Chapter 1: Gone in Smoke

Han Yu and the prince's physical recovery is very good, half a month later, Han Yu can already move freely, after the abyss of life and death, the relationship between the two of them is a lot closer, the prince likes to recuperate during this time, he always likes to go to the Lechuan inn, the business of the store Han Yu has not taken care of the door for a long time, but Luo Que is also idle.

The prince likes to sit in the shop and make a pot of tea and read Buddhist scriptures, Han Yu silently draws Taoist talismans next to him, and Yun Duruo and I will often snuggle up on the threshold to bask in the sun for an afternoon, and Yinyue will curl up at our feet and enjoy the comfortable tranquility together.

The days seem to be boring and calm again, the hardest thing is that Nangong Yi still has to deal with the follow-up and handover of the case of Hede Medical College, and she planned to take Yun Duruo home to take a look, Nangong Yi also said that she can handle the matter alone, so we can leave at any time.

Yun Duruo and I agreed to wait for the prince and Han Yu to heal before leaving, Han Yu made a fuss to go together, the prince said that he wanted to go back to the temple to meet the presiding abbot and let Han Yu accompany him, Han Yu refused to be with me, he meant to see my family To some extent, Han Yu was curious.

I am a hundred ghosts to send a child to torture my relatives, Han Yu didn't explain it but I understood what he meant, he wanted to see who was so fateful and didn't be killed by me, I smiled bitterly and proposed to let everyone go back with me.

They finally agreed to my invitation, and we are waiting for Nangong Yi to come back tomorrow, I am very nervous after all, I really haven't been back for a long time, I don't know if his anger will subside when I see that person again, in fact, I also have a lot of things I want to ask him, after going through so many things, I suddenly realized that in fact, I have never really understood the person who raised me.

When Nangong Yi came back, I just took out a cigarette, and before I could put it on the corner of my mouth, I frowned, Nangong Yi is a very confident girl, she never writes her mood on her face, which she is very similar to the prince, and she is not surprised when she is not surprised, giving people a very calm feeling.

But I saw anxiety on her face, and the matter of Hede Medical College was thoroughly understood, and there could only be one situation with such an expression on her face.

"We're afraid we won't be able to leave, we just received a call and there is a case that we need to deal with." Nangong Yi tried her best to calm her tone, but she still couldn't hide her apology.

Half a month of ease and leisurely disappeared in an instant, Han Yu and the prince each put down the things in their hands, Yun Duruo and I straightened up and looked at Nangong Yi, everyone knew in their hearts that the case that could be taken on by us would not be simple.

The case happened in a remote mountain village far away from here, Nangong Yi said that the luggage packed was just enough to use, I am afraid that I don't know how long it will take to come back, Yinyue was taken together and set off with us, three days later, we arrived at the place where the case occurred, and the person in charge of receiving us was the police officer Liang Xiaocheng, who was in his twenties and was very capable and handsome, but also calm and wise.

We got out of the car Liang Xiaocheng was very enthusiastic, but it was not good to see Yinyue who came out, he said that he was afraid of the dog Han Yu explained that Yinyue is a fox to no avail, Liang Xiaocheng should not understand why the person sent to take over the case can still carry a fox like a dog, he is timid and always keeps a distance from Yinyue, he looks like I see a snake.

Liang Xiaocheng said let's take a rest first, and then the next day he will state the specific situation of the case to us, Nangong Yi said that without further ado, he wants to know all the details as soon as possible.

"The case took place in Yongning Village, which is still a five-hour drive away, a remote village with simple local customs, and even stealing chickens and dogs rarely happens on weekdays, and the biggest dispute is at most a disagreement between neighbors." Liang Xiaocheng sat down and said to us seriously. "Five days ago, there were three murders in Yongning Village, and we rushed to the scene immediately after receiving the report, but we found out that this case was ...... Somewhat...... It's kind of weird. ”

Liang Xiaocheng's expression was a little dazed and confused, I handed over a cigarette Liang Xiaocheng waved his hand and said no, I lit the cigarette and asked calmly.

"What's so strange?"

"Witnesses to the murder described the killer inserting three sharp wooden stakes from the victims' backs and through their chests and erecting the wooden stakes on the ground, causing the three victims to die of pain." Liang Xiaocheng opened the case file, took out the photos of the scene investigation from it, and put them in front of us one by one.

"Someone witnessed the murder?" Yun Du asked thoughtfully.

Liang Xiaocheng nodded.

"Does that mean someone knows the murderer, or does someone see the murderer?" Nangong Yi asked.

"The suspect was caught on the spot...... "Liang Xiaocheng replied with a frown." In fact, the suspect did not escape, and he remained at the scene of the crime when we arrived. ”

After listening to Liang Xiaocheng's story, I took a deep puff of cigarette and looked at the others in surprise.

"Now that the physical witnesses are all available, and the suspect has been caught red-handed, all that remains is the interrogation motive to close the case, this case seems to have been solved, what are we going to deal with?"

