Chapter 115: The Mystery of Blood Letter (Part 1)
August 27th, Dragon Guard Northern Pacification Office.
"The deceased's arms were bent inwards, and his hands were in a grasping position, but there were no cut marks on the palms of his hands. It can be basically inferred that he tried to stop the weapon from stabbing in with his hands, but he lost consciousness before he could complete the whole action."
"So we can further infer that this knife must have been very sudden!"
"The footprints at the scene were a bit messy, so I couldn't tell where the murderer launched the raid."
"But judging from the depth of the footprints and the distance between the steps, the murderer should be between 5 feet 3 inches and 5 feet 5 inches tall, and either fat or muscular."
"The shoes have common Thousand Layer soles. Judging from the clarity of the lines, they should be a new pair of shoes."
"The 'blood letter' was written with blood on the finger. After careful comparison and observation, it can be determined that it was written by the same person."
"But looking at how unfamiliar each stroke is, either the murderer used a non-dominant hand, or he doesn't write often - I personally tend to lean towards the former."
"Sir Sun, I wonder if there is anything I have missed?"
That's right.
The above inferences did not come from Sun Shaozong's mouth, but from the reasoning of Qin Kejian, the commander of the Northern Pacification Division.
After noon, after finally waiting for all the scholars to leave the Imperial Examination Hall, Sun Shaozong hurried to the Northern Pacification Office, wanting to check the files transferred from Daxing County yesterday, as well as the bodies of the victims.
As a result, Qin Kejian's reasoning was heard in the morgue of the Detective Department.
Qin Kejian was a man sent by the Northern Pacification Office to investigate cases. He had been a criminal investigator for many years and had solved countless cases - but the cases investigated by the Northern Pacification Office were basically never made public, so they remained unknown.
Although Sun Shaozong was still young, his reputation was a hundred times greater than his and his official position was also one level higher than his. It was inevitable that Qin Kejian would feel unhappy.
If Sun Shaozong was only the magistrate of Shuntian Prefecture, Qin Kejian would probably not even let him enter the morgue - but who could blame Sun Shaozong for not only holding the title of Dragon Guard, but also being highly regarded by Eunuch Dai?
Therefore, Qin Kejian could only try to overwhelm Sun Shaozong in the professional field.
However, facing Qin Kejian's aggressive gaze, Sun Shaozong just smiled slightly and applauded, "Mr. Qin's analysis is very brilliant, but I wonder what speculation Mr. Qin has about the identity of the murderer?"
“Well.”
Qin Kejian's eyes flickered and he hesitated, "Given the deceased's vigilance and skills, it is very unlikely that a stranger would get close to him and launch a surprise attack. So I originally inferred that this was most likely committed by an acquaintance, but..."
Shen Lian on the side sneered and interrupted, "It's just that Lord Qin interrogated us brothers for a long time, but found that we didn't have time to commit the crime at all!"
Lu Jianxing also said in a deep voice: "Not only the two of us, but all the colleagues in the Detective Department and several of Yichuan's friends also have clear alibis yesterday."
Shen Lian asked aggressively: "Besides, if it was really someone familiar who wanted to kill Yichuan, then what about the three dead people in front?!"
"Second brother!"
Seeing Qin Kejian's face getting more and more ugly, Lu Jianxing hurriedly pulled Shen Lian and bowed, saying, "Master Qin, my brother was in a hurry and lost his temper . Please don't take it seriously!"
"snort!"
Qin Kejian threw his sleeves and sneered, "I don't want to argue with you!"
As he spoke, he turned his attention to Sun Shaozong again, and challenged him, "I wonder what your opinion is on this case, Lord Sun? Would you please let me listen to it?"
Sun Shaozong was originally thinking with his head down. After hearing this, he looked up at Qin Kejian and asked slowly, "When did you take over this case, Mr. Qin?"
Qin Kejian said without hesitation: "Yesterday at noon, after receiving the order from the governor, Qin immediately started to investigate!"
"hehe……"
Sun Shaozong shook his head and laughed , "Lord Qin has been investigating for more than ten hours, but I haven't even looked at the corpse carefully, let alone been to the murder scene. Lord Qin is forcing me to say something. Don't you think it's too abrupt?"
After hearing what he said, Qin Kejian felt that he was a little too hasty, but he didn't think that Sun Shaozong could find out more.
Therefore, he said indifferently: "In this case, please examine the body carefully, Lord Sun. Qin has other clues to track down. Goodbye!"
As he said this, he bowed loosely to Sun Shaozong, without even bothering to look at Lu Jianxing and Shen Lian, and left the morgue.
"Don't blame me, sir."
Seeing Qin Kejian walk away in anger, Lu Jianxing habitually tried to smooth things over: "Lord Qin has always been like this, otherwise he wouldn't have made many contributions but still been unable to get promoted."
Having said that, he couldn't help but feel a sense of mutual admiration for Qin Kejian.
Sun Shaozong shook his head and said, "This man is a little conceited, but his reasoning may not be wrong."
Lu Jianxing was stunned, frowned and said, "Your Excellency means... do you also suspect that the crime was committed by an acquaintance?"
"grown ups."
Shen Lian bowed and said, "To be honest, my brother has been in the underworld for a while, so he is more vigilant than me and my elder brother. Even if it is the brothers in the Detective Department, I'm afraid it would be difficult to get close to him at night and draw a knife."
After a pause, he continued, "What's more, Qin Kejian has already found out that everyone in the Criminal Investigation Department has an alibi."
"Proof of presence can be forged if one is determined."
Sun Shaozong said this, but then added: "Of course, this is just a suspicion. Or maybe the murderer is really a top assassin. What we need to do now is to confirm the murderer's attitude when he kills!"
"What's your attitude when you kill someone?"
Shen Lian asked suspiciously: "How can we confirm this?"
"Wounds and writings."
Sun Shaozong explained: "Due to different emotions when committing crimes, the strength, angles, and gestures will also be different. As long as you observe carefully, you may be able to find some clues."
"maybe?"
"Of course it's possible. Before we investigate, who can be sure if there are any clues?"
Sun Shaozong said, and then ordered: "Shen Lian, go find two coroners; Lu Jianxing, help me put the clothes with blood words on them on the victim, and remember to try to overlap the bloodstains on the underwear - uh, forget about the one that was soaked by rain ."
Upon hearing this, Lu Jianxing immediately acted according to Sun Shaozong's instructions.
Shen Lian was a person who loved to ask why, and frowned as he asked, "Sir, why is this? Wouldn't it be easier to check the handwriting if the clothes were placed together?"
Sun Shaozong further explained: "The 'blood words' are deeply stained, which shows that the murderer used a lot of force when writing them. The human body is not a blank sheet of paper, it has muscles and bones, so when clothes are attached to it, the same force may not leave the same marks!"
"Oh, by the way, it would be best to find the person who discovered the body and arrange the body as it was when it was found."
