Chapter 59: What's Inside the Coffin
When Shen Tiande said the shocking last words in Xu Zun's ear, Xu Zun's whole person was blinded.
Before, he had indeed guessed whether Shen Gong would have anything to do with the first iron coffin case?
But after talking to Shen Gong, he had already put this idea behind him, and he no longer thought that Shen Gong had anything to hide.
Unexpectedly, Shen Gong still didn't tell the truth.
Before dying, he finally told himself this shocking secret!
Shen Gong is really related to the first iron coffin case, presumably it is precisely because of this that he attracted a group of people such as fake Qiu Yongnian, right?
It's too complicated!
Xu Zun was really about to go crazy, one case after another, he thought that he could get out of the second iron coffin case, but he didn't think about it, and fell into the quagmire of the first iron coffin case.
Why did Shen Gong participate in the iron coffin case?
Who were the 37 people who were killed?
What's in the coffin?
“…… What's in the Iron Coffin...... At...... Kitchen...... Yours...... Put...... Put ......"
By pondering Shen Gong's last words repeatedly, Xu Zun had already judged that what this kitchen was referring to should refer to his own home, not the Shen Mansion.
Because, after being framed, Cai Kun had already sent people to search the Shen Mansion several times, and if it was hidden in the kitchen of the Shen Mansion, it would have been discovered long ago.
It's really another surprise that Shen Gong would hide such an important secret in his own home!
After determining this clue, Xu Zun did not act rashly.
He forcibly suppressed his curiosity and honestly worked on the funeral in the Shen Mansion.
Because Cai Kun and Chen Taiji hadn't left at that time, the people from the Internal Guard Mansion and the Criminal Department were all in Xinye County, if they acted rashly, it wouldn't be good if they found out!
Cai Kun and the others are not idle people, presumably they have already considered that with Shen Tiande's level alone, they will not be framed by people who have taken such great pains to calculate.
If there was really a grudge against Shen Gong, wouldn't it be more enjoyable to send an assassin to assassinate him?
Therefore, fake Qiu Yongnian and others tried so hard to take advantage of the opportunity to blame Shen Tiande to guide Cai Kun and others to search the Shen Mansion, so as to achieve the purpose of exploring the iron coffin.
In other words, the fake Qiu Yongnian and others were already suspecting that Shen Tiande was a participant in the first iron coffin case, but because they couldn't be sure, they did the second iron coffin case.
No wonder, they will spare so much effort to imitate an iron coffin and put it in Zhangqiao!
Xu Zun pondered, with Cai Kun's experience and ability, they should also think of this layer.
So when they searched the Shen Mansion, they searched very carefully, and they seemed to want to really find something, right?
Now it seems that since they didn't find what they were looking for in the Shen Mansion, and Shen Tiande died unexpectedly, isn't it that it won't arouse their suspicion anymore for the time being?
So, when Cai Kun and Chen Taiji left Xinye County, Xu Zun returned to his house to verify whether the mystery was really in his kitchen?
Previously, when Xu Zun was reported by the whistleblowing letter, Cai Kun was supposed to conduct a thorough search of Xu Zun's house.
But with the discovery of the underground secret room, Cai Kun had already shifted his attention to solving the case, and naturally thought that there would be no more gains in Xu Zun's house.
Now that I think about it, if they continue to search, I'm afraid that this hole hidden under the kitchen stove in front of them will be difficult to escape, right?
Shen Gong, Shen Gong!
Your last words left me a big melon!
Looking at the hole that was about to be broken in front of him, Xu Zun kept beating the drum in his heart, I don't know if he can eat this melon? Still can't eat it?
Alas!
No matter!
Xu Zun pondered by the stove for a long time, and finally found that it was impossible for him to overcome his curiosity.
No matter what the hell is down here, even if he knows it's Pandora's box, he has to go down!
So, Xu Zun picked up the shovel and smashed it hard under the stove......
Ay?
When the hole made a crunching sound, he realized that there was a wooden plank underneath.
After leaning down most of my body, I actually saw the latch!
Opening the latch and lifting the plank, Xu Zun realized that this was a hole that could be opened at any time!
Oh......
Suddenly, some related memories appeared in Xu Zun's mind.
Butler Xiaoqi!
Xu Zun remembered that he had seen it several times that the housekeeper Xiao Qi was in and out of the kitchen at ten o'clock in the middle of the night.
I used to think that he was busy cooking in the kitchen, but I didn't expect it......
I click!
If you guessed correctly, could it be that the housekeeper Xiao Qi is Shen Gong's person!? Is that helping Shen Gong look at the things down here?
No way?
At first, when he saw Xiao Qi dead in the iron coffin in the secret room, Xu Zun thought that Xiao Qi was also a fake Qiu Yongnian.
Because the secret room is built under their own home, Xiao Qi is very likely to be their internal response.
However, it was later confirmed through those iron coffin criminals that Xiao Qi was indeed not their person, and it was only because he happened to encounter it when placing You Dalang's belongings, so the fake Qiu Yongnian killed Xiao Qi.
For this reason, Xu Zun was sad for Xiao Qi for a while, but he didn't expect that this Xiao Qi actually belonged to a third party, and he was not his own person!
At this moment, it was completely dark outside, and the five fingers could not be seen in the secret passage.
Xu Zun had no choice but to break the fire, and then carefully burrow into the secret passage.
Below the secret passage is a vertical ladder that goes straight up and down, and although it is not clear to see, it feels like there should not be much space underneath.
It only took a few steps down the staircase to enter a vault-like chamber.
The chamber is oval in shape, with brick walls in some places and mud in others, as if it was dug according to the cellar when it was first built.
Boom...... Boom...... Boom......
The air was solemn and surprisingly quiet, and Xu Zun could even hear his own heartbeat.
There was a strange stench in the room, a bit like the smell of some leftovers, and there were some crooked household items on the floor, such as bowls and spoons, washbasins, and linen.
This place......
Xu Zun frowned, and his curiosity suddenly subsided a little, because he didn't feel like this kind of place was hiding any treasures or rare things.
The chamber was not very large, and he quickly found an oil lamp and lit it.
As the oil lamp was lit, the secret room gradually brightened, but Xu Zun found that there was a small stove next to the oil lamp.
There was burned coal in the stove, which seemed to have been used for heating in the past...... Oh...... It seems like...... Isn't that right?
Xu Zun saw that there were triangular soldering irons on the stove, as well as iron hooks, thistles and other items......
I looked along the shelf on the side of the stove, but I saw that there were many leather whips, iron tongs, files, saw blades, and steel needles on it......
Yes!!?
Xu Zun realized that the situation was wrong, and hurriedly turned around and looked into the depths of the secret room, and at this look, he was stunned by the fright!
Because, he saw a picture that he couldn't guess 10,000 times.
But in the depths of the chamber stood a set of iron frames, and in the middle of the shelves were tied a man with four heavy chains, and there was also a woman!!
Yes!!?
Xu Zun was shocked, and suddenly remembered the sentence that the county Cheng Luo Million once said:
The iron coffin from two years ago was not empty, but filled with urine and feces......