Chapter 30: Desire to add sin
Ding Qin has no idea what this woman is talking about killing people at all. He shook his head naturally, "I don't know what you're talking about. ”
The woman also seemed to see that Ding Qin didn't seem to be lying, but she didn't immediately express her attitude. She turned to the person behind her, "Chen Zhi, you come over and confront him." ”
The Chen Zhi in her mouth is the person who has just identified Ding Qin. Hearing this woman say this, he seemed a little surprised, and said with a slight hesitation, "Now?"
The woman nodded, "That's right, right here." ”
Chen Zhi's eyes narrowed slightly, but in the end, he walked up to those people and looked at Ding Qin, "You just admit it." Since you have killed someone, you can't hide it. ”
Ding Qin smiled slightly, "You keep saying that I killed someone, how did I kill someone?"
Chen Zhi's eyes rolled unconsciously, and said, "Last night, Hua Sha and I passed by here, but we didn't expect to be ambushed by you. Hua Sha was calculated by you and died of serious injuries, and it took me a lot of effort to get out. After dawn, I came back to look for Huasha, but she was gone. ”
After hearing this, Ding Qin tilted his head slightly, "Then what does this mean? Just because I appeared here, are you sure that I killed someone?"
Chen Zhi thought for a while and said, "Of course, just because you appear here doesn't mean that you must be the murderer. But, first of all, you live here at night without a campfire, and this is suspicious. Second, in my impression, the murderer's body is very similar to yours. Thirdly, when you see us coming to look for us, you immediately come out to meet the enemy, which shows that you have been prepared for a long time. With these points, we don't doubt you, who do we suspect?"
He said that the head of the word is the Tao, and it does sound reasonable.
However, Ding Qin's mind was also rapidly analyzing the beginning and end of the matter. He knew that if he didn't guess wrong, it might have something to do with the short arrow that Feng Lei had found.
And that's how it happened. Their precautions for the discovery of short arrows are understood by others as a defense against revenge.
After sorting out his thoughts, Ding Qin said, "In this way, you are just suspicious. There's one thing I'd like to ask you, though. Last night, as tonight, it was pitch black. Look at your skills, at least you're no worse than me. ”
As he spoke, Ding Qin released his spiritual power, and a belt of two stars appeared in front of everyone.
"I'm just a first-order and second-level spiritual power cultivator, how can I sneak up on you? I'm afraid that if I didn't get close, I would be discovered by you. Of course, you can also say that I have been waiting here for an opportunity and have not moved, but if I have not moved, how can you see my figure? Also, since your cultivation is higher than mine, why did you choose to flee instead of repelling me when your companion was injured? By the way, you said that it took you a lot of effort to escape, but you look at the cultivation level of our people. ”
Ding Qin pointed back with his hand, "Just us, can we make you spend a lot of effort?"
His voice was firm and powerful, as if there was no room for doubt.
And after his statement, Chen Zhi was also speechless.
Ding Qin added another sentence, "If the lady behind also thinks it is reasonable, can this misunderstanding between us be resolved?"
The woman sighed slowly, "There is some truth to what you say. However, that doesn't mean that you have nothing to do with it. What if it was your accomplices who did it? Just like Chen Zhi said, you camped here, but you didn't light a half-star bonfire, and you were able to quickly come out to meet the enemy, obviously you were on guard. You didn't explain that just now. ”
Chen Zhi came to his senses again at this time, "Yes, maybe, this is exactly the trick between you and your accomplices?"
Ding Qin smiled again, "Madam,"
"Don't call me Madame. The woman interrupted Ding Qin's words, "You can call me the Lone Star Cave Master, but you are not allowed to call me Madame." ”
"Very well, cave master. Ding Qin had some doubts about what the so-called Lone Star Cave was, but he didn't delve into it. "Actually, if I say that we are also on the lookout for the possible murderer, will the cave master believe it?"
A hint of surprise flashed in the eyes of the Lone Star Cave Master, "Why? If you are really wary of this person, it means that you may have something to do with him. ”
Ding Qin shook his head, "The cave master's way of thinking may have been misled by Chen Zhi. We don't know who the killer is, and we don't know if he'll ever come back. However, we noticed some anomalies and took precautions during the camp to be on the safe side. ”
He paused, pointed to the group behind him, and said, "We are regular defenders. What's so strange about the regular army camping in the dark to strengthen their defenses?"
The Lone Star Cave Master did not argue with Ding Qin, but said, "You said that you found an anomaly, what anomaly was found?"
Ding Qin said, "If I didn't guess wrong, we found the murder weapon." ”
Lone Star Cave was obviously very surprised, and there was a bit of excitement in his tone, "Where?"
