Chapter 268: Ghost Confusion

Liu Qing was stunned by my question: "Dressed?" It's the same as usual, it looks like a blue padded jacket on top, black pants on the bottom, and ยทยทยทยทยทยท on your feet I don't remember very well, it seems to be cotton shoes made of cotton velvet, I don't wear a hat, I usually wear a hat. โ€

Liu Qing's words made me and Leng Tong can't help but glance at each other, when I didn't come in outside just now, Leng Tong analyzed that clothing is very critical, if Sun Peng came back at ten o'clock, or before eleven o'clock, then he must have taken off his clothes and slept, and he should not have come out with clothes and cotton shoes when he committed suicide, which is contrary to common sense.

In order to be sure, I looked at Liu Qing and asked, "What was Duran wearing at that time?" What did she tell her neighbors about when did her husband come back? โ€

"Duran was crying profusely, wearing fleece pants." Liu Qing thought about it and said: "His husband should have come back at ten o'clock, and he went to bed not long after, she didn't know when his husband hanged himself, and she only saw it when she got up at night, and she was scared to death, you didn't see it, the scene at that time was indeed very scary." โ€

Leng Tong and I have basically determined at this time, Sun Peng was also killed by him, there are many things that cannot stand scrutiny, the murderer may not notice, and he will not think of it in a panic, but from the analysis of actual life common sense, many things have problems.

I thought for a moment and asked, "You helped you get it down, you must remember what color the rope is, right?" What kind of noose is tied? โ€

"The rope is a white nylon rope, the kind used to dry clothes and quilts in the yard." Liu Qing hesitated for a moment before saying: "As for what rope sleeve to say, I didn't pay much attention to it at the time, it seemed to be very laborious when I untied it, not that kind of looper, and I was very nervous, I can't remember clearly." โ€

As soon as I heard it, I understood that Gu Yuping's rope and rope sleeve should be the same as the second case we saw, which is not easy to solve, as for the rope sleeve that Ding Xingliang and Village Chief He committed suicide, it is a looper that is very easy to solve, similar to a professional knot.

I then asked, "Then have you noticed Liu Qing's neck?" How many strangulation marks are there? Are there any scratch marks? โ€

"Strangulation marks are just one, and those who hang themselves are all in that position, right?" Liu Qing thought about it and said: "As for whether there are scratches on the neck, it seems to be there, bloody and mushy, how many scratches, you really asked the right person, if you ask others, you really don't know, I helped get it down at that time, you don't know, your heart is pounding!" โ€

Leng Tong and I glanced at each other again, and roughly counted in my heart, I looked at Liu Qing, and asked again, "Do you usually notice that there are other people in Duran's house?" โ€

"I didn't pay attention to it, and I usually don't go out on a cold day." Liu Qing shook his head and said, "What are you asking about?" Sun Peng didn't commit suicide? Impossible, right? The old people in the village said that it was the hanged ghost who caught the stand-in, and I was scared when I was alone at home, and I wanted to go to my brother's house to live. โ€

I smiled: "That's all nonsense, don't take it seriously, let's just ask, in order to solve the case, thank you, then we'll go first." โ€

"Okay, I'll send you." Liu Qing also stood up: "It just so happens that I'm going to leave too!" โ€

The three of us came out, and Liu Qing also came out with us to play poker at the neighbor's house.

After getting in the car, Leng Tong looked at me and said, "Xiaoxiao, the situation is gradually becoming clear, you can analyze Sun Peng's death according to what these two families said, what is going on." โ€

I thought about it and said: "From the words of Village Chief He and his wife Tian Xiuzhi, Village Chief He and Du Lan have had an abnormal relationship for more than a month, and every time they leave the house at eight or nine o'clock and go back before twelve o'clock, then on the night of Sun Peng's case, Village Chief He is very likely to be at Du Lan's house." โ€

This can also be proved from Aunt He'er's words. Leng Tong took it over and said: "Aunt He said that someone spoke at nine o'clock, and I heard Sun Peng shouting at ten o'clock, so the person who talked to Du Lan at nine o'clock may be the village chief He who went to Du Lan's house, and at ten o'clock, Sun Peng went home." โ€

I think it's very likely to be like this: "If Sun Peng blocks Village Chief He, there may be an accident, it may be that Village Chief He and Du Lan collaborated to kill Sun Peng, which can also be inferred from the shouting and wearing clothes." โ€

"Yes, even if Sun Peng went back at nine o'clock, and the fight started at ten o'clock, and then there was no sound, it was time to sleep." Leng Tong looked at me and said, "Then when Liu Qing went to relieve Sun Peng, it was impossible to dress neatly and be the same as usual." โ€

I nodded and said: "If we speculate, we can explain it clearly, Village Chief He and Du Lan were cheating at home, just when Sun Peng came back, he was angry when he saw this scene, and then Aunt He said that when she heard the sound of the two fighting, it was the sound of killing Sun Peng, so Sun Peng had just come back, so naturally he would not take off his clothes." โ€

Leng Tong grinned: "Sun Peng is a laborer, he should have some strength, and it is normal to scratch a few marks on his neck when he struggles, which is also consistent, and from the perspective of the rope sleeve, it is also the same as the second case we saw, that is, Gu Yuping's rope sleeve, and the rope is also the same color." โ€

