The Delicate Lady Coroner

"The deceased was wearing a coat, with more mud stains on the left and less on the right, and his feet and robe were covered with green moss in addition to mud stains. It should be the murderer who brought the deceased outside of the rockery. Because the corridor was not high enough, he dragged the person. Come in. There are no obvious injuries to the limbs, hands, feet, and limbs, so I'll take the corpse back to Yizhuang first, and I will go to Yizhuang for a detailed autopsy."

After Bo Ruoyou's initial inspection was completed, Wu Xiang asked someone to come in and move Ye Fei's body. She took a torch and looked carefully at the surrounding stone walls and the corridors leading to two directions. After comparing them, she found that the murderer was from the inside. Come in from the entrance to the garden.

Bo Ruoyou walked out along the corridor and raised his eyes to look into the depths of the Aviary Park. There are only layers of verdant green colors in the eye. During the period when the pavilions and eaves are hidden, the blue sky and white sun are still like this. If it was before and after midnight last night, it would be easier. Hidden traces in it.

Bo Ruoyou was watching, and suddenly heard a slight cry. She walked around the rockery and saw a little girl kneeling on the ground, Wu Xiang and Zhao Yue standing beside the little girl.

"Last night, it was about time when Young Master Liu ran out of dinner. When the little man passed by with the food box, he did hear a crisp sound, but it was already late at that time, and the little man listened carefully. At that time, there was no other noise. The villain was scared, so he ran to the kitchen. Uncle Zhang from the kitchen can testify for the villain."

Wu Xiang frowned and said, "What kind of crisp sound is it?"

"It's just... it's like some iron objects hit together..."

Wu Xiang turned and looked at Bo Ruoyou. She said that the top of the coffin nail was worn out and it was smashed by a heavy object. He must have said in his heart: "Have you seen any figures at the time?"

Xiao Si shook his head, "Never, the wind was strong last night, only the shadow of the tree was seen."

The little boy wiped a tear, "The little man really just heard a little noise. When he went to the kitchen, he was so scared that he was so scared. Uncle Zhang joked that there was a dead person in the garden. Maybe the soul is back. The little man is not. He dared to answer, and went back to the house to sleep very quickly."

Wu Xiang narrowed his eyes and stared at him, "So when you left, Liu Qing was still in the house?"

The young man nodded, "Yes, the young man had already taken a bath and changed clothes at that time, and the villain just took the food box and closed the door."

If this is the case, Liu Qing can be ruled out, Xiao Si came out of Liu Qing's yard, it is impossible to tie people before him and send them to the rockery cave to kill.

But if it's not Liu Qing, who should it be?

There are two tea cups in Yu Xun's house, but on the night before Xun he never drank tea, Ye Fei was abducted without any struggle, and the murderer's method of killing was even more weird.

Wu Xiang hesitated for a moment, and made people bring the small servant beside Ye Fei over.

There are a lot of servants in the Bainiaoyuan, such as Liu Qing, Ye Fei, etc., all have a small servant who specializes in taking care of food, clothing, shelter, and transportation. However, this is only the case. After all, they are also subordinates in Zhao Yue's eyes.

Some of the small servants who took care of Liu Qing had just purchased and entered the park for a year or two, while others entered the park at a few years old. They are all without roots and foundations, and they can be considered innocent. Wu Xiang has been investigated in the past few days. I haven't found anything yet.

Soon, the young man who took care of Ye Fei was brought to him. He had been interrogated earlier. At this moment, his face was pale, and when he saw another companion kneeling on the ground, his face was full of tears. He also knelt to the ground with a fright.

Wu Xiang asked, "Ye Fei did not have any abnormalities last night?"

The young man nodded again, "The son was very tired and a little uneasy after he came back, but he had just been interrogated in prison. It was also unusual. He took a bath after eating, then changed clothes and read. Retire, less than two more days before the villain left, the villain thought that the son would stop after reading the book for a while."

"When the villain went to wait for the son in the morning, he found that the gates of the courtyard were all open, but the son did not see anyone, so he felt bad at that time, because the same was true when Crane was missing, so the villain went to call someone to come and look for him. Young Master, when he walked to the edge of Moon Lake, someone found blood stains, and then someone went to the rockery—"

The young man showed fear in his eyes, bowed his head and shrank into a ball, afraid of being involved in the incident.

"Before you left last night, what did Ye Fei use for dinner?"

The young man hurriedly said: "Like everyone else, they are made in the kitchen with a few side dishes and soup. The son has a bad appetite, so he only drank a bowl of chicken soup and took a few mouthfuls of corn."

Wu Xiang looked at Hou Yang. He nodded and went to the kitchen. Wu Xiang looked at the lake again. At this time, Bo Ruoyou also walked towards the entrance to the north, walked to the front, and walked a few steps towards the lake. , The blood stains in the mouth of the little servant fell on the stone steps by the lake, and down the stone steps, you can walk into the lake all the way, Bo Ruoyou looked at it for a moment, and suddenly said: "The murderer is afraid of the hammer Such heavy objects were thrown into the lake."

The murderer entered from the north entrance and exited from the north entrance. After going out, he did not leave. Instead, he turned his feet and walked toward the lake. Is he going to clean his hands? Or abandon the murder weapon?

Wu Xiang immediately found a watery person to go to the lake to touch, Bo Ruoyou looked around again, and found that there was no other trace except a little blood on the lake, so he temporarily left the Hundred Bird Park and went to Yizhuang for an autopsy.

Wu Xiang stayed in the garden and continued to investigate. At this time, a middle-aged man with a dark complexion also came over.

