Daxuanti criminal officer

Chapter 26 The View of Longevity

"Amazing, isn't it?" Zhao Yu reported excitedly, "We inquired about the origin of this Taoist priest, but an old man reminded us that there is only one Taoist temple in Qijiawu in Xinye County, called the Temple of Longevity!

"Longevity concept, often promoted to an official, the locals even made up a jingle for it, I seem to have heard it when I was a child!
"Although Qijiawu was deserted, we still followed this clue.

"Guess what? We asked a few people whose hometown is Qijiawu, and a few of them said that when they went to their hometown to go to the grave recently, they often saw an old Taoist living in the Temple of Longevity. The one in the iron coffin is almost exactly the same!"

"That's right, my lord," another policeman added, "They said that the Taoist man was mentally insane, with an unshaven beard and shabby clothes, and looked like a beggar. Isn't that what the old Taoist in the iron coffin looks like? "

"My lord, let's go into the mountain quickly! Don't make any changes when it's too late, um..." Only then did Zhao Yu realize that something was wrong, and he quickly pulled Xu Zun aside and asked in a low voice, "My lord, why is this fire so hot?" coming?"

It turned out that Huo Wangwang was the nickname given to Huo Anu by the policemen, and "Wangwang" is synonymous with "Wang Wang".

"It's nothing," Xu Zun said, "My father-in-law was worried that I was in danger, so he sent Huo Wang... Well, he sent Huo girl to protect me!"

"This..." Zhao Yu wiped his sweat, and his expression instantly became unnatural.

"Catcher Zhao," Xu Zun said seriously, "Since you have found the identity of a Taoist priest, you guys should work hard and go to Qijiawu to check it out!"

"This?" Zhao Yu looked at Xu Zun, then at Huo Anu, and said with a look of embarrassment, "Why don't you go and have a look? The identity of a Taoist must be very important!"

"I won't go!" Xu Zun said, rubbing the back of his head, "I have such a severe headache that I can't walk the mountain road at all, you should go! You are right, don't make any mistakes when it is too late, and find out as soon as possible The identity of a Taoist priest."

"Then... alright!" Zhao Yu glanced at Huo Anu guiltily again, clasped his fists and said, "I obey you, let's investigate right away, my lord, be more careful!"

He intentionally emphasized the word "careful", which seemed to mean he was afraid that Xu Zun would be bullied by Huo Anu.

They all knew that Huo Anu almost beat up Xu Zun a few months ago, and now he actually became Xu Zun's bodyguard.

After Zhao Yu and the others left in a hurry, Huo Anu whispered from behind him:
"It seems that you can't trust any of these people!"

"Yes," Xu Zun nodded, "Let's try to get in front of them and see their reaction!"

"Great!" Huo Anu eagerly said, "Finally something to do!"

Xu Zun glanced at this foreign girl, it seems that the reason why she always troubled the policemen before was too boring?
……

Since they all enter the mountains, there are several roads to go from Xinye County to Qijiawu.

Huo Anu was quite familiar with the mountain roads in this area, so he immediately took Xu Zun to choose the nearest one.

It is conceivable that the shortest road often means the most difficult one to walk. Presumably only Huo Anu, a man of high art, dares to walk in this dark night, right?

It was also because of this that they decided that they would not go the same way with Zhao Yu and the others, and they were able to get ahead of Zhao Yu and the others smoothly.

Huo Anu's curiosity was indeed very strong, he asked many questions along the way, and he insisted on clarifying the two cases.

Xu Zun talked to her selectively, and whenever it came to You Dalang killing his wife, Xu Zun didn't dare to go deeper into the topic, for fear of saying something that shouldn't be said.

Before, Xu Zun had asked Huo Anu, did Shen Qian agree to her being Xu Zun's bodyguard?
At that time, Huo Anu didn't answer, but Xu Zun already knew the answer.But now, he is even more convinced that this answer is accurate.

The reason why Shen Qian agreed was to let Huo Anu inquire about Xu Zun's privacy by the way, so as to achieve her goal of retiring the engagement.

At the same time, it is necessary to verify whether what Xu Zun said in the silk and satin village is true?
Ugh!
People's hearts are unpredictable, Xu Zun thought that he could stay away from calculations by reliving his life, but he didn't expect that he was closer to right and wrong!

It can be seen that life is not easy, and you have to work hard wherever you go!
After Xu Zun quickly climbed up a dangerous slope, Huo Anu showed strangeness to Xu Zun again, and couldn't help saying:

"Why do I feel that you are not so paralyzed?"

Xu Zun sneered, and began to pretend: "Being pregnant is like being pregnant, it takes a long time for people to know!"

"Woo..." Huo Anu retched.

Xu Zun wanted to make a joke and asked her "you have it?"

There is no way, who can't afford to provoke this woman who plays with iron umbrellas?

With this shortcut, the agreed two hours, the two arrived in only half of the time.

Tonight, the heavens are particularly strong, it is a bright full moon night, although there are sometimes dark clouds, but it basically does not affect their sight.

Qijiawu is located in a mountain depression, and most of the buildings are gone.

Decades ago, it was possible to sail along the reservoir to Wude City, the state capital, but later encountered geological disasters, the reservoir dried up, and the mountain roads were blocked, so this place gradually fell into disrepair.

"There," Huo Anu pointed to the halfway up the mountain, "that Taoist temple is very conspicuous, it's so dilapidated here, I really don't know how that Taoist lives?"

"Oops!"

At this moment, Xu Zun already realized that something was wrong, but he saw a reflection on the dark mountainside, which seemed to have traces of fire.

When the two came to take a look, they found that the Taoist temple had been destroyed by the fire!
"Let's build it!" Huo Anu scolded Xiyu Street, "It was actually burned!"

Xu Zun squatted down to examine it carefully, and found that the traces of the fire were very new, as if it had been burned within the past two days.

"In this way," Xu Zun concluded, "the Taoist priest in this temple is the one in the iron coffin!"

"It's over, it seems that the murderer is already prepared," Huo Anu pouted, "How do we investigate now?"

Looking at the burnt Taoist temple, Xu Zun thought deeply, and felt that this case was too unreasonable.

Killing a Taoist priest, why make it so complicated?

Since he wanted to burn the evidence with fire, why did he leave his body in the iron coffin?Wouldn't burning people to death and cremating them be done once and for all?
It seems that the reason why the murderer did this should have his intentions!

Was he trying to reveal something to the world?
Or... the iron coffin case is related to Qijiawu decades ago?
Xu Zun thought, the Taoist priest had horrible scars, obviously he had been tortured inhumanely before his death, but when Huo Anu first saw the Taoist priest, the Taoist priest was not restrained and free.

Does this mean that the wounds on the Taoist priest were left a long time ago?
For example: He was a prisoner who had been tortured and was freed or escaped, so he hid in the Taoist temple?
Then, he was discovered by the murderer, which caused his death?
This Taoist... who could it be?
And the chief bookkeeper Liu Zhang, what has he to do with him?
"What should I do?" Huo Anu said depressedly, "It's a waste of time, it's annoying!"

"Not necessarily," Xu Zun said to Huo Anu, "The law of forensics: not all evidence can be destroyed by a fire! Come on, give me a flashlight, I'll inspect the scene first!"

"What?" Huo Anu frowned, "What hand? Do you want to relieve it?"

(End of this chapter)