As soon as he finished speaking, Zhao Yongfeng was brought over by Zhou Tiezhu.

"Brother Tiezhu, why did you capture Zhao Yongfeng?" Zhao Shouzhong asked subconsciously when he saw that it was the man with the surname Zhao.

Zhou Tiezhu pointed at Zhao Yongfeng's clothes and explained why he was suspicious of him: "When we entered his house just now, this kid was not only naked, but also sweating profusely. He looked very suspicious."

"Yes, and this guy also has improper thoughts about my sister-in-law and often harasses her!" Li Zhongguang added.

"Nonsense! How could I harass her? I just wanted to chat with Ningxiang. How can this be considered harassment?" Zhao Yongfeng insisted on defending himself.

Wang Mingjiao finally understood why they had arrested him. They simply suspected him of raiding Li Ningxiang's home at night, so he began to explain himself: "I have read many books of sages, how could I do such a thing that is worse than pigs and dogs!"

"That's right. I, Zhao Yongfeng, can swear that if I am the one who does something wrong to Sister Ningxiang tonight, I will be struck by lightning and die a miserable death!" Zhao Yongfeng shouted, looking completely fearless.

"Oh, if you dare to swear, why can't I swear? If I do this, I will be pierced by thousands of arrows and my body will be fed to dogs!" After hearing this, Wang Mingjiao also swore a poisonous oath.

Lin Tongxi saw that there was no fear on their faces. Could it be that they had not done this?

Just as Lin Tongxi was thinking this, Li Zhongguang interrupted them: "Alright, alright, who doesn't know how to swear an oath? If swearing an oath worked, then why would we need the government?"

"Can anyone introduce who these two are? I don't think I've seen them before." Lin Tongxi looked around.

Zhou Tiezhu spoke, leaned close to Lin Tongxi's ear, and introduced the situation of these two people.

The one with a more robust physique is Zhao Yongfeng, a local hunter whose archery skills are among the best in the village.

He is still single, but everyone in the village knows that he is interested in Widow Li and often shows his affection to her, but Widow Li repeatedly rejects his kindness.

Lin Tongxi stared at Zhao Yongfeng carefully and smelled the stinky sweat on him.

"Where is his home?" Lin Tongxi asked again.

Zhou Tiezhu pointed in one direction, which was quite far away.

It's quite a distance to run from Widow Li's house to there, so it's not surprising that he was sweating profusely after running this distance.

Moreover, the other party was interested in Widow Li, and became angry and humiliated because she rejected him many times, and finally decided to force herself on him.

If you think about it this way, the motivation is quite sufficient.

As for Wang Mingjing, he was the most educated person in the village. He originally planned to become an official by taking the examination organized by the Xiangzhou Mu, but unexpectedly he failed even the simplest provincial examination.

After being rejected for several years, he returned to the village because his parents died.

He looked flustered, as if he was hiding something.

There were traces of bruises on his body. When asked why, he hesitated and refused to say, saying only that he fell.

Lin Tongxi carefully compared the terrain and found that the direction from Widow Li's house to Wang Mingjiao's house coincided with the route the man in black had taken to escape.

There were a few small slopes and potholes on the road. It seemed possible that Wang Mingjiao, who was obviously not in good physical condition, fell a few times in panic.

Comparing them like this, the two suspects seem to be similar, and it is difficult to judge for the time being.

"Let's take them into custody first, and then we can look for evidence nearby." After saying this, Lin Tongxi walked into a dilapidated house.

The surroundings were covered in dust, and it was obvious that no one had lived here for a long time.

"Brother Chenxuan, have you found anything?" Lin Tongxi patted Chen Yunxuan on the shoulder.

Chen Yunxuan pointed to a few places and expressed his thoughts: "Logically speaking, this house is full of dust, which means it has been abandoned for a long time and rarely visited. But there is no dust in these places."

"Also, there are footprints covered in mud."

"It's a pity that I have searched carefully but still found no clues."

"So strange?" Lin Tongxi observed carefully and found that it was just as Chen Yunxuan said.

Just then, Zhou Tiezhu and Li Zhongguang also walked in.

"Brother Tiezhu, do you know the origin of this dilapidated house?" Chen Yunxuan asked first.

Zhou Tiezhu thought hard, and finally remembered it after being reminded by Li Zhongguang, and then he introduced it.

"Yes, Chengtian Academy! Brother Zhongguang was right. This family originally had three people: a boy, a girl, and a child. But for some unknown reason, the child's parents suddenly vanished, as if they had evaporated from the face of the earth."

"As a result, the next day, the elders of Chengtian Academy came and said that they saw that his aptitude was extraordinary and that he was suitable for cultivation in the academy."

"The villagers were still wondering who would raise the child, but then they came across Chengtian Academy and asked the elder to take him in."

"The family had no other known relatives, and once the child left, the house became completely abandoned."

Lin Tongxi nodded, and then asked, "Will there be any children coming in to play?"

"Uh... I haven't seen it very often. This place is located on the border of the Zhao family and the Li family. You know about the conflict between the two families. They usually don't allow children to come here." Zhou Tiezhu responded to Lin Tongxi's question.

Chen Yunxuan tugged at Lin Tongxi's sleeve and warned him, "Brother Tongxi, these footprints look more like those of an adult. Also, the door to this room shows signs of being damaged by human hands."

"Indeed, you have noticed such details. Your attention is really good. You can be called the Qingshi Village version of Sherlock Holmes." After reading it, Lin Tongxi gave Chen Yunxuan a thumbs up.

"Sherlock Holmes is...?" Chen Yunxuan couldn't help asking when he heard the unfamiliar term.

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