Chapter 53

After Tang Qingqing finished her meal, Zhai Hongyi took her to the crime scene.

Wang Heizi also wanted to follow, but was stopped by Zhai Hongyi.

"You haven't finished your study assignment for today. Let's talk about it after you finish it."

Wang Heizi cried, "Didn't I learn everything in the morning? Why do I have to learn again in the afternoon?"

"You've already had breakfast this morning, why do you still need to eat dinner?"

"But I go to school and don't have to go to class in the afternoon."

Zhai Hongyi glanced at him, and Wang Heizi fell silent immediately. He could only open his homework book with a look of despair and start writing the homework assigned by Zhai Hongyi.

"If you finish early, you can come to us. But if you do it carelessly, you won't be able to follow us in the future."

When Wang Heizi heard this, he immediately cheered, then quickly got into the state and started to do the questions.

After leaving Old Liu's house, Tang Qingqing was curious: "Why don't you let Heizi come over? He has learned a lot today."

"He doesn't have the ability to concentrate, so he must complete the tasks he accepts before thinking about other things, and he can't be easily disturbed by the outside world. Unexpected events often happen, and we can't let them disrupt our study plans, otherwise we will always have to wait until tomorrow."

"Brother, you've thought of everything." Tang Qingqing sighed.

Zhai Hongyi is not as cold as he appears. He not only teaches Wang Heizi knowledge, but also teaches him how to behave and tempers his character.

Zhai Hongyi said nothing and just walked forward.

He is tall and has long legs, so one quick step of his is equal to two steps of Tang Qingqing, but he can always control his speed and not let Tang Qingqing fall behind.

Arriving at the crime scene, Tang Qingqing found a familiar face.

"Sister Sa!"

Qin Sa waved at her and looked her up and down:

"I haven't seen you for a while. You've grown into a big girl."

Qin Sa was very busy and was often out and about, so Tang Qingqing could never run into her whenever she went to the commune.

But this is also related to the fact that the commune rarely looks for her. It is not easy for Tang Qingqing to go to the commune, so they will not easily call her.

Nowadays, it is mostly the township brigades that invite her over, because there is a shortage of manpower in the countryside and not as many talented people as in the communes. They are unable to solve many cases, so they prefer to find Tang Qingqing.

"Sister Sa, are you in charge of this case?"

"How about it? Do you want to get involved?"

"Of course!" Tang Qingqing nodded vigorously. "The deceased was my teacher. I want to know who killed her so cruelly."

Qin Sa patted her shoulder and said, "It has already happened. We can't undo it. The key now is to catch the murderer as soon as possible to comfort the dead."

"Any clues now?"

Qin Sa was not as cautious as Director Zhang, for fear of scaring Tang Qingqing.

She felt that Tang Qingqing had the psychological endurance to do this. She might not be used to it at first, but she would get used to it after vomiting for a while. She had gotten through it that way as well.

Women in this industry are easily looked down upon. If they do not have strong psychological endurance, they can easily be marginalized.

Anyway, Tang Qingqing is going to be in this line of work in the future, so let's start training now.

"According to the preliminary forensic examination, the deceased should have died around 2 or 3 in the morning. The blunt weapon wound on the head was not fatal. The deceased was suffocated first, then assaulted and hit on the head with a blunt weapon. The blunt weapon is made of metal, which is why it can cause such a serious injury."

"According to preliminary identification of the wound, the blunt weapon should be an axe. No murder weapon has been found at the scene so far."

Tang Qingqing was incredulous: "He was already suffocated to death, why did they still want to be so cruel as to smash his head? How big of a grudge is this?"

"Do you know with whom the deceased had a dispute?"

Tang Qingqing shook her head: "Although Teacher Sun is not serious about her work and teaches perfunctorily, she doesn't beat or scold students. She doesn't have much presence in the team and likes to be alone."

Qin Sa nodded, the information currently available was consistent.

"But I heard that Teacher Sun didn't get along very well with the Miao people. The Miao people originally wanted Jiang Pei'e, but by some strange coincidence, Sun Qin became the one they chose, so they don't like her very much."

