Martial Arts and Longevity: Starting from the Spiritual Beast Picture

Chapter 64 Witness
Mei Shilin narrated what happened that day, and Zhao Lin stood on the street corner and listened silently.

It turned out that Chai Qihong was so angry with his sons that day that he complained to his old friends and got drunk. Mei Shilin worried that something might happen to him on the road, so he sent him back.

When it was almost delivered to the door, Chai Qihong turned his head and said: "Brother Mei, I'm home, you go back!"

Hearing that he spoke clearly and in an orderly manner, Mei Shilin gave an order and walked towards his own house.

Not far away, a scream of "Alas" came from behind, the voice sounded like Chai Qihong's.

Mei Shilin didn't have time to think, turned around and ran to Chai's house.

When he came to the door, he saw that Chai Qihong was lying on his back in the yard, with a sharp steel knife stuck in his heart.

Mei Shilin turned pale with shock, and really couldn't figure it out, why did Chai Qihong die in the blink of an eye when he was doing well just now?

He was worried that the murderer was nearby, so he didn't dare to go in to check rashly. He opened his mouth to shout, but suddenly realized a problem:
Everyone at the banquet knew that they sent Chai Qihong back, and the murderer was gone, only he was present.

Others will definitely think that he killed him, how to make it clear?

The more Mei Shilin thought about it, the more frightened she became, and she quickly left Chai's house as if nothing had happened.

When he got home, he locked himself in the house, and when he learned of Chai Qihong's death the next day, he acted like he didn't know.

"My husband was timid for a while and concealed this matter." After Mei Shilin finished speaking, he sighed softly.

Mei frowned and said, "Did you see the murderer?"

Mei Shilin shook his head, hesitated for a moment, and said, "I seem to have heard someone say: Dad, why are you drunk?"

Mrs. Mei let out an "ah" in surprise, "It's his son! Which one is it?"

Mei Shilin was silent for a while, "It sounded like the third child Chai Jie, but I was far away at the time, so I couldn't hear it clearly, maybe I heard it wrong."

Mei came back to her senses, and said reproachfully, "Husband, you are so confused!"

"Why am I confused?"

"The murderer has his own weapon and bloodstains to prove the murder. You can be a witness. As long as the police find out the truth, you will not be suspected."

Mei Shilin sighed again, "Actually, I also regret it now, because I mishandled it. But it's been so long, who will believe me if I say it now?"

"Besides, life and death can be judged by just one sentence. What if I got it wrong?"

"Of Brother Chai's three sons, he likes the youngest son the most. If the murderer wasn't him, wouldn't it be wrong for a good man? How will I face my old friend after a hundred years?"

Mei Shi was speechless for a while after listening.

At this time, there was a knock on the door outside the courtyard, "Mei Shuban, open the door. It's me, Catcher Zhao."

The husband and wife were taken aback, and Mei said in a panic: "What should I do?"

"It's okay, you go and open the door."

Mei Shilin went to the window and opened it, tidied up his clothes, and his face returned to calm.

Mrs. Mei opened the door, and Zhao Lin went straight into the living room, and said coldly to Mei Shilin, "Mei Shuban, since you heard that the murderer was Chai Jie, the eldest son of the Chai family, why did you hide it and not report it?"

"You know in your heart that he did it, but you worry that you heard it wrong, do you believe it yourself?"

Mei Shilin turned pale with shock, and glanced outside the door, "You... how do you know?"

"I have clairvoyant eyes, and I have good ears."

Zhao Lin spoke half-truthfully, and then his expression changed, "Chai Jie killed his own father without conscience, just like Mrs. Mei said just now, you have the murder weapon and bloodstains to prove it, and you didn't kill anyone, so why worry about it!"

Hearing this, Mei Shilin completely believed that Zhao Lin had listened to the conversation just now, and slumped on the chair with a face of shame, "Mei is ashamed of my friend, what does Catcher Zhao want?"

