Then, Ji Yunshu looked around the crowd and looked at Fang Tong. "Young Master Fang, you go up."
Fang Tong obeyed and went up.
"Try and see if you can stick your head in."
Fang Tong tried. He stood on his tiptoes and stretched his neck, but it was very difficult to stick his head into the rope. Moreover, it was very strenuous.
Ji Yunshu looked at him and smiled. "You can come down."
Fang Tong was silent.
After so many demonstrations, perhaps everyone already had an answer in their hearts. Ji Yunshu also explained, "Now I can explain it to you. I used Jiang Wen's height to determine the height of the rope when Du Mubai hung himself. Du Mubai's height is five feet three inches, which is the same as Fang Tong's height. However, Fang Tong has already tried it. It is impossible to stick his head into the rope to hang himself! If Du Mubai really committed suicide, why would he tie a rope that he couldn't reach? Moreover, according to the file, there was no stool on the table to step on! Therefore, we can conclude that he stood on the table and hung himself.
But he was not tall enough, so it was obviously impossible. "
Everyone suddenly understood!
They finally understood.
Li Cheng asked, "So, he was hung up by someone?"
"I think so! But according to the file, all the evidence points to Du Mubai's suicide. There are no other wounds on his body. I think he was drugged and then hung up. "
Someone immediately questioned, "But this kind of rope can't hang a person up."
That's right! This kind of rope was fixed to the beam. How could it hang a person up?
Ji Yunshu said, "Because the murderer had another rope! He used that rope to tie Du Mubai's body and then pulled him to the position of the hanging rope. With the murderer's height, he could easily put Du Mubai's head into the hanging rope! "
"Impossible. If that was really the case, there should be another rope strangulation mark on his body."
"I think the murderer is a smart person. He must have thought of this. At that time, he must have wrapped Du Mubai's body with something soft like a quilt and tied the rope outside. That's why there were no strangulation marks left!"
"Then, how can you prove all this?"
"You can get someone to take a look at the beam. There is a clear scratch mark on it! It was left by the friction of the rope on the beam. The force of the mark is to one side, which is enough to prove that it was not left by the hanging rope, but by someone using the rope to pull Du Mubai up. "
And this evidence was quickly verified.
There was indeed a strangulation mark on it.
Even after six years, it was still clear.
Li Wenshu couldn't stand still. Her eyes reddened, "He … was really killed."
Li Cheng immediately supported his sister.
Then, he asked, "Who's the murderer?"
Ji Yunshu shook her head. "I don't know yet. But as you can see, the person who tied the rope was my brother. He's five feet seven inches tall, so he's probably the same height as the murderer."
At least the range was narrowed.
Everyone was shocked.
No one made a sound.
Li Wenshu could not hold on any longer.
The maidservant hurried in to support her.
Her eyes reddened.
His heart felt like it was being wrung!
Under Li Cheng's tough stance, she had no choice but to leave first.
Now that the evidence was complete, Du Mubai was killed!
Each of them had a grave expression on their faces.
Li Cheng said, "I think I have to go to the Ministry of Justice immediately."
He wanted to reverse the verdict!
But before that …
He looked at Fang Tong and the other two. "The three of you, although we still don't know who killed Du Mubai, the fact that you wrongly accused him has to be investigated. Guards, take them to the Ministry of Justice and interrogate them."
"Yes!" The guards stepped forward and grabbed the three.
Before they were taken away, Ji Yunshu shouted, "Wait."
'Huh?'
"I have a few words to say to Young Master Bing alone."
Li Cheng waved his hand, indicating the guards to leave Bing Zheng behind, while the others left.
In the end, only the two of them were left in the room.
Bing Zheng was very calm.
"What else does Teacher want to say to me?"
Ji Yunshu said, "I know you did it on purpose."
"I don't understand Teacher's meaning."
"Yesterday, you recited that poem in front of me and said that the flying catkins of Jiangnan gave you a rash. All of these were reminders to me, so that I could see the flaws in it and prove Du Mubai's innocence for stealing your poem."
Bing Zheng did not speak.
"Since you can tell me all this, I think you are not a bad person. If that's the case, you couldn't have wrongly accused him of stealing your poem. Is there another reason behind this?"
"Teacher, you think too much." Bing Zheng smiled. "It's just that six years have passed, and I feel guilty." Ji Yunshu did not believe him at all. "If you feel guilty, you should go to the yamen and surrender yourself instead of purposely revealing a flaw for me to expose you. It's obvious what else you are hiding. Or … you were forced to frame him. So, if you go to the yamen yourself, you will definitely attract unnecessary trouble.
It's better to purposely reveal a flaw and be exposed. That way, it'll be safer. "
In response, Bing Zheng smiled again.
A pair of deep eyes looked at Ji Yunshu. "Teacher's assumption is a little too bold."
"Bold assumption and careful verification. Isn't this the key to solving a case?"
"But this assumption may disappoint Teacher. You said that you were forced to do it, but there is no such thing."
Ji Yunshu only saw calmness on his face and eyes. She thought to herself, "Could it be that I really think too much?
Or maybe Bing Zheng is too smart!
After all, he can reveal a flaw to me without leaving a trace.
Such a person must be very smart. "
They whispered for a while. Ji Yunshu did not want to waste any more time, so she said, "I hope I really think too much."
In the end, Bing Zheng, Fang Tong, and Jiang Wen were taken to the Ministry of Justice for further investigation.
However —
At this moment.
Marquis Pingyang came out of the palace. As soon as he arrived at the city gate, his manservant rushed up to him in the heavy snow.
"Master."
He was very anxious.
Marquis Pingyang's face darkened. "What's the matter?"
"Eldest Miss went to the Wen Shu."
"What?" Marquis Pingyang was confused. "Why did she go to the Wen Shu?"
The manservant then explained the sequence of events clearly.
Marquis Pingyang could not hide the shock on his face.
Without saying anything, he got on the carriage and ordered the groom, "Go to the Wen Shu immediately."
"Yes!"
The next moment, Marquis Pingyang said, "Wait. Let's go back and wait."
"Yes."
The carriage moved slowly toward the Li Mansion.
Now the case was clear. Du Mubai was killed.
This was an irrefutable fact!
What Li Cheng needed to do now was to go to the Ministry of Justice immediately.
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