Hunting and betting: The black-bellied champion can't be provoked

(37) Clues

In order to find out the case of the 'headless female corpse' as soon as possible, the two got up early the next day.

Of course, Duan Yifeng had a good night's dream, and he slept soundly, but Lie Qingchen's situation was unspeakable. Although it was his dream to share the bed with Yifeng, his family, but facing It is really a pain in the ass to see, touch, but not eat the one you love.

That's why Lie Qingchen woke up early the next morning, with quite symmetrical dark circles on one left and one right.

Duan Yifeng thought that he was serious in everything he did, so he deliberately took advantage of it to tease him, "Hey Qingchen, what's wrong with your eyes, didn't you sleep well? Could it be...?" He deliberately lowered his voice and blinked at him .

Looking at his expression, Lie Qingchen knew that he was thinking about something messy, so he glanced at him with a half-smile.

Duan Yifeng suddenly had a feeling that his whole body was being seen through, and there was nothing to hide, so he didn't dare to look at Lie Qingchen anymore, and hurriedly went downstairs first after urging him.

It was still early at this time, looking around at the sparse people in the hall, after Lie Qingchen came down, the two had a meal in a hurry and walked out of the inn.

In fact, speaking of the case of the 'headless female corpse', it is really a headache. Not only has the cause of death not been found out for such a long time, but it has intensified. Recently, several women have been killed in succession, but the local The county magistrate was still battered and had no clue, so he had no choice but to report it to the imperial court, so Huangfu Yu sent the two of them here to investigate the case and find out the truth.

But what makes Lie Qingchen and the others feel very strange is that all the victims were women who were about to get married, and they all died on the night before their marriage by coincidence. What is even more chilling is that the victims The state of her death can be said to be appalling, how cruel the murderer must have been. Not only did she kill the person, she even cut off her head. Looking at such a good-looking girl makes one feel unbearable.

Up to now, six women have been killed in succession. As soon as this incident happened, all the people in Qi County felt palpitated and panicked day and night.Now basically every household does not allow their daughters to go out to the streets, for fear of any accidents.Those families who planned to get married were even more frightened, and the marriage that was supposed to be a happy one was also disturbed.

As soon as the two left the inn, they took the imperial envoy's token and went straight to the county government. They greeted the local parent officer, Mr. Chen Zisheng, and learned about the latest progress of the case. Of course, Mr. Chen was very frightened, and asked about the whereabouts of the two of them. Knowing that the distinguished guest is temporarily staying at the inn, he repeatedly blamed himself for the poor hospitality, and tried his best to invite the two of them to stay at the house for a while.

Since the two of them still follow a low-key investigation style and don't want to startle the enemy, of course they are still disguised at this time in order to investigate in private.So he evaded Master Chen's kindness in time.

Moreover, Lie Qingchen felt that sharing the bed with Yifeng, his family, was not enough. Although he suffered a lot while sleeping together, he felt pain and happiness. How could he be willing to throw away such a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.

Seeing that the two imperial envoys were so determined, Chen Zisheng couldn't continue to insist, so he had to give up, so he told the clues they had investigated.

Duan Yifeng saw that after Mr. Chen finished speaking, Lie Qingchen was still silent, and he didn't know what he was thinking about, so he asked, "What's wrong with Qingchen? Did you think of anything?"

Lie Qingchen thought for a while, "According to Mr. Chen's description, this serial murder case should be committed by the same person, besides, don't you think there is someone who is very strange?"

"Strange? Who?" Duan Yifeng couldn't figure out who he was talking about, so he glanced at Chen Zisheng and shook his head at him blankly to express his ignorance, so he turned his questioning gaze to Lie Qingchen again, " Qingchen, don't be so secretive, tell us quickly, who is strange, is it the murderer?"

"Whether it's the murderer or not is still uncertain, but the timing of this person's appearance is so perfect that people have to doubt it." Lie Qingchen said with a glint in his eyes.

"Could it be that you suspect Liu Yitian?" Hearing his mention, Duan Yifeng couldn't help but wondered, "It seems a little strange, why is he present at every murder scene!"

When Chen Zisheng heard them say that the murderer might be Liu Yitian, he quickly explained, "Impossible, the murderer can never be his. I know Liu Yitian, he is well-known in Qi County, he is upright, and treats everyone well." He's polite, and besides, he was the first to report the murder of Miss Xue's family, if he was the murderer, how could he report the case to the government by himself."

"You can't just look at a person's appearance. The more such a person is, the more motivated he is to kill, the more terrifying he is. As long as he is a person, he will have shortcomings. No one will be perfect without any flaws. People who are too perfect have great potential. Maybe he is using something to cover himself." Lie Qingchen analyzed calmly.

