klisemfg Chapter 228 Death Time
Chapter 228 Death Time
This was the first time Chu Yuanzhou drank his own chicken soup.
The experience was amazing.
At that moment, salty, sweet, bitter and spicy tastes took turns in my mouth.
An idea flashed through Chu Yuanzhou's mind. Fortunately, he had never given his chicken soup to Junior Brother Xie.
After the taste bud explosion of the chicken soup, he felt a little dizzy, with stars spinning in his eyes.
Chu Yuanzhou was in a trance, as if he saw the legendary underworld.
There was another person in the underworld who looked very similar to him and was waving at him. After seeing him walk over, that person began to carefully teach him how to make chicken soup.
That person seems like my younger brother.
Wait, how could he have such an idea?
He doesn't have a younger brother?
Chu Yuanzhou slowly closed his eyes with a hint of doubt.
Xie Yunhe was also surprised by County Magistrate Sang's sudden move.
Before he could stop him, the black-clad constable had already poured soup into Chu Yuanzhou's mouth.
"Brother Chu, are you okay?"
Xie Yunhe touched the young man in blue who fell to the ground with concern.
No one answered.
County Magistrate Sang came over, took a look, and was shocked.
"Oh, is he dead?"
She waved her hand and called a black-clad constable.
The black-clad constable came over, squatted down and sniffed Chu Yuanzhou's breath.
"Sir, the man is still alive, but he has fainted."
The ruthless methods used by County Magistrate Sang clearly frightened those present.
Qin Yu no longer made any "Mmmmm" sounds.
He must be worried about being served with poisonous soup, so he behaved himself.
The noises at the scene became much quieter.
After diagnosis, it was found that Chu Yuanzhou's poisonous chicken soup could cause people to fall into a coma.
The time limit is still uncertain, it depends on when Chu Yuanzhou can wake up.
"That means Master Qin fainted after drinking the chicken soup."
County Magistrate Sang came to a conclusion.
This conclusion is reasonable because the toxins in Mr. Qin's body are indeed from chicken soup.
Based on this inference and the rice grains found on the iron box, Xie Yunhe continued his reasoning.
"After he fainted, he was moved to a secret room?"
Xie Yunhe spoke with a bit of uncertainty.
The reasoning phase has already begun, so how can we miss the clever Captain Wen?
Captain Wen raised his head majestically, intending to join in the conversation.
He moved his mouth, wanting to refute Xie Yunhe's statement, but his mouth opened and closed twice and then closed again.
If you think about it carefully, there is really nothing to criticize about this process.
How else to explain the half-eaten dinner and the rice grains on the iron box?
If this grain of rice happened to come from Master Qin, then everything would make sense.
After careful consideration, Captain Wen gave up refuting Xie Yunhe's words.
He has a point.
Captain Wen is a person who respects facts. As long as they can reach the correct conclusion, anyone's reasoning is fine. Captain Wen is not that pedantic.
"If what you said is true, why did the murderer move the unconscious Master Qin to the secret room?"
Captain Wen pointed out the logical fallacy in this behavior.
Everyone fell into deep thought. Yes, what was the purpose of doing this?
"The murderer needs Master Qin to stay in the secret room, perhaps because he wants to hide something."
Xie Yunhe spoke.
So, what is the murderer trying to hide?
Xie Yunhe began to recall meeting Mr. Qin last night.
What was his feeling when he entered the study?
Xie Yunhe's gaze wandered around the study.
The study was not much different from last night except that there was a group of people coming to investigate and watch the fun.
He had already said that he did not see the suspicious point of the lunch box on the table.
So what's the difference between last night and now?
Xie Yunhe started a game of finding differences in his mind.
The door of the study was open. It was September, the golden autumn, and the weather was gradually getting cooler.
A light breeze blew in.
A flash of light suddenly flashed through Xie Yunhe's mind.
He remembered.
When he entered the study at that time, his first feeling was coolness, as if he had entered an ice room.
The study was unnaturally cool.
He didn't think much about it at first. After all, wealthy families always have ways to cool down. Maybe they put ice cubes in the study to lower the temperature.
But now the situation is not that simple.
Xie Yunhe told County Magistrate Sang about the difference in his memory.
"A particularly cool study?"
County Magistrate Sang summoned Steward Ji to inquire about the situation.
