A small place like Biguan County has always been quite calm and peaceful unless there is an invasion by foreign enemies. On weekdays, not to mention big cases like murder, even small cases such as theft are not common. It is precisely because of this that after this homicide case, the county commander Zhu Xuan will be extremely tight, forcing Huang Feng and other servants to find out the murderer as soon as possible.

It is precisely because of this that the county government is very deficient in all aspects of dealing with such cases. This is not only reflected in the fact that Huang Zhutou has found nothing in the past ten days, but also in the fact that there is not even a decent mortuary and a work in the county office, and the body can only be temporarily placed in an empty room in the southwest corner, and it has not been carefully inspected to this day. Fortunately, it is now autumn and the weather has turned cooler, otherwise this corpse would have decomposed long ago after ten days.

When Yang Chen and Huang Feng walked into the room, the latter's face was obviously a little pale, and he was a little behind. If it weren't for his errand, if he had asked for someone, he wouldn't have dared to accompany him in to see the corpse. Don't look at Huang Zhutou's usual courage, and he will not be left behind in arresting prisoners, but he is still afraid of ghosts and gods.

Yang Chen didn't have any worries about this, and after entering the house, he first opened a few windows to let the stench of corpses in the room dissipate a little, and then walked to the long table where the corpses were placed, bent down, and carefully observed.

Looking at his appearance, Huang Feng was a little frightened in addition to admiration, and in order to strengthen his courage, he could only ask: "Fourth master, can you see anything on this corpse?" ”

"Of course, there will always be a lot of clues left on the bodies of the murder victims. If there is a special post-mortem examination, it will be more able to find out the problems that are not usually visible. While answering, Yang Chen's movements on his hands did not stop, and he actually untied the corpse's clothes in a few clicks, revealing the pale and shrunken flesh.

Seeing this, Huang Feng shuddered again, forcibly suppressed the idea of escaping, and said with a wry smile: "It turns out that there are so many exquisitenesses, and the little one has gained a lot of knowledge today." ”

"By the way, tell me about the story of this case again." Yang Chen carefully observed the upper body of the corpse, and finally looked at the wound in the fatal part of the heart for a long time, and then commanded again.

"Yes...... It was ten days ago, that is, on the morning of the third day of the ninth lunar month, Li Gui, who went out early in the morning, saw the deceased Chen Zhigao lying on the ground in the Taiping Hutong in the west of the city, where he was located. At that time, he thought that this man had been drunk last night, so he went up to call the man up. Unexpectedly, he found out that he was dead...... "This kind of thing has not happened for many years, Huang Feng naturally has a deep memory, and now it is also very organized."

Yang Chen nodded, and asked again, "Then what is the identity of this deceased?" He lives in Taiping Hutong, right? Who else is in the house? ”

"Speaking of this Chen Zhigao, he also has some fame in my Biguan County, and his family business is quite rich by reselling bricks and stones. He lived in the depths of Taiping Hutong, but the place where he died was less than a few steps from his home. As for his family, there is only one wife and one concubine, and he has a huge property, but he doesn't even have an heir, but he is cheaper than these two women......"

Yang Chen snorted, and the person stood up straight again, then turned to the back of the corpse, rolled up his two trouser legs and looked at them twice, and then asked, "How did you investigate the case?" What direction has it set? ”

"Naturally, I followed the number of robberies and killings. Because according to Chen Zhigao's wife, after the body was found, he didn't see the money bag he had been carrying. Also, a piece of jade pendant that he carried with him was missing. These two things together are worth a hundred and eighty taels of silver, and it is reasonable that someone will be killed with a knife because of this. Huang Feng said, his face bitter again: "But we haven't had any suspicious people here these days, and the little ones have led people to rummage through the entire city, and they haven't found the suspect......"

Yang Chen smiled and didn't comment, but said, "Let's go, let's go to Taiping Hutong and have a look." ”

Looking at his appearance, Huang Feng seemed to understand something: "My lord, do you see what is wrong?" ”

"Well, it's hard to say now, you have to go to the scene to investigate, and then you can make a decision. Let's go there first. Yang Chen sold Guanzi.

In this regard, Huang Feng is not easy to force, and he is not used to always staying next to a cold corpse, since the fourth master said so, he responded and hurriedly walked out.

When the two of them came out of this room, they attracted the attention of many people in the yamen, and everyone came over curiously to ask, but they were all sent away casually by Yang Chen.

When the two of them walked out of the yamen, the news of the fourth master's involvement in the murder had spread in the small county office, and several officials, including the county commander Zhu Xuan, also knew about it, and several of them couldn't help but show a deep thought.

