novelhk Chapter 162 The case is confusing
Chapter 162 The case is confusing
Prince Qin and Shen Xi were carefully flipping through the files. Both of them had serious and focused expressions, and they didn't even bother to take a sip of the tea placed beside them.
The Ghost Hand Poison Doctor, the boastful "number one detective in the world", looked at the piles of files on the table and immediately lost interest in investigating the case.
After flipping through two volumes, he pushed the file aside. "This stuff makes me dizzy. I'm going to take a walk outside. You two should study harder! If you find any clues later, just report to me."
The King of Qin was buried in the files and ignored him, but Shen Xi looked up from the files, smiled slightly, and said humbly: "Senior Ghost Hand, you can go outside and relax. You don't need to worry about such trivial matters. When I find clues to the case, I will report to you and ask for your analysis and guidance."
The Ghost Hand Poison Doctor gave him a look of praise with satisfaction, put his hands behind his back, and strolled out to relax.
King Qin also looked up from the file and gave Shen Xi an approving look. "Sir Shen, you have diagnosed my uncle's pulse accurately. You are quite good at prescribing the right medicine!"
Shen Xi smiled a little awkwardly, then buried his head in working on the files again.
Luo Li took a short nap after lunch. When she woke up, she took Hong Gu, Yu Li and Si Yu to the artificial lake in the villa.
There are green mountains in the distance outside the courtyard wall. The lake in the courtyard is rippling in the breeze. The weeping willows by the lake are reflected in the clear water, which is refreshing.
"Miss, the south of the Yangtze River has a pleasant climate, many mountains and rivers, and beautiful scenery. It is really a good place to live. We want to settle down here. Should we buy a ready-made house or buy land to build a house?" Siyu asked.
Luo Li was worried and said absentmindedly, "It depends on the situation! It's better to buy a ready-made house. It takes too much effort to buy land and build it."
Yu Li asked the young lady in confusion: "Young lady, why did you choose Changhua and Chengdu to build your nest? Is it because the feng shui of these two places is good?"
Luo Li sat down on the stone bench by the lake.
: “The two places I chose are good feng shui locations.
Chengdu is located in the heart of Shu, which is easy to defend but difficult to attack. It is rich and safe. Changhua was once Hangzhou, and it will surely become a prosperous capital in the future.
When war breaks out in the north in the future, our children and grandchildren will be able to enjoy a few more years of peace and prosperity in these two places."
Yu Li laughed out loud: "Young lady, you are really far-sighted and thoughtful. You have even planned for the peaceful and prosperous life of your children and grandchildren."
[Silly girl, you don't know! When the northern enemy invades, the Great Song Dynasty will become the Southern Song Dynasty. Hangzhou will be the capital of the Southern Song Dynasty, Lin'an, and it can survive for another two hundred years.]
"Miss, look!... How did that little white beast come here?" Hong Gu pointed at a fleeting white shadow and exclaimed!
Luo Li also saw the white shadow and frowned slightly, "It should be the little spirit beast I met in Luoyang. It took several days of long journey. Did it hide on the boat and follow us?"
The bold and generous Siyu said happily, "This little white beast is so cute! It must have fallen in love with you, young lady, and wants to be your pet, right?"
"A little animal came to me and wanted to be my pet? This is so funny.
"Miss, you are such a great person! Not only do people like to follow you, but even small animals like to follow you. This small animal must be a spiritual animal that has achieved the right result through cultivation." Yu Li said excitedly.
Luo Li also became interested and said, "Sprinkle some delicious snacks around to attract it. I will tame this spiritual little beast and make it my pet!"
Upon hearing this, Yuli immediately ran back to the house, found some jerky and pastries, ran back and placed the delicious baits around, and waited quietly for the little spirit beast to take the bait.
The few people stopped talking and laughing, and waited for a long time but the little spirit beast did not appear.
Luo Li said disappointedly, "It seems that this little thing is alert and cunning. It will not show up when there are people around.
Let’s go! Let’s go back and have some tea and delicious food!”
Yun Yi suddenly appeared and bowed: "Princess, the prince invites you to the study in the front yard."
"Isn't he busy investigating a case with Shen Xi, the top detective in Beijing? Why did he invite me to his study?"
Yun Yi smiled slightly, "Shen Xi is no longer the best detective in Beijing. Senior Ghost Hand Poison Doctor has snatched his crown and trampled on it. Senior Ghost Hand now calls himself the best detective in the world."
Luo Li couldn't help but burst out laughing when she heard this!
"This shameless old fellow is eager to put all kinds of high hats on his head. Is he the right material to investigate a case?
Let's go! Let's see how my thick-skinned old disciple investigates the case." Luo Li became interested.
Seeing Princess Qin coming, Shen Xi hurriedly stood up and saluted!
The Ghost Hand Poison Doctor, who was sitting at the table eating snacks and drinking tea, also stood up, moved a chair over to show his courtesy, and paid tribute to his master with his actions.
After Luo Li sat down, she glanced at the piles of files on the big table, took the fragrant tea handed to her by Siyu, and tasted it slowly.
The King of Qin finished his third cup of fragrant tea. He was thirsty for half a day, but the fragrance of the tea soothed him and all the tiredness he had from burying himself in the files disappeared.
"Shen Xi, can you please tell me what you think about this case first?"
Shen Xi thought about it for a while and said, "Your Majesty, these cases of missing children and girls seem to have no trace, but I have found several common points.
Most of the missing 81 children and 6 girls were from Changhua County, and only 23 were from surrounding prefectures. This is obviously related to the region where they were born.
Among these young boys and girls, more than thirty were born on the Ghost Festival.
The Zhongyuan Festival is commonly known as the Ghost Festival by the people. The name of the Zhongyuan Festival comes from Taoism, and it is called the Yulan Festival in Buddhism.
