Although Lan Chun finished speaking, An Tingyu understood his meaning.
"Okay, but don't touch anything else."
"Okay, I understand. Thank you, Miss An."
Entering the cellar, An Tingyu and Tang Liuzhao began to re-investigate the scene, while Lan Chun also went in to get some dried fish. Suddenly, Lan Chun asked in confusion: "Why is this place... so strange?"
"What's wrong?" Upon hearing this, An Tingyu and Tang Liuzhao hurried over and saw Lan Chun standing at the place where Bai Chengyi died, staring at the ground.
"Here! Look at our shadow, and look at this trace. It feels like something is being written."
Lan Chun pointed to the ground, and at this time, An Tingyu also saw it.
This is where Bai Chengyi died. A shape of death was drawn on the ground with white powder. Bai Chengyi drew a stroke under his finger, and it was concave.
An Tingyu glanced around and asked, "Lanchun, are you sure this place hasn't been opened?"
There is no other exit here, only one door. If it has never been opened, it means that Bai Chengyi wanted to write something at that time, and it is very likely related to the murderer. There are two reasons why it was not discovered at the time. One is that too much blood flowed, and the blood covered this stroke. Now the blood seeped into the soil and dried up, and the trace of this stroke also appeared. Another possibility is that someone came in after the crime, so this stroke may be perjury, the purpose of which is to frame others, clear himself of suspicion, or confuse the public.
Lan Chun shook his head. "Absolutely not. After you left, the door was locked. Besides, my wife is the only one who has the key here. But my wife hasn't been out lately, so I'm sure the door hasn't been opened."
"In other words, this was written by Bai Chengyi himself." Tang Liuzhao also stared at the stroke on the ground and said.
An Tingyu squatted down and looked at the stroke carefully. "Maybe what Bai Chengyi wanted to write was the murderer's name. It's a pity that he died before he could finish it."
"But we finally made a new discovery. Throughout the Bai Mansion, the only people whose names begin with a stroke are Bai Chenglou, Bai Wei, the guard Yang Ri, the cook Le Sao, and the gardener Hang Shu. There are over twenty suspects, and now we've narrowed it down to these five. We're one step closer to solving the case."
An Tingyu nodded in agreement with Tang Liuzhao's words. "The deceased are always the most honest. If no one has ever been here, then Bai Chengyi must be writing the murderer's name."
After that, An Tingyu turned to Lan Chun and said, "Lan Chun, don't mention this to anyone else, otherwise it will alert the enemy."
Lan Chun nodded quickly, "Okay, I understand! I will never tell anyone what I saw today."
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