Jin Duoduo hesitated for a moment, then said, "I realized that I was in big trouble as soon as I walked in and saw Hall Master Jiang's body, so I didn't stay in his room anymore, or even take a closer look. After passing his body, he immediately exited the door from the original path.
"Then, instead of going out through the courtyard gate, I climbed over the courtyard wall and jumped into the small courtyard next door. Then I climbed over the wall from the backyard, walked half a circle along the lotus pond, and then came here."
"Did Boss Jin see anyone or anything suspicious during this period?"
"No." Jin Duoduo shook his head.
Li Bufan didn't say anything after hearing this. He turned around and walked to his guard captain and said to him, "Can you help me find some young men with good water properties from Zhuangzi?"
The guard captain nodded, "Okay, that's no problem. I wonder how many people Gang Leader Li wants?"
"It doesn't take too many, just seven or eight people. I would like to trouble them to sneak into the lotus pond and take a look."
"What are you looking at?" the guard captain asked subconsciously.
"A very thin knife," Li Bufan paused, and then continued, "And Hall Master Jiang's head."
The guard was startled, "The head of Hall Master Jiang is in the pond?"
Li Bufan nodded, "We have searched Zhuangzi, but we have never found the murder weapon or Gang Leader Jiang's head. After thinking about it, the most likely place to hide these things is the pond."
When the guard heard this, he didn't dare to neglect, and immediately called for someone to call for him.
Just an hour later, when those young people returned to the shore, they were all empty-handed.
One of the leaders clasped his fists at Li Bufan and said, "Gang Leader Li, a few of us have searched most of the bottom of the pond, but we can't find the knife you mentioned, or the human head, but there are still some places we haven't found yet. Take a closer look.
"It's too dark right now, and we can't see clearly what's going on underwater. If you still want us to continue searching, we can only wait until dawn tomorrow."
"I know, thank you for your hard work. Let's wait until tomorrow morning to see it again."
Li Bufan was helpless about this. The birthday banquet started at an unexpected time, but was interrupted due to Jiang Lei's murder. After that, they have been busy investigating and chasing the murderer, and now unknowingly, the time has come to the second quarter of Xu.
The light underwater is inherently darker than on the ground. After the sun goes down, it becomes more difficult to see clearly, so the search for the murder weapon and head can only come to an end.
Aunt Wen had people cook food and bring it to Lu Jing and others, but they didn't have any intention of eating and just took a few bites to fill their stomachs. Then Li Bufan and others left one after another.
Jin Duoduo is now the biggest suspect in killing Jiang Lei, but after all, there is no substantial evidence to prove this.
Considering his status and terrifying wealth, no one deliberately made things difficult for him. Not only did the Wen family prepare the same meals for him as Lu Jing and others, they also did not lock him up or even restrict him too much. action.
However, Jin Duoduo returned to his small courtyard as soon as possible after eating and stayed there.
He knew that his troubles were not over. No, it should be said that his troubles had just begun. If Li Bufan and others could not find the real murderer of Jiang Lei, then he, the number one suspect, would naturally have to bear the responsibility. The six thousand gang members of Leihuotang were furious, and the thought of this made Jin Duoduo very irritable.
On the other side, Lu Jing did not return to his residence immediately after dinner, but wandered around the village twice more.
Except for Jin Duoduo, each of the remaining five people had proof of alibi, which could be regarded as clearing their respective suspicions. In addition, Wen Liran and others also followed Lu Jing after a busy day and needed to rest, so Aunt Wen also No more little tails were sent to follow Lu Jing.
Lu Jing was taking a walk alone to digest what happened today, while also thinking about what he had missed.
It has to be said that Li Bufan's investigation ideas are still very clear. Starting from the objective conditions required by the murderer at the time of the crime, it can be said that he locked Jin Duoduo in the first place.
After that, it was okay for him to focus on the murder weapon and the head. In fact, Lu Jing also paid attention to these two things during the search in the afternoon, especially the head. If the murderer was still in the village, he would definitely have the head. For hiding.
Especially after Lu Jing saw the environment around Jiang Lei's residence, he also admitted that throwing the head and the murder weapon into the pond was the best choice for the murderer.
It's just like the box in Jiang Lei's house before. At first glance, there seems to be nothing wrong with this kind of thing, but if you think about it more carefully, the problem will appear.
Because compared to finding a place to hide the head, there is a simpler way, which is not to cut off the head, or to leave the cut head in Jiang Lei's residence. Wouldn't it be more troublesome?
Unlike the murder weapon, which may reveal personal identity information, the head was originally Jiang Lei's, and it didn't seem to matter whether he took it away or not.
No, it is better to say that running around in the village with a bloody head will easily be bumped into, which increases the risk. Moreover, if you want to hide it in a pond, you will definitely have to deal with it again, at least with an oilcloth. Wrap it up, otherwise the blood stains will spread and be easily discovered by others.
So the question remains, why did the murderer have to take Jiang Lei’s head away? What's the point of him doing this?
Lu Jing felt that as long as he could figure out the answer to this question, the question of who the murderer was would be solved smoothly.
He was thinking this, but without paying attention, he had already arrived at the lotus pond again.
Lu Jing had passed by here during the day, because it was already late autumn and the lotus leaves in the pond were withered, so no one came to this place. However, he didn't expect to bump into someone after nightfall.
And he is actually an acquaintance.
"Mrs. Chiang, please express your condolences."
Lu Jing faced Wen Lundao who was looking down at the water on the wooden bridge in the pond.
This woman who was praised by Wen Xiaochuan for being extremely intelligent and good at dancing has always been very restrained after learning about her husband's death. Even when faced with Jin Duoduo, who might be her husband's enemy, she never did anything drastic from beginning to end. move to come.
There wasn't much expression on that pretty face. Perhaps only when no one was around like this, she would show a hint of fatigue. Lu Jing noticed that there were tears in the corners of her eyes.
It looked like she had cried a while ago, but when Lu Jing came over, she had returned to her previous expression.
