Chapter 166 Detective

"My boss, I found it!" Suddenly, on the other side of the forest, the shout came from Wang An's voice.

Ximen Qing quickly put the scabbard in his arms and followed the sound. He walked away like that side. Li Qiang had arrived first. Wang An pointed with his hand and lay a man under the tree not far away. The man lay there motionless. Except for the shape of a human, he could not see the breath of life. He was a dead man.

"Have you checked it?" Ximenqing asked uneasily. Although it was during the day, Ximen Qing was not the first time to see a dead person, but it still made him feel scared.

"No." Wang An's head shook like a drum: "I found it and called you over."

Ximenqing nodded gently. Ximen Pharmacy also secretly engaged in the business of selling corpses. Although Ximen Qing never operated in person, he still knew a little about the examination of the body. He walked to the corpse with courage. Before entering, I found that there was a branch in the chest of the body. The branch was at the point. The body fell on its back, which was also in line with the natural reaction inserted from the front. It seems that no one has moved the body since then.

That's good. There should be more clues about the body that no one has moved. Ximenqing squatted down while thinking about it. He did not feel the nausea that usually occurs, but replaced it with excitement.

"Don't you need to inform the government when the body is found?" Wang An asked uneasily.

"Notify the government?" Ximenqing smiled unsadly: "You know that this dead man has a lot to do with Wuhan University. If he doesn't make trouble well, he killed him. Didn't you ask for trouble by informing the government? Wu Song will let you evaporate in the world, and there is not even a scum left."

First of all, the time of death, which is the most important. If it is within six hours of the crime, it can be judged by the temperature of the body and the degree of hardening of the body. Normal people will have a large area of stiffness two hours after death. This is a fine timepiece that reports to the investigators when they were killed. But Ximen Qing can't judge the body in front of him in this way. The body is completely stiff, not only because the death time is long, but also because it is winter. The blood in the body has frozen and the temperature has become quite low. From this body, we can only see that it has been dead for more than two or three days, but it is difficult to judge when. Even if this person died on October 15th, as long as there is no invasion by beasts and no wind and snow, it is almost like this.

Wait... Fengxue, Ximenqing carefully checked the clothes of the deceased. He gently opened every slight fold with a wooden stick. There was no snow, yes, no snow at all. Ximenqing clearly remembered that it snowed around noon on November 14. The weather was very cold these two days, and it was impossible to melt after the snow fell. Although it had been windy, it was unlikely that even the slightest folds of the clothes would be blown clean. From this point, the time of death of the deceased is nine times after noon on November 14.

What about the rest of the clues? Ximen Qing continued to search carefully. The body itself could tell him less and less, so Ximen Qing gradually distanced his perspective. He wanted to observe the body from the overall situation. Wait, the clothes of the body seem to have been turned over by others. The clothes in the deceased's arms are not neat, which is in sharp contrast to other places. Ximenqing gently groped the deceased's chest with his hand, and there was nothing. Normally, normal people should take some trivial silver here. Now the silver is gone, that is to say, the traces of the chest being turned indicate that the murderer took the deceased's silver.

Ximenqing, who came to this conclusion, felt depressed. Wu Da may kill people, but it is absolutely impossible for Wu Da to kill because of this little money. If there is any other attempt, he will definitely not take away the money he has with him after killing. What's more, this man is wearing a subordinate's clothes and can carry a few money in his pocket. As a rich man like Wu Da, How can you pay attention to this money?

Maybe this is just an ordinary murder case, which has nothing to do with Wuhan University, but how can I explain the handwriting I found on the tree? Is it just a coincidence? This doesn't make sense. Ximenqing was thinking nonsense, and he hoped to find new clues to the ideal through this kind of divergent thinking.

He didn't wait long. After staring at the body repeatedly, Ximenqing suddenly found that he was a little familiar with the clothes on the body. When I first examined the body, I turned a blind eye to it because I was too focused. This is... Rouge Lane's clothes. Yes, most of the clothes used in Rouge Lane are made of this fabric. This color is also the same style. Every brothel is not much different. In order to distinguish, the name of the brothel will be marked on the neckline.

Ximen Qing did not care that he might be contaminated with corpse poison. Although the possibility of this infection was very small in winter, Ximen Qing was also very careful when touching the body before. But now, this sudden inspiration has overcome all caution. He smoothed the cloth at the neckline of the corpse with his palm and searched for Find the name of the brothel. "Waterside"... It's not "Mochou". Unlike what he imagined, Ximen Qing wanted to nibble on his fingernails. When his hand was about to touch his lips, he hurriedly remembered that he had just touched the corpse. This kind of action was extremely dangerous. It's not "Donchou", doesn't this have nothing to do with Wu Da? After all, God, can't you give me some clues that can confirm my ideas? So far, all the clues seem to be mocking me, saying that I am a person living in fantasy. Yes, a person who has not learned much about autopsy, and now has temporarily rushed ducks to the shelves, what valuable clues can be found? It's just a smile.

