Chapter 2035
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Seeing Gu Chen's distrustful gaze, Master Liu panicked, but now he seems to be inextricably linked with Zhao Limei.
First of all, the two are neighbors on the top of the mountain, and according to Gu Chen's calculation, Zhao Limei died the night after she left Xiushan Temple.
Since this is the case, Gu Chen certainly has reason to suspect that Master Liu is obviously one of the people who have some connection with Zhao Limei's death.
"Master Liu." Seeing that Master Liu was still frozen in place, as if he was still meditating, Lu Weiwei couldn't help but remind him.
"Ah?" Master Liu realized later.
"I'm asking you something, how much do you know about Zhao Limei's real situation?" Lu Weiwei reminded again.
Master Liu frowned at this moment, and said tremblingly: "I don't know her very well."
"Although we both live on the top of Xiushan Mountain, I have stayed on the top of Xiushan Mountain for almost 20 years."
"As for Zhao Limei, it was less than five years since she came to Xiushan."
"Because when this Xiushan Temple was first built, a master was needed to be stationed here."
"So, Zhao Limei and their association transferred her here from other places and made her the master of Xiushan Temple."
Taking a deep breath, Master Liu continued to recall everything about Zhao Limei, and said slowly:
"At that time, there were very few tourists on our mountain, so there were generally no incense sticks."
"Therefore, in order to prevent scattered tourists from damaging the items in the main hall, the main hall of Xiushan Temple is usually locked, and Zhao Limei is in charge of the key."
"And her daily job is to burn incense on these statues, and then stay in Xiushan Temple to practice."
"Then she hasn't left here?" Gu Chen asked.
"There are." Master Liu nodded slightly, and continued to recall:
"I remember that she went down the mountain once a week to buy vegetables, and went out to communicate once a month."
"Wait a minute." When Gu Chen heard this, he immediately interrupted: "You said that she would go out to communicate once a month, do you know where exactly?"
"I don't know, it seems to be a nearby Taoist temple, right? Because they all belong to the same association, Zhao Limei meets her fellow Taoists once a month."
"Usually, in the Taoist temple, I have also seen her using a smartphone to talk to her fellow Taoists."
After the words fell, Master Liu seemed to think of something again, and hurriedly replied:
"Oh, by the way, Zhao Limei seems to have a younger sister who practices in another Taoist temple in Jiangnan City. She goes out to communicate once a month, and she will stay outside for a few days. I guess it's her sister's place."
"Her sister?" Yuan Shasha hurriedly asked after hearing this, "Where is her sister exactly?"
"Longxu Guan." Master Liu said.
Gu Chen frowned once, and immediately recalled this location, it seemed that it was not too far from Xiushan.
But he didn't think of it for a while, so he asked Master Liu: "Where is the Dragon Beard Temple?"
"It's on the opposite mountain." In order to let Gu Chen and the others know the exact location, Master Liu led everyone to the door, then pointed to the looming mountain in the distance, and explained:
"Do you see the mountain over there? Longxu Temple is in the opposite mountain. The next county over there, and the plains in the middle, are bounded by that river."
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"This side of the river is Jiangnan City, and the other side of the river is Jiangyi County. After crossing the mountains over there, it is the main urban area of Jiangyi County."
Here Master Liu's voice fell, and Gu Chen and the others walked to an edge area, looking at the opposite mountain.
Because we stand on the top of the mountain, we have a wide field of vision, and the undulating mountains on the opposite side can be clearly seen with the naked eye.
Due to the good weather in Jiangnan City recently, the view is very good, and Gu Chen can even see the thermal power plant building in the mountains opposite.
Lu Weiwei couldn't help but sigh with emotion: "It turns out that Zhao Limei and her sister can see each other's positions from the top of the mountain."
"Comrade policewoman." Just as Lu Weiwei finished speaking, Master Liu quickly explained:
"Although you are standing here, it doesn't look that far away, but in fact, the distance is quite far."
"Understood, that is to say, Zhao Limei's younger sister has been practicing in Longxu Temple."
"And Zhao Limei might go to see her sister every month when she goes out for exchanges? Is that how you understand it?"
"That's right." Master Liu was also very nervous at the moment, and hurriedly told him everything he knew:
"Actually, where does Zhao Limei go to communicate? I don't know very well, but I feel that she goes to her sister's place more often."
"There is still some time, maybe I will go to other Taoist temples, as far as I know, there are only so many."
"What's her sister's name?" Gu Chen raised his head and asked after recording these.
"It seems to be... called Zhao Lifang, right? It should be this name." Master Liu said.
"Okay." After receiving these replies, Gu Chen recorded them in the record and also reminded Master Liu:
"Master Liu, since you are neighbors, why do you know so little about Zhao Limei?"
"This... It's not because Zhao Limei doesn't like to talk, and she especially likes to lock herself in the Taoist temple."
"I was stationed in the duty room on the top of the mountain, and it was boring enough."
"Later, a beautiful mountain temple was built on the top of the mountain here. I thought, now that there are people living here, it must be lively."
"But after the Taoist temple was built, only one female Taoist priest was sent, and she didn't like to talk, so I was very disappointed and didn't communicate with her much."
"It's just because we usually meet each other at the Peak Square, and we chat occasionally."
"Gu Chen." Master Liu explained helplessly, while outside, Ding Liang, Huang Zunlong, and several other plainclothes policemen had already arrived at the entrance of the Taoist temple.
"Ding Liang, you came at the right time. I'll leave this place to you. I have to go down the mountain immediately." Seeing that someone was taking over, Gu Chen could get away and go to Longxu Temple.
Since he had communicated with Ding Liang on the phone before, Ding Liang was also very clear about his work.
So he asked: "After the body is handed over to Gao Chuanfeng, can we block this place?"
"Yes." Gu Chen nodded for confirmation.
"That's all right, you guys hurry up, it's important." Huang Zunlong on the side also hurriedly reminded.
So Gu Chen, Lu Weiwei, Police Officer Wang and Yuan Shasha hurried down the mountain after registering with Master Liu.
Since everyone's destination is in Jiangyi County, the distance is not too far.
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The main purpose is to find Zhao Lifang and ask about the specific situation of her sister Zhao Limei.
After all, both brothers and sisters are Taoist priests, so it is obvious that they understand each other better.
If Zhao Limei didn't have much to say to Master Liu on this mountain, then she should have nothing to say to her own sister.
On the way, Gu Chen, who was watching the car, said nothing, and Lu Weiwei, who was sitting in the co-pilot, couldn't help asking:
"Junior Brother Gu, what do you think is behind this Zhao Limei that we don't know? Does her sister Zhao Lifang know her sister?"
"Maybe, but you have to try your luck." Gu Chen took a deep breath and said meaningfully:
"First of all, Zhao Limei's death must have something to do with Wang Xinyu."
"In other words, Wang Xinyu definitely knew that Zhao Limei would die, that's why she revealed the clue of 'Top of Xiushan' to me."
"Or, if Zhao Limei didn't see our police, maybe she wouldn't commit suicide."
"How do you say it?" Officer Wang, who was sitting in the back row, asked.
"The reason is very simple." Gu Chen paused for a few seconds before saying again;
"First of all, the death of Wang Jiayao, the reservoir watchman, happened only after seeing our police."
"And according to the man on duty at the Jiangnan City Science and Technology Museum, I know that Wang Xinyu thought that I would be able to guess the key to the problem and get the letter from the man on duty at the Science and Technology Museum within a few days."
"But in this way, she, Wang Xinyu, may want to use Xiushan's national fitness event to attract the attention of our police."
"She, Wang Xinyu, probably thought that we could come to Xiushan today and find Zhao Limei in the Xiushan Temple."
"After seeing our police, Zhao Limei may have the same situation as Wang Jiayao, which is inexplicable suicide."
Sighing softly, Gu Chen shook his head: "We're still being careless. Obviously, if Zhao Limei contacted our police today, after learning about our police's intentions."
"She may choose to end her life after our police leave, but I have already been here earlier that night."
"In this way, Zhao Limei's suicide will be brought forward to that night, that is, not long after I left."
"That's right." Listening to Gu Chen's analysis while driving, Yuan Shasha, who was sitting in the back row, couldn't help but echo:
"That is to say, once these people come into contact with our police, they will immediately end their lives when they learn that our police is investigating these matters."
"It can be seen from this that Zhao Limei may also have something to do with the eucalyptus, Wang Xinyu, Wang Jiayao, and the missing Zhao Xiaohu."
"In this way, perhaps one less person will know his exact identity after the death of that unknown corpse."
Sighing lightly, Yuan Shasha also said helplessly: "It seems that there are fewer and fewer people who really understand the truth of the past."
"Although Wang Xinyu is an insider, she is playing hide-and-seek with us. I hope we can find Zhao Limei's sister, Zhao Lifang, in advance and ask about the specific situation."
"I also hope that Zhao Lifang will know about her sister and don't let us down."
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"I hope so." Gu Chen sighed, trying to calm down, then stepped up the accelerator and drove towards the opposite mountain.
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11:40 p.m.
Gu Chen drove the car directly into the mountains according to the mobile phone navigation.
Along the winding mountain road, I finally found a gymnasium hidden in the mountain.
But what puzzled Gu Chen was that this gymnasium was also quite deserted.
Although the building has been renovated, the area is not large.
Gu Chen parked the car at the square at the entrance, only to realize that there was also a white car parked at the entrance at the same time.
Think about it, it should be the means of transportation in the Taoist temple.
After a short wait and see at the door, everyone walked towards the Taoist temple.
The gate of the Taoist temple was not locked. With a slight push, the gate opened with a "squeak".
The corridor in the courtyard is planted with various flowers and plants, and there are many butterflies around, giving people a very quiet feature.
At this moment, Gu Chen used his master-level observation skills to listen carefully to the movements of the Taoist temple.
It was also discovered that there was a sound of communication in the northeast corner.
So let's work hard on everyone.
Everyone understood, and immediately followed behind Gu Chen, looking for the room in the northeast corner together.
Just when everyone walked to a corridor, a middle-aged woman in a Taoist robe suddenly walked out of a room in front of her.
Judging from the appearance, Gu Chen felt that the middle-aged woman in front of him was very similar to Zhao Limei in Xiushan Temple.
So he took the initiative to step forward, ready to say hello to the other party.
And the other party also seemed to see that the people in front of him seemed to be looking for him, so he also stepped forward, ready to ask about their purpose.
"Hello, are you Master Zhao Lifang?" Gu Chen spoke first.
"That's right, what do you need from me?" Zhao Lifang also said politely.
"Are you Zhao Limei's younger sister?" Lu Weiwei hurried over and asked.
"Yes, I'm her sister, what? What are you asking these for?"
Zhao Lifang also seemed to see from the expressions of the crowd that something might have happened to her sister.
At this moment, another older female Taoist priest came out from the room that Zhao Lifang left just now.
Seeing that both parties were standing at the door, he asked, "Are these benefactors looking for you?"
"That's right." Zhao Lifang turned around and replied.
"Then you take them to the side room to rest for a while, I'm going to the kitchen to make lunch."
"Okay." Seeing the older female Taoist priest turn and leave, Zhao Lifang's reply was also concise and to the point.
Then he stretched out his hand to the crowd and said, "All benefactors, come with me."
"it is good."
Everyone also wanted to find a quiet place to explain to Zhao Lifang.
So they followed behind Zhao Lifang, walked through the corridor together, and came to a spacious room.
