Chapter 13 Sorry, I Saw the Answer Directly when You Were Solving the Problem

The river rumbled like the sea.

The waves rolled, and there was no edge.

Hui Lijing stared at the big river in front of her dumbfounded.

She could swear that twenty minutes ago, this was the entrance to the market, the asphalt road, and even the white arrows on the road were just painted, very new.

But now?

became a river.

The two stone pillars that were originally blocking the entry of the car, at this time, became the wooden stakes on the dock to tie the boat, which seemed very harmonious.

But Hui Lijing felt abrupt.

She was horrified and bewildered.

After three or four seconds, Hui Lijing recovered.

She turned to look at Jason.

Jason calmly put Ryosuke on the ground, and then, looking at the big river, he seemed to be looking for something.

Is there something on the river?

Hui Lijing thought, and looked at the whole river like Jason did.

But the water on the river was so smoky, I couldn't see anything at all.

However, Hui Lijing did not interrupt Jason.

Professional things, to professional people to do.

Hui Lijing knew this famous saying.

Moreover, it is generally regarded as a holy decree.

Of course, there is the last half of the sentence:

Do what you can.

Hui Lijing turned around and looked behind her, her eyes turned to the darkness behind her.

In the distance, the lights of Tongshou Temple are dotted.

Not only did it not bring light, but it made the surrounding darkness even more intense.

The big river behind him rumbled, and Hui Lijing's hand involuntarily held the handle of the gun.

Her intuition told her that there was something in the darkness.

In fact, so too.

Just a few seconds later, the sound of clear footsteps came——

Tatata!

The footsteps were very fast and messy.

Even just listening to the footsteps, you can feel a sense of panic.

Hui Lijing raised the gun subconsciously.

"Don't shoot!"

The figure rushing out of the darkness immediately saw Hui Lijing holding a gun, and immediately raised her hands and shouted loudly.

This is a man dressed in a suit and dressed like an office worker. At this moment, his face is panic, and his body is shaking.

And behind this office worker-like man, there is a man and a woman.

The man was a middle-aged man with glasses and a not burly figure. He was wearing a shirt, trousers, and an apron. The apron was not used in the kitchen, but in a convenience store. It clearly read— Convenient for seven days.

The last one who came out was a young girl.

Wearing a school uniform, with shawl hair, a tender face, and a school badge with Tongshou High School written on it.

All three were at a loss.

Then, they all looked at the gun in Hui Lijing's hand in fear.

Hui Lijing didn't put down the gun, she asked directly after glancing at the three of them.

"Who are you?"

"I'm an employee of Dayuan Electronics Company."

"I'm a clerk at Seven Days Convenience."

"I'm a student at Tongshou High School."

Facing the muzzle, the three of them were very honest, without any hesitation.

"Why are you here?"

Hui Lijing continued to ask.

"I came here to eat. There's a nice ramen shop here. I'm going to have a meal after work and then go home. Isn't that what a bachelor's day is like?"

The office worker said,

While trying to relax the atmosphere.

But the effect was not good. When he saw that Hui Lijing's muzzle had no intention of lowering it, he immediately closed his mouth wisely and raised his hand high again.

So did the clerk.

The opponent, who raised his hands, replied.

"The convenience store where I work is in the market. When I was changing shifts just now, I went to the back alley to smoke a cigarette, but before I finished smoking, the whole alley became dark, and then I walked out of the alley. , and found that everyone was gone."

When the clerk said these words, his voice trembled slightly.

With the appearance of the middle-aged man, he appeared honest and reliable.

The female student was the last to speak.

"I need to go through here to get home, but I don't know why, it got dark as I walked around, and then, I ran into them - at the entrance of Tongshou Temple."

"There is light there, and I wanted to go there to hide in the first place!"

"But, but..."

The female student's words became stuttering.

"But what?"

Hui Lijing asked.

"Corpse!"

"Just at the gate of Tongshou Temple, there is a corpse hanging!"

The female student gathered up her courage and said.

The office worker and the store clerk also nodded, confirming what the female student said.

Hui Lijing frowned.

Corpse?

The female mercenary who dreamed of becoming a detective with a barista dream was certain that when she and Jason left Tongshou Temple, there were absolutely no corpses. , must be clearly seen.

