Chapter 241： Screening for the real culprit

Chapter 241 Screening the real culprit

All thirty-two suspects were gathered into the largest prison and stood together in shackles.

In front of them, there was a small table with a few pieces of white paper spread out on it, and a pen and inkstone next to it.

Luo Jun came to the table and looked at the prisoners in front of him. Most of them were ordinary people. They all looked depressed. Some were still coughing and shaking. They didn't look good.

It has only been seven or eight hours since the great witch was killed. These guys have been locked up for at least half a day, and they have ended up like this? It seems that prison is not only a physical torture to these ordinary people, but also a kind of mental torture.

Luo Jun sighed, folded a few pieces of paper and cut them in half. Looking at how busy he was, Mr. Lu, Tie Jingang, Liu Song and others outside the prison didn't know why...

In the end, Luo Jun divided the paper into thirty-two pieces, then took out a small bottle from the treasure box, hid it in the palm of his hand, poured some transparent liquid from it and dropped it into the inkstone, and then dipped it in with ink. The liquid is ground into ink.

Then, he asked the suspects to come forward one by one, write their names with the ink, and at the same time say: "I am not the murderer of the great witch."

“Um…I can’t write…” a suspect coughed and raised his hand.

"Then..." Luo Jun rolled his eyes: "Then press fingerprints. Everyone should press fingerprints."

The prisoners came forward one by one, and they all finished pressing their fingerprints and finished speaking.

very good!

"How did you know?" Tie Jingang frowned and said, "What are those liquids?"

However, this thing can only hold water. Even if it has trace impurities, it will be purified into pure water when poured in... But if there are too many impurities, such as sea water, beer, and drinks, it cannot be filled in at all... So this thing is the only one Its function is to serve as a water storage device that can provide water source in some extreme environments. It is said to be useful, but in a wild place where there is no shortage of water, its usefulness is really limited, otherwise it would not be used to set up stalls in exchange for money.

Logically speaking, there should be a large number of such low-level functional treasures. Senior explorers like Tie Jingang have probably seen them, so Luo Jun was afraid that his flaws would be discovered, so he deliberately hid them in his hands. I didn't see the appearance of the bottle, but judging from his expression, I couldn't even imagine that the liquid was ordinary water...

Luo Jun sighed, shook his head, wiped the remaining ink in the inkstone with paper, and then threw it into the brazier and burned it.

Although it was confirmed that there was no real murderer in the prison, Bainamen and Mr. Lu believed in this Noble Phantasm, but they could not convince the people of Southern Xinjiang. So these suspects have to remain in jail...but Mr. Lu took care of the cell leader and tried to treat them as kindly as possible.

“Ding, this event is an inevitable event and cannot be determined. The number of times is reduced by one!”

Seeing that the pieces of paper were burned to ashes, Luo Jun finally came to a conclusion.

This thing was also collected by Luo Jun in the wilderness. The name is simple and easy to understand, it is called a water bottle. It is a sophisticated level Noble Phantasm. Although it is only the size of an egg and cannot be seen in the hand, it can hold more than fifty liters of water.

This confirms that the real culprit is indeed not among these people

But this is not over yet. Tie Jinggang and Liu Si behind him are still watching, wondering what Luo Jun is doing when he asks them to press their fingerprints and talk.

At this time, Luo Jun shuffled the pieces of paper and stacked them together, and then activated the secret dice in his mind.

"That is the truth water, a consumable product. When you use it to sign or press fingerprints, if you tell a lie, the truth water will burn... I asked them to say that they are not the murderer, but no one's fingerprints burned, which shows that It’s all true.”

How can ordinary water be taken out of the treasure box? Because the real Noble Phantasm is not these liquids, but the small bottle filled with water.

“Pull out the fingerprint of the real murderer of the great witch!”

“Well, there is no real murderer among these people...”

“Is there such a treasure?” Tie Jingang also became more knowledgeable. Because he knew that Luo Jun had an unusual relationship with the dean and Mr. Yuan, he did not question the origin of Luo Jun's treasures. As for Liu Si who was behind him, he looked at Luo Jun with admiration. He did not expect this junior brother who did not even have a strong spirit. , actually hiding so many treasures?

How did they know that this so-called truth water was just made up by Luo Jun to make it up? What was just sprinkled on the paper was just water...

"Since it is confirmed that they are not from the Central Plains, then they are from Southern Xinjiang?" Returning to the reception room, Mr. Lu breathed a sigh of relief: "It's better if it's not us... I will contact the fifth elder later and ask him to target the suspects from Southern Xinjiang. Bring someone to verify it, and the truth will come to light!”

"But the people in southern Xinjiang may not agree with the conclusion given by our magic weapon." Hou Song shook his head: "And if there is no real murderer among the suspects in southern Xinjiang, they still won't give up!"

"If you want to calm down the incident, it's best to produce decisive evidence, and it's best to go to the scene to see it." After being wrongly accused, Hou Song was very dedicated to solving the case. "I want to go to the scene... no problem!" Mr. Lu nodded: "I can arrange for someone to take you to... I have already said hello to the Fifth Elder and agreed to your intervention in the investigation."

