Chapter 374 The third corpse


    “Ah, do you know who killed He Shaoxia?” Gu Qingyi’s eyes widened.


    “I know where the old ginseng plant is.” The scholar repeated.


    "Is there any difference? The person who took away the old ginseng must be the murderer of He Shaoxia."


    “No, no, that old ginseng plant is now in Heyang County, two hundred miles away.”


    ? ? ?


    ??Gu Qingyi was completely confused. No matter how good his Qinggong was, the murderer of He Qisheng couldn''t run two hundred miles in less than half an hour, unless...


    “He Qisheng didn’t bring that old ginseng plant with him.” The scholar said, “If Detective Gu follows this clue, it will definitely be difficult to catch the murderer.”


    "Who are you?" Gu Qingyi was doubtful. "How do you know that He Qisheng didn''t bring that old ginseng with him? Why should I believe your words?"


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


    “The largest gambling house in Qingzhou?”


    “That’s right,” the scholar said, “Seven days ago, He Qisheng played Pai Gow in Jilefang, and he ended up losing a lot of money playing it.


    “As a last resort, he could only give the old ginseng plant that his master gave him to the gambling house, but even so, it was not enough to pay off the gambling debt.


    “How much money does he owe Jilefang?”


    “About twenty-four thousand taels.”


    ??Gu Qingyi took a breath of cold air, "So many?"


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


    When he said these words, the scholar''s face looked a little playful.


    ?There is only one kind of person in this world who can refuse to pay back the money from Jilefang, and that is a dead person.


    And He Qisheng happens to be a dead man now.


    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 that He Qisheng faked his death? ?


    “He is worthy of being the master of the Tie Yi Sect. He caught the key points so quickly.” The scholar praised, “There are many doubts about He Qisheng’s death. The murderer even chopped off his head after committing the crime.


    "The reason why we now conclude that the body is that of 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 clothing of the deceased were the same as his, which led us to this inference. .


    "But in fact, if He Qisheng can find a scapegoat of similar size to him, he can create the illusion that he is dead by cutting off his head and putting on his own clothes."


    ?Gu Qingyi had to admit that there was some truth in what the scholar said.


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


    ??And when the scholar saw that Gu Qingyi was persuaded by him, he struck the iron road while it was still hot.


    “Anyway, I hope that I can cooperate with you, Gu Shenqi, to find He Qisheng, so that you can find out the case and I can take the person back to deal with him.”


    ?However, as soon as he finished speaking, someone said, "He Qisheng, you can''t take him back."


    “Why?” The scholar turned to look at the speaker.


    "Because he is indeed dead, and this is his body." Malu said with certainty.


    Are you kidding me? I found the Songxi Quick Sword card pack even after touching the corpse. Who else could this person be if it wasn''t He Qisheng? Unless He Qisheng was so crazy that he found a fellow disciple to be a substitute, doing so would not do any good except increase the risk of his 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 closer, he wouldn''t even bother to argue with this guy of unknown origin.


    "I heard it, but I still said the same thing, this is He Qisheng''s body."


    Ma Lu then looked at Gu Qingyi, "If we search in the woods outside the temple now, we might be able to find He Qisheng''s lost head, but I personally don''t recommend doing this.


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


    ? Gu Qingyi hesitated when he heard this. If the murderer was in the woods, chasing him now would undoubtedly be the most likely way to catch him.


    ??And if we wait for a while, the rain may wash away all traces, and it will be more difficult to find the murderer or even search for clues.


    It''s just like what Ma Lu said, if you go out so boldly, you may indeed encounter danger.


    Maybe the murderer was waiting for them to disperse so he could kill them one by one.


    Because the scholar firmly believes that He Qisheng faked his death, he is the one who most hopes to go out to hunt down the murderer. In terms of martial arts, he is already superior to He Qisheng. If he can join forces with Gu Qingyi or people from the Xingtong Escort Agency, he will be even more foolproof.


    ?It''s a pity that Shen Zhou couldn''t bear to leave those escorts and didn''t want to leave the temple. This is why the scholar came to see Gu Qingyi.


    ?However, after Ma Lu whispered a few words in Gu Qingyi''s ear, Gu Qingyi changed his mind.


    "He Qisheng''s matter can be put aside for a while. I plan to check on the old beggar first."


    ?The scholar couldn''t help but feel 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 was pretending to be dead and return to the gambling house for business.


    But after Gu Qingyi finished speaking, he got up and started wandering around the temple.


    ?What Ma Lu just said to her was very simple. Since there are too many uncertainties about the first murder case, it is better to try starting with the second murder case.


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


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


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


    ?? Gu Qingyi never believed in things like ghosts demanding their lives. However, as a man in the world, the old beggar died silently. Chen Er, who was watching the night, did not notice the fighting, so there was only one possibility.


    —He did not die in the temple.


    So he must have secretly left the temple before, and he didn''t go through the main entrance.


    ?So the question is, how did he get out?


    ??Gu Qingyi stood beside the old beggar''s straw mat, looking around, sketching in his mind a route that would avoid other people''s sight and get to the outside of the temple without anyone noticing.


    In the end, she really found a way.


    ?This path needs to go behind the broken Buddha statue first, and then use the cover of the Buddha statue to climb up to the roof along the wooden pillars on the side.


    Climbing out through the hole in the roof, there were basically places where firelight could not be found along the way, and the only people who might have discovered him in the process were the sick man and the middle-aged woman''s family of three.


    ?But they are all ordinary people. As long as the old beggar''s qinggong is good enough, he should not be alarmed.


    (End of this chapter)