Chapter 909 Taihe Academy

Although Yin Yuan was from Anping Town, little was known about him.

Even County Magistrate Qin only knew that Cheng Wenshan valued him.

Captain Zhao searched through all the registered records but only found one record that Yin Yuan was an orphan. He had no idea what his parents' names were.

The former county magistrate had left Anping Town many years ago. If one wanted to find him to get information, it would take a month's journey. Even if one found him, the most one could do was to ask why the records were unclear.

"Since the previous county magistrate was transferred, County Magistrate Qin has hardly taken care of the name and record files, so the missing parts are naturally not completed. County Magistrate Qin has ordered people to check, but I estimate it will take a lot of time."

"Yin Yuan has never even married and has always lived in the academy. Not many people know him well."

Su Yan knew this. When she performed the autopsy, she wanted to confirm the identity of the deceased through physical characteristics. She saw a birthmark on the deceased's leg, but no one knew whether Yin Yuan had a birthmark.

If they can't find out who Yin Yuan is, they won't be able to find out the murderer's motive, and it will be more difficult to catch the murderer.

Su Yan asked: "Master Cheng didn't say anything?"

"That's what worries me," Captain Zhao said with a sad face, "Master Cheng insisted that Yin Yuan was not from Anping Town, but we checked and found that he was from Anping Town, but he was alone. Master Cheng didn't know anything more, he just said that he met the frustrated Yin Yuan many years ago and thought that the young man was very capable, so he kept him in the academy."

Yin Yuan has been in the academy for more than ten years, but now he is like a transparent person, which is really strange.

"We also checked Yin Yuan's belongings. There was nothing unusual in his room. But I asked Chu Feng to check his room again. Chu Feng said that a name list seemed to be missing."

"register?"

"The academy's rosters have always been kept by Yin Yuan," Captain Zhao said. "Chu Feng said he had seen a roster with a damaged cover, but he didn't see it in Yin Yuan's room today. But he couldn't say for sure whether this roster was still in Yin Yuan's hands. There is more than one roster in the academy."

Captain Zhao has been busy with the case ever since the academy reported the matter to the police. However, he has only found some scattered clues so far, and he doesn't even know whether they are related to the murder case.

Until now, they have not found Yin Yuan's head, and Captain Zhao does not dare to guarantee that the deceased must be Yin Yuan.

He has handled many cases over the years, and the academy case is considered a difficult one.

After listening to it, Su Yan felt that it would be safest to check it himself.

Captain Zhao said, "I'll have someone prepare a room for you. You can go wherever you want. I've already made an agreement with Hall Master Cheng that you can move freely."

Su Yan was not picky about food and accommodation. When times were difficult, he even stayed in the cowshed of his uncle's neighbor for a few nights.

She did not go to see the room that Captain Zhao had prepared for her, but instead went around to the building where the students lived.

Although the back mountain is not majestic enough, it stands behind the academy, and against the backdrop of twilight, it seems a bit more mysterious.

The bluish-white moonlight outlines the curves of the mountains. The gentle breeze, accompanied by the chirping of birds, makes the mountains seem even more lonely.

Su Yan tilted his neck to look for a moment, touched his neck, and walked towards Yin Yuan's room.

A murder occurred in the academy, and the students did not dare to run around and went to bed early.

There were two stone lamps lit in the yard, but the light didn't seem as bright as before.

The small courtyard in front of Yin Yuan's wing was guarded by constables. As luck would have it, the constable on duty today was a newcomer, unfamiliar, and there was only one person.

Logically speaking, Captain Zhao would leave two of them to guard together.

Su Yan walked forward in a proper manner and said with a simple smile, "Brother Constable, I am the coroner of our yamen. Constable Zhao allowed me to come to the scene again. Do you think it is convenient for me to come in?"

The constable glanced at Su Yan and didn't quite believe what she said.

She is obviously a fair, tender and pretty girl. She can carry things with her shoulders but not with her hands. How can she be a coroner?

I heard that the corpse today was headless. Fortunately he didn't see it. If he had seen it, he would have been scared to death.

The constable waved his hands impatiently, "This is where the dead lived. What if I let you in and you get scared and cry? Go away, go away, don't make trouble."

Su Yan was used to people questioning her identity. After all, there were not many women who worked as coroners.

She patiently explained, "I am really a coroner. It was Captain Zhao who asked me to stay in the academy tonight. Otherwise, how could there be a woman in the academy?"

"Why not?" The constable looked as if he saw through Su Yan. "You are the girl helping in the kitchen, right? This is not a place for you to have fun. Get out of here."

Su Yan sighed slightly and looked at the constable helplessly.

The constable felt uncomfortable with her gaze and was about to say something when he heard some strange noises.

