Chapter 241: Crime scene, true and false, unexpected gains
"Don't you know me?" Jiang Wenhan muttered secretly.
Tie Tang's statement undoubtedly completely overturned the theory of revenge from his enemies that he had previously guessed.
It can be said to be a bit of a slap in the face.
But neither Jiang Wenhan nor Tie Tang paid attention to these details.
"Brother Yun, it's your opinion. It should be like this. Why don't we go in and see the place where the crime happened?"
"Master Jiang, please come first."
Tie Tang and Jiang Wenhan were chatting and laughing, but Tian Wen was suffering.
How does he know this?
It just so happens that he still has the title of Inspection Department now. If he acts like a blank slate and knows nothing about it, there will definitely be flaws.
Therefore, Tianwen didn't care whether he understood or not. He could only nod in agreement from time to time, but he would never say a single word.
The three of them walked into the inn, stepped on the floor and stairs paved with white jade, and reached the third floor.
The residents on this floor have been cleared out, and there are police officers coming and going at the end of the corridor, which is obviously the place where the crime occurred.
Xing Ming, who fell behind the three people, said, "Three of the deceased lived in Chunfeng Pavilion, and the other three lived in Qiuyue Pavilion, with Xia Yu Pavilion in between."
At this time, Tie Tang and Jiang Wenhan both turned around and asked in unison, "Is there anyone living in Xia Yu Pavilion?"
Xing Ming was stunned for a moment, and then immediately said, "The waiter said there was a monk, but he had already checked out and left at the end of the morning, and now he can't be found."
Jiang Wenhan squinted his eyes and said, "This person is probably the murderer. People are dead in the rooms on both sides. Doesn't he have no sense at all when he lives in the middle?"
"My lord, maybe you really don't have one."
Xing Ming quickly added, "Whether it was upstairs or downstairs, or the residents on other floors, they didn't hear any loud noises last night.
The murderer must have been well prepared, using some kind of magical power or restriction, or a treasure to seal off the room and block out all movement.
Moreover, the waiter said that the monk looked kind-hearted and frail. He might not have the level of cultivation in the secret realm of witchcraft. He didn't look like someone who would take action."
When Tianwen heard this, he finally couldn't help but ask, "Did that monk have a name? Did he tell me where he came from?"
"There is a serial number on the list called 'Hui Chan', but I don't know its specific origin."
"Hui Chan?" Tianwen thought carefully and confirmed that he had never heard of it.
There are three types of monks in the world!
One is from Daleiyin Temple, and the other is from Shi Wuyan Temple.
The last type is the most numerous and the most complex, including monks from all monasteries and temples in the world.
Some of these monks may not have the ability to cultivate, but they just like the meaning of Buddhist scriptures and spontaneously established monasteries.
Although Tianwen was also from a Buddhist background, it was impossible for him to know all the monks, and he did not even know or meet all the people in his own sect.
"What? What do you think of?" Tie Tang knew the details of Tian Wen and cast a questioning look.
Tianwen just shook his head and did not respond.
When they reached the end, the Qiuyue Pavilion where Luo Yuanjia and the others were located showed signs of cleaning, and many clues were destroyed.
However, because Chunfeng Pavilion was discovered relatively late, the bodies were still inside and the preservation was relatively complete.
Thick blood remained from the bed, table, and chairs, spread on the green and silver floor, and condensed into a layer of plasma.
The three of them are in the secret realm of witchcraft and have successfully practiced. Not only does their blood not smell fishy, but it has a faint fragrance, and traces of vitality fluctuations fill the air, as if they are witnessing last night's tragedy.
The corpse lying on the bed has fair skin and a scent of grass and trees in its blood, which should be related to the practice.
He was obviously attacked while he was sleeping and died on the spot. His hands and feet were placed flat, indicating that the deceased showed no trace of resistance at all.
The man lying on the table had a large amount of plasma in his mouth, and the food and wine in front of him were completely covered with the remains of his own head, a mixture of red, yellow and white.
However, this person's feet sank less than an inch into the inn floor, showing obvious signs of resistance.
The person sitting on the chair, with his upper body completely leaning against the window, was probably admiring the beautiful night view of Jiuyao City before he died, and had no idea that death would suddenly come.
After Jiang Wenhan read it, he made his own inference.
"It is not difficult to see that the first person to die should be the person on the bed. Then the person who was drinking discovered something strange. He once broke out with witchcraft and tried to resist with blood, but he was still killed by the murderer. The second person died.
Finally, it was the turn of the deceased near the window. He should have reacted, but because of his strength, he could not escape death.
What do you two think?"
Tianwen pretended to think, but in fact he was already wandering in the sky.
Tie Tang did not relax and expressed his speculation.
"The layout of the room starts with the big bed on the right, the wine table, and the windows are less than two feet apart. It can be said that they are on the same straight line.
The murderer could not have acted impulsively. He should have observed the movements in the room in advance, chosen the best route to take action, and used his extraordinary strength to kill three of them in a short period of time.
Judging from the actions of the three people in the room, they should have been extremely relaxed and not very defensive before they died.
It means that after arriving in Jiuyao City, I did not encounter any unpleasant things, did not offend anyone, and it was not a temporary vendetta.
