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Zhao Zhu understood immediately, hugged Lu Li and jumped onto the wall.

There is still no sunshine today, and the sky is gloomy. Although Zhao Zhu is on top of the wall, as long as Zhao Zhu is careful enough and does not move too much, he will not attract attention.

He used the trees by the wall to cover his figure, scanned the surroundings to observe the terrain, and quickly determined a direction, "Start from here."

Lu Li has no objection, anyway, he just wants to see how the people on duty are performing, whether there is any doubt, "Okay, it's up to you."

In any case, I lived in the temple for a few days, and because of the attention of the county magistrate of "Ping Wang's fiancée", Lu Li became acquainted in the temple, and many people have seen her.Being hugged by Zhao Zhu and looking at these monks from a high place in the dark, Lu Li felt very strange, and he could see many things that he would not normally notice more clearly.

For example, the young monk carrying water seems to have high and low shoulders?The shoes under your feet are so worn out, is it because the treatment is too low and you have been bullied?

For example, the fat monk who wiped the Buddha statue accidentally fell down and cursed. Obviously, his temper is not as peaceful as usual. Is it because no one is around so his nature is exposed?

……

But no matter what, these people should... "No martial arts, right?"

He looked back at Zhao Zhu.

Zhao Zhu shook his head slightly, "Knowing martial arts won't make you so embarrassed."

"Then let's continue to look for it." Lu Li sighed in his heart, saying that the pure land of Buddhism, but where there are people, there are rivers and lakes. No matter how detached Buddhist disciples are, they can't get rid of their nature. There will be open and secret fights outside, and there will be here, but the scope to a much lesser extent...

He kept watching for several times like this, until a young monk holding a broom appeared in his field of vision, and Lu Li tugged at Zhao Zhu's sleeve, motioning him to stop.

Zhao Zhu landed in a remote, imperceptible place, and asked in a low voice, "It's him?"

Lu Li pondered, "I don't know. The evidence has not clearly pointed out who the murderer is. Uncle Zhang and the others haven't found the murder weapon with the special mark. I just think that the timing of his appearance is...subtle, so..."

He looked at Zhao Zhu with quiet and cute eyes.

Zhao Zhu understood, "So you want to know if he knows martial arts?"

Lu Li nodded, laughing out his little canine teeth.

"If he knows martial arts, he will be discovered if he gets too close." Zhao Zhu's expression was arrogant, and there was a trace of disgust in his eyes. Lu Li immediately understood that Zhao Zhu would be fine by himself, but with him who doesn't know martial arts, Sure to be found.

Lu Li's eyes dimmed, and he said regretfully, "Then you go by yourself..."

"No need," Zhao Zhu raised an eyebrow at Lu Li, "I have a solution."

Lu Li immediately became happy again, his eyes sparkled, "What can I do?"

Zhao Zhu snorted, picked him up and flew away.

Lu Li: ...Okay, it's Tsundere again.

But as long as he can participate, he doesn't mind at all. He has already seen through Zhao Zhu's temper as a donkey, so he just needs to be coaxed.

Zhao Zhu quickly ran far away holding Lu Li, put Lu Li on the top of the wall, fell down by himself, looked around for a moment, and started to act.

He... quickly dug a hole on the road, then covered it with grass roots and floating soil, and then quickly turned around.

The speed of all this was so fast that Lu Li was dumbfounded.He didn't see what tool Zhao Zhu was using, so he just used those two claws. He didn't know how to do it. He dug a hole once and twice, and it was four inches wide and deep.In the blink of an eye, the floating soil was covered, and it looked no different from before it was dug!

Zhao Zhu also very foresightedly put the handkerchief aside, piled the excavated soil on the handkerchief, dug a pocket of the handkerchief, and there was not even a soil mark on the side...

Lu Li didn't know if this idea was suitable, he felt that Zhao Zhu seemed to be used to this?The method, the speed, the cleanliness of the body after all this is done, obviously well-trained, okay?

Zhao Zhu cleared his eyes and coughed twice, "Maybe he did it in the army before?"

Lu Li: ...Okay.

After that, the two of them leaned on the wall far away, waiting.

After a while, Hongran came slowly with the broom in his arms.

