Section 3: Doubtful Cases

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Only Zheng Jing, who had been silent just now, slowly spoke: "This little brother doesn't know, my father was injured by Fang Xu at the banquet the day before yesterday, and he passed away that night. ”

"Senior Sister Zheng! You, hey!" He Lian was quite dissatisfied.

"Oh?" the little flower asked again, "Then do your Zheng family have a grudge against this 'Thousand Blades Breaking Waves'?"

"Nope. Zheng Jing shook her head.

"That's weird. Xiao Yuhua scratched her head and said, "Why did this Fang Xu come to your Zheng family to find fault?" Everyone had no intention of answering, and they didn't say a word.

He glanced at Zheng Jing, and suddenly said, "Oh! I know, he must like you, I heard that you are going to marry him, so he took advantage of his time to make trouble, but accidentally killed your father." As he spoke, he pointed to Di Suying next to him.

Zheng Jing's face turned red and glanced at Di Suying. Di Suying was stunned for a moment, unhappy in her heart, but she still did not lose her courtesy on her face, and arched her hand: "There is an old saying: 'A leopard in the tube, you can see it', but this spot is not a full leopard after all, although the little brother thinks about it, it will be wrong." That Fang Xu came to find Long Yuanjiang, the leader of the Blue Dragon Gang. My father-in-law disagreed with him and started to do it, but he was hurt. "He is always a steady person, he does things like this, and he speaks like this, such a person is often very favored by the elders, but he may not please the girls.

"Oh?" said the little flower holding his chin in his hand, as if he was still looking for other questions.

He Lian saw that he was in rags, and he felt impatient early, and he was afraid that he would ask about things that would damage the majesty of the Golden Dao Gate again, so he hurriedly shouted: "Okay, it's okay, you can go to the hall first, the side hall has already prepared a meal, and it can be used at any time." ”

When everyone heard him say this, they all laughed secretly, and a large part of them went to the side hall.

The little flower didn't follow, but instead came to He Lian and said, "I said, that Fang Xu hurt Teacher Zheng, you catch him, beat him, or kill him?" He Lian's face turned pale, and he snorted and said: "This revenge always has to be avenged, don't worry about it." ”

"Oops!" he continued, "So, didn't you catch that Fang Xu?"

"Wow!" The little screamer was startled and said, "Then that Fang Xu is too powerful, right?" As he spoke, he pointed at Di Suying, then at He Lian, and then at the five people sitting in the seat, and said, "I said, you are all here, right? There should be many martial arts masters at the banquet, right?

Yang Ling shook his head, "A Thousand Blades Breaking the Waves" has been famous for more than ten years with knife skills and light achievements, and he has only lost to one person in his life. The martial artists present knew his prestige, and it was not embarrassing to catch him at all. However, this little Hanako deliberately found fault, and in this way, it seemed very embarrassing.

Yang Ling was suspicious: "Then according to this, my inferences are all wrong." Why did this 'Thousand Blades Breaking Waves' also look for Long Yuanjiang? I heard that Fang Xu was both righteous and evil, could it be that he also knew about the grievances or feelings between the Qinglong Gang and the Cangnan faction, so he came to investigate? So where is Long Yuanjiang at this moment?"

"Is there an end to the stinky boy, why don't you get out of here!" He Lian was annoyed and ashamed, scolded, and then complained about Zheng Jing: "Senior sister, why do you tell such an irrelevant person about Master's death?"

"Hey, what do you mean by an irrelevant person?" the little flower scratched her cheeks, and looked extremely playful. Everyone didn't pay attention to his expression at all, and only listened to Zheng Jing say slowly: "Senior Brother He, don't you think my father's death is strange?"

As soon as Zheng Jing's words came out, not only Yang Ling was shocked, but everyone present focused their eyes on He and Zheng.

