Cheng Luojie and others showed admiration on their faces, and Yin Jiu said: "Then we will search for people with such characteristics in the whole city."

Leng Yi said: "These three people collaborated to rob and kill, which means they should be familiar with each other."

The prefect Niu's deputy, who had been silent on the side, suddenly interjected: "According to what the elder said, I know who these three people are! These three people are three gangsters who hang out in Bazhou. They often fight and cause trouble.

He is a frequent visitor to the Yamen."

Leng Yi said: "Then you quickly take him to arrest him!"

Deputy Niu took Yin Jiu, Sister Cheng Luojie and the others away in a hurry. Leng Yi ordered the body to be carried back to the Yamen and wait for news.

However, what he was waiting for was bad news - these three people were dead!

Deputy Chief Niu took Yin Jiu and others to the house to arrest them. As a result, they found the bodies of three people at the big fat man's house.

Leng Yi immediately rushed to the scene of the murder.

This is a simple ordinary house with a small yard. As soon as you enter the door, you can smell the pungent smell of blood and spilled spirits. There are some dishes on the table and an empty wine jar on the floor.

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Three corpses fell in the main room. The lame man with a crippled leg had more than half of his neck cut off. He fell to the ground, holding an iron rod tightly in his hand. In the tall man's hand, he held

He was holding an ax with blood dripping on it, but there was a dagger stuck in the back of his head, and the handle of the knife was in the big fat man's hand. At this moment, the big fat man's round head had turned into a rotten winter melon, and the right temple was covered with a long

A blunt instrument shaped like a stick was smashed into pieces, and the brains flowed out.

Judging from the temperature of the corpse, rigor mortis, and spots on the corpse, the time of death was probably around midnight last night.

After Leng Yi finished the inspection, he asked: "What do you think?"

Cheng Luojie said: "It seems that the organs were unevenly divided and killed each other."

Cheng Luo'an also nodded in agreement.

Leng Yi looked at Yin Jiu and said, "What do you think?"

Yin Jiu said: "They were fighting each other to death. - The back of the lame man's neck was almost cut off, and the wound was formed at once. Among the three people, only the tall one held an ax in his hand, and the weapons of the other two were iron

Sticks and daggers, so the lame man should have been killed by the tall man. The fat man's head was smashed with a blunt instrument, and the wound was a long strip, so it was not caused by the back of an axe, but by the lame man's iron rod. The tall man's back head

He was stabbed with a dagger, and the dagger was in the fat man's hand. It was obvious that the tall man was killed by the fat man's dagger."

Leng Yi smiled and said, "You observe very carefully. You are worthy of being the head catcher of the six gates in the capital."

Yin Jiu hurriedly cupped his hands and said, "Thank you very much, sir, for the compliment."

Leng Yi said: "But don't you think there is something very strange about killing each other?"

Yin Jiu was stunned and said: "What's so strange?"

"Judging from your analysis just now, the fat man killed the tall man, the lame man killed the fat man, and the tall man killed the lame man. The three of them were a cyclic killing situation, right?"

"Yes."

"But have you noticed that all three of them have only one injury, and the injuries are all very serious. The lame man's cervical vertebra at the back of his neck was cut off, and he will lose the ability to move in an instant. The fat man's head temple was smashed, and it penetrated deep into his head.

, brain outflow, such an injury can kill a person in an instant, and it is impossible to commit another attack. The tall man was stabbed in the back of the head with a dagger. It reached as deep as the hilt, and the entire cerebellum and brain were pierced. Such an injury is also

They were killed instantly. Therefore, the wounds of the three people were all caused by one blow! The question arises, - among the three of them, who struck first?"

Sisters Yin Jiu and Cheng Luojie were shocked after hearing Leng Yi's words. Yes, the injuries of the three of them were all fatal injuries caused by one blow. No matter who struck first, the person who was injured would be killed instantly.

, loses the ability to move, so it is impossible to cause harm to other people. In this way, one of the three people must not be harmed by others!

Yin Jiu muttered: "Then there is only one possibility, that is, the three of them attack each other at the same time, and the three of them are killed together."

"That's right! But another problem arises - the fat man's injury is on the right temple of his front, and the direction is tilted upward. This kind of injury can only be hit directly in front of him from the upper right to the lower left with a stick held in his right hand.

It could only have been caused by beating. It was the lame man holding the iron rod who killed the fat man. Therefore, the fat man and the lame man could only face each other."

Leng Yi took the three of them to stand and signaled, and while setting up their positions, he continued: "The lame man died after his neck was cut off. The wound was parallel to the body's shoulders, which means that the tall man who killed the lame man could only have killed him on the left side of the lame man."

Side, this position is right in front of the fat man who killed him. However, the tall man's fatal wound was on the back of his head. From the fat man's perspective, there is no way he can stab him in the back of the head!"

The three of them looked at their respective seats and nodded slowly. Yin Jiu said: "It is impossible for them to kill people one after another, and it is impossible for them to kill people at the same time, so how did they die?"

