Chapter 197: Danger Again (Part II)

It's a dark cell.

There are walls on all sides, and there is only a low iron gate. When I pushed the door open, I was greeted by a musty and damp smell. By the faint light of the candle in the jailer's hand, it could be seen that the inside was still neat, with tables, chairs and beds, but the corpse of a middle-aged man lay on the ground. On the beam directly above the corpse, a cut strip of cloth still swayed slightly, reflecting like a living snake on the wall from the dimly beating candle flame.

Before he came in, Lin Mubai had already guessed the identity of the deceased. When I came in, it was Dong Mingguang. His heart sank, and then he feigned surprise and said, "This ...... Isn't this Lord Dong? ‘

The emperor looked at him and ignored him, but called the jailer over and asked, "When did you die?" What do you all think of people? ”

The jailer was already frightened and frightened because he had died under his hands, and he was an extremely important prisoner, and now he was personally held accountable by the emperor, so he was frightened for a while, and stood there with his mouth open, but he couldn't say a word.

After all, the emperor's patience was limited, and when he saw this person's appearance, he was disgusted, so he turned to ask, "What about the work?" Tell him to come up and talk back! ”

Bu Yi hurriedly led a person up, only to hear the man say: "If you go back to the emperor, the minister has already checked it, and this person was indeed hanged and died." Judging from its corpse spots, it died around the time of Mao. ”

Lin Mubai silently calculated, it was the time when he had just gone to court.

I heard the emperor ask again: "This person committed suicide?" Or was it murdered? ”

The servant was stunned for a moment, and replied, "There is no sign of murder." Besides, is this prison a place where ordinary people can enter? ”

"I'm afraid it's not an ordinary person. Go, check again. The Emperor said categorically.

“…… Be! The servant hurriedly responded, and squatted down beside the corpse, and carefully examined it up and down.

Lin Mubai watched coldly from the side, wondering in his heart about the emperor's intention of bringing him here. Suddenly, I saw the emperor turn around and say, "Lin Mubai, do you understand?" ”

Lin Mubai was secretly startled, and hurriedly said: "The minister is stupid, and I hope that the emperor will make it clear." ”

The emperor knew that it was inconvenient to say it clearly, so he didn't break him, but said with a gloomy face: "This Dong Mingguang is innocent of death." In any case, he must have had a lot to do with the death of the Four Princes. As soon as I got the news last night, I ordered someone to bring him here for personal interrogation. This thief dared to shout that he was wronged, and he refused to admit it. I wanted to lock him up first, frustrate his sharpness and try again, I didn't want to leave for a few hours, and the person would be gone! ”

"Maybe he knew that the incident at the east window was happening, and his life was short, so he simply committed suicide by hanging the beam, and he could avoid the pain of prison." Lin Mubai said.

"If that's the case, then it's true, he's the real murderer. But if not...... Hum! The emperor paused, and then said: "If you think about it, you are still the best at investigating cases. Therefore, Dong Mingguang's case will be handed over to you. I hope you can find out some eyebrows to comfort the souls of the four princes in heaven. ”

The emperor gently and skillfully threw such a hot potato, even if he was reluctant in his heart, Lin Mubai had to reach out and take it.

At this moment, the servant suddenly let out a "hiss" sound, as if gasping for air. The two of them hurriedly looked over there, only to see that the clothes on the corpse had been removed, and the man was holding up an arm, staring at somewhere under his armpit in a daze.

"What's wrong? But what did you find? The Emperor hurried over and asked eagerly.

The servant hurriedly bowed to the ground and said, "Your Majesty, the ministers deserve death!" Such a big clue was not even noticed! ”

"Without further ado, what's going on?" The Emperor said impatiently.

Only then did the servant straighten up again, raised one of the corpse's arms, and said, "Your Majesty, please look here." ”

The emperor leaned down slightly and looked over, only to see that there was a palm-sized bruise under the armpit of the corpse, which was not very obvious, but the shape could still be seen after careful identification, which seemed to be four fingers and palms together. The man turned the body on its side slightly, and there was another mark on the armpit near the back, which should have been the mark of the thumb pressing hard. The same is true for re-examining the other armpit.

"At the time of the first autopsy, these two bruises were not yet visible. If it weren't for the emperor's wisdom, Lingchen would check it again, but I was afraid that this clue would be let go in vain. "That guy is afraid of being responsible, and while defending himself, he doesn't forget to compliment the emperor.

Lin Mubai also saw that his heart was beating suddenly. In fact, as early as when he first came in, he saw something strange. When I first saw Dong Mingguang, he was only wearing a middle coat, and the clothes had been torn off a long strip, which was the strip of cloth hanging from the beam. The edge of the cloth strip is torn, and the serrations are unusually neat and clean, indicating that the person who tore the strip of cloth is extraordinary. As far as he knew, Dong Mingguang was just a powerless reader, and it was impossible for him to tear it so neatly, which showed that there was someone else. Coupled with the two palm prints under his armpits, it proves that he did not commit suicide, but someone forcibly hanged him. Who is it who can enter and exit this prison so unknowingly? This also means that the case has become more and more difficult.

For some reason, Lin Mubai always had a feeling that this matter might be related to the three princes. Once found out, it will not benefit anyone. So he settled down and said, "Is it possible that such a bruise was formed after death?" Because the jailer found out that he had committed suicide, when he was taken off the rope, it was inevitable that he would leave a mark. ”

The servant knelt on the ground and twisted his body uneasily, raised his eyes and quietly glanced at Lin Mubai, opened his mouth to say something but didn't say anything. The Lord Lin in front of him was an official of the Criminal Department, and he was very familiar with the criminal case, so it was impossible to confuse even such a simple sign. This is obviously a subcutaneous bruise caused before death, but it only appears after death, which is completely different from the corpse spots formed by pressing after death. I wonder what he meant by that? Is it a hint that you don't talk nonsense? Or was he just blinded by the mistake? Just when he couldn't make up his mind, he heard the emperor ask again: "Who left this palm print?" ”

The servant swallowed his throat dryly, and finally made up his mind and said: "The minister doesn't dare to make conclusions, but he also doesn't dare to deceive." This palm print is supposed to have been formed before his death, and it is possible that the murderer lifted it to the rope sleeve. But...... It is not excluded that the deceased was found and taken down by the jailer when he was just hanged and had not yet breathed, and he died after being unable to be treated. ”

"You clearly said that he hanged himself, but it can be seen that this is not the latter case." The emperor hit the nail on the head.

“…… Yes, what the emperor said. The minister just listed all the possibilities, for fear that there would be omissions. The man kept his head down, and he didn't dare to look up.

The emperor stood facing the wall with his hands in his hands, and after a long time, Fang turned around and said, "Lin Mubai." ”

"The minister is here!"

"I ordered you to find out the real culprit within half a month. If anyone dares to stop them, they will be killed! ”

"Obey the order!" Lin Mubai replied loudly, but his heart was extremely heavy.