At this time, one of the five elders in the hall asked: "Alas, niece Xian, on the night of Ling Zun's death, the old man was also present, as well as this Brother Ma and Brother Chu. ”

This old man's surname is Sun Baisheng, he is the head of Hunan Shenquanmen, he was in Jiangnan boxing and served the five tyrants, his martial arts are high, his qualifications are also old, and he has a deep friendship with Zheng Tiannan.

He continued: "I might as well think back to the scene of that day, maybe there are any clues. At that time, Fang Xu was in a scene, and many friends from the rivers and lakes at the banquet also saw it. He insisted that Long Yuanjiang, the leader of the Qinglong Gang, was hiding in the Zheng family, but Brother Zheng flatly denied it. That guy was extremely rude, and actually asked to search the Zheng family's inner hall, but Brother Zheng had no choice but to do it with him, but he didn't know that he was injured under his palm. ”

"Not bad. Zheng Jing's eyes were slightly red, and she said: "The ancestor was indeed injured by Fang Xu, but he only suffered internal injuries, and he can be healed after half a month's rest." After Fang Xu fled, his father went back to the room to recuperate, not wanting to ......," said a line of tears from her cheeks.

Except for the disciples of Zhengmen, Di Suying, Sun Baisheng and others who knew the inside story, the rest of the people were all surprised: "Oh? Then why did you die of injuries?"

"I don't want to wait for the night before, but I suddenly heard Zheng Lao Hero screaming in the room, I hurried to go, but the door was locked from the inside out!?" Di Suying said: "We knocked open the door, only to see blood stains all over the ground, Zheng Lao Hero leaned back on the chair, his eyes were open, and he was ...... He has passed away. ”

Sun Baisheng stepped forward and said: "What Di Xian's nephew said is true, the old man, Chu Dai and Ma Xingde were all around at that time. The old man examined Brother Zheng's body, and was fatally wounded in the lower abdomen, and died of serious injuries because the blade passed through from bottom to top. ”

Ma Xingde, one of the five old men in the hall, also said: "Yes, and at that time, Brother Zheng died in a strange state, his eyes were wide, his mouth was open, his face was unbelievable, the wound was very wide, and his intestines were turned out, which was really miserable." Zheng Jing listened and sobbed lowly.

Di Suying said: "Brother He checked the doors and windows, and the windows were kicked open, but the wooden bolts were intact, not like someone broke in from the outside and killed Old Hero Zheng." He Lian snorted, as if he was unwilling, but still added: "That's right, it's true." ”

When everyone heard this, they took a step back, it turned out that Zheng Tiannan was assassinated in a sealed room, and several people had already asked, "So who is the murderer?"

Zheng Jing shook her head, and Di Suying replied for her: "Who the murderer is is still suspenseful." ”

Di Suying sighed: "However, it is certain that the old hero Zheng is taken by others. He paused, and continued: "Either it's a foreign enemy, or it's a ......" He paused intentionally or unintentionally: "It's an internal thief." ”

Sun Baisheng was quite old-fashioned, and immediately knew that Di Suying had something to say, so he immediately said: "If Di Xian's nephew has something to say, he might as well speak up." Di Suying arched his hand and said to Sun Baisheng: "Senior Sun, do you remember the scene in the room the night before?" Sun Baisheng bowed: "Naturally remember." ”

Di Suying continued: "At that time, the little nephew noticed that except for the fatal wound in the lower abdomen, Zheng Lao Hero had no traces of being attacked by the sneak attack. The tables and chairs in the room collapsed, apparently because there had been a fight. If Zheng Lao Hero is defeated, why doesn't he ask for help?"

Sun, Ma and others all said: "Yes, this is indeed a doubt. ”

"However, we all rushed to hear the sound, there is a difference in order, I and Jingmei are in the East Chamber, so we arrived early, and Sun and Ma are in the West Chamber, so we are late. ”

Sun Baisheng's heart moved: "Could it be that when he came first, he found any clues?"