"That's what the suspect used to kill people with these three stakes?" Han Yu pointed to a photo and interjected and asked.

In that photo, the three wooden stakes were inserted obliquely into the ground, the front end was sharpened sharply, I glanced at the photo and frowned, according to the description of Liang Xiaocheng, these three wooden stakes are murder weapons, I have investigated many scenes, almost most of the murder scenes will exist in one thing, but I did not see in this photo.

"Why is there no blood on the stake?" I asked with a frown.

"No...... I don't know. Liang Xiaocheng replied helplessly.

According to the suspect's murder described by Liang Xiaocheng, the three wooden stakes were inserted from the victim's back and penetrated from the front chest, which was bound to penetrate the heart and cause massive bleeding.

"Now that the suspect has been caught, you should also bring back the victim's body." I snuffed out the cigarette butt in my hand and said seriously. "I want to see the corpse."

After I finished speaking, Liang Xiaocheng sat on the chair and said nothing, the room was quiet for a long time, and I saw Liang Xiaocheng rubbing his hands for a long time before raising his head and hesitantly saying.

"No...... There are no corpses! ”

We immediately looked at each other and were stunned, we didn't understand what Liang Xiaocheng meant by this, it was he who told us the process of the murderer's murder, and the murderer did not escape and stayed at the scene of the crime until Liang Xiaocheng They arrived, since someone witnessed all this, how could there be no body?

"It was because there was no body that I reported the case, and I was instructed to hand over the case to you." Liang Xiaocheng continued to rub his hands and said. "It's strange in this case that there is no body."

"How can there be no corpse, isn't there an eyewitness, could it be that the murderer disposed of the corpse after committing the murder and destroyed the corpse, the murderer killed three people in broad daylight, and the corpse could not be missing." Han Yu asked puzzled.

"You didn't see a body when you went?" The prince asked calmly.

Liang Xiaocheng nodded.

"Did the witness say where the body went?" The prince asked suspiciously.

"We asked the eyewitnesses at the time, but the eyewitnesses' accounts were ...... It's a little bizarre. Liang Xiaocheng replied without saying anything.

"What did the witnesses say?" Yun Duruo asked.

"Witnesses said that the murder happened in the early hours of the morning, and that the villagers passing by saw the murderer fighting with the three victims, to be precise, the murderer was chasing and hunting the three victims, and the murderer stabbed the three victims to death with a wooden stake and inserted them into the ground." Liang Xiaocheng took out the transcript from the file, glanced at it, and continued. But the victim's body ...... But it was strangely lost on the stake. ”

"Gone in smoke?!" I looked at Liang Xiaocheng in shock, and for a moment I didn't understand what it meant to be wiped out.

Liang Xiaocheng sorted out his thoughts and told us that the witnesses were afraid of being implicated, so they hid in the haystack not far away and witnessed the whole murder process, and the corpse disappeared on the wooden stake like burning ashes blown by the wind.

Liang Xiaocheng also did not believe that the corpse would disappear, but the investigation of the scene showed that there was no trace, in fact, there was no trace of the corpse being destroyed, if it was burned to ashes, it would leave traces, but there was no sign of burning at the scene, and witnesses described the three corpses as if they were patchwork of paper ashes.

...... "I was stunned for a long time and didn't know what to say." Did anything else happen before the body disappeared? ”

"Nope!" Liang Xiaocheng replied with nails and iron. "I've repeatedly asked witnesses about this, and according to eyewitnesses, the killer sat next to him after the murder as if he was waiting for something."

"Did the perpetrators know that the corpses would be destroyed? But...... Impossible, how did the murderer do it? Yun Duruo pursed his lips and muttered to himself.

"Oh, I remember, witnesses said that the bodies did not disappear from the stakes at first, but when the morning sun shone on the bodies, the three bodies disappeared." Liang Xiaocheng added.

Sunlight?

How can sunlight make a corpse disappear?

"Since there are no bodies, have the identities of the three victims been confirmed?" Nangong Yi asked.

"It was confirmed that these three victims were all from Fusang, and there was a large chaebol behind them who came to China for archaeological research, and these three people stayed in Yongning Village for many days as if they were looking for something." Liang Xiaocheng nodded and replied.

"Fuso people? Archaeological research? Nangong Yi licked her lips and looked at us in surprise. What ruins or mausoleums have been found in Yongning Village? ”

"No, Yongning Village is very remote, and the local villagers rely on bamboo cutting as their main source of livelihood, and they have never heard of any archaeological discoveries in Yongning Village." Liang Xiaocheng shook his head affirmatively.

"Since it is archaeology, will the motive of the murderer be to kill people out of wealth?" Yun Du said thoughtfully.

Liang Xiaocheng opened another file and pushed it in front of us, and said in an extremely affirmative tone.

"It's absolutely impossible for a murderer to kill for money!"