"Ten years ago, it's been exactly ten years now..."
Ju Ran took Xu Zun and others to a leeward area of the temple and talked about the ins and outs of the female corpse in monk clothes.
"At that time, the case of the corpse of a woman in monk's clothing occurred in Shangyuan City, and... it was also a serial murder case!" Ju Ran gestured to the crime scene in the distance, "The deceased were all young women like that, and they were all dead after death.
Wearing monk's robes and kneeling in front of the Buddhist hall, the postures are all the same..."
"Oh? Is there such a thing?"
Xu Zun and Zhao Yu looked at each other, feeling a little surprised.
"The cause of death..." Ju Ran sighed and said, "He also died by cutting open his abdomen and destroying his internal organs, and the wound was stitched up after death!"
this……
Xu Zun frowned, not expecting the murderer to be so cruel.
"It was also after winter that year, and within just two months, four women were brutally murdered in Shangyuan City," Ju Ran recalled. "The places where their bodies were dumped were located in various temples in Shangyuan City.
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"For a moment, people were panicked and every house closed their doors. They were all frightened by this monk-clothed killer!"
"Those women..." Xu Zun thought for a while and asked, "Who are they? Have their identities been found out?"
"Of course," Ju Ran said, "the four of them are all young ladies from Hualou, prostitutes, and they all look like they are around 20 years old."
"oh……"
Xu Zun unconsciously looked at the crime scene and suspected that the deceased woman was also a prostitute because she had an unusual fragrance and her nails were painted with color.
"Ten years," Zhao Yu asked thoughtfully, "So, after ten years, this monk-robed killer has taken action again?"
"No, no, no," Ju Ran said hurriedly, "You two adults have misunderstood. If it is really that simple, then why should I stop you from doing it?"
"Oh, then stop inking," Zhao Yu said anxiously, "Tell me quickly, what's going on?"
"Actually, as early as ten years ago, the killer in monk's clothing was caught by us, and," Ju Ran said, "he was caught by me myself!"
"ah?"
Xu Zun and Zhao Yu were surprised again.
"Caught?" Zhao Yu asked quickly, "Who is it?"
"It's a monk!" Ju Ran replied, "Back then, in order to solve the case, we also mobilized the whole city and searched day and night for many hours.
"Finally, we finally found a temple based on the confession of an eyewitness, and then by searching the temple, we caught the real culprit.
"The man's Buddhist name was Lian Kong, and he was over fifty at the time," Ju Ran said. "We found the tools for committing the crime from his residence, such as the murder weapon, sutures, etc...
"And the monk also confessed to the facts of his crime, and the case of the female corpse in monk's clothes was solved!"
"Oh?" Xu Zun asked, "What happened next?"
"Later," Ju Ran replied, "we questioned him in detail, and the details he confessed were indeed consistent with the crime scene.
"So, the governor of Taimin County sent a letter to the court to prepare for execution.
"But... what people didn't expect was that this monk Lian Kong was actually the translator of a rare Buddhist scripture, and he was translating the Buddhist scripture at that time.
"As a result, the abbots of Shangyuan City jointly submitted a letter, requesting Lian Kong to translate the Buddhist scriptures before executing him.
"At that time, Xuan Dao had not yet emerged, so the superiors actually approved the probation application and allowed Lian Kong to continue translating scriptures in prison.
"This translation happened in 1967," Ju Ran recalled sadly. "Later, in the first year of Taikang, Na Liankong suddenly announced that he had completed the translation of all Buddhist scriptures and could go to prison!
"It's really bizarre to say it. In fact, if he deliberately delayed the delivery of the thick boxes of Buddhist scriptures, it would probably take another ten or eight years without any problem.
“But Monk Liankong forgot all about food and sleep, worked tirelessly, and actually completed the task ahead of schedule.
"Actually, the monks at that time were impressed by his contribution to translating scriptures and wanted to plead with the court to spare his life and let him live in prison for the rest of his life.
