Chapter 57: Dog bites Lü Dongbin
Chang Yunxiao checked the mouse and found that it was just as he had guessed. The mouse was not dead, but had just lost the ability to move.
From this, we can infer that Zhao Wenyuan did fall into a coma or his limbs became numb after eating this thing, and then was hanged to death on the beam with a rope.
What caused the mouse to be unable to move was a white substance, which looked like some kind of plant from the fibers, but because it had been chewed into pieces, it was difficult to identify what it was.
Zhu Lan suggested that they could consult Doctor Sun from the academy.
She had met Doctor Sun before when she got medicine for Qin Yuwei. The medicine room was full of bottles and jars, so she thought he was very knowledgeable about pharmacology.
Maybe he can find a clue.
Chang Yunxiao nodded, so Zhong Maoqing ordered people to carefully seal the white substance and send it to the medicine house.
Now there is no need to say more about the fact that Zhao Wenyuan died of homicide, and the next step is to find the murderer.
Zhao Wenyuan died in the study, so the people in the academy, especially the girls, are naturally the most suspicious.
Suddenly, someone among the students watching pointed at Zhu Lan, Qiao Youyou and the others and shouted:
"It's them! I saw them arguing with Junior Sister Zhao during the competition!"
"Yes, I remember it too... They seemed to have bumped into Junior Sister Zhao at the time, and then they had a fierce argument, and everyone around them heard it!"
Many people came forward to testify that Zhao Wenyuan had a fierce quarrel with Zhu Lan and others before his death.
"It must be them. They got angry after the quarrel and followed Junior Sister Zhao and killed her!"
Everyone knows that Chang Yunxiao and Zhu Lan were classmates who graduated from Class T together and have a close relationship.
Chang Yunxiao's shocking and "abnormal" behavior made everyone feel fear towards the people around him.
"Stop talking nonsense! I hate her, but I feel like killing her would dirty my hands." Qiao Youyou retorted.
Qin Yuwei pulled her, and Censor Zhao was still there.
"Zhong Sicheng, you heard it. They must have killed my daughter. Hurry up and arrest them all!" Zhao Yushi shouted.
Zhong Maoqing swept his sharp eyes over Zhu Lan and the others. If they really had an argument with the deceased before his death, then they were indeed highly suspicious and needed to be taken back for careful questioning.
"Take him away first." Zhong Maoqing ordered the detectives to step forward.
Zhu Lan stepped forward and said, "Sir, we did have an argument, but we also participated in the Hundred Rope Jumping and never left during this period of time. Many people could see us."
Cen Songbai stood up at this time, "Well, this old man can testify that they did not have the time to commit the crime."
Seeing that his teacher had come out to testify, he naturally would not cover up the liar. In addition, other students also said that they had indeed seen Zhu Lan and others there the whole time.
Zhong Maoqing nodded. In this case, they really did not have the time to commit the crime and could basically be cleared of suspicion.
"What do you think we should do next?" he looked at Chang Yunxiao meaningfully and asked.
He had just watched Chang Yunxiao perform the autopsy. His technique was professional and skillful, and he obviously had a very good understanding of the human body structure.
Even the most powerful coroners in Daliang, those in the Dali Temple, are far inferior to him.
Zhong Maoqing was greatly shocked, and at the same time, he became more curious about this young man.
Chang Yunxiao is as calm and composed as ever.
While taking off the gloves on his hands, he said, "Since it has been confirmed that it was a homicide, the first thing to do now is to investigate the source of the poison, and the second is to seal off the crime scene and find the last person the deceased had contact with before his death. It is very likely that he is the murderer."
Zhong Maoqing nodded with satisfaction.
Zhu Qingyan had already woken up from his coma. When he heard this, his whole body trembled violently, as if he had fallen into an icy cave.
Xue Mei, who was beside her, noticed something was wrong and asked her what was wrong, but Zhu Qingyan ignored her.
A girl who had a good relationship with Zhao Wenyuan stood up and said:
"I was there when Wen Yuan was arguing with them. Afterwards, she said she had something to do and had to go back to the study, so she left by herself."
"Who else was in the study at that time?" Zhong Maoqing asked.
The students looked at each other, and no one said anything.
The competition was intense at that time and everyone was near the venue. Why would you go back to the study when you had nothing to do?
"I, I seem to see Senior Sister Qingyan..." a voice said weakly.
Zhu Qingyan was startled and said quickly: "I just went back to check the ropes our team will use for skipping!"
Zhong Maoqing looked at her with sharp eagle eyes and an oppressive voice.
"How long did it take you to check the rope?"
"I, I don't remember..."
"Did you see the deceased?"
Zhu Qingyan lowered his eyes, trying to hide the panic in his eyes, "I didn't."
Zhong Maoqing had extensive experience in interrogation and could tell at a glance that there was something wrong with her.
A constable came forward and said that some suspicious pastries were found in the storytelling studio, and inside them were things that looked like what Chang Yunxiao had found.
This means that it is very likely that someone in the library poisoned the person.
Zhu Qingyan's whereabouts were suspicious, and he was Zhao Wenyuan's roommate, so he immediately became the first suspect.
"Take her away!"
"It's not me, it's really not me!" Zhu Qingyan panicked and started crying. His speech was incoherent, his mind went blank, and he didn't know how to explain.
Two constables came up from both sides and were about to grab her arms.
"Sir, it shouldn't be her." Zhu Lan suddenly said.
Zhu Qingyan suspected that he had heard it wrong. Why would Zhu Lan speak for him?
Zhu Lan just felt that there was no need to waste time on such things.
She asked someone to find the rope that originally belonged to her team in the hundred-rope jump competition, and told Zhong Maoqing that Zhu Qingyan should have been busy tampering with the rope at the time of the incident, and she should not have had time to kill Zhao Wenyuan.
When the students heard this, they all looked at Zhu Qingyan with strange eyes.
"I didn't expect Senior Sister Qingyan would do such a thing in order to win the competition..."
"Zhu Lan, you——!" Zhu Qingyan was both fierce and embarrassed.
Zhu Lan glanced at her, a look of speechlessness written all over his face.
"Being punished by the academy and going to jail, do you really want to go to jail?"
Idiot, it's really a dog biting Lu Dongbin.
Zhu Qingyan calmed down only now. Indeed, admitting that he cheated in the competition would affect his reputation, but it was better than being involved in a murder case and unable to explain himself.
Zhu Lan continued to say to Zhong Maoqing: "Sir, as far as I know, Zhu Qingyan and Xue Mei both had good relations with Zhao Wenyuan. On the surface, the motives of their murder are not great."
Zhong Maoqing asked how many people there were in their study.
Xue Mei suddenly widened her eyes and shouted:
"I know—it's her, it must be her!"
At this time, the voice of a constable sounded from outside the crowd.
"Sir, we caught a female student sneaking around and trying to leave the academy through the back door!"
The constable came in escorting someone.
It was Jiang Xueer, Zhao Wenyuan’s roommate who had not been seen since the incident.
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