Chapter 97 (1/2)



97 Sang po (1)

Cutting the throat would not kill him on the spot. The murderer’s technique was very sharp. He did not cut the trachea, but directly cut the carotid artery on the side.

One could tell at a glance that he was an old hand.

In Xu Qi ‘an’s previous life, severing the carotid artery was a fatal injury that even the gods could not save.

However, this would not cause instant death.

The low-ranking Flag Officer lay on the desk and died. He didn’t struggle, and his blood didn’t splatter everywhere. From this, it could be inferred that the cause of death wasn’t a cut of the throat.

What really caused him to die on the spot was the fatal injury to his brain. He didn’t have the chance to react or struggle. He died on the spot.

The murderer broke his frontal bone and cut his throat with a knife. It was clean and crisp … Staring at the shallow pit on the deceased’s forehead, an image appeared in everyone’s mind.

Xu Qi ‘an touched the dead man’s body. After careful observation, he said,”After death, stiffness spread throughout the body, livor mortis no longer moved, and the cornea was quite turbid. The time of death was more than seventeen hours. In other words, the murderer killed at night.

“I suggest we investigate from these aspects:First, the recent night travel documents issued by the government;Second, he asked the Royal saber guards if they had met any suspicious people nearby.Third, he asked the night watchman in charge of patrolling the area;Fourth, he asked the deceased’s family members about their recent interpersonal relationships.”

No one spoke for a long time, and Lu Qing and the others looked at him in a daze.

This, this is it?

He gave a direction?

It hadn’t been long, but he had already made clear reasoning and used it as a basis to point out the direction of the investigation.

Although they knew that Xu Qi ‘an was an expert in solving cases, they still felt that it was too fast.

“Let the coroner examine him first,” Lu Qing said after some thought.

In general, when it came to a murder case, the detectives would bring along a coroner to carry out a preliminary examination first, so that they could better combine the clues at the scene to make deductions.

The results given by the coroner were similar to Xu Qi ‘an’s judgment, but not as detailed as the latter.

Song tingfeng and Zhu guangxiao were still fine, but Lu Qing and a few other government officials had a sudden sense of admiration for Xu Qi ‘an.

“It’s. pity that he’s already. night watchman. If the official can’t get him …” Lu Qing sighed with regret in his heart.

If she had such an outstanding colleague to help her apprehend criminals and solve cases, it would really be a happy thing in life.

Lu Qing called the people outside to question them and asked them what they had learned.

The conclusion was that the deceased did not have any enmity with anyone recently;There were no guests last night, and the deceased had been in a good state of mind recently.

Lu Qing, who was at a loss, frowned.

the victim was just a low-level Flag Officer. If we rule out the possibility of a vendetta, then what reason would cause the murderer to enter the house late at night and commit the murder? ” Xu Qi ‘an whispered to her.

Lu Qing had a lot of criminal investigation experience. When he heard this, his eyes lit up. He immediately called the victim’s wife and asked, “”Did the house suddenly have more silver? Or did Liu Han tell you something?”

The pretty Woman tried hard to recall for a long time and said sadly, “”A few days ago, husband said that he would take us out of the capital and live a carefree life outside.”

Lu Qing and Xu Qi ‘an looked at each other and said,”how many days ago exactly?”

“Around 10,” The woman could not remember clearly.

…..

On the way out of the courtyard, Lu Qing said in a deep voice, “”He accepted a bribe and was killed.”

Xu Qi ‘an nodded. This was a very reasonable speculation, and he thought so too.

“But, why would a small flag Officer be killed?” song tingfeng frowned.

Xu Qi ‘an thought for a while and seemed to have caught on to something.”If I remember correctly, the Golden guards are in charge of the inner city’s East Gate and the Imperial City’s East Gate.”

Everyone’s expression changed when they heard this.

perhaps we should meet Liu Han’s direct superior, ” Xu Qi ‘an said. we’ll report this to the Yamen first. After we get our tickets, we’ll go to him for questioning.

Liu Han’s superior was a Centurion of the Golden guard. Although they were both Centurions, the Golden Guard’s status was much higher than that of the Imperial saber guard. The latter was a unit security guard, while the former was the leader’s bodyguard.

If Xu Qi ‘an and the others wanted to come for questioning, they had to have a token issued by the Yamen as proof. It was similar to the search warrant from her previous life.

He returned to the night watchman’s Yamen and reported the matter to Li Yuchun. Brother spring took it very seriously and said, “”This matter is very strange, but the Imperial City is heavily guarded. A small banner officer can’t cause any waves. Just ask as usual, and the Golden guards will investigate. In addition, the day of His Majesty’s ancestral worship is coming soon, so we should put our focus on this matter.”

He immediately gave her his ticket.

After waiting for a while at the night watchman’s Yamen, Lu Qing and the other fast hands of the Yamen rushed over. The group went to the East Gate of the Imperial City.

Centurion Zhou was on patrol with his men. He only returned after two hours. When he learned that the night watchman and the government office had come looking for him, he immediately came to receive them.

Centurion Zhou had a thick beard, triangular eyes, and a fierce-looking face. He didn’t look like an easy person to get along with.

“Centurion Zhou, do you have a banner officer named Liu Han under you?” song tingfeng asked.