She propped herself up and walked in front of him. "During the autopsy, I found a burn mark on the back of Zhao Zhiwen's hand, as if it was caused by a hot metal object, so I thought that there must have been some kind of hot metal object at the place where he was killed, and it could be touched. So I asked Ziran to look around Wen Lai Pavilion, and sure enough, we found the place. It was behind the kitchen of Wen Lai Pavilion, and there was a huge iron pot there. It was usually used to warm food, so the temperature of the iron pot was very high. And there were some bloodstains that had been washed away on the surrounding ground. As long as we examined it, we could confirm that it was Zhao Zhiwen's." Translator Ramblings:
Wen's blood, it can be seen that he was killed in Wen Lai Pavilion. "
Someone asked, "Was he killed when he came back from the outside?" "Impossible!" "That night, a night watchman was too tired, so he rested for a long time near the back door of Wen Lai Pavilion. He only left after seven in the afternoon. During that time, he didn't see anyone coming out from inside. Even the passersby didn't see Zhao Zhiwen.
With the location of his death, the only explanation … is that he didn't go out that night. "
Huh?
She looked at Liu Zhinan and continued, "You said you saw Zhao Zhiwen leave Wenlai Pavilion at 7pm with your own eyes. You're obviously lying."
Huh?
Liu Zhinan was stunned and said in a panic, "I … I didn't. I did see him go out with my own eyes. Maybe the night watchman remembered the time wrongly or saw wrongly. After all, it was too late at that time. The night watchman can't keep staring at the door, right?" Liu Zhinan argued.
There was nothing wrong with that.
Ji Yunshu chuckled. "You're still not going to admit to killing someone?"
"Lord Ji, you keep saying that I killed Zhao Zhiwen. Is it just because you say that I'm a liar?" "Of course not." Ji Yunshu took a step closer to him and said coldly, "Although you copied the killer's method of killing Jiao Shiniang and Xing Xiyang by peeling off Zhao Zhiwen's face and putting on a mask for him, you thought that it would be flawless and that no one would suspect you. But you're wrong.
Because you're too perfect on the surface, you've overlooked a lot of details and made a lot of mistakes. "
His voice was loud and clear!
At this moment, the Minister of the Ministry of Justice walked down from the high court and waited at the side.
Liu Zhinan's eyes widened, and his face paled as he listened to Ji Yunshu's words. He could no longer maintain his composure. "In short … I didn't kill anyone. I didn't kill Zhao Zhiwen, so it has nothing to do with me." "I haven't finished speaking, so you don't need to rush to deny it!" Ji Yunshu's voice was low. Let's start with the way the murderer peeled off the face. Mu Jin only peeled off the skin on the face, but Zhao Zhiwen's face was peeled off from the ear.
That's one of the differences, and the other … are those masks. "
As soon as she finished speaking, Jing Rong glanced at Lang Po.
A moment later, he took out the three masks.
Ox Demon.
Horse Ghost.
Snake Demon.
Among them, the Snake Demon and the Ox Demon Mask were a little blurry because they had been in the water.
When he saw the masks, Liu Zhinan took a small step back, and a trace of guilt flashed in his eyes.
Ji Yunshu secretly observed his expression. She pointed at the three masks and said, "These three masks don't seem to be anything special, but the Snake Demon Mask on Zhao Zhiwen's face is different from the other two."
Different?
What's different?
Everyone in the court looked at the three masks. Apart from the ox, the horse, and the snake, there were no other differences!
The Minister of Justice asked, "Lord Ji, these masks … Is there anything different about them?"
"Of course there is!" Ji Yunshu said, "They are the pigments used to paint the masks. In ancient times, the most common pigments used to paint masks were minerals. Very rarely, they would use colors extracted from plants. These two different pigments will show different effects when they come into contact with water."
Hmm?
Everyone waited quietly.
Ji Yunshu picked up the Ox Demon and Horse Ghost masks and showed them to Liu Zhinan. "These are the two masks worn on Jiao Shiniang and Xing Xiyang's faces. When these two masks come into contact with water, the pigments on them will turn into many fine particles, but …" Ji Yunshu picked up the Snake Demon mask and continued, "This is the mask worn on Zhao Zhiwen's face. When the mask comes into contact with water, the pigments on it are very viscous, and there are no fine particles. This is because the pigments used on the Ox Demon and Horse Ghost masks are extracted from plants, while the pigments used on the Snake Demon mask are extracted from minerals. This type of Yin Ghost mask is made by the Shepherds in the far north.
Their pigments are all from plants, not minerals. This is enough to prove that the murderer who killed Zhao Zhiwen and Jiao Shiniang and Xing Xiyang are two different people. That's why I sent my men to all the big mask shops in the capital to ask around. In the end, I found the answer I was looking for in a mask shop in the north of the city. The owner of that mask shop admitted that a man wearing a bamboo hat had asked him to draw a ghost mask that night. The man had paid him a sum of money for it.
Son, don't let him tell anyone about this, but some people are still afraid of a knife or a sword at their throat. "
Liu Zhinan snorted, "What can this prove? Are you saying that I'm the one who made the mask just because of this? That I'm the one who killed Zhao Zhiwen? "
Ridiculous.
At this time …
A voice came from the door, "Enter."
Shi Ziran dragged a man into the room, who was cowering.
Liu Zhinan panicked when he saw this man.
"Lord Ji, I've brought him here," Shi Ziran said.
The man trembled in fear when he saw so many officials present. He knelt down abruptly and wailed, "My lord, I didn't break the law!"
"Come and take a look. Is the person who asked you to draw the Yin Ghost Mask here?" "Yes," Ji Yunshu said. The man raised his head and looked around the hall. Finally, his eyes fell on Liu Zhinan. He pointed at him and said, "It's him. He was the one who asked me to draw the mask that night. He gave me a sum of money and forbade me to tell anyone. God, I really didn't do it.
My lord, I really didn't do anything bad. "
"Don't slander me," Liu Zhinan scolded.
"I … I'm not lying, and I'm not blind. Although you were wearing a bamboo hat that day, I've seen people for half my life. I can't remember your height and body shape, and your voice – they're exactly the same. The person who asked me to draw the mask was you." He was very sure of himself.
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