◎Chapter 47: The coffin of the corpse

The special case team conducted a comprehensive analysis of the case. The bodies of the three children Liu Haibo, Cai Mingliang and Cai Xiaoxi were mysteriously missing. The previous autopsy report of the forensic doctor showed that there were no traces of struggle or resistance on the three children. The only suspicious point was that there were pinholes on the forehead, but none of them were fatal damage.

The three children died mysteriously, and the three children's corpses disappeared mysteriously.

The special case team felt very embarrassed. Until now, the case investigation has not even had a single suspect.

The heavy rain destroyed the footprints of the cemetery and the traces of tools on site, and there were not many relics involved in the case. Bao Zhan put all the physical evidence on the table, including a large number of investigation and visit records, mud samples of the cemetery, handprints of corpse liquid on the door, a crow, a skeleton with broken hands... and a talisman painted by a Taoist priest, and this yellow paper talisman was pasted in the gloomy old house where Bang Haibo was hanging.

Professor Liang said: Have we fallen into a misunderstanding: Is this one case or three cases?

Bao Zhan said: There may be two cases.

Hualong said: We have always been investigating cases together, and I also think it is too subjective.

Su Mei said: Next, it’s better to concentrate on investigating one.

Bao Zhan said: Time doesn't wait for anyone, and some things will be too late if we missed them. If we went for a autopsy two days in advance, the body might not be stolen. Any clues related to the case must be further investigated and verified to supplement the collection of new criminal physical evidence.

Hualong said: Stealing corpses and refining ghosts should also be our next investigation direction.

Professor Liang looked at the physical evidence on the table. The yellow talisman caught his attention: he immediately found the Taoist priest who drew this talisman!

During the investigation of this case, the police encountered two Taoist priests: the barefoot Taoist priest at the temple fair at the foot of the mountain and the Taoist priest who put the talisman in the old house of the deceased Liu Haibo. When Cai Mingliang and Cai Xiaoxi's mother were pregnant, a Taoist priest also calculated their fortunes. However, it was a long time since the mother of the two children could no longer remember the appearance of the Taoist priest.

The thirteen-year-old boy, Liu Haibo, wore a red skirt and had his feet on his weight. After hanging, because of the strange death, the boy's father invited a Taoist priest to his house to exorcise ghosts and evil spirits. The boy's father told the police that the Taoist priest was invited at the temple fair. He did not know the Taoist priest, nor did he know where he lived. According to the description, the Taoist priest was limping on one leg, in his forties, wearing a blue sermon robe, a purple sun hat, and a cloth bag. After finishing the ritual, he drew a talisman and pasted it into the old house where the boy was hanging.

Professor Liang thought this talisman was strange and the pictures and texts on it were strange. After asking Taoist people, he found that it was actually a soul-catching talisman. There are many kinds of Taoist talismans, which are generally used to attract gods, pray for blessings, exorcise ghosts, suppress evil, curse diseases, forbidden curses, and salvation. The soul-catching talismans belong to the evil technique of Maoshan sect.

Bao Zhan and Hualong went to the temple fair to find the lame Taoist priest. There were so many tourists and bustling. The two visited according to Liu Haibo's father's physical characteristics. A folk artist who made dough sculptures reported that the lame Taoist priest had also told fortunes at the temple fair before, but he had not come to set up a stall during this period. There were two fortune tellers at the temple fair, and now only the barefoot Taoist priest was sitting in the corner, sitting cross-legged, closing his eyes to rest.

Hualong and Bao Zhan walked up to ask, and the barefoot Taoist priest shook his head and said that he had never seen any lame Taoist priest.

Hualong and Bao Zhan looked at each other for a while. The barefoot Taoist priest sat at the temple fair all day long. He must have seen the lame Taoist priest, but he denied it. It was obvious that he was deliberately hiding something.

Bao Zhan suddenly asked: Taoist priest, you were sitting when you saw you last time. Are you disabled in your legs?

The barefoot Taoist priest said: I'm not lame, I'm not the person you are looking for.

Hualong said: It is possible that the lame leg is also pretending. You are very similar to the Taoist priest we are looking for. This way, you can go with us and verify it.

The barefoot Taoist priest said: Where to go?

Hualong said: Public Security Bureau, you may have to stay there all night. After the identification is over, you will be fine and then send you back.

The barefoot Taoist priest said: I won't go.

Hualong said: Then we have to offend. The police have to cooperate with the case.

Bao Zhan said: Unless you tell us where the lame Taoist priest is.

The barefoot Taoist priest sighed and said: OK, I'll take you to find him.

The lame Taoist priest is named Li and his name is Yanhong. He is not a Taoist. He cheats on his daily life and pretends to be a monk in his early years. The reason why he pretends to be a Taoist priest is that his hair grows out and he is too lazy to shave his head. This person knows some evil ways and is addicted to gambling as his life. Once he was a scam, he was interrupted by someone when he was a scam. [31    Update Fast], but he is still obsessed with it. All the money he cheated of fortune telling went to the casino to squander.

The barefoot Taoist priest was ashamed and briefly introduced his colleague and walked into a teahouse with Bao Zhan and Hualong.