It’s just that there’s something I don’t understand”
Jiang Wenhan was listening with interest and quickly asked, "What don't you understand?"
Tie Tang put his hands on his hips and walked gently, "Be it the three of them or the other three, they are all accomplished practitioners, so it stands to reason that they will not be short of worldly possessions.
But why do they have three people living in one room?"
At this time, Jiang Wenhan's face became a little confused. He seemed embarrassed to explain and winked at his subordinate Xing Ming.
"I guess they want three people to live in one room because they don't have enough money."
"What?" Tie Tang thought about it a lot, but never thought it would be this reason.
How can a wizard who can fly into the sky and escape from the earth, move mountains and reclaim the sea, and control water and fire still have no money?
That Xing Ming said embarrassedly, "Hey, Mr. Yun, you are also the supervisor, and we don't say anything to our own family.
Due to some customs in Jiuyao City, we have high eyes and low hands, and look down on outsiders, especially some little witches from lower-ranked counties.
When the innkeeper saw that the six of them spoke with foreign accents and were not very powerful, he opened his mouth and made a killing.
Originally, the cost of accommodation in Yuelai Inn was quite high, but after it increased several times, they felt it was too expensive, so they decided to share a room with three people."
Tie Tang was amused, but he could still accept it.
"It's a pity. If the six of them live separately and each of them lives in a room, even if they still die, they probably won't all die."
"Brother Yun has good eyesight. He looks like a seasoned veteran in investigating crimes. No wonder he came from another place to handle the case."
From a few words, Jiang Wenhan got a glimpse of the situation and saw some of Tie Tang's methods of handling cases.
"Master Jiang, you're too polite. It's too early to say this. Do you mind if I touch the body?"
"It doesn't matter."
Tie Tang walked to the bed, avoiding the blood in the ground. He felt a subtle witchcraft power from his palms, penetrated through the soles of the corpse's feet, and carefully sensed the situation inside the body.
After examining the three people one by one, Tie Tang stopped and thought.
Finally.
He sent a message to Tianwen, "Go and have a look, maybe you will find something."
Tianwen was watching the play leisurely, but he didn't expect that the protagonist suddenly turned into himself.
Since Tie Tang said so, there is no reason why he should not do it.
So Tianwen followed suit and examined three corpses one after another, and immediately knew why.
"How?"
"It does look like my Buddhist practice. It may be one of the Eighteen Arhats' unique skills. Although the murderer tried his best to hide it and used witchcraft and a mixture of blood and energy, he still couldn't hide it from me.
He should be someone who is good at the physical body, and his physical body is extremely strong, somewhat similar to my Vajra Indestructible Body."
The two communicated secretly, and Jiang Wenhan could feel it even if he couldn't hear the specific content.
Now he couldn't sit still.
"Master Yun, if you find anything, please report it. If the murderer is found, Jiang will report it truthfully."
This sentence is a confession to Tie Tang, showing that he will not take all the credit. If the case is really solved, Tie Tang will also have a share.
The county-city competition is imminent. Compared with some merits, maintaining the stability of Jiuyao City and catching the murderer as soon as possible are more critical things.
So Jiang Wenhan doesn't care who solves the case, as long as it can be solved, and fast!
Tie Tang remained silent and did not respond in time, but continued to communicate with Tian Wen.
"Is the secret skill of the Eighteen Arhats you mentioned very secret? Are there very few people who practice it?"
"That's not true. On the contrary, anyone who is a Buddhist has more or less learned one or two special skills. For example, I am proficient in subduing dragons and subduing tigers."
"In other words, it is not ruled out that someone deliberately used hidden clues to fake Buddhist practices again to commit murder?"
"Don't go around with me, just tell me what you have to say." Tian Wen listened vaguely.
"You can tell the skills used by the other party, and even the fact that the body is very strong, other people must be able to see it too.
We can’t rule out the possibility that the murderer has planned it long ago and is constantly piling up fog and matryoshka dolls for us.”
"Then what good does he do?"
"At least the monk living in the middle has now become the first suspect."
Tian Wen couldn't figure it out, "Since you clearly know that it's the murderer who set up the trap, why do you still think that the monk is the first suspect?"
Tie Tang smiled and said, "This is where the murderer is so powerful. Regardless of whether it is true or false, at least I don't have any evidence yet. I need to confirm it thoroughly. Before that, the suspicion of the bald man cannot be cleared."
"A monk is just a monk. Why are you so bald? Why does it sound so wrong to me?"
At this moment.
There was a rush of footsteps at the top of the stairs, and a detective in blue walked up.
"Sir, we found traces of that monk."
Jiang Wenhan's brows moved, but he was not in a hurry, but looked at Tie Tang.
"I'm sorry, Mr. Jiang, there are some secrets involved, and Yun can't tell the truth, but what is certain is that we need to find a monk first to confirm something."
"Easy to say, easy to say, let's go, where is the monk?"
The detective who came to report the news was a little hesitant: "It seems that they are coming from other seven counties.
Sir, would it be better if we reported it to the superiors first, otherwise?"
Tie Tang, when Tianwen heard this, his eyes instantly lit up.
Regardless of whether Jiang Wenhan goes or not, the two of them have decided to go.
It’s time to see what the talents of the other seven counties are capable of.