Pushing open the antique wooden door, Zhao Lifang politely invited everyone into the room, and then brought the tea that had been brewed and poured it for everyone.
"Drink some tea." Zhao Lifang passed the tea to everyone one by one.
"Thank you." Yuan Shasha quickly thanked her.
Zhao Lifang asked again: "Have you had lunch yet?"
"Not yet." Officer Wang said.
"Oh, let me tell the kitchen to prepare some meals for you and cook some more rice."
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Thinking of this, Zhao Lifang immediately took out her mobile phone and was about to contact the elderly female Taoist priest just now.
But Gu Chen quickly interrupted with a wave of his hand: "No need, Master Zhao, our visit this time is related to a case, and I need your cooperation now."
Hearing what Gu Chen said, Zhao Lifang seemed to have an ominous premonition.
After hearing the eucalyptus, Zhao Lifang asked again: "You really don't want to stay here for dinner?"
"No." Lu Weiwei shook her head.
"Okay." Zhao Lifang sighed softly, then put down her phone, sat upright and asked everyone:
"Then you come to look for me, my sister asked you to come here?"
"We took the initiative to find them." Officer Wang said.
"What do you mean?" Zhao Lifang picked up a cup of tea on the table, took a sip, and asked.
"It means that today we went to Xiushan Temple and found that your sister Zhao Limei had died in the house for a few days." Lu Weiwei didn't want to play around with Zhao Lifang anymore, so she said it straightforwardly.
But it doesn't matter, Zhao Lifang, who was drinking tea in a blue and white porcelain cup, immediately froze on the spot.
The blue and white porcelain cup in his hand also slipped from his hand in an instant, and fell to the ground with a "bang" and broke into several pieces.
"You... what are you talking about? My sister, she..."
"She died, the time of death should have been three nights ago." Officer Wang replied.
Zhao Lifang frowned, and asked several people: "What's going on? Can anyone tell me? How did my sister die?"
"Master Zhao Lifang, please don't get excited." Seeing Zhao Lifang at this moment, it seems that her mood has begun to fluctuate violently.
While observing her every move, Gu Chen asked cautiously: "Could it be that you didn't know about your sister Zhao Limei's death for a few days? Could it be that you haven't been in touch for a few days?"
"No." Zhao Lifang shook her head, choked up and said:
"We contact a few times a month, but not often."
"Then your sister Zhao Limei, will you come to your Dragon Beard Temple every month?" Lu Weiwei hurriedly asked.
But Zhao Lifang nodded and responded, "That's true. My sister Zhao Limei goes out to communicate once a month and often comes to see me."
"Of course, she will go to other Taoist temples besides Longxu Temple."
"Then has she been here this month?" Gu Chen adjusted the law enforcement recorder, put it in a shooting position, took out his recording pen, and started to record the scene.
Zhao Lifang nodded slightly, and also voluntarily admitted: "I have been here. Just a week ago, she came to Longxu Temple for an exchange. We had dinner together. In the evening, she lived with me and left the next day."
Listening to Zhao Lifang's narration, Gu Chen looked up at her and continued to ask:
"You two sisters have a good relationship?"
"That's right." Zhao Lifang wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes, and said with sobs:
"My sister and I have been orphans since we were young. We don't know who our parents are. They are Taoist priests in the Taoist temple. They picked us up and sent us to the orphanage."
"As a result, we are influenced by the culture of the Taoist temple. If we have nothing to do, we will go to the Taoist temple and practice with these masters."
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Taking a deep breath, Zhao Lifang took out a tissue, put it in the corner of her eyes to wet her tears, and said again:
"Therefore, after we finished junior high school, the two of us discussed it and decided to become a monk."
"You became a monk so early? Then you have been a monk for many years?" Lu Weiwei was also shocked when she heard that the two chose to become a monk after graduating from junior high school.
Logically speaking, at such a young age, one should do many meaningful things. It seems that becoming a monk at this age is not a wise choice.
Zhao Lifang sniffed, wiped her tears with a tissue again, and then said:
"We did have this idea at the time, but the master in the Taoist temple refused to accept us, saying that it was not the right time for us."
"In this way, my sister and I went south to work in Guangdong Province, and changed many jobs."
"However, in the end, I still feel that the colorful world outside doesn't seem to suit me at all."
"So, after we worked until we were in our thirties, we decided to become monks together again."
"But this time, the masters in the Taoist temple did not reject us, but accepted us gladly."
Taking a deep breath, Zhao Lifang shook her head helplessly: "But, my sister Zhao Limei doesn't seem to be suitable for becoming a monk."
"She has been in the Taoist temple for several years, and she feels that she can't stand the various rules in the Taoist temple."
"Because I gained a lot of knowledge in Guangdong Province before, it is difficult to calm down again."
"So, so she returned to vulgarity halfway, and went out for a while."
"What about you? Are you staying in the Taoist temple?" Gu Chen asked.
"Yes, my heart is relatively quiet, and I can practice with peace of mind, so in the end I was recognized by the masters, but my sister, Zhao Limei, left the Taoist temple."
Listening to Zhao Lifang's narration, Police Officer Wang folded his arms and thoughtfully:
"That is to say, your sister Zhao Limei once went out for a while and lived a life of secularism, and then returned to the Taoist temple and became a Taoist priest, is that true?"
"Yes." Zhao Lifang nodded.
"Then when exactly did you come back?" Gu Chen asked again.
"Probably..." Looking up at the ceiling, Zhao Lifang tried to recall for a few seconds before saying again:
"Probably seven or eight years ago? At that time, my sister returned to the Taoist temple with a downcast face, as if she was wronged outside."
"Later, she also thought about it. I heard that she had dated a few men, but they were nothing."
"Master saw that she was sincerely becoming a monk, so he gave her another chance. Since then, I stayed in the Taoist temple with my sister Zhao Limei."
"Later, Taoist temples were built in many places, such as the Longxu Temple here, and the Xiushan Temple on the top of Xiushan Mountain."
"There are many places, but not many practitioners, so I was sent to Longxu Temple, and my sister was sent to Xiushan Temple."
Hearing this, Gu Chen continued to record the information in Eucalyptus.
At this moment, Zhao Lifang also recovered from the memories just now, so she hurriedly asked Gu Chen:
"By the way, you are the police?"
Since I saw that Gu Chen and the others were all well-groomed, and they were wearing law enforcement recorders, and they were recording carefully here, they also guessed their identities.
But now that she wanted to know about her sister's situation, Zhao Lifang asked one more question.
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Gu Chen nodded slightly, and said to himself, "We are from the Criminal Investigation Team of Furong Sub-bureau."
After the words fell, several people, including Gu Chen, all took out their police IDs and showed them in front of Zhao Lifang.
"Then how did my sister die? What happened to her?" Zhao Limei clenched her fists tightly, as if she hadn't recovered from the state just now.
Gu Chen sighed softly, seeing that the notebook was put down, he said slowly:
"We are investigating a case. According to the blood book provided by the suspect, we found a corpse from a few years ago."
"Later, the suspect who gave us clues provided some relevant clues one after another."
"And based on these clues, we found Xiushan Temple and your sister."
"The night before she died, I went up to Xiushan and asked her about it."
"But she denied all the answers she gave at the time, saying that she didn't know about it, and asked me to ask another officer on duty."
After a pause, Gu Chen continued: "But after I went back, that is, today, I came to Xiushan Temple again, only to find out that your sister Zhao Limei committed suicide three nights ago."
"Suicide? You mean, my sister committed suicide?" Hearing this result, Zhao Lifang seemed quite surprised.
Gu Chen didn't deny it, but nodded to confirm: "From our on-site investigation, your sister Zhao Limei did indeed die by suicide."
"Of course, we will explain the specific circumstances after the autopsy."
After finishing speaking, Gu Chen glanced at Yuan Shasha beside her.
And Yuan Shasha understood it, and immediately took out a prepared autopsy report from her bag, handed the report and pen to Zhao Lifang in front of her, and said:
"This is the autopsy report. At present, we have contacted the technical department of the Municipal Bureau, and the forensic team is dealing with follow-up matters."
"You can go with us to the Technical Section of the Municipal Bureau, sign this autopsy report, and see your sister for the last time."
"You can also sign the consent form for the autopsy report here, so that we can give an accurate corpse test for the abnormal conditions of the corpse at the first time."
"My sister shouldn't have committed suicide." Although she listened to the police's explanation, Zhao Lifang still didn't quite believe that her sister Zhao Limei would leave her in this way.
But Zhao Lifang chose to sign the autopsy report consent form handed over after reading it.
While handing it to Yuan Shasha, Zhao Lifang also reminded: "I don't believe my sister committed suicide, because he came to Longxu Temple last week and talked and laughed with me. How could he choose to commit suicide after seeing you? ? Doesn't make sense."
As if thinking of something, Zhao Lifang suddenly opened her eyes, and quickly looked at Gu Chen and said, "Could it be, what did you say to my sister?"
"Don't get me wrong." Seeing that Zhao Lifang has been asking about her sister Zhao Limei's situation, Gu Chen simply didn't go around with her, and said straightforwardly:
"Your sister's death, we also feel very strange, because before that, there was a reservoir on duty, and the situation was exactly the same as your sister."
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"After he contacted our police and learned that our police were investigating a case, after our police left, he went to the mountain behind the reservoir and hanged himself."
"Is there such a thing?" Hearing Gu Chen's explanation, Zhao Lifang covered her face with her hands in fright, and looked at Gu Chen in disbelief.
And Lu Weiwei next to Gu Chen quickly explained: "We didn't lie to you, that's just the way it is."
"So, your sister and the reservoir attendant both had similar deaths, but the suicide forms were different."
"And according to our investigation, the reservoir watchman has quite serious psychological depression."
"And this depression was also because of something that happened a few years ago that made him unable to let go of it, and eventually led to suicide."
After a pause, Lu Weiwei took a deep breath, and then hurriedly continued to explain:
"Also, the person on duty at the reservoir may be related to the case of picking up and burying the corpse that year, because he is related to the suspect who provided our police with a blood letter to inform the burial location of the unnamed corpse."
"As for your sister, after listening to our explanation of the case, she suddenly chose to commit suicide bizarrely."
"However, you have to remember that the reason why we found Xiushan Temple was also because of the reminder from the suspect's blood book."
"It seems that from the very beginning, the suspect already knew that this kind of thing would happen in Xiushan Temple."
"so……"
"That's why we went to Xiushan Temple and went to your sister Zhao Limei to find out about the situation. However, we can now confirm that your sister Zhao Limei is also related to the burying of the corpse and the suspect."
Before Lu Weiwei could finish speaking, Gu Chen on the other side hurriedly interrupted.
At this moment, Zhao Lifang was dumbfounded.
She didn't know why her sister, Zhao Limei, had so many things she didn't know about?
Looking at the four policemen in front of her, Zhao Lifang didn't seem to know how to reply.
Seeing that Zhao Lifang was hesitating, Gu Chen also reminded him: "Master Zhao Lifang, are you listening to us?"
"I'm listening." Zhao Lifang nodded silently.
"Then do you know that your sister Zhao Limei has been in contact with someone recently?" Officer Wang asked again.
"I know." Zhao Lifang nodded slightly, and said in retrospect:
"Actually, the reason why my sister came to see me last week, I felt something was wrong, because she seemed to come to explain the funeral."
