Chapter 108 Rural Investigation
"Outsiders?"
Du Youwei frowned and shook his head: "I asked, there are no outsiders in the village, and besides, where can you go without a letter of introduction these days?"
Yun Wangshu: "What I mean is, is it possible that this was a crime committed by itinerant criminals, for example, fugitives who, without a letter of introduction, cannot use transportation and must conceal their whereabouts, can only flee on foot? Is it possible that such a person passed through the village, was discovered by the deceased, and then killed to silence him?"
Su Qi frowned: "That's just speculation, and it's even more outrageous than that."
Yun Wangshu: "It's not outrageous. If it was done by villagers, there would be no way that no trace could be found. You also said that the people are naturally afraid of the police. You have investigated the village so many times. If there were really something going on, there would be no way that you couldn't find out anything."
"There's also the fact that the deceased wasn't wearing any clothes. If it was an affair, the deceased wouldn't need to be so completely naked. After all, they were outside, so they would be more cautious. Even if he wasn't afraid and took everything off, and then something happened that led to his death, the other party wouldn't have needed to take his clothes."
“I think there are only two possibilities: one is that there were traces left by the murderer on the clothes, so he took them; the other is that the murderer needed his clothes, for example, the murderer’s clothes could no longer be worn for some reason. I am more inclined to the second one.”
Yun Wangshu's analysis left the others deep in thought, as there were many things that didn't make sense.
Guessing won't work. Yun Wangshu glanced at her watch and said, "We still have time. If you need my help, we can go to the scene now. If not, I'll go home."
Yao Beimin's eyes widened: "Yes, go now. When you get there, go into the village and check every village in the vicinity. If you really can't find a single suspect, then that's the outsider you mentioned!"
After saying that, he seemed to realize that his attitude in asking for help was not good, so he added: "This is a special request from our Jing'an branch, and it will definitely be paid. If we find any clues, we will be rewarded with 500 yuan; if we catch the murderer, we will be rewarded with 1,000 yuan."
A naked corpse—the first time she had ever seen one in her life.
Zhangzhuang Village is a large village, now known as Qianjin Brigade. Because it is located in the suburbs of Shanghai, it is relatively wealthy compared to some other remote villages.
There are two major surnames in the brigade, one is Zhang and the other is Zhou. The current brigade leader is the patriarch of the Zhang family. The rest of the scattered households with different surnames are people who fled here during the war and have little say in the brigade.
Such villages are exceptionally united, but also exceptionally xenophobic.
Yun Wangshu and the others went to the crime scene first. So much time had passed that there were no traces left, but she didn't really want to see any traces.
Go, Little Flower.
Leave it to me, Director!
Xiao Hua went off full of fighting spirit, and Yun Wangshu also wandered around the village. She didn't gain anything else, but two bold aunties wanted to introduce her to potential partners.
It's quite strange, but anyone who knows her, regardless of their status or position, avoids her like the plague. No one in this world would want a wife/daughter-in-law who can see through people's hearts (rumored) and has explosive fighting skills, even if that person can earn 100 yuan a month!
After walking through the entire village, Yun Wangshu told Yao Beimin and the other two with certainty: "The murderer is not from the village."
She used her divine sense to investigate; everyone was talking about it, but none of them were involved.
To be more convincing, Yun Wangshu and the others went to several other nearby brigades, but still found nothing; they knew nothing.
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