Under the legal protection of Nantang who is not allowed to abuse lynching, Xue Baiqi was not abused, but after a half-day investigation, he did not sleep in front of him all night yesterday, which made him very tired.

Xue Baiqi was already drowsy, but after seeing Meng Li, he instantly cheered up again.

He ran to the iron fence, stretched out his arms from the gap, held Meng Li's hand tightly, and said excitedly: "Brother Meng, I didn't kill anyone, I didn't kill anyone!"

Feeling the strength coming from his palm, Meng Wei sank and reassured him in a firm voice: "Brother Xue, don't panic, Lord Bai Ye is here, and he will make decisions for you." ”

Xue Baiqi's mood really calmed down, and his palms gradually loosened.

Bai Ye glanced at Sun Feiyu, who was expressionless, and said in a deep voice: "They said that you murdered the holy monk Changming for the sake of the Ten Thousand Buddhas Cinnabar, but is there such a thing?"

Xue Baiqi shook his head again and again. "Never!"

Sun Feiyu frowned and said, "That being the case, what is the explanation for the half box of Ten Thousand Buddha cinnabar found in your studio?"

Xue Baiqi said with an angry face: "I have told you many times, it was given to us by the Holy Monk Changming. ”

The people he said naturally include Meng Li.

Meng Li echoed: "That's right, that's what it looks like." ”

Sun Feiyu insisted: "However, no one can testify for you. Besides, the Ten Thousand Buddhas cinnabar is very important to the Ten Thousand Buddhas Conference, how can the Changming Holy Monk give it away easily?"

Meng Li said: "There are two boxes of Ten Thousand Buddhas of cinnabar, you ask the monks of Changdeng Temple, they should know." ”

Sun Fei said: "I have already asked, the Ten Thousand Buddhas cinnabar is refined by Changming Holy Monk alone every time, and no one knows how much it has been refined. ”

This Changming holy monk is stupid to practice meditation, isn't it?

Bai also frowned and said, "But this evidence is not enough to convict. ”

"Of course!" Sun Feiyu nodded, and said coldly: "But according to the source of the Changdeng Temple, not long after you left, Xue Baiqi went to find the holy monk Changming again, and there was a strange sound from the Ten Thousand Buddhas Hall during this period. ”

"Strange noise?" Bai also frowned.

Sun Fei said: "It seems to be the sound of something being broken." ”

In fact, this is also the main clue to Xue Baiqi's conviction.

The sound of breaking in the Buddhist hall was not a strange sound caused by Xue Baiqi's murder.

Meng Li looked at Xue Baiqi, there was no confusion in his eyes, and he still believed in Xue Baiqi.

When you know you well enough, your confidence will be extremely firm, just like Meng Li at this time.

Unless he saw Xue Baiqi kill the Holy Monk Chang Ming with his own eyes, he would never believe it.

Meng Li's eyes brought confidence to Xue Baiqi.

Xue Baiqi lowered his head and smiled weakly: "After you left the workshop, I did go to Changdeng Temple again, that was because I found that the Ten Thousand Buddhas cinnabar has a special texture, and if you want to play an effect, you must have special utensils." As for the shattering sound...... Chang Ming Holy Monk, when he handed me the utensils again, he accidentally dropped the utensils on the ground, probably the sound made at that time!"

Sun Fei said: "There are many things that have been broken on the scene, no one can prove it for you, and more importantly, no one has entered the Ten Thousand Buddha Hall since you left." ”

There is no evidence, the key is to have substantial evidence!

Meng Li frowned and said, "When you went to find the Holy Monk Chang Ming alone, did you notice anything abnormal?"

"Anomaly?"

Xue Baiqi lowered his head thoughtfully.

Meng Li's words seemed to remind him that he was indeed moved by some abnormalities when he arrived at the Buddha Hall that day.

He frowned, recalling what had happened that day.

It was getting late, and when he entered the Buddhist hall, the holy monk Chang Ming was copying scriptures with his back to him.

Immediately afterwards, he made a request for sand mixing equipment.

Chang Ming was open-minded, and when he heard his request, he agreed without hesitation, and stood up and fetched it for him personally.

When he was about to receive the utensils, he saw the sweat on the holy monk's cheeks, the weather was not hot that day, and he thought it was due to the fatigue of the other party.

At this moment, the utensils fell to the ground, and the holy monk's expression was unusually flustered, and he almost took another set and handed it to him by running, and told him to leave quickly.

"At that time, the holy monk Chang Ming was a little impatient, I thought that the conference was imminent, and I didn't want to be disturbed, but now that I think about it, this is not the case at all. ”

With the cultivation of a Changming holy monk, how could there be such a strange performance? This incident itself is full of weirdness.

"Could it be that the murderer was in the room at the time?" Meng Li and Bai Ye looked at each other, and the former felt even more chilled in the back.

If this is the case, wouldn't Xue Baiqi have picked up a life!

Meng Li asked Sun Feiyu, "Sun Zhutou, did you find anything at the scene of the crime?"

Sun Feiyu smiled bitterly and said: "The Buddhism of Changdeng Temple is strict, and the holy monk Changming is a high-ranking monk, so it is not allowed to be blasphemed, and we did not enter the Ten Thousand Buddhas Hall on the day of the incident." ”

"What? The case was decided without even investigating the scene? You guys are careless about human life!"

Meng Li was shocked by this irresponsible way of handling the case.

Bai Ye said with a gloomy face: "It's too hasty, no wonder Sha Junyang doesn't have the face to see me." ”

Sun Feiyu was silent.

At this moment, all he could do was smile bitterly.

True, it is indeed a bit absurd to convict without inspecting the scene. But according to the confession of the little monk Yuanjue, Xue Baiqi is indeed the most suspicious person.

