The wife of the power minister's family

Chapter 111: Suspect of major crime (first update)
After the officer left, Xu, the magistrate of Jingning County, did not want to appear incompetent in front of the Minister of Justice, so he asked Xiao Yi for instructions, and then took the people he brought in to inspect the crime scene.

Wei Dadong was already in grief. After the questioning just now, he seemed to have lost all strength. He slowly leaned against the wall, supporting the wall with both hands, lowering his head and saying nothing.

Xinghua looked at him, with a look on her face that she wanted to speak but she didn't say anything in the end, she just stayed by his side quietly.

Nian Xia seemed to be still angry. She glanced at Xinghua with tears in her eyes and walked to the bedroom door. She looked like she wanted to go in but didn't dare. Her eyes, which were already swollen from crying, were filled with tears again. Zhi murmured, "Madam, why are you gone like this? How do you ask this servant to explain to the old lady and the master..."

Xu Jing glanced at Wei Dadong and suddenly said quietly: "If the Wei Dong family feels uncomfortable, you can go sit on the stone bench in the yard and take a rest."

The yard outside their bedroom is quite warmly decorated. The pomegranate tree on the left has dense shade. It is the season when the pomegranate tree is blooming. The tree is full of delicate red flowers, as if there is a flower hanging on the tree. A chubby little red lantern, indescribably honest and cute.

A simple swing hangs from the thickest branch of the pomegranate tree.

On the other side is a neatly trimmed lawn, with a stone table and four stone chairs standing on it. The stone table is filled with potted flowers and plants of various colors. Most of the flowers are in full bloom, colorful and beautiful.

The bright morning sunshine quietly shines on the table and the flowers and plants. It is not difficult to imagine how pleasant it would be to sit here with a cup of tea and a few snacks in the morning or afternoon when the sun is not so bright. one thing.

Wei Dadong was stunned, shook his head and said: "Thank you for your concern, Madam. I'll be fine. Wan Niang's body is still cold, and her murderer hasn't been found yet. How can I just slack off like this?"

As he spoke, as if to show his determination, he stood up straight.

Xu Jing curled her lips slightly, suddenly glanced at the courtyard, and said, "Are these all arranged by Madam Ling?"

Wei Dadong followed Xu Jing's gaze and looked over, his face was dazed for a moment, and his words became even more painful, "Yes, Wan Niang is a person who loves life very much. She likes to study how to make delicious snacks and how to plant seeds when she has nothing to do. Produce beautiful flowers...

Originally, there was nothing in my yard except a pomegranate tree. Now, everything was arranged bit by bit after the wife got married. "

Xu Jing was silent for a moment and said quietly: "That's it."

He said no more.

Xiao Yi noticed something and glanced sideways at her.

However, before he could ask anything, the servant who had just been sent to the inn in front of him hurried back, saluted Xiao Yi, and said in a strange voice: "I told Mr. Xiao, I just went to ask the shopkeeper and the waiter of the inn in front of me. They said that Mr. Sang Shaotong of Tongfu Inn checked out about two quarters of an hour ago and left in a hurry.

Moreover, they said that Sang Shaodong's mood was not right when he left, and his face was pale. Previously, when he came to stay at the hotel, he would deliberately pick some trouble before leaving, but this time he didn't say a word.One of the waiters also said that he saw Sang Shaodong running back from the backyard in a panic in the morning. The sleeves of his clothes were dark red, which looked like... blood! "

Everyone was shocked, and Xiao Yi immediately asked: "Does that guy remember when he met Sang Shaodong's house?"

The guard said: "The inn's waiter is very sensitive to time, so he remembers it very clearly. It was probably not long after Chenshizheng (eight o'clock in the morning)."

The time of the hour is almost the time when the deceased was killed!

Xu Jing's brows wrinkled unconsciously, and Xiao Yi already said: "Bring a few more people and bring Sang Shaochen over immediately."

"Yes!" That’s why I killed the lady!”

Wei Dadong looked in disbelief and murmured: "How could it be possible, how could it be..."

Nian Xia's face turned pale, but in this situation, it seemed that it was useless for her to say anything. She could only shake her head feebly and said: "No, Madam has nothing to do with Sang Shaodong's family, really!"

Xu Jing couldn't help but look slightly depressed.

The direction of this matter seemed to be somewhat different from what she thought.

She suddenly looked at Nian Xia and said, "You said that you are the maid brought by the deceased from her parents' home. You must have been with the deceased for many years, right?"

Nian Xia glanced at Xu Jing helplessly. Although he didn't understand why she asked so suddenly, he still said: "Yes, the slave was bought by the madam's mother when she was ten years old. She served the madam who was only eight years old at the time. It can be said that , I grew up with my wife."

"Then do you remember, did your wife hit the back of her head before?"

Generally, only relatively violent impacts can cause a dent in the back of a person's head.

If the depression on the back of the deceased's head was formed during her lifetime, it must have been a relatively big accident, and people around her could not have known it.

Nian Xia was stunned for a moment, then shook his head and said: "No, the old lady and the master only have one daughter, the madam. She has been very precious since she was a child, and the madam will feel distressed for a long time even if she falls. Therefore, the madam has rarely had the opportunity to hurt herself since she was a child. .”

"What about before you went in to serve your wife? Have you ever heard that your wife had any major accidents before she was eight years old?"

Nian Xia shook his head again and said: "No, please tell me that the slave and the madam are like sisters. The madam will tell the slave whatever is on her mind. If the madam has not told the slave about this kind of thing, it must not have happened. I don't believe it." If so, you can call the old lady and Master Lang over and ask!"

The old lady and husband she mentioned were the parents of the deceased.

At this moment, the magistrate of Jingning County who had just gone in to inspect the crime scene came out. Although they were in the room, they heard clearly what happened outside. Naturally, they also knew that Sang Shaodong's family at Tongfu Inn He is suspected of committing a major crime.

When the magistrate of Jingning County heard Xu Jing's questioning of Nian Xia, he couldn't help but wonder: "Why does this lady keep asking the deceased if he had hurt the back of his head during his lifetime?"

Xu Jing glanced at him and said softly: "When I did the autopsy just now, I found that there was a slight depression on the back of the deceased's skull, but there was no swelling or bleeding on the scalp. If the depression was not a previous injury to the deceased, it could only be It was caused by being hit hard on the back of the head after death."

Sun Wuzuo, who was brought by the Jingning County Magistrate, was suddenly startled and embarrassed.

He had just performed an autopsy on the deceased, but he did not notice at all what the lady said about the dent in the back of the head.

As expected of the person brought here by the Minister of Justice, even though she is just a woman, she should not be underestimated.

The magistrate of Jingning County was slightly stunned and said: "This...does this mean anything? Could it be that after Nasang Shaodong's family killed someone, they also hit the back of the deceased's head hard to vent their anger?!"

(End of this chapter)