Chapter 4 Analyzing Clues Thoroughly Born
Zhan Zhao followed his intuition, opened his heavenly eye, and looked towards the earthen jar. He examined it carefully, and suddenly, he discovered a faint red mist at the edge of the jar. When he saw this, Zhan Zhao felt a wave of nausea and unease in his heart, and his body was restless!
Zhan Zhao's eyes widened slightly, and he felt a sense of realization. It seemed that the strange changes happening to his body were related to these red misty vapors, and the silver ornaments on his body were somehow connected to them, which was why he had suddenly developed the Heavenly Eye!
He smiled and walked out of the kiln, turned around in the yard a few times, just about to leave, suddenly found that in the dead corner of the yard, there was a lantern. Zhan Zhao quickly stepped forward, picked it up and took a look, only to see that the paper lampshade was broken, with mud all over its surface. He slapped it hard twice, and under the mud, a shape faintly appeared. Upon closer inspection, it seemed to be a carp.
Carp lantern? Zhan Zhao was somewhat stunned, remembering that in his previous life when watching TV dramas, Liu Shichang seemed to have bought a lantern in the 1993 version of Justice Bao.
Let's see Zhang Long and Zhao Hu, let Wu Pen take a look, is this lantern the one he bought? Now that no one has lived here for a long time, it's natural that the murder weapon can't be found. With this lantern, it's barely considered a piece of physical evidence!
Zhan Zhao stood there for a while, and Zhang Long and Zhao Hu also walked over. The two of them sighed and said, "Sir, we're really sorry, but we can't find any clues at all! This place has been abandoned for too long!"
Zhan Zhao nodded, but before he could speak, the black lantern on Zhang Long's back suddenly shouted loudly, "Carp lantern! This is Yuanxiao Festival, I bought a carp lantern for Bai'er!"
"On the eve of Lantern Festival, I remembered that I was killed by someone on the eve of Lantern Festival. This carp lantern was bought for me by Bai'er. I remembered!" Wu Pen shouted loudly and then burst into loud wails, his voice echoing out of the ink basin in waves, deafening to the ears."
"Hey, Liu Wupen, don't get excited, what else do you want to say?" Zhan Zhao hastily asked.
The crow pot stopped crying and said, "It was this kiln that fired me into a black pot!"
Zhan Zhao furrowed his brow slightly, "Tile kilns are generally all the same, such tile kilns can be found everywhere, they cannot serve as evidence."
"But with this carp lantern, it's just a supporting evidence, and there is still no clue about the suspect." Zhan Zhao sighed and said, "Let's go back and see Lord Bao and Mr. Gong Sun to discuss it!"
Everyone nodded and rushed out of the "gate". Although the three people were swift, by the time they returned to Kaifeng Prefecture, it was already approaching midnight, and the sky was completely dark. Before the three had a chance to take a sip of water or catch their breath, Magistrate Bao sent someone to summon them. The three hastily rushed to the "flower" hall to report the results of the day to Magistrate Bao.
"Judging from this lamp, the person who killed Liu Shichang is likely to be Wu brothers from Nanhuashan." Mr. Bao said, holding the carp lamp and examining it carefully.
Zhan Zhao nodded, "Sir, although it can be determined, but no clues can be found there. The murder weapon is gone, and the suspect has long since abandoned his house and escaped. Now, it's impossible to track down the whereabouts of these two people!"
"Ah, Bao, there's no need for such concern," he said with a light sigh. "It's been half a year since the incident, and it's normal that we haven't found any leads yet!"
"Liu Shichang, shame on our prefecture!" exclaimed Bao Da Ren with a deep sigh.
The black pot also remained silent, finally, the black pot suddenly said, "Your Honor, there is no need to be so serious. Your Honor has already shown great kindness to me by accepting my case as a humble commoner. It's not possible to track down the murderer, and this matter can't be blamed on you either. Please don't take it so seriously, I don't want to seek revenge anymore. I only ask for one thing, please grant my request!"
Zhan Zhao furrowed his brow and remained silent, as if deep in thought.
Bao Daren was taken aback by Liu Shichang's words and asked, "Liu Shichang, what else do you have to say that would make you willing to let go of even seeking revenge?"
The wok-like basin was crying and begging, "Please, sir, send the humble subject back home to visit his wife and children..."
"Indeed," said Bao Daren with a nod, "Very well then. Tomorrow, the government will send someone to escort you home."
"Lord Bao, Liu Shichang he..." Zhan Zhao and Gong Sun Ce suddenly spoke in unison, then stared at each other in surprise, exchanged a glance, and smiled. Zhan Zhao smiled and nodded to Gong Sun Ce to continue speaking!
Gongsun Ce nodded, and Zhan Zhao smiled. It seemed that Mr. Gongsun had also thought of it. He remembered that Liu Shichang had said he was in the jewelry business. The Wu brothers' murder and robbery must have been to get rid of the goods, and Liu Shichang's sudden mention of his family was actually a reminder that he was in the jewelry business!
In that case, we can start with the goods and search for clues in all directions. Perhaps there are still some traces to be found by examining the characteristics of the goods.
Indeed, what Gong Sun Ce said was almost exactly what Zhan Zhao had been thinking, and everyone who heard it was overjoyed.
"Does Liu Shichang still remember what kind of jewelry and treasures were in his luggage at the beginning?" Mr. Bao said loudly.
Liu Wu-pen was taken aback and hesitated for a long time before saying, "Your Honor, I don't remember!"
Everyone was stunned, and Bao Daren spoke up, "How could you forget even this? What can the prefecture do about it?"
Zhan Zhao smiled slightly and took a step forward, "Sir, don't worry, I think there should be someone who knows about the jewelry."
"Oh?" Bao Gong slightly stunned, Gong Sun Ce's eyes flashed with a hint of 'essence', and he smiled while twirling his mustache.
"I think Liu Shichang must have carefully studied what goods to import or export before starting his business, so who do you think he would have discussed this with?" Zhan Zhao smiled and said, "This person has at least a 70% chance of being Liu Shichang's wife!"
Everyone was slightly stunned, their faces all with joy, only to hear that Wu Pan suddenly shouted, "Right, right, I seemed to have told my wife before going out that I wanted to buy something, and that thing I must have already bought it in. Mr. Zhan said it's correct!"
Bao Gong smiled lightly, his dark face somewhat pleased. "Zhenguo Wei is indeed sharp-witted, starting from this point, it's certain that we can find clues to those jewelry and treasures, then, there's a possibility of finding out where the murderer is hiding now!"
Gongsun Ce smiled and said, "Zhan Huwei seems to have become even more intelligent since the time he was poisoned and fell into a coma. His analysis of problems is meticulous and thorough, indeed not bad!"
Bao Da Ren loudly said: "Zhan Hu Wei, this official orders you to escort Liu Shi Chang back home tomorrow."
"Understood, I will obey!" Zhan Zhao said loudly with a clenched fist!
"Zhang Long Zhao Hu, you two follow Zhan Hu tomorrow and take a walk around!"
"Yes sir!" The two men immediately responded loudly.
Zhan Zhao hesitated for a moment, wondering whether to tell Bao Da about the strange change that had suddenly occurred in himself today. After hesitating for a moment, Zhan Zhao decided not to tell Bao Zheng about this matter!
However, heh heh, I suddenly opened my heavenly eye, eh, don't know if it's really a heavenly eye, anyway, just call it that, forget it, let's not think too much, hurry back to the room and take a look in front of the copper mirror, what exactly is this so-called heavenly eye, heh heh!
