Chapter 67 Let's go to Jiang Feiyan's place for dinner.
"Look, there are a few shoe prints here!"
Jiang Feiyan was the first to run over and immediately spotted the key point.
"Could it be someone else who walked by?" Shen Zhao asked as he stepped forward.
“It shouldn’t be,” Jiang Feiyan continued. “This place is very remote; most people wouldn’t come here.”
It happened to rain a little the night before last, which washed away the previous marks. This must have been left afterward.
Besides, no one has come to the mountains in the past two days, and my dog, Xiao Huang, keeps barking. There's definitely something wrong here!
Upon hearing this, Jiang Xun's gold-rimmed glasses flashed, and he looked around.
Soon, his gaze settled on the jungle not far away.
A clear voice said, "There's a sloping section in the jungle over there; something must have been lying on it."
Jiang Feiyan's eyes lit up, and she replied, "Perhaps that's where Chen Hong was strangled to death."
Shen Zhao carefully avoided the footprints on the ground and walked towards the jungle.
Upon arrival, he squatted down and carefully examined the area.
Sure enough, several finger scratch marks were found on the muddy ground in the jungle.
"Based on preliminary assessments, this should be the primary crime scene."
Shen Zhao frowned and spoke slowly in a low voice.
Jiang Feiyan's face lit up with joy: "That makes things much easier. As long as we find out who owns the shoe print, we'll know who the murderer is!"
"Hmm, perhaps." Seeing how happy she was, Jiang Xun smiled and nodded.
However, Jiang Feiyan had underestimated the situation.
After verification, the shoe prints in the forest did indeed belong to two people.
One of them could very well be the deceased Chen Hong.
Her feet were the biggest among all the female educated youth, so naturally her shoes were the biggest too.
However, her usual pair of cloth shoes are gone, so there's no way to make a comparison.
The other shoe print clearly belongs to a man.
However, when compared with the shoes of the male educated youth, three people had the same shoe size and shoe print.
These days, everyone wears either cloth shoes or liberation shoes, and this shoe print happens to be from liberation shoes.
In this way, the owner of the shoe print in the mountains and forests would naturally be unable to be found.
Just as Jiang Feiyan and the others were getting a little frustrated and preparing to go back to the mountains to look for clues, Xiao Huang suddenly rushed out.
"Woof woof woof!" it barked at Hu Fang, a male educated youth inside the house.
"Little Huang..." Jiang Feiyan paused, looking over in surprise.
Her dog, Xiao Huang, is very well-behaved; it won't bark for no reason, even when it encounters strangers.
Could it be that there's something wrong with this Hu Fang?
Jiang Xun and Shen Zhao had obviously noticed it as well, and the two were just about to step forward.
Then, the male educated youth Hu Fang awkwardly moved to the side, where a pair of liberation shoes were placed against the wall.
Upon seeing the shoes, Little Yellow immediately rushed over, sniffing them incessantly while wagging its tail.
Hu Fang explained, "These are Wu Qi's shoes. It seems you didn't compare the shoe prints earlier."
Shen Zhao glanced at him briefly, then compared the two and found that Wu Qi's shoes also matched the shoe print.
And most importantly, the soles of his shoes were covered in yellow mud.
But after discovering the body early yesterday morning, Wu Qi rushed into the mountains like a madman, and the yellow mud on his feet may have gotten there at that time.
However, Xiao Huang's strong reaction might be because he smelled something in the jungle that was similar to Wu Qi's scent.
This adds another layer of suspicion to Wu Qi's case.
......
After making several trips back and forth, it was lunchtime.
Jiang Feiyan said politely, "Well, I have to go back and cook. Do you want to eat together?"
"Sure," Jiang Xun agreed without hesitation.
Shen Zhao originally intended to return to the bureau and come back in the afternoon.
But when he heard Jiang Xun agree, he stayed, almost as if possessed.