"The villain Wu Yang, who is also the master animal trainer in the garden, pays homage to the head catcher."

Wu Xiang fixed his eyes and asked him, "You are in charge of all the blood sparrows in the garden?"

Wu Yang nodded, "There are now forty-seven blood finches in the park."

"The strangled and crucified blood finches found earlier are the best in the garden?"

Wu Yang wiped the cold sweat on his face, "Yes, after the discovery of the first hanged, because of fear of punishment by the county king, the villain and the steward conceal the matter at once. The best birds and beasts in the garden are not Little, although the blood sparrow is loved by the princess, because there are a lot of them, the princess won’t count the points when he is watching. Buying two more blood finches back is—"

"Two blood sparrows?" Wu Xiang keenly caught the mistakes in Wu Yang's words.

He asked like this, Wu Yang sweated more on his forehead, "Because before that, another blood sparrow died unexpectedly—"

Wu Xiang felt uneasy when he heard it, "Dead by an accident?"

"There are many different kinds of birds in the bird park, and they have been bred for a long time. It is a bit exaggerated to say that human nature is a bit exaggerated. , Will fly out when the underlings are not well looked after, and never come back. More than twenty days ago, when the villain counted the blood sparrows, he found that one was missing. The blood sparrow did not fly out, but drowned in the water tank in the bird garden."

Drowned in the water tank!

Wu Xiang was shocked when he heard it, and then thought of Jiang Xing's death, and suddenly a terrible thought came into his mind.

Wu Yang glanced at Zhao Yue in the distance, "This kind of accident shouldn't have happened, but if the people underneath neglect to add water, the blood sparrow flies out of the cage to drink on the water tank, and it may fall into it. Drowning, the king of the county is willing to spend money on the birds, especially those who have been carefully fed for a long time, if they make mistakes and omissions, they will be punished for half their lives, so the young people dare to conceal the king of the county."

Here is the depths of the Bird Park, and you can hear the chirping in the distance, but there is no bird's shadow above the sky. Wu Xiang asked closely: "How many people are there in the Bird Park? ? But you can get in and out at will?"

Wu Yang hurriedly said, "There are about 20 people who are busy entering the house every day, some who do sweeping and cleaning cages, some who are domesticated, and some who specialize in feeding water. Not everyone can enter and leave at will, only people in the bird park In and out."

The murderer used the blood sparrow to foretell, although it was strange and terrifying, but it was also easy to leave clues. Wu Xiang asked again: "The drowned blood sparrow was before or after Jiang Xing's death?"

Wu Yang couldn't remember it clearly, but Wu Xiang asked like this, but immediately said: "Before."

Wu Xiang gritted his teeth, "Lead the way, I'm going to the Bird Park to see."

The aviary garden has verdant flowers and trees, but the bird garden and the animal garden are independent, so it is even more expansive. Walking along the path to the northwest, you will soon see the pavilion corridor built between the trees. The last cage was hung, and there were birds of different colors, large and small, and most of the chirps they heard by the lake came from then on.

"During the day, the bird cage will hang out, and at night, or when the weather is bad, the bird cage will be taken in. The well-trained bird will occasionally be put into the forest in front of it, so that it will be in the forest. play."

To the north of the corridor, there is a small piece of very lush woods. At a glance, it is clear that the sun is hanging high, but it makes people feel that there is a haze in it, but Wu Xiang approached, only to see the original above the woods. There was a huge net shrouded like the sky and the sun. Wu Xiang was a bit speechless for a while, and further down the woods, there was a fenced pond with mandarin ducks and white cranes and several large or water-loving cranes in it. Birds.

On the east side of the pond, a garden surrounded by high walls appeared. This was the bird garden.

"All the birds, the water used by the birds, are in it, the cage is retracted, the door will be closed, and no one else will come over on weekdays if nothing happens—"

Wu Yang said as he walked, Wu Xiang listened, but felt that this forest was not very safe, because the corridors were open all fours and fours, and the nets around the forest were easily damaged.

Wu Yang listened, but said: "If someone wants to steal a bird, it is very difficult. After a bird is domesticated, it will obey the whistle and will recognize the smell of the water used in the garden. , You can't catch a bird either."

Wu Yang seemed to show something to Wu Xiang. He blew a whistle and immediately caused the surrounding birds to chirp more happily. His whistle sounded like a bird's song, but he seemed to be able to talk to the bird. .

Wu Xiang was surprised and entered the Bird Park with Wu Yang. As soon as he entered, Wu Xiang saw several large water tanks on the northwest corner of the huge courtyard. The water tanks were placed under the shanty and covered by dustpans. Wu Xiang Point to that place, "The first blood sparrow, where was it drowned?"

Wu Yang should be, and Wu Xiang walked towards the water tank while watching.

There are pavilions in this park, and there are also many shantytowns. During the period, there are large and small bird cages on the ground beams, and there is a smell of bird droppings. Wu Xiang frowned and saw the water first. The dustpan covered on the tank, "Is the dustpan covered on weekdays?"

Wu Yang nodded, "This water can't get dirty, it's all covered."

Wu Xiang thought for a while, and gave Wu Yang a thoughtful look, "The blood bird drowned in the water tank, but you think it is simple, but the water tank is covered, the bird cage will not open easily, the bird It’s impossible to come to drink and fall into it and drown—"

Wu Yang said with trepidation: "I don't know if I catch the head, the princes are harsh, and the little people just want to turn the big things into small things."

Wu Xiang grasped his side with a knife, "Where was Jiang Xing buried after his death?"