The special case team conducted a comprehensive re-analysis of the case. The bodies of the three children Liu Haibo, Cai Mingliang, and Cai Xiaoxi disappeared mysteriously. The forensic medical examiner's previous autopsy report showed that there were no signs of struggle or resistance on the bodies of the three children. The only suspicion was on their foreheads.
There were pinholes all over, but none were fatal injuries.
Three children died mysteriously, and three child corpses disappeared mysteriously.
The special case team feels very embarrassed. Until now, there is not even a single suspect in the investigation of the case.
The heavy rain destroyed the footprints in the cemetery and the traces of tools at the site. There were not many leftovers related to the case. Bao Zhan put all the physical evidence on the table, including a large number of investigation and visit records, soil samples from the cemetery, and corpse fluid on the door.
Handprints, a crow, a severed hand of a skeleton...and a talisman drawn by a Taoist priest. This yellow paper talisman was pasted in the gloomy old house where Liu Haibo hanged himself.
Professor Liang said: Have we entered a misunderstanding? Is this one case or three cases?
Bao Zhan said: There may be two cases.
Hualong said: We have always investigated cases together, and I think it is too subjective.
Su Mei said: Next, it is better to concentrate on investigating one.
Bao Zhan said: Time waits for no one. Once we miss some things, it will be too late. If we had done the autopsy two days in advance, the body might not have been stolen. All clues related to the case must be further investigated and verified, and new information collected.
criminal evidence.
Hua Long said: Stealing corpses and refining ghosts should also be our next investigation direction.
Professor Liang looked at the physical evidence on the table, and the yellow talisman caught his attention: Find the Taoist priest who drew this talisman immediately!
During the investigation of the case, the police met two Taoist priests: the barefoot Taoist priest at the temple at the foot of the mountain and the Taoist priest who posted the talisman on the deceased Liu Haibo's old house. Cai Mingliang and Cai Xiaoxi's mothers also had a Taoist priest tell their fortunes when they were pregnant.
, but it has been so long that the mother of two children can no longer remember the Taoist priest's appearance.
The 13-year-old boy Liu Haibo was wearing a red dress and hanging from a weight at his feet. Because his death was strange, the boy's father invited a Taoist priest to come to his home to exorcise ghosts and ward off evil spirits. The boy's father told the police that the Taoist priest was invited at the temple fair.
Yes, he didn’t know the Taoist priest and didn’t know where he lived. According to the description, the Taoist priest was lame on one leg, in his forties, wearing a blue preaching robe, a purple sun hat, and carrying a cloth bag.
After the ritual, I drew a talisman and put it in the old house where the boy hanged himself.
Professor Liang felt that this talisman was weird, and the pictures and texts on it were strange and unpredictable. After consulting a Taoist person, he found that it was actually a soul-enchanting talisman. There are many kinds of Taoist talismans, which are generally used to attract gods, pray for blessings, and exorcise ghosts.
Suppression of evil, cure of diseases, forbidden spells, salvation, etc. Drawing talismans to enchant souls belongs to the Maoshan sect of evil arts.
Bao Zhan and Hua Long went to the temple fair together to look for the lame Taoist priest, which was bustling with tourists. The two conducted interviews based on the physical characteristics described by Liu Haibo's father. A folk artist who made dough sculptures reported that the lame Taoist priest had also been at the temple fair before.
Fortune telling, but no stalls were set up during this period. There were two fortune telling Taoist priests at the temple fair, and now only the barefoot Taoist priest was sitting in the corner, sitting cross-legged with his eyes closed and meditating.
Hua Long and Bao Zhan stepped forward to ask. The barefoot Taoist priest shook his head and said that he had never seen any lame Taoist priest.
Hua Long and Bao Zhan looked at each other. The barefoot Taoist priest had been sitting at the temple fair all day. He must have seen the lame Taoist priest, but he denied it. It was obvious that he was deliberately hiding something.
Bao Zhan suddenly asked: Taoist Priest, you were sitting down the last time I saw you. Do you have a disability in your legs?
The barefoot Taoist priest said: I am not lame, so I am not the person you are looking for.
Hualong said: The lameness may be fake. You and the Taoist priest we are looking for are very similar in age and body shape. How about you come with us to identify and verify.
The barefoot Taoist priest said: Where to go?
Hualong said: Public Security Bureau, you may have to stay there for one night. After the identification is completed, they will send you back if nothing happens to you.
The barefoot Taoist priest said: I won’t go.
Hualong said: Then we have no choice but to offend. The police are handling the case, so you have to cooperate.
Bao Zhan said: Unless you tell us where the lame Taoist priest is.
The barefoot Taoist priest sighed and said, "Okay, I will take you to find him."
The lame Taoist priest's surname is Li and his name is Yan Hong. He is not a Taoist. He usually cheats and deceives. He even pretended to be a monk in his early years. The reason why he pretended to be a Taoist priest was because his hair had grown out and he was too lazy to shave his head. This man knew some crooked ways.
, was addicted to gambling, and once his leg was broken when he was cheating, but he still persisted in his obsession and squandered all the money he got from fortune telling in the casino.
The barefoot Taoist priest felt deeply ashamed, briefly introduced his colleague, and walked into a teahouse with Bao Zhan and Hua Long.
There are several mahjong tables downstairs. The space upstairs is small and noisy, with forty or fifty people gathering around several tables to gamble.
