Mei Shilin told the story of what happened that day, and Zhao Lin stood on the street corner and listened silently.

It turned out that Chai Qihong was angry with his sons that day, complained to an old friend, and got drunk.

When it was about to be delivered to the door, Chai Qihong turned around and said, "Brother Mei, I'm home, go back!" ”

Hearing that he spoke clearly and in an orderly manner, Mei Shilin gave him a warning and walked in the direction of his house.

didn't go far, and there was a scream of "sigh" behind him, and the sound was like Chai Qihong.

Mei Shilin didn't have time to think about it, so he turned around and ran to Chai's house.

When he came to the door, Chai Qihong was lying on his back in the courtyard, with a bright steel knife stuck in his heart.

Mei Shilin was shocked, and he really couldn't understand, Chai Qihong was so dignified just now, why did he die in a blink of an eye?

He was worried that the murderer was nearby, so he didn't dare to rush in to check, and opened his mouth to shout, but suddenly realized a problem:

Everyone at the banquet knew that they had sent Chai Qihong back, and the murderer was nowhere to be found, only he was present.

Others will definitely think that they killed themselves, how to make it clear?

The more Mei Shilin thought about it, the more frightened he became, so he simply left the Chai family as if nothing had happened.

When he got home, he locked himself in the house, and the next day he learned of Chai Qihong's death, pretending not to know.

"The husband was timid for a while and concealed this matter." After Mei Shilin finished speaking, he sighed softly.

Mei frowned and said, "Have you seen the murderer?" ”

Mei Shilin shook his head, hesitated for a moment, and said, "It seems that I heard someone say: Dad, why are you drunk?" ”

Mei Shi was shocked with an "ah", "It's his son!" Which is it? ”

Mei Shilin was silent for a while, "I heard the sound like the third Chai Jie, but I was far away at the time, so I couldn't hear it clearly, maybe I heard it wrong." ”

Mei came back to his senses and said reproachfully: "Husband, you are confused! ”

"Why am I confused?"

"The murderer kills people, and he has his own murder weapon and blood stains as evidence, you can be a witness, as long as the police report to find out the truth, how can you not be suspected."

Mei Shilin sighed again, "Actually, I also regret it a little now, and I mishandled it." But it's been so long, who believes it now? ”

"Besides, life and death can be decided by just one sentence, what if I hear it wrong?"

"Among Brother Chai's three sons, his favorite is the youngest son, if the murderer is not him, wouldn't he have wronged a good person, how will I face my old friend after a hundred years?"

Mei was speechless for a long time.

At this time, there was a knock on the door outside the courtyard gate, "Mei Shuban, open the door." It's me, Zhao Zhutou. ”

The husband and wife were startled, and Mei Shi was a little panicked and said, "What should I do?" ”

"It's okay, go open the door."

Mei Shilin walked to the window, opened it, straightened his clothes, and returned to his composure.

Mei opened the door, Zhao Lin walked straight into the living room, and said to Mei Shilin coldly: "Mei Shuban, since you heard that the murderer is Chai Jie, the third child of the Chai family, why didn't you hide it?" ”

"You know in your heart that he did it, but you are worried that you have heard it wrong, do you believe it yourself?"

Mei Shilin was shocked and glanced out the door, "You...... How do you know? ”

"I have clairvoyance, ears to the wind."

Zhao Lin said half-truthfully, and then his expression changed, "Chai Jie killed his biological father and lost his conscience, just like Mrs. Mei said just now, he has his own murder weapon and blood stains as evidence, and you didn't kill anyone, why worry!" ”

Hearing this, Mei Shilin completely believed that Zhao Lin had listened to the conversation just now, and sat down on the chair with a look of shame, "Mei is ashamed of his friend, what does Zhao Zhutou want?" ”

Zhao Lin smiled slightly, "Zhao just wants to bring the murderer to justice, just now you said that when you saw Chai Qihong die, there was a knife in his chest?" ”

"Exactly, it was dark at that time, but the knife was bright and conspicuous."

"How long and wide is that knife?"

Mei Shilin thought for a moment and said, "The knife is stuck in the body, and I can't see the whole picture clearly, but from the exposed part, it is at least more than two feet, half the width of a palm." ”

Zhao Lin nodded, thinking to himself that such a big knife could not be hidden or discarded casually.

And when the knife is stabbed into the chest, a lot of blood will inevitably spurt out, and there will also be stains on clothes and shoes.

There are many beggars in Dongcheng, who sleep under trees or bridge holes on the side of the street at night, and it is not easy for Chai Jie to dispose of things without realizing it.

It is highly likely that the things are still hidden in his house.

Thinking of this, Zhao Lin suddenly had a sense of brightness, and stroked his palms and said, "Mei Shuban, if I find physical evidence, are you willing to testify in court?" ”

Mei Shilin nodded heavily, "Mei should have done this a long time ago." ”

"Thank you, May. It's getting late, so I won't bother. ”

Zhao Lin said goodbye and left, Mei looked at his husband and asked, "What is the origin of Zhao Zhutou?" Does he really have clairvoyance, ears to the wind? ”

Mei Shilin shook his head and smiled bitterly.

Zhao Lin tossed for a day, and he was also a little tired, and when he returned to the yamen, it was already the second watch.

"If you have human evidence, as long as you find physical evidence, you can condemn the case to death!"

After a day of tossing, he was indeed a little tired, and he fell asleep in a daze when he lay down.

Early the next morning, Sun Zhang came over deliberately and asked Zhao Lin if he was used to being on duty on the first day, and what difficulties he had.

Zhao Lin showed a look of gratitude on his face, "Chief Hui, my subordinates have just taken over the errand and are getting familiar with it, if there are any deficiencies, please correct." ”

"Oh, that's good. By the way, how many murders are there in your area, how are they investigating? Are there enough people? ”

Sun Zhang asked with "concern".

Zhao Lin acted as a reason: "There are no eyebrows for the time being." ”

Sun Zhang's expression became serious, "There are less than six days, I have to work harder, otherwise the county lord and the chief head catcher will blame it, and I can't afford to bear it." ”

Eat sin, eat stool and go!

Zhao Lin sneered in his heart, but his face was silent, and he said in a deep voice: "Don't worry, your subordinates will do their best." ”

At the end of the morning meeting, Zhao Lin summoned Liang Song, He Qingquan and Tao Erzhuan.

"The murderer is Chai Jie, the third elder of the Chai family, don't make a public announcement for the time being, I already have a witness, and now I lack two things."

"One is physical evidence, that is, the murder weapon. The second is that he said that he was in the casino that night and didn't go home all night, and we want to expose this lie. ”

Liang Song and Tao Er were stunned and didn't speak, Liang Song trusted Zhao Lin, but Tao Er was stunned and obeyed.

Only He Qingquan felt that Zhao Lin couldn't withstand the pressure and wanted to find a scapegoat to take the blame.

"Zhao Zhutou, who is the witness you are talking about? Why didn't you show up in the first place? ”

Zhao Lin shook his head lightly, "The witnesses are kept secret for the time being, and we will go to those two gamblers now." ”

According to the file, gamblers Gao Xiaoliu and Duan San said that Chai Jie was in the casino all night and did not leave until dawn.

Zhao Lin took people to the casino and asked for the addresses of the two.

Naturally, the casino will not offend the official for the two gamblers, and it is not a secret that it will tell the truth immediately.

In order to save time, Zhao Lin decided to act separately, and took Tao Er to arrest Gao Xiaoliu, Liang Song and He Qingquan to arrest Duan San.

Not long after the two gamblers went home, they were caught by Zhao Lin and others before they could sleep.