The body of the deceased was behind the door of the ice cellar, and it could be seen when the door was opened. Lu Li, the first person in the romance, has seen too many death scenes, and he is not shocked, and his expression has not changed, but Shen Wansha was startled.

Whoever walked in front of him, as soon as the door was pushed open, he immediately saw the dead curled up...... The impact of the close-up field of vision will freak out everyone, okay?

The young master has already experienced a lot, and he is bold enough, even so, he still can't help but take a step back, and almost didn't hide behind Lu Li.

Shen Wansha glared at the door: ...... Hehe, the young master is not afraid! Where is this, I have the ability to give him a dozen bloody corpses!

Lu Li felt the nervousness of his little friend's affection and patted him on the shoulder to comfort him.

Shen Wansha resisted, and when he turned around, he saw that many of the Hou Mansion people were frightened and retreated, their faces were white, their lips were trembling, and their eyes were shaking, and they didn't know where to look, and the timid maid had already rolled her eyes and was about to faint...... He coughed twice, stood up straight, and thoughtfully blocked the sight of the maids, not letting them face the dead, "What are you afraid of, isn't it a dead man!" ”

Lu Li: ......

Zhang's blockade of the scene was just to wait for Lu Li to come over, and now that he and Shen Wansha arrived, she repelled most of her subordinates, leaving only a few small people who were not small in strength and courage, ready to help when needed.

She also stepped aside with Du's mother, stood quietly without speaking, did not disturb Lu Li, and let him watch the scene.

Lu Li and Shen Wansha walked around the ice cellar.

In ancient times, there was no air conditioning, and the ancients used ice in summer and charcoal in winter to deal with the scorching heat and cold. The saltpeter ice-making method may not have been discovered, or it was not yet popular, but in this Great Xia Dynasty, large families generally set up an ice cellar to store ice in winter and use it in the summer of the following year.

As the Hou Mansion, the Cui family's ice cellar is built large and gorgeous, the space is neat, not to mention the neatness, and even the corners of the walls are carved with flowers.

Lu Li looked at it, this ice cellar is about fifteen meters long, ten meters wide, and eight meters high, and can hold about 1,200 meters of ice, and now one-fifth of the ice near the door has been used, and there are many left.

Probably because there are few masters in the house. The masters that Lu Li saw seriously, only Zhang, Cui Zhi, Cui Jie, and Pang Zi's son Cui Fen were too young and had taboos about using ice; There are also two concubines in the house, but the women are frail, and it is estimated that there are not too many ice; There is only one banquet with an unusual status left, who needs to be treated well, and no one is qualified to use ice every day. Even if the Zhang family is kind-hearted and occasionally rewards people, the amount will not be large.

The ice cellar is large, there is a lot of ice, and the consumption in summer is small, and the temperature of this ice cellar is ...... You can imagine it.

Shen Wansha rubbed his arms and regretted it: "Why did you forget to bring a padded jacket and wear it!" ”

"It's okay, we'll be able to get out soon." Lu Li sped up the speed of watching the scene, in fact, he was quite cold......

The pace was faster, and the speed of looking around for observation was also faster, but the efficiency did not decrease, Lu Li concentrated all his energy and looked at the ice cellar from front to back.

Shen Wansha forgot to shout cold for a while, and watched Lu Li walk forward step by step, his eyes moving flexibly, and he felt dazzled at a glance. As his eyes moved, Lu Li's head was also moving, and the angle of his chin was adjusted at any time, as if he was dancing a dance with a strange rhythm......

He walked very fast, and his eyes were indescribably sharp, as if he walked so lightly that the whole scene of the ice cellar was loaded into his mind......

When Lu Li took the hand of the stunned little friend and walked out, Shen Wansha hadn't reacted yet, "Look, finished?" ”

"Hmm."

Shen Wansha's eyes widened: "Really? ”

Lu Li walked in the direction of the door and said to him: "Aunt Zhang said that if there is no accident, the ice time is generally in the morning and afternoon, and there is no special person to guard the ice cellar, but the key is only in the hands of the chief steward of the front and back yards, as well as her and Du's mother." Unrelated personnel are not allowed to move around after the keys are dropped, and it is difficult to sneak into the ice cellar. ”

"The temperature of the ice cellar was extremely low, there was a thin frost on the floor, and the footprints were unpolluted overnight, very clear and easily recognizable. All the footprints were concentrated in the doorway area, and the deceased did not go inside, nor did she notice her footsteps approaching the ice, as if she had not come to fetch it. ”

Shen Wansha answered, "Hmm, that's why she committed suicide!" ”

Lu Li didn't speak when he heard this, but raised his eyebrows slightly.

