Volume 1, Dongyi Tribe 30
It may seem safe to add to the snake, but in fact it only increases suspicion, and the more cautious people are, the more likely they are to make this low-level mistake without knowing it...
Jin Chen didn't delay for too long, and in a blink of an eye, he got back a sumptuous meal, there was fish and meat, all of the freshest cooking, Mu San of course understood that these must have been specially prepared for him, if the Jin tribe ate these every day, what would they have to be rich?
Is he really worthy of such treatment? Mu San didn't believe it, he just happened to save the lives of Jin Li and others, and he begged the patriarch, he couldn't afford such hospitality, it seemed that there was some rectification, and there must be a demon when things went wrong, but something was wrong just his own guess, first understand what happened in the clan, and see if he could help, sometimes helping others is helping himself.
Jin Chen was not too stupid after all, and he went out for so long to find out some news.
"Third Brother Mu, I heard?."
"Oh? What's up? ”
"Last night, the elder of the tribe's Jinyue clan was killed, and when he heard that his head was missing, the patriarch ordered Brother Jin Li to solve the case in three days."
I see, the killing of a tribe's patriarch is not a trivial matter, no wonder it will be so, is it that I am thinking too much? It always feels weird.
Mu San shook his head, how could there be such a coincidence, he never believed in coincidences, but at this time, there was an incident, it would not be so simple, most of all the coincidences were man-made, he suddenly became interested in Jin Yue's sense of death, as long as he could help catch the murderer, he could also complete his own thing as soon as possible.
Beckoning to Jin Chen, under Jin Chen's puzzled expression, Mu San took the initiative to approach his ear, the two whispered, and the spirit ape also came up curiously, but unfortunately it couldn't understand.
In the afternoon, Jin Chen shuttled around the clan, returning to the small courtyard from time to time, and then quickly ran out after a short time, back and forth, but he was tossed enough.
Of course he wanted to help Jin Li and find out the real murderer, but his little head couldn't understand such a complicated case, and blindly thought that Mu San was omnipotent, he was an outsider and had a lot of inconvenience, and it was no problem to run errands by himself, so he naturally became Mu San's eyes and ears, told him the news he heard one by one, and followed his instructions to supplement the investigation.
"How many guards were there on duty that night, have they all been checked?"
"There are two people in total, and Brother Jin Li has interrogated them, but he didn't find any flaws."
Jin Chen scooped up a large scoop of cold water and drank it "coo-dong",
"And are there any skeptics now?"
"The clansmen all said that the old man of the Golden Skin Clan did it, he and the old man of the Golden Moon Clan have always been at odds, the two often quarrel and fight, and they almost fought yesterday because of disagreement."
There is no need for a secret room to kill people for such an obvious contradiction, and after this just conflict, he doesn't have the stamina to be a clan elder, is his subordinates all waste? The more you look at it, the more it looks like a means of blame.
"I don't think the Golden Skins are murderers,"
Jin Chen drank the water, burped, and told Mu San his opinion.
"Oh? How so? ”
"Brother Musan, you see, Goldpi is the primary object of suspicion, he knows this, if he really did it, wouldn't he kill himself, and they are not deeply hateful, but they disagree, so they won't kill people."
Mu San nodded, he also thought so, people's habitual thinking will point the finger at the first suspect, and the murderer may also use this to guide everyone and create greater hatred.
"Murder in the secret room, the inside of the doors and windows is locked, the head is missing, there is no other exit in the house, everything seems impossible, Jin Yue is not helpless, it takes time to kill, it takes time to clean up, it takes time to escape..."
Mu San walked back and forth, there was obviously not enough time, it didn't take too long from the scream to the arrival of the guards, how did the murderer do it? All this seems impossible, but what is missing?
By the way, it's time, it takes time for the murderer to do these things, but now there is not so much time for him to kill, clean up, and escape, is it possible for the murderer to do it in advance?
Kill people in advance, clean the room in advance, and don't think about how to escape, obviously, the guards who first noticed the anomaly became the key to the whole thing.
After telling Jin Chen his thoughts, this kid's eyes lit up, and he couldn't stop nodding and praising him, admiring Mu San more and more in his heart, and without waiting to hear it all, he hurriedly ran to report to Jin Li.
Jin Li was also anxious at this time, I don't know how to check, the clues brought by Jin Chen undoubtedly brought him a new dawn, which made him sweep away his previous depression, of course, he also knew that Jin Chen couldn't take into account such a complicated issue, just didn't point it out.
This time, he took Jin Chen and came to the old man's house again together, and called the two guards who were on duty that day, especially the first guard who was particularly suspicious, and almost tortured him to extract a confession.
"Come on, did you open the door of the old Jinyue clan and rushed in first, in the end, the door was locked or you lied about it, and it was truthfully invited."
