Chapter 77: The Corpse of the Woman in Monk Clothes (Part 2)
The female corpse was not wearing a cassock, but a relatively common gray monk's robe made of ordinary material.
I don’t know how long the woman has been dead. She is sitting cross-legged on the stone platform, as if she has become one with the stone platform.
Turning to the body, Xu Zun saw that it was indeed a relatively young woman. She had long black hair, without any hair ties or decorations.
The woman closed her eyes tightly, clasped her hands together, and hung a string of rosary beads around her neck, maintaining a posture of chanting and meditating.
oh……
Xu Zun's heart trembled, and a chill suddenly came over him.
This gesture seems ordinary, but for a corpse, it is too weird!
Obviously, the deceased's death posture must have deep meaning.
Looking at the woman's face, although it cannot be said to be very beautiful, she can still be considered beautiful. However, it has become waxy white due to the frost and snow.
Xu Zun also smelled a faint fragrance coming from the woman's body, which seemed to be some kind of sandalwood.
The female body is relatively thin and looks light and weightless.
"This woman..." Zhao Yu bit his lips and pondered, "If it's not Miss Lu, why don't she be that little Feng girl?"
Lu Xiaofeng?
Xu Zun also had this idea, and immediately asked Ju Ran: "Ju Shenqing, did the Marquis say anything when he saw the body just now? Does he know this girl?"
"Ah?" Ju Ran was stunned and answered hesitantly, "No? The Marquis just said that she was not a young lady, and didn't say anything else?"
"Really?" Zhao Yu asked, "What about the attendants in the Hou Mansion? They didn't recognize this girl's identity either?"
"Hey?" Ju Ran asked, "What do you two mean by this? Today is the first time we have come to the crime scene. No one has mentioned that they recognized the deceased?"
oh?
Then it’s not Lu Xiaofeng!
Yes, Xu Zun then remembered that the maids said that Lu Xiaofeng was two years younger than Lu Mingyue, so she was only fourteen years old at most.
But the girl in front of her has obvious adult characteristics, and she should be between 18 and 20 years old.
"Ju Shenzi," Xu Zun came closer and observed carefully. He found that there were no scars on the woman's neck, so he asked Ju Ran, "Can you tell the cause of death?"
"It's hard to tell," Ju Ran replied, "but judging from the environmental factors here and the signs of the corpse, she has been dead for at least ten days!"
"Ah?" Zhao Yu was surprised, "It took so long?"
"It's freezing cold," Ju Ran said. "The body has obvious signs of dehydration. It may not be just ten days, but even longer."
"Looking at the appearance alone, there seems to be no frostbite," Xu Zun speculated, "In other words, he didn't freeze to death..."
While speculating, Xu Zun couldn't help but stretched out his hand, wanting to untie the monk's robe and take a look inside.
"Hello?" Ju Ran stopped him quickly as if he was scared, "Sir, wait a minute!"
Xu Zun stopped and looked puzzled.
"Sir, um..." Ju Ran quickly explained, "The clerk from the Yamen will be here soon. They are more professional, so let them handle it!
"This may be your first time coming to Shangyuan City," he whispered in Xu Zun's ear, "this Huguo Temple is a bit evil. To prevent adults from being contaminated with anything bad, please don't do it yourself.
!”
"oh……"
Xu Zun wanted to argue with him, but found that Ju Ran had cold sweat on his forehead, and his eyes and expression were very unnatural.
Could it be that...this Ju Ran knows something?
Or, does he have any hidden secrets?
"It's okay, it's okay," Xu Zun took out a pair of rough gloves from his sleeves and put them on his hands. "If I put this on, I won't be in direct contact with the corpse!"
This pair of gloves was brought over from Xinye County by Xu Zun. It is made of thick waterproof cloth and was used by coroners for autopsy in the past.
Saying that, Xu Zun stretched out his hand to the corpse again.
