Meng Liangyu first glanced at the corpse on the kang.
One slash to the throat, judging by the scars, it should be from Hua Bao Li Tao's knife.
He then walked over to the two corpses inside the room, crouched down, and started observing.
The constable beside him said, "I just checked the room, there's no trace of a fourth person."
"Judging from the traces at the scene, it seems Li Tao came to the inner room and was discovered by the master Xu Feng. Li Tao, after all, is from the Evil Wolf Gang, naturally violent in nature, and resorted to murder when exposed."
"The two just exchanged a glance, and Xu Feng was stabbed in the chest. Li Tao, thinking Xu Feng was surely dead, then proceeded to kill Xu Feng's wife. Unexpectedly, Xu Feng, before dying, rushed to his back again."
"Li Tao was slightly slower to react, and in the moment he turned around, he was stabbed in the heart, resulting in both their deaths."
After speaking, Tie Zhu looked at Meng Liangyu with some anticipation, waiting for his evaluation.
Ever since Chief Meng came to the county government office, Tie Zhu had learned a lot from him.
Chief Meng treated them differently from the other two chiefs, without yelling, and instead treating them like brothers, getting along very well.
Though following Chief Meng didn't bring much profit, there were still seven or eight brothers in the office willing to work with Meng.
Chief Meng also taught them some martial arts, the pile skill for strengthening the body.
In this period, they clearly felt their strength increase.
"Pretty good, analyzed well."
Without looking up, Meng Liangyu praised, then fumbled over Xu Feng's body a few times, pulled out a key, and said, "Let's go, check on the little girl in the woodshed."
"Okay."
Tie Zhu, delighted with the praise, turned and walked towards the woodshed.
Meng Liangyu stared at the two corpses on the ground for a while longer before slowly standing up.
On the surface, Tie Zhu's analysis was good.
But in reality, it missed a lot.
Firstly, it's really unimaginable for Hua Bao Li Tao to run here to steal, too strange.
Secondly, as a protector of the Evil Wolf Gang, while Li Tao wasn't of ninth grade, he was absolutely not someone Xu Feng could match.
It's impossible for Xu Feng, without injuries, to be stabbed in the chest by Li Tao.
How could he possibly retaliate against Li Tao after such a grave injury?
Of course, there's one more crucial point.
He had just pulled open Li Tao's sleeve.
On that wrist, there was a distinct purple-black five-finger hand seal!
The strength of the person who struck was astonishing!
With just one move, almost breaking Li Tao's wrist!
This hand seal could not have been left by Xu Feng.
This indicates that there was indeed a fourth person in the room that night.
Li Tao should have died at the hands of this person!
But why was Li Tao here?
Li Tao and Xu Feng, two completely unrelated people, how could they end up together?
Thinking about this, Meng Liangyu already arrived at the woodshed.
He pushed the door open.
A pitiful little girl, her face red and swollen, holding a yellow dog, looked somewhat fearfully at Meng Liangyu and Tie Zhu standing at the door.
Tie Zhu, seeing the injuries on the girl's face and the bloodstains seeping through her cotton clothes, showed a touch of compassion.
"Don't be afraid."
Tie Zhu said, "This is our Chief Meng, here to ask you a few questions."
"Okay."
The little girl nodded timidly.
Holding a bamboo stick in his mouth, Meng Liangyu glanced around the woodshed, carefully inspecting the ground as if searching for something.
The little girl blinked and suddenly said, "Chief Meng, I recognize you. Over two months ago, it was you who confronted those Black Water Gang people, allowing me to escape."
"Hmm, good memory."
Meng Liangyu turned back, crouched down, unlocked the shackles on Zhiwei's feet, and with a smile asked, "So, do you remember everyone you meet?"
"More or less."
The little girl answered.
Meng Liangyu laughed, "Just chat casually, don't be nervous."
The little girl nodded.
"You're called Zhiwei, right? I've asked you before."
"Yes."
"Still remember your family?"
"Don't remember?"
"Where's your hometown?"
"I don't remember either, just that it's far, far south."
"Did this family not treat you well? I see you're hurt so much. When was the last time they hit you?"
"Just yesterday during the day, people around saw it too."
"Did you see anyone last night?"
"..."
Zhiwei paused and then asked, surprised, "What do you mean?"
Meng Liangyu, with keen eyes, stared at Zhiwei and said, "Someone came to this woodshed last night. Who was it? What did he look like?"
Zhiwei frowned and shook her head, "No one came, Xiao Huang and I stayed here the whole time, didn't see anyone."
Meng Liangyu stared into Zhiwei's eyes for a while longer, finding nothing, and then smiled, "Good, just asking casually."
Meng Liangyu stood up, turned his back to Zhiwei, his tongue moving the bamboo stick in his mouth, pondering.
"Meng, do you suspect..."
Tie Zhu asked in a low voice.
Meng Liangyu shook his head, saying nothing.
Zhiwei's performance just now didn't reveal any doubts.
The only slight abnormality was when he threw in that key question suddenly amid unrelated conversations, Zhiwei had an unusual pause.
"Meng, I've found out!"
Just then, a constable ran in from outside.
Meng Liangyu waved his hand and gave him a look, indicating to talk outside.
Outside in the courtyard, the constable whispered, "I followed your instructions and inquired around just now. During the day, Xu Feng's family just abused the little girl, and many saw it."
"And, the Plum Blossom Martial Arts Hall's daughter, Mei Yingxue, even stepped in to stop, nearly clashing with Xu Feng's family! Meng, do you think it could be..."
Meng Liangyu shook his head.
He had seen that Mei Yingxue before, a teenage girl, not even reaching ninth grade, couldn't possibly have such means.
Moreover, Li Tao's wrist imprint was large, seemingly from a man.
Meng Liangyu thought for a moment and asked, "Was Mei Yingxue alone?"
"No."
The constable said, "Heard she was with Chen Tang, but at the time Chen Tang didn't enter the alley and didn't care about this matter."
"Chen Tang?"
Meng Liangyu narrowed his eyes.
The constable smiled, "Yes, the Young Hero Tiger Subduing, you know, over two months ago, it was him who stood up and saved this little girl from the Young Leader of the Black Water Gang."
"However, this matter surely isn't related to him. That day he was stabbed over thirty times; surviving itself was lucky enough."
Meng Liangyu seemed to think of something interesting and suddenly laughed.
This matter probably has no direct connection with Chen Tang, but his two relatives are not simple!
Seemingly pondering something again, Meng Liangyu stood outside the crime scene, suddenly leapt up, his hand hooking onto the eaves, with force from both arms, he easily mounted onto the roof.
"Great body technique, Meng!"
Tie Zhu and others praised.
Standing on the rooftop, Meng Liangyu observed.
The rest of the rooftop was covered with snow, but in two places, there were faint human-shaped outlines.
"Interesting, last night was indeed lively here," Meng Liangyu muttered.
Tie Zhu asked, "Meng, what about the little girl? Should we take her to the office?"
After all, Zhiwei is somewhat related to this case. The case not being solved, she can't leave casually.
Meng Liangyu leapt off the roof, "Bring the little girl and follow me."
After a slight pause, he added, "Bring the dog as well."