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Chapter 266 Hidden Identity
Chapter 266 Hiding Identity
Was the murderer a woman?
And he's no more than 1.6 meters tall.
Is Zhuang Yifan's discovery useful?
Of course it's useful.
But for Ye Shaohong now, it's actually not very useful.
He could only roughly narrow down the possibilities of the murderer.
As for why this is the case, it's because there are too many women in the Sun family.
The old lady was the head of the group, followed by the eldest mistress, several concubines, and two unmarried young ladies.
Even excluding them, the Sun family still had quite a few maids.
There were more than twenty people scattered around, but only two or three of them were over 1.6 meters tall.
There were also older cooks and maids.
If you add them all up, there are even more people.
So why would Ye Shaohong ask this question?
He needed an excuse to break out of the current predicament and, without revealing his identity, to inquire about and investigate the people in the Sun family.
At the same time, he took the opportunity to find out the cause of Sun Yihui's death.
This responsibility falls perfectly on Captain Zhu of the Hanyang County Police Bureau.
He is definitely a qualified tool.
"Captain Zhu, did you hear everything?"
"Go and inform the old lady of the Sun family now, and arrange for people to conduct the interrogation."
"By the way, I also want to participate in the observation work."
After casually closing the autopsy report in his hand, Ye Shaohong turned around and looked at the dark-skinned policeman for the first time.
"of course."
"It is my honor to receive Commissioner Ye's help."
Captain Zhu couldn't fathom Ye Shaohong's thoughts, but he knew one thing: he couldn't afford to offend Ye Shaohong. The best course of action now was to obediently cooperate with the work.
After receiving the autopsy report from Ye Shaohong, Captain Zhu bent over and backed out of the room.
His loud shouts immediately came from outside the door.
He was arranging for people to notify the old lady of the Sun family and make preparations.
This process is not long.
A dozen minutes later, the old lady of the Sun family, along with all the women of the household, arrived at the courtyard where the third concubine lived.
Captain Zhu stood on the steps, holding the autopsy report in his hand, coldly surveying the crowd. "Gentlemen, you've all heard about it, haven't you? This morning, the body of the third concubine, who died yesterday, suddenly disappeared."
"Then, in her room, they found the body of another person."
"He is your family's old steward."
"After our careful and thorough examination, we have now obtained some clues."
"I can tell you very clearly that the murderer who killed the old housekeeper was a woman."
"That's why I sent someone to inform Madam Sun to gather you all here for on-site screening."
"I will arrange for people to take you in one by one for questioning and screening. I hope you can honestly explain the situation, and it would be best if you could turn yourself in."
"If you're hiding anything and I find out, hmph, you're dead!"
While explaining the situation, Captain Zhu also made threats, fully demonstrating his style as a grassroots police officer.
As soon as he finished speaking, the expressions of the many women in the courtyard all changed.
Clearly, they hadn't expected such a natural and man-made disaster to occur.
Some of the more timid and cowardly were so frightened that they turned pale and stood there sobbing.
At the very front of the crowd, Grandma Sun and her eldest daughter-in-law both changed their expressions upon hearing these words.
"Captain Zhu, you're not lying to us, are you?"
"Was the old butler really killed by a woman?"
The old lady seemed unwilling to accept this fact and asked another question.
"Madam Sun, how could I dare to lie to you?"
"Indeed."
"Besides this clue, we also..." Facing the old lady of the Sun family, Captain Zhu did not dare to relax easily. Just as he was about to open his mouth and reveal a little information, a light cough suddenly came from the third concubine's bedroom.
The cough wasn't loud, but when it reached Captain Zhu's ears, it made him shudder involuntarily.
The words that were already on the tip of his tongue were swallowed back down by Captain Zhu.
"Ahem, madam, this is a major case involving a life, and there are some things I cannot explain to you in detail."
"Let's go inside and talk."
As soon as he finished speaking, Captain Zhu stepped aside, bowed slightly, and gestured with one hand to invite the old lady of the Sun family into the house.
Upon seeing this, the old lady of the Sun family immediately frowned.
"how?"
"Do you even doubt me?" The old lady of the Sun family still had a lot of authority. Facing the criminal captain of the Hanyang County Police Bureau, she frowned slightly, and her words still made Captain Zhu's face pause slightly.
"hehe!"
"How could I dare? You are a renowned figure in Hanyang County, a well-known matriarch. Even the county magistrate treats you with utmost respect."
"I would never doubt you."
"Please come in, I just need to ask you about some clues in the case."
Jiangcheng is known as one of China's "furnace cities," and it was late June, a time of intense heat. The heat was already unbearable, and when faced with Grandma Sun's stern questioning, Captain Zhu became even more flustered.
He was starting to regret taking on the case.
It's fine now.
Inside the house was a mysterious high-ranking official whom he couldn't afford to offend, and outside there was the confrontational old lady of the Sun family. He was caught in the middle, suffering from both sides.
It was extremely painful.
Fortunately, although the old lady of the Sun family was a bit domineering, she was still a reasonable person.
After hearing his explanation and thinking for a moment, the old lady of the Sun family nodded, leaned on her dragon-headed cane, and stepped into the room.
Upon entering the room, she immediately saw Ye Shaohong sitting in the main hall.
"Commissioner Ye?"
"Aren't you the special envoy sent by the National Government to offer condolences for my son? Why are you also trying to interfere in this criminal case?"
Ye Shaohong had a headache dealing with a traditional matriarch like the old lady of the Sun family, because people like them are usually very intelligent.
She is also very opinionated.
At the same time, their insight and knowledge are also extraordinary. Ye Shaohong must be extra careful when dealing with them, otherwise they might discover and understand his thoughts if he is careless.
"Madam, it is true that I am a special envoy sent by the National Government to offer condolences to Commander Sun."
"But I'm also a member of the police department."
"Your residence has seen a series of murders today, and I just happened to be there. Do you think I could just stay out of it?"
As Ye Shaohong finished speaking, in front of the old lady of the Sun family, he reached into his pocket and took out a dark blue work ID.
He opened it, placed it on the table, and pushed it towards the old lady of the Sun family.
This document is not fake.
As early as 1932, the Special Service had already gained control of the Ministry of Police. To strengthen its control over the Ministry, Dai Yunong specifically dispatched Tang Cong, an early member of the "Ten-Man Group" and a veteran of the Special Service, to serve as the deputy minister of the Ministry of Police. With this connection, almost every senior officer in the Special Service held a sinecure position in the Ministry of Police.
They used it as a way to conceal their identities.
Ye Shaohong, as a mid-level official in the Special Service Department, was not originally entitled to this privilege, but his status was different.
He was handpicked by Dai Yunong as a rising star.
That's why they made an exception.
I just received my work ID from the Ministry of Police a month ago, and it's more than enough to fool the old lady of the Sun family.
"Ministry of Police?"
The old lady of the Sun family muttered to herself briefly, then stepped forward, walked to the table, and glanced at the document.
Then, the old lady of the Sun family's expression changed.
A look of surprise then appeared on her face...