Chapter 461 Small Temple

The wilderness of Qu'an County is less than 10 kilometers away from the county seat.

The road becomes narrower when the car arrives here. It takes more time to drive two miles along the small road than to drive 100 kilometers on the highway.

"The body was found 20 meters behind here." The policeman who found it that day pointed to a bush, and after confirming the location, he pointed forward and said, "This side leads to a temple on the mountain. Occasionally, some people come to the temple to do free volunteer work. They are called lay Buddhists. At first, we followed this line of thought to find people, but we have not been able to confirm their identities."

"When we found it, the body was very decomposed, could you smell it?"

"When we came over, it was faint. Those who have never smelled the stench of a corpse may not know what it is. It is similar to the stench of dead rats on the roadside." The policeman knew what Jiang Yuan meant by asking, so he continued, "Walk in from the roadside. You can't walk directly from this side. You have to walk from the front and walk a few dozen meters or a hundred meters inside..."

He pointed to the road, and Liu Jinghui said simply, "Go over and take a look."

Originally, they came to see the scene, so the policeman didn't say anything more. He took a few people and walked a few dozen meters forward, passed between two trees, and then walked in on the thatched path.

The policeman introduced as he walked: "This road leads to an orchard. Now the orchard is deserted. Children don't steal fruits anymore. Almost no one walks on the road."

Liu Jinghui immediately asked: "Are all the people who know this road locals?"

"The volunteers in the temple also know it. They were willing to pick some fruits to eat in previous years. This year, the fruits are not ripe yet, so no one has walked on it."

"So, the first person you suspect is the people in the temple."

The policeman did not hide it. He said, "No one is missing in the local area. Most of them are volunteers in the temple. But it is not clear how long the bodies have been rotting here. The volunteers in the temple come and go, and the records are not complete."

"People who come to volunteer should come in groups, calling friends and so on."

"Maybe, but there are also people who come alone. The temple here is not big. It was okay to walk on the road at night before. Hey..."

Liu Jinghui nodded after listening. He originally wanted to rest these days, but if he didn't go home, it would be a bit boring to stay in Qu'an County.

In addition, Jiang Yuan would need a week or two to perform skull repair surgery. He thought, if he could solve the case by reasoning, wouldn't it be great?

Liu Jinghui wanted to come to the scene to see it, and Jiang Yuan actually followed him, but he was carrying a laptop, and he was going to see the body dumping scene, and then continue to perform skull repair surgery. Liu Jinghui felt that Jiang Yuan had a bit of the original soup and original food.

The policeman led a few people and turned around to a puddle, and then said: "It's almost here. The body was half in the water at that time. When we arrived, the upper body was already unrecognizable, and there was something in the lower body. The clothes were all rotten."

After a brief description, the policeman continued: "The water in the puddle was drained at that time, and there was nothing in it. The current water should have accumulated recently."

"This is not a place known to strangers." Liu Jinghui looked around. It's a good place to kill people. It's quiet in a busy place, not far from the road, and the conditions are good. It feels like a carefully selected place.

With all these things, in his opinion, the probability of a stranger committing this crime is already very low.

"Do you want to investigate the scene?" Liu Jinghui turned to ask Jiang Yuan.

"Let's take a look." Jiang Yuan handed the backpack to Mu Zhiyang, put on a headgear and footgear, and began to walk around the puddle.

It rained a few days ago, which made the field investigation in the wild particularly difficult.

In addition to the grass and vegetation on the ground, Jiang Yuan did not get a suitable footprint. At first, there might be a probability, but it was estimated that it would be difficult.

"Let's go to the temple." Jiang Yuan delayed for half an hour, took another photo, and left here.

Several people climbed up the hill unsteadily.

At the flat point on the top of the mountain, the ground began to be paved with red bricks and cement.

There was actually a small shop and a tourist specialty store in the temple. When I got closer, I saw that the two stores had the same owner.

The boss was a woman in her forties. She was bored and scrolling through her phone. When she saw someone coming, she immediately stood up with high interest. When she saw that it was a policeman, she felt a little helpless and took the initiative to ask: "Are you here to investigate the case?"

