“I also have people I suspect.” Gu Xin’s eyes lit up, and then she said, “Why don’t we talk about it together?”
Zheng Qiu nodded.
Then the two of them said in unison, "Butcher Liu."
Lu Zheng said, "That's right. To make such neat cuts, one must not only possess a sharp tool, but also have been doing this for many years. Butcher Liu has been a butcher in Qi'an Town, so he naturally has a sharp tool. He meets both criteria. In addition, given his conflict with Hu Qiangzi, he is the most suspicious person."
Gu Xin pursed her lips and shook her head, saying, "However, there is a contradiction. Chen Li said that she once saw Hu Qiangzi tie up Liu the butcher, leaving Liu with no power to fight back, and Zhong had to plead for him. So, how did he manage to subdue Hu Qiangzi?"
Zheng Qiu said, "Perhaps they used drugs. I just checked, and there were no injuries on the deceased's body, which means there was no argument before he died."
Gu Xin continued, "If the Hu family was the primary crime scene, and Zhong Shi usually doesn't leave the house, then she couldn't possibly have just watched her son be murdered. Her behavior just now could be interpreted as her knowing that her son had been killed, but I really don't believe any mother could watch her son be murdered and then act like that after the body was found. It's all so contradictory."
Lu Zheng said, "Go back and interrogate Zhong. However, we still haven't found the two legs. If Zhong knew about them, she should know where they are."
Gu Xin nodded, then looked at the body in the cabinet, looking somewhat worried.
Zheng Qiu, without even taking off his gloves, said, "I'll do it. Put him in the sack, and let Young Master Gu carry it in a bit."
Gu Xin quickly nodded: "That's a good idea."
"Woof woof, woof woof woof..."
The group was so engrossed in their conversation that they didn't notice the dog was missing. Just then, they heard a dog barking coming from another room.
The group exchanged glances and quickly followed to see what was going on.
This time, the dog wasn't barking at any hiding place; instead, it was barking loudly as it moved back and forth on the ground. When it saw Gu Xin arrive, it quickly ran over, grabbed Gu Xin's skirt with its mouth, and pulled her to that spot.
Gu Xin looked at the dog with a puzzled expression, squatted down and patted its head: "Baby, what have you discovered? Why are you barking so much?"
Zheng Qiu and Lu Zheng walked over. Lu Zheng had an oil lamp in his hand. He put the oil lamp on the ground and touched the floor with his hand.
The ground is not flat; it was rammed with loess.
This is a woodshed, unlike a bedroom, it has wooden planks on the floor.
Lu Zheng picked up the oil lamp again and shone it on the ground next to him.
Zheng Qiu followed him and kept looking, then suddenly said, "The deceased should have been murdered in this woodshed. There should be bloodstains on the ground, but it doesn't look like it's been stepped on for a long time; it looks like it was just laid out recently."
Lu Zheng nodded: "That's right. Enzi, bring the shovel from outside over here."
The three people and the dog waited for Gu En to come with a shovel. Gu Xin felt a little uneasy, thinking about Zhong Shi.
Under what circumstances would a mother watch her son be murdered and then pretend to be so heartbroken?
Perhaps the heartache wasn't feigned, but what was she really thinking at the time?
She dared not think too deeply about it; she was afraid.
Although they don't spoil their children like other families, they certainly love and care for them as parents.
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