The Famous Detective of the Red Mansion

Chapter 707: The dead 'monk'

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【Second Update】

The snow fell.

A awning boat was rippling alone by the lake. The canvas on the roof seemed to have been used for some years, and many patches were nailed here and there.

But even so, there are some linings that cannot cover the wormwood and swallow mud.

This is obviously not the boat used by Sun Shaozong, and it can't even be the boat of Dali Temple - it seems that Tang Weishan just heard about it, and he hurried to report it before he came to verify it.

As the official in charge of the investigation case, this kind of behavior is obviously dereliction of duty - especially this guy's panic, which even loses Zuo Temple's face.

perhaps…

There should be a way to replace this guy - at least let him stand aside and choose someone who can be reused.

I don't know that the deputy of the Zuo Temple, Chen Jingde, is unusable...

"Where did this ship come from?"

Thinking in his heart, Sun Shaozong asked a question casually, but before anyone could answer, he jumped on the bow of the boat, opened the door curtain, which was also patched, and probed inside.

However, in the narrow cabin, two monks were lying on their backs with their breasts bare, revealing horrific wounds between their chests and abdomens.

While waiting to take a closer look, someone tremblingly reported from the back: "Master Hui, this boat floated over by himself."

Drift over by yourself

Sun Shaozong frowned when he heard the words. He didn't even bother to look at the two corpses. He turned around and asked, "Then why did you stop it to look at it?"

Since this awning boat floated down the river, it didn't look like something from the Dali Temple, so how could these idlers who pretend to be elegant and sing poetry in the nearby pavilion for pleasure deliberately intercept it.

"This… "

Three little officials, look at me, I look at you, and it took a long while before someone bowed to report: "If I go back to your lord, I waited to see the white sails on this boat, and there was written on it... The name of the lord was written on it. , I couldn't help being curious, and stopped the boat with a pole, who would have thought that there were actually two corpses inside!"

Saying that, he reached out and pointed to the gazebo not far away.

Bai Fan

Did you write your name on it

Is this actually for himself? !

interesting!

Since the bloody case, there has been no murderer for a long time, and anyone who dares to name and provoke himself!

"Go get that Bai Fan!"

Sun Shaozong gave an order, and immediately two officers trotted around to the pavilion, and presented a white sail to Sun Shaozong in a short while.

This white sail was about five feet high, with one long and one short, two bamboo poles slightly thicker than the thumb as the skeleton, and a piece of white cloth two feet wide and three feet long was hung horizontally.

The lower part of the white cloth was twisted into small pieces of cloth, and the ink dripping on it was the three characters 'Sun Shaozong'.

It seems that it is somewhat similar to the popular soul-calling banner.

Such an unlucky thing, it is no wonder that the three little officials would put it away in advance and dare not let themselves see it.

Leave that aside.

But he said that Sun Shaozong held Bai Fan in his hand and looked carefully. The coarse cloth and bamboo poles were common things, and obviously he couldn't find any useful clues.

As for the words above...

There can be five or six heads and branches in a single stroke. Obviously, it is not done with a single stroke, but is drawn little by little.

If it is said that the murderer deliberately concealed the handwriting, it does not look like much, but it is more like a beginner's handwriting.

After scrutinizing it carefully for a long time, he couldn't find any other clues, so Sun Shaozong ordered people to put it away as evidence, and then returned to the ship.

This time, he did not directly visit the corpse in the cabin, but first looked at the curtain inside and out.

It was confirmed that there were no clues related to the case, so it was tucked into the damaged part of the ceiling, and a cat's waist went directly into the warehouse.

This is naturally to make the cabin brighter, so as not to affect the on-site investigation.

but…

A simple comparison of the blood on the ground and the ferocious wounds on the corpse shows that this is not the first scene.

There was too little blood left, and it 'dumped' or rubbed on rather than dripping.

These two monks, one old and one young, are well maintained, and it can be seen that they don't work much in normal times.

But the old monk also had traces of the old days left by his efforts. Obviously, he was not rich when he was young.

Is it because he developed after becoming a monk, or is there another reason

In addition, the tops of the heads of the two monks were very cleanly shaved, as if they had just been shaved—even the old monk's goatee had just been trimmed.

The monk robes on the two of them are all old objects. Based on the obvious musty smell on them, it should be inferred that they should be stored in a place where the sun does not see the light. They have been stored for a long time.

This is a little strange.

It stands to reason that after the heavy snowfall, the temperature around the capital dropped sharply. This thick monk's robe should have been taken out and worn early in the morning, but how could it look like it was just taken out

What's more, according to the physical characteristics of the two, they should not be sloppy monks who do not pay attention to personal hygiene.

After looking at the face and clothes, Sun Shaozong fell down again and groped on the old monk's legs.

Because monks have been meditating cross-legged for many years, it is inevitable that the bones on the legs will be deformed. This is the case with this old monk. It can be seen that it is not a temporary dress.

After verifying the identity of the old monk and monk, Sun Shaozong began to examine the wounds on his chest and abdomen.

I saw that the wound almost occupied the entire right chest of the old monk. Some of the flesh was sunken inward, and some of it was turned outward, but they were all terrifying and uneven.

It can be seen that the knife operator is still a novice, and the ribs are often hindered when cutting, so the knife edge looks uneven, like a blunt cut.

However, according to Sun Shaozong's experience, although the weapon used by the murderer is not a sharp blade, it can be called sharp, because there are many cuts even on the ribs.

Obviously, the hideous wound on the old monk's chest expanded after death - as to whether it was the original fatal wound or not, it is still difficult to determine for a while. It may be necessary to turn the body over and examine the whole thing before it can be done. draw conclusions.

And the reason why he worked so hard to open the chests of the two...

Gouging out the heart

Another heart attack!

Could it be that this has been popular in Beijing recently

Pulling his hand out of the old monk's chest, he made a judgment that the time of death was within an hour. Sun Shaozong began to examine the young monk's wound.

This one was obviously concocted after the old monk. Because of the experience gained, the killer's technique of cutting wounds has made visible progress.

Then there are black and purple bruises on the fingers of the little monk's right hand, as well as marks of being bitten by something.

This bite mark seems to be much smaller than that of pets such as cats and dogs, and may be objects such as snakes and insects.

Flip the two corpses over and examine them carefully.

It was found that the back door of the little monk had traces of repeated use. I don't know if it was done by the old monk or if he had an affair with others.

Huh? !

At this moment, Sun Shaozong suddenly found a strange thing on the back of the old monk: a post painted black!