Chapter 22: The Crockpot at the Door

Many people in the village knew that the Bao family had money after selling chickens and geese, which was indeed a bit unexpected by Chen Chaoyan, but it was just unexpected.

After glancing at the chicken pen outside the yard, and then looking at the bloodstains in the bedroom where the second couple lived through the light screen, Chen Chaoyan said calmly: "I know that there are many rich people in the Bao family who sell chickens and geese, and it doesn't mean that all of them are suspicious. ”

"On the way to Bao's house, I have carefully observed that the doors of every house in Dongzhao and the village are open to the south, but there are north, west and east. Even if there is no difference, after killing the five members of the Bao family, when he enters Bao's grandmother's bedroom to get the two hundred yuan, because this is the murderer's target, he may not hesitate. But after taking the money, when you go to the bedroom of the second couple to change clothes, there will definitely be a moment of hesitation. ”

"But judging from the analysis of dripping bloodstains, the murderer entered the second bedroom, except for a pause when changing clothes, there was no hesitation at all in the process of going."

"This undoubtedly shows that the murderer has an extremely close relationship with the Bao family, so he can know it as well as if he were entering his own home."

Feng Shoudao and the elder immediately went to the bedroom of the second couple.

Ling You, Wang Da, and Li Zheng also followed.

Xie Xuan didn't go.

He walked up to Chen Chaoyan with his hands behind his back, and said slowly and deliberately: "I didn't expect Miss Chen's memory to be so outstanding, she can remember it clearly after reading it once." ”

Chen Chaoyan, who had already found out his pulse, calmly counterattacked: "I didn't expect that the prince was so broad-minded, and he could endure it without having a seizure when he was provoked to him." ”

Xie Xuan looked into her eyes: "If I say that it was because of you that I didn't have a seizure, I wonder if Miss Chen believes it or not?" ”

Chen Chaoyan nodded: "I believe it." ”

Xie Xuan raised his eyebrows, "Miss Chen doesn't look like a person who can trust others. ”

"It's true that I'm not a person who can trust others," Chen Chaoyan looked up at him slightly, with a little ridicule in his eyebrows, "But I'm a reasonable person who knows how to throw bricks to attract jade." ”

Xie Xuan chuckled, "I'm still a person who can't learn wisdom and is extremely easy to break." ”

Chen Chaoyan smiled and said: "Didn't the prince say that the most loving is a good man." I'm so wise, I think the prince is reluctant to let me break. ”

"You're right," Xie Xuan agreed, "You are so blue-hearted, I really can't bear to let you be easy to break." ”

Chonglou, Bai Shao, and Shishu, who came together, all looked at Chen Chaoyan in unison.

Chen Chaoyan calmly accepted their scrutiny.

Slightly.

Feng Shoudao and a few people came back.

Ling You couldn't help but praise again: "Miss Chen, you are really amazing!" What kind of blood stains are exactly like what you said! ”

Chen Chaoyan forcibly endured not to interrupt his excessive 'enthusiasm', and continued with what he had just said: "Since you also agree with my inference, then ...... next"

She looked at Wang Da: "Next, let's first investigate the people who know that the Bao family is rich in selling chickens and geese, and check whether they all knew before the Bao family's accident, or after the Bao family's accident." After the investigation was carried out, the people who knew about the Bao family's accident were crossed out. ”

After that, the people who knew before the accident were ranked according to their closeness to the Bao family. Those that are extremely closely related are ranked first, generally closely ranked as second-class, and ordinary ones are crossed out. Then in the first and second class, they are sorted according to the similarity between the home layout and the Bao family. the same, in the first class; Pretty much the same, in second place. Finally, focus on the closeness of concern and the similarity of home layout, all of whom are in the forefront! ”

Feng Shoudao immediately looked at Wang Da: "Go quickly!" ”

After Wang Da went, Feng Shoudao couldn't help but praise: "In this way, the scope of the search is smaller, Miss Chen is really smart!" ”

The elder nodded in agreement.

Not to be outdone, Ling You said: "Miss Chen is already very powerful! ”

Chen Chaoyan didn't answer their words, and all her thoughts were immersed in the Bao family on the light screen.

The Bao family recorded on the light screen is still showing from her perspective.

Chen Chaoyan started from entering the courtyard of the Bao family, taking the path from the guest hall to Bao's grandmother's bedroom, and then to the bedroom of Bao Er's husband and wife, slowing down the playback speed, looking for clues that might have been missed little by little.

After searching back and forth twice, and finding nothing, she withdrew her gaze from the room, and was about to take a look to see if there would be any clues in the chicken pen next to her, when she inadvertently swept to a small crockpot at the door of the guest hall ninety inches to the left. The small clay pot is almost the same color as the tamped dirt floor, and if you are not careful, it is easy to ignore the past.

Keep a crockpot at the door alone......

After Chen Chaoyan asked Bai Shao to push her over, he carefully held the bottom of the crockpot with a handkerchief and picked it up. After looking closely for a moment and making sure that the fingerprint could not be recognized, the lid was opened.

"It's tofu pickles." Ling You, who came to see it, said first.

Chen Chaoyan instructed him: "There seem to be a few big jars in the guest hall, can you help me go and see what is inside?" ”

Lingyou went fast and came back quickly, "It's all pickle jars, and one of them is the same as this one, which is also a tofu pickle." ”

Chen Chaoyan handed over the crockpot: "This tofu pickle shouldn't be bad yet, you can taste it, what is in this crockpot is not the same as what is inside." ”

After tasting both of them, Ling You said, "It's the same." ”

Chen Chaoyan asked Li Zheng suspiciously: "The same pickles, why did the Bao family get another can and put it outside the door?" ”

The crockpot is not big, but it is not small. Even if a family of five doesn't eat four or five meals, they won't be able to finish it. And the big jar of tofu pickles is in the guest hall, and it is more convenient to eat and take it at any time, and it is impossible for the Bao family to divide it again in one fell swoop.

Before Li Zheng could answer, the elder said first: "I don't think this is like getting another can to eat, but more like a return gift when close relatives visit." ”

Chen Chaoyan was even more puzzled, "Return gift? ”

Li Zheng explained: "This is a custom on our side, after distant relatives come to the door, they can't leave empty-handed. Generally, if you don't come back for a long time, you should give more expensive gifts when you leave; If you have close contacts, it is enough to send some ordinary pickles and steamed cakes. ”

Chen Chaoyan said thoughtfully: "Then what about people from the same village? ”

Li Zheng said with a smile: "The people in the village don't look up and look down all day long, this has to be sent back and forth, so they don't have to work every day." ”

Chen Chaoyan nodded, and asked casually: "Does the Bao family have any other close relatives besides that Sun Si?" ”

Rimasa shook his head, "No." ”

Chen Chaoyan handed the crockpot to him, "Then look at this crockpot, could it be Sun Si's?" ”

Li Zheng took the crockpot, looked at it twice, up and down, left and right, and said uncertainly, "It's a bit like." ”

Chen Chaoyan didn't expect him to be able to designate it in one bite, her eyes searched around twice, and after confirming that there were no other clues, she fell her gaze on the light screen. The confession of Sun Si recorded in the case file reproduced on the light screen is that on the day of the crime, he had been sleeping at home, and the two children could testify for him.

Two children, one twelve-year-old and the other nine-year-old......

Sensing that Xie Xuan's gaze fell on her again, Chen Chaoyan quietly withdrew his gaze and asked Li Zhengdao again: "What is the relationship between Sun Si and the Bao family?" ”