On the outskirts of Xuandu, the capital, not far from the entrance of an abandoned ruined temple, the policemen were heavily blocking the temple, and the surroundings were crowded with people watching the excitement.
Everyone's eyes, whether frightened, curious, or afraid, were uniformly focused on the open space in front of the ruined temple.
There lay a headless body.
Gyeonggi Prefecture Yin Xing Enming stood in front of the open space, looking at the corpse in front of him, and then at the common people surrounding him from a distance, with a slightly ugly look on his face.
The third one started.
This is the third similar case this month.
Starting from Wu Chengtian, every deceased person had his head cut off with a sharp weapon and died an untimely death. The murderer's method of murder was surprisingly consistent, and it could be determined that it was the same person.
That is, the suspect in the Wu Chengtian case, Yue Lingxiao!
But what makes Xing Enming feel unhappy is that although the other party has killed three people in a row, the government knows nothing about him except his name.
I don't even know if the name is true or false.
And the most important thing is that Yue Lingxiao is currently just a suspect, and there is no definite evidence to prove that he is the real culprit in this case!
This is simply a shame for being a member of the government!
Xing Enming suddenly clenched his right fist.
"Sir, we have sent someone to ask for the old prince." Zhou Lin, the head catcher, came over at this time. Seeing his master's expression was different, he quickly reported it.
Hearing this, Xing Enming nodded slightly, looked at the situation around the body, and said to Zhou Lin: "Captain Zhou, take a few brothers and search the area around the scene carefully, don't miss any corner! "
"yes!"
Zhou Lin responded, took a few detectives, and began to search the area around the scene as instructed.
Xing Enming carefully looked at the corpse on the ground.
The deceased, like the previous two people, also had no head, and the body left behind was slightly strong. He was wearing a set of black robes. Judging from the fabric of the clothes, it was made of fine silk and satin. It can be seen that The deceased's family should have been quite well off during his lifetime.
There was blood at the scene, but there were no obvious injuries on the body. It was obvious that the deceased, like the two people who came before, was decapitated by the murderer with a knife.
What a cruel method!
Although he had seen it twice, when he saw such a corpse, Xing Enming couldn't help but sigh at the ruthlessness of the murderer.
What is the hatred so deep that one must beheaded alive?
At this time, Wu Zuo, who was squatting next to the corpse, stood up. He has completed the preliminary examination of the body and is preparing to report the situation to Xing Enming.
"My lord, I can confirm that Wu Chengtian and the second headless corpse were all done by the same person, and the scars left by the tattoos on this person's right arm have also been washed away."
Hearing this, Xing Enming pondered slightly.
scar? There were scars on the right arm of the second headless corpse that looked like tattoos had been washed away, but now the third corpse also had such scars.
Could this be the reason why the murderer committed the murder?
Just as Xing Enming was thinking about this, a slightly exaggerated and familiar voice suddenly came from the crowd.
"He was actually headless? I thought Brother Chen was just joking and deceiving us..."
Xing Enming's expression changed, and a flash of excitement flashed across his eyes. Then he looked in the direction of the sound and saw several familiar figures walking away from the crowd.
I saw a total of ten people coming. The leader was dressed in white and holding a jade fracture fan. He looked at the excited Xing Enming with a faint smile on his face.
"Uncle Xing, long time no see!"
"Yutian, what brought you back? You didn't even inform your uncle." Xing Enming walked up quickly with a hint of surprise.
Chen Yutian smiled lightly and said, "I just came back today, but I wrote a letter to my parents last night, so they should all know about it."
"I see, then you are here...are you also here because of this case?"
Xing Enming looked around him and found that almost all members of the Jiulong Mansion had arrived, so he asked.
Chen Yutian nodded slightly and said, "Yes, His Majesty has ordered me, Jiulong Mansion, to take full responsibility for this case. I hope Uncle Xing can cooperate fully with us in the future."
Xing Enming's face darkened slightly when he heard this, and then he said: "That's natural. Even for the sake of my mentor, I will definitely try my best to help."
"That's good."
Chen Yutian nodded slightly, then looked at the headless corpse on the ground and asked, "Has the head of the corpse been found near here?"
"No."
