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Chapter 374 The Third Corpse

"Ah, do you know who killed Young Master He?" Gu Qingyi widened his eyes.

"I know where the old ginseng is." the scholar repeated.

"What difference does it make? The person who took the old ginseng must be the murderer of He Shaoxia."

"No, it's not. The old ginseng is now in Heyang County, two hundred miles away."

???

Gu Qingyi was completely confused. Even if the murderer who killed He Qisheng had great Qinggong skills, it was impossible for him to run 200 miles in less than half an hour, unless...

"He Qisheng didn't have that old ginseng on him." The scholar said, "If Detective Gu follows this clue, he will definitely not be able to catch the murderer."

"Who are you?" Gu Qingyi was skeptical. "How do you know that He Qisheng didn't bring the old ginseng with him? And why should I believe you?"

"It doesn't matter who I am, what matters is who I work for." The scholar paused and continued, "Detective Gu, have you heard of Ji Le Fang?"

"The largest gambling house in Qingzhou?"

"That's right," the scholar said, "Seven days ago, He Qisheng was playing Pai Gow in Ji Le Fang, and he got too addicted and lost a large sum of money.

“As a last resort, he could only pawn the old ginseng that his master had given him to the gambling house, but even so, it was not enough to pay off his gambling debts.

"How much money does he owe to Ji Le Fang?"

"About twenty-four thousand taels."

Gu Qingyi took a breath, "So many?"

"Yes, but after he took out the old ginseng and wrote the IOU, Ji Le Fang let him go to raise the remaining money. But the gambling house was also worried that he would never come back, so they sent me to follow him secretly, but I didn't expect that he would die."

When he said this, there was a hint of amusement on the scholar's face.

There is only one kind of person in this world who can not repay the money to Ji Le Fang, and that is the dead.

And He Qisheng happens to be a dead man now.

Gu Qingyi thought for a moment and said, "You mean to say that He Qisheng chose to commit suicide to escape his gambling debts? No, that's not right... If that's the case, you don't have to come to me and reveal your identity. Do you suspect that He Qisheng faked his death?

"As expected of the Ironclad Sect's detective, you caught the key point so quickly." The scholar praised, "There are many suspicious points in He Qisheng's death, and the murderer chopped off his head after committing the crime.

"We are now certain that the body is He Qisheng's because He Qisheng once left the temple gate and his footprints went all the way to the back wall. In addition, the body shape and clothing of the deceased are the same as his, which led us to this conclusion.

"But in reality, if He Qisheng could find a scapegoat of similar size to himself, cut off his head and put his clothes on him, he could create the illusion that he is dead."

Gu Qingyi had to admit that there was some truth in what the scholar said.

She didn't know that He Qisheng actually owed such a huge gambling debt, which gave him a reason to fake his death and escape the debt.

When the scholar saw that Gu Qingyi was persuaded by him, he struck while the iron was hot.

"In short, I hope to work with you, Detective Gu, to find He Qisheng. This way, you can solve the case and I can bring him back to report."

However, just as he finished speaking, he heard someone say, "You can't take He Qisheng back."

"Why?" The scholar turned his head to look at the person who spoke.

"Because he is indeed dead, this is his body." Malu said with certainty.

What a joke, he even found a Songxi Quick Sword card pack by searching a corpse, who else could this person be but He Qisheng. Unless He Qisheng was so crazy that he specifically found a fellow disciple to be a substitute, but doing so would not do any good except increase his risk of exposure.

"Didn't you hear what I said before?" The scholar frowned. If he hadn't seen Ma Lu and Gu Qingyi walking close to each other, he would not even bother to argue with this guy of unknown origin.

"I heard it, but I still say the same thing, this is He Qisheng's body."

Malu then looked at Gu Qingyi and said, "If we search the woods outside the temple now, we might be able to find He Qisheng's lost head, but I personally strongly advise against doing so.

"Because if the killer is from outside, he may still be hiding in the woods, so it's best for everyone to stay in the temple until daybreak."

Gu Qingyi hesitated when he heard this. If the murderer was in the woods, then chasing him now would undoubtedly be the most likely way to catch him.

If we wait a little longer, the rain might wash away all traces, making it even more difficult to find the murderer or even clues.

But just like Malu said, if you go out so rashly, you might encounter danger.

The murderer might be waiting for them to disperse so that he can defeat them one by one.

The scholar firmly believed that He Qisheng's death was fake, so he was the one who most wanted to go out and catch the murderer. In terms of martial arts, he was superior to He Qisheng. If he could join forces with Gu Qingyi or the people from Xingtong Escort Agency, his plan would be foolproof.

It’s a pity that Shen Zhou couldn’t bear to part with the goods and didn’t want to leave the temple, which was why the scholar came to find Gu Qingyi.

However, after Malu whispered a few words in Gu Qingyi's ear, Gu Qingyi changed his mind again.

"Let's put He Qisheng's matter aside for now. I plan to check on that old beggar first."

The scholar couldn't help feeling disappointed after hearing this. He didn't care who the old beggar was or why he died here. He just wanted to catch He Qisheng, who had faked his death, and return to the gambling house to report.

But after Gu Qingyi finished speaking, he stood up and started walking around the temple.

What Malu had just said to her was very simple. Since there were too many uncertainties in the first murder case, why not try starting with the second murder case?

He Qisheng and the old beggar both died tonight, and in the same place. There must be some connection between them.

As long as one of the mysteries can be solved, the remaining one will naturally be solved.

Gu Qingyi felt that what Malu said made sense, so she came to the old beggar's body again.

Gu Qingyi never believed in things like evil spirits seeking revenge, but this old beggar, as a man of the underworld, died silently, and Chen Er, who was on guard, didn't even notice any fighting. So there was only one possibility.

——He did not die in the temple.

This means that he must have sneaked out of the temple before, and he didn't go through the main gate.

So the question is, how did he get out?

Gu Qingyi stood beside the old beggar's straw mat, looked around, and in his mind sketched out a route that could avoid other people's sight and get outside the temple unnoticed.

In the end, she actually found a way.

This road requires you to first go behind the broken Buddha statue, and then you can use the statue's cover to climb up to the roof along the wooden pillars on the side.

He climbed out through the hole in the roof, and the whole way was basically through places where the fire could not reach him. The only people who might discover him in the process were the sick man and the middle-aged woman and her family of three.

But they are all ordinary people, and as long as the old beggar's lightness skills are good enough, they should not be alarmed.

(End of this chapter)