Farmer’s Wife Has Magic Skills

   Chapter 327 327. A Clue

  Ge Lihua said, "With such a large amount of goods, it is impossible to sell them loosely. The other party must have someone to connect."

  The only people who knew about this were the two companions of the deceased, but now the whereabouts of the two are still unknown. Thinking of this, everyone's heart sank. Could something unexpected happen?

  Good or bad spirits, a catcher ran over quickly, "My lords, I found two people..."

  …

The reason why Shuiyun County is called Shuiyun County is that there are two rivers running in parallel in the east and west directions of the county. The river is not wide, only three or four meters long. Weeping willows flutter in the wind.

  Weeping willows have been planted for many years, and each one is very luxuriant, even the willow branches have fallen into the water.

   At this time, beside a big willow tree, the lights are bright, and a group of policemen are salvaging two corpses...

  Chu Qingzhi and others also rushed over at this time.

   "Put him down and see if he can be saved." Chu Qingzhi said.

  The policeman did so immediately.

  Chu Qingzhi stepped forward to check, one of them was completely hopeless, and the other was still breathing weakly, she slapped the man on the heart, and the man woke up after spitting out a few mouthfuls of water.

  As soon as he opened his eyes, the man shouted anxiously, "Tao Pengnan, Tao Pengnan..." After calling the name, he let out a "grunt" in his throat, and died completely.

  The air was silent for a while, and the head catcher said, "What did he call just now...Tao Pengnan?"

  Chu Xujin said, "I also heard it was Tao Pengnan."

  Ge Lihua said, "I heard the same."

  Catcher said, "That's right."

  Chu Xujin asked the policeman beside him, "How did you find them?"

  The catcher said quickly, "A passerby came here for a walk and saw a few people sneaking around. He was afraid, so he walked back and happened to bump into us..."

  Chu Xujin nodded, then walked towards Chu Qingzhi, "Fifth Sister, how did they die?"

  Chu Qingzhi said, "Both of them were first interrupted by martial arts, and then fell into the river and drowned."

  The police quickly pulled the passerby over, "Tell the adults about the scene you saw at that time."

A passer-by said with some fear, "I had a quarrel with my mother-in-law, and I slammed the door out. There are willow trees growing here, and the scenery is nice. I just wanted to come here to calm down. Who would have thought that as soon as I came here, I saw a masked man. People hit the two people in front with both hands, and they were thrown into the river."

  The policeman said quickly, "His home is over there."

  Chu Qingzhi observed the passers-by, no martial arts, with the smell of herbs on her body, she should be a small drug dealer, "Let him go back, this matter has nothing to do with him."

  The policeman bowed his hands to Chu Qingzhi, and then led the passers-by down.

  Chu Qingzhi stood up and took two steps back, "Two people here, search them."

  After a body search, two pieces of portable jade, a knife, a key, bank notes, and broken silver were found from the two of them.

  Chu Qingzhi said again, "Take off their clothes and see if there are any tattoos on their bodies."

   These people are smuggling gangs. I don’t know if they will engrave copper coins on their bodies like An Huaiguo’s secret guards. If so, they can follow the vine.

  Chu Qingzhi took Ge Lihua to the side to avoid suspicion, and took the two people's belongings aside to study.

   Peiyu is very common, only worth a few taels of silver.

  The pocket knife is a sharp carving knife with marks on the blade edge. I don’t know what to do with such a pocket knife?

  The key is very common, and it usually unlocks the lock.

  The banknotes and broken silver coins are nothing to look at, but when Chu Qingzhi scanned the banknotes, she found the characters.

  She quickly took the bank note in her hand and unfolded it, with the word "cloud" written on it.

  Chu Qingzhi thought, "What is the connection between "Tao Pengnan" and "Cloud"?"

  Ge Lihua guessed, "Qingzhi, could this be the consignee?"

  Now there are too few clues, and there is no way to be sure. At this moment, Chu Xujin came over, "Fifth Sister, as you expected, the two of them have tattoos on their bodies, a tattoo of an ear of rice."

  Chu Qingzhi said, "Let's see if there are any tattoos on the body of the first deceased."

  Chu Xujin responded, "Okay."

  Ge Lihua told Chu Xujin what she and Chu Qingzhi had discovered.

  Chu Xujin took the things over and looked at them, and then said, "I think the consignee is probably Tao Pengnan, but Daling is so big, looking for a Tao Pengnan is like looking for a needle in a haystack."

  Ge Lihua glanced at Chu Xuhua, "If you know the meaning of "cloud", it will not be difficult to find it."

  Chu Xujin agrees with this, but the problem arises again, "Does this "cloud" represent a person? An object? Or a signal?"

  Everyone fell silent, there were still too few clues.

  Chu Qingzhi remembered one thing, "Where are the final destinations of these three merchants?"

"I think it's Shuiyun County." Ge Lihua analyzed, "Generally, merchants are in a hurry to sell goods, and when they pass by a place to rest, they usually only stay for one night, not three days, and the merchants travel hard, and there is no time to rest. Where I still have the energy to go shopping in brothels."

  Chu Xujin said, "If the analysis is correct, then "Tao Pengnan" and "Yun" should be in Shuiyun County."

  Chu Qingzhi asked, "Is there anyone with the surname Tao in Shuiyun County?"

  Chu Xujin thought for a moment, then nodded, "Yes, I will take you there right away."

  …

  The Tao family is about the same size as Chu Qingzhi's adoptive parents' family. There are dozens of people. They are considered a middle-level family in the county.

  It was already very late at this time, but the Tao's house was still brightly lit, and the house was noisy, as if something was going on.

  The police came forward and knocked on the door. It took a long time to open the door. It was an old man who opened the door. He was a little impatient, "It's so late, what can you do?"

  The policeman said blankly, "We're here to find Tao Pengnan."

  The old man's face changed, "What are you doing looking for him at this time, he is dead."

  Chu Qingzhi and the others looked at each other, how could it be such a coincidence?

  Chu Xujin put on his official authority and said forcefully, "Tao Pengnan is related to the case we are currently investigating. We need to go in and have a look."

   This is the experience he summed up in the process of working. For these families with a little background, he needs to show a strict side to calm them down, otherwise he will think you are afraid of them.

  The old man was embarrassed, "Wait a moment, I will inform the master."

  Chu Xujin grabbed the old man, "No need, let's go in directly."

   Who knows if the other party has something tricky, what if he goes to report and the other party is prepared?

  Two policemen behind stepped forward to pull the old man, and the others entered the Tao Mansion.

  Ge Lihua led the policeman to the front, and Chu Qingzhi and Chu Xujin walked to the rear, observing the Tao Mansion while walking.

  The layout of the mansion is neither ostentatious nor low-key, it fits the current status of the Tao Mansion, and there is nothing unusual about it.

  At this time, a flustered little maid came up ahead. When she saw a few people, she immediately lowered her head, afraid to look at others, and she showed a guilty conscience at this time.

  (end of this chapter)