Didn't I drink and chat with Dagangzi earlier, and we were very happy? Why did we just say no and it was gone?
Jiang Nan felt it was too strange, so he immediately went to see it with Lin Ruolan.
I saw Niu Liu lying on the bed, his face pale and his body stiff.
And Dagangzi was kneeling there, crying non-stop.
Many people were watching, some of whom were residents here. They were frightened and talked a lot.
Dagangzi's wife was busy making arrangements for Niu Liu's funeral.
Because Niu Liu had no relatives here, she had no choice but to come over to Jiangnan.
"You are friends with Niu Liu, please find a way to inform his family."
Jiang Nan shook his head and said, "We don't know how to contact his family either."
Dagangzi choked up and said: "Cui'er, you don't know that Niu Liu has lost his family a long time ago. He grew up eating Baijia food. When he was more than ten years old, he left Shuize Township and went out to make a living.
I really didn’t expect that he would be gone just after he came back. My good brother.”
His wife Cui'er couldn't help but sigh and said: "Well, since that's the case, I'll let someone handle his funeral arrangements. Don't be too sad. Let's all disperse. Stop watching the fun and go.
sleep."
Cui Er began to direct a few people to help.
Dagangzi was particularly sad.
Jiang Nan asked, "How could this happen? Niu Liu was fine before. Wasn't he drinking and chatting with you? Then he suddenly died. What happened?"
Dagangzi said helplessly: "I don't know either. We were chatting and fell asleep. I woke up and was very thirsty, so I went to drink water and found something was wrong. Niu Liu's body was cold. Only then did I realize
, he is actually dead."
"Did you hear or see nothing during this period?" Jiang Nan asked doubtfully.
"I really don't know. He was very happy and said he wanted to stay with me for a few more days and we would continue chatting. Who knew this would happen? How could this happen?" Dagangzi burst into tears.
Jiang Nan was full of doubts, this matter was indeed very strange.
He began to examine Niu Liu to see if there was anything he could find that could lead to the cause of death.
However, Cui'er told him that the custom here is not to disturb the dead casually, otherwise it will arouse the anger of the gods and the uneasiness of the souls of the dead, which can easily cause trouble.
What's more, now that Niu Liu has been placed in the coffin, it is inconvenient to disturb his soul.
Since he was going to be buried the next day, it was better not to pursue this matter too closely.
Although Dagangzi is also very unconvinced, this is the custom here.
What's more, there's no coroner here, so let's forget it for now.
Jiang Nan didn't force it, he and Lin Ruolan returned to the room.
Jiang Nan paced back and forth in the room.
Lin Ruolan said: "You should rest for a while. No one wants something like this to happen, so don't take it too seriously. Besides, Niu Liu has a good brother to take care of his funeral, so it should be fine. Don't forget
, we have more important things to do."
Jiang Nan shook his head and said, "Don't you think there is a big problem?"
"What's the problem? I don't understand." Lin Ruolan said confused.
"It's too sudden. Moreover, I think this should be a murder, not a natural death. I am particularly suspicious of one person, which is too abnormal." Jiang Nan frowned.
"Who are you talking about this? Do you have any evidence or findings?" Lin Ruolan became wary.
"It's hard to say yet, but I can go find the answer." Jiang Nan said.
"I'll go with you." Lin Ruolan followed.
"No, you stay here. This matter is a bit dangerous. I don't want you to take the risk. That's it."
Jiang Nan went out quietly.
Not long after, he came to Niu Liu's mourning hall.
At this moment, Dagangzi was kneeling in front of the coffin, crying softly and looking heartbroken.
Hearing footsteps, he turned around and saw that it was Jiangnan, who seemed even sadder.
"Are you also here to see Niu Liu off? How did you meet him? Have you been friends for a long time?"
Jiang Nan shook his head and said: "We have known each other not long ago. He came here at his own request. He wanted to see his hometown, but unexpectedly he came to say goodbye forever."
"It's all my fault. I didn't take good care of him. It would be better if I didn't drink so much." Dagangzi beat his chest, feeling very regretful.
Jiang Nan said calmly: "I'm going to ask you a few questions, and you have to answer me truthfully."
"Okay, you ask."
"What did you all talk about? Also, does Niu Liu have any enemies in Shuize Township?" Jiang Nan asked.
"Enemies don't know that. He is here. He was very good when he was a child. Because his parents passed away early, he was an orphan, so he had to be obedient most of the time. There should be no enemies. Everyone likes him very much."
"But he had great ambitions and didn't want to live here forever, so he left. Most of what we talked about was memories from childhood, his recent development, some of my experiences, etc. That's pretty much it."
When Dagangzi talked about this, he asked doubtfully, "Why are you asking these questions?"
"If you think about it again, what else did he say to you? Is it really gone?" Jiang Nan's eyes were sharp.
Dagangzi recalled carefully, suddenly thought of something, and said: "By the way, he said one thing in the middle, that he could make a fortune when he came back this time, and he had some shocking secret. I thought he was drunk.
He was talking nonsense, so I didn’t care. I didn’t ask any more questions.”
Jiang Nan suddenly realized it and said, "That's right. One more thing. Think about it again. Have you ever been separated from him during this period?"
"Separate? Yes, he said he had to go to the bathroom in the middle of the trip, which took about ten minutes. When he came back, I even gave him a drink as a penalty." Dagangzi said.
"Is that so? I understand." Jiang Nan said thoughtfully.
Dagangzi said curiously, "Did you understand something? Did you discover something and find the reason?"
"Yes, I think there is a person who is very suspicious. He might be the murderer." Jiang Nan said.
"Who are you referring to?" Dagangzi asked anxiously.
"Your wife, Cui'er." Jiang Nan's eyes were like lightning.
Dagangzi was stunned and said angrily: "Don't talk nonsense, how could it be her? She and Niu Liusu are strangers and would never do this. Moreover, it is even more impossible if there is no grievance or grudge."
"Is it impossible? Then should we look at the evidence." Jiang Nan was very determined.
"What evidence?" Dagangzi was confused.
Jiang Nan struck directly with his palm, causing the coffin to open. He lifted up Niu Liu's fingernails and showed them to Dagangzi.
"Did you see that there are fibers from your wife's clothes inside his fingernails? She is the only one with such threads."
"Impossible, you are talking nonsense, you are slandering. They have never been in contact." Dagangzi couldn't believe it.
"No, wouldn't you just ask your wife Cui'er to know what happened in those ten minutes?" Jiang Nan said.
"No, it's impossible." Dagangzi was very upset.
Jiang Nan wanted to say something else, but suddenly, a cold wind blew outside and the door opened.
Cui'er came to them with a cold face and hatred in her eyes, "He's right, I was the one who killed Niu Liu. I didn't expect you to find out so quickly. Since you know so much, you
Don't even think about leaving today, just stay with Niu Liu."