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"Everything fits, it's an old monk named Jie Chen..." Lu Li jumped up suddenly, his expression was very excited, "Have you found the murderer?"

Zhao Zhu shook his head, "Jie Chen is dead."

Lu Li was stunned, "Dead?"

"Dead eight years ago."

dead... died eight years ago...

Lu Li sat back on the chair blankly, "It shouldn't be..."

"At present, the only person who is in line with your conjecture and judgment is Jie Chen." Zhao Zhu's voice was low, with a unique calm rhythm, "He has high martial arts skills, a withdrawn personality, and hates evil as much as hatred, but everything entrusted to him will be handled with care. He can do very well. Besides, he likes to be alone and is very loyal to Ciguang Temple. The older monks in the temple are very impressed with him. Although there are not many intersections, he can still tell some general past. In terms of time performance There is overlap with the bones you have examined, and it is very likely that the dead body in the corpse well died at his hands."

"But he's dead... how can he kill again after he's dead?" Lu Li blinked, thinking of a possibility, "Could it be a fake death?"

"It's unlikely," Zhao Zhu's slender eyes narrowed slightly, "The cremation will be three days after the abstinence from anger, and all the disciples will be present to watch the ceremony. It's too difficult to pretend to be dead."

Moreover, if there is no particularly serious accident or sudden desire, no one will be willing to perform a fake death. The fake death is too complicated and too easy to be exposed, and the gain outweighs the gain.

Lu Li was silent, he understood the truth, but the case became more and more clear, he was a little impatient, and couldn't help but think of the ancients in a more powerful direction, isn't it always played like this in TV dramas?He has also seen with his own eyes the magic of ancient martial arts... such as the one sitting next to him.

Lu Li glanced at Zhao Zhu.

Zhao Zhu raised his brows slightly, and his eyes were getting darker, as if he was satisfied with the way he looked straight at him...or not?

Lu Li shook his head, it's better not to think about Zhao Zhu's thoughts now, this guy's brain hole has always been difficult to understand.

He crossed his hands and propped his chin, "How old was Jie Chen when he died?"

"Eight out of sixty."

68... If you are old enough, no matter how powerful your martial arts are, you can't resist your old age...

Lu Li paused after thinking about it, and looked at Zhao Zhu with bright eyes, "You said that when he was cremated, all the disciples were present to watch the ceremony. He has martial arts, so does he also have disciples?"

Zhao Zhu nodded slightly, "He is responsible for teaching martial arts to monks. All the martial arts disciples in Ciguang Temple, regardless of their age, have been taught by him."

"Is that what his apprentice did!" Lu Li thumped the table, his voice was urgent and fast, "I only remember to confirm the characteristics of the murderer according to the appearance of the bones, but I overlooked one point. The grave guards have been here for generations, how did they do it?" Inheritance? Maybe it was blood before, passed from father to son to grandson, but he is a monk in Ciguang Temple. As he grows older, how does he choose the next generation of tomb keeper? Will he choose a young monk to preach and teach, secretly Instill influence, let him form a different outlook on life and morality, so that he can inherit his legacy after his death?"

"Just now I found a new skeleton from Shenjing. It has been dead for at least 40 to 20 years. The bones were broken decisively and simply. The murderer was very calm when killing. The same is true for the bones that died [-] years ago. On the contrary, the bones that died about ten years ago have broken bones. There will be repeated appearances on the surface, indicating that the perpetrators are weak or hesitant. Before the excavation of too many ancient bones, I ignored it. I thought that the murderer was unstable in the early stage of killing and would hesitate. Now that I think about it, it may be The murderer is getting old, his hands trembling, his eyesight is blurry, and his strength is not good enough!"

Lu Li pulled the chair closer to Zhao Zhu, moved his body forward, and gestured with his fingers, "Jie Chen was killing people decades ago, and the early bone trauma was decisive and straightforward. After ten years or so, the bones showed hesitation and repetition. Knowing that the old man could not continue, he began to hand over this task to his apprentice. No matter what education he received, when a person starts killing people, he will definitely feel nervous and hesitant. , it may be an apprentice, or it may be that the two murdered together. They completed the handover of the old and new tomb guards at this time. After that, the tomb guards will be replaced. What we are looking for is not a very old man over 40 years old. The murderer, but a young, just mature gravekeeper!"

