In Jieming's meditation room, apart from the scriptures, there was no other information worth paying attention to.
Therefore, Sun Shaozong led everyone to leave Jieming's meditation room and went around to the second row of houses. Although they were also double rooms, the environment here was undoubtedly better than that of the third row.
It seems that class is indeed everywhere.
When they arrived outside Jiezhi's meditation room, they saw that the head monk of the Discipline Institute, Jiechen, and the monk in charge of reception, Jiexiu, had been waiting in front of the door for a long time.
Seeing that it was Sun Shaozong who led the team, Jie Chen's face suddenly became gloomier. Jie Xiu hurriedly came forward and asked, "Excuse me, gentlemen, have you found the murderer who killed Jie Ming?!"
This question made Master Qi and Wei Ruolan feel a little embarrassed, but Qiu Yunfei said confidently: "It's not that easy to find the real culprit?! But don't worry, my Lord Zhizhong came in person today and found an important clue in just a few moments. I believe the truth will be revealed soon!"
"Found an important clue?!"
Jie Xiu's voice was trembling with joy. He put his palms together and chanted the Buddha's name, "Amitabha, Jie Ming knows in his afterlife..."
Before he could finish, Sun Shaozong suddenly asked, "When was the last time you saw Jie Ming?"
Jie Xiu was stunned by the question, and kept his palms together for a long while before he answered: "On the morning of July 14, I met fellow monk Jie Ming during the morning prayers. After that..."
He shook his head and said with a look of loss: "After that, when I saw him again, he had been nailed to death in front of the mountain gate."
"So when you saw him, what was his mood? Was he more frightened than in the previous few days, or was he..."
"mood?"
Jie Xiu tried to recall, then shook his head and said, "Because we didn't say much before we separated, I couldn't tell if he was more anxious than before."
There is nothing wrong with what he said. It seems that the only way to confirm whether what he said is true is to investigate secretly.
Sun Shaozong nodded without comment. Seeing that Zhao Wuwei had already opened the door after checking the seal, he called out, "Master Jiechen, please go in and tell me what happened when the body was found."
The first person to discover the situation was actually Jieyi, who lived in the same room with Jiechi. That night, he was ordered to lead two young monks to guard Monk Jiexiu who had violated the precept of anger, so he did not return to the meditation room to prepare for morning classes until dawn.
When Jie Yi arrived at the gate of the west wing, he happened to meet Jie Chen and his apprentice coming to unlock the lock, so the three of them walked together - so after Jie Yi discovered the corpse and screamed in fright, Jie Chen and his apprentice immediately rushed to the scene.
Therefore, it was a reasonable request for Sun Shaozong to ask Jie Chen to explain the situation when the body was discovered.
Jie Chen followed him into the house with a sullen face, but heard Sun Shaozong asking casually while looking around: "According to the information I have, Jie Xiu had an argument with someone on July 14th because he accidentally bumped into someone in the cafeteria - could it be that he has this kind of temper on weekdays?"
"this……"
Jie Chen hesitated for a moment, then shook his head and said, "I am the head monk of the Discipline Hall, and I am not too familiar with the situation in the Guest House."
"You have been investigating secretly for a long time. Have you found out who spread the news about Jiexian's 'forcing women of good character into prostitution'?"
"this……"
Jie Chen was still a little hesitant, and after a while he shook his head and said, "I have not yet found out who spread the news, but I have roughly found out that the news first came from within the Zhikeyuan."
"Did Jie Zhi, who died here, participate in the matter of 'Sister Fan'?"
"some!"
This time Jie Chen was finally certain: "Originally, I had already found out that Jie Chi, under the instigation of Jie Xian, had an affair with a married woman. I was just trying to find solid evidence, but Jie Xian and Jie Chi died one after another, so the clue was naturally lost."
But then he frowned and said, "But according to what I have found out, Jie Ming was not involved in this matter, so...so the murderer may not have killed people for this matter."
Is this a roundabout way of justifying yourself?
Still from the heart...
"Besides Jie Zhi, how many other people are involved in this matter?"
"There are about four or five people, all of whom have real power in the Zhikeyuan. However, after the incident with Jiexian, they stopped associating with those women, so I naturally cannot get any real evidence."
It seems to be a case of collusion.
But this is normal. The responsibility of the Zhikeyuan is to welcome and see off guests, and it is inseparable from the worldly world. Therefore, the chance of Zhike monks falling into depravity is naturally higher than that of other monks.
What's more, the head monk of the Guest House, Jie Nian, may not be clean himself. If the top beam is not straight, the bottom beam will be crooked too. The result is predictable.
Sun Shaozong was investigating the scene and thinking about the case. Monk Jiechen was unable to control his temper after being asked these questions. He said in a deep voice, "Actually, no matter how many more questions you ask, it will probably be in vain!"
Sun Shaozong stopped and raised his eyebrows in surprise, "What do you mean?"
Jie Chen said without hesitation: "In my opinion, this case is clearly that the evildoer's ghost is still lingering and wants to kill us to vent his anger! Besides, we have circumstantial evidence, and it is impossible that he is the real murderer who killed Jie Xian and the other two. Isn't it ridiculous that you are pestering us so much?!"
Yes~
I thought he would be able to say something useful, but it turns out he's talking about evildoers who are harming people!
Sun Shaozong rolled his eyes speechlessly. He was too lazy to pay attention to him, so he raised his voice and ordered, "Captain Zhao, go find Jie Nian, the head of the Zhikeyuan, and tell him that I have some questions I want to ask him."
Seeing that Sun Shaozong was still stubborn, Jie Chen could not help but snort coldly, and looked out the window with a dark face, obviously unwilling to waste any more words with Sun Shaozong.
Zhao Wuwei agreed and was about to ask his men to invite Monk Jie Nian over when he suddenly heard someone outside shouting in panic, "Sir, Sir! It's bad, it's terrible! Master Jie Nian was...bitten to death by a wild dog!"
With just this sound, there was an uproar inside and outside the meditation room. Sun Shaozong rushed out a few steps, grabbed the little monk who informed him, and asked angrily, "Where is Jie Nian now? How do you know he was killed by a wild dog?!"
"In...near the Gongde Forest in the back mountain! I saw with my own eyes that Master Jie Nian was lying motionless on the ground, his neck was covered in blood, and there were several wild dogs fighting over his body! He must have been bitten to death by those wild dogs!"
"Amitabha!"
At this time, Jie Chen also followed out, chanting the Buddha's name, "It seems that my guess was correct. This is indeed the work of a demon transformed by a heavenly dog!"
Is it the work of evil spirits?
Sun Shaozong's heart sank, he gently pushed the monk who reported the news away, and ordered: "Come on, take me to see what this heavenly dog ​​looks like!"