Chapter 369: The Incident at Shanni Temple

March 26, Wednesday, around 4:30 in the morning, in the Sanni Temple in the upper reaches of the Tama River, in the guest room.

Hearing Mu Nian's exclamation, Lan and Yuanzi's expressions immediately changed. Conan and Mei Daizi immediately ran out, and Mao Li also ran out. But the directions are different, Conan and Moli are facing the door, and Mei Daizi is facing the wall opposite the door.

Yamazaki smiled and said, "It's a mountain." Mei Daizi who stopped before taking a step said, "And the outer wall is ten centimeters thick, it will hurt."

"Ah?" Mei Daizi was stunned.

"Pfft." Yuanzi and Lan laughed immediately.

Mei Daizi looked at the roof and said, "Brother, please help me, I'll climb over the room."

"Forget it, if we break something again, we won't have any cash to pay for it." Yamazaki said with a smile, "And the shouting has been going on for a while, if it's Wutiangu, wait until you go and run early."

"Really." Mei Daizi complained.

"Okay, let's go and have a look," Yamazaki said with a smile.

The four of Yamazaki came to the front yard and found Kuan Nian, Tun Nian, Mu Nian and Xiu Nian standing at the door of the confinement room.

At this time, Mao Li and Conan came out of the confinement room, Mao Li said: "It's just in time, go to the police, someone died here, it is Abbot Tianyong."

"Okay." Yamazaki entered the confinement room and took a look. Abbot Tianyong was hung on a beam about ten meters above the ground, and then went to Abbot Tianyong's bedroom to make a phone call.

Mao Li asked, "Master Mu Nian, are you the first to discover it?"

"Yes, yes." Mu Nian said.

"Master Mu Nian, you are so powerful. The abbot is hung at such a high place. If it was me, I would never have noticed it." Conan said.

"Of course I will find out," Mu Nian cried out in fear, "Almost exactly the same thing happened in this room two years ago."

"So, there was a murder here two years ago?" Maori said, "So that's what you wanted to tell me, so now you can tell me about the incident two years ago."

"Yes," Kuan Nian said, "Two years ago, on a day when it rained heavily in the middle of the night, my junior brother Zhong Nian disappeared."

"We searched all over the temple but couldn't find it," Tun Nian said.

"A few days later, when I was repairing the big hole in the wall of the confinement room," Mu Nian said, pointing to the big hole in the corner of the confinement room, "it was similar to this." With one jump, Zhongnian, who has been missing for a few days, is hanging on the beam just like Master is now."

Maori asked, "What did the police say?"

"Because there are no additional traces on the beam, no footprints, no traces of rope friction, it seems that the case has not been closed yet." Mu Nian said.

"No, no additional traces?" Maori and Conan were taken aback, looking up at the abbot's body.

Tun Nian said: "The abbot said that Wu Tiangou flew up and tied a rope on the beam, and then hung Zhong Nian on it."

Mu Nian said: "That hole is used when Wutiangou enters and exits. Moreover, the outer wall of the temple is very strong. If you want to open such a big hole with a height of 1.2 meters and a width of 1.5 meters, it is not possible for one person to open it in a few hours. It can be done, let alone without tools.”

Kuan Nian said: "Only this makes sense."

"really,

It is indeed a monster to fly a person to a height of ten meters. " Maori said.

At this time, Yamazaki came over and said, "Uncle, the Mugure Police Department said he would come over as soon as possible, but although the rain is light now, the road is not easy to walk. I guess it will take about an hour."

"That's it," Mao Li looked up at the body again, thought for a while and said, "Then just wait."

"Brother, this hole is about 1.2 meters high. If you climb in close to the ground, your body will be about 1.2 meters tall, 1.5 meters wide, and your shoulders will be 1.5 meters wide. If the height of your legs is one and a half times the height of your body , the length between the front and rear limbs is three times the width of the shoulders, the length of the head and neck is half the width of the shoulders, and the length of the tail is the same as the body. In this way, the back height is three meters, the body length is four meters five, and the head and tail are nearly ten meters long. , this Wutian dog is a big guy." Mei Daizi smiled, "The body doesn't look like it has been eaten, that is to say, it only eats the soul, but this happens only once in two years, that is, it only eats once in two years , so it is easy to raise. Brother, let's call someone to round up it."

"It's confirmed that it's what Wutengu said." Yamazaki smiled, and then asked, "Uncle, how is the situation?"

After listening to Maori's description of the situation, Yamazaki touched the wall and asked, "Master Mu Nian, if the wooden board in the middle of the wall is broken, how can it be repaired? Wooden buildings are most likely to be infested with insects, not to mention that you are near the water .”

Mu Nian said: "It's a telescopic ladder."

"Telescopic ladder?" Maori said, "Take me to see it."

