"Look carefully, the time when these people are looking for the account office surnamed Jiang or Wang Quan and others to pawn coincides with the five of them." Chen Chaoyan pointed to the overlapping places to show him, "In other words, the reason why these people can find the account office surnamed Jiang or the pawn of the royal power is all because they followed them at that time. ”

"But just in case, these overlapping times still need to be sorted out and then continue to investigate."

Xie Xuan nodded.

After leaving the records of Qian Wen, Wang Da and the other five people, and putting away the rest of the people, Chen Chaoyan put the records of Feng Shoudao, Zhao Wuwei and Old Man Sun on the table.

"Judging from the fingerprints on the deed, one of these eight people must be the murderer." Chen Chaoyan looked at the information of the eight people and said, "But according to the investigation in the past few days and their respective whereabouts on the night of Zhou Zhongcai's accident, suspicion can be ruled out." Judging from the dealings with the Silver Hook Cabinet Workshop, these five people are suspicious. ”

Xie Xuan glanced at the records of Qian Wen, Wang Da, Song Yanzhong, Ma Huai and Shen Jimin, and asked, "What do you mean, let's focus on the five of them next?" ”

Chen Chaoyan took out Qian Wen's records, "I only checked his house a few days ago, and my suspicion can be temporarily ruled out at this stage." ”

Then there are four left.

Xie Xuan took out the topographic map of Luyang County, took a quick look, and said: "Within five miles, only Song Yanzhong is left who has not been investigated. There are three people left, Wang Da and Ma Huai live in the range of five to ten miles, and they can only be found in the next step. Shen Jimin lives in the east of the city, twenty miles away from Zhou's house. According to your analysis, he can directly rule out suspicion. ”

Chen Chaoyan cooperatively took out Shen Jimin's records, and said, "Then at this stage, the three of them will be investigated!" ”

After speaking, after drinking the ginseng tea handed by the waiter, in view of the fruitless investigation in the past ten days, Chen Chaoyan turned over the earlier investigation steps and spread them on the bookcase.

Looking at the words 'Step 1: Investigate the victim's situation', Chen Chaoyan asked: "The whereabouts have come out, and the contacts with the Silver Hook Cabinet Workshop have also come out, which people have close contacts with Duzhou Zhongcai, and there is no result?" ”

Xie Xuan also looked at the words 'investigating the victim' and said, "There will be no results." The current news is that Zhou Zhongcai gets along well with the people in the county guard's mansion. But who is closer to each other has different opinions. ”

Chen Chaoyan said: "For example? ”

"Like I know!" Ling You grabbed the words.

Chen Chaoyan looked at him, "You say." ”

Ling You clicked the words 'investigate the victim' on his jaw, and said quickly: "I investigated this step. The result of my investigation is that Wang Da said that Zhou Zhongcai had the best relationship with Ma Huai and other people of his age. However, Ma Huai and others said that Zhou Zhongcai had the best relationship with the officials, because he and each of them were brothers. But the officials also said that Zhou Zhongcai had the best relationship with Ma Huai and other people who joined the army, because they often ate and drank together. ”

"I looked into the reasons they said again, and they didn't lie."

Chen Chaoyan couldn't understand, "Why is this happening?" ”

Xie Xuan knocked on the table twice, and after she looked over, he said, "Do you remember you once said that Zhou Zhongcai's death is like a program that has been set up a long time ago." When to die, how to die, how to deal with the aftermath, etc., are all arranged long ago. That being the case, it is not difficult to understand why Zhou Zhongcai became friendly with everyone. ”

Chen Chaoyan said: "You mean that he is friendly with everyone, it may be the murderer who murdered him or the organization behind it is intentional?" ”

Xie Xuan nodded: "Not bad." ”

Chen Chaoyan looked at the basic information of Zhou Zhongcai on the light screen.

From the case to the present, the news collected from all parties shows that Zhou Zhongcai is greedy for life and afraid of death, and is timid and afraid of things. If it weren't for the murder of him, then his behavior of befriending everyone would be extremely normal.

After once again appreciating the murderer of him or the treacherous organization behind it, Chen Chaoyan withdrew from the light screen and looked at the second step: studying the process of committing the crime.

The process of Zhou Zhongcai's murder has long been known through the autopsy, and the way the murderer entered the scene has also been figured out on the first day of the investigation. The Zhou family is a basic courtyard, which is commonly known as a courtyard, and the pattern is to sit in the north and face south. The east and north sides share a wall with neighbors. To the south is the gate and stables, guarded by the handymen of the Zhou family. Only outside the western wall is a laneway.

