Chapter 323 The Strange Duan Rui (Second Update)

In the meeting hall of Juhua Sect, there were six chairs at the top, where sat Wang, the head of the Six Gates, the great hero Lin Baozhi, Sha family elder Sha Wanhao, the city's famous Dou Wutong, and the master of the human list, "Crazy Blade" Su Meng, and Qi Zhengyan, a disciple of Huanhua Sword Sect.

Below stood the elders and disciples of Juhua Sect. They were divided into two groups, led by the eldest brother Xiao Liang and the eldest son of the sect leader Huang Huafeng. The target of their anger was the young man in the middle.

The young man was sturdy and about seventeen or eighteen years old. His face was full of resentment. Although he looked fearless, he was faintly nervous and at a loss. He was a young man with little experience.

"Your name is Duan Rui, and you are from Shaolin hunter?" Meng Qi spoke first, asking about the origin of the young man's name.

Meng Qi's identity had just been introduced by Sha Wanhao and confirmed by Captain Wang. The young man said excitedly, "Sir, I am Duan Rui, a Shaolin hunter. They wrongly accused me of killing their master!"

"Wrong?" Huang Huafeng interrupted angrily, then looked at Meng Qi, "Young Master Su, my father's study is an important place in the sect and has always been a place for secret talks. When Duan Rui was summoned that day, there were only the two of them inside, and several elders and senior brothers were guarding outside. No one could sneak in. Afterwards, the beast rushed out of the study and ran away. Elder Gu saw that the situation was not right and looked over. My father had already fallen on the chair, bleeding from his mouth, his chest sunken, and he was dead!"

"Can this be called wrong?"

Meng Qi listened without showing any emotion, thinking to himself that Duan Rui and Huang Huafeng were both emotional and sincere, and they didn't seem to be lying. Could it be that there was a murderer lurking in the study at that time, and waited for everyone's attention to be diverted by Duan Rui before leaving leisurely?

His "Heaven-Changing and Earth-Strike Technique" has improved, and he has become more sensitive to other people's emotional changes. Of course, if the other party is good at disguising emotions, there is nothing he can do, so he can only make a rough judgment.

"It's not me, it's not me!" Duan Rui said excitedly, "Master asked me about my recent martial arts progress and praised me as a rare genius in the sect. If I succeed in martial arts in the future, I will be able to succeed the position of the head of the sect. I know that I have little experience and dare not dream. Just as I was about to refuse, Master suddenly fell backwards on the chair, his chest sunken, blood spurted out of his mouth, and soon he died..."

"Absurd!" Senior Brother Xiao Liang interrupted with grief and anger on his face, "Young Master Su, Young Master Qi, seniors, have you ever heard of such an absurd thing? Duan Rui, did you see the murderer?"

"No..." Duan Rui was angry and annoyed, but answered honestly.

Xiao Liang gritted his teeth and said, "After you escaped from the study, half of us chased you and the other half searched the study. There were no windows there, and no one could enter or leave except the main door. But there was no one inside except the master's body! If not you, then who else could it be?"

Captain Wang pondered for a moment and said, "Duan Rui, why did you run away at that time?"

Duan Rui took a deep breath and said, "I was born in the countryside and had little experience. Suddenly I saw that my master died inexplicably, and there was no one else in the study. I was shocked and frightened, and I couldn't control myself for a while. I ran away. I was afraid that the ghost would take my life, and I was worried that I would be wronged by my brothers."

His experience in Juhua Sect prevented him from speaking crudely.

Meng Qi listened quietly, analyzing various possibilities in his mind.

The hero Lin Baozhi said in a deep voice, "Then why did you come back now?"

"My master has given me a new life. How can I miss his first seven days? And I have figured out the whole thing!" Duan Rui raised his head stubbornly.

Sha Wanhao still had the same anger as he had when facing Black Butterfly yesterday: "Then tell me what happened!"

Duan Rui gritted his teeth: "Seniors, two young men, is there anyone hiding in the study? I didn't search carefully in a hurry, but the latecomers should not have failed to find it, unless they are accomplices!"

"Master favors me and wants to pass the position of the head to me, so some people are dissatisfied and do such a treasonous thing!"

Huang Huafeng was so angry that his hands were shaking: "You are slandering me, slandering me! You have been a disciple for less than two years, how can you be the head? My father just praised you casually, and you forgot everything?"

Less than two years... Meng Qi suddenly felt something in his heart.

Xiao Liang laughed in anger: "Junior Brother Duan, your words must first be based on one thing, that is, you are not the murderer."

"You are delusional and want to be the head of the sect, but you can't get it, so you suddenly go crazy, kill your master, run away, and come back to slander others after calming down. Isn't this more reasonable than your story?"

"It's not me, it's definitely not me!" Duan Rui's eyes were bloodshot, "It's all because of your greed and madness!"

Huang Huafeng calmed down a little and looked at Meng Qi and others: "He may not be for the position of the head of the sect. My father once told me privately that Duan Rui's martial arts are very strange, and his origin may be problematic. Maybe my father saw your secret and asked you questions, so you made up your mind to kill him!"

At the end, he glared at Duan Rui again.

"I don't have any strange martial arts, just some methods to strengthen the body, not even a move!" Duan Rui hurriedly defended.

Meng Qi looked at Duan Rui thoughtfully: "You probably went south from Shaolin two years ago?"

"Yes, Master Su." Duan Rui answered honestly.