The virtuous nephew continued. ”

"From the east chamber to the bedroom of the old hero Zheng, counting the time to take the clothes and take the blade, whether long or short, is no more than half a cup of tea[1], if it is fast, the fastest one is only half a stick of incense. The first to arrive were the two disciples of the Golden Sword Sect, and when they saw that the lights in the room had been extinguished, they did not dare to make a mistake. When Sister Jing and I arrived, we knocked on the door together, and then Brother He also arrived, and then the three seniors also came. A few days ago, Fang Xu had just made a scene, and everyone was worried that he would go and return, and they all carried blades. ”

Di Suying paused and sighed, "I haven't seen any suspicious people during this time. I think the murderer has already fled in this moment. If Zheng Lao Hero was injured by the thief when he screamed at the beginning, and he was defeated in one move, then the martial arts of this murderer are enough to make people stagger. ”

Everyone nodded one after another: "Isn't it unusual to be able to stab the head of the Golden Dao Sect to death with one move?"

"If Zheng Lao Hero died when he screamed, then this murderer is very likely to be someone Zheng Lao Hero knew, and he was attacked by him without any defense!"

Hearing him say this, everyone present whispered and secretly discussed the matter.

"Could it be that Fang Xu, this person's martial arts are superb, I'm afraid that only he can take Teacher Zheng's life in one move!" ”

Sun, Ma, Chu and the others glanced at each other and were silent. These three old men are well versed in the world, and they know that the person Di Suying suspects is an internal thief, not Fang Xu. Yang Ling said in his heart: "Fang Xu's purpose is Long Yuanjiang, even if he comes back, it is only to find out if there is any trace of this person, and he will never go to such great lengths to kill Zheng Tiannan." ”

"I think that the murderer of my father should be someone else, not Fang Xu. Everyone was surprised, and when they looked at it, it was Zheng Jing.

I saw that this woman had a goose egg face like clotted cream, a pair of long eyelashes, eyes like autumn water, and a beautiful embryo. She lightly pursed her lips and said slowly: "If Fang Xu wants to kill his father, he can kill his father with one move at the banquet, why wait until late at night to go and come back?"

Everyone nodded secretly. "That's not necessarily, maybe he wants to hide it. The little flower, who had been silent for a long time, suddenly interjected again.

Di Suying said: "What you said is right, but I would like to ask Your Excellency, if Fang Xu did it, he would have broken the window and entered, but the window is intact, could it be that Zheng Lao Hero actually opened the window to welcome this person in, and then was poisoned?

Sun Baisheng nodded and said, "The virtuous nephew is reasonable. Alas, it's just that if Fang Xu hadn't injured Brother Zheng first, Brother Zheng would definitely not have died. He twisted his beard and continued: "This Fang Xu was originally a lone traveler for thousands of miles, but I heard that he has entered the Cangnan faction in Zhejiang in recent years, and he is his envoy, I don't know if it's true or not." ”

Yang Ling was taken aback when he heard this: "What! Fang Xu is the envoy of the Cangnan faction?!How is this possible!?" He knew that Fang Xu became famous as a young man, and the "Thousand Blades Breaking Waves" was famous far before the Cangnan faction created the faction. Besides, Fang Xu's martial arts are extremely high, but I am afraid that he is not under that strict looseness. "However, the Cangnan sent the Hongjiu to make the dragon see the head and the tail, and no one knew his name and surname. Yang Ling thought again: "Looking at his behavior, it is indeed similar to Fang Xu. ”

At this time, Zheng Jing suddenly asked: "Senior Brother He, I heard that your latest trip was to Cangnan, I don't know if you have heard of this?" He Lian's face changed, and he said, "Senior sister, what do you mean by this!?"

Zheng Jing gave him a look and took a step back unconsciously. Di Suying stepped forward and said, "Senior Brother He, what is this doing?" Sister Jing just wanted to ask Senior Brother He, had you heard of Fang Xu's envoy being the envoy of Cangnan Hongdo. Why should Senior Brother He be so angry? Could it be that Senior Brother He really has dealings with the Cangnan faction in Zhejiang?"