"Huh? Explain the funeral?" Lu Weiwei felt more and more confused, so she continued to ask:
"Can you be more specific? What exactly did your sister Zhao Limei tell you when she came to Longxu Temple last week?"
"I don't know either." Zhao Lifang was in an abnormal mood at the moment, and she was holding her head in her hands, in excruciating pain.
Gu Chen and his colleagues looked at each other, and then continued to comfort and said: "Master Zhao Lifang, don't worry, think about it carefully, think about your sister's visit to Longxu Temple last week."
"Did she come to you, as usual, to visit you, or did she have other purposes?"
"You and her are sisters, you should know it best."
"I..." Zhao Lifang said with a haggard face, choked with sobs:
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"I feel that my sister did come to tell me about my funeral, and she suddenly started to care about my physical condition."
"Because I have been in poor health since I was a child, so I often need to take medicine."
"Recently, some old problems have been committed again, but this is also a very normal thing."
"Usually when my sister comes to see me, she doesn't care about these things at all, because of the matter of taking medicine, but that day is different."
Seeing that Zhao Lifang has entered a state of meditation, the whole person seems to have returned to the thoughts of the day.
Therefore, Gu Chen, Lu Weiwei, Police Officer Wang and Yuan Shasha didn't dare to disturb her too much, but listened quietly from the sidelines.
And Zhao Lifang also seemed to start to recall the situation that day, her whole face was haggard, and she also thought about it:
"That day, she came to Longxu Temple suddenly, and there was something wrong with the timing."
"Because, every time my sister comes over, there will be a month apart. If it is short, it will be more than 20 days, and if it is long, it will be about 40 days."
"But coming here last week completely broke this rule, because she just came to Longxu Temple just last week."
"Yes." Gu Chen listened to Zhao Lifang's narration, and also recorded this point in the table, and continued to ask:
"So? How did you react? Did you ask her?"
"Yes." Zhao Lifang nodded silently, and said involuntarily:
"I asked her at the time, is there anything important?"
"But if there are important things to explain, she usually communicates by phone."
"But my sister that day seemed to be in a bad mood. I asked her if something was wrong. But my sister denied it. She just said that these days, she wanted to go down the mountain to have a quiet time. She said that there is a repair square on the top of the mountain."
"Repair the square? Isn't it right?" Gu Chen immediately denied what Zhao Lifang said:
"I've been to Xiushan in the past few days. The square on the top of the mountain has been well protected. I don't see any need for Xiushan."
"Besides, today is Xiushan's national fitness event, and it was only last night that a simple stage was set up at the top of the mountain."
"So, the repair square you mentioned doesn't seem to exist."
Hearing what Gu Chen said, Zhao Lifang frowned and said weakly:
"Could it be that my sister is lying to me? She came to see me last week, but she actually came to say goodbye to me? "
"Master Zhao Lifang, can you tell me in detail how your sister Zhao Limei came to you last week? The more detailed the better."
Police officer Wang also felt that Zhao Limei broke the routine and came to Longxu Temple suddenly and densely. Obviously, she had different intentions.
And it reminds me that this period of time is the day when Wang Xinyu came to Jiangnan City.
And now, Zhao Limei's bizarre death just happened to respond to Wang Xinyu's reminder, which is "the top of Xiushan".
This seems to have some kind of hint in the dark.
Therefore, everyone now knows that Zhao Limei's death may have nothing to do with Wang Xinyu.
In addition, Zhao Limei came to Longxu Temple suddenly last week.
Obviously, Wang Xinyu might have gotten in touch with Zhao Limei, and Zhao Limei seemed to have something to do with Wang Xinyu, so she broke the rules and came to Longxuguan.
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It can be seen that coming here was more like being instructed by Wang Xinyu.
Seeing everyone looking at her with curious eyes, Zhao Lifang nodded slightly, and couldn't help but say:
"I remember, that day, my sister was very concerned about me and told me about my old problem, why don't I go to the hospital's experts to treat it once and for all."
"She also checked my bedroom, and gave me some personal items she carried with her, saying that she didn't want to wear them, and gave them to me."
"What is it?" While recording, Gu Chen suddenly froze.
Gu Chen is particularly impressed by any connection with Zhao Limei, including objects.
Zhao Lifang hesitated for a few seconds before replying, "It seems to be a bracelet, and the ornaments on the bracelet are a pair of small goldfish."
After finishing the words, Zhao Lifang directly swept up her long sleeves, and put a pair of small goldfish bracelets on her hands in front of Gu Chen.
Gu Chen, Lu Weiwei, Police Officer Wang and Yuan Shasha immediately gathered around and observed carefully.
"Does this thing have any meaning?" Gu Chen asked.
"It doesn't mean much, right?" Zhao Lifang thought about it carefully, and then said:
"Oh, by the way, I seem to have heard her mention it. It seems that it was given to her by her boyfriend back then. Many years have passed. However, she is not willing to throw away this little goldfish bracelet, so she always wears it on her hand."
"Later, when my sister became a monk, she kept it as a personal belonging and never let anyone touch it."
"But that day, she suddenly said that she thought about it, and said that it was useless to wear this kind of thing on her body, so she said she would give it to me."
"As soon as I heard it, my sister was finally willing to let go of what she had been thinking about for many years. I was also glad that this was a good thing, so I readily accepted it."
Speaking of this, Zhao Lifang's tears suddenly flowed out uncontrollably, and after choking again, she suddenly covered her face and cried bitterly:
"My sister is clearly explaining the funeral to me, but why am I so stupid? Why didn't I find out at the time? Why is this?"
"Why did she commit suicide? Why did she just leave me without saying a word?"
"She's gone, what should I do? We are good sisters, why is she so willing to abandon me? Huh..."
Seeing that Zhao Lifang is so sad at the moment, everyone should not bother too much.
But seeing that the case still needs to be investigated, Lu Weiwei also sighed softly, trying to calm down.
Then he took out a tissue from his pocket and walked directly to Zhao Lifang's side.
He touched Zhao Lifang with his hand, passed the tissue to him and said, "Master Zhao Lifang, death cannot be brought back to life, please mourn."
"However, if you want to know the truth about your sister's death, I think you'd better cooperate with our police to find out the ins and outs of the incident."
"Because if you don't know the reason why your sister committed suicide, wouldn't your sister die in vain?"
Hearing what Lu Weiwei said, Zhao Lifang, who was still in tears before, stopped crying immediately.
After sniffing, she also happily took the tissue in Lu Weiwei's hand, and couldn't help but wet the tears from the corners of her eyes, and then asked again:
"Then what do you need me to do?"
"Speak clearly." Gu Chen looked up at her, and continued to ask:
"Your sister Zhao Limei, after handing over the string of small goldfish bracelets to you, did she tell you anything else?"
"I don't think so?" Zhao Lifang seemed a little unclear.
But Police Officer Wang didn't give up and said: "I said Master Zhao Lifang, it's best to remember this clearly, it's okay if you don't know."
"Wait." Wiping the teardrops from the corners of her eyes, Zhao Lifang narrowed her eyes and thought, and quickly raised her head and replied:
"From the time I was chatting with my sister last week, I feel that she should have met someone, and the two have had an in-depth communication."
"It is precisely because of this that my sister began to hesitate, and then began to explain the funeral to herself, and even handed over all her belongings to me."
"It's obvious that even if no one has seen her, she has been in contact with her."
Looking up at Gu Chen, Zhao Lifang continued to add: "Comrade policeman, to be honest, my sister once liked a man, that is, the man who gave her the goldfish bracelet."
"But why didn't the two of you get together in the end? I don't know, but what is certain is that my sister came to Longxu Temple last week and looked uncomfortable. I guessed some clues."
"But now it seems that she committed suicide this time, or in other words, it was murder. She must have known it in advance."
"She seems unable to undo all this, so she can only accept it calmly."
"However, I can tell from the expression on her face that she seems to be afraid of something? Afraid of something happening."
After a pause, Zhao Lifang seemed to become tense, and continued:
"My sister must have been threatened, for sure."
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Seeing Gu Chen's distrustful gaze, Master Liu panicked, but now he seems to be inextricably linked with Zhao Limei.
First of all, the two are neighbors on the top of the mountain, and according to Gu Chen's calculation, Zhao Limei died the night after she left Xiushan Temple.
Since this is the case, Gu Chen certainly has reason to suspect that Master Liu is obviously one of the people who have some connection with Zhao Limei's death.
"Master Liu." Seeing that Master Liu was still frozen in place, as if he was still meditating, Lu Weiwei couldn't help but remind him.
"Ah?" Master Liu realized later.
"I'm asking you something, how much do you know about Zhao Limei's real situation?" Lu Weiwei reminded again.
Master Liu frowned at this moment, and said tremblingly: "I don't know her very well."
"Although we both live on the top of Xiushan Mountain, I have stayed on the top of Xiushan Mountain for almost 20 years."
"As for Zhao Limei, it was less than five years since she came to Xiushan."
"Because when this Xiushan Temple was first built, a master was needed to be stationed here."
"So, Zhao Limei and their association transferred her here from other places and made her the master of Xiushan Temple."
Taking a deep breath, Master Liu continued to recall everything about Zhao Limei, and said slowly:
"At that time, there were very few tourists on our mountain, so there were generally no incense sticks."
"Therefore, in order to prevent scattered tourists from damaging the items in the main hall, the main hall of Xiushan Temple is usually locked, and Zhao Limei is in charge of the key."
"And her daily job is to burn incense on these statues, and then stay in Xiushan Temple to practice."
"Then she hasn't left here?" Gu Chen asked.
"There are." Master Liu nodded slightly, and continued to recall:
"I remember that she went down the mountain once a week to buy vegetables, and went out to communicate once a month."
"Wait a minute." When Gu Chen heard this, he immediately interrupted: "You said that she would go out to communicate once a month, do you know where exactly?"
"I don't know, it seems to be a nearby Taoist temple, right? Because they all belong to the same association, Zhao Limei meets her fellow Taoists once a month."
"Usually, in the Taoist temple, I have also seen her using a smartphone to talk to her fellow Taoists."
After the words fell, Master Liu seemed to think of something again, and hurriedly replied:
"Oh, by the way, Zhao Limei seems to have a younger sister who practices in another Taoist temple in Jiangnan City. She goes out to communicate once a month, and she will stay outside for a few days. I guess it's her sister's place."
"Her sister?" Yuan Shasha hurriedly asked after hearing this, "Where is her sister exactly?"
"Longxu Guan." Master Liu said.
Gu Chen frowned once, and immediately recalled this location, it seemed that it was not too far from Xiushan.
But he didn't think of it for a while, so he asked Master Liu: "Where is the Dragon Beard Temple?"
"It's on the opposite mountain." In order to let Gu Chen and the others know the exact location, Master Liu led everyone to the door, then pointed to the looming mountain in the distance, and explained:
"Do you see the mountain over there? Longxu Temple is in the opposite mountain. The next county over there, and the plains in the middle, are bounded by that river."
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"This side of the river is Jiangnan City, and the other side of the river is Jiangyi County. After crossing the mountains over there, it is the main urban area of Jiangyi County."
Here Master Liu's voice fell, and Gu Chen and the others walked to an edge area, looking at the opposite mountain.
Because we stand on the top of the mountain, we have a wide field of vision, and the undulating mountains on the opposite side can be clearly seen with the naked eye.
Due to the good weather in Jiangnan City recently, the view is very good, and Gu Chen can even see the thermal power plant building in the mountains opposite.