The time point matched, it was a period after Zhen Chang stole the scriptures... Meng Qi said calmly: "Why did you go south?"

"My family has lived near Shaolin for generations, and we make a living by hunting in the mountains and forests. Because of our low martial arts, we dare not go deep into the back mountains. But one day, a monster from the back mountains rushed out somehow, and the Shaolin monks were unable to save it. The whole village was razed to the ground. That day, I happened to be talking to my adoptive father outside the village, so I was lucky enough to escape."

"Later, I followed my adoptive father to the south. When we first entered Jiangdong, he went mad for some reason and left on his own. I was unfamiliar with the place and became a beggar. I was exploited by the Beggars' Gang. Fortunately, my master valued me and I was able to escape from the sea of ​​suffering and be reborn as a human being."

Duan Rui was full of gratitude to his master when he talked about it later.

The Beggars' Gang in this world is different from the martial arts novels Meng Qi has read. It is not a righteous path, but between black and white. There are good people and many bad people. In fact, it is normal to think about it. If they have become beggars, how many people can stick to their morals? Unless they become beggars because of the special requirements of the martial arts.

It can be said that two-thirds of the people in the Beggars' Gang cheat, steal, and do everything, but they are not allowed to do big evils. The evil they do is relatively small. In addition, there are still heroes and heroic people in the gang, so they have not become evil and everyone is shouting and beating them.

"The monsters went out of control probably during that period... right?" Meng Qi gave a time range.

With Shaolin suppressing the back mountain, it is basically impossible for monsters and poisonous insects to get out of control. Anyway, when Meng Qi entered, it was said that no similar incidents had occurred for more than a hundred years.

He was born in Shaolin, and when talking about this matter, no one else could interrupt.

Duan Rui said without hesitation: "That's right, the anniversary of my father and mother's death, I dare not forget it for a moment."

Young Master Su is worthy of being a Shaolin abandoned disciple, and he really knows about this matter!

"This matter must be true." Meng Qi made a positive judgment.

"Young Master Su, his origin is true, but his martial arts are also true. Maybe when he became a beggar, he was taught by some devil?" Huang Huafeng emphasized.

Meng Qi was about to ask this question: "What's strange about his martial arts?"

Huang Huafeng was about to answer when he heard Dou Wutong, a famous figure in the city, say: "Whether it is the murderer, we must examine the body first."

"That makes sense." Captain Wang agreed.

So the questioning was temporarily interrupted, and several disciples carried the body of the head of the Juhua Sect in. The fatal injury was indeed a punch in the chest, all the ribs were broken, and the five internal organs burst.

Huang Huafeng unbuttoned his father's shirt, revealing his skin, which had deep fist marks on it:

"Seniors, two young men, if it's the murderer, just check the fist marks."

While speaking, he tried both his left and right hands, and they obviously didn't match.

Meng Qi looked at Duan Rui: "Go and try."

Duan Rui took a deep breath, walked to the side of the corpse, kowtowed three times, and then stretched out his right fist.

The fist marks fit perfectly!

"Impossible, impossible..." Duan Rui's body was shaking, his face was pale, and his eyes were dull.

Suddenly, he shouted, pointing at Huang Huafeng and Xiao Liang, "Is it you? You forged the scar fist marks!"

Seeing this scene, Meng Qi was puzzled. All the current problems showed that the murderer was Duan Rui, but he was sincere and didn't seem to be faking it. Could he be a wild "movie emperor"?

"You are still quibbling. All the clues point to you! Where can we find your fist print forgery?" Huang Huafeng turned to look at Meng Qi and others: "Four seniors, two young knights, have you seen who the murderer is? Please allow me to avenge my father and take him down!"

Sha Wanhao and others nodded gently, the matter was already very obvious.

Duan Rui's face was full of resentment, and he was furious: "You all wronged me, you all wronged me!"

Meng Qi pondered and said: "I have a way to prove your innocence, but you must let down your guard."

Meeting someone with a small mental loophole and full of vigilance, Meng Qi's current "Heaven-Changing and Earth-Strike Method" is not effective. The reason why he is willing to use it on the spot is to confirm some things.

"Mr. Su, I know you are a good person!" Duan Rui said excitedly, "How to let down your guard?"

Meng Qi is famous. He said he had a way, and it was difficult for others to stop him. They all looked at him with scrutiny, watching him teach Duan Rui how to cooperate.

Suddenly, the temperament of Su Meng in their eyes changed, towering and lofty, vicissitudes and simplicity, like a god looking down at the vicissitudes of life.

There is really no false reputation under a great reputation... Sha Wanhao and others sighed.

Duan Rui opened his heart, the tide surged, and golden light appeared in front of Meng Qi's "eyes".

"Rui'er, you are my last disciple. I regard you as my son. I also want to hand over the Juhua Sect to your talented hands, but there is a question. I hope you can answer me honestly. Where did you learn martial arts? Why are there often weird things?"

"Weird..." The boy with his head down chewed on these two words. Suddenly, he punched out with his right fist, which was extremely heavy and fast like thunder, and hit the head of the sect in the chest.

He raised his head, his eyes were all black, his expression was distorted, and he looked crazy. Then he looked at the "spying" Meng Qi!

Meng Qi stepped back. Although he did not suffer a backlash, he could no longer sense Duan Rui's memory.

Is he also a schizophrenic patient?

Why does it seem like I’ve practiced some magic?