I thought about it and said: "This can't be said that Gu Yuping's case and Sun Peng's case were committed by a murderer, but it can only be speculated that the deaths of Ding Xingliang and Village Chief He may not be a murderer." โ€

"Yes, I know that." Leng Tong also stared at the big eyes and said: "Xiaoxiao, if you say so, Sun Peng was also killed by him, and Village Chief He is suspected, so the death of Village Chief He is likely to be killed by revenge, can you speculate so?" โ€

"No problem." I nodded and said, "If it is assumed that Village Chief He and Du Lan killed Sun Peng, then Village Chief He's death may have been retaliated against, which is why I asked Sun Peng if he had any relatives living in the village that day, and this person was suspicious." โ€

Leng Tong nodded and said, "As a result, Sun You lives in this village. โ€

"Well, that's what I guessed." I thought about it and said, "Now the first case is just based on the clues provided by the neighbors, and what we have speculated may not be the truth, and we have no evidence to directly suspect Sun You." โ€

Leng Tong also said with some suspicion: "There are still things in this case that we haven't figured out, even the previous suspicions are correct, so why did Gu Yuping die?" No one has any contact with Gu Yuping? โ€

I thought about it and said: "I thought that this case was related at the beginning, and from our investigation in the morning, it is very likely that Sun Peng was killed by him, although we can't be completely sure, we can continue to investigate, and we have to go to the county to take a look." โ€

Leng Tong nodded, and then said, "Okay, let's go to Aunt Li'er's house first." โ€

Da Leizi asked at this time, "Who is Aunt Li?" You two know each other, huh? โ€

"You don't listen to it well!" Leng Tong wrinkled his little nose and said: "Didn't Uncle Qian say it in the morning, in the third household diagonally opposite the door, Gu Yuping is not bad, except for Aunt Li'er's house, no one else goes, didn't you hear a word?" โ€

"Ah, I heard it, I forgot." Da Leizi touched his head and said: "It's not to listen to the analysis of the two of you, your brain is not good, you can't keep up, the old man and the old lady forgot what she said in the morning, and now her head is still buzzing." โ€

Leng Tong and I couldn't help but smile at each other, and we also knew that Da Leizi was stunned, no wonder I didn't interject just now, this time I should have listened to it.

Since we decided to go to Aunt Li's house, we got out of the car, and without a few steps, we knocked on the door of Aunt Li's house directly.

Aunt Li's family also had a dog, so she barked immediately, and soon a middle-aged woman in her forties came out and asked, "Who?" โ€

"We're from the police department." Leng Tong replied crisply: "You are Aunt Li, right?" We'd like to ask you to find out. โ€

Aunt Li quickly opened the door for us, looked at us, and then said, "I don't know anything, you can come in if you want to ask, I'll tell you the truth." โ€

I think this Aunt Li should be the kind of person who is very good to say, and she fits the type we are looking for, so I will follow in.

Aunt Li asked us to sit down, and then said, "Are you asking about Village Chief He's case?" I don't know, I don't usually visit the door, and as for the matter of Lao Ding's family, I don't know anymore. โ€

Leng Tong said with a smile: "Aunt Li, let's not ask about those two cases, ask you about the things before and after Gu Yuping's suicide, you must know some information, right?" โ€

Aunt Li'er's face changed suddenly, she raised her head and glanced at us, and then said with a solemn expression: "I really know some of the situation, but I said that you don't want to be unhappy?" โ€

The three of us were all stunned, looking at Aunt Li'er's appearance, she must know some very important circumstances, Leng Tong's eyes widened, and she nodded again and again and said, "Tell me quickly, we won't be unhappy, you can rest assured, we will listen." โ€

"Then I'll just say, Yuping was caught as a stand-in by the hanged ghost!" Aunt Li then continued: "There are some things you don't understand, so I'll tell you about them." โ€

Leng Tong and I glanced at each other, both a little helpless, I didn't expect Aunt Li to tell us this, but I just said that I listened, and it was not good to interrupt immediately.

Da Leizi was already laughing on the side, took out a cigarette and smoked.

"Ghosts usually come out at night, and after the collision, they are in a dull mood and cranky, which is the saying goes, you always know it, right?" Aunt Li then told us: "There used to be a woman in our village, who always dreamed that there was a person hanging from the big willow tree at the head of the village, and she was in a bad mood, and finally she also hanged herself, so she hanged herself on the big willow tree!" โ€

Leng Tongqiao squeezed out a small dimple on her face, looked at me, and motioned for me to interrupt Aunt Li and ask us questions.

Before I could speak, Aunt Li continued: "During the day when Yuping died, I could see that the ghost was confused, and I was a little confused when I spoke, and I came to tell me early in the morning that she had diarrhea in the middle of the night last night, and when she came out and saw a dark shadow, she swayed into the alley, and she was so scared that she didn't dare to mention her pants and ran back." โ€

Leng Tong and I can't interrupt now, who is this black shadow?

Aunt Li didn't say anything, stared at the two of us and sold the guanzi: "What do you guess Yuping saw?" โ€

Leng Tong also widened her big black eyes and asked, "What did she see?" โ€