The dark-colored tables and chairs were square and heavy, adding a bit of a sinister atmosphere to the already cold room.
Li Nanke leaned on the rosewood chair, crossed his arms on his chest, and closed his eyes slightly.
There is a noose tied to the cantilever behind him.
Below there lay a body.
The corpse was none other than Lin Yuanwai.
In the room, Leng Xinnan and Guo Gang were investigating the scene, while the maid Xiang'er was describing the situation beside them.
"Everything seemed to be normal for the master last night. Before going to bed, he specifically told the slave not to disturb him no matter what noise he heard."
Xiang'er didn't dare to look at the body on the ground and said with a pale face. "This morning I saw that the master never came out of the room. Although I had doubts, I didn't dare to knock on the door because of the master's instructions.
When it was almost noon, the housekeeper had something to report, but there was no answer when he knocked on the door. We realized something was wrong, so we broke in... and saw the master hanging here.
We were frightened and quickly put the master down, but he was already..."
Xiang'er's eyes were filled with mist, and her voice was choked with sobs.
No matter what, Lin Yuanwai was very kind to them on weekdays, but now that they have experienced the tragedy of his wife and children being separated, they are even more sympathetic. Unexpectedly, such a thing would happen again.
"The strangulation marks are behind the left and right ears. They are dark purple in color, the eyes are closed, the lips are open, and there are drops of saliva on the chest... Judging from the condition of the body, it is consistent with self-hanging."
Guo Gang said in a deep voice.
"suicide?"
Leng Xinnan frowned and looked at Li Nanke who was sitting on the chair. After all, this person was the professional when it came to autopsy.
Unfortunately, the answer given by Li Nanke is also consistent.
"There is no doubt that he hanged himself." Li Nanke said calmly. "But I don't know whether he was forced by others or was under the influence of drugs or spells such as ecstasy."
Leng Xinnan walked up to the corpse, opened his eyelids, took a look, and asked Guo Gang to use tools to test the corpse's blood. After getting the results, he said to Li Nanke: "There are no traces of surgery or drug abuse."
"That means being coerced."
Li Nanke looked at the two teacups on the table and said, "Someone else came to this room last night, and he was also a familiar person other than Lin."
Leng Xinnan asked in confusion: "A familiar person? Who could it be?"
"I don't know who this mysterious person is, but I'm sure it's a woman."
Li Nanke stood up and walked to the table against the wall, picked up a tea cup and pointed at the slight remaining lip grease on the edge of the cup.
Then he gently scraped off the mark with his index finger, put it between his nose and smelled it for a while, and said lightly:
"In addition to comfrey and roselle, rose gold powder and winterweed are also added. If I remember correctly, winterweed is generally produced in the Tianshan Mountains in the Western Regions."
"That's right." Leng Xinnan nodded.
"Judging from the position of the teacup and the placement of the teapot, there is a high probability that he is left-handed." Li Nanke walked to the wall and stared at a landscape painting in front of him. "Do you recognize the imprint pattern on it?"
pattern?
Leng Xinnan and others stared at it.
Sure enough, there is a relatively obvious red mark pattern on the painting, which is about the size of a fist and looks like a firebird from a distance.
"Tianqiong Cult!"
Leng Xinnan's expression suddenly changed.
The expressions on other people's faces also changed
Li Nanke was puzzled: "What is Tianqiong Sect?"
Leng Xinnan patiently explained: "The Tianqiong Sect is a mysterious organization that specializes in opposing the imperial court. Its purpose is 'Above the sky, red rain is the sky.' They believe that red rain is a gift from God and should not be
If it is prohibited, it should bless all people.
There are many members of this sect, scattered in various places, and some even have officials from various governments. Sometimes, they will carry out some organized activities, deliberately distribute red rain medicinal materials and create trouble."
Li Nanke understood.
To put it simply, they are a group of saboteurs with a strong sense of existence.
Li Nanke gave the answer: "It seems that people from the Tianqiong Sect forced Lin Yuanwai to hang himself. This makes the previous suspicions reasonable. Lin Yuanwai himself is a latent member of the Tianqiong Sect."
Upon hearing this, Guo Gang immediately rushed to Lin Yuwai's body and took off his shoes.
I saw a pattern on the palm of my left foot.
It is exactly the same as the one with the mark on the painting, but the scale is much smaller, about the size of a copper coin.
"No wonder he doesn't want to get involved with the palace. It turns out that this is his secret."
Leng Xinnan suddenly realized.
Li Nanke sighed softly: "So I say that it was a very unwise choice for him to resurrect He Qingyu. I can only say that he was too emotional to get revenge on that woman and got himself involved."