"It's wronged, what the little one said is true, it's really locked, and there are still my kick marks on the door, please check it out..."
This guard is actually very wronged, obviously he is a heartfelt protector, but he is regarded as the primary object of suspicion.
Jin Li's coercion and temptation did not have any effect, but reached a stalemate again, all the torture was used, and the guard still insisted on his confession as always, after all, he was a small guard who did not have the courage to bear the responsibility for murder.
Jin Li is also like a sick person rushing to the doctor, like a drowning person grabbing a life-saving straw, there is not enough evidence to come to interrogate, the result will only startle the snake, and in the end there is nothing, he had to lock up the guards, ordered people to take strict care, seeing that the whole day is about to pass, he still has no clue, the bitterness in his heart is only understood by himself, and the mood is rarely irritable, so frightened that Jin Chen hurriedly took the opportunity to slip away.
Back in the small courtyard, Jin Chen narrated the process of interrogating the guards to Mu San, Mu San also knew that he was in a hurry, the guards were a breakthrough here, but they were not enough to become the object of suspicion, the flaw was that reasonable inferences were needed, and theoretical inferences needed to be supported by evidence, otherwise they would only fall into a dead end, but fortunately, it was not too late to correct them.
That night, it was destined to be another sleepless night for many people, such as Jin Li, he didn't know why he had insomnia, and he was busy and didn't know how to check next; For example, Mu San, he went through the whole incident from beginning to end, and he didn't find any new flaws, but he always felt that he was missing something; Another example...
The next morning, Mu San was still in a daze, and a horn sound like yesterday woke him up, could it be that something happened again?
Not long after, Jin Chen hurriedly ran in,
"Brother Musan, it's not good, something happened, that guard committed suicide in the dungeon last night..."
"What? Suicide? It's obviously murderous..."
He thought about it, it was this that he missed last night, a mistake, but fortunately, at least it proved that he was in the right direction before.
At this time, Jin Li has already led people to the scene, and the surroundings are strictly guarded, and the scene also did not leave any clues, a false appearance of suicide in fear of crime, a mistake, Jin Li can't wait to cut last night's guards with a thousand knives, a group of useless things, even a person can't look at it, beat and beat, scold, and scold, so that they will not really kill them all, it is really a wave of unsettled waves, there are no clues, but there is an extra life, or think about how to report to the patriarch later.
"Come on, quickly summon Jin Li!"
The patriarch Jin Cheng was furious, and another person died under his bright nose, which was a naked provocation to his authority, and he wanted to catch the murderer immediately and break the body into pieces.
"Father's anger, take care of your health."
Jin Jun, the only son of Jin Cheng, was called into the hall by him today, and he couldn't believe the others now, and the occurrence of this series of things made him have to suspect the conspiracy behind it, and instinctively felt the crisis.
"Jun'er, you say, is there any conspiracy behind this?"
After all, Jin Jun is still young, not as sophisticated as his father, and he can't think about many things so deeply, so he will think more optimistically.
"The father should have been overly worried, and the child felt that the murderer just felt that the matter was going to be revealed, so he killed and killed him, indicating that the guards should really have some problems."
"Well, I hope so!"
Jin Cheng is still slightly disappointed in his heart, his son is good at everything, smart and brave, but his sensitivity to the struggle for power is not good, or it may be that he is too eager for his son Jackie Chan, and he didn't want him to fall into too much in the past, it seems that he should be involved in more things in the future.
Not long after, Jin Li walked into the hall alone, and was about to speak, but was interrupted by Jin Cheng raising his hand.
"Ali, come with me, Jun'er, you can come too,"
Hidden under the surface of the rage was a calculating, cautious and cautious, after speaking, he walked down the steps and took the lead towards the secret room on the side.
Jin Li glanced at Jin Jun who was respectfully obedient to his orders with some surprise, and he already knew it in his heart, the patriarch seemed to have figured it out, and was ready to let the young patriarch understand some deceitful battles and get involved as soon as possible, so it was okay, it was impossible to cultivate an excellent successor with careful and deliberate protection.
The three of them divided into the secret room, where there was no longer a fourth person who could hear what they were talking about.
"Ali, tell me what you think."
Jin Li sorted out his words and took a deep breath,
"Patriarch, the elder of the Jinyue clan was killed, after strict investigation by his subordinates, that guard is indeed a breakthrough, whether there is suspicion or not, that guard was killed in a well-defended dungeon, which shows that our direction is right, and we have hit the enemy's pain point, which is not something that ordinary murderers can do."
"Who does Brother Jin Li think did it, is it really the old man of the Golden Skin Clan?"
Jin Li did not answer Jin Jun's inquiry, paused, and said,
"The subordinates suspect that there is something else wrong with the death of the elder of the Golden Moon Clan, I am afraid that there is something behind this..."