3. Flicker and Flicker
The gold medal is a currency commonly used in the Edo period of Japan. It is a thin oval shape, which is the gold coins worn on the top of Meow Meow's head.
A small quota is one or two, which is converted into a copper coin of 4,000 yuan. It is enough to buy rice that adults can eat for a year. It can be said to be a lot of money.
But the money appeared in the hands of a child in coarse cloth, and the cloth wrapped in the small verdict also had the Isayama family's family's patterns.
"Where did you pick it up?"
"It was not what I picked up! It was given to me by Lord Samurai!"
The little boy's tender face was full of persistence, and he reached out to grab the package back.
Seeing this, Qin Ming took the package from Kondo Yuki, handed it back to the boy, and said softly:
"Isaiyama sponsored you."
The little boy grabbed the package and nodded with a vigilant look on his face.
"By the way, I remembered it." Sakamoto Ryuma suddenly spoke: "Isaiyama did not marry and have children. The money spent a year is enough to live. It is reasonable that there is still a lot of surplus, but his life is very difficult. I heard that he seems to be sponsoring someone..."
"It should be just to support such a child. He is really a good person." Qin Ming said, his tone becoming sharp: "But now it is very clear that Isaiyama does not make grudges with others and does not have much wealth. Obviously, it is not a revenge or a money-making effort, so there is only one possibility left..."
"Isaiyama's existence has become a stumbling block for someone, or he has mastered someone's secrets and must die."
"I see!"
Ao Kondo looks serious:
"A stumbles, a stumbling block, a secret..."
"The one who killed Isaiyama... was a ronin. To be precise, he should be a ronin who respected the king and expelled the barbarians."
Respecting the king and expelling the barbarians...
When Kondo said this word, everyone was shocked.
Seven years ago, the black ship arrived, and the United States used force to coerce Japan, which was closed to the country, and signed a large number of treaties.
Some samurai were moved by foreign invasions and formed a faction of respecting the king and expelling the barbarians, and demanded reform of the samurai and excluding foreign barbarians. Some radicals even assassinated the shogunate ministers and samurai in the name of "heaven punishment".
However, in the past two years, the faction of respecting the king and expelling the barbarians has declined. There are only rumors that some warriors have left their vassal states and are active in the dark as roninists.
Qin Ming discovered Sada's strangeness. He was observing except guiding everyone to think.
The old charlatan taught Qin Ming a secret book about the Jianghu - "Yingyao Chapter". It is said that it is a secret that the martial arts warriors do not pass on. They memorize this thing thoroughly, walk around the Jianghu and tell fortunes to eliminate disasters, and do not worry about not being able to get money or cheat women.
There is a sentence in "Yingyao Chapter": "There is a saying that the chasing of the son is a peaceful person, and the disaster will cause oneself."
His eyes were dazed, his spirits were not concentrated, his heart was panicked and he pretended to be calm, so it must be his own evil deeds that were revealed.
After the Inuji incident was exposed, Sada had a strange look on his face. Even more after the "respecting the king and expelling the barbarians" surfaced, he was probably a member of the faction of respecting the king and expelling the barbarians, which also explained why he quarreled with his friends for many years.
A shogunate samurai and a valor of kings and barbarians, the two positions are in opposition.
Kondo Yuki was a little excited and helpless. The identity of the murderer who killed Isaiyama became clear, but the ronin who respected the king and expelled the barbarians had always been hidden very deeply and was difficult to catch.
He has given up on the idea of Dog God killing people. Legend is a legend after all. Who has ever seen a monster?
However, suicide is even more ridiculous. It is very reliable to kill people by respecting the king and expelling the barbarians.
Qin Ming said lightly: "Whenever a crime is committed, direct or indirect traces will be left at the scene. The traces can be handprints, footprints, scars, etc. These traces can help determine the murderer."
There is also a trick of fooling around in "Yingyao Chapter". The first is to show off your momentum and take out what others don't know to increase your momentum.
