Idle game leads to another world.

Chapter 360 Clay Doll

"Ladies, please come this way. It's next to the moon gate in front."

With the servants leading the way, Yang Yiyi and Qin Yan arrived at the place where the Qing family's servant died.

The scene is surprisingly clean, located at the corner of two walls.

Qin Yan squatted over and checked, and found that there was only a small amount of blood on the bluestone brick wall, less than the blood left when the Wen family accountant was killed.

It didn't rain these days, and because someone had died nearby, few servants were willing to pass by here, and the scene remained in the same state as when the crime occurred.

When the Qing family servant was found, it was said that he was leaning against the corner of the two walls. There was a lot of blood on his chest, but not much around him.

The only remaining bloodstains on the wall were in the form of drips, with no signs of wiping or rubbing, which ruled out the possibility that someone moved the body while the bloodstains were dry.

Qin Yan turned around and asked the servant:
"Who discovered the dead man?"

"To answer the lady, it is the younger one."

"What was the situation?"

"Oh, that frightened me."

The servant's pupils shrank when he said this, and he really looked frightened.

"It was early in the morning. I was going to the back door to pick up the meat and vegetable delivery truck. I happened to pass by here and saw this person lying in the corner. At first I thought it was some kid who had drunk too much and was sleeping here. When I got closer, I saw that the man was lying there with blood coming out of his seven orifices and his eyes wide open. I immediately crawled to inform the master."

"Bleeding from all seven orifices? How does your face look? Is there any blood on your chest?"

The servant recalled for a moment before saying:
"His face was pale, and there was a pool of blood on his chest, but it didn't seem to be too much."

Although the possibility of poisoning cannot be completely ruled out, it does look like the person was killed by a powerful internal force. Although there seems to be no external injuries and little bleeding, his internal organs have actually been shattered.

Just like Yang Yiyi, she used her internal force to hit someone with a palm, and the latter was roughly the same as the deceased. This is why Yang Yiyi never had the awareness that she had killed anyone. At first glance, it seemed like she was simply unconscious.

Qin Yan remembered that the Wen family in Si City had a technique called the Cloud Piercing Finger. Although it was a finger technique, it was good at using fierce internal force to blast people's acupuncture points. The internal force was more condensed than palm or fist techniques. When it was practiced to perfection, the power was enough to pierce through clouds and split rocks.

"What did the coroner sent by the government to perform the autopsy say?"

"The coroner said that a huge force pierced his heart meridian, and it seemed that it was done by a martial artist."

If the body could be examined, it would be certain whether it was the Cloud Piercing Finger. However, neither the master nor the young master of the Wen family seemed to have any signs of practicing martial arts, so this finger technique was only sealed up as a treasure left by their ancestors.

In fact, the situation of the Qing family is similar. Qing Linhong and Qing Liu have no signs of having practiced martial arts. The sword in the back of the head of the Wen family accountant is not something that anyone can stab out.

"Was there anything unusual that night?"

"No, the night watchman saw nothing."

One wall of the crime scene is next to the garden rockery, and the other wall is the alley directly opposite the back door of the Qing family. It is rarely visited, so it is easy to escape after committing the crime.

"Have they ever passed by here?"

"The police also asked about it. The night watchman passed by at around Chou time, and there was no one here at that time. I only discovered it when I passed by at almost Mao time."

In other words, the crime occurred during the period of Yinshi (1-3 am) after Choushi (3-5 am).

In terms of the time of the crime, it was almost the same as the time when the Wen family accountant died, and it was also the same day.

It is indeed hard to call it a coincidence that the murderer has a fast sword and strong internal strength...

Could it really be the work of the Thousand-Faced Evil Phoenix?

It is said that the Thousand-Faced Fierce Phoenix is ​​proficient in most martial arts in the world. Not only can she change her appearance at will, she can also imitate other people's martial arts to kill people at will.

But the Thousand Faced Evil Phoenix always killed people when someone else asked her to do so, usually the enemies of the client.

