Volume 2: Female Corpse in Monk's Clothes Chapter 127: The Killer's Past (Part 2)
"Yuan Xingtai, when it comes to investigating a case," Xu Zun continued, "the most difficult step is to find the suspect.
“But once the suspect is found, all the remaining problems can be easily solved!
"After I locked onto you, I remembered that your previous behavior was indeed very suspicious.
"For example..." Xu Zun raised the corner of his mouth, "In the Luohan Temple, when I asked Shen Xinglian and Ran Lin about Xiaoying's father being a military groom, you were clearly there!
"You handled Xiaoying's case yourself, how could you not know about it? But you played dumb that day, which clearly showed that you had something to hide.
“Also, no one else noticed, but I found that when you appeared in the Luohan Temple, your hair and beard were wet, and you seemed to have just taken a shower early in the morning.
“I didn’t feel anything at the time, but now that I think about it, you took a shower so early in the morning, most likely to get rid of some smell on your body, right?
"You're afraid we'll smell that special mosquito coil on you, so you want to clean it extra clean, right?"
After hearing this, Yuan Xingtai blushed, as if Xu Zun was right.
However, he still said angrily:
"That's enough! I finally understand. What you said is all your inferences, not evidence!
"Xu Zun, as the chief judge of Tangzhou, you should understand the procedures for judging cases. You can't just rely on your imagination and fabrication, right?
"If you want to arrest me, then show me solid evidence!"
"Yuan Xingtai, you still don't plead guilty?" Ran Lin screamed anxiously, "If it wasn't you, why would you appear in this pharmacy? You're clearly here to kill people and silence them!
"My Yushu has no grudge against you, why, why do you want to kill her?
"Master Xu, please let me go. I will die with him today! Let me go..."
Ran Lin struggled excitedly, and the two detectives could hardly control her.
"Ran Wuzheng, don't get excited, don't get excited," Zhao Yu advised, "Can't you see that our Lord Xu is just warming up?"
After saying that, Zhao Yu stepped forward to help, and they stopped Ran Lin together.
"Captain Yuan," Xu Zun turned to Yuan Xingtai and asked, "Why don't you explain why you came here? Why do you have a knife on you?"
"I... I came to buy medicine!" Yuan Xingtai replied, "I am a lieutenant, and I carry a knife for self-defense, so what's wrong with that?"
"What medicine do you want to buy? Why do you want to buy medicine?" Xu Zun bombarded him with questions like a string of cannonballs. "You have so many followers, can't you just send one of them to buy it for you?
"You just came out of the county government office. There are several big medicine shops in front of the county government office. Why don't you buy some medicine from them? Why do you have to come all the way to West City to buy it?"
"I...I..." Yuan Xingtai hesitated and said, "I'm just strolling around, it's none of your business!"
"Humph, you have known everything in your heart for a long time, right?" Xu Zun said, "We tricked you. In the county government office, I deliberately mentioned the temple's adoption of abandoned babies in front of you.
"Your expression changed immediately because you were scared, afraid that we would find out the truth step by step!
"Then, we deliberately let you hear that we found someone who knew the truth, just to lure you into this!
"I didn't expect that you actually knew about this pharmacy. This means that you know about this monk Rankong who returned to secular life and became a doctor!
"Then you know that he actually died a long time ago?"
"..." Yuan Xingtai's face turned purple and he felt extremely embarrassed.
"I am now more certain that you are one of the abandoned babies taken in by the Huguo Temple back then, right?" Xu Zun asked, "The person who took you in and raised you was the monk Liankong, wasn't he?!"
"Xu Zun!" Yuan Xingtai was furious and immediately drew out his dagger and said, "If you continue to make false accusations like this, I will be rude to you!
"Listen to me, all you detectives, without solid evidence, you have no right to arrest me.
"If anyone dares to stop me now, it is equivalent to rebellion. Don't blame me for being ruthless. Get out of my way!"
As he spoke, Yuan Xingtai took big strides and walked out.
