【Three Watches】

When listening to the story, the most unbearable thing is probably to get to the most exciting part, but suddenly there is no follow-up.

This kind of behavior is put aside in modern times and is called the 'out of chapter dog'.

Although the Great Zhou Dynasty did not have such a statement, the listeners who had just listened to half of the reasoning and were stopped outside the Wenxin Pavilion were just as itchy and insatiable.

Although no one dared to break through the cordon arranged by the officials, all kinds of complaints came one after another.

There are even more spelling fathers in the party, shouting slogans such as 'My father is Li Gang, the head of the Criminal Department', 'My father is Li Erjiang, a member of the Military Department', and 'My brother is Li Zongrui, the secretary of the teaching department', in order to let the guards of the gate let him go.

Not to mention how chaotic it is.

However, after Sun Shaozong entered the door, he asked about the room where the deceased was, and asked the shopkeeper to lead him up to the third floor.

Lin Delu was already waiting at the staircase, and while slanting his shoulders and flatteringly, he led Sun Shaozong to the deceased's room, and reported: "My lord, the deceased's name is Su Kunmao, a person from the capital, and the one hundred and twenty-sixth in this high school. ”

"In addition, there are a total of seventy-two people living in the inn, because during the autumn season, the guest rooms are charged according to the number of guests, so the guests live alone, and there are no servants waiting for them."

Because in the past, there were always some poor and sour talents, in order to get a touch of the gentleness of their predecessors, they collectively pooled their wallets to get a guest room, and then a dozen people, or even dozens of people, ate dry food on the floor in it.

The inns near the Gongyuan were very annoying, so they set the rules for charging per head during the autumn festival.

"Don't worry about anyone else."

Sun Shaozong stopped, stretched out his hand and pulled from east to west, and ordered: "Call all the guests in these rooms, and remember to ask them to bring the round table in the room with them." ”

The third floor of Wenxin Pavilion is a standard L-shape, with a north-south corridor and an east-west corridor.

The staircase is located at the southern end of the north-south corridor, while the east-west corridor connects to the northern end of the north-south corridor.

As for Su Maokun's room, it is located at the end of the east-west corridor, and it is also the most suitable room in the entire Wenxin Pavilion, which is the most suitable for a bird's-eye view of the Gongyuan.

And Sun Shaozong's draw encompasses nearly 12 rooms in the entire east-west corridor.

"Let them bring the round table?"

Lin Delu was stunned and said, "My lord, why is this? ”

"Because the round table is the most important physical evidence in this case, remember, be sure to let them move it themselves!"

Sun Shaozong said nonsense with a blank face, and then Shi Shiran walked into Su Maokun's room.

This guest room is not large, and it is divided into two rooms inside and outside by the wooden lattice, which is even more narrow, it is estimated that if there is no 'cultural atmosphere' bonus, Su Maokun may not be able to live in this kind of place.

On the round table in the center of the outer room, there was a table of four wine glasses, but the dishes were barely touched.

Lin Delu saw him looking at the wine table, and hurriedly explained: "After this Su Maokun was lifted, he immediately set up a table of wine and invited familiar classmates to come over to celebrate, but after a few drinks, he ridiculed the three people, and the banquet naturally broke up." ”

"Of those three, are there any of them who live in this corridor?"

"One of them lived diagonally across the street, and his name seemed to be ...... It's called Liu Xianglian! ”

Liu Xianglian?

This girl's girly name, I really don't know how his parents came up with it.

While talking, the seven guests living in the east and west corridors carried the tables to the door one after another, most of them were out of breath, and some were simply half-dragging and half-hugging.

There was only one cream boy with a face like Fu Fan and picturesque eyebrows, holding the table with one hand, and he didn't feel reluctant at all.

Sun Shaozong's gaze lingered on that person for a moment, and he bowed vigilantly and said, "Student Liu Xianglian, I have seen the patrol envoy. ”

Sure enough, it goes well with the name!

But looking at this meaning, it looks like a person with martial arts.

