At ten o 'clock the next morning, in the office of the Yaoming Special Investigation Group …
"Between September 1953 and May 1954, there were several vicious serial murders in Andu, Western Sichuan." Zeng Ke was introducing an old document to Zhao Yu. "After the victims were killed, they were all disguised as ghosts. They were either sitting, standing, or hanging in the air. They looked very horrible …"
Zhao Yu opened the document in his hand and found that most of it was written in traditional Chinese.
"It was in the early days of the founding of the People's Republic of China," Zeng Ke said. He understood Zhao Yu's intention and immediately explained, "A camera is a very luxurious item, so there were no photos of the crime scene.
"I only heard that there was a painter who painted it at that time, but whether we can find him or not depends on Western Sichuan!"
"Evil ghost!" Cui Lizhu shuddered. "That sounds scary!"
"No," Zeng Ke clarified. "It's not a rumor. This is a bizarre crime that really happened!
At that time, this case caused great panic in the whole of Andu, to the extent that no one dared to go out every night! "
"What happened then?" Zhao Yu asked. "Didn't they catch the murderer?"
"Yes," Zeng Ke said. "After killing five people, the murderer was finally caught by the police! According to the information, the murderer's name was Tao Yulan, and she was a singer in an opera troupe! "
"Tao Yulan? This name … It really sounds like an opera singer! "Cui Lizhu asked." Was it a man? "
"Yes!" Zeng Ke said. "The police found clothes and ornaments used to dress up the dead in this person's home, as well as a bottle of strong poison …"
"Poison?" Cui Lizhu asked curiously. "So, those dead people were poisoned to death?"
"Yes," Zeng Ke said. "But, because of the backward testing methods of that era, we still don't know the ingredients of the poison."
"In addition, what's even more bizarre is that after the murderer was caught by the police, he died mysteriously in prison. Some people said that the murderer committed suicide to escape punishment, while others said that he was tortured too much, or that Tao Yulan was sick, and so on …
"At that time, the trial was only halfway through. According to the information, Tao Yulan had confessed at that time, but there were still rumors that Tao Yulan insisted that he was innocent."
Zeng Ke looked up and said, "But anyway, since Tao Yulan was arrested, there hasn't been a similar Ghost King case!"
"Oh … If that's the case …" Cui Lizhu said, "Then the rumors are all false? The police didn't arrest the wrong person? "
"We'll have to wait until we reach Andu and see if the local police can find the original documents!" Zeng Ke said, "Because the interrogation was not completed, we still don't know what the murderer's purpose was.
"It's said that none of the victims had anything to do with the murderer …"
"This case … just listening to it makes me panic!" Cui Lizhu shivered and asked, "Boss, are we really going to Andu?
"It has been 66 years since 1953. No one would think that the case that happened yesterday and the Ghost King Case 66 years ago were committed by the same murderer, right?"
"Now that the situation is unclear, it's useless to say anything!" If this case wasn't important, Division Chief Jiao wouldn't have called me in the middle of the night.
"So … We have to go to Western Sichuan!"
"Really," Cui Lizhu sighed. "What about Memoirs of a Murderer? We just had some clues, and now we have to stop? "
Zhao Yu said. "This case was supposed to be a cameo! Officer Wang and the other special investigation groups are there! Let them investigate first … "
"Sigh … That's all we can do!"
Zhao Yu sighed with disappointment. He knew better than anyone else that Memoirs of a Murderer had reached the most critical moment. If they could delve deeper, maybe there would be a better result!
Unfortunately …
"The Ghost King Case came at a bad time," Cui Lizhu sighed, then asked Zhao Yu, "Boss, can you tell me about yesterday's case? Was it exactly the same as the Ghost King Case? "
Hearing this, Zhao Yu hesitated for a moment, then turned on his mobile phone and showed Cui Lizhu a picture.
Cui Lizhu only took one look at it, and her face turned pale!
"Oh my God!" Cui Lizhu said in horror. "How could there be such a murder case in this world?"
Seeing Cui Lizhu's frightened face, Zeng Ke quickly went over to take a look. He was also shocked by what he saw.
There was a very strange picture in the photo. The deceased was wearing a Taoist costume, with heavy makeup on his face, and his hair was tied up in a bun.
What was even more strange was that the deceased was sitting cross-legged, and there was a guqin lying in front of him. The deceased's hands were pressed on the guqin, as if he was playing it.
However, the deceased's face was hideous and horrible. Together with the guqin, there was an indescribable fear in it. Just one look at it would make people feel extremely uncomfortable and shocked!
"This …" Cui Lizhu asked in horror, "Isn't this a Taoist priest? Is this also a ghost? "
"Now you know why Division Chief Jiao called me." Zhao Yu put away his mobile phone and said solemnly, "Western Sichuan is the birthplace of ghost culture in our country.
"The Western Sichuan region is the birthplace of our country's ghost culture," Zhao Yu said. "It is said that the ghost culture of Feng Tao Bay in Andu has a longer history than that of Fengdu.
In the local museum, there is a handwritten ancient book called Ghost King Record, which has an ominous origin. The book records the stories of ten ghosts who died unjustly in ancient times!
It is said that Tao Yulan imitated this Ghost King Record and created the Ghost King Murder Case that shocked Western Sichuan! He dressed up the deceased as the ghosts in the book. According to the order, they were the first five ghosts introduced in the book! "
Zhao Yu said. "The case that happened in the Guan Di Temple in Andu yesterday happened to be the sixth ghost recorded in the book! This Taoist priest … "Zhao Yu gestured at his mobile phone." His name is Guanxian. It is said that he was a centenarian Taoist who lived by the Suishui River during the Spring and Autumn Period!
"Song Jinggong wanted to learn Dao techniques from him, but he refused. Therefore, Song Jinggong harbored hatred in his heart and killed him. From then on, he became a malicious spirit and went to the walls of the Kingdom of Song every day to play the zither …"
"Wow …" Cui Lizhu was surprised. "Boss, you know so much. You even know about legends!"
"What!" Zhao Yu grinned. "Division Chief Jiao told me about it last night. I was so scared that I couldn't sleep! I'm so angry! "
Cui Lizhu and Zeng Ke were both speechless.
"But …" Zhao Yu quickly regained his composure and said, "Of course, these legends are not the key. The key is, why did the murderer start from the sixth ghost in the Ghost King Record?"
"That's right …" Zeng Ke could tell that something was off. "Coincidentally, Tao Yulan killed the fifth one. Could it be that … this murderer … wants to inherit Tao Yulan's will and kill all the remaining evil ghosts in the Record of the Ghost King?"
"Wow!" Cui Lizhu was shocked. "That's bad. Does that mean there will be new victims in this case? Then … we have to hurry up! "
(Bayi Chinese Language Network)
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