Zhao Yu brought with him the constables from Shangyuan City. Naturally, these people were afraid of this cavalry captain, and no one dared to step forward to stop him.
Just like that, Yuan Xingtai swaggered past Xu Zun, causing Ran Lin to scream again in panic:
"Let me go, let me go. If you can't do it, let me do it! I want to die with him..."
However, Zhao Yu and the detectives did not dare to let go. They still held Ran Lin down tightly to prevent him from rushing over.
"Hmph!" Yuan Xingtai snorted contemptuously, and then walked out of the pharmacy.
Unexpectedly, as soon as he opened the door, he saw a black umbrella coming towards him!
ah?
Yuan Xingtai was shocked and was forced back by the umbrella.
Seeing the umbrella approaching again, he angrily swung out the dagger and stabbed the umbrella.
However, the umbrella was made of iron, and it bounced off the dagger with a clang, and the tip of the umbrella stabbed Yuan Xingtai directly in the chest.
Yuan Xingtai's round body suddenly fell backwards and fell heavily to the ground!
Swish…
The iron umbrella was folded, and the person holding the umbrella was seen to be a tall girl from the Western Regions.
Behind Huo Anu followed the Jingwu Captain Shen Xinglian and the Shangyuan City Constable Ju Ran.
"You...you...oh..." Yuan Xingtai said angrily, holding his aching chest, "Do you want to rebel?"
"Master Yuan," Shen Xinglian approached with a dark face and frowned, " I don't understand. You obviously have a bright future, why... why do you want to be a monk killer?"
"You... Shen Xinglian, what did you say?" Yuan Xingtai shouted, "Why are you the same as them?"
"Captain Yuan," Ju Ran stepped forward and saluted, explaining, "We...we have searched your house in South City, and we found..."
"Ah..." Hearing this, Yuan Xingtai was struck by lightning and collapsed to the ground on the spot, "You...you...dare to search my house...you..."
"We not only found your murder scene," Huo Anu said, "but also found razors, saw blades, monk's robes, rosary beads and other tools used in the crime!
“A large number of Buddhist scriptures were also found at the scene, all of which were written by Liankong, and there were even many unique handwritten copies!
"Of course, there are also the victim's clothes," Huo Anu cursed angrily, "Anuch, you are so cruel! There is blood on the razor, and you didn't even wipe it clean..."
"ah……"
Yuan Xingtai was horrified and his body trembled continuously.
"Captain Yuan, do you know why I wasted so much time talking to you?" Xu Zun said coldly, "Can't you see that I'm stalling for time?
"According to my judgment, if you murdered Lian Yushu on impulse, you would have left a flaw that night.
“The process of the monk’s robe murder case is complicated. I concluded that you must have gone to a place very close to Ran Lin’s home and the Luohan Temple that night.
"So, I asked Captain Ju and Captain Shen to find out the information about the property you purchased, and then based on the records of the soldiers on duty who saw you that night, I was able to lock on to my target!
"Next, we will split into two groups. Zhao Yu and I will wait for you to take the bait at the pharmacy, while the others will go look for evidence of your crime!
"How is it, Captain Yuan?" Xu Zun asked, "What do you have to say now?"
"Humph! Lord Xu has already arranged for me to wait in the medicine shop," Ran Lin shouted angrily, "As long as you show up in the medicine shop, it means you are the monk-robed killer!"
"Captain Yuan," Shen Xinglian asked with a puzzled look on his face, "I don't understand why you did this? Those women just gave birth to children out of wedlock, why did you kill them?"
"Ah..." Yuan Xingtai suddenly yelled, and then madly looked up to the sky and shouted, "If you commit evil deeds, you will not be able to be reborn. If you cannot be raised, you will not be able to enter the cycle of reincarnation!
"You don't understand anything at all!" He pointed at everyone and shouted angrily, "There is nothing wrong with them having children out of wedlock, but if they give birth to children and don't raise them, they deserve to die!!!"
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