In the storage room next door, Mori and the others saw the ladder. Mao Li said: "It's okay to go up alone, but it's not good to bring one." Then he asked, "Master Mu Nian, didn't you bring this from the scene?"

"No, no." Mu Nian said hastily.

"Hey, is there a leak in this storage room? This rubber boat seems to be wet?" Conan asked.

Xiu Nian said with a smile: "It's just that the water vapor is strong, things here are often like this."

"Uncle Maori, now we can only wait for the police to come. I'll watch over here. You guys go wash and change your clothes first." Yamazaki said, "Master Kuanen, please be patient for a while."

Tun Nian said in surprise, "We? You mean..."

"We were the only ones in the temple last night. If there is no accident, the murderer is among you." Mao Li said.

"What!" The four of Kuan Nian were taken aback, and Kuan Nian said quickly, "This is impossible."

"Yes, there is another person who inherited this temple." Tun Nian said, "Now that Master has passed away, maybe we will be homeless."

"Yes, yes." Mu Nian and Xiu Nian agreed.

"The motivation issue will be discussed later." Yamazaki said, "If you need anything, go and solve it now. Please try not to leave here after a while."

Kuan Nian said: "I want to make it easier."

"Me too." Tun Nian said, "And I have to prepare breakfast."

"I'm going too." Mu Nian said, "I'm going out to pick some mushrooms."

"Me too." Xiu Nian said.

"The rain has almost stopped, so we will take care of the breakfast. Conan, you go with them." Yamazaki said with a smile, "Lan, Meidaiko, Sonoko, the satellite phone is in the clothes of the guest room, the three of you discuss and order Let's have breakfast."

Ten minutes later, Conan sent Kuan Nian and the others back, and went to take a shower.

"I want to ask a few questions unrelated to this incident." Yamazaki asked, "How big is this Shanni Temple?"

Xiu Nian said, "Only one hundred meters around."

Mu Nian said: "Most of them are rocks and river beaches, and there is no place for farming."

Tun Nian said: "However, no one cares about the surrounding mountains and forests. We often go to collect mountain products. Besides improving food, we can also exchange some money."

"This is the most stable income." Kuan Nian said, "There are no scenic spots nearby. The main road is about a ten-minute drive away. Generally, few people come to stay. Our temple here is small, and the nearest home is more than 10 minutes away from here." One kilometer away, there are not many people who store spirit tablets here."

"One hundred meters." Yamazaki asked, "Then the waterfall next to it, which is about thirty-five meters high, belongs to Shanni Temple?"

"Yes." Kuan Nian said.

At this time, Lan, Mei Daizi and Yuanzi came back, and then Maoli came back, and Yamazaki went to the bathroom. After nearly ten minutes, I came back with Conan, and then Lan, Mei Daizi and Yuanzi went to the bathroom and came back in half an hour. At the same time, the sound of a police car came from a distance. The police department led a team to the scene.

After ordering his subordinates to start work, the Mumu Police Department walked up to Maori and gritted his teeth and said, "Heh, heh, Maori, you are really leisurely."

Mao Li smiled and said: "Master Police Department, this is exactly your credit."

Mumu Police Department asked: "What's going on this time, how did you find out?"

Maori whispered the matter in the ear of Mumu Police Department.

The Mumu police department couldn't help but whispered to himself: "Don't go to bed in the middle of the night, catch Wutiangu as a pet." He rubbed his forehead while talking.

At this time, a forensic officer climbed on the beam and said: "The police department, it is the same as it was two years ago. There is a thick layer of dust on the beam, and there is no sign of being passive. It can be determined that the rope was tied to it, and there is no trace of friction between the rope and the beam."

"Where's the ladder?" Mumu Police Department asked.

"There is no trace of a ladder on the side." The forensic officer said, "The traces show that it is the same as last time, that is, someone stood in the air at a height of ten meters, tied a rope to the beam, and put his own or someone else's head into the noose. .”

Kuan Nian yelled in horror: "Wu Tiangou!"

"It must be Wutiangou." Mu Nian echoed in horror.

"Please stand up and check the ceiling," Yamazaki said, "and the surrounding walls, to see if there are any traces of rivets or the like."

After a while, the forensic officer said: "No, there is not a single hole."

"What about the rope buckle? Is it a loop rope buckle? You can make a large loop from the skylight and put it on the beam, and then let it tighten in the middle." Yamazaki said, "In this way, you can jump by yourself or have someone jump from the skylight. go down."

The forensic officer said: "No, it's just an ordinary knot."

"That's it, even suicide is impossible." Megure Police Department asked, "Maori, what do you think?"

"This..." Maori sweated.

At this time, there was the sound of a car whistling outside, Mei Daizi smiled at Lan and Yuanzi, "Breakfast is here." Then she ran out

Lan and Yuanzi, who looked terrified, said, "One, together." Then they followed.

