Chapter 135: Not necessarily two guesses

Early the next morning, Qiu Jiang and Ji Mingcheng went to get the test results.

I actually got some good news.

"That means there was indeed drunken horse grass in the manger, right?" Qiu Jiang asked again to confirm.

The person in charge of the testing said through a mask, "Yes, and we also found residues of horseweed on the ground next to the horse trough. After comparison, we can confirm that they came from the same area as the horseweed found in the stomach of the poisoned horse."

Qiu Jiang was delighted and looked at Ji Mingcheng excitedly.

"Team Quarter, Team Quarter, this is really good news."

Even if it cannot be confirmed whether the criminal targeted a specific person or the horse farm, it is really unacceptable that there was no Drunken Horse Grass anywhere else, and only traces of Drunken Horse Grass appeared in the trough of White Horse No. 34.

Unless someone did it on purpose.

And if that's the case, then they're on the right track.

Someone is definitely playing tricks.

Ji Mingcheng had a calm expression on his face. He tapped her forehead and said, "Calm down. It's just what we expected."

Okay, I'm still too unstable.

But now that they know this, they should look for other clues.

For example, first ask the girl if she has offended anyone recently, then go to the stable to check the horse matching mechanism to see if people can choose the horses in advance, and use this to infer whether the possibility of murder is high or low.

Besides, how can we find those people who stir up guests’ emotions without leaving any real information?

She simply listed all the clues that could be traced at the moment, and felt more and more that time was running out.

"Oh, right, the police in the provincial capital said they're conducting a joint investigation. So we could definitely use the resources of the police here."

Her eyes sparkled, and she became more and more capable of taking charge of the overall situation.

Ji Mingcheng was very pleased.

but……

"Have you found any results on the other thing I asked you to investigate?"

At this time, Ji Mingcheng asked the testers again.

Qiu Jiang came back to her senses and looked at him. She didn't know what the other thing he was talking about was, but that didn't stop her from realizing that the thing Captain Ji asked her to investigate must be very important as well.

She waited for the man to speak as much as he did.

"Yes, there are quite a few fingerprints, but not all are complete. I've sorted them in order of completeness, from most to least complete. Here they are."

He handed him a CD.

"Thank you very much."

After Ji Mingcheng thanked them, he took the two of them and rushed towards the hospital.

On the way there, Lu Jianian was still driving, while Ji Mingcheng and Qiu Jiang sat in the back seat.

One of them closed his eyes to rest, while the other carefully reviewed the transcript that Lu Jianian helped him take yesterday.

After taking a look, Qiu Jiang discovered that their forensic doctor Lu was indeed very good at taking notes. Not only was the information recorded complete and the key points highlighted, but his ability to summarize was also very strong, making it very worry-free to read.

If she didn't know that he was a professional forensic scientist, she would probably have thought he was a note-taker who had been working there for many years.

In these transcripts, three staff members mentioned that there were four or five abnormal people who had been inciting the emotions of others, and the security guard at the door also saw four of them get on the same car.

It’s a pity that no one could remember the license plate. They only knew that it was a vaguely red car, and they couldn’t even see the specific brand clearly.

In addition, there is no closed-circuit television installed at the entrance of the racecourse or even inside the racecourse.

So it’s basically impossible to find those people.

It’s really difficult.

Qiu Jiang was very angry.

Ji Mingcheng poked her cheek and said, "Like a little frog."

Qiu Jiang's face was filled with black lines. "Captain Ji, you can't use frogs to describe girls. I'm so pretty, I should at least be described by a pretty animal."

"That... is like Sasha." Ji Mingcheng quickly changed his words.

Well……

Okay, after all, this description... is quite cute.

And when Sasha is not given something delicious to eat, he will sweep his tail and look visibly depressed.

Then she would just think that he was praising her for being cute.

The two of them were chatting in the back, while Lu Jianian poked at his glasses, wanting to disappear on the spot.

Fortunately, they arrived at the hospital soon and he was relieved.

Coincidentally, the hospital where the injured woman was staying was an affiliated hospital, but Brother Qiu Jiang's ward was on the ninth floor, while the girl's ward was on the eleventh floor.

When they went upstairs, there were two policemen questioning the patient in the ward, and two policemen guarding the door.

After yesterday's understanding, they also knew the identities of Ji Mingcheng and the others, so when they saw them, they said, "Captain Ji, please wait a moment. I will go tell our Captain Chen."

"Thank you, brother."

"You're welcome."

He quickly entered the house and came out with another person a short while later.

Ji Mingcheng and the others had not seen the middle-aged man in police uniform yesterday, but that did not prevent them from guessing his identity.

"Captain Chen, I'm Ji Mingcheng, deputy captain of Anxi City Criminal Police Team 5."

This policeman in his forties is Chen Si, the criminal police captain of the Yan'an District Branch.

I laughed when I heard him introduce himself, "Captain Ji doesn't seem to recognize me."

Ji Mingcheng was stunned for a second and looked at his face carefully, but he had no impression of him at all.

Isn't this embarrassing?

"I'm sorry, I don't remember where we met before?"

He asked directly, which made him seem sincere.

Chen Si didn't get angry either, and explained to him, "I was also at the welcome party when you first came, but there were a lot of people there, and I was sitting at the back, so it's normal that you didn't recognize me. It's a good opportunity for us to officially get to know each other today. Hello, my name is Chen Si, and I'm from the Yan'an Branch."

"Hello, Ji Mingcheng."

The two shook hands in a friendly manner, and thus officially met.

After a few brief greetings, they quickly got down to business.

"Is there any progress here?" Ji Mingcheng asked.

“Some indeed.”

After Chen Si finished speaking, he led them to a teahouse to share the information they knew.

