"This one is Lord Fang, the new science detective. This official Song Xiang, who is in the position of criminal officer of the Criminal Department of Lin'an Mansion, is polite. The officer approached and bowed.

"It turned out to be Lord Song, who has been looking up for a long time. The lower officials are polite. Fang Zi'an returned the salute.

Song Xiang nodded, looked at Fang Zi'an and said, "Lord Fang came just in time, and this official is planning to go to the Yamen of the Fangyu Army." Master Fang is here, so there is no need for this official to go. There are some things that we can talk about here. ”

Fang Zi'an said in a deep voice: "Lord Song, I came here to check after I heard about Lord Xia, the chief officer of my defense army's yamen. Not long ago, I heard a report from my subordinates that among the victims of this fire was Lord Xia, the commander of our defense army. I can't believe this, so I'm here to learn the truth. Lord Song, is this true? ”

Song Xiang glanced at Fang Zi'an and said in a deep voice, "Please come with me." ”

Song Xiang turned around and walked towards the place where the corpse was placed at the edge of the forest. Fang Zi'an frowned and thought about it, but still walked along. When they came to the place where the corpses were placed, a charred corpse was burned black, some of these corpses were spasmodic and twisted, some of their bodies were burned through, and some of their limbs were burned out, leaving only a black charcoal bump. Fang Zi'an covered his eyes with his hands and didn't dare to look more, his brows furrowed into a pimple.

Song Xiang looked at Fang Zi'an's appearance and said in a deep voice: "I'm sorry, Lord Fang, I shouldn't have let you see such a miserable situation. I'm afraid Lord Fang will have nightmares in the next few days. It's the officer's lack of consideration. This official was used to seeing dead bodies, but he forgot Lord Fang's feelings. ”

Fang Zi'an waved his hand and said, "It's okay, it's okay." It's terrible to burn so many people. These corpses must be gathered up and taught to be buried in peace. ”

Song Xiang nodded and said: "Of course, but the corpse has not been identified clearly, and the identity of those who can be determined at present, except for the shopkeeper and a few people in the restaurant, most of them cannot confirm their identities, so they can't be restrained into the ground for the time being." But we'll get started soon. In addition, the examination of the body is not yet over. It still needs to be investigated. Lord Fang, you see, this one is the corpse of Lord Xia. Although it is said that according to the judgment of this official, nine times out of ten it is the corpse of Lord Xia, but for the sake of prudence, it is better to confirm that it is correct. After all, the basis for judgment is Lord Xia's knife. The corpses were burned too badly. ”

Fang Zi'an squinted at the corpse that Song Xiang was pointing at. Under the fire, the black corpse was so twisted and deformed that its hands and feet were burned, and only its bare arms and calves remained. The main body of the body and the skull are still there, but the face is blackened, and the face is completely unrecognizable. The black eye sockets and black holes of the nostrils looked terrifying. Even so, Fang Zi'an knew in his heart that this was Xia Liangdong for some reason. That's an indescribable premonition.

"Lord Fang, you and Lord Xia are colleagues, and you should be very familiar with each other. Maybe you can identify whether this is Xia Liangdong or not. Song Xiang looked at Fang Zi'an's face with blazing eyes on the side, and said in a low voice.

Fang Zi'an shook his head slightly and said, "Lord Song, forgive the officials for being powerless." Xia Guan has only been in office for a month, and he is not familiar with Lord Xia. The identification of the corpse is still subject to Lord Xia's family or other conclusive evidence, and the lower officials cannot speculate arbitrarily. ”

Song Xiang nodded slightly and said, "That's right, Lord Fang has been in office for a short time, I'm afraid it's really difficult to identify, I'm just saying that."

Finish. ”

Fang Zi'an looked at the surrounding fire, looking at the embers that were still billowing with smoke, frowning and groaning. Song Xiang said: "Lord Fang, you are a member of the Yamen of the Fangyu Army, this official wants to ask for advice, what kind of fire can make so many people not even have a chance to escape?" It seems a little incredible. ”

Fang Zi moved in peace of mind, turned his head and said, "Lord Song, do you think there is something strange here?" ”

Song Xiang said: "Do you still need to ask?" Normal people will probably find it strange. As far as this official knows, business in a place like Zhangjia Restaurant is not so good, and twenty or thirty people dine in it every night. These men had gathered here the same evening, and more than one of them had blades, and we found more than a dozen blades in the fire. Isn't that weird? ”

Fang Zi'an thought for a while: "It's really a little strange. But if it's really Lord Xia, it's actually not weird. ”

"What do you mean by that?" Song Xiang said.

