Curse of the Ancient Tomb 2

  "I'm not the new one, I have a name, my name is Su Yingzhen. I know that if I attract your attention, you'll find some excuse to kick me out within three days, so I didn't plan on speaking up. Also, from this morning when I reported for duty until now, I haven't spoken more than ten sentences, so don't categorize me as a chatterbox." Su Yingzhen said in one breath, then closed her mouth and met his gaze with a challenging glint.

  His expression was very calm, and he looked at her disdainfully: "Not speaking, not participating, are you here to be a vase?"

  "What vase? I've been thinking about it too."

  "Say it out loud and see how it sounds."

  "Firstly, regarding the female victim who died in the washing machine, why don't you consider that she was knocked unconscious somewhere else and then strangled before being sent to the washing machine?"

  "The autopsy found no trace of any hypnotic substances. Moreover, the washing machine's scratches match the ones on the deceased's body, so your hypothesis doesn't hold up." Xue Pinhan handed her a report with an expressionless face.

  Su Yingzhen took over one side and scolded in her heart: putting on a stiff face pretending to be a zombie, is it going to kill you to smile!

  "Why exclude the victim's husband directly? It's possible that he was the one who killed her and is now shouting to catch the thief."

  Shen Zhiyuan and Dong Yiqi saw that she thought the same way as them, and secretly gave her a thumbs up.

  Xue Pin said coldly: "Who says he's been ruled out. That was just Yang Shu's personal inference. We'll go investigate him now."

  A group of people split in two, Su Yingzhen and Shen Zhiyuan Dong Yiqi went to inquire about the villagers together, Xue Pinhan and Old Yang found the deceased's husband for questioning.

  The investigation results here by Su Yingzhen and others simply cannot find any possibility that the deceased's husband is the murderer. In the eyes of the villagers, the deceased's husband had a good relationship with the deceased. He had even knelt at her door for three days and three nights to win over her mother-in-law, who was initially opposed to their marriage. After they got married, whenever there were any conflicts between his wife and his mother, he would immediately take his wife's side, without considering how hard it was for his mother to raise him as a widow. The villagers had some opinions about this, thinking that he had forgotten his mother after getting married. Since his mother passed away half a year ago, he has been even more doting on his wife, listening to her every word and not daring to disobey her in any way. He wouldn't let her do anything, almost treating her like a goddess. To say that he killed his wife is simply absurd. As for his relationships with others in the village, because of his introverted and timid nature, he doesn't like to interact with people, so it's not possible to say whether they are good or bad, but it's absolutely impossible for him to have any enemies. As for the deceased Wang Li, the villagers' evaluation of her is very low, saying that she was overbearing and loved to stir up trouble.

  Xue Pinhan was found at the home of the deceased's husband's relatives, whose name is Sun Ye. He had moved out since his wife's death, fearing that seeing things would bring back painful memories.

  He was a thin, small man who seemed as if he would fall over in the wind. His wife's death had probably dealt him a huge blow, his hair disheveled, his eyes bloodshot, and his face pale.

  That relative asked them to sit down while saying: "You guys hurry up and catch the murderer." He nodded at Sun Yue with his mouth: "He's been suspicious all day, saying that Wang Li is staring at him. It seems she didn't die in peace."

  "Why did you think of opening the washing machine cover that day?" Xue Pinhan had read the report from the local police station several times, and one question kept swirling in his mind: why did he open the washing machine to take a look? After all, a washing machine is different from a refrigerator with food inside that tempts people to open it at any time.

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  Sun Yue's lips trembled: "I... just want to see, just want..." His gaze suddenly fixed on the back of their heads, his face revealing a terrified expression as if he had been scared by something. He let out a loud cry and fell off the chair, his eyes rolling back in a faint.

  Xue Pinhan and Old Yang turned back, there was nothing behind them, they looked at each other.

  Five people gathered in their office, Dong Yiqi spread his hands: "We have no harvest here, the victim's husband has no motive to kill."

  "But we've made progress here. The deceased's husband seems to be afraid that the deceased will come after him. You know what they say, 'If you don't do anything wrong, you won't be afraid of ghosts knocking on your door.' It looks like he's involved in this matter."

  "Yang Shu, you were the first to say he couldn't be the murderer, and now you're the one saying he's a suspect. Which tune are you singing?" Dong Yiqi shouted.

