Chen Anning's eyes hid a cold light: "How do you want to cooperate?"
"It's very simple," Xie Xun said beguilingly, "You follow me to investigate the case, and my connections can be used for you."
Chen Anning was unmoved and said: "How long is the deadline?"
Xie Xun thought for a moment and said, "Five years."
"Five years?" Chen Anning looked at him with a half-smile, turned around, and said as he walked, "If the massacre in Yaowang Valley is related to the war between Wei and Jin, then the murderers are almost these two. People of the country.”
"What kind of deep hatred can force the murderer to kill Yaowang Valley regardless of fighting?"
Chen Anning stopped, looked at him again, and said word by word: "Every man is not guilty, but he is guilty of having a jade!"
Without waiting for Xie Xun to answer, Chen Anning smiled and said again: "I accept Mr. Xie's suggestion and regard it as a reward for today's trip to Wuzhu Village. It's late, Mr. Xie, take a rest early."
Looking at her neatly leaving figure, Xie Xun laughed silently.
I knew she wouldn't agree easily.
After walking a few steps quickly and catching up with her, Xie Xun said, "Aren't you hungry, Miss Chen Er?"
Chen Anning slowed down and asked, "Zui Xian Tower?"
Xie Xun chuckled and said, "Zui Xian Tower."
Chen Anning slowed down again, "Qingzhiyuan or Hengwuyuan?"
Xie Xun couldn't stop laughing, "Hengwuyuan."
Chen Anning immediately turned around and strode towards Hengwuyuan.
The food is already on the table.
Judging from the slowly rising mist from the various hot dishes, it seemed that they had just been served not long ago.
Seeing Chen Anning's familiar movements of sitting on the table and setting the dishes after washing her hands, Xie Xun said with a smile, "You're welcome."
Chen Anning didn't even raise her head, "Why, it's been so long, and you've learned to be conciliatory?"
Xie Xun sat down next to her, picked up his chopsticks, took the soup bowl handed by the maid, and hummed: "They say that eating people is soft-mouthed. I thought Miss Chen Er rejected my invitation to cooperate. There will always be A bit embarrassed."
Chen Anning sneered, "I rejected your invitation to cooperate. You have the nerve to continue living in the Chen family. Why should I be embarrassed to eat this meal? Besides, you won't need my help later?"
Xie Xun, who had a toothache, served her a bowl of soup, "Oh, I was wrong. Eat quickly. When you are full, go back and rest early."
Chen Anning looked at him with a smile and said nothing more. After a simple meal, we went back to Qingzhiyuan to rest.
The moonlight is like a shy little girl hiding in the thick clouds, peeking out from time to time.
After finally getting tired from looking around, I reluctantly went back to sleep.
As soon as it left, the world immediately fell into darkness that made it impossible to see even one's fingers.
South of the city.
Baoningfang.
The shrill voice of 'help' pierced the darkness.
The sleeping neighbors heard the sound, wrapped themselves tightly in quilts, and fell asleep again.
The red sun was hiding behind the clouds, with only a faint edge showing.
A guard who fell into darkness after entering Chen's house last night quietly appeared in Hengwuyuan, "Sir, something happened in Baoningfang!"
Xie Xun opened his eyes, a cold light suddenly appeared in his eyes, "Say!"
The guard quickly reported: "The news just came from Mujiao, someone died in an abandoned house on Baoningfang East Second Street! In addition, we learned from the people watching that this person had coaxed a workman this morning The boy’s whereabouts are currently unknown!”
As soon as the guard finished speaking, Xie Xun had already opened the door and came out. He glanced at the sky, which was not yet bright, and ordered in a cold voice: "Get your horses ready!"
The guards retreated.
Xie Xun glanced at Qingzhiyuan and walked over.
The maid at the gate of Qingzhiyuan did not dare to stop him.
As if he was in a deserted place, Xie Xun walked straight to the door of the house, only to be stopped by He Xiang.
