Chapter 308 Coincidence
Fang Fei's expression was indescribable: "Madam said that she will talk to you in person when you arrive."
Lin Hao nodded and stopped asking.
Tianyuan Temple was right in the city, and the carriage was going quite fast, so we arrived there soon.
Lin Hao got off the carriage and walked over. The gatekeeper monk he met was the same one he met last time.
The monk guarding the gate wanted to stop him, but when he saw Lin Hao recognized him, his expression immediately turned strange and he stepped aside: "Lady donor, please come in."
Lin Hao smiled and nodded, but the uneasy feeling became even stronger.
The young monk who led the way looked at Lin Hao again and again, and asked politely, "Donor lady, have we met before?"
Lin Hao curled his lips and said, "I came here last year."
"Last year?" The young monk blinked, suddenly realizing, "I remember now. You are the daughter of that lady!"
"Yeah." Lin Hao smiled.
The young monk showed some sympathy on his face: "I didn't expect you to come again."
Lin Hao took a deep breath and resisted the urge to ask.
Since her mother didn't let Fangfei speak, there was no need to ask anyone else.
"Thank you for your help, little master." Lin Hao said politely and quickened his pace.
Soon she saw the officials and monks surrounding her, and the one talking to one of the officials was Lin.
"Mom—" Lin Hao shouted and walked over, "What happened?"
Lin smiled awkwardly: "Ah Hao, you're here. Well, if I say that I found another headless female corpse..."
"How did mother find out?" Lin Hao asked calmly.
"This time it was really a coincidence. After burning incense, I went to the wishing well. On my way back, I felt the sun was too strong, so I went through the bamboo forest. After leaving the bamboo forest and passing by that rockery—" Lin pointed to the rocks not far away, "I suddenly smelled a foul smell, so I went to take a look, and then I found something in the crevice of the mountain..."
Needless to say, this "thing" is a headless female corpse.
After the coroner finished the preliminary autopsy, he explained the situation to Captain Liu in a low voice.
Captain Liu nodded from time to time, and after listening, he came over and said, "Mrs. Lin, the wife of the prince."
Lin Hao nodded and greeted him.
"Excuse me, Mrs. Lin, have you been out of the house in the past two days?"
"Two days ago?" Lin shook her head without hesitation. "No, it's been so hot lately and I haven't been anywhere. I just went out today to burn incense."
Lin Hao took Lin's arm, his expression becoming serious: "Why do you ask that, Captain Liu?"
Captain Liu thought to himself that there was no noble lady more approachable than Mrs. Lin, and that the daughter of the Crown Prince's wife was not so easy to deal with. He immediately spoke more politely, "It's like this. After the coroner's examination, it was estimated that the deceased was killed about two or three days ago."
"Captain Liu suspects my mother?"
"No, no, no, Madam Crown Prince, you misunderstood. It was actually your mother who first discovered the headless female corpses both times, and I just want to know more about the situation."
How could it be such a coincidence? He couldn't help but be suspicious! However, the other party was of high status, so even if he had no evidence, he couldn't show his suspicion too obviously.
Lin realized belatedly that he was being suspected. After a moment's pause, he waved his hand dismissively, "Captain Liu, feel free to ask anything you want to know."
This frank attitude actually dispelled many of Captain Liu's suspicions. He bowed and said, "Let's investigate further. If we find anything new, I might have to bother you."
"It's okay, it's okay. Feel free to ask me anything."
Captain Liu: This certainly doesn’t look like something bad, but how could someone find a body in the same temple twice?
"Captain Liu, would you mind telling us about the progress of the previous case of the headless female corpse?" Lin Hao asked.
A hint of embarrassment crossed Captain Liu's face. "So far, there's been no progress. The female corpse had been murdered for some time when it was discovered, and there were no items on her body that could identify her..."
The prosecutor was so worried that he lost a lot of hair. Before the female corpse was found, the case was classified as an unsolved case and was temporarily dropped.
"It's a bit hot, so I'm going back with my mother. If you have any questions, you can always come to me."
Captain Liu naturally couldn't stop him and even said a lot of polite words.
On the way back, mother and daughter rode in the same carriage. Lin was a little embarrassed for once: "Mother really didn't mean to cause trouble..."
"Yes, yes, I'm here to talk to you about everything." Lin Hao comforted with a smile.
Lin glared at her daughter: "Why do I feel like you are laughing at me?"
"How could it be? What happened today was purely coincidental. Who would have thought there was a body hidden in the cracks of the rockery?"
As for why I rush to take a look when I smell a bad smell... forget it, I'll just get used to it.
"Ah, isn't the Crown Prince in the Ministry of Justice? Since they in Shuntian Prefecture can't solve the case, the Ministry of Justice won't intervene?"
Murder cases under the jurisdiction of Shuntian Prefecture will generally be submitted to the Ministry of Justice for review after the initial trial.
Lin wasn't afraid of being suspected of murder; her whereabouts were clear and she wasn't afraid of being investigated. She thought that since she had encountered this kind of thing twice, perhaps the souls of those who had been killed were asking for help.
"I'll ask Ah Shuo when he comes back."
"That's good. This murderer only kills women and even chops off their heads. He's absolutely insane."
As they were talking, the carriage stopped and the mother and daughter got off together. One walked towards Prince Jing's Mansion and the other walked into the General's Mansion.
The servants of the two mansions looked at each other, and the same thought came to their mind: the distance between the husband's home and the wife's home is really close.
As soon as Qi Shuo returned to the yard, Lin Hao went out to greet him: "A Shuo, you're back."
Qi Shuo looked at her and raised the corner of his lips: "Do you need me for something?"
"Um."
Qi Shuo took her hand and walked into the inner room together.
"My mother went to Tianyuan Temple today and encountered something..."
After hearing this, Qi Shuo didn't know how to comment for a moment.
"Tomorrow I'll ask the prosecutor in charge of this matter, and we can work together to investigate."
Lin Hao took Qi Shuo's arm and said, "A Shuo, if you go to the scene to investigate, can you call me? My mother was the one who found the bodies twice."
Qi Shuo laughed: "If you want to go, just go. Why do you have to involve my mother-in-law?"
Lin Hao leaned against him lazily and sighed, "My mother actually wants to go more than I do."
The next day, Qi Shuo went to Shuntian Prefecture and explained his purpose to Liu Tuiguan, who had been in charge of the case.
When Liu Tuiguan heard that Prince Jing was willing to help, he naturally wanted it more than he could.
He had heard that Prince Jing was bold and careful, and could draw a picture of a suspect based on a few words, which was of great help in solving the case.
"I want to see the case file of last year's headless female corpse case."
"Please wait a moment, Prince." Tuiguan Liu quickly ordered his subordinates to bring the case file.
The case file records the entire investigation process and contains detailed autopsy records.
The investigation process was unremarkable. He fixed his gaze on the autopsy records and asked, "It says there were numerous narrow wounds on the deceased's collarbone, likely caused by a hairpin or other sharp object. Therefore, it is inferred that the murderer was likely a woman. Did they compile a list of the female patrons who frequented Tianyuan Temple during their last investigation?"
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