Red Mansion: I relied on the AFK system to create a dynasty

The smell in the morgue was very unpleasant, and the corpses were so twisted and dead that even the little eunuch who followed Cen Mingche couldn't bear it.

But Cen Mingche looked so calm, listening to Zuo Zuo's report in such a place.

"The bodies of these girls were all found in the downtown area. They were wrapped in red linen inside, with straw mats on the outside, and then tied neatly with hemp rope, just like a package."

"After inspection, the victimized women were all intact, and they were all strangled to death after being skinned. The fat and fascia were all stained with blood."

"The skinning technique is very sophisticated and clean. The knife is cut from the spine, and the skin on the back is divided into two halves with one knife. Then the skin and muscles are slowly separated with the knife, and it is torn open like a butterfly spreading its wings."

"As for the method of death... Your Highness, please take a look."

Wearing gloves, Wu Zuo gently moved the head of a female corpse to reveal the corpse's neck.

A dark mark was printed on the muscles that had turned purple.

"The strangulation marks were in the shape of a '[-]', passing above the throat and crossing at the back of the neck. The neck muscles were broken, the cartilage was also strangled, the hyoid bone was fractured, there was blood in the throat, the tongue was spit out, and there were blood spots on the whites of the eyes."

"These are classic features of strangulation."

"Look at the strangulation marks again - two fingers wide and narrow, one turn around the neck, and the strangulation groove is an uneven stripe of light marks."

"The corpse stains are dark purple-red, and the blood is dark red."

"The officer boldly speculates that the murder weapon will not be a common rope, but something like silk, with a smooth surface and soft texture."

"Although there is no skin on the corpses, it can be seen from the muscles that these girls were not injured during their lifetime, because except for the strangulation marks on the necks, there are no blood spots anywhere."

Cen Mingche nodded.

"The gangsters are afraid that they are killing people just because of their skin, so how can they be willing to let them get hurt?"

Wuzuo nodded and said, "Your Highness is wise!"

The usual reasons for murder are wealth, sex, love, and hatred. There are traces to follow and clues to investigate.

But in this case, the murderer was not after money or sex, and he had no grudge against these women or their families. It was actually a physical crime, and he only wanted them to look good.

It's so strange.

Cen Mingche has also lived two lives, so he naturally knows what a "serial killer" is. Maybe the person who committed the case was such a psychopath.

But, what method did this murderer use to choose his target?

How does he know which girl's skin meets the requirements?

And what methods were used to make these girls disappear without a word?

It’s really foggy...

Cen Mingche frowned and thought, and walked out of the morgue.

Jing Zhaoyin was waiting for him in the flower hall with a group of subordinates.

Jing Zhaoyin is a fat, middle-aged man. What he is best at is not solving crimes, but making peace with others.

After all, in places like Jinling, there are "official protection talismans" such as "Jia is not fake, and white jade is a horse for Tang Jin". There will only be more powerful dragons in the capital, not less.

If everything had to be investigated to the bottom of the matter, to be honest, he, Jing Zhaoyin, wouldn't be able to last two days.

Originally, this day was going on normally. When it came time for the assessment, I just had to find a way to change positions.

However, such a big case suddenly fell from the sky - this was not something he could just smooth over.

Now we welcome so many giant Buddhas...

Big beads of sweat rolled down Jing Zhaoyin's fat face, sinking into the goatee under his chin.

"I have met His Highness the Third Highness. I wish you all the best."

"Get up, sit down and talk."

Cen Mingche strode over and sat down on the chair without saying a word.

"How's the case going?"

Jing Zhaoyin wiped his sweat and smiled flatteringly.

"The identities of each deceased have been matched, the bodies have been examined, and people have been sent to visit the place where the girls disappeared."

"It's just that... the host's family is making a fuss about taking the body back for burial."

Cen Mingche's fingers tapped lightly on the armrest.

"Huh? That's all?"

Jing Zhaoyin's eyes rolled around and he was sweating even more.

"And...and, ah, yes, the families of these missing girls all live in the east and south of the city. There are no such cases outside the capital."

"Except for the daughter of the right minister of the Ministry of Rites, the other girls who were victimized all come from small families, but they are all well-raised."

Cen Mingche saw this in the case file last night.

Either she is a girl from a small landowner's family, an embroiderer, or a businessman's daughter.

All in all, they are the kind who don't need to do any heavy work. The biggest injury they can usually suffer is a needle pricking their hand while doing embroidery work.

"Copy down the birthdays and horoscopes of these girls and send them to famous people outside the country to see if there is anything special about them."

Cen Mingche gave the order in a leisurely manner.

"Also, find a girl and ask the hostess of this house if the girl has any birthmarks or scars on her body."

“Let’s ask these people if they have any social interactions with other women.”

The three nuns are nuns, Taoist nuns, and Gua nuns; the six nuns are Yappo, matchmaker, master nun, pious nun, medicine nun, and steady nun.

Everyone knows nuns and Taoist nuns, and this Gua nun refers to a woman who specializes in divination or fortune telling.

Yapo mainly engages in human trafficking; matchmakers take matchmaking as a profession; and masters are women with supernatural powers who worship gods. Chumaxian is a typical "shispo".

The Qianpo mostly bridges the private affairs between men and women; the Yaopo is a female doctor who knows some medical skills and pharmacology; and the Wenpo is a midwife.

Although in this era, the defense between men and women is not serious.But he can enter and leave the inner house freely, and he can also know whether there are any marks on these girls——

Apart from the mother and the personal maid, there are only these three aunts and six wives.

"By the way, the daughter of the right servant of the Ministry of Rites disappeared while offering incense?"

Jing Zhaoyin bent over and wiped the sweat from his forehead.

"Yes, exactly."

Cen Mingche raised his eyebrows slightly.

"Then, did she disappear before offering incense or after offering incense? Which temple did she go to?"

"This this……"

Jing Zhaoyin stammered and couldn't answer.

The Fu Cheng behind him couldn't stand it and stepped forward to reply.

"Your Majesty, he disappeared after offering incense. He went to Shuixian Nunnery outside the city in the north. Because the Shuixian Nunnery worships the Goddess of Luo, it is so named."

Cen Mingche lowered his eyes and pondered.

Besides, this Shuixian Nunnery also appeared in Dream of Red Mansions. It seems to have a lot of contacts with the Jia family. I am afraid it is not a "clean" place, so it is better to go and take a look.

So, Cen Mingche said: "According to my previous instructions, we should visit and investigate as necessary, and find someone to come with me to the Narcissus Nunnery to have a look."

"Just you, take a few people and go with His Highness."

Cen Mingche ordered the Fu Cheng who responded to his words.

This person seems to be much more useful than Jing Zhaoyin.

The group of people went straight to Narcissus Temple.