"Are you sure it's the gate?"

To confirm, Hui Lijing asked again.

"confirm!"

"It's at the gate!"

"I can see clearly from the door!"

The female student nodded affirmatively.

"Yes."

"I can testify."

"I can too."

Office workers and shop assistants also joined in.

"Did the body hang after we left?"

Hui Lijing thought.

She and Jason didn't leave Tongshou Temple for a long time, and there was no one in Tongshou Temple before.

Except... that old monk!

Will the other party be the murderer?

Hui Lijing thought subconsciously.

This is an instinctive perception. Although the old monk seemed kind and kind, it was so strange that he disappeared, which made Hui Lijing very suspicious.

However, Hui Lijing didn't immediately confirm her thoughts, she turned her head to look at Jason.

Jason still maintained his previous posture at this time, overlooking the entire river.

Under Hui Lijing's gaze, Jason turned around.

However, instead of looking at the three newly appearing people, he looked at Ryosuke.

One second, two seconds, three seconds.

In the end, Ryosuke couldn't bear it any longer and opened his eyes.

"When did you find out?"

Ryosuke stood up with his intact hands on the ground, looking at Jason.

"When you just woke up."

Jason replied.

"Is it because of breathing?"

Ryosuke asked again.

"Um."

Jason didn't deny it, although he only discovered it because he heard the other person's heartbeat missed two beats.

"Sure enough, with a guy like you, it's not enough to be careful."

Muttering similar words, Ryosuke first nodded to Hui Lijing, and then looked at the three people in front of him.

"Three, I'm a policeman."

"This is my police officer ID."

"Can you please take me to see the body?"

Ryosuke showed the police officer's certificate.

Immediately, the office worker, the store clerk, and the female student were clearly relieved.

"Of course, Sergeant."

The office worker said immediately.

The clerk and the female student also nodded.

Ryosuke turned to look at Jason.

"Although I don't know how this river appeared, I think the corpse that just appeared is the key to where we are here. If you want to leave, you must see the corpse."

Ryosuke said.

Jason didn't deny it.

Hui Lijing did not deny it either.

However, Hui Lijing had this doubt.

She was wondering why Jason had been looking at the river for so long.

What exactly is in the river?

Or, what makes Jason care so much?

Is it the fish in the river?

There can be no monsters in the river, right?

Hui Lijing thought.

Then, inexplicably, she thought of the guy who claimed to be a little monk with a half human and half skeleton. It seemed... it was not impossible. Since dusk, the whole street has become strange.

What happens again, Hui Lijing can also accept it.

Not at the front of the line.

Not to mention the three of them.

Hui Lijing moved forward as close to Jason as possible.

'How do you survive on the battlefield? ’

'Follow the veterans. ’

This was what the instructor told her when she was parting from the training camp.

And this sentence saved her more than once.

Although it is not a battlefield now.

But also applies.

She is a rookie facing the "mystery side", and naturally she will follow a veteran like Jason.

"What do I need to do in a moment?"

Hui Lijing looked at Officer Liang Jie who was following the three and asked Jason softly.

"Wait and watch."

Jason said lightly.

"it is good."

Hui Lijing nodded immediately.

From three people to a group of six, Hui Lijing and Jason walked at the end with lanterns, female students, shop assistants, and office workers walked at the front, and the portable flashlight in Ryosuke's hand illuminated them.

The market was not long, and soon, they returned to the gate of Tongshou Temple.

Then, at a glance, he saw the corpse hanging in front of the gate of Tongshou Temple.

The corpse was half sunk into the shadows under the lights of the temple, and the blood flowed from the body and pooled under the feet.

The moment he saw the corpse, Ryosuke's face changed greatly.

"Under the rock!"

The middle-aged police officer blurted out.

Then, the middle-aged police officer rushed over, and he needed to confirm the identity of the other party.

Indeed that bastard!

After a while, the middle-aged police officer had an accurate answer.

But……

Didn't he shoot each other before?

After that, not only was he shot, but the back of his head hit something.

Then he fell into a coma.

However, one thing is certain, before he fell into a coma, Iwashita was still alive. He shot the opponent in the chest, but did not penetrate the heart, and the opponent fell to the ground with serious injuries.

After that...

He has no impression.

