Chapter 13 - Many questions
“In that case, these sixteen people can basically be ruled out as suspects, minus the three with solid alibis.” Jian Yu tapped the profiles of the remaining people, and although he couldn’t pinpoint the suspects yet, he had finally narrowed it down.
None of the alibis happened to be local, so that eliminated 19 people.
The murderer was among the remaining eighteen.
At this time, an official came to find Jian Yu to report things, Jian Yu hesitated and went out, but Liang Meng did not follow, but jogged two steps, came to Bai Yue.
“What’s going on?” Bai Yue was concentrating on watching Jian Yu interrogate the case and was also curious as to what method he was going to use to bring the person out when the murderer was prepared.
“Ms. Bai.” Liang Meng smiled and said “Can I ask you something?”
Bai Yue was a bit surprised “What is it?”
Jian Yu is so cold and heartless, his subordinates are quite lively, but it seems to be more simple than witty ah.
Liang Meng was embarrassed and said, “Last night’s incident was due to a lack of consideration on my part, and I spooked the snakes. If the murderer is inside, he must have defense, not so easy to find.”
Bai Yue listened to the implication, could it be that “you want me to help find the murderer?”
Liang Meng nodded repeatedly.
“Why?” Bai Yue wondered “Isn’t your lord looking into it?”
See just a murder case, although human life is at stake, but in Dali Temple should not be a big case, as to ask for foreign aid?
Liang Meng said in a low voice, “My Lord has not healed from the injury he suffered a while ago, it was caused by the murderer a few days ago. I really don’t want to worry him more at this time.”
Bai Yue’s eyes were clumsy, but she didn’t see that Jian Yu was injured at this time, but she asked one more question “Is it from catching that spider just now?”
Liang Meng was stunned for a moment and shook his head “No, no.”
Bai Yue did not ask any further questions, but thought for a moment and said, “They are their own people, it’s just a small matter, it’s not difficult.”
Since Jian Yu’s parents and grandfather both felt that she was a valuable person to Jian Yu, she has to do something to help, or else without their support, I’m afraid that Jian Yu would pack her up and kick her out in a minute.
Jian Yu did the first half, it wouldn’t hurt for her to do the second half.
With that thought, Bai Yue made a decision and hooked her finger for Liang Meng to come over and whispered something.
Liang Meng listened attentively, nodding his head as he listened.
Soon after, someone brought in brushes and ink, one for each person.
They are all people who are great at drawing and painting, and the brush and ink are naturally smooth, but they don’t know what they are going to write, and they are apprehensive.
“Next, I’m going to ask you a few questions, and you’ll just write your answers on a piece of paper. No talking to each other, no looking at each other, write your own.”
Everyone was nervous and bewildered.
“First question, who among you likes to be original and come up with different opinions when it comes to things. Write names, there is no limit to how many, write a few.”
What kind of question is this? The people are bewildered, but seeing Bai Yue’s serious look, they still follow the instructions to write.
“The second question is who is good at math, strong in accounting, and more sensitive to numbers.”
“The third question, who is not in good health and gets sick a lot, like asthma, migraines, things like that.”
“The fourth question is who has quicker reflexes and quicker hands, like if you throw something over there, nine times out of ten he’s going to catch it.”
“Fifth question, who is more temperamental, cranky and prone to impulsive outbursts.”
They are all puzzling questions, but after Bai Yue asked seven or eight in a row, she asked Liang Meng to grab the papers.
With the papers in hand, Bai Yue flipped through them one by one, and Liang Meng curiously came over, and soon, he could see the trick.
He pointed to one of the names.
Of the thirty-seven papers, this name was mentioned the most, with almost everyone having one answer, and as many as two or even three answers, written about this name.
He Honglin.
This name also happened to be not among the nineteen that Jian Yu had already ruled out.
“How come?” Liang Meng couldn’t help but be curious “Miss Bai, is there any explanation for this?”
Bai Yue smiled, “Go search his house, you might find something.”
If the murderer could really paint with his left hand, he must have hidden in his house some practicing exercises, maybe, some imitations of Xia Fei’s paintings that had not yet been handed over, or maybe, some stolen money of unknown origin.
Xia Fei is the most famous painter in the capital, a landscape painting can be worth a thousand taels, it is not surprising that someone has taken a liking to them.
It’s just that for a house search, it’s okay to search one door and one house, but to search three dozen houses is a bit of a publicity stunt. Even if Jian Yu was in a position of power, it would be inappropriate unless it was for a major case.
Liang Meng went personally this time, and quickly disappeared outside the door with a team of men.
When Jian Yu came back, he saw Liang Meng going off with his fists clenched, and couldn’t help but say, “What’s he doing?”
Bai Yue said “He went to find the stolen goods.”
Jian Yu was surprised “Have you found the murderer?”
Indeed, it is not a big case, they are all scholars and not vicious bandits. But from last night to today, he must have been snowed in in his heart, but in the eyes of others