Chapter 4: The Case of the Three Holy Niangniang (2)
Di Renjie listened to the words of the shopkeeper, and nodded from time to time, this is really evil enough, but he has never believed in these ghosts and gods.
"Thank you, little second brother." Di Renjie said, took out a few coins of silver from his arms and rewarded the shopkeeper.
"Thank you, guest." The shopkeeper happily took the money and went to work, and the master and servant began to eat.
Shuqi looked at the master while eating: "Young master, you are so smart, you can think of finding out the news with Xiao Er, I thought you were just here to eat!" ”
Di Renjie glanced at him and said, "Shuqi, you have to learn more and ask more questions in the future, don't look at the world with your outlook on life." ”
Shuqi said confusedly, "What's wrong with me?" ”
"Just know how to eat, little fool.".
Shuqi was very annoyed when he heard this, and he was not convinced, so that he was even more angry and ate the plate of food in front of him.
"Okay Shuqi, I'm playing with you, and after eating, we'll go to the Three Holy Mountains in a while." Di Renjie said.
Shu Qi was very disgusted in his heart, but he was helpless against this master, so he didn't refute Di Renjie's words at all now.
After the two finished eating, Di Renjie continued to sit on the walking donkey, and Shuqi led the donkey in his head.
The master and servant were in a relaxed mood along the way, but now the people on the street are discussing the murder, and they are all chattering.
Di Renjie felt that it was inappropriate in his heart, now that there was only one murder, these people care so much, no matter how you look at it, it is a little abnormal, is this Sansheng Niang in the Three Holy Mountains really so deep in the local area?
Passing by a grocery store, the young man had a whim, and when he looked up, he saw that the grocery store sold a variety of goods. He got out of the donkey and went into the grocery store. Shuqi was puzzled and asked, "Young Master, what are you doing at the grocery store?" Aren't you scared, buy some life-saving guys! ”
"Nonsense, I think this man's murder is unusual, I have to prepare some post-mortem things."
Di Renjie bought a pack of silver needles and a dogskin bag, and the two left the grocery store to move on. The little follower Shuqi was crooked and full of complaints.
"Leave the earthly things alone, but the heavenly things to see how you end. Cut! ”
The journey out of the city was smooth, but after going up the mountain, there were more people, most of them were engaged in manual labor, and it seemed that these people were still demolishing the temple.
Walking into the col, there were more people coming and going, holding bamboo baskets in their hands, which were shoveled out of the soil and other debris.
When these people saw the two masters and servants approaching, they did not stop them, but they did their own thing in a daze, and when they got closer, they saw a high mountain blocking the way. The master and servant tied the donkey under a tree, and a man who took care of the cattle received a reward.
They walked up to the Three Holy Mountains, the mountain gate has been half demolished, and several meditation rooms inside are also dilapidated, through the meditation room is a tall cave, there is a bright light emitted by torches, and there is a gold plaque on the top of the cave, which reads the Three Holy Caves.
The Sansheng Cave is built very different from ordinary temples, and the statues of the gods are enshrined in the naturally formed caves. The outside is protected by an earthen wall, and a totem is painted on the earthen wall, and only some broken walls are left that have been demolished, and the incense burner inside is still lit with incense.
Di Renjie shook his head and sighed ridiculously, the temple is going to be demolished, what do you have to work hard to worship, and besides, this mountain is not small, why do you have to demolish one and build a new temple, I am afraid that only these squires know the secret.
The statue of the god erected in the cave, I saw that the statue of the god was dynamic and beautiful, the appearance of a beautiful woman, wearing colorful clothes, the colors were gorgeous, and the whole was lifelike. It made Di Renjie's heart feel a little unbearable, why did he destroy such a beautiful statue, at least it was a handicraft for everyone to enjoy.
At this time, someone suddenly shouted in the distance: "The bag clerk is dead." ”
Di Renjie was shocked when he heard this, this was the second murder he had heard and seen today.
