Chu Nanzhi followed Li Sanmu and several government officials and hurried to the county captain's mansion.
The wall fell down and everyone pushed. A funeral was being held in the county captain's mansion, but the door was terrifyingly deserted. Seeing the figures of the government servants, they all huddled in the mourning hall and did not dare to come out. In the end, they had to send a little maid to lead the way.
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Although he was just a ninth-grade county captain in a remote and remote area like Haikang County, the entire mansion was built in a very grand manner, with pavilions and pavilions everywhere, quite artistic.
When they arrived at the courtyard where Qi Dongqiang lived, Guan Erbai had already sent people to guard every opening to protect the crime scene.
Seeing the figures of Chu Nanzhi and his party, Guan Erbai immediately came up to them and called with a smile: "Sister-in-law."
It is completely different from the cold attitude before.
Chu Nanzhi responded softly, looked around, and asked casually: "Did you find anything unusual?"
Guan Erbai shook his head blankly: "We don't have enough manpower. We only have enough to guard the scene. We don't have time to check around."
Chu Nanzhi nodded and looked at the maid aside: "Have any strangers come to the house today?"
Thinking of the guests who might come to express condolences, she narrowed the scope a little further: "Has anyone else been to this courtyard within this hour?"
The little maid replied with fear: "Since the master of the house was killed yesterday, my wife has been bedridden, and my husband has been served by slaves in his daily life. Except for the doctor who came to consult yesterday, no one else has been in the yard."
Chu Nanzhi took a closer look at the maid, and saw that she looked frightened and submissive, not like someone who dared to kill someone with a knife.
Furthermore, this maid is mediocre in appearance, and a playboy like Qi Dongqiang who hangs out in the entertainment industry might not be able to look down on the little girl in the house.
"Let's check the body first."
Chu Nanzhi gave instructions and stepped into the house first.
The bed in the bedroom was already covered in blood, and the blood extended from the edge of the bed to around the coffee table.
When Guan Erbai saw this, he whispered in her ear: "It's a slit throat."
Chu Nanzhi walked around the blood stains and looked around the deceased carefully. She saw that the deceased had a ferocious face and his face was a little distorted, as if he had seen something extremely horrific before his death.
Looking closer, there were two sunken white marks on both sides of the deceased's eyes.
Chu Nanzhi thought for a while, fearing that someone tried to forcefully close the deceased's eyes but failed, so he pinched out these two white marks on the blackened face.
She reached out and touched the sunken area at the corner of her eye, and found that the cheekbones at the corner of her eye had been damaged and somewhat collapsed.
The perpetrator was probably no less powerful than a strong man like Li Ce.
I'm afraid it wasn't suicide.
There was no need to check the clumsy cover-up at the scene. She first confirmed to Li Sanmu and Guan Erbai: "It was not suicide, it was homicide."
"Kill him?"
A group of people looked at each other in disbelief.
Chu Nanzhi knelt down and checked the dagger he was holding: "If it was suicide, after the deceased cut his neck with force, if his hands dropped from the bed, they would be weak and scattered. But if you look at this dagger, it is obviously
Someone squeezed it tightly in his palm."
As she said that, she looked at the gesture of making a fist attentively. The finger joints were obviously bent, which was in line with her previous guess. The perpetrator was extremely powerful.
And when she looked closer, she suddenly discovered that there were little bits of blood stuck between the nails of the deceased.
Opening his fingers, he found a few traces of rough skin mixed with blood from between his nails.
"It seems that Qi Dongqiang tried to resist the murderer's assassination. As I expected, he must have scratched the murderer's arm holding the knife. The rough skin trapped in the nails must have been scratched from the murderer's body."
Chu Nanzhi looked at it carefully and analyzed it carefully:
"This yard is not far from the mourning hall. If an unknown person comes in to commit murder, it will definitely arouse the vigilance of the deceased. Judging from the ferocious look on the deceased's face, the corners of his mouth are closed and his eyes are wide open. It is obvious that he only realized the person's identity at the moment of death.
He wanted to kill him, but it was too late to cry out for help, and then his mouth was covered and his throat was cut and he died."
After roughly analyzing the situation at the time of the crime, Chu Nanzhi quickly ordered: "Coming into the house to kill people in such a hurry will definitely leave loopholes. Look around carefully to see if you can find any clues."
When Li Sanmu and Guan Erbai heard the sound, they immediately dispersed to the courtyard with several government officials to search.
Taking advantage of this interval, Chu Nanzhi looked around the room and observed the maid.
This little girl is very skinny. Even if she hates this young man, she doesn't have the brute force to break his cheekbones or break his knuckles.
Thinking of what happened on the night when Qi Dongqiang's case occurred, Chu Nanzhi asked with relief, "How does your little husband treat you on weekdays?"
"On weekdays, on weekdays."
A simple question, but the little maid hesitated and found it difficult to answer.
"It doesn't matter. Both father and son died violently. Now even the county magistrate is in jail. If you know something, there is no need to hide it for him."
Chu Nan Zhiwen smiled and comforted.
The little maid suddenly knelt down, rolled up her sleeves in grievance and cried to her: "This slave and several sisters in the house were forcibly bought by the Qi family. If things don't go your way, the young man likes to take advantage of the slaves."
Don't worry, the wound on my hand was caused by Young Master using wax oil."
Chu Nanzhi took a closer look and saw that her arms were covered with bruises and a few scars, but there were no fresh scratches. She comforted her with some distress: "You don't have to be afraid. This time, the imperial court sent a special official to help you all."
If I uphold justice, I will definitely make the decision for you."
"Um."
The little maid responded pitifully, sobbing and stroking the tears on her face.
Chu Nanzhi waited until her mood stabilized a bit, then continued to ask: "On the night of the 24th of last month, do you still remember when your young husband came back to your house?"
The little maid recalled it in her mind and said slowly: "I remember that I returned to the house at noon the next day."
"Next day at noon?"
Chu Nanzhi was startled, this is not what it sounds like.
But then I thought about it, even if this kid killed Zhu Yue, he might still go back to the brothel and come back at noon the next day.
Looking at the little maid with a smile, she continued to ask gently: "Have you heard about your young husband and the daughter of a wealthy family in the west of the city?"
The little maid shook her head blankly.
After pondering for a moment, she suddenly raised her head and shouted excitedly: "But these days, my slave, I often hear the young man venting in a low voice, saying something like 'little bitch, I don't want to come to my house even if I die.'"
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"Well, I understand."
Chu Nanzhi stopped asking questions, thinking that the little maid didn't know much, and led her outside the house.
At this time, Guan Erbai led two government officials and ran over in a hurry, shouting incessantly: "Sister-in-law, I found fresh climbing footprints on the west courtyard wall, and even stepped on the edge of the wall.
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Upon hearing the sound, Chu Nanzhi followed a few people and immediately rushed to the west courtyard wall. When they got there, they saw a clear line of footprints on the edge of the wall. There were mud prints on them. The location where they were found was as Guan Erbai said.
Where it was trampled, white traces of ash were revealed.
She first told Guan Erbai: "You leave two people to guard the county captain's mansion, and everyone who comes in and out must pay careful attention."