In the private room of Chengbei Restaurant, Zhou Ziruo was content with drinking clear tea and chewing delicious dishes. Sitting next to him, Lu Lixiao ate and drank meticulously, rubbing his earlobe or leaning over to kiss his lips. The waiter who came in to serve the food was almost blinded by the titanium alloy dog eyes of the two people, he put down the plate without looking sideways, and then went out to wipe his sweat.
Really, although it is said that Tongyang City is male, it is not so blatant!
Xiu En loves to die fast! !
In the private room, the couple who had accidentally abused a single dog with blood all over their faces were full and started talking about business.
Lu Lixiao took out a few pieces of paper from his pocket and put them on the table, and wiped Zhou Ziruo's mouth with a handkerchief, "These are all the clues about the two cases currently held by the Yamen."
Zhou Ziruo picked it up and flipped through it quickly, the more he looked at it, the more surprised he became: "These...are...the originals??"
"How troublesome is it to copy a copy? You may miss information, so I simply took all the originals." Lu Lixiao took it for granted.
Zhou Ziruo didn't want to say anything except Niu B. I don't know if Zheng An found out that all the secret information of the two cases had been lost, would he think that the murderer was playing a big game of chess...
Yamen has not many clues.
The time of Zhuohua's death was around 9:00 on the night when the body was discovered. At that time, Yunlanxuan's business was booming and people were coming and going. In addition, the murder scene was not confirmed, so it was impossible to locate the suspects. Zheng Yu was even more difficult to investigate. His body was found after soaking in a wine barrel for several days, and the exact time of death could not even be deduced.
"The cause of death for both of them was drowning? How is this possible? The wine barrel is only one foot deep at most. If a living person falls into it, even if he can't get water, he just floats up with his breath. How could he be drowned alive?" Zhou Ziruo said while holding the autopsy results.
"There are two possibilities." Lu Lixiao took a chopstick and tapped on the paper, "One, someone held their heads down to prevent them from floating up. Two, they were unable to resist when they were thrown into the wine barrel, that is, A state of unconscious coma."
In ancient times, there were no sophisticated instruments, and autopsy techniques were simple. If they were drugged and thrown into a wine barrel, it would be difficult to find out.
"Let's not talk about Zheng Yu for the time being. In Zhuohua's case, I suspect that she was unconscious or drowned directly after being pushed her head into the water." Lu Lixiao said.
Zhou Ziruo asked him the reason with his eyes.
Lu Lixiao took out one of the papers and pointed to it, "This is the scar Wu Zuo found on the back of Zhuohua's neck."
The picture should have been drawn in comparison with the scars. The dense and thin marks several inches long are messy and intertwined. Zhou Ziruo couldn't help frowning when he looked at it. After a while, he slammed the table, "A comb! This is a comb. tooth marks!"
Lu Lixiao raised his eyes: "A comb? Are you sure?"
This trace is not easy to identify, Zhou Ziruo's attitude is too sure.
Zhou Ziruo didn't know what was wrong, but when he thought of the scene when Li Sheng handed Zhuohua's comb to him that night, he was absolutely sure that it was the mark of the comb, and it was the comb of Zhuohua!
"Anyway, I'm sure it's Zhuohua's comb."
Lu Lixiao scrutinized him for a while, and didn't bother with this problem anymore, "The comb is not sharp enough, it is not a conventional murder weapon. The formation of this scar is likely to be unexpected by the murderer. For example, at that time, Zhuohua's resistance was fierce, and the murderer was in the chaos. He casually took the Zhuohua comb and stabbed her at the back of the neck in an attempt to suppress her resistance... "
"The comb is usually placed in the room, so the crime scene is Zhuohua's room?" Zhou Ziruo pondered, "But... wasn't she drowned in the wine barrel?"
"Drowning doesn't necessarily mean being in a wine barrel. In fact, many people have a misconception that it doesn't take a lot of water to drown a person, just covering her face is enough." Lu Lixiao said.
