A Yellowish Brown Stone
Just as the question left his mouth …
Ji Yunshu understood.
She glanced at him and interrupted, "You want to ask how the murderer could accurately stab the needle into Sha Si's skull in the dark?"
"Yes."
"Milord has heard that cats can see clearly at night, but do you know that … humans can do the same?"
Ah?
"This … I have never heard of it."
"It's not surprising that you have never heard of it. After all, not everyone can be one in ten thousand."
The capital governor suddenly understood.
But in his heart, he pondered, 'There are people like that?
It's really unheard of. '
Ji Yunshu returned to Sha Si's side. Looking at his miserable death and the scratches all over his body, she couldn't help but feel a little sad.
She couldn't help but sigh.
She covered the tattered clothes that he had taken off with his hands.
"Thud."
A muffled sound.
It was a stone.
A yellowish brown stone that fell from Sha Si's clothes.
It was very smooth.
She picked up the stone and weighed it in her palm.
Then, she put it into her sleeve.
After a while, the village head found a piece of white cloth and covered Sha Si's body.
"What a sin."
She sighed.
Wen Shisan, who had been silent all this time, couldn't help but think of scenes from many years ago when he saw Ji Yunshu's appearance.
He followed her to solve cases, playing the role of a serious and obedient apprentice.
And she taught him many things, never stingy!
He wouldn't, she taught him patiently!
He couldn't, she taught him patiently!
He couldn't understand, she helped him think!
She solved the problems he encountered!
Just like Wen Shisan said, without Ji Yunshu, he wouldn't be the Wen Shisan of today.
A teacher for a day, a teacher for life.
Thinking of this, he felt a little guilty.
That inexplicable feeling swam in his chest, stirring up his mind and making him restless.
He even asked himself, 'Am I wrong?'
That night, no one slept a wink.
Perhaps God suddenly opened his eyes, the rain stopped early in the morning, and the water in the village receded.
In order not to waste any more time, Jing Rong and Jing Yi separately led their men to the ruined temple to continue investigating the Dried Well Case.
Village Chief Zhang accompanied them!
Because of the murder case in the ancestral hall, the capital governor continued to stay here. He ordered someone to report to the Supreme Court of Justice, and they quickly sent someone over.
…
When they arrived at the ruined temple, although the flood had receded, the well was still full of water.
Wen Thirteen said, "It looks like this well is indeed sealed. Otherwise, it would be impossible for the water to not flow out. Thinking about it, it would be impossible to find the mechanism in the well."
Indeed!
Was that … really a moving Buddha?
Ji Yunshu quickly rejected this idea. If it really was a moving Buddha, then the well's mouth would definitely have a scratch mark.
But no!
Thus, he focused all his attention on the Buddha statue that was smashed on the ground.
The Buddha was made of stone, but now it looked like a pile of mud!
It was smashed into a mess.
However, she noticed that one of the stones had fallen to the ground.
The stone was as tall as a person and was an irregular rectangle. One of its edges seemed to have been deliberately sawed off and was slightly flat, while the other three sides looked like they had been gnawed by a dog.
She didn't give it much thought.
After all, when the Buddha smashed down, the stone fragments were of all sorts of strange shapes.
When Wen Shisan saw her reaction, he asked, "Are you wondering how the murderer managed to move this Buddha statue?"
"…" She did not reply.
"Actually, I'm also curious. This should be the key to solving the case."
"…"
"Although you and I are on opposing sides, to understand how the murderer threw the victim into the well, it might require …"
He did not make it clear.
Ji Yunshu glanced at him from the corner of her eyes.
She asked, "You want to cooperate?"
"Yes, but only on this point." He could emphasize.
Ji Yunshu sneered, "You know it's impossible."
She then circled to the other side of the Buddha statue.
Wen Thirteen did not feel awkward, as it was within his expectations.
He took a deep breath and pretended that the previous episode did not exist.
But no matter how they searched, they were unable to find even the slightest clue.
Could it be that the clues had really been washed away by the flood?
Looking at the weather outside, it seemed like it was going to rain again.
Just in case, Jing Rong said to Ji Yunshu, "Maybe Lu Jiang has already found out about the dagger. The Ministry of Justice might have found some clues based on the portrait and verified the list of the victims. This Prince thinks that there might be another heavy rain, so it's useless to stay here. Why don't we go back first?"
That's right!
Perhaps they would be like headless flies here, and there would already be news from the Capital.
Moreover, they could not find any clues in the ruined temple, so there was no point in staying.
Jing Yi and Jing Rong had the same idea.
Thus, the two groups of people left in a hurry.
On the way back.
Inside the carriage.
Ji Yunshu held a yellowish-brown cobblestone in her hand and looked at it many times.
Jing Rong asked her, "Is this stone strange?"
"I got it from Foolish Four."
Huh?
A dead man's item!
She said, "I'm just curious, why does he like stones so much?"
"It's just a personal hobby."
"Do you believe one thing?"
"What is it?"
Ji Yunshu twirled the stone in her fingers as she said, "If a person had something he liked the most when he was alive, then after his death, his soul would cover that thing. If he died a wrongful death or was murdered, that thing would help him find the murderer. In other words, if the murderer also had something he liked, that thing would definitely give me clues."
Jing Rong said, "It's not that this Prince doesn't believe it, but what you said is the theory of ghosts and spirits. You said yourself that there are no ghosts or spirits in this world, so why are you suddenly saying this?"
"Does Your Highness still remember Miss Zhou's case? And the Zhang Estate murder case? "
"I remember!"
"Miss Zhou's favorite thing when she was alive was that crystal candlestick. The murderer was found because of that crystal candlestick. And the Zhang Family's murder case. First Madam was the murderer, and it was her favorite cat that led us to find the evidence." “
Now that you put it that way, it's true!
However, she shook her head again, "This is indeed a little strange and confusing. Perhaps … I'm thinking too much."
Jing Rong smiled.
Jing Rong said, "If it's as you say, this Prince would like to believe you. Perhaps, this stone can really help us find the murderer, but … since the Capital Governor has already taken over the case and is preparing to report it to the Supreme Court, someone will naturally take over the case. However, if you are still worried, this Prince will not stop you from investigating Sha Si's death. Although the Dried Well Case cannot be shelved, both cases are related to human lives, so there is no difference in priority."
He was always so understanding and reasonable.
Ji Yunshu did not say anything.
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