How could all the shoe prints have disappeared?
Just as Lü Qingqing was feeling surprised, she noticed that the water in the yellow sand stream was always washing over the beach with the ripples. Again and again, although it was very slight, she believed that after a night, those flat shoe prints would be completely covered.
However, for the woman's high-heeled shoes, it was completely different. The slender heels sank deep into the sand, leaving heavy imprints. Therefore, even though the flat shoe prints were gone, the holes left by the high-heeled shoes' heels remained.
"I believe after another night of washing, the holes left by those heels will also disappear tomorrow," Lü Qingqing said, which was also why no third person's footprints could be found at the scene.
At this point, everyone suddenly understood. Even Qiao Huali's gaze towards Lü Qingqing clearly revealed admiration. Not to mention Hu Jia, whose eyes were practically shining.
In fact, even Tong Meng had been persuaded by Lü Qingqing, but she couldn't easily admit defeat. She could only sulk in her seat, her face flushed red. "These are just your guesses."
Lü Qingqing was not annoyed. "You should call it deduction. If there is even a single doubt, we must answer that doubt. Without evidence to support it, we must use reasoning and experimentation to verify it, rather than assuming it didn't happen just because there's no evidence. This can lead to many miscarriages of justice."
Lü Qingqing patiently explained, fully demonstrating what was meant by earnest instruction.
In this round, Lü Qingqing had once again achieved a complete victory!
After leaving the office, Hu Jia praised Lü Qingqing profusely. After the praise, he treated her to a meal.
This series of actions stunned Lü Qingqing. She thought that after the case was solved, the money would be gone.
Meanwhile, Tong Meng was so angry that she didn't even eat. She was now eagerly awaiting the early identification of the victim's family to confirm her identity. Once her identity was confirmed, she believed she would definitely shine.
After all, Lü Qingqing only had two people, while she had four.
Perhaps Tong Meng's prayer was heard by heaven, because by the afternoon, news arrived from the police station. A young man had reported to the local police that his sister had been missing for two days.
The local police immediately verified the identity of the young man's sister. Both her age, appearance, and the time of her disappearance bore a striking resemblance to the unidentified woman in the riverside cremation case.
Therefore, the local police immediately relayed the information, and Lü Qingqing and her team got into the car to go.
"Are these your sister's belongings?" Lü Qingqing took out the high-heeled shoes and that pair of stockings. To her surprise, as soon as the young man saw these items, tears immediately welled up in his eyes.
He said these were indeed his sister's. She was going to attend a friend's wedding that day and was reportedly a bridesmaid, so she had specifically bought a pair of red shoes.
From then on, the identity of the unidentified female corpse was confirmed.
Wen Feixue, 24 years old, worked at a trading company. Her husband, Yue Bo, was an administrative staff member at a hospital.
Both of their workplaces were decent. Coupled with the fact that trading companies and hospitals were places with a lot of foot traffic and exposure to the world, it was no longer strange for Wen Feixue to wear high-heeled shoes and stockings.
However, precisely such women who wore high-heeled shoes and stockings were more protective of their clothing. Why would she go to a secluded place like a sandy area?
Furthermore, Wen Feixue's brother said she was going to attend a friend's wedding. However, the wedding venue was several miles away from Huangshaxi. Even if she walked with her eyes closed, she wouldn't have deviated so much.
To figure out why Wen Feixue had come to Huangshaxi and when she had left the wedding, Lü Qingqing and Tong Meng found her bride friend.
Upon hearing of Wen Feixue's unexpected death, the bride was terrified. The bride was Wen Feixue's close friend. On the wedding day, she was very busy and didn't have much time to talk to Wen Feixue.
However, both Wen Feixue's brother and her bride friend repeatedly affirmed that Wen Feixue would never have committed suicide.
Because she had no reason to commit suicide.
Wealthy family, harmonious marriage, smooth career...
"She was trying to get pregnant. On my wedding day, she even told me to see who would have a child first. Tell me, how could such a person commit suicide?" the bride said.
Hearing this, Lü Qingqing also reaffirmed her speculation that Wen Feixue had definitely not taken her own life.
"Who did she come with that day? And who did she leave with?" Tong Meng asked.
"She was alone."
"Didn't her husband Yue Bo come?"
"No!" the bride shook her head. "For this reason, Feixue even complained to me, saying her husband had been on a business trip for several days. He had promised to come back for the wedding banquet, but there was no news from him."
Her husband was out of touch, and his wife was dead?
Lü Qingqing smelled something unusual.
Clearly, Tong Meng had also thought of this, and their decision was consistent: they would go to the hospital where Yue Bo worked to inquire.
However, upon arriving, they discovered that Yue Bo had not been on a business trip at all; he had been absent from work without leave.
When the hospital staff heard that the police were looking for Yue Bo, they were all wondering if Yue Bo had committed some offense.
This was getting interesting. Wen Feixue said Yue Bo was on a business trip, but the hospital said Yue Bo was absent without leave.
It was clear that the absence without leave was true, but whether Wen Feixue heard about her husband's business trip from someone else or if Yue Bo told her herself?
This had to be clarified.
"Find him immediately, find Yue Bo. He is now a key suspect." Lü Qingqing and Tong Meng both made the same decision.
Now Tong Meng was full of spirit. She enjoyed this kind of person-finding task.
Don't ask why, just ask because there were more people to bully fewer people.
She not only sent out the two helpers assigned to her by Sixth Master, but even mobilized "the knife wielders."
She didn't believe that those two could compare to their group!
From the hospital to Wen Feixue's home, from their relatives and friends to their acquaintances, everyone was running errands all day long.
Tong Meng was fine; she just went through the motions and then sat in a tea house to drink tea. But Lü Qingqing and Guan Jinsong were genuinely working hard.
Not only were they running around, but they also had to deal with unexpected situations from time to time. Such as someone fighting and blocking the road, or someone falsely accusing Guan Jinsong of tearing the other person's clothes...
At first, Guan Jinsong thought he was unlucky, but after a few more times, he started cursing. "This Tong Meng is too underhanded, trying to stop us from finding people this way."
Lü Qingqing raised an eyebrow. "Hehe, if she likes to use dirty tricks, then we'll use straightforward tactics."
That night, Lü Qingqing found Hu Jia and the others. "Aren't you worried about not being able to catch the knife wielders? Now's your chance!"
As a result, in the next two days, Tong Meng was slapped to the ground by Sixth Master again.
Five "knife wielders" were lost, including one "knife wielder"! Hu Jia took them away for provoking trouble.
These people could not withstand Hu Jia's investigation. They soon revealed their sins from three generations prior.
As for those offenses, it could be said that detention for two or three days was acceptable, or imprisonment for one or two years was also acceptable. It all depended on Hu Jia's mood.
But it just so happened that Hu Jia was in a bad mood those two days.
Isn't that infuriating?
"I told you to find people, and you went and brought more people into it." Sixth Master had never seen such a foolish person. If he hadn't considered that his pawn had already been placed on the board, he would have really wanted to wipe the game clean and start over.
On Sunday, Lü Qingqing felt that the entire world had quieted down. There were no more chaotic matters to obstruct her.
However, compared to Lü Qingqing's relief, Tong Meng was having a terrible time.
Despite investing so much energy and receiving several slaps, she hadn't found a single clue about Yue Bo.
It seemed all her efforts had gone to waste.
Isn't that infuriating?