Chapter 167: Who is the original culprit?
Lang Xiaobai looked at the confusing river from a distance for a while, and then looked at the dilapidated bridge on the river, and made a decision in his heart: "No matter what happened, I must go to the scene in person." He thought as he made a plan of action for himself.
Xiao Bin looked at Lang Xiaobai: "The drowned Juanzi actually came back alive?" It was so much of a surprise to me. Where has she been in the past two days? You know what?"
Lang Xiaobai looked at his strange expression and shook his head pretending to be ignorant.
"God knows where she went. But we should be satisfied that the person came back safe and sound after all. The only trouble now is who killed Jiang Kai. This is a series of questions: who is the culprit, what is his purpose and motives, how did he escape, and where is he hiding now...... In short, we must get to the bottom of these issues. Let's go to the scene now! Let's go, Xiao Bin. ”
Lang Xiaobai and Xiao Bin set off to the scene of the incident.
Although Xie Yunqing's manor occupies more than 200 acres of land, it looks very desolate and has a sense of vicissitudes, obviously due to a series of events and has no time to repair. The creek flowed right along the middle line of the manor into the distance, like a natural dividing zone.
Lang Xiaobai and Xiao Bin approached the river to take a closer look. A dilapidated bridge connects the river bank to the islands in the middle of the river, creating a still life painting. But the planks on the bridge had begun to rot, and it could barely bear the weight of a man. The two men approached the bridge and looked down the bridge to the island.
The island is not big, and there are no other plants or buildings, except for a deserted green area and a lonely pigeon loft, and nothing else.
Lang Xiaobai stepped on the wooden plank, and stepped hard a few times to test whether the wooden plank bridge could really pass people. After that, he began to observe the island, pacing back and forth, as if thinking about something.
After going on like this for a few minutes, Lang Xiaobai went to the manor with Xiao Bin. This manor was built a long time ago, and the whole manor building area is not very large, and outside the gate of this place and under the wooden windows in other places, there is a family member in black clothes with a wooden stick in his hand.
The two of them calmly walked towards the door, paying attention to the arrangement in front of them. With a large door and a staircase with an escalator, there appear to be two large living rooms on the left and a dining room on the right.
The body of Xie Yan's husband Jiang Kai looked very solemn. I saw him put on a neat outfit and lay peacefully on the old bed that had been moved out of the bedroom. Everything seemed so peaceful.
Xie Yan and the servant Ah Qiao knelt beside Jiang Kai's corpse together, they were dressed in solemn mourning clothes, and they were clasping their hands together and praying sincerely.
Xiao Bin then walked towards Xie Yan lightly, bowed his head and said something to her. After a while, Xie Yan straightened up, tidied up her clothes, and entered the large living room next to her with Xiao Bin, and went to see Lang Xiaobai who was resting in the living room.
"Mrs. Xie Yan, let me introduce you to my old friend Lang Xiaobai. He's here to help us with the investigation, and he's the detective of a detective agency. ”
Xie Yan raised his head and glanced at Lang Xiaobai who was standing in front of him, and bowed slightly. Lang Xiaobai noticed that she and her sister Juanzi resembled twin sisters, but they looked more temperamental and meaningful, and showed the charm of a mature woman.
But due to the sudden murder of her husband, which caused her severe psychological trauma, she appeared sad and melancholy, and she also seemed a little mentally exhausted, and her eyes were hazy with indescribable heaviness.
Lang Xiaobai bowed deeply to Mrs. Xie Yan.
"Hello Madame! I understand your mood at this time, please don't be overly sad. We will do our best to investigate and strive to bring the bad guys to justice as soon as possible, so as to comfort Mr. Jiang Kai's deceased. ”
"On behalf of the whole family, I thank you." Xie Yan said to Lang Xiaobai gratefully, "I hope you can arrest the murderer as soon as possible." In this way, I will also have peace of mind. If you need anything, just ask, and I'll do anything to help you with anything. ”
At this time, a series of car motors and the sound of the door being opened were heard outside. A man walked in, he was a maid, Ah Cai, and he told everyone:
"Madam, the prosecutor, the investigator, and the medical examiner are here. Do you want to bring them to the halls?"
The servant Ah Cai looked to be about fifty years old, with a dark complexion and a sturdy complexion, he was the old servant beside his grandfather Xie Yunqing, who was unknown and followed the old master tirelessly. He was a loyal and honest servant, and after Xie Yunqing died, he went to Xie Yan and Juanzi sisters to work diligently, just like following the old master.
Hearing Ah Cai's report, Xie Yan ordered: "Since they are here, let them go to the hall!"
Lang Xiaobai waved his hand to signal Ah Cai to stop, turned to Xie Yan and said, "No, madam, don't invite them in yet." I think there are two things that are very important to think about during this time. ”
Before narrating, Lang Xiaobai gently instructed Ah Cai to take the case prosecutor and a few others to the restaurant on the right to rest.
"Mrs. Xie Yan, first of all, about the murder of Mr. Jiang Kai, this matter will be handed over to the case prosecutor and others to collect evidence and investigate. The important thing is that we must treat Juanzi's situation carefully and carefully, otherwise, she will be innocently involved and become a suspicion of others. Wouldn't it be even worse?"
"Xiao Bin," Lang Xiaobai asked, "Does the security know the news of Juanzi's sudden disappearance?"
"Naturally, the security knew about it, and I reported it to them." Xiao Bin said proudly.
"But do they know about Juanzi quietly coming home this morning?"
"I haven't had time to tell them about it yet."
"That's good. If the investigator asks about Juanzi's disappearance, everyone must tell him that there is just a misunderstanding about the sudden disappearance of the young lady. In fact, she stayed in her bedroom all day and night and did not come out, causing everyone to think that she was missing, so they called the police. It's very important to remember what I said. ”
Everyone nodded in approval.
A forensic doctor approached Jiang Kai's body for examination, and another security guard also rushed over to help. Lang Xiaobai and Xiao Bin talked with the prosecutor and investigator in the restaurant.
Xiao Bin recommended Lang Xiaobai to the prosecutor, saying that he was Zhou Guoxiong, a wealthy man from Dongzhou, who had just come here a few days ago to escape the summer. When I heard the news that someone had been killed, I volunteered to come here to help investigate.
The prosecutor and investigators knew that Zhou Guoxiong was a well-known social activist with a head and face, and on this basis, they also believed that he was a famous family in Dongzhou, and not only did not have the slightest doubt about him, but expressed great gratitude and gratitude to him for taking the initiative to help.
"The occurrence of this incident, that is, the murder of Mr. Jiang Kai, was caused by the disappearance of Juanzi, and when Mr. Jiang Kai went to look for her, he was unfortunately shot and killed by strange people by the river, and the murderer is unknown, this is what happened, right?"
The investigator gave a clear account of the situation, and then asked a question. Lang Xiaobai denied his view.