I Wish to Ride the Wind - Chapter 12

Early the next morning, Shen Zhaokuai led Shen Jiajia to the government office.

The case has made significant progress, and the governor is in a good mood. Seeing the Shen family’s father and daughter, he asks with a smile, “What did you find?”

Shen Zhaokuai asked, “Fu-kun, does Qian have a confession?”

Fu Yin frowned slightly, shook his head and said, “Both mother and son refuse to admit their guilt, but they have to admit it if they don’t admit it.”

“Fu Jun, let’s be honest, we suspect that the culprit is someone else, and Ma Shi and Qian Da are indeed wronged.”

Fu Yin Duancha’s movements stopped, and his expression became serious: “Oh?”

Shen Zhukuai looked at Shen Jiajia, and Shen Jiajia explained: “On the surface of this case, Qian Da killed Qian Yushi and then disguised Qian Yushi as suicide. The maid, Hexiang, as an insider or accomplice in this case, was killed by Qian Da. Da or Ma’s silence.”

The governor nodded and said, “That’s right.”

“Actually, if what Qian Da said was true—he was actually having a private meeting with Hexiang that night, and his purse had been lost a few days earlier—then there is another possibility in this case. Someone stole Qian Da. The purpose is to leave this purse as evidence when killing Yushi Qian. Even if Yushi Qian did not grab the purse at the time, the murderer could use other methods to keep this evidence at the scene. That piece of begonia leaf is also likely to be a clue left by the murderer, the purpose is to let us narrow down the suspects and find out Qian Da and Hexiang as soon as possible.”

“What about the letter left by Hexiang? It was also forged by the murderer? Little girl, you know that even if a person’s handwriting can be imitated, the state of mind of writing is not. The person who wrote the letter is panicked and scared, it cannot be faked.”

Shen Jiajia smiled and said: “Fu Jun misunderstood. I also think that He Xiang’s letter is true, but this letter is exactly what the murderer wants us to see. If I guess correctly, even Ma Shi and Qian Da plead not guilty. , all of this evidence combined is enough to convict them.”

The governor did not deny this, but shook his head and said, “You said so much, it’s all speculation, is there any real evidence?”

“Yes, please take a look at the mansion.” Shen Jiajia said, and took out something wrapped in a handkerchief from her arms.

The governor looked closely and found that after she opened the handkerchief, there was another handkerchief inside. He knew that it was impossible for this little girl to deliberately tease him with a two-way handkerchief, and there was something strange in it, so he took the handkerchief and looked at it carefully.

At a glance, I found that there were some small particles hanging on the handkerchief inside, white as sand, crystal clear, and looked a bit like high-quality refined salt.

“Is this salt?”

“No, this is saltpeter.”

“Nitro?”

“Exactly,” Shen Jiajia nodded and said, “I have verified it with the old man who sells iced drinks from the Yamen. If the manor does not believe it, just ask him and ask.”

What is the saltpeter ice drink old man, the Fu Yin was at a loss when he heard it. He stroked his forehead and said, “Don’t be in a hurry to find him. Please tell me what’s going on.”

Shen Jiajia pointed to the handkerchief and said, “This saltpeter is the raw material for ice making. In summer, there are many carts selling iced drinks in the streets and alleys, including herbal tea, fruit drinks, and sour plum juice.

“I’ve seen it, it tastes good… eh, you said.”

“Everyone who sells iced drinks knows that when you put saltpeter in the water, it freezes.”

“Well, but what does this have to do with this case?”

“Do you know, where did I get this saltpeter from?”

“where?”

“It was in Yushi Qian’s study. There was a lotus jar in front of the window. Saltpeter was thrown into the lotus jar, which caused the lotus leaves to freeze to death overnight. This handkerchief is the water in the jar. Let’s dry it for a day. Because my father and I are not sure, and we are afraid of the grass and the snake, we will come to the Tongfu-Jun to report it now that we have confirmed it.”

The governor unconsciously sat up straight and asked, “This is what the murderer did? What’s the purpose?”

“Zheng Zuozuo is a well-known Zuzuo in the capital. Everyone knows that he is very accurate in determining the time of death. I once consulted Zheng Zuozuo, and one of the basis for his calculation of the time of death is the weather. If the weather is hot, the temperature of the corpse will drop slowly. When it is cold, the temperature of the corpse drops quickly. Yushi Qian’s study is very small, and the murderer used saltpeter to turn the tank of water into a tank of ice, which made the study quickly become cold, and accelerated the decline of the temperature of the corpse. The next day the government When the body was found, the ice had already melted, and the study had returned to normal. Zheng Haozuo did not know that this tank of ice had any influence, so the inferred time of death was different from the actual time of death of Qian Yushi. “Shen Jiajia finally concluded. , “The murderer targeted Qian Da, forged the time of death and on-site evidence, and the fake evidence had a real source. This was a perfect frame-up. He Xiang was also silenced because she was in a private meeting with Qian Da at the time. , she is the only one who can testify against Qian Da.”

The governor did not return to his senses after hearing this for a long time. If Shen Sanniang’s guess is true, how deep and vicious is the mind of the murderer behind the scenes! If it is false… Then why is there saltpeter in the lotus tank?

The governor pondered for a moment, and said, “Shen Sanniang, it’s not because I don’t believe you, it’s just that this matter has a lot to do with it. I have to send someone to check it out. Don’t worry, this government will let people watch over the Qian family. Beat the grass and startle the snake.”

“What the lord said is quite right.”

“In your opinion, if the murderer really was someone else, who would it be?”

“I have no idea.”

“…” The governor was speechless, didn’t he even guess one?

Shen Jiajia smiled and said, “I don’t know, but there is one person who should know.”

…

After coming out of the government office, Shen Jukuai had something to do, so Shen Jiajia went home by himself, and told her not to run around, as if she was still a three-year-old child.

After Shen Jiajia promised her father, she turned around and went to the market outside the yamen to hang out, bought some food and play, and bought a bunch of yarn hairpins in her hair, and then asked Chengfeng on her shoulders with a smile: “Does it look good?”

Cheng Feng ignored her.

Shen Jiajia didn’t care, she continued shopping and went out for a long way. When she was rummaging in front of a book stand, she heard Cheng Feng whispering in her ear, “It’s beautiful.”