  "Just hypnotize him and he'll know the truth," said Su Yingzhen.

  "Really?" Dong Yiqi asked in surprise.

  "No, just a little."

  "Give it a try." Xue Pinhan said.

  Sun Ye was taken to a very quiet room, where there was no one else except Su Yingzhen. She took off the necklace she had been wearing and shook it in front of him, with a large blue sapphire pendant hanging from it.

  "Look here... look here... now you feel very sleepy, extremely sleepy..."

  Sun Ye slowly closed his eyes, but unwilling to fall asleep like this, his eyelids trembled slightly, as if he wanted to struggle awake.

  "Why did you want to open the washing machine that day?" he asked as designed by Xue Pinhan.

  "Just thinking, thinking..." Sun Ye began to mutter to himself.

  "What were you thinking?"

  "Take a look."

  "What makes you want to take a look?"

  "It's just an old feeling, she's inside."

  In another room, Xue Pinhan and others were intently staring at the surveillance TV, hearing this, they all leaned their heads towards the screen.

  "Why is it like this?"

  "Because..."

  A loud crash came from outside. The man who was hypnotized suddenly sprang up from his chair, opening his eyes in terror and staring at Su Yingzhen with a cold sweat. He suddenly let out a loud cry, holding his head in pain and rolling around on the ground.

  Xue Pinhan and the others rushed out immediately after hearing the sound, leaving Old Yang alone to monitor the TV screen. Under the windowsill was a shattered flower pot, and a figure flashed by. Dong Yiqi and Shen Zhiyuan hastily chased after him.

  Xue Pinhan entered Su Yingzhen's room, who was at a loss for what to do while staring at Sun Ye.

  His mouth let out a terrifying howl, his face twisted in agony and looking ferocious.

  Xue Pinhan grabbed him and punched him on the head, knocking him unconscious, then carried him on his back to the hospital.

  After a while, Dong Yiqi and Shen Zhiyuan returned panting.

  "Damn it, is that a person? He ran like a motorcycle and in the blink of an eye, even the tail smoke was gone." Dong Yiqi said dejectedly.

  "What? Is there anyone who can run faster than you?" Old Yang was somewhat incredulous, as Dong Yiqi's long-distance running had taken first place in the entire public security system.

  Shen Zhiyuan saw Su Yingzhen sitting in the corner in a daze and asked: "What's wrong with you?"

  Taking advantage of the gap in conversation, Dong Yiqi had already sat down beside Su Yingzhen with two cups of water and handed one to her: "Beauty, has the boss scolded you again?"

  Su Yingzhen said with a worried expression: "Just now, I had an unexpected vision in my sleep. I think that zombie will definitely let me go."

  "Is it serious?" Shen Zhīyuàn also sat down beside her.

  "Not too serious." Xue Pinhan pushed the door open and his eyes scanned the three of them: "Is she an important witness in this case, that you're protecting her so closely?"

  Shen Zhiyuan and Dong Yiqi reluctantly shifted over to the side.

  Xue Pinhan met her gaze: "You don't have to look at me like that. The doctor said it's a normal reaction for the subject of hypnosis to feel uncomfortable when suddenly awakened, and it will be fine in a few days."

  "I know, but he overreacted."

  "Besides, I won't kick you out for this." He still spoke in a cold tone. Su Yingzhen was so scared that she almost jumped up: "My god, he heard everything we just said."

  "Where's the person you're chasing?"

  "But I lost him. His back looked like a woman's." Dong Yiqi replied.

  "Why?"

  "It seemed to her that the person was wearing a long skirt that trailed on the ground."

  "It seems that the murderer is getting anxious, so they are secretly monitoring us." Xue Pinhan continued to analyze.

  "Are you saying that the one who ran away is likely to be the murderer?" Old Yang asked.

  "Otherwise, how can we explain that he happened to be outside? But how did he know we were going to give Sun Xing anesthetic? Only a few of us knew."

  "Perhaps he has been hiding in the dark and watching us since we arrived." Old Yang said.

  Everyone nodded in agreement, and it was only barely plausible this way.

  "The second victim had no signs of struggle at the time of death, it's very likely that the killer was someone familiar. Let's go back to the village and investigate again, see who was in the village today and who is curious about this case."

  Just as he was about to leave, Xue Pinhan's phone rang. He picked it up and answered, his face gradually darkening, his eyes piercingly staring at Su Yingzhen.