Investigating the Case
Chapter 691
Investigating the Case
Ji Yunshu shook her head and rejected the idea. Her brows furrowed imperceptibly as she began to examine Granny Lin's body. First, she rolled up Granny Lin's sleeves by a few inches, revealing the livor mortis spots. She pressed two fingers together and pressed on them. The livor mortis spots began to fade. Then, she pried open Granny Lin's eyes.
She came to a conclusion.
Cai Da looked at it and said agitatedly, "What are you doing? My mother is already dead. How can you humiliate her like this? "
"…"
"Stop!" She scolded.
You can scream all you want, but no one will listen to you even if you scream your lungs out.
Ji Yunshu didn't stop there!
She examined the corpse from the head to the hands, and sure enough, she found something.
Granny Lin's yellowed fingernails caught a strand of black hair. The hair was coarse but not greasy. Ji Yunshu could only conclude that it did not fall from Granny Lin's head of white hair. It could have been left behind by the murderer. She took out an embroidered handkerchief and wrapped it around the hair, then continued to examine the corpse.
The surrounding people were all dumbfounded.
What's going on?
What is Teacher Ji looking at?
Jing Rong was the only one who looked at her calmly. This woman must have found something. She's going to be busy again.
She saw —
Ji Yunshu's gaze fell on Granny Lin's shoes. Her long and thin eyebrows furrowed.
She took off the pair of shoes made of coarse cloth and turned them over to look at the soles. The soles were stained with some light red mud and there was a layer of something shiny. Then, she looked at the heel of the shoes. There were new traces of friction here, but it wasn't very serious. However, the coarse cloth shoes still had a few holes, and the holes were shiny. She wiped it with her finger and put it to the tip of her nose to smell it.
Hmm!
It's oil.
Lard!
Looks like I'm right!
Marquis Kang scratched his head in confusion, but he knew that Teacher Ji was an expert at solving cases and had a clear mind. He must have found the corpse suspicious.
He asked, "Teacher Ji, is there something strange about Madam Lin's corpse?"
"It's very strange!"
"She didn't fall to her death?"
"She fell to her death."
"Ah?" Marquis Kang was dumbfounded.
But … "She pointed at Granny Lin's forehead," When a person's head hits the ground or a relatively flat surface, there are only two possibilities for the wound to appear. The first possibility is that the impact is light, and the flesh will not break, but the wound will protrude. The second possibility is that the impact is heavy, and the flesh will split apart evenly. However, the wound on Granny Lin's forehead is not like this. The location of the split is irregular, and the flesh in the middle of the wound has even crumpled into a ball, exposing the bone within. It is obvious that she had hit the ground on an uneven and sharp surface. Hence, this is not the first crime scene. "
Everyone was muddle-headed as they listened to the conversation.
However, he still craned his neck to take a look. It seemed to be the case.
In other words, this was not the primary crime scene? Did Granny Lin die somewhere else?
Marquis Kang pressed on, "If she didn't die in the room, then where did she die? Moreover, if he died somewhere else, why would he die in the house? Who's the murderer? "
Everyone had the same doubts in their hearts.
Ji Yunshu slowly rose and said with a grave expression, "Based on the livor mortis on the corpse and the degree of turbidity in the eyeballs, the time of death should be early this morning. It should be very late at that time. Did Granny Lin carry the cup out? Or did she come in? But no matter if she carried the cup in or out, the position where she fell was very strange. First of all, the table was right next to the door. Why didn't she put the cup on the table? Instead, she carried it to the bed? Did she place the cup on the bed? But I saw that Granny Lin's room was clean and tidy, so she shouldn't be such a crude person. But if she carried the cup out, the head should also be facing the door! How could it be the bed? Hence, someone must have placed her in this position. It's just that the person made a mistake and neglected the direction of the position. "
"Then … who is the murderer?"
She raised the pair of shoes in her hands and pointed the heels and soles at the crowd. "I don't know who the murderer is for now, but this pair of shoes can tell us where the primary crime scene is."
Hence, everyone stared with their eyes wide open.
It was just a pair of ordinary shoes! It was made of coarse cloth, the workmanship was rough, and the color was very dull. There was nothing strange about it!
Ji Yunshu said, "The soles of Granny Lin's shoes are stained with light red soil, and there are traces of wear on the heels. There is a layer of grease on the soles and the marks. It's lard! I think that after Granny Lin died after hitting her head on a rock, she was dragged all the way into the house. The heels of her shoes are worn out and stained with grease. Then, is there any place in the mansion where there are rocks, this kind of light red soil, and even lard? If we know, we can probably find the primary crime scene. "
Rocks?
Light red soil?
And lard?
What kind of strange place is that?
Everyone scratched their heads as they tried to recall. Suddenly, someone in the crowd shouted, "I know!"
Speak!
"It's the backyard of the kitchen."
Ah!
When everyone heard that, they all remembered. "Yes, it's the backyard of the kitchen. There is a small plot of land where vegetables are grown, and the soil is this light red. Also, because it's the kitchen, the floor is greasy. Coincidentally, there are a few rockery beside that plot of land."
Ji Yunshu nodded, "Bring me there."
Hence, Marquis Kang ordered a few servants to guard Granny Lin's body, not allowing anyone to approach it, including Cai Da. Then, he and Ji Yunshu went to the backyard of the kitchen.
Indeed, the rocks, light red soil, and lard on the floor were all there.
What was Granny Lin doing here at this hour?
Ji Yunshu looked at the rockery and saw that it was indeed stained with blood.
"Marquis Kang, who is usually on duty in the kitchen at night?"
In order to prevent maids or manservants from stealing food, there would always be people on duty in the kitchens of rich families.
Marquis Kang immediately summoned the steward and asked him about it.
Finally, he pulled out two younger fellows who had been helping out in the kitchen.
Ji Yunshu asked, "Did you see Granny Lin at the hour of the kitchen last night?"
Both of them shook their heads.
"Then who else came in?"
Both of them shook their heads.
Ji Yunshu's eyes sharpened as she saw through their tricks. "Tell me the truth. Where did you go at the hour of the kitchen last night?"
Ah!
This time, neither of them shook their heads. Instead, they looked at each other timidly.
Marquis Kang immediately roared, "Speak!"
"Marquis, at that time, we … returned to our rooms. Because there have been a lot of strange things happening in the estate recently, we couldn't help but return to our rooms."
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