The barefoot Taoist priest quietly pointed out that the lame Taoist priest was not wearing Taoist robes, had a wretched face, and sunken eye sockets, and was gambling cards.
Bao Zhan hinted to Hua Long not to act rashly. Hua Long wanted to take away the lame Taoist priest on the spot, but there were many gamblers upstairs, and among them there may be the lame Taoist priest's best friends. Once the identity of the police was revealed, many gamblers thought that the police were catching gamblers, and they would definitely
In the chaos, the lame Taoist priest might have escaped. To be sure, Bao Zhan quietly notified Assistant Tang on his cell phone, asking him to bring a team of policemen over.
The lame Taoist priest played Zha Jinhua. This gambling poker game is very popular in the country. The gameplay is simple, the base money is ten yuan, and each person draws three cards to compare the big and small. Don't underestimate this kind of market gambling, you will win or lose in one game.
Not small. The lame Taoist priest was eating roast chicken and drinking wine. He had already won several wads of money in front of him.
In order to prevent others from becoming suspicious, Hua Long also joined the gambling game and sat opposite the lame Taoist priest, while Bao Zhan and the barefoot Taoist priest stood behind and watched.
After one round, all the money for painting the dragon was lost. The lame Taoist priest was so lucky that he won all the money of the people at the table.
The careful Bao Zhan discovered that the lame Taoist priest would throw a small piece of chicken to the ground from time to time, which was a strange behavior.
The lame Taoist priest's face changed when he saw the barefoot Taoist priest, and he muttered to the gamblers around him: I'll play the last trick, and I won't do it anymore.
The barefoot Taoist priest smiled and said: It would be better to stop as soon as possible.
Bao Zhan gave his wallet to Hua Long. Hua Long made a secret bet without knowing his own cards. After three rounds, only two of the eight people on the gambling table gave up. It seemed that the cards everyone caught were not good.
Xiao. made a few more bets, and the others threw away their cards and gave up, leaving only Bao Zhan and Lame.
Taoist priest.
The lame Taoist priest took a sip of wine and looked like he had a chance to win. His cards were three aces.
Hualong revealed a hole card, which was a 2 of hearts, and carefully picked up the second card, which was a 6 of spades. The cards were very small, and there was almost no chance of winning. Hualong didn't bother to look at the third card, and cursed bad luck.
, wanted to give up, but the barefoot Taoist priest quietly waved his hand to him.
Hualong asked Bao Zhan and the barefoot Taoist priest: Should this card also follow?
The barefoot Taoist priest nodded.
At this time, a person shouted: Look out the window!
Everyone was stunned. Even though it was noon, there were actually many bats flying in the sky. In addition to the appearance of such nocturnal animals, the loud sound of roosters crowing was also heard. In the distance, the dividing line where the sun disappeared quickly passed across the earth.
Nearby, the light spot on the tree has turned into a crescent shape. All the shadows have changed their shapes. Everyone's shadow has shrunk into a ball under their feet, looking like a shadowless person. There are ghosts on the street. People are everywhere.
Looking up at the sky, suddenly the sky became dark.
Bao Zhan shouted: Solar eclipse. He suddenly remembered what the barefoot Taoist priest said - ghosts knocking on the door in the middle of the night, ghosts on the body during the day!
After the solar eclipse, the gambling game continued. The lame Taoist priest showed his cards: three aces. Anyone who has played Zhajinhua knows that this is the biggest card. However, their gameplay is a bit special, and they do not draw big or small kings.
, the big and small kings can be matched with any card.
Hualong opened the cards, and the three cards turned out to be kings and an ace!
According to the rules, this was a leopard of the same color, bigger than three aces, and the lame Taoist priest was completely defeated. In many places, the big and small kings were also called big and small ghosts. The lame Taoist priest later confessed to the police that he threw the chicken into
The little ghost under his feet can help change the cards, but the barefoot Taoist priest is so powerful in magic that he can actually turn the cards into ghosts.
Assistant Tang led a team of police officers to rush upstairs. The gamblers broke into a nest and fled, trying to escape. The room was in chaos. Some jumped out of the window to escape, some hurriedly put their money in their pockets, and others
The smart gambler quietly took out his gambling money. Hualong and Bao Zhan rushed forward and pushed the lame Taoist priest to the ground.
The lame Taoist priest denied everything during the interrogation, only admitting that he gambled and did not do anything else illegal or disciplinary.
The police found a small coffin in his home, only the size of a shoe box; they also found a hidden radish cellar in the backyard, and there was a barbecued corpse of a child in the cellar. After DNA identification, it was the boy in red who hanged himself.
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When the lame Taoist priest saw what had happened, he confessed to stealing the child's corpse and making it into a ghost, but refused to admit to the murder.
Hualong was furious, slapped him in the face and said, "Don't you know how to tell fortunes? Have you ever calculated that you will be beaten today?"
The lame Taoist priest warned Hualong: Don't hit me, I am protected by an imp.
Hua Long gave him another loud slap and said: Where is your little devil? Call him out and have a look.
The lame Taoist priest said: Right by my side.
Su Mei said: Stop pretending to be a ghost.
Professor Liang asked: What is in the small coffin?
The lame Taoist priest replied: corpse oil.
Assistant Tang asked: Where did the corpse oil come from?
The lame Taoist priest replied: Use candles to roast the chin of the child corpse.