Volume 2: Female Corpse in Monk's Clothes Chapter 86 What are you afraid of?
"Ah... my poor daughter..."
Bursts of crying were heard from the side courtyard of the county government office.
Xiaoying's parents and family all rushed over and burst into tears...
"That's not right, sir," Ju Ran said in the nearby detective's room, holding a stack of files, "This Chen You did work as a jailer in the South Prison, but he was transferred after only a few years.
"During this period, I only had contact with Monk Liankong for one year at most."
"Also," another detective added, "We have already inquired about Chen You's family. Chen You's family are all from the Xuan Dao. It seems... they can't get along with Monk Liankong, right?"
"I think," said Yuan Xingtai, who had been participating in the investigation nearby, "it is precisely because we are not of the same mind that conflicts arise.
"Perhaps... the person who imitated the monk-robed killer wanted to challenge Lian Kong back then?"
Yuan Xingtai had a special identity. Although he was not a government official, he had great power, so the detectives naturally did not dare to offend him.
However, many details about this case could not be explained to him clearly.
Therefore, Yuan Xingtai did not know that the monk-robed killer might not be an imitator, but the real killer!
"Sir," another detective came in and reported to everyone, "I have just asked all the people who knew the situation, and they can all prove that Chen You and his second wife were in harmony and love, and there is no possibility that he would kill his wife."
"Then..." Ju Ran asked, "Has this Xiaoying ever offended anyone?"
"They all say that Xiaoying is a devout believer in Taoism and has a kind heart," the detective replied, "and has never had any grudges against anyone. Even Chen You's wife praises her highly!"
After the constable finished speaking, the scene fell silent for a few seconds, with everyone thinking about their own things.
"Let me ask you," Xu Zun thought for a moment and asked, "How many wives does Chen You have? How many children does he have?"
"There are only these two wives," the detective replied, "and they have two children, a boy and a girl, both of whom are adults. They were born to the eldest wife. Xiaoying did not give birth after marriage."
Tsk tsk…
Li Yan and others smacked their lips and frowned. No one understood why the murderer wanted to kill Xiaoying?
Could it be... that it is really as Liankong said back then, that someone can see the sins of a person's reincarnation?
Or... was it just a random killing?
"Captain Ju," Xu Zun said to Ju Ran, "Can you please take out the case file of the female corpse in monk's clothing?"
"Um... OK, no problem!" Ju Ran clasped his hands together, "I'll go find it right away, but because it's been a long time, you'll have to wait a little longer."
"Okay," Xu Zun nodded, "We still have plenty of time."
As soon as Ju Ran turned to leave, the governor Li Yan could not help but said to Xu Zun:
"Jiying, in my opinion, this case may not be related to Miss Lu. Even if it is related, it is not something you can find out in half a day.
"Look, shouldn't we think of some other solution?"
"Yes, sir," Zhao Yu agreed, "We have to prioritize. Of the two cases at hand, I think you'd better deal with the missing case first!"
"No!" Xu Zun said to them with a firm look in his eyes, "There are not two cases in front of us, but three. The mysterious disappearance of Lu Xiaofeng's family is by no means a simple case!"
"That's true," Zhao Yu nodded. "If we can catch those who set the fire, maybe we can get the answer! It's a pity... we didn't even see a single person last night..."
"My Lord, I'm back!"
Unexpectedly, at this moment, Huo Anu's powerful voice suddenly came from outside, and there was great excitement in his voice.
"Oh?" Zhao Yu waved outside, "Miss Huo, are you leaving school so soon?"
When Huo Anu saw this, he immediately jumped up and entered the house in the blink of an eye.
"How is it?" Zhao Yu asked hurriedly, "You didn't get into any trouble, did you?"
As soon as he said this, Zhao Yu realized that he had said something wrong, because Xu Zun did not let anyone know that Huo Anu was going to study abroad at Qinglan Academy.
"Hello everyone..."
Huo Anu also realized that the occasion was not right, and he bowed hurriedly and greeted all the officials one by one.
"Haha, Anu," Xu Zun said with a smile, "It doesn't matter, but you can still say it. How about it, how does it feel to study in Qinglan Academy?"
ah?
Li Yan and others were shocked. No one expected that Huo Anu had returned from Qinglan Academy.
"You..." Li Yan asked hurriedly, "Did the Marquis ask you to go in and investigate? Or..."
Xu Zun and others ignored Li Yan's question. Huo Anu pouted and said:
"Well, don't mention it! They're all talking about some Xuan family Taoist scriptures, how could I possibly understand them? It's so boring! But..." As she spoke, she took out a book from her sleeve and said, "I really gained a lot from this trip!"
"Oh?" Xu Zun took the book and asked , "What is this?"
But I saw that this was a book with a blue cover and there was no text on the cover.
"I don't know either," Huo Anu said, "I don't know who secretly put it in my schoolbag. There is a page of strange writing inside."
"oh?"
Xu Zun was curious and quickly opened it to check, only to find that it was not a book but a notebook.
However, most of the notebook is empty , with only the first page having words written on it.
The writing was a little crooked and light, as if it was written in a hurry.
The strange thing is that the text on it is not a poem or a letter, but it is written like an account book:
[March of the fifth year of Taikang…Chen Jiao from Lidian]
[Same month…Jungdong Big Sister]
[June of the fifth year of Taikang… Guancun small flower braid]
【……】
[In the spring of the sixth year of Taikang…Hong Gu from Shizi Temple…]
【……】
[September of the seventh year of Taikang… Xiaofeng from Lu’s Bookstore…]
There are 17 lines in the notebook, and each line contains the time, place and name.
It looks like a list of people.
Originally, Xu Zun was still confused about the content, but when he saw the last few words "Lu Family Bookstore Xiaofeng", he suddenly understood and his face was filled with joy!
"this……"
Zhao Yu naturally didn't understand it, so he quickly presented it to the governor.
Li Yan took it with a look of usual confusion.
However, when this list was passed to County Magistrate Taimin, he felt as if struck by lightning. His body trembled violently and then shook all over.
Yuan Xingtai was of course curious and stretched his neck to look over there, but as a newcomer he was completely confused.
"Xu Zun," Li Yan had already noticed Tai Min's abnormality, staring at Tai Min, and asked Xu Zun, "What is going on?"
"Sir," Xu Zun said with a smile, "This thing is the answer I have always wanted to find!"
"Oh?" Li Yan asked hurriedly, "What's the answer?"
"Haha, we need to ask our Lord Taimin about this," Xu Zun said while looking at Taimin. "Ever since the discovery of a female corpse in monk's clothing in the Huguo Temple, our Lord Taimin has become distracted and even asked Ju Ran to stop us."
"Oh? Is this true?" Li Yan was shocked.
Taimin collapsed and leaned heavily on the chair. If he hadn't held the handle tightly with both hands, he would have slipped off.
"I have been wondering, since the case of the female corpse in the monk's clothing was solved without any problems, why is Lord Tai so guilty?" Xu Zun came to Tai Min and said, "Lord Tai, you should tell the governor the answer!"
“This…I…I I I…” Taimin was trembling all over, but still said stubbornly, “I don’t understand what you mean !”
"Don't you understand? Well, since you won't tell me, let me tell you!" Xu Zun put the list in front of Li Yan and said, "Sir Li, in just three short years, 17 women disappeared in Shangyuan City. Do you know about this?"
