Chapter 27: Who Killed Mrs. Liu?
"Dongdong..." Another knock on the door came from outside the door. For a moment, Old Tie and Old Man stopped immediately. I opened the door and saw that a little Si was standing outside the door. When he saw me open the door, he bent down and said.
"Sir, my master asked you to go out of the main hall. Captain Song is afraid he has something to ask!"
"I understand, let's go down now," I replied.
"Huh?" He looked into the room and saw Lao Tie and Ling'er bent down at them again, "Old Tie is here too, so let's go down together."
He didn't leave immediately. I think it was Mr. Liu who gave the death order. The old man got up and cleaned up his things. We followed Xiao Si downstairs.
As soon as we entered the main hall, we saw Mr. Liu sitting in the main seat, and the woman (A Xiu) was next to him, which was the mother's place. We all frowned. According to custom, those who lost their husbands must go to guard the spirits and cannot enter the main hall.
But seeing her relaxed look, there was no sadness of her deceased husband, I even saw happiness from her every move.
The second main position was Captain Song, and the old woman stood in the lower head. We were arranged in the guest seat. In addition to us, there were also some elderly people from the village in the room, who must be respected.
As soon as we sat down, Captain Song stood up, glanced at us and said slowly, "I will ask you some questions next, and I hope you will answer truthfully!"
Everyone nodded after hearing his words and signaled to cooperate. He took out a black notebook and a pen, and asked Mr. Liu the first one.
"Mr. Liu, where were you last night at about two o'clock?"
"I'm sleeping in the room and I'm not in good health recently, so I rarely come out for activities!" Mr. Liu responded.
"Who can prove it?" Captain Song asked.
"I" the old woman standing next to her suddenly said, and everyone all turned their eyes to her.
"The master is in poor health, and I'm still giving him food at that time."
"Yes, Grandma Chen has come in, but she has watched me finish eating and sleeping." Old Master Liu quickly explained. He was really afraid that Captain Song would suspect him. After all, the things projected by Captain Song's eyes were too straightforward and panic.
"That's good," Captain Song said, then looked at A Xiu next to Mr. Liu. The woman's body trembled when he looked at her inquiring eyes, and sweat instantly flowed down her cheeks.
"Mrs. Liu, where were you last night?"
"I'm in the room!" the woman stammered, and her hands were unconsciously rubbing in front of her. After hearing his words, Captain Song's eyes turned cold and suddenly pointed at the woman and shouted.
"You lied, you weren't in the room last night!"
"I..." The woman's tone became even more trembling for a moment, and her body couldn't help but lean towards Mr. Liu. Captain Song saw this and brows opened and was about to ask again, when Grandma Chen, who was next to the next, spoke again.
"It's not the young lady. I heard that the master was in poor health last night. She went to the master's room to greet him."
"When did you see her?" Captain Song asked dissatisfiedly. He found that Grandma Chen was always asking him for problems.
"I came back after sending the things and met them in the corridor. I also greeted the young lady. Do you think it is the young lady?"
"Yes, I met Grandma Chen!" the woman quickly echoed.
"When did you come out of Mr. Liu's room?"
"Axiu will go back at about three o'clock." Seeing that the woman was speechless, Old Master Liu replied calmly. After he had cleared his relationship, he had restored his original majesty.
"Then what are you doing when you go back?"
"I'm sitting in the room"
“Didn’t sleep?”
"No"
"Okay, ask Grandma Chen now." Captain Song turned his eyes and focused on Grandma Chen who ruined his affairs.
"You are the last person to come into contact with Mrs. Liu, are you?"
"Yes, after washing the young master's body yesterday, I went to my wife's room to deliver soup to her. When I came out, Mr. Tie was doing something."
Captain Song looked at Old Tie, and saw Old Tie nodding, indicating that he had indeed seen Grandma Chen come out.
"Tie Lao has absent, then..." He suddenly looked at the old man and me, and saw that the old man was still sitting there with a refreshed spirit. I was not as relaxed as him. This is a matter of life. If you misunderstand it, it will be a big problem.
"Where are you? Where did you go last night?"
"The child went to the kitchen to find water to drink," said Grandma Chen again.
Captain Song frowned deeply, and looked at the old man who was still alive and his eyes turned cold.
"Where are you?"
"Sleep in the room!" said the old man.
"Who proves that you are sleeping in the room when he goes to find water to drink?"
"I can prove it!" The one who spoke this time was Lao Lao.
"If you want to enter the side room, there is only one door, and the door is facing the mourning hall. We have dozens of eyes staring at it. It is impossible for him to enter the side room without anyone knowing it."
Captain Song heard Mr. Tie and snorted coldly, looking at the elderly in the village. They were all in the mourning hall last night, and you will know after asking.
Seeing Captain Song turning his eyes to them, the old men nodded together, saying that he had confirmed what Mr. Tie said.
"You all have absent provenance, but the murderer is one of you!" Captain Song said dissatisfied.
"Captain Song, why are you so sure that the murderer is between us?" The old man who had been alive all the time spoke, and he asked everyone's heart in one sentence.
"I checked the body. The deceased's facial expression was peaceful, without any fear. The fatal injury was a knife in the chest, and the room was neat and without any trace. It proved that the murderer killed the deceased without any resistance."
"So who can reassure the dead? And without any defense, only those who are familiar with her and those who are at least one encounter with each other, and who are not prepared for her, can do it!"
"So the murderer is between you"
"But I can't tell who it is. It's a speculation after all, isn't it?" the old man asked back.
"I will find him out. I will come here today. I will go to you if I have something to do, but you'd better not leave the Liu family compound!" Captain Song said, and waved his hand and left the main hall angrily.
Chapter completed!