"He still smells of alcohol. He didn't go to the back mountain at noon. I don't know the condition of the body. I'm afraid he missed it because of drinking."

Constable: “…”

"There is a bruise at the corner of the eye, the color is still fresh, probably from a fight after drinking."

"I'm on duty today, but I drank and fought before the start of my shift..."

Constable: "Come in now! I'll take you in!!"

Su Yan didn't understand why the constable's attitude changed so quickly. She suggested very considerately, "Can we really go in? Let's go see Constable Zhao first. I'll explain my identity clearly, and you can rest assured."

Constable: “…”

The damn girl wanted to tell on the secret!

The constable forced out a smile that was uglier than crying, "I'll take you in, but don't move anything once you're in, and don't take anything with you."

"I understand. I understand everything."

The constable is still young and had just come to the yamen a few days ago, so he has never been involved in a murder case.

Now walking into the dark room, the constable shuddered at the thought that this was where a dead person once lived.

He held onto the door frame, his legs trembling so much that he could not move.

Seeing this, Su Yan said, "Brother, why don't you wait outside? It will be more convenient for me to be alone. Don't worry, I will definitely not touch anything."

The constable's eyes lit up, "Okay... Well, you suggested it, it's not that I don't want to go in."

Su Yan smiled and said, "I know."

As she spoke, she walked into the side room, took out a candle, lit it, and walked towards the desk.

Su Yan's steps were light, and the constable could vaguely hear her voice floating over, "You are so young and so timid, how can you be a police officer in the future?"

Constable: “…”

I told you it's not because of fear!

Su Yan was more interested in the "list" mentioned by Captain Zhao.

The so-called list is usually not very noticeable, but if the list is lost at the crime scene, you cannot help but think about it.

There were no signs of a fight on the deceased's body, which means that the murderer attacked him suddenly and he was caught off guard, and the murderer killed him with one blow.

Most of the people who often go to the back mountain are students. Yin Yuan only goes there occasionally with Cheng Wenshan. There must be another reason for his appearance in the back mountain. He might have been lured there by the murderer.

After killing Yin Yuan, the murderer hid his body, cut off his head, deliberately let the students notice it, and then dumped his body the next day.

The murderer must have returned to the room and placed Yin Yuan’s head. Could it be that the murderer took the list?

Is there any information about the murderer on it?

Su Yan searched carefully, but sure enough, he did not find the list that Chu Feng mentioned.

Chu Feng...

There were a total of six people who had no alibis. On that day, Di Jun, Xu Yang, and Wen Xufeng were blocked by the gate and were together with the other students.

Although Cheng Wenshan and Yu Tiancai's rooms were on the same side as Yin Yuan's, they did not stay in their own rooms at the time. They were both in the backyard. If they wanted to go to Yin Yuan's room, they would either have to pass through a locked door or take a long detour.

Only Chu Feng has the most convenient access to Yin Yuan's wing.

At that time, the students saw with their own eyes that Yin Yuan was bleeding from all seven orifices. Even if the murderer only placed his head on the square table, he needed to take the head away before the students arrived.

Do Di Jun and his companions have a chance?

Su Yan sat in front of the square table in silence for a long while.

The constable wanted to shiver just by looking at Su Yan's behavior.

This girl is really scary. She actually dares to sit where the corpse is.

It would be bad enough if he just sat there, but he also had to look outside...acting like a ghost?

The constable complained about Su Yan in his heart while silently looking away.

He is not afraid, he is definitely not scared!

Just when the constable was about to successfully brainwash himself, Su Yan suddenly stood up from the table.

The constable was startled and walked in, holding his sword tightly. "My aunt, this is where the body was placed. It would be fine if you were sitting down, but why did you stand up? Aren't you afraid that Mr. Yin's ghost will come back to seek revenge on you?"

Su Yan did not respond, but looked up.

She raised her arms and tried to see the beams.

However, the beams of the wing room were too high, and even with a table, Su Yan could only barely reach it.

In order to see the beams clearly, Su Yan asked the constable to find another rose chair.

"You want to raise it higher?!" The constable held onto the table and refused, "No, no, you're just a little girl. It's too dangerous."

Su Yan waited for a while without saying anything.

I was thinking to myself - "Should I ask you to help me at this time?"

Constable: “…”

Su Yan and the constable stared at each other.

After a moment, the constable said, "I'll go find you a chair."

The word "help you" was emphasized more strongly.

I swear to God, it’s not that he doesn’t have sympathy for women, but there is a corpse on the table!

With the addition of the rose chair, Su Yan could clearly see the entire beam.

She held the candle in one hand, holding her breath and concentrating, not missing even the changes in the dust on the beams.

After moving the candle for a long time, Su Yan's gaze stopped at a certain point, and then her lips curled up and she smiled.

The constable holding the rose chair: "..."

The ghost is possessed.