Time: 2008-4- 17 14:13:40 Words: 3094
Bai Chen investigated the case, and the result shocked Zhan Zhao.
Xiangguo Temple was the national temple of the Great Song. Those who could stay here temporarily were not ordinary people. Hearing this shout, everyone followed the sound and looked for it, Bai Yutang and Zhan Zhao were no exception.
The deceased were two visitors who had come to offer incense. They claimed to be wealthy merchants from Changzhou when they stayed here and had been here for two days. Just now, when a monk came to ask them to eat, he saw them die in his room.
At this time, everyone had arrived. Because the Empress Dowager had come to offer incense here two days ago, those who could stay here were either rich or noble people, or pilgrims who had made a wish to stay here for a long time. Since the Empress Dowager had left, only Zhan Zhao and Zhang Xuan had come, so there weren't many people.
At this time, Xiangguo Temple had a total of eighty-one monks. There were four devotees in the Middle Courtyard and five in the West Courtyard. The Middle Courtyard was where the Empress Dowager and her group had lived previously, so there were no guests. Zhan Zhao and Zhang Xuan lived in the west courtyard.
When Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang arrived, they found that there was already someone examining the body. It was a young man who was no more than 30 years old. As he examined the body, he told them the results of his examination,"
"The deceased was about 43 to 45 years old, and the time of death was between 12:00 and 13:00 today. The cause of death for both of them was the same. There was only one fatal wound, which was a sword slit in the throat. In addition, the deceased did not struggle before he died. There was a lingering smell of incense in the room. It was initially determined that he was killed after being knocked out.”
"Who is this person?" A middle-aged merchant with a big belly asked the monk beside him.
" My name is Bai Chen." The man's ears were very sharp. He stood up when he heard the middle-aged man's question." Please stay away from unrelated people. Don't destroy the crime scene."”
Bai Chen? Most of the people present had heard of this person. He had been traveling all over the world for the past few years. He was a very smart young man who was especially good at solving cases. He did not expect him to appear here.
"Then, please tell us what you've been doing during this time!”As Bai Chen spoke, he noticed Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang. He was stunned for a moment before smiling." Yo, there's a new face!"”
Zhan Zhao smiled politely when he noticed them. Bai Yutang also raised his right hand and raised his eyebrows as a greeting.
The result of the investigation was that, except for the monks of Xiangguo Temple who had alibis because of their relationship with the monks on night duty, the other six people, including Bai Chen, had no alibis. Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang were basically not suspects because they had just arrived.
"At that time, everyone was sleeping in the room. Who would have an alibi!”The middle-aged man with the fat merchant said.
"Then, the murderer should be among the seven of us!”Bai Chen was relaxed." Now, the most important thing is to find the weapon and the motive. From the mouths of the masters, we know that the deceased came from Changzhou. Then, why don't you tell us why you came to Xiangguo Temple?”
" Wait." This time, it was another young man dressed like a scholar who spoke." Why are there seven of us? Aren't the two of them suspicious?" Look, it's the people who died when they came, and they're all equipped with swords!”
He was referring to Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang.
"Impossible! Hui…Junior Brother Zhan couldn't be the murderer. We can guarantee it!" At this moment, the monk beside him, who was also one of Zhan Zhao's senior brothers, interrupted.
Not expecting them to suspect the two of them, Bai Yutang sneered. He did not curse out loud on account of the fact that they were Zhan Zhao's sect, or else he would have retaliated with Lord Fifth's temper.
At this moment, Bai Chen glanced at the two of them and said,"
"Although my intuition tells me that they are not the murderers, in order to clear my name, can you tell me your names and where you went last night?”
No one had any objections. With the confirmation of the monks, everyone reported their names and some general information.
Wang Guangling, the fat merchant, came from Bianjing.
Fang Zijing was in cahoots with Wang Guangling and was also from Bianjing.
An Jianqi, swordsman from Changzhou. I came here to fulfill my wish.
Gong Qinghuang is a scholar and a native of the capital. He is going to the capital to take an examination.
Qin Xuanmo, macheteman, unknown origin.
Dao Rou was the only female among them. She was traveling with Qin Xuanmo and her origin was unknown.
Bai Chen came from Xiangyang, but he had not returned to Xiangyang for a long time.
When Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang reported their names, they immediately attracted the attention of the people around them. Zhan Zhao, a Fourth Grade Imperial Guard with a saber, and the famous Brocade Rodent White Jade Hall in Jianghu. No matter which one it was, it was enough to shock the people of Jianghu.
After revealing their identities, their suspicions immediately lessened. In addition, they had just arrived from Eastmount Town today, so there was no longer any suspicion.
Seeing Bai Chen seriously thinking about the case, Zhan Zhao, who was used to helping Bao Zheng investigate cases, also stepped forward to help. Bai Yutang didn't want to meddle in other people's business, but when he saw Zhan Zhao thinking hard, he pursed his lips and joined the investigation team.
"Just take it as fulfilling the agreement with that dragon!”Lord Fifth muttered to himself in his heart.
……
When Zhan Zhao entered the room, he could smell a faint musky scent mixed with the bewitching fragrance. He couldn't help but frown slightly. Just now, he seemed to have smelled the same smell somewhere…
Just as he was thinking, he suddenly heard Bai Chen's voice,"
"What is this?"
When Zhao and Bai heard this, they immediately went over. Bai Chen held a handkerchief and carefully lifted the hand of one of the victims, revealing a few curved wounds on his hand. The hand was still in an unnatural position.
"Those are finger marks. There are still traces of blood under this person's fingernails. Clearly, he held it tightly for some reason before he died.”Zhan Zhao looked at the person's unnaturally bent fingers and frowned." That's not right!" Looking at the shape of his hand and the marks left on his palm, he should be holding something…"
"It's a sword!"
Bai Yutang suddenly spoke up from the side. At the same time, Bai Chen looked in the direction of the hand and took out a wooden stick that served as a long sword. He carefully placed it in the hand and narrowed his eyes to take a closer look. A confident smile appeared on his lips.
"Brother Bai, Brother Zhan! Look, if you use this person's arm as the axis and look along the wooden stick, which direction of time should it be pointing at?
The two of them stepped forward to take a look and said at the same time,
"Noon!"
Then, Bai Yutang seemed to have thought of something and muttered,""Sword, Noon…Noon is ranked seventh among the twelve hours. Could it be?”
He looked at Zhan Zhao, who continued,""Seventh Sword An!"
……
The case was not as complicated as he had imagined. Although the murderer was well-prepared, under the slow investigation of Bai Yutang and the other two, the true face of the murderer was soon revealed.
Seventh Sword of the Shore!
"So it's him!" Bai Chen said as he looked at the evidence in front of him.
"This person was the biggest suspect from the beginning.”Bai Yutang fanned himself and thought,""I wonder if the dragon will admit to such a simple case…"
Zhan Zhao, on the other hand, was deep in thought.
"Brother Zhan, what are you thinking?" Bai Chen asked curiously when he saw Zhan Zhao's expression.
"I just feel that this person's name is a little strange. It gives me a familiar feeling.”Zhan Zhao said.
"Name?" Bai Yutang asked curiously," What's so strange about it? Seventh Swordsman An, Seventh Swordsman An, the case…"
Suddenly, he thought of something strange. He dipped his hand in the tea on the table and wrote six words on the table. At the same time, he said,
"Is it this 'case seven' or this 'case initial'?”
Seeing these words, Zhan Zhao suddenly felt a jolt in his head. The memories hidden deep in his memories suddenly surfaced in his mind.
"Case three, case three…"
"Old Master, what did you say? What three?"
"Father…"
Immediately, before Bai Yutang noticed, Zhan Zhao suddenly picked up the Great Ravager and rushed out of the door, heading straight for Seventh Sword An's room.
"Cat (Brother Zhan)!" Bai Yutang and Bai Chen were shocked and followed suit.
However, when they arrived at An Jianqi's room, they strangely found Zhan Zhao standing at the door as if he was possessed, his eyes staring straight into the room. They walked over and followed his gaze. They were all shocked.
The Seventh Swordsman was actually dead!
Bai Chen immediately rushed forward and checked the room. He shook his head and turned to the two of them,
" It's suicide. He's been dead for an hour…"
"As expected!" Zhan Zhao thought to himself," It's indeed the same as 'that incident'. If that's the case, then my father was indeed…"
When Bai Yutang saw Zhan Zhao's shocked expression, he frowned." This cat must be hiding a lot of things from me! I want to see what he's hiding!”
(End of Chapter 19)
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