From him, Qiu Jiang and the other two roughly understood the general situation of Su Wenjing, the victim of the white horse out-of-control case at the racecourse.

"Su Wenjing, 25 years old, graduated from the Academy of Fine Arts two years ago and soon opened a tutoring class. Because of her good drawing skills and gentle personality, her business is pretty good. She was at the horse ranch yesterday because she wanted to learn horseback riding."

"According to her, it was her first time going there yesterday. She was a complete novice, so after she chose her horse, the stable staff took her for a stroll around the racecourse. Who knew that the white horse suddenly went crazy and took her to the racecourse, where something happened."

"As for why she chose that horse, it's because she's an art student after all, and she has a natural obsession with the color white. Plus, all the other white horses in the stable had been taken, leaving only number 34, so she chose number 34 without even looking at the others."

"We've also checked with the stables. Aside from those who have left their horses at the stables or have already reserved them, everyone else chooses their horses after arriving. The remaining horses are different each time. Su Wenjing only chose her horse after arriving yesterday. If someone really wanted to harm her, they wouldn't have been able to predict which horse she would choose. So, we tend to believe the person who poisoned her wasn't targeting Su Wenjing, but was targeting the stables."

"and……"

He pulled out a newspaper and pushed it in front of them.

A headline in the newspaper, "Horses at Yan'an Horse Farm went crazy and caused serious injuries, and the farm has been ordered to suspend operations for rectification," was particularly eye-catching.

Chen Si then continued, "After this news came out, the horse farm incident also made the news and became a hot topic among the public. Some people even gathered at the entrance of Yan'an Horse Farm and threw rotten eggs, which clearly aroused public anger."

"From this perspective, it's hard to believe that the poisoner wasn't targeting the horse farm."

After he finished speaking, Ji Mingcheng also introduced to them their findings.

Upon hearing this progress, Chen Si patted Ji Mingcheng on the shoulder and said, "Good brother, you are really amazing. Leave this matter to me. After the fingerprint verification results come out, I will definitely treat you to a meal."

"Sure, sure." Ji Mingcheng said modestly, "I'd also like to ask you to survey the other guests who came to the racecourse yesterday to see if anyone has any impression of those people who left early."

"No problem, I'll arrange it when I get back."

The two of them clinked their glasses.

Now that there is progress in the investigation and some ideas, Qiu Jiang should be encouraged, but he became more and more silent.

Even at the end, his brows were tightly furrowed and he seemed a little distracted.

I don’t know what he is thinking.

Everyone present was a criminal police officer, and their best skill was observing other people's expressions. Seeing her like this, Chen Si asked, "Little sister, do you have any opinions?"

Qiu Jiang looked at Ji Mingcheng with a little hesitation, pursed her lips, and obviously didn't know whether to say it or not.

"Just tell Brother Chen if you want to say anything."

After receiving the agreement, Qiu Jiang spoke up, "Captain Chen, I don't think we can rule out the possibility of murder at this point."

Although she was originally inclined to frame Ma Chang, she has now changed her mind.

Chen Si didn't know why she said that. After thinking for a while, he said, "But now all the clues point to framing Ma Chang."

"I know that. I also know that the selection of horses at the stables is random. If you want to murder Su Wenjing, you are indeed missing some feasible conditions."

She expressed his current thoughts for him.

This was indeed Chen Si's opinion, so Chen Si was even more puzzled as to why she said that.

Qiu Jiang explained, "We were selecting horses for the race yesterday. Although about half of the horses in the stable had already been selected when we arrived, I remember there wasn't a single white horse left. I remember you just saying that when Su Wenjing selected her horse, there was only that one white horse left in the stable. This proves that she selected her horse before us and then went to the racecourse to learn riding."

"But there are only a handful of white horses at the racecourse and the horse racing track. So, can we speculate that there aren't many white horses at the racecourse to begin with? Someone knew that Su Wenjing liked the color white and was likely to choose a white horse. So, they picked all the white horses away before Su Wenjing arrived, forcing her to choose the last white horse that ate the Drunken Horse Grass."

"So I think we can confirm the number of white horses on the farm with the stable, and verify who borrowed the white horse yesterday. Maybe we can find some new clues."

Her thoughts flowed smoothly, and she expressed her views in one breath.

As soon as I finished speaking, I felt the atmosphere in the box became very quiet.

Her heartbeat quickened. "This is just my guess. If I'm wrong, Captain Chen and all the brothers are welcome to correct me."

After these words were spoken, the box became even quieter.

And everyone was looking at her, and the look in their eyes made her a little scared. She really wondered if she had said something wrong or if she had not expressed herself well enough.

Just as she was seriously reflecting and reviewing the situation, she saw Chen Si clapping his hands.

The sound is still very loud.

“Pah pah pah——”

Qiu Jiang probably thought that Captain Chen actually agreed with her opinion, so she gave him a big smile.

Look at it cute.

Yes, no matter how you look at her, she is a pretty young girl.

How come your mind works so fast?

It’s a pity that such an excellent seedling is not one of our own soldiers.

"No need to check. I already know the number of white horses in the stable. There are six in total."

"We will investigate the other five people who chose the white horse one by one. If we really find a breakthrough from this side, you will be our great hero. Brother Chen will definitely treat you to a drink then."

Drinking again. Qiu Jiang didn't know whether to laugh or cry, but she finally didn't have to worry anymore. She even thought that if she had known that Captain Chen had such a good personality, her worries about whether their intervention in this case would make others dissatisfied would be completely unnecessary.

Fortunately, the misunderstanding did not last long, and now there is a new direction for investigation.

So they began to act separately.

Chen Si sent people to compare fingerprints and took people to investigate the other five people who chose the white horse.

As for Qiu Jiang and the others, they returned to the hospital to question Su Wenjing.