Chapter 41 Clues
"Officers, please wait a moment."
Lin Yuesha was lost in thought when Ma Laowu caught up and immediately diverted Xiao Qi's attention, rescuing Lin Yuesha.
Lin Yuesha touched her forehead, feeling as if her older brother had seen through her thoughts.
No way, were people in ancient times all that insightful? They must know far too much! Could it be that my stepbrother has seen erotic films or something?
"Old Ma, what do you want?"
The officer turned around, frowned, and asked.
"I...I want to see the Chen family one last time."
Ma Laowu's face was filled with grief. He chased after her, wanting only to see Chen Dahua one last time and send her off.
If he had ignored the villagers' gossip and safely returned her to Chenjia Village, there wouldn't have been so many twists and turns. He now deeply regrets it.
This might be the last time he sees her. The Chen and Ma families became enemies from then on, and he had no reason to visit Chen Dahua.
This was to be decided by the Chen family; the officials remained silent.
Chen Tieniu hesitated for a moment, then nodded. Since Ma Laowu had feelings for his daughter, he would grant his wish.
The group returned to the grove. Chen Dahua's body was covered with a white sheet and was being guarded by the coroner.
"You've come at the right time; I've made a new discovery."
The coroner looked up and saw that the Chen family had all returned, their faces not looking too good, guessing that they hadn't caught the murderer yet.
"What discovery?"
The head constable led Ma Laowu forward, allowing the coroner to remove the white cloth covering the corpse.
The moment the white cloth was lifted, Ma Laowu's pupils dilated, he covered his mouth with his hand, and after a brief moment of stunned silence, he burst into tears.
Chen Tieniu sighed, saying that his daughter was not fortunate enough to have such a daughter. He also blamed himself and his wife for not inquiring properly back then, and for only thinking about marrying into a higher social class.
“Look, there are still traces of flesh and blood under Chen Dahua’s fingernails, which shows that she struggled when she was raped.”
Hearing that Chen Dahua's innocence was tarnished before her death, Ma Laowu couldn't forgive himself. If he hadn't cared so much about other people's gossip, he wouldn't have harmed Chen Dahua.
"Therefore, I suspect that there should be scratch marks left by Chen Dahua on the murderer's body."
The coroner took the case seriously, and with this evidence, finding the murderer became much easier; the case itself wasn't complicated.
Chenjia Village and Majia Village are isolated and sparsely populated in winter. Villagers stay at home and rarely go out.
"Old Ma, come with me and take off your clothes."
The officials were handling their business strictly, and Ma Laowu's request was denied, so he was still suspected of killing Chen Dahua.
Without saying a word, Ma Laowu followed the officials into the depths of the forest.
A quarter of an hour later, the two returned. The official shook his head at the Chen family members, indicating that they would have to return to the Ma family again.
Unlike before, this time all the officials who came to investigate the case went.
The Ma family was somewhat flustered because they didn't expect the officials to return so quickly.
"Officers, this is..."
Ma Youde had just asked the women in his household to tidy up the main room and was about to have a sip of tea to calm his nerves.
"Officer, Chen's death really has nothing to do with our Ma family!"
Ma Youde cried out for justice, and when the officials arrived to question Ma Dajiao, in less than an hour, the entire Ma family village knew that Chen Dahua had been murdered, and many villagers came to inquire.
Whether it's true or not isn't up to you to decide.
The officers disregarded the presence of women and forced Ma Youde and his two brothers to their knees, then began stripping them naked.
"ah!"
Jin screamed, frightened by the gleaming broadswords in the officers' hands, realizing they were serious.
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