Gu Xin and Zheng Qiu quickly went over.
“Princess, this is Qi Yulang, the young master of the Qi family!” Chen Pengyuan looked up in disbelief and said to Gu Xin.
"Are you sure?" Gu Xin asked, looking at the mangled corpse.
She didn't know Qi Yulang and had never seen him before, but the face of the male corpse on the ground had been slashed many times by a knife and was already a bloody mess.
Therefore, she needed to confirm with Chen Pengyuan that it was very possible for him to mistake someone else for someone else in this state.
"This subordinate confirms." Chen Pengyuan turned the male corpse over, revealing the back of the neck, and pointed to a scar on the neck, saying, "This scar was caused by my own carelessness, so this subordinate is absolutely certain that this is Young Master Qi Yulang. When this subordinate was chasing the thief, I accidentally injured Young Master Qi. Not only did Young Master Qi not blame me, but he also helped me by becoming a witness at the yamen. For this wound, this subordinate spent money to buy bloodstain ointment from the palace for Young Master Qi. Young Master Qi knew that this subordinate's family was not wealthy, so he accepted the bloodstain ointment and also helped this subordinate in other ways."
"Xiao Qiu, do you think we should examine the body here, or send it back to the temple?" Gu Xin nodded, then turned to ask Zheng Qiu.
“Let’s carry him back to the temple! I’ll go back to the temple with the others first, while the princess stays here to look for other evidence, is that alright?” Zheng Qiu thought for a moment and then made a decision.
"Okay." Gu Xin nodded, then said to Chen Pengyuan, "Officer Chen, arrange for someone to send the body back, and stay with me to examine the scene!"
Chen Pengyuan called over some people, who made a simple frame and carried the male corpse. Zheng Qiu followed behind them and left.
Gu Xin looked around the cave. The cave wasn't very big, and there were signs of animals and human activity inside.
She found several large loops of hemp rope, inside which was something particularly thin and strong. Without a doubt, this was a tool used to tie corpses to trees and transport them down the mountain.
"Officer Chen, come and see, is this human blood or animal blood?" Gu Xin found some bloodstains on some straw in the corner of the straw pile and immediately called Chen Pengyuan over.
Gu Xin thought this constable was quite capable and had a lot of experience in handling cases. He should know how to distinguish between animal blood and human blood.
Chen Pengyuan walked over and, after careful examination, leaned towards believing it to be human blood.
Suddenly, in the firelight, something reflected light from the straw, and Gu Xin caught it in an instant.
Gu Xin squatted down, parted the straw, picked up the reflective object, and saw that it was a jade bead.
Of course, these weren't jade beads that she could press out of her hand; they were genuine beads that Baoyu had polished.
It is crystal clear and reflects light.
There was a little blood on the bead.
Gu Xin showed it to Chen Pengyuan: "Have someone search around again to see if they can find beads like this."
"Princess, Constable, there's one here." Gu Xin had barely finished speaking when a sharp-eyed constable spotted one in a nearby pile of stones.
“Pick it up!” Gu Xin said.
The constable picked up the bead and came over.
Gu Xin compared the two beads and confirmed that they had fallen from the same piece of jewelry.
"Keep looking, see if you can find it again," Gu Xin instructed.
So the constables in the cave began searching for the beads.
Gu Xin sorted through the case in her mind, looking at the spot where Qi Yulang's body had just been lying. Three men and women with entanglements had died at the same time. Was this a premeditated crime of passion, or something else?
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