Drinking the hot soup served by Toner, the three of them discussed what they had to do today, but as they discussed, Lang discovered something was wrong.
Lang said:
"Brother Qin, I seem to have missed something yesterday."
"In addition to the two situations yesterday, there is another possibility that the other party is the head of Guizhou, but he did not go to the field on the day of the crime. This situation also needs to be investigated."
"Then the search scope will be expanded."
Qin Luoheng smiled and said:
"This is easy to find out."
"Just ask the local Tiandian."
"If Tian Dian doesn't know, just ask my father-in-law and mother who went to the fields that day. They know this kind of thing better than anyone else in the countryside."
"Now you two separate ways."
"Lang goes to Tian Dian or the village stalwart in Xunxiang and asks about the people in Qianshou who did not go to the fields that day. Fen you go to Li Dian and ask about the deceased in Jiangyang in the village."
"Select out those who have time to commit crimes."
"Then we will conduct further screening based on the height we derived. Remember to ask a few more questions and ask their neighbors whether these people have ever done anything like 'stealing or injuring others'."
"I will go to the village entrance later and ask the mothers at the village entrance."
"Have they seen any people who are not locals at the entrance of the village these days, but who are sneaking around and doing nothing all day long?"
"You have to remember."
"Don't call others criminals without complete evidence."
Qin Luoheng reminded him.
He was afraid that the two of them would get on top of each other and directly call the other person a criminal.
The people of the Qin Dynasty were fierce. If they slandered others as criminals without evidence, it would easily lead to conflicts. By then, they would probably be put on file, let alone continue to solve the case.
Private fighting was strictly prohibited in the Qin Dynasty.
Lang Hefen nodded.
smiled and said:
"Don't worry about that."
"Although we are eager to solve the case, we are not so impulsive. Besides, we are not even jailers. How can we dare to do such a thing?"
Hear the words.
Qin Luoheng nodded.
The three of them took a moment together and walked out of the pavilion.
Qin Luoheng went straight to the entrance of the village.
He won't solve the case, but he does know one thing. No matter what dynasty or generation, the group of aunts who often sit at the entrance of the village are always the first to know about rumors and rumors, and they also have the most detailed understanding of the situation in the village.
The entrance to Xunxiang is a small river.
When Qin Luoheng arrived, there were already a lot of women washing clothes there.
Qin Luoheng came over and saluted everyone: "Dear ladies, I was sent by the prison government to investigate the theft and wounding case that occurred in Xun Township. I would like to ask you about the situation. I would also like to ask you all, please
Tell me everything you know."
Hear the words.
But all the drifters were shocked.
He quickly put down the wooden stick in his hand, imitated Qin Luoheng's posture, bowed to Qin Luoheng, and said with a slight restraint: "Sir, you can ask whatever you want, if we knew, we would definitely tell you, Ling Ye is indeed miserable.
, I worked hard to knit for several years, but all my money was robbed.”
"I also got stabbed, it was so miserable."
Qin Luoheng asked: "On the day of the incident, was there anyone acting suspiciously in the village?"
A floating mother frowned and said, "It rained so heavily that day, and each family repaired their own seal. It was too late for them to repair their seals. Who was still outside, and no one from other places came over during this period."
"Anyway, I haven't seen it."
"By the way, Aoi, didn't that case happen near your home? Did you see any suspicious people that day? Or did you see anyone passing by?"
The man looked at a woman standing aside.
Kui was dissatisfied and said:
"Go! Go! Go."
"What does it have to do with me?"
"It's not like you don't know that I was sick in those days. I was lying in the house feeling uncomfortable. How could I bother to check if anyone was coming in or out of the alley? Besides, it was raining so heavily and I was sick again. How could I open the doors and windows?
.”
"I do not know anything."
Qin Luoheng continued to ask:
"Is there anyone in the village who has been behaving strangely these past few days, someone whose behavior is obviously different from usual, or whose behavior seems a little frightened?"
The leading lady thought for a moment.
He nodded quickly and said:
"have."
"There are quite a few more."
"Like that one, I used to get up early, but recently I got up much later. Sometimes I would help the widow farm the fields. I would have fun in the fields all day long, and no one would know the love between the two of them.
It’s the same thing, but it’s still secretive.”
"That 'Tian' kept clamoring to write a letter of divorce. After writing it, he ran away. As a result, he didn't go to the government to register. He was caught again by the government and was fined with a pair of armors. These two couples have been together for the past few days.
It seems to be getting better again.”
"besides......"
Listening to the gossip in this village, Qin Luoheng couldn't laugh or cry.
He came to inquire about the case, not to listen to these gossips. As a result, these naughty women were chatting more enthusiastically than the other, and he couldn't even get a word in.
to the end.
Qin Luoheng gave up directly.
He just stood aside and listened.
Say nothing.
After chatting for a while, the drifting mothers finally remembered what Qin Luoheng asked, and they also began to talk about some unusual people in the village recently.
Piao Muying said:
"There are only a few people in the village who don't do anything serious."
"A 'Mo', a 'Wu', and a 'Dezhi'."
"This 'Mo' committed adultery some time ago and was caught by the neighbor next door. He is still locked up by the government."
"'Wu' is also idle all day long. During this time, he also went to the market to stand at the pavilion flag. I don't know what he was thinking about all day long, but I haven't heard of any bad habits."
"'Dezhi' is the son of the township chief. He used to bully the orphans and widows. Recently, he seems to have lost his temper. Sometimes he even helps the township chief run up and down the street."
"Besides these three, there seems to be no one else in the village."
Hear the words.
Qin Luoheng silently wrote down these three names.
at this time.
That Aoi spoke again.
"You missed one, and there is another 'da'!"
"This man is actually quite strange these days. He goes out for a walk from time to time. His family is almost too poor to open the pot, and he doesn't want to go to work. He used to like to tie a black belt to his clothes and wear that saber.
It’s like he’s afraid that others won’t know that he is a public servant.”
Saber?
Qin Luoheng raised his head sharply.
He finally realized what details he had overlooked.
The only evidence in the case.
Hairpin knife!
He looked at Xiang Kui and said seriously:
"Can you tell me more about this 'Da' and the sword hanging on his waist? Apart from this 'Da', who else in your village has a hairpin sword?"
When asked by Qin Luoheng, Kui was stunned.
He nodded subconsciously and said:
"'Da' is a soldier. He didn't seem to have that knife before. I don't know where he got it a while ago. He kept it on his waist and showed it off everywhere in the countryside."
"But it seems like it's gone these days."
"Da is a very smart person, and he is very good at talking."
"Originally, the sergeant couldn't take his turn, so he just relied on his mouth to forcefully persuade the township chief and get the position of the sergeant. This man is very good at reading people's faces, which is different from other people in the village."