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"No?"

"Nope."

"Not a single one?"

"The disciples and servants hired by my Heavenly Master's Mansion in Beijing are all gathered here now, if Sun Shaoqing doesn't believe it, he can measure their height one by one."

Sun Shaozong was silent.

What Hongyuan Zhenren said is categorical, this is something that can be verified at the moment, which shows that among the disciples and servants of the Heavenly Master's Mansion in Beijing, there is indeed no such tall and martial person.

Could it be that there is something wrong with your own inference?

But I have carefully checked the traces of the scene several times, and it stands to reason that there will be no omissions.

Other than that......

Sun Shaozong swept the middle-aged Taoist priest who was suspected of being a housekeeper out of the corner of his eye.

When Fang asked for the first time that there were people who were more than six feet tall in this mansion, this middle-aged Taoist seemed to have thought of something, but before he could speak, he was intercepted by Hongyuan Zhenren.

If Hongyuan Zhenren was in a hurry to cover it up just now, he might be able to see any flaws in this middle-aged Taoist.

However, after looking over, he saw that the middle-aged Taoist priest also had a disdainful expression on his face, as if he was despising Sun Shaozong's absurd reasoning.

Tut~

Is this guy's acting skills so good?

Or did you just misunderstand something?

Quietly retracting his gaze, Sun Shaozong made up his mind to find another breakthrough, and on the other hand, he pretended not to give up, and continued to ask: "Is there a ...... for those people who are close to the house?"

"Sun Shaoqing."

Hongyuan Zhenren interrupted Sun Shaozong's words with his mouth, and said: "Neizi has always lived in a simple place, and she is not a person from my Heavenly Master's Mansion, I am afraid that even she may not know that she is in the capital at this time." ”

Is this to clear up the disciples of the sect, or to tell yourself that even if the real murderer is not among them, there must be an internal response hidden in this mansion?

Sun Shaozong lowered his head and muttered for a long time, and then he spoke again: "In this case, please ask the real person to gather everyone in the mansion to wait in the front hall, and don't move around at will - wait for the official to finish surveying the traces around him, and then check them one by one." ”

After a pause, he said again: "Please send someone to Dali Temple again, so that the officials on duty and the prison in charge of the women's prison will come as soon as possible." ”

Hongyuan Zhenren was about to nod, but the middle-aged Taoist on the side was a little annoyed, and said angrily: "I said that we don't have anyone more than six feet tall here, how can adults still be entangled?!" I heard that you just went to see that old man, could it be ......?"

"Senior Brother Hongfeng!"

Hongyuan Zhenren let out a low snort, and the middle-aged Taoist reluctantly closed his mouth and cast his gaze at Sun Shaozong, but he was still not very friendly.

This attitude ......

It's not like he has a ghost in his heart.

Could it be that Fang Cai himself was really wrong?

Or does his hesitant attitude have nothing to do with the case itself?

Sun Shaozong was suspicious in his heart, but on his face, Hongyuan Zhenren arched his hand and said, "It's hard work." ”

Then he picked up the lantern and began a carpet search of the garden, centering on the corpse.

Seeing this, the middle-aged Taoist glared at him twice, and then went indignantly.

It didn't take long for the two mothers-in-law, one short and one fat, to come over again, first saluted Sun Shaozong, and then followed him like a thief.

With two tails like this, Sun Shaozong searched the garden and found that the soil close to the corner of the wall was unexpectedly wet and soft.

This is probably because the snow two days ago has not melted clean until today, and the temperature has warmed up today, and the surface has not frozen.

Fortunately, Sun Shaozong found a few clear footprints in the left corner.

Through the comparison of footprints and the distance between steps, Sun Shaozong further confirmed the previous inference - the murderer of Ma was indeed more than six feet tall.

From the atrium to the back of the wall, I saw two long rows of rooms facing each other left and right, and I glanced at the mother-in-law and followers, but it turned out to be the dormitory of the young disciples of the Heavenly Master's Mansion.

The same footprints were found on the south wall of the collective dormitory, as well as under the north and south walls of the small courtyard of the firewood house next door.

Considering that there are no such burly and tall people in this mansion, there is basically no possibility of forging traces of invasion.

Therefore, it can be basically concluded that the murderer did go in and out of the wall.

According to the mothers-in-law, because there was no evening class today, there were four Taoists at the beginning of Youzheng [6:15 in the evening], and they returned to the dormitory together.

The time when Ma Shi entered the back garden alone to relax was the third quarter of Youzheng [5:45 p.m.].

The body was found around 7 p.m.

The time of death is determined to be between 6 and 7 o'clock.

In other words, the time left for the murderer to commit the crime is only the two quarters of an hour from the third quarter of the unitary hour to the first quarter of the unitary hour.

Considering the difference between the front and back, the time may be shortened even more.

A burly man, just after nightfall, sneaked into the back garden of the deep mansion compound, killed the hostess and calmly left.

Either he had an inner body to lead the way, or he was familiar with everything here.

As for the inference of sneaking in early and ambushing in the garden, it is theoretically plausible - but now, although it is getting dark early, it will not fall until the hour of the day.

A burly murderer will climb over the wall in broad daylight, and the risk of exposure is too great, as long as his IQ is not lower than the average, I am afraid he will not make such a choice.