Lu Li heaved a sigh of relief, and looked at Zhao Zhu with admiration: Your predicted route is correct.

Zhao Zhu snorted coldly: Of course, the map of the temple is too simple for me.

Hongran is the same as usual, his steps are relaxed and unhurried, which matches his shy personality very well.Lu Li waited a little anxiously, hurry up, walk faster, and hurry up!

Soon, Hongran came near the hole Zhao Zhu dug, and he stopped.

Lu Li's heart is hanging in his throat, so he won't be discovered!

Zhao Zhu squeezed his wrist: You underestimated me too much!

Hong Ran stood up and continued to walk forward.

Only then did Lu Li realize that Hong Ran was just tidying up the corners of his trousers...

Hongran's foot finally stepped on the pit.

Lu Li waited for him to fall, or... such a scene!

Hongran jumped up suddenly, and made a beautiful little turn in the air!

He knows martial arts! !

From such a distance, you can clearly see his figure drawing an arc in the air, and then landed safely. His movements are beautiful and perfect, and his martial arts must not be low!

He must be the murderer!

Lu Li recalled the course of the case. If the murder went well, there were three difficulties: one was how to poison the victim smoothly, the other was how to dispose of the corpse, and the third was how to avoid the attention of the temple.Hongran is young, not tall, very thin, shy and sincere, not talkative, and shows no signs of danger.If any accident happened to the five dead people while they were eating, it was only natural that they would threaten a young monk like Hongran when they were too lazy to look for it by themselves.Hongran used his harmless appearance to confuse the other party, served him a drink with spices, and then hid silently, waiting for the prey to be poisoned.

He wanted to solve all those who coveted the treasures in the cemetery for the princess, and after confirming that the punishment given was enough, he killed them and disposed of the corpse at the scene.As long as the killing goes well, the latter is the usual practice, and the possibility of being discovered is very low...

After landing safely, Hongran paused for a moment, then turned around.

Lu Li's eyes widened suddenly, he grabbed Zhao Zhu subconsciously, leaned over and lowered his voice, "Will he find out that the pit was intentional!"

Zhao Zhu stepped back a little to increase the distance, "Don't underestimate me."

Seeing Hongran squatting down to look at the pit, Lu Li quickly clapped his hands and stood up, holding the broom and walking away calmly and slowly.

Lu Li took a long breath...

"Even if you suspect it, it's not easy to catch him now, we have no evidence." Lu Li narrowed his eyes slightly, "But we will soon..."

He took the initiative to hug Zhao Zhu and urged him to go, "Let's go back, right away!"

Zhao Zhu raised his eyebrows, as if he had endured something, he didn't speak, and hurried back to the side hall door.

Shen Wansha was a little excited when he saw them, "Where did you two sneak off, and you disappeared as soon as you turned around!"

Lu Li patted his forehead, "Don't make trouble, just do business."

Shen Wansha rubbed his forehead and his face puffed up, but he was not angry, "I want to leave too. Uncle Wang's asking for a confession is not interesting at all, it's not exciting."

"You'll be able to see the excitement later..." Lu Li swept across the field, and was overjoyed to see Zhang Yong not far from the gate of the palace.He walked over quietly, tugged Zhang Yong, and whispered something to him.

Zhang Yong's eyes widened in an instant, with doubts in his heart, and his breathing was a little short.

Lu Li nodded at him with a serious face.

Zhang Yong breathed a sigh of relief, quietly turned to Huang County Magistrate's case, and took advantage of the opportunity to whisper a few words in his ear.

County Magistrate Huang's expression did not change, he only paused for a moment, then nodded with Zhang Yong.

Lu Li knew it, it was done.

Zhang Yong quietly brought a few arresters out of the side hall, and after a while, he brought all the monks on duty.

County magistrate Huang waved his hand and told the monks to disperse and wait aside. Looking at the newly brought monk, he smiled and said slowly, "Today, when the official asks the case, as usual, he should ask all the people in the temple. In order not to delay your errands, I will delay it." After a while, I only called you back to answer now. If you are asked later, you must report truthfully."

The few monks didn't know the inside story, but they had already been instructed by the abbot to ask the truth, and now they clasped their hands together, expressing that they knew everything and said everything.