To the east live an elderly couple and two grandchildren aged four or five, who are locals of Luyang County. The son and daughter-in-law worked as handymen and maidservants in a merchant's house, and they would come back once or twice a month.

To the north lived a young couple from Dongshui County. The husband was out running errands and carrying goods, while the wife was at home to pick up some embroidery work, and the two made a living from it.

Both have been checked and there are no problems.

When it was impossible to go east, south, and north, the murderer could only enter Zhou Zhongcai's study through the small alley to the west.

And Zhou Zhongcai's study does symbolize the conditions for the murderer to enter from now on.

This step has been investigated.

Chen Chaoyan took a pen and crossed out the previous half-outline and drew a new one.

After that, she looked at the third step: determining the motive for the killing.

After looking at it twice, she looked at Xie Xuan again.

Xie Xuan said: "Next." ”

Chen Chaoyan: ......

"The prince also saw it, and it has been ten days since the investigation, but we have not found any clues, and if it goes on like this, ......"

Xie Xuan interrupted her indifferently, "It's not time yet." ”

Chen Chaoyan said persistently: "When will it be?" ”

Xie Xuan still spoke in an indifferent tone, "When the time comes, it's time." ”

Ling You crossed his fingers beside him, muttering his tongue twister.

Chen Chaoyan looked at him fixedly, and after watching him for a long time, seeing that he was still indifferent, a fire suddenly appeared in his heart. At the moment when he was on the verge of an outbreak, Xie Xuan looked over as if he had some feelings, and Chen Chaoyan instantly suppressed his anger and tilted his head to look at the last step: studying the geography of the crime scene.

Needless to say, this one.

They're ongoing.

Chen Chaoyan folded the paper in discouragement and put it aside. After that, he didn't even say hello, and got up and left.

Returned to the Star Picking Building, poured half a cup of cold tea, turned around and lay down on the soft couch, closed his eyes and slowed down for a while, Chen Chaoyan opened his eyes and looked at the light screen again.

Tomorrow...... No, the day after tomorrow, after finding out Song Yanzhong's house the day after tomorrow, we must find out the clues no matter what!

However, it didn't.

Not only Song Yanzhong's family, but everyone within five miles has already completed the investigation, and no clues have been found.

This made Chen Chaoyan dissatisfied with Xie Xuan again.

Why did Zhou Zhongcai die because of Qian Quan, which is an important direction of investigation and an important basis for locking up the murderer.

But he wouldn't say anything, no matter how much she asked!

This made her wonder if he didn't trust her, or if he didn't care about the case at all. Or, what he said at the beginning was true, he came here to be punished for training, so the case was just a game for him to consume time, just to wait for the emperor to let him go back.

Chen Chaoyan wanted to lift the table and say that he would not do it, or scold him.

But no.

If she wants to survive in this dynasty, she can only have a good relationship with him, at least until he returns to the capital.

After slamming himself on the bed and hammering the bed board a few times to vent, Chen Chaoyan got up, took out the topographic map of Luyang County and spread it on the table, and circled the range of ten miles with a pen.

Within ten miles, there were 147 people living in the county guard's mansion and 71 people living in the silver hook cabinet shop.

Among the 147 people in the county guard's mansion were Wang Da and Ma Huai.

Among the seventy people in the Silver Hook Cabinet Workshop, only Sun Yu.

On the light screen, the information of the two hundred and seventeen people was called up, and after being familiar with them one by one, Chen Chaoyan copied them on the paper in the order of investigation, and then handed them to Yuejian and asked her to take them to Xie Xuan.

Yuejian took the paper and asked carefully, "Is Miss Chen still angry with her son?" ”

"Still?" Chen Chaoyan didn't want to cause trouble, so he asked with a slight smile, "When did I get angry with your son?" ”

"If Miss Chen isn't angry, why hasn't she talked to her son much in the past two days?" Tsukimi asked in a whisper.

Chen Chaoyan raised his eyebrows, "Didn't I say it?" ”

"That's it, it's just ......" Tsukimi hesitated for a moment and said, "It's better than before." ”

Chen Chaoyan smiled.

After laughing, she said, "You're thinking too much. ”

She didn't think much about it, Bai Shao and the waiter said so. However, before Yuejian could speak again, Chen Chaoyan urged: "Take it to your son." ”

Yuejian glanced at the paper in his hand, and had no choice but to admit: "Then I'll go." ”

Chen Chaoyan said: "Go ahead." ”

After watching her walk away step by step, Chen Chaoyan looked at the topographic map of Luyang County for a while, and then held his chin with both hands and looked at the eighty-six videos that had been checked on the light screen.