There are several mahjong tables downstairs. The space upstairs is small and noisy, with forty or fifty people gathering around several tables to gamble.

The barefoot Taoist priest gave a secret tip. The lame Taoist priest was not wearing Taoist clothes, had a vulgar face, his eyes were deep, and he was gambling.

Bao Zhan hinted that Hualong should not act rashly. Hualong originally wanted to take away the lame Taoist priest on the spot, but there were many gamblers upstairs, including the best friend of the lame Taoist priest. Once the police identity was revealed, many gamblers thought that the police would definitely run away in a mess. The chaos might have caused the lame Taoist priest to run away. In order to be foolproof, Bao Zhan secretly notified Assistant Tang with his mobile phone and asked him to bring a team of police officers over.

The lame Taoist priest plays Zhajinhua, and this kind of gambling poker game is very popular across the country. The game is simple, with a minimum of ten yuan, and each person draws three cards to compare with the size. Don’t underestimate this kind of market gambling game. The winning or losing is quite small in one game. The lame Taoist priest ate roast chicken and drank wine, and had already won several thick stacks of money in front of him.

In order to prevent others from doubting, Hualong also joined the gambling game, sitting opposite the lame Taoist priest, Bao Zhan and the barefoot Taoist priest stood behind and watched.

After one game, the money for the dragon painting would be lost. The lame Taoist priest was very lucky and he won the money of the table.

Careful Baozhan found that the lame Taoist priest threw a small piece of chicken on the ground from time to time, which was a strange move.

When the lame Taoist saw the barefoot Taoist priest, his face changed and he muttered to the gamblers around him: I will stop playing for the last time.

The barefoot Taoist priest smiled and said: It is better to stop early.

Bao Zhan gave his wallet to Hualong. Hualong made a secret bet, but he didn't know his trump card. After following three rounds, only two of them gave up on the gambling table. It seemed that everyone had a lot of cards. After betting a few more rounds, the rest threw the cards and gave up, leaving only Bao Zhan and the lame leg.

Taoist priest.

The lame Taoist priest drank a sip of wine and looked like he was sure to win. His cards were three a.

Hualong opened a trump card, a red peach 2, and carefully opened the second one, a spade 6, with a very small card, and there was almost no chance of winning. Hualong was too lazy to watch the third one, and cursed and wanted to give up, but the barefoot Taoist priest waved his hand at him quietly.

Hualong asked Baozhan and the barefoot Taoist priest: Do you have to follow this card too?

The barefoot Taoist priest nodded.

At this time, a man shouted: Look out the window!

Everyone was stunned. Although it was noon, there were many bats flying in the sky. In addition to the appearance of this nocturnal animal, there were also loud sounds of roosters crowing. In the distance, the dividing line of the sunlight disappeared quickly passed through the earth. Nearby, the light spots of the trees had become crescent-shaped. All shadows changed shapes, and everyone's shadow shrank into a ball under their feet, looking like a shadowless person, with ghosts on the streets. People looked up at the sky, and suddenly, the sky became dark.

Bao Zhan shouted: Solar eclipse. He suddenly remembered what the barefoot Taoist priest said - the ghost knocked on the door in the middle of the night, and the ghost on the daytime body!

After the solar eclipse, the gambling continued. The lame Taoist priest showed his cards: three a. Anyone who has played Zajinhua knows that this is the biggest card. However, their gameplay is a bit special, and they do not draw the big and big kings, and big and big kings can be matched into any card.

When I draw a dragon and open the card, the three cards turned into big and big kings and one a!

According to the rules, this is a leopard with a flower, which is bigger than three a. The lame Taoist priest lost a lot. In many places, the big and big kings are also called the big and big ghosts. The lame Taoist later confessed to the police that he threw the chicken at his feet to feed the little ghosts. The little ghosts can help change cards, but the barefoot Taoist priest has a strong spell and can actually turn cards into ghosts.

Assistant Tang led a team of policemen upstairs. The gamblers scattered like birds and beasts, trying to escape. The house was in chaos. Some jumped into the window, some fled in a hurry, and some put their money in their pockets, and some smart gamblers quietly took out the gambling money. Hualong and Baozhan rushed up and pressed the lame Taoist priest to the ground.

The lame Taoist priest denied every matter in the face of interrogation, only admitted that he was gambling and did not do other illegal and irregular things.

The police found a small coffin at his home, the size of a shoe box; a hidden radish cellar was found in the backyard, and there was a barbecued child corpse in the cellar. After DNA identification, it was the boy in red who died of hanging.

Seeing that the matter was exposed, the lame Taoist priest confessed to theft of child corpses and refining ghosts, but refused to admit to killing people.

Hualong was furious and slapped him in the face, saying: Aren’t you good at telling fortunes? Have you ever calculated that you would be beaten today?

The lame Taoist priest warned Hualong: Don’t hit me, I have a little ghost to protect me.

Hualong gave him another loud slap and said: Where is your little devil? Call it out and take a look.

The lame Taoist priest said: It's right next to me.

Su Mei said: Don’t pretend to be a god or a ghost.

Professor Liang asked: What is in the small coffin?

The lame Taoist priest replied: Corpse oil.

Assistant Tang asked: How did corpse oil come from?
Chapter completed!