The wife of the power minister's family

Xu Jing glanced at Xiao Yi unconsciously.

These circumstances indeed fit the portrait of the murderer very well!

Xiao Yi then asked: "The murderer disappeared for a year in the fourth year of Tianxi. Did Jiang Langjun say that there was anything unusual about He Qiusheng in the fourth year of Tianxi?"

"Have!"

The doctor immediately nodded and said: "Jiang Langjun said that He Qiusheng did not participate in the caravan activities for the fourth year of Tianxi's reign because his wife died of a serious illness that year, and he stayed in his hometown for His wife kept her spirit alive for a year.

Speaking of which, Jiang Langjun said that everyone in their caravan felt that He Qiusheng's move was very unreasonable. He said that He Qiusheng and his wife did not have a good relationship. Mrs. He Qiusheng was a famous local beauty. She fell in love at first sight, spent a lot of effort, and finally got the beauty in her arms.

However, He Qiusheng's wife chose him because He Qiusheng was admitted as a scholar when he was 15 years old. At that time, people in their county said that He Qiusheng would definitely be admitted as a Jinshi in time and stand out. Unexpectedly, He Qiusheng would become a scholar after that. He failed every time he took the provincial examination until He Qiusheng was 30 years old, five years ago, when he finally gave up the imperial examination completely and turned to business.

He Qiusheng's wife had always complained about her husband's repeated failures in the examinations. In the following years, she would not look good when she saw him and was full of sarcasm. After He Qiusheng gave up the imperial examination, she even had a big quarrel with him, and almost had a big fight with him. There was a quarrel and divorce, but later through mediation by the elders of the family, and because the two already had two children, the relationship between husband and wife was finally able to survive.

However, from then on, Jiang Langjun said that whenever it was time to go home, He Qiusheng always looked gloomy. It was obvious that going home put a lot of pressure on him. Therefore, I heard that He Qiusheng actually wanted to do it for him. Madam had been keeping vigil for a year before they found it so unbelievable. "

Xu Jing frowned slightly.

In the fourth year of Tianxi's reign, his wife died?
When she saw Xiao Yi's face becoming solemn, she knew that they were thinking of going together - his wife was probably killed by him.

His wife is the third victim in the Smiling Killer case!
As for the other victims, I'm afraid he found them based on his wife's characteristics!In order to vent his resentment and twisted feelings towards his wife!
Xiao Yi immediately stood up and said, "Can I ask where exactly He Qiusheng lives?"

Si Langzhong said: "I asked, He Qiusheng is from Pi County, Xinzhou. Jiang Langjun said that they drove a carriage by themselves. From Xijing to Pi County, Xinzhou, it would take five days to travel by carriage without rushing. Today It's the third day since He Qiusheng left. If we hurry up, we should be able to catch up soon."

"it is good."

Xiao Yi immediately said: "Immediately send someone to arrest the suspect and bring him to justice! You should already know from Jiang Langjun which route they usually take when they get home."

Si Langzhong immediately said: "Yes, I will make arrangements right away."

After finishing speaking, he was about to leave. Suddenly, he thought of something and said: "By the way, Jiang Langjun also said something. He said that in the fourth year of Tianxi's reign, He Qiusheng stayed at home for a full year, and still Unwilling to return to the caravan, the head of their caravan knew He Qiusheng's grandfather. Because he was worried about He Qiusheng's condition, he went to his house in person, but found that He Qiusheng seemed to be afraid of something and was unwilling to leave home. .

Just when their boss was about to give up, a man who looked very elegant and noble suddenly came to He Qiusheng's house. The man spoke with a Xijing accent and was obviously from Xijing. When He Qiusheng saw him, he seemed surprised. He was frightened and his face instantly turned pale, but after the man talked to him privately for a while, He Qiusheng agreed to return to Xijing with their boss. "

Xu Jing's eyes opened slightly.

There is indeed a second person in this case!
But the relationship between this second person and He Qiusheng was somewhat beyond her expectation.She thought that they had similar odors, so they got together to commit the crime. Now it seemed like that person had the handle on He Qiusheng and forced him to commit the crime with him?
Xu Jing suddenly thought of something and said in a deep voice: "Did Jiang Langjun tell me exactly what day their caravan returned to Xijing? Did He Qiusheng show any unusual behavior before leaving Xijing this time?"

The questions asked by Doctor Si were definitely very detailed, but it was a bit difficult for him to say them all at once.

Si Langzhong was stunned and said: "He said that they returned to Xijing on July 28th. After that, it took a while for the caravan to organize, deliver goods and settle accounts, so it was disbanded on August [-]th.

Speaking of which, Jiang Langjun once said that He Qiusheng and the others usually left as soon as they were disbanded. After all, everything in Xijing was expensive. If they stayed in Xijing for one more day, their hard-earned money would be less. But this time, He Qiusheng didn't know why. He kept saying that some things had not been handled well, and it took him almost three days to set off. "

Xu Jing stared into his eyes and said in a deep voice, "Did he say that He Qiusheng was not in the right mood before leaving Xijing this time?"

There was a flash of surprise in Si Langzhong's eyes, and he said: "It's true that he said that He Qiusheng was always a little absent-minded before leaving Xijing. You...how did you know?"

Xu Jing didn't look at him anymore. She quickly turned to Xiao Yi and said in a deep voice: "Master Xiao, we must find the second murderer as soon as possible. I think the second murderer's current situation is very dangerous."

Xu Jing's words shocked the two doctors present.

What second murderer?Does this mean that besides He Qiusheng, there is a second murderer in this case? !
This...how come they have never heard of this!
Xu Jing continued, "If I guessed correctly, when He Qiusheng committed the first and second cases, the second murderer noticed the clues, and He Qiusheng escaped back home in embarrassment. Because he was afraid of being exposed by that person, he did not dare to go to Xijing again, but he never expected that that person would chase him. Moreover, that person was actually the same kind as him... No, it should be said that he was even more cruel than him. A hundred times more beast!

That man forced He Qiusheng to commit crimes with him. He Qiusheng was responsible for kidnapping and dumping the bodies, while he and He Qiusheng tortured the victims!Moreover, his desire to kill is obviously stronger than that of He Qiusheng, so after He Qiusheng came back from Tianxi in the fourth year, he went from killing one person a year to killing one person every half a year.

I guess He Qiusheng has been controlled by the second murderer. He actually doesn't want to do this, at least he doesn't want to kill people so frequently. Therefore, he and the second murderer gradually have conflicts. This time when he returns to Xijing, he probably doesn't want to continue. He deliberately delayed the murder, but in the end he committed the crime under the coercion of the second murderer. Therefore, the victim was found later than before, and He Qiusheng also rarely delayed nearly three days before starting to go home! "

Xiao Yi's eyes gradually became serious, "It seems that the second murderer will commit the crime alone sooner or later, and judging from his cruel and cautious behavior, he will not want a disobedient chess piece. He Qiusheng is likely to dangerous!"

Xu Jing nodded, "That's right!"

Doctor Si and Doctor Chen: "..."

When did Mr. Xiao and Madam Xu come up with these inferences?
Did they really not miss anything just now?

Seeing Si Langzhong standing there dumbly, Xiao Yi couldn't help but give him a cold look, "Why don't you hurry up and send someone to catch up with He Qiusheng."

Si Langzhong shuddered, responded quickly, turned around and walked away quickly.

Seeing this, Dr. Chen quickly came to his senses, coughed lightly, stepped forward and saluted, "I'm telling Mr. Xiao, the fruit core that Mr. Xiao asked his subordinates to inquire about last night has also yielded results."