At the end of the fifteenth day of October in the twenty-fourth year of Tianyuan, the fire was extinguished, and Sun Xu, a thousand households of Jinyi Wei, entered the Sanqing Hall and found that the Guanzhu Ziyuan Zhenren was burned in the Sanqing Palace.

At the ugly moment, Gu Guang, the master of Dali Temple, entered the temple for an autopsy, remembering that the head of the corpse was to the southwest, the back was to the southeast, the feet were to the northeast, facing the right, the arms were embraced, the left hand was a fist, the right hand was a claw, and he was curled up in the middle of the Sanqing Palace.

The muscles and bones of the whole body were burned to charcoal, the internal organs were burned to ashes, and the third rib on the left side was broken and fell to the ground.

The charred corpse cannot be touched, and it will be shattered when touched.

Seeing the description of Ziyuan's real body, Ye Qing's brows furrowed, full of incredulity.

He asked Xiang He Wendao:

"I've read so many confessions before, and they all say that the fire burned for a whole hour, and the fire was fierce, and I don't have a general impression yet."

"Look at what is written in this test, the fire of one hour actually burned the corpses to charcoal, and it shattered when touched, which is really terrifying."

He Wen nodded, his face full of solemnity, and said with emotion:

"Yes, there are five wells in Chaotian Palace, and one hundred and thirty-nine water tanks are arranged everywhere, which are usually filled with water and raised water lotuses, one is to dress up, and the other is to prevent water from going away."

"The people who guarded the Jinyi Guard and Dali Temple were all highly skilled, and there was no wind that night, so they saved for a whole hour, which is really incredible."

Ye Qing's eyes flashed, with suspicion, and he continued to look down:

At about one moment on the 15th, Xiao Wang, a servant from Huaiyang Mansion, came to the scene to inspect the charred corpse, and the record was the same as Gu Guang.

At the second quarter of the 15th, Yangzhou made Wen Zhan to inspect the charred corpse, and the record was the same as that of Gu Guang and Xiao Wang.

The three of them got the permission of Liu Zujun, the Shaoqing of Dali Temple, and Sun Xu, the Qianhu of Jinyi Wei, to jointly conduct an autopsy, apply the potion on the corpse, and wait for half an hour to peel off the charred black muscles attached to the bones.

Huaiyang is mainly Xiao Wang, Yangzhou is supplemented by Wenzhan, and Gu Guang, the main book of Dali Temple, records the examination words, and officially begins the autopsy at the beginning of Yin.

Xiao Wang inspected that the third rib on the left side of the charred corpse was broken from the middle, the upper end of the fracture was cracked, the middle and lower part of the fracture was flat and inclined outward, and there were cracks on the outside, and the middle of the fourth rib was compared to the fracture position, and there were obvious dents on the upper side.

Because the second rib was intact, according to the direction and position of the broken bone wound, Xiao Wang's broken was a sharp chisel, and the murder weapon was preliminarily judged to be a dagger.

Yangzhou made Wen Zhan seconded.

Xiao Wang inspected and found that there was a large amount of ash in the mouth, nose and throat of the charred corpse, the throat was shattered, and there was a finger-wide oblique crack on the middle and outer side of the right calf bone.

Xiao Wangxuan, the murderer stabbed the heart with a dagger, and the fingertips poked his throat, causing Ziyuan Zhenren to lose his voice, and kicked his right calf, causing him to fall to the right to the ground.

Yangzhou made Wen Zhan seconded.

With this record, Ye Qing thought of two people, standing face to face.

One person held the dagger in his backhand, and stabbed the tip of the knife in the direction of his thumb, and the attack was in the direction of Ziyuan's heart.

Then form a palm with your left hand, poke her throat with your fingertips, and kick her right calf.

Ye Qing frowned, and the fingertips of his slender fingers slid back and forth on this text.

He Wen, who was standing behind Ye Qing, spoke:

"I asked Ah Weng about this test, and Ah Weng said that Ziyuan Zhenren cultivates martial arts all year round, and is not an ordinary person who is powerless and has no reaction in the face of danger."

"There are even martial arts masters who enter the Chaotian Palace all year round to learn martial arts with him and seek guidance, but he is superb."

"The murderer stood face to face with him, stabbed him in the ribs with a dagger, stabbed him in the throat, and kicked him in the calf.

"It is conceivable that the other party's skills must be higher than Ziyuan Zhenren, and he is extremely familiar with him."

Hearing this, Ye Qing's mind instantly appeared with the confession he had read before.

He wondered:

"According to the explanation of the person who recorded the confession in the dossier, except for Jinyiwei, Dali Temple and Guanzhong Taoist, the rest of the people who stayed overnight were ordinary people who did not know martial arts."

