The thirty-first round of investigation of the second case
After listening to Xiao Lingzi's analysis and explanation, Tan Da also believed that this was the first crime scene.
At this time, Qin Tai's mind was combining the pictures at that time, which was a characteristic of his handling of the case, recovering the scene.
There are some doubts in the whole case, first, Yue Tianyang, who is Zhu Zhaolun, has just come out of his room. I'm a little excited, but I don't think I'm alert at all. Second, it is a remote place, and few people usually walk. There are three people in the footprints here, it should be the murderer's, Yue Tianyang's, and whose other ones are they? Third, this is not the only way for Yue Tianyang to go back, Yue Tianyang will not be so stupid to take this road that no one usually walks.
According to Qin Tai's own understanding, a relatively complete conjecture. According to Yue Tianyang's situation, things should be like this, after Yue Tianyang came out of Qin Tai's room, although he was very excited, the habits he had developed over the years made him calm down immediately. He pretended to be nothing, and deliberately made a detour to the stables. Not far from the stable, Yue Tianyang saw a person he was familiar with or of equal status. Because of this, Yue Tianyang would follow this person on this secluded path. This person must have used some things or information that Yue Tianyang wanted to know to trick Yue Tianyang into leaving with him. When Yue Tianyang walked into this path with him one after the other, the murderer, who had already been hiding here, grabbed Yue Tianyang's neck from behind, and twisted Yue Tianyang's neck with a strong twist. The person who deceived Yue Tianyang continued to walk forward, and the murderer turned around and carried Yue Tianyang away from the scene.
But who is this person who can trick Yue Tianyang here? Why did Yue Tianyang follow him here?
Qin Tai asked Tan Dadao, "What kind of place is this?" Which important person is closer? ”
At that time, there were only a few eunuchs by their side, and when Tan Da spoke, he was more open. He said: "This is the periphery, and there are some real old eunuchs living there. They don't usually have any tasks and chat together all day. But this road is a trail, that is, the road to transport the corpses. So usually no one comes here, let alone takes this road. The closest to here should be Lao Duan, who is guarding King Xiao Ning. Apart from him, there doesn't seem to be much of an important institution here. But Lao Duan is already sick, and arrangements are being made to find a new person to take over his work. ”
Qin Tai's eyes shrank suddenly, this old Duan was related to King Xiao Ning, no wonder Yue Tianyang would follow. If there is no miscalculation, it should be like this, a subordinate of Lao Duan or someone who knows Lao Duan pretended to be Lao Duan to deceive Yue Tianyang here, and then shot the murderer to kill Yue Tianyang. It must be like this, otherwise Yue Tianyang would not have come here by himself.
Qin Tai said: "Eunuch Tan, I want to meet this Eunuch Duan." May I? ”
Tan Da glanced at everyone, and everyone nodded.
Qin Tai said again: "Not only do I want to go and see this Duan eunuch, but I also want to see King Xiao Ning who is locked inside." ”
Tan Da sighed and said, "It's okay if you want to see it, but you have to swear not to tell what is inside." Because this is a royal secret, if you say it, we will die together. ”
Qin Tai said, "Okay, I promise you." Don't say a word about this matter to people who are not related. Someone came, and brought Yue Tianyang's corpse over as well. I suspect that he had ever been to Eunuch Duan and had seen King Xiao Ning. I want to confirm this for myself. "Actually, Qin Tai wants to let King Xiao Ning's father and son meet each other for the last time.
Qin Tai's words attracted everyone's attention, and they vaguely remembered that this Yue Tianyang really rarely interacted with people, and only had a little contact with Lao Duan. Could it be that Lao Duan really let Yue Tianyang see King Xiao Ning? So this Yue Tianyang is a spy of the other party? Lao Duan is also involved? None of them dared to say anything, and none of them dared to stop Qin Tai. I'm afraid that this adult will also suspect himself, and if he investigates himself, he will definitely find out a lot of things that should not be known to outsiders. In this case, it will be difficult for me to be a person here.
When Qin Tai and everyone came to the place where Eunuch Duan lived, Qin Tai saw an old man, a eunuch who was a little familiar with himself. "How did he end up here?" This was the question in Qin Tai's heart.
When Tan Dawei introduced Qin Tai, Qin Tai knew that this was the eunuch Duan who was guarding King Xiaoning. But this eunuch Duan is very much like a person, the old eunuch who escaped from the front of the small village. How could they be so alike, like twins.
Tan Da said to Lao Duan, who had already turned his ear back: "This is Lord Qin Taiqin who came to investigate the case." He wanted to meet King Xiao Ning. You go and open the gate, Lord Qin Tai will take people down. ”
Lao Duan not only has his ears back, but his brain is also not easy to use. After a long time, he said, "No, I can't go to meet people." ”
Tan Da said loudly again: "If you can't do it, you have to do it." We've all discussed it. Just do it. ”
Lao Duan looked at Qin Tai before hesitantly taking out a personal key, and Tan Da took it anxiously and opened the secret door. Fortunately, almost every cell is similar, and Tan Da is an insider, so he immediately opened the secret door.
