Brother Xie, he is too popular. What should I do?

Chapter 229 Reasoning

Xie Yunhe was speechless as he looked at the reactions of the onlookers.

After observation, he now understands a little.

These holy light people in his eyes should all be good-looking in the eyes of others.

The problem isn't with them, it's with him.

He couldn't see the faces of people who were too good-looking.

Why is this so?

Xie Yunhe temporarily suppressed this question in his heart, as there were more important things to do now.

He began to think about the case of Master Qin.

The old coroner's statement confirmed Xie Yunhe's previous guess.

The Mr. Qin he met was indeed a fake.

Xie Yunhe thought about it and realized that it was no wonder that Master Qin only said a few words to him and then sent him away.

Do you want to prevent your identity from being exposed?

While thinking, Xie Yunhe shifted his gaze to Qin Yu.

Qin Yu's series of words made Captain Wen so angry that he jumped up and down.

But there is nothing to be done.

Qin Yu is right.

Gulan County is a very open-minded county, and evidence is required for everything.

Xie Yunhe was thinking about something.

To be honest, what made him feel weird last night was not only Mr. Qin in the study, but also Qin Yu after he returned to the bedroom.

Although they didn't spend much time together, Xie Yunhe had a preliminary understanding of Qin Yu's personality.

Qin Yu looked a little strange when he left last night.

He was quite aloof, but clearly different from the Qin Yu Xie Yunhe knew.

Xie Yunhe began to make bold assumptions.

If the Master Qin he met could be fake, then why couldn't the Qin Yu he met be fake?

While Xie Yunhe was still thinking, he felt his sleeve move.

He turned his head and saw from the other person's green clothes that the person pulling his sleeve was Chen Qixing.

"Qixing, what's wrong?"

Xie Yunhe asked in a low voice.

"Yunhe, I didn't have time to tell you yesterday, but Qin Yu seemed a little strange last night."

Chen Qixing's face was full of confusion, not knowing how to describe what he had seen.

That’s right, I saw it.

Last night, after he climbed onto the beam, he hid himself in the shadows and looked down quietly.

Then I noticed another person coming to the bedroom door, with very light footsteps.

If Chen Qixing hadn't had sharp ears and better vision, he wouldn't have noticed that there was another person at the door.

From Chen Qixing's angle, he could only see the man's boots and the hem of his clothes.

When he looked outside carefully again, the room had returned to its original state.

Only Qin Yu was pacing in the bedroom, making the sound of his boots hitting the ground.

Qin Yu, who was walking around, scared the duo hiding under the bed.

Chen Qixing didn't think it was his illusion, but it sounded a bit strange. In addition, he didn't know how to explain that he "saw" it, so before leaving, he could only remind Xie Yunhe to be careful of Qin Yu.

No matter how you look at it, there's something fishy going on with Qin Yu, so just be careful of him.

Unexpectedly, the next day, Mr. Qin was murdered.

Xie Yunhe became a suspect right from the start and stayed under the watchful eyes of County Magistrate Sang and Captain Wen the entire time, so Chen Qixing didn't even have a chance to say anything.

Now they are interrogating Qin Yu, which is a good opportunity for Chen Qixing to talk to Xie Yunhe.

He couldn't explain the problem with his eyes. He could only tell Xie Yunhe that someone seemed to have come into the bedroom that night and he heard footsteps.

Perhaps that person and Qin Yu exchanged identities.

After Xie Yunhe heard what Chen Qixing whispered, he did not doubt whether what Chen Qixing said was true or not.

Because what Chen Qixing said actually confirmed Xie Yunhe's guess.

"Someone changed."

Xie Yunhe touched his chin and muttered.

He recalled the waves of guards checking on him when he went to the study last night.

A guess came to his mind: could it be that someone did this on purpose to slow down his speed in getting to the study, and then make it easier for the fake Master Qin to set up the study?

As the details are gradually improved, many guesses have been corrected.

On the other side, Qin Yu was still seeking justice for himself.

"Since Captain Wen has such an inference, I would also like to make some inferences."

Qin Yu spoke with a smile, and before he knew it, the initiative to speak was in his hands.

He pulled out a folding fan from somewhere, opened it with a "snap", and began his reasoning.

"Last night, the murderer sneaked into the study shortly after Butler Ji delivered the meal and found Master Qin fainted from taking chicken soup. The murderer realized this was a good opportunity. After killing the unconscious Master Qin, the murderer opened the secret room and discovered the treasure, the Ice Soul Pearl."

