The river was surging and the moon was bright in the sky. Looking at the corpse of the boatman in front of him, Xing Qianqiu's face was so black that frost could form on it.
The boatman's body was lying in the boatman's house, with his back facing the sky and his eyes wide open, as if he was dead.
The various furniture in the boatman's room were all intact. Not only were they not damaged, they were even neat. It was obvious that they were not here for property.
"Sealing the throat with a knife, clean and neat. The murderer's method is very good and his martial arts is very high." Sun Wuzuo stood up, wiped his hands and looked at Duan Ming: "Mr. Duan, what do you think?"
"The corpse spots have appeared in large pieces, light red, distributed under the body, but they can still move. There are no bilateral corpse spots or fixed corpse spots, indicating that the death time of the corpse should be about 1 to 2 hours.
Duan Ming checked it and said: "It's Haishi now, which is from Youshi to Xushi. But by that time it's already dark."
"The entire Linyang City has implemented a curfew. Starting from Hai hour, people in the city are not allowed to move around at will." Duan Ming pondered: "So the people who come here are not ordinary people, and they are most likely the masterminds behind the scenes."
"His hands are covered with calluses, especially the index finger and thumb. He should be a good hand with a gun or a stick." Sun Wuzuo nodded: "He is a martial arts practitioner."
"Sorry to bother you." Liu Zhi asked curiously: "He is a boatman and rows boats all year round. Isn't it normal for his hands to have calluses?"
"Master Liu, you don't know something." Duan Ming said with a smile: "Ordinary boatmen hold bamboo poles with both hands and exert downward force in a single direction. Even if there are calluses, they are usually located at the tiger's mouth, and the calluses are
The growth direction is also concentrated in the palm, tiger's mouth and thumb."
"But this corpse has calluses covering almost the entire palm of his hand, especially the thumb and index finger. This shows that the sticks he used in daily life were not just for the direction of punting the boat, but also for stabbing, picking, sweeping, smashing, etc. He should have used them frequently.
"
"And this kind of person is not a martial artist, what else can he be?" Duan Ming said.
"Haha, what Mr. Duan said is true." Sun Wuzuo looked at Duan Ming with admiration and nodded: "As expected of the commander personally inviting him here, it's really extraordinary!"
"Thank you, Mr. Sun." Duan Ming said with a smile.
Xing Qianqiu looked at Duan Ming and Sun Wuzuo: "Okay, do you have any conclusions?"
"An acquaintance committed the crime." Duan Ming looked at Sun Wuzuo and then said: "The door to the room was not damaged and the windows were closed, indicating that the deceased opened the door to the murderer himself. However, during the curfew, the boatman had something in his mind.
, why would he open the door to someone at will in the middle of the night, unless the person is someone he knows well, such as a leader or a companion..."
"Moreover, the deceased was a good fighter, and his skills were not low. The other party killed someone head-on, but the deceased didn't even resist at all, and his throat was cut with a knife. Then there are only three possibilities." Duan Ming said solemnly.
"First, the murderer was the leader of the deceased, and the deceased did not dare to fight back or hide."
"Secondly, the murderer's skill far surpassed that of the deceased, and the deceased had no time to react."
"Third, the deceased trusted the murderer too much and didn't take any precautions at all!"
"Okay." Xing Qianqiu nodded, and then looked at Liu Zhi: "How is the investigation of this boatman going? A man who practices martial arts becomes a boatman, and he happens to be Su Meng's boatman. Haha."
"Under investigation." Liu Zhi sighed: "However, when the Shipping Department recruits boatmen, the investigation was not detailed, and there is very little information about this person. Except that he is called Meng Lei, has never been married, and has lived in the Linhai area.
I don’t know anything about my place of origin or anything like that.”
"Well. It seems that the shipbuilding department will need to be reorganized in the future!" Xing Qianqiu sighed, having no other options: "Continue to investigate, and also investigate the people patrolling tonight and the surrounding neighbors to see if there is anyone there.
Have you seen anyone suspicious?"
"Okay." Liu Zhi nodded and left in a hurry.
"Okay, let's take the body back to the Mirror Department first." Xing Qianqiu continued: "I'd like to thank you both for a closer look to see if there are any more clues."
"Okay." Duan Ming and Sun Wuzuo nodded.
However, since it was getting late at the moment, the room was still dark even with the lights on, making it difficult to see clearly, so Duan Ming and Sun Wuzuo went directly back to rest.
At dawn the next day, Duan Ming rushed to the morgue and happened to bump into Sun Wuzuo.
Sun Wuzuo nodded, and the two walked into the morgue together and carefully inspected the body.
Xing Qianqiu, on the other hand, stayed up all night and led people to question the people around him. After all, Xing Qianqiu would not be reconciled if the clues he finally got after such a long time were cut off like this.
It's a pity that despite a night of hard work, no one around me knew anything about it.
After all, a curfew has been imposed at this moment. As soon as it gets dark, the nearby residents go to bed early and don't pay attention to the situation outside at all.
After a hard night's work, Xing Qianqiu returned to the Mirror Division and went directly to the morgue. He leaned against the door of the morgue, closed his eyes and rested, waiting for the results of Duan Ming and the others.
"Old Xing." Duan Ming came to Xing Qianqiu and said, "I'm not telling you that you haven't slept all night. Go get some rest quickly."
"It's okay." Xing Qianqiu opened his eyes and said calmly.
"Haha, then what's the point of keeping you here?" Duan Ming curled his lips: "The clues are rare for you? Will they pop out on their own? Go to bed quickly, lest you faint again when I need you to work."
"..." The corners of Xing Qianqiu's mouth twitched slightly. In all these years, no one has ever dared to talk to him like this.
Then, Xing Qianqiu turned around and left.
"By the way, we haven't eaten yet, please find someone to bring us some food!" Duan Ming shouted: "I want two steamed buns from Old Man Liu's in the west of the city!"
After saying this, Duan Ming looked at the stunned Sun Wuzuo and changed his words: "I want four!"
Xing Qianqiu paused, clenched his fists, and continued walking out.
"Sir." Xing Qianqiu was about to walk out of the yard when he happened to meet Liu Zhi who was rushing back.
"How's it going?" Xing Qianqiu's voice was very cold.
Liu Zhi glanced at Xing Qianqiu inexplicably and sighed: "No, there are still not many clues. I will take people to the Shipping Department again later."
"Yeah." Xing Qianqiu nodded, hesitated and said, "Ask someone to go to the west of the city."
"Something happened in the west of the city?" Liu Zhi raised his eyebrows and asked hurriedly.
"No, there is a steamed bun seller named Old Liu in the west of the city. Go to his house to buy steamed buns." Xing Qianqiu took a deep breath: "I want four!"
"Ah?" Liu Zhi was stunned... This chapter has been completed!
