Verification by hypothesis
Ji Yunshu added another sentence after she finished speaking.
"However, there might be other possibilities besides these three."
Indeed, there were many possibilities!
Without conclusive evidence, no one dared to conclude who was the murderer.
Jing Rong remained silent and listened to her continue.
Ji Yunshu pondered for a moment and said suspiciously, "If the murderer is really Lin Shu, and we ask him, he will naturally insist that he won't tell us. Why don't we make a hypothesis? Let's assume that this bottle really belongs to Guo He, and after the murderer killed Guo He, he only needed to throw his body into the well. But why did he throw the wine bottle into the well? Isn't that unnecessary? "
Perhaps the murderer was bored out of his mind!
Her suspicions were not without reason.
When the murderer killed someone, all he needed to do was throw the corpse into the well. Yet, under such circumstances, he still had to care about the wine bottle. He really had a lot of time to be "leisurely and elegant"!
Jing Rong's expression turned solemn as he thought of something.
"If that's the case, why don't we make a more daring hypothesis? Could it be that the wine bottle was stained with blood, and the murderer was so nervous that he threw the corpse into the well that he didn't think too much about it? He didn't have the heart to deal with the blood-stained wine bottle, so he threw it into the well together with the corpse?"
Wow!
"Your Highness' hypothesis is very reasonable!"
It was rare for Ji Yunshu to praise him.
Thank you very much!
Jing Rong's lips curled into a faint smile, but it was difficult to conceal the joy in his heart.
Slowly …
"Then, we need to verify our hypothesis and see if it's true."
"How do we verify it?"
"Vinegar and white wine."
Oh!
Jing Rong recalled that Ji Yunshu had used the same method to verify that the blunt knife Ah Yu used to kill Master Jiang was stained with blood.
It was truly never too old to learn!
Soon, Jing Rong ordered someone to bring these two items.
She mixed the vinegar into the white wine and shook it a few times. Then, she dipped her handkerchief in the mixture and carefully wiped the broken pieces.
Piece after piece of it was wiped out!
Neither too fast nor too slow!
After wiping them one by one, she arranged the fragments neatly and placed them on the table. After a short while, three or four of the fragments actually showed a dark red color.
That color was printed on the silver wine bottle, and it was particularly eye-catching.
Jing Rong instantly understood. "This is blood!"
"That's right, it's blood. Black vinegar and white wine can restore the bloodstains that have been washed clean or wiped away by water."
"Come to think of it, our hypothesis can be considered established."
"Not exactly."
"What do you mean?"
"We still have to find out who this blood belongs to."
At the end of his speech!
She picked up a piece of paper that was dyed red on the skeleton and wrapped it around a broken piece of a wine bottle that was stained with blood. She gently rubbed it a few times and then unfolded the paper.
As expected!
Half of the bloodstains on the fragments had merged with the red on the paper.
The other half was still on the fragment.
At that moment, Ji Yunshu clenched her fists. Her eyes couldn't help but narrow as she came to a conclusion in her heart.
Jing Rong said, "It seems like my hypothesis is correct. The blood on the wine bottle is Guo He's."
Ah!
Ji Yunshu nodded. "Yes, this blood is indeed Guo He's."
As she spoke, the piece of paper in her hand was slightly wrinkled by her twisting.
Seeing her reaction, Jing Rong was puzzled. He couldn't help but frown. "Since you have already come to a conclusion, why are you reacting like this? Could it be that this blood …"
He didn't finish his sentence.
Ji Yunshu's expression was solemn. After a moment of silence, she returned to normal. She pursed her lips and raised the fragment in her hand slightly. "Guo He's blood is not the only one on the wine bottle. There's another person's blood as well."
Ah!
She continued, "Because only the dark color of the same blood can fuse with the same color during the rubbing process. However, the other half of the dark red on this fragment did not fuse with the color on the paper. This can only mean that the blood on the wine bottle is not only Guo He's, but also another person's. And that person is most likely the murderer."
"Lin Shu?"
She shook her head lightly. "I don't know. If the blood on the wine bottle is really Lin Shu's, then with the addition of this Eastern Chestnut Pearl, this case should be closed. But now, I need his blood."
"That's easy!" Jing Rong immediately ordered the guards. "Go and fetch Lin Shu's blood. The sooner the better."
"Yes!"
The guards complied and were about to leave when Ji Yunshu hurriedly reminded them.
"This time, we don't need a bowl of blood. Just a little will do."
"Yes, Teacher Ji. We won't hurt him."
She then left.
Thinking back to the time when Jing Rong's guards went to the prison to fetch Ji Yuanzhi's blood, they poured an entire bowl of it. Ji Yunshu was almost scared to death.
If she didn't remind them this time, the guards might bring another bowl of blood.
She didn't need that extra blood to nourish her face, so she would still pour it away in the end.
At this moment, Lin Shu didn't seem to realize that 'danger' was slowly approaching him.
Because he had been whipped and bitten by a snake, he had been staying in his room since last night. He didn't go to the back mountain, nor did he look at the skeleton. Instead, he secretly called his classmate, Fu Yuansheng, and asked him to explain in detail.
Fu Yuansheng was a carefree person. As he narrated, he also moved his hands.
"You don't know, the skeleton was placed on the ground. When we went there, we were shocked. Fatty Lu directly lay by the well for the whole night. When we woke up this morning, he was shocked again. If he hadn't called out to us, we wouldn't have noticed it. However, don't you think it's strange? Teacher is very tolerant of that group of people and trusts them very much. He clearly informed the authorities to bring the corpses over for an autopsy, but he insisted on handing it over to that person surnamed Ji. He even put the skeleton together and made a mess of it. He said that the person who died was Guo He. Before she died, she even fought with someone, resulting in five scars on her body. It's really inexplicable. The words she said and the things she did are not something that an ordinary person can understand. However, Teacher trusted her and told us to listen to her before the authorities arrived. Isn't everything reversed now?"
His words were filled with indignation.
As he spoke, Lin Shu's complexion became paler and paler.
There was even a trace of panic reflected in his eyes.
His hands, which were hidden under his clothes, were trembling violently.
Fu Yuansheng noticed the change in his expression. He frowned and touched him with his hand. "Lin Shu, are you alright?"
"Ah?"
Lin Shu seemed to be startled. His originally unfocused and unfocused eyes suddenly widened. He gulped and shook his head.
"I'm fine."
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