"So, the murderer came up with a plan. He hid Master Qin in a secret room and took out the Ice Soul Orb and placed it next to Master Qin to prevent his body from decaying."

Qin Yu was fanning himself with a folding fan in one hand and walking slowly with the other hand behind his back.

"The murderer had an accomplice who took away some valuables and left the murderer in the study. Since they had decided to postpone Master Qin's death, Master Qin must have been present during this time. The murderer disguised himself as Master Qin and continued to stay in the study."

"The murderer also put away the half-eaten food box, and then welcomed his first visitor after his disguise, which was me, the Young Master."

Qin Yu snapped his folding fan shut and pointed at himself.

He then spoke:

"What happened next was a natural progression. After the murderer tricked me away, he welcomed his second visitor, my brother Yun."

Qin Yu pointed his folding fan at Xie Yunhe.

Xie Yunhe: ...

Qin Yu ignored Xie Yunhe's expression and continued with his own reasoning.

"My poor brother Yun is not only an important witness, but he may also be the target of the murderer's attempt to frame him."

"After Brother Yun left, the murderer returned to the secret room and collected the Ice Soul Pearl. Master Qin's body returned to its normal state."

"Then the murderer escaped through the window, completing the crime."

Captain Wen sneered and retorted.

"According to what you said, there are two murderers, and they can hide from the eyes and ears of the guards. How is this possible?"

Qin Yu shook the folding fan in his hand.

"That's wrong. Didn't we deduce this character before? It's the male and female thieves who come and go without a trace!"

"This entire murder case was committed by a couple of thieves!"

Qin Yu's words were powerful and echoed in the study.

Hearing this, everyone looked at each other.

Compared with Captain Wen's previous wild reasoning, Qin Yu's reasoning was obviously more convincing after fully collecting information and clues from the crime scene.

Xie Yunhe didn't expect that Qin Yu would throw dirty water on him even if it wasn't dirty at all.

Qin Yu did not investigate Ling Jiaojiao's identity as the suspected male and female thieves.

What this means is that whether Ling Jiaojiao is a male and female thief is another matter, but this case must have been committed by a male and female thief, because only they have the ability to avoid the guards.

What if it wasn’t done by the couple?

Who can prove it?

The most important point is that Xie Yunhe and Ling Jiaojiao, the male and female thieves, would not reveal their identities and stand up to refute.

Qin Yu also calculated this accurately.

The insider information about the thieves will not come forward to prove their innocence. In this way, Qin Yu's suspicion will be cleared, and the case of Master Qin can be settled as soon as possible. It is a good approach that kills three birds with one stone.

"According to what you said, the murderer in this case is a male and female thief working together. How should the case be closed?"

County Magistrate Sang asked.

"That depends on your ability, sir. I hope you can catch these vicious thieves as soon as possible and restore a clean and peaceful living environment to the people of Gulan."

Qin Yu opened the folding fan again, fanned himself, and answered in a relaxed tone.

County Magistrate Sang was not angry at the other party's behavior, but began to seriously consider the feasibility.

She already believed about 70% of Qin Yu's reasoning.

The strangest thing about this case is how the murderer went back and forth to the study so many times.

Not only was he able to go back and forth between the study rooms without alerting the guards, he was also able to transfer valuables and hide Mr. Qin's body, and before leaving, he created a crime scene that looked very real.

Doesn’t Mr. Qin know that he might be killed?

He knew it and was afraid of death, so the guards at the Qin Mansion would be extra strict after dark.

People from the outer courtyard were also prohibited from entering the inner courtyard, but even so, he died.

This is amazing.

I think only the legendary male and female thieves could do this.

Captain Wen was somewhat dissatisfied. If Qin Yu's reasoning was correct, wouldn't he be embarrassed again?

Does that mean he has never reasoned correctly?

Just when Captain Wen was feeling depressed.

A voice was heard at the scene.

"No, I have a different opinion. The murderer is someone else!"

Xie Yunhe stood up.

He had just finally figured out the key to this.

Let’s make a bold assumption, if Qin Yu is the murderer.

Then why did Qin Yu ask him to go to the study?

Is it just to return the sword to him?

One of the purposes should be to let him witness that Master Qin was still alive at the hour of midnight.

This purpose was also successful.

This is exactly how things developed. At first, no one noticed anything wrong with the time of death of the body.

A big factor was that he had visited Master Qin at 11:00 PM, something that guards like Xiaojia knew. Therefore, everyone subconsciously thought that Master Qin was alive at that time.

Since he was asked to go to the study, the instigator needed to arrange the situation in the study in advance.