After the Jiang Pei'e incident, the relationship between the two parties did not ease. According to Wang Heizi, it made their relationship even more strained.

Although they all lived in the same yard, Sun Qin always cooked by herself.

Qin Sa took note of this and is still investigating the scene, so there is no time to do a detailed investigation.

There were too few people, and she had only arrived not long ago, so she had relatively little information.

"There were no signs of a struggle at the scene. The murderer sneaked in through the window while the deceased was sleeping, and then brutally killed the deceased in his sleep and insulted the corpse."

Tang Qingqing was puzzled: "I looked in from the door before, and it was a mess inside. Wasn't it caused by a fight?"

"No, according to the traces at the scene, the murderer was looking for the valuables of the deceased, so he found them everywhere. Sun Qin hid the money very deep and in several places."

"Did the murderer find all the money Sun Qin had hidden?"

"We didn't find a penny at the scene. The whole house was looted. It was confirmed that the murderer had stolen Sun Qin's radio, watch, flashlight and other valuables. The Miao family didn't know how much money Sun Qin had saved, so they couldn't give an exact amount. But what is certain is that Sun Qin must have saved a lot of money."

Zhai Hongyi said: "The murderer had a clear target and was very aware of Sun Qin's habit of hiding money. This should be an acquaintance."

"This is very likely. The murderer is very familiar with the Miao family and is very calm. He took away the stick that propped up the window, climbed in through the window, and when he left, he propped up the stick again, restoring the window to its original state. The murderer was not panicked at all after committing the crime, and he even wiped off all his traces."

Qin Sa brought Tang Qingqing to the window. From the thin layer of dust on it, it could be seen that the stick holding up the window had been moved by someone before.

Tang Qingqing: "Since the murderer has grabbed this stick, there should be fingerprints on it, right?"

"The forensic doctor just checked and found that the murderer was wearing gloves. You have seen the base of the wall before. The place where footprints are most likely to be left has been erased by someone."

Tang Qingqing exclaimed: "This is well prepared! The murderer is definitely not an ordinary person. Teacher Sun rarely goes out with the team, where did she go to provoke such a person?"

Zhai Hongyi: "The murderer is very familiar with the deceased's condition, has anti-detection capabilities, and is quite powerful."

"Preliminary investigation has not yet found anyone in Sun Qin's network who fits this profile."

Accountant Miao is smart, but his physical condition is average. Moreover, he was indeed drunk yesterday, and it was people from the same village who pulled him back in a donkey cart.

When he entered the house, he was carried in by two big men.

If he hadn't had something to do today, he would have definitely slept at his father-in-law's house.

Given his alcohol tolerance, he would not be able to sober up so quickly and was not capable of killing Sun Qin, so he has been ruled out for now, but he is still an important suspect.

"There is a person."

"who?"

Tang Qingqing and Qin Sa looked at Zhai Hongyi at the same time.

"Sun Qin's husband, Miao Xiaohui."

"Him? Isn't he still in the army? I haven't heard that he is coming back. Besides, he has a good relationship with Teacher Sun. Why kill him?"

As soon as Tang Qingqing finished speaking, she thought of the previous case of Wang Xianghong.

From the perspective of outsiders, Wang Xianghong and Cao Liang have a very good relationship, and Cao Liang has always had a good reputation.

When people talk about him now, they all say that he is a very kind and good-tempered person. It is hard to imagine that he could have done such a thing.

Normally, people would never realize that Cao Liang was a beast who not only committed domestic violence, but also killed his wife alive.

Qin Sa touched his chin and said, "If it's Miao Xiaohui, he can indeed do this. I'll have someone send a telegram to the troops to see where Miao Xiaohui is now."

Tang Qingqing stood by the window and could faintly smell the blood inside.

Thinking of Sun Qin lying inside, she felt a little disgusted just thinking of that scene.

Qin Sa saw that her little face had turned pale, so he didn't force her to go in and investigate right away.

"Go look around first to see if you can find any clues. The murderer was very careful and didn't leave any footprints in the house, so it won't be of much use if you go in."

