She had said everything she needed to say, but the girl clearly wasn't going to follow it, even though she had promised to be careful.
Never mind, I'll go find Grandma Xiao and get her some nourishing food after I finish this case.
It's impossible to have big cases every day; Xiao Qiu will always have time to take care of her health.
Soon, He Gang returned with the food box. Gu Xin and Zheng Qiu had lunch together, and then took a carriage to Wangjia Village.
"Xiao Qiu, look here!" After entering the courtyard, the two originally planned to go straight to the room of the eldest son and his wife, but Gu Xin stopped on the steps.
This staircase leads out from the main hall, where there is a platform, and then a staircase of the same width as the main gate is built directly opposite it, with a total of three steps.
Weeds began to grow in the soil below the steps, and among them, Gu Xin discovered fingernails.
When Zheng Qiu came over and took a look, he knew from the shape of the nail and the color painted on it that this was the other half that Wang Siyun had broken off.
After confirming, she nodded to Gu Xin.
“Wang Siyun’s room is accessed from the main hall, while the main house is this way. If Wang Zhangshi was in Wang Siyun’s room when she died, she would have to pass through here to get back to her own room,” Gu Xin said, stroking her chin.
“There’s another possibility. The murderer dragged Wang Zhangshi out of Wang Siyun’s room, bumped into a pillar here, and shook off the fingernails that were left on Wang Zhangshi’s skirt!” Zheng Qiu said another possibility.
He Gang and He Qiang were a little confused. It seemed that Xiao Qiu and the Third Young Master had discovered something more when they weren't at the mortuary!
"He Gang, you said this morning that there were other women in Wang Liu's family who had naturally curly hair like her. Her family is in Liangzhou. How did you know about her family?" Gu Xin suddenly looked at He Gang and asked.
“Third Young Master, a few days ago when we were asking the villagers about the Wang family, Wang Shunzi’s nephew told us this. He said that a couple of years ago, Wang Liu’s brother from her maternal family came to visit relatives with his family. They stayed at the Wang family’s house for a day, but left after arguing with Wang Liu. This January, two of Wang Liu’s nephews from her maternal family came again, but they stayed for two or three days before leaving,” He Gang replied.
"Why did they quarrel a couple of years ago? Did you find out the reason? Also, where are Wang Liu's nephews now? Are they born with curly hair?" Gu Xin asked, her eyes lighting up.
“This…” He Gang scratched his head.
“Since the Third Young Master has asked, then tell him what you know. Lord Qin didn’t ask you to speak voluntarily, but he definitely made you answer truthfully,” Zheng Qiu said, knowing what He Gang was thinking as soon as he saw him.
“Oh right, I can answer truthfully.” He Gang breathed a sigh of relief and then said, “Reporting to the Third Young Master, our magistrate also suspects Wang Liu’s two nephews. After taking over the case, he immediately sent people to look for them. Some people said they had returned to their hometown, so our magistrate sent people to chase after them, and also sent people to search for them in Wang Family Village and the vicinity of the capital. Wang Liu’s two nephews both have naturally curly hair and are burly. A couple of years ago, they quarreled, apparently because Wang Liu’s younger nephew was not yet engaged and wanted to marry Wang Siyun to strengthen their family ties.”
"Does Lord Qin also suspect Wang Liu's two nephews from her maternal family?" Gu Xin had already suspected that the curly hair came from Wang Liu's family members as soon as she discovered that it did not originate from her own head.
Based on the information available at present, these two are the most likely suspects.
However, we can't draw conclusions so easily; we still need to meet those two people.
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