Chapter 31: The Mystery of the Lantern
Gu Shiwei thought about it and changed his thinking.
If the poison doesn't come from the mouth, is there any other way?
Although what she is best at is not a hidden weapon, but in the rivers and lakes, this weapon is often associated with poison.
There are guards from Kaifeng Mansion in all directions, and the murderer is not that Tuxingsun, who can spit out a jujube nail from the coffin and nail Li Zhenxian, so ......
Gu Shiwei thought about it, walked forward to the closest place to Li Zhenxian's chair, and looked up at the four-cornered lantern overhead.
This lantern has four wooden pillars, all sides are densely packed with auspicious animal patterns, the wick of the lantern is in the center of the lantern, and the bottom is also a layer of base with hollow wood grain, and the long tassel hangs down at the bottom, which looks atmospheric and calm.
Through the gap in the carved space, Gu could vaguely see that there seemed to be a small gray thing sticking to the lamp oil lamp, which looked like a beetrough by the eaves.
And the base was not completely transparent, and there was a place where something was blocking the light.
Gu Shiwei's heart froze, she bypassed and jumped onto the beam, squatted on it and looked at the lantern, and found that one of the four lanterns could be opened, she thought about it, and an upside-down golden bell wrapped her feet around the beam, stretched out her hands and turned on the lantern.
"This time I finally found the right one, this lantern hides a delicate crossbow machine, not enough for the size of a palm, it should only be able to shoot a needle."
Hearing Gu Shiwei's words, Wu Jiang over there immediately rushed over and rummaged through Li Zhenxian's hair.
"Good fellows! There really is a blood spot, and this needle is stuck in the brain! I knew that I would have brought the old man directly! ”
Wu Jiang rummaged a few times and exclaimed, "But how did the murderer pull the crossbow machine?" The crossbow machine can be made small and hidden, and people can't shrink and hide in the lantern, right? ”
Gu Shiwei looked at the mechanism inside the lantern, and he was also amazed.
"The crossbow machine was fired downward, directly above Lee Jung-hyun's seat. A rope was tied to the hanging knife, which passed through a lantern bone that was horizontal above, and a small bucket was tied at the other end, hanging directly under the oil pot. ”
"At first the keg was empty, very light and would not pull the rope so that the crossbow would not be fired. But the murderer cut a tiny hole in the oil cup. The lamp oil drops down, and the keg becomes heavier and pulls the rope down. ”
Wu Jiang listened to one head bigger than two, and Han Shiyan over there thought for a while and continued, "The length of the rope is fixed. The barrel pulls the rope down, and the rope on the knife will keep pulling up, as if someone has pulled the knife, and the poisonous needle will be launched. ”
"The murderer must know a lot about the Li Zhou case, and he will definitely sit here tonight and read a book. And to be able to have access to the light for a long time. ”
Gu Shiwei nodded when she heard this, she shook in the air a few times, and gave Han Shiyan a thumbs up.
"Wu Jiang, if you can't imagine it, you'll know when I take down this lantern and show it to you. Don't worry, it's not a Zhuge repeater, and it won't send out a second poisonous needle to shoot you! ”
Wu Jiang looked at Gu Shiwei, and then at Han Shiyan......
Although you are already very sweet, I still don't understand at all!
Gu Shiwei said, reaching out to get the lamp, but she was stunned when she touched her hand, and she looked at Han Shiyan with a complicated expression.
"You said before that Yushitai received a rumor that Li Zhenxian's house had a large amount of gold and silver hidden, but Wang Xi came to look for it several times when he was going to the banquet, but he found nothing......"
Han Shiyan's eyes lit up, and he looked up at Gu Shiwei, "So hide in these six lamps!" ”
"Why did the murderer go to such lengths to set up the mechanism in the lantern, in addition to killing Li Zhenxian, it was to tell us about it! is also in response to the corrupt officials mentioned in the letter! ”
Gu Shiwei nodded affirmatively, and one rolled over and jumped down.
"The murderer must have attained some skill in mechanical skills, and he is also familiar with bows and crossbows."
Gu Shiwei said and looked at Wu Jiang, "If that letter is not an excuse, and the murderer killed people according to Guan Yushi's "Playing Flower Willows", he should have started planning to kill Li Zhenxian after the news of Guan Yushi's death came out. ”
"Then, between Guan Yushi and Li Zhenxian's death, the murderer must have come to this study and touched this lamp."
"And he should be an old acquaintance with Li Zhenxian, after all, he even knows where the dirty silver is hidden. You can ask Wang Yushi where the news received by the Yushitai came from......
Gu Shiwei paused as he spoke, and said in a heavy tone, "If my prediction is not wrong, it is very likely that this is just the beginning of serial killings......
As she spoke, she glanced at Wu Jiang, but saw that Wu Jiang's eyes were round, and he covered his face with both hands, as if he had seen a ghost alive!
Seeing Gu Shiwei looking at him, Wu Jiang broke down and howled, "Are you two really talking about Dayongguan?" ”
As he spoke, he shook his head vigorously, jumped on Li Zhenxian's table at once, and took a horse step while burping, only to see him jump up on the beam of the room with a heavy dantian, and then took a deep breath, took off the lantern with a red neck and hugged it in his arms.
"Get out of the way, get out of the way, I'm coming down!"
As he spoke, he leaped down with the big lantern in his arms, and his feet fell heavily to the ground.
He thought, and gently lowered the lantern to the ground, and his eyes moved and rushed to the next one.
After taking down the second one, Wu Jiang finally showed a triumphant smile, he sighed at his palm, and slammed towards the second lantern, only to hear a snap, and the lantern exploded all at once.
In the wooden frame of the lantern, gold bricks rolled out!
Wu Jiang grabbed a piece in shock and exclaimed, "Master Gu! Sister Gu! There really is! Boy! No wonder this lantern is hung with such a thick hook! There are so many on the surface, who knows how many there are secretly? ”
"This old greedy boy is proudly showing off his money! He's not afraid that this thing won't hang up, and it will fall and smash him into a meatloaf! ”
Wu Jiang said, his hands on his hips, and instantly regained his confidence, "I'm still useful, haha, at least more strength than the two of you!" Especially Brother Shi Yan, haha, he has no power to restrain the chicken! ”
Han Shiyan glanced at Wu Jiang and looked towards the door.
When the housekeeper saw what was going on, he ran out screaming, and at this time he had already called someone, followed by a huge crowd.
The fastest of them all, wearing a cane on her forehead, was a white-haired old lady in her sixties.
She stepped in, first at the smashed lantern, and then at Lee Jung-hyun, who was lying motionless on a chair, sitting on the threshold with her legs limp.