Zhang Zifan, the criminal officer sent by the Hainan government to investigate the case, said angrily: "This incident is unbelievable from beginning to end. Yu Zhong said respectfully, "I understand what you mean, my lord. ”

Zhang Zifan continued: "Ten people, ten died, and none of them lived. It's just incomprehensible! Yu Zhong was stunned and said, "Anyway, things are clearly like this, my lord." ”

Zhang Zifan said: "it, I think someone must have killed them all." ”

"That's what we're looking into, my lord.

"By the way, can you see anything from the report?"

"I don't see anything special. I only know that Lu Feng and Yuan Zhen both died under the hidden weapon, the former was hit in the head, and the latter pierced the heart. Hua Yun Shitai and Fang Yulong died of poisoning. Mrs. Qin was overly nervous after being spilled with psychedelic drugs, and finally took too much sleeping pills, so she died in her sleep. Qin Zhong was stabbed to death with a sword. Shen He fell off a cliff and died after being poisoned. Nangong Jin was drowned. Cao Bao was killed by a heavy object hitting him in the back of the head. Liang Feiyan was hanged. Zhang Zifan's body couldn't help but shrink back and said, "This is a way to die!" He pondered for a moment, then said angrily, "You mean that you haven't been able to get anything useful from the mouths of the people of Qingyang Town?" Damn, they must know something. ”

Yu Zhong shrugged his shoulders and said, "Most of them are fishermen who do their duty. They only knew that Ouyang Xun, who was originally living on this island, was called Qingfeng Sword, and there was a party on the island recently, which was attended by ten dead people. That's all they can give. ”

"Who is hosting the party, isn't Ouyang Xun already dead?"

"We found out that there is a man named Ah Hu, whose full name is Huang Xinhu, and he is responsible for hiring people to take these ten people to the island."

"What did he say about these things?"

"I can't say anything, my lord, he's dead." Zhang Zifan frowned. "Then what do you know about this called Ah Hu?"

"Yes, sir. We know a little bit about him. His reputation is not very good. Twelve years ago, he was arrested and imprisoned for several years because of a crime in Huayin County, and then he was released when he met the emperor's amnesty for the world. After coming out, he became a famous executioner in the mighty dart game, oh, by the way, he used to work with Cao Bao. That's all we know. ”

"Did he die off the island?"

"Yes, sir."

"When was that?" Yu Zhong said: "Half a month ago. Zhang Zifan sighed. Yu Zhong continued: "We also made many inquiries before we confirmed that it was Ah Hu who hired the coachman and boatman to pick up these people. It was he who told the people here in Qingyang Town that a gamble was going on on Qingfeng Island to see if anyone could stay on this desert island for a week without outside help. Therefore, if there is any signal for help on the island, I hope that the people of Qingyang Town will ignore it. ”

Zhang Zifan moved his body uneasily and asked, "According to your meaning, the people in the town are not suspicious at all?" Didn't you think it was a bit strange at the time? Yu Zhong shrugged his shoulders and said, "My lord, you may have overlooked one thing: Qingfeng Island is an isolated island, and there is an elusive hero living here. I don't know if he did something similar before. At first, there was no doubt that the locals would be new and curious when they saw what was going on on the island, but gradually they got used to it. They will also turn a blind eye to any strange things that happen on the island. If you think about it, my lord, it does make sense. Zhang Zifan's face was gloomy, but he still admitted that it was true.

Yu Zhong said: "As for Liu Da — the boatman who sent the group to the island — he said something that inspired us. He said that he was taken aback when he saw this group of people, not at all like Ouyang Xun's guests. I think it was precisely because he felt that these people were all third-rate and nine-sect people, and he had always been curious in his heart, so after he saw the signal for help, he disobeyed Ah Hu's instructions and drove a boat to the island. ”

"When did he and the others end up on the island?" “

The signal was discovered by a group of children on the morning of the 18th. It was impossible to go to sea that day. They went out to sea on the afternoon of the 19th, just after the storm had subsided a little. They didn't delay at all, so no one would slip away from the island before they landed. The sea is always rough after a storm. ”

"Is it possible that someone will be able to swim and escape?"

"The island is forty miles from the shore. It was still a big wave that day. Besides, there are still many people on the shore, including adults and children. Zhang Zifan sighed and asked, "What's the matter with the picture scroll you found in the house?" Can you get any useful clues from there? ”

Yu Zhong said: "I have already checked it. It was a good picture, it was originally a landscape painting, but then someone deliberately wrote those words on it, and it is unknown where it came from. ”

Zhang Zifan asked again: "What about those things written on the scroll?" Yu Zhong said solemnly: "I was about to talk about this issue, my lord. He cleared his throat. I investigated the accusations in as much detail as I could. Let's start with Qin Zhong and his wife, who were the first to go to the island. They are people from the rivers and lakes, and I heard that they are very affectionate, and the reputation of the two of them has not been bad over the years. As for that Lin Yong, I also checked, it was indeed killed, and his wife hanged herself, but the murderer could not be found. As for whether it was committed by Qin Zhong and his wife, I don't know, but I personally think there seems to be something intriguing about it. But after all, almost ten years have passed since this case, and there is no way to trace it. “

Next, let's talk about the former Dali Temple Shaoqing Lu Feng. There was nothing wrong with this man. He was the official who tried Dong Qing. By the way, Dong Qing is guilty - this is a very true thing. The evidence was discovered only after he was executed. He fully deserved it. But when the verdict was announced, there was a lot of discussion, and at least nine of the ten people believed that Dong Qing was innocent, and they believed that Lu Feng was a personal vendetta.

