Chapter 29 Soul Reappearance
The same case, the same modus operandi, the same alibi. Will I be confused in the same way?
Leng Yi began to wander around the kitchen, looking for possible clues. He did not believe in the possibility of the mountain god committing the crime. If it was a human being who committed the crime, there would definitely be clues left behind.
When he walked to the door of the woodshed, he stopped and stared at a wooden ladder on the wall of the temple. The abbot followed and asked: "Master, what's the matter? Did you find anything?"
Turning to look at him, he said calmly: "Master himself has not been cleared of the suspicion of murder. Wouldn't it be rude to ask about the case?"
Abbot Juehui smiled awkwardly, clasped his hands together, and stepped away.
Leng Yi walked under the wall and suddenly stopped because he felt something shaking under his feet. He squatted down and pushed aside the thick snow on the ground, revealing something buried underneath. He couldn't help but let out a sigh.
The abbot and the others stood in the distance, not knowing what Leng Yi was looking at. They stood on tiptoe and looked up. But Leng Yi immediately buried the thing with snow.
Leng Yi stood up, looking at the snowflakes in his hand, and looked at the wall and ladder in confusion for a while. Then he slowly walked back. He said to the abbot: "You can carry the body to the Main Hall. Alas! Two days!"
Killed two people! What kind of deep hatred could make the murderer so cruel?"
Diao Mei Mingjing and Ma Lian Mingzong found a door panel, placed the body on it, and carried it to the Main Hall in front of the temple.
After entering the main hall, Leng Yi subconsciously raised his head and glanced at the Big Buddha, and was stunned. The abbot followed him, and when he saw him suddenly stop and looked up at the Big Buddha, his heart skipped a beat. Could it be that something happened to the Big Buddha again?
?
Abbot Juehui hurriedly raised his head, squinted his presbyopic eyes, and looked at the face of the Buddha. He suddenly trembled all over and said in shock: "Buddha...! Buddha's ears..., where are the ears? Why are they missing? Who...
?Who dug it up?!"
Horse-faced Mingzong and Diaomei Mingjing also looked up hurriedly. They were so frightened that they almost dropped the body to the ground.
It turned out that the two fat ears of the Buddha had been dug out and turned into a terrifying black hole!
The abbot and others stared blankly at the unrecognizable giant Buddha, wondering what happened.
Leng Yi carefully inspected the surroundings of the Buddha. Except for some fallen soil, there were no other suspicious traces.
Both chefs were dead and there was no one to cook. The remaining monks in the temple were as scared as chaff. No one dared to go to the kitchen to cook.
Leng Yi said: "No matter what, you have to fill your stomach first. Since you are all afraid, then you can all go. If there are more people, you won't be afraid anymore! You can't let the county cook for you, right?
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Several people waved their hands in fear, crowded into a pile, and headed to the kitchen.
Leng Yi glanced at the two corpses in the main hall, and thought for a moment, as if he saw some clues, but couldn't grasp them. He could only shake his head, and took Zhuo Qiaoniang back to the room.
Zhuo Qiao Niang first took a look at the pile of white snow in the corner next to the steps, but it remained untouched. Only then did she feel relieved. She quickly stepped forward to open the door. When Leng Yi entered, she closed the door and added a few pieces to the fire.
Charcoal to make the fire stronger.
Zhuo Qiaoniang asked in a low voice: "Officer, this case is getting more and more complicated. What should I do?"
Leng Yi said: "Yes, the murderer is very cunning and didn't leave any clues. So even though I have some clues, I still can't confirm the real murderer."
Zhuo Qiaoniang looked worried and said in a low voice: "The rape and murder case in the Yamen latrine was just solved last time, and now there are two consecutive murder cases. If they cannot be solved, will it affect the official career?"
Leng Yi smiled and said: "Don't worry, the scope of suspects in this case is very small. I am confident that with a little more time, I will be able to find clues about the criminal and solve the case."
Zhuo Qiaoniang nodded happily.
After breakfast, several monks went to the Main Hall to chant sutras.
The sky began to become gloomy again. Zhuo Qiaoniang's heart felt heavy. She was very worried about what to do with her husband's official duties since he was stuck here. The small box of gold next to her made her heart heavy.