"You don't agree?" Shen Wansha thought about the words of Pang Shi Cui Jie before, and then thought about the corpse representation of the deceased Mei Xiang, "But she has Gao Cheng's room key by her side, and arsenic cream in her purse, combining the front and back ...... Is this very much like suicide in fear of sin? ”

It's not that Shen Wansha is biased towards Pang Clan Cui Jie, it's just that the current situation, it seems that there is only one explanation, Mei Xiang brought all the important things, doesn't it mean that he can't let go of Gao Cheng, and he has already taken revenge?

The young master's eyebrows were raised, "Helian Yu, that guy was wrong this time, Mei Xiang didn't like to feast on the master, she had a crush on Gao Cheng!" ”

Lu Li laughed.

Shen Wansha tilted his head, "But things can't just rely on guesswork, little oak, what do you see?" I only believe in you! ”

"I haven't had an autopsy yet, and I don't have any conclusive opinions, it's just-" Lu Li's tail voice was a little long, "I've heard of people who hanged themselves, threw themselves into a lake, and wrote suicide notes and jumped from a high place and fell to their deaths, but I've never heard of anyone looking for a place to freeze to death when they want to die." ”

The process of freezing to death is long and painful, and a person who wants to die wants to end his life happily, they just don't want to live, they are not masochists who want to find abuse, unless it has a special meaning for them.

Of all the cases of freezing to death that Lu Li saw, the vast majority were accidents, and suicide freezing to death was very rare.

And it's still summer, Mei Xiang really wants to commit suicide, what method can't work, she has to do everything possible to get the key to the ice cellar door when the conditions don't allow it, and then try to sneak in after the keys to each door and commit suicide?

Shen Wansha thought about it, "Then Mei Xiang didn't commit suicide?" Did someone else kill her and let her go? "Then this person also put the key to Gao Cheng's room, as well as arsenic|frost...... It's even more complicated!

"Let's do the autopsy first."

The two of them talked and walked back to the door of the ice cellar. Because the door was now open, and there was heat rushing in outside, the two of them were not so cold.

They didn't avoid people when they spoke just now, and they didn't deliberately lower their voices, and the people at the door heard it, and Zhang's eyebrows frowned slightly, "Mei Xiang...... Couldn't it be suicide? ”

Lu Li raised a smile at her, "Aunt Zhang, don't worry, I'll know after I finish the autopsy." ”

Because the scene had already been watched, Lu Li next prepared to examine the body of the deceased. The deceased was dead, and because he had been stiff in the ice cellar for a long time, it was definitely not possible to test it in this way, so Lu Li asked his subordinates to help remove the deceased from the ice cellar, so that the corpse could gradually return to the cold at room temperature......

Because it was summer, this time didn't last long, and after asking Zhang's meaning, Lu Li prepared to dissect.

Before the autopsy, he examined the deceased's belongings and removed his clothing.

The purse containing arsenic cream on her body had been removed before, and the arsenic cream had no smell, but the white powder was too conspicuous, and some of it was leaking on her skirt, and it was found that it was too normal.

The deceased wore a summer silk dress, because she was a woman, with a sleeve pocket, a handkerchief, a sewing kit and other things in her arms, and a delicate bag in her arms, containing several broken pieces of silver.

Lu Li took out these things, made sure that there would be no bits and pieces on the deceased's body, and went to untie the deceased's belt...... This solution was solved by him to solve one thing.

"Huh?" Lu Li took out the small thing that fell on the coroner's table, "Young master, come and see, is this a red lacquerware?" ”

Lu Li doesn't know much about ancient skills, but Shen Wansha is a master, and he knows it at a glance, "That's right, it's red lacquerware!" The young master took Lu Li's hand and moved the small thing to the sun to take a closer look, "This skill is quite good...... You see, this cup of noodles is not dull on one side, and it can be carved so well at such a small size, a good thing! ”

This is a delicate red wine cup, with a cup and a bottom, very small, smaller than the shallow cup that ordinary men use to drink liquor, and the whole is only half of Lu Li's index finger, Lu Li feels that it is very difficult for an adult like him to pinch it.

