In order to inquire about the progress of the murder of Zhang Yuanwai, with the permission of Lord Yu of Dali Temple, Bai Haohong came to Maru County again. Cheng County Ling and all the officials knew Bai Haohong and were very polite to him.

After some greetings, Bai Haohong asked about the murder of Zhang Yuanwai, and Cheng Xianling introduced: "Zhang Fa Zhang Yuanwai's family is scarce and has no children, and they were killed near Nanjiang Village, which is in the middle of nowhere. The bodies of Zhang Yuanwai, his wife and his concubine were found in the carriage, all of which were fatal with a knife, and the corpses of the guards were in front of the carriage, with multiple injuries on their bodies, apparently having fought viciously with people. ”

Bai Haohong asked, "What about the martial arts of the nursing courtyard?" ”

"I heard that it is quite good, it is a master hired by Zhang Yuanwai with a lot of money, and more than ten ordinary bandits should not be able to get close to him. This time, it is estimated that he encountered twenty or thirty robbers, so he unfortunately died. The official is pursuing the bandits with all their might, but so far there has been no progress, and the bandits are likely to have fled to other counties. ”

"Did any eyewitnesses be found?"

"There are no eyewitnesses, it was reported by someone from the Dapeng Martial Arts Hall. At that time, they were passing through there with their goods, and when they found the body, they immediately reported the crime. It is said that the body was still hot at that time, as if it had just died. Cheng Xianling took the autopsy report and handed it to Bai Haohong and said, "This is the examination of the four victims. ”

Bai Haohong took it, and after reading it, he asked, "Are there any robbers' corpses around?" ”

"No, just the four of them."

Bai Haohong asked puzzledly: "Then the courtyard can be defeated by more than ten people, why didn't you kill a thief this time?" ”

"I think maybe the bandits took the body of their companion away."

"Why didn't the robbers take the carriage away? Placing the corpse of a companion in the carriage was effortless and unobtrusive. ”

"The robbers have fled, so they can't be questioned."

"Zhang Yuanwai's family saw that there were so many bandits, why didn't they get out of the car and escape?"

"I think they saw too many bandits, and they knew they couldn't escape, so they just stayed in the car."

Bai Haohong shook his head and said: "It is human instinct to escape in distress, and it stands to reason that the three of them should get out of the car and try to escape." However, Zhang Yuanwai's entire family of three died in the carriage, didn't Cheng County Ling think it was strange? ”

Cheng Xianling replied: "I also think Zhang Yuanwai is a little stupid!" ”

Bai Haohong couldn't laugh or cry when he heard this, so he asked to go to the autopsy room to see the bodies of the four people in person.

Cheng County Ling said with some hesitation: "Taishi Xiang's guard is now in the autopsy room, and he came to ...... on the order of Taishi."

Bai Haohong had heard that this county order was timid and afraid, and knew that he didn't dare to offend Master Xiang, so he said: "Don't get in the way, he looks at him, I look at mine." ”

Tian Liya, Taishi Xiang's guard, was checking the corpse in the autopsy room, and when he saw Bai Haohong and Cheng Xianling coming in, he immediately took the initiative to come over to say hello. This Tian guard is different from those bullying dogs in Xiangfu, he is modest and tactful, and when he meets people from Dali Temple in the capital, he will also greet people affectionately. Most of the people in Dali Temple hate Xiang Taishi, but as the saying goes, "don't stretch out your hand and don't hit the smiling person, and don't scold the gift giver when you open your mouth", so everyone is polite to Tian Guards.

After Bai Haohong returned the salute, he said, "Tian Guards have changed to our business of solving cases?" ”

Tian Guarde explained: "When the Taishi heard that the witness Zhang Yuanwai had been killed, he was very angry, and asked me to come to know the progress of the case, and at the same time I could do my best. This matter is related to the reputation of the Taishi, and it has to be taken very seriously. ”

"Did you find out anything?"

"I'm a layman and I didn't find any clues. Taishi knew that Dali Temple would definitely send capable people to come, so he only asked me to assist in handling the case. ”

Bai Haohong carefully inspected the bodies of Zhang Yuanwai's entire family, and found that Zhang Yuanwai's wife and concubine were all killed with a knife, judging from the wounds, the knife was inserted from the front chest, penetrated the body, and penetrated the back. Judging from the strength and technique, it should be the same person. Although there were many stab wounds in the nursing home, the fatal wounds were two in the chest, and these two wounds were long, deep, and crossed. Although there are several other "fatal wounds", it is not difficult to find after careful observation: they are a few knives that were made up after the nursing home fell to the ground.

Seeing this, a conclusion immediately flashed in Bai Haohong's mind: "The nursing home died in the 'Thunderbolt Three Styles'!" During that time, Wang Bao was in Maru County, and it must have been his case. Moreover, Wang Bao likes to insert a few more knives in the corpse to confuse the public. ”

"No fox, no matter how cunning, can escape the eyes of a hunter! I saw through the tricks of the king leopard at a glance! Bai Haohong couldn't help but admire himself, and he also guessed the reason why Zhang Yuanwai's family didn't get out of the car to escape at this time: because, Zhang Yuanwai saw Wang Bao robbing the road alone, thinking that there was a nursing home, and he could sit back and relax in the car.

Seeing that Bai Haohong had finished inspecting the body, Tian Guard asked, "Lord Bai has found something?" ”

Of course, the people in the Taishi Mansion couldn't mention Wang Bao's matter, so Bai Haohong replied: "I haven't investigated the scene of the crime yet." ”

Tian Guard said: "I've been to see it, it's in the wilderness, and there are no clues. ”

"Really? But as the saying goes: a hundred times on the spot. I'm going to have to check it out. ”

"A hundred times on the spot? What does this phrase mean? ”

"This is a common saying for the head catcher of the foreign domain, which means: a hundred times of investigation at the crime scene is not too much."

"Lord Bai is really well-read! Then I'll go to the scene again. Tian Guard said.

Cheng County Commander hurriedly said: "I will send the county magistrate to take you there." ”

Bai Haohong and Tian guards rode horses and followed the county government to catch the fast, and came to the scene of the crime, and saw half-human-high weeds on both sides of the road, and a small forest a little far to the left. Whoever it is, it's clear at a glance that this is definitely a good place to kill people and sell goods.

The county magistrate quickly pointed to the woods in the distance and said, "Walking through that woods, it is Nanjiang Village." Then, he pointed to a clearing and said, "The body of Zhang Yuanwai's family was found here." ”

Bai Haohong said: "I know, you can go by yourself, you don't need to accompany you here." ”

At this time, the county government was really busy, so he said goodbye and left.

Bai Haohong carefully inspected the scene that everyone had investigated, and found nothing new, and Tian Guard had been following Bai Haohong. If there were no people from Xiang Taishi, Bai Haohong would definitely ask the county commander to send someone to thoroughly investigate the grass and woods on the side of the road, and Nanjiang Village should also go and ask carefully, maybe they can find eyewitnesses. However, everything can only be stopped now, otherwise even if a witness is found, it will be easy to be silenced, and what can be done at present is: how much can you check.

Thinking of this, Bai Haohong jumped onto a big tree, looked carefully at the grass on the side of the road, and Tian Guard wandered around under the tree. Bai Haohong scanned every part of the grass with his eyes, and after checking it for a while, he was pleasantly surprised to find a pink cloth in the grass in the distance! Bai Haohong scanned the rest of the grass again, and found nothing else, so he jumped off the tree and walked in the direction of the red cloth head.