County Magistrate Huang called Wang Dexing, "You can ask."

Wang Dexing stepped forward to salute, with his back straight, "Yes, my lord."

Wang Dexing had a very long statement in his hand, and it would take a long time to finish all the questions. There was enough delay, and there was nothing to see here, so Lu Li dragged Zhao Zhu and Shen Wansha away with Zhang Yong.

What is Zhang Yong going to do?According to Lu Li's suggestion, search Hongran's room.

Through the autopsy, one can deduce the murderer's history and personality traits, but if the evidence is insufficient, it is not enough to convict the murderer. As long as the murder weapon can be found in Hongran's room...he will not be able to escape!

Hongran needs a weapon to kill a person, and special tools are needed to create a mark on the body of the dead.He is a tomb keeper, and he spends his whole life hanging around here. He doesn't have enough trust in people, so he probably won't hide the murder weapon too far away, which will make him feel insecure.The ancient metal art is not well-developed, especially the sharp iron and weapons, which are less in circulation. In a small place like Shanyang County, any kind of weapon is very eye-catching, he will not take risks...

If he was the murderer, the murder weapon must be nearby!

Zhang Yong was more cautious. Anyway, the county magistrate Huang called all the monks outside the side hall to delay time, and it happened to be a large-scale search.He called all his colleagues who didn't need to stay outside the hall, and asked to search all nearby rooms except Hongran's room.

Lu Li and his entourage followed Zhang Yong and focused on searching Hongran's room. Unfortunately, they searched around and found nothing.

Zhao Zhu was not too surprised, the person who could commit such a murderous crime must be extremely cunning and cautious, it would be abnormal if he was found out after a search.Seeing that Lu Li, Shen Wansha, and Zhang Yong looked too dignified, he crossed his palms and relaxed his fingers, and helped him tap the wall and floor, listening carefully to see if he could find any hidden spaces.

Everyone is very busy.

As time passed, Lu Li's heart became more and more serious. No matter how long County Magistrate Huang could delay, he would not be able to delay for too long. When the person came back, he still couldn't find the murder weapon. Hongran knew that he was suspected, so he might consider running away...

Just as he was thinking, there was a sudden loud noise in the room. Lu Li turned his head and saw Shen Wansha standing stiffly by the wall, staring at the broken pottery at his feet.

Seeing everyone looking over, Shen Wansha scratched his head angrily, "The pattern on this incense tube is very beautiful, I want to pick it up and have a look, accidentally... I didn't mean to..."

If the murder weapon was not found and someone else’s belongings were broken, it would be a bit offensive. Lu Li sighed, “It’s okay, if the murderer wasn’t him, we’ll apologize…” Before he finished speaking, his gaze unexpectedly fell on those on the ground. On the fragments, I was stunned for a moment.

This is a pottery incense tube, as the name suggests, it is used to hold incense sticks.The incense sticks in Ciguang Temple are all dark brown with bright yellow undertones. These incense sticks are mainly made of wood powder or charcoal powder, and there is no bamboo core in the middle, so they are easy to break and need to be stored carefully.

The incense tube fell on the ground and broke, and the incense stick fell out and broke, which is normal. The only abnormal thing is that there is a very strong incense stick in the pile of debris. It is complete and not broken at all!

Lu Li found it strange, knelt down and picked up the incense, he felt something wrong as soon as he got the incense, the incense was cold to the touch, with a sense of weight, which was different from ordinary incense sticks.

He immediately held Xiang in front of his eyes and observed carefully...

In just a moment, joy appeared on his face, this is not incense sticks, this is a piece of iron wire!

The thickness is the same as that of incense sticks, and the color of the lacquer is similar to that of incense sticks, but it will not break when folded, and the hardness is very high. This is not an ordinary iron wire!

Looking at the two ends, one end has a flat cross section, nothing can be seen, but the other end has a very obvious mark, which is the 'x' that always appears on corpses these days!

"I found it!" Lu Li immediately held up the wire in his hand, "This is the murderer's tool to make a mark!"

At the same time, Zhao Zhu also said, "I found it, there is a hidden compartment under the bed, and there is a long knife hidden."