"It's not possible. As for last night..." Jingwu Colonel Shen Xinglian was very surprised after hearing the report from his subordinates. "Due to the recent disappearance of the daughter of the Marquis, the garrison's city patrols have been intensified.
"There are two patrol teams on duty in this area of Dong City. There are almost no blind spots. If someone kidnaps Ran Lin's wife late at night, the patrol team will definitely discover it.
"Unless..." He looked around, "the murderer lives nearby!"
"Sir," after hearing this, a soldier commander immediately came forward to ask for help, "In this case, let us search the area carefully!?"
"We should search, but the key point is..." Shen Xinglian looked worried, "This area of Dongshi is full of powerful and wealthy businessmen. We have searched more than once before because of the matter of the daughter of the Marquis. If you bother us repeatedly,
I'm afraid the impact will be bad!
"In my opinion, we need to ask Captain Yuan for instructions on this matter. You must not act rashly."
"Yes!" the soldier commanders agreed, but they were obviously dissatisfied.
Xu Zun looked at everything in front of him, still thinking about the case in his mind.
Previously, the maid of Ran Lin's family had confirmed that she and Ran Lin's wife, Lian Yushu, went to bed early last night, but when they woke up early in the morning, they found that Lian Yushu was missing!
The maid thought that Lian Yushu had returned to her parents' home, so she quickly found her husband's home.
The company members were very worried, so they sent people to search everywhere. They happened to meet the soldiers who came to report the news, and then they learned that their daughter had been killed.
The whole family was so grieved that they all rushed to the Luohan Temple, leaving only the maid to be questioned.
"Everything is the same as usual!" The maid said to Xu Zun and others with a sad face, "Madam, she is always very tired after she is pregnant, so she goes to bed early at night. This night, I didn't hear any sound...
"
When the maid said this, she seemed to notice something was wrong, and her eyes suddenly froze.
"What?" Shen Xinglian immediately noticed her strangeness and asked, "Did you think of something?"
"Yes..." the maid said uncertainly, "It's just that I'm usually worried about what will happen to my wife at night, so I always sleep very lightly, but for some reason yesterday, I slept very deeply, and I still had a headache when I woke up this morning..."
"Oh? Xu Zun," after hearing this, Shen Xinglian immediately turned to Xu Zun and said, "I suspect she may have been drugged!"
"Hmm..." Xu Zun also felt the same way.
"Oh my God, why..." the maid wondered, "Why would someone kill my wife? She...she is a good person!"
"Your wife..." Xu Zun asked, "Why do you see her?"
"My wife believes in Buddhism," the maid said. "She eats fast and prays to Buddha on weekdays. She is kind-hearted and often helps the poor..."
oh?
Xu Zun was surprised because Xiaoying, the deceased found in Huguo Temple before, believed in Xuan Taoism and did not believe in Buddhism.
"She..." Xu Zun asked again, "has she never had a grudge against anyone?"
"Of course!" the maid cried and said, "How could such a good lady have a grudge against others? Wuwu... Who is such a hateful murderer? My wife is so pitiful, Wuwu..."
Xu Zun immediately asked the maid again, does Lian Yushu know Xiaoying? Does she know Yu Li Chen You?
The maids all shook their heads in denial, but they cried more and more sadly. Xu Zun had no choice but to let Huo Anu comfort him, and took the opportunity to talk to the maids to continue to understand the victim's situation.
"Xu Zun," seeing no one around, Shen Xinglian said to Xu Zun again, "Ran Lin is my person, and I have the right to participate in this case. I hope that we can cooperate well regardless of the previous grudges."
As he spoke, Shen Xinglian's face turned slightly red and he was still embarrassed.
I don’t know, does this count as taking the initiative to reconcile with Xu Zun?
However, Xu Zun did not care about his words, but said to him directly:
"The Monk Killer doesn't just kill people, he performs an operation on the deceased, destroys the internal organs, and finally stitches the wounds with precision.
"The whole killing process will last for a long time!"
"Oh..." Shen Xinglian's eyes widened, "You mean, the murderer acted very early last night, not in the middle of the night?"
"Yes," Xu Zun nodded, "He may have used poison to stun the master and servant, and then kidnapped the Ran family's wife. At that time, I'm afraid it was still Haishi!"
"Oh..." Shen Xinglian finally understood what Xu Zun wanted to express, "This place is adjacent to the most prosperous neighborhood in Shangyuan City. At that time, there were many pedestrians on the road. Do you think the murderer took advantage of the crowds to kidnap people?"
Leaving!?"
"To take away a living person," Xu Zun said, "the murderer must have suitable means of transportation, such as a carriage."
"I understand, but..." Shen Xinglian frowned, "I just said that although you found the daughter of the Marquis last night, the patrols in the city have not been withdrawn, and all suspicious vehicles must be inspected unless...
"Either my people have slacked off," Shen Xinglian speculated, "Or, the vehicle is not suspicious and there is no need to inspect it!"
"Oh..." Xu Zun closed his eyes, recalled the map of Shangyuan City and analyzed, "The victim lives in Dongshi, and the Luohan Temple is located in the south of the city...
"There are no traces of murder in the Arhat Temple, so the murderer needs to transport the victim somewhere to kill first, and then put the body in the Arhat Temple.
"Shangyuan City is so big, and there are patrols everywhere, so it is impossible for him to transport the victim to the west or north. He can only control the three directions of east, south and center!
"In addition, the murderer also had a suitable means of transportation."
"Okay, once you say that, I know what to do!" Shen Xinglian clenched his fists excitedly and said, "We just need to call in the soldiers who patrolled this area last night for questioning, and maybe we can find the suspect!
"Xu Zun, I'll do it right away!"
"Well..." Xu Zun nodded and said, "I am going to a place to investigate now. We will meet up at the county government office later."
"Okay!" Shen Xinglian nodded, turned around and walked towards his men.
Xu Zun turned around and was about to call Huo Anu when he saw Lu Mingyue in the distance sitting on a stone bench crying.
Wei Beihui stood beside him with a helpless expression, as if he had exhausted all his words but to no avail.
"What's wrong, Miss Lu?" Xu Zun came to him and said, "If you are not in good condition, then go back to the Marquis' Mansion as soon as possible. I will report back to you later when I find out the clues!"
"Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu are you making fun of me!" Lu Mingyue wiped away her tears and said with rainy eyes, "You clearly know that I am blaming myself and feeling sad, but you don't come to persuade me and even drive me away. Humph, this is
Do you act like a big brother?"
"What do you blame yourself for?" Xu Zun asked knowingly.
"Humph," Lu Mingyue snorted again, "I don't want to do this either! But if I hadn't made such a big noise, how would they have attracted their attention, how would they have found Xiaofeng, and how would they have found those missing girls?
"Brother Xu," she said worriedly, "the missing girls, weren't they also killed by this killer in monk clothes? It's so... so cruel. How could there be such a person in the world?"
"It doesn't matter," Xu Zun extended his palm to Lu Mingyue, "Follow me! As long as we, brothers and sisters, work together to find this monk-clothed killer, you will feel better! Come on..."
"this……"
Lu Mingyue's eyes lit up, and he swept away the previous gloom and immediately took Xu Zun's hand.
The moment she held Xu Zun in her arms, she felt that in addition to being full of energy, there was also a faint throbbing of shyness...
