This time, Xu Chu carefully shaved off the deceased's hair, revealing a scalp that had changed somewhat. I saw that there were several distinct fingerprints on the top of the head, which was originally hidden in the hair and had melted into a large corpse spot.

Seeing this, she quickly speculated in her heart about the actions of the murderer when he attacked him. After a few moments, she bent down again and carefully used tweezers to open the deceased's nasal cavity, but she saw that there was obvious congestion.

"Sure enough." Xu Chu got up, took a long breath, looked at Xiao Qinglang and said, "The murderers are two people!" ”

Xiao Qinglang looked at her and didn't question her words, only asked, "Are you sure?" ”

Xu Chu nodded, pointed his finger at the deceased's head, and explained: "The deceased's head has traces of external pressure, and the scalp is broken, and the scars are attached to the nail stab marks. And if there is an injury in the nasal cavity, it should be forcibly pinched or blocked by someone before death. It can be inferred that the murderer held down the deceased's head before his death, and then peeled the skin with a knife. Later, the murderer found that he could not skin people alive, so he poured the deceased with tin, and at that time, in order to fix the deceased's head so that she would not move, the murderer would not let go of the hand pressing her skull. However, if the murderer immobilizes the deceased's head with one hand and holds the tin liquid in the other, how can he force it in? ”

Xu Chu's eyes were shining, and when he saw Li Yanzuo and the official messenger also looking over, he simply started to practice directly.

Li Qizuo suddenly realized, and then her words continued: "So someone pinched the nose of the deceased, forcing her to be unable to breathe and then open her mouth. ”

Xu Chu saw that he understood the murderer's murder process, and immediately nodded with relief, then looked at Xiao Qinglang again and said: "In addition, according to the deceased's room lost brocade, the deceased was suspected to have been tied up by a quilt before his death and could not struggle and move, so there was no sign of resistance when the murderer started." ”

In other words, it's not that she doesn't want to resist, but she can't.

"It is now almost certain that one of the murderers was physically strong, powerful, and slightly taller than the deceased. The nail of one finger is broken, and there is a coating of Kodan, and the color is red to deep red. They have the habit of biting their nails, and the nails are very likely to turn out or grow upwards in a flat shape. And the murderer used cinnabar, although cinnabar is common but not cheap, if possible, please send someone to start from here to see who has bought cinnabar in the house. ”

In addition, people asked Aunt Yang what the quilt looked like when she was alive, and sent someone to look for it in the house. There should have been blood stains on the quilt, and there should have folds left by the hemp rope that had been tied up. ”

After seeing these conclusions, the obvious characteristics of one of the murderers have almost been determined. As long as you find her, it is not difficult to find another one.

Because Xu Chu said it clearly and clearly, and Song Derong was still worried about this matter in the house, as soon as he heard her reasoning, he did not hesitate to order someone to find out.

After a busy morning, it was now approaching noon, and Mrs. Song got Song Derong's order to take someone to the kitchen early to check the dishes, and prepared to entertain Xiao Qinglang and Xu Chu later. After all, although the two of them are post-mortem investigators or ghost hunters, their identities are different from ordinary Taoist priests. One of these two is quite wealthy, and the other is good friends with Hua Wuxi, no matter which point it is, it is easy to offend.

After explaining to the two of them, Song Derong directly led people to personally check the people who had gathered in the courtyard. Although Xiao Qinglang and Xu Chu knew that this murder was not committed by a ghost, which made him feel relieved, but when he thought that person dared to commit murder under his nose, it was his favorite aunt who was killed, how could he not be angry?

His face was gloomy, and he hated to dismantle the murderer. So, when I looked at everyone's nails, my look was also very ugly.

In the hall, the two who said they were resting had not really been idle at this time.

Xu Chu took a sip of hot tea, felt his body gradually warm, and then frowned and thought for a moment and asked, "What do you say the murderer is trying to do so much?" ”

skinned people alive, but there were no traces of torture, and Xu Chu did not feel the resentment and revenge of the murderer when he attacked the corpse. This bothered her a little, if not for revenge, then for what?

rendered the atmosphere of the Song Mansion particularly terrifying, so that everyone in the mansion was in danger. In the end, he used evil possession to kill Aunt Yang.

Suddenly, a thought crossed Xu Chu's mind, and she sat up straight, "The murderer's choice of Aunt Yang has something to do with what I said that day?" ”

She and Xiao Qinglang glanced at each other, with a little jealousy and solemnity in their eyes.

Xiao Qinglang naturally understood her concerns, although he was not there that day, Xu Chu did not hide it from him. At that time, he still felt quite funny, and he was relieved that Xu Chuya would not be bullied.

But if the murderer really chose the target with Xu Chu's unintentional words "evil qi possession", then the problem would be much more serious.

It's not that Xu Chu will be suspicious, but ...... If the murderer is really a randomly chosen target, then she will probably be like Su Niang and Jin Fu, who wants to kill more than one person.

