Chapter 10: Duke Di's Discovery
Di Renjie's words shocked everyone present, and County Magistrate Lin even opened his eyes in surprise!
"Sir, you said that Guandi Temple was not the first scene of the murder. Do you have any evidence?" Magistrate Lin asked respectfully!
"It's very simple. You see, after the deceased's head is smashed, the brain and blood fuse, and it will slowly solidify as time goes by. I just asked the grandfather if he had cleaned up the body and the scene, and he said no, so look at this
Is there less blood and brain matter on the head of the corpse? In addition, I remember that the main hall of the Guandi Temple also had only scattered blood stains. The most important point is that if the head of the deceased was smashed by the statue, there must be splatters of blood on the scene.
, but we didn’t find it at the scene!” Di Renjie said!
"Sir, maybe the murderer cleaned up the scene after committing the crime?" Mr. Lin asked with some doubts!
"Well! That's a good question, sir! But it's enough to prove that the so-called gods killing people is nonsense! And it's not very likely that the murderer cleaned up the scene, because the dust on the ground is evenly distributed, and it doesn't look like someone has cleaned it.
!" Di Renjie said while checking the deceased's belongings!
"Sir, do you have any other evidence?" County Magistrate Lin continued to ask!
"Of course there is! Look here, these are fragments of the deceased's skull. I put them together. Do you see anything strange?" Di Renjie pointed at the bones separated from a mass of blood!
"This...I can't see it!" County Magistrate Lin said with some shame!
"First, the fragments of these skulls are the same as the blood and brains of the deceased, and the number is wrong. Second, look at these fragments of bones. If only the head was hit by the idol and the skull was shattered, the center of the force-bearing point should be the most damaged.
Serious, and gradually spread to the surroundings, but these pieces have different degrees of stress, which proves that this person has been hit hard on the head more than once! If we go back to the scene to check, there may be new discoveries
!" Di Renjie analyzed!
Although Di Renjie's words were calm, everyone present, especially the county magistrate Lin Yongtai, couldn't help but feel surges in their hearts!
"What you said makes sense indeed! Excuse me, sir, let's go to Guandi Temple again!" County Magistrate Lin saluted!
"Okay! Without further ado, let's go together!" Di Renjie replied with a smile!
"That's great! Master Fan, please quickly order someone to prepare the carriage!" County Magistrate Lin said excitedly!
"Yes!" Master Fan Qing responded, turned around and went out!
"Sir, please!" County Magistrate Lin said respectfully!
Di Renjie clasped his fists in return and walked out with Magistrate Lin with a smile!
Soon the carriage was ready, and the servants supported the county magistrate Lin Yongtai, while Li Yuanfang supported Di Renjie. When the two got on the carriage, Li Yuanfang and Master Fan Qing followed behind on foot!
"Huaixian
"Sheng! His magnanimity in court and his impeccable analysis just now reminded me of a person!" County Magistrate Lin looked at Di Renjie and said!
"Oh? I wonder who Grandpa was thinking of?" Di Renjie looked at County Magistrate Lin with interest and asked!
"Sir, he talks about the rejuvenation of his wonderful medical skills, and his careful and meticulous judgment of cases. He has the charm of Mr. Di Ge of mine?" County Magistrate Lin raised his hands to the sky and said with great admiration!
"Your Majesty, have you ever met Mr. Di Ge?" Di Renjie asked calmly!
"Although I have never seen it, I have been fascinated by it for a long time!" County Magistrate Lin said with some regret!
"My lord, please forgive me for saying so bluntly. Although my lord made some omissions in the process of judging the case, this was due to lack of experience. If I can get some advice from others in the future, I will definitely make a difference in the future!" Di Renjie said kindly!
"What you said is absolutely true. Although I have read a lot of poems and books, I have no desire to serve the people, but I have no ability to do anything! If I can get a few tips from Mr. Chao Di Ge, my life will be enough!" Lin
The county magistrate said with emotion!
"My grandpa's heart of boxing for the people really makes Huai admire me! Judging from the fact that my grandpa is filial to his mother, the people under his rule can also benefit from his blessings!" Di Renjie said with a smile!
"Thank you, Mr. Huai!" County Magistrate Lin looked a little shy!
"Master! We are here!"
Outside the carriage, Master Fan Qingtong reports!
