Chapter 54

Tang Qingqing's face changed. This was the result she least wanted to see.

"He can't really be the murderer, right? But why would he do this? It's not worth it."

With a bright future right before your eyes, doing this would undoubtedly be courting death.

Even if Sun Qin had a bad relationship with his family, she couldn't do such an extreme thing. It would undoubtedly be a lose-lose situation.

If they couldn't get along, he could have let Sun Qin join the army, or separated them. If he was really the murderer, it would be too disrespectful of human life.

Qin Sa's face didn't look very good either. This was a result that no one wanted to see.

But according to the current situation, Miao Xiaohui is the most suspicious.

Both the motive and the means of committing the crime pointed directly to him.

"Where is Miao Xiaohui now?" Zhai Hongyi asked.

"We are still investigating. The commune has already set up surveillance. There are also militias guarding near the brigade. The army has also sent a telegram. If he shows up, he will be caught."

Tang Qingqing still found it hard to believe. With such a bright future, how could he do such a stupid thing? Why couldn't he just talk it out nicely?

Although Miao Xiaohui has excellent anti-detection capabilities and left no traces at the scene, he will be exposed as soon as the investigation goes deeper.

If he cannot explain where he was at the time of the crime and there are no witnesses to testify on his behalf, he will be the biggest suspect.

He will lose everything he has now and become a fugitive.

But when a person loses his mind, he can do anything unbelievable, although this is completely inconsistent with Miao Xiaohui's personality traits.

Zhai Hongyi: "Although Miao Xiaohui is a major suspect, I think the murderer is most likely not him."

Qin Sa: “Reason.”

"Based on the situation at the scene, it can be seen that the murderer had planned for a long time and was very careful, trying his best to escape suspicion. In contrast, he was too careless in hiding his whereabouts."

Tang Qingqing: "Maybe he missed something, or maybe he didn't intend to kill his wife when he came back, but the incident happened suddenly, so he didn't hide it well.

Besides, he hasn’t been caught yet, and we can’t be sure what excuse he will use to explain his alibi.”

Qin Sa praised: "Your speculations are all reasonable. Once we catch him, we can explain these doubts."

Qin Sa and the forensic doctor and others have already left with Sun Qin's body, and also took away Accountant Miao. If there is any news, they will notify Tang Qingqing separately.

The next day, the news that Miao Xiaohui had been captured reached the brigade. The news said that he was caught at the commune bus station.

He was not planning to escape, but had just returned to the commune from outside.

As for the specific situation, Tang Qingqing in the team had no way of knowing the latest progress and could only worry.

Tang Qingqing did not give up tracking the murderer at this time. She wanted to know his movements at that time, where he came from and where he was going.

Before leaving, Qin Sa told Tang Qingqing: "Although Miao Xiaohui has been caught, I hope you can continue to investigate the surrounding area. Wherever you go, you will leave traces. Only by overcoming this difficulty, even if you can't use it this time, you can increase your experience next time."

Tang Qingqing also planned this way. She just didn't believe that someone could really erase his traces right before her eyes.

"Brother, do you think he could be the murderer?"

Zhai Hongyi paused and said, "I hope it's not him."

Tang Qingqing sighed: "I also hope it's not him. There's no need for him to take this step."

Sun Qin’s relationship with her husband’s family was indeed not very good, but this situation was not uncommon whether in the countryside or in the city, especially the relationship between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law, which has always been an eternal problem.

When a family lives together, friction is inevitable.

Especially since Sun Qin was an educated youth from the city, she had different living habits and concepts from her husband's family, so conflicts were common.

Accountant Miao is a village cadre and is supposed to set an example, so even though his wife, Aunt Lu Hua, is dissatisfied, she only grumbles a few words.

Even the most gossipy old lady Zhang was extremely dissatisfied with Sun Qin. She wanted to let everyone know about the bad things she had done, so that everyone would know how unfilial she was and how she did not live a serious life.

With so much money in hand, she only knows how to dress herself up. There is no woman in the whole team who knows how to dress herself up better than her.

She is already married, but her husband is not around. She dresses up so beautifully every day, and I don’t know who she is trying to attract.

But that was all she said, and she didn't say much about such things that concerned her reputation, because after all, it would embarrass her little son.

Most people like to say that she loves to spend money and can deceive men, so that her youngest son actually listened to her and gave her half of his allowance. She obviously has her own salary, which is not small in a month!

But he only criticized me behind my back and never did anything extreme.

Not to mention fighting, even loud arguments were rare; they just disliked each other.

Otherwise, Sun Qin couldn't just sit at home and do nothing, waiting to get what's ready.

Tang Qingqing began to analyze: "In Sun Qin's belongings, there is no evidence of her communicating with her former lover, which shows that Sun Qin did not have an affair, and this motive has also been ruled out."

Wang Heizi interrupted: "Maybe the murderer took all those letters away?"

Tang Qingqing shook her head: "Her previous correspondence with that man is still at the bottom of the box and has not been touched."

Sun Qin and the man were classmates. They chatted about their lives, their futures and ideals. It was a spiritual exchange, which was expressed very subtly, without directly revealing that they had a good impression of each other.

But it can be seen that they appreciate each other.

Each letter was very thick. According to insiders, Sun Qin also sent a thick stack of letters every time. They always had a lot to say. Sometimes the letters were overweight and they were required to add stamps.

Although the two were in different places, they had a lot to talk about, which was completely different from Sun Qin's behavior when she was in the brigade.

Although I didn't see Sun Qin's reply, I could see from the other party's letter that Sun Qin was full of passion in front of that man and full of longing for the future, which contrasted with her usual state of being like a dead tree.

"Maybe he was stimulated by those letters?"

