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Kanako and Superintendent Mizukawa soon got into work. They used cameras to record some details here from time to time, while Miki wandered around the temple with Lin Xiuyi.

Lin Xiuyi first visited the temple, except for the Buddhist temple that entered the mountain gate, there were only a few inconspicuous buildings on the left and right sides. Behind the Buddhist hall is a cliff, and below the cliff is the road where Lin Xiu first came.

If it wasn't for the murder case ten years ago, no one would have remembered this abandoned temple.

Lin Xiuyi had just read the entire impression of this case from the newspaper clipping in Kanako's hand. The day of the incident coincided with winter, and it was close to the end of the year. The mountain road leading to the Buddha Temple was inconvenient to pass due to the snow and ice, so the construction of the Buddha Temple had to stop. And those villagers who are responsible for the reconstruction of the Buddha Temple can only stay at home and wait for the snow to melt in the coming year before returning to the mountains to continue the reconstruction of the Buddha Temple.

Although the construction work has stopped, someone still needs to regularly go to the mountain to check the situation of the Buddha Temple. First, there is a worry that the unfinished temple will be taken over by the animals in the mountain and will be destroyed. Second, I was worried that the heavy snow would collapse the newly built Buddhist temple.

The night before the incident, there had just been a heavy snowfall. The villagers in charge of patrolling the mountain from the Buddha Village came to the Buddha Temple along the mountain road as usual, but found that the mountain gate was wide open, so they went straight to the courtyard out of curiosity. But found a woman in white clothes lying on the ground in the Buddhist hall, with a cold rib pierced in her chest.

The villagers who found that the situation was wrong quickly notified the Yamanashi Prefectural Police. Because the incident location was very remote, the scene was completely preserved. After the police investigated the scene, the police found that the case was full of doubts. In this snow-covered courtyard, apart from the footprints of the villagers who reported the case, no other people's footprints were found. However, the police detected the blood fingerprints of a third person other than the villagers who reported the crime and the victim on the hilt of the knife.

What made the police even more distressed was that the woman's death was only an hour away, and according to the meteorological department, the heavy snow had ended long before that. This also means that the heavy snow last night could not cover up the trace of the murderer when he left. But if the woman was killed, how did the killer leave the scene?

Because the woman died in a Buddhist temple, and there is a legend in the Buddha Monastery that a demon monk plotted for money and murdered a woman under the mountain, so the case quickly aroused the interest of the media. When the media learned from the police that the crime scene was actually a secret room murder, this made the case even more famous. But unfortunately, the case happened ten years ago, and the technical conditions at that time were not mature, so many clues could not be investigated with current technical means, and the large-scale investigation by the police in the Buddha Village did not find that one. The owner of the blood fingerprint, so this case has become an unsolved case.

Excluding the gimmicks in the newspapers to attract attention. The only clue in this case is the **** fingerprint that did not find its owner. The snow around the courtyard perfectly separates the Buddhist temple from the outside world. A crime scene separated by snow, the murderer who disappeared out of thin air. This kind of bridge is almost exactly the same as a mystery novel. Coupled with the legend of the Buddha Village, it is no wonder that this case can arouse the interest of TV stations.

"Mr. Xiuyi, do you know how the murderer did it?" Miki had always been interested in Lin Xiuyi's criminal investigation skills, so she took the initiative to ask Lin Xiuyi to come here to investigate the scene. This time it was a tricky secret room murder case, unless the murderer could fly, how could he possibly get out of here.

"Ah! I know, there must be a secret passage leading to the outside. That's why the murderer left the scene unnoticed! How could the Yamanashi Prefectural Police not even think of this?" said each quarter pretending to be smart.

"This possibility cannot be ruled out, but before the incident, the villagers were rebuilding the Buddha Temple. If there was a secret passage, wouldn't they be able to find it?" Lin Xiu thought for a while, then shook his head and said.

"But, Xiuyi-kun. If there is no secret way, how can the murderer leave after killing the deceased! There is only one way down the mountain from here. The villager who came to check the situation told the police that there was no way to go down the mountain. Encountering anyone! It took us an hour to climb up just now. It was winter when the crime happened, and it took more time for the villagers to walk on the snow-covered mountain road than us!" Miki was not convinced. retorted.

"Mr. Lin!"

Just as Lin Xiuyi and Miki were quietly discussing the case, Kimura Kanako suddenly came over.

"What are you talking about? Are you talking about the female deceased!" Kanako asked curiously.

"Yes! We are discussing whether there is a secret passage here. I think the murderer ran away from the secret passage, so he did not leave footprints. And if there is a secret passage, it may be the original The places that the demon monks used to hide treasures, maybe there are still treasures inside!" Miki said optimistically.

"The secret way! I actually think so too! When the script is officially written, I also intend to use the secret way as the final explanation for the murder in the secret room! But there is actually one thing I didn't tell you this morning, the one who died. The woman's true identity has not been disclosed in the newspaper, and I only know her name is Ayu, who has been working as a maid in Meigakiya before her death. I learned this news from the senior reporter who wrote the report! Don't rashly mention this matter to Umegaki Mariko, the female general of Umegakiya, I want to find a suitable opportunity to consult her about what happened back then!" Kanako pleaded.

"It's natural! We'll never say it!" Miki stretched out her pinky finger and said naughty to Kanako, Kanako smiled, and she actually reached out and made a promise to Miki!

"Mr. Lin, our work is over, we can go back!"

As soon as Lin Xiuyi and the others finished speaking, Supervisor Shuichuan greeted them to leave. Everyone packed up and walked down the mountain together. Although the road down the mountain was effortless, it took a few people about half an hour because the road was poorly maintained. Who knew that when they arrived at the foot of the mountain, they saw Aizawa and Kagata just passing by.

"Aizawa, didn't you go fishing? Why did you come back so early?" Lin Xiuyi asked actively.

"Hanagata accidentally fell into the river just now, I'll accompany him back to change his clothes!" Aizawa said, pointing in the direction they came from.

Only then did everyone notice the flower shape that looked like a chicken in soup, and they all couldn't help laughing.