Ning Zhiheng bent down and took the thin, willow-leaf-shaped knife from Zuo Rou's hand, examining it carefully. Then, as if nothing had happened, he calmly said to Sun Jiacheng, "Take the person to the police station's detention center and wait for interrogation!"
Everyone quickly agreed and carried the Zuo siblings away, pushing and lifting them along the way!
After a brief interlude, Ning Zhiheng's expression remained calm and unaffected. Those around him secretly marveled at his profound composure; even a collapsing mountain couldn't break his spirit, making him utterly unfathomable!
Not long after, Liu Datong hurried over. He was taken aback when he saw Ning Zhiheng fiddling with a delicate and sharp dagger in his hand, but quickly regained his composure and reported to Ning Zhiheng, "The search is mostly complete. We didn't find anything inside the house, but we dug up two male corpses in the yard. They must have been buried recently, as the topsoil is still fresh!"
"Can their identities be confirmed?" Ning Zhiheng asked.
“It’s confirmed now. My men also recognized these two bodies. They’re the same as the two bodies we found yesterday. They were petty thugs in this area who didn’t do any honest work. They must have just been killed,” Liu Datong explained.
Suddenly remembering Ning Zhiheng's instructions, he said again, "No female bodies have been found so far. The search is still ongoing. They will report back immediately if there are any developments."
Ning Zhiheng nodded and said, "I don't think the female culprit was lying. It seems that the identity of this homeowner, Guo Ruxue, is not so simple. There should be some connection between the two!"
At this moment, Wen Xingsheng also rushed back. He came to Ning Zhiheng and said urgently, "Commander Ning, there's a new situation!"
"What's going on?" Ning Zhiheng's spirits lifted, and he quickly asked.
Wen Xingsheng quickly reported: "When we were investigating the homeowner Guo Ruxue's situation with the neighbors, one neighbor said that she saw Guo Ruxue at the jewelry store on South Street yesterday. She said she was chatting and laughing with a man, and there was nothing wrong with it!"
"Yesterday? Are you sure?" Ning Zhiheng asked again to confirm.
"Yes, I've brought everyone here. You can ask them yourself!" Wen Xingsheng replied confidently.
Soon, Chen Yanqing came over with a middle-aged woman. The woman was dressed very smartly, and it was clear that she came from a well-off family.
She walked along, talking to Chen Yanqing as they went. They seemed to be having a good conversation, but Chen Yanqing's expression was not so pleasant.
Upon approaching Ning Zhiheng, Chen Yanqing said to the middle-aged woman, "This is our Commander Ning. Tell Commander Ning what you know again, and answer carefully!"
The middle-aged woman looked at Ning Zhiheng and found that he was a tall and upright young man. He was very young but had an imposing presence. The coldness in his eyes made people afraid to approach him!
Ning Zhiheng tried to keep a friendly expression and asked, "You said you saw Guo Ruxue yesterday. Where was she? Who was she with?"
"It was just yesterday morning when I went shopping on South Street and saw Miss Guo looking at jewelry there with her man, and several servants behind them. Oh my, they looked really fierce!" the middle-aged woman replied readily. "I even chatted with her for a bit, and we got along quite well. It's such a pity that such a beautiful girl is wasting her time! Tsk tsk!"
This woman was very talkative and had a great conversational style, which saved Ning Zhiheng the trouble of asking her questions!
"You mean she has a man, not that she's always lived alone?" Ning Zhiheng asked curiously, understanding the implication in her words.
Upon hearing Ning Zhiheng's question, the middle-aged woman raised an eyebrow, a hint of disdain on her face, and whispered, "Sir, you have no idea, this Miss Guo is young and beautiful, and has a good temper. It's a pity she found a man who is burly and looks old, more like her father. What's most infuriating is that he's her mistress! I've seen this kind of thing many times!"
"How did you know it was a mistress?" Ning Zhiheng asked.
"Of course I know. Miss Guo has been living alone for the past two years since she moved here. That man only comes over once every now and then. I've even met him twice. You can hide this from others, but you can't hide it from me!" the middle-aged woman said with no small amount of pride.
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