"But at that time, Xuan Dao was rising, Buddhism was declining, and the monks no longer had a say!
"So, after being identified and re-checked, Lian Kong was still shown his head to the public, and then the body was taken away by the monks..."
Oh oh...
After listening to what Ju Ran said, Xu Zun and Zhao Yu were actually fascinated. They did not expect that there was such a bizarre story about the case of the corpse of the woman in monk clothes.
"Sir, please give me some advice," Ju Ran said with an embarrassed look, "Do you know which temple Monk Lian Kong became a monk from?"
"ah!!?"
Hearing this question, Xu Zun took a deep breath and got goosebumps all over his body.
"No way..." he asked in surprise, "Is this right here?"
"It's this Huguo Temple!" Ju Ran pointed to the location of the female corpse in the distance, "That's where Monk Lian Kong lives!"
I click!
Xu Zun felt his scalp numb again.
Zhao Yu couldn't help but wrap up his clothes tightly, as if he was about to be frozen.
“Sir,” Ju Ran continued, “I wonder if there is anyone in the entire Shangyuan City who knows the case of the female corpse in monk’s clothes better than me!
"I dare not deceive you anymore because of my humble position," he suddenly bowed and clasped his fists and said, "It gives me the feeling that we arrested the wrong person back then!"
No way?
Xu Zun thought his scalp was numb, but after hearing these words, he felt numb again.
"Otherwise..." Ju Ran said excitedly, "Why would this female corpse be placed in the room where Lian Kong lived?
"Otherwise, why would the details of the death of this female corpse be exactly the same as the case ten years ago?
"Otherwise, why did Lian Kong want to die?"
Three or else, a vivid scene appeared in Xu Zun's mind:
Lian Kong pleaded guilty ten years ago for protecting the murderer.
Ten years later, the Monk Yi Killer reappeared in Shangyuan City and wanted to avenge Lian Kong!!?
"Sir," Ju Ran said again, "that's why the county governor ordered me to stop him. If you know these secrets, the two of us will definitely be implicated.
"I was the one who arrested the person back then, and Master Taimin tried the case. Now if it is proven that there is another killer in monk clothes, then the two of us will...just...sigh..."
oh……
Xu Zun finally understood why Taimin and Ju Ran looked so ugly just now.
"Wait a minute, let me ask something!" Zhao Yu asked Ju Ran, "Is the case of the corpse of the woman in monk's clothing known to everyone in Shangyuan City?"
"Yes!" Ju Ran admitted, "It was such a sensation back then, so naturally everyone knows about it."
"Then you have enough to eat? Can you hide this? Can you hide it?" Zhao Yu asked.
"You are right, I am ashamed of my humble position," Ju Ran clasped his fists again, "It's just because the female corpse came too suddenly, and the Marquis and the Governor were both present at the time. Lord Taimin and I were panicked, so we were so confused...
"We originally wanted to wait until all the gentlemen left before discussing countermeasures, but we didn't expect that you insisted on checking the body.
"I just contradicted Lord Ti Xing, I hope you will forgive me!"
"Captain Ju," Xu Zun asked, "Are you so sure that the case in front of you was really committed by the killer in monk clothes ten years ago? Isn't it a copycat crime?"
"I wasn't sure at first," Ju Ran said, "but after seeing the sutured wound just now, I can be sure!
"No matter the location, length of the wound, or the stitching of the sutures, they are all exactly the same as before. How could he have done it if it wasn't the real murderer himself!?"
Tsk tsk...
Coming to this conclusion, Xu Zun smacked his lips repeatedly and felt the fog suddenly rising in front of his eyes.
"Huh?" At this time, Zhao Yu thought of another important question and asked Ju Ran, "Since everyone knows it, how can the Marquis not know about it?
"Isn't he worried that the person who kidnapped the young lady will be the killer in monk clothes?"
