Volume 2: Female Corpse in Monk's Clothes Chapter 126: The Killer's Past (Part 1)
"Ran Lin..." Yuan Xingtai was incredulous, "What...what are you doing here?"
"Yuan Xingtai!" Ran Lin shouted angrily, "I never thought it was really you! You are a captain, but you are actually the monk-robed killer!"
"You...what nonsense are you talking about?" Yuan Xingtai said this, but he was obviously guilty, and his hands unconsciously clenched the dagger at his waist.
"I want..." Ran Lin panted heavily, and pulled out a dagger from under the counter, shouting, "I want revenge for Yu Shu! Give me your life..."
As he spoke, Ran Lin jumped up from the counter and rushed towards Yuan Xingtai.
Yuan Xingtai was shocked and quickly stepped back to avoid the dagger. Although he avoided the dagger, he was knocked down by Ran Lin on the spot!
Gurgle...
The two men rolled on the floor of the pharmacy, and Ran Lin swung his sword like crazy.
Although Yuan Xingtai was fat, he was extremely strong. He immediately grabbed Ran Lin's wrist, preventing Ran Lin from stabbing again.
Immediately afterwards, Yuan Xingtai pulled out a dagger with his left hand and stabbed Ran Lin!
Ran Lin was also a veteran of the battlefield. When he saw the knife coming at him, he quickly rolled outward and rolled on the ground to barely avoid it.
But because his arm was held by Yuan Xingtai, he did not roll far. Yuan Xingtai flipped his wrist to knock the dagger out of Ran Lin's hand, and then kicked out low to the ground, kicking Ran Lin far away, and knocking him against the counter of the pharmacy with a thud!
Bang……
The door of the drug store was suddenly kicked open, and Zhao Yu rushed in first, followed by several constables.
"Don't move, don't move!" Zhao Yu pointed his sword at Yuan Xingtai, "Captain Yuan, stop struggling fearlessly and surrender!"
"What!?"
Yuan Xingtai got up from the ground and saw the detectives surrounding him. He suddenly felt that something was wrong.
However, he was a captain in the army after all, the highest-ranking officer in the Shangyuan City military camp.
He quickly regained his composure and asked Zhao Yu:
"What do you mean? I am a cavalry captain. Do you want to rebel?"
"Hehehe..." At this time, Xu Zun's voice came from outside the door. He walked into the medicine shop with a smile and said to Yuan Xingtai, "Captain Yuan, we are here to capture the monk-robed killer!"
"It's you?" Yuan Xingtai saw Xu Zun's expression tense at first, then he held his head high and put on an arrogant look, "Monk-robed killer? What does it have to do with me ? I came to the pharmacy to buy medicine, is it illegal?"
"Captain Yuan, you know it very well," Xu Zun said calmly, "The person we want to arrest is you, and you are the monk-robed killer!"
"Hahahaha..." Yuan Xingtai laughed, "This is really the biggest mistake in the world, Xu Tixing, you are really too outrageous, right?
"How did I become a monk-robed killer? Lord Li has given you the task of solving the case, but you can't take credit for it from Yuan, right?"
"Yuan Xingtai! I...I will kill you! Ah..."
Ran Lin got up from the ground and wanted to pounce on Yuan Xingtai, but Zhao Yu and several constables quickly pulled him back.
"Captain Yuan," Xu Zun pulled a chair and sat down steadily, saying, "Since you don't admit it, let's have a good discussion today and see if what I said makes sense, okay?"
"Okay!" Yuan Xingtai put away the dagger and said, "Yuan wants to learn from Xu Tixing's profound ideas."
"Yuan Xingtai," Xu Zun said loudly, "originally named Liuqi, he was an orphan since childhood and was adopted by a monk in a temple.
"I joined the army at the age of sixteen and served on the border in Yuanping County, Hanzhou. Because of my meritorious service in suppressing the Hu bandits, I was not only promoted to the deputy lieutenant of Peirong, but also served under the general Yunhui.