Such delicate things are probably not used for adult men to drink, not for children, or for pleasure. Small children generally do not drink alcohol...... So this wine cup should be a set, specially made for enjoyment?

"Approximately." Shen Wansha felt that this was very likely. Because it was red lacquerware, the young master couldn't help but think of what he found when he looked at Gao Cheng's room a few days ago, "Is this—"

Lu Li finished undressing the deceased and began to wear masks and gloves, "The evidence is insufficient, and it is not yet known." ”

……

When Shen Wansha took the pen and paper and was about to write the autopsy list, Lu Li's autopsy was already in his hand. In order to avoid the fear of others, Lu Li did not let Zhang and the others in, there were only him and Shen Wansha in the room, the government personnel who came over after receiving the message, and the guards sent to him by Zhao Zhu.

Lu Li exhaled lightly and began: "Test-"

"The deceased Mei Xiang, female, eighteen years old, divergent, disheveled, curled up, with bloody fingernails ......"

"The deceased had a pale complexion, hair on his body stood on end, and there were a large number of 'goosebumps' on his □□hands, feet, forearms, and calves......

"The milk of the dead (river crab, yes, that sensitive spot) shrinks."

"There was no frostbite on the deceased."

"Bright red ......"

……

After reading the body surface, Lu Li's scalpel cut through the deceased's skin and began to examine the inside.

"The deceased's stomach was empty, the gastric mucosa was eroded, and there were maroonish spots of bleeding under the mucosa......"

"The right heart is dilated, full of blood, dark red...... color"

"Pulmonary congestion, edema, hemorrhage, bright red ......"

……

After the whole process was over, Lu Li let out a long sigh, "The deceased froze to death before his death. Due to the freezing environment, the time of death is difficult to determine, and it is speculated that it was around the third watch. ”

"I was really frozen to death...... Shen Wansha sighed, he thought he was deliberately killed by someone else, and the body was abandoned after death!

"The living are frozen to death, and their bodies are curled; The metabolism in the body is reduced, the oxygen in the blood cannot be utilized by the tissue cells, the oxygen and hemoglobin content become high, so the corpse spots are bright red; Oxyhemoglobin in the pulmonary circulation is not easy to separate, so the blood in the lungs and left heart is also bright red, and the blood in the right heart is dark red......"

Lu Li explained little by little, and found that his wording was wrong, Shen Wansha and the people around him were stunned, and their faces were full of 'I don't understand'.

He smiled, "Well, it's just a term that my master invented, and some of it you don't quite understand, but these signs show that the deceased did freeze to death before his death. ”

The most important point he did not have time to say was that the deceased had an erosion of the gastric mucosa, and there was a brownish-red speckled hemorrhage under the mucosa, which was the 'Visnievsky spot', and ninety percent of people who died of freezing had this sign. Unfortunately, there was no instrument, so he could not be sliced and observed, but after condensing all the appearances, he was very sure of the results of this autopsy.

Shen Wansha and others have absolute trust in him, Lu Li is an expert in this regard, he said that he froze to death before his death, he must have frozen to death before his death!

……

Lu Li finished stitching up the corpse, took off the gown and gloves, and cleaned his hands, Shen Wansha jumped over and couldn't wait to say, "I thought of a little!" Key! ”

The young master's eyes lit up: "Mei Xiang only has the key to Gao Cheng's room at hand, what about the ice cellar door?" How did she get in? If she had gone by herself, she would have to get the key to the ice cellar first, and there was no one on the corpse, which meant that she must not be alone at that time! She goes with someone else, and someone else has the key! ”

Lu Li's jaw, little friend, you finally figured it out: "Mei Xiang froze to death before her death, and she must experience a long period of pain when she is alive, people have the instinct to survive, and no matter how strong the will to die is, it may not be able to survive at this time." If she had the key to open the ice cellar door by herself, she would probably leave if she couldn't stand it, she couldn't go, there must have been a second person at that time. Regardless of whether Mei Xiang got the ice cellar key or not, this key must now be in the hands of the second person at that time, who locked the ice cellar door and trapped Mei Xiang. ”

Mei Xiang must have struggled strongly, otherwise why would her nails be damaged and bleeding?

"In this case, there will be more suspicions...... Shen Wansha touched his chin, "There is the key to Gao Cheng's room next to Mei Xiang's corpse, and there is arsenic and frost in her purse...... It seems that he is nostalgic for Gao Cheng and avenges him, before Pang Zi and Cui Jie had a relationship, Gao Cheng's death is very similar to what they did! If Mei Xiang didn't commit suicide, then the murderer did a qiē ......"

