What Chen Ying was reading was the briefing that was sorted out according to Lao Jiu's record, and when her eyes swept to a few lines, her heart suddenly moved.

According to the records, this pair of beaded hairpins was not worn by the woman's corpse, but was hidden in the inner pocket of her middle coat.

It is said that the inner bag is extremely hidden, and if it weren't for Lao Jiu's fineness, ordinary people would not be able to find it.

This is what Chen Ying cares about.

A person who tries his best to hide his identity, why does he leave a hairpin with a mark?

"Could it be...... My previous speculation was still wrong after all? Chen Ying couldn't help but whisper, her eyes becoming deeper and deeper.

Perhaps, the woman was not actually self-harming, but was killed by a murderer with eccentric habits, for example, the murderer stubbornly stabbed the woman's face from one direction.

Or maybe the murderer stopped the woman from speaking out in some unknowable way and coerced her into self-harm?

And this hairpin may also be a clue deliberately left by the murderer, posing as a posture of "although come to arrest me" to show his intellectual superiority.

Thinking of Fang Sheng, Chen Ying shook his head again.

This does not match the murderer's profile.

The murderer's purpose was clear, his methods were direct, and the torture methods were brutal, and there were no traces of torture and murder on the two corpses, and the scene was not arranged, and the two corpses were even indoors and in the courtyard, and there was not even a basic scene.

Chen Ying could not determine what type of criminal the murderer was, but Chen Ying could guarantee that this person was by no means a performative criminal.

In any case, there is no ostentatiousness, ostentatiousness, or anything like that, and some of the details can be described as chaotic and unplanned.

So, what is the significance of these two old hairpins?

Disfigurement and self-harm, what's the point?

Chen Ying's eyes narrowed slightly.

Interesting.

Very interesting.

She hadn't seen such a bizarre, contradictory case in a long time.

For no reason, this case gave her a sense of familiarity, as if she had seen it elsewhere before.

Chen Ying's eyes narrowed.

At this moment, she obviously didn't realize that the size of her eyes was already equal to Pei Shu with a single eyelid.

At this time, Pei Shu was looking at the pearl hairpin.

The hairpin tail is shaped like a swallowtail, divided into two strands, and what Pei Shu is staring at is the end of the hairpin tail located on the right.

There is indeed a word engraved on it.

"The moment is...... The word seems to be ......" He tried his best to distinguish the handwriting on it, and his mouth whispered, and his brow twisted into a pimple.

The hairpin is too old, the pearl of the hairpin is yellow, and the gold silk is also gray and lusterless. The wear of the hairpin tail is more serious, and the copper color is almost completely off, and only a little remains.

And that word, which happened to fall on the remaining bit of copper, although the outline of the handwriting still exists, it is quite difficult to recognize it immediately.

I don't know how long I stared at it, but suddenly, Pei Shu's pupils lit up, and he slapped his thigh: "I recognize it!" I recognize it! ”

He turned to Chen Ying, his eyes shining: "Ah Ying, the words engraved on this are the 'appearance' of 'face', right?" ”

After that, his face was full of anticipation.

Chen Ying came back to her senses from her thoughts, looked back at him and smiled: "Yes, that is indeed the word 'Rong'." ”

She put the briefing into her sleeve cage, picked up another golden phoenix hairpin, and handed it to Pei Shu: "There is also a mark on it, but unfortunately only a small half is left." In addition, the hairpin head and phoenix mouth hold a pearl, and there is a gold nursery under the pearl, and there are words on it, which looks like the name of a jewelry store. ”

"Is there such a thing?" Pei Shuzhi was overjoyed, and hurriedly took a closer look, and soon found a vague "king" in the same position at the tail of the hairpin.

The "king" is so small that it is a remnant of a certain character at a glance. And under the pearl nursery, the name of the store is indeed engraved, but it is the three words "Zhencui Building".

"Zhencui Building...... Zhencui Lou ......" Pei Shu repeated in a low voice, his brows furrowed extremely tightly, and at the end, he went to see Chen Ying again.

"I don't think I've ever heard of this shop before." He said, his face hard to hide his disappointment.

"I haven't heard of it either." Chen Ying took the conversation, but his expression was very calm: "Judging from the condition of the hairpin, this is at least an object from more than ten years ago, and it may be even older, this shop should have been from that time, and it is a problem whether it is still there." ”

Her face was calm, and her tone did not fluctuate much: "Besides, we don't know which prefecture, county, or city this shop is located in." Now it's just to get the name of a shop, even if you send someone to check, it's a needle in a haystack, I'm afraid it will take a long time. ”

Pei Shu also knows the reason, but it is inevitable that he is a little anxious in his heart.

They had just heard that there was a sign of the dawn, and they thought that the sky would be bright, but now it seemed that they still had to grope in the dark.

After a moment of silence, he said in a deep voice: "In any case, it is always a good thing that we have found a few more clues than Fang Fang, and I will order them to investigate later, and first check all over this place in Shandong." ”

He sneered, his shoulders were crossed, and his sleeves were shaken: "I will report this matter to Your Majesty, and I still don't believe that I can't find it." ”

"Your Majesty has a lot of capable people, and it is up to them to investigate, and they will get twice the result with half the effort." Chen Ying smiled and nodded, turned to the side of the case, and checked the rest of the clothes.

The first thing she should have checked was the hairpin, but she didn't expect to get a good start, and then she secretly prayed that she would be able to make some gains next.

Heaven may have heard her wish, and it didn't take long for her to find out again.

And it's a major discovery.

Suppressing her beating heart, she said slowly: "Ah Shu, the evidence I extracted from Liu Pan just now is that plate of fiber and gravel, can you please bring it?" ”

When she said this, she didn't look at Pei Shu, but picked up a few things from the soles of the fast boots with chopsticks and a light movement.

Only then did Pei Shu realize that on the case, there were two white porcelain plates, one with a few pieces of gravel, that is, what Chen Ying had taken from his boots, and in the other plate, there was the half of the coil.

He was overjoyed, ordered first, and immediately stepped forward: "What did you find again?" ”

Chen Ying put away the iron chopsticks, and her voice was as clean as ever: "This can only be said after comparison." However, if the speculation is correct, I think I already know who the murderer of Liu Pan is. ”

Pei Shu was stunned for a moment, then surprised, and then rejoiced.

"Who is the murderer?" He took two steps forward, approached Chen Ying, and looked down at her, with unprecedented eagerness in his eyes.

At this moment, his plain and deep voice was a little hoarse.

Chen Ying looked at him and didn't say anything, only stretched out his arm and pointed to the window.

It's in the house?!

Pei Shu only felt that his scalp was numb, his pupils suddenly constricted, and his hand subconsciously pressed to his waist.

"That's her." Chen Ying finally opened her mouth, her tone was calm, as usual.

Pei Shu's body tensed up and slowly turned around.

The window paper was slapped by the wind, and there was a "fluttering" sound, and the rotting face of the female corpse on the cold corpse bed was facing his direction......