Lu Weiwei couldn't help but sigh with emotion: "It turns out that Zhao Limei and her sister can see each other's positions from the top of the mountain."
"Comrade policewoman." Just as Lu Weiwei finished speaking, Master Liu quickly explained:
"Although you are standing here, it doesn't look that far away, but in fact, the distance is quite far."
"Understood, that is to say, Zhao Limei's younger sister has been practicing in Longxu Temple."
"And Zhao Limei might go to see her sister every month when she goes out for exchanges? Is that how you understand it?"
"That's right." Master Liu was also very nervous at the moment, and hurriedly told him everything he knew:
"Actually, where does Zhao Limei go to communicate? I don't know very well, but I feel that she goes to her sister's place more often."
"There is still some time, maybe I will go to other Taoist temples, as far as I know, there are only so many."
"What's her sister's name?" Gu Chen raised his head and asked after recording these.
"It seems to be... called Zhao Lifang, right? It should be this name." Master Liu said.
"Okay." After receiving these replies, Gu Chen recorded them in the record and also reminded Master Liu:
"Master Liu, since you are neighbors, why do you know so little about Zhao Limei?"
"This... It's not because Zhao Limei doesn't like to talk, and she especially likes to lock herself in the Taoist temple."
"I was stationed in the duty room on the top of the mountain, and it was boring enough."
"Later, a beautiful mountain temple was built on the top of the mountain here. I thought, now that there are people living here, it must be lively."
"But after the Taoist temple was built, only one female Taoist priest was sent, and she didn't like to talk, so I was very disappointed and didn't communicate with her much."
"It's just because we usually meet each other at the Peak Square, and we chat occasionally."
"Gu Chen." Master Liu explained helplessly, while outside, Ding Liang, Huang Zunlong, and several other plainclothes policemen had already arrived at the entrance of the Taoist temple.
"Ding Liang, you came at the right time. I'll leave this place to you. I have to go down the mountain immediately." Seeing that someone was taking over, Gu Chen could get away and go to Longxu Temple.
Since he had communicated with Ding Liang on the phone before, Ding Liang was also very clear about his work.
So he asked: "After the body is handed over to Gao Chuanfeng, can we block this place?"
"Yes." Gu Chen nodded for confirmation.
"That's all right, you guys hurry up, it's important." Huang Zunlong on the side also hurriedly reminded.
So Gu Chen, Lu Weiwei, Police Officer Wang and Yuan Shasha hurried down the mountain after registering with Master Liu.
Since everyone's destination is in Jiangyi County, the distance is not too far.
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The main purpose is to find Zhao Lifang and ask about the specific situation of her sister Zhao Limei.
After all, both brothers and sisters are Taoist priests, so it is obvious that they understand each other better.
If Zhao Limei didn't have much to say to Master Liu on this mountain, then she should have nothing to say to her own sister.
On the way, Gu Chen, who was watching the car, said nothing, and Lu Weiwei, who was sitting in the co-pilot, couldn't help asking:
"Junior Brother Gu, what do you think is behind this Zhao Limei that we don't know? Does her sister Zhao Lifang know her sister?"
"Maybe, but you have to try your luck." Gu Chen took a deep breath and said meaningfully:
"First of all, Zhao Limei's death must have something to do with Wang Xinyu."
"In other words, Wang Xinyu definitely knew that Zhao Limei would die, that's why she revealed the clue of 'Top of Xiushan' to me."
"Or, if Zhao Limei didn't see our police, maybe she wouldn't commit suicide."
"How do you say it?" Officer Wang, who was sitting in the back row, asked.
"The reason is very simple." Gu Chen paused for a few seconds before saying again;
"First of all, the death of Wang Jiayao, the reservoir watchman, happened only after seeing our police."
"And according to the man on duty at the Jiangnan City Science and Technology Museum, I know that Wang Xinyu thought that I would be able to guess the key to the problem and get the letter from the man on duty at the Science and Technology Museum within a few days."
"But in this way, she, Wang Xinyu, may want to use Xiushan's national fitness event to attract the attention of our police."
"She, Wang Xinyu, probably thought that we could come to Xiushan today and find Zhao Limei in the Xiushan Temple."
"After seeing our police, Zhao Limei may have the same situation as Wang Jiayao, which is inexplicable suicide."
Sighing softly, Gu Chen shook his head: "We're still being careless. Obviously, if Zhao Limei contacted our police today, after learning about our police's intentions."
"She may choose to end her life after our police leave, but I have already been here earlier that night."
"In this way, Zhao Limei's suicide will be brought forward to that night, that is, not long after I left."
"That's right." Listening to Gu Chen's analysis while driving, Yuan Shasha, who was sitting in the back row, couldn't help but echo:
"That is to say, once these people come into contact with our police, they will immediately end their lives when they learn that our police is investigating these matters."
"It can be seen from this that Zhao Limei may also have something to do with the eucalyptus, Wang Xinyu, Wang Jiayao, and the missing Zhao Xiaohu."
"In this way, perhaps one less person will know his exact identity after the death of that unknown corpse."
Sighing lightly, Yuan Shasha also said helplessly: "It seems that there are fewer and fewer people who really understand the truth of the past."
"Although Wang Xinyu is an insider, she is playing hide-and-seek with us. I hope we can find Zhao Limei's sister, Zhao Lifang, in advance and ask about the specific situation."
"I also hope that Zhao Lifang will know about her sister and don't let us down."
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"I hope so." Gu Chen sighed, trying to calm down, then stepped up the accelerator and drove towards the opposite mountain.
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11:40 p.m.
Gu Chen drove the car directly into the mountains according to the mobile phone navigation.
Along the winding mountain road, I finally found a gymnasium hidden in the mountain.
But what puzzled Gu Chen was that this gymnasium was also quite deserted.
Although the building has been renovated, the area is not large.
Gu Chen parked the car at the square at the entrance, only to realize that there was also a white car parked at the entrance at the same time.
Think about it, it should be the means of transportation in the Taoist temple.
After a short wait and see at the door, everyone walked towards the Taoist temple.
The gate of the Taoist temple was not locked. With a slight push, the gate opened with a "squeak".
The corridor in the courtyard is planted with various flowers and plants, and there are many butterflies around, giving people a very quiet feature.
At this moment, Gu Chen used his master-level observation skills to listen carefully to the movements of the Taoist temple.
It was also discovered that there was a sound of communication in the northeast corner.
So let's work hard on everyone.
Everyone understood, and immediately followed behind Gu Chen, looking for the room in the northeast corner together.
Just when everyone walked to a corridor, a middle-aged woman in a Taoist robe suddenly walked out of a room in front of her.
Judging from the appearance, Gu Chen felt that the middle-aged woman in front of him was very similar to Zhao Limei in Xiushan Temple.
So he took the initiative to step forward, ready to say hello to the other party.
And the other party also seemed to see that the people in front of him seemed to be looking for him, so he also stepped forward, ready to ask about their purpose.
"Hello, are you Master Zhao Lifang?" Gu Chen spoke first.
"That's right, what do you need from me?" Zhao Lifang also said politely.
"Are you Zhao Limei's younger sister?" Lu Weiwei hurried over and asked.
"Yes, I'm her sister, what? What are you asking these for?"
Zhao Lifang also seemed to see from the expressions of the crowd that something might have happened to her sister.
At this moment, another older female Taoist priest came out from the room that Zhao Lifang left just now.
Seeing that both parties were standing at the door, he asked, "Are these benefactors looking for you?"
"That's right." Zhao Lifang turned around and replied.
"Then you take them to the side room to rest for a while, I'm going to the kitchen to make lunch."
"Okay." Seeing the older female Taoist priest turn and leave, Zhao Lifang's reply was also concise and to the point.
Then he stretched out his hand to the crowd and said, "All benefactors, come with me."
"it is good."
Everyone also wanted to find a quiet place to explain to Zhao Lifang.
So they followed behind Zhao Lifang, walked through the corridor together, and came to a spacious room.
Pushing open the antique wooden door, Zhao Lifang politely invited everyone into the room, and then brought the tea that had been brewed and poured it for everyone.
"Drink some tea." Zhao Lifang passed the tea to everyone one by one.
"Thank you." Yuan Shasha quickly thanked her.
Zhao Lifang asked again: "Have you had lunch yet?"
"Not yet." Officer Wang said.
"Oh, let me tell the kitchen to prepare some meals for you and cook some more rice."
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Thinking of this, Zhao Lifang immediately took out her mobile phone and was about to contact the elderly female Taoist priest just now.
But Gu Chen quickly interrupted with a wave of his hand: "No need, Master Zhao, our visit this time is related to a case, and I need your cooperation now."
Hearing what Gu Chen said, Zhao Lifang seemed to have an ominous premonition.
After hearing the eucalyptus, Zhao Lifang asked again: "You really don't want to stay here for dinner?"
"No." Lu Weiwei shook her head.
"Okay." Zhao Lifang sighed softly, then put down her phone, sat upright and asked everyone:
"Then you come to look for me, my sister asked you to come here?"
"We took the initiative to find them." Officer Wang said.
"What do you mean?" Zhao Lifang picked up a cup of tea on the table, took a sip, and asked.
"It means that today we went to Xiushan Temple and found that your sister Zhao Limei had died in the house for a few days." Lu Weiwei didn't want to play around with Zhao Lifang anymore, so she said it straightforwardly.
But it doesn't matter, Zhao Lifang, who was drinking tea in a blue and white porcelain cup, immediately froze on the spot.
The blue and white porcelain cup in his hand also slipped from his hand in an instant, and fell to the ground with a "bang" and broke into several pieces.
"You... what are you talking about? My sister, she..."
"She died, the time of death should have been three nights ago." Officer Wang replied.
Zhao Lifang frowned, and asked several people: "What's going on? Can anyone tell me? How did my sister die?"
"Master Zhao Lifang, please don't get excited." Seeing Zhao Lifang at this moment, it seems that her mood has begun to fluctuate violently.
While observing her every move, Gu Chen asked cautiously: "Could it be that you didn't know about your sister Zhao Limei's death for a few days? Could it be that you haven't been in touch for a few days?"
"No." Zhao Lifang shook her head, choked up and said:
"We contact a few times a month, but not often."
"Then your sister Zhao Limei, will you come to your Dragon Beard Temple every month?" Lu Weiwei hurriedly asked.
But Zhao Lifang nodded and responded, "That's true. My sister Zhao Limei goes out to communicate once a month and often comes to see me."
"Of course, she will go to other Taoist temples besides Longxu Temple."
"Then has she been here this month?" Gu Chen adjusted the law enforcement recorder, put it in a shooting position, took out his recording pen, and started to record the scene.
Zhao Lifang nodded slightly, and also voluntarily admitted: "I have been here. Just a week ago, she came to Longxu Temple for an exchange. We had dinner together. In the evening, she lived with me and left the next day."
Listening to Zhao Lifang's narration, Gu Chen looked up at her and continued to ask:
"You two sisters have a good relationship?"
"That's right." Zhao Lifang wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes, and said with sobs:
"My sister and I have been orphans since we were young. We don't know who our parents are. They are Taoist priests in the Taoist temple. They picked us up and sent us to the orphanage."
"As a result, we are influenced by the culture of the Taoist temple. If we have nothing to do, we will go to the Taoist temple and practice with these masters."
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Taking a deep breath, Zhao Lifang took out a tissue, put it in the corner of her eyes to wet her tears, and said again:
"Therefore, after we finished junior high school, the two of us discussed it and decided to become a monk."
