Chapter 40 Stalemate
The officer didn't answer, but gestured for Ma Laowu to continue.
"yes."
Ma Laowu nodded. Indeed, it was already dark, and it looked like it might snow again. He was worried about Chen Dahua going back to the village alone, so he wanted to follow her from a distance, drop her off, and then turn back.
However, Chen Dahua was very emotional at the time, and she wouldn't listen to anything he said.
"I spoke a few words with Chen, then ran into Ma Dajiao from the village, so I went home."
Ma Dajiao was the most gossipy old woman in Majia Village, always talking behind people's backs. It didn't bother him, but if Chen Dahua was misunderstood by the Ma family again, her already difficult life would be made even worse.
Helpless, Ma Laowu had no choice but to go home under Ma Dajiao's watchful gaze.
Back home, he was still worried and wanted to go out again, but his mother unfortunately fell and couldn't get up. He had no choice but to stay home and take care of his mother.
The officials found Ma Dajiao and then went to Ma Laowu's house to see his mother, and their accounts were consistent.
Furthermore, on the day Ma Laowu went to his neighbor's house to ask for medicine, he stayed at home the whole time and didn't go out at all.
The case has reached another impasse.
The officials racked their brains but still couldn't come up with a solution.
Chen Dahua was first raped, then strangled and hung from a tree. The murderer created the illusion of suicide, clearly wanting Chen's family to believe that Chen Dahua was suicidal.
Therefore, it shouldn't be a random crime. A man who suddenly appears wouldn't attract anyone's attention, and there would be no need to go through any further trouble after killing someone.
Therefore, from this perspective, the murderer definitely knew Chen Dahua!
"The murderer should be among the Ma family and Ma Laowu."
Xiao Qi was certain that the Ma family knew Chen Dahua's whereabouts, and that the grove was the only way for Chen Dahua to return to Chenjia Village.
As for Ma Laowu, his desires, though unfulfilled, also make him prone to making mistakes.
The Ma family could give a unified story and cover for each other, while Ma Laowu, who was serving his mother, might also go out at night quietly.
"No of Chen Dahua's clothes were seen around the grove where she hanged herself."
As the official left the Ma family's residence, he stroked his chin and speculated, "Chen Dahua's cotton-padded coat was most likely taken away by the murderer."
Taking Chen Dahua's clothes away and then disposing of them is completely unnecessary.
"Perhaps there's some clue on my older cousin's missing clothes."
Xiao Qi frowned. Right now, they could only narrow down the possibilities of the murderer, but who could be so cruel as to kill someone?
"The Ma family is hateful, but surely it wasn't Ma Laosan who killed my daughter?"
Wang Jinhua was much calmer now; the rationality of finding the murderer had taken over, and her emotions had just stabilized a little.
Ma Laosan and Chen Dahua were husband and wife, married for over a year, and had consummated their marriage. It's unlikely that he would rape her and then strangle her.
Moreover, that Li Niang is clearly a vixen who sucks men's life essence. Ma Laosan looks pale and sickly, probably because he has been constantly being taken advantage of, and he is willing but unable to do so.
Lin Yuesha silently gazed at the sky. There were some things her aunt didn't want the little girl to hear, and she didn't explain them very clearly, but she understood.
Human nature is unpredictable. Based on this alone, we cannot rule out Ma Laosan. It's hard to say whether Ma Laosan has some special quirks.
"Little sister, what are you thinking about?"
Xiao Qi carefully observed Lin Yuesha's expression and found it unfathomable, even strangely incongruous.
This strangeness made him perk up a bit. It couldn't be what he thought, could it?
The village girl has never even read any miscellaneous books, what does she know?
"I wasn't thinking about anything."
Lin Yuesha shook her head, realizing that she had denied it too quickly, which was clearly a case of protesting too much.
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