Watching Dr. Jiang, who had a calm expression, and Captain Chen, who had no expression, walk straight towards the cabin at the foot of the mountain.
Jiang Feiyan was dumbfounded: ......
Can anyone tell her what's going on?
She was just saying it casually, why did these two take it so seriously?
Fine, let them come.
Let's just consider it a way to reward the doctors who save lives and the police who relieve people's worries.
Anyway, she has plenty of food, so she won't lack for this.
Soon, the group returned to the foot of the mountain.
As soon as Jiang Xun entered the courtyard, he took the initiative to say, "I noticed you don't have enough firewood in your room, I'll go and chop some more for you."
Shen Zhao glanced at the kitchen and then said, "Then I'll go fetch water; there's not much water left in the water tank."
When you come to someone's house for a meal, how can you not do something?
Before Jiang Feiyan could react...
Jiang Xun and Shen Zhao, one carrying an iron axe and the other a bucket of water, quickly left the courtyard.
Jiang Feiyan raised an eyebrow and couldn't help but smile.
...They're quite self-aware.
Three people eating, plus a small dog with a big appetite, so they must eat a lot.
Jiang Feiyan is preparing four dishes and one soup: stir-fried pumpkin, braised cabbage with pork cracklings, pheasant stew with mushrooms, pickled fish, and tomato and egg soup.
The pumpkin, cabbage, and tomatoes were all grown in the garden; the wild mushrooms were picked fresh from the mountains; and the pork cracklings were fried yesterday.
As for the pheasant, I caught it in the mountains a few days ago, and I had half left, which came in handy.
As for the sauerkraut fish, she used black carp that she took from her spatial storage to make the ingredients.
She wasn't worried about being exposed. When people come to your house for dinner, do you expect them to doubt the source of the ingredients?
Besides, these things are all kept in the cupboards, and no one would pry open the cupboards to see what's inside.
First, she started cooking the rice, and then Jiang Feiyan began preparing the ingredients.
She decided to make the pheasant stew with mushrooms first, as this meat dish takes a long time to prepare, so it was best to finish it first.
Wash the wild mushrooms, scallions, ginger, garlic and other ingredients and set them aside. Quickly chop half a chicken into small pieces, add ginger slices and blanch in boiling water, then remove and set aside.
Heat oil in a wok over high heat and stir-fry the chicken. Add a little rock sugar to enhance the color and shine, and stir-fry until the chicken turns golden brown.
Add all the ingredients together and stir-fry until fragrant. Then add soy sauce, cooking wine, and water, and simmer together.
Cook for about 20 minutes, then add two handfuls of soaked glass noodles and simmer for another 3 minutes. Finally, sprinkle with chopped green onions, reduce the sauce, and serve.
A fragrant and flavorful stew of pheasant and mushrooms is ready.
Next, Jiang Feiyan started making sauerkraut fish.
She was a bit slow at slicing fish, so she simply sliced it with her mind in the space.
With a few quick "swish, swish, swish," a 6-pound black carp was deboned and sliced into dozens of pieces in an instant.
Jiang Feiyan rinsed the fish fillets again, then marinated them with salt and cooking wine.
While the ingredients are marinating for 10 minutes, prepare the other ingredients: Sichuan peppercorns, bay leaves, pickled peppers, scallions, ginger, garlic, and pickled cabbage.
Then, pour all the ingredients into the pot and stir-fry. Add water and bring to a boil, then add the fish head and bones, soy sauce, cooking wine, etc.
Finally, add the fish fillets, cook until done, sprinkle with chopped green onions, add some dried chili peppers, and drizzle with hot oil.
"Splash!" As hot oil was poured over the fish fillets, a unique aroma immediately filled the air.
In an instant, the whole room was filled with the aroma of salt and pepper and the smell of fresh, tender fish slices.
Jiang Xun and Shen Zhao happened to walk in from outside and were immediately greeted by the mouthwatering aroma of spicy and numbing flavors...
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