Chapter 15 Capturing the suspect and gathering clues
The extremely noisy Yihongyuan can be heard instantly.
"Head, something happened."
"Brother Tang, it seems the murderer just left."
They didn't need to say much, Tie Tang understood the whole story and gave a few quick instructions.
"Yuan Hua goes to check on the deceased and protect the scene. Xiao Qi, go outside and notify the police."
Then the two long tendons in his thighs trembled, and he jumped out of the door in one stride, like a slippery loach, squeezing through the crowd of prostitutes.
Naturally, there is no only way out of Yihongyuan from the front entrance. The direction of the commotion just now is from the back entrance.
As soon as he got out of the crowd, Tie Tang saw a man in Tsing Yi who was ten feet in front of him running out of the back door and running wildly on the street.
"Where to go?"
Tietang's ten toes suddenly exerted force, and the long tendons vibrated, just like pulling a bow string, and the sound continued.
I saw the soles of his feet shooting up, leaving deep footprints on the left and right beams.
The cicadas chirp on the autumn night and move when they hear the wind.
This body technique is exactly the eight steps to catch cicadas. Even if Tie Tang is just a beginner, how can his cultivation of Yi Jin be nothing?
The distance of ten feet is reached in an instant.
The man in green, who was running away, suddenly noticed that the hair on his back stood up and his neck felt cold, knowing that a master was approaching.
He is also a martial artist, and when he senses the strong wind coming, he no longer runs away.
He turned around, opened his arms, tapped his right foot on the ground, and stepped back like a crane spreading its wings, avoiding Tie Tang's attack.
Only then did Tie Tang see the other person's face clearly. He was actually a young man, around twenty-four or five years old.
"Who are you and why are you running away?"
The man in Tsing Yi's eyes were red, as if he had just cried. Hearing this, he just said: "You have found the wrong person."
Then he turned around and ran away again.
But he didn't run away just now. Now Tie Tang was only less than ten feet away from him. How could he let him leave?
"Stay and talk!"
Lunging forward with both legs, Tie Tang threw out his right hand, like a long ape reaching for its arm, an eagle grabbing food and grabbing at the man in Tsing Yi.
But the opponent showed no weakness, didn't look back, and hit Tie Tang hard on his right arm with a backhand punch.
Bang!
A hit that hit the spot.
But it didn’t have the expected effect.
The man in Tsing Yi felt that Tietang's right arm was like the body of a dragon, with sufficient strength, hard skin and hard bones, and long muscles stretched out, and he just blocked his attack.
"Don't move!"
"If you move your right arm again, it will be gone."
Tie Tang's right hand rested on his shoulder, with five claws shaped like an eagle's claw.
As long as he exerts force, the five holes in the man in green are light enough and his entire arm can be torn off at will.
The powerful eagle claw skill not only has amazing finger strength, it can also capture and crush bones, and tap acupoints to separate tendons.
The man in green clothes slowly turned half his head and said sideways, "What do you mean? You are blocking my way for no reason and using force excessively. Aren't you afraid of the Yuncheng police?"
Tie Tang was happy.
"Bone Forging Realm? Dacheng or Perfection? Which family?" If he hadn't been promoted to Yi Jin earlier, he would really not be able to defeat him for a while.
"Let go, it won't do you any good if things get serious." The man in Tsing Yi shook his shoulders.
At this time, there were police officers at the front and rear, and the officers came quickly. Some were patrol officers called over by Biqi, and some were disturbed by the fighting here.
"The chief catcher!"
"The chief catcher!"
........
Seeing the arrival of help, Tie Tang slowly let go of his right arm.
The man wanted to take the opportunity to escape, but when he heard the words around him, he couldn't believe his ears.
"Capture him and take him back to the cell!"
"Yes, the chief catcher!"
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Tonight is destined to be a sleepless night. There are people standing inside and outside Yihong Courtyard, all poking their heads to see what is going on inside.
"I heard someone died inside?"
"How did you die? Was it going to blow up right away?"
"If you die here, what second way can you die? It must be so comfortable."
"Death under peonies is a romantic ghost. That person is lucky enough to die in a gentle countryside."
"Stop talking nonsense, I heard that a flower girl died."
"Oh, that's such a pity."
.......
After arresting the man in Tsing Yi, Tie Tang did not rush to interrogate him. Instead, he returned to Yihong Courtyard to check on the deceased and inquire about the situation.
"Boss, the one who died in emerald red is the flower girl who served Qingfeng last night."
"What a coincidence?" Tie Tang frowned, feeling that things were not that simple.
"Notify Soujian Tang to come over."
After saying that, Tie Tang stepped into the spring room on the second floor. The smell of blood inside was strong, mixed with the smell of mugwort and rouge and gouache, which was a bit pungent.
The room was brightly lit, blood was flowing all over the floor, and there were all kinds of wine and food on the table.
Bi Qi stood at the head of the bed, looking down at the deceased.
Tie Tang, who had been baptized in the racecourse, could still accept this scene. He avoided the blood on the ground and walked to the bed.
The deceased was half lying on the bed, neatly dressed, but there was a three-inch long wound on his neck. It was extremely ugly, the skin and flesh were turned out, and the blood stains had solidified and were slightly black.
The surrounding bedding, gauze tent, and even the ceiling were all covered with blood.
Tie Tang could imagine that the deceased must have had his back to the bed, someone wiped his neck from the front, and then fell down.
