Chapter 298: Shrewd Li Sanmu
Chapter 298 Shrewd Li Sanmu
Chu Nanzhi's mind raced quickly for a moment, all the people invited to the dinner last night were members of the Lin clan, and they all lived in Chongrenfang and nearby squares, so there was really no need to stay overnight.
She continued to look at Ying'er: "Then when did you hear the footsteps coming back after you heard your mistress go out last night?"
Ying'er squinted her eyes and thought for a while: "It should be less than a stick of incense, but at that time, the servant has already fallen into a drowsy sleep, and only vaguely heard the sound of the door opening."
Li Sanmu was a little angry when he heard it: "Since you know your mistress is going out, why didn't you go out with her?"
Ying'er immediately revealed a look of shame: "The mistress will order the servants to follow when she has something to do. If she didn't order, the servants would not dare to make their own decisions."
"That's true."
Li Sanmu nodded thoughtfully, then raised his eyes to Chu Nanzhi, wanting to ask for her opinion.
Chu Nanzhi still had some doubts and wanted to find out, so she continued to ask, "Where did your master rest last night?"
"It's in Jiang Xiaoniang's yard."
When this matter was mentioned, the faces of the two maids became cloudy, a little depressed.
"Um."
Chu Nanzhi could not help but sneer.
That's true, such a delicate beauty is hiding in the courtyard, a man would feel sorry for her.
Looking silently at the maids for a moment, she said in a calm tone: "You go back to the house to serve your mistress first, and don't mention my questioning with Li Langjun."
Ying'er and Mi'er responded, and immediately got up and walked into the house.
Li Sanmu watched the two walk away, and asked hesitantly: "Miss Chu, in your opinion, do you want to arrest him immediately?"
"Don't worry, it won't be too late to get someone after the investigation is clear."
It was only then that the daughter was taken away. If Zhou is imprisoned now, it is fine if she is indeed the one who did the evil. If she is wronged, it will be difficult for the mother and daughter to gain a foothold in the Lin family.
The matter of chasing wind and shadow cannot be repeated again and again.
"Miki, are you sure you have checked the four places in the courtyard, and you really didn't find any clues of outsiders stepping in?"
Chu Nanzhi actually had some doubts about the second uncle and the third uncle. Both of them are masters with hidden knives in their hearts, and they like to meddle in other people's family affairs.
Especially the third uncle, Da Chen, who was able to instigate Lin Jinxiao's niece, Xiao Chen, to go to the county government to kill him on Lin Jinxiao's first day in office.
Li Sanmu shook his head firmly: "Miss Chu, we have searched the inside and outside of the courtyard carefully. If outsiders really enter the courtyard, we can find some footprints or traces of damage no matter what. Our Luyan Port has a humid climate. The several squares near Chongrenfang are full of towering old trees, and the soil inside and outside the courtyard walls is relatively loose.
Moreover, I have carefully inspected the courtyard wall of the inner courtyard. The wall is much higher than the front courtyard. It is not easy to crawl in. It is impossible not to leave any traces, let alone Chongrenfang is next to the County Wei’s Mansion. It is also close to the west gate, and the density of guards and patrols is stronger than that of the other three gates. There are people on duty day and night, so no one dares to enter the hospital openly. "
"Well, what you said makes sense."
Chu Nanzhi was relieved when he heard that, he didn't expect this guy to follow him to handle several cases, and now his thoughts are much more delicate than before.
From this point of view, the possibility of foreign thieves being admitted to the hospital can indeed be ruled out.
Narrowing down the scope of suspicion, combined with the various circumstances before and after, the most likely murderers who killed Lin Sanniang can only be Zhou's mother and daughter.
"Did you find the dagger that killed people?"
Chu Nanzhi looked at the walking figure of the guard in the distance.
Li Sanmu shook his head blankly: "I asked the cook at the house, it is true that a short boning knife was lost in the kitchen in the front yard a while ago, and I haven't found it yet. I searched, but I didn't find the boning knife."
"Where did you find it?"
Chu Nanzhi continued to ask.
"The rooms of Lin Erniang and Lin Sanniang, the handyman's room, and the ear room in the inner courtyard have all been turned upside down, and even every corner of the courtyard has not been neglected."
Li Sanmu roughly counted, and finally looked at Zhou's yard with hesitation: "Now there are only Mrs. Zhou and Xiaoniang Jiang's yards that have not been searched."
As he said that, he changed the subject, and vowed: "Xiao Niang Jiang's room must not hide this dagger, the head of the Lin family slept in her courtyard last night, and she would not have murdered her own daughter. "
"Well, it does."
Chu Nanzhi looked at Zhou's yard with some embarrassment.
Lin Tingzhen dotes on this concubine so much, and Jiang is Lin Sanniang's biological mother, so she has to rely on this only daughter to gain some hope for the rest of her life.
The so-called tiger's poison does not eat its children, the two of them naturally would not have any crooked ideas.
Thinking about Zhou's behavior today, although it looks very heartbreaking, it is not certain whether there is any unspeakable secret hidden behind this layer of heartache.
It is reasonable to say that it is because of causing her daughter to regret and blame herself.
Li Sanmu's thick eyebrows trembled, and he stared at Chu Nanzhi cautiously, seeing her thoughtful look, he couldn't bear to disturb her.
After a long time, he finally said with some embarrassment: "Before Master Lin left, he specially ordered the humble official not to let go of every corner, and must find the murder weapon. Miss Chu, do you think?"
"Since you are following orders, let's search."
As soon as Chu Nanzhi finished speaking, Li Sanmu impatiently led the guards towards Zhou's yard.
This made her very distressed.
It seems that this guy is waiting for his own words.
What made her feel even more depressed was that Lin Jinxiao's pretty boy listened to Lin Tingzhen and the Lin clan without even finding the murder weapon, and took Lin Jinhui directly to the prison. What if it was found in Zhou's yard The murder weapon, wouldn't that have wronged my sister-in-law.
Besides, Mrs. Zhou went out last night. If she can find a sharp weapon from her yard, it can almost be concluded that she is suspected of committing the crime.
But calm down and think carefully about what Lin Jinxiao said to himself and Lin Jinhui today. I'm afraid he knows that he cares about my sister-in-law very much, so he wants to follow Lin Tingzhen's wishes and bring my sister-in-law to the prison so that she can teach her a lesson. .
"Jin Hui really should teach her a lesson, otherwise she will definitely suffer another big loss in the future with her straightforward temperament."
Thinking like this, Chu Nanzhi finally let go of Lin Jinxiao's reckless behavior.
With layers of doubts about Zhou, he stepped into the yard again.
The room was surrounded by servants, Mrs. Zhou was sitting at the tea table supported by Liu Yun, her eyes were so dry that she was about to cry.
Seeing Chu Nanzhi coming in, Ying'er and Mi'er lowered their heads one after another, remaining silent and daring to speak.
Seeing this, Liu Yun immediately raised her eyes and asked anxiously: "Dazhi, what clues have you found out, and what's going on with these officials? No matter how they searched, they found everything in your aunt's yard?"
Chu Nanzhi pursed her lips and smiled wryly, she didn't know how to explain, her eyes were fixed on Mrs Zhou, she was really speechless.
(end of this chapter)