"You're right", Ji Xia listened to Xue Dabao's analysis, but was impressed by him, and patiently pointed to the rope groove on Meng Jin's neck, "But you see, there seems to be two rope grooves faintly visible here, and they don't completely coincide." ”

"Could it be a struggle?" Gao Han asked.

"In the process of self-hanging, due to the body's instinctive survival reaction, there are also struggles, but only abrasions will be formed around the original strangulation marks, because the body's own gravity will press the neck tightly against the rope, and it is difficult to change the direction of the rope hanging because of the struggle."

"Miss Ji, I don't understand what you said, I just want to ask, did he commit suicide?" Xue Dabao said impatiently.

Ji Xia squatted on the side and thought for a while, and suddenly asked Gao Han to help her take off the deceased's shirt together, exposing the deceased's back.

"Sure enough."

"Is this a bruise?" Gao Han said, pointing to a bruised area in the center of the corpse's back.

Ji Xia nodded and said: "The murderer must have taken advantage of the deceased's inattention to strangle the deceased with a rope from behind, because the deceased kept struggling to escape, he used his knees to push the deceased's back, and then pulled the rope upward, and after the deceased died, he was hung again, causing the deceased's rope ditch to be horseshoe-shaped, which looked like he hanged himself, but in fact he killed." Like this......" After saying that, he picked up the rope and put it on Gao Han from behind his back and showed it to Xue Dabao.

"That's why there are two ditches that don't coincide?" Xue Dabao asked.

"Suogou is the strangulation mark in your mouth." Ji Xia explained.

"Look, there's blood on the rope!" When Ji Xia demonstrated the action, he found faint blood stains on the rope. Blood seeps through the ropes and is difficult to spot.

"I just checked, and there are no injuries on the surface of the corpse, so it must have been left by the murderer when he strangled Meng Jin, too hard, and accidentally worn out the palm of his hand, because it was too hidden, so the murderer did not find it."

"And the scene is not without suspicions", Ji Xia picked up the incomplete painting and calligraphy on the table and said to Gao Xue and the others: "You see, Meng Jin's calligraphy and painting have not been framed yet, how could he commit suicide?" Besides, he cherished these paintings and calligraphy so much, how could he allow himself to commit suicide when he was not finished framing! ”

"Oh my God, Meng Jin was actually killed! Although Meng Jin pretends to be high-minded, he has always been polite and has never heard of a grudge against someone, who killed him! After listening to Ji Xia's story, Xue Dabao couldn't help but clench his fists and said angrily.

"Here's why, I think." Gao Han picked up the "suicide note" and said.

"Yes, I think the murderer wants to blame Meng Jin for Miss Wang's death, and then kill Meng Jin, pretending to commit suicide in fear of crime, and he can escape." Ji Xia nodded and said.

"So what do we do next?" Xue Dabao asked.

"Go back to the yamen." Ji Xia and Gao Han said in unison.

A few people just returned to the room, put down the inspection tools, and were about to go to Lord Yang to recover their lives, only to see Wang Yuanwai leading a group of Ding Hao towards the room, "Gao Zhutou, Xue Zhutou, the old man is here to bring back the little girl's body, so that the little girl can be buried as soon as possible." ”

Wang Yuan was a little surprised to see Gao Xue and the others in the room, and then spoke, his words seemed to ask for instructions, but he was not polite at all, and after speaking, he glanced at one of the leading family members, and the family Ding led people into the room to prepare to move the body.

"No, you can't! Miss Wang's murderer hasn't been caught yet, so you can't take the body away!" Ji Xia immediately stepped forward to stop the group of family members, but he was helplessly thin, and was pushed away by the leading family member and fell to the ground.

"Outside of Wang Yuan, Miss Wang's case is full of suspicions, and bringing the corpse back at this time is not conducive to the detection of the case, I hope you will think twice." Gao Han saw that Ji Xia was pushed down, and an arrow stepped forward to help her up, and said to Wang Yuanwai in an unquestionable tone.

"What's the doubt! Didn't Meng Jin commit suicide in fear of sin! You don't let my daughter go into the earth for peace, I don't know what kind of heart I have! ”

"What are you arguing about?" Just as everyone was arguing, Lord Yang's voice came from outside the door.

It turned out that Xue Dabao saw that Wang Yuanwai was leading a group of people to menacing, and knew that Gao Han was hindered by Wang Yuanwai being a well-known local squire and could not clash head-on, so he took advantage of the chaos to sneak into the inner hall to invite Lord Yang, who was taking a nap, to relieve the siege.

"Lord Yang!" Everyone saluted Lord Yang together.

Lord Yang glanced at everyone, and only bowed back to Wang Yuanwai: "Wang Yuanwai is coming, and no one will announce it, and this official is not welcome." ”

Wang Yuan's foreign name is Wang Hua, his grandfather was a former dynasty official of the three products, although he himself did not enter the official career but to do some business, Su Ri is kind and charitable, in the local reputation and status, even the county lord saw him to give some thin noodles.

"Lord Yang, the old man didn't want to trouble you, your subordinates said that with your approval, the old man can take the head of the little girl's corpse home for burial, since you are here, the old man will ask you for your approval."

Yes, as soon as he came up, he asked the teacher to ask for sin. Ji Xia couldn't help but want to refute on the spot, Gao Han beside him seemed to see through her, pulled her sleeves, and glanced at her.

Although the two of them knew each other for the first time, they seemed to have a heart and mind, Ji Xia actually understood Gao Han's eyes, so he stood aside and watched the changes.

"Outside the king, the official is saddened by what happened to Ling Yan, you want Ling Yan to be buried as soon as possible, and the official also understands it very well, but the official heard that the cause of Ling Yan's death is quite suspicious, do you want to listen to a few of them with the official and say, if there is really a doubt, bury it hastily, I'm afraid it will make the Yan blind."

Wang Yuanwai listened to Lord Yang's polite and courteous words, and thought that although he was quite famous in the local area, the people did not fight with the officials, so he snorted coldly and responded, "If there is no doubt......