This includes but is not limited to disguising himself as Mr. Qin, putting away the food boxes, and cleaning up the remaining clues in the study, which takes time.

So could it be that the obstacles he encountered on the way to the study were set up by Qin Yu?

Xie Yunhe's mind was racing.

The only person in the Qin Mansion who could mobilize guards to increase patrols, besides Master Qin... was Butler Ji.

Butler Ji is responsible for managing all the affairs of the Qin Mansion, even if Butler Ji can't even make a cup of tea... ahem, this is getting off topic.

Therefore, Butler Ji was most likely Qin Yu's assistant, and Butler Ji created obstacles on his way to the study.

Combined with what Qixing said, the new visitor in the bedroom and Qin Yu's strange behavior, Xie Yunhe had a guess.

It is estimated that Qin Yu exchanged identities with someone shortly after he left the house.

As to whether that person is Butler Ji or an unknown third person, it is not known for the time being.

The man disguised himself as Qin Yu and stayed in the bedroom to create an alibi. This was probably the reason why Qin Yu was so stubborn and wanted to stay in his bedroom.

Unfortunately, he didn't think much about it at the time.

The scene of the fake Qin Yu staying in the bedroom was also seen by other people hiding in his bedroom.

Unfortunately, due to the perspective problem, Li Ye and Chu Yuanzhou who were hiding under the bed could only see the boots, and Ling Jiaojiao in the closet had limited vision, so the three of them could not see the situation of the fake Qin Yu.

In the end, only Chen Qixing, who had climbed up to the roof beam, discovered the suspected substitution.

Xie Yunhe continued to reason along this line of thought.

Where did the real Qin Yu go?

Qin Yu should have taken advantage of this time to go to the study and disguised himself as Master Qin to deal with him who went to the study. After he left, Qin Yu also had to retrieve the Ice Soul Pearl in the secret room and arrange the scene.

These actions take time and cannot be completed in a short period of time, so Qin Yu needs others to pretend to be himself.

Xie Yunhe estimated that when he returned to the bedroom, Qin Yu might still be busy in the study.

In this way, the Qin Yu he met after returning was already someone else in disguise. No wonder Qin Yu at that time gave him a weird feeling.

Although the fake Qin Yu looks and has a similar temperament to Qin Yu, he may not understand the relationship between Xie Yunhe and Qin Yu, nor does he know how Qin Yu behaved with Xie Yunhe before.

The disguise is a little different from the real Qin Yu.

The fake Qin Yu also knew this, and perhaps was worried about being exposed, so he hurriedly said goodbye after seeing Xie Yunhe come back.

In this way, Qin Yu's alibi, the falsification of Mr. Qin's death time, and the framing of the male and female thieves were all accomplished.

Qin Yu left five clues at the scene.

One is the sword mark on Mr. Qin’s neck. This is very common, but it is not the cause of Mr. Qin’s death. Mr. Qin’s cause of death was excessive blood loss, but this can point the clue to Xie Yunhe as the murderer.

One was the leftover chicken soup in the lunch box. Xie Yunhe had previously wondered why the murderer didn't just dispose of the lunch box. There were probably two reasons. One was to exonerate Ji Guanjia by proving that Ji Guanjia had only been to the study once when delivering food. The other was to point the finger of the murderer to Chu Yuanzhou.

One is the unusual blood medicine on the table, which can allow everyone to discover the bad things that Master Qin did in secret, and at the same time point to the murderer's purpose of revenge, thereby further muddying the waters.

The last two clues are together. The traces of the window being opened and the note left in the secret room both point to the murderer as the male and female thieves. At the same time, the case is concluded. The murderer has revealed his identity, so it must have been done by the male and female thieves.

The above reasoning conclusions are based on the fact that the time of Mr. Qin’s death has not been discovered.

But...it doesn't matter even if they are discovered, the murderer can still be a male and female thief.

This should also be the reason why Qin Yu stood up at this time to guide everyone's thinking.

Otherwise, with Captain Wen's exceptionally "outstanding" reasoning skills, he wouldn't be able to deduce the result Qin Yu wanted even after the martial arts conference was over.

Xie Yunhe guessed that, whether out of arrogance or pursuit of truth, at least 90% of Qin Yu's reasoning should be true, which is why the reasoning process seemed extremely reasonable.

Because that was his own process of committing the crime, only the identity of the murderer was directly pinned on the heads of the male and female thieves.

It would have been going very smoothly if one of the thieves hadn't been Xie Yunhe.