"Tell your lady, there is a murder case in Baoningfang, it is related to the case of a missing teenager. Please get up quickly and go together." Xie Xun ordered.
After He Xiang responded, she looked at him warily to make sure he had no intention of entering the room, then turned to the back room and relayed his words to Chen Anning, who had already opened his eyes.
Chen Anning sat up with her hands on her hands. With Chun Rui and Chuntao waiting on her, she quickly put on yesterday's guard uniform and hurried out and asked, "When did it happen?"
The guards have prepared their horses and are waiting outside Qingzhi Courtyard.
Xie Xun motioned her to walk and said, "Half an hour ago."
Chen Anning got on the horse one step ahead of him and asked: "Is the scene protected?"
Xie Xun nodded.
The two stopped talking and rushed towards Baoningfang.
Baoningfang is adjacent to Kaimingfang.
Not a cup of tea.
The two arrived at the crime scene.
When the two arrived, the magistrate of Wannian County Government, Mr. Feng, and the government officials had not yet arrived.
The people protecting the scene were the guards secretly arranged by Xie Xun.
Following Xie Xun, Chen Anning walked into the central scene of the crime, passing through layers of people watching the excitement.
The central site is located in an abandoned residential hall.
The roof is almost rotten.
More than half of the wall collapsed.
Weeds took root in the gaps between the floor and the walls and grew vigorously.
After Chen Anning took a quick glance at the environment at the center, his eyes fell on the body ten steps away from the door.
The body's feet were facing outwards and its head was facing inward.
male.
Judging from his appearance, he is probably forty-five to fifty years old.
He is about five feet one tall and weighs about one hundred and thirty kilograms.
There were five sharp blade wounds on the upper abdomen and three sharp blade wounds on the left chest.
The body spots were not obvious yet, and the time of death was around two hours.
There were four lines of bloody footprints behind the body, two of which belonged to the deceased. Next to the bloody footprints of the deceased, there were dripping blood stains. The other two lines of blood footprints should belong to the murderer, accompanied by falling blood stains.
The murderer's bloody footprints paused next to the body, and then rubbed in the nearby weeds.
After that, the murderer stepped on the weeds to the northwest corner of the main house. After walking around the northwest corner, he stepped on the weeds and left the house.
The murderer's footprints can still be found in the courtyard outside the house.
The footprints disappeared within ten inches of the guard's circle.
Instead of footprints, there are horse hooves and wheels.
After carrying the lime and marking all the traces in the yard, Chen Anning walked into the house and drew circles with the lime as he walked.
Xie Xun followed her.
Following circles, we slowly arrived at the northwest corner of the main room.
"This is a splatter of blood," Xie Xun said coldly, looking at the large scattered blood on the wall and floor, "The deceased was stabbed here and fell at the door while escaping."
Chen Anning said 'hmm' but did not answer.
Her eyes were fixed on a patch of weeds against the wall.
After Xie Xun glanced around, he saw that she was still motionless, so he couldn't help but follow her gaze and look at the weeds.
The weeds are a bit big.
The weeds are nest-like in the middle.
Judging from the signs of lodging or breaking of weeds, it is still very fresh, which proves that it has not been around for a long time.
"Is there something wrong with this grass?" Xie Xun squatted close and asked while studying.
Chen Anning also took two steps forward and squatted beside him, "Look at the shape of this fallen grass, what does it look like?"
After Xie Xun studied for a while, he said uncertainly: "Are you in the same nest?"
Chen Anning glanced at him, "Not only does it look like a nest, it also looks like a nest where an old hen hatches her eggs."
Xie Xun said seriously: "Don't tell me, look carefully, they are exactly the same."
Seeing that Chen Anning was about to take action, Xie Xun quickly begged for mercy: "You mean, the missing boy once sat in this position?"
Chen Anning stood up, circled the grass with lime, and said softly: "The murderer chased the deceased to the door, and then came back here. Look carefully at the grass the murderer stepped on when he chased the deceased to the door, and then Look at the grass the murderer stepped on when he came back here, and see what the difference is?"
