Chapter 372: Saint Threading Beads
Things are getting a little weird.
Li Zi'an did not think that the Fish Fairy of Lingyun Sect was the murderer, neither intuitively nor rationally.
According to Xuan Jing,
The first step is to stab Qingwei with two swords and subdue him;
The second step is to confuse the direction of the investigation and force Qingwei to drink poison. This poison must be common in the underworld and cannot be a secret recipe, otherwise it will be easily exposed;
The third step is to cut the throat with a flying sword.
The problem is in the second step.
If Yu Youwei really wanted to confuse the direction of the investigation, would she say something arrogant like "Good death!" after arriving at the scene?
This is not called utmost love and nature, this is called brain damage,
Yu Youwei doesn't look like her at all...
Li Zian coughed lightly.
"Master Li, there is no special place for women in the Ministry of Justice."
The tentative nature of this question is obvious.
Li Qingcha nodded secretly.
The people in the Ministry of Justice are no pushovers.
She said, "Then let's book a room in a nearby inn for the time being and invite the fish fairy to stay there. I think the fish fairy is very kind and would not mind cooperating with our investigation, right?"
Yu Youwei nodded.
"Well, it doesn't matter."
Li Zian: ￣□￣｜｜
He really couldn't understand the current situation.
"..."
"..."
"..."
There was silence.
a long time,
"That's all,"
Li Zian decided to give up thinking and turned to give orders to the officials of the Ministry of Justice.
"Do as Chief Li says, go now!"
"promise!"
The officers took Yu Youwei away.
Li Qingcha turned around and glanced at Qingwei's body again, then asked someone to collect it and move it to the morgue.
After the body was moved away, the stench of blood in the house became lighter.
Her eyes fell on the big incense burner again.
"This incense burner..."
Hearing her mention this again, Xuan Jing couldn't help but hold his breath.
result,
"Haha, this incense burner is really big. No wonder it is placed against the wall. It seems that they are afraid that it will fall over suddenly."
Xuan Jing: “…”
I felt like I was about to have a heart attack after being startled so many times.
Li Qingcha raised the corner of his mouth.
"I have a complete picture of the crime scene. The investigation should be complete. The next step is to use my tools to collect fingerprints... um... I'll teach you how to use them."
She summoned the officials from the Ministry of Justice present and explained the situation in this way.
At this point, the on-site investigation has temporarily ended.
Li Qingcha did not rush to leave. He walked back and forth at the scene, stomping on the ground and knocking on the wall from time to time, as if to confirm whether there was a secret chamber.
Everyone was speechless.
I thought to myself, isn’t this person too whimsical?
After a while,
Li Qingcha said, "Let's go."
She went out first, completely ignoring Xuan Jing.
Li Zian smiled apologetically and said, "Thank you, Taoist Xuan Jing, for cooperating with the investigation. With the Emperor's decree, we will definitely give you a reply within seven days."
After saying that, he led the crowd to follow Li Qingcha.
As soon as he went out, he found Li Qingcha standing far away, seemingly observing the entire structure of the East Wing.
Li Zian came closer and asked in a low voice, "Master Li, you should have noticed it, right?"
Li Qingcha nodded.
"It's obvious that there's something wrong with Xuan Jing."
"Yeah, but I really can't figure it out."
"Why can't you figure it out?"
"Motive..."
Li Zian looked like he couldn't bear to ride on his sister in white silk stockings.
Li Qingcha did not explain.
The matter at the Jinlian Temple involves the golden lotus seeds and is difficult to explain clearly.
She changed the subject.
"Master Li, have you ever heard of the story of the saint stringing beads together?"
Li Zian pondered.
He is a Confucian scholar, and it makes no sense for him not to know the stories of the saints.
This "Saint Threading Pearls" is the first time I have heard of it.
Bu Lin at the side said with a smile: "Master Li, this... Alas... You are not a Confucian scholar, this is not your fault. The story of the saint stringing beads is actually a false story of the small foreign country Goryeo, and it has never happened in history."
Li Qingcha nodded.
"I know, but the allusion is not without significance."
"what?"
"According to the Goryeo legend, a saint got a rare pearl with nine curved holes on it. The saint wanted to string the pearl, so he asked a woman who was picking mulberry leaves nearby. The woman asked him to think about it carefully, saying, 'Think about it, think about it.'"
"Yes, honey. Use honey to lure ants, and let the ants carry the silk thread from one end of the bead hole to the other. But... is it really possible?"
Li Qingcha didn't know if it was possible.
This experiment is easy to do in modern times with equipment such as ant castles.
But in ancient times, it was too troublesome.
Li Qingcha said: "The key is not whether it is true or not, but the significance of the allusion."
Bu Lin: ???
Li Zian: ???
The two looked at each other.
Li Qingcha held his chin with his right hand, thinking and explaining.
"Ants can do things that humans can't. Don't you find it interesting?"
Crazy Riddler,
Li Zi'an and Bu Lin were almost driven crazy by the torture.
Li Qingcha changed the subject again.
"Do you two know how the palace is heated?"
Li Zian couldn't help but spread his hands.
"Master Li, if you have anything to say, just say it directly. Stop trying to be sarcastic. This is not the time for the three sects to discuss the Dao."
"Okay, okay. Although my idea needs to be confirmed after getting the blueprints of Wuzhuang Temple, all signs indicate that there shouldn't be a big problem."
"..."
Li Zi'an and Bu Lin listened attentively.
Li Qingcha said, "I often go to the palace with Sirou... ahem... in short, there are several main ways to keep warm in the palace: first, the fire path under the palace; second, the brazier; third, heating the load-bearing pillars... and so on. But the problem is, when you go to court in winter, you only feel the warmth in the Golden Throne Hall, but have you ever seen smoke?"
Bu Lin immediately replied: "It burns anthracite, of course... well... come to think of it, it seems I have never even seen coal before."
"Yes, that's because it's covered."
"what?"
"The fire channel is buried underground, needless to say. As for the brazier, there is a smoke cage on top to block the coals. There is water in the smoke cage to absorb the smoke."
Bu Lin didn't quite understand why Li Qingcha wanted to talk about this.
Li Zian, who was standing by, had grasped something.
He suddenly opened his eyes wide.
"Fire Road!"
Li Qingcha nodded.
"Yes, the Fire Dao. What I actually want to discuss is that Wuzhuang Temple should also have something like the Fire Dao, or rather, the Smoke Dao..."
She turned her head and looked at the east wing again.
After her reminder, everyone discovered that there were more than a dozen rooms in the east wing, but they were all terraced, but there was only one chimney.
Very thick.
This shows that there are connecting chimneys in the walls of more than a dozen rooms.
It turned out to be like this...
Li Zian basically knew what Li Qingcha was thinking.
"Master Li still thinks it's coal poison?"
Li Qingcha nodded.
"Correct."
Seeing her reaction, Li Zian guessed why he had just talked about the story of the saint stringing beads.
As expected, he is the current number one criminal judge in the Great Xia Dynasty...
He asked in a low voice: "Master Li, since you have thought of the possible reasons, why don't you check the scene?"
Li Qingcha raised the corner of his mouth.
"If it is really a monk who committed the crime, it would be difficult to convict him through ordinary investigation. It is far better to catch him in the act."
"Catch him in the act..."
"Yes."
The smile on Li Qingcha's face deepened.