Ding Qin didn't answer immediately, but turned to Chen Zhi, "Chen Zhi should know where they were attacked." ”
Chen Zhi's eyes were very complicated, and he looked at the Lone Star Cave Master before pointing to the side, "Over there." ”
Ding Qin followed his finger, which basically matched the place where the arrow was found.
The Lone Star Cave Master also glanced at it and said, "Tell me, what anomaly did you find?"
Ding Qin also didn't answer her directly, but asked Chen Zhi, "If I'm not mistaken, Hua Sha should have been seriously injured by a hidden weapon such as a short arrow when she was standing, right?"
Chen Zhi's eyelids narrowed together unnaturally. Ding Qin could imagine that if they took off their masks, his expression would be very special.
After a moment of silence, Chen Zhicai said, "So, you found the secret weapon that seriously injured Hua Sha?"
He turned to the Lone Star Cave Master again, "Cave Master, if you are just a passerby, how can you have the heart to find a hidden weapon? ”
The Lone Star Cave Master nodded and looked at Ding Qin, as if waiting for Ding Qin's explanation.
Ding Qin's thinking has become clearer and clearer in this process. From the moment he saw the short arrow, he felt that something was not right, and now, he basically had a judgment in his heart.
"That's right, that's how it happened. Cave Master, the arrow didn't fall into the desert, but happened to shoot into the trees. When we arrived at the oasis, we stumbled upon the arrow, and by all indications, it was not long before it had been fired, and there was blood in it, so there must have been a fight. That's why we're so vigilant. ”
Ding Qin finished saying this and looked at the Lone Star Cave Master.
The Lone Star Cave Master thought for a while before he said to Ding Qin, "Where is that arrow?" Take us over. ”
Ding Qin turned around and made a gesture of please. Behind him, Feng Lei instructed the soldiers to make a way that led directly to the tree where the short arrow had been found.
After a few people walked over, the tail of the short arrow was clearly visible in the firelight. And the newly broken bark and the dried blood stains that have not fallen off can also indicate that this is newly ejected.
The Lone Star Cave Master's judgment of these is naturally not bad. She stroked the short arrow with her hand, and a grief flashed in her eyes.
Chen Zhi also slowly closed his eyes and let out a long sigh.
After Ding Qin saw that the Lone Star Cave Master's mood had returned to normal, he spoke again, "Cave Master, have you found anything abnormal about this arrow?"
The head of the Lone Star Cave turned to Ding Qin, "What is abnormal?"
Ding Qin folded a branch from the side and reached the end of the arrow, "Cave Master, according to the angle of this arrow, it should fly according to this route." ”
The end of the branch, when extended, meets a point on the ground.
The Lone Star Cave Master was puzzled, "What do you mean?"
Ding Qin said again, "Then may I ask, what is Huasha's height?"
The Lone Star Cave said, "Like me." ”
Ding Qin nodded, "Well, that's right. Generally speaking, if the arrow causes serious injury to a person, it should be in the chest and abdomen when it passes through the body. So, probably Huasha is standing in this position range. ”
He lightly drew a section on the ground, "Farther away, the arrow can only hit her lower limbs, and closer, it is higher than her shoulder." And looking at the material of this arrow, it is actually not enough to shoot through the head. ”
The Lone Star Cave Master nodded, "You're right. ”
Ding Qin said again, "In this way, the range of the person who released the hidden weapon was compressed to a very small position. He drew a circle on the ground again, "And he should be low enough." However, there is nothing to hide here. Just imagine, even if it is moonlight like today, a big living person squatting here, Chen Zhi and Hua Sha will not notice?"
Ding Qin paused for a moment and added, "Of course, the arrow may also be poisonous, so it can also be shot through the lower limbs." But in that case, the murderer could only be closer to Huasha. Hua Sha's cultivation shouldn't be weak, right?"
The Lone Star Cave Lord said, "So, what if it's under the sand?"
Ding Qin shook his head, "Impossible." ”
He kicked the sand there, and underneath it was a large piece of Nine Heavens Dark Iron. "Do you mean that this man is going to hide in a stone?"
The Lone Star Cave Master heard what Ding Qin said and asked, "What do you want to say?"
Ding Qin smiled again, "What I want to say, maybe it doesn't matter now." Importantly, I want to hear Chen Zhi's retelling of the scene at that time. ”
Chen Zhi's right hand trembled imperceptibly. He stared at Ding Qin with an extremely unfriendly gaze, as if venting his anger. However, he quickly disguised this emotion and said, "At that time, Hua Sha and I were passing through here. In the darkness, Hua Sha suddenly fell to the ground with a hidden weapon. I instinctively protected myself, and later wanted to come back to save Huasha, but the other party's secret weapons were frequent and injured my left arm, so I evacuated first. ”
Ding Qin nodded, "Well, that's a good point." Cave master, I think I've already counted where the murderer is. ”