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Even though it was noon, the dappled light and shadow left by the sunlight passing through the sparse foliage still didn't have much warmth. Especially when Yang Chen and the two of them stood at the scene of the crime, looking at the pool of blood that had already turned black and dried up, Huang Feng still felt a chill in his heart.

But Yang Chen obviously didn't feel this way, he had been squatting in front of this pool of blood for a while, and he had carefully observed the ground around him, and he almost looked on the ground.

Just when Huang Feng couldn't help but ask him what he was looking at, Yang Chen stood up and asked first, "In addition to the bloodstains here, have you found any other bloodstains?" ”

"This ...... I didn't find it. After a little hesitation, Huang Feng shook his head and said.

"Not at all?" Yang Chen asked again, and stared at the other party's eyes with a straight face. Because it had been ten days, the scene was very different from the beginning, and he had to get a definite answer.

This time, Huang Feng's answer became resolute: "No." When we came, there was only this puddle of blood. Moreover, most of the bloodstains were still pressed by the corpses, how could there be bloodstains nearby? ”

"Hmm...... What about the murder weapon? Have you found the murder weapon? Did it stay on the body? Yang Chen continued to ask.

Huang Feng shook his head again, and this time his answer was more decisive: "There is no murder weapon." Not only was there no body on it, but we searched all over the area that day, and there was no whereabouts of any murder weapon. ”

"So......" Yang Chen habitually rubbed his chin with a short beard, and then gave his own conclusion: "The direction you set before to investigate the murderer is obviously wrong. It's no wonder that after ten days, there is no gain. ”

"This ...... My lord, I don't understand this little one, so please make it clear. Huang Feng said puzzled, but at the same time, his face was full of anticipation. I really found the right person, the fourth master just investigated the corpse and the scene, and actually came to such a conclusion.

Yang Chen didn't sell Guan Zi again this time, and explained immediately: "Actually, when I was checking the body just now, I found one thing. This Chen Zhigao was killed by someone with a knife, clean and neat. Moreover, he didn't even have any other wounds on his body......"

"What's this? Isn't the murderer just for robbery and murder? If you don't do things cleanly, how can you do it? Huang Feng questioned.

"Let me ask you, if you are a strongman who robs at night, is the purpose to kill people, or to rob property?"

"This ......" Huang Feng seemed to understand: "Of course I want money." ”

"That's it. If, as you judged before, it was Chen Zhigao who was killed for robbery, then the murderer should have threatened first. It is even very possible to have to use a knife to make a gesture and injure someone. But Chen Zhigao has no other scars on his body, which is very unusual. ”

Huang Feng nodded subconsciously, but then, he thought of something, and he didn't know whether to say it for a while. But Yang Chen had already discovered this, so he preemptively said: "Of course, it is also possible not to hurt people. But once the time came for him to kill someone, it was impossible to kill him with a single sword. Whoever is in danger of his life will instinctively resist or dodge it, so that it is extremely difficult for the murderer to stab him in the heart without hurting the rest of his body. ”

Huang Feng is also a person who practices martial arts, and after such an analysis by the other party, he finally woke up: "The little ones understand, it was the little ones who made a wrong judgment early on, so that there is still no clue after many days of investigation." It turns out that the murderer is not a robber! ”

"Yes, at least not to take his belongings, but to kill him." Yang Chen nodded and said: "In addition, this murderer can be stabbed into the heart and die without Chen Zhigao being completely defenseless, not only is the killing method clever, but also should have a lot to do with him." ”

If it was a stranger, it would be difficult to get close to Chen Zhigao to the point where he could easily kill him. Under Yang Chen's explanation, Huang Feng finally sorted out his thoughts, and his face was full of self-blame: "I see. The adults are really like torches, and the little ones are convinced this time. ”

In the face of this flattery, Yang Chen just smiled slightly, and did not mean to be proud. Even there was still a trace of doubt between his eyebrows - an ordinary businessman would be deliberately assassinated by the people around him, which in itself is worth investigating.

Years of experience in investigating cases have made Yang Chen develop a habit of liking to get to the bottom of things. So even if the case has reached this point today, he can actually retire and return it to Huang Feng and them, but after a little hesitation, he still made the decision to continue to investigate, wanting to see what is hidden behind this case: "Let's go, let's go to Chen Zhigao's mansion and ask him about his wife and concubine ......by the way."

"Ah......" Huang Feng was stunned at first, and then he was happy, and asked with some imagination: "Do you think that his wife and concubine are murderers?" This is really possible, after all, they have a close relationship with him and will not be defended, and if he dies, they will be able to get all his family property......" After some analysis, Yang Chen was stunned when he heard it......