At ten minutes in the night, when Zhao Yu and others walked out of the autopsy room after examining the body of the deceased, Cui Lizhu was the first to shudder, then tightly held Wu Xiumin's arm and said coquettishly:
"Sister Wu, I don't care. It's too scary for us to share a room tonight. I don't dare to sleep alone!"
"That's right, that's right..." Ran Tao patted Zeng Ke on the shoulder, "I heard that forensic doctor Zhang Peipei won't arrive until tomorrow. Let's live in the same room tonight!"
Zeng Kezheng had this intention, Nuoran nodded.
"Humph," Zhao Yu scolded with disdain, "Look at you, how scared are you all? And there are special personnel! If the news spreads, won't people laugh to death? Isn't it just a murder? The case... it’s true!”
After saying that, Zhao Yu turned around and said to Captain Zhang Ling: "Captain Zhang, don't spend so much tonight, just arrange a three-person room for me, Ran Tao and Zeng Ke!"
I'd rather...
Everyone at the scene was knocked down by Zhao Yulei. Captain Zhang Ling almost twisted his waist. After waiting for a long time, he quickly nodded and agreed: "Okay, okay, I will notify the hotel immediately and change your room!"
"Well..." In order to ease the embarrassment, Zhao Yu gestured to Zhang Ling, and the two came to the corner of the corridor. Zhao Yu whispered, "To be honest with you, Captain Zhang, the Criminal Department arranged for me to come over to investigate this case this time. You should understand how seriously your superiors take this case, right?"
"Yes, yes, I understand..." Zhang Ling didn't know what Zhao Yu was going to say, so he listened carefully and nodded in agreement.
"The Ghost King case has a greater impact on people's hearts, so we hope that the higher-ups can handle it in a low-key manner and not make it public..." Zhao Yu urged, "Especially, this case is related to the case 66 years ago, and the current media is so It's unreliable. If word spreads, the consequences will be... do you understand?"
"I understand, I understand," Zhang Ling nodded quickly, "Don't worry, our director has already held an internal meeting, and all criminal police officers and related personnel involved in the case must keep it strictly confidential and strictly disclose it to the outside world.
"Right now, the outside world only knows that a murder occurred in the Guandi Temple in Fengtao Bay, but there is absolutely no news about the Ghost King..."
"Well... that's good! That's good..." Zhao Yu straightened up and said, "I hope the murderer can be caught as soon as possible! If there is another case, it will be difficult to handle..."
"I understand, we will do our best to listen to your command..." After Zhang Ling promised, he handed a file box in his hand to Zhao Yu, "By the way, this is the "Ghost King's Record" that you asked me for before. 》, since the museum requires strict application, I entrusted them to scan a copy based on the original!
"But... it's all in traditional Chinese. It may look like it's a bit difficult for you, so just make do with it. I've already found relevant experts to translate a new one for you, and it will be ready tomorrow..."
"Oh... thank you for your hard work!" In any case, Zhao Yu was very satisfied with Captain Zhang's work attitude, which was much more positive than the police officers in Xiangjiang.
"No hard work, no hard work, it's all a matter of duty, by the way," Zhang Ling said again, "This "Ghost King Record" has some damage on it because of its age.
"Also, this book is divided into three volumes, upper, middle and lower, which record different ghosts and monsters respectively. The first two volumes are all about bull-headed and horse-faced ghosts, or ghosts like Yaksha's painted skin. Just read the third volume when you want!"
"Oh?" Driven by curiosity, Zhao Yu opened the folder and flipped through it briefly. Sure enough, he saw that it was divided into three volumes.
"The records in this third volume are all famous unjust ghosts in ancient my country. There are ten in total," Zhang Ling introduced. "Some of these unjust ghosts come from folklore, and some are in "Liao Zhai" and "Sou Shen". It has been recorded in "Records" or other ancient books.
