Tang Dynasty detective

Chapter 788

There is a lush forest outside Fufeng Town, and Yuan Zimei's tomb is buried in a relatively spacious place in the forest.

After Li Canghai took Lu Jitong and others to find the tomb, they immediately dug it.

When the coffin was opened, there was indeed a corpse lying inside.

Li Canghai carefully inspected Yuan Zimei's body, and found that Yuan Zimei's skull showed signs of fragmentation, which seemed to be caused by a heavy blow.

"My lord, it seems that this is another old case. Are you really planning to continue solving this case?" Lu Jitong asked looking at the bones in the coffin.

Li Canghai didn't answer him, but asked him to transport the skeleton back to the town, and then returned to the town by himself.

The news of the Yuan family being exterminated quickly spread throughout the town, which made the townspeople panic, worried that the Yuan family's soul would seek their lives.

The fake old Taoist asked people to prepare cinnabar yellow paper, then drove away everyone, and practiced the soul-saving in Yuan's desolate house alone.

When Li Canghai returned to the town, he first asked Liu Yang about Yuan Zimei's situation, and he didn't return to the inn until dark.

Back at the inn, Di Qing and Li Yu immediately rushed into his room.

"Cang Hai, I heard that you discovered another massacre?" Di Qing asked in surprise.

Li Canghai nodded, and then told the two of them what happened.

After the two listened, they fell into silence.

"What do you think about the matter of the Yuan family?" Li Canghai asked.

Li Yu pondered for a moment, then said: "According to Mr., all members of the Yuan family died unexpectedly. It is certain that this was murder. However, they have all been dead for many years, and the murderer may not be in Fufeng Town long ago. How do you find the murderer?"

Di Qing also nodded and said: "Yes, according to what you said, the murderer is very likely to be the person Yuan Zimei met when he went to Chang'an. That person killed Yuan Zimei for some reason. He might have escaped long ago, so why would he stay here?"

Li Canghai took a sip of tea and said, "Let's make an assumption first, assuming that the murderer is really someone Yuan Zimei met in Chang'an, then the question arises, why did he kill Yuan Zimei?"

"Could it be that Yuan Zimei offended the murderer?" Li Yu thought for a while and asked.

"This is one of the assumptions. Are there other reasons?" Li Canghai asked.

"Other reasons? If it wasn't for vendetta, how could such a cruel method be used?" Di Qing asked with her chin on her hand, blinking her eyes.

Li Canghai put down the teacup, and pondered: "Besides the vendetta, there is another possibility. The reason why the murderer committed the murder was to get something from Yuan Zimei."

"How do you say that?" Li Yu asked.

Li Canghai said: "Yuan Zimei is the descendant of Yuan Tiangang, and Yuan Tiangang is a well-known physiognomy master all over the world. His works can be said to be treasures among alchemists. Yuan Tiangang's physiognomy is unparalleled, and since his retirement Then disappeared from the world. When Yuan Zimei went to Chang'an back then, she might have used the technique of 'Feng Jian', which caused others to covet her. This led to the disaster of killing her family."

After listening, Li Yu nodded and said: "This is a possibility. But no matter what, the murderer can't stay in Fufeng Town any longer, right?"

Li Canghai rubbed the center of his brows, sighed, and said, "The murderer really has no reason to stay here any longer. The destruction of the Yuan family may become an unsolved case."

Several people fell silent at the same time.

Maybe because she felt that the atmosphere was a bit oppressive, Di Qing picked up the autopsy form and read it.

"The murderer who killed Yuan Zimei's family was too cruel. He cut his throat with a sharp knife, fell to death, hanged, and was hit on the head with a blunt object..."

Li Canghai was playing with the cup, and when he heard what Di Qing said, a thunderbolt suddenly flashed in his mind!
"No wonder I always have a sense of déjà vu! So it is, so it is!" Li Canghai stood up abruptly, with a serious expression on his face.

The two were taken aback by Li Canghai's actions, and Di Qing said in surprise, "Canghai, what did you think of?"

Li Canghai calmed down, and said in a deep voice, "Don't you think the deaths of the Yuan family are somewhat familiar?"

Li Yu and Di Qing looked at each other blankly and shook their heads.

Li Canghai explained: "Do you still remember the cause of Lantern Chen's death?"

Li Yu nodded and said: "Of course I remember that Lantern Chen fell to his death from a high place."

"That's right, Lantern Chen was thrown to death. And a member of the Yuan family was also thrown to death. Don't you think this is too similar?" Li Canghai asked.

"Maybe it's just a coincidence, doesn't it explain anything?" Di Qing asked with her head tilted.

Li Canghai shook his head, and said solemnly: "If Lantern Chen's death is a coincidence, then Qian Lin died by cutting his throat with a sharp knife, and the same is true for the girl from the Yuan family. How can this be explained?"

When Li Canghai mentioned it, the two immediately felt a little strange.

"Also, Xia Zhi's head was smashed by a stone statue in the Dragon God Temple, how similar is Yuan Zimei's death?" Li Canghai paced and pondered.

"Sir, are you suspecting that the murder of the Yuan family many years ago is the same murderer as the recent murder?" Li Yu asked in surprise.

"Such a similar technique is definitely not a coincidence. According to my experience, if it is not a copycat killing, it is the same murderer." Li Canghai said.

"What is copycat killing?" Li Yu asked.

"Imitation killing is the method used by the murderer to imitate other murders. For example, if there was a murder case before and the victim was beheaded, then the imitator will use the same method to cut off the head of the person he wants to eradicate." Li Canghai explained.

Li Yu blinked, and pondered: "So, the recent murders are also imitation killings?"

"I think it should be. The murderer has a lot of traces of imitation. If the murderer of the recent murder is the same person as the murderer of the Yuan family, he has been hiding for so long, and it is absolutely impossible to use this method to attract others. Pay attention." Li Canghai thought deeply.

Di Qing tilted her head and said, "Cang Hai, I'm a little puzzled. Since this is a copycat killing, no one was hanged?"

Di Qing's words made Li Canghai feel like he was struck by lightning, and he suddenly shouted: "No! There may be another victim!"

Seeing Li Canghai's serious expression, the two couldn't help being a little surprised.

"Cang Hai, how do you know there is another victim?" Di Qing asked puzzled.

"Since the murderer imitated the case of the Yuan family's extermination, he must have used all four methods. Now, there are three of the four methods of death, and the murderer will definitely continue to commit crimes!" Li Canghai said solemnly.

"But, didn't you catch the murderer? Luo Fu is now in custody, who else would commit the murder?" Di Qing asked.

Li Canghai frowned when he heard this.

At this moment, there was a sudden knock on the door.

"My lord, I have something to ask for an audience!"

Hearing Zhou Chang's urgent voice, Li Canghai hurried over and opened the door.

(End of this chapter)