"In this way, the murderer is familiar with Ziyuan Zhenren, and he can also do kung fu, only the Taoist priest in Guanzhong, right?"

He Wen, who was full of solemnity, shook his head and said:

"That night, the Taoist priests in the temple all sat in the square outside the Sanqing Hall and recited the Taoist scriptures."

"So, the only possibility is that some of the outsiders who stayed overnight told a lie."

Seeing that He Wen no longer spoke, Ye Qing was silent and pondered for a long time, and then said firmly:

"I still guess it's a Taoist priest in Guanzhong."

He looked up at He Wen, who was full of inquiries, got up quickly, rummaged through the bookshelf a few times, and took out a dossier and said:

"You see, it is recorded in this file that on the 14th day, the fire broke out, and Jinyiwei, Dali Temple, and Taoist priests in Guanzhong all stepped forward to help put out the fire."

"During this period, there were outsiders who wanted to come forward to help, but they were all prevented from going out."

"Therefore, the murderer in the main hall can only be the Taoist priest in Guanzhong."

"The murderer took advantage of the chaos of fighting the fire and broke into the temple."

"Or there is a secret passage that no one knows about to sneak into the main hall."

He Wen, who was silent for a while, wavered in his heart, but his eyes were still firm and asked:

"This is just your speculation, and besides, it is recorded later in this file."

"The fire broke out in the Sanqing Palace, the fire was rapid, and the people of Jinyiwei and Dali Temple intended to take the opportunity to break the doors and windows to enter, but the doors and windows were solid, and the fire was blessed, so they could not break in."

"At the second hour, the window burned and was broken, but at this time, the fire could not be suppressed, and people could not enter at all."

"Let's not talk about your guess, first of all, how did Ziyuan Zhenren enter the main hall?"

Ye Qing was silent.

He deliberately didn't think about it.

I want to determine the murderer's modus operandi first.

In this case, the focus is on recovering Zijinding.

If you can imitate the murderer to commit the crime, you can determine the correct means of committing the crime, and the process of how Ziyuan Zhenren died can surface.

Seeing that Ye Qing was silent, He Wen continued:

"Let's talk about your guess, according to what you said, the murderer took advantage of the chaos to fight the fire, and entered the main hall, but there are people fighting the fire all around the main hall, and if someone breaks in or comes out of the hall, it will definitely be seen."

"If there is a secret passage to enter the main hall, after the fire, enter the main hall, and after doing something to Ziyuan Zhenren, and then come out and blend in with the firefighting crowd, this may be seamless."

"However, Dali Temple and Jinyiwei can be called digging three feet into the ground, searching the entire Chaotian Palace, and determining that there is no secret passage and secret room in the Sanqing Palace."

"Moreover, in the entire Chaotian Palace, there is no figure of Zijin Ding."

Ye Qing was silent again, his brows furrowed into Sichuan characters.

He Wen on the side, seeing that Ye Qing was like himself who had first come into contact with the case, fell into the painful deep thought of not being able to solve the puzzle, and his face leaked with loss and disappointment, and sighed in his heart.

After a dozen breaths.

Ye Qing's eyes shone brightly, and he said sincerely: "It's me who is arrogant, after reading the file, I feel that I am a little smart, and I feel that I can find the clues of this amazing case." ”

"A case that can make Jinyiwei and Dali Temple helpless, and let He Cheng be a case where you, a young detective wizard, have no clue, how can you be so contemptuous."

After speaking.

Ye Qing solemnly bowed to Hewen and apologized:

"He Chengzuo, Fang Cai's words have a contempt for you, and I don't mean to say it in the future, please forgive me."

"It's okay!" He Wen returned the salute, and appreciation appeared in his bright eyes: "I was the same back then. ”

In an instant, the two teenagers looked at each other and smiled.

Then.

Ye Qing said with high morale:

"It is better to read 10,000 books than to travel 10,000 miles."

"It's shallow on paper, I think we should go to Chaotian Palace to have a look on the spot, maybe there will be unexpected gains."

Although He Wen went to Chaotian Palace many times, Ye Qing's words really spoke to his heart.

Defeated or squeamish, although Ye Qing's speculation was overturned, he was so frank and admitted his mistake and went to investigate the case in a down-to-earth manner, so that He Wengao glanced at him.

He Wen smiled and said:

"When it is!"

"It's better to choose a day than to hit the day, you still have four volumes of files that you haven't finished reading, and after you finish reading, you and I will leave!"

Ye Qing, who paused for a moment, said guiltily:

"What, can you wait for tomorrow?"