In the Splendid Inn, the best upper room has been vacated for Yan Shu and Zhang Shixun to use for their usual investigations.

After knowing Ye Heng's identity, Yan Shu's appearance surprised people.

He was originally very anxious about solving the case, but suddenly ordered those officials to go back to the inspection yamen, and then left Ye Heng and Luo Ying.

For Yan Shu's order, these pushers naturally would not disobey, and after they left separately, only Yan Shu and Zhang Shixun, Ye Heng, and Luo Ying were left in the room.

"Elder Zhang!"

Zhang Shixun is more than ten years older than Yan Shu, so Yan Shu will not put on any stand in front of Zhang Shixun, and after politely calling Zhang Shixun, Yan Shu pointed to Ye Heng and said to Zhang Shixun: "This Ye Heng is the person mentioned in Chen Lao's letter some time ago......"

"So it's you?"

Zhang Shixun also seems to know Ye Heng, he is fifty-four this year, and his hair is a little gray, but he is still quite energetic, after looking at Ye Heng, he asked, "But what about it...... Ye Heng, who is in the life of a cloud of smoke and rain? ”

"It turns out that Elder Chen has already informed the two adults of the students!"

Ye Heng nodded at them, and then asked, "I just don't know what Elder Chen said about the students in the letter?" ”

"You little one!"

Yan Shu laughed and asked Ye Heng, "Do you still think that Elder Chen will arrange you in the letter?" Hmph, you kid should be content, Master Chen is known for his righteousness, and this time he will write a letter to me for you, which shows that he is ...... to you It's very important! ”

"Don't dare to be a ......"

Ye Heng said modestly, but Yan Shu continued: "But don't think that with Chen Lao's appreciation, this official will promote you exceptionally in the future, this township test is a major event for the country to take scholars, and this official will not be favoritistic because of this, you ...... Do you know? ”

"Students understand!" Ye Heng only replied, but said in his heart: I didn't think about relying on Old Man Chen?

Of course, the words in his heart can't be said, but looking at Ye Heng's expression, Yan Shu also knows that Ye Heng can't say anything good in his heart at this time, but Yan Shu is also open-minded, since he has made his words clear, he no longer talks about this matter, but asks Ye Heng: "You just said that you can deduce the cause of death of the person who died in the secret room, but is it true?" ”

"Of course ......"

Ye Heng said: "How dare the students deceive the two adults? ”

"You don't dare!" Zhang Shixun nodded to Ye Heng with a smile, and then said, "Haha...... The old man is just joking with you! But you also have to keep in mind the words of Master Fang Caiyan, you have to play well in the township test, you know? ”

It can be seen that Zhang Shixun seems to like Ye Heng quite a lot, and he actually joked with Ye Heng!

In fact, where did Ye Heng know that Zhang Shixun would do this to him, it was entirely because of Chen Yaozuo. First of all, Chen Yaozuo changed Ye Heng's school status to Jiangning, Zhang Shixun was happy, why?

Because of Ye Heng's words, Zhang Shixun really liked them after reading them, and even felt a little shocked. In his opinion, Ye Heng will definitely produce results in this scientific examination, so in this way, if Ye Heng is famous all over the world in the future, his face as a prefect will be somewhat stained.

After all, there is a great talent in the place he governs, which is also a very good political achievement!

Jokes are jokes, after making jokes, Yan Shu and Zhang Shixun asked how Ye Heng deduced.

Yan Shu said to Ye Heng: "Do you know that the murder that happened this time was the first time that this official served as the chief examiner, if the case can't be solved, what face will this official have when he returns to the capital in the future to see the queen mother and the official family and the Manchu Dynasty?" So, tell me about the secret room murder case, how the murderer committed the crime! ”

During the Northern Song Dynasty, ministers liked to call the emperor an official, and the official family that Yan Shu said here refers to the emperor.

Ye Heng took out the file, pointed to the passage written on it, and said: "Two adults, please look, the deceased's body has no obvious injuries, but there is a slight swelling on the face...... The swelling of the face here is a feature of suffocation. And if the student guesses correctly, when the body of the deceased is found, it should already be covered with corpse spots, right? ”

"Hmm!" Yan Shu nodded and said to Ye Heng: "According to the inference of the work, the time of the deceased's death should be at the end of the night......

"That's right!"

Ye Heng continued: "My lord, the student's inference is that the deceased probably drank a lot of alcohol before his death, or was used by others. The medicine was anesthetized, and then the murderer wrapped the deceased tightly in a cloth, including the deceased's hands and feet! ”

Yan Shu asked: "Why did the murderer do this?" ”

"It's simple!" Ye Heng said: "The purpose of the murderer is to pretend to be a god and a ghost, so as to confuse others!" Because even if a person is drunk or stunned, he will wake up at the moment before he is about to suffocate to death, and then struggle, and if his hands and feet are tied with ropes, there will be strangulation marks on the body of the deceased after death. And because the deceased was in a coma before he died, the murderer had already been calculated, and after he tied the deceased's hands and feet, he pasted the deceased's face with soaked yellow paper, and not only pasted a few layers, but a lot! In this way, the deceased cannot breathe, and by the time the deceased recovers consciousness from the coma, it is already too late. In other words, the deceased was murdered without being conscious! So...... The corpse of the deceased left behind after death made it impossible to check anything at all! ”

"I see!"

Hearing Ye Heng's analysis, Zhang Shixun nodded, but his doubts came again, he looked at Ye Heng and asked, "Then do you know how this murderer sneaked into the room to kill people and how he left?" You must know that in the deceased's room, the doors and windows were locked from the inside at that time! ”

"This ......" Ye Heng shook his head, and then said: "Two adults, the kid has just arrived at this splendid inn, and he hasn't even been to the scene, so the student can't answer this question!" ”

"I see!" Zhang Shixun smiled, then he glanced at Yan Shu, and said: "Uncle Tong, it is our negligence, this transferred many officials to Jiangning, but never took them to see the scene, how do you say they can solve the case?" ”

Only then did Yan Shu know that they had made a big mistake, and couldn't help but pat his thigh and say, "Hey! It's all to make those ghost remarks angry, and this official actually ignores such a thing! In this way, the two of you will go to your room to rest for the time being, and tomorrow morning, the official will send someone to call you, and then everyone will go to the scene to investigate the case together! ”