Chapter 256: The Identity of the Murderer (Part )

Su Liuyue looked at her calmly and said, "Has Hong Qilang ever sneaked out before?"

Aunt Kang hesitated for a moment and said, "To be honest, we lived in the north before, and the way children are raised in the north is far less delicate than in Xinjing.

Not to mention that Qilangjun is already nine years old, even for ordinary families, there are no restrictions on the movements of children aged eight or nine. Instead of protecting them as if they were your own heart and soul, it is better to teach them the skills to protect themselves. Boys in the north learn martial arts from a young age, and it is common for them to go out and play by themselves when they grow up.

As far as I know, Mr. Qi also often goes out to play by himself, but in our opinion, this cannot be considered sneaking out..."

Okay, so is this the difference in parenting concepts between the north and the south?
Su Liuyue pondered for a moment and asked, "Have all the men in your northern land started practicing martial arts since childhood? Including Hong Qilang?"

"Yes, although the Seventh Young Master disappointed the masters and ladies, he is our eldest master's biological son after all. Since the Seventh Young Master was a child, he has been taught everything he should have. The Seventh Young Master is also stronger than other children of the same age. Otherwise, he would not have injured the young master of General Murong's family on the day of the old lady's birthday banquet two years ago."

Madam Kang sighed and said, "Because of the seventh young master's talent in martial arts, our eldest master once valued him very much. Knowing that he had a wild temper, he once kept him by his side to teach him personally.

But Qi Langjun finally disappointed the master..."

Su Liuyue raised her eyebrows slightly, "Hong Qilang has been treated so coldly, and you don't have any ideas?"

Aunt Kang couldn't help but look a little embarrassed. "That's not what I meant. Our Hong family has never thought of treating the Seventh Young Master coldly. If the Seventh Young Master can respond to the eldest master's expectations even a little, the eldest master will not be so cruel as to give up on him. After all, the eldest master has four sons, and the other three sons are very outstanding.

But children naturally don’t know the difficulties of adults…”

She seemed a little hesitant when she said this.

Su Liuyue immediately said, "Madam Kang, you can say whatever you want. We in Jingzhao Prefecture always know how to handle cases properly. We will not casually publicize information about the victims or their families."

After a pause, she said calmly, "But if Madam Kang still won't tell me, I can only ask the higher-ups to have our chief go there in person. After all, this case is of great concern to His Majesty. If the case is not handled smoothly, even His Majesty will be alarmed, let alone our chief."

Isn’t the head of Jingzhao Prefecture His Royal Highness the Crown Prince?

If the Crown Prince comes, what's the difference between that and His Majesty coming? !

Aunt Kang immediately looked like she was begging for mercy, and said with a bitter face, "Your Excellency is too kind. This is not something that cannot be said, but I am afraid that if I say it out loud, it will affect the reputation of the Hong family.

Oh, forget it, who asked the old lady to let me help the official to handle the case, so I won't keep it. Qi Langjun's previous behavior was indeed very rude and absurd, but after even the eldest master gave up on him, he seemed to have realized something. After all, he was a child, and he felt wronged. At first, he would run to the eldest master, beg for mercy with a shameless face, and swear that he would never do anything that would make them angry again, but the eldest master was always lukewarm to him.

Later, Qilangjun also acted like a spoiled brat, but his behavior only made the eldest master even more disappointed with him. He repeatedly ordered the people around Qilangjun to keep a close eye on him. During that time, Qilangjun was confined to his house almost every day.

Later, wars broke out everywhere, and the eldest master followed the emperor to fight in the war, and the seventh young master finally calmed down. Originally, the seventh young master did not cause any trouble during this period, and everyone in the family almost forgot his existence..."

But who would have thought that when he caused trouble again, he would lose his life.

After listening to her, Su Liuyue asked, "I have a few more questions. Previously, the You family and the You family of Xinjing You Taishi had held several family recognition banquets. Was the Hong family invited to those banquets? If so, did Hong Qilang go with them?"

Madam Kang was slightly stunned. She felt that this question seemed to have nothing to do with the case. After thinking for a while, she shook her head and said, "The Hong family was invited, but Mr. Qi did not go."

There wouldn't be many people attending a banquet like this, so how could they bring along the coldly treated Qi Langjun? Su Liuyue asked again, "Did the Hong family hold any banquets in the past two months?"

Nanny Kang said, "About a month and a half ago, it was our old lady's 70th birthday. The birthday banquet was very grand, and the Hong family invited almost all the prominent families in Xinjing City."

Su Liuyue nodded, stood up suddenly and said, "Very good, I have no problem for now, we will take our leave first."

After saying this, he bowed and walked out with Yang Shaoyin and the others.

As they walked, she suddenly whispered, "Yang Shaoyin, do you think the murderer of this case is a man or a woman?"

Yang Shaoyin was slightly stunned, and a hint of excitement flashed across his face. He said, "It seems that Su Xiaolangjun has also discovered this suspicious point. To be honest, at the beginning, we all thought that the murderer was a man.

Boys of eight or nine years old are already quite tall. Moreover, as Aunt Kang said just now, these families from the north teach their boys martial arts from an early age. Therefore, among the missing children, except You Changqing, the other children all know some martial arts, especially Hongwu. It is said that some adults cannot beat him.

In this case, if the murderer was a woman, it would be almost impossible to control these children. "

After a pause, he said, "But, ever since the bodies of those children were found, I have been a little confused. Those children were well taken care of, and the clothes they wore were obviously sewn by someone personally. That person is very likely the murderer.

A grown man shouldn’t know how to take care of a child or sew clothes…”

"Not always."

Su Liuyue said: "Although it is unlikely that a woman can subdue those children, if she uses some extraordinary means, such as drugs or knocking them out directly, she can still catch them, and to transport them, she only needs a cart pulled by livestock.

Although men generally don’t take care of children, it is not ruled out that some men who are already fathers will be more careful in that regard. Those clothes may not necessarily be sewn by the murderer himself…”

Yang Shaoyin was stunned and couldn't help asking, "What do you think, Su Xiaolangjun, is the murderer a man or a woman?"

Su Liuyue was silent for a moment, then said a few words with certainty, "I think it's a woman."

Yang Shaoyin couldn't help but ask curiously, "Why? And if the murderer was a woman, how did she subdue those children?"

"How she subdued those children, I don't know for now."

Su Liuyue said: "But in this case, the murderer's delicate feelings are everywhere. He took good care of each child he kidnapped. Even when he killed them, he didn't have the heart to use bloody methods, nor did he have the heart to let them suffer for too long. The clothes he gave them in the end were all the same size. He must have sewn them for someone, but that person will never come back.

That person should be about the same age as the missing children, and was also born into a very well-off family. However, for some reason, the child left him forever. He couldn't even see him for the last time and couldn't send him off properly.

Therefore, he can only realize this regret through other children. "

Su Liuyue pursed her lips slightly, "This kind of delicate emotion usually only appears in mothers, so the murderer is most likely a woman. Moreover, she lost her own son recently, and she treated those children as her own sons. However, this time, when they died, she was by their side. Not only did she dress them in new clothes, she also dug a pit to bury them herself."

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