So many of the missing children and girls had their birthdays on the same day, and it was Ghost Festival. There must be a reason for this.
The perpetrator is most likely a Taoist or Buddhist practitioner of some evil practice."
The King of Qin nodded in approval. "You can follow this line of thought and sort out all the Taoist temples and monasteries within a radius of several hundred miles first."
Shen Xi continued, "Only more than 30 people were born on Ghost Festival. I wonder what the reason is for the victims born on other birthdays?"
The Ghost Hand Poison Doctor interrupted, "The other victims must have been born on Ghost Festival! Don't you know? Many parents who give birth to children on Ghost Festival will regard their children as reincarnated ghosts.
A caring person would change the birthday, but a heartless person would abandon the child or even drown him!"
Shen Xi suddenly realized!
He looked at Senior Ghost Hand with admiration and worship: "Yes! There are many such cases among the people. Senior Ghost Hand is wise and intelligent, and his sharp eyes can see through everything."
The Ghost Hand Poison Doctor stroked the few remaining whiskers proudly.
"I was born on Ghost Festival, but my parents love me dearly. They didn't change my birth date. I will still achieve extraordinary things in my life and live a long life!"
"Then send someone to interrogate those parents to see if those children were also born on Ghost Festival?" King Qin made the decision.
"Yun Yi, notify County Magistrate Shao and order him to handle this matter immediately!"
Yun Yi took the order and left, sending someone to inform County Magistrate Shao.
The Ghost Hand Poison Doctor stroked his beard again and pretended to be serious.
"I have concluded that the perpetrator must be a rebellious Taoist! He stole those children in order to practice evil skills, probably to make medicine or to offer sacrifices!"
Luo Li felt a chill running down her back, her hair standing on end, and she shivered uncontrollably!
[If it is really as the Ghost Hand Poison Doctor said, this is too cruel!
Are there still such cruel and inhumane demons in this world? 】
King Qin's face was solemn! "What Master Uncle said is very reasonable.
But that person has been thrown into the abyss by the master. Could it be that he is not dead? Or has another person obtained the book of evil magic skills?"
Luo Li looked at King Qin in shock and asked, "Is there really such a demon who has lost his humanity in the world? Do you know him?"
Shen Xi also looked at His Royal Highness Prince Qin in surprise.
The King of Qin glanced at the surprised and curious Princess and Shen Xi, "I know someone.
My second uncle Xuan Yinzi once obtained a book called "Nine Yin Tai Shang Xuan Jing" which contained evil skills and magic.
When my master found out that he was secretly practicing evil skills and causing harm to people, he imprisoned him in Kunlongtan as a punishment.
But he escaped four years ago and continued to wreak havoc on the world. After my master came out of seclusion, he tracked him down for thousands of miles and found him in Tianshan Mountain. He destroyed his inner strength and threw him off a cliff.
It is said that he died in Tianshan. I wonder if the devil who committed this crime has any connection with him?"
"Big Brother was too soft-hearted at first. If he had destroyed his inner strength or killed him directly in the trapped dragon pond, there would have been no tracking and fighting for thousands of miles, and I wouldn't have suffered internal injuries and closed off again."
The Ghost Hand Poison Doctor was quite disapproving of the eldest senior brother's initial soft-heartedness.
This information shocked Luo Li to the point of horror!
Those dangerous rivers and lakes, strange things in the martial arts world, demons and cults that we have only seen in martial arts novels actually exist.
Luo Li asked curiously again, "Ghost Hand, if you and your devilish second senior brother were to fight, whose martial arts would be more powerful?"
The Ghost Hand Poison Doctor puffed out his chest, but when he saw the mocking look from his apprentice nephew, he lowered his back again.
: "Of course...I'm awesome!"
He turned around and sneered at the King of Qin: "What are you looking at? You can't beat him, and you still have the nerve to laugh at me?"
The King of Qin smiled calmly: "I will honestly admit that I can't beat him, so don't brag to the princess again!"
The Ghost Hand Poison Doctor complained bitterly: "I have never boasted that my martial arts is the best in the world!
My strengths as Ghost Hand Poison Doctor are poison and medicine. If I say that I am second to none in the world in poison skills, who dares to claim to be number one?
I willingly admit that my medical skills are second to none in the world.
And your ability to investigate cases can be considered the best in the world, right? Brother Shen, are you convinced that you are the best detective in Beijing?"
Shen Xi smiled and nodded repeatedly: "I am convinced! I admire Senior Ghost Hand's ability to investigate cases.
With just a few words you have analyzed this confusing case thoroughly and clearly.
If I encounter any difficult cases in the future, I hope that Senior Ghost Hand can give me some pointers."
Shen Xi's flattery made the Ghost Hand Poison Doctor feel extremely comfortable. He stroked the few remaining whiskers with his hands in triumph, acting like a hermit and pretentious!
"Sure! Sure! If you encounter any confusion while handling a case, feel free to ask me for advice."
Luo Li simply couldn't stand the pretentiousness of this shameless old disciple.
He looked at the uncle and nephew with disdain and said, "I thought you uncle and nephew were so powerful in martial arts. It turns out you are just two weaklings!"
The Ghost Hand Poison Doctor immediately put down the hand that was stroking his beard, bent his waist and hunched his back, and put on a fawning and ingratiating smile.
He said humbly, "Princess Qin, you have taught me a lesson! The two weaklings, the King of Qin and I, will never dare to brag in front of you again."
Shen Xi was stunned! Senior Ghost Hand, who was so arrogant and conceited, actually had such respect for Princess Qin?
King Qin glared at Master Ghost Hand with dissatisfaction!
[Am I a weakling? Am I as shameless and boastful as you? ]