The Forensic Doctor's Daughter-in-law

Chapter 22
What made her wonder was that it wasn't one person who died, but two people, one was found in the small forest behind the inn, and the other was still upstairs?
Reminiscent of the previous reaction of the guy named A Gen, and the situation where the innkeeper asked Xiao Luzi to go upstairs to check, Dou Zihan felt that there should be something between the man who died in the grove and the woman who died in the guest room upstairs. It's related, otherwise, the innkeeper wouldn't let Xiao Luzi go up to check it out.

If the man who died in the woods was the owner of the heavier footsteps that passed by his window at midnight last night, then what was he doing downstairs so late, how did he get out of the inn, and why did he go? After killing the grove, who took his life?
As for the woman upstairs, could it be that the murderer used some method to lure the man out of the room, and then sneaked into the room and killed the woman?

However, if the slight footsteps that sounded after the heavy footsteps were made by the murderer, judging from the sound of the wooden corridor vibrating due to the footsteps, the murderer should be a woman?or a child?
Just as Dou Zihan's thoughts were going back and forth, four more yamen servants came in from outside the door, carrying a simple stretcher made of tree branches on their shoulders.

After the four of them entered, they placed the stretcher on the flat ground in the hall.Lying on the stretcher was a man who appeared to be in his 30s, with a dagger stuck in his chest.

Seeing this, some timid guests yelled loudly, and even Alian, who was standing beside her, hid her head behind her.

Dou Zihan has long been used to seeing all kinds of dead people. In her opinion, the appearance of this dead man is just the most common one, and there is no reason to make such a fuss.

But now that we met, because of professional habits, and because she was sitting not far from the place where the stretcher was placed, after the magistrate entered the door, she stood up together with other guests, condescending, but You can clearly see the death of this dead man.

Judging from the length of the dead man lying flat, the height should be between 1.7 meters and 1.7 meters. He was slightly fat and weighed about 150 kilograms. Unlike ordinary people, although Dou Zihan can't see any good or bad materials, judging from the style and embroidered patterns, the robes worn by this man are still exquisite. On the other hand, it shows that this man's status should be at a certain level.

However, the most striking thing about this dead man at this time is the dagger on his chest. The man's eyes may have been frightened before his death. Even now, they are still wide open, and his whole expression seems to stay in At the moment of death, the brocade clothes on his chest were covered with red blood.

"My lord, one of them died upstairs. Do you want to bring it down, or you should go up and see for yourself." The lame shopkeeper smiled apologetically.

"What, there is one more, didn't it mean that only one died?" The magistrate frowned.

"My lord, there is a woman staying in the hotel with the man who died in the grove. After Ah Gen found this person in the grove, he came back and told the little one, and the little one hurriedly asked the clerk Xiaolu to go upstairs to check the place." Whether the woman is in the room, the result, the result, just..." found that he died.

The lame shopkeeper stammered as he wiped the cold sweat off his forehead.

"Then go up with me and have a look." The prefect stepped up and planned to go up to check. Anyway, the woman upstairs died, and the room was the first scene of the crime. This is no common sense. The prefect The adults should also go up and survey the scene to see if they can find any clues that will help solve the case.

When the magistrate went upstairs, he glanced at the guests in the hall inadvertently, maybe there was a murderer inside, so his glance was more or less scrutinizing.Suddenly his eyes stopped on Wang Guanshi.

Blinking his eyes again, he stopped going up the stairs, and even smiled a bit on his face, and came to Dou Zihan and the others side by side with the few people standing in front of him blocking the way.Then he said with a smile: "Wang Guanshi, I didn't expect you to come to my official Qinzhou Mansion, but now you are going back to Beijing, or?"

"Uncle Cousin, this time, I was ordered by Eldest Young Master to pick Miss Dou's Biao to live permanently in the capital." Steward Wang stepped forward and saluted.

"Cousin of the Dou family?" The magistrate was a little taken aback when he heard the words. Obviously, he couldn't remember which relative the cousin of the Dou family was from for a while, but the expression on his face quickly recovered.His eyes only turned slightly in one direction, but it was only a glance, and he immediately moved away, then smiled and said: "Since my cousin has come to my cousin's husband's territory, I will go to my house when I turn around, and let your cousin clean up the dust for my cousin." It is."

"Brother-in-law is too polite." Dou Zihan responded modestly. When the magistrate suddenly stopped and moved towards her, she was a little puzzled, but she didn't expect to run into someone from the Cui family here. Relatives, although I don't know what kind of relationship the magistrate's wife has with the Cui family, but since the other party has accosted her, she has to respond out of politeness.

"My cousin, after we arrived in Qinzhou last night, it was getting late, so it's not good to disturb my cousin and grandpa. I planned to ask Mama Ping to take Miss Dou's cousin to see my cousin early this morning, but I didn't expect that Such a thing happened in the inn, now it seems that there is no need to go to the house to deliver the letter, and when the uncle is done working here, Miss Biao will go to disturb the cousin." Steward Wang explained.

As the more useful steward of the Cui family's outer court, he knows most of the Cui family's relationships. The prefect of the Qinzhou prefecture can only be regarded as a distant relative of the Cui family. The wife of the prefect of Han is the third wife of the Cui family. The cousin and niece, and the prefect of Han is still a student of the third master. In short, on such a floor, the two parties can be considered relatives, but after all, they are not very close. Most of the relatives of the Cui family are from the "seven surnames" family For a rich family, like the prefect of Han, who came from a poor family and has relatives, how many people does the Cui family have?

Therefore, even though he knew in advance who the magistrate of the Qinzhou Prefecture was, Guanshi Wang didn't intend to let Miss Dou's Biao visit him, but he didn't expect such a thing to happen in the inn where he was staying, and let the uncle of the Han Biao touch him. Right now, this cousin has invited me. Even though Miss Dou's cousin and Mr. Han's cousin don't know each other's identity, after all, they can be regarded as close relatives. If that's the case, let Miss Cousin go It's okay for the magistrate's yamen to meet Xue's cousin and grandma.

"They're all relatives. If you don't want to disturb me, Catcher Wang, you go back to your house and tell your wife that the cousin of the Dou family will go home soon."

"Yes, my lord." A quick-witted policeman replied, turned around and left the gate of the inn to report to the government office.

(End of this chapter)