Leng Yi said in a deep voice: "They were killed by the fourth person present, and then they made it look like they killed each other!"

Yin Jiu and others were all taken aback and said: "This man can kill three people at once, and all of them were fatal with one blow. His martial arts must not be weak."

Leng Yi smiled and shook his head: "It's fine without martial arts, as long as you have a good drinking capacity."

"A good drinker?"

"Yes, didn't you smell the strong smell of alcohol on the three deceased people? There are empty wine jars on the ground. - The murderer got the three of them drunk, and then used their respective weapons to kill the others, pretending to be each other.

The illusion of killing him to death. However, he did not think carefully. It happened that he made a cycle of killing and could not implement such a big loophole. It shows that although this person is cunning, he is not very careful. His character should be like that

Kind of carefree.”

Cheng Luojie said: "This person can get three people drunk by himself, so he must have a lot of alcohol."

"You must have a good amount of alcohol. You can tell from the empty wine jar. However, even if you don't get drunk, adding a little medicine to the wine can still achieve the goal. When a person is drunk, it is often not easy to realize that he has been drugged.

"

"Then we just need to find this person who drinks a lot and is careless?"

"With these two items alone, it's not easy to find. We also need to add an important restriction to make it easier to find."

"What conditions?"

"Who could be the person who could drink with one of these three people at their home?"

The three people immediately understood Leng Yi's point, and Cheng Luojie said: "He is their good friend!"

"There are also relatives!" Cheng Luogan added.

Leng Yi nodded with satisfaction: "Yes, it's either relatives or friends. Search within this range. Moreover, the deceased's death time was probably around midnight. Therefore, this person did not go home last night or came home very late. He was all over the body."

The smell of alcohol has appeared in this area before, maybe someone should notice such a person."

Yin Jiu nodded and said: "We will organize an inspection immediately!"

After surveying the scene, Cheng Luojie and the others carefully searched the entire scene, including nearby places where things might be hidden. However, they could not find the bag of treasures.

After Leng Yi settled in Bazhou, officials from the yamen took turns entertaining Leng Yi and building relationships. Leng Yi also began to be busy with various official duties. The post of general judge was not only responsible for the detection of criminal cases and the trial of civil cases, but also for

Qiangu, household registration, taxes, etc. Because Bazhou governs several counties, things are much more complicated than when he was in Yinling. Fortunately, he has a good helper, Mr. Dong, who is responsible for handling many specific matters.

, he only needs to check and sign, so this official role should be relatively easy.

However, the heavy rain for several days made it difficult for him to relax. He went to the Bahe River several times and found that the water in the river was rising rapidly, which made him very worried.

On this day, he went out to handle official business and returned to the Yamen. He sat in a sedan chair and watched the bearer carrying the proud man forward in the rain. His shoes made the rain pitter-patter under his feet. He looked at the people walking hurriedly on the street holding umbrellas.

The pedestrians, the blank eyes of the shopkeepers on the roadside, and the anxious passers-by hiding under the eaves without rain gear made Leng Yi feel heavy in his heart.

Back at the Yamen, a following umbrella man held an oil-paper umbrella and held it for Leng Yi with medicine. Leng Yi took it and held it himself. Instead of returning to his office, he went straight to the granary.

The yamen's granary is a separate courtyard, with granaries neatly arranged inside. There is a row of bungalows at the entrance, where the person in charge of the granary, Si Liang, and the servants responsible for protecting the safety of the granary work.

Leng Yi came to the door and saw that the door was locked. He looked back and the Zaoli who followed him quickly stepped forward and knocked on the door. After a long time, a Zaoli held an umbrella and the boss came out impatiently to open the door. When he saw it was Leng Yi, he hurriedly

He changed his smile, bowed his waist and said, "I'd like to pay my respects to Mr. Tongpan!"

Leng Yi said: "Where is your Secretary Liang?"

"He, um, has something to do. Do you want me to send someone to call him?"

"Yeah!" Leng Yi nodded.

The Zaoli quickly ran back and informed the other Zaoli in the squad room. Then they all came out to greet him. They all held umbrellas and nodded and bowed. Another Zaoli hurriedly ran to call Si Liang.

"Do you have the key to the granary?"

"Yes, yes."

"Bring it here, I want to see the granary."

One of Leng Yi's responsibilities as a general judge was Qiangu. He still performed his duties by inspecting the granary. Zaoli hurried back, took a bunch of keys back, and opened the first granary.

Leng Yi stepped in and was stunned. The granary was empty. There wasn't even a grain of grain.

Leng Yi didn't say anything, and asked other granaries to be opened and checked one by one. It turned out that most of the granaries were empty, and only a small amount contained grain, and the quantity was very small.

At this time, Si Liang ran over panting, holding an umbrella, bending his waist and said to Leng Yi: "I see you, the general judge!"

Leng Yi pointed to the rows of granaries and said, "Why are they almost all empty?" (To be continued...)
Chapter completed!