"Isn't it amazing?" Zhao Yu reported excitedly, "We asked about the origin of this Taoist priest, and an old man reminded us that there is only one Taoist temple in Qijiawu in Xinye County, called Changsheng Temple!
"The concept of immortality is often promoted to officials. The locals even made up a jingle about it. I seemed to have heard it when I was a child!"
"Although Qijiawu has been abandoned, we still followed this clue.
"Guess what? We asked a few people whose hometown is Qijiawu, and several of them said that when they went to their hometown to visit graves recently, they often saw an old Taoist living in the Changsheng Temple. His appearance and appearance were similar to
It’s almost the same as the one in the iron coffin!”
"Yes, sir," another detective added, "They said that Taoist was mentally disturbed, unshaven, dressed in shabby clothes, and looked like a beggar. Isn't that what the old Taoist in the iron coffin looked like?
"
"Sir, let's go into the mountain quickly! Don't let anything happen if it's too late, um..." Only then did Zhao Yu realize that something was wrong. He quickly pulled Xu Zun aside and asked in a low voice, "Sir, why is this fire so strong?
coming?"
It turns out that Huo Wangwang is the nickname given to Huo Anu by the police. "Wangwang" means "Wang Wang".
"It's nothing," Xu Zun said, "My father-in-law was worried that I was in danger, so he sent Huo Wang...well, he sent Miss Huo to protect me!"
"This..." Zhao Yu wiped his sweat and his expression suddenly became unnatural.
"Captain Zhao," Xu Zun said sternly, "Since you have found the identity of the Taoist priest, you guys should go to Qijiawu to check it out!"
"This?" Zhao Yu looked at Xu Zun, then at Huo Anu, and said with an embarrassed expression, "Don't you go over and have a look? The identity of a Taoist priest must be very important!"
"I won't go!" Xu Zun said, rubbing the back of his head, "I have a severe headache and I can't walk on the mountain road at all. It's better for you to go! You are right. Don't let anything happen again if it's too late. We need to find out as soon as possible.
The identity of a Taoist priest."
"Then...Okay!" Zhao Yu glanced at Huo Anu guiltily again, clasped his fists and said, "I obey your orders, we will go check it out right now, sir, be more careful!"
He deliberately emphasized the word "be careful", which seemed to mean that he was afraid that Xu Zun would be bullied by Huo Anu.
They all knew that Huo Anu almost crippled Xu Zun a few months ago, and now he became Xu Zun's bodyguard, which really worried Xu Zun.
After Zhao Yu and others left in a hurry, Huo Anu whispered from behind him:
"It seems that you can't trust any of these people!"
"Yes," Xu Zun nodded, "Let's try to get in front of them and see their reaction!"
"Great!" Huo Anu said eagerly, "Finally something can be done!"
Xu Zun glanced at this foreign girl. It seemed that the reason why she always troubled the policemen in the past was because she was too bored.
…
Since they are all going into the mountains, there are several roads you can take from Xinye County to Qijiawu.
Huo Anu was quite familiar with the mountain roads in this area and immediately took Xu Zun to choose the nearest one.
It is conceivable that the shortest road often means the most difficult to walk. Presumably only the brave Huo Anu, who is an expert in art, dares to walk in this dark night, right?
Because of this, they decided not to walk the same path as Zhao Yu and others, and were able to successfully get ahead of Zhao Yu and others.
Huo Anu's curiosity was indeed very strong, and he asked questions all the way, trying to find out more about the two cases.
Xu Zun told her selectively. Whenever he talked about You Dalang's murder of his wife, Xu Zun did not dare to delve deeper into the topic for fear of saying something he shouldn't have said.
Previously, Xu Zun had asked Huo Anu if Shen Qian would agree to her being Xu Zun's bodyguard?
Huo Anu didn't answer at that time, but Xu Zun already knew the answer. Now, he is even more convinced that the answer is accurate.
The reason why Shen Qian agreed was to let Huo Anu inquire about Xu Zun's privacy, so as to achieve her purpose of breaking off the engagement.
At the same time, we also need to verify whether what Xu Zun said in the silk shop is true?
well!
People are unpredictable. Xu Zun thought he would be able to stay away from scheming in a new life, but he didn't expect that he would be closer to right and wrong!
It can be seen from this that life is not easy and you have to work hard wherever you go!
When Xu Zun climbed up a dangerous slope neatly, Huo Anu showed something strange to Xu Zun again and couldn't help but say:
"Why do I feel that you are not that paralyzed?"
Xu Zun sneered and started to show off: "Being pregnant is like being pregnant. It takes a long time for people to know!"
"Ugh..." Huo Anu retched.
Xu Zun wanted to make a joke and ask her, "Have you got it?" But the words came to his lips and were swallowed back.
There is no way, who can't afford to offend this woman who plays with an iron umbrella?
With this shortcut, the two of them arrived in just half of the two hours agreed upon.
The sky was particularly generous tonight, and it was a bright full-moon night. Although there were dark clouds occasionally covering it, it basically did not affect their sight.
Qijiawu is located in a mountain valley, and most of the buildings are gone.
A few decades ago, you could sail along the reservoir to Wude City, the state capital. However, due to geological disasters, the reservoir dried up and the mountain roads were blocked, the place gradually became abandoned.
"There," Huo Anu pointed to the mountainside, "that Taoist temple is very conspicuous. It's so dilapidated here. I really wonder how the Taoist people live?"
"Oops!"
At this moment, Xu Zun already realized that something was wrong, but he saw a reflection on the dark mountainside, which seemed to have traces of fire.
When the two of them came to take a look, they found that the Taoist temple had been destroyed by fire!
"Then go ahead and build it!" Huo Anu cursed Xiyu Street, "It actually got burned!"
Xu Zun knelt down and took a closer look and found that the traces of the fire were very new and seemed to have been burned in the past two days.
"It seems," Xu Zun concluded, "the Taoist priest in this temple is the one in the iron coffin!"
"It's over. It seems that the murderer has been prepared for a long time," Huo Anu pouted, "How can we investigate now?"
Looking at the burnt Taoist temple, Xu Zun was thoughtful and felt more and more that this case was too unreasonable.
Why is it so complicated to kill a Taoist priest?
If you want to use fire to destroy the evidence, then why keep his body in the iron coffin? Wouldn't it be better to burn the person to death and cremate him once and for all?
It seems that the murderer had his own motives for doing this!
Is there something he wants to reveal to the world?
Or... the iron coffin case is related to Qijiawu decades ago?
Xu Zun thought, the Taoist priest had horrific scars on his body, and he had obviously suffered inhuman torture during his lifetime, but when Huo Anu first saw the Taoist priest, the Taoist priest was not restrained and free.
Does this mean that the wounds on the Taoist priest's body were all left a long time ago?
For example: He was a prisoner who was tortured, but later gained freedom or escaped, and then hid in a Taoist temple?
Then, he was discovered by the murderer, and then he was killed?
Who could this Taoist priest be?
And what does the chief clerk, Liu Zhang, have to do with him?
"What can we do?" Huo Anu said depressedly, "It's a waste of time, it's annoying!"
"Not necessarily," Xu Zun said to Huo Anu, "The law of forensics: not all evidence can be destroyed by fire! Come on, give me a flashlight, and I'll inspect the scene first!"
"What?" Huo Anu frowned, "What hand? Do you want to relieve yourself?"