After Lu Li finished his analysis, he looked at Zhao Zhu expectantly.

Zhao Zhu saw his big black and white eyes staring at him eagerly, with an expression of pleading for approval and praise, very well-behaved and a little pitiful... He couldn't help but put his big hand on the top of Lu Li's hair and rubbed it.

"Very good, the analysis makes sense."

Lu Li really wanted to ask for approval, even if he didn't agree, it would be good to give him an objection basis to re-plan his thinking, but Zhao Zhu agrees, which shows that there is no loophole in his speculation.With the development of the case to this day, all kinds of evidence surfaced, getting closer and closer to the truth, and his heart became a little restless, especially wanting to uncover the last layer of cloth and find out who the murderer is.

"But who is this person..." He couldn't figure it out.

Zhao Zhu pushed the teacup on the table to him, "Drink water."

Lu Li felt that his mouth was indeed a little dry, he picked up the teacup and drank it, his brows were slightly frowned, and he continued to think.

He remembered what Zhai Xing had said in the ancient tomb. Zhai Xing said that he had arrived at the scene of the crime at the second quarter of Yinshi. At that time, the four people in Xiangyuan were dead, and he faintly saw the murderer staggering away. There was a strong smell of incense in the room... …

Lu Li's eyes flickered slightly, "Zhao Zhu, how much do you know about Mixiang?"

Zhao Zhu held the pot and refilled the teacup, "What do you want to ask?"

"Mixiang is often used." By the time the star is picked, the four of them are dead and the murderer has already succeeded, so why put Mixiang?

"Mixiang has blowing smoke, powder that can dissolve in water, and wax pellets that burn violently and quickly. Generally speaking, the higher the taste, the lighter the color..." Zhao Zhu closed his eyes slightly as he spoke. Eyes, the corners of the lips curled up clearly, "The four are dead, but the murderer was poisoned by the fragrance."

The accent in the words is very subtle.

Lu Li's eyeballs rolled quickly, and he suddenly stopped, "Mixiang was put by the dead!"

Zhao Zhu nodded, "It must be so."

"The murderer finally killed the one with the highest martial arts among the dead. The deceased had the highest martial arts and was the leader of the group. He was struggling all the time, and finally got the opportunity to release Mixiang at the last time... He didn't use any other killing moves, probably because of his strength. I can’t hold it, there’s only this thing left at hand!” Lu Li suddenly remembered a sign on the corpse, took Zhao Zhu’s hand and walked to the five-person morgue, “There’s something you need to see!”

The temperature in the morgue is still very low. Fortunately, it is winter, the normal temperature is below zero, and the corpse is in good condition.Lu Li pulled Zhao Zhu to the side of the T-shaped corpse, lifted the white cloth covering the corpse, and pulled out the left palm of the corpse, "Look here."

Zhao Zhu leaned slightly, looked down over Lu Li's shoulder, and saw a little burning mark on the palm of the corpse, the size of a soybean, very obvious.

"Is it possible that it's a mystery..." Lu Li turned his head, and his voice suddenly stopped.

He didn't expect Zhao Zhu to be so close to him... No, he knew Zhao Zhu was by his side, but he didn't expect Zhao Zhu to bend down to look at the signs of the corpse, his head was so low, and if he turned his head suddenly, the two of them would... Got in touch.

The tip of his nose brushed against the side of Zhao Zhu's face, and it's very likely that... his mouth also.

Lu Li's face was a little red.

There will always be some mistakes when you are too serious, it’s okay, but the ancient folk customs are conservative, and Zhao Zhu doesn’t seem to like being touched by others, will he be misunderstood by doing this... His eyes flickered for a moment, and he didn’t dare to look at Zhao Zhu .

