After saying that, Gu Xin said to Constable Gao, "Constable Gao, try not to disturb the Song family mother and son tonight and during the day tomorrow. I have arranged for others to keep an eye on them. Your current task is to find out where these wildflowers exist in the capital. By the way, arrange for people to guard this place, and also keep an eye on the tenants of this courtyard and the Ye family next door."
"Yes, Your Excellency obeys!" Officer Gao clasped his hands in a fist salute, but still asked his question, "Third Miss, the Liang family just rented the place yesterday, so they shouldn't have any connection to this case, right? As for the Ye family, only the aunt and sister-in-law knew the deceased. If there was anything between them, they wouldn't dare to hide it. They were very cooperative just now."
“The decision to rent a house is made by the head of the household, but what about the others? Sometimes, the murderer's family may not know what they did. I'm not just speculating, but they can't remain uninvolved until the case is closed. As for the Ye family, they know the deceased and are very cooperative. They might suddenly remember something and provide us with a clue,” Gu Xin explained.
“But I still think the Song family next door is the most suspicious. Although they all say they don’t know the deceased, the flowers are just too much of a coincidence!” said Constable Gao.
“Yes, Song Yi knew the deceased.” Gu Xin smiled. “Speaking of which, Officer Gao, you should also have someone keep an eye on Manzhu. She was the deceased’s personal maid. She told me that Song Yi knew the deceased, and that the deceased was in love with Song Yi. When Manzhu separated from the deceased, it was just when the deceased was about to confess her feelings to Song Yi.”
Gu Xin recounted the information she had just received from Manzhu.
"Ah... isn't Song Yi the most suspicious?" Officer Gao's eyes lit up; he hadn't expected his intuition to be so accurate.
“It’s certain he lied. I also think he knew the deceased. But to say he’s the murderer is really hard to say.” Gu Xin shook her head and said, “There has to be a motive for murder. Song Yi seems like a normal person, not the kind who would kill without reason. It’s strange that he would kill someone just because Miss Xie liked him. If he had other reasons, either Manzhu didn’t tell the whole story, or Manzhu was completely unaware of the relationship between Song Yi and the deceased.”
“Impossible!” Zheng Qiu said with certainty. “Although Manzhu and the deceased were mistress and servant, they were like sisters. The servants of the Xie family all said that sometimes when the deceased was afraid at night, she would let Manzhu share her bed. Since Manzhu knew such a secret as the deceased’s feelings for Song Yi, how could she not know the true relationship between Song Yi and the deceased? I think that Manzhu is probably hiding something.”
"Xin Xin!" At that moment, Lu Zheng's voice came from above the well.
Gu Xin's expression changed instantly: "Brother Yuanyuan, I'm downstairs, I'll be right up!"
Zheng Qiu twitched her lips; she figured she'd be watching the two of them being all lovey-dovey again soon.
Officer Gao looked at Gu Xin in surprise. He had met Gu Xin twice and both times thought that Princess Xin Xin was a calm, composed, and insightful person. Only now did he realize that Princess Xin Xin was still an unmarried girl who would show her girlish side when she heard her beloved's call.
Gu Xin said to the two of them, "Let's call it a day for today. We'll talk again tomorrow. I'll have someone keep an eye on the Song family mother and son, and I'll also have someone keep an eye on Manzhu. Officer Gao, you can have someone keep an eye on the Liang and Ye families. Xiao Qiu, try to find something else here."
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