"Mr. Lin, something happened to Teacher Tian?" Professor Du asked without answering.
"This..." Lin Chuang pondered, not knowing whether to tell him the real situation.
"Oh, I understand, I shouldn't ask, I shouldn't ask. In fact, everyone who lives here almost knows that something happened to him. A large group of people came in and out of his courtyard in the morning. You, the leader of this bureau, are all He came forward in person. It seems that Teacher Tian...sigh." Professor Du sighed.
Listening to his tone, I felt very sorry.
"To be honest, something did happen to Teacher Tian." For this reason, there was no need to hide it.
"I hope Director Lin will solve the case as soon as possible. Teacher Tian is really a good person and a rare young talent."
"Lin will definitely try his best."
"I didn't hear any movement over there last night. It was only this morning that I heard footsteps over there, which seemed very urgent."
"About what time?"
"Six or seven o'clock, I'm not sure."
"Who else is in your family?"
"Aside from our old couple, there is Sister Lotus."
Professor Du pointed at the maid and said.
"Do you have any children?"
"Yes, we have a son and a daughter. They are both very successful. The son went to the United States to study abroad and is also studying medicine. The daughter got married and went to Hong Kong before the Battle of Songhu. Her husband teaches at the University of Hong Kong."
"Oh." Lin Chuang nodded, feeling a little disappointed.
"Professor Du, do you have a ladder at home? A narrow ladder that can go up to the roof?" Lin Chuang asked again.
"have."
"Can I take a look?"
"Of course, Director Lin, please come with me."
Professor Du said, stood up and walked to the east wing. Sister Lian opened the door and saw a wooden ladder.
From a distance, it looks almost exactly the same as the ladder of Tian Chuncai's family, except that the ladder of Du's family is more exquisite and is painted with a layer of tung oil, which makes it look very bright.
Lin Chuang took a closer look and was overjoyed because he found a mark on the ladder!
There are footprints and handprints! And it’s very messy.
He turned around and looked at Li Shiqun, without saying a word. He just pointed at the footprints and handprints on the ladder.
When Li Shiqun took a closer look, his eyes lit up.
"Professor Du, when have you used this ladder?" Lin Chuang asked.
"I used it the day before yesterday."
"Can you climb up the ladder?" Lin Chuang asked suspiciously.
"No, no, the little old man is old, how can he get up the ladder? Last year, there was a place on the roof of the building where rainwater seeped. Isn't it the rainy season soon? The little old man thought of repairing it in advance to avoid rainwater seepage again, so he Ask people from the school's logistics office to repair the roof."
Lin Chuangdao: "Professor Du, I will take this ladder to the next courtyard first and return it after the case is over, okay?"
"Of course." Old Man Du agreed readily.
Mao Yiming didn't wait for Lin Chuang to scold him this time, and immediately had someone carefully lift the ladder out.
Lin Chuang took another look and found nothing like a long-handled weapon.
"Excuse me, farewell!"
Lin Chuangchong cupped Professor Du's hand and left.
Old Man Du was very enthusiastic and walked Lin Chuang to the gate.
The situation learned from Courtyard No. 4 gave Lin Chuang hope to solve the case, although in Lin Chuang's opinion, it was unlikely that Old Man Du committed the crime. How could an old man who was upright on the surface but very "motivated" in his heart kill someone?
But it cannot be ruled out that he is an underground party, let alone that he participated in the murder.
Despite this, Lin Chuang didn't ask anything about the ladder.
He believed that Mao Yiming would definitely find out who the maintenance worker was and whether the footprints and handprints on the ladder matched. If he couldn't do this, then Lin Chuang would definitely continue to scold him.
…
Then, Lin Chuang investigated the other three families in the order of 5, 6, and 2. The results were basically similar to the situation of Old Man Du’s family. The family owners were all bookish intellectuals, some were upright, and some were deliberately distant. In Lin Chuang’s case,
It seems that there is no possibility of committing a crime.
Of course, the ladders were also checked and found to be covered in dust and unused.
The last one left is Courtyard No. 1 at the far west end.
When they arrived at the door, Li Shiqun introduced as usual: "The home of Wu Zhizhong, professor of surgery and director of surgery, Wu Miaoyun is his daughter."
"Ah?" Lin Chuang couldn't care less about being angry and looked at Li Shiqun in surprise.
Li Shiqun nodded, spread his hands, and said nothing.
After Lin Chuang thought for a while, he understood why Li Shiqun didn't tell him earlier and why he didn't regard this place as a key point of investigation.
The reason why Lin Chuang was not informed in advance was because Li Shiqun did not want him to know the situation and wanted to keep it confidential.
The reason why this area was not taken as the focus of investigation was because Hu Fengzhi was there.
"Then, do you still need to check?" Lin Chuang asked.
"Check, of course we have to check, even if it is to consider for someone, we have to check." Li Shiqun replied.
Lin Chuang nodded.
The person Li Shiqun mentioned refers to Hu Fengzhi.
In other words, it’s okay to just show off.
Otherwise, other companies have been inspected, but this one is not inspected. What does that mean?
"Is there any problem with Wu Zhizhong?" Lin Chuang asked.
"I have checked it out a long time ago. He is introverted, honest and dull, like an old scholar. Apart from teaching and seeing a doctor, he never participates in other activities. He even rarely participates in gatherings with colleagues and banquets with students and parents. He is very particular about etiquette.
I always feel that the current social atmosphere is not good, and I particularly admire and miss the feudal system." Li Shiqun introduced.
When Lin Chuang heard this, he did not rush to knock on the door, but walked a few steps westward and left the Wu family's gate.
Li Shiqun followed.
"Are you old or young?" Lin Chuang asked.
"Yes, you are very smart. In fact, he is a wealthy Manchu, whose real surname is Fucha. He fled to Japan on the eve of the Revolution of 1911, saying he was studying, but actually he was avoiding trouble. After returning to China, he changed his surname to Wu."
Lin Chuang was wary of anyone returning from studying in Japan.
I feel that few of these people are patriots, and many of them serve as "leading parties."
"Where is his wife? Is she Chinese or Japanese?"
"Chinese. After returning to China, she married a local from Shanghai. She fell ill and died shortly after giving birth to Wu Miaoyun."
"No more strings?"
"An honest man, he is too rigid. He has a deep relationship with his wife and does not want to marry again. Many people have advised him and he has relaxed, but he must wait until Wu Miaoyun gets married before he can consider continuing the relationship."
"So, father and daughter depended on each other, pampered Wu Miaoyun very much, and developed Wu Miaoyun's rebellious character?"
"That's right and wrong. Wu Zhizhong loves his daughter very much, but he doesn't like her. If we look at her character alone, Wu Miaoyun is bold and generous, but she doesn't have the graceful spirit of our Han women. Therefore, I think Wu Miaoyun's character is not
It’s acquired, but something she brought in her bones.”
Lin Chuangdao: "Maybe it's her character that fascinates Hu Fengzhi, right?"
"have no idea."
"Since Wu Zhizhong is so old-fashioned, how can Hu Fengzhi enter the Wu family? Why don't you fight him out?"
"Yes, Wu Zhizhong thinks that free love between men and women is ruining the family tradition. Therefore, Hu Fengzhi has never come here in the past, but he couldn't get in every time. However, since Wu Miaoyun came back, Wu Zhizhong has changed..."