In the middle of the night, when Zhao Yu and the others finished examining the dead bodies and walked out of the autopsy room, Cui Lizhu was the first to shiver. She held Wu Xiumin's arm tightly and said coquettishly,
"Sister Wu, I don't care. Tonight, let's share a room. It's too scary. I don't dare to sleep alone!"
"That's right, that's right …" Ran Tao patted Zeng Ke on the shoulder. "I heard that the forensic doctor, Zhang Peipei, won't arrive until tomorrow. Let's stay in the same room tonight!"
Zeng Ke had the same idea, so he nodded.
"Hmph," Zhao Yu scolded disdainfully. "Look at all of you. How scared are you? A special investigator! If word of this got out, wouldn't people laugh at him to death? It's just a murder case … Really! "
After that, Zhao Yu turned around and said to Captain Zhang Ling, "Captain Zhang, don't spend so much tonight. Just arrange a three-person room for me, Ran Tao, and Zeng Ke!"
What the …
Everyone at the scene was stunned by Zhao Yu. Captain Zhang Ling almost sprained her waist. After a while, she quickly nodded and said, "Okay, okay, I will inform the hotel immediately to change your room!"
"Mm …" In order to ease the awkwardness, Zhao Yu gestured to Zhang Ling. The two of them came to a corner of the corridor. Zhao Yu then whispered to her, "Captain Zhang, I'm not going to lie to you. The Central Criminal Division sent me here to investigate this case. You should know how important it is to the higher-ups, right?"
"Yes, yes, yes, I understand …" Zhang Ling did not know what Zhao Yu wanted to say, so she listened carefully and nodded.
"The Ghost King Case has a great impact on people's hearts, so the higher-ups hope that we can handle it in a low-key manner and not publicize it …" Zhao Yu said. "Especially since this case is related to the case from 66 years ago, and the media is so unreliable now. If this gets out, the consequences … Do you understand?"
"I understand, I understand," Zhang Ling quickly nodded. "Don't worry, our bureau chief has already held an internal meeting. All the criminal police officers and related personnel involved in the case must be kept strictly confidential.
"Now, the outside world only knows that there was a murder case in Wind Peach Bay's Guan Di Temple, but the matter regarding the Ghost King has definitely not spread …"
"Hmm … That's good! That's good … "Zhao Yu stood up and said," Hopefully, we can catch the murderer as soon as possible! If there's another case, it won't be easy to handle … "
"I understand. We will do our best and listen to your instructions …" Zhang Ling promised, then passed a file box to Zhao Yu. "Oh yeah, this is the Ghost King Log that you asked me for. Because the museum had strict requirements, we asked them to scan the original!
"But … it's all in traditional Chinese characters. It might take some effort for you to read it. Just make do with it first. I've already asked the relevant experts to translate a new one for you. It'll be done tomorrow …"
"Oh … You've worked hard!" No matter what, Zhao Yu was very satisfied with Captain Zhang's work attitude. Compared to the other police officers in Xiangjiang, he was much more proactive.
"Not at all, not at all, it's all part of my job. Oh right," Zhang Ling continued, "Because this Ghost King Record is old, there are some damages on it.
"Also, this book is divided into three volumes. They record different ghosts and monsters. The first two volumes are about Ox-Head and Horse-Face, or Yaksha with Painted Skin. When you're reading it, just focus on the third volume!"
"Oh?" Driven by curiosity, Zhao Yu opened the folder and flipped through it. Sure enough, it was divided into three volumes.
"The third volume records the famous ghosts who died of injustice in ancient China. There are a total of ten of them," Zhang Ling said. "Some of these ghosts came from folklore, while others were recorded in Strange Stories, Stories in Search of Supernatural, or other ancient books.
"After Tao Yulan killed someone, she disguised the victim as the first five ghosts. The one in the Guan Di Temple dressed up as a Taoist priest was the sixth!
"So, what Ms. Cui said was right. The two cases should be related!"
Mm …
Zhao Yu quickly flipped through the book and quickly found a place marked with the words "Guan Xian". He flipped through the book again and saw an ancient illustration in the middle of the book.
In the illustration, there was a strange woman in red. The woman was wearing a wedding dress, with a red silk draped over her head, so her face could not be seen.
What was even more terrifying was that the woman was holding a white swaddle in her arms!
Although the illustration was not very clear, it still made Zhao Yu's scalp go numb and uncomfortable at first glance.
"This ghost is called Mrs. Dou," Zhang Ling said. "Because she got pregnant before marriage, she was abandoned by a man. Later, after she gave birth to the child, she went to the man's house with the child, but was beaten to death by the man's family. From then on, she became a malicious ghost!
After becoming a ghost, she seduced the men, sucked all their Yang energy, and turned them into mummies … "
"Wow … This story …" Zhao Yu touched his chest. "I think I've heard it somewhere!"
"Yes, the character Mrs. Dou came from Strange Stories from Strange Stories!" Zhang Ling said. "Because this story is so sad, it was not used in the TV series!"
"So …" Zhao Yu pointed to the Ghost King Record in his hand and said, "This book should be after Strange Stories from Strange Stories?"
"No!" Zhang Ling said with certainty. "The Ghost King Record should have been written in the Ming Dynasty. At that time, there was no Strange Stories from Strange Stories from Strange Stories.
"I think that Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio was adapted from the folk tales collected by the author, so … there's a high possibility that the stories in Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio were borrowed from Ghost King Records, or some other source …"
"Oh," Zhao Yu said with admiration. "It seems that Captain Zhang has done a lot of homework. You actually studied these small details …"
"Oh … You flatter me, you flatter me …" Zhang Ling was flattered and quickly explained, "Actually, in the Andu Police Station, we know about the Ghost King Case from 66 years ago!
So, after this case, we were all afraid that the case would continue, so we read the Ghost King Record early … "Zhang Ling said.
"Well, it seems that we really have to hurry up! It seems that … "Zhao Yu sighed." We really have to hurry up! The next Ghost King Case could happen at any time! "
"Yes!" Zhang Ling saluted. "I have informed all the teams to take turns to rest, so that they can continue to investigate!"
"Okay …" Zhao Yu turned to Zeng Ke and said, "Zeng Ke and I will be on duty tonight. The rest of you can rest!"
"Don't … Don't play with me …" Ran Tao said awkwardly. "You two are on duty. Are you going to let me sleep alone? That won't do. We'll go through thick and thin together. I strongly request that I stay with the two of you to keep watch! "
Hearing this, everyone looked at each other and laughed.
Ten minutes later, Zhao Yu and the other two men arrived at the office that the local police station had specially prepared for them. The three of them did not stay idle, but immediately began to investigate.
While they were looking up information and watching videos, Zhao Yu began to write down his thoughts on the whiteboard as usual.
However, after writing for only a few minutes, he suddenly realized a problem and hurriedly said to Zeng Ke,
He hurriedly said to Zeng Ke, "Zeng Ke, take a good look at the video of the deceased Niu Jinkui that day. It seems … Tsk tsk …"
"What's wrong, boss?" Ran Tao asked. "You didn't find any clues so quickly, did you?"
"No, I'm just a little curious …" Zhao Yu said. "If the zither belonged to the deceased Niu Jinkui, and the murderer did not go to the deceased's home, then … How did the zither get to the crime scene?"
Zeng Ke and Ran Tao were still trying to understand what Zhao Yu meant.
Zhao Yu then said, "If Niu Jinkui was kidnapped by the murderer somewhere at night, then … What about the zither? Did he go out in the middle of the night with the zither on his back? "
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