"What did you say!?" Lu Mingyue was shocked when she heard this and asked hurriedly, "Dao Zhang Wei, how did you know that the mysterious visitor was my father?
"Hey, you have to think about it, you have only been in our house for three years, but that was more than ten years ago?"
"How dare I say such nonsense," Wei Bei said, saluting with one hand. "A few days ago, when the first female corpse in monk's clothes was found in the Huguo Temple, Lord Lu told this story to me."
"Oh?" Xu Zun asked hurriedly, "What did he say?"
"Master Lu and Monk Lian Kong were good friends back then," Wei Bei replied. "He was especially interested in the Buddhist scriptures that the monk translated. So after Lian Kong was arrested, he often went to the South Prison to visit him.
, and study the scriptures together.
"And..." Wei Bei added, "After the incident, those who, together with the abbots, appealed to the government to let Lian Kong complete the translation of the Buddhist scriptures and then face trial, included the Marquis.
"If the Marquis hadn't come forward, I'm afraid that monk would have been exposed to the public 10 years ago!"
"Unexpectedly... like this..." Xu Zun frowned, feeling particularly surprised.
"Xu Tixing," Wei Beihui smiled slightly, "I know what you are thinking, but Pindao can guarantee with his life that Lord Lu will never have anything to do with the killer in monk clothes!"
"Yes, yes..." Lu Mingyue echoed in panic, "Last night, daddy was with me and my mother-in-law all the time, and later he talked to me a lot about Xiaofeng. We didn't wait until very late
Separate, impossible, absolutely impossible..."
"Master Hou..." Xu Zun asked thoughtfully, "Are you a Buddhist?"
"Yes," Lu Mingyue replied hurriedly, "Da Xuan worships Taoism and Tangzhou inherits Buddhism. Our Lu family's ancestral home is Shangyuan City. Naturally, we have the same lineage. Our ancestors have believed in Buddhism for generations!
"It's just that after the death of my grandfather, my grandmother converted to Xuan Dao. Because of this, she had a conflict with my father, so she left the Hou Mansion and founded Qinglan Temple!"
oh?
Only then did Xu Zun realize. He didn't expect that the changes in the Marquis's family were caused by issues of faith.
Recalling his various experiences after arriving in Shangyuan City, Xu Zun had already made a judgment in his mind. Although Changping Marquis and Lian Kong were good friends, the possibility of him being the monk-yi killer was not high.
Xu Zun had previously done a psychological profile on the monk-yi killer based on the case, and determined that the murderer should be a person with an extreme personality and a lack of care.
But the Marquis is pampering himself, which obviously doesn't fit the bill.
However...even if the Marquis is not the Monk Yi killer, he is very likely to know something, which may be helpful to the investigation.
Besides, according to Shen Xinglian, the whole city was still under inspection yesterday evening, and ordinary passing vehicles were subject to inspection, except those with high status who were exempted from inspection.
So... could this killer in monk's clothing be from the Hou Mansion?
"Dao Zhang Wei," Lu Mingyue thought of something and asked Wei Bei, "my father told you, what does he think of the monk Lian Kong being the monk-yi killer?"
"The Marquis just said," Wei Beihui answered truthfully, "He also thinks that there are still some doubts about the case back then, but the monk Liankong was not secretive about his crime, so... the Marquis cannot judge.
"Well... Miss," Wei Beihui took the opportunity to say, "otherwise, let's go back to the mansion now and ask the Marquis personally?"
"This...Brother Xu?" Lu Mingyue pulled Xu Zun's arm and asked, "What should I do? Do you think it is necessary to ask my father?"
"Don't worry yet," Xu Zun thought for a while and said, "Miss Lu, let's solve the problem of sandalwood first! If sandalwood is special, we might be able to find more direct clues."
"Then... okay!" Lu Mingyue nodded, "I'm going to find Qingqing now!"
"Okay," Xu Zun looked at the sky, "At this time, Lian Yushu's body should have been transported to the county government office. Let's meet up from the county government office later!"
