ebookland Chapter 377 I Know Who the Murderer Is
Chapter 377 I Know Who the Murderer Is
Qin Miaoxi and Lu Qingchen exchanged glances. The young woman obviously knew something, and might even know who the murderer was.
The two of them approached from both sides. "Do you know who the murderer is? Tell us, are the same group responsible for killing Tiezhu and Xu Xiaoru?"
The little woman nodded subconsciously, but immediately shook her head in denial, "No, I don't know."
"Is it a stone? He borrowed money from both of them?"
The little woman pursed her lips and remained silent.
"Are there two murderers? Three? Or more?"
"No, don't ask me."
The little woman covered her ears and refused, grabbed the silver on the table, pushed them away and ran away.
Lu Qingchen supported Qin Miaoxi and asked worriedly, "Wife, are you okay?"
Qin Miaoxi rolled her eyes at him speechlessly, "Do you think anything will happen to me?"
Lu Qingchen leaned forward, holding his forehead. "Well, I have something wrong. My chest hurts from being hit. Can you help me blow on it?"
Qin Miaoxi: "..."
This person has no shame at all, how can he speak openly?
"Be serious, someone is coming."
As soon as the young woman left, a few more people came in, but they were talking about trivial matters. They all happily took the ten taels of silver and left.
It was not until dark that a villager with shifty eyes walked in.
"Sir, I know who the murderer is."
Haha, everyone who comes here says this, there’s no way he believes it.
"Tell me! Who is it?"
"It's a stone."
Hearing the familiar name again, the drowsy Lu Qingchen finally came to life.
"Oh, why him? What was his motive for killing? How did he kill? Where did he kill?"
Even the barrage of questions didn't faze him, and he quickly replied, "It's because of money! Shitou borrowed a lot of money from Tiezhu to gamble, and he lost it all with no compensation."
"As long as Tiezhu is killed, there's no need to pay the money."
Having heard this question many times, Lu Qingchen decided to ask something meaningful.
"and then?"
“So the stone pushed the iron pillar into the river and drowned him, and you didn’t catch him.”
This person seemed even more excited than them, shouting in his heart, "It's best to arrest him now! I lent Shitou a lot of money! Don't let him kill me too."
Qin Miaoxi rubbed her brows with a splitting headache. It turned out that there was someone who wanted to abuse his power for personal gain.
Lu Qingchen hurriedly stuffed the silver into his hand and said, "Thank you for providing the clue. This is your reward. Please take it!"
"Then when are you going to arrest them?"
"Don't ask too much about government affairs. If you don't want the reward, return it."
The man's hand that was collecting the cash disappeared in an instant, and he left cursing.
Lu Qingchen let out a long sigh, leaning back in his chair and guzzling his tea. "These villagers are all here for the reward, they don't have much useful information at all."
"What information do you hope to get?"
"It's best to hit the murderer directly."
Qin Miaoxi walked up to him, patted his shoulder, and said meaningfully: "It's getting dark, go take a shower and go to bed!"
As she walked out, the foot of the mountain became noisy and many villagers gathered.
"Ah! Village chief, what's wrong with you?"
"Come and lend a hand, the village chief's leg is broken."
"Village chief, why did you go up the mountain alone? You should have asked us to accompany you."
The village chief came limping and looking dusty, and he started screaming when someone touched him.
"Don't touch me, I'm hurting my head."
"Doctor, go find a doctor."
The village chief was surrounded by people and went back home, but when he passed by Qin Miaoxi, his steps suddenly stopped.
He turned his head and looked over, meeting Qin Miaoxi's eyes, questioning in a hoarse voice.
"Sir, I wonder how your investigation is going. Can you finally bury Tiezhu?"
Qin Miaoxi replied expressionlessly, "The case is still under investigation, I have no further comment."
"Haha, this is how the government handles cases."
He said something full of sarcasm and turned away under everyone's suspicious gaze.
Lu Qingchen came up behind her without her noticing, "Why is this village chief speaking so sarcastic?"
"Because he wants us to leave as soon as possible."
Lu Qingchen seemed to have thought of something, "Let us go, he deserves to break his leg."
Qin Miaoxi agreed solemnly, "Yes! Justice is clear, retribution is inevitable. Perhaps that is his calamity."
"Hey, it's rare to see you be so...straightforward."
"I'm being frank."
"Yes, that's right. A living heroine who clearly distinguishes between gratitude and resentment."
Qin Miaoxi was amused by him and said, "Stop joking. We have something important to do."
"Business? Oh, be gentle, I'll just go with you."
The two of them walked through the streets and alleys and came to a small courtyard, which was empty at the moment.
"Wife, who are you looking for? Just tell me and I'll do it. How can you do such heavy work?"
She walked straight into the yard and sat down. "It's okay. We're already here. We just need to wait for him to come back."
"Who are you waiting for?"
Lu Qingchen looked around the simple courtyard. This family did not seem rich. They could be said to be poor and lazy.
Everyone living in the village grows some vegetables in their own yard to be self-sufficient, but this family's yard has long been abandoned.
The doors of the rooms were wide open, and the house was full of broken metal. No wonder the doors were not locked. Thieves would leave some small change when they came, otherwise they would feel uneasy when they left.
"Stone."
Qin Miaoxi simply leaned back in her chair and closed her eyes to rest. She had been busy all day and had wasted all her energy.
"Oh! That's right, both deceased people are related to him. We should investigate thoroughly."
The two of them lay there leisurely, one on the left and one on the right, like two guardians.
Half an hour later, a drunk man staggered in.
"Who are you? Why are you in my house?"
Shitou had been wandering outside all day and didn't know that Tiezhu was dead.
"We are officials from the Dali Temple, and we have come here specifically to investigate a murder case."
Lu Qingchen walked over and stared at him intently with a scrutinizing gaze.
Shitou's expression suddenly changed. "It's been a year. Why are you still investigating Xu Xiaoru's death?"
"The murderer hasn't been caught yet, so we should continue to investigate."
"Are you going to investigate or not? Why are you looking for me?" Shitou fetched some well water to wash his face, and he became a little more sober.
"I heard that you borrowed money from Xu Xiaoru. How much did you borrow?"
Shi Tou collapsed to the ground like a scoundrel. "It happened so long ago, how could I remember it?"
boom!
Lu Qingchen slapped him with a slap, "Answer me properly, or I'll take you to jail to rest for a few days."
Shitou chuckled and said, "Don't be angry, sir. I will answer everything I know."
Qin Miaoxi raised her eyebrows, "You don't remember?"
"I didn't borrow it all at once, so it's normal for me to not remember it!"
Qin Miaoxi was stunned. Even the borrower himself didn't know how much silver he had borrowed from Xu Xiaoru. Why did the little woman remember it so clearly?
"Then you should remember how much silver you borrowed from Tiezhu, right?"
"What does this have to do with Tiezhu?"
"Tiezhu is dead."
Shitou sneered, "What nonsense are you talking about? I saw him yesterday."
"He died at night, in the same way as Xu Xiaoru."
Shitou slumped to the ground, and said in horror, "Dead... Really dead?"