152. Chapter 152 The Murder Scene and the Mysterious Man
(7) Murder scene and mysterious person
"Then why did the murder weapon you used appear next to the door?"
"That little guy doesn't know."
"Chen Shun, can you guarantee that everything you said to me today is true and not a single word is false?"
Chen Shun was silent again.
"Hurry up and answer Master Cai's question!"
"yes."
Chen Shun lowered his head and did not look at Cai He's face. It made people feel that he had a guilty conscience, or that the perpetrator thought his crime was too great and felt regretful?
"So, now that you have admitted your crime, why does your old mother still not believe it?"
"My mother has become soft-hearted as she gets older. I just hope that my mother can spend her remaining years peacefully."
Chen Shun replied. Although this reason may not be tenable, because the mother knows her son best.
The case was successfully concluded on the basis of Chen Shun's guilty plea. This was an explanation to the old woman. It was not that the county magistrate was confused and the officials handled the case in a confused manner, but Cai He did not think the matter was that simple.
"For the sake of caution, I still have to go to the scene to take a look."
The county magistrate, who originally thought Cai He would no longer interfere in the matter, breathed a sigh of relief and had to continue taking Cai He and his party to the scene of the murder.
"Did Mr. Cai find any loopholes?"
Tang Waner, who was following Cai He, asked.
"Ms. Tang, do you think Chen Shun is telling lies or the truth?"
"If a person admits to a murder he did not commit, it must be because there are things more important than his life. If he is telling the truth, then our work will be in vain."
Is it more important than your own life?
"Wan'er thinks he is lying."
"Really? How can you see it?"
"He was hesitating when answering your question."
Cai He nodded.
Heyue Inn.
Because of a murder, the inn's business was not very good this month. There were not many people walking around and it was deserted. The shopkeeper quickly brought them to the scene of the murder.
It was an ordinary upper room with all kinds of furniture. The shopkeeper pointed out the position where the victim fell to Cai He and others.
"Was it the knife in the chest, not the back?"
"Replying to your lord, the official asked me to conduct an autopsy. The results showed that Mrs. Chen Xu was stabbed three times in the chest and her head was injured by a blunt object. The blunt object was the hammer."
"So, where is the murder weapon that stabbed the chest?"
"Not there."
"What did Chen Shun say?"
"Chen Shun said he lost it, but he doesn't remember where he threw it."
"So Chen Shun himself hid a murder weapon, and later used the hammer he found to injure the victim. Huh, Lord Magistrate, don't you think this is a little strange?"
"Strange? What's strange?"
Cai He was very suspicious of how this person became the county magistrate. He was just a loser. Could it be that he bought the official position? However, he and his superior, the Minister of Punishment, had already severely cracked down on this unhealthy trend.
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Tang Wan'er was searching around the room, but she didn't find any trace of the murder weapon. But she knew the structure of the room. Although it was on the second floor, it was adjacent to other shops, so it seemed that she could see it from the outside of the other shop.
Climb up. In that case, it's possible to get in and out from here.
So Tang Wan'er asked the shopkeeper: "Boss, does Chen Xu only come here to stay for a short period of time, or does she come here often?"
"That girl often enters through the back door and appears when there are less people around. Most people don't see her very often."
"So Chen Xu paid for this room herself?"
"No. It's a mysterious man whose face you can't see clearly. He pays monthly. This room is rented to him for a long time."
"When does this mysterious man usually come to the store?"