Chapter 117: Met the Dead?
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Perhaps it is a suitable day for sacrifice, Taihang Temple is full of people coming and going on this day.
Wen Yingsu and the palace maid were crowded in the crowd, and could only move slowly in the direction of the temple.
Among the people who came to burn incense today, there were also many young sons and officials, some of whom came early and were standing on the swallow tower and looking down at the moment, and every time they saw a young woman with a moving posture, they fixed their eyes, and some of them threw paper balls down from time to time.
Wen Yingsu was not targeted by these boring people because she had drawn a big dark spot on her face before.
She couldn't help but secretly rejoice.
By the time they arrived at the temple, they were sweating profusely.
Wen Yingsu wiped her sweat and went into the temple to burn incense.
Looking at the solemn and benevolent golden Buddha statue, Wen Yingsu prayed sincerely in her heart: If people who are dominated by the external environment and cannot see through, cannot let go, and cannot make their own decisions are ordinary people, and it is the Buddha who always dominates themselves regardless of adversity and good times, always has full fulfillment, and has always been completely enlightened, then please give me a touch and let me be closer to the wisdom of the Buddha.
At this time, someone recited the Heart Sutra, his voice was clear, and his heart was pious.
As if soothed by the spring breeze, Wen Yingsu suddenly burst into tears.
Wen Yingsu knelt in front of this Buddha statue for a long time before getting up to leave, and then went to the place next door to buy a string of open-ended sandalwood Buddha bead bracelets.
At this time, Li Yuan and Shen Zhu were burning incense in the place where Yingsu had just burned incense.
Li Yuan also looked at the Buddha statue like Wen Yingsu and prayed in his heart for a long time.
What he hopes most now is to be able to pass the exam next year. Only then will he be eligible to enter the temple examination.
This is also Shen Zhu's greatest wish.
During this time, the two gradually became acquainted, and Li Yuan couldn't help but be very happy when he learned that Shen Zhu was a master of investigating the case, so he asked Shen Zhu about his opinion on the murder of Bu Xun's family.
"The imperial court does not have enough evidence, and even if the imperial court wants to break it, it will be difficult to break it. Also, the real killer of them may not be the few people in the capital who are against him. Shen Zhu said.
"What do you mean by that?" Li Yuan asked hurriedly.
Shen Zhu pondered for a while, and then said: "The real purpose of his sworn enemies is obviously to transfer him out of the capital, not to let him die, besides, if they really want him to die, they only need to fabricate a few more unwarranted crimes/accusations for him, and they don't have to wait until he leaves the capital before they do it." There is another reason worth noting - Bu Xun is going to be transferred out of the capital, and the transfer period is fifteen years, and most of them are retired after fifteen years, so they can't kill him. ”
This does make sense, Li Yuan nodded.
Immediately, Li Yuan said: "My preliminary judgment is that the person who killed Bu Xun's family either found that Bu Xun had something that could kill him, then the existence of Bu Xun would threaten his interests, so the target could be expanded to the people that Bu Xun might threaten." ”
Shen Zhu said appreciatively: "Yes, from this point of view, the people who really want to kill him are not limited to the people in the capital. ”
Li Yuan nodded and continued to analyze: "The place where Buxun wants to be transferred is Wuwei County, Liangzhou, which is King Ling's territory, will it be ......" But when he thought that his father had nothing to do with King Ling, and he had never heard his father say anything bad about King Ling, Li Yuan was not sure.
Moreover, the place where the victim was found was not within the territory of King Ling, so there was no evidence or convincing reason.
Shen Zhu also nodded and said, "Your analysis is not unreasonable, but what is King Ling's motive?" ”
Li Yuan sighed heavily in his heart and didn't say anything more.
Yes, did King Ling have a motive to do this? Without in-depth investigation, his hypothesis can only be a hypothesis.
The reason why he worked so hard to prepare for the exam was to be able to pass the next general examination and the palace examination smoothly, and then enter the officialdom. His greatest wish is to go to Dali Temple 1 to work, only there can he have the greatest access to the information of the case, and only there can he have the right to participate in the investigation/case.
Dali Temple is also a place where Shen Zhu wants to go, so the two of them are very grateful to have met each other.
Li Yuan stared at the Buddha statue for a long time before retracting his gaze.
At this time, it was almost noon, and the number of visitors in the temple was gradually decreasing, so Li Yuan could see the entire lobby.
In addition to the main entrance, the lobby also has doorways on both sides to facilitate the entry of visitors on both sides.
Just as Li Yuan's eyes looked at the door on the west side, he was suddenly stunned.
How could one of the two women who had just walked by the west door be so familiar?
Li Yuan immediately pulled Shen Zhu and chased after him.
Shen Zhu, who didn't know what was going on, was forcibly pulled away by him, and hurriedly asked, "What's wrong?" ”
Li Yuan didn't say anything, but kept searching around for the woman's figure.
I saw her walk through the west door just now, why did she disappear all of a sudden?
Li Yuan said to Shen Zhu: "Brother Shen, I want to find a woman wearing a green blouse and a purple skirt, let's look for it separately." ”
Without waiting for Shen Zhu to answer, Li Yuan ran towards the square on the west side.
Shen Zhu had no choice but to run towards the courtyard on the east side.
Li Yuan ran and searched for it in the square.
There were still quite a few people in the square at this time, so he had to identify them carefully.
But after searching for a while, he didn't find the woman in the green purple dress again.
He didn't give up, and ran to the top of the Dayan Pagoda to look down.
With this condescending glance, Li Yuan quickly saw Wen Yingsu.
At this time, Wen Yingsu had already walked to the intersection of the mountain.
Li Yuan hurriedly shouted towards the place where she was, "You wait. ”
Because it was a little far away, Wen Yingsu could only vaguely hear someone calling herself, but she couldn't tell who the owner of the voice was. She was afraid of causing trouble, so she took the palace maid's hand and ran down the mountain.
Li Yuan hurriedly left the Big Wild Goose Pagoda and chased after her place.
But when he chased him to the intersection of the mountain, there was no trace of Wen Yingsu, and he couldn't help but be disappointed.
At this point, he calmed himself down.
It's unlikely that it's my sister.,It must be that I recognized the wrong person.。
He was conscious of the pain and dizziness he felt when he was stabbed in the back with a sword, and he knew that he was referring to his sister when he heard the words 'she rolled into the river'.
The water of that river was known for its rapidity, and the water was so deep that my sister did not know how to use water, and if she rolled down, she would be killed.
It's just that the side face, figure and height of the person just now are very similar, if only I had reacted faster and rushed up to grab her.
Shen Zhu ran over out of breath and asked breathlessly, "Have you met an old friend?" Is it your crush? ”
Li Yuan shook his head, but his eyes suddenly turned red, and a sense of hope ignited in his heart.
It would be great if my sister was still alive!
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Note 1: Dali Temple is equivalent to the modern supreme court, which is the place of the central government/central government/investigation/case/place, and the hand/punishment/prison/case/case/trial/management, and the handling is extraordinary/large/case/case. (To be continued.) )