Moreover, they also found decisive evidence in the Baiqi Painting Workshop, the half box of cinnabar.

Meng Li said: "Sun Zhutou, I mind that you'd better go to Changdeng Temple to check again." ”

Sun Feiyu shook his head and said, "That's impossible, those bald donkeys in Changdeng Temple won't let us in." ”

Hearing this answer, Meng Li's heart sank.

Now it seems that it is impossible to rely on the government to find the truth.

He looked at Sun Fei and said, "Sun Zhutou, do you think this will work." I'm going to Changdeng Temple to investigate by myself?"

Meng Li had no choice but to use the final plan and go out in person.

Sun Feiyu didn't want to wronged a good person, so he said without thinking: "Of course you can, but I want to remind you that you only have three days now." ”

In just three days, it is not without tricky!

Meng Li said expressionlessly: "If I arrest the real murderer in these three days, will Brother Xue be acquitted?"

Sun Feiyu said with a smile: "Not only that, but I will also report to the city guard for you and ask for a reward." ”

Public-private cooperation as a family?

Hehe!

Meng Li sneered: "There is no need for commendation, as long as you help me take care of Xue Baiqi in the past few days, I will be grateful." ”

"You can rest assured of this!"

After receiving Sun Feiyu's assurance, Meng Li said goodbye to Xue Baiqi, and then walked out of the prison.

Standing outside the gate of the City Guard Mansion, Meng Li's face sank.

"Do you really want to solve the case yourself?"

Bai Ye looked at Meng Li, who had a solemn face, and said in a deep voice: "It's not that I underestimate you. Things like solving cases are very deep, and you have not experienced them, and you will never be able to understand them. Let's just say that this case is not ordinarily difficult. That is, until the murder of the holy monk Chang Ming, it has almost passed a day, and this time is enough time for the murderer to escape from Jieshui City. ”

If the murderer escapes, the difficulty of this case will also increase exponentially.

Meng Li, who was well aware of this situation, showed a wry smile and said, "Now that I have no other way, I just hope that Xue Baiqi's life should not be extinguished." ”

"Alas!" Bai Ye sighed and said, "You should know that I have a special identity, and I can't directly intervene in this case." But if you have any problems, you can come to me, and I will do my best to help you. ”

"I see. ”

On the sparsely populated streets, Meng Li's figure gradually disappeared at the end, Bai Ye looked at the place where Meng Li's news was, shook his head and sighed: "Old Xue, although you and your son don't deal with each other, but after all, your blood is thicker than water, and now Xue Baiqi's life and death are at stake, you are not as good as one of his friends." I hope Meng Li can save him and don't let you regret it for life!"

After separating from Bai Ye, Meng Li did not go directly to Changdeng Temple, but went back to the martial arts hall and took Wang Ergou to Changdeng Temple together.

Outside the Changdeng Temple, there is no prosperity in the past, and the temple gate is empty and deserted.

The gate of the temple was closed, and Meng Li stepped forward and knocked on the door, asking to enter the temple, but was turned away by the monk who opened the door without any suspense.

The killing of the holy monk Changming was a very major blow to the Changdeng Temple, and now the temple is closed, and it will take three days to hold a grand ceremony for the holy monk.

Three days later, Xue Baiqi had already started the knife and beheaded, and by that time, it was too late for anything.

Meng Li couldn't wait long, and after discussing with Wang Ergou, he bought a set of Night Walkers and prepared to visit Changdeng Temple at night.

When night falls, everything is silent.

The temple is lit by fire, and all the monks sit in front of the main hall to copy the scriptures and recite the Buddha for the holy monks of Changming.

At this moment, above the Changdeng Temple, two black figures quietly moved forward in the night.

With the memory of walking yesterday, Meng Li took Wang Ergou all the way in, and soon came to the deepest Ten Thousand Buddha Hall in the temple.

At this time, yellow cloths were hung on the doors and windows, and it was impossible to see the situation inside.

"This Buddha hall has been sealed!"

When Meng Li saw this situation, how could he not understand that it had happened, it must have been the monks in the temple who saw that there was a murder here, so they closed this place first.

Wang Ergou said in a low voice: "It's okay to seal it, it's more convenient for us to investigate." ”

The two of them looked down from the top of the temple, and after making sure that there was no one around, they jumped down from the Buddhist hall.

The door of the hall of the Ten Thousand Buddhas is very large, so it is also covered with a large yellow cloth, and the two of them got under the yellow cloth to check the situation of the temple door, and found that it was not locked.

God help me!

Meng Li secretly praised, gently pushed open the door, and stepped into it without making any sound.

Wang Ergou followed closely, his movements were cautious, and there was an obvious cushioning action between the feet and the feet.

The huge Buddha hall was pitch black.

The Buddha statues that stand around the Buddha hall are staring at them with cold eyes, like evil spirits from hell.

Wang Ergou took out two candles and lit them and gave one to Meng Li.

The two of them did not speak, only made eye contact, and began to investigate separately.

Although the main hall is not small, there are not many things inside, only a Buddha platform and a set of tables.

That Buddha platform is the place where the Ten Thousand Buddhas cinnabar was taken out before.

Meng Li was deeply impressed, and took the lead in front of the Buddha platform.

He remembered very clearly that there was a secret compartment under the Buddha platform, and there was a treasure chest containing ten thousand Buddhas cinnabar in the secret compartment, and he was going to start from the treasure chest first, but when the secret compartment was opened, the cinnabar in the box was gone.

Although he had already expected this result, Meng Li couldn't help but feel disappointed. Close the compartment and walk towards the desk.

Wang Ergou was probing at the desk, and Meng Li walked over and said, "Have you found anything?"

Wang Ergou nodded and shook his head.

"It's hard to say, look here. ”

He held out a finger and pointed at the wooden table.