But the mocking eyes disappeared in an instant. Zhu Shi quickly changed his expression and said in a low tone: "I'm just being cautious. Besides, it's not very troublesome to take fingerprints!"
Captain Tian frowned and looked at Zhu Shi in confusion. After a long while, he waved to Dr. Nantian and said:
"Dr. Nantian, please, please take the fingerprints of the deceased before doing the autopsy!"
Dr. Nantian nodded and went downstairs without saying anything. Zhu Shi then nodded to Director Yang and Tian Chunda and ran downstairs quickly.
Captain Tian Chunda and Director Yang walked slowly downstairs. As a series of questions began to appear in front of Tian Chunda's eyes one by one, he couldn't help but feel a little slow.
Why did Zhu Shi need to check Zuo Qing's fingerprints again?
Zuo Qing's fingerprints had already been collected once, and the proof was beyond a doubt!
But Zhu Shi's eyes were so confident just now, why?
Or did I overlook some important part?
Thinking of this, Tian Chunda suddenly stopped because the scene where the appraisal expert announced the fingerprint comparison results appeared in his mind.
At that time, didn't Zhu Shi want to speak twice?
What on earth had she discovered?
Seeing Director Yang walking into the house behind Dr. Nantian, Tian Chunda had no choice but to come to the main room as well.
Mr. and Mrs. Hong Xiangzhu and Mr. and Mrs. Hong Xiangmei happened to be talking in a room in the main house. As soon as they saw Tian Chunta passing by the outer glass door, they immediately glanced at each other.
"Ah! Captain Tian Chunda, please wait a moment."
Hong Xiangzhu opened the glass door and waved to Tian Chunda.
"Captain Tian, we have something to tell you."
"That's it..."
Tian Chunda nodded and approached the door.
"We found this."
Hong Xiangzhu carefully opened the layers of paper towels and let Tian Chunda see what was inside. Tian Chunda immediately opened his eyes wide when he saw such a thing.
Because that was the missing button on Xin Youzhi's shirt.
"Madam, where did you find this button?"
"I don't know either. This morning I saw Zhu Wenye holding this button in her hand. I don't know where she picked it up."
"I wish Miss Wenye hasn't recovered yet?"
Tian Chunda asked worriedly.
Hong Xiangzhu nodded sadly.
"Although she is not as crazy as she was at the beginning, her condition is still not improving."
"Captain Tian!"
Hong Xiangmei's voice came from the room.
"Didn't Zhu Wenye go to the ruins of Toyota Village with you that day? Could she have picked it up at that time?"
But Tian Chunda immediately denied it.
"Absolutely impossible, because Zhu Wenye fainted immediately when he saw Xin Youzhi's body, so there is no chance of getting the button. Mrs. Hong Xiangmei's husband should also know about this."
Hearing this, Xinji quickly nodded.
Hong Xiangzhu said with a confused look: "This is strange. Zhu Wenye has never stepped out of the house since she came back with everyone that day. So, where would she pick up this button?"
"Let me see the buttons."
Tian Chunda took the paper bag from Hong Xiangzhu's hand and began to look at the button carefully.
It was a button inlaid with diamonds on a chrysanthemum pedestal made of gold. There was only a small black spot on the pedestal, which looked very much like a blood stain.
"Mrs. Hong Xiangmei, is this button indeed the button on Xin Youzhi's shirt?"
Hong nodded silently to Mei.
"Is there a backup for this button?"
"No, there were only five buttons of this kind originally made, and there are no others."
"So, this is indeed the button that fell off Xin Youzhi's shirt on the day he was killed. Mrs. Hong Xiangzhu, can I keep this button temporarily? I would like to ask Director Yang to investigate."
"Okay, please take it."
Tian Chunda then wrapped it in paper towels very carefully. At this time, Director Yang also arrived.
"Ah! Captain Tian, are you here?"
As soon as Director Yang came to Tian Chunda, he said: "It turns out that Zuo Qing, like Xin Youzhi, was strangled to death by something like a rope. The murderer seemed to have strangled Zuo Qing before throwing him from the observation deck. Go down..."
At this time, white ice shards slowly floated down from the thick clouds.
It seems that it snowed early this year.
*******
It had been snowing since morning in the area around Hongye Lake. At this time, the ground seemed to be wearing a heavy white coat, and the lake, the lakeside, and the mountains behind the lake were all wet and panting.
There was no wind outside, only soft white snowflakes falling continuously from the dark night sky. The snowy night was so quiet that it made people feel a little uneasy.
It is now 9:30 in the evening. Tian Chunda, Director Yang, and Lawyer Gu Gong are sitting quietly in the hall of Hong Li's house.
They didn't speak for a long time. They just stared at the coals in the fireplace in silence, and the English fireplace kept hearing the sizzling sound of burning coals.
The three of them were waiting for the results of the autopsy and the fingerprint analysis report taken from Zuo Qing's body by identification experts.
Tian Chunda had kept his eyes closed since just now, and his whole body was sunk deep into the large easy chair.
Now the whirlpool of thinking has begun to take shape in his mind. The reason why it did not take shape before was because there was a huge blind spot in his thinking. Now he finally noticed this blind spot, and the person who guided him was actually Zhu Shi!
Tian Chunda's legs shook slightly, then he opened his eyes and looked around.
At this time, there was a sound of bicycle brakes outside the entrance. Not long after the sound stopped, the doorbell rang.
The three people looked at each other in surprise. Just as Director Yang was about to stand up, there were light footsteps outside, and someone ran towards the entrance.
Soon, footsteps approached quickly, and then the door to the hall opened, and a maid poked her head in.
"Mr. Captain, there is a guest who wants to see you."
A very nervous look appeared on the maid's face.
"A guest wants to see me? Who is he?"
"It's a female guest, she calls herself Qin Ju..."
Hearing this, the three of them all jumped up from their chairs.
"You mean Qin Ju?"
Captain Tian said very surprised.
"Invite her in, please come in quickly!"
After the maid nodded and left, not long after, a petite woman appeared at the door.
The woman wore a black coat and a long, large scarf from her head to her face. However, neither the coat nor the scarf were wet with snow, which showed that she came by car.
After the woman nodded slightly to greet everyone, she turned around and took off her coat and scarf and handed them to the maid, then turned around and bowed to everyone.
When these three grown men saw the woman in front of them, they all felt dizzy.
"You...are you Qin Ju?"
"Yes."
Guzheng teacher Miyagawa Xiang answered very calmly.
The three men's eyes widened in surprise.
The woman who claimed to be Qin Ju rolled her inflexible eyes, looked at the three of them and said, "I had already returned to Nanguang, but later I learned from a student that the evening newspaper had published something about Zuo Qing. I thought I shouldn’t hide my identity any longer, so I hurried back.”
