Chapter 148: Another Murder
When he saw Song Jingtian, his face was gloomy, and he obviously didn't find any useful clues.
"We have already investigated Qin Xian and Miao Ying, and the two of them have never been in contact."
Su Wuming nodded: "If that's the case, then it is impossible for He Yi to kill Qin Xian because he holds a grudge against Miao Ying, so if we want to know the murderer's motive for killing, we must investigate from another aspect." ”
Everyone nodded to each other, and at this time, Su Wuming asked, "Have you investigated Qin Xian's relationship with other people in the mansion?" ”
"This Qin Xian doesn't have much contact with the people in the mansion, and every time he comes to the Zhao Mansion, most of them are with the old lady, so it's really hard to find out who has an enmity with him."
"What about Jiang Ping, he came to Zhao Mansion for the first time, what if he has a grudge against Qin Xian?"
"This point is uncertain for the time being, because Jiang Ping's origin has not yet been investigated, but if you ask him, he will definitely not say."
Su Wuming nodded, if you want to know the relationship between the two, you must know the two well enough.
"When will the results of Jiang Ping's investigation be available?"
"It is estimated that there will be results this afternoon, because a government official came to report that a little way has been found."
After listening to Song Jingtian's words, Su Wuming was very satisfied, and then he told him what he saw in the artificial lake today, after he finished speaking, everyone was shocked, they never expected that two people who had no intersection at all would talk alone.
"Listening to what Master Su said just now, this Shangguan Bo wants to take revenge on someone, and in the entire Zhao Mansion, the only person he wants to retaliate against is probably only Zhao Tong!"
"If Shangguan Bo really wants to retaliate, it is not just one person, he hates it from top to bottom of the Zhao Mansion, don't forget, his sister was beaten by He Yi and had a miscarriage." Nangong Yan expressed her opinions again and again after Song Jingtian finished speaking, and after she finished speaking, she was immediately recognized by everyone.
At this time, Wen Wan'er said: "It's certain that this Shangguan Bo wants to take revenge, but how could he say this to Miaoli, what is the relationship between the two of them?" ”
"Maybe the two of them are friends!" Tang Xiong speculated on the side.
"The two of them are indeed not much different in age, but if they are friends, Miao Li will be in a dilemma, after all, her sister is Zhao Tong's concubine!" Lin Yun touched his chin and said his opinion, and at this time, Jiang Ying suddenly said: "Maybe Shangguan Bo has something to do with Miao Ying, this Shangguan Bo can hate Zhao Tong so much, is it just because his sister died of a miscarriage because she was beaten by He Yi?" If he had anything to do with Miao Ying, would he hate Zhao Tong even more because of this? ”
As soon as Jiang Ying's words came out, everyone was shocked, they never thought of this, if Shangguan Bo really has anything to do with Miao Ying, then this Shangguan Bo must hate Zhao Tong very much, he not only killed his sister, but also took away the woman he loved?
This speculation seems to be the most reasonable with what Su Wuming saw before, but the truth will not be known until after the investigation.
And if the two of them really have a relationship, they should hate Zhao Tong, but why was Qin Xian killed?
Su Wuming touched his nose, and suddenly, he thought of a possibility and said, "Everyone remembers the letter that Zhao Tong received, right?" ”
"Remember, that letter told him to go to the warehouse...... everyone's words stopped as soon as they said this, because they suddenly understood what Su Wuming meant by saying this, the murderer asked Zhao Tong to go to the warehouse, but before Zhao Tong went, Qin Xian went to the warehouse first, although he didn't know what he was going to do in the warehouse, but he went, and as a result, the murderer mistakenly thought that Qin Xian was Zhao Tong, and then killed Qin Xian by mistake?
At that time, Qin Xian had his back to the door, and the murderer couldn't see his face clearly, and it was very possible to mistake him!
Things seem to be going a little smoother, and if this is the case, then the murderer's target is Zhao Tong, and if he fails to succeed in one blow, I'm afraid it will continue to be unfavorable to Zhao Tong, right? If so, then Shangguan Bo is extremely suspicious.
Song Jingtian pondered for a moment and asked, "Master Su, are you going to imprison that Shangguan Bo?" ”
Su Wuming shook his head: "No, let's investigate the relationship between Shangguan Bo and Miao Ying first, after figuring out this, our speculation just now can be established, and at that time, we can attack Shangguan Bo." ”
Song Jingtian nodded, then turned to leave.
Around the end of the evening, the officials sent to investigate Jiang Ping rushed back, and after they saw Su Wuming, they said, "Master Su, then Jiang Ping's identity investigation is clear!" ”
"Tell me!"
"Yes, Master Su, Jiang Ping has been living in Suzhou, and he has been here in Hangzhou in recent years, but after our investigation, this Zhao Mansion was originally the Jiang family's property, and then the Jiang family was defeated, so he sold this mansion to the Zhao family."
Hearing the words of the servant, everyone was taken aback, they didn't expect that this Jiang Ping turned out to be the previous owner of this Zhao Mansion, so what was his intention when he came here this time?
