All indications indicate that my inference is valid, and at the same time, it also shows that he is not the murderer of Mr. Wei at all.

Otherwise, he has a chance to kill us all, so why should he be merciful?

Since he wasn't a murderer, why did he create these illusions that people would mistakenly think he was?

There is only one explanation, and that is that he wants to protect the real murderer.

Mr. Wei's prestige is so high, his murderer will not only die a miserable death, but also bear a lot of infamy.

The person Ma Long would rather pay this price and protect must be his most important person.

After I went back, I found Young Master Wei. He hadn't slept yet, his face was tired, and the dark circles under his eyes were very heavy.

Although he didn't show it on the surface, he must have been tormented enough by the pain of losing his father in private.

I told him the conclusion of my latest reasoning, and he was immediately unhappy when he heard it: "I made you dizzy, one moment saying that the murderer was him, and the other saying that the murderer was not him, and the explanations were so convincing, who is the murderer?"

I said, "Marlon, you can lock it up first, but you can't kill it." You gave me a month, but now it's only been two days. Before the deadline ends, I will definitely find out who the killer is. ”

Young Master Wei said, "Okay! But don't arrest someone and say it's a murderer, and two days later you say it's not a murderer. ”

I said, "Don't worry, there won't be a next time." I have a few questions for you, do you know who your father had a holiday with or offended during his lifetime? ”

Young Master Wei said: "In my impression, there should be none."

I said, "So, how much do you know about Marlon's background?"

Young Master Wei said: "Ma Long is an orphan, he has no father and mother since he was a child, and his adoptive father raised him."

I said, "Do you know where his adoptive father is now?" To find the murderer, you have to start with the most important person to Marlon.

Young Master Wei said, "It's in the west of the town, I'll have someone take you to find it tomorrow."

The next day, Young Master Wei sent someone to take me to Ma Long's adoptive father's house.

His adoptive father was over eighty years old, deaf, blind, scrawny, slurred in speech, and trembling as he poured tea.

How can a person like this be a murderer?

When I returned to the Wei Mansion, I wanted to talk to the woman to see if I could find some clues, but who knew that she hadn't woken up yet.

I found Young Master Wei again and asked about Ma Long's situation again.

It was learned that Malone farmed with his adoptive father when he was a child. By chance, he met the mayor. The mayor saw that he was a martial arts material, so he accepted him as an apprentice and gave him his current position.

I also made a point to confirm that Malone's left-handed sword was passed down by the mayor himself, who is also left-handed.

In addition, Young Master Wei also added that not long ago, because of some trivial matters in the town, the mayor of the town had a quarrel with Mr. Wei.

In this case, the real murderer is likely to be the mayor. Malone's reasons for protecting him, his motives for committing the murder, and the characteristics of the murderer being a left-handed man are all known.

Young Master Wei slapped the table and scolded: "This old bastard! I'll go to him now! ”

I said, "Those are just my inferences, and there is no evidence, so it's useless for you to go to him."

Young Master Wei said, "What should I do then?"

I said, "Of course, I need to find evidence first."

On the day of Mr. Wei's burial, the mayor of the town also came. After the funeral, I took Young Master Wei to chat with the mayor.

In the midst of small talk, I pretended to be casual and asked him what he had been up to three days ago.

When I asked him this question, he was very calm and said almost everything about the day's itinerary without hesitation.

For example, "What did I do with Lao Zhang in the morning, and what did I do with Lao Wang at noon." ”

After the mayor left, I asked Young Master Wei, "Do you think he has any abnormalities?"

Young Master Wei shook his head, indicating that he hadn't found it.

I explained to him everything I had discovered. The conversation between us and the mayor seems unremarkable, but there is something strange about it.

First of all, a normal person is suddenly asked what he was busy with a few days ago, and more or less needs a time to remember. And the mayor didn't even think about it, so he told all the whereabouts of the day. This has to make one suspect that what he said was made up in advance.

Secondly, everything he did was said to be accompanied by someone, as if he was deliberately explaining that he could not be present.

In the end, why did he prepare in advance? That's because he is a thief with a weak heart, for fear that one day others will suspect him.

Of course, these are just inferences.

After hearing this, Young Master Wei gave a thumbs up. At this time, the servants of the house came to tell us that the woman had woken up.

Hearing this news, I was a little excited, and I went to see her with Young Master Wei at the moment.

When she saw us, she was terrified. I comforted her for a long time, saying that we would not hurt her.

With my incorruptible tongue, I was deceived and fooled, and finally asked why she appeared in Mr. Wei's room at that time.

A few days ago, the woman's father had died, in the same way as Mr. Wei's.

When her father died, she had seen the murderer, but the murderer was wearing a mask and couldn't see his face clearly.

After that, she pursued all the way, until one day, someone told her that the murderer would kill people in the near future, and told her who the murderer killed and when.

She was revengeful, didn't think about it so much, and sneaked into the Wei Mansion according to the information given by the man.

When she came, Mr. Wei was already dead, and she found that Mr. Wei's death was the same as her father's death.

She didn't have time to look closely when I bumped into her and ran away.

That's why later, she came to the mourning hall late at night.

When she told me, I had a handful of snot and tears, and I felt sad when I cried, not like she was lying.

I asked her, "Who was the person who told you that the murderer was going to kill again?"

She wiped her tears and said to me, "Yes...... Mayor ......"

The mayor of the town really has a problem with this old bastard, can I understand that he killed Mr. Wei and tricked this woman to the scene to be a scapegoat?

You must know that Mr. Wei's prestige in the whole town almost overshadows the mayor, if he is murdered, it is absolutely impossible to just forget it, if there is a scapegoat, the matter will be over.

No matter what the other party says, he is also the head of a town, but with my reasoning and the little evidence in my hands, it is not enough to correct him.

I went back to my lodgings and carefully remembered what had happened, there was no such thing as perfect crime in this world, and I must have missed some clues.

After thinking about it for a long time, I finally remembered another detail.

When Mr. Wei died, his soul was not nearby at all.

For those who have died horizontally, the soul can leave the body after an hour. And Mr. Wei went from his death to the time we found out that his death was definitely less than an hour.

That is to say, his soul is not automatically separated from the body, but by someone by some means!

Who did it? The murderer himself, or someone else?

I really don't know what to do with this question.