Chapter 104: Motive for the Crime
The bronze medal that Bai Zizai stole from Rong Fei was only quietly shown to Steward Liu. In order to gain Chunxiang's trust and appease her emotions, Rong Fei also whispered in her ear that he was a fast catcher of immortals, and was not heard by others.
Therefore, except for Steward Liu and Chunxiang in the room, other people, including Zheng Hang, did not know Rong Fei's identity.
"So... You're pleading guilty."
Rong Fei didn't answer Zheng Hang's question, and asked directly.
"I was wronged, and I did not kill anyone."
As soon as Zheng Hang's words came out, everyone was stunned.
In the face of the ironclad evidence of the mountain, this guy dares to deny it in every possible way, what a damn thing!
Seeing everyone's reaction, Zheng Hang spread his hands and said with a smile towards Rongfei.
"Your Excellency, you have also seen it, since it is useless to deny it, it is better to confess your sins happily."
Seeing that Zheng Hang didn't care about himself, Steward Liu suddenly felt that his face was a little unbearable, so he jumped in front of Zheng Hang and pointed at his nose and scolded.
"Okay, you Zheng Hang, in vain I have always trusted you and entrusted you with important tasks, who knew that you actually did such an evil thing that lost your conscience, see that Lao Tzu will not fight today..."
"Shut up!"
Who knew that Zheng Hang had changed his previous groveling appearance, his eyes widened, and he shouted coldly.
Steward Liu was taken aback, and swallowed the second half of his words.
"Liu Tong, don't be a little steward here, just think that you are really a character. You're just a pug begging for food next to Chang Huai'en, and you're not qualified to bark in front of me."
If Zheng Han dared to speak to himself like this in the past, Steward Liu would have slapped him with a big ear. But at this time, Zheng Hang gave him a very dangerous feeling, and his intuition told him not to talk back to Zheng Hang, otherwise he would do everything.
"Humph! Lao Tzu disdains to speak to a dying man."
Dropping a sentence from the scene, Steward Liu went to stand between the two thugs.
The eye-catching Steward Liu left, Zheng Hang smiled coldly and said to Rong Fei.
"Since the adults are unwilling to fulfill their wishes, Zheng will no longer force them. This guest was indeed killed by me, and it was I who arranged all this intention to blame Haruka. Arrest me, my lord!"
After speaking, Zheng Hang made a gesture of admitting his guilt and surrendering to the law.
"It's definitely going to be caught, but it's not in a hurry, because there are still many things that haven't been clarified."
Rong Fei said.
"I've confessed to all my crimes, what more can you do, my lord. Do you have to continue to humiliate me in front of so many people? I, Zheng Hang, think that my wisdom and talent are not inferior to anyone, but because of my humble background, I can't be reused, and because of my upright temperament, I have to live in this fireworks and willow lane in order to survive. Now I can't stand the filth here, I just ask my lord to arrest me now, go to prison and be punished, or beheaded, it's better than staying here."
"Ants still steal life, and in many years of dealing with criminals, this is the first time I've seen someone so eager to die. Zheng Hang, are you trying to cover up something? Or who are you trying to protect?"
"Your Excellency, you're thinking too much."
Facing Rong Fei's questioning, Zheng Hang replied without changing his face.
"Since you said that I think too much, let's answer a few questions first and solve the doubts in my heart." Z.br>
Rong Fei said unhurriedly.
"My lord, the trial will be in the public court, not the Qinglou."
Zheng Hang said unhappily.
"It's up to me to decide where and how to try the case, and when it's the suspect's turn to pick and choose."
"Humph! I'm not going to say anything here anyway."
"It doesn't matter if you say it or not, just listen to me."
The onlookers also felt strange, the murderers had already been found out, and this adult who didn't know what the yamen was still doing here.
"As I said earlier, there are three key points in homicide cases: the motive, the time and modus operandi. Only by figuring out these three
is a key point in order to smooth out the whole case and identify the real murderer.
Through the collation and analysis of all clues and evidence, two key points have been clarified, namely the time and modus operandi of the crime, but the most important motive for the crime has not yet been clarified. Moreover, there are still a few doubts in this case that have not been solved, and it is still too early for the case to be closed, and I will tell you about it."
Under everyone's gaze, Rong Fei walked to the door and turned to face the room.
"Let me re-demonstrate the entire process of the case and reveal the unsolved doubts one by one. Haruka left, and I came close to sneaking into the room, breaking the wicks of the four candles and hiding under the bed, and this was the first suspicion."
Everyone was stunned when they heard this.
Where is the suspicion?
How I didn't see it.
"Outside, there were many lanterns hanging in the verandah and patio, and it was as bright as day, but the room was dark because the candles had been blown out. As I said before, because of the adaptability of the human eye to light, when you suddenly enter darkness from light, you can't see anything for a short time.