Judging from the scene, the surrounding doors and windows were closed and not damaged, the food and wine on the table were not messy, and the deceased did not show much sign of struggle.
"Anything found?"
"The murderer should be someone familiar to the deceased."
Tie Tang nodded, Biqi's inference was exactly the same as his own.
But he immediately said: "Although we are familiar with each other, the place here is different. If a client who is unknown to the deceased comes, it can also have the same effect."
"Brother Tang is right." Bi Qi stood up and took a few steps back carefully to avoid damaging the scene.
After a few more inspections, Tie Tang walked out of the room with him.
"Xiao Qi, you go back and rest for a while. You don't have to worry about these things."
"Brother Tang..."
"Go and rest. You can help me by doing that thing well. These are small things."
"Yes!"
Bi Qi left Yihongyuan first, and Tie Tang and Yuan Hua continued to question the madam for a while, confirming the identity of the deceased and getting important news.
"According to what the chief catcher said... the person you caught may be Cuihong's lover."
"Tell me what you know carefully."
"It's like this. That kid has some skills, but his pocket is cleaner than his face. He spends the few coins he earns here every month.
After going back and forth, I somehow got close to Cuihong..."
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After the arrival of Sou Jantang, Tie Tang also obtained relevant information and returned to the county government office to prepare for interrogation of the man in Tsing Yi.
"I always feel like something is wrong. Is it too coincidental? If all the clues point to Qingfeng... that just means that Qingfeng is probably not the murderer."
Tie Tang had watched so many movies and TV shows in his previous life, and now he felt like he was caught in a big net.
"According to my criminal psychological profile, the real culprit in the racecourse case should be a thoughtful and powerful person. He will not be a lone wolf fighting. Everything is planned.
Qingfeng doesn’t look like him, or is his acting skills very good?”
Knowing the person but not the heart, Tie Tang did not dare to judge Qingfeng's personality from the surface, and psychological profiling could only play a supporting role and could not be relied upon completely.
"As for the incident in Yihongyuan...the murderer seems to be obvious, but why is it Cuihong?
Does this case really have nothing to do with the racecourse headless case?"
At this moment, Tie Tang wished he could ask a god to come over and invite his predecessor back so that he could bother with these nonsense.
"I haven't even finished my own affairs. One thing comes after another. Can I still do it?"
With a hint of anger, he came to the county jail. The master of the punishment hall, the deputy master, the cell warden and others were all present.
Da Ma Jin Dao sat down, and Tie Tang looked at the large group of people in the cell, feeling a little bored.
"Did the man at the racecourse say that?"
The head of the execution hall was over thirty years old and had a fierce face. When he heard the question, he quickly stood up.
"Back to the chief arrest officer, the confession has been confirmed. He went to Yihongyuan last night and drank a lot of wine. When Chou Shimo came out of the back door, he ran into the Qing County arrest officer."
"I heard that Qingxian County police officers were wearing headgear. How could that person recognize him?"
The head of the Punishment Hall glanced at Tie Tang in surprise, and continued to explain: "It is said that Qing County was very drunk at the time of the arrest, and he held his legs while vomiting, and even vomited on him.
The man was so angry that he kicked Qingxian Zao several times.
After the hat fell off, the man recognized the identity of the Qingxian arrester and was frightened. He left quickly for fear of retaliation and did not dare to say more about it."
Tie Tang nodded. The racecourse staff and the madam said that the time can be matched. If there is no collusion, there should be no difference.
I went to Yihongyuan just after Zishi, and left at the end of Choushi, which was around three o'clock in the middle of the night.
This Qingfeng didn't go home...where did he go after that?
The deceased in the racecourse case was presumed to have died at Yin time, which is between three and five o'clock in the morning.
Qingfeng still can't get rid of the suspicion and has enough time to commit the crime.
"Is he really drunk or pretending to be drunk? Has that person ever seen it?"
The head of the execution hall pondered for a moment: "He must be really drunk. It is said that even the Qiu Shui Yanling sword was half unsheathed. Apparently he touched the sheath by mistake."
"Oh? He saw that Qingfeng had a sword at that time." Tie Tang's eyes lit up, this was something the madam had not said before.
"I did see it!"
It’s okay to carry a knife when you’re off duty, but you actually bring a knife to a brothel... What on earth has Qingfeng accomplished?
Clues pointed to Qingfeng again and again, but Tietang always felt that he was being led by the nose.
After collecting his thoughts and ignoring him for the time being, Tie Tang decided to interrogate the man in green first.
"Bring up the man I captured."
"Yes, the chief catcher."
A few moments.
Accompanied by the sound of clanging iron chains, a man with shackles on his head and iron chains on his feet was escorted over.
Tie Tang waved his hand: "First take off the shackles and bring a bowl of tea."
His subordinates are all capable of catching the fast ones.
When the dust settled, a man in prison uniform stood in front of Tie Tang, his expression calm and unable to tell what he was thinking.
"Please!" Tie Tang stretched out two fingers and pushed the steaming bowl of tea soup over with the back of his fingers.
The man smiled, picked up the tea and drank it in one gulp.
"You're welcome." Yuan Hua looked on in anger.
"With Tie Qingtian in front of him, why should Wu be afraid?" After drinking the tea, the man spoke.
"Oh? Do you recognize me?"
"I've heard about his name for a long time. If I had known that it was the Iron God who was arresting him, I wouldn't have run away."
Tie Tang knocked on the table and said calmly: "In that case... tell me why you want to kill Cui Hong."