"But..." Kondo Yuuki looked embarrassed: "It is a big deal for the samurai to be killed, and no one dared to neglect it. As early as when Isaiyama's body was discovered, the steward sent someone to investigate the surroundings, but no clue was found. Isaiyama's nails didn't even find half of the murderer's clothes."
Ryuma Sakamoto was stubborn: "The monster is invisible, and the god of the sect kills people. Can he still leave footprints and other traces?"
Qin Ming still ignored the stubborn Longma and let him mumble. This is the second code of fooling around. Let others say more and don’t rush to express their attitude. The more the other party says, the more loopholes the loopholes, and then you can take the initiative.
Longma said a lot of monsters to testify. At the end, Qin Ming suddenly lifted the white cloth covered with Isaishan, which caused a burst of exclamation, and said to himself:
"Who said there is no trace? The knife wound on the deceased is the trace."
"The first suspicion is that the wounds on the deceased were thirteen sword wounds, but there were no traces of fighting."
"The thirteen swords indicate that the murderer is not someone who can suppress Isama in martial arts, and cannot make Isama lose his ability to resist with one blow, but Isama still has no resistance, which is very strange."
Ryuma Sakamoto murmured in a low voice: "How can the monster fight against people if it kills?"
"The second suspicion is that thirteen sword wounds are killed by only one stab in the chest. The other twelve swords are not fatal injuries. If the murderer is a samurai who is proficient in swords, the sword will definitely be at the vital point and will not be so unskilled."
Ryuma continued to mutter: "The newly born Dog God has not been able to control the demon power, so it's okay if it doesn't control it."
"The third suspicion is that no trace is actually the biggest trace. If a crime is committed, there will definitely be direct or indirect traces on the scene. Repeated searches really have no traces. Only when a crime is not committed can there be no traces. Isayama committed suicide."
Three doubts shocked everyone except Ryuma Sakamoto.
The third code of deception is to use structural language as much as possible. The arrangement of the first, second and third is to think about the logical display. Even if there is no logic, try to build such a structure as much as possible, and others will find it very awesome.
After a long time, Kondo Yuki couldn't help asking: "That ronin who expels the barbarians..."
Qin Ming looked at everyone and nothing, and strode to Sada, saying with great confidence:
"There are forty-eight ronin who respected kings and expelled barbarians in Edo. There is one in front of us. However, he has not left the vassal state and is not considered a ronin. He can only be said to be a samurai who respected kings and expelled barbarians in the party."
The fourth code of fraud is to use accurate numbers or facts as much as possible. Whether it is correct or not is not the most important thing, as long as it is not outrageous.
"What are you talking nonsense?"
Sada's appearance of stammering his neck surprised Qin Ming. Is this man too scheming?
Seeing this panicked look, people who are not stupid basically understand that Sada, with thick eyebrows and big eyes, is actually a thief who respects the king and expels the barbarians.
Kondo Yuki was delighted. Not only could he find out the reason for Isaiyama's death, but he could also capture a thief who respected the king and expelled the barbarians. He would have made great contributions!
Facing Sada, who was blushing and thick with his neck, as if he was about to rise at any time, Qin Ming was still calm:
"Just like the previous guess, you were descendants of the Inuji family who moved from Tosa to Edo. After having conflicts with Isaiyama, you killed your beloved dog according to the method passed down by the family, trying to make the Inuji and drive the Inuji to kill Isaiyama."
"You ate the money you paid for in the whole year in Yamashita to attract attention. Even today, people still remember that you had a big meal on Yamashita on the night of the incident, in case you testified when you were suspected, proving that you did not have the time to kill Isayama."
Everyone was confused. Why did they go around and go back again? In this way, wasn’t it just Sada who drove Inuji to kill?
"You killed your beloved dog and made the dog god according to the legend, but there are no monsters in the world, so naturally there will be no monsters following your command and helping you kill the people you want to kill."
"All you do is nothing but futile, Isayama, commits suicide."
Chapter completed!