Universe Infinite Canteen

"Ah, do you know who killed He Shaoxia?" Gu Qingyi's eyes widened.

"I know where the old ginseng is." The scholar repeated.

"What difference does it make? The person who took the old ginseng must be the murderer of He Shaoxia."

"No, it's not. The old ginseng is now in Heyang County, two hundred miles away."

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Gu Qingyi was completely confused. Even if the murderer who killed He Qisheng had great Qinggong skills, it was impossible for him to run two hundred miles in less than half an hour, unless...

"He Qisheng didn't have the old ginseng with him." The scholar said, "If Gu Shenbo follows this clue, it will be difficult to catch the murderer."

"Who are you?" Gu Qingyi was skeptical, "How do you know that He Qisheng didn't have the old ginseng with him, and why should I believe you?"

"It doesn't matter who I am, what matters is who I work for." The scholar paused and continued, "Gu Shenbo, have you heard of Jilefang?"

"The largest gambling house in Qingzhou?"

"That's right," the scholar said, "Seven days ago, He Qisheng played mahjong in Jilefang, and he lost a lot of money.

"As a last resort, he could only give the old ginseng given to him by his master to the gambling house, but even so, it was not enough to pay off the gambling debts he owed.

"How much silver did he owe to Jilefang?"

"About 24,000 taels."

Gu Qingyi took a breath, "So much?"

"Yes, but after he took out the old ginseng and wrote the IOU, Jilefang let him go to raise the rest of the money. But the gambling house was also worried that he would never come back, so they sent me to follow him secretly, but I didn't expect him to die."

When saying this, the scholar's face looked a little playful.

There is only one kind of person in this world who can not pay back the money of Jilefang, that is the dead.

And He Qisheng is now a dead man.

Gu Qingyi thought for a while and said, "You mean He Qisheng chose to commit suicide to escape gambling debts, no, that's not right... If that's the case, you don't have to come to me to reveal your identity. Do you suspect He Qisheng of faking his death?

"You are worthy of being the master detective of the Iron Cloth Gate. You caught the key point so quickly." The scholar praised, "There are many suspicious points in He Qisheng's death. The murderer also chopped off his head after committing the crime.

"The reason why we are now certain that the body belongs to He Qisheng is simply because He Qisheng once left the temple gate, and his footprints went all the way to the back wall. In addition, the body shape and clothes of the deceased are the same as his, which led us to such a conclusion.

"But in fact, if He Qisheng can find a scapegoat with a similar body shape, cut off his head and put on his own clothes, he can create the illusion that he is dead."

Gu Qingyi had to admit that the scholar's words made some sense.

She didn't know that He Qisheng actually owed such a large gambling debt before, which gave him a reason to fake his death and escape debt.

And the scholar saw that Gu Qingyi was persuaded by him, and struck while the iron was hot.

"In short, I hope to cooperate with you, Gu Shenbu, to find He Qisheng together, so that you can investigate the case and I can take him back to report. "

However, as soon as he finished speaking, he heard someone say, "You can't take He Qisheng back."

"Why?" The scholar turned his head and looked at the person who spoke.

"Because he is indeed dead, this is his body. "Ma Lu said with certainty.

What a joke, he found a Songxi Quick Sword card pack when he touched the corpse, who else could this person be but He Qisheng.

Unless He Qisheng is so crazy that he specially found a fellow disciple to be a substitute, but doing so will not do any good except increasing his risk of exposure.

"Didn't you hear what I said before?" The scholar frowned. If it weren't for the fact that Ma Lu and Gu Qingyi were walking close, he would not even bother to argue with this guy of unknown origin.

"I heard it, but I still say that this is He Qisheng's body."

Ma Lu then looked at Gu Qingyi again, "If we search in the woods outside the temple now, we may find He Qisheng's missing head, but I personally strongly recommend not doing so.

"Because if the killer is from outside, he may still be hiding in the woods and has not left, so it's best for everyone to stay in the temple and wait until dawn."

Gu Qingyi hesitated when he heard this. If the murderer is in the woods, then chasing him now is undoubtedly the most likely way to catch him.

If they waited a little longer, the rain might wash away all the traces, and it would be even more difficult to find the murderer or even clues.

But as Malu said, going out rashly like this could indeed lead to danger.

The murderer might be waiting for them to disperse so that they can defeat them one by one.

The scholar was convinced that He Qisheng was faking his death, so he was the one who wanted to go out and catch the murderer the most. In terms of martial arts, he was better than He Qisheng. If he could join forces with Gu Qingyi or the people from Xingtong Escort Agency, it would be even more foolproof.

It was a pity that Shen Zhou was reluctant to leave the goods and did not want to leave the temple, which was why the scholar came to find Gu Qingyi.

However, Malu whispered a few words in Gu Qingyi's ear, and Gu Qingyi changed his mind again.

"Let's put He Qisheng's matter aside for now. I plan to check on that old beggar first."

The scholar was a little disappointed after hearing this. He didn't care who the old beggar was or why he died here. He just wanted to catch He Qisheng, who had faked his death, and report back to the gambling house.

But after Gu Qingyi finished speaking, he had already stood up and started walking around the temple.

What Ma Lu said to her just now was very simple. Since there were too many uncertainties in the first murder case, why not try to start with the second murder case?

He Qisheng and the old beggar, both died tonight, and died in the same place, so there must be some connection between them.

As long as one of the mysteries can be solved, the remaining one will naturally be solved.

Gu Qingyi felt that what Ma Lu said made sense, so she came to the body of the old beggar again.

Gu Qingyi never believed in things like evil spirits demanding lives, but the old beggar, as a man of the rivers and lakes, died silently, and Chen Er, who was on guard, did not notice the movement of the battle, so there was only one possibility.

——He did not die in the temple.

So he should have secretly left the temple, and he did not go through the main gate.

Then the question is, how did he get out?

Gu Qingyi stood beside the old beggar's straw mat, looked around, and outlined in her mind a route that could avoid the sight of other people and get out of the temple without being noticed by ghosts.

As a result, she really found a way.

This path requires first going behind the broken Buddha statue, and then using the Buddha statue as a cover, he can climb onto the roof along the wooden pillars beside him.

Then he can climb out from the hole in the roof. The road is basically in places where the firelight cannot find him, and the only ones who may find him in this process are the sick man and the middle-aged woman and her family of three.

But they are all ordinary people, and as long as the old beggar's light work is good enough, it should not alarm them.