"Sir, wait a minute!" Ju Ran stopped him excitedly again, "This woman died in the temple wearing monk's robes. I'm afraid that your Excellency is in danger!"
Um?
The more Ju Ran tried to stop him, the more suspicious Xu Zun became.
"Holy shit," Xu Zun suddenly pointed at the distance and screamed strangely, "There's a ghost!"
"What?"
As soon as Ju Rang turned his head, Xu Zun immediately reached out his hand and grabbed the monk's robe of the female corpse.
Uh-huh...
Ju Ran realized that he had been deceived and flew out of the scabbard of the sword, blocking Xu Zun's arm.
Xu Zun flicked the scabbard open with his palm and stretched out his other hand, only to be blocked by Ju Ran again with the scabbard.
"My lord, my lord!" Ju Ran shouted, "It's really untouchable! Listen to me!"
"I'm going to punish you, but I can't even examine the corpse?" Xu Zun lost his temper, opened the scabbard of his sword again, and reached for the corpse again.
Ju Ran waved his scabbard again to stop him, and the two actually started fighting!
At the same moment, the police officers outside heard the strange movement and immediately rushed into the scene, showing their swords one after another.
"My dear, you are a bear!"
Zhao Yu also didn't expect the two of them to fight at will, so he hurriedly raised his knife and came over to help.
"Sir, please listen to me..."
Ju Ran was very anxious, and his men were moving faster and faster. As the head catcher of Shangyuan City, his skills were naturally not weak, and he forced Xu Zun out in the blink of an eye.
However, he ignored the tacit understanding between Xu Zun and Zhao Yu. When he turned around again and prepared to face Zhao Yu's attack, he realized that Zhao Yu had already opened the monk's robe of the female corpse!
It turned out that Xu Zun was forced away by him on purpose.
"ah!!?"
After opening the monk's robe, Zhao Yu was stunned on the spot.
"this……"
Ju Ran quickly ran over and saw the condition of the female body. His knees immediately softened and he leaned on the ground with one leg.
Xu Zun followed closely, and when he came to the front, he was shocked to see a long and eye-catching knife edge on the abdomen of the female corpse!
It's just that the incision has been sewn up with needle and thread!!!
After seeing this scene, the detectives who entered the scene all put down their swords, with a strange look of relief on their faces.
"Bold!" Xu Zun shouted at Ju Ran, "You clearly knew the cause of death of this female corpse but you didn't tell the truth, and you still wanted to obstruct it. What are your intentions!?"
"Sir, I..." Ju Ran knelt down in front of Xu Zun and defended, "I... I don't know the cause of her death! We all came to the scene with the Marquis, and no one opened the monk's robe...
…”
"You still dare to quibble!?" Xu Zun was furious, "If you don't know, why bother to stop her? I think you not only know the cause of the death of the female corpse, but also the ins and outs.
"You are so audacious, you actually dare to attack me and try to attack me!
"Ju Ran, do you know that you are committing the following crime and I can punish you now?"
"My lord, my lord..." Ju Ran looked horrified and said, "This... this is not what I meant, my lord!"
"What!?"
Xu Zun's heart skipped a beat. He didn't expect to encounter such an unimaginable thing when he first arrived in Shangyuan City.
If Ju Ran was acting on instructions, that meant there was someone else who wanted to stop him?
"Ju Ran," Xu Zun shouted, "I will give you another chance to explain clearly. If you can't explain clearly, then I will put you in prison now!
"Don't think that I can't do anything to you because you have a backing. I will tell Mr. Hou about this and say that you are obstructing my investigation of the missing lady case. Do you want to see if Mr. Hou will let you go?"
"My lord, my lord, you have misunderstood, you really have misunderstood!" Ju Ranzuo said, "This case of the female corpse has nothing to do with Miss Hou Ye, but..."
"But what?" Xu Zun shouted, "Say it quickly!"
"The female corpse in monk's robe..." Ju Ran mumbled, "This is not the first time in Shangyuan City..."
