Sometimes, things never go the way people think. I thought that if I got the jade pendant, everything would be much easier, but the next day the official came with the news that Song and Su Rui flatly denied that they had seen me and Xiao Shunzi in the forest near Fengyuan. And Chun'er also denied that she had spoken to me at that time, and only said that she had met, but hurriedly said hello and left. Because of the denials of these three people, Xiao Shunzi and I did not have the most direct alibi during that time, and everyone else said that they had not seen where Xiao Shunzi and I had gone during this time.

In this way, Xiaoshunzi and I fell into an unprecedented crisis, and there was no way to prove our innocence. It's just that fortunately, under the care of that official, although Xiao Shunzi is still in custody, he has not been tortured again.

Time passed little by little, and the outside of the courtyard changed from a patrol person to a person who guarded on the surface, although it did not restrict the movement of me and the people in my courtyard, but no matter where I went, someone would follow. Yinzhen didn't show up either, and it didn't seem to be going to listen to my explanation at all.

I didn't know what to do in such a situation, I felt like a lamb waiting to be slaughtered, waiting for the axe hanging over my head to fall at any moment.

"No, it's either life or death, you can't just sit still. "I suddenly had the idea of fighting to the death.

I asked Wanqing to invite the official again and told him, "I have decided to investigate this case myself, and I need to ask an adult to help me." “

When the official heard this, his face froze, and he shook his head and said: "No, if Gege goes to investigate in person, I'm afraid that the movement is too big, and the perpetrator will definitely be shocked and destroy the possible clues and evidence early, and then Gege will not even have a glimmer of life." “

I was solemnly worried, and said after a while: "You can't check it openly, but you can check it secretly." On the surface, I can say that I am not feeling well or in a bad mood, and I don't want to see people and go out, so I can let the people in this courtyard help me cover up. Secretly, I'm disguised as an attendant, and you and I will go with you to find out about it. If you can find out about this matter, not only can I clear my grievances, but you can also gain the appreciation of the fourth and ninth masters, and even the emperor. The risks are great, but the benefits are just as many. Even if you can't find anything, I won't implicate you by death, and if you are still dutiful, you can still have an explanation with the fourth master and the ninth master, and there will be no loss. “

The official was a little impressed by what I said, and although he still had a lot of concerns, he finally agreed.

According to our plan, the official went to Yinzhen first and asked him to arrange for a small chamberlain in Yinzhen's mansion who was about the same size as me to come to my courtyard with the official. Then I left the chamberlain in my courtyard, and I changed into the chamberlain's clothes and followed the officer out of the courtyard.

The guards outside the courtyard did not receive orders to stop me, but only told them to pay attention to my whereabouts, so they did not strictly check the officials and the people they brought in. So the plan went very smoothly, and I went out in the clothes of an inquirement in a grand manner, and in my house, let Qian Gege live in, and she, Wanqing, and Yunhui and others would find a way to help me hide my whereabouts.

After I followed the official out of the courtyard, I went to his house without avoiding suspicion and began to discuss the next step. "You must carefully explain to me the clues you have found so far, and we will think together about where we want to start to find the flaws. I said to the officer.

The officer took me out, and it was like standing in the same boat with me. He knew very well that the ship was not stable, but there was a saying that wealth and wealth were sought in danger, and he was not stupid, so he naturally understood this truth, so he did not hide it, and told all the information and clues in his hand in detail.

In fact, many of the investigation methods in the Qing Dynasty relied on the results of the autopsy and the experience of officials and the evidence obtained to deduce one by one, and the results of such inferences naturally cannot be compared with the accuracy of modern case solving, so almost all of them are counter-evidence, first get the results, and then start to reverse the murder process, and finally determine the identity and motive of the murderer according to the inference. As a result, unjust, false and wrongful cases have occurred frequently, and countless people have died in vain.

At the moment, they actually don't have much clue, judging from the approximate time of Degege's death, there are two hours in the middle, and in these two hours, although the ladies and servants in the palace are relatively concentrated in the garden area, they are also scattered, and it is difficult for everyone to guarantee that they have been in this area during this time.

So it's not just me and Xiaoshunzi who are alone at this time, but in line with the principle that more things are better than less things, and I'm afraid that casual more mouths will cause trouble, most people will prove to each other that they have seen each other, so whether they have really seen each other or not, no one can verify.

As for the suspicion of me and Xiao Shunzi, it is entirely because everyone in the house knows that I and Degege have had a public verbal dispute before, and they all know that Degege grabbed my position on the spot at the family banquet and rejected my face, so there is such an obvious holiday, plus I just left the crowd with Xiao Shunzi during that time, and I lost my alibi, so that the motive for the murder seems to be established logically.

Thinking of this, I looked at the sky outside the house, and thought to myself that if I was really wronged like this, would it snow in July, and I was really wronged by Dou E more than Dou E.

Speaking of the evidence of the search, aside from the piece of hibiscus powder that framed the jade pendant in the Degege house and the hibiscus flower powder that was planted in Xiao Shunzi's house, they did not get any other evidence.

As for the testimony, it is nothing more than what I just said, in addition to the confessions of Yinzhen in the house, Chang Fujin, Fang Fujin, several Gege, and all the servants and maids, there is only those point-pointing testimonies that say that I do not agree with Degege.

From these points, none of them is tenable evidence, but they can all find interlocking connections. I have to admire the behind-the-scenes mastermind who planned this murder case, who was really thoughtful and clever. "I think if we can find the whereabouts of the few vanished squires around Degege, we may be able to find a breakthrough. I carefully sorted out my thoughts and said to the official.

The official nodded yes, but then sighed and said, "It is precisely because the whereabouts of those attendants cannot be found that this case has been unsolved, and this is also the point that the fourth master can protect you from being detained." When the fourth master saw the clues and evidence we got at that time, he was almost exactly the same as what Gege said, thinking that it could not be concluded that Gege and Xiao Shunzi killed Degege based on these alone, and that they must find those servants and maids, and talk about it after they have definite evidence. also asked the subordinates to buy time to investigate carefully and thoroughly no matter what, not even the slightest clue could not be let go. “

When I heard this, I was a little moved, but I didn't expect that it was when I said to Yinzhen, "If something happens, you can trust me", he listened to it, and he was able to carry such a lot of pressure to fight for me opportunities and time.

I suddenly regretted it, maybe I shouldn't have hidden Yinzhen and turned to seek Yinzhen's help, if I listened to Xiaoshunzi at that time, and directly told him my guess, would it not be so passive as it is now. But now it's too late to say this, I can only try to find a breakthrough in the whole case, and live up to his trust in me and his intention to delay time for me. (To be continued.) )