Lin Lei chatted with the old Taoist for a while, and then said goodbye and left.

After some questioning, Lin Lei captured a very valuable information point from what the old Taoist said.

Gu Yuchang, who was killed five years ago, came to Tianchang Town for the purpose of participating in the "General Zheng Sacrifice Ceremony".

At that time, Gu Yuchang also gave a sum of money to the General's Temple for temple repairs, so the old Taoist had a deep impression of Gu Yuchang.

Regarding Gu Yuchang's murder, the old Taoist chief was also embarrassed......

Lin Lei soon came to the hotel where he stayed, which was a small family-style hotel called Jiaxing. "Mr. Lin, are you back?" The innkeeper was a widow in her thirties, surnamed Chen.

Widow Chen's hair was haphazardly tied into a bun, pinned with a purple-red butterfly hairpin, and her unpowdered face had a pair of bright eyes.

Although Widow Chen is not young, her appearance is also middle-class, but her forehead is slightly freckled, which is not conspicuous. She is wearing a small blue jacket with jeans, which is more pleasing to the eye.

It's just pleasing to the eye, Lin Lei doesn't have other ideas, it's just out of professional habits, he will observe anyone more carefully.

Seeing Widow Chen greeting him, Lin Lei bowed slightly, which was regarded as a response.

Widow Chen's son sat on one side, he looked like a tiger's back, but his eyes were narrowed into a slit, the corners of his mouth twitched unnaturally, saliva remained on his lips, and his face showed a dull expression......

With just one glance, Lin Lei was sure that the child was a fool - or rather a mentally retarded person.

It's a shame.

Lin Lei chose to stay here for no other reason, precisely because he saw that the proprietress was a widow and had a stupid son, and life must have been very difficult. Anyway, Lin Lei pays the same money wherever he lives in the hotel, so he can take care of orphans and widows.

The inn is a small two-story courtyard surrounded by a fence with broken glass shards sprinkled on the wall to prevent thieves from climbing over the wall and entering the hospital.

There are many restaurants in the town, but Lin Lei ordered three meals a day at the hotel, and he also took care of Widow Chen's business, anyway, he ate wherever he ate, it didn't matter.

Lin Lei asked about the time of dinner, and Widow Chen said that it would be served on time at six o'clock.

Seeing that Widow Chen was so capable and so hardworking, Lin Lei had a little more affection for her in his heart—not "that" good feelings, but that he felt that this widow was not bad, and that's all.

With nothing to do, Lin Lei began to ask Widow Chen about the murder case five years ago.

Lin Lei glanced at Widow Chen and asked, "Boss Chen, I heard that there was a murder in Tianchang Town five years ago, you should know about it, right?"

As soon as she heard Lin Lei ask about the case five years ago, Widow Chen's brows immediately frowned, and she asked Lin Lei with some doubts: "Mr. Lin, why did you ask about this case?"

Lin Lei replied with a smile: "This case has recently appeared in the "Unsolved Case" magazine in the United States, and many people know about it......"

Widow Chen sighed softly, and after a little thought, she replied: "Mr. Lin, the case five years ago was very terrifying, a good person was actually beheaded...... Hey, it's scary. ”

After a pause, Widow Chen glanced at the kitchen and said to Lin Lei with some embarrassment: "Mr. Lin, I will go out to buy vegetables and prepare dinner, so I won't compensate you for chatting more." ”

Lin Lei bowed slightly, and said with a smile: "Boss Chen, please take care of yourself." ”

After Widow Chen left, Lin Lei was about to go back to his room, but he saw newspaper photojournalist Du Chengming with his camera hanging on his chest and returned to the hotel.

"Hey, Mr. Lin, you live here too?"

Du Chengming was a little surprised, but he didn't expect that Lin Lei was also a guest of the hotel.

Lin Lei smiled and said casually: "We are really destined." ”

After a few words of greeting, Du Chengming went back to his room.

After Lin Lei walked around the courtyard, he returned to his room. After Lin Lei took a hot bath, he picked up a book in the room, walked downstairs to the lobby to pick a seat, and read the book quietly.

At this time, the innkeeper Widow Chen was already sitting at the counter, looking bored, she glanced at Lin Lei, not sure if she should interrupt his reading and talk to him.

Lin Lei had already seen her, and estimated that Widow Chen should have finished the work at hand, so he came to the lobby to guard, so he didn't say hello to her, and continued to read by himself.

At this moment, two girls with backpacks walked into the lobby, they had come to stay overnight. The two girls are slightly taller and the other is slightly shorter. The tall one has long hair, a square face, thin lips, and wears denim bib pants and a pair of blue canvas shoes on his feet. The short one wears a hat on his head, a blue long-sleeved T-shirt on top, jeans underneath, and gray sneakers on his feet.

Lin Lei put down the magazine in his hand and quickly looked at the two girls.

After the accommodation was registered, the innkeeper took the two girls to the upstairs room, Lin Lei continued to bury his head in reading, and the owner's mentally handicapped son was still sitting there, he didn't know where to find a corkscrew, playing with great interest, like a child.

Lin Lei read the book for a while, and felt a little hungry, so he took the book and walked upstairs, and met the two girls who had stayed there walking downstairs. Lin Lei leaned sideways on the narrow stairs to let them pass, and when the short girl passed by Lin Lei, she glanced at him curiously, and her face immediately showed a flush.

With Lin Lei's tall and handsome image, this is also a common thing, and Lin Lei has long been used to it.

Back in the room, after Lin Lei ate some of the cookies he brought, he walked to the window of the room and looked out.

The two girls appeared in Lin Lei's sight again, and they seemed to be shopping together.

The two men walked into the small shop on the street, picking up all kinds of handicrafts, and seemed to be in high spirits.

At this moment, a man and a woman came from a distance, the man was about forty years old, with a big belly, sparse hair, his skin was a little dark, and he always liked to squint and look around, which made people feel very uncomfortable.

The woman with one arm around the man was about thirty years old, with heavy makeup on her face, her hair dyed red, and her face lines were quite stiff.

The situation of these two people Lin Lei only glanced at it and guessed what they were coming for......

Sure enough, the middle-aged man walked into the courtyard of the hotel with the wind and dust girl, and it seemed that Lin Lei's guess was not wrong. Guest.

At this time, Lin Lei stretched his waist, slowly walked to the chair in the room, sat down and took out the materials of the "Headless Ghost" case, and examined them carefully again......