Chapter 11 Suspected murder case (Revised Edition)
Chapter 11 The murderous signature case (revised version)
Author: Bu Yiqiu
Chapter 11 The murderous signature case (revised version)
Yu Anning was willing to accept soft words rather than hard words. Seeing Yu Qiansi's gentle words of persuasion, her eyes were filled with delicate beauty. She made up her mind to find out the person with the bad reputation of "Jade Rakshasa" after the matter was over.
Give him a good beating and let him think of a nice new name that suits Yu Qiansi's beauty.
We must also take action to let everyone know the beauty of Yu Qiansi.
If he can make friends with her, then Ruanxiang will be by his side, and he will surely be envious of those libertines who have a thief's heart but not their courage.
Suifeng obeyed the order and sent Yu Anning to Yu Qiansi's temporary residence in Tixing Division.
Seeing the peace everywhere, Yu Qiansi let out a long breath, sat down at the table, looked at a pile of newly carved bamboo cards, took out a few bundles of silk threads, and combed them one by one starting from the murder case.
In October last year, Wu Nian Temple, one of the three most famous temples in the south of the Yangtze River, held a grand Dharma assembly. After the Dharma assembly, deceased people appeared one after another in the Jingsi Hall of the temple holding lots signed under the new Dharma assembly system.
None of these dead people were related to each other, but after an investigation by the government, they found that all the dead people had a past, and the order of death was based on the Five Precepts of Buddhism. Last month, eight people were dead, including Qingwu who died unexpectedly before the ceremony.
The deceased all died in miserable conditions. Those who committed theft had their hands cut off, and those who committed lying had their tongues pulled out. They corresponded to the punishments in the Abi Hell painted on the wall of the Jingsi Hall, and they were all different.
The strange thing is that there is no window in the Jingsi Hall of Wu Nian Temple, and only one key is kept by Monk Sasa. Before the incident, Monk Sasa meditated with other monks all night. After the incident, the monk
Living under the supervision of monks from outside the temple day and night, it is absolutely impossible to act alone. These dead people are as if they appear out of thin air in the temple, which makes people daydream.
Because the new lotus drawn at the ceremony was black, which had an unlucky meaning, the case was also called the murderous lotus case.
Yu Qiansi strung together the bamboo plaques engraved with Wu Nian Temple abbot Qing Wu, the first deceased Qing Wu, and the murderer Qing Yuan with white silk thread.
Qingwu, who died unexpectedly, was the teaching monk of Wu Nian Temple before his death. He was young and promising, and was in charge of the rewards and punishments of the monks in the temple. He was a very righteous man.
The place where the body was found was the Siguotang of Wu Nian Temple.
It is said that this Buddhist hall was originally the Ksitigarbha Hall where pilgrims pledged donations. A Buddhist altar had been renovated in the middle of the room, and many clay statues of Rakshasa Heaven had been brought in and stacked randomly on both sides of the hall. But somehow,
The pilgrims withdrew their donations, and the hall became vacant.
Therefore, Qingwu, who was in charge of the precepts in the temple, used this place as a meditation hall to punish monks who made mistakes.
He himself was good at calligraphy and painting, and even painted walls full of hellish tortures on both sides of the wall. Coupled with the high-altitude Buddhist altar and the weird Rakshasa statues on both sides, the punished monks were too frightened and could not sleep at night.
I don’t know who started it, but the monks who were being punished here began to write sutras on the wall, one after another. It was originally intended to eliminate evil and fear, but it also made this small hall even more mysterious and strange.
Qingwu accidentally fell down and died while sketching on the beam in front of the Dharma assembly. Soon after, rumors spread.
It is said that Qingwu once committed murder after becoming a monk. After death, he could not be reincarnated, so his soul could only wander in Wu Nian Temple, occasionally enter dreams, and preach to the monks who had made mistakes.
I don’t know where the rumors started, but they became more and more popular after the Dharma Conference. Immediately afterwards, the first deceased was dumped in the Jingsi Hall. From then on, the murder case started, and the rumors said that the ghost of Qingwu was responsible.
Then, according to the five precepts of Buddhism, the murderer counted Qingwu as the first person, starting from "killing", "liar", "stealing", "sexual immorality", "drinking", and then from "drinking" back to "stealing", killing eight people in a row.
people.
The Buddha was in great prosperity, the soldiers were full of murderous spirit, and Wu Nian Temple was a famous mountain and ancient temple that everyone respected, so it was absolutely forbidden to send people to garrison it. So monks from other temples were sent to keep an eye on the young novice monk who was the only one with the key.
