C40 (1/2)

Xia Mingyuan's explanation made me heave a sigh of relief. As long as they weren't dead and didn't have a soul to return to the Underworld, there was still a chance for redemption.

But what I don't know is that Xia Mingyuan didn't dare to tell me, making his soul return to his body isn't an easy task, unless he has great luck that can satisfy all the harsh conditions. His soul is extremely weak after leaving his body, and every wrong step would cause his soul to scatter.

”Then what do we do next?”

When Suhua saw that I was finally able to act like a human, she calmed down and handed me the bowl by the bed.

”Eat well now. After you're done, we'll go to the ancestral hall to have a look. The police have already cleaned up the place, let's go and see if there are any clues.”

I nodded, picked up my bowl, and started to eat. I must take good care of myself now, otherwise, how can I face these plots and deaths?

When he arrived at the ancestral hall again, it was already the height of the moon. The moonlight shone down upon the ancestral hall, making it seem peaceful and harmless. However, the bloody scent that drifted in from the ancestral hall was so faint that it shocked people.

Captain Long probably knew we were coming and was already waiting for us at the door.

”Miss Lin is here. Are you well?”

I smiled to show that I was all right, and thanked him for his concern.

”What's the situation now?”

When Captain Long saw me take the initiative to bring up the case, admiration appeared in his eyes, and he beckoned us to enter.

”The body has already been transported away. According to Mr. Xia's instructions, it hasn't been cremated, nor have they arranged for a medical examiner to examine it. It's just that the city's funeral parlor is still there, and it's pretty much cleaned up.”

I walked in and saw that the body was no longer there. There was no more blood, and it looked exactly the same as the shrine I remembered. Only, there were traces of black and red blood in the cracks of the tiles, reminding people of what had happened here.

”Any leads on the body?”

Hearing this, Captain Long shook his head helplessly, ”There are no useful clues on the corpses. The ropes around the villagers were all filled with their own fingerprints, and no outsiders' fingerprints were found.”

Xia Mingyuan had guessed that this would be the result. This person did things in a watertight manner, so it was natural that the police wouldn't find out such an obvious mistake.

”What about the wound?”

”The wound is even stranger. The medical examiner can only determine that it is an extremely sharp object that was cut through the throat rapidly to draw blood. However, he is unable to determine what kind of weapon it is.”

I turned my head to look at Xia Mingyuan, unable to understand what Captain Long meant.

”It's like this. For most murders, the police can judge a corpse to be an axe based on the body's scarred area, because at such a high level of killing, no matter how sharp the sword or blade is, it would leave behind marks in the corpse, such as iron filings. But right now, this kind of killing method is clearly an evil technique, there's no need to use any external objects, so it's impossible to find. ”

I nodded and carefully examined the ancestral hall. I vaguely felt that there was something wrong, but I was unable to say what it was.

”What's wrong?”

Xia Ming saw that I was a little worried, afraid that I wouldn't accept it as I had been before.

”It's nothing. I just feel that there's something different about the ancestral hall, but I can't tell where it's different.”