Ximenqing stood up. He wanted to see if he could find clues like the scabbard. At the moment he stood up, he angrily wanted to kick the dead man lying on the ground. If only the dead could speak. If only the dead could stand up and say, "Wu Da killed me." All the problems have disappeared, and I will completely nail the Wu family to the pillar of shame and lose my reputation.

At this time, Ximen Qing suddenly found that in his imagination, the place where he was going to kick the body seemed to have some traces. The clothes of the rouge alley are a little gray and dirty-resistant. If you don't want to vent your dissatisfaction just now, you may not find it. Ximen Qing squatted down for the second time. Now he wants to study carefully. It's the shallow trace. What will it be?

After careful observation, the trace was quickly confirmed to be the mark of the boots. It seems that someone has kicked the body before he wanted to kick it. Ximenqing stamped a footprint on the ground and compared it with the traces on the body. The footprints on the corpse are not stepped on like the shoes worn by rich families, but more like the footprints of servants, which are similar to the shoes worn by the corpse. That is to say, the person who kicked the corpse is likely to be a little man in Rouge Lane. The shoe prints look slightly smaller than their own footprints, but they are larger than those of martial arts. You should know that the shoes worn by Wuhan University now are specially customized, which are very suitable for the feet, and there will never be such big shoes.

It seems that the footprints did not turn Wu Da as the murderer, but excused Wu Da again. Ximen Qing found with confidence and was splashed with cold water again. He stood up, turned his head and never looked at the body. He was also convinced that even if something was found on the body, it must be something to exonerate Wu Da.

After turning his head, Ximen Qing found a small pit next to the body. At first, he felt that it was dug by the murderer to bury the body, but when he looked carefully, he didn't look like it. This area is full of woods, and the roots are staggered under the ground. If you want to dig a hole, you must stay away from the trees so that you can dig deeper. In addition, this pit is too shallow and too small. It is relatively easy to explain that the murderer stopped the activity of burying the body halfway and fled in a hurry, but it was not right. It is impossible to say that he opened such a small pit when he began to dig. It seems that this pit is not originally used to bury corpses. What is it for? That's weird. However, it is certain that this pit was also dug after noon on November 14, because there are only a few snowflakes in the pit, which are obviously blown from other places. The degree of snowfall is different from the surrounding sky and the surrounding sky. In other words, this kind of low-lying pit should have less snowfall. In addition, this pit doesn't look like digging with tools such as shovels. If it is dug with tools, I don't think the pits around will be so messy. It's more like a hole with branches and fingers.

Wait, branches?! If I were a murderer, I probably wouldn't get more branches, so should I... kill and dig pits with the same root? Ximenqing turned around and said to Wang An and Li Qiang, "You two go and pull out the branches on the body."

Wang An looked very embarrassed, while Li Qiang nodded decisively. Although Wang An was embarrassed, he still cooperated with Li Qiang and pulled out the blood on the hard branch inserted in the heart of the body. When he pulled it out, he also brought out a little minced meat, which made Ximen Qing frown.

Ximenqing carefully observed the tip of the branch. Yes, this tip is no longer so sharp, but more like it has been worn, and far from the tip, granular frozen soil can still be seen. Even if the body is facing up, this area cannot be stuck in the soil, that is to say, the branches were dug before and then became a murder weapon. The time to dig the pit was before the killing time, but only a little before. Judging from the location of the body, it is very likely that the deceased had been staring at the person who dug the pit before his death, and then was suddenly turned around by the other party and stabbed him in the chest with a branch.

Ximenqing fantasized about this scene in his mind. He could even hear the roar of branches breaking into the air and the dull sound that stabbed the body of the deceased. However, this is not enough. The process of death is perfectly simulated, but there is no evidence that the murderer is Wu Da. Ximen Qing sighed.

"Wang An, what do you think of this matter?" Ximenqing turned his head and asked Wang An. He wanted to hear other people's opinions. Maybe it would help him.

"It should be this person." Wang An pointed to the body on the ground and continued, "The person in front of him dug a pit, and then the person who dug the pit suddenly turned around and stabbed him to death with a branch."

It fits, amazingly. It seems that I'm not wrong, and so does Wang An. Go on." Ximen Qing did not show his face. In fact, what he was most concerned about was the rest of the content, because he didn't expect anything else except these. He also had some unwillingness in his heart. After so many on-site investigation and thinking, he analyzed the scene of death, which was unexpectedly broken by Wang Anman.