If a woman still keeps letters from another man after getting married, her current husband will definitely feel uncomfortable when he finds out.

Coupled with those provocative words from Old Lady Zhang, I might have thought to the left.

This possibility is very high. What men cannot tolerate most is that their wives cheat on them.

Wang Heizi and Tang Qingqing both sighed deeply. They were unwilling to believe that Miao Xiaohui was the murderer.

It would be too stupid to do this! Even if you don't like Sun Qin, you can't ruin yourself.

Does he think he can cover the world with one hand and no one can catch him?

Based on their understanding of Miao Xiaohui, he doesn't seem like such an arrogant person.

Tang Qingqing couldn't understand what the murderer was thinking. Why didn't he just say it nicely? Her fate was changed. Although she was angry, she never thought of taking the blame herself and settling the score with Tang Jianjun and Zhao Dahua.

If you can't figure it out, just concentrate on looking for clues.

She just didn't believe that the other party was so powerful that he could clean up all traces of his presence without leaving any traces.

She took the Miao family as the center point and looked around 360 degrees without any blind spots.

Hard work pays off. He saw a strange trace under a tree 50 meters away from Miao's house.

Wang Heizi came closer to observe: "What is this?"

The traces are in the shape of wood squares, and the texture is very unique. It is not like any stone or wood block. The edges are rubbed, so it can only be vaguely seen.

If Tang Qingqing hadn't searched bit by bit, it would have been difficult to discover its existence.

Tang Qingqing felt it was very familiar, "This pattern looks so familiar!"

"Towel?" Zhai Hongyi took a look, pondered for a while and said uncertainly.

"Yes, a towel!"

Because the ground is relatively dry and hard, and has been rubbed, the effect is not obvious.

But as long as you guess it and compare it, you can be very sure that it is the mark left by the towel.

Wang Heizi scratched his head and said, "A wooden block wrapped in a towel? What is it for? I can't tell what it is."

Tang Qingqing's eyes were full of excitement. She just sat there studying the vague mark and could not hear what others said.

Wang Heizi knew that no one would respond if he spoke to her at this time, so he turned to look at Zhai Hongyi.

"Brother Yi, can you tell me what's going on?"

"This is most likely human footprint."

"What the hell? How can this be a human footprint? Whose shoes are like this? Square and so short? The criminal can't be a child, right? How can he be so strong?"

Zhai Hongyi thought for a moment and said, "What if the shoes were deliberately made into a disguise like this?"

"What do those shoes look like?" Wang Heizi couldn't imagine.

"In the past, Manchu women had a type of shoes called flower-pot-soled shoes."

"Pot-soled shoes?"

"Well, to put it simply, it's just a square under a pair of shoes."

Wang Heizi's mouth twitched: "Why do you make shoes like this? They must be very difficult to wear. Aren't you afraid of falling?"

"There is a saying that in the past, when Manchu women went up the mountain to pick wild fruits, in order to avoid being bitten by snakes and insects, they tied a piece of wood under the soles of their shoes, which later developed into vase-soled shoes."

Wang Heizi still found it hard to imagine, "Wouldn't it be even harder to walk?"

Zhai Hongyi didn't have a deep understanding of this. He hadn't studied it in depth, and it was not easy for him to research it. He just knew that there was such a kind of shoes.

"If that's the case, this person is really cunning. No wonder we can't find any trace even after we turned the area upside down."

Wang Heizi was a little worried and said, "What kind of shoes are these? They covered it with a towel. What can we tell from the footprints?"

Zhai Hongyi looked at Tang Qingqing. Her little face was tense and her eyes were focused on the only trace that had been found so far. This was also a great test for her.

"Let's go look around and see if there are any more traces of this."

Wang Heizi pulled up his sleeves and continued his carpet search with an attitude of doing a big job.

Miao Xiaohui returned to the commune with a heavy and excited mood, but he did not expect to be stopped by the police as soon as he got off the car.

"What are you doing?" Miao Xiaohui was puzzled, and looked at Qin Sa with a puzzled look.

Qin Sa: "Miao Xiaohui, you are suspected of murdering Sun Qin. Please cooperate with our investigation."

"What!?" Miao Xiaohui was stunned at first, then struggled fiercely, but was held down by Qin Sa and another public security officer.

"Miao Xiaohui, be honest. If you confess, I will treat you leniently. If you resist, I will treat you severely."

Miao Xiaohui's eyes turned red: "Tell me clearly, who died?"

"Sun Qin, your wife Sun Qin was brutally murdered by you. Don't even think about escaping punishment. We already have sufficient evidence."

Miao Xiaohui was very excited, but he resisted the urge to struggle.

He knew that he could not resist at this time and had to cooperate with the public security personnel.

He tried so hard to keep himself calm that the veins on his forehead popped out.

"When did Sun Qin die? How did she die?"

Qin Sa had been paying attention to his expression. At this moment, Miao Xiaohui really looked like a man who had just learned that his wife had been murdered and was trying hard to suppress his anger.

If she had just entered the Public Security Bureau, she might have believed in her heart that he was innocent.

But having handled so many cases, Qin Sa knew very well how good criminals were at acting.

She often lamented that it was a pity that these people did not go into acting because they had a strong desire to perform.

Even if the evidence is conclusive, many people will not admit it at the first time. They will continue to act and blame their own crimes on others. They will always be the innocent one.

"She was murdered at around 2am on October 23rd when someone broke into her home."

Miao Xiaohui clenched his fists and his whole body was shaking.

If this was an act, the acting was really good.

Miao Xiaohui took a deep breath and spoke in a hoarse and low voice:

"On October 23, it was still in the Changhe Brigade of Yintang Commune. You can go and investigate. It takes at least ten hours to get from there to our commune by bus."