Chapter 195 - 124: So Many Corpses
The drizzling twilight rain sprinkled across the river and sky, cleansing the autumn anew.
The morning had been bathed in sunlight, but by afternoon, the clouds had densely gathered, culminating in a drizzling evening rain. Surrounding Yuncong Temple were centuries-old ginkgo trees and extensive maple forests. Amid the misty rain, the yellow appeared as brilliant as sunlight, and the red as fierce as flames, igniting the poetic and picturesque rainy day in Jiangnan with a bit of fervor.
From morning till evening, Ran Yan had been discussing the case with Liu Pinrang inside Yuncong Temple. The death of Jing Yuan was too strange; although she had plotted early to kill Ran Yan, the beginning and end of the case still didn’t connect, and up to now, nobody knew why she wanted to kill those young men. Yu Bohao boldly speculated that it was to satisfy her personal desires, and then to silence them afterward.
This could also vaguely explain why each young man was found with semen on his body.
"What you say makes sense, but... why were the three young men killed in different ways? It seems she particularly favored the third young man. Could it be that this young man satisfied her the most?" Ran Yan wondered.
Liu Pinrang’s seasoned face stiffened, and Yu Bohao also coughed a few times with an embarrassed expression. They had already developed a bit of immunity to Ran Yan’s directness, so they barely managed not to lose their composure.
Ran Yan glanced at them indifferently, seemingly unaware of their reaction, and continued, "The blood drawn from that young man was found in Huan Kong’s mother’s grave, and it was arranged in such a manner; it’s probably not a coincidence. Do you know if there was any connection between them?"
"The identities of several nuns before they entered the convent are being investigated, but there has been no news yet. However, yesterday the Inspector ordered a thorough search of the ruined temple and the excavation of the jade orchid fields. Some items were found in the ruined temple." Liu Pinrang signaled with his eyes, asking Yu Bohao to bring the items forward.
Yu Bohao took a cloth bag from the box next to him, wrapped his hand with a handkerchief, and took out the items inside, "It’s a piece of blood-stained clothing, which appears to be men’s clothing, and... "
Yu Bohao said excitedly, "Based on the shape of the murder weapon drawn by the Wife, we found a corresponding item in the ruined temple. The ruined temple was Guan Gong Temple, and the suspected murder weapon was the handle of a long knife in the hand of a Guan Gong statue. Due to its age, the blade was missing, leaving only a handle, which could be pulled out."