Zhou Ziruo reacted instantly! Yes, people can drown in the washbasin!
His thoughts opened instantly, "Zhuohua loves Bai Shunhua, Bai Shunhua came to Yunlanxuan that night, Zhuohua wanted to meet his sweetheart with the best image, so he washed and dressed in the room, and when she was washing her face, the murderer pressed her head into it. Zhuohua tried to drown her in the water basin! Zhuohua resisted fiercely, and in desperation, the murderer picked up a wooden comb on the table and stabbed her into the back of the neck. After Zhuohua fell into a coma, the murderer threw her into the wine barrel!"
"Zhuohua was able to wash up in front of the murderer as if nothing had happened, first excluding guests, secondly men, and thirdly people with higher status than Zhuohua. Zhuohua's petite, slightly stronger woman took a little effort to drag her into the wine cellar It's not difficult." Lu Lixiao said.
Two suspects immediately popped up in Zhou Ziruo's mind, one was Zhuohua's personal servant girl who was said to have been frightened and resigned after his death, and the other was Zhuohua's best friend Zhu Sha! The personal servant girl checked and found out that there were no suspicions before letting her leave Yunlanxuan. Zhu Sha is Zhuo Hua's best friend, it's normal for Zhuo Hua to wash up in front of her, but Zhuo Hua is totally unsuspecting of her, it's easy for her to sneak attack!
Thinking of this, Zhou Ziruo suddenly covered in cold sweat!
Emma! That day he dropped the comb in front of Zhu Sha! The comb even pierced the back of Zhuo Hua's neck, it must be stained with blood! Did Zhu Sha simply go to Zhuo Hua's room to find a comb to destroy the evidence? ? Would she have recognized it?
After hearing his guess, Lu Lixiao narrowed his eyes, and after thinking for a while, he said something different, "I don't think the cinnabar girl you mentioned is the murderer who killed Zhuohua. Why didn't the murderer put the comb Take it away, have you ever thought about it?"
Zhou Ziruo hesitated: "Too flustered, forgot to take it?"
"If you just forgot, you can go back to get it at any time afterwards, and Zhuohua's room has never been sealed. Especially the cinnabar girl you mentioned lives on the same floor as Zhuohua, so it's easy to get back the comb. In my opinion, the murderer didn't I didn't notice that the comb is an important physical evidence." Lu Lixiao said.
Zhou Ziruo closed his eyes and tried to restore the scene at that time.
Zhuohua bent over to wash his face, while the murderer sitting in the room was chatting, he walked lightly behind her, and suddenly pressed her head into the washbasin! Zhuohua struggled, the murderer was afraid of failure, the only thing within reach was a comb, so she picked it up with one hand and stabbed fiercely at the back of Zhuohua's neck, while still pressing Zhuohua's head tightly against the water basin with the other hand until Zhuohua stopped struggling.
After the confusion, the murderer threw the comb back on the table, but she didn't see that there might be scorching blood on the black wooden comb, she only thought it was a useless thing that she just picked up to relieve her nervous mood.
Zhou Ziruo opened his eyes: "...the murderer never planned to go back to get the comb!"
"That's right. If that cinnabar girl killed Zhuohua, she passed by Zhuohua's room every day, and she was often reminded of the scene of the murder. She would definitely take the comb away to be on the safe side. I think the murderer should at least not live in Hualou Girl, by the way, is the comb still in your hand?" Lu Lixiao asked.
Zhou Ziruo said: "I handed it over to Da Mu, and asked him to find a chance to put it back in Zhuohua's room. But it's useless if I go to get the comb back. Even if the comb is stained with Zhuohua's blood, how can I instruct you?" Who is the murderer?"
"It's useful or not, how does the murderer know?"
"what do you mean… "
Lu Lixiao said: "The murderer has a guilty conscience. If he hears the news that the comb contains evidence, he will definitely take the comb away and destroy it. We just need to wait and see."
