The Delicate Lady Coroner Chapter 182: Nine ileum 14

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Chapter 182 Nine Ileum 14

It was already late, but Wu Xiang was waiting outside the city, and Bo Ruoyou didn't waste any time. He put on a thick cloak and followed Hou Yang out of the city.

As soon as the carriage reached the gate of Xiangguo Temple, night fell. Hou Yang took Bo Ruoyou through the small town at the foot of the mountain, heading all the way to the villages on the west side of the town.

Below Nanshan Mountain is a large area of ​​farmland and a village. The place where Li Shen stopped after leaving Feiyun Temple was at the foot of the mountain on the west side. Along the frost-covered path at the foot of the mountain, the carriage finally stopped at a two-way road. Stopped before the house.

This mansion is much wider than many of the surrounding villagers' mansions. It has gray tiles and white walls, and it also looks somewhat elegant. It is only two sticks of incense away from the town, so it is not too far. Not close.

Bo Ruoyou pushed the door open and entered. The garden was brightly lit. Wu Xiang and He Chang came out to greet them. Wu Xiang said, "I'm sorry, Xiao Bo, for asking you to come so late." , but only you can help us determine whether this is the place where the crime occurred."

Bo Ruoyou was naturally duty-bound. As they walked into the house, Wu Xiang said: "We were looking for someone in the town at dawn today. Because we took the portrait, there was not much movement. This person probably heard So we ran away temporarily because of the news. Later, we met a picker who was selling melons and fruits nearby with a load on his back. He said he recognized this person and gave us directions."

"Then I found this place. It looked ordinary, but there was something very interesting inside." After entering the main hall, Wu Xiang pointed to the wall on the north side of the main hall and said: "Behind this are the bedrooms, and the wing rooms on the left and right sides." One is the study room and the other is the bathroom. Since I live alone, it is quite neat and tidy. Come with me——"

He turned around and headed towards the study. When he arrived at the study, Bo Ruoyou saw a doorway as high as one person on the west wall.

Wu Xiang pointed to the doorway and said: "There was originally a bookshelf here, but after it was moved, it leaked out of the doorway. This is a place for doing things. Come in and take a look."

As soon as Bo Ruoyou walked into the dim corridor, he felt suffocated. The pungent smell of incense, candle oil and some kind of indescribable smell of blood lingered, and because it was dark and there was no ventilation in the room, it was especially a bit... Moldy smell.

Less than ten steps along the corridor, Bo Ruoyou soon saw a dim yellow light. The dark room was only ten feet square. The surrounding walls were all painted with the Taoist favorite bright yellow color, and the floor was paved with pure red fur. , prayer flags hang down from the roof, and the runes written in cinnabar make up for it. The entire dark room gives people an inexplicable sense of depression, horror and weirdness.

Bo Ruoyou quickly noticed the stone tribute platform in the middle. There was no offering table in the entire dojo, but a square and square platform standing in the middle, half a person tall, surrounded by incense candles. At this moment, Bao Ruoyou saw the two chains hanging from the roof, and her heart skipped a beat.

Stepping forward on the red brocade carpet, there is a bright yellow kneeling mat embroidered with cloud patterns under the tribute platform. No matter how you look at it, this is a Taoist fasting place. Wu Xiang waved the hanging prayer flags. Pointing at the tribute platform, he said: "Come and take a look, there is a lot of blood in it——"

Bao Ruoyou stepped forward quickly and took a look in front of the tribute platform. He found a sunken Bagua stone plate in the middle of the tribute platform. The stone plate was densely covered with scriptures and was now covered with a **** scab. It was vaguely able to Seeing the two ancient seal characters, Bo Ruoyou took out his handkerchief and twisted the blood scab that had dried into dark brown. He quickly nodded and said, "It's human blood."

After speaking, she raised her head. The chain hanging from the top was made of iron, and the ends were connected with shackles two to three inches wide. Bo Ruoyou thought of the bruises on Wenjin's wrists and said, "It's basically the same as the bruises on Wenjin's body. Compliant."

Wu Xiang continued: "We have also verified that the incense and candles are used in Taoist temples, and they can burn for about two hours. There is a gap behind the stone platform, and blood flows to the stone platform. After that."

Bo Ruoyou walked back around the stone platform and soon saw a low-lying pool-like place. There were two stone candlesticks in the pool, with burning lamp oil inside, and the pool was dark at the moment. The water was all filled with dried human blood.

At this time, Bao Ruoyou raised his eyes to look at the prayer flags hanging from the top, and then pulled the nearest prayer flag in front of him to look at it. When he got closer, he saw clearly that the runes written on the prayer flags were not... It was cinnabar, but blood stains whose color had faded over time. Although she did not understand the meaning of the runes written on the prayer flags, such a strange place was not an ordinary Taoist place for worship.

Bao Ruoyou stepped forward to carefully examine the hanging chains, and then looked at the candles around the tribute platform, "The total amount of blood in a six- or seven-year-old child is less than a pound, and if there is too much blood loss, he will die in less than two hours. He will die, which coincides with the time of his fast. The handcuffs are basically consistent with the injuries on Wen Jin's body. If Wen Jin's lost shoes and socks and the murder weapon can be found, we can basically conclude that this is the place where the crime occurred."