Tang Qingqing pursed her lips and said, "Sister Sa, am I too useless?"

"Everyone has gone through this. I want to train you, but I don't want to over-stimulate you. Let's take it step by step. To be honest, in the years I've been a police officer, I've rarely seen such brutal scenes."

The brain was smashed out and the whole head was distorted. Anyone who saw it would feel physically uncomfortable.

Even when the forensic doctor first walked into the room for identification, his brows were tightly furrowed.

Tang Qingqing still felt bad. The crime scene was the most critical place. If she couldn't overcome this psychological barrier, how could she be a police officer in the future?

Zhai Hongyi: "Don't think too much. Since the murderer has anti-detection capabilities and knows Sun Qin so well, he must have heard about your strength. He must have figured out how to avoid your tracking in advance. It is difficult to find relevant clues nearby.

But he couldn't clear all the traces, the workload would be too large, and it would be easy for people to find out, so there would definitely be traces left in some corner."

Tang Qingqing was no longer immersed in depression. She walked to the place where the murderer climbed over the wall and squatted down to check the situation.

As previously judged, this place was cleaned very cleanly without leaving any trace.

Tang Qingqing was not discouraged and looked around.

The place to climb over the wall is located between the west wing and the main house. This corner is on the side and is relatively hidden. Even if someone gets up in the middle of the night, they will not be bumped into.

Although everyone had rested at that time, there are exceptions to everything.

The Miao family is surrounded by neighbors and live relatively close to each other.

"If the murderer is so cautious, he would not take the main road, but would take a small path that is not easily discovered."

唐青青先确定心思缜密的兇手會想些什麽，然後反推他的來回路線。

唐青青蹲在地上一點點查找，雖然這是小路，可平時這裏也有很多人經過，因此地面上有非常多的腳印需要進行辨別。

唐青青将本子拿出來，一點點地記錄，并且對地面上的腳印進行标注。

翟弘毅看到她的本子上清楚地記錄着每一個人的名字，并且與地面上的足跡一一對應。

翟弘毅很是詫異，“你記住了大隊裏每一個人的足跡？”

唐青青幾乎不用思考，只看一眼就精準地确定足跡對應的是什麽人。

“我為了能夠拜師，用了很長一段時間觀察了大隊裏每一只羊每一個人的足跡，清楚地了解他們的運動軌跡和行動習慣。

而且拜師之後依然沒有斷掉這樣的習慣，所以記得非常的清楚。”

一切不過是熟能生巧罷了，唐青青并不覺得有什麽大不了的，因此解釋的時候，整個人非常地平靜。

翟弘毅好奇，“你能記住多長時間？”

唐青青歪了歪腦袋，　“只要記住了，我就不會忘。”

翟弘毅感嘆：“你天生就是吃這碗飯的。”

唐青青不以為然，“大家只要足夠努力和仔細，也都能做得像我一樣，并沒有什麽大不了的。”

“有時候太過謙虛也不一定是一種美德。”

唐青青擡眼看了看他，“我真覺得沒什麽大不了的。”

“我可以肯定，這非常了不起，不是一般人可以做到。你一定得記住，不管別人怎麽說，你就是那個最強的。”

唐青青笑了起來，不明白翟弘毅為什麽這麽較真。

翟弘毅一臉嚴肅，“這點很重要。”

“為什麽？”

“女性在生活中容易被貶低，所以你必須要極度自信，才不會被騙帶歪。”

唐青青笑得更歡了，“你什麽時候兼任人生導師了？”

“我跟你說認真的呢。”

“我記住了！我也沒有貶低自己啊。況且勤奮也是一種能力，看似好像很簡單，沒有人都能做到，可真的能堅持的沒有幾個。”

唐青青一點點将地面上的腳印記錄下來，全都是大隊裏的人，沒有陌生人。

每個人的足跡都很正常，沒有發現有什麽不妥的，這些足跡都有來處去處。

唐青青對他們進行一一排查，一直折騰到了晚上，都沒有找到什麽線索。

“這個人太狡猾了，非常地謹慎，兇手應該研究過我，一直針對我清掃足跡。”

