Chapter Seventy-Four: Arson
"I haven't found anything yet. Miss Li, did you come here to find any clues? Chu Yunfei looked at Li Qiao'er.
Orchid left in amusement. Li Qiaoer said a few perfunctory words and left. Mei Yingxue sent her out of the door, only to find out that this time she actually came over.
"What did you find? ......" This was Mei Yingxue's first sentence after she came back, and she was still frowning when she asked.
Chu Yunfei shook his head, there are some things that it is better not to tell him for the time being. However, he suddenly remembered what the woman in black had said, she said that she was a black peony, not a green peony, and their organization was called Yan Peony, which was no longer the so-called green peony in the past. This reminded Chu Yunfei that these people did have something to do with Green Peony, but they were just ...... The peonies that appear now are different from the green peonies of the past, is it precisely because of this that things have become so complicated?
"This case is too tricky." Mei Yingxue's expression became even more gloomy, "Can you stop pursuing this case!" These are just a few kidnappings, and their purpose is only to ask for money. You don't have to put too much thought into it......"
Such inexplicable words took Chu Yunfei by surprise, he looked at Mei Yingxue, and couldn't understand why he suddenly talked nonsense?
Mei Yingxue said seriously: "No matter whether the people who appear in the capital right now are green peonies or bright peonies, their purpose is just for money." Why should you meddle in this matter again? I think it's better to forget it. After all, I didn't find any clues fifteen years ago, and in the end, ......"
"Have you discovered something?" Chu Yunfei looked at Mei Yingxue suspiciously. He knew that Mei Yingxue never talked nonsense, let alone interfered in his case for no reason. But judging from the time, Mei Yingxue doesn't seem to have left, could it be that Li Qiaoer said something? Or was there something he made a major discovery?
Mei Yingxue turned her head to the side, he knew that with Chu Yunfei's personality, if he didn't find out the case, he wouldn't stop there.
The two of them sat opposite each other like this, until the lights were on, when Chu Yunfei was about to rush to the official mansion, Mei Yingxue let out a long sigh and turned around and returned to the backyard.
Everything was as Chu Yunfei expected, the information that Homer Ma had investigated was the same as what he expected. But now is the time to reveal the identity of that person. At present, they must seize the time as soon as possible to find out the whereabouts of the kidnapped people, especially Li Dashanren, if he does not take further action, I am afraid that he will be more than lucky this time! The two of them were locked in their rooms, carefully planning it all.
On this night, a very strange thing happened to the Du family, the Du family burned a bizarre fire, and the place where the fire was in the firewood room where firewood was stacked in the side yard. After extinguishing the fire, a body was found in the firewood room. The officials present could only judge from the approximate height and skeleton that it was a man! The only clue left was a jade lock hanging from the neck of the charred corpse. After several ladies of the Du family saw it, they must have been Du Yuan's personal accessories! And based on this, it is believed that the deceased is likely to be Du Yuanwai!! But...... Wasn't Du Yuanwai kidnapped? The kidnapping letter from the Du family was indeed from the green peony - it should be said that it was left by the peony to be exact, but how could his body appear in the firewood room? Could it be ...... Yan Peony didn't take Du out of Du's house, but hid him here all the time?
Chu Yunfei's brows furrowed even tighter. The Du family's firewood house is in the side courtyard, which is specially used to store firewood in winter, and only people occasionally enter and exit on weekdays. However, because it is now spring, no one has entered the firewood house for more than half a month. Therefore, when Du Yuanwai entered the firewood room and why the firewood room caught fire have become mysteries. At the scene of the crime, the officials found torches that ignited firewood, which happened to be in the closest part of the firewood house to the outer wall. Chu Yunfei judged that the arsonist might have thrown it in through the small air window on the back wall of the firewood room. Therefore, it cannot be determined that it was an outsider or a member of the Du family who set the fire.
An examination of the body soon revealed that no ashes were found in the mouth and nose of the deceased, from which it can be concluded that the deceased had died long before the firewood house was burned. As for the cause of death, it was judged that he died of poisoning, because when the throat of the deceased was probed with a silver needle, the silver needle turned black.
"Someone poisoned the food or water of the deceased?" Homer almost couldn't believe his ears. "Could it be that Du Yuanwai has been locked up in the firewood room all these days since he disappeared?"
Chu Yunfei looked at him with a slightly curious expression. He Ma hurriedly explained: "It can't be that someone poisoned him and then sent him here, right?" That is too big a target, and now the Du family is also very well guarded, it is impossible for anyone to come in without being discovered. So...... The only possibility is that Du Yuanwai has been locked up in this firewood room all the time, and the murderer is afraid that we will track it down here, kill people, and set fire to the firewood room? ”
Such an analysis is not unreasonable. However, if his inference is completely correct, there is a lack of strong evidence. The murderer is cunning, and a single fire can indeed erase all memories and leave them nowhere to look. Chu Yunfei fell into deep thought, it seemed that if he wanted to find out, he had to start with this corpse. But there is one thing he doesn't understand, what the Du family received at the beginning was indeed a blackmail letter written in vinegar, judging by what happened to Jia Yuanwai, they should have sent Du Yuanwai to that mysterious place, instead of being locked in a firewood room. Could it be that they have not only changed the name of the organization, but even the way they act?
The Du family has become a mess. Although the identity of the deceased has not been fully confirmed, the struggle for power between the Du family and his wife Zhang has begun. Right now, they are mourning to confirm who the future head of the Du family is. Looking at this posture, they don't plan to let the people of the government interfere at all.
"Why are you sure that this deceased person is Du Yuanwai? Maybe this person is just wearing an ornament outside the Du Yuan, in case he gets it wrong, won't it be a joke? Homer stopped Zhang.
Zhang almost burst into tears: "What do you mean by this?" Don't you want my lord to be buried in the ground? That ornament is my master's most precious thing, how could it be on someone else's body? Your government is incompetent, so you can't stop us from burying my lord. Alright, now that you've asked all the questions you should ask, please leave. ”
Chu Yunfei looked thoughtfully at the Du family, who were busy hanging white cloths, and unexpectedly showed a strange smile. He soon pulled Homer, who refused to give up, and left the Du family.
"Are we just leaving? Let that peony win another game? It's not like your style. Homer grumbled.
Chu Yunfei looked thoughtfully at the door plaque of the Du family, and said word by word; "Not bad. However, I still plan to take advantage of this good show for the time being to get a good look at the methods of those people. (To be continued, if you want to know what will happen next, please log in, more chapters, support the author, support genuine reading!) )