A few suspects were identified, but they were all eventually ruled out.
Finally, they looked for the murder weapon and the primary crime scene.
As for the murder weapon.
From the very beginning, Liu Jie had tried pumping the well dry, searching the bottom for the rock used to kill Han Xiaolong.
He speculated that the killer might have conveniently tossed the rock into the well too.
Unfortunately, they didn't find any rocks with sharp edges that matched the wound.
Based on the fractures, the rock used to kill Han Xiaolong must have had sharp edges.
They then searched all over the village, expanding the search area, but still found no blood-stained rocks.
They then speculated it had been thrown into the river.
They even sent people into the river to feel around, but trying to find one specific rock in an entire river was truly like looking for a needle in a haystack.