"In addition... In addition, I think the murderer is likely to be a dwarf." Wang An said while touching his chin.

This is the voice Ximen Qing is most eager to hear. He feels that sparks must have flashed in his eyes in an instant. Why is the murderer a dwarf?" Ximenqing almost bit his teeth and asked his own questions.

"Because when I just pulled out the branch with Li Qiang, I found that the branch thorned like the direction of the deceased's chest, from the bottom up. The height of the deceased is not high. If a normal person wants to attack him, the angle of the branch should be flat, so that it makes a point. Only the dwarf will have a bottom-up effect when carrying out this kind of stab. That's what I think. I don't know if it's right. Wang An scratched his head.

"There seems to be some truth. Let me think about it." Ximen Qing imagined the scene of death again in his mind, and soon he found the flaw of Wang An's reasoning. You don't mean anything, Wang An. Ximen Qing shook his head. We assume that the murderer is the person who dug the pit. When the murderer was digging the pit, due to the simple tools used, it is likely that the branches alone could not complete the work, and he still needed help by hand, which led to his body must be half squatting or full squatting. When Ximen Qing said this, he squatted on the edge of the pit and simulated the action of digging the pit. Then he decided to kill. In order to ensure the suddenness of the action, it is likely that he did not stand up in advance, but directly turned around in this squat position and hit it with one blow. Ximenqing also suddenly turned around, exerted his left foot, jumped up, and held his right hand, as if he was also holding a murder weapon. Such an action, even if it is taller than the deceased, will cause the effect of stabbing from the bottom to the top. Ximen Qing shook his hand. Although he denied Wang An's conjecture with his careful analysis, there was no doubt that this was actually not the news Ximen Qing wanted to hear.

"My boss, I have some opinions." Li Qiang, who had been silent, suddenly said.

"Oh?" Ximenqing was a little surprised. Li Qiang was silent all the way. Do you want to take the initiative to speak now? I want to hear what he will say. If you find anything, let's talk about it.

"I have the same idea as Wang Ganshi. The murderer should be a dwarf." Li Qiang expressed the same view.

Although this is what Ximen Qing wants to hear, it is difficult to surprise him. What's your reason? If it's the same as Wang An, there's no need to say. Did you hear my explanation just now? Ximenqing waved his hand and felt a little impatient.

"I heard that the owner's analysis just now is really wonderful. The whole scene of killing is like flashing in front of me. Indeed, the angle of the branch piercing cannot prove that the murderer is a dwarf. But the branch itself can just prove it.

"How can I prove it?" Ximen Qing became interested. He gently rubbed his hands and looked at Li Qiang.

The length of the branch. I speculate that the branch should have been found by the murderer himself. When the murderer was looking for the branch, he should have been considering killing people with it, but before that, he had to dig a hole first. As for the purpose of digging the pit, I speculate that it may be that the murderer lured the deceased, saying that something was buried under the tree and used branches to dig it for the deceased. In this way, a series of things will make a statement. If a person of our height uses a two-foot-long branch to dig a hole, it's barely enough, but if you use it to turn around and stab people, it seems to be slightly half a foot shorter. The host should have just seen the scattered branches of this generation, and there are many of them half a foot longer than this. The only reasonable explanation for choosing this length of 'murder weapon' is that the murderer is a dwarf. After Li Qiang finished speaking, he looked at Ximen Qing as if he were waiting for a judgment.

"Uh..." Ximen Qing wanted to say any rebuttal, but he found that Li Qiang's inference was impeccable. Yes, the length of the branch can perfectly prove that the murderer is a dwarf. This is almost the shortest hard branch that can be found in this generation, and normal people will never find this. You said it very well, Li Qiang. I believe you must have found something else. Ximen Qing said with determination that he stared into Li Qiang's eyes.

"Yes." Li Qiang didn't have any dodgy eyes. He nodded. Then point to the side with your hand. I just saw that there is a reflector under that tree. There must be something.

reflective? What can reflect light should be metal and iron. Is it... a short knife? But the killing thing has appeared. It's a branch. What will happen with the knife? Ximen Qing quickly ran a few steps to the place of Li Qiang's finger. Sure enough, half stuck in the snow was a bright knife. Ximen Qing took out the scabbard from his arms, inserted the knife, and sewed it tightly, which was a perfect match.

"Is there anything else you have found?" Ximenqing felt that Li Qiang must still have reservations. Maybe Li Qiang had already seen the whole process of the incident, and now he is just mocking himself a little. However, at this time, Ximenqing can no longer care so much. He needs evidence. As long as he can be sure that this person was killed by Wuhan University, at least, the practice of finding a mysterious man is correct.