1 Tamura Murder Case

In the twelfth year of the Republic of China, in Yanmen Road, Shanxi (now Xinzhou City), on the morning of the 28th day of the twelfth lunar month. The Dingxiang County Chengnan Police Station on Yanmen Road is located in the first courtyard of the city. In the east wing of the detective team room, Detective Xiao Jian and the police officers

The police discuss the Spring Festival holiday.

Policeman Jiang Shun hurriedly opened the door and said: "Inspector Xiao, someone from Tian Village in the south of the city came to report that there is a dead body under the cliff outside the village. Let us investigate it quickly." Xiao Jian heard this and immediately ordered: "Get ready for the horse.

If you tell me that you are a Hu Zhi, you will immediately pay attention to it!"

Xiao Jian led his assistant Jiang Shunwu as Hu Zhi to ride out of the city and ran towards Tamura. Snow was falling in the sky and snowflakes were swirling in the cold wind. Tamura belongs to the south jurisdiction of the city and is less than ten miles away from the city. The road is winding and difficult to travel. It is snowing and the road is slippery, and the horse's steps are slow.

, it was nearly noon when we arrived at the scene. There were many onlookers at the scene, and under the supervision of the village chief Liu Bao, they all stayed away from the corpse to watch. The three people dismounted, separated the crowd, and went to the corpse. They saw a male corpse lying on his back on the snow.

The deceased was middle-aged and had a wound on his forehead. The wound was round and was struck by a hard object. Due to the cold weather, the blood in the wound had solidified. There was also congestion in the nostrils, as if the nose had been hit. There was a strong smell of alcohol in the mouth of the deceased.

There is a long scar on the left cheek, which is an obvious feature and very conspicuous.

After on-site analysis, the cause of death was not suicide or drunkenness, but the cause of death was homicide. However, there were no signs of a fight at the scene, the body had no items that could prove its identity, and there were no relics that could be traced. Obviously, the body was killed first.

Then he threw it from the cliff.

When Liu Baochang approached, Xiao Jian was quite familiar with him. He reported in a low voice: "There is someone who recognizes the corpse among the onlookers. It is said that he is from Liujiatun in the north of the city. He is the foreman of Liu Qingshan, the owner of Fuchuan Coal Mine in Dang Village. His name is Chen Dajing, and his nickname is Scarface. He is from the coal mine."

It is more than ten miles away from here. According to the cloud, he usually bullies others in the mines and does evil things. All the miners hate him." Xiao asked: "Do you know who reported the case? Is it a miner?"

Liu Baochang replied: "No, they are a newlywed couple in this village. The male is a primary school teacher in the village and the female is a native of the village."

The nursery rhyme sings: "The Republic of China made great reforms, and temples were replaced and schools were built..." In the early years of the Republic of China, Tamura built a primary school in the Guan Gong Temple outside the village, about half a mile away from the scene of the crime, and the main hall was converted into a classroom. In the classroom, Xiao Jian met

The newlyweds, the male named Zhao Qi, is handsome and bookish, and the female named Zhou Shanshan is very beautiful and outstandingly beautiful. When Xiao saw her, he secretly praised her: she is really a talented man and a beautiful woman!

Xiao Jian asked: "How did you find the body under the cliff?" Before the man could speak, Zhou Shanshan was still frightened.

He said: "At the end of the year, the school is on winter vacation, and there is no one else in the school. Only Mr. Zhao and I live in the small house next to the temple." He pointed to Zhao Qi, respectfully addressed her husband as sir, and continued: "Yesterday evening, Mr. Zhao went to the village to visit a family.

The students made up for extra classes and said they wouldn't be back until ten o'clock. I was the only one left in the school, which was completely deserted. At eight o'clock, I heard the sound of quick footsteps outside the house. I raised the curtains and looked out, and saw two men hurrying into the school and running to the door.

Knocking on the door, I opened the door and looked, oh! I saw two people covered in water, no, it was ice! They were shivering from the cold, I asked what was going on? The two of them had their upper teeth knocked out and their lower teeth, saying that they fell into the hole in the ice, so I hurriedly pulled the two of them out.

Let them go into the classroom and go back to the house to get two sets of old cotton-padded clothes from Mr. Zhao and let them change them. Seeing that their faces were blue from the cold, I went back to the house and took some food and wine to prepare for the New Year. I was afraid that they would catch a cold, so I took some hot water to warm the wine for them.

Drink. The two of them were drinking here, and I went back to the house to rest. After Mr. Zhao returned and heard about it, I came here to look at him. Unexpectedly, the classroom was empty, the wine and meat had been cleaned, and the two of them didn't know where they were going. Looking at it carefully,

Seeing signs of fighting indoors, we shined a flashlight on the snow outside the classroom and saw bloodstains. We panicked, followed the bloodstains and footprints to the cliff, and shined a flashlight on the bottom of the cliff. Oh! There was a person lying under the cliff, and we walked around to the bottom of the cliff to shine.

