"Please tell me what happened last night, the more detailed the better!"

"Here's the thing, I didn't sleep well last night, and when I woke up from time to time, I could hear someone walking quietly and felt that something was wrong. In a half-dream, I was woken up, and when I opened my eyes, it was my adjutant Lu Hongmin standing beside my bed with a candle. ”

"He's dressed the same as he was during the day, right? Don't you think it's strange to wear this dress at night?"

"No, it's not unusual for him to stay up late for work, but he was flustered and whispered to me that there was someone in the living room. In this way, I realized that the footsteps I had just heard were not an illusion. I quickly got up and listened closely, and found that there was still a slight sound of footsteps. I slammed the door open, and almost at the same time, the door between the bedroom and the living room opened, and a man jumped in, and he rushed at me, and I only felt my head hit hard, and I fainted. ”

"And what about after that?"

"I don't know anymore. When I woke up, Lu Hongmin was already lying in a pool of blood. ”

"Don't you really know who did it? Maybe it's your enemy?"

"I don't think I have any enemies."

"What about Lu Hongmin?"

"He will never have a grudge against anyone, we all know that he is a good man!"

"That's not a vendetta. In this way, the murderer must be one of the thieves. But they would never kill without a motive, and what did they steal? After our inspection, it doesn't seem like we've lost anything!"

"I don't know, I don't think I've lost anything."

"That's weird. They don't kill people for nothing, it's a big crime! And both young ladies confirmed that the two people who escaped carried a lot of baggage. ”

"It's strange to me too, and there's no way they're both wrong. I guess you'd better ask them yourself!"

The two young ladies were called in, and Susan was still pale and shaking. Riemon had shaken off her fear and was completely calm, her eyes revealing a determined gaze.

Faced with Inspector Zhou's questioning, Li Meng answered concisely. Inspector Zhou asked her, "Could you be mistaken?"

"There's absolutely nothing wrong with that," she said. Both thieves were carrying a large bag. ”

"And what about the third person?"

"He only had a flashlight in his hand, and nothing else."

"Are there any characteristics of the faces and signs of these people?"

"This? Because it happened suddenly, the man's flashlight was too bright and illuminated my eyes, so I didn't see it clearly, but I felt that this person should be a tall and strong man. ”

Hearing this, Inspector Zhou asked Susan again, "Do you see this as well?"

"Well, I don't think so......" Susan looked very flustered and looked a little embarrassed and said, "That person should be of medium stature, thin and straight." ”

"Is that so?" Inspector Zhou smiled and said, "In this way, the case is even more complicated. Obviously two people stole something, but there is a lot of everything here. The third prisoner was both a large man and a short man; Both a strong man and a thin man. The testimonies of the two young ladies are completely contradictory. Moreover, if this man is wounded, where can he flee?"

Although Inspector Zhou said and laughed, he was full of doubts in his heart, which was really incomprehensible. It is understandable that the testimonies of the two ladies contradict each other as to the appearance and physical signs of the prisoners. Because it is very common for the testimony of the same prisoner to be completely opposite, and in such a dangerous situation, two frightened little girls, whose eyes are very easily deceived by the light of a strong flashlight, are understandable.

But what is the explanation for the mysterious disappearance of that prisoner? The servants saw that he was wounded. And the front and back doors are closed, and the whole yard has been searched from beginning to end this morning, not even the rat holes. You can't get into the temple without a key, and it's locked from the outside. Could it be that this robber who haunts the night has mysteriously evaporated from the world! Or does he have the ability to go to heaven and earth?

After ruling out all the impossible circumstances, Inspector Zhou determined that since the prisoner had not escaped outside, he must have been hiding somewhere in the courtyard, and since he was seriously wounded, he must have been near the place where everyone had last seen him. Therefore, Inspector Zhou decided to narrow down the scope and conduct a further detailed search.

Inspector Zhou picked up the fur hat left by the prisoner, examined it carefully, and said, "There is the trademark of Fumei Hat Store in the Southern District on it." Agent Liu, you sent someone there to investigate, who did this hat sell to?"

Then, the search continued, and soon after, traces of suspected prisoner footprints were found in the trampled and trampled courtyard, and then, on the blades of grass in two places, there were many dried black blood stains.

"The prisoner must have stayed here at one time. But where could he flee? Was he rescued by his accomplices, or did he flee on his own?" However, subsequent investigation found no further traces of blood, footprints, or traces of the injured in the vicinity.

Inspector Zhou ordered someone to open the door of the palace. The twelve golden Buddha statues arranged in the two halls are still intact. These Buddha statues are said to have been erected by a monk 600 years ago, and they are all national treasures. They and the four famous paintings of Tang Bohu in the living room, as well as the ornaments on the wall, can be called Su Jinmao's second life.

However, the interior of the hall is very simple, except for the exquisite marble altar, there are no other decorations, let alone a place where people can hide.

To be on the safe side, they looked again at the outside of the gate, where traces of car tires were clearly visible on the dry sand. Upon inquiry, Goode, the servant, said: "I seem to remember, after Miss Limeng fired the shot, I seemed to hear the sound of a car. ”

"So, could someone be carrying the injured away in a car?"

"No way, I had already closed the door and guarded there at that time, and both Miss and Ah Cai saw that person lying in the grass, it was impossible for him to escape, he must still be hiding somewhere."

"Yes, he must still be there." The servant Ah Cai also continued

Hearing this, Inspector Zhou frowned tightly and walked towards the room while thinking.

In the blink of an eye, it was past noon, and Su Jinmao hosted a banquet for Inspector Zhou and two young reporters at his home and had lunch.

Everyone was eating quietly, and no one was sure where to start this mystery. It should be said that everyone is preoccupied. After eating in a hurry, Su Jinmao and everyone came to the living room and acted separately. Some of them questioned the servants, while others were discussing their plans for the future.