Just when Xu Zun and his wife listened to Ju Ran's story and began to analyze the case, the officials, police officers, and gangsters at the Shangyuan City Yamen Gate had already entered the scene.
Everyone was extremely shocked when they saw the female corpse in monk clothes reappearing in Shangyuan City.
Ju Ran had no choice but to start directing the work in front of Xu Zun and Xu Zun. He first asked the police officers to survey the scene, look for suspicious traces, and then arranged for the corpses to be processed and transported.
The police searched the area for a long time but found no suspicious traces.
There is no way, the body has been dead for a long time, and it also experienced a heavy snowfall during this period.
Now, as the snow melts and the road becomes muddy, and a large group of people stepped in before, the site has been severely damaged.
At this moment, watching the authors carefully handling the corpse, Xu Zun and others continued the previous topic.
"Master Hou must be worried whether Miss Lu will also be kidnapped by this killer in monk clothes," Zhao Yu said first, "If this is really a cold-blooded killer, he might as well be kidnapped. It's too scary!"
"Probably not..." Ju Ran frowned and expressed his analysis, "As far as I know, the targets of the Monk Yi Killer are all prostitutes around the age of 20!
"And Miss Lu from Mr. Hou's family doesn't fit the profile at all.
"In addition," Ju Ran added, "according to the last case of the corpse of a woman in monk's clothing, the murderers were arrested and killed immediately. They did not catch all the people they wanted to kill first, and then killed them one by one.
"Also, Miss Lu has been missing for five days. Based on my understanding of the Monk Yi Killer, he will not wait as long as five days."
"Having said that..." Zhao Yu was worried, "But things have changed and people have changed. Who can guarantee that the murderer will still kill according to the standards ten years ago?
"God knows if Miss Lu has been killed now, but her body has not been found? This has to be worrying!"
"Indeed," Ju Ran said, "I guess the Marquis didn't show too much worry in public just now, maybe he wanted to save face for Lord Taimin.
"It's impossible that he doesn't know about the case of the female monk's corpse, and it's impossible that he doesn't worry about Miss Lu..."
"So," Xu Zun pointed at the female body that had been carried on a stretcher in the distance, "the identity of this female deceased is particularly important!"
"Yes!" Ju Ran understood what Xu Zun meant, "As long as we can find out the identity of the deceased and prove that she is a prostitute, then the probability of Miss Lu being captured by the killer in monk clothes will be greatly reduced.
"Please rest assured, sir," he assured Xu Zun, "as soon as the body is transported back to Yizhuang, I will immediately send people to draw pictures, post notices, compare missing persons, and find out the identity of the deceased.
"As long as the deceased is a resident of Shangyuan City, we can definitely find out!"
"Yes," Zhao Yu suggested, "you can also call all the Hualou girls in Shangyuan City to identify you, it might be more efficient!"
"Yes, but..." Ju Ran clasped his fists at Xu Zun again, "Master Xu, the case of the woman's corpse in monk's clothing has a great impact. If people know that the case of the woman's corpse in monk's clothing reappears in Shangyuan City, it will probably cause panic! So..."
"I understand," Xu Zun nodded, "Especially when Miss Hou Mansion is missing, we can't be too public about it. Let's do this, whether it is posting notices or identifying the body, it must be kept confidential!"
"Your Excellency is wise," Ju Ran bowed. "Even in a humble position, I will tell everyone in the yamen to strictly keep secrets."
"Ju Baotou," Xu Zun smiled bitterly, "You should know very well that keeping a secret strictly is just a cover-up. People in the Marquis Mansion and the army have seen the corpse just now. It is impossible to keep this secret!"
"This..." Ju Ran looked worried.
"So," Xu Zun said, "we must find the murderer as soon as possible.
"According to your description, the murderer killed four women in a row in just two months. At this rate, it won't be long before the next victim appears!
"So, we'd better catch him before he attacks next time, so that we can figure everything out!"
"This..." Ju Ranwei said, "Sir, you have also seen that this Huguo Temple is quite remote. If witnesses were not found ten years ago, it would be difficult to solve the case!
"Besides, we may have arrested the wrong person..." He regretfully blamed himself, "It's really ironic to say that I got the name of the amazing catcher precisely because of this case."
"Ju Captou, please stop blaming yourself so much," Xu Zun said, "I ask you, are there any files on this case from back then?"
"Yes!" Ju Ran replied, and then added, "However, you might as well ask me to read the file. I said that no one knows this case better than me!"
"Okay," Xu Zundao said, "Then let me ask you a few questions. First, according to the confession of monk Lian Kong, did he mention why he killed people like this?"
"Of course I did," Ju Ran replied, "I said it was based on the verses in the "Ci Luo Bei Jing" and that I wanted to save those women from the afterlife!"
"Oh? So evil!" Xu Zun frowned deeply, "Then why do you have to cut open their stomachs?"
"It was said that he wanted to cleanse his internal organs in order to wash away his sins and help him die!" Ju Ran replied, "For this reason, he also spoke a lot of unintelligible Sanskrit, which cannot be recorded in the book."
this……
Xu Zun cursed in his heart, isn't this a typical mental illness?
"You said he can translate Buddhist scriptures," Xu Zun thought for a moment and then asked, "So he is not from the Central Plains?"
"No," Ju Ran replied, "I checked Lian Kong's life experience. He grew up in Huguo Temple since he was a child, with no relatives or friends.
"The reason why I know how to translate Buddhist scriptures is that there used to be some eminent monks from the Western Regions who often lectured in the temple. He was smart, studious, and good at languages. He not only learned Sanskrit, but also learned several special Sanskrit languages.
"Because of this, he has a high status in the temple, has his own separate residence, and has even been selected as a candidate for abbot several times.
"Back then, I saw the kind of Buddhist scriptures he translated. The text was indeed an extremely rare scripture, not the Sanskrit we commonly see."
"This monk..." Xu Zun thought, "It's really not simple! He obviously has such profound knowledge, but he would commit such a heinous crime. It's really hard to understand."
"Yes," Ju Ran said, "According to the reports from the monks in the temple, Lian Kong is usually taciturn and has a gentle temperament. He has never had a quarrel with anyone. No one can believe that he will be the monk-robed killer!"
"What about... women?" Zhao Yu interjected.
"No, he has never shown any abnormal behavior towards women," Ju Ran replied, "So, I also considered at that time, did we arrest the wrong person?
"For this reason, I really checked again carefully, but his description of the crime facts is not suspicious at all, and..." Ju Ran recalled something and said, "This Monk Liankong, and the four original
There was indeed contact with the deceased!"
"oh?"
Xu Zun opened his eyes wide and then remembered that he had not had time to ask about the situation of the deceased in detail.
"The four deceased were all ladies from major flower houses in the city," Ju Ran said. "Although they were all prostitutes, they had one thing in common, which was that they often came to Huguo Temple to burn incense and pray for blessings.
"According to Lian Kong himself, it was when these women were burning incense that he targeted them!
"He said that he could see the evils of reincarnation of these women in their future lives. In order to save them from the suffering of reincarnation, he had to save them in advance..."