"You fart, surnamed Di!" He Lian said angrily: "I, He Lian, am deeply favored by Master, how can I have any collusion with the Cangnan faction? Don't think I don't know, you are suspecting me of colluding with the Cangnan faction and instigating Fang Xu to injure Master! Hmph!"

When everyone heard him say this, they all laughed secretly in their hearts: "Ha, no one else said it, you recruited it yourself?" ”

Zheng Jing knew that this senior brother was acting recklessly, so she said what she thought of in her heart, so she said: "Senior brother is angry, little sister doesn't mean that." Just ask you what you heard when you went south, maybe ...... Maybe there's some information that can help us all find out who killed Daddy. ”

He Lian was still angry, only staring at Di and Zheng, and hummed: "It's not a big deal...... By the way, it seems that the Zhejiang Cangnan faction went out to destroy the Qinglong Gang in Taihu Lake. ”

"It's no wonder that Fang Xu wanted to find Long Yuanjiang, it turned out that he was chasing the fish that had slipped through the net. Sun, Ma, Chu and others all said: "It was Brother Zheng's birthday, so Long Yuanjiang hid in the Zheng family, and when he saw Fang Xu finding him, he hurriedly fled. ”

"Hey, I said, are you discussing the movements of the Cangnan faction, or are you looking for a murderer? In my opinion, this murderer, even if he is still here, he may be here!" The Zheng family opened vegetarian food, and I don't know where he got this chicken leg from.

He Lian glared at him and shouted, "You are a dead flower, you came to the Zheng family to make trouble, and you are impatient?"

"I'm not making trouble, are you? Xiao Yuhua smiled, holding his cheek with his right hand: "Just now this son said that the door was locked from the inside out, so it was inferred that it was not an invasion by a foreign enemy but an internal traitor." He pointed at Di Suying, and said, "Then he said that Teacher Zheng's single knife was found in the room and the murderer was slashed. ”

When he said this, he suddenly stopped, Yang Ling knew what he meant, smiled, and did not speak. The other person asked, "Yes, so what?"

That called Hua smiled playfully: "How about it? Do you need to say that? Since there is a knife wound, then there must be bloodstains, is there no blood at all by the window? Follow the bloodstains, even if the bloodstains are interrupted, there are more or less clues." Besides, if it is a mole, it must also have left scars, and if you check them one by one, won't you know who the murderer is?"

Everyone said: "Yes! Shi Cai was stunned, but he didn't expect it." ”

can see Di, Zheng, and He on their faces, but there is no surprise at all.

Di Suying sighed: "This little brother is right. To hide it from you, there is not a trace of blood by the window or outside the window, and it is impossible to trace it at all. Di also asked someone to secretly check the clothes of all the people in the Zheng Mansion, not to mention that there were blood stains, not even damaged. ”

"What!?How can this be!?"

[1] One cup of tea is equivalent to 10 minutes or 14.4 minutes.

Saying 1: There are December in a year, there are four weeks in January, there are seven days in a week, there are 12 hours in a day, there are eight quarters in an hour (2 hours), and one quarter (15 minutes) [in ancient times, a day was made for 100 minutes, that is, 14.4 minutes and a quarter, and 15 minutes and a quarter], a tea (10 minutes) has two pillars of incense, a pillar of incense (5 minutes) has five minutes, a minute (60 seconds) has six snaps of fingers, and a snap of fingers (10 seconds) has ten moments. A flash is a second.

Argument 2: Engraving -- In ancient times, a leaky pot was used to keep time. The leaky kettle is divided into two parts: the sowing kettle and the receiving kettle. The sowing kettle is divided into two to four layers, all have small holes, can drip water, and finally flow into the receiving kettle, there is a vertical arrow in the receiving kettle, the arrow is engraved for 100 minutes, and the arrow gradually rises with the water storage, revealing the number of moments, to show the time. The 24 hours of a day and night is 100 minutes, which is equivalent to 1440 minutes today. It can be seen that each moment is equivalent to 14.4 minutes now.

This means about 4 to 6 minutes.

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