Lin Qingyan looked up at the captain: "Captain, based on my current examination of Tong Jiaojiao's body, there are no obvious external injuries on her body. Her abdomen suffered a miscarriage due to a severe impact, and she died of suffocation because someone covered her mouth. Furthermore, the possibility of suicide has been ruled out, because a normal person cannot suffocate to death by covering their mouth and nose."
The captain's eyes widened in surprise upon hearing this information.
"Tong Zhiqing, she, she's actually pregnant! Yes, whose child is it?"
"Yes, the blood on the ground is from when she miscarried. As for whose child it is, it's still impossible to determine."
Lin Qingyan sighed inwardly. If medical technology at this time were as advanced as it is in later generations, capable of fingerprint analysis and DNA testing, this case wouldn't be too difficult to solve.
The captain felt the matter was becoming increasingly troublesome. Should they report it to the police?
He had no clue how to find the real culprit, so he asked Lin Qingyan, "Lin Zhiqing, who do you think killed her?"
"This?" Lin Qingyan said, "Captain, I'm not sure either. However, I guess the person who killed Tong Jiaojiao probably didn't want her to give birth to the child, so they lured her here and aborted her child. I guess Tong Jiaojiao didn't agree to abort the child and struggled and screamed too much. In order to stop her screaming, the other party had to cover her mouth. They probably accidentally covered her nose as well, and with the excessive force, Tong Jiaojiao suffocated to death."
However, there are two other possibilities: one is that the murderer's original intention was to kill Tong Jiaojiao; the other is that two different people caused Tong Jiaojiao's miscarriage and death.
The captain was completely bewildered; the murderer had already escaped, and finding him would be extremely difficult.
He didn't know what to do either. "Lin Zhiqing, how are we supposed to find the murderer?"
Lin Qingyan was also troubled, but the captain threw the problem at her.
Communication and surveillance were not as advanced as they are in later times, and crime-solving techniques were relatively backward. This led to many unsolved cases and wrongful convictions. Many people were murdered without their killers being found, while the murderers could continue to live carefree lives.
"Uncle, I don't have any clue either. Let's go back and talk about it."
The captain vaguely came up with two ways to dispose of Tong Jiaojiao's body: one was to bury it on the spot, and the other was to take it back to the brigade headquarters for further processing.
The first option was too risky; if he were to be investigated by his superiors, he might also be implicated. So he had no choice but to choose the second option.
He ordered the bold male commune members to carry Tong Jiaojiao's body down the mountain, intending to place it at the brigade headquarters first.
Educated Youth Settlement
The news that Zhao Hehua spread about Lin Qingyan killing Tong Jiaojiao quickly spread throughout the entire village and also reached the educated youth settlement.
The educated youth couldn't believe that Tong Jiaojiao was dead, and they couldn't believe that Lin Qingyan would kill her.
"How could this be? Qingyan would kill someone?" Chen Lu looked astonished as if she had seen a ghost during the day.
Du Xiaoyue and Hu Jiajia both shook their heads.
"There must be a mistake."
They didn't know what had happened yet, but subconsciously they didn't want Lin Qingyan to be the murderer of Tong Jiaojiao.
In the neighboring dormitory of male educated youth, several male educated youths were also discussing this topic together.
When Lin Guanghui returned from the mountain, he was so frightened that he lay down on the kang (a heated brick bed) as soon as he entered the dormitory, pulled the quilt over his entire body, and tried to avoid others noticing his panic. At the same time, he forced himself to calm down under the cover of the quilt.
When he heard a male educated youth mention that Lin Qingyan had killed Tong Jiaojiao, he was immediately jolted awake. He never imagined that while he was still in a state of extreme panic because of the murder, someone would actually take the blame for him, and that the person who took the blame for him was none other than his mortal enemy, Lin Qingyan.
He was instantly overjoyed, as if he had found a huge sum of money for free.
He felt his luck was beyond belief.
However, in front of the other educated youth, he had to put on a show; he couldn't appear too flustered, nor could he appear too calm. He deliberately feigned an expression of extreme surprise and intense hatred:
"Tong Zhiqing was actually killed. Why did Lin Qingyan do this? She's too ruthless. What grudge did Tong Zhiqing have against her? She actually killed him."
He and Lin Qingyan don't get along normally, so it's normal for him to call Lin Qingyan by her name now.
Furthermore, everyone knew that Tong Jiaojiao liked him, so he showed a very excited and hateful expression.
The other educated youths were shocked that Lin Qingyan would kill Tong Jiaojiao. They also knew that Lin Qingyan and Tong Jiaojiao had a previous conflict, so they did not suspect Lin Guanghui for the time being.
At this moment, Lin Guanghui secretly calculated in his heart that since someone had seen Lin Qingyan kill Tong Jiaojiao, the police would definitely come and arrest Lin Qingyan soon. Then, he would execute Lin Qingyan for intentional homicide. Not only would he lose Lin Qingyan as an enemy, but he would also have a scapegoat and be able to rest easy.
He even secretly thanked Zhao Hehua, who "saw" Lin Qingyan kill someone.
The captain's house
Li Qinqin and Grandma Li soon learned the news, and they were shocked and couldn't believe it.
Li Qinqin was terrified: "It wasn't Sister Qingyan, Zhao Hehua must have seen wrong. Sister Qingyan wouldn't kill people, she wouldn't be that stupid, nor would she be that cruel. Sister Qingyan only saves people."
The first time Lin Qingyan met her, she saved her life and cured her acne, helping her regain her confidence and face life with positivity.
Without Lin Qingyan, she wouldn't be who she is today.
She grabbed Grandma Li's hand: "Grandma, Sister Qingyan is like the sun. She only shines on others and would never do anything to kill someone."
Grandma Li kept sighing, "We don't know the specifics of the matter yet. Your father has already sent people up the mountain, and they might find out some results."
The Li family members basically all know about this, and Lu's mother also knows. Only Lu Zhengting, who has limited mobility and a small range of activities, has not yet received this news.
Mrs. Lu was extremely anxious. "How could such a thing happen? Did Zhao Hehua deliberately frame her? I'd rather believe that knives will fall from the sky than believe this is true."
Li Qinqin said, "Auntie, my father has already led people up the mountain to investigate. Let's go see Sister Qingyan too. Sister Qingyan must be very scared because she was wronged. Let's go keep her company."
"good."
Just as Lu's mother was about to leave, she suddenly remembered Lu Zhengting.
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