"You became a monk so early? Then you have been a monk for many years?" Lu Weiwei was also shocked when she heard that the two chose to become a monk after graduating from junior high school.
Logically speaking, at such a young age, one should do many meaningful things. It seems that becoming a monk at this age is not a wise choice.
Zhao Lifang sniffed, wiped her tears with a tissue again, and then said:
"We did have this idea at the time, but the master in the Taoist temple refused to accept us, saying that it was not the right time for us."
"In this way, my sister and I went south to work in Guangdong Province, and changed many jobs."
"However, in the end, I still feel that the colorful world outside doesn't seem to suit me at all."
"So, after we worked until we were in our thirties, we decided to become monks together again."
"But this time, the masters in the Taoist temple did not reject us, but accepted us gladly."
Taking a deep breath, Zhao Lifang shook her head helplessly: "But, my sister Zhao Limei doesn't seem to be suitable for becoming a monk."
"She has been in the Taoist temple for several years, and she feels that she can't stand the various rules in the Taoist temple."
"Because I gained a lot of knowledge in Guangdong Province before, it is difficult to calm down again."
"So, so she returned to vulgarity halfway, and went out for a while."
"What about you? Are you staying in the Taoist temple?" Gu Chen asked.
"Yes, my heart is relatively quiet, and I can practice with peace of mind, so in the end I was recognized by the masters, but my sister, Zhao Limei, left the Taoist temple."
Listening to Zhao Lifang's narration, Police Officer Wang folded his arms and thoughtfully:
"That is to say, your sister Zhao Limei once went out for a while and lived a life of secularism, and then returned to the Taoist temple and became a Taoist priest, is that true?"
"Yes." Zhao Lifang nodded.
"Then when exactly did you come back?" Gu Chen asked again.
"Probably..." Looking up at the ceiling, Zhao Lifang tried to recall for a few seconds before saying again:
"Probably seven or eight years ago? At that time, my sister returned to the Taoist temple with a downcast face, as if she was wronged outside."
"Later, she also thought about it. I heard that she had dated a few men, but they were nothing."
"Master saw that she was sincerely becoming a monk, so he gave her another chance. Since then, I stayed in the Taoist temple with my sister Zhao Limei."
"Later, Taoist temples were built in many places, such as the Longxu Temple here, and the Xiushan Temple on the top of Xiushan Mountain."
"There are many places, but not many practitioners, so I was sent to Longxu Temple, and my sister was sent to Xiushan Temple."
Hearing this, Gu Chen continued to record the information in Eucalyptus.
At this moment, Zhao Lifang also recovered from the memories just now, so she hurriedly asked Gu Chen:
"By the way, you are the police?"
Since I saw that Gu Chen and the others were all well-groomed, and they were wearing law enforcement recorders, and they were recording carefully here, they also guessed their identities.
But now that she wanted to know about her sister's situation, Zhao Lifang asked one more question.
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Gu Chen nodded slightly, and said to himself, "We are from the Criminal Investigation Team of Furong Sub-bureau."
After the words fell, several people, including Gu Chen, all took out their police IDs and showed them in front of Zhao Lifang.
"Then how did my sister die? What happened to her?" Zhao Limei clenched her fists tightly, as if she hadn't recovered from the state just now.
Gu Chen sighed softly, seeing that the notebook was put down, he said slowly:
"We are investigating a case. According to the blood book provided by the suspect, we found a corpse from a few years ago."
"Later, the suspect who gave us clues provided some relevant clues one after another."
"And based on these clues, we found Xiushan Temple and your sister."
"The night before she died, I went up to Xiushan and asked her about it."
"But she denied all the answers she gave at the time, saying that she didn't know about it, and asked me to ask another officer on duty."
After a pause, Gu Chen continued: "But after I went back, that is, today, I came to Xiushan Temple again, only to find out that your sister Zhao Limei committed suicide three nights ago."
"Suicide? You mean, my sister committed suicide?" Hearing this result, Zhao Lifang seemed quite surprised.
Gu Chen didn't deny it, but nodded to confirm: "From our on-site investigation, your sister Zhao Limei did indeed die by suicide."
"Of course, we will explain the specific circumstances after the autopsy."
After finishing speaking, Gu Chen glanced at Yuan Shasha beside her.
And Yuan Shasha understood it, and immediately took out a prepared autopsy report from her bag, handed the report and pen to Zhao Lifang in front of her, and said:
"This is the autopsy report. At present, we have contacted the technical department of the Municipal Bureau, and the forensic team is dealing with follow-up matters."
"You can go with us to the Technical Section of the Municipal Bureau, sign this autopsy report, and see your sister for the last time."
"You can also sign the consent form for the autopsy report here, so that we can give an accurate corpse test for the abnormal conditions of the corpse at the first time."
"My sister shouldn't have committed suicide." Although she listened to the police's explanation, Zhao Lifang still didn't quite believe that her sister Zhao Limei would leave her in this way.
But Zhao Lifang chose to sign the autopsy report consent form handed over after reading it.
While handing it to Yuan Shasha, Zhao Lifang also reminded: "I don't believe my sister committed suicide, because he came to Longxu Temple last week and talked and laughed with me. How could he choose to commit suicide after seeing you? ? Doesn't make sense."
As if thinking of something, Zhao Lifang suddenly opened her eyes, and quickly looked at Gu Chen and said, "Could it be, what did you say to my sister?"
"Don't get me wrong." Seeing that Zhao Lifang has been asking about her sister Zhao Limei's situation, Gu Chen simply didn't go around with her, and said straightforwardly:
"Your sister's death, we also feel very strange, because before that, there was a reservoir on duty, and the situation was exactly the same as your sister."
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"After he contacted our police and learned that our police were investigating a case, after our police left, he went to the mountain behind the reservoir and hanged himself."
"Is there such a thing?" Hearing Gu Chen's explanation, Zhao Lifang covered her face with her hands in fright, and looked at Gu Chen in disbelief.
And Lu Weiwei next to Gu Chen quickly explained: "We didn't lie to you, that's just the way it is."
"So, your sister and the reservoir attendant both had similar deaths, but the suicide forms were different."
"And according to our investigation, the reservoir watchman has quite serious psychological depression."
"And this depression was also because of something that happened a few years ago that made him unable to let go of it, and eventually led to suicide."
After a pause, Lu Weiwei took a deep breath, and then hurriedly continued to explain:
"Also, the person on duty at the reservoir may be related to the case of picking up and burying the corpse that year, because he is related to the suspect who provided our police with a blood letter to inform the burial location of the unnamed corpse."
"As for your sister, after listening to our explanation of the case, she suddenly chose to commit suicide bizarrely."
"However, you have to remember that the reason why we found Xiushan Temple was also because of the reminder from the suspect's blood book."
"It seems that from the very beginning, the suspect already knew that this kind of thing would happen in Xiushan Temple."
"so……"
"That's why we went to Xiushan Temple and went to your sister Zhao Limei to find out about the situation. However, we can now confirm that your sister Zhao Limei is also related to the burying of the corpse and the suspect."
Before Lu Weiwei could finish speaking, Gu Chen on the other side hurriedly interrupted.
At this moment, Zhao Lifang was dumbfounded.
She didn't know why her sister, Zhao Limei, had so many things she didn't know about?
Looking at the four policemen in front of her, Zhao Lifang didn't seem to know how to reply.
Seeing that Zhao Lifang was hesitating, Gu Chen also reminded him: "Master Zhao Lifang, are you listening to us?"
"I'm listening." Zhao Lifang nodded silently.
"Then do you know that your sister Zhao Limei has been in contact with someone recently?" Officer Wang asked again.
"I know." Zhao Lifang nodded slightly, and said in retrospect:
"Actually, the reason why my sister came to see me last week, I felt something was wrong, because she seemed to come to explain the funeral."
"Huh? Explain the funeral?" Lu Weiwei felt more and more confused, so she continued to ask:
"Can you be more specific? What exactly did your sister Zhao Limei tell you when she came to Longxu Temple last week?"
"I don't know either." Zhao Lifang was in an abnormal mood at the moment, and she was holding her head in her hands, in excruciating pain.
Gu Chen and his colleagues looked at each other, and then continued to comfort and said: "Master Zhao Lifang, don't worry, think about it carefully, think about your sister's visit to Longxu Temple last week."
"Did she come to you, as usual, to visit you, or did she have other purposes?"
"You and her are sisters, you should know it best."
"I..." Zhao Lifang said with a haggard face, choked with sobs:
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"I feel that my sister did come to tell me about my funeral, and she suddenly started to care about my physical condition."
"Because I have been in poor health since I was a child, so I often need to take medicine."
"Recently, some old problems have been committed again, but this is also a very normal thing."
"Usually when my sister comes to see me, she doesn't care about these things at all, because of the matter of taking medicine, but that day is different."
Seeing that Zhao Lifang has entered a state of meditation, the whole person seems to have returned to the thoughts of the day.
Therefore, Gu Chen, Lu Weiwei, Police Officer Wang and Yuan Shasha didn't dare to disturb her too much, but listened quietly from the sidelines.
And Zhao Lifang also seemed to start to recall the situation that day, her whole face was haggard, and she also thought about it:
"That day, she came to Longxu Temple suddenly, and there was something wrong with the timing."
"Because, every time my sister comes over, there will be a month apart. If it is short, it will be more than 20 days, and if it is long, it will be about 40 days."
"But coming here last week completely broke this rule, because she just came to Longxu Temple just last week."
"Yes." Gu Chen listened to Zhao Lifang's narration, and also recorded this point in the table, and continued to ask:
"So? How did you react? Did you ask her?"
"Yes." Zhao Lifang nodded silently, and said involuntarily:
"I asked her at the time, is there anything important?"
"But if there are important things to explain, she usually communicates by phone."
"But my sister that day seemed to be in a bad mood. I asked her if something was wrong. But my sister denied it. She just said that these days, she wanted to go down the mountain to have a quiet time. She said that there is a repair square on the top of the mountain."
"Repair the square? Isn't it right?" Gu Chen immediately denied what Zhao Lifang said:
"I've been to Xiushan in the past few days. The square on the top of the mountain has been well protected. I don't see any need for Xiushan."
"Besides, today is Xiushan's national fitness event, and it was only last night that a simple stage was set up at the top of the mountain."
"So, the repair square you mentioned doesn't seem to exist."
Hearing what Gu Chen said, Zhao Lifang frowned and said weakly:
"Could it be that my sister is lying to me? She came to see me last week, but she actually came to say goodbye to me? "
"Master Zhao Lifang, can you tell me in detail how your sister Zhao Limei came to you last week? The more detailed the better."
Police officer Wang also felt that Zhao Limei broke the routine and came to Longxu Temple suddenly and densely. Obviously, she had different intentions.
And it reminds me that this period of time is the day when Wang Xinyu came to Jiangnan City.
And now, Zhao Limei's bizarre death just happened to respond to Wang Xinyu's reminder, which is "the top of Xiushan".
This seems to have some kind of hint in the dark.
Therefore, everyone now knows that Zhao Limei's death may have nothing to do with Wang Xinyu.
In addition, Zhao Limei came to Longxu Temple suddenly last week.
Obviously, Wang Xinyu might have gotten in touch with Zhao Limei, and Zhao Limei seemed to have something to do with Wang Xinyu, so she broke the rules and came to Longxuguan.
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It can be seen that coming here was more like being instructed by Wang Xinyu.