"Sister Li." The policeman looked very polite and asked: "Are there many people coming to play recently?"

"People are dead, how can anyone come? Those who come are old customers. Have you eaten?" The boss finally said a little more friendly.

"No, I've been thinking about your braised meat for a long time." The policeman smiled and introduced to both sides: "Sister Li's braised meat is a specialty of our Qu'an County. If she didn't come to the temple, she would do business in the city and earn a temple a year."

"Don't talk about money in the temple." Sister Li stood up and opened a pot behind her. Sure enough, braised meat was boiling in it.

A strong aroma came to my nose.

"Sandwich? 7 yuan each." Sister Li asked.

"Two per person!" The policeman said, and then said, "Many people from Qu'an come to this temple to eat Sister Li's braised meat pies."

"Not so many people. Especially recently, there are not many people coming." Sister Li said the price calmly, and then started chopping the meat and sticking the pies into the fire barrel.

She first chopped the fat and lean meat together, then took out the hot pancake from the fire barrel, cut it in the middle with a knife, and naturally split it.

Almost one or two fat and lean meat, with juice, was stuffed into the meat, and then a spoonful of gravy was added, which made people's appetites whetted.

The most delicious meat must be meat full of gravy, which comes from the body's desire. Roujiamo is a food that is somewhat cheating. It does not require good meat quality, nor does it need to control the heat. It can even be stored for many days because of spices and boiling. As long as it is cooked soft, and then a piece of easy-to-make hot pancake is added, with a spoonful of broth in the middle, ordinary gravy and meat can't beat it at all.

Several people climbed up the mountain and were a little hungry. Now they wolfed down the Roujiamo made by Sister Li.

"With your skills, you should go to a big city to make money." Liu Jinghui praised and raised his thumb.

Sister Li smiled: "I just came back from a big city, making money is not that interesting."

Liu Jinghui: "Isn't it nice to make money to buy a house and a car?"

"After buying it, it's just like that." Sister Li looked back at the main hall and said: "I would rather cultivate my mind and cultivate my character here and entertain people with predestined relationships."

"I have an idea." Liu Jinghui laughed, wiped his mouth, and then asked the police to go to the front to see.

In the yard, two other lay Buddhists were sweeping the floor.

Further in, the abbot of the temple was offering incense to the Buddha statues, one by one, and muttering: "Every Bodhisattva is the first person responsible for his own faith. Everyone should take care of their own stall and don't let others take it away..."

There are many Bodhisattvas enshrined in the main hall, including Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva, Manjusri Bodhisattva, Guan Yu and Maitreya Buddha, etc. In front of each Bodhisattva is a small porcelain basin, some with money and some without.

"Abbot." Liu Jinghui couldn't wait for him to turn around and shouted.

The abbot looked at the people, hesitated again and again, and walked over.

"Are you here to investigate that case?" The abbot was in his thirties and looked very young.

"Yes, I'll take up a few minutes of your time and ask a few questions." Liu Jinghui asked with a smile.

"Okay, there's plenty of time. Do you want to burn some incense?"

"Well... okay." Liu Jinghui just took back the right to speak and handed it over obediently.

Jiang Yuan looked around and prepared to find a good place for himself. He sat down and breathed fresh air while starting the skull reconstruction. He was now proficient and could operate on the notebook without any problem.

Liu Jinghui smiled and asked, "What's your name, abbot?"

"You can just call me Director Cheng. Cheng the bastard." The abbot seemed to be easy to talk to, and he even took the initiative to make a joke.

Liu Jinghui couldn't make a joke. The situation in this temple was far more complicated than he imagined, and the number of suspects increased several times in an instant.

Liu Jinghui couldn't help but look at Jiang Yuan.

The skull on Jiang Yuan's screen had a bald face.

"If you want to investigate, you can stay for two days. There will be more Buddhists coming tonight." The abbot invited warmly.

"Are you going to hold an event today?"

"Not really, mainly because Sister Li cooked too much meat. If no one comes to buy it, it will go bad." The abbot's face radiated honest light.

Liu Jinghui said decisively: "Then please arrange a few rooms for us to stay."