"So Liu Zhiyitian must not be taken lightly. I plan to investigate him first. I always feel that he is inextricably linked to this case."

(38) Qi government investigation

After hearing Lie Qingchen's analysis, Chen Zisheng sent someone to investigate Liu Yitian's details.

After Lie Qingchen and the others left Chen's house, they went straight to Master Qi's house, because Miss Qi's family was the last person to be killed, so Lie Qingchen and the others planned to search the dead body first.

At the gate of the Qi Mansion, two white lanterns hung on the left and the right, making it even more solemn and desolate. It was supposed to be a lively wedding, but it turned into a tragedy where a white-haired man sends a black-haired man.

Lie Qingchen and Duan Yifeng went to the gate of the Qi Mansion and showed Mrs. Chen's letter, and were welcomed in by a man in plain clothes who looked like a manager. The entire Qi manor was shrouded in grief, without a breath of life, and my heart couldn't help but tremble.

In the lobby, Miss Qi's coffin was parked. Master Qi was comforting the heartbroken Mrs. Qi who was crying, and he couldn't stop sighing. When he saw Lie Qingchen and the others entering the mourning hall, he didn't say anything, but just signaled with his eyes. I'm sorry.

Seeing Master Qi with red eyes and gray temples, who seemed to have aged 20 years suddenly, they couldn't say any words of comfort. Who would have seen this young woman being so cruelly murdered? The whole body was lying in the cold wooden coffin, let alone his biological parents.

Lie Qingchen and the others gave a slight salute, directly took a few incense sticks from the servant's hands and lit them, and bowed to the spirit tablet a few times to comfort the dead in the sky.

Qi Jingtian saw that although the two of them looked ordinary, they were very generous. He thought that this visit was not just to offer incense to his daughter, so he coaxed Mrs. Qi back to the inner hall, and he calmed down his emotions, and asked , "I don't know what the two distinguished guests are here today, what's the matter? It's inconvenient to neglect."

"It's because we bothered you a lot. In fact, the two of us came this time under the order of Mr. Chen to investigate the case of Miss Qi's murder." Lie Qingchen replied.

"This cruel thief is simply frantic. He is worse than a beast. I have pity on my poor daughter." Qi Jingtian cursed bitterly when he thought of the murderer, and he was heartbroken when he thought of his daughter's unfortunate experience.

"Since Mr. Qi hates the murderer so much, why not cooperate with us in the investigation, and give Miss Qi justice." Lie Qingchen looked at Qi Jingtian and continued to comfort him.

"Well, now that the little girl has died tragically at the hands of the villain, how do you want me to cooperate? The only wish of the old man is that Xin Lan can go away in peace and stop unnecessary troubles." Qi Jingtian is not very enthusiastic about this. .

"Actually, this is Mr. Qi. We came today to take another look at Miss Qi's body and check to see if there are any other clues. We hope that we can help the government solve the case as soon as possible, so as to avoid such unfortunate incidents from happening again."

Duan Yifeng saw that Qi Jingtian's expression was a little loose, and quickly followed Lie Qingchen's words to persuade him, "We all know that Mr. Qi is kind and kind, don't you want to find out the murderer, give Miss Qi justice, and don't want to do justice to Qi County?" The common people get rid of the harm, so that other girls will not suffer from such murderous hands again."

"Hey, that's all. If this is the case, you should investigate. If you can find the murderer sooner and save one person from being hurt, it can be regarded as a blessing for Xinlan." Although Qi Jingtian considered the possibility of opening the coffin again, It would disturb the rest of his daughter, but in order not to let other girls be murdered like his own daughter, after several considerations, he finally agreed to their request.

"Then let's thank Mr. Qi for the people of Qi County first. Mr. Qi cares about everyone so much. I think God will know your kindness. Ms. Qi will feel at ease when she knows." Lie Qingchen cupped his hands and thanked.

Even so, both of them knew that Mr. Qi was also full of bitterness in his heart. Who could bear to see his daughter, who was already incomplete, still restless after sealing the coffin, and bear this turbid world again.

So Lie Qingchen and the two did not delay, and after getting Qi Jingtian's consent, they planned to open the coffin for inspection, but because Mr. Qi couldn't bear to see this heart-wrenching scene again, and he was worried that Mrs. Qi would not be able to bear it if she knew about it. , leaving the two of them in the mourning hall, and then told the housekeeper to obey the arrangement, while he went back to the inner hall to comfort his wife.

Because everyone had respect for their masters, so several servants joined forces to help Lie Qingchen and Duan Yifeng open the coffin, and then silently exited the hall, leaving only Lie Qingchen and Duan Yifeng.