Chapter 352: Murderer
Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations
The lady stood by the window and leaned against it. She did not comb her hair and was only wearing a red gauze. Her figure was very graceful.
When she heard the sound, she turned around. There was no expression on her face as she asked, “When can you finish interrogating me?”
“Pretty soon,” Chu Qingzhi replied. Then, she said, “Take off your clothes.”
The girl was speechless.
Ge Lihua turned to look at Chu Qingzhi, puzzled. Why did she want her to take off her clothes during the interrogation?
After thinking about it, Chu Qingzhi figured out how the merchant died while sleeping with the girl. There was no poison in the wine glass. Furthermore, he had been poisoned without knowing it. Coupled with the fact that the girl had been drugged before she received the merchant, there was only one possibility…
Someone must have smeared poison on the girl’s breasts, and the man killed it.
Now, they only needed to see if there was poison on the girl’s breasts to confirm how the merchant died.
The girl grabbed her clothes tightly and said unwillingly, “I’ve never seen people interrogate by asking the suspect to take off their clothes.”
Chu Qingzhi said, “If I’m not wrong, your breasts have poison. If you don’t believe me, you can wash it with water and put the silver needle into the water to test if the water is poisonous.”
She handed a silver needle to the girl.
Ge Lihua went to bring in a basin of clear water. “Let’s test it.”
The girl was speechless.
After hesitating for a moment, she took the basin of water, the silver needle, and walked behind the screen. After a while, the girl’s frightened voice sounded. “It’s really poisonous!”
The murderer was really cunning.
Ge Lihua looked at Chu Qingzhi. This was the first time she admired a woman so much. She admired her from the bottom of her heart. “Qingzhi, the murderer is smart, but you’re smarter than him.”
Chu Qingzhi said humbly, “You flatter me.”
“By the way, Lihua, do you have any clues about the man who drugged the girl?”
Ge Lihua recalled. “From the description of the girls in the building and the brothel madam, this man was wearing a black robe at that time. He was tall and thin and had a beard. He was in his forties and walked very vigorously like a martial arts practitioner. His eyes were a little evasive and his head was always lowered. He seemed to be afraid of meeting people.”
“The brothel madam said that there was one thing that left a deep impression on her. That man’s skin was very delicate. He didn’t look like he was in his forties at all.”
Hearing this, Chu Qingzhi analyzed, “A middle-aged man usually walks very stably, and it’s unlikely that a middle-aged man can have a delicate skin. This person is most likely in disguise.”
“Qingzhi, doesn’t that mean that the clues are gone again?” Ge Lihua felt that being a constable was not as simple as she had imagined.
“Lihua, don’t be pessimistic. Let’s analyze it,” Chu Qingzhi said. “Traveling merchants usually don’t know martial arts. The other party could perfectly kill the merchant in any corner of the street. Why did he wait to kill him in the brothel? What’s his motive?”
Ge Lihua thought for a moment. “Yes, there must be a reason.”
Chu Qingzhi looked at Ge Lihua. “Lihua, do you think he did this on purpose?”
Ge Lihua hesitated. “On purpose… to attract the attention of the authorities?”
Chu Qingzhi shook her head slowly. “I don’t think that’s his motive. As long as someone dies, it will attract the attention of the authorities.”
Ge Lihua thought for a while and gave up. “Qingzhi, if you can’t figure it out, 1 can’t either.”
Chu Qingzhi walked to the window and crossed her arms. She looked at the kapok tree outside. “Lihua, this person poisoned the brothel girl beforehand. This means that… he knows the schedule of the merchant.”
Ge Lihua was stunned for a moment before continuing, “The murderer is among those helpers!”
Chu Qingzhi turned around and asked Ge Lihua, “Where are those helpers?”
Ge Lihua’s expression turned serious. “They’re all kept in the inn.”
Chu Qingzhi said, “Let’s go to the inn.”
At the inn.
“How long are they going to keep us?”
“Who knows? The county office is so slow at handling cases. I’m afraid they can’t close the case without three to five months.”
“Do we have to wait here for three to five months? I’m fine with it, but what about my family? They’re still waiting for me to take the money home.”
“Forget about the money. It’ll be good if we can go back safely this time.”
There was a small courtyard outside the inn. All these helpers were kept here.
There were two constables guarding the door. “Miss Chu, Miss Ge.”
Ge Lihua asked bluntly, “Has anyone run away?”
One of the constables said, “No.”
However, Ge Lihua had a bad feeling. The other party knew martial arts, so he did not have to leave through the main door. “Open the door.”
The constable immediately took out his key and opened the door.
Ge Lihua quickly walked in with Chu Qingzhi following closely behind.
When the group of helpers saw the two of them coming over, they immediately surrounded them. “When are you letting us go?”
Ignoring them, Ge Lihua glanced around and her expression changed slightly. “Qingzhi, one is missing.”
Chu Qingzhi had already expected this situation. She looked at everyone. “Where’s the other person?”
The small-eyed man said, “I don’t know. 1 haven’t seen him since 1 woke up this morning.”
Chu Qingzhi asked, “Did he come from the eastern border with you?”
The small-eyed man said, “No, he joined halfway. At that time, we encountered a wild boar on the way. He rushed out of the forest to save us and then joined us.”
Ge Lihua said, “Qingzhi, it seems like it was premeditated.”
Chu Qingzhi nodded. “Let them go. They have nothing to do with this.”
Ge Lihua said, “I’ll arrange it later.”
Chu Qingzhi turned around and left the small courtyard of the inn. This clue was completely gone. The case was getting more and more troublesome.
When they returned to the county office, everyone exchanged the clues they had found. After that, they went back home.
Shen residence.
Han Xinyu walked into Madam Shen’s room with an ugly expression and reported, “Madam, Master brought that woman into the residence.”
Madam Shen’s face darkened and she was furious. “He really brought that b*tch back?!”
Han Xinyu nodded. “Madam, what should we do now?”
Ignoring her sick body, Madam Shen sat up from the bed and said angrily, “Help me get changed. I want to meet that b*tch!”
Han Xinyu hesitated. “Madam, your body?”
Madam Shen said angrily, “That b*tch has already entered the house. How can
I recuperate in peace?!”
Han Xinyu did not say anything else and immediately helped Madam Shen get changed.
After that, Madam Shen rushed out of the room with a murderous aura and ran towards West Mist Yard.
In West Mist Yard, Jun Lan said to Master Shen sweetly with her big stomach, “Master, you’re so good to me. I’ll definitely give birth to a good son for you.”
For some reason, Master Shen had been extremely good to her these past few days. Previously, he refused to bring her back to the residence, but suddenly, he started asking her to go back home with him. She still felt like she was dreaming..
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