When he woke up, he saw Jason and Hui Lijing.

Subconsciously, Ryosuke looked at Jason and Hui Lijing.

"It has nothing to do with us!"

"We just found you here!"

"Then, when I was about to leave, I brought you with me!"

Facing Ryosuke's scrutiny eyes, Hui Lijing said immediately.

"Sorry, it's just a habit."

"Can you help me put the body down?"

Ryosuke said.

Hui Lijing looked at Jason and said immediately after finding that Jason had no objection.

"Can."

After Hui Lijing finished speaking, she stepped on the wall and climbed to the top of the wall. Then, she squatted down and came to the beam of the gate of Tongshou Temple.

Completely made of solid wood, it is square and 20 cm wide, with decorations such as eaves and plaques on it.

From Hui Lijing's angle at the moment, it can be clearly seen that the corpse was wrapped around the neck by the end of a rope, hanging on the beam of the gate of Tongshou Temple, wrapped around the neck, and wrapped around the beam. After one turn, the rope was tied into a dead knot.

From the beam to the neck of the corpse, there was a gap of about 30 cm.

But the knot didn't wobble.

There was no rubbing blood on the neck of the corpse.

Proof that the body was hung here after death.

But the blood on the ground is only under the feet, but not around.

The reason why the corpse was bleeding a lot was not the gunshot wound on the chest, but the knife wound on the back.

A narrow, smooth stab wound that pierces the heart.

"It should be that the injury on the chest was too severe, which made the other party fall into a coma or a situation of inconvenience. Then, the murderer appeared behind the deceased and killed the other party with one knife."

"Without any trembling, and without any hesitation."

"He's a good hand with a knife."

"Just...why aren't there any traces near the beam?"

Hui Lijing observed the beam, and the Tongshou Temple was very clean. Obviously, the monks in it often cleaned it, but there were also places that could not be cleaned.

Example: house beams.

Therefore, there is a fine layer of ash on the house beams.

But the strangest thing is that here, except for the ash under the rope that was rubbed off, the surrounding ash was not rubbed off at all.

It was as if the rope was automatically wrapped around the beam.

Can……

how can that be?

From the ground to the beam, there is a height of 3 meters. What kind of rope can be automatically wound?

Even if it is thrown, how is the dead knot hit?

It can't be played out of thin air, right?

Out of the detective's instinct, Hui Lijing couldn't help thinking.

"Can you put the body down?"

Ryosuke asked below.

"The rope is in a dead knot and needs to be cut."

Hui Lijing replied.

Ryosuke frowned.

Not destroying the crime scene, as a criminal policeman, he naturally knows.

Can't just let it go...

Ryosuke took a few steps back, and then rushed.

Raising his uninjured arm, he propped himself up against the wall with difficulty.

If you can't let go, go up.

Squatting on the wall, Ryosuke carefully looked at the corpse and the knot under the rock, and then he fell into the same doubts as Hui Lijing.

what!

The light of a portable flashlight swept across the plaque of Tongshou Temple.

The shadow behind the sign caught Ryosuke's attention.

"What's there?"

Ryosuke asked.

"Like a box?"

Hui Lijing replied unsurely.

Then, Hui Lijing stretched out her arm and wanted to take out the things behind the plaque, but because of the distance, Hui Lijing was completely out of reach.

Even if you hold on to the eaves with one hand, you can't reach out with the other.

Even Hui Lijing couldn't reach it, and of course the injured Ryosuke didn't need to mention it.

"I'm looking for the ladder."

Ryosuke said this and jumped off the wall.

Temples like Tongshou Temple must have ladders.

Office workers, shop assistants, and schoolgirls watched Ryosuke who jumped down, and stood there obediently without moving.

Seems to be overwhelmed.

It seemed to be terrified.

Jason looked at the three of them, then looked at Liang Jie who came out carrying the ladder, then looked at Hui Lijing who looked inquiringly, and sighed slightly in his heart.

He also wants to find out the murderer with extraordinary observation and careful logic.

But he can't do it!

The tombkeeper's [Death Perception] made him see who the murderer was at a glance.

Looking at Ryosuke who was about to climb the ladder, Jason stepped out and stood in front of office workers, shop assistants, and female students. .

After his eyes glanced at the three of them, he said—

"The murderer is..."