Great Emperor's Grandson of Ming Dynasty

Chapter 150 150 The small hole in the side of the ship, the Taoist temple on the mountain

"Lotus leaves? How do you wrap a body in lotus leaves? Will they not break?"

Xia Lipin's eyebrows were still furrowed.

And while they were discussing, an official ship in the distance gradually towed the small boat to everyone's eyes.

Then, Xia Lipin was the first to run to the boat. While inspecting the bodies in the boat, he also sniffed them with his nose.

That was a girl of sixteen or seventeen years old.

Wearing a pink wedding dress.

Although it has been dead for a long time, it is still so beautiful.

The only flaw was probably that her limbs had been forcibly cut off and then sewn together in a strange way.

At a rough glance, it looks like a life-size sewing doll.

But after confirming the dryness of the deceased's clothes, Zhu Congxin suddenly raised his head and looked around.

In just one moment, he remembered all the onlookers around him in his mind, and distinguished their expressions over and over again.

But unfortunately, perhaps because of the distance, he did not notice any suspicious figures.

"Your Highness! I am suspicious and sure that this corpse has not touched the lotus leaf."

On the other side, just as Zhu Congxin was looking around, trying to find the murderer, Xia Lipin came to a conclusion with a determined face.

This is actually a little more serious, but Kaiji didn't care, just frowned, leaned over and sniffed the female corpse.

Seeing the two people surrounding the boat, Zhu Congxin couldn't help but feel a chill.

"Can you stop smelling it? Is it important whether the lotus leaves are used? Didn't you find that the female corpse's hair was also wet?"

"The murderer made it clear that he first transported the body to the lake, and then changed her into clean clothes while it was dark."

He stopped the two of them with a speechless expression.

"You mean that he first wrapped his clothes in lotus leaves, then took the body and the boat and dived into the lake from the ground?"

Xia Lipin was slightly startled.

But when he heard him mention lotus leaves again, Zhu Congxin knocked him directly on the forehead.

"Don't keep mentioning lotus leaves! Even if there are no lotus leaves, people can still use other methods to keep their clothes dry. The focus of our observation now is this boat. Look at its edge. There are many small holes there. You know that Is it used for something?"

"Small hole? It's really true! Could it be used to tie fishing nets?"

Ma He was slightly startled and guessed first.

But as soon as he finished speaking, Xia Lipin and Kaiji both rejected his guess.

"Impossible. These boats are obviously specially customized by the murderer. They are not used for fishing. And generally speaking, it is impossible for fishermen to tie fishing nets to the sides of the boats! In that case, once the fishing nets get caught on the reefs in the river, they will The boat would be in danger of capsizing."

"Could that be used to secure the body?"

Su He then guessed.

But this time, Xia Lipin and Kaiji looked at each other and fell into silence.

It seems that although I don't completely agree with this statement, I don't mean to deny it either.

And next, when they untied the wedding dress of the female corpse, the tiny marks of strangulation seemed to prove this point.

"Do other female corpses also have these marks?"

Kaiji asked Xia Lipin.

"Yes! At first we didn't notice the small holes in the side of the boat, so we just thought they were traces of violence by the murderer. But now it seems that we made a very serious mistake."

Xia Lipin said with some shame.

But just when they thought they had found the truth, Zhu Congxin shook his head decisively.

"No. There are too few strangulation marks on the body. It can't be caused by the ropes in these small holes. And if he really just wanted to fix the body, there was no need for him to make so many at the bow. Small holes. These small holes must also have other uses."

He said with certainty.Then, he got up abruptly and continued to walk towards the hill to the north.

While walking, I did not forget to observe the passers-by around me.

"Take this corpse to Yizhuang! No one is allowed to come near it without my permission!"

Although he didn't know what Zhu Congxin wanted to do, Kaiji still quickly issued orders to the surrounding government officials, and then quickly followed him.

This is actually what Su Jianyi wanted to say.

Seeing that his lines were snatched away, he was not only a little stunned, but also felt a touch of discomfort in his heart.

"Manager Nie, what do you think of Kaiji?"

He deliberately stayed a few steps behind and spoke to Nie He who was recording something.

"Very smart. Very sensible. But sometimes too self-righteous."

Nie He smiled softly.

"Oh? How do you say this?"

Su Jianyi's eyes flashed slightly.

"Because he hasn't figured out his position until now. He thinks he is here to investigate the case, but he doesn't know that he is actually just a layer of insurance left by His Majesty to the young master. Just like a saber. If it can kill people by itself , then what does the person holding the knife do?"

Nie He smiled again.

It can be seen that he is quite disdainful of Kaiji.

"Been taught a lesson."

However, upon hearing these words, Su Jianyi's heart suddenly shook, and he quickly bowed respectfully.

Because he had already heard that Nie He's words were actually a reminder to him.

And this is exactly why Nie He said nothing before.

As a loyal servant, he would never try to steal the limelight from a master.

Even if he found any important clues, he would only tell his master in private instead of showing off his abilities in public.

"Mr. Su is serious. Everyone is a person who works for the master. We should support each other."

Nie He smiled again.

Then, together with Su Jianyi, they speeded up their pace and caught up with the people in front.

Soon, a Taoist temple built on the mountain appeared in front of everyone.

Previously, they could only see the top of the Taoist temple due to the cover of trees.

But now, they saw the whole Tao thoroughly at a glance.

"I didn't know that a noble person is coming! I'm sorry to hear you come from afar!"

The owner of the Taoist temple is a Taoist priest who is about 60 or [-] years old.

Unlike the Taoist priests in Yingtian Mansion, he had almost no intact clothes on his body.

Even the hairpin is just a worn out wooden branch.

At first glance, he looks like someone who has survived a life of poverty.

"Taoist Master, no courtesy. We are here only to find the real culprit in the case of the female corpse in the lake. If we have offended, please forgive me, Taoist Master."

Facing such monks who did not want to be deceived, Zhu Congxin still had some respect, and immediately bowed and said politely.

"Donor, please help yourself. As long as you don't step on the vegetables in the backyard," the old Taoist priest also said quickly.

After all, he didn't have anything valuable here, so he wouldn't offend the priceless child in front of him just for a moment's pleasure.

(End of this chapter)