"The murderer knows everything about the Hou Mansion." Lu Li said the rest for him.

Shen Wansha punched his palms, "Yes, that's it!" Ponzi Gaocheng's poisoning may have been committed by this person, and it is possible that Gao Cheng's death was also done by this person! ”

The two glanced at each other, and had a very tacit understanding, "Let's go and ask Mei Xiang about the same house first!" ”

After asking, it will be proved that their guess is right or wrong!

Shen Wanshale's eyebrows and eyes were crooked, and his smiling teeth couldn't see it. He knew that he and Xiao Oak were the most compatible and tacit understanding! That annoyed King Ping has been pestle by Xiao Lizi's side, Zhenri hit himself, it just so happened that the person was not there, he finally understood that he was not stupid, he was the smartest!

Hahahahaha!

The young master's temperament is already lively and cheerful, and he is very infectious, so happy from the heart, even more dazzling, his little face is flushed, his big eyes are clear and bright, and his little eyebrows are almost flying out...... Lu Li's heart is about to sprout, how can the young master be so cute!

His hands itched, and he rubbed Shen Wansha's head.

Shen Wansha took the opportunity to hold his hand, "Little oak, let's be good in the future, don't play with the stinky face king of King Ping and the prince of Motuo!" ”

Lu Li couldn't bear to refuse, "Hmm." ”

As Shen Wansha spoke, he also waved his fist into the air and shouted slogans: "We are an invincible detective group!" Although he has no martial arts, he is small...... There is no unsolvable case in the world! ”

Lu Li: ......

When the situation calms down, it is necessary to continue to solve the case. Lu Li and Shen Wansha met the maid who lived in the same room as Mei Xiang, Qiu Lian.

Qiu Lian is an ordinary-looking, quiet girl, after Zhang called her over, she has been standing outside and waiting, Lu Li's dissection has not come out for a long time, she is not in a hurry at all, saluting, and speaking very calmly.

Lu Li asked her what her relationship was with Mei Xiang, who Mei Xiang was particularly close to on weekdays, and whether she had a sweetheart.

Qiu Lian replied, Mei Xiang is an excellent girl, she can talk to anyone, and she can talk to anyone, but if she is very close to anyone...... It doesn't seem to be. She is about the same distance from everyone, and most of them can be called acquaintances, but she is good enough to say what she thinks in her heart...... Anyway, she didn't know.

If you want to say that you are a little more out and move around, it is Gao Cheng. Gao Cheng is in charge, sometimes when there are too many things to do, Mei Xiang will help him; When Gao Cheng is empty, he will also buy food from outside and bring it to Mei Xiang; When Gao Cheng drank and made a mistake, Mei Xiang was angrier than anyone else......

"The servant saw them quarrel with her own eyes." Qiu Lian said, "Mei Xiang is clever in handling things, she has never blushed with anyone, she can quarrel with Gao Cheng...... The maid thought, maybe they have a special relationship. ”

"Do you think Mei Xiang likes Gao Cheng?"

This question made Qiu Lian a little embarrassed, she felt that Mei Xiang and Gao Cheng had a special relationship, and they seemed to be interesting to each other, but the two didn't have much affection when they got along......

"The maid is not married, you may be wrong, but the maid has seen the love between the two, as if she is different from Mei Xiang...... Qiu Lian's face was a little red, "The maid didn't want to say this, but the lady said that the maid must tell the truth, whether it is correct or not, it is judged by the distinguished guests, so she ......"

"Hmm." Lu Li waved her hand and asked her not to be nervous, "Mei Xiang and Gao Cheng are close, only do you know?" ”

Qiu Lian shook her head, "Everyone can see it." ”

So almost all subordinates have such a misunderstanding: Mei Xiang likes Gao Cheng.

Lu Li's eyes flashed slightly, and he asked again: "Mei Xiang has bought arsenic cream recently?" ”

"I bought it," Qiu Lian nodded, "and there are many rats in the house." ”

So she has arsenic, and it's not a secret.

"Mei Xiang can reveal who she likes on weekdays?"

"Nope."

Lu Li felt that this was normal. According to the analysis of the available information, Mei Xiang is a very smart person, and if there is something that she doesn't want to be discovered, she can hide it well. But that day, Li Tuiguan asked about the case, and he was in an excellent position, and he was sure that he was not mistaken, Mei Xiang was right to the banquet master......