Zhao Lin smiled slightly, "Zhao only wants to bring the murderer to justice. Just now you said that when you saw Chai Qihong die, there was a knife stuck in his chest?"

"Exactly. It was dark at that time, but the knife was shining brightly, very conspicuous."

"What is the length and width of the knife?"

Mei Shilin thought for a while, and said: "The knife is inserted into the body, so I can't see the whole picture clearly, but from the exposed part, it is at least two feet, half the width of a palm."

Zhao Lin nodded, thinking that such a big knife cannot be hidden or thrown away casually.

Moreover, when the knife was stabbed into the chest, a lot of blood was bound to be spurted out, and the clothes and shoes were also stained.

There are many beggars in Dongcheng, who sleep under trees on the street or in bridge holes at night. It is not easy for Chai Jie to dispose of things without anyone noticing.

Most likely the stuff is still hidden in his house.

Thinking of this, Zhao Lin suddenly felt a sense of light in the dark, and said, "Mei Shuban, if I find physical evidence, would you like to testify in court?"

Mei Shilin nodded heavily, "Mei should have done this long ago."

"Thank you Mei Shuban. It's getting late, so I won't disturb you."

Zhao Lin bid farewell and left. Mrs. Mei looked at her husband and asked, "What's the origin of Catcher Zhao? He really has clairvoyant eyes and good ears?"

Mei Shilin shook his head and smiled wryly.

Zhao Lin was a little tired after a day of tossing around, and it was already past the second watch when he returned to the yamen.

"With the witness evidence, as long as the physical evidence is found, the case can be settled!"

After a day of tossing around, he was indeed a little tired, and he fell asleep in a daze after lying down.

Early the next morning, Sun Zhang came over deliberately and asked Zhao Lin hypocritically if he was used to being on duty on the first day, what difficulties he had, and so on.

Zhao Lin showed gratitude on his face, "Returning to the chief arrester, this subordinate has just taken over the errand and is getting familiar with it. Please correct me if there are any deficiencies."

"Oh, that's good. By the way, there are several murders in your area. How are the investigations going? Are there enough people?"

Sun Zhang asked with "concern".

Zhao Lin pretended to be suspicious: "There is no clue yet."

Sun Zhang's expression became serious, "There are less than six days left, I have to work harder, otherwise the county lord and the chief will be arrested and blamed, and I won't be able to bear the blame."

Eat sin, go eat shit!
Zhao Lin sneered in his heart, but his face remained calm, and said in a deep voice: "Don't worry, the chief arrester, the subordinates will do their best."

After the morning meeting, Zhao Lin called Liang Song, He Qingquan and Tao Erleng together.

"The murderer is Chai Jie, the eldest son of the Chai family. Don't say anything to the outside world for now. I already have witnesses. I'm missing two things now."

"One is the physical evidence, which is the murder weapon. The other is that he said that he was in the casino that night and didn't go home all night. We need to expose this lie."

Liang Song and Tao Erleng didn't speak, Liang Song trusted Zhao Lin, Tao Erleng obeyed without thinking.

Only He Qingquan felt that Zhao Lin could not withstand the pressure and wanted to find a scapegoat to take the blame.

"Captain Zhao, who is the witness you mentioned? Why didn't you show up at the beginning?"

Zhao Lin shook his head lightly, "The witnesses will be kept secret for now, let's go find those two gamblers now."

It was recorded in the file that gamblers Gao Xiaoliu and Duan San said that Chai Jie stayed in the casino all night and did not leave until dawn.

Zhao Lin brought people to the casino and asked for their addresses.

Naturally, the casino will not offend the officials because of the two gamblers, and this is not a secret, so tell the truth immediately.

In order to save time, Zhao Lin decided to split up and took Tao Erleng to catch Gao Xiaoliu, while Liang Song and He Qingquan caught Duan San.

Not long after the two gamblers returned home, they were caught by Zhao Lin and others before they fell asleep.

(End of this chapter)