唐青青直起酸脹的腰，心中氣悶。

看來名聲太盛也不只能帶來好處，也會讓犯罪分子在作案時更加地小心，公安機關追查的時候也就更加的困難。

唐青青一無所獲，整個人垂頭喪氣的。

這種完全找不到線索的感覺，真是讓她心裏很難受。

一直以來都順風順水的唐青青，這時候感到了挫敗。

秦飒安慰道：“刑偵就是需要耐心，而且從來不能一招鮮，也不是僅靠單個人的力量，往往是需要多個部門協作。一時找不到線索，也不能氣餒，指不定柳暗花明。

要我說這一次就是很好的鍛煉機會，讓你頭腦也能冷靜冷靜，這樣才更利于往後的學習和進步。”

唐青青之前在調查姜佩娥案件的時候，就感受到自己能力的局限性。

不過後面又查了不少案子，讓她一時又有些飄了。

唐青青不禁想笑，秦飒和翟弘毅是約好了嗎，一個為她松繩子，一個為她收緊。

“飒姐，你這邊有進展了嗎？”

“要不要聽聽？”

唐青青猛地點頭。

“這個案子需要你們的幫忙，去确認我提供給你們的信息。哦，足跡這一塊也不能落下，我不信那個人能做得滴水不漏，肯定有疏忽的地方。”

這段時間出事的地方不少，還有一個鎮上竟然出了滅門案，現在整個公社忙得人仰馬翻的。

因此派到這裏的人手不多，需要本地人進行協助。

唐青青作為公安局編外人士，自然也在其中。

“我們對孫芹的社會關系進行了初步排查，目前嫌疑最大的還是苗家人。”

孫芹在榕山大隊的社會關系簡單，她跟別人不大來往，跟知青也形同陌路，因此在榕山大隊，和她最有矛盾的人也就是苗家人了。

孫芹不僅跟婆婆關系不好，和比她大了不少的妯娌蘆花嬸，關系也很糟糕。

“除了孫芹的孤僻性格不讨人喜歡之外，還跟丈夫苗曉輝直接把錢彙給她也有很大關系。”

苗曉輝沒有結婚的時候，津貼都是寄給父母的。

苗會計作為老大，有贍養的義務所以跟老兩口住在一起，這也就相當于那些錢也用在了他的身上。

雖然苗曉輝娶妻的時候，也拿出了一部分，可還有不少是用于平時的花銷。

苗家的宅子也有苗曉輝的一部分，可依照他現在的發展，确實不會回來住的。

哪怕以後想不開退伍了，也能安排到機關單位或者工廠裏，不會再回到榕山大隊。

因此這房子就苗會計一家的，苗曉輝娶妻也不過住一陣子罷了。

習慣了苗曉輝的付出，當苗曉輝建立了自己的家庭，将一部分津貼寄給自己的妻子，不管是苗老漢夫妻還是苗會計夫妻，都變得不習慣了，認為孫芹把他們的錢分走了。

雖然苗曉輝解釋過，可大家還是覺得是孫芹在吹枕邊風，所以苗曉輝才會這麽做。

再加上孫芹嫁進來之後，根本不管家裏的事，也從不分擔家裏的活。

這讓蘆花嬸極為地不滿，同樣是苗家的媳婦，她一天忙到晚，孫芹每天也就是去上上課，回來就躲進屋子裏了。

而且還自己開了爐竈，吃得比大廚房還好，把孩子們饞得不行。

問就是我花我的錢想吃什麽吃什麽，把蘆花嬸氣得個仰倒。

孫芹又是個勤快洗澡洗頭的，哪回用的不是她挑的水，她砍的柴火，這種時候又不說自個花自個的了！

姜佩娥事件之後，苗家人更是矮了一頭，孫芹變本加厲。

“只要稍微打聽，都說苗家對孫芹意見特別大。”

