Wu's mother and son live in Yanghegou.

It is only half an hour's journey from Song's house.

Before Chen Chaoyan could come up with a reason, he arrived at his destination.

Following Wen Xing out of the carriage, Chen Chaoyan habitually looked at the surrounding environment.

But the night was so thick that it was difficult to see clearly with the naked eye, five or six meters away.

This made her unconsciously look at the light screen.

The light screen also showed the night, but it was undoubtedly much brighter.

Through the light screen, Chen Chaoyan saw that Yanghegou was in the middle of the two mountains, and a large river with a width of one zhang passed through the village. The houses in the village are all made of wood and bone, with woven bamboo as the wall, and then pasted with yellow mud mixed with grass, and then covered with straw.

The people in the village also live next to each other. Only the Wu mother and son's home is independent of a flat land about 50 meters from the end of the village.

Most of the Wu mother and son's home has been burned down.

There are a few places where smoke is still smoking.

The fire was extinguished by the villagers, and the pots or buckets in the hands of the villagers who gathered around to watch the excitement from near and far are the best proof of this.

Previously, Wen Xing said that Wu's mother and son were killed. But judging from the scene, Wu's mother and son were not only killed, but also almost destroyed.

After taking out the last handkerchief and covering his nose and mouth, Chen Chaoyan prepared to enter the scene. Wen Xing grabbed her quickly, "Miss Chen, wait a minute, the old lady is still waiting, and Lord Zhou is also here." ”

Lord Zhou is also here?

Chen Chaoyan instantly ripped off his handkerchief and quickly followed Wen Xing to Mrs. Song.

Lord Zhou had apparently heard that she had overthrown Chen Qiyang as the murderer of Song Zhang. Seeing her coming, he asked straight to the point: "Miss Chen will solve the case?" ”

Chen Chaoyan waved his hand, half politely and half modestly replied: "A little bit of a meeting." ”

Lord Zhou laughed lukewarmly, and asked again: "I heard that Miss Chen has determined that the murderer of Song Gongzi is someone else?" ”

Chen Chaoyan said yes, and truthfully recounted the results of the autopsy and the traces at the scene of the crime.

Master Zhou listened carefully, stroked his beard and said, "In this way, Wu's mother and son committed suicide in fear of sin." ”

After Chen Chaoyan glanced at him quickly, he retorted: "Whether it is suicide in fear of crime or not, we have to test it before we can know." ”

Master Zhou looked at her meaninglessly, "Listening to the meaning of Miss Chen's words, do you still want to continue to investigate?" ”

"Yes." Chen Chaoyan waved his hand again, "Judging from the existing evidence, Wu Qiang is indeed the murderer of Song Gongzi, but before the motive comes out, there is still the possibility of overthrowing." ”

If it is said that the investigation of Song Zhang's murder case is to save Chen Qiyang for self-preservation. In the case in front of her, she faintly felt a threat.

Regardless of whether Song Zhang was killed because of grievances or conflicts of interest, her appearance undoubtedly broke the plan of the conspirators.

The death of Wu's mother and son is a good proof.

She was already in the whirlpool, and it was too late to get out. If she wants to live, she must continue to investigate and bring the plotters to justice!

"It stands to reason that Miss Chen wants to investigate this case, and the official should support it," Lord Zhou said brightly, "but before supporting it, the official has to say the ugly thing in the front." ”

"The bodies of Wu's mother and son have been burned to the ground, and before Miss Chen came over, the result of the official investigation was that he committed suicide in fear of crime. Miss Chen wants to re-investigate, and it is good to be able to find out other evidence, but if it can't be found, then the official will have to doubt Miss Chen's ability. When the time comes, your brother will have to stay in a cell for a little longer. ”

"Lord Zhou has less than two months left, and the four-year term should be over, right?" Old Madam Song said coldly, "My Song family is such a lone seedling, but it was killed at the end of Lord Zhou's tenure, Miss Chen found out the real murderer with her ability, and the murderer died like this, should Lord Zhou give the Song family a reasonable explanation?" ”

"Old lady......"

