deadly mantra

Chapter 972 Tragedy Occurs
Cao Bo smiled and said, "The little girl is very humble."

Ji Fanyin's eyes were full of sincerity:
"My lord, please rest assured that cooperating with the government's investigation is the obligation of the common people. As long as the common people know it, as long as you ask, my lord, the common people will definitely tell you everything."

As a reporter who actively cooperated with the investigation, it stands to reason that Cao Bo should give him a verbal reward. However, this little girl was too calm, which made him suspicious.

The deceased, Miao Xiaoer, had been tortured for a long time and extremely cruelly before his death. The marks on his neck were deep under the skin, nine ribs were broken on both sides, ten fingers were broken, and all the fingernails and toenails were broken off. Lose.

In addition, the deep and shallow bruises left on Miao Xiaoer's body proved that she had been beaten by many people before her death; the spots on her body proved that she had been dead for more than seven hours.

According to Ji Fanyin, she just happened to pass by and took a look, then left the scene of the crime and rushed to the Yamen to report the crime.

For someone who only took a quick look, her description of the situation of the deceased was almost the same as the conclusion he made after the initial examination.

A large number of Ji Fanyin's footprints were found at the crime scene. It was obvious that she stayed there for more than a while.

Cao Bo knew very well that although she could not rule out suspicion, for now, he did not have enough evidence to interrogate her.

He needs more evidence and time.

Before leaving the interrogation room, Cao Bo gave a hint to his men with his eyes, imprisoned Cang Lie opposite Ji Fanyin, and ordered his men to squat in the corner.

A stick of incense burns to ashes.

Half an hour passed.

Another hour passed.

The interrogation room remained silent.

The two guards who were squatting on guard exchanged glances with each other, poked their heads out to look at the locked interrogation room, then retracted their heads and whispered:
"She seems... seems to be asleep."

Another person was surprised:

"What? Asleep?"

"Shh, keep your voice down." "What about us?"

The two were silent for a moment and quietly exited the interrogation room. No one wanted to stay in this gloomy ghost place for a moment longer.

After a while, the afternoon sunlight shone on Cang Lie's body through the small stone window on the wall.

He stood up, flicked off the dust on his clothes, looked at the various torture instruments stacked on the far wall and on the blood-stained wooden table through the wooden fence, then turned around and looked at where he was -

A broken bed, two old wooden chairs, an old square table, and a narrow stone window.

It's dark, damp, and the air is filled with a disgusting smell.

The environment is really not that bad.

Thanks to someone, he was lucky enough to see it here.

And that someone...

Ji Fanyin leaned back on the chair, holding the heater with both hands and placing it casually on his lap.As if asleep.

Cang Lie whispered: "Did you do it on purpose?"

Ji Fanyin did not respond.

Cang Lie: "You kicked open the door of the inn, and the footprints next to the body were left intentionally by you. There are few men in the Yanxue Kingdom who are officials, and Cao Bo of Jingzhaoyin is one of them. Cao Bo is an upright man. , at least, he used to be. Why did you arouse Cao Bo's suspicion? "

In Qingyu Ruoguang's era, the water was clear, the fish were active, and everyone was free to do their business.

Today, even if Cao Bo has changed, he is still the one who dares to stand in front of the regent and say "no" at the critical moment.

Cang Lie turned around and leaned against the wooden fence, saying:
"In the beginning, only the food in the inn was tampered with. Later, local gangsters came to cause trouble and smashed the inn. The servants in the inn were surrounded, beaten, and coerced into resigning one by one. Bai Wei reported to the government several times, and the government officials People went to go through the motions, asked a few questions, and settled the matter. Miao Xiaoer's death probably exceeded Bai Wei's worst expectations. There were so many inconspicuous orphans in this huge Duxue City, and she, Miao Xiaoer, was not the best. It's one of them. A corpse is lying in the government morgue, with no relatives to claim it. Cao Bo could have easily solved this murder case with just a few words."

(End of this chapter)