fast and ferocious

Chapter 171 Murder at the Inn ([-]) Third Watch

Sure enough, I don’t know if it’s because I’m panicking that I don’t remember, or if I was asked to ask, I can’t remember anything. In short, the followers who dug up the body at the beginning answered not even a single word ‘I don’t remember. . '

Qin Wubing didn't have time to get angry with Zhao Guang, so he ordered Holmes and the yamen servants who stayed behind to inspect the kitchen, side room, and main room of the next three courtyards, and they said they were all clean without any blood stains.

Qin Wubing looked at the heavy rain in the courtyard with his hands behind his back, thought for a moment and said:

"My people are not easy to use, and I have to trouble the eldest princess to order people to gather all the people of the eldest son who have already lived in the inn in front of the hall, and all their things are also gathered in the hall. I want to check from room to room!"

The eldest princess glanced at the maid who was with her, and the maid bowed and retreated.

……

The eldest princess was very helpful, and soon, some of Zhao Guang's attendants and their belongings filled the front hall.

But Qin Wubing was so angry that his seven orifices were filled with smoke. Zhao Guang ordered people to wipe every room in the inn carefully, no matter whether he lived in it or not. The excess hair is probably just falling out.

Qin Wubing rushed in front of Zhao Guang who was sitting in a daze in the hall, grabbed Zhao Guang's collar, and the sound of fighting came from behind him, Qin Wubing didn't turn his head, and said ruthlessly:
"If I didn't know that you are not a murderer, I would have arrested you now! Why are you so diligent? You have cleaned up all the evidence! Why do you go out if you love cleaning so much?!"

Fear gradually appeared in Zhao Guang's eyes. He was not afraid of Qin Wubing, but seeing Qin Wubing behind him, his followers wanted to rush up, but they were knocked to the ground by the Eldest Princess's men.

In Guangdong, who would dare to treat him like this?
Growing up so big, Zhao Guang felt afraid for the first time. He was afraid that he would not be able to go home to find his mother again.

Qin Wubing let go of the terrified Zhao Guang, turned around and pointed at Zhao Guang's entourage and said sharply: "Until the murderer is found, all of you will be suspected!"

The old housekeeper hurriedly said, "We just got here today..."

"I know that you didn't kill the person, but you are likely to be accomplices, otherwise, why would you accomplice the murderer to clean up the scene?!"

Qin Wubing was already furious to the extreme, and his face was a little ferocious, Lin Huai touched Guo Yi and said in a low voice: "The third brother is really in a hurry."

"It's me, I'm also anxious!" Guo Yi glanced at Zhao Guang, who was already stunned, and said with disgust, "He has the title of a prince of the Duke's Mansion for nothing, and he doesn't have a useful head!"

"That's right. Although I don't know what the third brother's case investigation is, it's like fighting a war. If you need armor or a sword, how do you kill the enemy?"

Guo Yi nodded in agreement.

After Qin Wubing yelled, he somewhat calmed down, panting heavily, he called Holmes, and suddenly stopped.

Everyone in the hall looked at Qin Wubing.

The Eldest Princess passed through layers of obstacles and walked to Qin Wubing's side, and asked in a low voice, "But what did you think of?"

"Why did the murderer dismember the body?"

The Eldest Princess thought about the size of the flower garden in the courtyard, and immediately replied: "A flower garden cannot bury a whole body."

Qin Wubing asked again: "Why did the murderer take away the head of the deceased?"

The eldest princess blinked, Qin Wubing said again:

"The three courtyards must have enough space for burial. After separating the corpses, if you want to bury the head in the courtyard, you must be the first to bury it. Would you like to put a head next to you and watch your tossing around in several yards?"

"Are you sure it's night?"

"The possibility of daytime is too small. This is an inn. No one knows when guests will check in. Besides, during the daytime, the store is full of people. Even if no one goes to the backyard, it is not easy for the murderer to leave with his head! What's more, To be honest, if he committed a crime during the day, the perpetrator might really leave after killing someone, at least the city gate is open, as long as he is fast enough! But if he commits a crime at night, he must wait until dawn before leaving, so he will do it so meticulously."

"If the murder occurred at night, the murderer must be a shop assistant, right? He can get the key to the backyard and leave properly."

"Unfortunately, none of the boys left the inn."

Qin Wubing walked to the door of the inn in deep thought. He really wanted to smoke a cigarette, even if he only had one. When he encountered a difficult case in his previous life, he could smoke one by one...

The eldest princess followed, stood beside Qin Wubing, turned her face to look at Qin Wubing, waiting for an answer.

Qin Wubing looked at the heavy rain outside the door, took a deep breath and said:
"There are several possibilities. One possibility is that, as you said, the murderer was a clerk in the store, and the deceased may be a resident. In this case, it is very likely that he was seeking money. Another possibility is that the murderer was a clerk in the store, and the deceased was also a clerk in the store. Well, the innkeeper lied, but whether it is the former seeking money, or the latter the shop assistant killing people, there is no reason to keep his head."

"There is also a possibility that the murderer and the deceased were both residents. Because the murderer is a regular resident, he has the opportunity to know where the keys in the backyard are, so he has a chance to strike. If this is the case, the motive for the murder is firstly to make money. The second is vendetta!"

"What do you call moving chickens? Moving ducks?" The old monk came over at some point.

Qin Wubing pretended not to hear it at all, and was still immersed in his own reasoning:

"As I said just now, if it is for money, there is no reason to take the head away, and there is no fear of being discovered or recognized. When the murderer buried the body, he never thought that he would be discovered. This is the first. No matter who the deceased is, if there is no appearance of the prince, it will be exposed sooner or later. It’s not ordinary people, and there are guides to prove it, so it’s not difficult to find out here, and it will be exposed when the time comes.”

The eldest princess said:
"That makes sense! If no one had chased away the residents, the heavy rain might have washed out some of the corpses in the courtyard. At that time, the yamen servants received a report, and they only needed to check the number of people to know who was missing."

"Even if there is no heavy rain, if the deceased is a resident, the store will know when it is time to pay the rent. Just wait until someone lives in the yard, smells the smell of the corpse, or the person who tends the flower garden finds the bones, and the result will be the same. the same."

The eldest princess nodded frequently, but the old monk couldn't understand, so he muttered something, turned and left.

"So, I think this is a vendetta! The murderer needs to take away the head! It doesn't matter if you take it back to show someone, or go to someone's grave to pay homage. This is revenge! It is impossible for the murderer to go to the backyard after the murder in the room. It is too easy for people to find him carrying the corpse, so it is very likely that he invited the deceased to the backyard, you see, from this point of view, it is not valid for the clerk to kill the residents for money."

The eldest princess nodded.

"Can you understand what I mean?"

(End of this chapter)