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There was an uproar in the hall.

Of course, especially the people of the Autumn Crow family, only Owin Fei and some of his wings did not show emotion, and the rest began to have a whispered discussion.

Diya Firesparrow also cast an incredible look in his eyes, and there was hope in that look.

Perhaps, in her opinion, everything she hoped to achieve was pinned on Mo Shi's words. This is a heavy responsibility, Mo Shi thought, it is a little too heavy for a young man in the academy.

"That is to say," he said, reassuming himself what he had just said, "the one who stabbed the chest with a knife and the one who caused the wound in the head must have been two people, and in order." ”

"You mean that the two are not accomplices?" asked the Duke of Firesparrow calmly.

"Exactly. ”

"But how do you know?"

"For the sinner who attacked Pamu Crow with his dagger has confessed to us what he has done," Moshi continued, raising his voice a little in the midst of the greater astonishment of the crowd, "though it is an unforgivable crime, it is ultimately out of self-preservation and carelessness, and I expect you to show mercy. But the person who struck Lord Pamu on the head and deprived him of the opportunity to heal must have been guilty of an unforgivable sin. ”

The Duke smacked the floor with his scabbard with a loud thud, which silenced the crowd.

"Tell me what you know, Mr. Moshi. He commanded.

"Yes, Lord Duke. ”

Mo Shi lowered his gaze slightly: "Please allow me to tell you first, who is the prisoner who used the dagger. ”

He paused for a moment, then finally turned his gaze to Shekha and nodded slightly.

Sheka walked out of the hall.

When he returned, he was followed by two castle guards, escorted by Ember Waping.

With his hands tied behind his back, he walked slowly, but with a straight back.

Mo Shi couldn't bear to place his gaze near Miss Dia.

Mo Shi ignored the comments of the Qiu Crow retainers and said in a cold and ruthless tone: "This is Mr. Ember Waping, who is employed in the Red Sand Castle, and is the literary teacher of all the young masters and young ladies of the Fire Sparrow. ”

- "A literary lesson?" Mo Shi heard Qiu Crow's retainers talking in a low voice.

"First of all," said Moshi, "there is a false rumor about Ember Waping and Miss Dia in this castle. ”

This, of course, set off another wave of commotion, which had to be stopped by the duke.

"Miss is undoubtedly innocent!" Mo Shi clarified again, "but it is clear that this false scandal has reached the ears of Lord Pamu, and he has taken it as a fact that cannot be ignored. The drinks at the banquet provided him with even more reckless courage to confirm the matter and settle it, so that in the prayer hall, in the presence of the gods, he offered to fight Mr. Ember Wapin. ”

- "Duel?"

- "Duel!"

- "But a duel without the presence of the Holy Priest is ......"

Mo Shi coughed a few times, and the staff in his hand hammered on the marble floor: "Yes, as you say, this is not a real duel. However, for the drunken Pamu-sama, it was a life-and-death duel of dignity, and unfortunately, when Mr. Ember Waping was attacked and tried to defend himself, the dagger was accidentally inserted into the chest of Pamu-sama. ”

This is not an overly clumsy story for snowwalkers and for the cultural context and mental environment of the Middle Ages.

The injuries inflicted on Mr. Ember's body are proof of this. "He was choked by the throat by the strong Lord Pamu, and I believe it was in the fear of suffocation that he accidentally caused Lord Pamu to be seriously injured." ”

- "There is still no evidence to tell...... Even if this is an outright lie, we have no way of knowing. Someone muttered softly.

That's true, Mo Shi thought.

There will definitely be people who will question it, thinking that this is a deliberate murder and framing by the Firebird family.

However, at this time, Mo Shi actually did not realize that this was not a detective novel and modern society full of logic and reason. This is the dark age of the jungle.

So he went on ignorantly and naively: "So, the problem is the wound on the head of Lord Pamu. Upon further investigation, the herbalist retrieved information from a silver bottle on the altar. And we found that Master Pamu had mild signs of poisoning. Combining the above two points, I have to draw conclusions. ”

Mo Shi's eyes swept over the retainers of the Autumn Crow standing to the left of the duke, and finally met Owin Fei's eyes.

