"You all stay in the hotel for now, I'll go check out the situation outside!"

After returning to the hotel, Gu Minglei told everyone to try not to go out, and then he went out by himself.

After Gu Minglei left, Lao Zhang couldn't stay any longer and said he was going to chat with the internet cafe manager downstairs, so he left too.

Lei Jing felt a bit tired from yesterday's travels, so she decided to take a nap in her room while she had some free time.

Lin Xue took out a book she had borrowed from Lei Jing and found a cool spot to read it attentively.

Miao Sanbai also took out his own practice problems and worked on them seriously. When he couldn't solve a problem, he would use the new phone Lin Xue had bought for him to search for solutions and ideas online.

During this time, some young comrades in uniforms also came to them to ask questions.

However, they were just asking a routine question and left after finding nothing suspicious.

At noon, Lin Xue and the others ate at that woman's house again, and this time Lin Xue paid for it.

Because it was daytime, my sister-in-law went to the market and bought a lot of ingredients, so the meal she prepared was much more substantial than the one she had last night.

After finishing his meal, Gu Minglei left again.

I heard he has already contacted his colleagues here and they are helping with the investigation.

Lei Jing, having slept all morning, was full of energy. Thinking there was nothing to do back in her room, she pulled Lin Xue along and followed behind Gu Minglei.

Old Zhang leisurely went to the internet cafe to chat with the manager.

"The deceased suffered a severe blow to the back of the head from a sharp object, resulting in excessive blood loss and death!"

"His clothes were intact, so he must have been attacked from behind!"

"However, there are three scratch marks on his neck, which look like they were made by sharp fingernails!"

"He had about three or four hundred yuan in his pocket. According to the people here, the deceased was a layabout who did nothing all day. He didn't even have 10 yuan on him, but suddenly he had three or four hundred yuan in his pocket, which is quite unusual!"

Gu Minglei stood beside Lin Xue and the other woman, and whispered to them what he knew.

"Does he have any enemies, or has he recently had any conflicts with others?"

The body had long been removed, leaving only an outline drawn in lime on the ground.

“He gets into arguments with people every few days, but after investigation, it was found that these people all have alibis!”

"Either they didn't go out at night and stayed with their family, or they were out with friends. Those people have solid alibis!"

The police are still investigating other people who had conflicts with the deceased, and there are no accurate leads yet.

Gu Minglei stood beside the two men, resting his chin on his hand, trying to think through the information he knew, hoping to find some clues that would be helpful to the case.

What are those people making a fuss about over there?

Just as the three of them were studying the case, they suddenly heard a noisy commotion coming from ahead.

"The person is from a family in a small village under Shanggang Town. They said their cow went missing yesterday, and they searched the entire mountain area but couldn't find it, so they came here to report it to the police, hoping that the police can find some clues!"

Gu Minglei glanced in that direction, then quickly looked away. He felt that this matter had nothing to do with the murder case.

"Lost the cow? We've seen plenty of desolate mountains and wilderness along the way. It's not unusual for a cow to run off into the mountains and get lost for a few days, is it?"

Lin Xue was puzzled. In her memory, it was normal for a cow to go missing in the village and be searched for for a day or two. Why was this family making a scene in town?

"I heard that the owner of the cow believed that his cow had been taken away and killed by someone else, because he insisted that his cow was properly tied up in the pen and there was no way it could have broken free of the rope and run away on its own!"

Hearing Lin Xue's curiosity, Gu Minglei had to explain again.

"The villager's cow went missing, and three or four hundred yuan of unexplained money was found on the deceased's body!"

Lin Xue murmured to herself, connecting the two events together.

"Hmm? How come I didn't think of that!"

Upon hearing Lin Xue's words, Gu Minglei immediately headed towards the police station.

He found the young comrade from before and told him what Lin Xue had just said.

"That's quite possible. The deceased's uncle's family seems to be from that village. Comrade, the information you provided is very useful. I'll send someone to investigate right away!"

Because they were going to visit the village, the other party didn't take the three of them with them.

The three of them wandered around the crime scene a couple more times before heading off to another location.

I plan to wander around the town some more to see if I can make any other discoveries.

Gu Minglei also personally went to the family to inquire about the missing cow.

He didn't catch up with Lin Xue and Lei Jing until they had walked quite a distance away.

The group strolled along the town, from one end to the other, before turning onto another street and continuing their wanderings.

Slurp!

As she walked, Lin Xue suddenly sniffed hard, and then drool involuntarily seeped from the corner of her mouth, making her feel a little embarrassed.

"Ah Xue, are you hungry again?"

Lei Jing happened to see this scene and couldn't help but tease her.

"Can't you smell it? It smells like beef!"

Slurp!

Although the smell was quite faint, as if it had been deliberately blocked, Lin Xue's keen sense of smell detected it clearly.

"No, we didn't smell anything, did we, Captain Gu?"

Lei Jing tried to sniff like Lin Xue, but she really couldn't smell anything.

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