Before he could take a breath, Director Yang asked again: "Have you seen this brooch?"
"Well, that brooch belongs to Zhu Shi."
Lawyer Gu Gong had to tell the truth.
"Zhu Shi?"
Tian Chunda couldn't help but take a step forward.
"Even if this is Zhu Shi's brooch, we can't be sure that she is related to this murder. Maybe she lost this brooch a few days ago..."
Tian Chunda said in a hoarse voice.
"But that's not the case. I remember it very clearly. Zhu Shi still had this brooch on her chest last night. Because when I was leaving last night, I accidentally bumped into her, and the brooch was still hooked on my vest... …That’s why I was particularly impressed by this brooch.” Lawyer Gu Gong said.
When Director Yang and Tian Chunda heard this, they couldn't help exchanging glances with each other.
"When was that?"
"Well, probably around ten o'clock!"
In this way, Zhu Shi should have come to the observation tower after lawyer Gu Gong left.
But, it was so late, would Zhu Shi come to such a place?
Tian Chunda couldn't help but frown again when he thought of this.
At this time, there was a sound of footsteps in the stairwell, and then Yuan Zhuang's ugly face appeared at the stairs of the observation deck.
"Mr. Gu Gong, please come here."
"Oh? Do you have anything to do with me?"
Lawyer Gu Gong walked to Yuan Zhuang. After they talked for a while, Lawyer Gu Gong said to everyone: "I heard that Mrs. Hong Xiangsong told me something, and I will come as soon as I can."
"Okay, please tell Miss Zhu Shi and ask her to come here."
Captain Tian Chunda explained with a solemn expression.
After lawyer Gu Gong went down the stairs, Yuan Zhuang did not leave immediately. Instead, he stood in the middle of the stairs and looked at the observation deck uneasily.
"Yuan Zhuang, is there anything else?" Tian Chunda asked with concern.
"There's something strange, but I don't know whether I should say it..."
"Just tell me what is going on!"
Director Yang urged.
"The family is missing a boat."
"A boat?"
"Yes, after I get up every morning, I always check the situation at home as a habit, but this morning I found that the water gate was open. Because the water gate was closed before yesterday evening, so I felt very strange , I came to the dock to take a look, but I didn’t expect that a ship was missing.”
Director Yang and Tian Chunda looked at each other in surprise.
"In other words, someone rowed the boat out last night?"
"I don't know. In short, there is just one missing boat at home..."
"And the floodgates are still open?"
Tian Chunda added.
Yuan Zhuang nodded unhappily.
Tian Chunda then looked back at the lake. However, except for the raindrops falling from the sky, there was not a single boat on the lake.
"Is there any special mark on the Hong Li family's boat?"
"Yes, our boats will be painted with the words 'Hong Li's Family' in black paint."
After Director Yang whispered a few words, the three plainclothes policemen immediately left the observation tower and went to look for the missing boat.
"Yuan Zhuang, thank you. If you find anything unusual again in the future, please inform me, Captain Hetian, at any time."
After Yuan Zhuang awkwardly bowed to Director Yang and agreed, he went downstairs.
Director Yang looked back at Tian Chunda.
"Captain Tian, what do you think about this matter? Did the murderer use a boat to transport Zhu Wenwu's body?"
"Well..."
Tian Chunda looked at the misty lake hesitantly.
"It seems that the murderer may be an outsider because he rowed away."
"No, he might have thrown the body into the lake on the way, then went ashore and came back over the hill."
"Isn't this strange? Since he dared to place the leader of the deceased in the 'Chrysanthemum Garden', there is no need to deliberately hide the body!"
"Well, what you said makes sense..."
Director Yang stared blankly at the horrifying pool of blood. After a while, he weakly shook his head.
"Captain Tian, this murder case really puzzles me. Why did the murderer cut off the head of the deceased, and why did he replace the head of the chrysanthemum doll with the head of the deceased? Alas! I always feel uncomfortable in my heart."
At this time, Zhu Shi happened to be walking slowly this way.
Her face was pale, and her eyes were much lighter. However, despite this, it still does not detract from the richness of her beauty; moreover, her timid and helpless expression only accentuates her beauty, just like flowers in the rain, making people want to love her.
Captain Tian coughed lightly and greeted Zhu Shi with a smile: "Ah! I'm so sorry for calling you here. Please sit here!"
Zhu Shi glanced at the terrible pool of blood on the ground, and couldn't help but open his eyes in fear. Then he immediately turned away and sat on the wicker chair uneasily.
"Team Zhu Shi, do you recognize this brooch?"
Zhu Shi looked at the chrysanthemum brooch in Captain Tian's hand, and his whole body suddenly stiffened.
"This...I recognize it. This is my brooch."
"That's right! Then, when did you lose it?"
"Well...probably last night!"
"where?"
"I think it was lost here."
Tian Chunda continued to ask Zhu Shi: "So, you were here last night?"
"Yes."
"What time?"
"Around eleven o'clock."
"It's so late, what's the matter with you here?"
Zhu Shi rubbed the handkerchief with both hands and shook his head without answering.
"Miss Zhu Shi, the matter has reached this point. I hope you can cooperate with us and tell the truth."
"In fact, I met Zhu Wenwu here last night because I wanted to talk to him about some personal matters."
Zhu Shi's voice trembled slightly, and his shoulders kept twitching.
"Did you meet Zhu Wenwu here last night?"
Captain Tian Chunda's eyes were full of confusion and surprise, staring at Zhu Shi's pale profile.
Her beautiful face seemed to hide a great secret.
"What is it for? Did Zhu Wenwu ask you out?"
"No, it's not."
Zhu Shi said firmly:
"I asked Zhu Wenwu to come here around eleven o'clock."
As soon as she finished speaking, she moved her gaze to the lake.
At this time, a breeze blew on the lake, and the number of raindrops hitting the lake seemed to gradually increase.
Tian Chunda and Director Yang looked at each other again.
"Oh, I see……"
Tian Chunda cleared his throat and then said, "You just said it was some private matter, but what exactly is it?"
Zhu Shi quietly drew his gaze back to Captain Tian.
"It got to the point where I just had to be honest."
As if she had finally made up her mind, she said loudly: "Grandpa Hong Li loves me very much, just like he loves his own granddaughter. You should all know this very well, right?"
Tian Chunda and Director Yang both nodded in agreement. After all, after reading Hong Li's will, it was not difficult to understand how much the late Hong Li loved Zhu Shi.