"Found it!" Wu Xiang pointed to the northwest, "There is an open space behind this yard. When we came here just now, we found an exciting place, which contained Wen Jin's lost shoes and socks. They should be in He left the body at home when he abandoned it. Later, when he came back, he found that he had to dig a hole and bury it. In addition, in the closet outside, he found the immortal cave robe worn by a Taoist priest. Such robes are only worn by Taoists. Wear it, I checked it just now and there was blood on it."

"The mask was also found. Not only was the Monkey King mask found, but also the Fox Fairy mask worn by Wen Jin that day, and some others. Come and see——"

Wu Xiang turned around and walked out, and Bo Ruoyou followed naturally. When he walked out of the corridor, he took a deep breath. He led Bo Ruoyou towards the Nuan Pavilion. On the couch lay the immortal cave robe that he had just mentioned.

This fairy cave robe is extremely gorgeous. It has no sleeves on the front. The whole robe is the color of purple from the east. It is also embroidered with gold and silver threads with auspicious patterns such as cranes, unicorns, Bagua pagodas, sun, moon and stars. There was also a Taoist scarf found, and next to the monkey king mask and the fox fairy mask, there was a rattle, a sword and a simple-looking Sanqing bell.

Wu Xiang added: "We also found some fish drums, fly whisks, and yin and yang rings, which are all Taoist ritual tools. These are the ones related to the case. The rattles and masks were mentioned earlier. The masks will make people angry. The old man who was found checked to see if it was made by him. The sword was quite sharp and there was blood on the tip. It might have been used to stab the deceased that day. There was also this bell. I wonder if it was the same bell that Mr. Ming mentioned. Sound related——"

Wu Xiang said, picked up the bell and shook it. The sound was clear and sweet. But as soon as she heard the ringtone, Bo Ruoyou felt a needle pricking her heart, which made her heart throb. She hurriedly said, "Capture the head, he can be brought back"

Wu Xiang put down the Sanqing Bell and said, "All the gold and silver in his house and the clothes he usually wore were gone. He went to look for them in two directions, one to Nanxia Wharf and the other to Luozhou Dry Road. He He was sick and couldn't bear the trouble. He asked the people nearby and said that he had a blue cloth carriage at home, but it has disappeared now, so he just checked the carriage, it is easy to hunt down."

Bao Ruoyou felt a little relieved and looked at the house again. Although the house looked neat and elegant, it was not a new house. "He was kicked out of Feiyun Tower last year. When was this house bought?"

"I asked the people around me, but they didn't know. They had always known that this house was occupied, but they had never seen the owner of the house show up. However, the picker said that Li Shen started buying things from him after July this year. Because I don’t like coming to the market, I bought some common things from him——”

"After July?" Bo Ruoyou frowned, "If he has been here all the time, there is no reason to start buying after July. How did he solve the problem of food and clothing earlier? If others are not here, then what happened before that? Where?"

Wu Xiang said: "These will be known after the person is captured and interrogated. The surrounding area still needs to be visited, and the origin of the house needs to be verified. It will be clear in two days."

Wu Xiang asked Bo Ruoyou to help look at and confirm the physical evidence, and then ordered the Yamen servants to pack up the physical evidence and take it back to the Yamen. Bo Ruoyou stood beside the couch, his eyes unconsciously falling on the Sanqing Bell. .

This Sanqing bell is about six inches high and made of brass. It has a "mountain" shaped handle on the top and a bell with a diameter of two and a half inches below. There is a tongue inside the bell, and the bell surface is engraved with scriptures, charms and The statue of the Three Pure Ones shone brightly on people, and Bo Ruoyou picked up the Three Pure Ones bells by mistake. She shook it gently, and the pure and clear ringing sound penetrated into her ears like a spiritual snake. Her heart tightened and she hurriedly He handed the bell to the officer who collected the evidence.

At midnight, all the prayer flags and runes in the dark room were taken off, and the depressing and frightening feeling became much lighter. Bo Ruoyou went in and stood beside Fu Fu, watching, and said: "I still need to invite you. A Taoist priest is here to take a look and see if there is any mystery behind this altar."

Wu Xiang nodded, "That's right. I'm thinking that this person regarded Wen Jin as a sacrifice. I don't know where he heard the evil ideas from, and he chose to attack children. It's really hateful."

Bao Ruoyou watched the dojo being demolished. After all the objects were taken out, only the tribute platform and the blood pool remained. This darkroom was specially built for practicing rituals, especially The hook lock on the roof for hanging people up was even more unusual. Bo Ruoyou stared at the hook lock for a long time, pointed at it and said: "Captain, it's best to send someone to look at the top, and the rest." The place can be faked, but the hook lock will rust. Just look at the rust and you will know how long it has been nailed."

Wu Xiang did not expect this, so he went out to find a wooden ladder and went up to see it. After waiting for a while, an official borrowed a wooden ladder from a farmhouse far away. Hou Yang volunteered to climb up and took a look by the light. , but said suspiciously: "This chain has no rust on its fixed payment. I estimate that it has not been more than half a year."

Bo Ruoyou's beautiful eyes instantly darkened, "Even if this mansion lasts for a long time, if he committed murder more than once, the place where he committed the murder in the past must not be here." After speaking, she said coldly: "It must be We must bring the person back alive."