Zhao Zhu felt his cheeks were slightly warm, and slightly wet, and seeing Lu Li's blushing, shy and flustered look... he understood everything.

He was a little surprised by Lu Li's boldness and enthusiasm, but what he had to say was that he didn't hate it, and maybe he was a little proud in his heart.

It is indeed an elegant thing for such a talented and handsome young man to like him so deeply without knowing his identity.

But although Lu Li has a marriage contract with him, he is not a woman, and marrying a man is still a bit...Zhao Zhu frowned slightly, Lu Li is good, he is a talent, even if he falls in love with wishful thinking, it is not easy to be delayed, he is a good prince, he does not want to marry, He had to find a way to make Lu Li lose this love.

The boy is still young, and both the country and the people are good talents. If you love yourself too much, there will be no good results.

But Lu Li loves him too much, it seems a bit troublesome to refuse...

Zhao Zhu sighed with some annoyance in his heart, and continued the topic in a light tone, as if he hadn't noticed the scene just now, "It's probably drugged."

Seeing that he didn't pay attention, Lu Li breathed a sigh of relief. It would be even better if he didn't notice, so there's no need to be embarrassed at all!

Zhao Zhu looked at Lu Li exhaling from the end of his eyes, and turned his face away, "There is a soybean-sized misty pill on the market. It has special ingredients and is extremely effective. When crushed, it will ignite sparks and emit smoke. It works instantly, but it lasts for a long time. The sex is not long, and there will be small burn marks after it is triggered, just like the marks on the palm of this person."

"The palm of the deceased was flattened, it doesn't look like it was crushed..." Lu Li rubbed his chin and recalled, "The corpse was lying on its stomach at that time, with its palms pressed under its body... It may be due to lack of strength, plus physical strength to crush the pill. Or the pill was lost before, and he finally found it, in short, he failed to rely on this pill to save himself and his subordinates from being killed, it only prevented the murderer from disposing of the scene and the corpse."

It is possible that the misty fragrance has already spread after picking up the stars, and the murderer staggered, maybe he just woke up after fainting.The murderer is used to doing the work, everything is in the palm of his hand, and there is a time schedule for every step. If he is overwhelmed by the ecstasy, he has no time to dispose of the corpse, so that the corpse was found in the wild.

Lu Li discussed all the conjectures with Zhao Zhu, and Zhao Zhu nodded his head to express his approval. Lu Li summoned the guards of the mortuary to inform him of all the clues and information he had compiled and asked him to pass it on to County Magistrate Huang.

The arrester repeated it twice for fear of missing something, and after making sure it was correct, he walked away solemnly. Lu Li frowned and looked into the distance, not looking happy.

Zhao Zhu didn't understand, "What's wrong?"

Lu Li bit his lip and clicked his tongue softly, "What we encountered in the ancient tomb before, especially the judgment of the authenticity of the cemetery, I didn't tell the county magistrate Huang in detail. I always think this is very important. It's not good if more people know about it. But the ancient tomb is related to this case, and County Magistrate Huang is the parent of this county..."

Zhao Zhu snorted lightly, and said in the voice of "I don't think such a trivial matter is worth worrying about", "He doesn't need to know."

Lu Li... was not comforted.Because Zhao Zhu is always so crazy!

But he just felt a little sorry, he believed in his own judgment, and he couldn't tell others about this matter at will.

"What do you think about picking up the stars? Since he can run, why didn't he run while you were away, but stayed here obediently and didn't run until the ancient tomb? What does he want?" Lu Li thought of picking up the stars that day Looking back at Zhao Zhu, "Do you... know him?"

Zhao Zhu's expression was not very good, "I don't know you." It's just a dissolute alien, so it's not worth worrying about, "You don't need to worry about it either."

Lu Li: ... Well, he understands, Zhao Zhu knows Zhai Xing, but he doesn't want to tell him.

"Lu Li! Little Lizi!"

The two were standing at the door and staring at each other, when Shen Wansha came over and saw Zhao Zhu was there, his eyes widened and he slapped his thigh, "Oh brother Zhao, you are back, little Lizi wants to kill you Already!"