"Good idea! I'll go back and release fake news!" Zhou Ziruo jumped up from the stool, seeing Lu Lixiao was still motionless, he asked in confusion, "Brother Xiao?"
Lu Lixiao didn't know what he was thinking, but his eyes were deep and cold. Zhou Ziruo called him again, and he turned his head and said, "If the murderer wants to steal the comb, he will probably do it in the dead of night. You go back to release the news first, and I will go to Yunlanxuan to meet you at night."
Zhou Ziruo nodded and looked at Lu Lixiao, "Brother Xiao, were you... looking for someone on the street just now?" Recalling now, when he saw Lu Lixiao just now, he was looking around in the crowd, his brows furrowed, as if... I'm looking for someone very unusual.
Lu Lixiao said: "I happened to see someone who was almost impossible to appear on the street... maybe I was wrong."
If Zhou Zi didn't ask, if it was something important, Lu Lixiao would take the initiative to tell him in the future.
After bidding farewell to Lu Lixiao reluctantly, Zhou Ziruo went to the pastry shop to buy four big bags of Lanzhi cakes, and then returned to Yunlanxuan.
He went to Zhang Fu's place first. Although Lu Lixiao ruled out Zhu Sha, he still wanted to confirm it just to be on the safe side. Zhang Fu's account book records the daily reception of all the girls and boys. Zhou Ziruo honored Zhang Fu with a bag of Lanzhi Cake, and unknowingly found out the movement of Zhu Sha on the night of Zhuo Hua's accident. Zhu Sha He was receiving guests all night, so it was impossible to commit murder and throw the body away. Lu Lixiao's guess was not wrong.
The second bag of Lanzhi Cake Zhou Ziruo got the famous gossip base of Yunlanxuan and shared it with a group of big mouths, and released fake news without any trace. He believed that with these big mouths, this matter would spread throughout Yunlanxuan within a day. Although the content of the message is plausible and the word "comb" is not mentioned at all, the murderer will definitely be able to react when he hears it, or tonight, tomorrow night at the latest, he will definitely jump over the wall!
After completing these two tasks, Zhou Ziruo went to the backyard to look for Mu Qijun, but was told that Mu Qijun and the three long-term workers were sent by Zhang Fu to help some important guest's house just now, and they probably won't be back until tomorrow. I don't know if I put the comb back, alas!
Coming out of the backyard, Zhou Ziruo carried the remaining two bags of Lanzhi cakes and planned to go back to the Lanlou, but he turned his head and looked at the lonely small building in the distance.
The small building surrounded by bamboo branches is Qingfeng Building.
After the amazing dance that night, Li Sheng never came out to perform again, and the enthusiasm of the guests not only did not fade, but increased, they just waited for the day when Mama Yun finalized Li Sheng's first-night bidding to show off. On weekdays, Li Sheng seldom leaves Qingfeng Tower, and is like a transparent person in the whole Yunlan Pavilion, except for Mother Yun, no one can see it, but Zhou Ziruo happened to catch a glimpse when he passed Qingfeng Tower two days ago.
At that time, Li Sheng was still covering her face with a red gauze, standing on the balcony looking into the distance, noticed Zhou Ziruo's eyes below, and turned back to the room. Although it was just a few glances, it gave Zhou Ziruo a very strange feeling.
how to say…
Even though he has the same body shape, he also treats people with the same indifference. But compared to the man who was so soul-stirring and shocking silently that night, he lacked the courage to shake people's hearts.
… like two people.
He specially gave him Zhuohua's comb that night, did he discover something
Back at Lanlou, Zijin took two porcelain plates to help arrange the Lanzhi cake, and said casually regretfully: "It would be great if Mr. Gu left two minutes later, he is a foreigner, and he has never tasted the Lanzhi cake in Tongyang City. Special Lanzhi Cake."
"Master Gu? He's here again?"
"Well, I got another score and asked me to help appreciate it."
Speaking of Gu Jue, the feeling of deja vu can't be shaken off.
Who is this man? Why can't he remember? Although he only met once last time, he did have an impression of that voice.