Xiao Qinglang noticed Xu Chu's sudden change in mood, and immediately remained silent, only lifting the teapot and filling the empty cup in front of Xu Chu with hot tea again. Then he said with a soft and calm expression: "Since that person wants to commit murder, he will always find an excuse or opportunity." If she had no intention of doing evil, she would not be cruel even if someone was tied up to her. ”

"What's more, looking at her modus operandi, you know that this matter has been planned for a long time, and it can never be a spur of the moment."

Xu Chu took the tea, and when he heard him say this, his originally thoughtful expression was slightly relaxed. She took a deep breath and looked at Xiao Qinglang, who had been calming down, and the whole person gradually calmed down.

"When you encounter a case, just investigate it. It's just that when investigating the case, you must not let yourself be unstable. Xiao Qinglang stretched out his hand and put her slightly cold fingers into his palm, and said softly, "Don't you always remind Mingzhu that you must not be preconceived when investigating a case, let alone be emotional?" ”

Between the warm tea fragrance, Xu Chu looked at the smiling face in front of him a little sluggishly. The originally sharp facial features gradually softened because of the gentleness in his eyes, and finally fell into Xu Chu's eyes, which made her involuntarily moved.

Her heart rippled, but the thoughts of self-doubt never rose again. As Xiao Qinglang said, how can the evil in the world end because one person says one less word. And how can the goodness of the world be consumed by one person saying one more word?

Xiao Qinglang saw that her mood was calm, so he let go of his hand casually, but when his fingers turned to the teacup, he unconsciously rubbed it. Sure enough, holding Xiao Chu's hand made him palpitate a lot more than holding a fine white porcelain tea cup.

Thinking like this, his gaze fell on Xu Chu's fingers again, slender and fair, but not as delicate and soft as the woman raised in the boudoir. On the contrary, it is quite powerful, so that the looming scars on his fingers seem to him to be much better than others.

When Xiao Qinglang withdrew his hands and drank tea quietly, Xu Chu also hid the shallow smile. She took the Codex from her bosom and bit her lower lip to record her findings.

Finally, after a moment of hesitation, she still wrote down the hypothetical assumption she had just made.

"When I said that Aunt Yang had evil qi attached to her that day, there were Yan'er, Aunt Liu, Aunt Liu's maid Xiang'er, and Mrs. Song and Feng'er ......."

"1. Can this case be implicated in the White Bone Case? 2. Is the skinning case and the haunting of the Song Mansion related to the accident between the old lady of the Song family and the old lady? 3. Why did the murderer choose Aunt Yang to attack, and will he continue to commit murder? ”

"And what is the purpose of the murderer's skinning." Speaking of peeling, Xu Chu naturally looked at Xiao Qinglang and asked, "Has Gongzi read similar legends or precedents in any books?" ”

Xiao Qinglang bowed slightly, when he was on a study tour, he had really heard about peeling.

"I once heard a merchant from the Western Regions say that the former dynasty was born in Khorezm and returned to Huihui, as a famous minister in the Western Regions, Ahma, who was once known as a huge extraterritorial greed, and the relationship between men and women in the house was extremely mixed. He had a concubine who kept two full-bearded human skins in his house, and after interrogation, he said that this skin was for 'when the curse is placed, and it will be fulfilled quickly.' ’。 In addition, when the Yuan Shizu and Ming Taizu of the previous dynasty were in the establishment of the country, they both punished corrupt officials with the punishment of skinning. It was only later that the skinning was so shocking that even the executioner could not do it, and gradually no one mentioned this punishment. Xiao Qinglang said lightly, "I have read some fragments in the Three Law Divisions, and the real method of peeling the skin is mostly mercury into the body and then separating the skin and flesh. But I haven't heard of the example of picking the dough directly with a knife......"

That is, there have been punishments of skinning in the past, and the purpose is twofold, one is to curse or deceive people. The second is to punish adultery or corruption. ”

If it is the former, it is easy to infer that the murderer is jealous of Aunt Yang's favor/, and then he will do it in order to replace her. If it is the latter, first of all, Aunt Yang and her wife can't bend the law for bribes, and secondly, if the murderer wants to warn Song Derong, why did she pick Aunt Yang to attack? So, thinking about it, maybe there is a secret behind Aunt Yang. And that secrecy is the reason why she has never let her subordinates serve at night.

"First of all, exclude Song Derong's outer room and the beautiful women who befriended in the Qing/Lou, because they have no conditions to commit crimes in the Song Mansion at will. The rest is that Mrs. Song and Aunt Liu will compete with the deceased and be jealous. ”

"Before Aunt Yang and Song Derong, she opened a wine shop and made wine all year round, so she naturally has a bit of strength. And Mrs. Song's body is weak, even if she has a little courage, she is not strong enough to bind and subdue the deceased. As for Aunt Liu...... she frowned and looked at Xiao Qinglang, "I have heard Mrs. Song say before that Aunt Liu's maiden family is a farmer, and her family is poor, and she has been working as a coolie since she was a child. Later, when he was a little older, he sold himself to the Song Mansion, until he was favored by Song Derong and became an aunt. ”