Chapter 69 - Scene
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The location of the murder is at a residential house on Taiping Street in Xicheng District.
As Xiao Xiao and others arrived, the constable in charge of the preliminary investigation approached to report the situation.
"Sir, this household surnamed Meng consists of seven members including the elderly couple, their son, daughter-in-law, and three grandchildren. They all were found dead."
"What is your identity and what do you do for a living?" Xiao Qian asked as he walked in with a solemn and cold expression.
"According to the neighbors, the old man has a physical disability and is unable to work. The old woman and her daughter-in-law help others with laundry and embroidery to make ends meet. Their son, Meng Chao, is the main labor force at home and is a guard at Dinghuaimen."
Lin Yannan could smell the stench of blood outside, and as she entered the courtyard, the smell of blood intensified.
"As soon as you enter the house, the elderly couple live in the main house, Meng Chao and his wife, along with their three children, live in the west wing, and Xu Wuzuo is currently in the west wing."
Xiao Qian immediately went to the West Wing. As soon as he entered the door, he saw a middle-aged man lying in a pool of blood, with multiple gunshot wounds on his body. Everyone carefully avoided the blood stains and went to the next room, where the situation was even more horrifying.
A child was lying on the ground, along with two dead bodies on the bed, blood splattered all over the room.
"Gross..."
Lu Zhaonan had never seen such a gruesome scene before, his stomach churned and he rushed outside to vomit.
许仵作停下手中的活，上前见礼：“大人，床上的两个孩子年纪最小，被割喉而亡，被褥和帐子上有喷溅的血迹，另一个孩子被穿心一刀当场丧命。孟超之妻岳氏死在自己房内，腹部一刀，只有孟超是与凶徒搏斗过，从卧房向外逃跑，被刺杀在中堂。正房的老两口，应该是听到动静，起床待要查看，被杀死在正房中堂……凶案发生的时间应该在昨晚酉时末左右。”
"What is the murder weapon?"
"A knife, specifically a pointed knife used for slaughtering pigs."
Xiao Qian frowned, "Are you sure?"
Xu Wuzuo spoke seriously, "Judging from the wound, the murder weapon is approximately one foot long, six tenths of an inch wide at its widest point, with a single-edged blade. It is indeed a pig slaughtering knife."
Xiao Qian gave Lin Nannan a sign, and Lin Nannan understood and went up to examine the body.
If it were someone else, Xu Wo might be unhappy. After all, he has been working as a forensic examiner for over thirty years, and he still has some judgment abilities. However, there was a mistake in the last autopsy, which was discovered by Young Master Zhen. Xu Wo dared not be the least bit displeased and instead was a bit worried that he might miss something.
After a while, Lin Yannan finished the inspection and nodded at Xiao Qian. He confirmed that Xu Wuzuo's judgment on the murder weapon was correct.
"Xu Wuzuo, you and Master Zhen carefully examine it again to see if there are any new discoveries." Xiao Qian looked at the bodies of several children with an extremely heavy heart. The culprit spared no innocent children, showing a complete disregard for ethics.
“Yes.”
Xiao Qian went outside and saw Lu Zhaonan crouched in a corner, vomiting profusely.
However, he didn't feel like mocking Lu Zhaonan at the moment. In fact, he also felt nauseous but resisted it to save face.
"Sir, all of us have checked, and there are no signs of damage to the main gate. The culprit is likely to have entered by scaling the wall. There are footprints left in the corner, and judging from the footprints, the culprit appears to be around 6 feet 7 inches tall (referring to the measurements during the Southern Dynasty, where 1 foot is equivalent to 25.8 centimeters). The interior of the house is in disarray, the money box is empty, and valuable items are missing." Guan Sheng reported.
Breaking and entering, the thief was caught by the homeowner, so the thief resorted to violence?
Xiao Qian looked around, an old house, old furniture, and the clothes worn by the people of the Meng family just now were also made of ordinary folk cloth. Besides, the Meng family only had Meng Chao as their sole laborer, so they probably didn't have much to steal!
不过也难说，还得看进一步的调查。
“最早发现命案的是谁？”
“是附近一个做馒头的老张，在等候大人问话。”
萧潜去拍拍陆昭南的肩膀：“要是挺不住就先回去。”
Lu Zhaonan didn't even have breakfast, and he vomited all clear water. He felt extremely uncomfortable, as if he had died before achieving victory. If he were to retreat like this, Xiao Qian would mock him for the rest of his life.
"I'm fine, mainly because I haven't had breakfast." Lu Zhaonan forced himself to feel energetic.
Xiao Qian didn't expose him either. If he had eaten breakfast, he might vomit even more.
"Then go and visit the neighbors, ask about the relationships among the families, if there have been any conflicts with others recently, or if there are any unusual situations."
"I'll go right away," exclaimed Lu Zhaonan, eager to leave this place as soon as possible.
"Guan Sheng, you take two brothers to Dinghuai Gate and ask about the situation from Meng Chao's colleagues. The more detailed, the better."
