mtl008 Chapter 424? Is there anything else I need to do?
Chapter 424? Is there anything else I need to do?
what?
How come I suddenly have my own things to do?
Lin Lezhi was caught off guard by the old beggar's sudden move.
The old beggar seemed panicked and helpless, looking at him with eyes that seemed to be his lifeline, but he was actually very shrewd. Now everyone knew he had seen him last night, and if he didn't help clear the beggar's name, he himself would be suspected.
Lin Lezhi looked at Ding Yun.
really……
The look in his eyes was clearly tinged with suspicion, and the gazes of everyone around him were now fixed on him like branding irons.
Lin Lezhi sighed inwardly, his eyes calm as he said, "He didn't kill the person."
Upon hearing this, the people around him looked on with surprise and doubt, and began to discuss it with those around them, all doubting the truthfulness of Lin Lezhi's words.
Ding Yun raised his hand to signal for quiet, and the officer beside him immediately shouted to stop the surrounding discussion, and the scene immediately quieted down again.
He stared intently at Lin Lezhi and asked, "What evidence do you have to prove that he didn't kill the person?"
There are three points.
The fact that he could say these three things made everyone around him look incredulous, yet also subtly curious.
Ding Yun asked seriously, "Which three points?"
"The first point is the time."
Lin Lezhi looked at the officer who had just touched the deceased and asked, "When you touched the deceased, did you feel any stiffness in his limbs or torso?"
The officer thought for a moment and then said decisively, "Yes!"
Lin Lezhi then looked at Qin Fu and asked, "When you persuaded him to go downstairs last night, were you sure it was close to midnight?"
Qin Fu nodded, his expression resolute, and said, "I'm sure!"
Upon receiving Qin Fu's affirmative answer, Lin Lezhi's gaze fell on the deceased's hands, and his eyes narrowed slightly as he said, "Although I have not yet examined the deceased's body, based on what the officer said earlier about the stiff limbs, combined with the purplish bruises on the back of his hands, I can deduce that the deceased should have been dead for about four hours, which is between Hai Shi and Zi Shi last night, the time when the bamboo curtain was lowered."
Lin Lezhi paused, his eyes resolute, and said, "And he was already in Ting City before 9 PM last night, many people can testify to that."
"...So, this person really wasn't killed by him?"
The people around started whispering among themselves.
The old beggar seemed to have finally gotten his revenge, his eyes gleaming with joy. He straightened up and shouted loudly, drowning out the surrounding chatter, "See? I told you, I didn't kill him!"
Ding Yun pondered for a moment, then looked at Lin Lezhi and said in a deep voice, "Since you can deduce from the time that the person was not killed, why do you need three more points?"
"Because estimating the time of death based on the deceased's physical signs is sometimes inaccurate, the location of death and the surrounding temperature can all affect the judgment of the time of death. Therefore, other evidence is needed to corroborate it."
"What are the other two points?"
Lin Lezhi looked at the deceased and said, "The deceased's face was bluish-purple, his teeth were clenched, his eyes were wide open and filled with blood vessels. This is the state of death caused by suffocation due to being strangled by a rope above his neck. The straw rope is deeply embedded in his neck, which shows how ruthless the perpetrator was."
"My lord, please take a look."
As she spoke, Lin Lezhi turned and looked down at the old beggar.
Knowing the old beggar's temperament, he would not cooperate with him to stand up until he had an explanation. Lin Lezhi shook his head slightly, feeling somewhat helpless and resigned, and squatted down next to the old beggar, raising his hand covered in glutinous rice flour to show everyone present.
"The second and third points are both in the palm of his hand."
Upon hearing this, everyone looked curiously at the beggar's palm.
In front of everyone, Lin Lezhi pressed his palm against his body, and white powder immediately covered his body.
"If it was indeed him, there should have been traces of glutinous rice flour on the black cloak and body of the deceased. Moreover, the straw rope is so thin and rough that to exert force to strangle the deceased's neck, the perpetrator's hands would definitely have been left with crush marks from the thin rope."
Lin Lezhi paused, his eyes serious and certain, and said clearly, "The time doesn't match, there was no glutinous rice flour on the deceased's body, and no wounds were found on his palms. Combining these three points is enough to prove that he is not the murderer."