"Okay!" Lu Mingyue waved back to Wei Bei, "Master Wei, let's go! Qingqing must be having lunch at the Aromatherapy Pavilion at this time!"
"Yes!" Wei Bei turned back and waved Fuchen, still looking helpless and extremely reluctant.
After they left, Huo Anu whispered his opinion next to Xu Zun:
"Sir, something is not right about this case! If even the Marquis has a problem, then I'm afraid...it won't be easy to investigate, right?"
Xu Zun seemed to be thinking about something and did not speak.
"Why do I think," Huo Anu looked around and said alertly, "this time is more dangerous than the iron coffin case? Sir, I think we need to be extra careful next!"
"Haha," Xu Zun smiled faintly, "There are indeed too many places to pay attention to!
"Anu, the county government is just ahead. You go back to the inn and check on Zhao Yu and Liu Dong. After making sure they are safe, call Zhao Yu to join them at the county government."
"Yes!" Huo Anu nodded, while not forgetting to tell Xu Zun, "Sir, be more careful!"
…
Half an hour later, Xu Zun was checking the files in the police officer's room of the county government office.
Head catcher Ju Ran reported from the side:
"Sir, we have already investigated and found out that although the two deceased persons were the same age, their birthdays were different. Xiaoying was born in the first month of the year, while Na Lian Yushu was born in the eighth month."
"Then... isn't there some saying, Bagua and Five Elements, or is it metal, wood, water, fire, and earth?" Xu Zun looked at the file and asked, "Are the attributes of the two deceased people the same?"
"Attribute...?" Ju Ran was confused.
"Is it the golden life or the fire life or something like that?" Xu Zun explained.
"Oh..." Ju Ran said quickly, "I'll investigate more carefully..."
With that said, Ju Ran turned around and wanted to leave.
"Wait a minute," Xu Zun asked, "Let me ask you, do you have any powerful assassins in Shangyuan City? I'm not talking about corpse bearers, but the ones who can operate on the dead?"
"Ah? Open... an operation?" Ju Ran grinned, "Sir, the kind of surgery you are talking about is probably only available in the palace, right? How can we among the people have such powerful surgery?"
Tsk tsk...
Xu Zun smacked his lips, and Ju Ran's answer was the same as what he knew in his mind. The forensic technology of the Daxuan Dynasty was still very backward, and there were no skilled autopsy examiners like Song Ci.
The work here generally focuses on carrying the corpse, cleaning the corpse and assisting in the burial. In rare cases, you can look at the surface characteristics of the deceased and determine the cause of death, such as determining whether he was poisoned or drowned, etc.
But there are only a few people who can operate on the deceased. I am afraid that as Ju Ran said, only those in the palace can have such experts, right?
well!
Xu Zun couldn't help but sigh. Although he also knew some about the structure of the human body, he was really not good at performing autopsies!
The internal organs of the two deceased persons were damaged by the murderer, so if the autopsy is to be thorough, they must be opened and examined.
"Sir, do you have any more instructions?" Ju Ran asked again when Xu Zun was silent.
"Oh... there is one more thing, do you know?" Xu Zun asked, "After the execution, you said that the monks took away the body of Monk Lian Kong.
"So... do you know who specifically took it away? Also, where was Lian Kong finally buried?"
"This..." Ju Ran shook his head and said, "During the execution, I was not present because I was delayed by something. I...I will ask you, and I should be able to find out!"
"Okay," Xu Zun nodded, "Then go check it out!"
"Yes!" Ju Ran saluted, turned and left.
Unexpectedly, as soon as Ju Ran left, a group of young girls rushed in from the other side.
"Brother Xu, Brother Xu, we are here..."
Hearing his voice before seeing him, Xu Zun recognized that the person speaking in the crowd was his newly sworn sister with a different surname, Lu Mingyue.
However, he did not expect that Lu Mingyue would bring so many friends...
