Jiang Lingyao got the inspiration for this from Duan Nanqi. Wang Cheng didn't care that much about the lamp maker, but it was different for the lamp.
Whether it is a six-sided lamp or a glass revolving lantern, he should be very familiar with them, so this evidence should be shown to Wang Cheng.
Duan Nanqi thought for a moment and said, "Pei Yu, go get each of them a lamp."
The human skin lamp cannot be shown to Wang Cheng, but the rest are feasible.
When the two lamps were brought over, Wang Cheng immediately fell in love with the glass revolving lantern.
He picked it up carefully, looked at it from left to right, and carefully searched for traces on it, then said: "This kind of colored glass revolving lantern has been very popular in Wanping in recent years. There are not many lampsmiths who can make colored glass lanterns. The best ones are the ten people I mentioned before. To be honest, young craftsmen can't make such craftsmanship."
He said as he flipped through the pages: "This colored glass revolving lantern combines a colored glass lamp with a revolving lantern. It's quite ingenious, but the lamp maker who made it didn't use his own unique craftsmanship. The colored glass lampshade is almost the same as the popular ones on the market recently. The same is true for the human figure paper-cut inside. It doesn't use his unique signature craftsmanship."
Wang Cheng exclaimed in amazement: "It's really beautiful. Why can't I tell who this person is?"
Jiang Lingyao and Duan Nanqi understood what Wang Cheng said.
The killer used the most ordinary craftsmanship to make this lamp. He may have hidden all his characteristics and preferences, but he still made this lamp exquisitely. It can be seen that he must be a real character.
But Wang Cheng couldn't tell who the lamp maker was based on the lamp.
Jiang Lingyao thoughtfully sorted out the old times. Welcome to join us. Tens of thousands of historical novels are free to read. He asked: "As you said, if the murderer deliberately concealed his characteristics? Does it also mean that his craftsmanship is very unique, or that the lamps he made are very unique?"
Wang Cheng was stunned for a moment, then he looked at the six-sided lamp again.
The six-sided lamp is even more ordinary, just a simple table lamp with the most common jujube wood base and a lampshade covered with paper. However, it only looks more delicate and is nothing special.
Wang Cheng shook his head and said, "Sir, it is very difficult to hide a person's craftsmanship. His habits and techniques have been fixed over many years of production. Sir, you said that the person you are looking for is around 40 years old, so this person should have been making lamps for more than 20 years. After 20 years, it is extremely difficult to change his craftsmanship."
"If he can hide it perfectly, he must be a genius who is even more powerful than Wan Ping. If he can't, then this is how he usually works as a lamp."
“It’s all about refinement, but no distinctive features.”
Duan Nanqi listened to Wang Cheng talking for a long time, but he didn't say who the candidate was, so he asked: "Wang Cheng, do you have a candidate?"
Wang Cheng was startled when he was looked at by his cold eyes. He said, "Sir, there are too many lamp makers with this kind of craftsmanship. If you add the glass lamp and his age, then you can reduce the number of the ten people I mentioned earlier by three. I am very familiar with all three of them. I can see through their styles at a glance. This lamp was definitely not made by these three people."
Duan Nanqi said: "Then there are seven people left."
Jiang Lingyao's eyes suddenly lit up, and she asked, "Wang Cheng, fourteen years ago, Tongzhou also held a lantern festival. Do you have a list of lantern makers who went to Tongzhou at that time?"
Wang Cheng didn't seem to have a good memory, but when Jiang Lingyao mentioned what happened in Tongzhou fourteen years ago, his face immediately turned pale.
"Sir, is it the year when the flower demon was in trouble?"
Jiang Lingyao nodded and said, "That's right. The flower demon is the flower demon that seduces souls, right?"
Wang Cheng sighed, "Yes, I remembered it when you said that. I was not the president of the club at that time. I was just an ordinary lantern maker. Tongzhou was going to hold a lantern festival that year, but there was no big lantern club in Tongzhou, so they went to Wanping and bought a lot of lanterns from Wanping to ship over. I was one of the lantern makers at that time."