Tan Da said to Qin Tai: "Inside are the people who are being detained." But there can't be many people going down at once, otherwise it will explode. "When it was first designed, it was feared that someone would rob the cells with arms, so explosives were buried under each cell. When there are many people in the cell, the explosives will explode automatically.
Qin Tai said to everyone: "Everyone is waiting for me above, Li Li will come out after taking Yue Tianyang down, and Xiao Lingzi and I will ask King Xiao Ning what to say." Just ask about the matter and we'll come up. ”
Everyone felt that this was the most appropriate, and they were also afraid that Li Li and his soldiers would rob King Xiaoning by arm. Only Qin Tai and Xiao Lingzi go down, not only will the two of them not rescue King Xiao Ning, but even if they kill King Xiao Ning, it is not their business. Anyway, if King Xiao Ning died, not only would they not have to send someone to take care of King Xiao Ning, but they would also not have to take care of Lao Duan anymore.
Li Li and Xiao Lingzi got out of the cell together, and Li Li put Yue Tianyang on the ground. Xiao Lingzi lit the only oil lamp inside, and at this time, Qin Tai also got out of the cell.
The cell looked small, with an iron bed and an iron table. An unkempt old man lies on the bed, and a commode is placed in an inconspicuous corner. On the table was an empty plate.
The smell in the room and the empty plates proved that Xiao Ning Wang hadn't cleaned up for a long time.
King Xiao Ning was awakened by the visitor, and he said weakly: "Old Duan, you forgot to send food." I haven't eaten in three days. You won't even give me water, and I'm dying of thirst. ”
Qin Tai sat at the head of the bed, took a pulse for King Xiao Ning, and found several problems. First, King Xiao Ning has iron chains tied to his hands and feet, and this iron chain is not an ordinary iron chain. Second, King Xiao Ning's physique is not bad. If it weren't for being hungry and thirsty for a few days, Xiao Ning Wang didn't look like an eighty-year-old man at all. It may be because of his congenital conditions. Third, Xiao Ningwang's brain is not confused, and he is very coherent when he speaks.
Qin Tai glanced at Xiao Lingzi, who was guarding the door.
Qin Tai said, "King Ning, I'm not Lao Duan. I am Qin Tai of the Criminal Department of the Criminal Department. ”
King Xiao Ning suddenly paused and stammered, "Are you a foreign official?" How can you get here? ”
Qin Tai said again: "Something happened here so that I can see the prince." I have one thing to tell you, your youngest son, Zhu Zhaolun, is dead. ”
King Xiao Ning stared at Qin Tai with a long time before he said excitedly, "What? My Lun'er is dead? How so? Who killed my Lun'er? I'm going to kill him. ”
Qin Tai said: "This is your Lun'er." I brought him here. ”
King Xiao Ning struggled to get up and stumbled towards Yue Tianyang. Holding Yue Tianyang's corpse, he cried.
Qin Tai became more and more calm, staring at King Xiao Ning silently, looking very scary.
"Okay, don't pretend. You are not King Xiaoning. Qin Tai suddenly spoke in an astonishing voice, and King Xiao Ning immediately stopped crying. Even Xiao Lingzi on the side saw that King Xiao Ning was pretending to cry.
Qin Tai said to this fake King Xiao Ning: "You pretend to be very similar. But you forgot a couple of things that exposed you. ”
King Xiao Ning leaned on Yue Tianyang's body and said to Qin Tai, "What did I do wrong?" ”
Qin Tai sat on the bed and said to him, "First, a little Ning King who is over eighty years old will not be so strong. Second, a prince, even an unlucky prince would not be so intimate with a eunuch who took care of him. Third, a prince has been accustomed to it since he was a child, and no matter where he is, he has his own style. In momentum is no one can learn. You don't see any nobility in you. Fourth, an emperor calls himself me, and the prince calls himself a lonely or lonely king. You call yourself me when you open your mouth and close your mouth, and this is another big flaw. Fifth, while I was talking just now, I was still holding your pulse, and when you heard that I was an official of the Criminal Department of the Criminal Department, your heart beat faster. When I said your son was dead, I didn't notice your excitement. Sixth, if you were really King Xiao Ning, you wouldn't call your child that, he told me that you would call him by his nickname. But not only do you not know his nickname, but you haven't even checked his birthmark. It is even more confirmed that you are not King Xiao Ning. An old and mature King Ning will not believe the words of an outsider at will. Say, where is the real King Xiaoning? Who are you? ”
The man knew that he could not hide it, so he said, "Please, don't kill me." I was brought here by a masked man more than 10 years ago. He asked me to go to jail here for someone who looked like me. He said that for every year of imprisonment, give me a thousand taels of silver, and I will not be in danger of my life. I just agreed, and it was a long time after I arrived here that I found out what kind of person I was pretending to be was King Xiaoning. Please, don't kill me. ”