Lu Li twisted his fingers and asked in a different way, "Besides Gao Cheng, has Mei Xiang been too close to any man recently?" It's not about spring, it's just something. ”

Qiu Lian's eyes widened slightly, as if she remembered something: "Yes!" ”

Shen Wansha was anxious: "Who! ”

"Feast Master." Qiu Lian tilted her head and recalled, "One day Gao Cheng didn't know what to think, and wanted to invite the banquet master to drink, but the banquet master refused, so he brought two jars of good wine to the banquet master's room, and the banquet was a gentleman and didn't drive him out." But not long after the room was quiet, the sound of broken porcelain came from inside, and the two quarreled. Immediately afterwards, Gao Cheng wolf bèi came out, and his face was scratched by porcelain pieces, and he was bloody...... When Mei Xiang heard about it, she was very unhappy and looked for Master Yan twice. Later, Gao Cheng died, and probably remembered this incident again, and Mei Xiang looked for the banquet master a few more times. ”

"Banquet Master...... Shen Wansha muttered in his voice, "Why is there a banquet master everywhere, is he suspicious?" ”

He didn't want to ask it, but he didn't want this sentence to almost make everyone present look sideways. Everyone spoke one after another, the banquet master is a righteous man and a gentleman, everyone has been together for more than ten years, it is impossible not to see through......

Shen Wansha recalled Yan'an's appearance and temperament, and he was also a little deflated. How could such a person with Fang Lan's body, fairy dew pearl, and unparalleled demeanor be a murderer? Doesn't it look like it at all!

But since Qiu Lian said that Mei Xiang and Yan Fuzi have an intersection, she has to ask.

It was in the main hall of the Hou Mansion again, Lu Li and Guang Wansha, accompanied by Zhang's and Du's mother, to see Yan'an.

Yan'an has a Tsinghua temperament, and his every move seems to be natural and elegant. He saluted Zhang first when he entered the door, his eyes were calm, his expression was solemn, and he didn't see anything wrong. Zhang turned sideways and pointed at Lu Li and Shen Wansha, saying that they had questions to ask.

Yan An gave a reasonable explanation: Mei Xiang came to him just to make peace with Gao Cheng, he has always acted casually, and he doesn't want to be reluctant in everything, so he just wants to follow his fate. Mei Xiang was obviously not satisfied with this, so she looked for him many times.

Yan An is really a gentleman, his appearance and demeanor are appropriate, and he will not make people feel uncomfortable at all, nor will he have any misunderstanding. For example, he ...... to Zhang's At this moment, Lu Li couldn't see that he was interested in the Zhang family at all, and the previous feeling was like a misunderstanding, as if he had misunderstood the content in Yan An's eyes.

Lu Li felt strange and was about to ask again, when Zhao Shu came.

Zhao Shu felt that it was too late and came to pick him up and go home......

Lu Li couldn't, so he had to say goodbye to the Zhang family and make an appointment to come back tomorrow. Zhang's smiled and said that there was nothing to do tomorrow, and she personally made two dishes for Lu Li to taste, which were all Miao Hongxiao's favorite foods in the past, and it was seen whether he liked it or not.

……

But on the second day, Lu Li and his party came over, but they didn't eat the dishes made by Zhang.

Because the feast has passed, and he has turned himself in.

He found Lu Li and said directly: "I killed Gao Cheng, and I killed Mei Xiang." ”

Lu Li and the others were stunned, and Shen Wansha was stunned for a long time before coming back to his senses, "You really killed it?" ”

Yan An's eyes closed slightly, and the breeze blew the tips of his hair, revealing the long scar on his left eyebrow, "Yes." ”

Is this still worth it? Lu Li and the others hurriedly found an empty room and talked to Yan An, and the Hou Mansion exploded in an instant.

Yan'an is very quiet, and there are no ups and downs from beginning to end, telling the story of the killing. Even the questions of Lu Li and others were answered well, and they were seamless!

Shen Wansha's mouth was open, and he didn't close it for a long time, "It's really you......"

Yan An's eyes drooped slightly, and the corners of his lips pulled up a gentle smile, "Yes." ”

……

Everything is right, and even the details are very rigorous, although Shen Wansha feels that it is a pity, he still thinks that the case can be closed.

Just as he was speaking to close the case, a voice came from outside the door: "You're lying! ”