"Ask them to make more breakfast." Yamazaki said loudly.

"Got it." Mei Daizi said without looking back.

"Megure police department, you probably haven't had time to eat breakfast yet?" Yamazaki said, "Come together."

"Is there enough for us?" Mumu Police Department said, "There are ten people here."

"There must be enough raw materials." Yamazaki said with a smile.

Police Department Mu Mu laughed and said, "Then we will not be polite." Then he laughed loudly, "Put the body down first, and then prepare for breakfast."

After the body was put down, the forensic personnel looked at it and suddenly said, "Police, it's different from last time. There are two strangle marks on this man's neck."

"What!" The Mumu Police Department was taken aback, and then asked quickly, "How big is it?"

The forensics staff said: "It's the same thickness, so it's definitely this rope."

Mao Li said: "In other words, he was strangled to death and then hung up."

Megure Police Department asked: "When is the time of death?"

After a while, the forensic personnel said: "The preliminary determination is that the time of death was from ten o'clock to twelve o'clock last night."

"The last time I saw Abbot Tenyong was around 9:50, at the door of the bathroom," Maori said, "I saw him walking towards the bathroom."

Xiu Nian said: "Brother Kuan Nian saw that Mr. Mao Li was about to wash, and asked me to notify Master Tian Yong to come to the bathroom."

The Mumu Police Department looked at the four of them and said, "That means Abbot Tianyong was killed by someone after taking a bath." Then he asked, "Can you tell me your alibi?"

Kuan Nian said: "Master Tianyong came out at around 10:20, then Mu Nian and Xiu Nian, and Tun Nian and I went in around 10:40, and then around 11:00, we went to Inform Mr. Yamazaki and them, and then I will go back to my room."

Yamazaki said: "From eleven o'clock to eleven forty, during this time, Master Tun Nian has been helping me clean up."

Tun Nian said: "I went to take a shower later and returned to the room at about 11:55."

Mu Nian said: "After I came out of the bathroom, I went back to my room around ten forty."

Xiu Nian said, "Me too."

At this time, Mei Daizi, who was holding a bone stick, came to inform that breakfast was ready, so she paused and had breakfast first.

Looking at the things in Mei Daizi's hands, and sniffing the smell in the air, Yamazaki asked with a smile as he walked, "Is this a dog leg?"

"Yeah." Mei Daizi bit off a piece of meat, nodded, then chewed it a few times and swallowed it, and said with a smile, "Tiangu is also a dog, and he comes to me when he gets angry."

"To tell you the bad news, these two incidents were not done by Tengu." Yamazaki said with a smile, "It was man-made."

"What? No way?" Mei Daizi complained, "Really."

The breakfast for the ten policemen is egg fried rice with beef miso soup, the four for Kannen are rice and pickles plus kencho juice made with radish, tofu and other vegetables, and the breakfast for Megure Police Department and Mori is rice, grilled fish and pork soup , Yamazaki, Conan, Sonoko and Lan have toast, vegetables, ham slices, fried eggs and milk, divided into one seven-inch cake, and Mei Daizi has two roasted black dogs and two seven-inch cakes with vegetable juice.

Around seven o'clock, the breakfast in front of the mountain gate was over. At this time, a car drove up, and a woman and a man got off. The woman was the granddaughter of Abbot Tenyong, Ms. Kikuno, and the man was her husband, the heir to a large temple in Saitama Prefecture.

Back in the confinement room, when Miss Kikuno saw Abbot Tianyong's body, she lay down on it and cried bitterly.

Tun Nian said: "It seems that she was the one crying next to Zhong Nian's body two years ago."

Mu Nian said: "Before, she would often come to this temple to play, but after that incident, she never came again."

Lan asked, "Are you afraid?"

"No, Miss Chrysanthemum and Zhong Nian have a very good relationship," Kuan Nian said, "So after Zhong Nian passed away, I don't want to come here again."

Sonoko looked at Miss Kikuno and her husband and asked, "What about them?"

Mu Nian said: "I heard that the two of them have engaged in a marriage contract since they were young."

Kuan Nian said, "Yes, I was shocked when I heard about it two years ago."

Tun Nian said: "We originally thought that Zhong Nian would be with Ms. Ju Nai so that we would be fine in the future. Otherwise, if Master passed away like now, we might be homeless."

"I see." Mei Daizi said, "Abbot Tianyong must have ordered Wu Tiangou to kill Master Zhongnian in order to take precautions. Later, Wu Tiangou retaliated, killed Abbot Tianyong, and then escaped. "

Yuanzi said, "It seems to make sense."

Lan said in fear: "So, it's really a foggy dog."

Mao Li said: "Police, I think it's better to search the residences of the abbot and Master Kuan Nian first to see if we can find anything."

The Mumu police department said: "That's right, maybe the first scene is not here." Then he ordered the department to go search. ...