Well, who would have a grudge against an accountant and a servant?
"Who was the deceased close to?"

"That guy is new here. I haven't heard that he has a particularly good relationship with anyone. He usually just likes to ask around and spread some gossip."

"New here too? When?"

"About... two months ago?"

The servant could not remember clearly, and he said:

"At that time, a servant and a maid in the mansion got married, so they moved out to live on their own, and the master asked us to recruit a few more people."

"Then why did you choose the deceased? Who was the one who recruited him?" "I was the one who was in charge of recruiting him. At that time, it was mainly because the boy said he had fled here. I felt sorry for him and thought he looked like someone who could endure hardship and work. As long as he worked hard, I would give him a bowl of rice. It would be better than starving to death, so I recruited him."

"Escape again? Where is his hometown?"

"It seems that there was a locust plague in my hometown of Yuezhou."

That’s right. Not only was the time almost the same as the death of the accountant of the Wen family, but even the excuse was the same: his hometown in Yuezhou was hit by a locust plague.

The deceased was obviously planted here, probably to get information or something. But why did they die at the same time? Was it to silence them?

Not only was the death strange, the reason was also strange.

Qin Yan scratched her head:
"Did the deceased behave in any unusual way?"

"I haven't heard of it. That guy works very hard. He would rush to do the work that no one else is willing to do on weekdays."

"Like what kind of work?"

"For example, going to the silk factory outside the city to get samples of raw silk is a long journey, and the master is in a hurry, so many servants don't want to do it."

It sounds like a newcomer trying to show that he works hard so that he can stay and make a living. For those who have fled here, there seems to be nothing wrong with it.

Qin Yan was a little crazy. She was a thief doing the job of a constable, which made her feel uncomfortable.

But when he looked back at Yang Yiyi who had rashly agreed to this, she was looking around, as if she was looking for stars that were invisible during the day...

You definitely can't count on her.

Qin Yan could only say to the servant again:
"Where did the deceased live? Did he have any personal belongings?"

"I will stay in the big bunk bed with the other servants. The two ladies, please come this way."

Servants are also divided into different levels, and their treatment is obviously not comparable to that of an accountant.

The place where the deceased lived was quite far from the crime scene. It felt like I had to walk around almost half of Qingfu before I reached a yard.

There are three large tiled houses in the yard, each with seven or eight beds, like a dormitory.

The deceased lived in a large tiled house at the edge of the yard, and his bed was the third from the left.

There was a small cabinet next to the bed, which contained some of his personal belongings.

A few pieces of clothing, a copper longevity lock, and three palm-sized, round clay figures.

Clothes and longevity locks are relatively common items, but the clay figurine quickly attracted Qin Yan's attention.

"What is this?"

"I heard that it was the only thing left in that kid's family. He brought it out when he fled as a souvenir."

The clay figure looks a bit like a bowling ball, with no hands or feet, just a face drawn on it, or more like a Russian doll.

The workmanship is not exquisite. You can probably find similar things at the market. They are usually bought to appease children.

"The deceased left that night, and no one noticed?"

"Everyone was so tired that no one paid attention. Someone seemed to hear the door open and thought someone had gone to the toilet, but no one paid much attention."

"These three clay figures might be some kind of evidence. I have to take them away. Do you want to tell your master?"

"No, no, lady, if you don't take them, we're going to throw these things away. It's a bit creepy to leave them here all day."

Indeed, anyone would be scared if the belongings of a person who died suddenly were placed next to his bed all day long.

Qin Yan couldn't think of anything else to ask, so she turned to look at Yang Yiyi:

"Do you have anything to ask?"

Yang Yiyi thought about it:

"I want to go to the toilet."

"..."

Qin Yan was very suspicious. Did Yang Yiyi have some kidney problem? Why did she seem to have trouble urinating? Didn’t she just go to the toilet in Wen Mansion?
(End of this chapter)