Seeing everyone looking at her with curious eyes, Zhao Lifang nodded slightly, and couldn't help but say:
"I remember, that day, my sister was very concerned about me and told me about my old problem, why don't I go to the hospital's experts to treat it once and for all."
"She also checked my bedroom, and gave me some personal items she carried with her, saying that she didn't want to wear them, and gave them to me."
"What is it?" While recording, Gu Chen suddenly froze.
Gu Chen is particularly impressed by any connection with Zhao Limei, including objects.
Zhao Lifang hesitated for a few seconds before replying, "It seems to be a bracelet, and the ornaments on the bracelet are a pair of small goldfish."
After finishing the words, Zhao Lifang directly swept up her long sleeves, and put a pair of small goldfish bracelets on her hands in front of Gu Chen.
Gu Chen, Lu Weiwei, Police Officer Wang and Yuan Shasha immediately gathered around and observed carefully.
"Does this thing have any meaning?" Gu Chen asked.
"It doesn't mean much, right?" Zhao Lifang thought about it carefully, and then said:
"Oh, by the way, I seem to have heard her mention it. It seems that it was given to her by her boyfriend back then. Many years have passed. However, she is not willing to throw away this little goldfish bracelet, so she always wears it on her hand."
"Later, when my sister became a monk, she kept it as a personal belonging and never let anyone touch it."
"But that day, she suddenly said that she thought about it, and said that it was useless to wear this kind of thing on her body, so she said she would give it to me."
"As soon as I heard it, my sister was finally willing to let go of what she had been thinking about for many years. I was also glad that this was a good thing, so I readily accepted it."
Speaking of this, Zhao Lifang's tears suddenly flowed out uncontrollably, and after choking again, she suddenly covered her face and cried bitterly:
"My sister is clearly explaining the funeral to me, but why am I so stupid? Why didn't I find out at the time? Why is this?"
"Why did she commit suicide? Why did she just leave me without saying a word?"
"She's gone, what should I do? We are good sisters, why is she so willing to abandon me? Huh..."
Seeing that Zhao Lifang is so sad at the moment, everyone should not bother too much.
But seeing that the case still needs to be investigated, Lu Weiwei also sighed softly, trying to calm down.
Then he took out a tissue from his pocket and walked directly to Zhao Lifang's side.
He touched Zhao Lifang with his hand, passed the tissue to him and said, "Master Zhao Lifang, death cannot be brought back to life, please mourn."
"However, if you want to know the truth about your sister's death, I think you'd better cooperate with our police to find out the ins and outs of the incident."
"Because if you don't know the reason why your sister committed suicide, wouldn't your sister die in vain?"
Hearing what Lu Weiwei said, Zhao Lifang, who was still in tears before, stopped crying immediately.
After sniffing, she also happily took the tissue in Lu Weiwei's hand, and couldn't help but wet the tears from the corners of her eyes, and then asked again:
"Then what do you need me to do?"
"Speak clearly." Gu Chen looked up at her, and continued to ask:
"Your sister Zhao Limei, after handing over the string of small goldfish bracelets to you, did she tell you anything else?"
"I don't think so?" Zhao Lifang seemed a little unclear.
But Police Officer Wang didn't give up and said: "I said Master Zhao Lifang, it's best to remember this clearly, it's okay if you don't know."
"Wait." Wiping the teardrops from the corners of her eyes, Zhao Lifang narrowed her eyes and thought, and quickly raised her head and replied:
"From the time I was chatting with my sister last week, I feel that she should have met someone, and the two have had an in-depth communication."
"It is precisely because of this that my sister began to hesitate, and then began to explain the funeral to herself, and even handed over all her belongings to me."
"It's obvious that even if no one has seen her, she has been in contact with her."
Looking up at Gu Chen, Zhao Lifang continued to add: "Comrade policeman, to be honest, my sister once liked a man, that is, the man who gave her the goldfish bracelet."
"But why didn't the two of you get together in the end? I don't know, but what is certain is that my sister came to Longxu Temple last week and looked uncomfortable. I guessed some clues."
"But now it seems that she committed suicide this time, or in other words, it was murder. She must have known it in advance."
"She seems unable to undo all this, so she can only accept it calmly."
"However, I can tell from the expression on her face that she seems to be afraid of something? Afraid of something happening."
After a pause, Zhao Lifang seemed to become tense, and continued:
"My sister must have been threatened, for sure."
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i am super cop
Seeing Gu Chen's distrustful gaze, Master Liu panicked, but now he seems to be inextricably linked with Zhao Limei. First of all, the two are neighbors on the top of the mountain, and according to Gu Chen's calculation, Zhao Limei died the night after she left Xiushan Temple. Since this is the case, Gu Chen certainly has reason to suspect that Master Liu is obviously one of the people who have some connection with Zhao Limei's death. "Master Liu." Seeing that Master Liu was still frozen in place, as if he was still meditating, Lu Weiwei couldn't help but remind him. "Ah?" Master Liu realized later. "I'm asking you something, how much do you know about Zhao Limei's real situation?" Lu Weiwei reminded again. Master Liu frowned at this moment, and said tremblingly: "I don't know her very well." "Although we both live on the top of Xiushan Mountain, I have stayed on the top of Xiushan Mountain for almost 20 years." "As for Zhao Limei, it was less than five years since she came to Xiushan." "Because when this Xiushan Temple was first built, a master was needed to be stationed here." "So, Zhao Limei and their association transferred her here from other places and made her the master of Xiushan Temple." Taking a deep breath, Master Liu continued to recall everything about Zhao Limei, and said slowly: "At that time, there were very few tourists on our mountain, so there were generally no incense sticks." "Therefore, in order to prevent scattered tourists from damaging the items in the main hall, the main hall of Xiushan Temple is usually locked, and Zhao Limei is in charge of the key." "And her daily job is to burn incense on these statues, and then stay in Xiushan Temple to practice." "Then she hasn't left here?" Gu Chen asked. "There are." Master Liu nodded slightly, and continued to recall: "I remember that she went down the mountain once a week to buy vegetables, and went out to communicate once a month." "Wait a minute." When Gu Chen heard this, he immediately interrupted: "You said that she would go out to communicate once a month, do you know where exactly?" "I don't know, it seems to be a nearby Taoist temple, right? Because they all belong to the same association, Zhao Limei meets her fellow Taoists once a month." "Usually, in the Taoist temple, I have also seen her using a smartphone to talk to her fellow Taoists." After the words fell, Master Liu seemed to think of something again, and hurriedly replied: "Oh, by the way, Zhao Limei seems to have a younger sister who practices in another Taoist temple in Jiangnan City. She goes out to communicate once a month, and she will stay outside for a few days. I guess it's her sister's place." "Her sister?" Yuan Shasha hurriedly asked after hearing this, "Where is her sister exactly?" "Longxu Guan." Master Liu said. Gu Chen frowned once, and immediately recalled this location, it seemed that it was not too far from Xiushan. But he didn't think of it for a while, so he asked Master Liu: "Where is the Dragon Beard Temple?" "It's on the opposite mountain." In order to let Gu Chen and the others know the exact location, Master Liu led everyone to the door, then pointed to the looming mountain in the distance, and explained: "Do you see the mountain over there? Longxu Temple is in the opposite mountain. The next county over there, and the plains in the middle, are bounded by that river." "This side of the river is Jiangnan City, and the other side of the river is Jiangyi County. After crossing the mountains over there, it is the main urban area of Jiangyi County." Here Master Liu's voice fell, and Gu Chen and the others walked to an edge area, looking at the opposite mountain. Because we stand on the top of the mountain, we have a wide field of vision, and the undulating mountains on the opposite side can be clearly seen with the naked eye. Due to the good weather in Jiangnan City recently, the view is very good, and Gu Chen can even see the thermal power plant building in the mountains opposite. Lu Weiwei couldn't help but sigh with emotion: "It turns out that Zhao Limei and her sister can see each other's positions from the top of the mountain." "Comrade policewoman." Just as Lu Weiwei finished speaking, Master Liu quickly explained: "Although you are standing here, it doesn't look that far away, but in fact, the distance is quite far." "Understood, that is to say, Zhao Limei's younger sister has been practicing in Longxu Temple." "And Zhao Limei might go to see her sister every month when she goes out for exchanges? Is that how you understand it?" "That's right." Master Liu was also very nervous at the moment, and hurriedly told him everything he knew: "Actually, where does Zhao Limei go to communicate? I don't know very well, but I feel that she goes to her sister's place more often." "There is still some time, maybe I will go to other Taoist temples, as far as I know, there are only so many." "What's her sister's name?" Gu Chen raised his head and asked after recording these. "It seems to be... called Zhao Lifang, right? It should be this name." Master Liu said. "Okay." After receiving these replies, Gu Chen recorded them in the record and also reminded Master Liu: "Master Liu, since you are neighbors, why do you know so little about Zhao Limei?" "This... It's not because Zhao Limei doesn't like to talk, and she especially likes to lock herself in the Taoist temple." "I was stationed in the duty room on the top of the mountain, and it was boring enough." "Later, a beautiful mountain temple was built on the top of the mountain here. I thought, now that there are people living here, it must be lively." "But after the Taoist temple was built, only one female Taoist priest was sent, and she didn't like to talk, so I was very disappointed and didn't communicate with her much." "It's just because we usually meet each other at the Peak Square, and we chat occasionally." "Gu Chen." Master Liu explained helplessly, while outside, Ding Liang, Huang Zunlong, and several other plainclothes policemen had already arrived at the entrance of the Taoist temple. "Ding Liang, you came at the right time. I'll leave this place to you. I have to go down the mountain immediately." Seeing that someone was taking over, Gu Chen could get away and go to Longxu Temple. Since he had communicated with Ding Liang on the phone before, Ding Liang was also very clear about his work. So he asked: "After the body is handed over to Gao Chuanfeng, can we block this place?" "Yes." Gu Chen nodded for confirmation. "That's all right, you guys hurry up, it's important." Huang Zunlong on the side also hurriedly reminded. So Gu Chen, Lu Weiwei, Police Officer Wang and Yuan Shasha hurried down the mountain after registering with Master Liu. Since everyone's destination is in Jiangyi County, the distance is not too far. The main purpose is to find Zhao Lifang and ask about the specific situation of her sister Zhao Limei. After all, both brothers and sisters are Taoist priests, so it is obvious that they understand each other better. If Zhao Limei didn't have much to say to Master Liu on this mountain, then she should have nothing to say to her own sister. On the way, Gu Chen, who was watching the car, said nothing, and Lu Weiwei, who was sitting in the co-pilot, couldn't help asking: "Junior Brother Gu, what do you think is behind this Zhao Limei that we don't know? Does her sister Zhao Lifang know her sister?" "Maybe, but you have to try your luck." Gu Chen took a deep breath and said meaningfully: "First of all, Zhao Limei's death must have something to do with Wang Xinyu." "In other words, Wang Xinyu definitely knew that Zhao Limei would die, that's why she revealed the clue of 'Top of Xiushan' to me." "Or, if Zhao Limei didn't see our police, maybe she wouldn't commit suicide." "How do you say it?" Officer Wang, who was sitting in the back row, asked. "The reason is very simple." Gu Chen paused for a few seconds before saying again; "First of all, the death of Wang Jiayao, the reservoir watchman, happened only after seeing our police." "And according to the man on duty at the Jiangnan City Science and Technology Museum, I know that Wang Xinyu thought that I would be able to guess the key to the problem and get the letter from the man on duty at the Science and Technology Museum within a few days." "But in this way, she, Wang Xinyu, may want to use Xiushan's national fitness event to attract the attention of our police." "She, Wang Xinyu, probably thought that we could come to Xiushan today and find Zhao Limei in the Xiushan Temple." "After seeing our police, Zhao Limei may have the same situation as Wang Jiayao, which is inexplicable suicide." Sighing softly, Gu Chen shook his head: "We're still being careless. Obviously, if Zhao Limei contacted our police today, after learning about our police's intentions." "She may choose to end her life after our police leave, but I have already been here earlier that night." "In this way, Zhao Limei's suicide will be brought forward to that night, that is, not long after I left." "That's right." Listening to Gu Chen's analysis while driving, Yuan Shasha, who was sitting in the back row, couldn't help but echo: "That is to say, once these people come into contact with our police, they will immediately end their lives when they learn that our police is investigating these matters." "It can be seen from this that Zhao Limei may also have something to do with the eucalyptus, Wang Xinyu, Wang Jiayao, and the missing Zhao Xiaohu." "In this way, perhaps one less person will know his exact identity after the death of that unknown corpse." Sighing lightly, Yuan Shasha also said helplessly: "It seems that there are fewer and fewer people who really understand the truth of the past." "Although Wang Xinyu is an insider, she is playing hide-and-seek with us. I hope we can find Zhao Limei's sister, Zhao Lifang, in advance and ask about the specific situation." "I also hope that Zhao Lifang will know about her sister and don't let us down." "I hope so." Gu Chen sighed, trying to calm down, then stepped up the accelerator and drove towards the opposite mountain. ... ... 