Xing Enming nodded and sighed, "Yutian, you don't know something. Not only this one, but also the two corpses found before. Their heads have not been found yet. According to the situation at the scene, the heads of the deceased, He should have been taken away by the murderer."
"Oh? Taken away?"
Chen Yutian's face condensed slightly, and he glanced at Gongsun behind him. Gongsun nodded slightly, stepped forward to the corpse, and carefully examined the headless corpse.
Gongsun's expression was slightly condensed, and then he pointed his fingers together into a sword, pointing at the shoulders, arms and the middle of the headless corpse.
Xing Enming looked strange and wondered what Gongsun was doing.
Chen Yutian smiled slightly and did not speak directly, but motioned to Xing Enming to continue reading.
I saw Gongsun counting ten times on the headless corpse. Dots of blood-colored light appeared on the corpse, condensing on the neck of the corpse.
Only then did Gongsun turn to look at the crowd and explain, "This is the post-mortem method I found in the "Transformation of Rebirth" left by the master. It uses the special skill line of the internal power of the medicine spirit to transform the deceased into what he had done during his lifetime." All the internal and external injuries he suffered were displayed before his eyes.”
"Oh?" Xing Enming's expression condensed slightly and he asked, "Mr. Gongsun is like this, but do you suspect that the wound on the deceased's body was not just the owl's head knife?"
Gongsun smiled slightly, and instead of answering his question, he laughed and said, "Master Xing, just keep reading."
Chen Yutian also smiled, and then looked at the headless corpse.
The countless gazes of the surrounding government officials and onlookers were all focused on the headless corpse in front of the temple gate.
A moment after Gongsun finished speaking, several bloody rays of light slowly appeared on the chest of the headless corpse, where the heart, spleen and lungs were originally.
"This is..." Xing Enming and the Gyeonggi Prefecture policeman on the side were immediately shocked!
They thought that there was only one wound on the deceased's body, which was the fatal owl's head wound. However, the situation at this moment told them that there were other wounds on the deceased's body.
Chen Yutian smiled slightly, then stepped forward and came to the interior of the abandoned temple. His eyes swept slightly, and then settled on a wooden wall with a hole in it.
The hole had an irregular shape, and the traces of the broken board were relatively new, and it seemed that it had broken not long ago.
Moreover, the fracture is relatively rough and should be broken by strong force.
Chen Yutian pondered for a moment, and his expression became slightly serious. Looking at the situation, it seemed that a fierce fight had occurred here.
He stood up and looked around the ruined temple.
Then, a swift and powerful internal force suddenly burst out from his body, and traces of internal force breath mixed with it transformed into thousands of spiritual senses, spreading and shrouding the entire temple.
For a moment, Chen Yutian's expression condensed slightly.
"Sure enough, there was a fierce fight here, and the two parties in the fight should be the deceased and the murderer. But what puzzles me is that the murderer has clearly shattered the deceased's internal organs, so why bother to cut off the other party? head?"
"Is it just to conceal the identity of the deceased?"
"Or..."
Chen Yutian pondered and walked slowly around the ruined temple. Suddenly, something on the ground made his expression move and his eyes were attracted to it.
"This is……"
He picked up the thing and stared at it for a long time.
That is an exquisite and clear emerald green jade pendant!
"I don't know whether this thing belongs to the murderer or... the deceased..." Chen Yutian was silent for a moment and put away the jade pendant first.
Outside, the chief of the Gyeonggi Prefecture looked at the bloody glow on the internal organs of the headless corpse in disbelief.
"No...impossible! I have checked several times and there is obviously no damage to his internal organs. Why..."
Gongsun smiled slightly and explained: "What you are checking is just the appearance. It is something the murderer deliberately wants you to see. However, this cannot be blamed on you. After all, the reason why his wounds appear to be intact is It seems that the martial arts used by the other party are too special, and if you are not a martial arts practitioner, you will not be able to see any clues."
"That's it!" The man sighed slightly.
Xing Enming's expression was a little solemn. He glanced at the blood marks on the internal organs of the headless corpse and said, "According to Mr.'s opinion, could it be that the deceased had a fierce fight with the murderer before he died? But why was there nothing around the scene? Are there any traces of the fight left?"
At this time, Xue Tianhan's eyes flashed slightly, while Huo Yuanji and others smiled slightly at the side.
