Chapter 159: Murder Suspicion
The Moon God Temple has been publicized in fifty miles: today, April 17, tomorrow the mountain will open into the pilgrimage period, when guests from all over the world can climb the mountain to worship the Moon God and pray for blessings and disasters.
This year's pilgrimage is different from previous years. In previous years, during the pilgrimage, there were young priests who sat in the Moon God Temple to bless the pilgrims, but this year, because the battle for the reincarnation of the spirit child has not yet been resolved, so the Moon God Temple is replaced by the eight elders of Dongshan to replace the young priest.
April 18 was also the day when the Xuantian Array was originally scheduled to open. The sudden murder of the contestants, who has not yet been identified, shook the entire snowy region and made many contestants unmotivated.
At noon, Fusheng Ye summoned an urgent meeting of the eight elders of the West Mountain to discuss the opening of the Xuantian Array tomorrow. But he never thought that there was bad news again, and Mohamo of Inoue City of the Xijon tribe was killed in his residence.
Shocked by this, Fushengye hurriedly asked the messenger about the cause of Mohamo's death. The messenger was a handyman hired by Mohamo after he came to Xishan, and he had no relationship with Mohamu. He was not saddened by Mohamo's death, and couldn't help but laugh when he heard Fushengye ask him about the cause of Mohamo's death.
Fusheng Ye said angrily: "I asked you how people died, what are you laughing at, are you itchy to be so frivolous about such a serious question?" Someone sent the pimp to the adjudication department and gave him twenty lashes. ”
The handyman who reported the news was so frightened that he kowtowed like garlic and begged for mercy: "The first lord is not a villain who does not fear the deceased, but he really thinks that the cause of the deceased's death is too strange and can't help laughing." The villain knows that he is wrong, please spare the little one! ”
Fushengye said angrily: "Why are you talking so much nonsense, why don't you tell the cause of the victim's death quickly." ”
The handyman who reported the news only promised: "Yes, yes, yes! That Mohamu, he was so happy. ”
As soon as these words came out, the master who was drinking tea spit out the tea on the ground with a "poof-" sound. The "manager" has to pretend to be honest and serious every day since he pretended to be heavy, but after all, he is a young man with a stronger heart, and when he heard that someone could still kill him, he didn't hold back his laughter and bent over in front of everyone. The "manager" saw that everyone was looking at him with strange eyes, and he was so frightened that he hurriedly sat up straight, for fear that he would accidentally expose his identity.
Fusheng Ye said angrily: "As the head of the adjudication department, I have a heavy responsibility, but I am not a fast arrester in handling cases, and I am not good at tracking down the murderer!" ”
Yan Xi and several other elders comforted: "We elders are your youngest, and this matter will trouble you a lot." ”
Fushengye said: "When I catch the murderer, I will definitely break his body into pieces." ”
The green pine in the outer courtyard of the west mountain bends and bends, and the green cypress is gloomy.
Floating Leaf was wearing a black robe and a golden mask, and a white fox stood on his shoulder, walking proudly.
In front of him were eight guards with knives, followed by eight law enforcement teams of the Inquisition Division with wind and fire sticks. Outside the outer courtyard of Mohamo's residence, a group of idlers were already around, discussing the details of the murder.
As soon as the floating leaves arrived, the people who saw the excitement avoided one after another, and Su Xiao was already waiting at the door, so he hurriedly stepped forward to welcome the floating leaves in.
Su Xiao said to Fushengye: "As soon as I came, I blocked the scene of the crime, and it still maintained the appearance of the victim when the crime occurred. ”
Fushengye said: "You did a good job. ”
Su Xiaodao: "When the female chief of the Yuanrong Department was killed, I heard you complain that they blamed them for making a mess of the crime scene, so they destroyed the traces left by many murderers, and I was thinking that if there is a next time, I must protect the murder scene." I didn't expect a second homicide to happen so soon. Knock on me to patrol the outer courtyard, and when I heard that there was a change here, I rushed to it as soon as possible. Inside, I didn't let anyone into the room except for the Nishiyama handyman who found Mohamo killed. ”
At the door of Mohamu's room, a handsome boy was crying, and he was the only relative that Mohamo had brought, named Hesheng.
Hesheng is also a slave from the Central Plains Empire, because his face is like a peach blossom, and he is more handsome than a woman in the snowy region, so he was raised by Mo Hamao as a prostitute and took him with him.
The death of Mohamo made him so frightened that he would not be able to explain to the head of his family when he returned to the tribe, so he wept.
Floating leaves raised their legs and stepped over the threshold into the victim's bedroom. The room was filled with an alkaline smell left behind by the pleasures of men and women. Mohamo died naked on his back on the bed, birds soaring into the sky, and his thighs and belly were covered with men's excrement.
His face was dark blue, his eyes were sunken, and there were faint blood stains flowing out of his seven orifices.
Floating leaves looked around the room, looking for clues. He carefully examined all the corners of the room, even a strand of hair and a footprint.