11:40 p.m. Gu Chen drove the car directly into the mountains according to the mobile phone navigation. Along the winding mountain road, I finally found a gymnasium hidden in the mountain. But what puzzled Gu Chen was that this gymnasium was also quite deserted. Although the building has been renovated, the area is not large. Gu Chen parked the car at the square at the entrance, only to realize that there was also a white car parked at the entrance at the same time. Think about it, it should be the means of transportation in the Taoist temple. After a short wait and see at the door, everyone walked towards the Taoist temple. The gate of the Taoist temple was not locked. With a slight push, the gate opened with a "squeak". The corridor in the courtyard is planted with various flowers and plants, and there are many butterflies around, giving people a very quiet feature. At this moment, Gu Chen used his master-level observation skills to listen carefully to the movements of the Taoist temple. It was also discovered that there was a sound of communication in the northeast corner. So let's work hard on everyone. Everyone understood, and immediately followed behind Gu Chen, looking for the room in the northeast corner together. Just when everyone walked to a corridor, a middle-aged woman in a Taoist robe suddenly walked out of a room in front of her. Judging from the appearance, Gu Chen felt that the middle-aged woman in front of him was very similar to Zhao Limei in Xiushan Temple. So he took the initiative to step forward, ready to say hello to the other party. And the other party also seemed to see that the people in front of him seemed to be looking for him, so he also stepped forward, ready to ask about their purpose. "Hello, are you Master Zhao Lifang?" Gu Chen spoke first. "That's right, what do you need from me?" Zhao Lifang also said politely. "Are you Zhao Limei's younger sister?" Lu Weiwei hurried over and asked. "Yes, I'm her sister, what? What are you asking these for?" Zhao Lifang also seemed to see from the expressions of the crowd that something might have happened to her sister. At this moment, another older female Taoist priest came out from the room that Zhao Lifang left just now. Seeing that both parties were standing at the door, he asked, "Are these benefactors looking for you?" "That's right." Zhao Lifang turned around and replied. "Then you take them to the side room to rest for a while, I'm going to the kitchen to make lunch." "Okay." Seeing the older female Taoist priest turn and leave, Zhao Lifang's reply was also concise and to the point. Then he stretched out his hand to the crowd and said, "All benefactors, come with me." "it is good." Everyone also wanted to find a quiet place to explain to Zhao Lifang. So they followed behind Zhao Lifang, walked through the corridor together, and came to a spacious room. Pushing open the antique wooden door, Zhao Lifang politely invited everyone into the room, and then brought the tea that had been brewed and poured it for everyone. "Drink some tea." Zhao Lifang passed the tea to everyone one by one. "Thank you." Yuan Shasha quickly thanked her. Zhao Lifang asked again: "Have you had lunch yet?" "Not yet." Officer Wang said. "Oh, let me tell the kitchen to prepare some meals for you and cook some more rice." Thinking of this, Zhao Lifang immediately took out her mobile phone and was about to contact the elderly female Taoist priest just now. But Gu Chen quickly interrupted with a wave of his hand: "No need, Master Zhao, our visit this time is related to a case, and I need your cooperation now." Hearing what Gu Chen said, Zhao Lifang seemed to have an ominous premonition. After hearing the eucalyptus, Zhao Lifang asked again: "You really don't want to stay here for dinner?" "No." Lu Weiwei shook her head. "Okay." Zhao Lifang sighed softly, then put down her phone, sat upright and asked everyone: "Then you come to look for me, my sister asked you to come here?" "We took the initiative to find them." Officer Wang said. "What do you mean?" Zhao Lifang picked up a cup of tea on the table, took a sip, and asked. "It means that today we went to Xiushan Temple and found that your sister Zhao Limei had died in the house for a few days." Lu Weiwei didn't want to play around with Zhao Lifang anymore, so she said it straightforwardly. But it doesn't matter, Zhao Lifang, who was drinking tea in a blue and white porcelain cup, immediately froze on the spot. The blue and white porcelain cup in his hand also slipped from his hand in an instant, and fell to the ground with a "bang" and broke into several pieces. "You... what are you talking about? My sister, she..." "She died, the time of death should have been three nights ago." Officer Wang replied. Zhao Lifang frowned, and asked several people: "What's going on? Can anyone tell me? How did my sister die?" "Master Zhao Lifang, please don't get excited." Seeing Zhao Lifang at this moment, it seems that her mood has begun to fluctuate violently. While observing her every move, Gu Chen asked cautiously: "Could it be that you didn't know about your sister Zhao Limei's death for a few days? Could it be that you haven't been in touch for a few days?" "No." Zhao Lifang shook her head, choked up and said: "We contact a few times a month, but not often." "Then your sister Zhao Limei, will you come to your Dragon Beard Temple every month?" Lu Weiwei hurriedly asked. But Zhao Lifang nodded and responded, "That's true. My sister Zhao Limei goes out to communicate once a month and often comes to see me." "Of course, she will go to other Taoist temples besides Longxu Temple." "Then has she been here this month?" Gu Chen adjusted the law enforcement recorder, put it in a shooting position, took out his recording pen, and started to record the scene. Zhao Lifang nodded slightly, and also voluntarily admitted: "I have been here. Just a week ago, she came to Longxu Temple for an exchange. We had dinner together. In the evening, she lived with me and left the next day." Listening to Zhao Lifang's narration, Gu Chen looked up at her and continued to ask: "You two sisters have a good relationship?" "That's right." Zhao Lifang wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes, and said with sobs: "My sister and I have been orphans since we were young. We don't know who our parents are. They are Taoist priests in the Taoist temple. They picked us up and sent us to the orphanage." "As a result, we are influenced by the culture of the Taoist temple. If we have nothing to do, we will go to the Taoist temple and practice with these masters." Taking a deep breath, Zhao Lifang took out a tissue, put it in the corner of her eyes to wet her tears, and said again: "Therefore, after we finished junior high school, the two of us discussed it and decided to become a monk." "You became a monk so early? Then you have been a monk for many years?" Lu Weiwei was also shocked when she heard that the two chose to become a monk after graduating from junior high school. Logically speaking, at such a young age, one should do many meaningful things. It seems that becoming a monk at this age is not a wise choice. Zhao Lifang sniffed, wiped her tears with a tissue again, and then said: "We did have this idea at the time, but the master in the Taoist temple refused to accept us, saying that it was not the right time for us." "In this way, my sister and I went south to work in Guangdong Province, and changed many jobs." "However, in the end, I still feel that the colorful world outside doesn't seem to suit me at all." "So, after we worked until we were in our thirties, we decided to become monks together again." "But this time, the masters in the Taoist temple did not reject us, but accepted us gladly." Taking a deep breath, Zhao Lifang shook her head helplessly: "But, my sister Zhao Limei doesn't seem to be suitable for becoming a monk." "She has been in the Taoist temple for several years, and she feels that she can't stand the various rules in the Taoist temple." "Because I gained a lot of knowledge in Guangdong Province before, it is difficult to calm down again." "So, so she returned to vulgarity halfway, and went out for a while." "What about you? Are you staying in the Taoist temple?" Gu Chen asked. "Yes, my heart is relatively quiet, and I can practice with peace of mind, so in the end I was recognized by the masters, but my sister, Zhao Limei, left the Taoist temple." Listening to Zhao Lifang's narration, Police Officer Wang folded his arms and thoughtfully: "That is to say, your sister Zhao Limei once went out for a while and lived a life of secularism, and then returned to the Taoist temple and became a Taoist priest, is that true?" "Yes." Zhao Lifang nodded. "Then when exactly did you come back?" Gu Chen asked again. "Probably..." Looking up at the ceiling, Zhao Lifang tried to recall for a few seconds before saying again: "Probably seven or eight years ago? At that time, my sister returned to the Taoist temple with a downcast face, as if she was wronged outside." "Later, she also thought about it. I heard that she had dated a few men, but they were nothing." "Master saw that she was sincerely becoming a monk, so he gave her another chance. Since then, I stayed in the Taoist temple with my sister Zhao Limei." "Later, Taoist temples were built in many places, such as the Longxu Temple here, and the Xiushan Temple on the top of Xiushan Mountain." "There are many places, but not many practitioners, so I was sent to Longxu Temple, and my sister was sent to Xiushan Temple." Hearing this, Gu Chen continued to record the information in Eucalyptus. At this moment, Zhao Lifang also recovered from the memories just now, so she hurriedly asked Gu Chen: "By the way, you are the police?" Since I saw that Gu Chen and the others were all well-groomed, and they were wearing law enforcement recorders, and they were recording carefully here, they also guessed their identities. But now that she wanted to know about her sister's situation, Zhao Lifang asked one more question. Gu Chen nodded slightly, and said to himself, "We are from the Criminal Investigation Team of Furong Sub-bureau." After the words fell, several people, including Gu Chen, all took out their police IDs and showed them in front of Zhao Lifang. "Then how did my sister die? What happened to her?" Zhao Limei clenched her fists tightly, as if she hadn't recovered from the state just now. Gu Chen sighed softly, seeing that the notebook was put down, he said slowly: "We are investigating a case. According to the blood book provided by the suspect, we found a corpse from a few years ago." "Later, the suspect who gave us clues provided some relevant clues one after another." "And based on these clues, we found Xiushan Temple and your sister." "The night before she died, I went up to Xiushan and asked her about it." "But she denied all the answers she gave at the time, saying that she didn't know about it, and asked me to ask another officer on duty." After a pause, Gu Chen continued: "But after I went back, that is, today, I came to Xiushan Temple again, only to find out that your sister Zhao Limei committed suicide three nights ago." "Suicide? You mean, my sister committed suicide?" Hearing this result, Zhao Lifang seemed quite surprised. Gu Chen didn't deny it, but nodded to confirm: "From our on-site investigation, your sister Zhao Limei did indeed die by suicide." "Of course, we will explain the specific circumstances after the autopsy." After finishing speaking, Gu Chen