By the time all the villagers gathered at the door of Master Liu's house, it was already past six in the morning and the sky was beginning to brighten. I learned from a phone call with Bai Qi that they had also set out a long time ago and were expected to reach Heishan Village in an hour at most.
Just as I expected, when the villagers saw the tragically dead body of Liu Zhenren and the body of Zhang Guozhong holding a rope in his hand, the whole scene suddenly exploded. No one dared to approach Liu Zhenren's room, and no one even dared to speak loudly. Everyone kept a safe distance and talked quietly in a low voice.
Lin Yingxue and I left for a while to find some food and the evidence I needed. When we returned to Master Liu's house, Officer Yang had already begun to maintain order because the villagers were so bold as to want to burn down Master Liu's house, while Master Liu's wife, who was blocking the door, was crying her heart out.
"It must be that Master Liu didn't reach an agreement with the thousand-year-old female ghost last night, and was killed by her! Even a master like Master Liu died tragically, what are we waiting for? Run away!"
"Why are you running? I think that thousand-year-old female ghost is just a woman at best. I'm not afraid of her when she's alive, so why should I be afraid of her when she's dead? She always waits until late at night when everyone is asleep. Now there are so many of us. According to what my teacher said before, we have a strong yang energy, so the female ghost won't dare to hurt us. Why don't we just burn this place down and put an end to it all!"
"I don't want to die, I don't want to die! Everyone, think of a solution quickly, and go find a master from somewhere else. We'll pay you whatever money you want!"
Listening to the villagers' random discussions, I was too lazy to say anything. I would wait until Bai Qi brought people over and took complete control of the situation. Then it would not be too late for me to say anything.
While eating breakfast and looking around, I found that I still couldn't see the village chief. I didn't know if the village chief had already run away. But I was not too worried. After all, there was only one way out of Heishan Village. Even if the village chief had already run away, Bai Qi, whom I had greeted in advance, would stop him halfway.
This chaotic scene lasted for more than an hour. Finally, the villagers became impatient and some of them wanted to rush in with torches to set fire. Officer Yang had no choice but to fire several shots into the sky before he scared the group back.
Seeing the situation getting out of control, Lin Yingxue said worriedly, "Why don't you find the murderer now? Otherwise, Officer Yang won't be able to hold on if things continue like this."
I was also very anxious, but I knew that now was not the right time to announce the answer, so I said, "Don't worry. No one will believe me if I tell them now, and it might even alert the enemy. Don't panic. Uncle Bai should be arriving soon."
Sure enough, about ten minutes later, I heard the sound of a large number of motor vehicles coming from the direction of the village entrance. The villagers were attracted by the sound of the motor vehicles and all looked towards the direction of the village entrance. They saw a series of police cars lined up in a row and driving towards us.
Since the water on the road had almost dried up, the police cars were driving very fast and arrived in the blink of an eye. Then a large number of police officers in uniform got off the cars and surrounded Liu Zhenren's home.
When Officer Yang saw that all his brothers had arrived, he suddenly became energized and immediately stepped forward to direct everyone's actions. The villagers who had spoken rudely to Officer Yang before seemed to have disappeared one by one and dared not say a word anymore.
Bai Qi and Bai Longfei came out of the leading police car and walked towards me with a smile. Bai Longfei seemed to be holding someone in his hand. Upon closer inspection, it turned out to be the dejected village chief.
"Ji Wen, you are really amazing. We actually met this old guy on the way. Did he kill someone and was about to escape?" Bai Longfei grabbed the village chief's collar and threw him in front of me as if he was holding a chicken. The village chief was so scared that he immediately squatted down and didn't dare to look up at me.
"I will tell you who the murderer is later. Now, let's maintain order here. I will let them know how simple the murderer's method is to make the whole village think that he faked a corpse and killed someone."
Bai Qi stared at me for a long time with an admiring look on his face, then smiled and said, "You have suffered a lot here these days, but it was not in vain if we could catch the murderer. By the way, Ji Wen, how confident are you this time?"
Glancing at the villagers present, I couldn't help but smile confidently and said, "100% sure!"
With Bai Qi's arrival, the order at the scene was finally stabilized. No one dared to speak loudly. After all, we were outnumbered just now, but now we are surrounded by so many people. If they still dare to act rashly, the nature of the situation will be different.
