Chapter 12: A powerful operation

Captain Wang sat in the main seat, with a calm face and said nothing.

These days, the first thing that County Magistrate Zhu did when he woke up was to inquire about the progress of the case. Captain Wang could not give valuable content, so he exhaled fragrance.

The pressure was all over his head, and his subordinates hid under his umbrella to shelter from the wind and rain. Not only did they not share his worries and problems, but they also argued with him!

Captain Wang has reason to be angry.He thinks he is under pressure that he shouldn't have to bear at this age.

Xu Qi'an, who got the file, sat at the table and looked at it carefully. There were colleagues around him, exchanging eyes silently.

Xu Qi'an's idea is very researchy. The best way to coax Lao Wang is to solve the case.

If it really doesn't work, I'll invite Lao Wang to go to the Taohuayuan Cave to play. We have known each other for so many years, and the boat of friendship is still very stable.

Moreover, Xu Qi'an's hinderment of fishing was not only because he did not accept his three views, but also had the intention to share the worries and solve problems for Lao Wang.

The deceased is Zhang Yourui, 51 years old, a big dog owner living in Kangping Street. He has more than a dozen hectares of fertile land in the suburbs of Changle County. There are three shops in the capital, selling silk, rouge and groceries.

His wife died early and reunited a good family who was twenty years younger than him.Zhang Yourui has an only son, who is left by his deceased wife, and has no other children.

Twenty years old... Xu Qi'an complained in his heart.

This is what is called, as long as you work hard to make money, your future wife will still be in kindergarten?

Four days ago, Zhang Yourui went to the countryside to collect rent and rushed home around the Yin hour.The sleeping wife in the room suddenly heard a scream. When she went out to check, Zhang Yourui was dead in the yard.My wife saw a black shadow climbing over the wall...

That's how things happened.

When Xu Qi'an saw the coroner's autopsy report, he noticed another suspicion.

He continued to read patiently, and after reading the confessions of the deceased's family and servant, he closed his eyes and combed his thoughts.

Captain Wang snorted coldly and teased: Constable Xu, who is the murderer and where is it?

Don't worry, boss.Xu Qi'an opened his eyes: I saw in the file that there were footprints on the outer wall of Zhang's house, right? You used this to infer that the thief climbed over the wall and fled, and the little woman said it was true.

Captain Wang said yes.

The footprints are facing outward, so they are left when they escape.Xu Qi'an said.

What's the problem?Captain Wang frowned.

Why are footprints left?

Because there is mud in the soles of the feet.

Why is there mud?

Because there is a flower bed next to the wall.

Xu Qi'an nodded: So, why are there no footprints entering the yard on the file?

Captain Wang was stunned.

During the silence, the other constables felt that he had lost face and added to him: Maybe it was when the thief came in, he noticed this and left no trace.

Another person said: But after killing someone, he was eager to escape and left his footprints in a hurry.

Xu Qi'an glanced at them: It's possible, so, under the wall is the flowerbed. Are there footprints when diving in in the flowerbed?Logically speaking, if the thief can jump out of the wall and leave no footprints after crossing the flowerbed.This light skill... Then when he escaped, there was no need to step on the wall to borrow strength.

Everyone looked at each other and couldn't answer.

If they don’t need their answer, Xu Qian will know the answer, not "having" or "not", but not knowing it.

The constables didn't check this.

Ning Yan, what's the point of fighting for this?Some people are dissatisfied.

Xu Qian did not answer, looked at Captain Wang who was frowning and pondering, and continued: The deceased died in the back of the head with a blunt weapon, right?

Captain Wang nodded: Death on the spot.

Xu Qi'an said: I have a question, why is it a blunt weapon? The murderer is naturally carrying a weapon on his body when he does this kind of thing.Wouldn't it be more straightforward to kill people with swords?

The side hall was quiet, and obviously everyone realized this problem.Xiao Li guessed: Maybe the thief didn’t want to kill people at first?

wrong!

This time, it was not Xu Qi'an who refuted, but Captain Wang. He stood up and his eyes widened slightly: The blunt weapon hit the back of the head, and he killed it with one blow, which was a murderous intention.

He sat back on the chair and murmured: It's Ah, why do you use a blunt weapon, why don't you use a sharp weapon?

Unless the murderer did not have a handy weapon at the time.Xu Qi'an.

Captain Wang's eyes lit up suddenly, as if he had captured something, but he had not yet understood it.

