Lord of Industrialization

Weisenland is not a paradise without crime. There are criminals in the square every day with shackles on display, and from time to time there are prisoners floating in the wind on the walls.

This case occurred in a restaurant street and in an urban area where foreign businessmen gather to live. If it is not handled properly, it will have a negative impact.

After the case occurred, Baron Wesson attached great importance to it and immediately issued important instructions, requiring the organization of capable forces to quickly find out the truth of the case and seriously pursue the legal responsibility of the murderer; he immediately organized and carried out case investigation work, further publicity work, and prevent rumors from arising. At present, the public mood is not very stable, and there are already rumors about human sausages.

The lord is the local emperor in the territory. Baron Wesson is also the chief judge of the territory of Wesson. Judge Otto is the official appointed by him. After receiving the notice, he immediately returned to Weissenburg City and came directly to the court to sit.

At present, there are no specialized police agencies or full-time police teams in various places. Police functions are handled by the military, courts and administrative agencies respectively.

The investigation of the case was handled by the magistrates in the court, and Otto immediately sent Dominic, the best magistrate in the territory, to the scene of the crime.

Dominic was in his early forties, with dark blond hair peeking out from under the popular peaked cap, and extremely sharp blue eyes. When Metzger took one look at him, he felt as if he was being targeted by a beast.

Metzger was immediately called aside for questioning. His pig-butcher temperament and strong physique did not look like a good person. Moreover, he could kill pigs as well as others. It was not ruled out that the thief would call for a thief.

Fortunately, he saw the Baron fishing by the river early this morning. When he entered the city, the guards at the city gate had an impression that he must not have been present when the crime occurred, so he was no longer suspected.

Dominic slowly walked back and forth in the alley and found many clues.

A woman's shoe was found in a ditch on the roadside. The heel was stained with blood and there were some signs of wear and tear, which matched the blood stains and drag marks on the ground. The most important thing was that there was a small half-blood shoe mark on the upper surface. In the distance Matching shoe prints were also found on the ground.

The women's shoes were linen-covered rubber-soled shoes produced at the end of last year. From the wear marks on the soles, it was inferred that the victim walked around frequently. From the style of the shoes, it was inferred that the victim was younger. From the price of the shoes, it was inferred that the victim's economic level was not high.

Considering that there are many pubs and restaurants around the crime scene, it can be inferred that the victim was a young woman, most likely a waiter working nearby.

The stone tiles on the ground were uneven and had many bulges. A small piece of fabric, dark yellow linen, was found on the corner of one brick, which was probably scraped from the victim's clothing.

In addition to drag marks, there are two strings of bloody shoe prints on the ground. They are very obvious in the daytime, but they are easy to miss in the dark alley. It can be inferred that the two murderers are novices who do not know how to clean their hands, or they have no time to clean them for some reason. .

Following the direction of the blood stain, there was a sewer inlet more than ten meters after the blood stain disappeared, and all the water in the ditch on the roadside flowed into it.

There is an iron grille above the water inlet. The space between the grille and the surrounding road was originally filled with sludge formed by dust accumulation, and there was no gap.

Now there are obvious defects in the sludge, and there are a lot of drops nearby, indicating that someone recently opened the iron grating and put it aside.

Two short golden hairs were also found in the gap between the two raised stone bricks next to the iron grille.

Dominic immediately asked the waitresses in the surrounding shops to see if anyone matching the clothing and hair characteristics last night was missing.

Otto was familiar with civil litigation but not very good at criminal investigation. After reporting to Frederick, he immediately came to the scene to coordinate the work.

"How's the progress?" He asked in a low voice as soon as he saw Dominic. "Now Baron Wesson takes this matter very seriously, and the market is not peaceful. Some people say that someone in the city kills people in the middle of the night to make sausages, and keeps dragging it on. Maybe it will spread that we have to eat human meat pies every night.”

"Baron Wesson has ordered the city gates to be closed. Only entry is allowed but no exit is allowed."

