Let's put the matter of the chest aside for now. Judging from the current situation, they could only confirm that Shiniang had not left the room since the waiter went in to deliver the tea at the eleventh hour. No one had entered the room either, which proved that she was still in the room at that time. The waiter said that he saw two shadows in the room at the eleventh hour. In that case, the deceased must have been killed between the eleventh hour and the eleventh hour.
The deceased must have been taken out of the room.
The murderer was an expert!
Moreover, he jumped through the window! Jing Rong said, "The most important thing now is to find the first crime scene based on the sand particles. Recently, the merchants and the patrolling censors have been patrolling the area." He turned to the capital governor and ordered, "Governor, go and ask the patrolling censors if they found anything suspicious. Send more people.
Go and ask the people in the neighborhood if they saw anyone suspicious that night. Or ask the night watchman in this area. Don't miss out on any clues. "
"This official understands. What about the corpse?" What should they do?
"Take the corpse to the Ministry of Justice's morgue first. Lord Ji might need to examine the corpse later."
"Yes."
The capital governor immediately sent someone to inform the Ministry of Justice to carry the corpse.
Ji Yunshu looked at the ox mask on the ground and her eyes suddenly narrowed.
She felt that the mask was very familiar, but she couldn't remember where she had seen it before. Now, she remembered.
She remembered that when Jiao Shiniang entered the capital yesterday, she was suddenly stopped by three masked men on the road. The mask on Jiao Shiniang's face was one of the masks worn by the three men, the Ox Demon Mask.
It was exactly the same!
"I remember now." She suddenly said.
Jing Rong and the capital governor were shocked and looked at her.
"Lord Ji, what did you remember?"
"Yesterday, when Jiao Shiniang entered the capital, she was stopped by three masked men. I remember that one of them was wearing the same mask that Jiao Shiniang was wearing. Moreover, it was the exact same mask that Jiao Shiniang was wearing."
Hearing her words, the two waiters also remembered.
One of them stepped forward and said, "Yes, that's right. At that time, there were three masked men who stopped our carriage. No matter what we said, they refused to leave and stood there in a daze. I think they must have killed Shiniang. They must have."
Another waiter hastily followed up, "But Shiniang had no enmity with them. Why would they kill her?"
"Ever since we entered the capital, we've only bumped into those three people on the street. It must be them. They're even wearing those terrifying masks and walking around on the street. It's obvious that they're perverted people. Officials, you must find the murderer and bring them to justice. You must bring justice to Shiniang."
He was very excited!
The capital governor inquired, "Lord Ji, could it be that those three are really the murderers?"
"I can't say for sure!" Ji Yunshu instructed, "Send someone to find the three masked men in the capital. When you find them, bring them back for questioning."
"Yes."
The capital governor did not dare to delay and quickly issued the order.
They searched the entire city.
Ji Yunshu turned to the two excited waiters, "Let me ask you, does Jiao Shiniang have any sisters?"
Huh?
Why are you asking about this for no reason?
The two assistants were even more confused.
"No, Shiniang is alone."
"Are you sure?" "Why are you suddenly asking about this? Shiniang had been leading us in the spice business since she was a teenager. We had been with her for more than ten years. Her parents had died a long time ago, and she was the only one left in the family. We all knew this. Those who knew Shiniang in Lingnan also knew that she didn't have …
Brothers and sisters, "the waiter said seriously.
Ji Yunshu nodded.
However, there was a huge question in his heart. He opened his mouth and wanted to say something, but stopped himself.
Jing Rong thought it was strange and wanted to ask her about it, but she suddenly bent down and picked up the mask from the ground. She said to the capital governor, "I'll take this mask back first. If you find the first crime scene and the three masked people, inform me immediately."
"Don't worry, I will definitely increase the search."
When he came out of the inn, there was still a large number of people watching.
Seeing them come out, everyone became even more excited. They wanted to pounce on them and ask what was going on inside.
Sounds of discussion could be heard from the crowd.
"Is someone really dead?"
"Of course. Didn't you see that even Lord Ji is here?"
"How unlucky. We're only a few days away from the Chamber of Commerce, and something like this has to happen."
"Alright, don't talk nonsense. It's not certain yet."
… …
The carriage was already waiting outside. Just as Ji Yunshu was about to get in, she suddenly smelled a faint fragrance. It was the same fragrance she smelled in Jiao Shiniang's room.
Jasmine and cream!
She searched the crowd, but there were too many people, so she couldn't find the source of the fragrance.
Jing Rong asked, "What's wrong?"
She shook her head and got into the carriage.
On the way back, her expression was solemn.
She didn't say a word.
Jing Rong saw her expression and asked, "Is there something else you haven't said?"
Ji Yunshu replied, "You know me best."
"There are only the two of us here. Speak."
"Her hands!"
"Hands?" Jing Rong frowned. She nodded and said, "When I saw Jiao Shiniang on the street yesterday, I clearly remember that her hands were very slender and fair, and her nails were painted with red nail polish. They were very delicate and beautiful, but … the deceased's hands were a bit rough. The knuckles of the fingers were protruding, and there was no nail polish.
Tu Kou Dan. "
Oh!
Jing Rong suddenly understood, "No wonder you asked the waiter if Jiao Shiniang had a sister. It was because you suspected that the one who died was not the one you saw on the street yesterday. "" That's right. " Ji Yunshu's expression was solemn, "Because a person's hands can't lie. Even if it's only a day, it's impossible for a pair of slender and delicate hands to change into another pair. But … the deceased's appearance is indeed that of the Jiao Shiniang I saw. There's no doubt about it! Unless, there really is someone who looks exactly like her.
There's someone who looks exactly like her, but to find another person who looks exactly like her, the two must be related by blood. But her assistant said that Jiao Shiniang doesn't have any brothers or sisters. "
"Even if she does, where was the real Jiao Shiniang when the fake Jiao Shiniang came to the capital?"
"That's why I can't be sure. I didn't say it in the inn just now. I can't confirm my conjecture with just a pair of hands."
She sighed softly.
Every time she encountered a case, her heart was especially heavy, as if she had wrapped herself in a big piece of cloth, desperately trying to break through it and free herself.
Jing Rong held her hand, "We have to take our time with the case. Let's wait for the news from the capital governor. Don't think too much, I'll be worried."
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