Volume 2: Female Corpse in Monk's Clothes Chapter 125 It’s you!
All officials, big and small, were present at the Shangyuan County Government Office.
"...We used the portrait of the dean Luo Yu to go to Wude Bank to identify him," Ju Ran reported to the officials, "The bank's owner and clerks all confirmed that it was this person who took the Lu Family Bookstore receipt and took away the five ingots of gold!"
"Hmm... cough cough..." Li Yan's typhoid fever had not yet improved, and he nodded and said, "From this, it seems that the one who assassinated Yu Yangzi and led Xu Tixing and others to Chongtian Temple was also Luo Yu!
"Who is this person...?"
"Your Excellency," Ju Ran replied, "Luo Yu should be a pseudonym. We have searched the local records but have not found any information about this person.
"The bandits only knew that he was the head of the temple, but he lived in seclusion and rarely went out, so they didn't know his background.
"I also asked the Xingchuan County Magistrate, and he just said that they were acquaintances, but they were not close friends."
"Tsk tsk..." Li Yan frowned for a moment, then turned to Yuan Xingtai and Shen Xinglian beside him and said, "Two captains, you have heard that Luo Yu is an important figure in uncovering the secrets of Chongtian Temple. I am worried that he will hide in Shangyuan City, so..."
"Don't worry, sir," Yuan Xingtai agreed hastily, "I will strengthen inspections on all important roads and do my best to hunt down this thief!"
"That's great. We'll be back to Wude City," Li Yan first glanced at Tai Min who was obedient, and then said to Yuan Xingtai, "But the Chongtian Temple case has a wide impact, and I hope Captain Yuan will cooperate with us."
"Your Excellency's words are very important. We will do our best to serve you. Please feel free to give your orders at any time!"
"Also, too many things have happened in Shangyuan City recently," Li Yan reminded again with concern, "We still need to be strict with our security work to avoid being taken advantage of by thieves!"
"yes!"
"Jiying," Li Yan turned to Xu Zun and asked, "Are there any progress in the case of the female corpse in monk's clothing? Time waits for no one. It's already been a day!"
"Sir," Xu Zun said with a bow, "There are some clues in this case. I believe we will find important clues today!"
"Oh?" Li Yan was curious. "Tell me what you found out?"
"Sir," Xu Zun first looked at everyone, then said, "We have recently checked many of the old people from the Huguo Temple and got a very important clue.
"I suspect that this case of a female corpse in monk's clothing may be related to the orphan adopted by the Huguo Temple back then!"
"ah!!?"
Unexpectedly, the first person to be surprised was Taimin, who had been silent the whole time.
After being surprised, he realized that he had lost his composure. He quickly shrank his neck and calmed down again.
"Orphan?" Li Yan was equally curious and asked, "Is the monk-robed killer an orphan adopted by the Huguo Temple?"
"It's very likely," Xu Zun said, "whether it's the monk's robe case back then or the monk's robe case today, the murderer's murder core may be related to a woman giving birth to a child out of wedlock and giving the child away!"
"Oh?" Li Yan suddenly thought of something, "Giving birth to a child out of wedlock, so..."
"Sir," Xu Zun clasped his fists, "This concerns the victim's reputation, so please keep it a secret, sir!"
After some thought, everyone followed Xu Zun's pace and nodded in agreement.
"Then..." Li Yan asked again, "What about Lian Kong? Is he really the murderer?"
"I can't be sure about this yet," Xu Zun said, "I checked the files and found that the crime scenes and victims of the two monk robe cases were highly consistent. I can't conclude that they were not committed by the same person, so... give me some more time!
"I believe I can solve this puzzle!"
"Okay," Li Yan said with relief, "If you can solve this case before we return to Wude City, it will be a great achievement!"
"Yes," Yuan Xingtai echoed, "This is also a good thing for our Shangyuan City!"
Next, Li Yan discussed the matters concerning Chongtian Temple with everyone.
I don’t know if everyone ignored it on purpose or really forgot about it, but no one mentioned the serial disappearance of beautiful girls.
Xu Zun guessed that everyone was aware of this, but they just all had their own plans.
Li Yan didn't mention it because he didn't want to create a new case and make himself more exhausted;
It is understandable that Taimin and Ju Ran did not mention it. They have already been blamed for this matter. If they deliberately bring it up now, aren't they just asking for trouble?
Yuan Xingtai and Shen Xinglian did not mention it because they did not understand the inside story of the case and thought that the disappearance of the beautiful girl and the Chongtian Temple were the same case.
After the meeting, Xu Zun went directly to the police station to inquire about the progress.
As a result, before he even stepped into the police station, he heard Zhao Yu's urgent call from behind:
"My lord, my lord, there is a discovery, a major discovery!"
Xu Zun knew that this was the signal for the performance to begin, so he pretended to be surprised and asked:
"What did you find?"
"Sir, we have found an old monk who knows the situation and he is currently in Shangyuan City!" Zhao Yu reported excitedly, "I heard that he knows the most about the children adopted by Huguo Temple.
"As long as we find him and ask him to make a list, we might be able to find the suspect!"
"Really?" Xu Zun quickly dragged him into the police station and asked, "Where is the monk now? Why don't you check it out right away?"
"But...tsk tsk..." Zhao Yu pretended to be embarrassed, "We only know that this old monk became a doctor after returning to secular life, and it seems that he also opened a medicine store, but we don't know which one it is!"
"Okay, gather all the people immediately," Xu Zun ordered, "How many pharmacies are there in Shangyuan City? Check them one by one. We must find this insider today!"
"Yes! I'll prepare it right away..."
Zhao Yu made a look at Xu Zun, then pretended to run in panic and call for help.
Xu Zun glared at him fiercely, fearing that this drama queen would reveal his flaws...
…
Half an hour later, in West City, in a pharmacy.
There was a sudden heavy snowfall last night, so the entrance to the drugstore is particularly deserted today. If it is not an emergency, no one would come to the store to buy medicine.
However, with the sound of footsteps on snow coming closer and closer, the door of the pharmacy was opened by a slightly plump man in a white robe.
The man first observed the environment of the pharmacy, and then walked carefully to the counter. At the same time, his bloated fingers had already tightly grasped the dagger at his waist!
“Ahem…”
There was a cough behind the counter and a man could be seen sitting inside, grinding medicine.
The man in white wanted to draw out his dagger and stab him, but when he got closer, he saw that the person grinding the medicine was actually a young man!
So he quickly put away his dagger and asked, "Excuse me, is the doctor in our pharmacy here?"
Hearing the question, the young man raised his head!
"ah!!?"
In an instant, the man in white was shocked, because he actually recognized this young man. This man was the sergeant of the Shangyuan Garrison Army - Ran Lin!!!
"Why..." The man in white widened his eyes in disbelief, "Why is it you?"
"This sentence," Ran Lin said, staring at the man in white with bloodshot eyes, "Shouldn't I be the one asking you this?"
"this……"
In surprise, the man in white revealed his true face.
But he had a thick beard, and it was the flag captain of Shangyuan City——Yuan Xingtai!!!