"Let's talk about Liang Feiyan, she was originally a maid in a squire's house. There was a drowning death in the squire's house. However, she doesn't seem to be involved. In fact, she behaved very bravely and jumped into the lotus pond to save people. If she hadn't been rescued in time, she would have almost died herself. ”

"Keep talking." Zhang Zifan sighed and said. Yu Zhong took a deep breath: "Nangong Jin is a famous doctor, and there is a medical hall in the capital. We didn't find anything like the one on the scroll. But fifteen years ago, he did operate on a woman named Liu Hong in a pharmacy in his hometown. The woman had a difficult birth and died on the operating table. Perhaps he was not skilled enough at the time—not very experienced—not skilled enough to be considered a crime. There is certainly no question of motivation here. “

Next, Mrs. Huayun, she used to be the head of Emei, and she did have a senior sister and a junior sister, but then for some reason, one was killed and one jumped off the cliff. The story itself bordered on cruelty — but it didn't talk about crime, after all, there was no direct connection to her. ”

"Listening to what you say," Mr. Zhang said, "seems to reflect a key issue." This person who pretended to be Ouyang Xun was interfering in cases that the law could not reach or the government could not handle. Yu Zhong continued to introduce expressionlessly according to the list: "Young Fang Yulong first came out of the rivers and lakes two years ago, and he went around chasing some evil people in the rivers and lakes, and it is said that the judge who killed the giant evil in the rivers and lakes was chased by him. As for Zhou Wen and Zhouwu, they were indeed killed, but how they were killed and who killed them, we don't know.

"We didn't find any clear clues about Cao Bao's crimes. He has been a chief dart leader for decades, and after his son-in-law took over two years ago, he enjoyed his old age at home. Huang Zifeng is his master. That is, the head of the previous dart of the mighty dart board. Later, because one of his disciples colluded with Heifeng Village to rob his dart, he went to find the traitor alone, and then died inexplicably. There is no new hatred or old hatred between Cao Bao and him. In fact, he was not only his master, but also his father-in-law. It is not known if there are other things in this. ”

"Okay." Zhang Zifan said.

"Let's talk about Monk Yuanzhen. He had been in Huayin County, and I suspected that Ah Hu was caught in the case, and he was the one who slipped through the net, and later somehow became a monk in Shaolin Temple. This person doesn't look simple, and I'm not sure what the scroll says is true. ”

"Finally, let's talk about this Shen He," Yu Zhong hesitated, "He used to be a catcher like me. Zhang Zifan didn't feel moved. Shen He," Zhang Zifan said word for word, "he is not a good person. ”

"That's what you think of him, sir?" Zhang Zifan said: "I always felt that he was not a good person. But he was very cunning and allowed him to escape. In my opinion, he committed perjury in the case of Fang Tingshi. I was skeptical, but I couldn't find any evidence. I sent others to investigate the matter and found nothing. I still believe that if we had known how to get started at the time, we would have found some clues. This man is not upright. For a moment, neither of them spoke. In the end, Zhang Zifan asked again: "Ah Hu is dead, did you just say that?" ”

"I knew you were going to inquire about it, my lord. Ah Hu died on the night of July 11. As far as we can see, the result is excessive drinking, and nothing else has been found. Zhang Zifan said slowly: "Do you want to know what I'm thinking, Yu Zhong?" ”

"Maybe I can guess, sir." Zhang Zifan said heavily: "Ah Hu's death is too coincidental!" ”

Yu Zhong nodded and said, "I guess you would say that." Zhang Zifan slammed his fist on the table and shouted, "This is incredible—it's impossible." Ten people were killed on a bare island - we don't know who did it, why it was done, and how it was done. ”

Yu Zhong coughed and said, "Well, that's not entirely the case, my lord. We know more or less why. Someone who has strange ideas about justice, bent on finding those who cannot be punished by law. He found a total of ten people, whether they were really guilty or falsely guilty. He doesn't care......"

Zhang Zifan became excited. He said sternly, "Do you say he doesn't care? But I think ......" He stopped suddenly, and Yu Zhong respectfully waited for him to continue. Zhang Zifan let out a long sigh and shook his head. "You better go on," he said. "Just now I suddenly felt a little clue, as if I had some clues. But suddenly it was gone. Go ahead and talk about yours. ”

Yu Zhong continued: "Ten people who will be executed, let's use this word - execution. Ten people were executed. The man accomplished his task. Somehow he escaped from the island and disappeared. ”

Zhang Zifan said: "The first-class escape technique. But you must know, Yu Zhong, there is nothing in the world that is impossible to explain. ”

Yu Zhong said: "My lord, do you think that if this person does not come to the island, it will naturally be impossible to leave this island?" According to the accounts of the people concerned, he never came to the island. The only explanation, then, is that this man is one of ten. Zhang Zifan nodded. Yu Zhong said eagerly, "We have thought of this for a long time, my lord. We thought it through. We're at least not in the same darkness as we were when the Seifujima case first happened.