He immediately called out to Shuqi and ran in the direction where the voice came from just now, and walked in front of the deceased, just like the man in the morning, the deceased was lying on the ground, his face was pale, and there was a hint of a smile on the corner of his mouth.
"Oh no, the Three Holy Niangniang is angry, and we're all finished." One of the workers shouted and threw down his things and ran away, and the rest of the people naturally ran away.
Within a moment all the workers were gone, leaving only the dilapidated building and the dead man on the ground.
Di Renjie squatted down and took a look, this person was about the same as the last person who died, wearing cloud brocade on his body, he looked like he had a good family background, and he was very fat and rich.
Opening the eyes of the deceased, the pupils dilated, and indeed the person was dead. He took out the dogskin bag, took out a silver needle from it, probed the deceased's throat, and pulled out the silver needle to find that the deceased showed no signs of poisoning.
After turning the person over, there was no obvious fatal injury, and it seems that the specific cause of death of this person can only be determined after returning to the county government and conducting an autopsy.
"Shuqi, help me carry him on the back of a donkey." Di Renjie turned around and said.
Seeing that Shuqi was hiding far away, Di Renjie frowned and said, "What are you afraid of, with me, quickly lift someone." ”
Shuqi shook his head and said, "Let's go quickly, young master, this Three Holy Lady is too powerful, if something happens to the two of us, who will collect the corpse for you and me?" ”
"Nonsense, you're cursing me, come here." Di Renjie said angrily.
Shu Qi walked over with a frown, Di Renjie had already pulled up the deceased's arm, and Shu Qi pinched Master Bao's lower body with a disgusted expression.
Although Di Renjie and Shuqi are two people, the deceased doesn't know how to eat The fat body is heavier than a pig, especially the place where the donkey bolt is quite far.
After moving this person down the mountain, the little follower Shuqi's forehead was a little sweaty, and even Di Renjie was panting.
"It's true, they all say that they will lose half a pound when they die, but how to sink and how much to eat in a day." Shuqi muttered and cursed.
As soon as he finished speaking, Shu Qi's hand suddenly let go, and Di Renjie was almost overwhelmed by this dead man.
The anger immediately came up, raised his head and said, "Shuqi, what are you kid doing, you want to kill me!" ”
"Less, less, young master, our donkey was killed by that mother." Shuqi said with a shudder, pointing to the tree where the donkey was tied just now.
Di Renjie pushed away the dead and walked over, only to see his beloved donkey in the middle of the tree being torn apart, and the old intestines and old belly mixed with blood flowed on the ground. Not only that, but even the donkey watcher was lying on the ground, stained with blood.
A smell of blood came to his nose, Di Renjie frowned and covered his nose, squatted down to check, as for Shuqi, he had already hidden aside, and begged the three saints for forgiveness.
"Okay, Shuqi, don't ask for it, this is someone secretly making trouble, it seems that our whereabouts have been targeted." Di Renjie turned around and said, carefully looking at the surrounding environment.
"How do you know? Master. Shuqi asked.
Di Renjie said very confidently: "You see that the edges of this donkey and that person's wounds are neat, and they were hacked to death with a sharp weapon at first glance, and they were done by the same person.
Look at this tree and the place we were just now, it happens to be a dead end, and all the attention just now was focused on the body of this contractor, so I didn't find the anomaly here, it seems that someone doesn't want us to meddle with things this time. Di Renjie's eyes narrowed, and he thought to himself, who could it be?
After hearing this, Shuqi came over and said, "But young master, since we have all been warned, just leave it alone, we still have to go to Bianzhou to find a job, our money is not rich." After that, he looked at his master with bright eyes for survival.
Di Renjie sneered: "No, I would like to meet this mysterious person for a while, dare to pretend to be a ghost in front of me." ”
After saying that, he continued: "Come on, Shuqi, let's carry the body down." ”