"Was there any ice cubes or something in the study last night to keep cool?"
Steward Ji glanced at Xie Yunhe and Magistrate Sang and said slowly:
"No, it's September now, it's already cool, why add ice?"
"Master Xie, are you mistaken? When I delivered the meal last night, the temperature in the study was normal."
Xie Yunhe hasn't answered this question yet.
Then County Magistrate Sang called over Xiaojia, the guard who was guarding the study, and other guards nearby to ask about this issue.
Xie Yunhe and Butler Ji were not the only ones who knew the temperature of the study last night.
Even Qin Yu was asked this question.
Qin Yu: "How could I possibly remember... Uh-huh."
I was banned again after I said one sentence.
By questioning several guards, we actually found out some questions.
Guard Xiaojia: "The study was indeed quite cool last night. I could feel a cool breeze every time I opened and closed the door."
Guard Xiao Yi: "When I was on duty at Youshi, I didn't feel anything unusual in the temperature."
Guard Xiao Bing said, "Xiao Jia and I are on guard duty together. I feel the same way as him. The study is quite cool at night. So Master Qin doesn't use ice cubes to cool down?"
Faced with these testimonies, everyone felt something was wrong.
"Although it's autumn now, it's not that cool, right?"
"It was so hot last night that I slept with the window open."
"There's definitely something wrong here."
What does temperature affect?
In this study, the only thing that would be affected by temperature was Mr. Qin's body.
If there was something very cold in the study, the time of death of Mr. Qin's body would be misjudged.
County Magistrate Sang also thought of this.
She murmured, "Something that's not ice, but can affect the temperature?"
Just as she was about to ask someone to search the Qin Mansion to see if there was such a thing, she saw a beautiful figure standing out.
It’s Miss Wen from the Qin Mansion.
Wen Zhizhi looked at County Magistrate Sang and the group of suspects over there.
"I know, Master Qin does have something like this, and it should be in the iron box in the secret room."
Under the gazes of the crowd, she took a deep breath and raised her voice a little, as if to give herself courage.
"One year, he obtained a treasure called the Ice Soul Pearl. It was extremely cold and had the ability to condense water vapor. He often played with it in his study."
Miss Wen sold out her father completely without hesitation.
Following Wen Zhizhi's instructions, the Ice Soul Pearl was soon found in the iron box.
As soon as the Ice Soul Pearl was taken out, the temperature in the entire study dropped suddenly.
Everyone couldn't help but shudder.
Xie Yunhe said with a troubled look on his face:
"It wasn't this cold last night. This temperature is too obvious."
County Magistrate Sang touched his chin, had someone place the Ice Soul Pearl in the secret room, and then activated the mechanism to close the door of the secret room.
The temperature in the study rose slightly, then remained cool.
Xie Yunhe felt it.
“It’s this cool feeling.”
He was sweating all over while walking, but as soon as he entered the study, he felt cool all over. There was no mistake.
The guards also returned to the door and felt it, then nodded.
It was so cool last night.
"In other words, the murderer not only placed Master Qin in the secret room, but also placed an Ice Soul Orb next to him."
Captain Wen gave a summary.
"Master Qin might have died by then."
Xie Yunhe spoke suddenly.
He reviewed what happened last night and found something wrong.
When I first met Master Qin, he didn't treat me well at all.
Perhaps it was because he was Qin Yu's sweetheart, and Qin Yu caused chaos in the entire Qin Mansion because of this matter.
He always clamors to get married soon.
But Mr. Qin was a staunch opponent and he could not accept having a son as his daughter-in-law.
Qin Yu's action not only disobeyed him, but also challenged his authority in the Qin Mansion.
Because getting married means being able to carry on the business.
If Qin Yu gets married, the people in the Qin Mansion will regard Qin Yu as the future Master Qin.
This is something Master Qin cannot tolerate.
Therefore, when Mr. Qin met Xie Yunhe, his attitude was not good at all, and he gave Xie Yunhe a warning as soon as he entered the study.
But what about Mr. Qin I met last night?
As soon as Xie Yunhe entered, he was urged to take the sword and then kicked out of the study.
But Xie Yunhe felt that Mr. Qin gave him a different feeling.
It doesn't look so fierce anymore.
Now that I think about it, everything about it was really weird.
Let’s make a bold assumption that Master Qin had already died at that time and was hidden in a secret room.