"It doesn't matter if Lord Zhou can't give an explanation, the old man's nephew still has some skills in the county government," Mrs. Song cut off Lord Zhou's words and threatened openly, "If something happens to his nephew, he, who is an uncle, will always come back to see him for the last time." When the time comes, you will know that he died in vain, and you must always make decisions for him! ”

Lord Zhou was angry, but she had to be afraid of her nephew's status as a military officer in the county government. With a wave of his hand, he smiled and said: "The old lady misunderstood the official, and the official said those words just to encourage Miss Chen to investigate the case well, and he had no other intentions." ”

Old Madam Song held her face, turned her head and instructed Chen Chaoyan, "Go ahead, check carefully, after the investigation, the old man will take you to the county office to pick up your brother!" ”

Chen Chaoyan said quickly, and at the same time secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

It took so much effort for her to finally gain the trust of Old Madam Song!

I also got the most wanted promise!

It's just that......

Lord Zhou's stop made her suddenly have another kind of vigilance. Without his inaction, Chen Qiyang could not have been wronged. So, was his inaction intentional or unintentional?

Looking at him and Meng Baishan vaguely, after Chen Chaoyan suppressed his chaotic thoughts, he took out a handkerchief, and when he was about to cover his face, he paused slightly: "Can the old lady borrow me a few handkerchiefs?" ”

Old Madam Song knew that she wanted a handkerchief to rub evidence, so she immediately instructed her mother-in-law, "Go and get a few handkerchiefs for Miss Chen." ”

The mother-in-law immediately went to the carriage, took back seven or eight square handkerchiefs and handed them to Chen Chaoyan.

The handkerchiefs were all made of fine cotton, and they were all white. There are two bamboos embroidered in one corner, and there is a small Song character under the bamboo.

Chen Chaoyan put away his coarse cloth handkerchief as a matter of course, took out a thin cotton handkerchief and folded it into a triangle and covered his face, and walked into the scene.

Wen Xing still followed her.

Lord Zhou also sent two officials together.

Wu's mother and son's home is not large, with a courtyard surrounded by bamboo fences, a separate kitchen in the west, and three rooms side by side in the north, with a living room in the middle and a bedroom on both sides. Wu's bedroom is on the left, and Wu Qiang's bedroom is on the right.

Both died in their bedrooms.

Their bedrooms were almost burned down.

Chen Chaoyan knew that Wen Xing was afraid of corpses, and before entering Wu's bedroom, she stopped and instructed her, "Miss Wen Xing, can you do me a favor?" Go and ask the villagers outside who first noticed the fire here? How was it discovered? Who are the people who put out the fire together? Before and after the fire was extinguished, did anyone touch the corpse? In addition, help me ask again, before your son-in-law's accident to today, what abnormal behavior did the Wu mother and son have, or who have they been in contact with recently, etc., in short, the more detailed the better. ”

Wen Xingzheng couldn't find an excuse to refuse to enter the center, and when she heard her words, she hurriedly said: "Miss Chen, don't worry, I will definitely ask clearly!" ”

"Then I'm bothering you." Chen Chaoyan said.

Wen Xing nodded and walked quickly towards the villagers.

Chen Chaoyan also retracted his gaze and officially entered the bedroom of the Wu family, one of the central scenes.

Wu's bedroom had burned down to the frame, and the water-soaked ashes had adhered to the surface, erasing all possible traces of crime.

Wu's corpse had also been charred, lying five or six steps away from the door in the shape of a fist, and a large amount of ashes were piled up around the corpse, because of the fire extinguishing, it was impossible to distinguish whether it was there or after the fire was extinguished.

After a cursory look at the scene, Chen Chaoyan stepped on the wet ash and walked to the corpse.

The corpse's clothes and hair had been burned, and the nose was wiped deeply with a handkerchief, and there were no visible ashes in the faint moonlight.

As for the rest......