In the courtyard, after knowing the reason why Gu Chen wanted the tools, the couple were dumbfounded.

Thinking of the corpses excavated in the wasteland yesterday, it suddenly dawned on me.

The middle-aged woman immediately said in shock: "Comrade police, you mean that Xu Xintong's body was buried with tools like ours?"

"That's what I mean." Gu Chen didn't want to beat around the bush with her. In fact, he didn't originally intend to beat around the bush with her.

A normal person would have already guessed the purpose of the tool he was looking for, but the couple's reaction was a little slow, and they didn't understand Gu Chen's intention until now.

The middle-aged woman was stunned for a moment and looked at the man impatiently: "Husband, the police comrade said that the tools used to bury Xu Xintong's body were our hoes and shovels. So... doesn't that mean us?"

"Comrade police, you have the conscience of heaven and earth." When his wife said this, the middle-aged man was frightened for a moment and immediately defended himself:

"My husband and I have no conflicts at all with Xu Xintong. We have always had a good relationship. I often invite her to barbecue. This, this, this... this has nothing to do with us."

"Yeah, it has nothing to do with us." The middle-aged woman also hugged her husband and said nervously.

Gu Chen sighed and shook his head helplessly: "I didn't say it was you, so you don't have to be so nervous."

"I came here this time because I just suspected that the tools used to bury Xu Xintong might be those in your compound, so I wanted to come over and check."

Pouting his lips, Gu Chen added: "But now, your tools are gone, which makes me believe even more that the tools you lost to bury Xu Xintong's body that night may have been the ones you lost."

When the two couples heard this, they immediately looked at each other.

The middle-aged man said weakly: "If that's the case, it has nothing to do with us. If this tool is lost, it's not us who lost it. We always put the tools here after we use them."

"Yes, yes, our tools have always been kept here. It's not our fault if we lose them." The middle-aged woman was also very nervous at this moment.

Middle-aged women should try their best to get rid of anything that is detrimental to themselves.

Gu Chen walked to the gap in the corner and looked through it carefully.

I pushed aside a few sundries and found that it was extremely hidden inside.

I looked back at the yard. From the middle of the yard, it was difficult to see the gaps in the corners.

And because of the angle, unless you walk here deliberately, it's difficult to spot the trick in the corner.

After learning about this situation, Gu Chen asked again: "By the way, besides you and the decoration worker, does anyone else know that these tools are placed here?"

"this……"

When asked suddenly by Gu Chen, the two of them instantly fell into meditation.

Lu Weiwei reminded: "Does the landlord, Uncle Zhao, know?"

"I don't know. Apart from collecting the rent, he doesn't know where the other things are." The middle-aged woman shook her head in denial.

Gu Chen also asked: "What about Gao Mingyang? Does he know?"

"He knew that one time he wanted to loosen the soil in the flower bed in front of the door and asked us if we had any tools. I told him that there were shovels and hoes in the corner of the wall."

Faced with Gu Chen's questions, the middle-aged man also answered readily.

But at this moment, Gu Chen's thinking came to a halt.

On the one hand, even the landlord, Uncle Zhao, didn't know where the tools were. On the other hand, the murderer used the tools to complete the burial of Xu Xintong's body in a very short time.

If it was Xiao Zhicheng who did it, then after he drove to the old house on Osmanthus Lane and strangled Xu Xintong to death, he had to immediately take his tools and go to the wasteland to bury the body.

But judging from the current situation, even if he is given an hour, he may not be completely sure to complete this.

As for the section of Osmanthus Alley, Xiao Zhicheng rarely came here, and he was working on road construction during this time.

If Xiao Zhicheng had known that morning and evening rush hours could be diverted through intersections and drove from the trail to Osmanthus Alley, then he would have known where the tools were in advance.

However, Xiao Zhicheng didn't send Xu Xintong home very often. He usually just dropped people off and then drove back.

In such a short period of time, he didn't have time to investigate the situation around the yard.

Frowning slightly, Gu Chen continued to think.

"If that's the case, it seems a bit reluctant to pin the murderer's hat on Xiao Zhicheng. After all, he came to Osmanthus Alley several times and never surveyed the surrounding environment, so he couldn't say he knew where the tools were."

"The tools used to bury the body were most likely lost by the couple, but the couple's tools were stored in a gap in the corner of the wall."

"At this location, unless someone acquainted reminds me, it is difficult to find it."

"If this is the case, why is Xiao Zhicheng so confident that he can use the tools hidden by the couple in the corner of the wall to complete the attack on Xu Xintong in a short time without knowing the maintenance section of the Guihua Lane road?

After killing him, why not bury him in the wasteland?"

With these questions, Gu Chen suddenly had a frightening thought, that is, the murderer was someone else.

"Junior Brother Gu." Seeing the doubts in Gu Chen's heart, Lu Weiwei walked from the couple and asked in a low voice: "What's wrong with you?"