Indeed, if the Fifth Elder had not agreed, he would not have cooperated with Mr. Lu in such a play before.

"We must go to the scene, but before that, Mr. Lu, can you show us the information of the current investigation?" Luo Jun suggested: "Even if there is a magic weapon to help, there must be a clue to solve the case. ”

"Okay, okay." Mr. Lu immediately ordered, and soon, the investigation information about the assassination of the great witch was sent to several people.

Wu Jida, the great witch of Southern Xinjiang, is fifty-two years old and is the highest official of the Southern Xinjiang region in Yunzhou City. He came to Yunzhou City three years ago and is proficient in the art of Gu. He is also very powerful in martial arts and has the ability to condense his mind.

Yesterday was the day when Uchida took concubines. This guy was lustful by nature and had already married more than a dozen wives after coming to Yunzhou City. Yesterday’s bride’s name was A Li. She moved to Yunzhou City not long ago and was alone. live. A few days ago, Wu Jida met this girl by chance while shopping. After falling in love with her at first sight, he wanted to abduct her on the street. However, A Li threatened her with death, saying that it was not impossible for her to commit herself to him, but she had to follow the rules of the south. Xinjiang's etiquette comes to propose marriage.

Uqida agreed happily, and sent someone to keep an eye on the girl. Then he immediately prepared the betrothal gift and arranged for someone to come to propose marriage, so yesterday's wedding took place.

It can be said that from the first time Wuqida saw Ali to the time the two got married, it didn't even last three days.

It’s no wonder that when everyone saw the wedding procession yesterday, everyone else’s faces were full of joy, but the bride was unhappy...

Because it had become a habit for Uqida to keep concubines, it was not known to the whole city. Only people from southern Xinjiang were invited to the wedding banquet. This guy also drank a lot, and finally walked into the bridal chamber with the help of everyone.

However, not long after, A Li's screams came through the bridal chamber. At first, everyone just thought it was the wizard enjoying himself and didn't pay attention. But soon, A Li clearly shouted "Help" and "Kill!" , everyone realized that something was wrong. After breaking in, they found the big witch lying on the ground with a dagger stuck in his chest, and A Li was being pushed down on the bed by a man in black, struggling to resist...

The man in black’s good deeds were interrupted and he immediately broke out of the window. When everyone chased him out, they found that this guy was very good at lightness and disappeared without a trace in the blink of an eye...

The above is the whole process of the case. After the incident, the fifth elder immediately sealed off the southern Xinjiang area and controlled all the guests attending the wedding banquet that night. At the same time, they thoroughly investigated the southern Xinjiang people who had had a festival with the witch and might have murderous motives. At the same time, He also reported to the government and asked Mr. Lu to search for the murderer in the Central Plains and Highlanders.

According to the recollections of witnesses, the murderer can be determined as being of medium height, thin, male, and quite powerful.

After all, the great witch is not weak in martial arts. Even though he is drunk, this master still has the basic ability to protect himself. There are almost no traces of fighting in the room, indicating that he was killed in one blow and he can escape the pursuit of many masters in southern Xinjiang. , indicating that Qinggong and hiding skills are quite good.

“Could it be someone from the highlands who did it?” Tie Jingang asked suddenly after reading the case file.

"We are also investigating on the Highlanders side...but they are not very cooperative." Mr. Lu sighed: "But neither I nor the fifth elder think that this matter has anything to do with the Highlanders."

“Why?” Tie Jingang asked curiously.

"Because the highlanders are very religious, they must abide by the teachings in daily life. Although they do not abide by the laws of the Central Plains, they have their own set of principles." Mr. Lu introduced: "In their teachings, except for the husband, the woman on the wedding day You are not allowed to have contact with other men, and even talking to her is a taboo and will be punished by God, so even if the Highlanders know how to kill, they will not molest the bride."

“In addition, this guy Wuqida is a bit bully and afraid of the strong. Although he is domineering in southern Xinjiang and the Central Plains, he never dares to provoke the highlanders, so there should be no motive for committing crimes there..." Hou Song also added

“The people of Southern Xinjiang are just that…” Luo Jun snorted coldly: “The people of Central Plains are not under the jurisdiction of the great wizard of Southern Xinjiang. How come they have become soft persimmons in their eyes and can be bullied at will?”

"This..." Mentioning this, Mr. Lu also felt a little ashamed: "It was my poor management... that caused the people under my rule to suffer..."

Luo Jun shook his head and stopped pursuing the topic: "What about the murder weapon? Why isn't it mentioned in the case file?"

"Well..." Mr. Lu said: "When our officials arrived, the murder weapon had already been taken away by the people from southern Xinjiang. They said they would use witchcraft to curse the owner of the weapon, so we didn't see it. According to the description, it was An ordinary fine steel dagger, good quality, but nothing special..."

"That's a little strange..." Luo Jun looked through the case files: "There is a big doubt here..."

(End of this chapter)