But the bodies were still discovered one after another.
After being killed elsewhere, they were dragged into the Siguo Hall, where the corresponding parts were cut off according to the Five Precepts of Buddhism, and then a black sign was thrown beside them.
Although Yu Qiansi had just arrived, this secret room was indeed impeccable. The young novice who had the key was surrounded by monks from the outer courtyard at night, and the next day when he opened the door and swept the room, he found the body behind the Buddhist altar.
She never believed in ghosts and gods. Since there was nothing wrong with the room, the problem must be with the people.
After she carefully observed the situation in the temple and inspected the corpse, she noticed that there were some mud fragments scattered among the stacked Rakshasa statues, and mud fragments were occasionally found in the hair of the deceased.
At this point, she already knew the murderer's modus operandi.
The murderer hid himself and the deceased in the mud shell in advance, and after the little novice locked the door at night, he began to arrange the scene. When the Tibetan mud shell was closed, it was a Rakshasa statue, which was different from other Rakshasa statues piled in the corner.
What a big difference. Once everything is arranged, just wait for someone to open the door and clean it in the morning.
There is a high platform in the middle of this room, and there are clay sculptures on both sides. It is easiest to hide people when the sky is about to dawn. After the body is discovered and a commotion is made, he can pretend to be attracted by the sound and appear at the door.
So, next, we just need to find the perpetrator who meets the conditions.
So, she gathered the monks who appeared at the scene of the crime every time after the little novice monk, and asked them one by one for their alibi. Naturally, she discovered that they had made mistakes in succession in those days, and were punished by the host to copy scriptures every night.
A perfect alibi.
But at first glance, there is nothing wrong with the scriptures that are so-called handwritten in the host's room every night.
The handwriting is consistent with the records left by Qingyuan when he wrote in the temple in the past, and the ink is new and old, just like the copying in those days, seemingly impeccable.
Unfortunately, she still noticed that something was wrong. The gesticulations were obviously traces of pillow bowl calligraphy, but when looking at Qingyuan's right hand and wrist, there were no calluses or ink marks as they should have been. Even on all his monk's robes, there were no traces of calligraphy.
Ink marks. This is definitely not a person who has used the pillow-wrist method to write for many years. Guan Qingyuan’s calligraphy looks more like someone who is used to hanging wrist calligraphy. On the contrary, it is consistent with the copied scriptures, which happens to be Qingyuan’s.
The alibi provider of - presided over.
But the youngest abbot of Wu Nian Temple, the famous monk Qing Yuan, why would he lie for a junior monk? The handwriting error is consistent with other places in the temple. Could it be that Qing Yuan was the ghostwriter of Qing Yuan from the beginning? Perhaps he was worried that the handwriting would be stolen.
When others noticed it, it became clear that all the places that Qingyuan needed to write were replaced?
When she arrived here, she withdrew Qingyuan on the grounds of "lecturing". But that night, a new case occurred.
The host understood that it was the ninth deceased.
As the youngest presiding master of Wu Nian Temple in history, Ming Ran died of the crime of "false speech". He died in the same way as before, but his tongue was pulled out while he was still alive. He died in the Siguo Hall with a bad luck sign beside his side.
The truth related to understanding also comes to light.
It turns out that this eminent monk, who attained enlightenment at a young age, made such achievements in Buddhism at such a young age because he falsely claimed that he had received the teachings of Master Jingkong through words and deeds.
In this way, Qingyuan, who seemed to be suspected by her, truly had an alibi.
But she could tell at a glance that it was suicide.
The case was very simple, but now that it was over, the strong uneasiness and concern in her heart made it impossible for her to ignore the incredible contradictions in the matter itself.
She was puzzled. Since the very beginning, Zhizhuang had hired Qingyuan as a ghostwriter to portray herself as an eminent monk and achieve great success. But why did she hesitate to ruin her reputation and commit suicide in such a painful way at this moment? Is it just for the sake of forgery?
At the scene where the murder case was signed, are you trying to prove the theory that Qingwu's ghost committed the murder and help Qingyuan escape the crime?
What's more, he is still a monk. If he truly believes in it, why would he commit the grave sin of suicide and rather go to the eternal hell? But if he doesn't believe in the life before and after death and is not afraid of committing suicide, why would he escape into Buddhism?
More importantly, he deliberately left a letter before his death, pointing out that all the past affairs with Master Jingkong were false. He also specifically mentioned that Qingyuan had also received guidance from Master Jingkong, so he favored him.