glanced at Yuan Shasha beside her. And Yuan Shasha understood it, and immediately took out a prepared autopsy report from her bag, handed the report and pen to Zhao Lifang in front of her, and said: "This is the autopsy report. At present, we have contacted the technical department of the Municipal Bureau, and the forensic team is dealing with follow-up matters." "You can go with us to the Technical Section of the Municipal Bureau, sign this autopsy report, and see your sister for the last time." "You can also sign the consent form for the autopsy report here, so that we can give an accurate corpse test for the abnormal conditions of the corpse at the first time." "My sister shouldn't have committed suicide." Although she listened to the police's explanation, Zhao Lifang still didn't quite believe that her sister Zhao Limei would leave her in this way. But Zhao Lifang chose to sign the autopsy report consent form handed over after reading it. While handing it to Yuan Shasha, Zhao Lifang also reminded: "I don't believe my sister committed suicide, because he came to Longxu Temple last week and talked and laughed with me. How could he choose to commit suicide after seeing you? ? Doesn't make sense." As if thinking of something, Zhao Lifang suddenly opened her eyes, and quickly looked at Gu Chen and said, "Could it be, what did you say to my sister?" "Don't get me wrong." Seeing that Zhao Lifang has been asking about her sister Zhao Limei's situation, Gu Chen simply didn't go around with her, and said straightforwardly: "Your sister's death, we also feel very strange, because before that, there was a reservoir on duty, and the situation was exactly the same as your sister." "After he contacted our police and learned that our police were investigating a case, after our police left, he went to the mountain behind the reservoir and hanged himself." "Is there such a thing?" Hearing Gu Chen's explanation, Zhao Lifang covered her face with her hands in fright, and looked at Gu Chen in disbelief. And Lu Weiwei next to Gu Chen quickly explained: "We didn't lie to you, that's just the way it is." "So, your sister and the reservoir attendant both had similar deaths, but the suicide forms were different." "And according to our investigation, the reservoir watchman has quite serious psychological depression." "And this depression was also because of something that happened a few years ago that made him unable to let go of it, and eventually led to suicide." After a pause, Lu Weiwei took a deep breath, and then hurriedly continued to explain: "Also, the person on duty at the reservoir may be related to the case of picking up and burying the corpse that year, because he is related to the suspect who provided our police with a blood letter to inform the burial location of the unnamed corpse." "As for your sister, after listening to our explanation of the case, she suddenly chose to commit suicide bizarrely." "However, you have to remember that the reason why we found Xiushan Temple was also because of the reminder from the suspect's blood book." "It seems that from the very beginning, the suspect already knew that this kind of thing would happen in Xiushan Temple." "so" "That's why we went to Xiushan Temple and went to your sister Zhao Limei to find out about the situation. However, we can now confirm that your sister Zhao Limei is also related to the burying of the corpse and the suspect." Before Lu Weiwei could finish speaking, Gu Chen on the other side hurriedly interrupted. At this moment, Zhao Lifang was dumbfounded. She didn't know why her sister, Zhao Limei, had so many things she didn't know about? Looking at the four policemen in front of her, Zhao Lifang didn't seem to know how to reply. Seeing that Zhao Lifang was hesitating, Gu Chen also reminded him: "Master Zhao Lifang, are you listening to us?" "I'm listening." Zhao Lifang nodded silently. "Then do you know that your sister Zhao Limei has been in contact with someone recently?" Officer Wang asked again. "I know." Zhao Lifang nodded slightly, and said in retrospect: "Actually, the reason why my sister came to see me last week, I felt something was wrong, because she seemed to come to explain the funeral." "Huh? Explain the funeral?" Lu Weiwei felt more and more confused, so she continued to ask: "Can you be more specific? What exactly did your sister Zhao Limei tell you when she came to Longxu Temple last week?" "I don't know either." Zhao Lifang was in an abnormal mood at the moment, and she was holding her head in her hands, in excruciating pain. Gu Chen and his colleagues looked at each other, and then continued to comfort and said: "Master Zhao Lifang, don't worry, think about it carefully, think about your sister's visit to Longxu Temple last week." "Did she come to you, as usual, to visit you, or did she have other purposes?" "You and her are sisters, you should know it best." "I..." Zhao Lifang said with a haggard face, choked with sobs: "I feel that my sister did come to tell me about my funeral, and she suddenly started to care about my physical condition." "Because I have been in poor health since I was a child, so I often need to take medicine." "Recently, some old problems have been committed again, but this is also a very normal thing." "Usually when my sister comes to see me, she doesn't care about these things at all, because of the matter of taking medicine, but that day is different." Seeing that Zhao Lifang has entered a state of meditation, the whole person seems to have returned to the thoughts of the day. Therefore, Gu Chen, Lu Weiwei, Police Officer Wang and Yuan Shasha didn't dare to disturb her too much, but listened quietly from the sidelines. And Zhao Lifang also seemed to start to recall the situation that day, her whole face was haggard, and she also thought about it: "That day, she came to Longxu Temple suddenly, and there was something wrong with the timing." "Because, every time my sister comes over, there will be a month apart. If it is short, it will be more than 20 days, and if it is long, it will be about 40 days." "But coming here last week completely broke this rule, because she just came to Longxu Temple just last week." "Yes." Gu Chen listened to Zhao Lifang's narration, and also recorded this point in the table, and continued to ask: "So? How did you react? Did you ask her?" "Yes." Zhao Lifang nodded silently, and said involuntarily: "I asked her at the time, is there anything important?" "But if there are important things to explain, she usually communicates by phone." "But my sister that day seemed to be in a bad mood. I asked her if something was wrong. But my sister denied it. She just said that these days, she wanted to go down the mountain to have a quiet time. She said that there is a repair square on the top of the mountain." "Repair the square? Isn't it right?" Gu Chen immediately denied what Zhao Lifang said: "I've been to Xiushan in the past few days. The square on the top of the mountain has been well protected. I don't see any need for Xiushan." "Besides, today is Xiushan's national fitness event, and it was only last night that a simple stage was set up at the top of the mountain." "So, the repair square you mentioned doesn't seem to exist." Hearing what Gu Chen said, Zhao Lifang frowned and said weakly: "Could it be that my sister is lying to me? She came to see me last week, but she actually came to say goodbye to me? " "Master Zhao Lifang, can you tell me in detail how your sister Zhao Limei came to you last week? The more detailed the better." Police officer Wang also felt that Zhao Limei broke the routine and came to Longxu Temple suddenly and densely. Obviously, she had different intentions. And it reminds me that this period of time is the day when Wang Xinyu came to Jiangnan City. And now, Zhao Limei's bizarre death just happened to respond to Wang Xinyu's reminder, which is "the top of Xiushan". This seems to have some kind of hint in the dark. Therefore, everyone now knows that Zhao Limei's death may have nothing to do with Wang Xinyu. In addition, Zhao Limei came to Longxu Temple suddenly last week. Obviously, Wang Xinyu might have gotten in touch with Zhao Limei, and Zhao Limei seemed to have something to do with Wang Xinyu, so she broke the rules and came to Longxuguan. It can be seen that coming here was more like being instructed by Wang Xinyu. Seeing everyone looking at her with curious eyes, Zhao Lifang nodded slightly, and couldn't help but say: "I remember, that day, my sister was very concerned about me and told me about my old problem, why don't I go to the hospital's experts to treat it once and for all." "She also checked my bedroom, and gave me some personal items she carried with her, saying that she didn't want to wear them, and gave them to me." "What is it?" While recording, Gu Chen suddenly froze. Gu Chen is particularly impressed by any connection with Zhao Limei, including objects. Zhao Lifang hesitated for a few seconds before replying, "It seems to be a bracelet, and the ornaments on the bracelet are a pair of small goldfish." After finishing the words, Zhao Lifang directly swept up her long sleeves, and put a pair of small goldfish bracelets on her hands in front of Gu Chen. Gu Chen, Lu Weiwei, Police Officer Wang and Yuan Shasha immediately gathered around and observed carefully. "Does this thing have any meaning?" Gu Chen asked. "It doesn't mean much, right?" Zhao Lifang thought about it carefully, and then said: "Oh, by the way, I seem to have heard her mention it. It seems that it was given to her by her boyfriend back then. Many years have passed. However, she is not willing to throw away this little goldfish bracelet, so she always wears it on her hand." "Later, when my sister became a monk, she kept it as a personal belonging and never let anyone touch it." "But that day, she suddenly said that she thought about it, and said that it was useless to wear this kind of thing on her body, so she said she would give it to me." "As soon as I heard it, my sister was finally willing to let go of what she had been thinking about for many years. I was also glad that this was a good thing, so I readily accepted it." Speaking of this, Zhao Lifang's tears suddenly flowed out uncontrollably, and after choking again, she suddenly covered her face and cried bitterly: "My sister is clearly explaining the funeral to me, but why am I so stupid? Why didn't I find out at the time? Why is this?" "Why did she commit suicide? Why did she just leave me without saying a word?" "She's gone, what should I do? We are good sisters, why is she so willing to abandon me? Huh..." Seeing that Zhao Lifang is so sad at the moment, everyone should not bother too much. But seeing that the case still needs to be investigated, Lu Weiwei also sighed softly, trying to calm down. Then he took out a tissue from his pocket and walked directly to Zhao Lifang's side. He touched Zhao Lifang with his hand, passed the tissue to him and said, "Master Zhao Lifang, death cannot be brought back to life, please mourn." "However, if you want to know the truth about your sister's death, I think you'd better cooperate with our police to find out the ins and outs of the incident." "Because if you don't know the reason why your sister committed suicide, wouldn't your sister die in vain?" Hearing what Lu Weiwei said, Zhao Lifang, who was still in tears before, stopped crying immediately. After sniffing, she also happily took the tissue in Lu Weiwei's hand, and couldn't help but wet the tears from the corners of her eyes, and then asked again: "Then what do you need me to do?" "Speak clearly." Gu Chen looked up at her, and continued to ask: "Your sister Zhao Limei, after handing over the string of small goldfish bracelets to you, did she tell you anything else?" "I don't think so?" Zhao Lifang seemed a little unclear. But Police Officer Wang didn't give up and said: "I said Master Zhao Lifang, it's best to remember this clearly, it's okay if you don't know." "Wait." Wiping the teardrops from the corners of her eyes, Zhao Lifang narrowed her eyes and thought, and quickly raised her head and replied: "From the time I was chatting with my sister last week, I feel that she should have met someone, and the two have had an in-depth communication." "It is precisely because of this that my sister began to hesitate, and then began to explain the funeral to herself, and even handed over all her belongings to me." "It's obvious that even if no one has seen her, she has been in contact with her." Looking up at Gu Chen, Zhao Lifang continued to add: "Comrade policeman, to be honest, my sister once liked a man, that is, the man who gave her the goldfish bracelet." "But why didn't the two of you get together in the end? I don't know, but what is certain is that my sister came to Longxu Temple last week and looked uncomfortable. I guessed some clues." "But now it seems that she committed suicide this time, or in other words, it was murder. She must have known it in advance." "She seems unable to undo all this, so she can only accept it calmly." "However, I can tell from the expression on her face that she seems to be afraid of something? Afraid of something happening." After a pause, Zhao Lifang seemed to become tense, and continued: "My sister must have been threatened, for sure." ... i am super cop