"Because of his rise to prominence in Yuanping, he changed his name to Yuanxingtai, and even his surname was a temporary one.
"After that, you made many military achievements and rose rapidly to the top. Finally, you were promoted to the rank of cavalry captain and returned to Shangyuan City to serve as the chief commander of the garrison..."
"Master Xu," Yuan Xingtai interrupted Xu Zun and said, "Are you introducing Yuan's resume? What does this have to do with me being a monk killer?"
"Alas..." Xu Zun sighed, "Actually, I really don't want it to be you, but all the evidence points to you, and I can't do anything about it!"
"Evidence?" Yuan Xingtai asked, "Where is the evidence?"
"Don't worry, I'll tell you one thing at a time," Xu Zun said solemnly, "Let's start with the first victim, Xiaoying, the concubine of Yu Li Chen You, who was raped by a soldier in the army and then forced to give birth to a child who was sent to the temple.
"Those soldiers were later secretly dealt with by the army. One of them was executed on the spot, and the other two were exiled.
“In order to ensure that the scandal does not spread, the military has kept this secret strictly and only senior generals know about it.
"I asked Shen Xinglian, but he was only a rumor that he was a deputy lieutenant. Therefore..." Xu Zun glanced at Yuan Xingtai, "I found Xiaoying's father, who is the groom in your barracks.
"After asking him in detail, I learned that the person who handled the case was none other than you, Captain Yuan!
“That is to say, you know the inside story of this matter best.
"It's the same with Ran Lin," Xu Zun said, "Although there are many rumors about his wife, the only people who know the details are those in your army..."
"Heh..." Yuan Xingtai smiled, obviously thinking that Xu Zun's reasons were too far-fetched.
But as soon as he smiled, Xu Zun continued:
“Next, let’s talk about the patrols in the city,” Xu Zun said, “On the night when Ran Lin’s wife was murdered, the murderer must have needed a suitable means of transportation to first transfer the victim to a certain place to kill her, and then transport her to the Luohan Temple.
“But at that time, due to the disappearance of the daughter of the Marquis’ Mansion, the patrol curfew had not yet been lifted, and all vehicles except those with passes had to be inspected.
“In this way, we should have been able to find several suspects, but in the end, we found nothing.
“This result made me realize that the murderer was most likely someone who would not arouse the suspicion of the patrol soldiers.
"Or, even if he is recorded by the soldiers, he has the ability to delete himself from the list!
"I'm afraid that besides Shen Xinglian, the only person who can be this person is you, Captain Yuan?
"When I started to suspect you, I found Ran Lin," Xu Zun pointed at the angry Ran Lin next to him, "and asked him to secretly investigate whether you had appeared in the east, south, and center areas on the night of the incident?"
"Yes," Ran Lin gritted her teeth and said fiercely, "I heard that you appeared in both the East Market and the South Market on the night of the crime, and you were driving a carriage!"
"..." Yuan Xingtai frowned. Besides being shocked inside, he seemed to be secretly thinking about something.
"You are the head ," Xu Zun continued, "Which soldier would dare to check on you? Even if they saw you, they would just think you were inspecting the patrol work!
"Another point is that Ran Lin was out searching for the Marquis' daughter that night. There probably weren't many people who knew he wouldn't be back all night and who could avoid the patrolling soldiers near Ran Lin's home, right?
"Yuan Xingtai," Xu Zun said solemnly, "I remember that night, we were drinking with the governor in Taixian Tower, but I didn't expect you to leave in the middle of the meal and go to kill someone!
"I recalled carefully later that when we were watching the performance in Taixian Tower, the stage was performing a Buddhist music performance. Did those sad and desolate Buddhist music touch your mind and make you want to kill Ran Lin's wife at all costs to relieve some kind of depression in your heart?"
Upon hearing this, Yuan Xingtai's body trembled, his eyes widened, and there was obvious shock in his eyes...