“Yes, I will go right away.”
一个时辰后，大家回到衙门，坐下来盘点线索。
萧潜让林晏晏先说。
林晏晏道：“孟超身上共有十五处刀伤，孟超之妻岳氏心口被捅了一刀……我和许仵作推断，凶手潜入孟家后直奔孟超夫妻的卧房，岳氏仓促起床，连外衣都没有来得及披上就被凶手给刺了一刀，倒在床榻前，孟超发现情况不对，跳下床要跟凶手搏斗，但照面就被对方在左胸刺了一刀，孟超带伤逃跑，被凶手给追上，先是左背上捅了一刀，然后被对方用手臂勒住脖子，连在后腰捅了十三刀，毙命倒地。这时候，孟超七岁的大女儿听到动静从南次间出来，见到父亲被杀，转身想跑，被凶手追上，透心一刀，凶手发现床上还有两个孩子，一不做二不休，将两个孩子都割了喉。然后凶手发现主屋的灯亮了，这点从燃尽的蜡烛可以看出来，当晚主屋是点了灯的，蜡烛燃尽后熄灭，于是凶手又把两个老人给杀害。”
"From the wounds on the deceased, all the stab wounds were inserted from the left side at an angle. The throat cut shows a deeper wound on the right side and a shallower one on the left. It can be inferred that the assailant is left-handed."
"However, there is one doubt regarding the shoe prints found in the corner of the wall. There are only two prints, one left and one right, very clear, consistent with the marks caused by jumping over the wall. But there has been no rain in the capital recently, and the ground is dry. It is not possible for the perpetrator to only leave behind a pair of footprints with dust from the wall corner. I have tried it, and after shoe soles get dusty, there would be at least three to four distinguishable pairs of footprints. Therefore, there is reason to suspect that this pair of footprints is a deliberate deception... That's all I have to say for now, I will add more if I think of anything."
Guan Sheng was secretly amazed by Miss Lin's attention to detail! His subordinates, upon discovering footprints, were busy trying to determine the height and weight of the culprit from the footprints, without considering whether these footprints were reasonable or not.
萧潜听完只觉头大了一圈，照林晏晏这么说的话，由脚印判断出的凶手的身高不能作数，甚至连入室行窃的推断也要被推翻。脚印作伪，为什么要作伪？可能是为了掩盖他入室的途径，更可能是掩盖他的真实身高。一个凶手深夜入室行凶，还特意带了一双鞋来作伪证，那就是有目的的杀人了。
As Xiao Xiao and others arrived, the constable in charge of the preliminary investigation approached to report the situation.
"Sir, this household surnamed Meng consists of seven members including the elderly couple, their son, daughter-in-law, and three grandchildren. They all were found dead."
"What is your identity and what do you do for a living?" Xiao Qian asked as he walked in with a solemn and cold expression.
"According to the neighbors, the old man has a physical disability and is unable to work. The old woman and her daughter-in-law help others with laundry and embroidery to make ends meet. Their son, Meng Chao, is the main labor force at home and is a guard at Dinghuaimen."
Lin Yannan could smell the stench of blood outside, and as she entered the courtyard, the smell of blood intensified.
"As soon as you enter the house, the elderly couple live in the main house, Meng Chao and his wife, along with their three children, live in the west wing, and Xu Wuzuo is currently in the west wing."
Xiao Qian immediately went to the West Wing. As soon as he entered the door, he saw a middle-aged man lying in a pool of blood, with multiple gunshot wounds on his body. Everyone carefully avoided the blood stains and went to the next room, where the situation was even more horrifying.
A child was lying on the ground, along with two dead bodies on the bed, blood splattered all over the room.
"Gross..."
Lu Zhaonan had never seen such a gruesome scene before, his stomach churned and he rushed outside to vomit.
许仵作停下手中的活，上前见礼：“大人，床上的两个孩子年纪最小，被割喉而亡，被褥和帐子上有喷溅的血迹，另一个孩子被穿心一刀当场丧命。孟超之妻岳氏死在自己房内，腹部一刀，只有孟超是与凶徒搏斗过，从卧房向外逃跑，被刺杀在中堂。正房的老两口，应该是听到动静，起床待要查看，被杀死在正房中堂……凶案发生的时间应该在昨晚酉时末左右。”
"What is the murder weapon?"
"A knife, specifically a pointed knife used for slaughtering pigs."
Xiao Qian frowned, "Are you sure?"
Xu Wuzuo spoke seriously, "Judging from the wound, the murder weapon is approximately one foot long, six tenths of an inch wide at its widest point, with a single-edged blade. It is indeed a pig slaughtering knife."
Xiao Qian gave Lin Nannan a sign, and Lin Nannan understood and went up to examine the body.
If it were someone else, Xu Wo might be unhappy. After all, he has been working as a forensic examiner for over thirty years, and he still has some judgment abilities. However, there was a mistake in the last autopsy, which was discovered by Young Master Zhen. Xu Wo dared not be the least bit displeased and instead was a bit worried that he might miss something.
