Chapter 32: Bloody Change
"How did you know that Duan Biao was killed by Chen Hui?" Situ Xin asked.
"We examined Duan Biao's body. He was killed by a single slash in the throat. This is a bit strange. How could a burly man like Duan Biao have his throat slashed so easily? Unless it was done by someone who caught him completely off guard. Who could have left him completely off guard? Obviously, it could only be Captain Shen Hui, who was always with him. He never imagined that the person he was protecting would stab him in the back.
"It's not difficult to get rid of him, but the difficulty lies in how to deal with the body, and Duan Biao's body must be discovered shortly after Shen Hui's own death. So the role of Zhang Junyi and Huang Tan was revealed. He called the two of them, and on the one hand, took advantage of the fact that the bandits had just attacked the camp and a large number of corpses and wounded needed to be moved as a cover, and moved Duan Biao's body to the vicinity of the reconnaissance squad in a dignified manner, dug a shallow pit in the snow-covered trench, and buried the body in it. The next day, Huang Tan deliberately escaped to attract attention, and then Duan Biao's body could be found. The reason why Shen Hui did this was to make everyone mistakenly believe that Duan Biao was killed after him, and must have witnessed the murder and was killed, so that people would think that he must have been assassinated, and would not think that he committed suicide.
"Once everything was ready, Captain Shen slit his own throat with the same blade that had killed Duan Biao. After his death, military doctor Zhang Sixiang cut off his head as planned, and together with Huang Tan, they completed the illusion of light and shadow in front of everyone. And during the subsequent autopsy, military doctor Zhang, who had participated in the planning, naturally played the whole show to the end, completing the follow-up of the whole play."
"These are all your guesses. You said before that you lacked evidence. Where is the evidence now?" Situ Xin asked.
"I have three pieces of evidence: First, there was the gunshot. There was no sign of any gunshot in Captain Shen's room, but we found a bullet casing in the snow in the corner of Captain Li's room next door. Right, Old Du?" Yin Chuan looked at Du Yunzhang, and Du Yunzhang nodded. "Secondly, there's the fake head. We found the stool, the bench, and the most incongruous thing—the fake head—all in Staff Officer Han's barracks, so the illusion must have been created here. There was nothing suspicious about the other things, except for the fake head, which was actually a target used for shooting training..." As he was speaking, Du Yunzhang raised his hand and threw something, which was the target. Yin Chuan caught it, "Yes, that's it. Look, doesn't it look like a human head? Especially with the rope on top, it suddenly looks exactly like the hairstyle of the pigtail army. But staff officers usually don't care about the training of soldiers, so who would put this thing in his room? Obviously, Chen Hui is capable of doing it. And the decisive evidence is this third one..." Yin Chuan took out a piece of hard cloth he found in the room, "Please look, everyone, what is this?"
Situ Xin recognized it immediately, "This is a military rank! Two three stars, the rank of colonel!"
"Yes, this is the rank, the rank of Colonel. In the Independent Regiment, this should be the highest rank. Deputy Commander Situ, your rank is two stars, two lines, which makes you a Lieutenant Colonel. The only one with one more star than you is Commander Chen Hui."
Situ Xin nodded, “Yes, this is Captain Shen’s rank, so what does that mean?”
"Do you know where we found this? It was found under the felt in Captain Li's barracks, stained with blood. This just proves that when Captain Shen died, he was not in his own barracks, but in the room next door to Li Huaide. Just imagine, if his military rank was accidentally cut off when he was murdered, would the murderer have left it at the scene without noticing it? So it can only be that he committed suicide and it fell into the gap in the felt. And Doctor Zhang and Huang Tan, who rushed to deal with the body later, did not notice this detail in their panic. So this is the decisive evidence that he committed suicide!"
When Yin Chuan said this, everyone present fell silent. After a long moment, Shen Xi spoke up, "But...but why did my brother have to do this? He could have committed suicide, so why would he have to go through all this trouble?"
"Do you think it was really his plan? No, no, no, actually someone planned all this for him."
"Someone? Who is it?" Situ Xin asked.
"yes……"
Before Yin Chuan could continue, a sharp gunshot rang out, and someone in the crowd fell to the ground. All the soldiers shuddered in fear, their guns drawn and on guard. Situ Xin, horrified, saw that it was Shen Xi who had been shot in the eyebrow, dead with his eyes wide open.
"Who? Who did it?" he roared.
"Hehe, deputy commander, don't be angry, it's me." A familiar voice came from behind General Wan. Everyone looked closely and saw that it was the long-lost staff officer Han Chi who appeared in front of everyone with a pistol in his hand.
"Han Chi? What are you doing? Why did you kill Chen Xi?"
"Need I say more? You also know that he is going to cause a mutiny in the military camp. I will be the first to sense the coming of autumn wind, and plot against him so that he won't even know he's dying! Hehehehe——" Han Chiyin replied with a smile.
"Isn't that right? Do you take me for a fool? Why didn't you take action earlier or later, but just when Yin Chuan was about to tell the truth, you attacked him like this? Could it be..."
"Yin Chuan? He's just a petty thief who's been hanging around in the Cao Gang for years. By chance, he infiltrated our Independent Regiment and used his misleading words to deceive the troops and sow discord. Sir Military Supervisor, do you think I can execute Yin and his accomplices right here and now?"
Wan Jianjun glanced at Yin Chuan and Du Yunzhang, neither agreeing nor denying. Seeing Wan Jianjun's attitude, Han Chi assumed it was tacit agreement. He then raised his gun and pointed it at Yin Chuan. Yin Chuan remained calm, gritting his teeth and staring at Han Chi silently. Just as Han Chi was about to pull the trigger, Yin Chuan's life hanging by a thread, his face suddenly changed, his expression twisted, and blood flowed from the corner of his mouth.
"Oh, uh..." He groaned, his pistol dropping to the ground, and he fell headfirst, kicking his legs a few times before he froze. Shockingly, a military bayonet was lodged in his lower back. Seeing this, General Wan was stunned. This sudden turn of events had completely shattered his confidence.
No one noticed, but right behind Han Chi, someone approached him and stabbed him to death. The man was dressed in a military uniform, an unremarkable soldier, but his eyes were empty, as if he was being controlled.
"So that's how it is!" Supervisor Wan finally understood what was going on. But before he could react, the soldier, bayonet in hand, stepped closer to him, the blade pressing against his fleshy neck.
"How is it? Unexpected?" A person came out from behind the barracks next to Yin Chuan. It was Ou Ye Linlang.
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