Chapter 54 The Fifth Death
Su Liuyue did not answer Sun Zhaoan's words. She lowered her eyes and stared at the vase and willow branches. She felt that she had seen such a combination somewhere before.
Yesterday, because she didn't find anything extra among Shi Tai and Zhong Weilai's belongings, she suspected that she was overthinking and the willow branches and broken petals found in Zhou Hao and Wei Yong's belongings were just a coincidence.
Unexpectedly, it turned out that there were some extra things among Shi Tai's relics, but those things were in other places!
She turned around suddenly and said, "Let's leave the city right now and go to Zhong Weilai's residence first."
If similar things are found at Zhong Weilai's residence, it can be basically concluded that these things were most likely placed at the murder scene intentionally by the murderer!
In order to convey some information to them.
Feng Dali and Sun Zhaoan were stunned, but they immediately nodded and said, "Yes!"
The two of them quickly found a carriage, and Sun Zhaoan followed Su Liuyue into the carriage. Seeing Feng Dali standing outside and not coming up, he couldn't help but stick his head out and asked in confusion: "Feng Dali, why don't you come up? Do you want us to invite you up?"
Feng Dali: “…”
Looking at Monkey King’s heartless appearance, he... he is feeling very uncomfortable!
There were not many people in Jingzhao Prefecture who knew that Su Xiaolangjun was actually a woman, and he was one of them. Carrying such a secret, how could he ride in the same carriage with Su Xiaolangjun without any scruples?
His mother taught him to be an upright and polite man since he was young!
He was still struggling there, and Su Liuyue seemed to see what he was struggling about, so she opened the curtain and urged him, "Come up quickly, it's urgent to investigate the case now.
If it is really homicide, we must arrest the murderer as soon as possible, otherwise the next victim will appear soon. "
Su Liuyue could guess what Feng Dali was thinking. No matter how open Daqing was, it was not appropriate for a woman to ride in the same carriage with a man from another country.
But they will be investigating cases together often in the future. How can they do their work well if they are so reserved all the time?
We can only let them get used to it slowly.
Su Liuyue's words had supreme power. Feng Dali was immediately startled and jumped onto the carriage without thinking, as if he was afraid that if he was a step slower, he would kill someone.
The carriage immediately drove out of the city.
On the way, Su Liuyue was about to tell them about her suspicions, but Sun Zhaoan, who was looking out from behind the curtain, suddenly asked in surprise, "Isn't that... Lu Shaoyin? Why did Lu Shaoyin suddenly leave the city in such a hurry?"
Several people were startled, and Su Liuyue quickly lifted the curtain to look outside. They had just left the city gate, and the man who was riding out of the city gate on a horse at this moment, who else could it be but Lu Shaoyin?
Lu Shaoyin is very busy nowadays, and he would never personally handle ordinary small cases. The only reason he would leave the city in such a hurry is that a big case happened outside the city that must be dealt with immediately.
Su Liuyue suddenly had a bad feeling, and hurriedly stopped the carriage, jumped out and shouted, "Lu Shaoyin!"
Fortunately, Lu Shaoyin was not far from them at this time. He immediately stopped his horse upon hearing what was said. He turned around and saw that it was them. After a slight pause, he quickly rode forward and said with a serious face, "It just so happens that you came with me, so I don't have to send someone to look for you."
Feng Dali was slightly stunned, and said naively: "But, we are investigating the case under the order of His Highness..."
"Someone in the Tiger Wing Army under the King of Wei has been in trouble."
Lu Shaoyin interrupted Feng Dali's words, his face darkening, "The one who got into trouble was a captain in the Tiger Wing Army. The person who reported the case said that he looked like... he committed suicide."
Committed suicide!
Su Liuyue and the other two were all shocked, and Su Liuyue's eyes quickly darkened.
Her premonition turned out to be true.
This is the first time in this period of time that a soldier other than the Shenwu Army has committed suicide. Su Liuyue nodded immediately and said, "Okay, please let Lu Shaoyin lead the way."
He immediately returned to the carriage.
Feng Dali still couldn't believe it. After getting on the carriage, he couldn't help muttering, "How come someone in the Tiger Wing Army is in trouble? Could it be that these cases are not targeting our Highness..."
Sun Zhaoan glared at him unhappily, "No one said it was directed at Your Highness, you are just guessing."
Su Liuyue didn't say anything, just turned and looked out the window.
Now this case is becoming more and more confusing.
If the death of this soldier in the Tiger Wing Army also belongs to this case, the connection between the victims will be even weaker.
Apart from the fact that they are both soldiers, they have almost nothing in common!
In less than half an hour, they arrived at the Tiger Wing Army's camp. Su Liuyue and others got out of the car and followed closely behind Lu Shaoyin.
The deceased this time was named Chen Shao, who also lived in the barracks. Because he was not seen during the morning training, some soldiers who were on good terms with him went to his residence to look for him. Unexpectedly, when they entered, they saw him lying on the table. There were bloodstains on his right wrist that were deep enough to see the bone, and bright red blood flowed all over the table.
Just like Wei Yong before him, he also died by cutting his wrists.
When the people of the Tiger Wing Army heard that they were from Jingzhao Prefecture to investigate a case, they immediately took them over. At this time, a lot of people had gathered outside Chen Shao's barracks, chattering and making a lot of noise.
Lu Shaoyin frowned slightly, and it took him a long time to squeeze in and walk into the room.
The barracks in the army were specially built for the permanent soldiers to live in. They were all very rough mud houses, usually with only one room and a small hall. The better ones could have two rooms, and some even had yards. The type of barracks a soldier was assigned depended on his rank in the army.
The captain was also a small leader, commanding hundreds of people. Logically, the deceased should have been assigned to a barracks with better conditions, but because Chen Shao was from Xinjing and had a house in the city, the barracks here were only used for him to stay for a night occasionally when he could not get home in time, so he took the initiative to ask for a barracks with only one room.
There were already two soldiers standing in the room. When they saw them, one of them saluted the older one and said with a pale face, "Hello, Lu Shaoyin. I am a captain of the Tiger Wing Army with... the deceased Captain Chen. My surname is Sun.
Just now, when I and Lieutenant Lu, who was beside me, came to look for Lieutenant Chen, we discovered that he was in trouble."
Lu Shaoyin nodded and immediately asked the coroner who came with him to go forward and check the condition of the deceased.
Su Liuyue also followed. The deceased was lying sideways on the table. From where she was standing just now, she could only see his back. Now she turned to face him. The moment she saw his face, her heart was shocked.
Feng Dali and Sun Zhaoan had been keeping an eye on Su Liuyue. Noticing that she looked strange, they hurried over and also stared at the deceased.
Because the deceased committed suicide by cutting his wrists, there were a lot of blood on his clothes and body, and the half of his face that was pressed on the table was completely stained red with blood.
Feng Dali asked in confusion: "Young Master Su, why do you have such an expression? Is there something wrong with the deceased?"
Su Liuyue calmed down, raised her finger and pointed at the forehead of the deceased, saying, "There is a spot of bright red on his forehead. Don't you think that spot of bright red is a little strange?"
Indeed, on the deceased's face, except for the half that was lying on the table, there was a conspicuous bright red on the corner of his forehead.
Feng Dali and Sun Zhaoan noticed the bloodstain from the very beginning. Although they felt it was a bit strange, who knew whether it was accidentally left there by the deceased before he died?
However, Su Xiaolangjun's expression clearly told them that she felt there was something wrong with the bloodstain.
Su Liuyue stared at the bloodstain, and the corners of her mouth suddenly raised a slightly cold arc, and she said word by word: "I know what the murderer wants to convey to us."