"Because the fight between the murderer and the deceased was not here, but in that ruined temple." Huo Yuanji pointed to the ruined temple not far away.
Xing Enming glanced at the ruined temple suspiciously.
The location of the ruined temple was quite a distance from the deceased. Judging from the location of the body, the scene of the fight could not have been there.
After all, at the running speed of ordinary people, it is difficult to run here from the ruined temple in a short time.
But it was obvious that the deceased was no ordinary person.
Although the head was missing and the identity could not be identified, Gongsun Fangcai still felt a powerful internal force that had not completely dissipated from the headless corpse.
Obviously, the deceased was a warrior during his lifetime.
And he should at least be a warrior who has reached the level of transcendental perfection.
It only takes a few breaths for a warrior with such skill to go from the ruined temple to the place where the body is laid, so from this point of view, the place where the two fight should be in the ruined temple.
However, Xing Enming was not a martial artist, and he did not understand the horror of martial arts practitioners, so he did not think of this at the beginning.
After listening to everyone's explanations, Xing Enming finally understood his own limitations and finally understood why the emperor gave the case to the Jiulong Mansion.
The grudge that originally existed in my heart because of this has completely dissipated.
"According to what several people said, the deceased and the murderer probably met and fought in this ruined temple?"
"Not bad!" Xue Tianhan had no expression on his face as he came to the headless corpse. He stared at it with a tense expression for a few times, then quickly turned around and said indifferently, "And the murderer is also a good hand with a sword. Look at the neck. You can tell from the wound that it is a sword wound. To be able to cut off the opponent's head so quickly and smoothly, this person's skill cannot be underestimated."
"That's it." Xing Enming nodded repeatedly.
At this moment, another chuckle suddenly came from the crowd. The sound was rich and clear, with a hint of kindness and kindness.
"It seems like there isn't much need for a bad old man like me here..."
Hearing this, Xing Enming's face suddenly filled with surprise. Then he followed the sound and looked into the crowd, and saw Mr. Chen walking in with a smile, accompanied by a police officer.
Seeing Duke Chen appear, everyone in Jiulong Mansion was slightly stunned, and then they all came forward to pay tribute.
"I've met the old Duke!"
Seeing everyone coming forward to salute, the smile on Mr. Chen's face became more and more kind. He glanced at everyone slightly, and then said, "I asked you why you haven't come back yet? Mingming Yutian sent a letter this morning saying that he was about to arrive in the capital. , but up to this time there is still no trace. It turns out that he is here to investigate the case. By the way, where is Yu Tian? He should be here too, right?"
"Coming, coming... we are investigating inside now."
Before anyone could answer, Xing Enming spoke first. Mr. Chen nodded slightly and looked at everyone, "Since we are all here to investigate, let's first talk about what you found at the scene. As for the contents on the body, The problem is, when I was among the crowd, I had already witnessed Mr. Gongsun’s autopsy method, which really amazed me!”
"Old Duke, you're welcome." Gongsun bowed respectfully to Duke Chen.
At this moment, Chen Yutian touched his chin and walked out of the ruined temple. As he walked, he was still thinking about something in his mind, and did not notice Duke Chen who had arrived.
Duke Chen couldn't help but smile with relief when he saw his son thinking so seriously.
At this moment, Gongsun, who was examining the body, suddenly let out a startled cry.
"Mr. Gongsun, what's wrong?" Xing Enming asked quickly.
Gongsun looked at and pointed at the wrist of the deceased's right arm. There were several scars scattered in a criss-cross pattern, which looked a bit shocking.
"This is……"
"Those are the scars left after the tattoos were washed away with potion. We also found similar scars on the two previous corpses, and their locations are surprisingly similar. They are both located on the wrist of the deceased's right arm. And observe Its appearance seems to be the same."
Wu Zuo on the side explained,
"Oh? The other two corpses also have this scar?"
Gongsun's expression condensed slightly. If only one or two corpses had scars at that location, it could be explained by coincidence, but three corpses in succession had the same scars at the same location, and all three died of one person. Hand, it's hard to tell if this is a coincidence.
"What kind of mystery does such interesting similarities contain?"
Looking at the scars on the corpse's arms, Gongsun fell into deep thought.