"But just one day into the Lantern Festival, a flower demon appeared and people died. The Tongzhou official at the time thought that the lanterns were useless after only one day, so they kept them open for another five days. We were terrified for five days, fearing that we would be harmed by the flower demon as well."
Because of this experience, he still remembers what happened back then vividly.
Jiang Lingyao and Duan Nanqi looked at each other, and both saw the light in each other's eyes.
Jiang Lingyao asked: "Do you remember who else went to Tongzhou with you that year? I need you to write down all their names."
Wang Cheng nodded hurriedly: "I remember, but some of them were very talented and brilliant in their time, but now they are just ordinary people, alas."
Wang Cheng didn't know why he was called to the county government, nor did he know that the lamplighter was the murderer. He just thought he was involved in a major murder case, so he cooperated very well.
After Wang Cheng finished writing both lists, Duan Nanqi said, "Wang Cheng, the government will arrest and interrogate you one by one. To avoid alerting the enemy, please stay at the government for a few days until the case is solved before you can return home."
Wang Cheng was a famous lantern master in Wanping. If he was invited away by the government and returned home, he would definitely be questioned. If the Jinyiwei arrested other suspects later, the lantern makers in Wanping County would definitely know the news and would all question Wang Cheng.
It would be better to detain Wang Cheng directly in the county government office, and then interrogate him one by one based on the list. Then we can just say that the county government office lost the lanterns from the Huazhu Lantern Market.
When the case is reviewed to this point, the only thing left is to arrest and interrogate the suspect.
Wang Cheng finished writing the two lists and handed them in. Jiang Lingyao and Duan Nanqi looked at them together.
There are three duplicate names on the two lists, which means that these three people are the most suspicious.
Duan Nanqi asked Wang Cheng: "Who do you know among Liu Xiaoping, Qian Da and Zhou Sen?"
Wang Cheng paused and said, "Liu Xiaoping is a master of colored glass in the county, but he only makes colored glass lamps. He has been doing this skill for more than 30 years. I don't know what his family situation is like. I'm not very familiar with Qian Da. He hasn't produced any good works in recent years. I don't know if he still makes lamps. As for Zhou Sen..."
Wang Cheng smiled bitterly and said, "I remember that Zhou Sen was very good at making colored glass lanterns, and he was chosen to go to Tongzhou because of his talent. However, in recent years, he has only opened a lantern shop to sell lanterns commonly used by the people. He has not held lantern exhibitions in Huazhuo Society for a long time."
Listening to Wang Cheng's murmurs, Duan Nanqi and Jiang Lingyao both had a plan in mind. Apart from Liu Xiaoping, the remaining two people were both highly suspicious. "
Duan Nanqi paused and said, "Wang Cheng, your confession has been written. You can sign it and put your fingerprints on it. You can go home when the case is solved."
Wang Cheng himself was not suspected, and he was relieved to hear that. He said quickly, "It is my honor to share your worries. It is not a problem, not a problem."
After Wang Cheng left, Duan Nanqi, Jiang Lingyao and Zhao Zhe looked at the list again.
Zhao Zhe said: "Among these three people, Liu Xiaoping is the most famous one. I estimate that he is almost fifty years old. He should have gone to Tongzhou as a master. He would not have had much free time. It should not be him."
Jiang Lingyao also said, "Then the two remaining people are the most suspicious. Sir Duan, what do you think?"
Duan Nanqi nodded and directly instructed Zheng Feng: "Order the cavalry to go to the two people's homes quickly and invite them back to the county government as soon as possible. Also send someone to inquire about the situation of the people living near the two people's homes."
The Jinyiwei handled cases quickly, fiercely and accurately. They arrested first and then tried the suspects, without any fear.
At this point in the case, there was already hope of closing the case. Jiang Lingyao's heart finally settled down a little, no longer in suspense.