Abbot Juehui and the monks were chanting sutras in the Main Hall. He looked up at the gouged eyes and ears of the Buddha and felt uneasy. Will something happen again? He murmured in his heart.
At this time, I heard the rapid footsteps at the temple door, and then, with a bang, the door was knocked open. The thin man Mingshou rushed in, his head was sweating, his face was pale, and he panted: "It's not good...!"
Abbot...! It’s not good...!”
Juehui's face suddenly lost color, stood up from the futon, and asked in surprise: "What's wrong? Where is Mingkong?"
The thin man Mingshou was so tired that he couldn't speak. He put his hands on his knees, opened his mouth wide, and breathed heavily.
Horse-faced Mingzong and the others also followed in. Seeing this scene, they stamped their feet anxiously and said, "Hurry up and say it!"
The thin man Mingshou finally uttered a few words with difficulty: "Mingkong, he..., he..., he fell under the cliff..., and died!"
"What did you say?" Everyone was stunned and asked what was going on. But the thin man Mingshou was too tired to speak.
The abbot was still calm and let him breathe first, and at the same time asked the horse-faced Mingzong to quickly report to the county magistrate.
When Leng Yi heard this, he was shocked and hurriedly took Zhuo Qiaoniang to the main hall. The thin man Mingshou had already breathed. He said: "It was not bright yet this morning, so Mingkong and I went to chop wood. Just now
When we walked to the mountain col, Mingkong suddenly said that he had a stomachache, and I asked, are you trying to be lazy? He said that he really had a stomachache, so he squatted on the ground and couldn't get up. I scolded him, but he still refused to leave. I
"You can just squat here by yourself, I'll leave first."
Zhuo Qiaoniang exclaimed: "Where did you leave him alone?"
"No, madam, how can I be so cruel? I walked a few steps and then went back. I said you have a stomachache and do you want to poop? If so, just go poop. I will wait for you here. But stay far away, so as not to
The smell was overwhelming. He went to pull it. I was waiting there while he squatted behind a rock not far away to pull it. After a while, he suddenly screamed in terror, and the sound was very scary.
He yelled and ran towards the cliff. I was startled and asked him what happened. He had already run to the edge of the cliff, then screamed and fell off the cliff!"
"What did you say?" Leng Yi asked in a deep voice.
"That was a person's name."
"who?"
"Akechi!" The thin man Mingshou wanted to laugh but couldn't. "He called the fat man Mingzhi's name, and then he fell off the cliff. - By the way, where is the fat man Mingzhi?" The thin man Mingshou suddenly discovered that the fat man was wise.
Not here, I asked. Then I found that everyone was dumbfounded. They couldn't help but wonder, "What's wrong with you?"
The horse-faced Mingzong looked pale and pointed at the corner of the Main Hall where the corpses were parked: "Go and see for yourself!"
Only then did the thin man Mingshou realize that there was an extra door panel there, and there was a human-shaped thing lying there, covered with a white cloth. He couldn't help shuddering, and walked over carefully, gently opened the white cloth, and saw
Fat Akechi’s pale face!
The thin man Mingshou let out a weird cry, fell straight down, and passed out.
Everyone hurriedly stepped forward and pinched and slapped the person in the crowd. Only then did the thin man Mingshou wake up, pushed everyone away, and screamed: "Mingzhi is dead?! That Mingkong saw a ghost?"
Fat Akechi’s ghost! Oh my god!”
Leng Yi pondered: "Mingkong saw Fatty Mingzhi and was very frightened. As a result, he fell off the cliff and died. Why was he so scared? That he panicked and fell off the cliff? Could it be that he killed Fatty Mingzhi? Impossible! Their God
He went out before dawn, and Fatty Akechi was killed around morning after dawn. He had no time to commit the crime."
"The fat man Mingzhi must have a bloody face, which scared him. By the way, at that time I heard Mingkong scream and say, 'Brother Mingzhi, what's wrong with you? Why is there blood on your face?' And then
He screamed in shock, scratched in the air, and ran towards the cliff. It must be Akechi's ghost pinching him! - Akechi always liked to bully Mingkong, and even after he died, he still wanted to bully him!"
Chapter completed!