"In the end, it was the people of the Autumn Crow family who caused the irreversible death of Lord Pamu. ”

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On that gloomy and cloudy day four days ago, Moshi and Ember Waping walked into the locked-down prayer hall to talk.

It is worth mentioning that this prayer hall is now handled by guards, and theoretically can only be opened at the signal of the Duke of Firesparrow, Moshi, and Sheikah Hawthorn. At the same time, Mo Shi often asked if there were any other high-ranking people who had tried to enter the place.

At that time, the arrangement of the silverware on the altar attracted the attention of Moshi.

He asked if there was a requirement for the placement of sacrifices in the teaching of literature.

And now, Mo Shi stood here and elaborated on what he had heard: "As far as I know, in the western domain of the Duke of Firebird, there is no rule that the silver bottles should be arranged in the same direction, and the priests in the west have the basic requirement of the arrangement called the altar. Strangely, after the murder, the silver vases were arranged in the same direction—and according to those who had been to the prayer hall during the day, the vases were symmetrical. ”

What does this mean?

"I'm sure the Marquis of Autumn Crow and the priests of the more southeastern regions do have the habit of arranging altars in order, aren't they?"

After a moment of silence, the Crow's retainers protested loudly.

For a moment, Mo Shi felt that they were about to rush up and shut himself up violently. Mo Shi had to admit that he didn't have much self-protection ability.

Fortunately, the Duke stomped the heavy scabbard again.

He calmed himself down for a moment, then continued:

"Someone entered the prayer hall after Ember Waping left, and I am fully convinced that Lord Pamu was not completely dead at that time, and perhaps had resisted. That's why the man knocked Master Pamu unconscious with a silver bottle, resulting in eventual blood loss - or, outright killing him. When the murderer put the silver bottle back, he obviously made a wrong judgment in a hurry. He arranged the silver vase according to the custom of his hometown. ”

- "Ridiculous!"

- "It's ridiculous......"

"As for herbs," said Moshi, "it is an herb that helps you sleep and can also cause dreams." There is no storage in the medical center of Chisha Castle. Perhaps if we search the whole castle, we will find out who the herbs are. Obviously, the second murderer is the real villain who planned to kill Lord Pamu in the early morning, and Ember Waping and Master Pamu just happened to be involved in the conspiracy and tragedy. ”

The Duke presided over the trial in the midst of a great noise.

"What happened to the death of Chivino, the administrator of the prayer hall?" he asked.

The question did rekindle the interest of the observers.

"Chivino's death is also a key to clearing my mind, Your Highness the Duke, allow me to elaborate on my speculation-"

The silver vase is enough to show the panic and unprofessionalism of the criminal, but in fact Chivino is the biggest variable and the most innocent victim.

It is clear that when Chivino arrived at the prayer hall, the person inside—the living man—was not Ember Waping, but another murderer who had only arrived later.

But after finding someone to help open the door and see the dead inside, Chivino made a misjudgment.

After investigating, Moser could understand why Chivino had misunderstood and remained silent:

One, he had heard rumors of Ember Waping and Dia Firefinch, and he suspected that Ember had killed Pamu Crow, so he would visit Ember the next morning.

Second, Ember Waping was friends with him, so it is very likely that he was somewhat aware of something and knew Ember's attitude towards Pamu Crow. In fact, his assumption was not wrong, but he rang the prayer hall at the wrong time.

Third, Chivino himself had the personal experience of being excommunicated for falling in love with a woman of unequal status. He was sympathetic to Ember Wapin.

At the same time, despite the unbelievable, Moshi can also understand why the murderer killed Chivino:

Since he was a retainer of the autumn crow, he didn't know enough about it, and at the same time, he didn't have enough means to control Chivino.

Moreover, Chivino was the keeper of the prayer hall, and if he had carefully inspected the prayer hall after he had calmed down, he would soon find out. While the killer may not have realized that he had made a mistake in placing the silver bottle, he was also so wary of Chivino that he was quick to get rid of it.

As for who is the retainer of the autumn crow......

Mo Shi looked at Norwen Fei.

The elder Heyal was like a statue, as stern as an ancient rusty knife.