Abandoned Corpse at the Wei River!
"Sir, there's a case. The commoners reported that a man's corpse was found by the Wei River in the north of the city. There was an obvious knife wound on the neck of the corpse.”
Fang Jun was stunned.
Another murder case? And this time, it was even more advanced. He even learned how to dump corpses.
However, he didn't have time to think too much about it. After instructing Li Lizhi not to jump around, he quickly left with Chen Sheng.
Because the nature of this case was different from Fu Nansheng's case, and it was in the north of the city, the two of them rode straight to the place where the body was found. They did not bring a few bailiffs with them.
The northern part of the city was closest to Qinling Mountains, and wild beasts often roamed the mountains. Therefore, it could be said that the area was sparsely populated. There were only a dozen houses on a flat land not far from the foot of the mountain, called Xiao Lane Hill. Although it was desolate, there were two nunnery, one called Shunyi Nunnery, and the other called Huichi Nunnery. The two nunnery's gates were side by side, and there were small doors connecting them.
When they arrived at the scene of the incident, there were already many onlookers around the corpse.
Fang Jun gave Chen Sheng a look. After dispersing the crowd, Fang Jun began to examine the corpse carefully.
The deceased was a man who looked to be in his thirties. There were obvious knife marks on his neck. It was obvious that he was killed first and then dumped in the river. Because the river just turned to the east, the body was hit by the rocks and splashed to the shore, where it was discovered by the residents of the alley.
Fang Jun couldn't help but frown.
Judging from the clothes of the corpse, it should be a rich man. Why would it appear in such a remote and desolate place?
Could it be that some landlord in Chang 'an was killed and then dumped here?
According to the flow direction of Weishui River, if someone wanted to destroy the corpses here, he would be walking into a trap. Who would be so stupid?
Moreover, it was flowing with water. Perhaps he should check upstream.
Fang Jun thought about it and asked Chen Sheng to bring the corpse back to the county office and then bring the bailiffs to find him. He went upstream alone to check on the situation.
Upstream was where the alley was located. After a few steps, they could see two nunnery at the entrance of the village. Including the two nunnery, there were only a dozen families living along a tributary of the Wei River.
After a while, Chen Sheng returned with a constable and three bailiffs.
Fang Jun walked along the tributary thoughtfully for a few steps before suddenly pulling a commoner who was coming out of the alley and asking,"Uncle, where does this river flow from?”
The old man pointed at the distant Qinling Mountains." Sir, you may not know this. The river we rely on to survive flows down from a spring on that mountain. The water flow from the spring's eye was extremely large, forming a river.”
Fang Jun nodded. He looked at the mountain peak that towered into the clouds in the distance and walked along the river until he reached the foot of the mountain.
Chen Sheng and the others followed quietly behind.
After all, Fang Jun didn't say anything, so they couldn't do anything.
The mountain that the old man was talking about was a small part of the Qinling Mountains, but there were many springs. Four or five springs gathered together to form a huge river.
When the river flowed down from the mountain, it passed by the houses in the alley, then passed by Shunyi Nunnery, and turned east not far from Shunyi Nunnery.
Fang Jun seemed to have suddenly discovered something and quickly turned back to knock on the door of Shun Yi Nunnery.
However, the heavy knocking on the door took a long time, but no one came out to answer.
"Daren, perhaps the nuns in this Shun Yi Nunnery murdered the dead for money and then threw the bodies into this tributary before taking the money and escaping.”Chen Sheng said.
Another constable nodded in agreement."Official Chen is right. The alley started with two nunnery, and the residents lived behind the nunnery. It was the most suitable place to kill and dump the bodies.”
Fang Jun thought so too, but he felt that something was wrong. He frowned and pondered for a long time before finally going to the Wisdom Pool Nunnery opposite.
At this moment, there was only a small nun leaning against the door of the Wisdom Pool Nunnery, curiously sizing up Fang Jun and the others. Seeing Fang Jun and the others walking towards her, she timidly shrank back towards the door.
"Little Nun, if I may ask, do you know where the nuns from the Shun Yi Nunnery across the street went?”
The little nun shook her head. She looked like she was only eight or nine years old and was very young.
"I don't know where he went, but yesterday, I saw Master Miao Cong packing his luggage and leaving with his little disciple.”
Fang Jun fell into deep thought again.
Could it be that it was really as Chen Sheng had said, that the nuns of Shunyi Nunnery had fled with the money of the deceased after killing them?
However, after thinking about it, he felt that this case was not that simple.
"The three of you stay here and guard. The people from the Shun Yi Nunnery will come back.”
After pondering for a long time, Fang Jun stared at the closed door of the Shun Yi Nunnery and said.
Then, he bid farewell to the little nun of the Wisdom Pool Nunnery and returned to Chang 'an.
At the same time, in a rich family's house in Chang 'an, two nuns were sitting cross-legged on a cushion and reciting scriptures.
Five days passed.
The three bailiffs who had been guarding Shunyi Nunnery were already exhausted.
In these five days, the three of them had been guarding Shunyi Nunnery in shifts. They couldn't even see a single person, let alone a nun.
They couldn't help but wonder if Fang Jun's actions were right or wrong.
Suddenly, two nuns came from the direction of Chang 'an. The bailiffs immediately perked up and took them back to the county office without any explanation.
At this time, Fang Jun was handling other matters in the county government office. Suddenly, he heard Zhou Fu tell him that the government runners had brought the nun back, so he hurriedly got people to prepare for the court.
With a majestic and mighty voice, Fang Jun sat high up in the court. On the ground were two nuns who looked travel-worn.
One of them looked to be in her twenties. She was slim and had a youthful appearance. She was leading a young nun who was around seven or eight years old. The nun had a fringe on her forehead and her black hair was dark. She was obviously a cultivator who had yet to obtain a certificate.
However, because it was a murder case, Fang Jun didn't care about being gentle and caring for the elderly. He directly slapped the gavel and asked the nun in her twenties in a deep voice,"You are Miao Cong?"
The nun protected the frightened little nun in her arms and nodded.""I am Miao Cong. I wonder why you brought me and my disciple to the county government?”
"You don't know?" Fang Jun frowned.
"I don't know." Miao Cong shook his head.
"You really don't know?"
Fang Jun asked again, but seeing the genuine confusion in Miao Cong's eyes, his originally unfurrowed brows tightened even more.
Suddenly, the gavel was slapped again, and the crisp sound frightened everyone present.
"How dare you, traitor! Why do you want to murder people?" Fang Jun shouted sternly. Tell me the truth! I don't want my flesh to suffer!"
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