苗家人覺得她嫁進來占盡了好處，要不是嫁到他們苗家，還拖了關系在中間運作，孫芹怎麽可能拿到老師編制？

大隊的老師大部分都是代課老師，一般情況下是難以拿到編制的。

孫芹不僅沒有感恩，還覺得這些都是自己應得的。

嫁進來之後，還忽悠男人把津貼分一半給她。

家裏的活一點不幹，便宜卻沒少去占。

而且結婚這麽多年，一個蛋都生不出來，還在這耀武揚威的，覺得自己是個有編制的，就多了不起似的，換誰誰不生氣？

蘆花嬸曾對外說道：“要不是我們家厚道，早就把她給撕了。有編制又怎麽樣，難道就能騎到貧農頭上了？！”

張老太作為婆婆，更是無數次在外頭念叨，當初自己怎麽就瞎了眼，想着要給已經升為軍官的兒子找個知青。

想着娶了城裏的姑娘，會比較知禮。

以後要是有機會随軍，也不會丢了小兒子的臉，能為他打點後方。

要不然鄉下姑娘出遠門，畏畏縮縮的，莫說賢內助了，別拖後腿都不錯了。

不承想，娶回來這麽一尊大佛，還不如娶個知根知底的鄉下姑娘，好歹樸實勤快，也不會跟她搶兒子的津貼。

秦飒最後還說了一個非常重要的消息：

“鄰居說，苗家前一陣實在抵不住孫芹太作，苗會計還跑到鎮上給苗曉輝拍電報，希望他能近期回來。”

唐青青和翟弘毅心裏都咯噔了一下，彼此對視一眼。

不會真的就是苗曉輝幹的吧？

唐青青：“現在部隊那邊有回複了嗎？”

秦飒：“暫時還沒有，不過一般情況下，苗曉輝回來都會提前拍電報，根據苗家人所說，苗曉輝近期并沒有拍電報回來。我跟大隊長和附近鄰居都核實過，最近确實沒有郵遞員到苗家送過電報。”

大隊裏的人土生土長的居多，跟外界接觸極少，只有家裏有在外頭當兵的，才會偶爾拍電報回來報平安。

知青來了之後，郵遞員來得勤了不少，可都是往知青點走的。

偶爾往大隊本地人家裏送信，沒一會整個大隊的人都知道了。

唐青青暗暗舒了一口氣，她心底很不希望兇手是苗曉輝。

苗曉輝也是他們大隊難得有出息的，出身農家子，浴血奮戰才有了現在的成就，是他們整個榕山大隊的驕傲。

他要是這種殘暴的人，那真的是太令人惋惜了。

不過作為一個公安，在調查過程中是不能摻雜個人感情的，否則很容易被誤導。

唐青青雖然不希望他是兇手，卻也不會将他排除在嫌疑犯之外，甚至還要重點調查。

根據翟弘毅的說法，很多案子中，受害者多是被熟人殺害的，陌生人随機殺人比例相對較少。

像這種有預謀的兇殺案，一般都不會是惡徒流竄作案。

村上來個陌生人，很快就會被人發現。

If the crime was committed by a vagrant, it would have been random and he would not have known the homeowner well.

It was not convenient to track footprints at night, so Tang Qingqing went to chat with people in the team and asked about Sun Qin's situation.

After asking around, they all got the same news as Qin Sa, that the Miao family had the biggest conflict with Sun Qin.

Meanwhile, Zhai Hongyi received some news at the educated youth training center.

Sun Qin used to have a lover in the city, and they often corresponded with each other. She wanted to return to the city.

As a result, she married Miao Xiaohui by mistake, and since then she has become enemies with Jiang Pei'e.

However, few people knew about this, and the only person who knew about it did not let it slip when the Jiang Pei'e incident broke out.

After all, Sun Qin is married, so there is no point in saying these things, as it may even seem like destroying the relationship between the couple.

But now that Sun Qin was in trouble, the female educated youth no longer kept the secret.

Tang Qingqing suddenly realized: "No wonder she always looks unhappy, it turns out it's because she couldn't marry the person she likes?"

"I guess so."

The two went to the crime scene, and Qin Sa had a serious expression.

"Sister Sa, what happened?"

"The troops replied that Miao Xiaohui had left the troops five days ago. Logically, he should have arrived at the Rongshan Battalion two days ago."