My Wife is Unbeatable in the Whole World, Touch Me If You Dare!-Chapter 191 - 114: The Contented Li Anning_2

Li Anning looked at the Huang Family’s steward and asked, "There are signs of a struggle in the room and a broken vase. Didn’t you hear any unusual noises last night?"

The steward sighed and said, "The master and mistress live in the inner rooms of the estate, far from the outer rooms where the servants reside. Even if there were noise, we wouldn’t have heard it..."

Li Anning’s gaze shifted to Li Nuo, who shook his head subtly.

The two had developed an understanding while investigating cases together; Li Nuo’s head shake meant he had not found any suspects among those present.

In such murder cases, the first thing to verify was whether it was committed by someone the victim knew.

The victims were killed last night, and it had only been a few two-hours since the incident. If it was done by someone from the Huang Family, the Law Code would have given a hint to Li Nuo.

The lack of response from the Law Code implied that the murderer was not on the scene.

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Li Nuo then asked the steward, "Are all the Huang Family’s servants here?"

The steward replied, "All thirteen servants of the house are here."

After ruling out the servants of the Huang Mansion, the most likely possibility was a thief breaking in, being discovered by the owner, and then deciding to kill impulsively.

This significantly reduced the chances of solving the case.

If it were someone familiar, premeditating the murder, following the clues would quickly lead to the identity of the murderer.

However, if it involved random theft plus impulsive murder, with the murderer fleeing after the crime, catching him would be extremely unlikely.

The constables from the Ministry of Justice carried out two bodies covered with white cloths.

"Master!"

"Mistress!"

"How horribly you died..."

The servants of the Huang Family knelt down, wailing in grief.

Li Anning approached the steward and inquired, "Please think carefully, did your master and mistress have any enemies or perhaps business competitors..."

While Li Anning was speaking, Li Nuo entered the crime scene.

There were large bloodstains on the floor of the room, and the whole room was in disarray.

Tables and chairs overturned, the wardrobe wide open, clothes scattered carelessly on the floor.

According to the Huang Family’s servants, the family’s valuables were kept in the master and mistress’s room, a place they never allowed the servants to enter, even cleaning was done by themselves.

No valuables were found in the room by the Ministry of Justice, they were presumably taken by the murderer.

This scene was undoubtedly a typical case of murder following theft.

Unless Li Nuo happened to pass by the criminal while wandering in the streets in the upcoming two-hours, catching him would be like finding a needle in a haystack.

Li Nuo checked the room door.

The bolt was old, but there was a clear new mark in the middle.

This was the trace left by the thief using a small knife to flip the bolt and enter the room.

This confirmed Li Anning’s earlier assumption that the thief was not a Martial Artist of High Realm; even if he had practiced the Martial Path, he was at most at the Second Realm or even only at the First Realm.

At the True Qi Realm, one could draw out True Qi from the body and easily flip the bolt.

At the Object Manipulation Realm, one could open the door remotely.

Even at the Inner Breath Realm, one could be considered a decent fighter, not making a mess of the scene while killing two ordinary people, so the criminal was either only slightly trained in the Martial Path or just an ordinary person.

Li Nuo closed the room doors and found them fitting closely together, with an extremely small gap.

An ordinary knife would not fit through.

The criminal used a blade thin as a cicada’s wing, specially designed to fit through such gaps.

This was the work of a Blockage Thief, who used tools to manipulate bolts and commit theft.

The smaller the gap, the more difficult it is to perform the theft.

The gap was no wider than a few strands of hair, showing the thief’s skills were exceptionally adept.

Moreover, the fact that the door was bolted from the inside meant the owners were in the room.

The audacity to steal while the owners were in the room indicated that the thief was not only skilled but also very bold.

Li Anning entered the room and asked Li Nuo, "Did you find anything?"

"A highly skilled thief, who managed to flip the lock from outside to break in, likely intending to steal while the Huang couple were asleep but accidentally woke them up, leading to murder,"

Li Nuo shared the clues he observed and then asked, "Did you learn anything?"

Li Anning replied, "The steward of the Huang Mansion mentioned that their master and mistress didn’t have any personal enemies, though there were several business competitors. I’ve already arranged for them to be brought to the Ministry of Justice for collaboration. Join me there later..."

Li Nuo nodded and said, "There’s nothing more to see here; let’s head to the Ministry of Justice."

If it was indeed the business rivals, hiring someone to kill and staging it as a burglary, even if they didn’t act themselves, they couldn’t escape the Law Code’s detection.

He was about to leave when his gaze involuntarily shifted, and he suddenly froze.

Li Anning took a few steps forward, noticed Li Nuo hadn’t followed, and turned back to see his unusual expression, she quickly asked, "What’s wrong, what else did you discover?"

Li Nuo was looking toward a wall on the right side of the room, where a painting hung.

A landscape painting.

Li Anning came over and asked, "Is there something wrong with this painting?"

Li Nuo responded, "This painting is very well done, quite exquisite."

Li Anning rolled her eyes; this was a crime scene, and he was actually admiring paintings?

The Princess didn’t understand art, which wasn’t surprising.

But Li Nuo did.

In fact, it wasn’t him but Phoenix who understood.