"Mr. Huai, let's go!" County Magistrate Lin got off the carriage first!
Li Yuanfang helped Di Renjie get out of the carriage. Di Renjie raised his head and looked at the Guandi Temple. The officials from Qingshan County Government had already surrounded the Guandi Temple. The incense burners and candlesticks in front of the temple had been taken away, and the Guandi Temple
Finally there is no more incense!
Di Renjie and his party came to the main hall of Guandi Temple again. The statue of Guan Gong still fell on the ground. The blood stains on the ground had now turned black, but they were still clearly distinguishable on the bluestone bricks!
Di Renjie walked slowly around the statue, staring closely at everything in front of him, as if he was looking attentively, but also as if he was meditating!
"Huh?" Di Renjie suddenly asked a question, and his expression became serious!
When everyone saw this, they hurriedly gathered around, all looking at Di Renjie!
I saw Di Renjie bending down to pick up a small fragment of the statue of Guan Gong, and handed it to County Magistrate Lin. Magistrate Lin looked at it carefully, but saw no clues!
"Mr. Huai, is there anything wrong with this broken piece?" County Magistrate Lin asked!
"Haha! It seems that this murderer really put a lot of effort into it! Come and see, this is the location of the statue of Guan Gong. Look at the location of the blood on the ground. The deceased should have been lying here at that time. The statue of Guan Gong fell forward and hit the deceased!" Di Renjie pointed out
He said while looking at the statue and the position of the deceased!
"That's right! When we came, the body was indeed in this location!" County Magistrate Lin replied!
"Very good! Then Guan Gong
The statue fell forward, so it is normal that the upper body of the statue of Guan Gong was shattered, but why did the base of the statue of Guan Gong break like this?" Di Renjie asked!
"Yes! It's true from what Mr. Lin said!" County Magistrate Lin said!
"The only explanation for this is that the base was smashed by someone! As for why the base was smashed, I'm afraid it was just for it!" Di Renjie pointed at the broken pieces in Magistrate Lin's hand!
"For this?" Magistrate Lin was still confused!
"Yes! You think it should be a broken piece on the edge of the base. Look at this crescent-shaped gap. Think about how it was caused?" Di Renjie asked!
"This?" County Magistrate Lin and Master Fan Qing looked at each other, not knowing how to answer!
"It's a crowbar!" Li Yuanfang suddenly said!
"Hahaha! That's right! These are the marks left by using a crowbar to pry the Guan Gong statue! In order to cover up the murder of the god more perfectly, the murderer will naturally not allow such obvious flaws to be left! He simply removed the base of the statue
Smash them together! But they were so clever that they were fooled by their cleverness!" Di Renjie said with a sneer!
"Sir, what do you say?" Magistrate Lin asked!
"As the father-in-law of this place, does your Majesty know how high the statue of Guan Gong was originally?" Di Renjie asked!
"This Guan Gong statue is six feet high, and the base is seven feet tall!" County Magistrate Lin replied without thinking!
"My lord, you really know the rules well! Okay! Since the statue is seven feet tall, how high will it be when it falls?" Di Renjie continued to ask!
"Sir, you are joking! This statue is still seven feet tall when it falls, right?" Magistrate Lin said!
"Then we are looking at the position of the corpse, which is almost eight feet away from the base of the statue. How did a seven-foot-tall statue hit him?" Di Renjie asked back!
"This?" County Magistrate Lin looked at Master Fan Qing. The two of them were speechless and didn't know how to answer!
"The reason why the murderer smashed the statue completely was to cover up the traces of the crowbar. Secondly, after the statue was pried down, the murderer found that his body was placed incorrectly and the statue did not hit the body, so he simply smashed the statue
Completely smash it, so that outsiders can't be sure whether the statue hit the deceased or not! On that day, the prince came to the main hall with his officials and saw the collapsed statue and the deceased with his head smashed. In addition to the confession of Miao Zhu,
Naturally, I intuitively believed that the statue really hit the deceased!" Di Renjie said bluntly!
"Yeah! Reasonable! Very reasonable! Mr. Huai is really a god!" County Magistrate Lin couldn't help but praise!
"But sir, moving the statue will inevitably make a loud noise. Aren't they afraid of being discovered by the temple's blessings?" Li Yuanfang asked with some confusion!
Chapter completed!