Officer Yang nodded to me and Bai Qi, and then Bai Qi stepped forward and said, "Dear villagers, the road in Heishan Village was blocked due to heavy rain a few days ago, so we have not arrived until now after the murder. We are really sorry, but don't worry, we already know who the murderer of this serial murder case is. Next, let Ji Wen explain it to everyone."
It was my turn to step forward and speak. I was still a little nervous in front of so many people. I could see that these villagers were looking at me with disdain. If we didn't have an overwhelming advantage now, I'm afraid they wouldn't be willing to stand here and listen to me. They would have driven me away long ago.
But since I had to explain this matter, I did not shirk it. I cleared my throat and said, "Fellow villagers, I believe you all know very well what happened in Heishan Village these two days. Now I just want to clarify one thing. This incident was not a murder by faking a corpse as you think, but someone did it deliberately!"
As soon as I finished saying this, someone in the audience was unhappy and said, "Words are not enough. Why don't you show us some evidence? Although we are not well-educated, we are not blind. How do we explain everything we have seen these days?"
I thought to myself that you are no different from a blind person if you can say this, but I still said patiently: "Everything we have seen these days is just a surface phenomenon. In fact, it is also something that the murderer wants us to see and think about. If we put aside the theory of ghosts and gods, in fact, everyone can do this."
"Let's think about it together. What exactly happened from beginning to end? Zhao Tiezhu received a strange empty package courier, and the next day his father died inexplicably. Then his father's body appeared in Zhao Tiezhu's home, and then the corpse murdered him. Let's think about it carefully. What was the opportunity that made us completely believe that the corpse murdered him?"
I didn't expect this group of people to be able to answer this question, so I continued, "Obviously, it was the appearance of Master Liu. Originally, many people thought that someone deliberately framed Zhao Tiezhu's father's body, but since Master Liu appeared, almost everyone's views have changed. Think about it carefully, is this the case?"
"Are you trying to say that Master Liu is the so-called murderer?" Many people did not understand what I meant and refuted me.
I nodded gently and said, "That's right! Master Liu is indeed the real murderer!"
When they heard what I said, there was an immediate uproar at the scene. Officer Yang and Lin Yingxue at the side were both confused. They didn't expect me to say that.
I knew this would be the reaction, so I raised my hand to signal for everyone to be quiet, and then said, "Do you think that if Master Liu was the murderer, why was he killed in the middle of the night? In fact, I only said half of what I said just now. There are two murderers this time, and one of them is Master Liu."
"In fact, I have suspected that there are two murderers a long time ago. Everyone must be very clear about Zhang Guozhong's death. On the surface, it seems that Li Jianmin's corpse came back to kill Zhang Guozhong, but think about it carefully. Li Jianmin's body walked through the muddy road to Zhang Guozhong's house, and his clothes were so clean. It should be impossible for one person to do this, right? So I dare to conclude that there are at least two murderers, and Master Liu is one of the murderers, or at least an accomplice, because he has enough motives and suspicions."
"I think the murderer probably reached some kind of agreement with Master Liu at the time, asking Master Liu to demonize the murder case. In this way, the murderer can escape suspicion and Master Liu can also take the opportunity to make a fortune. Under such a win-win and mutually beneficial condition, I think Master Liu would not refuse."
"After talking for so long, why don't you tell us who the real murderer is this time!" The villagers seemed to be a little impatient. Their curiosity was completely aroused by me, and they started shouting.
I smiled slightly, my eyes swept over everyone present, and finally pointed a finger at someone in the crowd and said, "The real murderer this time is him!"
Everyone turned their eyes to the direction of my finger, but when they saw the man I identified as the murderer, everyone's face was filled with disbelief, even Officer Yang and Lin Yingxue beside me widened their eyes, perhaps in their opinion, this person could not be the murderer. Only Bai Qi, who stood silently by the side, showed a solemn expression, perhaps from the phone call I made to him before, he had already guessed why this was the case.
"Ji Wen, did you make a mistake?" Officer Yang asked quietly in a low voice. It was obvious that he didn't believe what I said at all.
"There is absolutely no mistake, because he is the only one who can handle this case!"