Leng Xinnan was in a complicated mood.
Once you come into contact with the "Red Rain" case, you will be targeted by the government.
Apparently, people from the Tianqiong Sect believed that Lin had the possibility of exposing his identity, so they eliminated him.
And judging from Lin Yuanwai's instructions to Xiang'er last night, he probably realized that he was in a bad situation.
Li Nanke stroked the Tianqiong Cult pattern on the painting: "Generally when we write something on the wall, we usually write naturally at a place parallel to the line of sight. Coupled with the size and clarity of the footprints left here, it can be inferred from this
, the murderer is about five feet tall and relatively light in stature.”
Through Li Nanke's analysis, Leng Xinnan had a general understanding of the murderer's characteristics.
Woman, about five feet tall, relatively slender, left-handed, with a rare Tianshan winterweed component in her lipstick.
The most important thing is that this woman is a member of the Tianqiong Cult.
"Guo Gang, lead people to patrol Dongqi County immediately." Leng Xinnan turned to Guo Gang and ordered.
Guo Gang was a little embarrassed: "But Sister Leng, both the county government and the night patrol department are short of manpower. Some of them are still searching for monsters in Yuncheng, and the other part is chasing the monster Lao Qintou. Moreover, the case of Tianqiong Sect should not be let go.
Will the Shadow Guard check?"
"Hasn't Lao Qintou been caught yet?"
Li Nanke raised his eyebrows and looked at Leng Xinnan.
Leng Xinnan was helpless: "I almost killed it last night, but unfortunately one of the staff made a mistake and let it escape again. But now the monster Old Qin Tou has been seriously injured and fled into the mountains to the north. I sent a lot of staff to carry out the attack."
After a large-scale search, we should be able to find him within three to five days."
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! "There is no need to waste time on a large-scale search. The monster Old Qin Tou is in the deep forest near Wenyan Mountain. You only need to search in a small area."
When Li Nanke heard the words "Northern Mountains and Forests", he directly gave his judgment.
Everyone looked suspicious.
It’s too mysterious, can you guess this?
Leng Xinnan, who had great trust in Li Nanke, felt a little ridiculous and asked curiously: "How do you know?"
Li Nanke said: "Today I went up the mountain with my wife to collect medicine, and on the way down, I met a tiger. This is too rare."
tiger?
Leng Xinnan immediately became nervous: "Are you okay?"
"If something happens, can I still talk to you here?"
Li Nanke smiled and said, "It's just a tiger. I didn't plan to pay attention to it at first, but this guy bullied my pet sister Goose. I couldn't get angry, so I rushed up and beat her to death."
Listening to the man's words, the eyes of the people present were somewhat suspicious.
"Of course, that's not the point."
Li Nanke continued. "The point is, when disposing of the body, I found a layer of red-black condensation soil on the tiger's claws. My wife used to collect medicine in the deep forest near Wenyan Mountain, and only there would be this kind of soil."
Difficult to clean soil dye.
Therefore, this tiger must have lived there for a long time. You must know that tigers have a strong sense of territory. But why did it suddenly leave its own territory and instead ran to the middle of the mountain?
Obviously, something that scares it has invaded its territory and forced it to wander."
After listening to Li Nanke's analysis, everyone was amazed.
Sure enough, if there is a smart person in the team, everything will be done efficiently.
"Of course, speculation is always just speculation. The real situation can only be proven by seeing it with your own eyes. But I have given you suggestions. As for what to do, that is your business."
Li Nanke abdicated his responsibility.
Without any hesitation, Leng Xinnan said to Guo Gang: "Inform the search personnel to conduct a small-scale search in the deep forest near Wenyan Mountain."
"clear."
Guo Gang quickly rushed out of the room.
But as soon as the young man ran out of the room, he suddenly remembered something and turned back.
"Sister Leng, there is still one most serious problem at the moment."
Guo Gang had a solemn look on his face. "Lin Yuanwai is dead, but what about He Qingyu, the man in the grave? Today is the last day of the deadline."
Upon hearing this, everyone subconsciously turned their attention to Li Nanke.
"What are you looking at me for?"
Li Nanke was speechless.
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(Author's note: I just read the chapter review and found that some readers did not fully understand the Grave Man.
To explain, the Grave Man will not disappear after he knows he is dead or sees the corpse.
The grave man can only live for ten days, unless he is killed within ten days.)
In addition, I would like to thank 'Wandering Achai', the leader of the alliance, for adding more information to the shelves. Thanks to 'Not My So', 'Book Friends', 'Bricks of Bricks', 'Book Friends', '', 'Fan Zui Gang Baili', etc.
Waiting for rewards from book friends, as well as monthly passes, etc.