In addition, judging from the route of the murderer's entry and exit, it is very likely that the murderer identified Ma early in the morning and was alone in the back garden at the time.

Based on this, it is further inferred that there may be some special connection between Ma and the murderer.

Otherwise, in this short period of time, how did he get the exact news and get in and out of the real mansion with ease?

If this is the case, there is a reasonable explanation for the uncoordinated character 'division'.

And the expression on the deceased's face was also explained.

In this way, while looking for clues, while repeatedly scrutinizing, Sun Shaozong made a big circle in the backyard of the real mansion and returned to the garden.

He originally wanted to check the corpse one last time, but when he approached with the lantern, the first thing that caught his eye was still the figure of Hongyuan Zhenren standing with his hands in his hands, looking up at the starry sky.

It must have been half an hour, right?

Has he been concave next to the corpse all along?

Maybe......

He wasn't actually posturing, but he didn't know how to face his wife's death?

If this is the case, the previous inference of 'killing his wife and preaching' is biased.

And if there is any unclear connection between Ma and the murderer, the possibility of Hongyuan Zhenren conspiring with the murderer will be reduced to the lowest point.

Sun Shaozong was pondering this, whether to take the opportunity to test the relationship between the couple, but he suddenly heard the sound of footsteps behind him.

Picking up the lantern and looking around, he saw Huang Bin leading three female prisoners, who were walking briskly with the housekeeper.

"Your Excellency!"

Seeing that Sun Shaozong was not far ahead, Huang Bin immediately stepped out of the crowd, walked quickly to the front, bowed down and said: "The villain has sent his brothers to guard the front and back doors, and no one is allowed to enter or leave at will without your orders." ”

Sun Shaozong nodded, turned to Hongyuan Zhenren: "Real person, can you find a suitable room for these female prisoners to further inquest the autopsies?" ”

Hongyuan Zhenren didn't look at him, and only waved the wide sleeves of his robe at the Hongfeng Daoist.

The Hongfeng Daoist immediately understood what he meant, and asked the two mothers-in-law to gather with the three female prisoners, and carried Ma's body to the side hall for inspection.

As for Sun Shaozong and Huang Bin, they followed the Hongfeng real person to the crowded hall together.

When Fang was on the road, because of the darkness of the night, Sun Shaozong had never seen the truth, and at this time, the hall was brightly lit, only to find that among the disciples of the Heavenly Master's Mansion in the capital, there were actually not many real Taoists, and there were only a dozen or so of them.

And more of them are teenagers who have not been awarded the seal Daotong, which should be all Hongyuan real people, who have just been included in the door after opening up the situation in the capital.

At this time, those half-grown children, Wu Yangyang, stood in the hall for half of the hall, but they were all silent, and they didn't dare to make a single movement, obviously they were usually under extremely strict control.

On the contrary, they only occupied a corner of the living room, and the mothers-in-law and maids kept whispering.

Of course, as soon as Sun Shaozong appeared, the maids and daughters also quieted down.

This hall should be a place where all the Taoists do their homework on weekdays, and a small Dharma platform is also arranged in the innermost position.

Because he didn't know if there were any taboos in this, Sun Shaozong didn't set foot on the platform, just stood in front of the crowd and looked around, and then raised his voice: "Those who stayed in this mansion before all stood in front of this official." ”

Several Taoists in the crowd exchanged glances, and then they all walked out of the crowd.

There are only six people who stand up, but they are all adult Taoists, and it seems that before Hongyuan Zhenren, he took all the Taoist children to Ningguo Mansion to support the scene.

And among the six people who stood out, there was only one person who was six feet tall and more than five feet five inches [1.71 meters].

It can only be said that the current height difference between the north and the south is still relatively obvious.

At this time, the mother-in-law and maids in the corner of the wall couldn't help but be a little commotion, and one of the mothers-in-law boldly asked, "Master Qingtian, ...... Shall we, who are slaves and maidservants, also stand up? ”

"No need."

Sun Shaozong waved his hand and ordered: "Huang Bin, you take someone to carefully interrogate all the people who were in this mansion at the time of the crime to see if they have an alibi-also, which of the maids beside Mrs. Ma are standing up and replying." ”

Huang Bin just wanted to step forward to receive the order, but when he heard what he said, he hurriedly retreated back to his original position.

At the same time, two fifteen or sixteen-year-old little maids walked over tremblingly, bent down and said timidly: "Slave Qiuhong [Xia He], I have seen the master of Qingtian, and the two of us are the maids beside the lady." ”

After a pause, Na Qiuhong added: "After Mrs. arrived in the garden, the two of us have been gossiping with the sister-in-law of the Zhang family, and after we felt that something was wrong, it was also the body that the three of us found together. ”

It's a clever one.

And listening to their accents, they should be natives of the capital, not Mrs. Ma from the south.

Sun Shaozong nodded, and commanded without doubt: "The official is going to Madame Ma's bedroom to check it out, and you two will lead the way." ”

The two maids subconsciously looked at Hongfeng Daoren, and saw that he had no intention of stopping him, so they took Sun Shaozong and the two servants to Mrs. Ma's bedroom.

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