After the murderer enters the room, he first needs to find the exact location of the four candles in the dark, do a more delicate thing such as cutting the cotton core without being able to see with his eyes, and then burrow under the bed and hide it.
All of this happened in a short period of time, which shows that the murderer was quite familiar with the layout of the room and the placement of the candlesticks."
"Humph! I thought it was something incomprehensible, but it seems that adults are only capable of that. I often go in and out of the rooms in the building, including this room in Haruka. And the layout of all the rooms on the second floor is roughly the same, so if you go in and out, you will naturally remember it."
Zheng Hang glanced at Rong Fei defiantly, and then snorted coldly.
"Well, that makes sense."
Rong Fei nodded, walked over to the four turtle males who had flashed to the side and kept a safe distance from Zheng Hang, and asked one of them.
"This little brother, let me ask you, which girl's room is next door?"
"It's Sister Qiu Ju's room."
Rong Fei was slightly stunned when he heard this name, and wondered if there was a talented man named Tang Yin who often patronized this Qiu Ju girl.
However, the spoof thought only flashed through him, and he coughed lightly and continued to ask.
"Where is the wardrobe in Miss Qiuju's room?"
"It's also in this position."
Kamegong replied, pointing to Haruka's closet.
"Oh, does Miss Qiuju's wardrobe door squeak when it opens and closes?"
"Hmm... I don't know. There are usually women's underwear in the closet, I just want to see it, and Sister Qiu Ju won't let me."
Turtle Gong replied with a smile.
"Phew! You are worthy of it."
A woman's coquettish voice sounded outside the door, thinking it was the girl Qiu Ju who lived next door.
Rong Fei looked towards the door, wanting to see the beauty of this Qiu Ju girl, but unfortunately there were too many people crowded at the small door, including several girls from the building, and Rong Fei couldn't tell for a while that it was the one who was talking.
Retracting his gaze stupidly, Rong Fei continued to ask the turtle prince.
"Do you know how many candlesticks there are in Miss Qiuju's room, and how many candles are inserted in each candlestick?"
"Hmm... Four... Four, oh no, it's like three candlesticks."
"Stupid, it's two candlesticks. Although the building did not need money to give four candlesticks, but the old lady had to pay for the candles used every month, so she simply put two in the cabinet and did not use them."
Rong Fei turned his head suddenly, this time he finally saw the appearance of this Qiu Ju girl, uh... The mid-to-upper posture is not disappointing, but it is not amazing.
Qiu Ju saw that Rong Fei looked at herself, so she pretended to smile shyly, and at the same time sent an autumn wave.
Rong Fei nodded politely to Miss Qiu Ju, thanked the turtle who answered, and then turned to Zheng Hang and asked.
"No one else remembers, why you
But remember, explain it."
"What's so strange that the same thing is done by different people, some people do it well and some people don't do it well. I've always been careful, and it's normal to remember things that others don't care about."
"Okay, then I'll ask you. When the wardrobe in Miss Qiu Ju's room opens and closes, does it sound or not?"
"I don't know, I didn't pay attention."
Zheng Hang replied confidently.
"If you answer that, then I can only assume that you have paid special attention to Haruka-sang's room. You chose to kill someone in this room because it was premeditated, right?"
"Humph!"
Zheng Hang didn't answer, Rong Fei didn't care, and continued to analyze by himself.
"Before I went upstairs, I had a cursory glance, there are about twenty rooms on the second floor, which leads to the second question, why did you choose Miss Haruka here?"
"There's no reason, it's a pleasure."
Zheng Hang replied.
"If it's a pleasure, why pay attention to the location and number of candles in the room in advance, and plan a hiding place? There is also a third doubt, judging by the position of the cotton wick on the candle, you should have calculated the time in advance, how do you know when the guest will come?"
"My lord, this is small enough to know."
A turtle raised his hand.
"You say."
"This guest is a businessman who came to Beijing from other places to do business. When I first came to the building five days ago to play, I was in charge of the reception, and after asking the guests about their preferences, I introduced him to the girl. After that, every night about the same time, this guest would come to the building for the night."
"Are you the one who received you today?"
Rong Fei asked.
"My lord, I received this guest tonight."
Outside the door, a turtle boy jumped to his feet and raised his hand and shouted.
The spectators outside the door automatically made way for the turtle to enter the room.
"Did you introduce him to Miss Haruka?"
"No, it's the guest who named Sister Haruka. At that time, Xiao De deliberately glanced at Sister Chunxiang's room, and saw that there was no light in the room, and only after asking did he know that Sister Chunxiang had gone to wash, so Xiao De accompanied the guests downstairs to watch the poetry meeting for a while, and only after seeing Sister Chunxiang come back, he took the guests upstairs."
"Has this guest always been received by Miss Haruka?"
Rong Fei asked.
"No, my lord, this guest has been received by Sister Dongmei for the past few days."
"Dongmei?"
Rong Fei muttered the name in his mouth and turned his head to look at Zheng Hang's expression.