Sun Shaozong was a little more suspicious of him in his heart, but he still ordered with an expressionless face: "You raise the table higher, so that the official can take a look." ”

Except for Liu Xianglian, most of these people are weak scholars, even if they obediently use their strength to eat, only two of them succeeded, lifting the folding round table above their heads.

Sun Shaozong walked in front of the four losers first, and observed them carefully, until the faces of several people were like earth, and then he waved his hand and said, "You four retreat to the side first." ”

Then he turned to the other three and asked, "You three, tell me what you were doing at the time of the crime?" ”

Liu Xianglian was the first to say: "If you go back to the adult, the student broke up because of the trouble with this Su Kunmao, and after going back, he drank two pots of stuffy wine and sang some songs alone for fun. ”

Generally, even if he is not a murderer, he is unwilling to expose information that is unfavorable to him, but this Liu Xianglian did not hide the contradiction with Su Kunmao at all.

This made Sun Shaozong look at him again.

"Back to your lordship."

The second person said with a depressed face: "The student hid in the house and was sad because he failed the list, but he didn't do anything special." ”

"Your Excellency."

The third person said triumphantly: "The student was lucky enough to be in the room, and he was writing a letter to his family in the room at that time, so as to inform his father who was serving as a governor outside the country. ”

"So, neither of you drinks?"

After Sun Shaozong heard this, he immediately ordered: "Come on, give me a careful sniff, see if these two people have wine in their hands!" ”

The fallen Xiucai was a little inexplicable, but the person in the middle of the lift changed his expression, and hurriedly defended: "My lord, what do you mean by this?" I did drink a few drinks outside, but what does this have to do with Su Kunmao's death? ”

"Really?"

Sun Shaozong sneered: "Then open your mouth and take a few breaths, let my subordinate officials sniff it - you are a researcher and a writer of letters, the smell of wine in your hands has not dissipated, and the smell of wine in your mouth will not disappear first, right?" ”

The people of the new imperial examination were even more panicked, but they still tried their best to quibble: "Even if this is the case, what can it prove?" You can't just say that I killed Su Kunmao for such a ridiculous reason, right?! ”

"That's not enough, but you're showing far more than a little bit."

Sun Shaozong continued to sneer: "First of all, when I went upstairs, I asked the shopkeeper that he was cleaning near the staircase before and after the crime, and he didn't see anyone entering or leaving the east-west corridor, so the murderer must be among the seven of you." ”

"Secondly, in order to create the illusion that the deceased was drunk and fell out of the window, the murderer sprinkled some alcohol on the collar of the corpse - probably because of the hurry, some of the wine spilled on the handle of the pot, which naturally also wet the murderer's hands."

Sun Shaozong said, picked up the wine jug, and showed the slightly reflective water stains on the handle.

Then he pointed to the window of the room and said, "Besides, the height of the window here is close to four feet, and it takes a lot of strength to throw out the chubby deceased, and it has only passed my test......"

"Your Excellency!"

The Xinkeju people hurriedly interrupted Sun Shaozong's inference, pointed at Liu Xianglian and said, "Doesn't he also meet these three rules?" And he has so much strength, it is so easy to throw Su Kunmao down! ”

"I did doubt him at first."

Sun Shaozong said: "However, in his testimony, there is a sentence that is enough to prove his innocence. ”

The new imperial examination person immediately roared again: "Which sentence? Why didn't I hear that? Besides, he obviously didn't say anything special! ”

This is still an immortal commodity that does not reach the heart of the Yellow River.

Sun Shaozong walked to the wooden wall a little helplessly, knocked lightly with his fingers, and said: "The guest rooms here have been renovated, and the sound insulation effect of the wooden wall added in the back is quite poor, if someone sings a little song in the room, do you think it will be transmitted to the next door?" ”

"That's right!"

As soon as Sun Shaozong's voice fell, a scholar who had been excluded immediately suddenly said: "I did hear Brother Liu singing a little song next door, and it seems that he still sings ......."

A person next to him said: "It's "The Story of the West Chamber", and it's still Cui Yingying's words!" ”

"Look."

Sun Shaozong waved his hands at the new imperial examination: "Now you are the only one who meets all the suspicion conditions." ”