After a while, Lin Yannan finished the inspection and nodded at Xiao Qian. He confirmed that Xu Wuzuo's judgment on the murder weapon was correct.
"Xu Wuzuo, you and Master Zhen carefully examine it again to see if there are any new discoveries." Xiao Qian looked at the bodies of several children with an extremely heavy heart. The culprit spared no innocent children, showing a complete disregard for ethics.
“Yes.”
Xiao Qian went outside and saw Lu Zhaonan crouched in a corner, vomiting profusely.
However, he didn't feel like mocking Lu Zhaonan at the moment. In fact, he also felt nauseous but resisted it to save face.
"Sir, all of us have checked, and there are no signs of damage to the main gate. The culprit is likely to have entered by scaling the wall. There are footprints left in the corner, and judging from the footprints, the culprit appears to be around 6 feet 7 inches tall (referring to the measurements during the Southern Dynasty, where 1 foot is equivalent to 25.8 centimeters). The interior of the house is in disarray, the money box is empty, and valuable items are missing." Guan Sheng reported.
Breaking and entering, the thief was caught by the homeowner, so the thief resorted to violence?
Xiao Qian looked around, an old house, old furniture, and the clothes worn by the people of the Meng family just now were also made of ordinary folk cloth. Besides, the Meng family only had Meng Chao as their sole laborer, so they probably didn't have much to steal!
不过也难说，还得看进一步的调查。
“最早发现命案的是谁？”
“是附近一个做馒头的老张，在等候大人问话。”
萧潜去拍拍陆昭南的肩膀：“要是挺不住就先回去。”
Lu Zhaonan didn't even have breakfast, and he vomited all clear water. He felt extremely uncomfortable, as if he had died before achieving victory. If he were to retreat like this, Xiao Qian would mock him for the rest of his life.
"I'm fine, mainly because I haven't had breakfast." Lu Zhaonan forced himself to feel energetic.
Xiao Qian didn't expose him either. If he had eaten breakfast, he might vomit even more.
"Then go and visit the neighbors, ask about the relationships among the families, if there have been any conflicts with others recently, or if there are any unusual situations."
"I'll go right away," exclaimed Lu Zhaonan, eager to leave this place as soon as possible.
"Guan Sheng, you take two brothers to Dinghuai Gate and ask about the situation from Meng Chao's colleagues. The more detailed, the better."
“Yes, I will go right away.”
一个时辰后，大家回到衙门，坐下来盘点线索。
萧潜让林晏晏先说。
林晏晏道：“孟超身上共有十五处刀伤，孟超之妻岳氏心口被捅了一刀……我和许仵作推断，凶手潜入孟家后直奔孟超夫妻的卧房，岳氏仓促起床，连外衣都没有来得及披上就被凶手给刺了一刀，倒在床榻前，孟超发现情况不对，跳下床要跟凶手搏斗，但照面就被对方在左胸刺了一刀，孟超带伤逃跑，被凶手给追上，先是左背上捅了一刀，然后被对方用手臂勒住脖子，连在后腰捅了十三刀，毙命倒地。这时候，孟超七岁的大女儿听到动静从南次间出来，见到父亲被杀，转身想跑，被凶手追上，透心一刀，凶手发现床上还有两个孩子，一不做二不休，将两个孩子都割了喉。然后凶手发现主屋的灯亮了，这点从燃尽的蜡烛可以看出来，当晚主屋是点了灯的，蜡烛燃尽后熄灭，于是凶手又把两个老人给杀害。”
"From the wounds on the deceased, all the stab wounds were inserted from the left side at an angle. The throat cut shows a deeper wound on the right side and a shallower one on the left. It can be inferred that the assailant is left-handed."
"However, there is one doubt regarding the shoe prints found in the corner of the wall. There are only two prints, one left and one right, very clear, consistent with the marks caused by jumping over the wall. But there has been no rain in the capital recently, and the ground is dry. It is not possible for the perpetrator to only leave behind a pair of footprints with dust from the wall corner. I have tried it, and after shoe soles get dusty, there would be at least three to four distinguishable pairs of footprints. Therefore, there is reason to suspect that this pair of footprints is a deliberate deception... That's all I have to say for now, I will add more if I think of anything."
Guan Sheng was secretly amazed by Miss Lin's attention to detail! His subordinates, upon discovering footprints, were busy trying to determine the height and weight of the culprit from the footprints, without considering whether these footprints were reasonable or not.
萧潜听完只觉头大了一圈，照林晏晏这么说的话，由脚印判断出的凶手的身高不能作数，甚至连入室行窃的推断也要被推翻。脚印作伪，为什么要作伪？可能是为了掩盖他入室的途径，更可能是掩盖他的真实身高。一个凶手深夜入室行凶，还特意带了一双鞋来作伪证，那就是有目的的杀人了。