Just when there was no progress in the case, and Qianyu and the honest monk were running around in the City of Shadows, Liao Yunchuan brought good news - the murderer had thrown himself into a trap!
As for the murderer, it was beyond everyone's expectations. This person was Lan Zhen, the head of the Lan family. He was found dead at home in the early hours of last night. He hanged himself. A letter was found in his room.
The suicide note described the evil deeds he had committed and told where the bones were buried.
Liao Yunchuan sent his men to search according to the address on the suicide note, and sure enough they found the victims' clothes and bones, a total of thirty-two, exactly the same. This proved that the mastermind of this sensational disappearance case was Lan Zhen!
Qianyu rushed to the Lan family's house immediately, where Liao Yunchuan had already been waiting. The Lan family's son and daughter-in-law cried bitterly over their father's body. The content of the suicide note was very simple, with roughly three parts. One part was an admission that he had committed the crime.
He committed a crime, but did not describe the crime process. The second part explained the burial place of the victim's bones, but did not describe his motive for committing the crime. The third part was a confession of his behavior, and he was willing to die to apologize.
Liao Yunchuan also discovered some unreasonable doubts in the suicide note. He had already asked Lan Doudou, did he know about the Lanzhen murder? Has he behaved abnormally in the recent period? Lan Doudou said that everything was normal and he did not expect that his father would commit a crime.
For such a heinous mistake, he would come to apologize to anyone who had relatives of the people his father killed on behalf of the Lan family.
The case has been delayed for more than a year. The entire City of Divine Shadows has been tortured for too long. They live in fear every day, fearing that they will become the next missing person. Every month, Liao Yunchuan is urged to quickly find out the murderer and give
The city residents explained. Liao Yunchuan was almost driven crazy by the case and wished to find the murderer quickly. Lan Zhen's suicide, the suicide note he left behind, and the thirty-two bones found all showed that he was responsible for the case.
The murderer!
"The case is finally settled, and the citizens can finally live in peace of mind." Liao Yunchuan announced calmly. The guards danced happily, and their tense nerves could finally relax.
Qianyu felt that there was too much strangeness in this matter, and there must be something hidden in it.
He came to Lan Zhen's body and looked at the marks on Lan Zhen's neck. He undoubtedly committed suicide. He also checked other parts of the body and found no external injuries. During the inspection, he smelled a familiar smell.
It emanated from Lan Zhen's mouth. He swiped his finger towards Lan Zhen's mouth, and some imperceptible powder was stained on his fingertips. When he brought it to his nose and smelled it, he was immediately startled.
This is the smell of Youmeng powder!
Youmeng powder has a strong psychedelic effect, indicating that Lan Zhen probably did not commit suicide, but was murdered! The suspicious suicide note was naturally a forgery!
Youmeng powder...could it be related to Zhao Rushun? Qianyu had only seen this thing in Zhao Rushun's residence, and he had suspicions about Zhao Rushun in the first place. This time, he felt that Zhao Rushun was suspicious.
Bigger.
"What's wrong? Did you find anything?" Seeing the expression on Qianyu's face, Liao Yunchuan walked over and asked with concern.
"Oh...it's nothing." Qianyu didn't express his guess, "I just think it's hard to believe that Lan Zhen would do such a vicious thing. He seems to be an honest person."
"Yeah, it was hard for me to believe this fact at first." Liao Yunchuan nodded in agreement, "The neighbors in Lanzhen are all simple and timid, honest, and very kind to others. They don't even dare to kill chickens on weekdays.
It is hard to imagine that he would kill people, and he killed thirty-two people. His cultivation level was only at the Solid Yuan realm, and many of the people he killed had higher cultivation levels than him. How did he kill these people?
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"City Lord, come and see!" The guard searching the room made a major discovery. On the east wall of Lanzhen's room, there was a calligraphy and painting, and behind the calligraphy and painting there was a mechanism knob. After twisting the mechanism, a calligraphy and painting was hidden on the wall.
A dark compartment inside appeared. A square black box was found in this dark compartment. When I opened it, I found half a box of powder in the box. The powder was colorless and transparent, with a light fragrance.
"Youmeng powder?" Liao Yunchuan could tell the origin of the powder at a glance, and he also knew the purpose of this powder. When hunting ferocious beasts, you only need to sweep a little Youmeng powder. After the ferocious beast smells it, it will confuse its mind and let others slaughter it.
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"My father bought these Youmeng powder from Zhao Dashan a year and a half ago. At that time, my father organized a hunting team. In order to hunt the ferocious beasts more safely and quickly, he purchased this box of Youmeng powder.
"Lan Doudou explained clearly that in this way, Zhao Ruxun had no suspicion, and there were no loopholes in what he and Qianyu said, which made Qianyu even more confused.
Liao Yunchuan guessed: "In this way, there is a reasonable explanation for Lan Zhen's ability to kill cultivators who are higher than him. He only needs to arrange the Youmeng powder in advance, and after those cultivators inhale the powder and lose the ability to move,
He can do it easily."
"But why did he commit suicide? Why did he swallow Youmeng powder when he committed suicide? This is obviously unnecessary." Qianyu had more and more doubts in his mind, but he did not speak out because Liao Yunchuan could not answer his questions.
Confuse.
"I still can't figure out why such an honest person would brutally kill thirty-two people?" Qianyu expressed the biggest doubt in his heart.
Liao Yunchuan explained: "Perhaps this is the complexity of the human heart. You know people and faces, but you don't know the heart."
The Honest Monk echoed: "Donor, do you think a bad person has to have a bad face? Only people with vicious looks can do bad things? I have seen many people, and all of them have kind-hearted faces, upright faces, and good manners.
They are all amiable, but secretly they turn out to be notorious murderers. People who look vicious and can be easily identified as bad at a glance are actually not that bad. Why? Because when such a person appears, we instinctively
If we have a premonition that this person is not a good person, we will be on guard against him. When we are on guard against him, it will be very difficult for him to do bad things. The real bad person is never shown on the outside, but from the heart
He is always bad, bad to the core. He smiles to everyone on the surface, but suddenly stabs your chest with a knife when you are not prepared, leaving you with no chance to react. Lan Zhen, maybe he is such a person..."
After listening to Monk Lao Shi's explanation, Qian Yu felt heavy and stopped talking. Liao Yunchuan continued to handle the follow-up matters. Monk Lao Shi left Lan Mansion with Qian Yu.
On the way back to the inn, the more Qianyu thought about it, the more something was wrong. The honest monk asked in surprise: "The case that lasted for more than a year is over. Why is the donor not happy at all?"
"There are too many doubtful points in this case that I can't figure out, and I really can't be happy." Qianyu looked worried, frowning tightly all the way.
"The case has been revealed. No matter how much the donor thinks, it is in vain. Why not listen to me and go to the pub to have a drink. After drinking, find a woman to relax and relax. Don't embarrass yourself..."
"You accompany me to find someone first."
"who?"
"The great benefactor of the City of Divine Shadow—Zhao Ruxun."