"Don't rush to draw conclusions..."

Gu Ming waved his hand and continued to observe all the details.

However, the death of the corpse is indeed bizarre.

My hair was wet, my clothes were the same, and there was still a pool of undried water stains under my body.

If you say you are sweating, you will sweat a little too much.

Importantly, the expression of the deceased looked extremely painful, with water oozing out of the mouth, nose and ears, slightly swollen on the face, and a little wrinkled and pale skin exposed.

In theory, it is indeed like drowning.

Could it be that it was drowning and was pretended to be killed suddenly in the street?

"Zhao Yuanwai..."

"exist!"

"You said that more than a dozen tea guests witnessed Xiong Wu falling to the ground with their own eyes. Can they call these witnesses?"

"Yes, yes..."

Not long after, Gu Ming sat in the tea stall and called witnesses one by one to ask.

"Official, the villain was drinking tea at that time. Suddenly he heard a movement. When he turned his head and saw Xiong Wu lying on the ground, firewood scattered all over the ground..."

"At that time, the villain saw Xiong Wu coming with his own eyes. He suddenly fell down as he walked..."

At the beginning, the few people said it roughly the same, and there was no problem with it.

Later, what a middle-aged man said caught Gu Ming's attention:

"Two officials, this is the fifth one. Everyone said...hehe, nothing..."

"What do you say?" Gu Ming asked after a moment of thought.

"It's really nothing..."

The more this happens, the more Gu Ming has to ask the bottom line.

This is how the case is investigated, and no details can be missed. Often, it is the clue that seems irrelevant.

Unable to resist Gu Ming's consolation and intimidation, the man finally revealed the whole story.

"Official, it's a villain who is not a villain, but he refused to say it. An official named Hou also asked the villain about it. The villain truthfully spoke suspiciously, but was labeled as a devilish word to deceive the public..."

"The evil words confuse the public? Why?"

The man subconsciously looked back and then lowered his voice and said mysteriously: "Official, do you believe there are ghosts in the world?"

"Well……"

This question is really hard to respond positively.

After all, the government has always kept a secret about such things and is unwilling to make them public.

If you want to say no, you are talking nonsense with your eyes open, and it will also make the other party feel scruples and refuse to tell the truth.

After thinking about it, Gu Ming said seriously: "If you believe, you have it; if you don't believe, you won't!"

This is probably the most nonsense in the world, but it is often very effective.

The man smiled meaningfully: "The villain understands... In fact, the villain suspects that this matter is related to a dead woman..."

"Hmm? Dead woman?"

"Yes, about half a month ago, a sensation happened in the town.

Someone arrested Wang Laosan's wife Xiu'er on the spot and had an affair with a peddler who had left the village...

Infuriated, the Wang family brothers beat the peddler to death on the spot.

Afterwards, Mr. Zhao came out to preside over the presidency and soaked Xiu'er in the pig cage to show punishment..."

After hearing these words, Gu Ming couldn't help but frown.

According to the customs at that time, once such incidents of indifference occurred, local gentry did have the right to deal with them, and the government was usually lazy to deal with such messy matters.

"At that time, the villain was also at the scene. He heard Xiu'er shouting for justice. But who believed it? After all, he was arrested and wasn't it right?

Then he was tied up in a cage and loaded with stones. He was carried from Wangjiaqiao and threw it into the water..."

"So, do you suspect that she is not dissipating and thus takes revenge?"

"The villain didn't say it, it was the official who said it himself..."

This guy is simply an old fry.

Gu Ming waved his hand: "Okay, go and call the next person in."

This time, Gu Ming took the initiative and began to ask about Xiu'er.

After some inquiries, I learned two details.

First: The peddler was a little unscrupulous and liked to make explicit jokes with some big girls and wives.

Second: Xiu'er has always been careful and has a relatively introverted personality.

Then, Gu Ming ordered Zhu Ba: "You go and find Mr. Zhao and ask him to prepare a car to help transport the body back and let the coroner check the specific cause of death. I won't wait for you, go back to the government office first."

Before leaving, Gu Ming went around the river outside the town and then accelerated his pace to return.

...

"Huh, I didn't expect Gu Bantuo to solve the case so soon?"

As soon as I arrived at the government office, I heard a sarcastic sound.

Gu Ming turned his head and saw that it was Hou San.

This guy happened to come back from patrol with two constables. As soon as he met, he couldn't help but want to make a reply.

The key is that he is unwilling to give up...

Before, Wan Bantou had to go home to recuperate due to physical reasons.

The vacant position should have been on the top of Hou Sanding. First, he has enough qualifications, and second, he has some connections.

A year ago, this guy didn't know how to get online, so he became Zhong Zhixing, who was in charge of Nanjian, as his godfather.

With this relationship, he thought that he was the first position in the class.

In fact, Jin Buhuan was also preparing to promote Hou San at the beginning. Although he didn't like Hou San's character very much, considering Zhong Zhixing's relationship, he couldn't find a suitable candidate for the first time.

As a result, after meeting Gu Ming, he changed his mind temporarily.

This was undoubtedly a considerable blow to Hou San.

"Haha, how fast is it..."

Gu Ming smiled indifferently and glanced at the other two constables.

"Gu Bantu!"

Now, the two of them said hello as if they were reluctant.

"So the case has not been solved yet? Gu Bantu, Captain Jin has praised you in front of everyone. Don't let everyone down."

When Gu Ming heard this, he couldn't help but calm down.

"Hou San, here our team leader will solemnly remind you two points. First, the head of the chief Jin transferred me to the court with permission from the judge. Second, this case will definitely be found out!"

After saying that, he left.

Your uncle, who can't take advantage of the situation?

"Third brother, this kid is simply too arrogant."

"Hmph, let him be arrogant...but don't let me catch the handle!"

Hou San's eyes were cold and he gritted his teeth and said.

When he entered the punishment and arrest room, Gu Ming immediately found Jin Buhuan.

"Oh? I'm back now? Are there any clues?"

"There may be some clues when returning to the captain. However, before that, my subordinates wanted to find a coroner for a post-mortem, and the body was escorted back by Zhu Ba. I guess they could arrive before dark."

"When it comes to autopsy, one was tested before, and the coroner said it was drowned."

"Well, but I still want to test it again."

Jin Buhuan nodded: "If the autopsy result is still a drowning death, how do you judge?"

Gu Ming thought for a while and said, "There are two possibilities. One is that someone deliberately forged the scene of sudden death... However, this possibility is too small.

Today, my subordinates asked more than a dozen witnesses, and they could tell from them that they had never had any confessions.

Then, the biggest possibility is the second type…”

"Why don't you say it?"

"The second possibility is a bit strange. My subordinates learned some clues. Perhaps these sudden death cases were not done by humans..."

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Chapter completed!