Chapter 996 Happy Three Choices

The motive for murder is not only the most important evidence but also the most important clue in the investigation process.

Without a motive, a lot of evidence is just frame-up, but with a clear motive, you can pull out a lot of evidence like pulling on a rope.

For example, if a murder occurs in a certain place, when the police arrive, they will definitely first ask the family members whether there are any missing items, any enemies, etc. If they fail to find out any useful information, they will then ask nearby neighbors about the relationship between the families. Have you seen suspicious people, etc. to determine their nature.

Once the motivation is clear, things will be much easier to handle.

Yang Yiyi recalled what Li Chengqi just said and asked again:

"The presiding master died after severing his meridians. He must have been closely connected with the murderer of Master Xuannan. Does Master Xuanbei have any clues?"

Xuanbei was quite surprised:

"Nvxia Yang has such good eyesight that she can actually identify the cause of death of the senior brother in charge."

Yang Yiyi hurriedly tried to be polite and confused the matter, and then it was time to move Li Chengqi out.

"The presiding brother has devoted himself to worshiping Buddha for decades. He has let it go, but he has not completely let it go."

Where are you with this fighter?

Fortunately, Xuanbei immediately explained:

"Senior brother, he has let go of his hatred and is relieved, but he has not let go of his guilt. Buddhism cannot overcome it."

Wu Shaoyi had an idea:

"Is it related to the letter you hid earlier?"

Xuanbei fumbled around in his arms and placed the letter with bloody handprints on the back on the table:

"Now that the two heroines know the real cause of death of the host brother, the poor monk will not hide it. Yesterday, when we opened the door, the poor monk who went in first saw that the host brother had severed his own meridians and died. On the table, there was There is an identical letter."

"You burned it?"

"The person is dead. What to do if you leave a letter? It will only increase trouble. So the poor monk decided to burn it after discussing with all the brothers, hiding the real cause of death of the senior brother in charge."

Xuanbei pointed to the letter on the table:

"The content of this letter is the same as what is on the desk of the senior presiding brother. It is full of filthy words and malicious abuse. The person who wrote the letter is filled with hatred. It must have been written by the enemy of the senior presiding brother."

Xuanbei sighed again:

"Senior Brother Host has never let go of his guilt, and seeing that the hatred of his enemies remains unabated, he may not be able to let go..."

To die to calm down the resentment?

It's not that the host's idea is incomprehensible, but it's obvious that he didn't consider it. His own death obviously won't quell the resentment.

Wu Shaoyi asked:

"Isn't the host in retreat? How did you get the letter? Could it be that someone secretly slipped it in?"

"Now, there is no need to hide the matter. In fact, the senior brother who presided over it often used the excuse of seclusion to sneak out of the temple and go around to see if anyone needed help, so as to alleviate the sins in his heart."

Wu Shaoyi didn't know that there was a secret passage in the retreat cave. It seemed that this was the real use of the secret passage. Teaching Jingkong Kung Fu was just a convenience.

Yang Yiyi didn't say anything when she came, because Jingci Temple still wanted to save some face, and the host used the retreat as an excuse to sneak out, which was indeed unreasonable.

"That letter may have been placed on the eaves of the gate of my Jingci Temple unprepared by anyone. The senior brother in charge came down from the mountain and found it, so he took it back to Guanzhong."

Xuanbei was also speculating on this part, after all, there was no proof.

"Does anyone know that the host master often sneaks out?"

"Almost all our senior brothers know."

If a monk of the Xuan generation wants to use the letter to disgust the host, I'm afraid everyone will have the opportunity.

The whole thing is now very clear. Whether it is the death of the host or the murder of Master Xuanku, there is a person behind it. This person has a grudge against the host. This grudge can be traced back to the war 40 years ago.

But there is another question. If the murderer is a monk of the Xuan generation and his motive is revenge, then why did he take action now?

This was almost forty years ago. In such a long time, the murderer should have had many opportunities.

Li Chengqi, who was watching the conversation, thought about it for a while and felt that it might have something to do with the clearance.

If the person who has the hatred is among the monks of the Xuan generation, he may not take action because he has been saved by the Buddha's teachings and has temporarily suppressed the hatred in his heart and let it go like the presiding master.

But the arrival of Jingkong, the grandson of the host, made the enemy more and more unhappy.

My family has been ruined and I don’t have any relatives left. How can my greatest enemy still enjoy the happiness of a family?

No one can stand this.

The hatred that he had put down, or that he thought he had put down, was brought up again little by little, which finally led to the current result.

This can also explain why the people who attacked Yang Yiyi rushed to the clearing, with the intention of eradicating the roots.

but……

Who is this person?

It was impossible for Li Chengqi to predict the situation. He just felt that using 'presiding over the throne' as a motive was not right, so he told Wu Shaoyi and Yang Yiyi what he found suspicious and asked them to question Xuan Bei.

After all, Xuan Bei is the only guy with a sufficient alibi, so what he says is still credible.

Of course, it is also possible that Xuan Bei and the murderer were together, or that Xuan Bei simply instigated the murderer to do this.

It's too complicated to think in this direction. There is currently no evidence to prove that multiple people conspired, so I decided to ask Xuan Bei first to see how I could get some information.

Now that the motive is clear, but there are not enough clues and no evidence, what should be the next step?

When Li Chengqi was thinking about this matter, Wu Shaoyi asked on the other end:

"Master Xuanbei, since you know so much, you should have someone to choose as the murderer."

Xuan Bei chanted a Buddhist name and sighed heavily:

"Although I don't want to doubt my fellow apprentices who have been with me day and night, but... as Wu Nuxia said, the most likely murderer is indeed among us."

He said:

"My junior brother Xuan Nan and I are from the same hometown. We fled to Jingci Temple together. He couldn't have a grudge against the abbot. Senior Brother Xuan Ci grew up in Jingci Temple since he was a child, so this matter should have nothing to do with him. Among the remaining Xuan generation, there are a total of eight people who meet the condition of being an outsider and knowing the details of the abbot. If we consider the martial arts that can kill Junior Brother Xuan Nan with one palm, there are still three people left: Xuan Shi, Xuan Zun, and Xuan Xiang."

Fuck, what a happy choice of three.

Conan, right?

It's normal that there is no clear candidate. If one person could be locked, Xuan Bei would have discussed with Xuan Ci and Xuan Ku how to deal with it, instead of sulking here.

"I often wonder if I had disclosed my senior brother's affairs from the beginning, would the murderer's resentment be lessened, and perhaps Junior Brother Xuanku would not have died."

"Master Xuanbei, if this assumption is meaningless."

Wu Shaoyi said:

"People cannot change what happened, we have to look forward."

Xuanbei was stunned for a moment, and then suddenly seemed to relax:

"I didn't expect that I have practiced Buddhism for a lifetime, but today I am blinded by a leaf. Thank you, Miss Wu, for your enlightenment."

Wu Shaoyi often has this kind of trouble. She always thinks that if she hadn't been sick when she was a child, her legs would not be lame.

But Wu Shaoyi is very clear that if it does not exist, and what has happened cannot be changed, does she want to continue to complain about herself, or actively solve the problem and look forward?

In this regard, Wu Shaoyi can see farther than Xuanbei.