"Zhang Fengyi believed in something," Mrs. Zhang recalled. "It seemed to be some kind of ancient secret technique. We've never heard of it before, but …"
Mother Zhang had a troubled look on her face. She even turned around to look, clearly afraid of her husband.
"Auntie, it's okay. Just say what you think," Wu Xiumin reminded her. "What did you say just now?"
"But, the person who believed in this secret technique wasn't Zhang Fengyi, but my father-in-law!" Mrs. Zhang said. "My father-in-law was the first to learn it, and he took Zhang Fengyi with him!
"It's said that my father-in-law learned it when he was sailing. It's like a branch of Buddhism or Taoism, but it's very mysterious. Sometimes, he would cut his finger and let some blood out …" Miao Ying was surprised.
"Oh?" Miao Ying was surprised. "Does this secret technique have a name?"
"Yes, but I don't know." Mrs. Zhang turned around again. "My father might know, but if he knew I said this, he would definitely be angry!"
"My sister-in-law and father-in-law are no longer alive, so it doesn't seem right for me to talk about them like this!"
"But, what you said is the truth!" Miao Ying said. "Auntie, we need to know the truth! What else do you remember? For example, the specific details, what they believed in, and so on? "
"Well …" Zhang Zian's mother said, "When I first lived with my parents-in-law, I often saw him setting up an altar and kowtowing to something. On the altar, there was a fierce-looking statue of a god, which looked a bit like the King of Hell or some kind of big or small ghost …
"So, at that time, I thought he believed in Taoism!" Mrs. Zhang said. "When he was chanting, he would often say the word 'Zun,' such as Divine Zun, Celestial Zun, Spiritual Zun, and so on …"
"You know, I'm an educator. Although I teach children, I'm very resistant to such superstitious things …" Mrs. Zhang said.
"But, we didn't stay together for long. Shixiong's father and I bought a house in the Flat Peach District, and then we separated …"
"Then …" Wu Xiumin asked, "How do you know that Zhang Fengyi believed in him too?"
"Mm …" Mrs. Zhang said. "I didn't say that, it was Shixiong's father!
"His father said that one time, when he was delivering something to Zhang Fengyi, he saw some sacrificial items and statues in Zhang Fengyi's house, so he suspected that Zhang Fengyi was also learning from her father-in-law!"
Tsk tsk …
Miao Ying couldn't help but frown and exchange a look with Wu Xiumin at the same time.
If what Zhang Fengyi and her father believed in was an unknown foreign secret art, especially an African secret art, then it would naturally match with the Red Bathtub Case.
But Spiritual Venerable and Celestial Venerable seemed to only exist in this world, didn't they?
Then … the local secret art that they believed in, could it be the reason that led them to commit murder?
Dang dang dang...
At this moment, someone knocked on the door of the interrogation room.
Miao Ying thought that Zhang Shixiong's father had been brought back, so she went to open the door.
Surprisingly, the forensic doctor, Zhang Peipei, appeared in front of him after he opened the door.
"Oh?" Miao Ying was puzzled. "What … Is there any news?"
"No." Zhang Peipei raised her phone. "Someone is looking for you. I don't understand why they're calling me!"
"Oh?" Miao Ying was even more puzzled, but she still took the phone and said hello into the phone.
"Miao Miao, it's me." A familiar voice came through the phone. "How is it? Are you investigating a case again?"
"What the hell!" Miao Ying's eyes widened and she scolded, "You b * stard, how can you be so irresponsible?"
Then, Miao Ying quickly went to the corridor and found a corner to talk. Zhang Peipei also left the corridor.
Miao Ying never expected that the phone call would be from Zhao Yu!
"Calm down, calm down!" Zhao Yu's forte was to shut people up. Before Miss Miao could fly into a rage, he praised her. "The person who understands me the most in the world is you!
"I knew that you would support me!
Even if you had to do it all over again, you would support me without hesitation, right? "
"Support your sister? Treat your sister well?" Miao Ying couldn't hide her anger. "Come back here, or I'm going to lose my temper!"
"Don't, don't, don't." Zhao Yu's plan had failed, so he tried another one. "You should know that I'm doing this for the benefit of the country. I'm doing this to turn the situation around. I'm doing this to save …
"What? Did you forget to write a draft? " Miao Ying smiled and asked with concern, "Zhao Yu, did you do what happened in Hawaii?"
"Um … Well …" Zhao Yu said. "I did a good deed without leaving my name …"
"F * ck you!" Miao Ying complained. "Since you've already rescued them, why don't you come back?"
"No, the game has just begun," Zhao Yu said. "You don't know how serious the situation is now. This new guy is quite difficult to deal with. Even I, Zhao Yu, have to spend a lot of effort to deal with him. Wahaha …"
"Here we go again," Miao Ying said. "In that case, why are you calling me now?"
"Miao Miao …" Zhao Yu immediately stopped being naughty and said seriously, "Can you help me investigate whether there was an unsolved case in the big cities in the 1990s?
The victim of the case was a young girl. After she died, her left ear was cut off … "
"Oh?" Miao Ying was surprised. "Aren't you looking for clues about the successor? Why are you investigating a case again? What the hell are you up to? "
"The child has no mother. It's a long story," Zhao Yu said. "I'll explain everything to you later! But right now, I really want to know if there has been such a case in our country! "
"So …" Miao Ying raised her eyebrows and asked cleverly, "Isn't this the same case? Are you investigating an international serial murder case? "
"Yes, you're so smart! No wonder you're my woman, "Zhao Yu said." Since the 1990s, someone has been killing people in various big cities. He only killed one person in each city. I don't even know how many people he has killed! "
"Which cities?" Miao Ying asked.
"Many, including Tokyo, Seoul, Bangkok, New York, Amsterdam, etc.," Zhao Yu said. "And, this case seems to be related to the successor!"
"Oh? Is that so? "Miao Ying thought for a moment and asked," Can you tell me more about it? So, I can look for it! "
"Um … Sometimes, there were sunflowers at the scene," Zhao Yu said. "Because the victims had their left ears cut off, some people called this case the Van Gogh case, or the sunflower case, or the left ear case …"
"Oh …" Miao Ying asked again, "So, how did she die?"
"Cut the artery and excessive blood loss," Zhao Yu said. "Both wrists had X-shaped wounds …"
"Oh …" Miao Ying nodded and memorized it. But, after two seconds, she suddenly asked loudly, "You … What did you say? Say it again … "
So, Zhao Yu, who was confused, said it again.
"Then …" Miao Ying asked, "At the scene of the crime, were there any charcoal dust or burnt white candles?"
"Huh?" This time, it was Zhao Yu's turn to be surprised. "You … How did you know?!"
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