, I hope I can let Qing Yuan go.
Recalling this, Yu Qiansi was silent, gently turning the world in Yuli, sorting out his thoughts.
Is it clear that this move is because there is no money here or is it a plan to alienate people? Is it just to make myself doubt Master Jingkong?
After entering Beijing, Qingyuan took his own life in a ritualistic and cruel way, which constituted the last link of the murderous signature case - "killing". What was his intention?
I have never been good at guessing people's hearts. Therefore, the selection of suffering masters in the Yuli Pavilion was left to Master Jikong.
She naturally believed in Master Jingkong.
But what people say is scary, and now the dilemma has become.
No matter whether she explained everything to Master Jikong or not, if the clear contents of the suicide note were spread, it would cause a lot of unnecessary trouble anyway. It was precisely because of this that she was worried about today, so she wanted to ask the young master what to do.
.But I still didn’t expect that Qingyuan would commit suicide at this moment. This only exacerbated the crisis.
His eyes turned to the bamboo plaques of Guang'an Hou Mansion on the other side. Yu Qiansi turned to the back of the bamboo plaques, picked up a pen to write and draw, and wrote the details and clues about each person on the back of the person's name. He listened to Yu Li Qian Kun.
There was a whimpering sound, and I suddenly made up my mind.
If you want Boyi to open his mouth, the matter of the Guang'an Marquis Mansion is the key.
After Suifeng came back, he saw that Yu Qiansi had finished writing two letters and handed them to Suifeng, saying: "These two official documents about the Guang'an Hou Mansion are in duplicate. One will be sent to the palace early tomorrow morning, and the other will be delivered to Suifeng.
To Dali Temple.”
Suifeng took the letter and was a little confused: "Are you really planning to get involved in this matter?"
The Marquis Mansion of Guang'an is not easy to get along with, not to mention that the old lady is also a person with a high status. Everyone knows the affairs of the Marquis Mansion at a glance, and the water is very deep.
What's more, the person is already dead, and no one except a cute little girl is keeping silent, so why bother?
Yu Qiansi felt a little soft when she thought of the innocent face full of tears just now.
"Eating the King's Salary and Being Loyal to the King"
Thinking of Xiao Zhang's panic, she mused, "Besides, weird things happen frequently in the Guang'an Marquis Mansion. Maybe there is something suspicious about the old lady's death. It would be a good thing if we can do our part to make the truth known to the public.
Bar."
Sui Feng understood this, but Sui Feng looked at the other petition in his hand and asked, "Then why do you want to send a copy to Dali Temple?"
"Looking at the appearance of the princess, she will not give up easily. If I inform them in advance, it can also show our open-mindedness and justice. What's more, I just took over the Dali Temple Prison today. If I pass over them and take over directly
The case will definitely create more hatred."
Yu Qian spoke righteously, as if she had thought deeply about it.
Sui Feng has one head and two heads. I don’t know whether she means what she says or if she is being sarcastic. Mr. Si Yin is extremely intelligent, but why is it that he is even less reliable than himself every time he encounters this kind of thing? His emotions and intelligence are really worrying.
ah.
Just as she said, not only was Dali Temple imprisoned today, but the young minister of Dali Temple was also locked up without mercy. Now that this petition is handed over, a normal person would think it was provocation rather than reconciliation, right? Isn't this right?
It would be strange to make the temple minister so angry that he almost died.
But when I opened my mouth, I felt that it would be useless to say more, and that I was actually playing the piano to an ox. Let's leave everything to Yaoguang.
Yu Qiansi was unaware of Sui Feng's accusation. She stared at the blank space on the desk and finally made up her mind to write down the case statement on the murderous signature case.
She has always been blessed with few relatives and only has a few friends. In this life, there are not many people she can protect. Master Jingkong must not be involved because of herself again.
Master Jingkong was once curious that his behavior was like that of a precarious beggar.
Others may think this is not a nice thing to say, but she actually thinks it is very appropriate.
When you join the Criminal Division, don't you just want to hold the power tightly in your hands, protect your relatives and friends, and seek the truth?
She is not a saint, nor is she the unparalleled impartial figure in the storybook. Ordinary people all have emotions and desires. Now that she has solved the case and caught the murderer, this is enough.
The long night is long, and the lights dance and dance like beans. The woman under the lamp is independent and isolated from the world.
The modus operandi of the murderous signature case has been added, so I won’t go into details later~
Thanks to: Yu Chew Peony, Nai Luo Bi Wan, and Jiu Shu Can Hua for their recommendation votes!
