Happy Marriage

Leng Nanxian was full of suspicion: "The poison in the deceased is concentrated in the throat, is it really the poison that seals the throat with blood?"

Jing Zhaoyin also asked suspiciously: "According to what Leng Shenyi said, what was the reason for the death of the deceased?"

Leng Nanxian thought for a while: "The deceased died suddenly and suddenly, and he didn't utter a word, which shows that the poison is fierce. Moreover, there are two quickest ways to die, one for the heart and the other for the brain."

He gently unbuttoned the clothes on the chest of the deceased, exposing the heart. After checking it, he gently raised the deceased's head and instructed An Sheng, "Check his head."

An Sheng did what he said, endured a little discomfort in his heart, untied the deceased's bun, and then checked it carefully.

"Master!" An Sheng exclaimed: "Look!"

Leng Nanxian bent down and took a closer look, he really saw something strange: "That's it!"

Zhou Jizu stayed by the side the whole time, staring closely at the movements in Leng Nanxian's hands. Hearing this, he also knelt down in doubt and probed to see.

"This, how could this be?"

He immediately reached out to touch it, but was stopped by Leng Nanxian raising his hand: "Be careful of poison."

Between the half-white hair of the deceased, there was clearly an extremely thin silver needle, which had penetrated into the skull, leaving only the tail of the needle outside.

The silver needle was hidden in the middle of the hair, which was extremely concealed. If the sunlight slanted into the lobby at this time, and the dead body was parked in the bright light at the front of the door, reflecting the sunlight, it would not be easy to find.

Leng Nanxian didn't dare to take the needle with his bare hands, so Jing Zhaoyin sent someone to bring a pair of needle-nose pliers that a woman used to hold the soles of shoes, and took out the silver needle. The silver needle still shone with a cold, azure light.

"This is the real murderer, a poisoned silver needle that hits the center of his head, so he died instantly." Leng Nanxian said confidently.

"How is that possible?" Zhou Jizu looked incredulous: "I was by my father's side at the time, and there was no one else in front of me."

This case did not expect a turning point, but there was another turning point.

Jing Zhaoyin clapped his hands and Jing Tangmu: "Then the official should ask you, Zhou Jizu, before your father died, you were the only one in front of him, how did the silver needle enter your father's head? Should you be honest?"

Zhou Jizu was shocked when he heard the words: "Is the lord suspicious of the villain?"

"impossible!"

Before Jing Zhaoyin could speak, the family members of the deceased who were waiting outside the hall immediately boiled over: "Jizu was a filial one, who doesn't know about his neighbors? His father was so anxious that anyone who had a headache would be too anxious."

Unanimously speaking, to excuse the son of the deceased.

However, Guan Hetian invited Leng Nanxian to exonerate Jia Liu from the crime, and he was very proud at this time.

"Killing your father, and then framing the drugstore to blackmail money, you really have no conscience!"

"I didn't!" Zhou Jizu roared in a low voice, clenching his fists until a "squeak" sound: "If I do such a thing that is inferior to a pig and a dog, I will be struck by five thunders, and I will not die!"

Jing Zhaoyin snorted coldly: "As long as this official speaks with evidence, it's useless for you to swear and swear."

Zhou Jizu was still accusing Jia Liu just now, but he didn't expect that he would become the biggest suspect in a blink of an eye.

"If it's really me, why should I make a fuss over the lobby?"

"This poisonous needle is so hidden, if it weren't for the genius doctor here today, Jia Liu would not be able to wash it even if he jumped into the Yellow River!" Guan Hetian raised his eyebrows at this time, naturally he was unwilling to give up.

Jing Zhaoyin turned his eyes to Leng Nanxian: "Master Leng, what do you think about this matter?"

Leng Nanxian said indifferently: "Leng has a shallow understanding of medicine and can find out the real cause of death, even if he lives up to his trust. Others, Leng does not dare to speak falsely."

Jingzhao Yin thought for a moment: "This case has been verified and it is indeed related to the Heji Pharmacy, and the shopkeeper Jia Liu was released without charge. The deceased is temporarily stored in Yizhuang and cannot be buried. Zhou Jizu is suspected of murdering his father, and he will be put in prison for the time being. This officer will conduct an investigation before convicting."

"The adults are wronged, really wronged!"

The deceased's son shouted his grievance loudly, and there was a commotion outside.

A yamen officer stepped forward to carry the body of the deceased, and Zhou Jizu rushed forward and cried loudly: "I can't let my father go to that kind of place, and he can't be buried in the ground even if he is dead."

Sincere and sincere, not unreasonable.

Leng Nanxian finally couldn't help but said, "This silver needle cannot penetrate through the bones with the force of the fingers alone. There should be a kind of mechanical bow and crossbow, and adults can be careful when searching. If there are such clues, maybe It can be proved that the murderer is someone else."

As soon as Zhou Jizu heard this, hope immediately rose: "I am willing to cooperate with the adults in the search, as long as I can find the real murderer for my father to avenge."

Jing Zhaoyin has been an official for many years and has been sentenced to countless cases, but when Leng Nanxian mentioned the bow and crossbow, he was contaminated with poison, and he knew that this case was probably not that simple. The little people can understand.

