Volume 2: Female Corpse in Monk's Clothes Chapter 124: Still pretending to be stupid?
Uh oh…
Xu Zun yawned and realized that it was already dawn.
Feeling the softness under his head, Xu Zun suddenly opened his eyes and found himself still lying on the thighs of that poor mother.
But Ku Niang still had her back straight and her eyes not looking to the side. She just sat upright on the bed and served as Xu Zun's pillow for the whole night.
"Oh, my sin, my sin," Xu Zun quickly stood up and said apologetically, "I'm sorry, dear mother, I fell asleep and kept you awake all night!
"Hey, why didn't you tell me? Just wake me up when you were tired..."
After apologizing for a long time, Xu Zun suddenly remembered that it was impossible for this poor mother to talk to him.
well!
He quickly tidied up Ku Niang's clothes and said in a commanding tone: "Okay, go back to your room and sleep, go and have a rest!"
Only then did Ku Niang stand up and walk out of the house like a robot receiving instructions.
call……
Xu Zun panted and looked out the window, but saw that the snow had stopped and the terrace was already dyed white by the snow.
I never thought that I would sleep so soundly in my mother’s arms?
He felt as if he had not had such a good sleep for a long time. At this moment, he felt energetic and his mind was clear.
This miserable woman...
He not only suspected that his mother had hypnotized him?
Or, did he treat Ku Niang as someone to confide in and feel some kind of comfort from her?
When I walked out of the room, I saw the tall Huo Anu standing at the door with a serious face.
"Sir," seeing Xu Zun coming out, she immediately pushed Xu Zun back into the house and asked in a questioning tone, "Didn't you go a little too far? That Ku Niang is Liu Dong's wife, how could you...how could you let her accompany you for the entire night?"
"You don't understand," Xu Zun glared at Huo Anu and said indignantly, "I did this for a reason!"
"Oh?" Huo Anu also widened his eyes, curious, "What's the reason?"
"Because I want to sleep with Ku Niang!" Xu Zun explained.
In an instant, Huo Anu felt that Xu Zun's moral integrity was completely destroyed and shattered to the ground!
"Sir..." Huo Anu asked hesitantly, "What about Liu Dong? Doesn't he care?"
"Why?" Xu Zun asked without blushing, "You want me to treat you too?"
"You..." Huo Anu blushed, "Sir...you are not quite right today?"
"Okay, let's get down to business !" Xu Zun yawned again and asked, "Where's Zhao Yu?"
"He hasn't come back yet," Huo Anu replied, "I guess he checked all night yesterday?"
"Okay," Xu Zun snapped his fingers, "Let's go to the county government office and see if we can catch the monk-robed killer today..."
…
At 9:00 am, at Shangyuan County Government Office.
There was a heavy snowfall, which was ankle-deep, so everyone who entered the county government office had to stamp their feet to shake off the snow on their boots as the first thing they did.
“Ururu…”
Zhao Yu held a bowl of hot mutton soup and drank it all up, leaving not even a drop of liquid in the bowl.
"Master Xu," he said helplessly while holding the empty bowl, "It's only been a few years, how come all the monks from the Huguo Temple are gone?
"We worked for a whole day and night, searching Shangyuan City and nearby villages and towns, but we didn't find a single living person. Sigh... Sir, please punish me! I'm not doing my job well..."
Xu Zun first looked at Zhao Yu, then looked at the big bowl in Zhao Yu's arms, and asked:
"Give me a bowl too. You're eating so happily even though you haven't completed the task. This mutton soup must be delicious!"
"Yes, yes, yes..." Zhao Yu quickly ordered the constable next to him, "Hurry up and buy a few more bowls!"
The young constable quickly agreed and ran outside.
"Come," Xu Zun sat down at the desk and said to Zhao Yu, " Report the information you investigated to me !"
"Yes, they are all here!" Zhao Yu took out a notebook from his arms, "This is the rough list we compiled after questioning everyone.
“The Huguo Temple was originally the largest temple in Shangyuan City, but it gradually declined after Lian Kong got into trouble. After Lian Kong was executed, the monks in the temple left and went out to make a living!
"The overall environment was not good at that time," Zhao Yu opened the book and placed it in front of Xu Zun, "Most of these monks fled to the southwest, and some even fled to the wild Xiazhou. It was really hard to find them...
"Take a look," Zhao Yu pointed at the records in the book and said, "the first few are abbots, monks or elders. Among these people, only one master named Yuanming is still alive, but it is said that he went to the Western Regions to seek Dharma and has disappeared!"
"Zhao Yu, have you forgotten what I told you?" Xu Zun said, "The first target I want you to find is an older monk, at least the same age as Lian Kong, but even better if older than Lian Kong!"
"Yes, yes, yes," Zhao Yu pointed to the names circled on the list with a brush, "You see, these are the elders of Huguo Temple, and they are all older than Lian Kong.
"But... it's precisely because of my old age that I either can't find it or it has already gone to paradise!"
"Hmm..." Xu Zun carefully checked the records and asked, "How many of them live in Shangyuan City?"
Hearing the question, Zhao Yu hurriedly came forward and pointed with his hand:
“This one, this one, and this one, because they were old, they stayed in Shangyuan City, and these two were even forced to return to secular life.
"However, we have already looked for them, and they are all dead!"
"It doesn't matter," Xu Zun said, "Dead or alive, it doesn't matter. I want to ask you, among these people, who died recently?"
"What? Dead or alive are all fine? Dead...oh..." Zhao Yu reacted and said hurriedly, "This person, this person just passed away this year, his Buddhist name back then was Ran Kong.
“Because he was proficient in medicine, he later returned to secular life and became a doctor. He also opened a medicine shop outside the West City.
"We went there yesterday," Zhao Yu said, "Ran Kong passed away three months ago. His apprentice is the one treating patients now, but his apprentice doesn't know the situation of Huguo Temple."
"Okay!" Xu Zun suddenly tapped the name, "It's him!"
"Sir," Zhao Yu reminded again, "He is already dead!"
"It doesn't matter," Xu Zun said nonchalantly, "I said it doesn't matter if he dies. Now let's use him to find the monk killer!"
"How... do I find it?" Zhao Yu wondered, and Huo Anu was also puzzled.
"Remember," Xu Zun instructed, "this doctor Rankong who returned to secular life is not dead. He is still treating patients in the pharmacy, but you don't know which pharmacy it is!
"Later, Master Li Yan will gather everyone to arrange work. When the time comes, you will arrange for someone to recite our lines. Do you understand?"
"Understand... Understand?!" Zhao Yu kept shaking his head while speaking ambiguous words.
"Sir, what are you doing?" Huo Anu was even more curious.
"Humph!" Xu Zun suddenly hit Zhao Yu on the shoulder, "Are you playing dumb again? You've been with me for so long, and you still don't understand this?"
"This... um..." Zhao Yu thought carefully, and after five seconds he suddenly realized something. He was immediately shocked, "My God! Sir, are you saying... that monk-robed killer has always been by our side!?"
