Jiang Yueyang, a 21st-century office worker, died from a cerebral infarction after working overtime and staying up late. In her dying moments, she bound to a 'Gossip System'.
She then...
The old woman's home is deep in a remote alley. The house doesn't look big, but compared to the nearby houses, it's pretty good.
Through the introduction of Jiang Xun and Wen Jinnian, Jiang Yueyang knew that the people living here were peddlers and poor students.
They have classmates living in this area.
The old woman pushed open the door and said sideways: "My lords, this is my home."
Jiang Yueyang walked in first. The inside looked pretty much the same as she had imagined, simple but also cozy.
The old woman wanted to find the murderer who killed her grandson as soon as possible, so she asked impatiently: "Sir, can I take you to see my grandson?"
Jiang Yueyang nodded.
Then the old woman led them to the main room, where there was a coffin with the deceased lying inside.
The old woman walked towards the coffin, and with trembling hands, she gently lifted the white cloth, revealing a pale young man.
Jiang Yueyang lagged behind her by a few steps, and as soon as she approached the coffin, she smelled the stinking odor of the corpse.
It's only because it's spring now and the temperature is not high, otherwise it would be even more smelly.
She glanced at the body and saw a deep strangulation mark on the neck. On the way here, she had already read the case file and found that the strangulation mark was the cause of death.
Bai Ze skillfully took out gloves and put them on, carefully examining the condition of the corpse.
Jiang Yueyang looked at the three men of King Yan and said, "Watch carefully and learn from Lord Bai. From now on, you will all handle cases independently."
"Yes." Jiang Xun and Wen Jinnian responded in unison. The King of Yan has not yet realized this.
It didn't take long for Bai Ze to finish examining the body.
He said: "From the body, there is no obvious sign of struggle before death. In this case, the deceased either died immediately after being hung up, or was hung up while unconscious."
"But, according to the coroner's autopsy report, the deceased did not have any drugs that could cause coma in his system, and there were no external injuries on his body." Jiang Xun continued his words.
Bai Ze nodded, "So, do you think the deceased committed suicide or was murdered?"
They looked at each other, unable to come up with an immediate answer.
"Speak boldly." Bai Ze encouraged.
Jiang Yueyang was also watching them encouragingly.
Jiang Xun thought for a moment and spoke first: "I think it was a homicide. Although there are no obvious signs of struggle and drugs, it is impossible for a conscious person to hang himself and not struggle under suffocation."
"As I said earlier, the deceased may have died instantly, so there are no obvious signs of a struggle."
Jiang Xun was silent.
Bai Ze looked at Wen Jinnian and signaled him to speak.
"I think it was suicide. The door was locked, there were no external injuries, and there was a handwritten suicide note. These are all strong evidence that a person committed suicide." Wen Jinnian expressed his opinion.
Bai Ze looked at Jiang Yueyang, "What does Si Zheng think?"
Jiang Yueyang felt that what her brother and Wen Jinnian said made sense, but she was more inclined to believe that it was homicide.
She smiled slightly, pointed to the end of the robe on the dead man and said, "Look here."
Several people squinted their eyes and looked at it for a while before they saw two drops of blood on it.
The deceased was wearing a red wedding dress before her death, so the bloodstains could not be seen unless you looked carefully.
Jiang Yueyang also thought that the deceased had long legs, and only then did she notice it.
Bai Ze immediately turned his head and looked at the old woman, "Has your grandson ever worn this wedding dress before?"
"No!" The old woman said confidently, "I made this wedding suit for my grandson myself, and I washed it clean after I finished making it. There is absolutely no blood stain on it."
In other words, the bloodstains were left on the body before death.
"Sir, my grandson was murdered, right?" the old woman asked immediately.
Bai Ze frowned, "It's very likely, but we can't be sure yet. We still need to go to the scene to take a look."
Soon, they followed the old woman to the room where the deceased lived. Although the layout of the room was simple and plain, the things were neatly arranged.
As soon as he entered, Bai Ze asked, "Has anything inside been moved?"
"No! After the government officials finished their investigation, I locked the room and didn't let anyone in." The old woman replied quickly.
Jiang Yueyang stood at the door and examined it carefully. If there was no other way out, the key to the murder in a closed room would be this door.
Several people looked around the room. Prince Yan walked to the window to see if there were any signs of it being pried open. Bai Ze looked up at the beam where the deceased had hanged himself. Wen Jinnian knocked on the wall to see if there was a secret room...
The old woman stood aside, watching their every move nervously, her eyes full of anticipation.
She hopes Jiang Yueyang and others can find the murderer and avenge her grandson.
At this time, Jiang Xun, who was standing next to the desk, suddenly shouted, "Yangyang, let me see the deceased's suicide note again."
"Oh~" Jiang Yueyang immediately handed the suicide note to him.
Jiang Xun unfolded the suicide note and compared it with the manuscript left by the deceased, and quickly pointed out what was wrong.
"Look at the word '念'. The last dot of the word '念' in the deceased's manuscript is slightly upward, but it is downward in the suicide note."
After a careful look, they found that it was true. Bai Ze even found a few more manuscripts for comparison and found that the situation was indeed as Jiang Xun said.
From this it seems that the suicide note was not written by the deceased.
Jiang Yueyang looked at her brother with satisfaction, and couldn't help showing off to the system: [Little melon, my brother is so awesome! ]
[Yeah, that’s pretty impressive.] The system agreed.
Hearing their praise, Jiang Xun's mouth corners slightly raised, revealing a secretly happy smile.
Prince Yan and Wen Jinnian both felt a little disappointed. How come they didn’t discover anything?
Especially the King of Yan, who didn't ask Bai Ze when he asked whether the deceased was murdered or committed suicide.
He was very unhappy. He was also a member of the Inspectorate, so why not ask him!
Jiang Yueyang and the system hummed proudly, then asked the old woman, "Who was the last person your grandson saw on the day he hanged himself?"
When the old woman heard this, her eyes widened and she asked, "Your Excellency, do you mean that the last person my grandson saw was the murderer?"
"We can't draw a conclusion yet, but that person is a major suspect. So... who was the last person he saw?"