"After Tao Yulan killed someone, the first five of these unjust ghosts were the ones who dressed up for the deceased, and the one who was dressed as a Taoist priest in the Guandi Temple happened to be the sixth!
"So, Ms. Cui is right, the two cases should be related!"
Um…
Zhao Yu rummaged around quickly and quickly found the place marked "Guan Xian". From there, he turned back and saw an ancient illustration suddenly appeared in the book.
What is depicted in the illustration is a strange woman wearing red clothes. The woman should be wearing wedding clothes, with red silk on her head, and her face cannot be seen.
What's even more horrifying is that the woman is holding a white-washed baby in her arms!
Although the illustration is not very clear, at first glance, it still makes people feel numb and uncomfortable.
"This unjust ghost is called Dou's daughter," Zhang Ling introduced. "Because she became pregnant out of wedlock, she was abandoned by a man. Later, after giving birth to a child, she came to the door with the child in her arms, but was beaten to death by the man's family. From then on, she became a Fierce ghost!
"After turning into a ghost, she specifically went to seduce those philandering men, suck out their yang energy, and turn those men into mummies..."
"Wow... this story..." Zhao Yu touched his heart, "It seems like I have heard it somewhere!"
"Yes, the character Dou's daughter comes from Liao Zhai!" Zhang Ling said, "Because this story is quite miserable, I didn't dare to film it when I was filming a TV series!"
"So..." Zhao Yu pointed to the "Ghost King Record" in his hand and said, "This book should be after Liao Zhai?"
"No!" Zhang Ling said with certainty, ""The Record of the Ghost King" should have been written during the Ming Dynasty. At that time, there was no Liao Zhai yet!
"I think Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio was also adapted by the author based on the folk tales he collected, so... it is very possible that it is a story from a Chinese Studio, borrowed from "The Record of the Ghost King", or from other sources... "
"Oh," Zhao Yu said with admiration, "It seems that Captain Zhang has done a lot of homework. He has actually studied these small details..."
"Oh... You've given me the award, you've given me the award..." Zhang Ling was flattered and quickly explained, "Actually, everyone in our Andu Police Station also knows something about the Ghost King case 66 years ago!
"So, after this case came out, we were all afraid that the case would continue, so we read "The Ghost King" early..."
"Yes, there is a plan! It seems..." Zhao Yu sighed, "We really have to hurry up! The next Ghost King case may happen at any time!"
"Yes!" Zhang Ling saluted, "I have notified each team to take a break and investigate without stopping!"
"Okay," Zhao Yu turned to Zeng Ke and said, "Tonight, Zeng Ke and I will be on duty together, and the others will rest!"
"Don't... stop playing with me, okay..." Ran Tao said awkwardly, "You two are watching the class and let me go to bed alone? No, we share the blessings and the hardships. I strongly request that I watch the class with you two. class!"
After hearing this, everyone looked at each other and smiled.
Ten minutes later, Zhao Yu and three other men arrived at the office specially prepared for them by the local police station. The three men did not sit idle and immediately launched an investigation.
Those who looked up information looked up information, and those who watched videos watched videos. Zhao Yu followed the usual practice and started writing ideas for handling the case on the whiteboard.
As a result, he had just been writing for a few minutes when he suddenly realized a problem and hurriedly said to Zeng Ke:
"Zeng Ke, take a closer look at the video record of the deceased Niu Jinkui that day. It seems... tsk tsk..."
"What's wrong, boss?" Ran Tao asked hurriedly, "You won't find the clue so quickly, will you?"
"No, I'm just a little curious..." Zhao Yu said, "If the guqin belonged to the deceased Niu Jinkui, and the murderer had never been to the deceased's home, then... how did this guqin get to the crime scene? "
"..." Zeng Ke and Ran Tao were still understanding what Zhao Yu meant.
Zhao Yu continued: "If Niu Jinkui was kidnapped by a murderer somewhere at night, then... where is Qin? If he went out in the middle of the night, would he still be carrying Qin?"
(End of chapter)