"Senior Sister Lu, come here." After Gu Chen glanced at the two couples, he directly pulled Lu Weiwei to an open space not far away, and whispered in her ear:

"I think our investigation direction may be wrong."

"The direction of the investigation is wrong?" After hearing Gu Chen's words, Lu Weiwei was dumbfounded and asked with a sneer: "You mean, it's unlikely that the murderer will find these tools by himself, right?"

"After all, these tools are hidden in such a secret corner. Even the landlord, Uncle Zhao, doesn't know about them. How could the murderer know about them?"

"Let's think about it together." It felt like Lu Weiwei had also realized that something was wrong, so Gu Chen simply explained to Lu Weiwei what he had just thought.

Lu Weiwei's face darkened when she heard this, and she hurriedly asked Gu Chen: "Junior Brother Gu, do you think that there is someone else who is responsible for the murder, and that this murderer is hidden in the yard?"

This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! "That's right." Gu Chen nodded silently and expressed his thoughts: "At the very least, the tool is missing, don't you think it's suspicious?"

"If the tools are discarded nearby, it means that the people who use them at least know that these tools are placed in the cracks in the corners."

"If we follow this speculation, the murderer is most likely the couple, the decoration worker, or Gao Mingyang."

"It's impossible for Gao Mingyang." Lu Weiwei shook her head and suddenly said: "If the couple holds a night market every night, they will definitely be able to find out from the surveillance. This is also well-founded."

"The only person who has not shown up until now is the decoration worker."

"That's right." Gu Chen frowned and said, "Go ask the decoration workers for their specific location, and we'll go over and investigate."

"Yes." Lu Weiwei nodded silently, seeing that the two couples behind her were still discussing in low voices.

So Lu Weiwei didn't waste any time and asked directly: "Do you know which construction site the decoration worker is at?"

"There is a big hotel there that is being renovated at the Washington Palace Bar. He is on schedule, so he has been staying there during this time," the middle-aged man said.

"Then do you know what his name is?" Lu Weiwei asked again.

"Call him Xu Hua, he usually lets us call him Hua Zi," the middle-aged woman said.

Lu Weiwei nodded silently and glanced at Gu Chen beside her.

Gu Chen reminded: "Now think of a way to search for the tools and see where they are? If you two are okay now, you can also help search."

"Oh!" Feeling that they could help the police find physical evidence, the couple immediately let down their guard and came to Gu Chen and Lu Weiwei.

Later, Gu Chen arranged for the two couples to search for tools near the wasteland based on the surrounding building layout.

30 minutes have passed.

Just as Gu Chen and Lu Weiwei were searching for another place in the wasteland, they suddenly heard the two couples waving and shouting there.

Without caring too much, Gu Chen and Lu Weiwei immediately ran over.

At this moment, the middle-aged man pointed to a ravine and said: "The tool was found, right here. Someone threw the tool into this small ditch and covered it with weeds."

"I was talking about how there was some reflection just now, and when I saw it, it turned out to be the shovel."

"Is this the tool you lost?" Gu Chen put on his white gloves and jumped into the ravine, ready to pick up the tool.

The middle-aged woman nodded and confirmed: "Yes, they are the two tools we lost. I recognize the handles at a glance."

"Senior Sister Lu, go ahead." Gu Chen threw the shovel and hoe onto the ground one after another, and then climbed up deftly, and Gu Chen quickly returned to the top.

The two got the tools and started checking them immediately.

But nothing could be seen on the tools, so Gu Chen had to take them back and prepare to take them back to the Municipal Bureau's Technical Section and let Gao Chuanfeng be responsible for testing them.

But for the next location, Gu Chen had to go to the Huafu Family House to look for Xu Hua, the decoration worker.

The vehicle drove all the way, and after 30 minutes' journey, it arrived at a mid-range community.

Since the community is a newly developed property, many stores are also under renovation.

Based on the information provided by the two couples, Gu Chen accurately found a large hotel that was being renovated.

The hotel is located at the intersection outside the entire suburb. It is very large and the interior decoration is in full swing.

Gu Chen randomly found a carpenter and asked, "Master, do you have a decoration worker named Xu Hua here?"

"Xu Hua?" The decoration worker hesitated for a moment, but did not reply immediately. He seemed to be thinking briefly.

So Lu Weiwei also reminded: "It's Hua Zi, everyone likes to call him that."

"Oh, you said Xu Hua, I may not remember clearly, but when you mention Hua Zi, I definitely know that he is laying floor tiles on the second floor. Go over and take a look, he must be there."

"Okay, thank you, master."

"You're welcome."

After asking the carpenter about Xu Hua's whereabouts, Gu Chen and Lu Weiwei immediately rushed to the second floor and searched all the way.

There are many decoration workers here, and everyone has their own division of labor.
To be continued...