There is another last point, which I care more about.Xu Qi'an looked at the file: When the deceased's family was taken back to the county government for questioning, Zhang Yang suddenly fainted because of a long time. After the doctor diagnosed her, he found that she was pregnant.

It's a posthumous son.

It's really pity that the child has no father before he is born.

The melon-eating crowd is annoying, and you and I interrupt you one after another.

Zhang Yang has been married to the deceased for ten years, why did he get pregnant at this time?Xu Qi'an waited for them to finish before he had the chance to speak.

Maybe the child is not the deceased at all?

If men and women are healthy and normal, it is impossible not to have children for ten years unless they deliberately avoid children.

One of them must have physical problems, so it is difficult to give birth to children.Although it is not completely impossible to use ancient techniques to treat infertility, the success rate is definitely very low.

Captain Wang's breathing suddenly became heavy. Ning Yan, please make it clear, make it clear...

Xu Qi'an took a sip of tea to moisten his throat. Maybe this is not a case of stealing theft in the house, but a case of affair and murder.Zhang Yang stole a man with her husband on his back, and the adulterer was either a man outside or the son of the deceased.The two took advantage of the deceased's outing to collect rent, and both sides had a secret meeting.Unexpectedly, the deceased returned early and captured the adulterer on the spot. The two sides had a conflict. So the adulterer was furious and grabbed a vase or other blunt weapon and beat the deceased to death.

Zhang Yang and his adulterer hurriedly dealt with the scene and dragged the deceased to the yard, disguised as thieves and went into the house to steal.

Since the adulterer was going to have a secret meeting, he stepped on some points in advance and figured out the rules of the soldiers of the night patrol, so he was not met by the soldiers of the Imperial Sword Guard.If the thief really seeks money, he would never choose to do that night, but would wait for the deceased to exchange the rented silver for silver notes and take it away in his pocket.

The remarks given by Zhang Yang happened to borrow the east wind of collecting rent and bring your ideas to the direction of "seeking money".

The room full of constables was dumbfounded.

This, this... can the murderer be judged by just looking at the file?

Ning Yan, this is not a joke, don’t talk nonsense.

But don't you think it makes sense?

Xu Qi'an's operation gave them four words: they were not clear and harsh.

I just made a bold guess based on the details of the case, and this may not be the truth and needs to be verified.Xu Qi'an responded to his surprised colleagues.

The process of solving a case is to collect clues, then reason and analyze, and finally verify; collect evidence.

The thief concealed the soldiers who were patrolling the night patrol... The time to steal in the house was wrong... Killing people with blunt weapons instead of sharp weapons... Zhang Yang became pregnant... After Xu Qi'an's contemplation, these seemingly insignificant details formed clues to the logic of conformity.

Captain Wang felt that his career had opened a brand new door. He took a deep breath to calm down his agitation. After savoring it carefully, he found that there was something in what Xu Qi'an said that puzzled him: Why do you think that the adulterer is the son of the deceased?

I doubt him for two reasons.Xu Qi'an slowly drank a sip of tea, and in the anxious eyes of Captain Wang and his colleagues, he slowly said:

The deceased son Zhang Xian said in his confession that he was reading accounts in the study that night and did not sleep with his wife.Since he is awake, how could he not hear the movement in the yard?

Zhang Yang was awakened by the screams, which meant that the noise was very loud, but he, a waking person, did not hear any movement. Is it reasonable?

Second, if the traces left by the thief when he sneaked in, then the so-called thief is likely to not exist.Based on this, it is speculated that the deceased's son is very suspicious.

A revelation.

Captain Wang asked: So, the footprints on the wall are likely to be deliberately left to confuse us.

Xu Qi'an guessed: Yes, by the way, just compare the boots of the deceased's son.

I will definitely not leave my own footprints.Captain Wang said.

Xu Qi'an was full of admiration and slapped the rainbow fart: The boss is indeed wise and powerful, and he can understand it at a glance.It is really a great master of God to capture him.

Xu Qi'an just gave a long speech, establishing his image, and then turned his head and licked it without dead corners. This was very comfortable... Captain Wang's dark old farmer-like face opened.

I feel that my image is also much higher.

I will go to find Lord Zhu immediately. You guys are ready and follow me to go to Zhang's house.Captain Wang's dark face, like an old farmer, showed an expression of excitement.

He pointed at Xu Qi'an with his fingers, let out two tractor-like laughter, rushed out of the lounge and went to the back hall to find the county magistrate.