Meng Tianchu asked Ji Wen: "Where were you at that time?" ”

Ji Wen said: "Me? When the old man went out for convenience, I also went to the toilet, and I found my grandmother hanging herself in the toilet. ”

"Hehe, you're not afraid of ghosts, are you?" Meng Tianchu said with a smile.

"I ...... I don't dare to be out there for convenience......"

Meng Tianchu thought to himself, this is true, if there is a toilet, girls are still willing to go to the toilet. It's a woman's nature to be shy, unlike men, who carry it with them in public toilets. Meng Tianchu turned his head and asked Feiyan, "Have you never returned to the room?" ”

Feiyan said: "I didn't go back, I kept talking to her in the young grandmother's room." Until it was found that Mrs. Qin was dead. ”

Meng Tianchu nodded: "In this way, the last person to see Mrs. Qin was the shopkeeper Qin, and it was about half an hour before the body was found at that time (that is, about an hour now). Who else has seen Madame Qin in this half an hour? ”

Everyone shook their heads.

Meng Tianchu said: "In this way, Mrs. Qin should be killed within half an hour from now." Next, I'm going to use the elimination method to find the real murderer. Let's talk about what we've done in the past half an hour, and who can testify. Since I picked the head, then I will say it first. I've been drinking and talking in Mr. Zhang's room for half an hour. I went to Zhang Gongzi's room, and my lady and maid Feiyan could testify, by the way, Ji Wen was also there at the time, and she should have also seen me go to Zhang Gongzi's room. Right? ”

Ji Wen nodded: "I saw it, Zhang Gongzi was in the opposite wing room at that time, and took a wine cup and asked you to drink." ”

"Thank you Ji Wen for testifying about the facts! After that, I have been drinking with Meng Gongzi, and neither of us went out halfway, and finally when Meng Gongzi was about to go out, he just opened the door and came out, when he heard Ji Wen shouting that Mrs. Qin was dead. Meng Tianchu turned to Zhang Zhenyu and said, "I'm right, right? Zhang Gongzi. ”

Zhang Zhenyu nodded and said: "Exactly, I can testify that Meng Gongzi was in my room all the time, and he didn't go out until he found the body." ”

"Thank you!" Meng Tianchu looked around at everyone: "Okay, I found a witness to prove that when Madam Qin was killed, I couldn't have been at the crime scene - of course, Zhang Gongzi also had me to testify accordingly, and there was also alibi evidence." For the time being, the two of us can rule out criminal suspicion. Now, as I do, you will find witnesses to prove that you were not at the scene of the murder. Turning his head to look at Xia Fengyi: "Lady, for the sake of fairness, you can say it first." ”

"Me?" Xia Fengyi hesitated for a moment, "After you went to Zhang Gongzi's room, Feiyan and I returned to our bedroom, and I ...... I'm afraid of the female ghost holding the baby in the pine forest, for fear of hearing the baby's cry again, you haven't come back, I'm alone...... I don't dare to sleep, so let Feiyan talk to me and wait for you to come back. Later, I heard Ji Wen shouting that Mrs. Qin was dead, and before that, Feiyan and I had been in the room and had never been anywhere. ”

Meng Tianchu nodded and said, "Very good, the two of you have alibi evidence, and you can rule out criminal suspicion for the time being." ”

He Wang muttered: "The two of them are master and servant, how can they testify to each other? ”

Meng Tianchu said: "Ji Wen also said just now that Feiyan has not returned to the room, which is also circumstantial evidence." Moreover, at present, it is only a simple exclusion, which does not mean that those who are excluded must not be criminals, and those who are not excluded must kill Mrs. Qin. If Shopkeeper He can also find witnesses to prove that you are not at the scene of the crime, then speaking out can also be ruled out. ”

"I said, I was sleeping in my room at the time, and the old man can testify. Anyway, when I went to sleep, I saw Lao Hetou, and when I woke up, I saw Lao Hetou, he didn't want to testify for me, and I didn't testify for him, if you want to be suspected of committing a crime, we have both! ”

Meng Tianchu looked at Lao He: "Think about it again, can you prove that He Wang was sleeping in the house at that time?" Be truthful. ”

"Young master, I really don't know if he has gone out, he walked for a day, he was very tired, I came back after eating, and I fell asleep quickly, until I heard Ji Wen shouting that Mrs. Qin was dead, I didn't get up, I really don't know if He Wang slept or went out."

He Wang sneered: "Okay, since you refuse to testify to me, then both of us are suspicious, so it's better to arrest the two of us and go to the yamen." ”

Lao He spread his hands out: "I'm telling the truth, when it comes to human life, you can't always say anything." ”

Meng Tianchu said: "Okay, that is to say, neither of you has time to witness that you two are not at the scene of the crime, so well, both of you are classified as major suspects." Turning his head to look at the abbot Xuanyin: "Master abbot, I'm sorry, you also have to tell me if you have any witnesses?" ”

Abbot Xuanyin was slightly stunned: "Me? Amitabha! Meng Gongzi laughed. The poor monk is a person outside the party, not killing is the first precept of Buddhism, the poor monk has been a monk for decades, and he has not even been sticky to the meat, let alone killing, how can he kill the Qin benefactor. ”

"The method of elimination of this case must be eliminated one by one, no matter who it is, no exception can be made, otherwise, the basis of the reasoning of the method of elimination will be untenable, and the reasoning will not be convincing. So, please also ask the abbot to understand, tell me where you are in the past half an hour? Who can testify? ”

The little monk Xusong hurriedly said: "Master Meng, my master has been a monk since he was a child and strictly abides by the rules and precepts, why should he kill the Qin female benefactor?" He didn't have a motive to kill, did he? ”

Scholar Zhang Zhenyu also said: "I also think that it is impossible for the abbot master to kill people, he can practice hard in this ancient temple in the deep mountains for so long, money, and women's sex are impossible to shake his belief in converting to Buddhism, so it can be ruled out from the motive." ”

Meng Tianchu smiled: "Motive exclusion? Hehe, there are some motives that are not visible on the surface. Although the abbot master has been a monk in this dilapidated ancient temple in the deep mountains for many years, it stands to reason that he will not kill people because of money. However, the motive for killing is not only greed for money and lust! ”

"And what else?" Zhang Zhenyu asked suspiciously.

"It's more, for example, in order to maintain the reputation of Buddhism, Mrs. Qin is coquettish and charming, and she has seduced Zhang Gongzi, maybe she has also seduced the abbot? There may be love murder or rape murder. Also, she once seduced and teased the little master Xusong in the fasting room, and also made an appointment with Xusong to go to the pine forest in front of the temple. Unexpectedly, all this was discovered by the abbot master, I was also present at the time, and I saw with my own eyes that the abbot master was furious, and hit Xusong's head with a stick, and came to the head to drink. Am I right? Master Abbot? ”