So who was the Master Qin he met?
Xie Yunhe frowned.
While Xie Yunhe was still thinking, the situation in the study had changed.
The old coroner came over.
Because he heard that there was an Ice Soul Pearl at the scene that affected the temperature of the corpse, he came back again and wanted to confirm the condition of the corpse again.
The coroner examined the body again, stood up, and looked at the icy Ice Soul Pearl again.
Returning to County Magistrate Sang, he bowed to him with a face full of shame and said:
"I was careless. I never thought someone would use the Ice Soul Orb to lower the temperature at the scene..."
"So, the time of death I deduced is wrong. Master Qin did not die at 2:15 PM."
Hearing this, Captain Wen couldn't help but stretch his neck and asked anxiously:
"When did Master Qin die?"
The old coroner answered:
"The temperature of the Ice Soul Orb is close to that of ordinary ice, which greatly delays the time it takes for the body to become rigid. However, I don't know when the murderer took the Ice Soul Orb away. Therefore, I can only roughly estimate the time..."
"Master Qin probably died between 12:00 and 12:30 last night."
Hearing what the coroner said, everyone looked at each other in confusion.
In this way, all the original reasoning based on the fact that Mr. Qin died at 2:15 am would have to be overturned.
"That time... was exactly when you went to visit Master Qin..."
County Magistrate Sang looked at Qin Yu standing aside with sharp eyes.
"Young Master Qin, do you have anything to say?"
County Magistrate Sang spoke in a somewhat stern tone.
Qin Yu once said that he went to the study around the hour of Xu and was the second visitor to the study after Butler Ji last night.
After him comes Xie Yunhe.
Now, if there are no other influencing factors, the time determined by the coroner is the actual time of Mr. Qin's death.
Mr. Qin died between 11:00 and 11:30 last night, which completely eliminated Xie Yunhe's suspicion.
At that time he was still in his bedroom dealing with unexpected visitors.
Qin Yu's suspicion has only increased infinitely.
"Sir, I'm innocent. This is just an approximate time. Maybe the murderer waited until I left before committing the crime?"
"What evidence do you have to prove that I did this?"
After Qin Yu's mouth was free, he began to speak out for himself.
Captain Wen began to think wildly.
"Hmph, I understand!"
Captain Wen was defeated again and again, but he kept fighting and began his fourth round of reasoning.
"Doctor Chu is actually your accomplice. After Master Qin fainted, you entered his study and killed him with a single strike of your sword. You then placed Master Qin in a secret room, opened the iron chest, took out the Ice Soul Pearl, and placed it next to Master Qin to obfuscate the time of his death. You also left a note at the scene."
"You then took some of the valuables and left the study as if nothing had happened. You then went to find Xie Yunhe and used his testimony to create the illusion that Master Qin was still alive."
"That's why Xie Yunhe saw another fake Master Qin when he entered the study at midnight."
"The next day, you placed the valuables in Miss Ling's room again, causing difficulties for our investigation. The numerous and complex clues made it difficult to uncover the truth."
"The most ingenious thing is that after you successfully obfuscated Mr. Qin's time of death, you happened to be in Xie Yunhe's bedroom at that time. There was actually someone else in his bedroom, which gave you an alibi."
"This is the whole process of your crime!"
Captain Wen waved his hand handsomely and pointed his finger at Qin Yu, who had an innocent look on his face.
Qin Yu raised his face, which made the sun and the moon pale in comparison.
"My Lord, your reasoning sounds sound, but it's all based on your assumptions and imagination. Do you have any evidence? Furthermore, who is that fake Master Qin in your reasoning? How did he evade the guards and enter the study? And how did he leave afterwards?"
"You can't explain all this, right?"
Qin Yu laughed.
He dusted himself off and straightened up.
The crescent-white robe made him look clean and elegant.
But to be honest, who among those who have seen Qin Yu would pay attention to his clothes?
Most of the attention will be attracted by his appearance.
Most people can't resist such an extremely handsome man.
Hearing Qin Yu say this, many onlookers present nodded, thinking that what Qin Yu said made sense.
"Young Master Qin is right. How could he be the murderer? He's so handsome. Ahem, no, he looks so righteous..."
"He has no motive. Half of the Qin Mansion belongs to him. There is no need for him to do such a thing."
Everyone spoke up for Qin Yu.