He knew how to use people, so after a little pondering, he asked Leng Nanxian: "Leng Shenyi has done good deeds to the end, since you have helped Jia Liu to clean up his sins, why bother to follow him to see if there is any doubt at the scene? It is good to avenge the deceased, it is a merit."

Leng Nanxian didn't want to have anything to do with the government, but Zhou Jizu heard Jing Zhaoyin's remarks, turned around and kowtowed at Leng Nanxian: "This genius doctor, young Shicai is offended, but I am honest. If you are wronged, please ask a genius doctor to be able to see a large number of adults, disregarding previous suspicions, and help them to check and find out the real murderer for my father."

Leng Nanxian couldn't bear to refuse, and nodded: "Alright, I'll do my best, but it's unknown if I can help."

Zhou Jizu thanked him for thousands of years, and Jingzhao Yin then ordered the Yamen Jukuai to **** Zhou Jizu back to the mansion and identify the scene.

The group went straight to Zhoufu.

The Zhou mansion was located in an inconspicuous small alley, and the house was not very rich, but it was a two-out, two-in house. Living room and study in the front, bedroom in the back.

The deceased died in his study.

The front of the study is a bookshelf, neatly placed with many books such as "Book of Songs", "Historical Records", etc., next to the window is a desk, with four treasures of the study and a pot of aspen bamboo in a messy place.

Zhou Jizu introduced: "My father was sitting with his back to the window at that time. I opened the door and came in with the medicine and talked to him across the desk. He refused to drink it at first, insisting that he was not sick, and then he couldn't help my plea and sighed. In one breath, he barely picked it up and drank it.

He had just finished drinking the medicine, and he was still holding it in his hand. Before he had time to put it down, he suddenly widened his eyes and fell down without a word. The medicine bowl fell to the ground and shattered.

I had been standing across from this desk at the time, watching him take the medicine, and he didn't even shout out, the others were dying. "

Leng Nanxian walked over slowly, sat down in the position of the deceased, compared his approximate height, then touched the back of his neck where the needle was in the deceased, and then glanced at the position where Zhou Jizu was standing, if what he said was true, It is indeed impossible to harm the dead in that position.

He frowned slightly: "The silver needle penetrated the bone from top to bottom, indicating that the murderer should be directly above, that is to say"

He turned his face and glanced at the rear window, moved over the chair to the front, then stood on the chair and looked at it carefully.

Everyone was baffled, and for some reason, only Guan Hetian had a clear look on his face.

"If you use a crossbow, you don't have to be close, you can shoot from a distance."

"Yes!" Leng Nanxian pointed to the top of the window edge: "That's true."

Because the desk is by the window, and there is wind at night, in order not to extinguish the candles in front of the desk, the window is down, and the window screen has not been replaced, and it is still the newly pasted window paper during the New Year. At this time, the setting sun slanted westward, shining on the window paper, and there was an obvious pinhole on it.

"At that time, Ling Zun was sitting in this position, and the candlelight just reflected his shadow on the window. The murderer could find out his specific location outside the window and kill him directly." Leng Nanxian analyzed calmly and smiled at Guan Hetian: "As for the hiding place of the murderer at that time, there is still Mr. Laoguan."

Guan Hetian understood the idea, walked out of the house and took a look at the surrounding environment. Seeing that there was no hidden place such as a big tree in front of the study window, he turned over to the room neatly and probed for a while before landing: "There are signs of loosening of the tiles on the eaves, the murderer should be the Use an upside-down golden hook, hang your toes on the eaves, and then assassinate."

Zhou Jizu exclaimed: "My father is just a small official the size of sesame and mung bean, and he is a freelancer without real power. He is usually kind to others, so why would someone deliberately kill him?"

"Isn't there anything unusual about your father recently?" Leng Nanxian asked.

Zhou Jizu pondered for a long time before shaking his head doubtfully: "Recently, it was the spring test. My father served as the transcription officer for this spring test. There is nothing unusual, but I am too tired and my spirits are not very good."

An Sheng asked Guan Hetian secretly: "What is a transcription officer? What are you doing in the courtyard?"

Guan Hetian explained in a low voice: "It's you, Brother Meng and the others, in order to prevent frauds such as asking for submission of papers, the imperial court ordered that the examiner and the examiners should be locked in the Gongyuan as if they were in prison during the big test, and they are not allowed to contact the outside world. , until the date of the announcement of the list, at least three or five days, as many as forty or fifty days.

In order to prevent officials from fornicating with candidates, or to mark the exam papers and write secret words, the imperial court ordered candidates to paste their names, places of origin, etc. on the exam papers with paper after the exam was over, and then the transcribing officer used a red pen to paste them. All candidates' test papers are transcribed. Examiners can only see the transcribed exam papers, and the real papers are temporarily sealed.

The deceased was this year's transcription officer, so he couldn't contact his family for two days, and he was living in the Gongyuan. "

An Sheng just suddenly said: "I just copied a few exam papers, why are you tired?"

Zhou Jizu explained: "He often wakes up from nightmares at night, sweats all over his body, and is extremely frightened. He is usually sluggish, and often sighs. He also said some nonsense to me."