The local government has not encountered a human life for several years, so the efficiency of handling the case is not very high.

They cordoned off the scene, but nothing was done.

Shen Ciwei and Wu Shiyin, who were in a hurry to get out of the city, had no choice but to help investigate this unsolved case together.

After many inquiries, the two figured out the cause and effect of this incident.

That night, it was the He family in the south of the city who made a fuss.

At the time of the incident, Jiang, the daughter-in-law of the He family, was laying straw mats on the roof of her house to fill in the defects in the tiles.

The neighbor Chen San and his wife came back from the stall and said hello to her, "Sister-in-law He, be careful, don't slip and fall." ”

Jiang Shi replied to him with a smile while laying the straw mat neatly with his hands and feet, "I accept your concern, and it won't get in the way." The beast in my house bites the leg and it is inconvenient to move, and someone has to control everything in the family, right? For my family's birthday today, my in-laws also came here. ”

Chen San subconsciously glanced at the He family, it was dark at this moment, and the candlelight in the room reflected the figures in the room on the window screen with clear paper.

"I've never seen the old man yet, so let's pack up and say hello to the old man."

His wife also smiled and said, "I have some bacon left today, and I am ashamed to be a gift." ”

"Sister-in-law is polite, today is the mother-in-law in charge, if you don't dislike everyone to have a light meal together, just be lively."

The three of them talked and laughed for a while, and Chen's wife put the cart home, and turned her head to pick up the bacon out.

Jiang also laid a straw mat and went down the house from a ladder.

She held a large handful of unused straw in her arms, asked Chen San for a fire fold, and lit it in front of her house.

"My mother-in-law is particular, two days are Halloween, and you have to jump over the fire to go to the yin qi when you go in and out of the house at night."

As he spoke, he took Chen San and his wife across the fire, and then pushed the door of his house open.

When the door opened, a strong smell of blood immediately hit his nose, and Jiang Shi was even more shocked by the bloody scene in front of him, and fainted.

In the room, He Xing was lying on the couch covered in blood, and his father and mother also fell on the side of his bed.

The food on the table was still steaming.

But all three of them died.

The people from the yamen came quickly, and after evacuating the people who were watching the excitement around them, they launched an investigation into the matter.

After examination, He Xing had a total of 12 knife wounds on his body, and most of the knife wounds were caused by slashing, and the fatal wound was wiped on the neck.

He father and He mother had no extra injuries on their bodies, and they were stabbed into the heart by a sharp blade and died.

From the analysis of the blood clotting at the wound, it is estimated that the time of death should not have been more than two quarters of an hour (half an hour).

There is only one main door in the He family, and Chen San has been standing outside the door talking to the busy Jiang family on the roof, and it stands to reason that the murderer should have no chance to escape.

But when Jiang pushed the door open, there was not even half a superfluous ghost in the room, except for three corpses.

The head catcher frowned, "This seems to be tricky...... We have to go to the neighboring city and send more men. ”

Shen Ciwu and Wu Shiyi, who were in the crowd, spoke up: "Can you let us check the situation inside?" ”

Headcatcher: "Who are you two?" ”

Shen Ci smiled and said: "Passing by here, I was in a hurry, but the city was sealed. ”

The head catcher said disdainfully: "What are the two passers-by in a hurry to make a fuss?" Stay where it's cool! ”

Shen Ci worried: "Anyway, you don't have the idea of solving the case now, why don't we help you with the staff, maybe we can provide you with some thoughts." ”

She spoke like this, and the head-hunting was obviously hesitant.

Fortunately, Wu Shiyin was clever, and he leaned into the ear of the head catcher and muttered, "It's convenient to bother the head catcher, we have an urgent matter at home, and we must go out of the city tomorrow." In this way, let's help find clues together, If you can't solve the case tomorrow, I'll pay you fifty taels of silver out of my own pocket as hard-earned money, what do you think? ”

Seeing that the head catcher did not have a tendency to be moved, Wu Shiyi stuffed a silver ingot into his hand.

Only then did the head catcher show a smile, "Nacheng, take a look." ”

When the two of them entered, they felt that the room was a little hot.

Shen Ciwu asked the head catcher about the situation. "What's the situation?"

While looking around the scene, she listened to the head of the crime give her a brief introduction to the crime.

The He family is a typical commoner's home in this small county, and the open room is separated by a thick wooden screen to divide three spaces.

The main hall is used for dining, and only one bed is placed in the space on the left side of the screen, which seems to be newly purchased, and a somewhat faded wedding paper is pasted on the head of the bed, and He Xing's body is lying on it at this moment.

On the right is a flower kang, and the corner is used to pile up sundries.

Such a cramped space is very warm in winter, and Shen Ci saw that there were three charcoal basins burning in the room, so he asked Jiang Shi, who was crying endlessly, "What does your husband's family do?" ”

Jiang wiped his tears and choked up and said, "Lord Hui, my husband is a hunter and makes a living by hunting. ”

She looked at a rudimentary loom in the corner, and asked, "What about you?" Relying on textiles to supplement the household? ”

Jiang shook his head silently, and his wife, who comforted her on the side, said: "Sister-in-law He's craftsmanship is very good, and the clothes she makes are often entrusted to me to sell in the market, and they are sold out in less than half a day. ”

When Chen's wife spoke, she grabbed Jiang's shoulder, and when her hand fell, Jiang's brows frowned slightly, and she obviously pursed her lips, as if she was enduring pain.

The living room was very bright, Wu Shiyi counted carefully, and there were seven candles lit alone.

"Your husband is a hunter, you need to rely on weaving to supplement the family, and life should be tight. But seeing that you have three charcoal pots warm in your house, and seven candles are lit at night, it doesn't look like a difficult day. ”

Jiang explained: "My in-laws came from Linxian yesterday to celebrate the New Year with my husband and wife, and my father-in-law was afraid of the cold, so I ordered more charcoal pots. My mother-in-law has an eye disease, my house has a lot of clutter and messy, I can't see the road clearly and it is easy to trip, I am worried about falling the old man's house, so my family said to light a few more candles. ”

She glanced at her husband's corpse, and her emotions became irrepressibly excited, "My lord, my family has never offended anyone. Who the hell is going to do this to my husband and in-laws! ”

"Your husband had a leg injury, so you had to do the work of laying straw mats on the roof, and you escaped the disaster." Wu Shiyi turned his eyes to Chen San, "You were outside the door all the time when the crime happened?" ”

"I never left." Chen San scratched the back of his head, and his eyebrows were full of doubts, "When I came back from collecting the stall with my insider, I saw that Brother He's family was all right, and I saw Mrs. He busy carrying dishes and bowls through the door." Later, I looked up and talked to my sister-in-law, so I didn't pay attention to look at the house in less than half a cup of tea, so I ...... it."

The more I heard about it, the more mysterious it became, as if the murderer had killed someone in a secret room and disappeared out of thin air.

The case is tricky, and the head catcher saw that Shen Ci's worried eyes had been wandering up and down the room, and he was silent, so he stepped forward and asked in a low voice, "This case is tricky, I'm afraid the perpetrator has fled, you better not follow in the fun."

"Don't worry, I've already figured out seven or eight points."

She looked at Wu Shiyin and nodded knowingly.