Duan Nanqi saw that she looked better, so he said, "Old Master, you've been busy all day and must be very tired. Now that we have a suspect in the case, I will interrogate him with Master Qiao later. Old Master, please go to the back room and rest first."
Zhao Zhe was exhausted after running around all day, but he didn't insist. He said, "Okay, you guys keep working hard. If you get any results, you must let me know."
The process of waiting to catch the suspect is long.
Jiang Lingyao and Duan Nanqi sat in the interrogation room for a while, but they couldn't go on any longer. She said, "Sir, I'll go see Officer Shen."
Duan Nanqi nodded and watched her go out before asking Pei Yu, "Did you gain anything from checking the files today?"
Pei Yu shook his head: "I haven't gained anything yet, but I happened to see Shen Yachai looking through the list of Wanping civilians. I thought it was a little strange, so I took a few more glances."
Pei Yu's cold face showed a bit more determination: "Sir, I think that Master Qiao and Shen Yacha are also...?"
Duan Nanqi paused for a moment, raised his head, and said with a cold look in his eyes, "Lady Qiao has her own work to do, and there is no need for the Jinyiwei to interfere."
On the day when Duan Nanqi and Jiang Lingyao left Duan's house together, Pei Yu and Chu Xiunian had seen Jiang Lingyao. They were very surprised by Jiang Lingyao's face at that time, but they were hiding in the dark and could not ask. When Duan Nanqi and his companions arrived in Wanping, they had other errands and did not make it in time. As soon as they arrived, they encountered a major case and have not had the opportunity to ask Duan Nanqi questions so far.
Pei Yu asked this question only after the case finally made some progress.
But Duan Nanqi's words were unclear. Pei Yu hesitated for a moment, then his foxy eyes fell on Duan Nanqi: "Sir, is Lady Qiao your wife?"
Duan Nanqi looked at him calmly, not really surprised. His handsome face showed only indifference.
"At this moment, she is Lady Qiao."
Duan Nanqi only said this before he stood up and left the interrogation room, leaving Pei Yu alone to ponder over his words.
On the other side, Jiang Lingyao was looking through the files with Shen Suning.
Shen Suning whispered, "Sister, I only looked through the immigration list for the sixth year of Tianyou. The Wanping list was very well done, with separate entries for immigrants from all over the country. I only looked through the volume for immigrants from Yanjing to Wanping. The world said that this person disappeared at the end of December. I started looking from May, and now I have reached the end of December. I did not see anyone named Li Hong, nor did I see Xiuhong."
Jiang Lingyao looked at the pile of files and said, "Thank you for your hard work, Su Ning."
Reading the files is quite tiring. Duan Nanqi asked her to investigate the case, so he specially dispatched more Tiqi to check in order to find clues as soon as possible.
Shen Suning said, "For the sake of the case, why bother?"
This girl is very tenacious. No matter what task is given to her, she never complains about the hard work and can always get it done.
Jiang Lingyao simply flipped through the files and found that Wanping's files were neatly written, with details such as the year and month when someone moved to Wanping. Some even had records of renting or buying houses, which were very detailed.
Jiang Lingyao lowered her voice and said, "If you want to settle down in Wanping, you must use a pass to move into Wanping. Otherwise, it will be very difficult to enter and leave the city, and the patrols in the streets will also pay close attention to you. Li Hong disappeared at the end of the sixth year of Tianyou. Either they had already made preparations, or he moved into Wanping in the seventh year of Tianyou, or he just passed by Wanping and then lost his whereabouts."
Jiang Lingyao looked at Shen Suning and said, "Suning, we will stop here today. Tomorrow we will continue to check the files of Tianyou's seventh year."
Shen Suning's eyes lit up, and she looked at Jiang Lingyao: "Senior Sister, has this new case come to a conclusion?"
Jiang Lingyao finally had a relaxed smile on her face: "It will be soon. As long as we catch the person, we will get the result immediately."
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