, is dead! It’s one of them, the other one doesn’t know where to go, we are both horrified! Urgently report to the security chief..." Although Zhou Shanshan was frightened, her words were concise and crisp. After hearing this, Xiao Jian pondered deeply.

Mr. Zhao pointed to the right corner of the classroom door and added: "There are blood stains in this corner, and there are traces of wiping under the corner." He also pointed to a shovel on the side and said: "This shovel and an iron shovel were standing against the corner.

But I can't figure out where to go after scratching it with three fingers." Xiao Jiang on one side asked: "What are the characteristics of the other escaped man?" Zhou Shanshan replied without thinking: "I clearly remember that there was a big lump on his nose.

mole."

When Xiao Jian heard about it, he was shocked and said: "Black nose? So that's what he did!" Speaking of black nose, no one in the city police station knew that Xiao Jian had met him many times. This person's surname was Ren Sanduo.

A native of Xiquan Village, his parents died young and he was helpless. He had a habit of stealing and fighting. He was arrested and imprisoned twice for stealing and fighting. He was sentenced to three years in prison for severely maiming his opponent. He was released after serving his sentence this year. Unexpectedly, he was arrested again this time.

A crime was committed! Why did he kill someone? There must be another reason.

Xiao Jian ordered Hu Zhi and Liu Baochang to bury the body. At this time, the snow stopped, and Xiao Jian and Jiang Shun rode back. On the way back, Xiao Jian held the reins, frowned, thinking about the case, and analyzed it based on past experience. This murder case

It seems easy, but in fact it is not. There are many doubts that need to be considered. From the analysis of the case, it seems that a black nose and a scarred face work together.

Did they commit the crime? Were they trying to rob? Why was Scarface killed? Was it Black Nose? Why was Scarface killed? Was the spoils unevenly divided? Or was there another reason? Before the festival

In the freezing evening, why did the two of them fall into the ice hole of the river? Why did the two of them come to school? Why did they ask for help in the school? Could it be that they were passing by on the way? These questions went back and forth in Xiao Jian's mind, and he used various kinds of logical reasoning at ordinary times.

It’s so hard to find a reasonable answer, it’s strange!

Xiao Jian and Jiang Shun had a deep relationship. Jiang Shun was from Anshan in the northeast, and Xiao Jian was from Yuncheng in the west of Shanxi. Xiao Jian was originally a captain of the Jin Army, and Jiang Shun was a second lieutenant. After the Taiyuan Uprising, the Qing Dynasty destroyed the Republic, and when the police were reestablished, they were transferred to the police

He has been in the police force for more than five years. Xiao Jian is the detective, and Jiang Shun is the secretary and assistant to the detective. The two are usually inseparable. Jiang Shun sat on his horse and lowered his head in thought. Suddenly he raised his head and said: "Detective Xiao, I am thinking

It is still possible that the scarred face and black nose saw Zhou Shanshan's beauty and sneaked into the new house while Mr. Zhao was out for a while with the intention of molesting her. At that moment, Zhao Qi returned, heard the cry for help, scratched the scarred face with three fingers and hit her.

He died. Seeing that the situation was not good, Black Nose ran away. The couple threw the body off the cliff, buried the murder weapon, and then returned to the village to report the crime. Is my conclusion acceptable? "

Xiao Jian shook his head and said: "Brother Jiang, you said that the two of them got angry and attempted to be disrespectful. This is possible and cannot be ruled out. However, if you think about it carefully, Zhao Qi is a weak scholar. How can he fight against these two tough men?"

A big man?" Jiang Shun asked in confusion: "Oh, of course, who is the murderer? If Ren Sanduo did it, his motive for the murder is unknown, what is the reason?"

Xiao Jian guessed based on past experience: "This case is very bizarre, and there are unexpected reasons that we can hardly imagine." The assistant asked: "How should we investigate it next?" Xiao Jian said decisively: "Immediately hunt down Ren Sanduo.

, capture him and bring him back, and determine the truth!"

Returning to the police station, Xiao Jianshu reported the case and asked Director Li Du for instructions to arrest Ren Sanduo immediately. Li Du was an old official of the original county government and was good at adapting. After the Taiyuan Uprising, he turned into a supporter of the republic and was appointed.

He was the police chief. At this time, Jiang Shun reported excitedly: "Report to Inspector Xiao. Liu Baochang sent someone on flying horse to report that Hei Nose has surrendered!" Xiao Jian asked in surprise: "How? How can he surrender?

?" Hearing that Black Nose surrendered, his doubts were answered. He breathed a sigh of relief, frowned and raised his eyebrows. Unexpectedly, something unexpected happened and it went so smoothly. He immediately ordered: "Please report back to Pegasus, and immediately send Ren Sanduo to the police.
Chapter completed!