Since he could not see through the mechanism set up by the murderer, Sun Shaozong carefully examined the body around the corpse while trying not to damage the crime scene.
After confirming that no details were left out, he picked up Ji Nian's body and left the center of the open space by stepping on the footprints when he came.
"grown ups."
Just after placing the corpse on the door panel found by the yamen, Qiu Yunfei immediately stepped forward and asked Baba, "How exactly did the murderer kill, do you understand?"
Following that, he lowered his voice and said, "Isn't it really bitten to death by a wild dog?"
Sun Shaozong glanced at him silently, until Wei Ruolan, Master Qi, and Zhao Wuwei all gathered around, and then he said, "Let's talk about the results of this official inspection first."
"The name of the deceased is Jie Xian, which is the first of the Zhike Hospital in Fayuan Temple. Judging from the stiffness of the body, the time of death is about between Chenzheng and Sizheng [8:00 to 10:00 in the morning]."
"The fatal wound was on the neck of the deceased, a transverse wound of about two and a half inches from left to right. According to the cross-section of the wound and the damage to the cervical vertebrae, the murder weapon seems to be a hatchet or the like, which is good for splitting. A one-handed blade for slashing."
"After the deceased died, the murderer tried to create the illusion of being bitten to death by a wild dog on the wound of the deceased."
"The posture of the five fingers on the right hand of the deceased is very uncoordinated. It is very likely that after death, someone forcibly broke the fingers of the deceased and took something away."
"On the lining of the inside of the sleeve of the right arm of the deceased, there is a fresh scratch that is not very obvious. It seems to be caused by some kind of sharp object, but the strength and speed are not very fast, it should be taken out from the sleeve pocket. A trace left accidentally when a sharp object is used."
"Except for the footprints of the deceased, no other people's footprints were found at the scene, and because the deceased had fallen on the way, a fault of about four feet appeared in the middle of the footprints. Therefore, the deceased was transported to the scene to commit the murder, and then the It is impossible to walk backwards and leave on the same path.”
"And on the stone tablets on both sides, there are no traces of ropes ever erected."
At this point, Sun Shaozong stopped and waited silently for everyone to digest the information, or ask his own questions.
However, after Wei Ruolan listened, she just frowned and pondered, but Master Qi and Qiu Yunfei stepped forward almost at the same time to examine Ji Nian's corpse.
It's not that Sun Shaozong can't be trusted, but that some details are still believing.
After all, I often go to Lao Xu to steal teachers. Qiu Yunfei's autopsy methods are more proficient than Master Qi. After examining the fatal wound on his neck, he began to look at the gestures of his right hand and the scratches on his sleeve.
"It seems like..."
He muttered to himself, bent down and pulled out a dagger with a cat's eye from his boot, and after gesturing back and forth in Jienian's palm a few times, he said with certainty, "If I guess right, he It should be a dagger!"
"Tsk tsk tsk!"
Qiu Yunfei exaggeratedly said: "It seems that the monk did not have any good intentions. It's a pity that he was a step slower than others when he started. Otherwise, the person lying here might be the murderer."
Master Qi also echoed: "Judging from the angle and length of the scratches on the sleeves, and the curvature of his tail and ring fingers, it really looks like a dagger."
But he immediately added: "It's just that it's not certain right now, whether he took out the dagger after the other party showed malice, or whether he held the dagger in his hand early in the morning - so whether he has malicious intentions, I am afraid it still needs to be discussed. "
Wei Ruolan frowned and said, "Then why did the murderer take away Jiannian's dagger?"
"Naturally, it is also to create the illusion that wild dogs hurt people."
Sun Shaozong explained: "Otherwise, Jienian is holding a dagger in his hand, but there is no sign of fighting a wild dog at all. Wouldn't it be abrupt?"
After a pause, seeing that there were no other questions from the crowd, he raised his voice and called Jieyan and Jiexiu over, asking them when they saw the monk Jiannian for the last time.
Jie Xiu answered honestly, saying that he had seen Jie Nian in Daxiong Palace during the morning class, but he just said hello in a hurry and did not stop to discuss in detail.
When Jie Yan heard Sun Shaozong's question, Que seemed rather impatient, he first muttered a theory of 'evil evil harming people', and finally, under Qiu Yunfei's repeated questioning, he reluctantly said: "I see, I see. , but Senior Brother Jienian always suspected that the poor monk was the real murderer behind the scenes, so he avoided it from a distance."
After Sun Shaozong heard the words, he asked Jiexiu for proof with a solemn face: "Master Jiexiu, did Jienian really avoid him as he said before his death?"
"This… "
There was a rare hesitation in Jiexi, and after a while, he shook his head apologetically and said, "Because Junior Brother Jiannian died unexpectedly, the little monk became depressed and rarely asked about trivial matters in the temple, so..."
Jie Yan interjected impatiently, "If you don't believe me, just ask the other monks in the temple, or just ask the teacher!"
"Amitabha."
Before he finished speaking, he heard someone proclaim the Buddha's name, and then from behind the merit monument in the southeast, a dozen or so monks poured out.
And the little monk who followed the steps behind Liaochi, who was flushed with excitement, was the first little monk Xuanci to discover Jiannian's body. It turned out that he had just followed the people of Tianfu and carried out an enlarged search. The little monk looked at no one. Paying no attention to himself, he went to the temple and called for someone to come.
"Master."
"Abbot."
Jie anger and Jie Xiu hurriedly stepped forward to salute.
However, Liaochi walked past them and came to Jienian's corpse, bowed his head silently for a long time, his lips almost covered by the white beard trembled, as if he was about to say something, but suddenly his feet softened and he raised his head. Fall back!
Thanks to the monk behind him who quickly supported him with his eyes and hands, otherwise, at his age, he might have gone straight to the Western Paradise of Elysium.
"Master?!"
"Abbot?!"
But even so, the monk Liaochi closed his eyes and was unconscious, and the anxious monks were in chaos.
In the chaos, no one shouted: "Master looks like this, the blessing and longevity meeting on the first day of the eighth lunar month is designated as impossible!"
"That's natural! Hurry up and send someone to inform the palace, saying that Senior Brother Jienian died unexpectedly, and the master was physically and mentally injured. It is really impossible to host the Taishang Emperor's blessing and birthday party!"
"Will this be disrespectful to the Emperor Taishang..."
"I can't control that much! There are three monks in a row in the temple, and the government doesn't even have a say. Now even Senior Brother Jienian is dead. If the Emperor Taishang is to blame, it can't be blamed on us!"
When everyone in Shuntian Palace heard this, their faces sank.
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