Chapter 2323 Taihe Academy
All the files were handwritten by Cheng Wenshan, and they clearly recorded that Chen Ri died in a temple fire.
The county magistrate at that time was unwilling to take responsibility and chose to conceal the matter. Cheng Wenshan was an insider.
However, it is difficult to get the full picture of the matter with just a few words from Cheng Wenshan. If we want to investigate in detail, we may have to ask County Magistrate Qin to report it.
Captain Zhao had no ambition for a career in politics. In today's world, he felt lucky to be able to work as a captain in Anping Town without having to suffer in war.
But the hole is getting bigger and bigger, and I'm afraid there will be no peace in the future.
Captain Zhao took the file away guiltily. He wanted to find out the truth, but he also knew that it would be better not to let too many people see it.
"I am really confused. What is the purpose of Master Cheng doing this?"
Su Yan said: "You will understand once you enter the secret room. It costs a lot of money to build such a secret room."
Captain Zhao frowned, "Alas, it is true that you can never judge a person by his appearance. Seeing him care so much about Ciyou Village, I really thought he was a kind-hearted person."
"I'm afraid his purpose for opening the Salesian Village is not pure," Su Yan felt heavy-hearted when he thought of what he saw in the file. "Some of the annotations on the file... seem to be based on the characteristics of the children. The annotations behind each person are different. It may be because they have different preferences."
"You mean the children from Salesian Village?"
"I'm afraid..." Su Yan said softly, "He used these children to make some deals. Do you still remember that the fire in the temple killed several children from Ciyu Village? They were still young, and it was actually a bit strange that they ran to the temple in the back mountain alone, but if Chen Ri was among them..."
A chill instantly ran through Captain Zhao's body, and he didn't even dare to think about it.
Captain Zhao's voice was filled with chills. "Is this matter related to the murder case? Could it be that the woman who had contact with Cheng Wenshan recently was the child from Ciyou Village? Were these children sent away as tools for Cheng Wenshan to gain benefits?"
If so, then everything makes sense.
Why did the murderer spread the rumor of this female ghost and why did he mention the fire?
The place where the fire broke out was not the academy, but the temple. Cheng Wenshan's romantic past when he was young was not known to everyone in Fuxianglou, but was news that the murderer deliberately spread in recent months. He wanted to expose Cheng Wenshan's true face.
Captain Zhao said solemnly, "I remember you said that the murderer must be someone from inside the academy. Is it possible that this woman sneaked in ahead of time and figured out the terrain?"
Su Yan looked at Xu Yang and the other two.
Xu Yang was still in panic, and Di Jun and Wen Xufeng were taking care of him.
From the outside, there is nothing wrong.
These three people have always been the objects of Su Yan's suspicion. What is the connection between that woman and them?
Su Yan said: "Perhaps after we investigate Ciyou Village and the secret room, the truth will be revealed."
Captain Zhao looked at the file in his hand, not knowing how to respond for a moment.
He was just a constable, so he was naturally afraid when he thought of those powerful people who were out of his reach.
But when I thought of the children in Ciyu Village and my daughter’s appearance when she was young, I didn’t seem so scared anymore.
Just as Captain Zhao had made up his mind, several constables who had gone to the pond also came up.
They didn't have time to wipe the water off their faces, and stumbled towards Captain Zhao, "Boss, there really is something down there, it really is."
Su Yan's heart sank after hearing these two sentences.
It seemed that everything was as she thought.
What the detectives salvaged were shapeless bones. The white bones covered with mud were suddenly exposed to the sun, and even the bright sunlight could not drive away their coldness.
Although Di Jun and his companions were doubtful, they did not dare to step forward at this moment and were hesitating on the periphery.
Su Yan walked forward and squatted beside the bones to examine them carefully.
Most of these bones are larger bones such as the skull and humerus, which are easier to preserve.
The detectives were still going into the water to salvage the items in batches, but there was too much silt at the bottom of the pond and they were afraid that they might not be able to salvage all of them.
Captain Zhao took a few people to the secret room, and Su Yan stayed to perform the autopsy.
Chu Feng and others came upon hearing the news. Chu Feng was anxious to confirm Su Yan's safety, but when he approached, he saw her squatting beside the bones. His heart trembled. He looked at the bones in disbelief for a moment, but still walked over with courage, "Are you okay? I heard from Captain Zhao that you didn't return to your room last night."
Su Yan subconsciously wanted to keep a distance from Chu Feng, so he took a step forward.
She really didn't understand Chu Feng's thoughts. He clearly intended to marry Qin Wanyue, but he always showed concern for her. Could it be that he really had some feelings for her?
Su Yan understood that he wanted his future to be smoother, but it would not be good to have both.
Su Yan changed the subject, "Do you know what's going on with this pond?"
"I don't come here often. I only passed by a few times when I went to the hall master's yard. How...why are there so many bones?"
Su Yan picked up a piece of femur through the handkerchief.
The humerus is about 120 centimeters long, which is more than five feet according to current calculations.
"It was a child of about ten years old. All the bones here are the bones of a child."
A terrifying thought flashed through Chu Feng's mind, and his voice trembled, "Could it be the child from Ciyou Village?"
Su Yan did not deny it, "I'm afraid we have to investigate Ciyou Village carefully."
The bones fished out of the pond were all scattered and broken, most of them were uncompleted, and even the small pieces could not be found.
Su Yan spent an entire afternoon piecing together the body under the scorching sun, but still failed to piece together a complete corpse.
She could only conclude based on the bones that, judging from the current situation, at least four children were killed.
After the sunset slipped to the top of the mountain, the night grew darker. Even though candles were lit, they could not make up for the light, so they had to stop fishing.
Su Yan asked the constable to move all the bones to Cheng Wenshan's room.
Captain Zhao has also found a way to get in. Just as Su Yan guessed, the method to open the stone door from the outside is exactly the opposite of that from the inside.
It’s a pity that the secret room was empty, only Cheng Wenshan’s body remained.
Captain Zhao had been searching for several hours. Seeing that Su Yan had brought in more bones, his head hurt even more. "I haven't even finished my search yet, but there's already new information. What on earth are these bones?"
Su Yan said: "I'm afraid they are all children from Ciyou Village. The list of children needs to be carefully checked. Brother Zhao, how is the secret room?"
"There has been some progress. We have found a lot of evidence, but..."
"how?"
Captain Zhao said, "It seems that there are not as many files as you said. We only found a few. Su girl, are you sure there are a lot of files?"
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