"Your Excellency has also given an order to old Franz. The troops from the military camp in the north are coming. Anyone who tries to climb over the city wall will be shot as a murderer."

"The city's defense troops and night watchmen are also about to move. They are just searching now. Maybe there will be martial law in the afternoon."

"All ships in the outer port are temporarily prohibited from leaving. Weisenberg University is said to be conducting a polygraph test, and they can only leave after all the merchants and sailors have been screened."

"The news was quickly spread to surrounding towns and villages, and the suspects were strictly investigated."

"This matter is serious, it's up to you."

Dominic suddenly felt tremendous pressure falling from the sky. It was not that Wesen had no murder cases before. In recent years, there have been several murder cases due to reasons such as robbery and theft, drunken fights, emotional disputes, plotting family property, and non-payment of debts. However, There is no such a big formation.

He immediately reported to Otto: "Judging from the traces left behind, the murderer has not wiped out the murder. It is very likely that this is the first murder."

"Currently, based on the physical evidence left behind, it has been deduced that the victim is most likely a young female waiter nearby."

Then he pointed to the direction of the blood stain and said: "There were two murderers. Judging from the size of their shoes, they were men. After they killed the deceased, they dragged her towards the sewer entrance."

"During this process, the victim's right shoe fell down, and the person walking behind stepped on it and kicked it into the ditch on the roadside."

"It can be inferred from this that there is a huge disparity in status between the two murderers. The person with a lower status is responsible for dragging the body, while the person with a higher status never does any work, even when it comes to destroying the corpse and eliminating traces. They should have a master-servant relationship."

At this time Otto asked: "Is it possible that the so-called high-status people will be frightened and lose the ability to work?"

He has tried many cases and understands that some impulsive people will start to panic after they come back to their senses after killing someone, their hands and legs will be weak, and it will be difficult to even walk.

"No." Dominic shook his head and said, "If the murderer walking behind was too panicked, he would not realize that he had stepped on the victim's dropped shoes, and even if he did, he would not care."

"I found shoe prints on the ground that matched the shoe prints on the shoes. It was not close to where the shoes were found. It's rare to kick them that far."

"The murderer kicked his shoes into the ditch. According to my experience, not only was he sane, but he also vented his anger."

"The murderer dragged the body to the sewer, opened the grate and pushed it down, leaving a few clean hairs in the cracks of the bricks on the ground."

"The most important thing we have to do now is find the body in the sewer."

Otto immediately said: "Okay, Baron Wesson has given me the power to coordinate the help of the Executive Yuan and the Ministry of Military Affairs. I will now ask them to assist in searching the sewers."

"I'll leave this to you. If you need my help with anything, just tell me."

The two discussed a few words about the next work arrangements. At the same time, Otto's secretary wrote a written report of the conversation and prepared to report to Frederick, and they split up soon after.

The bellows in the kitchen of the nearby tavern was moved to the side of the sewer opening, and a pipe was connected to start blowing air inside.

The sewers of Weissenburg City are connected to the moat outside. The water is flowing, but there are still poisonous and harmful gases. Occasionally, a thief will jump down to avoid being caught, and eventually die inside.

A newest clerk in the court tied a rope around his waist and went down into the sewer. First, he placed a magic lamp tied with a wooden block and floated down the river. He squatted in the smelly sewage to observe the internal situation.

The diameter of the pipes here is not small, and the water flow is quite large. The magic lamp floats all the way to the next newly opened sewer opening without illuminating anything.

Suddenly, he found that he seemed to have stepped on something, and after a moment he took out a dagger from the water.

Dominic looked at the dagger in the tray carefully. It was made of ordinary steel. There were scratches on the surface caused by the friction between the dagger and the sheath when the dagger was pulled out. There was a family crest on it. It was uncertain whether it was related to this case.

At this time, someone came to report. After investigation, it was found that there was a waitress named Liya in a pub on the street who matched the characteristics found at the scene. She had not returned home after get off work last night until now.