Tang Dynasty detective

Chapter 774 Speculation
The two walked for about an hour, and found the fallen kite skeleton at the bend of the river.

Only half of the huge kite was broken, and when it fell from mid-air, it fell apart.

Li Canghai asked Lu Jitong to pick up the kite skeleton, and then continued along the river.

Along the way, the two found more and more skeletons, and Li Canghai picked them all up.

For him, this was the main cause of Lantern Chen's death, and he might be able to find some clues from these kites.

In addition, Li Canghai also found some cotton wool that had been scorched in the water.

After bringing back all the things they found, the two returned to Fufeng Town.

It was almost noon when we returned to Fufeng Town.

Li Canghai took all the things he picked up to the ancestral hall, and then stared at those things alone, lost in thought.

Not long after, Di Qing came in carrying a box and fighting with Li Yu.

"Cang Hai, I'll bring you food!" Di Qing said loudly as soon as she stepped over the threshold.

Lu Jitong, who was guarding the door, hurriedly saluted the two of them, and said in a low voice, "My lord, princess, your lord is thinking about something inside."

Di Qing came to her senses immediately, quickly covered her mouth, and walked towards Li Canghai lightly.

At this time, Li Canghai had woken up from deep contemplation. He looked at Di Qing who looked like a thief, and said with a smile, "Qing'er, are you going to be a thief?"

Seeing him waking up, Di Qing rolled his eyes at him, put down the brocade box, and said reproachfully, "Cang Hai, even if you encounter a murder case, you should pay attention to rest! Since last night, it's fine if you don't go to sleep, but you can't sleep." Don’t eat! But fortunately, there is this heroine here, otherwise you must starve to death!”

With that said, Di Qing took out a few steaming dishes from the brocade box and placed them on the table.

At this moment, Li Canghai felt that his stomach had been protesting for a long time. He smiled slightly, then picked up the steamed buns, and started eating with side dishes.

Li Yu looked curiously at some messy things on the table, and suddenly asked inexplicably: "Sir, why are you staring at these messy things in a daze?"

While eating steamed buns by the sea, Li Cang said, "Your Highness is wrong, these are not random useless things, but the most important clues about this murder case."

Li Yu scratched his head, he and Di Qing had witnessed what happened last night.

Originally Li Yu planned to follow Lu Jitong to look for the corpse, but Li Canghai stopped him and asked him and Di Qing to go back to the inn to take care of the luggage, so he didn't know much about the murder case.

"Sir, I don't understand. It's just an accidental crash. Why do you think it's a murder?" Li Yu asked puzzled.

Li Canghai ate steamed buns and said, "At first, I thought it was just an accidental crash. I didn't think it was weird until the body of the deceased was found."

"What's so weird about this?" Li Yu asked.

Li Canghai chewed a few mouthfuls, put down the steamed bun, and said, "The strangeness lies in the location of the deceased's body. According to Brother Lu, the deceased's body was found ten miles away from this town. Before, I also I went to check the place where the body was found, and went upstream along the river. I found that the water flow at the bottom of the cliff was not turbulent, and there were strange rocks in the water. There were at least three bends that almost cut off the water flow. Found around a bend."

"What does this mean?" Li Yu was confused by what he said, and was even more inexplicable.

Li Canghai stood up, with his hands behind his back, and said: "Not long after the deceased fell from a high altitude, Brother Lu and others went down the cliff to search for the corpse. With Brother Lu's ability, they reached the bottom of the cliff within a stick of incense. At that time, he did not find the body at the bottom of the cliff. After the villagers descended from the cliff, they began to search. The period was only half an hour. After that, they searched for the body along the river. According to my observation, the body fell The terrain is flat and the water flow is slow, so it stands to reason that the corpse should be found nearby. However, the corpse was found ten miles away, which makes people feel a little strange."

Li Yu blinked, and suddenly realized: "I know! It turns out that the gap in distance made the husband question this case."

Li Canghai nodded and said, "That's right. If the body was washed away by the current when it fell, it would never be washed away ten miles in just half an hour. Brother Lu and others brought the body back this morning." At that time, I found it strange that the words were found ten miles away. After I checked the river at the bottom of the cliff, I became more certain. Regardless of the water flow or the terrain, the body should not be ten miles away."

"But, we clearly saw that the deceased died by falling?" Di Qing asked puzzled.

Li Canghai frowned slightly, and said: "Qing'er, sometimes what you see with your own eyes may not be true. Besides, the night was dark at that time, and the deceased was in mid-air. When the fire was on fire, the line of sight was obstructed and he couldn't see clearly. It is not certain whether it is the deceased or not."

Li Yu smiled and said: "Sir, I understand what you mean. You mean that the deceased was killed by someone at sight, and then thrown into the river ten miles away. However, if someone else is on the kite , where is that person? The kite was in mid-air at that time! He was neither killed nor seen, so could he disappear out of thin air?"

Li Canghai shook his head and said, "I haven't figured this out yet."

Di Qing tilted her head, thought for a while, and suddenly said, "Cang Hai, since you think this is a murder case, what is the motive?"

"Killing is generally divided into two types. One is impulsive killing, and the other is premeditated murder. Impulsive killing is caused by being too emotional without thinking. Generally, this kind of killing will leave a lot of clues and traces. It can be seen through. Premeditated murder is different, there are very few clues to premeditated murder, and the murderer will erase all traces. And this case, if it is not an accident, must be premeditated murder. There is a reason for premeditated murder."

After a pause, Li Canghai pondered and said: "The reason for killing is nothing more than vendetta, love, and desire. If you want to know why the murderer killed, you have to start the investigation from the dead."

"So, the murderer is likely to be someone who has a deep hatred with the deceased?" Li Yu asked, rubbing his chin.

"This possibility cannot be ruled out. However, the truth needs to be carefully investigated." Li Canghai said.

While talking, there was a sound of horseshoes and hurried steps outside the ancestral hall.

Li Canghai looked back, only to see a man in official clothes, leading a few yamen servants, walking towards the ancestral hall in a hurry.

(End of this chapter)