Liang Feiyan left a diary, and Mrs. Hua Yun also had a diary. Old Lu Feng wrote some miscellaneous notes—all about the law, and the words were more obscure than hinges, but the content was very clear. Shen He also left some miscellaneous notes like this. There are no discrepancies in the circumstances of these testimonies. The order of death is like this: Fang Yulong, Lady Qin Zhong, Cao Bao, Qin Zhong, Hua Yun Shitai, and Lu Feng. After Lu Feng died, Liang Feiyan's diary recorded that Nangong Jin left the house at night, and Shen He and Monk Yuanzhen followed him out. Shen He also had this record on his note, just one sentence: 'Nangong Jin is missing. ’”

"My lord, on the basis of these accounts, it seems that we can come to such a conclusion that can explain this doubtful case. Nangong Jin was drowned, you should remember this. Assuming that Nangong Jin is a madman, it is entirely possible that he will kill the rest of the people and then commit suicide by jumping off a cliff. Or die while swimming to land.

This seems plausible – but unfortunately it doesn't hold water?

"Yes, my lord, it can't be established at all. First of all, according to the results of the examination, the man arrived on the island in the early morning of the 20th of July—these men had been dead for at least twenty hours, perhaps even longer. That's what you can tell. But he affirmed that Nangong Jin's body had been soaked in water for four to five hours before it washed ashore. From this, it can be inferred that Nangong Jin must have fallen into the sea at some point on the night of the 16th and 17th. Let me explain why. We found the place where the body had washed up - the body was stuck between two reefs, and there were some shredded clothes and hair hanging from the rocks, etc. He must have been shelved here at high tide on the night of the sixteenth, that is to say, around the hour of the sub-hour. After that, the storm stopped, and the highest water level was much lower than here. You might say that Nangong Jin first killed the other three before jumping into the sea. But this doesn't make sense: Nangong Jin's body was dragged to a place where the tide couldn't wash away, and it stopped straight on the ground - neatly and neatly. This undoubtedly proves that there are still people alive on the island after Nangong Jin's death. He paused and continued, "How can this be explained?"

The situation in the early morning of the 17th was like this: Nangong Jin was missing (drowned), and there were three people left, Monk Yuan Zhen, Shen He, and Liang Feiyan. Yuan Zhen was killed by a secret weapon. His body was also by the sea. It was near Nangong Jin's corpse. Liang Feiyan was found hanged in her room. Shen He's body was at sea, and there was a wooden box not far from him. Zhang Zifan interrupted him and asked loudly, "What's in that wooden box!" ”

"There are several silver tickets with a lot of face value, and there is also a sword book called Qingfeng Fourteen Style. Now let's break down each of these people, my lord. Let me start with Monk Yuanzhen. Let's assume that he pushed Shen He off the cliff - and later he drugged Liang Feiyan and hanged her. In the end, he went to the beach and committed suicide with a secret weapon. If so, then who took away the hidden weapon from his side? Because the hidden weapon was finally found at the staircase of the house - at the door of Lu Feng's room. ”

Zhang Zifan said: "Did you leave a handprint on it?" ”

"Yes, my lord, there is Liang Feiyan."

"Oh my God, ......"

"I know what you're going to say, my lord, you want to say that Liang Feiyan probably did it. It was she who beat Yuan Zhen to death with a hidden weapon, and then walked back to the house with the hidden weapon, pushed Shen He off the cliff, and finally hanged herself. It all sounded reasonable, but there was one thing: there was a chair in her room, and there were some of the same weeds on it as the ones on her shoes. It appears that she was standing in a chair, putting a rope loop around her neck, and kicking the chair away. "But we found that the chair had not toppled over, but had been placed neatly against the wall along with the other chairs in the room. This must have been put by someone else after Liang Feiyan died. "Now only Shen He is left. If you told me that he killed the monk Yuanzhen with a secret weapon, let Liang Feiyan hang himself, and then went outside and jumped off the cliff himself - I would never believe it. Normal people wouldn't do that, and Shen He was poisoned before he died - besides, Shen He wasn't that kind of person. We know Shen He – he is by no means the kind of person who advocates justice. ”

Zhang Zifan said: "You are right. Yu Zhong continued: "Therefore, my lord, there must be another person on the island. After this man had done all this, he did the work of cleaning up the aftermath. The question is, where has he been hiding? Where did he go? The people of Qingyang Town said in unison, 'It is impossible for anyone to leave the island until the rescue boat arrives on the island.' 'If that's the case......" he stopped. Zhang Zifan said: "If that's the case......" He sighed, shook his head, and leaned forward again.

If so, who is the one who killed them? And how did he do it? ”