The master came back and said that Mr. Zhang said the same thing as Lao Wu. Liu You begged the lieutenant to temporarily detain the fifth child, and ordered him not to leak the news, otherwise he would be punished as a murderer.

After checking, Liu Youqiu confirmed that the two heads in the water tank of Zhang's father-in-law were Zhang Jide's two daughters, and it was calculated from time that someone should have thrown them into the water tank when Zhang's father-in-law went out to carry water.

Liu Youqiu pondered again and again, and was suspicious, who was the perpetrator? Where is the murder weapon?

There was no progress in the case, and Liu Youqiu was unable to explain to Li Tao, and he was quite uneasy.

Li Tao knew what Liu Youqiu was thinking, and comforted him: "Liu County Order, this case will not be solved in a while, I don't know where to go around here, Liu County Order might as well accompany me for a walk, how about it?" ”

Liu Youqiu knew Li Tao's good intentions, and said gratefully: "There is a Fuhe Temple not far from Qixingzhuang, if the king of Lantian does not dislike it, the next official will accompany the king of Lantian to go to relax!" ”

Several people came to Fuhe Temple and saw that the temple door was closed. When asked the reason, it was said that the Heavenly King Hall was closed and locked, and he wanted to reshape the golden body of the Bodhisattva.

Liu Youqiu identified himself to the abbot of the temple and explained his intention: "I have heard that the 'Four Heavenly Kings' of Fuhe Temple are not only eight feet tall, but also have unique sculpture technology. Today, I am fortunate to have a look, and I hope that the master will be convenient for me. ”

The host let Li Tao, Liu Youqiu and others into the temple and led them into the Heavenly King Palace.

As soon as he entered the hall, the abbot felt something under his feet, and after a closer look, he saw that it was a long waist, a thick layer of greasy, and there were blood stains on it that were faintly visible, this was obviously the butcher's thing, how could the butcher's thing be in the palace of the heavenly king?

Li Tao and Liu Youqiu looked around. I found that there was something under the seat of King Tota, and when I picked it up, I saw that it was a dual-purpose knife for killing pigs and cattle. There was also blood on the knife. The girdle was obviously used to wrap knives, and was dragged out by the rats. Liu Youqiu asked the host to pack up the two things, keep them properly and keep them strictly confidential.

That night, Liu Youqiu lay on the bed tossing and turning, racking his brains to analyze the case.

The next day, Liu Youqiu checked again the line where the rat dragged out the waist under the seat of the statue in the temple. He walked out, and there was a stone staircase to the left and right. There is a waterway under the stone staircase, and once the temple gate is closed, people can only enter the temple through this sewer. He walked down the ditch in the sewer to the mouth of the cave. Footprints left by people entering and exiting were found.

Liu You asked the host: "Has anyone ever been in and out of this ditch before?" ”

The host replied, "A few days ago, two beggars went into the palace of the Heavenly King for the night. ”

When Liu Youqiu heard this, he immediately ordered his subordinates to find these two beggars.

After much trouble, the two beggars were finally found. In order not to startle the snake. Liu Youqiu interrogated the two in Fuhe Temple.

When referring to the murder of Zhang Jide's two daughters. One of them, Li Xiaosan, reported: "In the second half of that night, we saw a figure quickly climbing up to the back garden of Ma Xingshun, a butcher in the market town. We thought it was a thief, so we spied on the thief and found that the man had buried something in the bamboo forest in the back garden, and then hurried away along the same road. We thought it was a treasure buried, and we wanted to see it out, so we went to the place where the man had buried it, and removed the hole covered by the stone slab. Reach down and touch it, and grab a hard package. At that time, the black light was blind, and it was not clear to see. We held our things and ran towards Fuzuru Temple. The door of Fuhe Temple was closed, so we had to go into the temple through the sewer, and unfold the cloth with the help of the candlelight of the Tianwang Palace, and found that it was a long girdle, and there was a pig-killing knife wrapped in it, and there were blood stains on the girdle and the knife. We didn't dare to make a noise, so we hid our things under the seat of King Tota. ”

After Liu Youqiu listened to the beggar's narration, he knew in his heart that eighty percent of it was related to the killing of Zhang Jide's daughter.

After some analysis, Liu Youqiu and Li Tao decided to summon the town's butchers to the temple to discuss things.

The six butchers on the field arrived one after another, and Liu Youqiu said to the butchers: "Everyone knows about the headless case of the second daughter that happened in Qixingzhuang, and the official has not found out the eyebrows so far. Last night, a white-haired old man said to me in a dream, 'If you want to solve the head case, take a walk in the palace of the king of heaven.' Coincidentally, the official found two items for the butcher under the throne of the Tota Heavenly King today. Therefore, we will gather everyone to ask anyone who has lost or lent their tools to others, and I hope that you will go home and carefully verify and report truthfully, and those who lie and fail to report will be strictly investigated. ”

After the butchers left, Liu Youqiu said to Li Tao: "The horse butcher has an abnormal demeanor, the person who the beggar saw putting things in the horse butcher's bamboo forest, if it wasn't the horse butcher himself, how would he know that there was a hole in the bamboo forest?" ”

Li Tao pondered for a moment and then asked the host: "Have you prepared the materials for the Four Heavenly Kings to reshape the golden body and open the light painting?" ”

The host said: "Everything is already in place. ”

After hearing this, Li Tao smiled slightly, and he whispered a few words in Liu Youqiu's ear.

……

After breakfast the next day, the host begged Liu You to say: "Everything is done according to orders." ”

Not long after, six butchers came to the temple one after another, and although some of them were spitting and turning around, they all said that they had not lost their tools.

Liu Youqiu looked at the whitewashed walls of the Heavenly King Palace, and then said to the six butchers: "Everyone, in order to investigate the murder of the second daughter, thanks to the Bodhisattva Tuomeng for finding two questionable things, in order to ensure justice and not wronging good people, I have to ask the Bodhisattva to appear holy." ”

After that, ask the master to line up the incense table in the Tianwang Palace, light the incense candles, chant and pray. He immediately ordered the six butchers to be handcuffed and brought into the Heavenly King's Palace.

"If you are wronged, stand in the hall for one night, don't talk to each other, whoever is the murderer, the Bodhisattva will leave a message on his back."

After that, Liu Youqiu extinguished the lights and went out of the hall to close the door and lock it.

Liu Youqiu's move quickly caused a sensation.

The next day, the villagers gathered in Fuhe Temple like a market, and they all wanted to see what was going on.

The door of the temple opened, and Liu You begged the butchers to come out one by one. The five butchers walked out of the main hall one after another, leaving no traces on their backs. The people who watched were a little disappointed, how could the clay sculpture Bodhisattva be serious?

The last one to come out was the horse butcher, and when people came up to take a closer look, the horse butcher had left a lot of lime on his back to paint the walls. Everyone was amazed and immediately gathered around. The lieutenant dragged the horse butcher to the bright spot so that everyone could see it.

Strange to say, the word "murderer" appeared in the lime traces.

The horse butcher wanted to quibble, and Liu You begged the host to put the murder weapon on the ground. He was speechless when he saw it.

Liu You begged someone to take the murderer back to the county government for interrogation, and instructed the yawei to put the bloody clothes with the head and the murder weapon on the court, and then ordered someone to take the butcher Ma Xingshun to the court.

Seeing that the evidence was conclusive, Ma Xingshun had no choice but to bow his head and confess his guilt and truthfully confess to the murder. (To be continued......)