Chen Tiezhu was stunned for a moment. He really hadn't thought of these details. Although he was convinced by what Zhou Luancheng said, he still stiffened his neck to defend himself for the sake of face. He couldn't lose face in front of several residents of the same town: "You are right, but this man was obviously killed by snake venom, and if someone was murdering him for money, why was his luggage still beside him?"
Zhou Luancheng looked at him deeply, a very calm look, but it was enough to make Chen Tiezhu shut up.
Chen Tiezhu himself couldn't figure out why he was so afraid of Zhou Luancheng. Just a calm glance from him made him feel guilty.
Zhou Luancheng withdrew his gaze and ignored Chen Tiezhu. He walked straight to the body and reached out to lift the straw curtain. The scene around the body had been severely damaged, so he could only look for new clues from the body.
I carefully checked the exposed skin of the deceased and found no wounds near his feet and calves. I reached out to hold the deceased's face, shook it from side to side, and looked around his neck.
The people around, including Chen Tiezhu, looked at Zhou Luancheng nervously. Although they were very brave, they were still afraid to look at a corpse so closely from such a close distance.
Especially the sudden death of a young person like this makes those who believe in ghosts even more frightened.
Chen Tiezhu swallowed his saliva, bravely went over and squatted beside Zhou Luancheng. Seeing that he was frowning, he probably didn't have any new discoveries. He suddenly breathed a sigh of relief, cleared his throat and asked in a low voice: "Comrade Zhou, did you find anything?"
Zhou Luancheng turned his head and looked at Chen Tiezhu: "Have you ever seen the tooth marks left by a snake bite?"
Chen Tiezhu nodded proudly: "Of course I have seen it, and I have seen quite a few of them. They are very small holes, some have four holes on top and bottom, and some have two holes, which are only slightly thicker than the tip of a needle."
Zhou Luancheng nodded and pointed at a half-centimeter-long wound behind the dead man's ear that looked like it was caused by a sharp knife: "Then take a look at this. Is this also a snake bite?"
Chen Tiezhu looked at the tiny wound. The surrounding area was black and there was a little black blood that had coagulated near the wound. Even if he didn't understand anything, he knew that the deceased was poisoned after being injured here.
I was speechless for a moment.
Zhou Luancheng carefully covered the dead body with a straw curtain and slowly stood up: "This is obviously a murder case. You'd better report it to the higher-level unit."
Then he went to wash his hands at a nearby stream.
Chen Tiezhu chased after him and said, "You can't conclude that this is a homicide. It could also be caused by other poisonous insects. You have to know that we have a lot of poisons here."
Zhou Luancheng ignored him and squatted on the ground to wash his hands carefully.
The three or two residents who stayed behind to watch the fun were even more shocked. There was actually a murder in their town? Who was the murderer?
Having heard such a huge secret, several people were in no mood to stay and watch the fun. Instead, they were busy going back to gossip with others and discuss whether the murderer was someone from the town, and if so, who could it be?
Zhou Luancheng washed his hands, stood up, took out a handkerchief to wipe his hands, and squinted at the direction where the residents were leaving. He deliberately spoke loudly, just to let these people spread the news.
Sometimes, alerting the enemy may not be a bad thing.
After watching everyone walk away, he turned around and said to Chen Tiezhu who was following him, "Go make a phone call now. The murderer may still be in town. If it's too late, the murderer will get the news and will probably flee."
Chen Tiezhu hesitated for a moment, but still chose to believe Zhou Luancheng: "Okay, I'll go back now, what about you?"
Zhou Luancheng looked around and said, "Just go back. I'll go check around to see if there are any new discoveries."
After Chen Tiezhu left, Zhou Luancheng did not walk far. He just looked around, trying to find some clues among the chaotic footprints. However, Qiye was worried that if he left, the body would be dragged away by animals such as wild boars.
Chen Tiezhu came back very quickly, and the round trip took less than half an hour. Seeing Zhou Luancheng still at the scene, he jumped off the motorcycle as soon as it stopped and said, "Comrade Zhou, how is it, any new findings?"
Zhou Luancheng shook his head: "Not yet."
Chen Tiezhu felt somewhat relieved and breathed a sigh of relief, "People from the county police criminal investigation department will be here in an hour. Let me keep an eye on the scene."
Zhou Luancheng nodded: "Then you take a look here, I'll go take a look somewhere else."
After saying this, he left without caring about Chen Tiezhu's reaction.
It was too late for Chen Tiezhu to ask, he could only watch Zhou Luancheng leave.
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Zhou Luancheng didn't go far, but went to Li's father and mother's home.
The two old men were in the yard, but they didn't do anything. They just sat there in a daze.
Father Li smoked his water pipe silently, while Mother Li sighed and held a small red dress in her hand, which should be the clothes Pei Nuo wore when she was a child.
Neither of them noticed Zhou Luancheng entering the courtyard. Mother Li looked at Xiao Yi carefully and said, "Where did Xiao Nuo go? Also, Grandma Bu said that Xiao Nuo is seriously ill now. We'd better not leave her at home, otherwise it will affect Haishan's future. Is that true?"
"I don't know what the two people who took Xiao Nuo away are doing. Are they bad people?"
The more he thought about it, the more upset he felt. He held on to the clothes that Pei Nuo wore when she was a child, but he had to listen to Grandma Bu. If it affected Pei Haishan's future, their daughter would also be affected.
Father Li sighed: "Don't let your imagination run wild. It's said that Xiaonuo is blessed, and nothing will happen to her."
Zhou Luancheng has good hearing, and the two old people are hard of hearing and have louder voices, so they heard the conversation between the two people very clearly. Obviously, last night, after they left, Grandma Bu came to them again and said something.
He deliberately made some noise and kicked the bucket next to him, and the two old men turned around suddenly.
Seeing that it was Zhou Luancheng, everyone was surprised. Mother Li quickly stood up, holding her knees. She looked behind Zhou Luancheng, but didn't see Pei Nuo. She was a little disappointed: "Xiao Nuo, didn't come back with you?"
Zhou Luancheng shook his head: "She is with a friend of mine and is safe at the moment. Grandma Li, Grandpa Li, I came here to ask you something."
Mother Li was relieved to hear that Pei Nuo was safe now, and she slowly sat down with her hands on her knees: "You sit down too, if you have anything to ask, just ask."
Zhou Luancheng didn't hesitate and sat down opposite the two old people: "Grandma Bu came again last night? You knew we took Pei Nuo away, right? Also, did you also see the snake's corpse this morning?"
Mother Li did not hide it: "Yes, we knew it when you left yesterday. We didn't stop you because we also knew that Grandma Bu would come. With her around, Xiao Nuo will definitely be fine."
Zhou Luancheng was very surprised: "Why do you trust Grandma Bu so much?"
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