighth master will be happy to see the adult?"

In fact, I don't know if the current criminal department has its heart to the old eight Yinxi, but I vaguely remember in my memory that Yinxi's ambition for the throne is not a day or two, and it seems that the layout has begun before the prince has fallen, otherwise how could it be that as soon as the news of the prince's abolition came out four years later, there was a one-sided call for him to be the new prince the next day. So I'm just gambling now, betting on the impact of Lao Jiu on the Criminal Department, and also betting on Lao Jiuyi's sociable skills and connections. (To be continued.) )