After about a cup of tea, he came to the door and asked Su Xiao: "How is the Xishan handyman who found Mo Hamao's death convinced that he was killed by someone, not indulged in lust?" ”
Su Xiaodao: "Let Mo Hamao's personal entourage answer this!" ”
Hesheng Mo dried his tears and whispered: "The slave family went back to his room to rest after Yunyu and his master last night. In the middle of the night, I heard a faint cry for help from the master's room, so I put on a dress and went out to check. But he never expected to see the light in the master's room, and there was a figure torturing the master. The slave was frightened and was about to call for help, but was stabbed in the ear by a silver needle, and then passed out. ”
Fushengye said: "Since you are your master's prostitution, don't you live together on weekdays?" ”
"I'm just a lowly slave, and my master will only call me to serve when I need it. After that, he would kick me out of the room. He has a habit of talking in his sleep at night, probably because he is afraid that I will hear a joke about him. ”
Fushengye said: "Is that all?" ”
Hesheng hesitated: "He occasionally wets the bed, you must not tell others." ”
Fusheng Ye frowned and said, "His hair is really a lot." You can conclude that he was murdered based on that? You only see a figure in the room, you are sure you can see whose figure it is, maybe your master still has the habit of sleepwalking? ”
Hesheng said: "I have never seen him sleepwalk in the two years I have followed his master. I don't know who the figure is under the lamp, but I can be sure that it is not my master. I can recognize my master's figure under the lamp at a glance. The reason why I concluded that my master was murdered was because there were early signs of this incident. ”
Floating Sheng Ye was overjoyed when he heard this: "What is the sign, come to me quickly." ”
Although Na Hesheng is only a humble slave, he can be taken by Mohamo by his side, and he naturally has his advantages. Compared with the rough and heroic people in the snowy region, he has a delicate temperament. He also spoke with the first word, and it didn't take long for him to tell the ins and outs of a matter in detail.
After listening to Hesheng's words, Fushengye knew that the fake white-clothed swordsman Su Shi had found Mo Ha Mo the night before, and gave Mo Ha Mo a remnant map, so that he could find the Gate to Heaven after collecting the other four maps, and he might become the chosen one.
Mohamo knew that he was only participating in the Sword of Chance Tournament for the occasion, and he had no chance of winning. But now that the opportunity to become the chosen one was in front of him, he was so excited that he shared the news with Hesheng.
In the past two days, there have been many legends about the Chosen One, but the sudden tragic death of the female chief of the Yuanrong Department has cast a shadow on everyone's hearts. There is news that the five remnants of the Gate of Ascending to Heaven are currently on the West Mountain, and they are in the hands of the five young sword contestants. And the female chief of the Yuanrong Department is the one who controls one of the remnants, so it is rumored that Khedira's death is related to the remnants of the Gate to Heaven.
As soon as the news came out, the people who held the remnants on the West Mountain felt that they were in danger. The first thing these contestants said when they met and asked was: "Brother, Tuke is in your hands, it's a hot thing, if it's inconvenient, why don't you transfer it to me?" ”
Most of the inquiries were fruitless, of course, but they convinced everyone more and more of the truth of the rumor.
Mohamo is still a leader in the headquarters of Inoue City, but as soon as he comes to Xishan to face the heroes of the world, he looks unremarkable. He is especially unaware and pretentious, and delusionally wants to become the chosen one. The so-called authorities are obsessed with bystanders, and Hesheng knew that Mo Hamao's treasures were easy to cause disasters, so he persuaded him to give the remnants to others. Of course, Mohamo didn't listen to the song, and scolded the woman for this, and when he saw that he insisted on his opinion, Hesheng stopped persuading him.
I never thought that when the disaster came, it would be like thunder on the ground, which caught people off guard.
After interrogating Hesheng, Fushengye also had some sympathy for his suffering, but seeing that he was blindly cowardly and had no heart to fight, he dispelled his attention to help him change his fate.
Now everyone only speculates that Mohamo was killed, but the exact cause of his death has not yet been determined.
Hesheng said: "If the murderer is here for the remnant picture." Presumably it has already been done. ”
Fushengye wondered: "Have you seen that remnant picture, do you know where it is hidden?" ”
He nodded without saying a word, then walked over to the dresser and pulled out a wooden box from under the table. He opened the wooden box in front of the floating leaves, only to see that it was empty.
Hesheng said expressionlessly: "The remnant picture was placed here yesterday." ”
Fushengye lowered his head in contemplation, then waved his hand to signal everyone to retreat outside the house and close the door, leaving him alone in the house. He wanted an autopsy to find out the cause of Mohamu's death.
In the past, when I was studying medical science, I also learned a little bit about the floating leaves. Although he had no experience in autopsies, he was able to deduce the time of death of the deceased by examining the surface of the corpse and checking whether the deceased had died due to external forces.
After the murder, Xishan had summoned an experienced servant from the nearby state capital to Liming Pass. But the snow is vast, and it will take at least two days to wait for the arrival of the work.
The detection of homicide cases must be carried out against time, and there must be no delay for a moment.
Moreover, since these two murder cases are clearly aimed at people who have the remnants of the Gate of Ascending to Heaven in their hands, and it is said that all five copies of the remnants of the Gate of Ascending to Heaven are in Xishan, then it is very likely that there will be another death on Xishan.