"No wonder when eating, he often looks around, it turns out that this Zhao Mansion used to be his family!" Nangong Yan said disappreciatively.
And at this time, Wen Wan'er sighed slightly, and said: "Judging from the current situation, this Jiang Ping's suspicion is also very big, everyone thinks, this Zhao Mansion is Jiang Ping's former family business, why is he here for no reason now?" He must have a plot, and Zhao Tong, who bought his mansion, must be the object of his plot, according to our previous speculation, the murderer killed Qin Xian by mistake, so could the murderer be Jiang Ping? He made an appointment with Zhou Tong, but he killed Qin Xian by mistake? ”
Wen Wan'er's words made some sense, and the official stood in front of Su Wuming and asked, "My lord, do you want to call that Jiang Ping, and we will ask him?" ”
Su Wuming thought for a moment, then nodded.
After a while, the official called Jiang Ping, and when Jiang Ping came, his expression was not abnormal, and his demeanor was very elegant, but when Su Wuming opened his mouth to ask, he was a little flustered.
"Why did Jiang Gongzi come to this Zhao Mansion?"
"Master Su, I have already said that I came here just to talk to Boss Zhao Tong and Boss Zhao!"
"It's okay to talk about business, but as far as this official knows, this Zhao Mansion was your Jiang family's property before, and you came here uninvited, it will inevitably make people suspicious, if Zhao Tong learns your identity, how do you think he will treat you?"
In this early winter, Jiang Ping's forehead actually broke out in cold sweat, he wiped it slightly, and then said again and again: "Please Lord Su to be clear, this is ...... This Zhao Mansion is my Jiang family's previous property, but when I bought it before, everything went through legal procedures, and this time I came to talk about business with Boss Zhao, and there was really no other purpose. ”
Su Wuming didn't believe much of Jiang Ping's words, and said: "I will ask Zhao Tong for confirmation of what you said, but I don't know what business you want to do with the boss?" ”
Jiang Ping's body trembled a little, and after a long time, he said: "I have a bunch of rice grain in my hand, I want to ask Boss Zhao if he can eat it, if he can buy it, he can make a lot of profit from it." ”
After asking this, Su Wuming let Jiang Ping leave, and after Jiang Ping left, Su Wuming immediately ordered: "Send someone to investigate the situation when Zhao Tong bought this mansion back then, I suspect that things are not as Jiang Ping said." ”
The official took the order and left, Tang Xiong stood up and asked, "Brother Su, what do you suspect of Jiang Ping?" ”
"Rice grain, many merchants have always liked to hoard Juqi, and now the Tang Dynasty border is chaotic, there is a great demand for grain and grass, and the price of rice and grain has been rising, I think Jiang Ping will not be stupid enough not to understand this truth, and give a lot of money to Zhao Tong, so I suspect that the purpose of Jiang Ping's trip is not to find Zhao Tong to do business."
Su Wuming's words were very clear, he was suspicious of this Jiang Ping, and he was very skeptical.
The night is getting deeper, the whole Zhao Mansion is slowly quiet, there are one or two dots and stars tonight, the scattered stars appear and disappear from time to time, a gust of wind blows through the thick clouds, the whole earth is darkened, and even that little bit of stars is gone.
The Zhao Mansion is very empty, and the emptiness makes people feel a little chilly.
Early the next morning, a maid went to bring He Yi face wash, but when the maid entered the door, she suddenly screamed and retreated from the house.
A piece of news spread throughout the entire Zhao Mansion in an instant, and He Yi was killed.
He Yi and Zhao Tong's concubine room have the same independent courtyard, and Zhao Tong himself has one, but Zhao Tong wanted to make love to whoever he wanted to make love with that night, so he went directly to whose courtyard, when there were no guests at home before, He Yi was very dominant Zhao Tong, and now there are guests at home, and the nature of He Yi's shrew is inconvenient, so Zhao Tong found an opportunity to make love with Miao Ying.
Because of this, the murderer had the opportunity to enter the house and kill He Yi.
After the news spread throughout the Zhao Mansion, Su Wuming hurriedly brought people over, and when they saw He Yi's body, they were all a little frightened, He Yi's body was lying on the bed, and there was blood flowing out of his chest, and the blood had already coagulated.
He Yi's body twisted slightly, thinking that she had struggled because of the pain when she was killed, but the body was still lying flat on the bed, but it was clear that she had not struggled for a long time, Su Wuming only glanced at the corpse briefly, and determined that the fatal wound was the wound on the deceased's chest, and according to the size of the wound, it was concluded that the murder weapon was a dagger.
There was no trace of a fight in the house, and the people in the house did not hear the screams, so Su Wuming deduced that the murderer quietly entered the room, took out a dagger and stabbed He Yi's body, and then hurriedly fled.
But now there is a problem that needs to be solved, and that is how did the murderer get in?
It was getting late at that time, and He Yi always had to close the door, but Su Wuming checked the door and found that there was no trace of anyone hitting the door, not even the trace of a dagger prying open, so the only possibility was that the door was closed at that time, or the door opened by the deceased himself.