Chapter 51 Bold Assumptions
"Your Highness." After Su Xing finished the autopsy, he immediately walked over to Ye Linghan and reported, "The deceased was strangled to death. The murderer was very strong. The marks on the deceased's neck were very deep, and the cervical vertebrae were almost fractured."
He still couldn't believe that Chen Lin was dead.
"Anything else?" Ye Linghan's expression didn't change after hearing this, because he could see that too.
Su Xing hesitated for a moment before continuing, "I found some suspicious points during the autopsy. If nothing goes wrong, we should be able to find the murderer."
As soon as these words were spoken, it was like a huge rock was thrown into a calm lake, and the entire Ministry of Justice prison was shaken.
Although no one dared to speak, the atmosphere in the prison suddenly changed from oppressive tension to excitement and disbelief.
Ye Linghan narrowed his eyes dangerously and asked in a low voice: "Su Xing, do you know what you are saying?"
After saying that, he glanced at Liu Yan intentionally or unintentionally, as if to say: So many of you have been interrogating for a whole night and have no results, and someone has been here for half an hour and says he can find the murderer. Are you embarrassed?
How could Liu Yan not understand what Ye Linghan's eyes meant?
But he no longer cared about that. As long as Su Xing could find the murderer, he would be willing to give Su Xing the position of Minister of Justice.
Because he was really powerless, whoever wanted to be this corrupt official could do it, he was really about to be tortured to death.
Su Xing was actually very scared too. Firstly, Ye Linghan was really scary today, and secondly, he was not completely sure, he just had a bold guess.
However, if he wanted to solve the case, he had to make bold assumptions and he couldn't give up just because he was afraid.
So he pursed his lips hard, and then said calmly: "Yes, I know."
Ye Linghan's eyes were always on Su Xing's face. He could see the subtle changes in Su Xing's expression, and he also knew Su Xing's worry and uneasiness at the moment.
When Su Xing answered bravely, his heart tightened.
"Okay, tell me, what did you find?" Ye Linghan's tone softened unconsciously.
"Yes." Su Xing took a deep breath, then sorted out his thoughts in his mind and said, "The deceased has been locked up in the prison of the Ministry of Justice for three days. It is impossible for him to have any contact with the outside world. But I smelled a faint floral scent on the deceased. This scent cannot be from the deceased himself, so it must come from the murderer."
Everyone had great expectations for Su Xing at the beginning. After all, it was Su Xing who discovered the cause of death of the two previous ministers.
But after listening to Su Xing's explanation, they were all extremely disappointed.
Because this discovery is really insignificant. Not to mention that the faint floral scent cannot be confirmed, even if it really exists, it may have been brought in from outside by the prison guards guarding the cell.
Ye Linghan thought this was ridiculous, and immediately frowned and said sarcastically: "Is this what you found? The scent of flowers? What? You want to find the murderer based on this?"
Su Xing was aware of everyone's doubts, but he became more confident after he opened his mouth.
He replied without fear of ridicule: "The flower fragrance I'm talking about is not an ordinary flower, but evening primrose, which can be used as medicine. It can cure rheumatism and strengthen bones and muscles. Generally, people with such problems will deliberately plant it and come into contact with it for a long time, so the fragrance will remain on their bodies."
As he spoke, he looked around the cell: "People who get this disease are usually older, not young prison guards."
Suddenly, his gaze stopped at a cell, and then his eyes froze.
The next moment, everyone else's eyes followed his gaze.
Ye Linghan stood up at some point and walked towards the cell first.
Su Xing hurriedly caught up, and the others followed Su Xing closely.
A man in his fifties was imprisoned in that cell. He had been leaning against the cell door to watch the excitement, but when he saw the crowd coming towards him, he couldn't help but take a few steps back, his dark face filled with fear and panic.
"Regent...Regent...it was not me who did it...I am innocent..." the man shouted in fear as he backed away.
Before Ye Linghan reached the prison door, Tianyi stepped forward and opened it first.
Ye Linghan did not go in, but turned around and looked at Su Xing.
Su Xing understood and walked in quickly.
Tianyi was worried, so he followed in, and then Liu Yan, who was eager to know the truth.
When the man saw Su Xing coming in, his body began to tremble like a sieve. He wanted to retreat, but there was a wall behind him and he had no way to retreat, so he slowly moved along the wall, looking at Su Xing with horror.
In order to facilitate Su Xing's investigation, Tianyi first stepped forward and captured the man, and then brought him to Su Xing.
Su Xing nodded to Tian to express his gratitude, then grabbed the man's hand and examined it carefully.
As he examined, he recalled the symptoms of rheumatic patients, which were very consistent with the man's condition.
In particular, he smelled a distinct scent of evening primrose in the gaps between the man's fingernails, and upon closer inspection, he saw some suspicious residue.
I guess he took care of those flowers himself. If he denies it, we can follow this clue to investigate.
Su Xing told Ye Linghan all the test results, then lowered his head and stepped aside, waiting for Ye Linghan to interrogate him.
"Tell me, why do you want to kill him?" Ye Linghan was like the god of darkness who dominated everything, looking down at the man who was almost curled up into a ball. His voice was deep, without any anger but only terrifying oppression.
The man was so frightened that he could not speak. All that could be heard was the sound of his teeth colliding, which made the prison seem even more eerie and mysterious.
Seeing this scene, everyone couldn't believe that such a person could be the murderer, but Ye Linghan had no doubts, so they naturally didn't dare to say anything.
"You won't tell me?" Ye Linghan's voice rose slightly, and everyone's heart was lifted.
"Prince Regent, spare me!" The man suddenly knelt on the ground and shouted in despair: "I was confused for a moment, Prince Regent, spare me!"
Everyone was shocked again and admitted...
Ye Linghan was too lazy to listen to this nonsense. He narrowed his eyes slightly, and the coldness in his eyes suddenly intensified.
The man felt it, paused for a moment, then sat down on the ground as if accepting his fate, and said in a trembling voice: "I... am here to avenge Li Si... If it weren't for Chen Lin, Li Si wouldn't have done such a foolish thing... So I..."
As he said this, he covered his face and cried bitterly.
Su Xing was shocked when he heard this. Revenge for Li Si?
This person is...the housekeeper of the Xia Mansion? Li Si’s relative?
He suddenly remembered that Ye Linghan had someone send the butler to the Ministry of Justice. Unexpectedly...
No, he remembered something else.
But before he could open his mouth, Ye Linghan spoke first: "Didn't you say that he and you are just distant relatives? And now you are willing to kill for him?"
The housekeeper did not panic, and continued crying and replied: "I lied. I said that just because I didn't want to get into trouble. In fact, I have a very good relationship with Li Si. He grew up under my care, and I originally treated him as my son."
"Originally I wanted to scold Chen Lin, but Chen Lin actually said it wasn't his fault, it was all Li Si's fault, and he even said Li Si had ruined him... I couldn't help myself..."
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