Chapter 1836: The Crime Scene

By the time Zhao Yu and others arrived at the crime scene, it was already completely dark.

Due to the narrow roads in the community, they could only park their cars outside and walk in.

Not only was there a yellow line outside Guandi Temple, but there were also many police officers on duty.

Perhaps, it was because the case was more sinister, so the police officers on duty were far more than normal cases, and there were as many as a dozen.

However, even so, Zhao Yu could clearly feel that the expressions of these police officers were still not natural, and it was obvious that they were still faintly worried.

Although the Guandi Temple has been renovated recently, it still looks extremely dilapidated. The stench inside the temple makes people uncomfortable.

For this reason, Zhang Ling's police officers specially prepared masks for Zhao Yu and others, but Zhao Yu himself did not wear them.

All the headlights in the temple had been damaged long ago, so the police temporarily prepared a few lighting lamps, and when Zhao Yu entered, they all turned on and were as bright as day.

"This is the scene of the crime," Zhang Ling led Zhao Yu to the back of the statue, and introduced, "It is blocked by the statue, so it is difficult for people who enter the Guandi Temple to notice!"

"Then..." Zhao Yu looked at the scene and asked, "Who discovered it?"

"It rained heavily yesterday," Zhang Ling introduced. "Director Zhang Yun of the demolition department and his colleagues were investigating the community. The rain was too heavy, so they hid in the temple to avoid the rain, and found the victim!"

"What time?" Zhao Yu asked again.

"Around 12 noon," Zhang Ling said, "I called the police as soon as I found the victim. The criminal police from the sub-bureau rushed to the scene first, and then notified our city bureau..."

"Have you asked the residents?" Zhao Yu continued to ask, "Does anyone come here usually?"

"Very few," Zhang Ling replied, "We asked the neighborhood committee, the street, and the residents, and they said that no one came to this Guandi Temple to burn incense. Although the door is open, only some students who play truant will come Come here, smoke here or something...

"We have already started door-to-door investigations, and we have also sent a team to nearby schools to inquire about..."

While Zhang Ling was speaking, Zhao Yu took the photo of the crime scene, stepped behind the statue, and began to think seriously.

Seeing Zhao Yu thinking seriously,

Zhang Ling wanted to say something else, but he didn't dare to speak out.

"Leave me alone..." Zhao Yu said without raising his head, "Go ahead and talk about yourself, I'm listening!"

"Oh..." Zhang Ling then continued, "The forensics department did not find any suspicious fingerprints or dander tissue, and the fingerprints found on the guqin were all from the deceased himself.

"Also, the deceased was dressed up as a Taoist priest, and the Taoist priest's clothes were not real Taoist priest's clothes. From the fabric and style, they looked more like costumes for TV or performances.

"We should also send people to search for channels, and they will compare them one by one according to the composition of the fabrics. However, there are many theater troupes and film and television companies here in Andu, um... they... um... need some time..."

The reason why Zhang Ling became hesitant was because he found that Zhao Yu sometimes stood up, sometimes meditated, and in the end, he was lying on the ground, which made his skin crawl. It was the first time he saw someone surveying the crime scene like this.

"Also... and..." Zhang Ling could only continue to introduce, "We also sent people to investigate the relationship of the deceased Niu Jinkui to see if it was a vendetta..."

"A vendetta..." Cui Lizhu shook her head and said, "This case doesn't look like a vendetta!"

"Indeed..." Zeng Ke nodded and said, "It feels a bit like the case in France that the team leader mentioned before!"

"You mean... the oil painting murder case?" Cui Lizhu said empathetically, "We want to go together, and that's what I thought just now!

"Hmm... Sister Wu," Cui Lizhu turned to Wu Xiumin and asked, "What do you think? Do you feel that the deceased is more like a work of art? Didn't you say that ghost culture is popular here in Fengtao Bay?"

"It's hard to say now," Wu Xiumin said cautiously, "We have to look at the corpse again before we can make a profile. On the surface, this case is indeed different from ordinary crimes..."

"Fengtao Bay is just a general term," Zhang Ling explained to Cui Lizhu, "In the past, it generally referred to the southeast of Andu District, along the Jiang'an River.

"It is said that there was a large-scale city here at first, but then the city was massacred, and all the people in the city were killed.

"Those who escaped by chance later built ghost temples to save the souls of the dead in honor of these tragic deaths, so a unique ghost culture gradually formed...

"However... the ghost culture is actually to persuade people to be kind and do good deeds in the final analysis, but it doesn't teach anyone to kill!?"

"So..." Cui Lizhu looked at Zhao Yu and whispered to everyone, "I think this matter should have something to do with the ghost king case 66 years ago. I said this uncle..." Cui Lizhu turned to Zhang Ling, " Regarding that Tao Yulan, have you found anything?

"Does Tao Yulan have descendants or something? Does his descendant want to fulfill Tao Yulan's last wish?"

"Hmm... well..." Zhang Ling's face was slightly embarrassed, "I...we haven't found it yet, it's too old, we need time..."

"Tao Yulan is an opera singer," Cui Lizhu said again, "The victim who died now is also an opera singer. Let me see, is there a notice or something? A reminder to all opera singers?

"I bet this case will never end like this..."

After Cui Lizhu finished speaking, she immediately realized her gaffe, and quickly covered her mouth.

Although her worry was reasonable to some extent, it was obviously inappropriate to speak out in such a large audience, and it would detract from her status as a special coordinator.

Sure enough, all the police officers present gave Cui Lizhu strange looks, and the scene was a little awkward.

"Captain Zhang," at this moment, Zhao Yu finally recovered from his state of selflessness, and said to Zhang Ling, "Our Little Cui's reminder is not unreasonable, but... in the current situation, it is obvious that reminders alone are not enough , the top priority, we still have to catch the murderer as soon as possible!

"How about this..." Zhao Yu said solemnly, "Since the murderer did it so meticulously, I believe he must have put a lot of effort into the deceased Niu Jinkui.

"So, you send someone to find out all the surveillance videos about Niu Jinkui in the past month, observe and compare them one by one, and deduce the videos to see if anyone is following him or watching him secretly?"

"Oh! I understand, I understand..." Zhang Ling wiped the cold sweat off his forehead, nodded and said, "I'll arrange someone to do it!"

"Also," Zhao Yu continued, "Niu Jinkui's WeChat and address book have also been checked thoroughly to see if there are any suspicious characters or messages.

"Finally, we need to investigate the video about Niu Jinkui on the night when the crime happened, and find out how Niu Jinkui was kidnapped by the murderer that night..."

"We are already doing this, we are doing it..." Zhang Ling nodded, "Don't worry! Then..." He raised his head and asked Zhao Yu, "Next, do you want to go to the police station to check the body?"

"Go!" Zhao Yu said bluntly, "But there is one more thing, I hope you can help me with it!"

"Oh? What's the matter? Just tell me!"

"Please bring me the "Record of the Ghost King" and show it to me..." Zhao Yu said, "I still don't know who the ten ghosts recorded on it are!

"At least, you have to know who the next ghost king will be?"