Idle game leads to another world.

Chapter 996 Happy Three Choices
The motive for murder is not only the most important evidence but also the most important clue in the investigation process.

Without a motive, a lot of evidence is just a simple frame-up, but once the motive is clear, a lot of evidence can be pulled out like pulling a rope.

For example, if a murder occurs in a certain place, when the police arrive, they will definitely ask the family members first whether anything is missing, whether there are any enemies, etc. If no useful information is obtained, they will then ask the neighbors nearby about the relationship between the family members, whether they have seen any suspicious people, etc., in order to determine the nature of the case.

Once the motivation is clear, things will be much easier.

Yang Yiyi recalled what Li Chengxi had just said and asked:

"Master Host died by severing his own meridians. I believe he was closely related to the murderer who killed Master Xuan Nan. Master Xuan Bei, do you have any clues?"

Xuan Bei was quite surprised:

"Miss Yang has a good eye. She was able to identify the cause of death of the host brother."

Yang Yiyi quickly tried to be polite and let the matter go. If she continued talking, she would have to bring up Li Chengxi.

"The abbot has devoted himself to worshipping Buddha for decades. He has let go, but he has not let go completely."

Are you trying to be clever here?
Fortunately, Xuan Bei immediately explained:
"Brother, he has let go of his hatred and is relieved, but he has not let go of his guilt, and Buddhism cannot save him."

Wu Shaoyi suddenly had an idea:
"Is it related to the letter you hid earlier?"

Xuan Bei fumbled in his arms and placed the letter with the bloody handprint on the back on the table:

"Since the two ladies already know the real cause of death of our Master, I will not conceal it. Yesterday, when we opened the door, I was the first monk to enter and saw that our Master had severed his own meridians and died. On the table was the exact same letter."

"You burned it?"

"The person is already dead, so why leave a letter? It will only cause more trouble. So I discussed with my fellow disciples and decided to burn it and conceal the real cause of death of the abbot."

Xuan Bei pointed to the letter on the table:
"The content of this letter is the same as the one on the host brother's desk. It is full of foul language and malicious insults. The person who wrote the letter is full of hatred. It must be written by the host brother's enemy."

Xuan Bei sighed again:
"The host brother has never let go of his guilt, and seeing that his enemies' hatred has not diminished, he may be unable to get over it for the time being..."

To die in exchange for the end of resentment?

The host's idea is understandable, but he obviously did not consider that his death would not quell the resentment.

Wu Shaoyi asked:
"Isn't the host in seclusion? How did he get the letter? Could someone have slipped it in secretly?"

"At this point, there is no need to hide it. In fact, the abbot often sneaks out of the temple under the pretext of seclusion to see if anyone needs help, so as to alleviate the sins in his heart."

Wu Shaoyi didn't know that there was a secret passage in the cave where he was in seclusion. It seems that this is the real use of the secret passage, and teaching Jingkong kung fu is just a convenience.

Yang Yiyi didn't say anything when she came because Jingci Temple still wanted to maintain some face. It was really inappropriate for the abbot to sneak away under the pretext of seclusion.

"The letter might have been placed on the eaves of the main gate of Jingci Temple when no one was paying attention. The abbot brother came down the mountain and found it, and then brought it back to Guanzhong."

Xuan Bei was just guessing about this part, after all, he was dead and there was no evidence.

"Who knows that the host master often sneaks out?"

"Almost all of us brothers and sisters know about it."

If a monk of the Xuan generation wanted to use the letter to disgust the abbot, I'm afraid everyone would have the opportunity.

The whole matter is now very clear. Whether it is the death of the abbot or the murder of Master Xuanku, there is a person behind it. This person has a grudge against the abbot, and this grudge can be traced back to the war forty years ago.

But there is another question. If the murderer is a monk of the Xuan generation and his motive is revenge, then why did he act now?

It happened almost forty years ago. In such a long period of time, the murderer should have had plenty of opportunities.

Li Chengxi pondered over the conversation and felt that it might be related to Master Jingkong. If the person with the grudge was among the monks of the Xuan generation, he might not have taken action because he was enlightened by the Dharma and temporarily suppressed the hatred in his heart, just like the host master.

But the arrival of the abbot's grandson, Jingkong, made his enemies more and more displeased.

My family has been destroyed and I don't have any relatives left, but my archenemy can still enjoy family happiness?

No one can stand this.

The hatred that he had already let go, or thought he had let go, was brought up again little by little, ultimately leading to the current result.

This also explains why the people who attacked Yang Yiyi went straight to Jingkong, as if they were trying to wipe out the roots of the problem.

but……

Who is this person?

Li Chengxi couldn't predict the future, he just felt that the motive of "taking charge of the throne" was not right. He told Wu Shaoyi and Yang Yiyi about the suspicious things he found and asked them to ask Xuan Bei.

After all, Xuan Bei is the only one with sufficient alibi, so what he says is still credible.

Of course, it is also possible that Xuan Bei and the murderer are in cahoots, or that Xuan Bei simply instructed the murderer to do so.

It is too complicated to think in this direction. Currently there is no evidence to prove that it was a conspiracy among multiple people, so I decided to ask Xuan Bei first, and try to get some information.

Now that the motive is clear, there are not enough clues and no evidence. What should we do next?

When Li Chengxi was thinking about this, Wu Shaoyi asked from the other end:
"Master Xuanbei, since you know so much, you should have an idea of ​​who the murderer is."

Xuan Bei chanted the Buddha's name softly, and then sighed heavily:
"Although I don't want to doubt my fellow disciples who I have been with day and night, but... as Lady Wu said, the most likely murderer is indeed among us."

他 说:

"Junior Brother Xuan Nan and I are from the same hometown. We fled to Jingci Temple together. It is impossible that he has a grudge against the abbot. Senior Brother Xuan Ci grew up in Jingci Temple, so this matter should have nothing to do with him. Among the remaining Xuan generation, there are a total of eight who meet the condition of being an outsider and knowing the background of the abbot. If we consider the martial arts that can kill Junior Brother Xuan Nan with one palm, there are still three people left: Xuan Shi, Xuan Zun, and Xuan Xiang."

Damn, what kind of happy three choices.

Conan, right?

It's normal that there is no clear candidate. If one person could be locked in, Xuan Bei would have discussed with Xuan Ci and Xuan Ku how to deal with it long ago, instead of sulking here.

"I often wonder if I had disclosed Senior Brother's affairs to the public from the beginning, would the murderer's resentment be lessened? Perhaps Junior Brother Xuanku would not have died."

"Master Xuanbei, this assumption is meaningless."

Wu Shaoyi said:

"People can't change what happened, we have to look forward."

Xuan Bei was stunned for a moment, then suddenly seemed to relax:

"I didn't expect that after practicing Buddhism for a lifetime, I would be blinded by a single leaf today. Thank you, Miss Wu, for enlightening me."

Wu Shaoyi often has this kind of worry, and she always thinks that if she had not been sick as a child, her leg would not have been lame.

But Wu Shaoyi is very clear that if it does not exist, what has happened cannot be changed. Does he want to continue to complain about himself, or actively solve the problem and move forward?

On this point, Wu Shaoyi sees further than Xuan Bei.

(End of this chapter)