Chen Anning was silent for a moment and replied: "The second type."
Xu Zan once again asked before Xie Xun: "Why?"
Chen Anning walked into the woods again.
Xie Xun and Xu Zan followed closely behind.
"If it was the first case, the murderer would have to face the problem of how to take him away from the woods without being noticed." Chen Anning raised his head and scanned the trees in the forest. "If it were me, I would probably cut down the branches and kill the young man. Hide it in it and carry it out later. But in this way, you have to face another problem. No matter how you cover it when cutting down branches, there will be movement. How can the murderer be sure that no villagers will pass by or attract any attention during the cutting process? Where are the villagers’ attention?”
"Of course, if you don't need to hide with branches and directly carry the stunned boy out, you will also face this problem."
Xu Zan glanced at Xie Xun and asked, "But if it is the second situation, we may also face this problem."
Chen Anning smiled and said: "You will indeed face this situation. But if you are a missing boy, I will tell you that I found a gold mine somewhere, and I will only tell you. Let's dig it quickly. You What will you do?"
Xu Zan glanced at Xie Xun again and said, "It's incredible. Last time it was just a job worth two hundred cents a day, but this time it has turned into a gold mine."
Chen Anning looked at Xie Xun.
Xie Xun also looked at her.
The moment their eyes met, the corners of their mouths were slightly raised at the same time.
However, as soon as he lifted it up a little, he was interrupted.
The two were interrupted by an old couple from Wuzhu Village.
The old couple had just returned from going to the fields. When passing by, they heard voices in the woods. The uncle recognized Xie Xun's voice and asked loudly, "Mr. Xie is here to investigate Zhou Erwa's case again?"
Xu Zan immediately came out of the woods and responded: "Yes, have you found any new clues in the past few days?"
When the uncle was about to speak, the aunt stopped him and said, "I wonder if the two adults are bringing eggs or pancakes this time?"
"Auntie, I came in a hurry this time and didn't prepare anything." Xu Zan took out a piece of silver from his arms and shook it in front of the two of them, "But don't worry, auntie, if the uncle and auntie provide useful clues, we will definitely I won’t treat you badly.”
The aunt stretched out her hand to get the broken silver.
Xu Zan quickly retracted his hand, "Madam, according to the old rules, you can only get rewarded if you tell us useful clues."
"We have already said what needs to be said," the uncle stopped the aunt and said, "Where are there any other clues?"
"Only you are honest!" The aunt glared at the uncle fiercely and walked away with a long face.
The uncle smiled bitterly, apologized to Xu Zan, and hurried after her.
In the woods.
Chen Anning, who witnessed the whole process, glanced at Xie Xun: "Oil cake? Egg?"
"It's the busy time of farming," Xie Xun explained casually, "We have to show some sincerity so that they can put down their farm work and cooperate with the investigation."
Chen Anning gave him a thumbs up.
Xie Xun looked at her actions and couldn't help but chuckle twice before saying, "It seems we have the same idea. It's just a pity that the clue is stuck here."
Chen Anning glanced at the woods: "It's not easy to take such a big person out quietly. Didn't you check the ox carts, donkey carts or wheelbarrows in the village?"
Xie Xun sighed: "After checking, there is evidence of alibi."
Chen Anning said: "That's this familiar person. Isn't he from Wuzhu Village?"
The sunset faded.
It was getting dark.
Xie Xun walked out of the woods, looked at the road at the foot of the mountain that was looming in and out of the village in the hazy night, and sighed again: "I have checked everything, and there is evidence of alibi."
Chen Anning looked at the road with him. After a moment of silence, she said, "There can be no perfect crime in the world."
"There is indeed no so-called perfect crime in the world," Xie Xun agreed, "So, we have to continue to investigate."
Chen Anning nodded, "It's not easy to find so many clues in such a short period of time without any convenient conditions. Just check slowly, don't be in a hurry."
"You can't be in a hurry," Xu Zan followed and stood side by side with them. "As long as the murderer is not caught and brought to justice for one day, he may commit another crime. And every time he commits a crime, a child disappears. In addition, , this is the first new case that Ah Xun has handled since he took over Dali Temple. If there is no beginning or end, or the murderer cannot be caught, those old stubborns in the court who once opposed the emperor's promotion of Ah Xun..."
Xie Xun interrupted him: "It's getting late, bring the horse back and go back."
"I know!" What a big deal! Xu Zan quickly turned to Chen Anning and continued, "Those old die-hards will definitely form a gang to impeach Ah Xun. Although the emperor will not blame Ah Xun for this, anyone who listens to a bunch of old die-hards chirping all day long will have enough annoying."
Chen Anning shrugged, "What's so difficult about this? Whoever impeaches and thinks this case is simple should let him take charge."
Xu Zan touched his nose, "I thought Miss Chen Er would say, don't worry, as long as you are here, I will never let such a thing happen."
Chen Anning looked at him funny and then at Xie Xun, "Master Xie can't solve the case for a while. How dare I say such a thing?"
Xu Zan tilted his head, "But Ah Xun said that as long as you are willing to help, this case will be solved."
Chen Anning looked at Xie Xun again, "I helped, but you also saw the result."
Xu Zan probed: "Maybe I haven't helped enough?"
Xu Anning raised her hand with a smile, pulled her sleeves, and said, "Good boy, I don't like hearing this sentence. I'll give you a chance to say it again."
Xu Zan calmly took two steps back and said, "We have been investigating for so long before we found out such a few clues. Miss Chen Er has only come here this time, so it is normal that she did not find any results."
"Remember to talk properly in the future." Chen Anning put away her hand, "Go and bring the horse over quickly, I'm hungry."
"Okay." Xu Zan turned around and ran away.
Chen Anning turned around with Xie Xun and followed him out of the woods.
Return to the capital.
It was already dark.
Xu Zan returned to the Duke's Mansion alone.
Xie Xun took the guards and followed Chen Anning to Chen's house.
After the guards entered Chen's house, two of them took the horses to the stables as if they were entering their own home. The rest of the people disappeared into the night and scattered everywhere.
"How much do you know about the massacre in Yaowang Valley?" Chen Anning asked as they walked side by side in the not-so-clear moonlight.
"Not much." Xie Xun replied cheerfully, "Yaowang Valley has been independent from other countries since the day it was founded. But when there is a war, Yaowang Valley disciples will leave the valley and rush to various battlefields to treat wounded soldiers and disabled generals for free. .”
"The year Yaowang Valley was massacred coincided with the war between Wei and Jin."
Chen Anning paused.
Xie Xun also stopped after her.
Chen Anning looked at him with a calm and indifferent look: "You mean, the massacre of Yaowang Valley is related to the war between Wei and Jin?"
"Whether there is any connection, we have to check to find out." Xie Xun also looked at her, "How about it, do you want to cooperate?"
