Raft?
What does this have to do with the raft? Ji Yunshu continued, "The murderer had already arranged for Du Mubai to meet at the pavilion that day. He had also prepared a wooden raft in advance from here to the other side, so even the beggar at the entrance of the alley didn't know that he had come here. After the two of them met, the murderer made Du Mubai drink some water or tea mixed with ecstasy, causing him to lose consciousness. When Du Mubai reacted, it was already too late. He probably … wanted to leave, but after a few steps, he fainted. His back hit the bronze bell in the pavilion! Then, the murderer carried him on the raft and transported him from the other side to here! Then, he carried the unconscious Du Mubai all the way to the dilapidated house.
I hid in that shabby house and changed my clothes with him. "
The old officer was puzzled, "Since he changed his clothes, why didn't he change his shoes?"
Li Cheng, "Did the murderer forget?"
Ji Yunshu denied, "Of course not!" She continued to explain, "I said, the murderer is a very smart person! The reason why he didn't change his shoes was because he was afraid of dirtying Du Mubai's shoes! "
"Ah?" She pointed to the ground in the woods, "Look here. Because it snowed, the snow and mud are mixed together, making it very muddy. Along the way from here to the house, the soles of the shoes must be covered with mud. If the murderer changed into Du Mubai's shoes and walked this distance, the coroner will certainly be suspicious.
There will be suspicions, and they may even find out the method and traces of his murder. Therefore, in order to avoid this, the murderer can only wear his own shoes, and then return to the pavilion on the raft. He disguised himself as Du Mubai and left through the alley. "
However —
Li Cheng was still puzzled. He frowned, "But if this is the case, shouldn't the raft be at the pavilion? How did it run to this big tree in the forest?"
"Because the murderer tied a very long rope to the raft!"
"Rope?" "One end of the rope is connected to the raft, and the other end is connected to the big tree in the forest. After the murderer left the alley disguised as Du Mubai, he immediately went to the old house, and then went around to the place where we are standing now. By pulling the rope, he pulled the raft on the opposite side, and all traces of his whereabouts are gone!"
"How do you know?"
"How did you know?"
Ji Yunshu took out a handkerchief from her waist and put it on her hand. She walked to the front of the rotten raft and reached down to grab a ragged rope.
The rope was thick and long, but after many years, it was obvious that the rope had softened and rotted.
Li Chengcai suddenly understood and exclaimed: "So that's how it is."
Ji Yunshu smiled and put down the rope. "That's why Du Mubai stayed in there for four hours! Because the process of committing the crime took a long time. "
"Didn't you say the murderer changed his shoes twice?"
"That's right! The second time the murderer changed his shoes was when he moved Du Mubai out of the house, but … I still do not know how he moved Du Mubai into the study room. But we can be sure that the murderer once again disguised himself as Du Mubai and entered the study room. "
Li Cheng interrupted her again, "That's not right. You said the murderer disguised himself as Du Mubai and entered the study room? But every night, the study room has a little boy guarding the door. You said the murderer was five feet seven, but Du Mubai is only five feet three. With such a big difference, it is impossible for the little boy not to see it. "
"I did ask the little boy, and he said the same thing as the beggar. He said the murderer was the same height as Du Mubai, five feet two, three inches!"
"Doesn't that not match?"
"Since the murderer is a smart person, he naturally made sufficient preparations."
"Huh?" "In order to not be discovered, the murderer must have thought of a way to conceal himself, and there are two ways to do this! The first is to use the height of the hanging rope to confuse the public, making us think that the murderer is five feet seven inches tall! And the second point is naturally the beggar at the door! Once someone discovered that the hanging rope was wrong, they would go to investigate Du Mubai's whereabouts, and naturally, they would find the beggar. However, the murderer used the raft to go to the pavilion, so the beggar would definitely insist that no one except Du Mubai went in. The beggar testified for him, and the hanging rope to confuse the public.
The murderer's plan could be said to be flawless. And he was also very lucky. Six years ago, he didn't have to use both of his trump cards! But at the same time, he also neglected two points. First, the shoes he wore were wrong. Another point was that he didn't limp. A few days before Du Mubai died, he sprained his ankle, and it was inconvenient for him to walk.
He limped extremely slowly! The murderer's footsteps were like flying, and he walked extremely fast! It was precisely these two points that completely exposed his flawless plan. "
He really didn't know whether to say that the previous officials who handled the case were stupid, or that Ji Yunshu was smart.
These two most crucial points were ignored just like that!
Ji Yunshu's heart was also somewhat angry.
And after she said so, Li Cheng finally understood.
But …
"Then … who is the murderer? Also, how did the murderer transport Du Mubai into the study room? "
Ji Yunshu shook her head.
She still had no clues!
The old official glanced at her. "Young Master Ji, you said so much, but in the end, you still don't know who the murderer is."
As an official, of course, they only cared about the results, and the process could be ignored.
So for the old official, Ji Yunshu's description of the murderer's process was of no use at all.
This was also the difference between Ji Yunshu and these ordinary people.
She responded to the old official's words. "Milord, I only said that I know how the murderer committed the crime, but I never said who the murderer is."
"But …" "So, Milord means that you don't want to know the process of handling the case? Only the results? But if you don't even know the murderer's process, how can you find the murderer? It seems that I finally understand why Du Mubai's case dragged on for six years. "Ji Yunshu's tone was full of sarcasm.
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"…" The old official's face suddenly turned red.
For a moment, he didn't know what to say.
Li Cheng hurriedly smoothed things over. "Then, Young Master Ji, in your opinion, what should we do now?"
Ji Yunshu pondered for a moment.
Jing Rong's sharp eyes narrowed. He said, "The murderer wanted to prepare a raft and such a long and thick rope. He couldn't have made it himself, right? So, if we can find the shop that sold this kind of rope, maybe we can find something! "
Ji Yunshu reminded.
"Okay, I'll send someone to investigate." Li Cheng hurriedly ordered his guards. "Then quickly pull out the rope and go from door to door to ask."
"Yes!" The guards obeyed.
Although the clues were not big, it was better than nothing.
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