The footprints appeared from the well and extended into the orchard over there. Then, they followed the footprints and walked about 30 meters. They saw a gun buried in the snow. Shi Anbao took it from his pocket.

He took out a handkerchief and picked up the gun quickly, avoiding leaving his fingerprints on it.

The puzzling footprints extended straight to the fence at the top of the orchard, then crossed the fence and continued to move far ahead.

So, the two men stopped following the footsteps, turned around and returned to the living room, and then showed the witnesses the pistol they had picked up. A farmer said, "Ah, this pistol seems to belong to Jin Hao."

"How did you find out?"

"I'm not sure this pistol is indeed his, but I saw him trying to get this pistol in a restaurant in town last time."

"You said last time, which day was it? Do you still remember which day it was?"

"Well, that day happened to be a market day in the town. At that time, Jin Hao also came to the restaurant. It is said that the gun holster had a thread, so he took it to the old cobbler to repair it. Unfortunately, the cobbler was not at home and the store door was closed.

, he gave the holster to the manager of the restaurant and entrusted him to the old cobbler to repair it. That gun is exactly the same as this gun, what do you think?" He turned his head to his other partner.

"That's pretty much it."

The farmer said the same thing, and such testimony is very important. There were seven bullets in the gun, and three were fired.

"Three shots... three gunshots... the time of the fight was eleven twelve. At that time, the snow had stopped falling, so the footprints on the snow had not moved at all." Lang Xiaobai thought to himself,

"Then, Jin Hao's pistol was found on the snow - but, well, wait a minute, this alone cannot be used to conclude that Jin Hao is the murderer! Even though there was a gunshot, no body was found! Not to mention there is another

Things are unpredictable.”

"Mr. Lang, Jin Hao is the murderer. There should be no doubt about this, right?"

"What's the reason?"

Shi Anbao said: "There is all the evidence, including pistols, footprints and fights... And Jin Hao is against Jiang Zhize's wife Su Fengnan... So Jiang Zhize hates him very much. At the same time, they are enemies of each other. In order to prevent himself from being beaten by the old drunkard, Jin Hao

The father and son killed each other, so he always carried a pistol with him. The night before, when Jiang Zhize was drinking at the house of his old alcoholic father, Jin Hao took the opportunity to have a tryst with Su Fengnan, but was accidentally caught by Jiang Zhize who came home drunk.

Jiang Zhize used his drunken energy to fight with Jin Hao in the living room, leaving traces of a struggle in the living room. Jiang Zhize, who was drunk, could not defeat Jin Hao, and Jin Hao hated Jiang Zhize's abuse of Su Fengnan.

, so unless he doesn’t fight, he will be beaten to death. After a while, Jiang Zhize escaped from the side door of the kitchen and ran to the snow, but was chased by Jin Hao again. So, the two people started fighting next to the well. Finally, Jin Hao

Finally, he pulled out his pistol and fired, then threw Jiang Zhize, who was shot dead, into the well, jumped over the fence and escaped. This is my theory."

Shi Anbao said proudly.

But Lang Xiaobai was smiling quietly. "Your inference is very reasonable, but is the reality really what you said?"

"What's the matter? Is there all the evidence?"

"No, I don't think we can be so sure. First, as to whether Jiang Zhize was really thrown into the well, we can't draw a conclusion prematurely until the body is discovered."

"However, this well seems to be bottomless, and no one has used it for many years. It is impossible to go down just by saying it. What's more, judging from the surrounding situation, there is no doubt that the body was pushed into the well." Shi Anbao

His tone was very firm.

"Okay, even if what you said is beyond doubt, then how did Jin Hao enter the Well Garden? There is no evidence, right? There are no traces of him inside or outside the gate at all?"

"That's because it wasn't snowing yet when Jin Hao came, which means he sneaked into the well garden before nine o'clock, so his footprints were buried in the heavy snow."

"Oh, so that's it! But, I still have a question that I don't understand. Where did Mrs. Su Fengnan go? Was she also pushed into the abandoned well like Jiang Zhize?" Lang Xiaobai doubted.

.

"No, Jin Hao pities Su Fengnan and loves her, so it is impossible to kill her. She and Jin Hao fled together. The door of Mrs. Su Fengnan's bedroom was damaged beyond recognition. This can be concluded from this." Shi Anbao

said.

"But the footprints from the old well to the fence at the end of the orchard are all the same person's."

"That's because Jin Hao was carrying Su Fengnan on his back when he fled, so the footprints were deep in the snow. This means that the man must be carrying something heavy on his back."

"How can you cross the fence with someone behind your back?"

"There was a wooden door on the fence. Although the wooden door was often locked tightly, Jiang Zhize happened to have the key on him. After Jin Hao killed Jiang Zhize with a gun, he got the key from him, then opened the wooden door on the fence and escaped.

"

"This inference sounds really reasonable, so what is the situation beyond the fence?"

"Beyond the fence are endless fields. After walking through a section of field ridges, you will reach a broad avenue. After passing the avenue, you will find a manor not far away. That is Jin Hao's residence."

"Oh, is that the manor that Jin Hao's father bought from the old drunkard?"

"It's absolutely true, Jin Hao lives in that manor. The night before, he must have come from the manor alone, sneaked into the well garden, killed Jiang Zhize, and then secretly slipped back to the manor with Su Fengnan on his back."

"Then let's go after them?"

"It's too late. Maybe the train they were on has already left."

"So is the station they went to the same station called Tea Garden where I just got off?"

"No, there are no express trains at that station. They must have gone to the town ahead to catch the express train. However, no express train arrived at the station before 11 o'clock. If they call the security office over there now, maybe they can

Catch these two people at the station."

Lang Xiaobai nodded in agreement, but a slightly sarcastic smile appeared at the corner of his mouth. From beginning to end, he did not think that the murderer was Jin Hao, nor did he think that Jin Hao would deceive and kidnap Su Fengnan.
Chapter completed!