"Did you hear that? Take someone out immediately to investigate thoroughly, and come back quickly to report!" Liu Zongyi shouted impatiently.
The yamen servant did not dare to hesitate and immediately left the main hall and took people to inquire about the situation.
Taking advantage of this time, Chai Yan also checked inside the house.
After investigation, it was found that there was a looming strangulation mark on the neck of the deceased Qin Buhuo. The strangulation mark was in a state of intersection on the back of the neck, so it can be concluded that it was done by someone else!
But Chai Yan was very confused. Such a shallow strangulation mark didn't seem to be fatal. Is this an illusion? Are there other wounds?
"Shangguan Peining, are there any other wounds on his body?" Chai Yan asked in his mind.
"No!" Shangguan Peining quickly gave the answer with a very firm tone.
Chai Yan suddenly became puzzled and thought to himself: "It's strange, how did this person die? It's impossible for ordinary people to be strangled so easily..."
Shangguan Peining said: "Chai Yan, you can only rely on yourself in this case. Without blood, there is nothing I can do!"
Chai Yan nodded secretly, while Shangguan Peining remained silent.
Chai Yan suddenly thought of something: "Could this man be sick, and he fell ill and died when his neck was strangled?"
Chai Yan did not draw a conclusion immediately, but he did not rule out the possibility.
Then, the three of them went to the back room. The back room was in a mess, and it looked like it had been burglarized.
Liu Zongyi looked at the scene in the back room and suddenly said: "I understand, someone must have taken advantage of the money, strangled Qin Buhuo, and then stole his property!"
Yuanyuan couldn't help but look at Chai Yan and thought, why do you need to say this?
After a while, Chai Yan found two more dragging marks on the ground. Judging from the direction, they should have been dragged from the inside of the house to the outside.
Looking at the marks on the ground, Chai Yan had no doubts. After the murder, why didn't the murderer hide the body in the back room instead of dragging it to the main hall? This is unreasonable!
After checking the back rooms, the three of them returned to the main hall. At this time, Chai Yan suddenly noticed a cup of tea on the table in the main hall.
While he was looking at the tea cup thoughtfully, Yuan Yuan came over and asked, "What's wrong? Is this cup of tea poisonous?"
Chai Yan shook his head and said: "I don't know if this cup of tea is poisonous, but I can be sure of one thing. The deceased must have stayed here before, and then went to the back room!"
Suddenly, a silver needle appeared in Yuan's hand, then he felt it in the tea, took a look, and said to Chai Yan: "The tea is not poisonous!"
Just then, the government servant who went to inquire about the situation came back.
Liu Zongyi was shocked and asked quickly: "How is it? What did you find out?"
The yamen officer nodded and stepped forward, saying hurriedly: "Sir, I heard about it! There were three people who came in and out of the house during that morning..."
"Tell me, which three are they?" Liu Zongyi's face suddenly became nervous.
The yamen servant said: "The first one is Qin Buhuocai and his recently separated wife. I heard that she left not long after she arrived. She still took two bags and left..."
Liu Zongyi was startled and speculated: "Could it be that woman who did it? Both bags contain money?"
Chai Yan said: "Master Liu, don't be anxious. It's not too late to listen to everything before speaking..."
"Yes..." Liu Zongyi quickly shut up.
The Yamen servant added: "The second person who came is Qin Buhuo's cousin. It is said that he is a gambler. He often comes to borrow money from Qin Buhuo, and he still owes a lot of debts..."
Liu Zongyi suddenly felt that this cousin was even more suspicious, and he couldn't help but said: "Who can agree to come to borrow money on the first day of the new year? It is probably that Qin Buhuo's cousin failed to borrow money, so he killed someone in anger, and then stole money.
The property was taken away!”
Chai Yan did not speak, but Yuan Yuan became impatient: "Master Liu, can't you just listen to the whole story first?"
Liu Zongyi's face turned red and he closed his mouth in embarrassment.
Chai Yan asked again: "What about the last one? Who is coming?"
The yamen servant immediately replied: "The last person to come is a businessman named Wang. I heard that he is a frequent customer of Mr. Qin. He comes to Mr. Qin every first day of the lunar month to make fortune calculations, without exception..."
Chai Yan quickly lowered his eyes and fell into thought, then raised his eyes and asked the Yamen servant: "Are you sure there are only these three people?"
The yamen servant nodded quickly: "Sure! I personally asked a beggar outside the door who was weak on his legs and legs. He was sitting on the street before dawn. He could clearly see the situation at the gate of Qin's house!"
Chai Yan immediately turned to Liu Zongyi and said, "Master Liu, please send someone to find these three people. If nothing unexpected happens, the murderer will be among them!"
Liu Zongyi was stunned for a moment, then loudly said to the Yamen servant: "Go, go quickly! Bring these three people back immediately, I and Lord Chai will interrogate them personally!"
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An hour later, Zhengning County Government Office No. 2.
Above the second hall, the atmosphere was solemn, with Chai Yan and Yuan sitting on one side, Liu Zongyi sitting on the other, and eight government officials holding water and fire sticks standing with their heads held high on both sides.
There were three people kneeling in the hall. From left to right, they were Qin Buhuo's cousin Zhong You, Qin Buhuo's ex-wife Xu, and Wang Lichen, a frequent visitor to Qin Buhuo for fortune telling.
Shangguan Peining suddenly asked: "Chai Yan, are you really not going to use the Mantra Beans?"
Chai Yan said confidently: "No! This time I will solve the case with my own ability, so that you will not always think that I can't do it without you!"
"Haha, yes, you do understand my thoughts..." Shangguan Peining said playfully at first, and then changed his tone: "Then I will wait and see..."
Chai Yan sneered and said calmly: "You are a great monk, it's shameful to act cute..."
At this time, Liu Zongyi cupped his hands and said: "Master Chai, everyone has arrived, let's start..."
Chai Yan nodded slightly, and after scanning the three people in the hall, his eyes finally rested on Zhong You.
"Zhong You!"
Chai Yan's sudden voice made Zhong You tremble in fright. He subconsciously raised his head and said, "Huh?"
"Let me ask you, did you go to Qin Buhuo's house this morning?" Chai Yan asked.
Zhong You nodded hurriedly: "I went..."
Just as Chai Yan was about to continue asking questions, he heard Liu Zongyi suddenly shout: "How dare you reply?"
Zhong You was so frightened that he quickly lowered his head and said respectfully: "Go back to you two adults, the common people are gone... gone..."
Chai Yan was startled by Liu Zongyi, but he couldn't say anything in front of the suspect, so he could only say: "Master Liu, the investigation is more important, the rest doesn't matter..."
Liu Zongyi understood what this meant and immediately bowed his hand to Chai Yan with an apologetic look on his face.
Chai Yan did not look at Liu Zongyi and continued to ask: "Tell me, what is the important matter of going to your cousin early this morning?"
Zhong You drooped his head and said: "Back to you two adults, Cao Min... Cao Min was not very lucky in gambling last night, so... So he thought of going to his cousin to borrow some money to make money.