Fang Zi'an said: "Lord Song." Our defense army is actually the imperial court soldiers and horses, and the soldiers of the defense army are allowed to carry blades. Lord Xia is usually bold, and there is always a group of soldiers around him. If this corpse is really Lord Xia, it means that Lord Xia is drinking here, then it is likely that all the soldiers and brothers of our defense army are with him. If the rest of the people who were burned to death were all soldiers of our defense army, the blades they carried with them would naturally be scattered here. So it makes sense. Of course, the premise is that it is indeed Lord Xia. ”

Song Xiang groaned: "It makes sense. ”

Fang Zi'an thought for a while and said: "This Zhangjia restaurant looks like it is all wood, once this structure catches fire, it will be difficult to escape after the fire seals the stairs." If Lord Xia and the others were drinking on the second floor at the time, it would be difficult for them to escape the fire if they were dizzy from drinking. ”

Song Xiang said: "Oh? So powerful? Don't even have a chance to escape after spotting the fire? It's kind of bizarre. ”

Fang Zi'an said: "Lord Song, we are a yamen specializing in firefighting, and some things are not as simple as outsiders imagine. Lord Song knew that many of the people who were burned to death by the fire did not actually die from the fire, but were suffocated by the smoke and unconscious before the fire burned themselves, and there was no way to escape. If there is a fire downstairs, the smoke will drift to the second floor. Inhaling smoke can cause suffocation, and smoke can also block the view and prevent people from finding their way out. Imagine how panicked and hectic they must have been when they found the smoke all over the building. After a few puffs of smoke, you will cough violently and lose your mobility. Once suffocated and unconscious, there is no longer life. ”

Song Xiang thought for a moment, nodded and said, "Lord Fang has opened the eyes of this official, so that's the case." The officer was a little puzzled by some of the signs. According to the officer's understanding, if a person is burned to death, there will be black ash and soot in the throat. I didn't find any smoke in the throats of several of the bodies that had not yet been burned, which led me to wonder if they were dead before the fire broke out, and that someone had set fire to them. When you say this, it makes the official feel that it may not be as the official considered. It is also possible that they suffocated to death by inhaling smoke before the fire. ”

Fang Zi was relieved, and said secretly: It's dangerous. I completely forgot the difference between a person who was burned to death and a body that was burned after death. Although the fire was fierce, it was not enough to burn the large few people to ashes. Their mouth and throat are still intact. In Song Xiang such a sentence

In the eyes, there are many explorations and judgments that can be made. Song Xiang had already had huge doubts, but his previous explanation had explained this phenomenon crookedly.

"However, this does not rule out that this is the scene of a large-scale massacre, and the killer may have set fire to it after killing someone. After all, it's unbelievable that so many people have died here. The difficulty of the people upstairs to escape can explain why the shopkeeper of the restaurant was also burned to death. Wouldn't they have a better chance of escaping? Did they fall asleep while doing business? Or did they all go to the second floor? This doesn't make sense. It's like the scene where people were all killed and set on fire. Song Xiang groaned.

Fang Zi'an smacked his lips and said, "What Lord Song said is that it is difficult to rule out this possibility. But if it was a homicide, it would be incredible. If you want to kill these twenty or thirty people in the building, there are more than a dozen people with swords, and it is likely that they are Lord Xia who has martial arts skills and a group of soldiers in our defense army. How many people should be needed for this attacker? At the very least, there must be dozens of heavily armed men. With so many people fighting here, there should be some traces left. For example, leaving traces of a large crowd of people stampede in the woods or on the road, or witnesses who have moved in large numbers and alarmed others. Did Lord Song find any clues and traces? ”

Fang Zi'an seemed to be thinking and discussing Song Xiang's words, but in fact, his purpose was to probe Song Xiang's tone. After all, it was already the second watch when the killing was made last night, and it was difficult to guarantee that there would be no clues such as blood stains and traces of the fight. In fact, if you find a bloodstain from a murder, you can immediately conclude that it was not an accidental fire.

"The officer's men have already searched the left and near, and there is no trace, otherwise the officer still needs to guess here? Although there are footprints in the forest, they are only sporadic footprints, which is not enough to rely on. Unless it is a master who kills people, there are only two or three martial arts masters who can kill Lord Xia and them all. Song Xiang frowned.

Fang Zi'an smiled bitterly: "Does Lord Song really believe that there is such a person in the world?" Two or three people can kill twenty or thirty people? And a soldier with a blade? I don't believe it anyway, these things are just false rumors to frighten the people. There are so many masters in the world. ”

Song Xiang smiled and said, "Lord Fang, there are still such people, don't completely disbelieve it." There are people outside the sky, and anything can happen. Only, what about motivation? Xia Liangdong got married to these people? What is important to talk about here? After they couldn't talk, they fought. After killing someone, he set fire to destroy the corpse? Fake the fire scene? If it is necessary to destroy the body, it is possible that the murderer may feel that it is possible to be exposed. If you are a master of the rivers and lakes, you will kill someone if you kill it, but you don't need to destroy the corpse. If the murderer wants to cover up, explain "

When Song Xiang muttered these words, Fang Zi'an's back was a little cold. This Song Xiang is too shrewd, and the process of his analysis and thinking is as if he has seen the whole process with his own eyes. actually said that it was agreed to discuss things here, and talk about it regardless of the rush. It's all about the crime.

When Fang Zi'an was silent, Song Xiang suddenly asked in Fang Zi'an's ear, "Lord Fang, why didn't Lord Xia invite you to the banquet?" What is your relationship with Lord Xia? ”

Fang Zi'an was startled, turned his head and looked at Song Xiang in a daze, Song Xiang also stared at Fang Zi'an's face uprightly, waiting for Fang Zi'an's answer.

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