Li Qingcha sighed.
"If only we had arrived yesterday, we could have found a way to reconstruct the scene."
Sun Wei witnessed Li Qingcha's miracle and became even more curious.
“How do I restore it?”
"Based on the footprints on the ground, the handprints on the walls and objects, and of course the corpse..."
"I have the files. If I hand over the bailiffs and constables to you for deployment..."
"really?"
"really."
"Then I won't be polite."
Sun Wei immediately went out and called the people outside in.
When the yamen runners and constables heard that Li Qingcha was going to divide them into several groups, they became unhappy. Then when they heard that Li Qingcha was going to let one of the groups act as the corpse, they immediately went crazy.
Of course, because Li Qingcha had just taken out the ivory, no one dared to do it openly.
They all said "um", "ah", "yes, yes, yes", using this method of non-violent non-cooperation.
In other words, it’s just two words—
Ruined.
Li Qingcha frowned.
"You have been busy for a whole day and night. Do you know how the criminals got in?"
One question stumped everyone.
After a while, a yamen runner said, "We are cleaning up the scene. We haven't reached the stage of solving the case or reasoning yet."
"What a 'good thing we haven't even reached the stage of solving the case and reasoning'... You guys are really amazing. The case happened last night, and the body is probably not even cold yet, but you already knew that the Hong family's jewelry was lost."
"..."
No one dared to speak.
When investigating a case, especially a murder case, it is common practice for detectives to first check if there is any benefit to be gained.
But this is a matter known only to heaven and earth, you and me. It would be too embarrassing to let outsiders tell it.
Li Qingcha snorted coldly and came to the west wall of the yard.
"here."
Everyone:? ? ?
Before he could react to what this meant, he saw Li Qingcha lightly climb up the courtyard wall.
She snorted coldly,
"You all get up the ladder and see what this is."
No one moved.
At this point, everyone had understood that this was Li Qingcha's way of showing his power.
However, he was really capable. He took a look around and found out how the murderer entered the Hong family compound.
More importantly, Li Qingcha is obviously a monk.
Normally, when people with some martial arts skills climb up a wall, how could they do it without using any leverage like she did?
There is nothing left to say.
Li Qingcha slowly landed on the ground.
"Let me ask you a question. Whose idea was it to look for lost jewels near Mingxue Hall?"
A bunch of yamen runners and constables looked at each other.
Someone said, "Sir, do you think we want to do an on-site investigation? We would also like to do such a good job as looking for jewelry, but the work is assigned by the higher-ups, so it is not up to us."
“Who assigned it?”
"stare--"
The group's eyes fell on Sun Wei.
Li Qingcha frowned.
"Lord Sun?"
Sun Wei smiled bitterly and shook his head. He pointed his right index finger at the sky and uttered two words:
"Futai."
Sure enough,
Li Qingcha was not too surprised.
Who else could it be except this local emperor of Bozhou?
Chapter 198 Investigation
Li Qingcha thought and decided to deal with Mingxuetang's matter later and solve the current problem first.
She looked at the sky.
The sun is about to set, and at night, we can only rely on artificial light, which makes it difficult to collect clues.
Moreover, we also have to consider the possibility that Bozhou Prefecture may cause trouble.
"Lianxue, pearl powder."
"Not much left."
The girl took out a porcelain bottle and a small brush.
Li Qingcha removed the cork from the bottle and checked the amount inside.
"It doesn't matter. You can also use silver ingots to grind into powder. Besides, this thing is only for finger marks. For those footprints on the ground, you don't need such fine powder. Fine powder will do."
"..."
It really cost a lot of money.
Gong Lianxue did not refute.
Outside, she and Xiang Nanyu are the muscles, and her senior brother is the brain, and the muscles just need to obey the command of the brain.
The girl asked, "Master...cousin, can the footprints be left behind?"
Li Qingcha nodded.
"It should be possible. Bozhou is so humid... Look at the soil in the flower bed. It is wetter than most of the ground in Jinghu Lake. Under such circumstances, the soles of most people's feet will not be very clean."
As he spoke, Li Qingcha showed the soles of his shoes.
Sure enough, it was covered in mud.
If you want to recreate the footprints at the time of the crime, there should be some chance using flour and water.
Li Qingcha demonstrated to the yamen runners and constables how to show fingerprints and palm prints.
"This is amazing..."
"Using this, wouldn't it be possible to see a person's movements?"
"But, with so many people in the Hong family, some resisted and some fled when they died. Can we really be sure who was who?"
"Stupid! That's why we have to form groups."
……
They whispered.
Li Qingcha couldn't waste time, so he said, "Stop talking nonsense! Listen to my instructions!"
After that, she began to give orders and assign work scopes to each team.
The group was divided into two groups, one responsible for the front yard and the other for the back yard, and then further divided into teams. Each team had someone who could draw a few strokes, who conducted on-site inspections and took notes.
The investigation was conducted in an orderly manner.
If a soldier is incompetent, the general will be incompetent, and vice versa.
Just now, the yamen runners and constables seemed to have no energy at all, but now they are busy as hell.
Sun Wei's face was hot.
"Mr. Li, what do we do now?"
“It is necessary to ask the neighbors around to see if they have found anything unusual.”
"I've asked before. This area is full of large houses, and everyone is minding their own business. First, they don't cooperate with the interrogation, and second... I don't think they will find anything, otherwise the case wouldn't have been discovered so late."
"Who reported it to the authorities?"
"The night watchman smelled the odor when he passed by. It is said that when he stopped the night watchman, a large area of his clothes on his chest was wet. He vomited and was in a mess."
Sun Wei described it very specifically.
I think the night watchman must have discovered it by accident.
Li Qingcha closed his eyes and thought for a while, then took the case file and paced slowly in the yard while reading it, looking very leisurely.
Gong Lianxue and Xiang Nanyu had been with her for a long time and knew that she was probably racking her brains at this moment.
Time passes slowly,
Soon, the pearl powder ran out.
Gong Lianxue exchanged it for silver ingots, ground it into powder, and gave it to the detectives.
Finally, when it was getting dark, the on-site investigation was completed, and footprints, palm prints, and complex traces appeared in the yard.
Li Qingcha said: "When the thief enters the yard, his feet should be clean, at most covered with grass stalks, wall dust, mud and other things. But what happens after he kills someone?"
She picked up the case file in her hand and weighed it.
"It says here that the Hong family died in a miserable way, right?"
Everyone pondered.
suddenly,
"is blood!"
A bailiff shouted.
Li Qingcha showed a teachable expression.
"That's right. The murderer's feet were clean before he killed someone, but after he killed someone, they were definitely covered in blood. That's why I asked you to look for footprints. You can use them to determine the number of murderers and the route they took to enter the courtyard."
Sun Wei was puzzled.
"But the footprints are so messy, how can we determine which ones are from the murderer and which ones are from the Hong family?"
Gong Lianxue and Xiang Nanyu can answer this question.
"In the previous arson case, I remember observing the width and length of the feet, right?"
“The pattern on the sole is also important.”
"However, the case was finally solved because everyone's feet have different habits when walking. For example, patients with athlete's foot will still have uneven feet even if they are cured."
……
The two of them talked at the same time.
Sun Wei: …
Yamen runners and constables: ...
They felt that all their previous criminal law training had been in vain.
Li Qingcha said: "In short, based on the footprints, we can basically determine that the murderer entered the courtyard from the front."
Everyone subconsciously looked towards the gate of the compound.
