There is a god in the sky

Chapter 245 Beauty Bones 5

"I don't think so. I used to visit his house all the time. If he had any female friends, they wouldn't have escaped my notice."

The woman being questioned was around forty years old, but her eyes still held a certain charm. She took advantage of Constable Xing as soon as they met.

It's clear that she does prefer men who are more muscular.

"Did you know that his family has a cellar?"

"I don't know, but it's not surprising, isn't it? Everyone has a cellar, right?"

"A human skeleton was found in the cellar."

The woman was shocked. "My God... could it be that Ding Yousheng died in his own cellar? He disappeared without a trace back then, and I was even thinking of reporting him to the authorities."

Officer Xing glared at her. "Then why wasn't it reported?"

If a report has been filed, it will be easier for them to investigate now.

“It’s because my husband won’t allow it. He always suspects that I’m having an affair with Ding Yousheng.”

"But he's really dead? What a pity, if only I had..."

"Just what?"

The woman winked at him and said in a sweet voice, "Of course I'll enjoy him properly. What a wonderful man!"

"Do you remember the date and place of the last time you saw him?"

"Let me think... it seems to have been at his house. He was packing his things and said he was going out of town, but he didn't take much with him, so he probably didn't go far."

"By the way, when did he get home? And how did he end up dead in his own cellar?"

The woman was completely baffled.

Officer Xing told her, "The dead man in the cellar wasn't him, but we found his remains in the mummified corpse case fifteen years ago."

So, the person still died.

However, the exact cause of his death remains unknown.

"That doesn't make sense, there's no one else in his house."

The woman put her hands on her hips and said confidently, "There was absolutely no one else in his family. Everyone on our street knew that back then. Countless people were eyeing his house."

No wonder the women fawned over him, living in such a large house with only one man in it.

Do you know what gods or Buddhas he worships?

"No way, he's just a wandering swordsman, he'd believe in Guan Yu, wouldn't he?"

But that statue is definitely not Guan Yu; it looks more like a figure such as the God of Literature.

It's really evil.

Seeing that he couldn't get any further information, Officer Xing left with his men.

Unexpectedly, the woman caught up with him and asked, "Sir, do you know where Ding Yousheng's remains are buried?"

"You want to go and pay your respects to him?"

"Well, we've known each other for a while, so it would be good to offer him some incense on Qingming Festival."

Officer Xing told her about the place. Although it was a joint burial of eight people, a memorial tablet had been erected for them, and they could now pay their respects.

After asking around the whole street, he actually found out why Ding Yousheng had left the city.

It turned out that he had taken on a job to deliver the young owner of a tavern to Yishan Academy.

"The original owner of this tavern had a son who was very good at studying. He was admitted to Yishan Academy. Seven years ago, the whole family followed his son, who had passed the imperial examination, to serve as an official in another region. That's when I took over this tavern."

Not many people know about this, but I happened to be there at the time.

Officer Xing was still puzzled. "Why do they need a martial arts instructor to escort them to the academy? Is that young master so precious?"

"You should know that during that period, mummified corpses were found in Jiufeng Mountain. It was said that they were killed by mountain spirits. His father thought that he should find a strong martial artist to escort them. In case they encountered monsters, at least there would be a big guy to hold the fort."

Officer Xing wondered in disbelief: Could it be that Ding Yousheng was really chosen by a monster?

How come the young master is perfectly fine, while Ding Yousheng, who was escorting him, is dead?

"So when he didn't come back, the employer didn't go looking for him?"

"He actually went to the academy to look for him. His son said that the man had already gone down the mountain. As for whether he went home or not, who cares if he's a grown man?"

Officer Xing recorded all the flowers.

He thought to himself: The person must have died on Jiufeng Mountain. If that's the case, the other six dead people were probably people who went up the mountain for some reason as well.

Then, unfortunately, he encountered the murderer, was killed, and his body was mummified.

Oh, and there's also Ding Yousheng's injury.

According to the coroner, Shen, he was beaten before he died.

"Is Ding Yousheng's martial arts skill very good?"

"He must be pretty good, after all, he's a martial arts master who has taken on apprentices."

Surely a burly martial arts master wouldn't get beaten up by the scholars in the academy?

Officer Xing returned with a bellyful of questions and reported the information he had found.

“Sir, no one knows that Ding Yousheng is hiding a woman in his house. Either it was a short time, or he is hiding her very well.”

Shen Langang has found a suitable candidate from among the missing persons.

"The youngest daughter of the wealthy merchant Mr. Li, according to the file, was eighteen years old when she disappeared. She was wearing a pale yellow silk brocade dress and a complete set of ruby ​​and gold jewelry. A reward of a thousand taels was offered for her whereabouts, but she was never found."

Officer Xing's eyes lit up, "Ruby jewelry?"

He excitedly said, "My lord, when I went to move the offering table, I found a hairpin under the table. It's made of ruby. It might really be the Li family's daughter."

This was an unexpected surprise; they couldn't find out how Ding Yousheng died, but they unexpectedly found Master Li's beloved daughter.

Xiao Ji waved his hand, "Let's go to the Li family to report first."

Xiao Ji knew a bit about the Li family; their business dealings had some connection to the palace, so they were considered influential figures.

"This case is getting more and more complicated," Shen Lan remarked.

These are all people who have been dead for over a decade; the more cases they involve, the harder it is to investigate.

"Although it's more complicated, I actually feel that the clues are clearer."

What was Ding Yousheng's motive for imprisoning the Li family's daughter? It was either for money or for sex; he didn't use her to blackmail the Li family, so it seems it was the latter.

Shen Lan felt a chill run down her spine. "This doesn't seem like the behavior of someone who likes another person."

Who would want to nail someone to the bed?

“I once saw a paranoid murderer who was in love with his sister-in-law. He not only killed his own brother, but also killed his sister-in-law, and ate and slept with the corpse for several days.”

Shen Lan's lips twitched, and she covered her nose, saying, "This isn't called paranoia, this is called perversion."

Xiao Ji laughed, "It is quite perverted, but there are many perverted people in this world."

Shen Lan has handled many cases and has indeed seen all sorts of murderers.

The reasons they kill are varied and bizarre.

"Speaking of which, could that be some kind of evil god enshrined on the altar?"

"I'll have someone repair it tomorrow; maybe we can figure out what's going on."

"Aren't there often evil sects and heretics in the martial arts world that everyone hates? Ding Yousheng is a martial arts master, so he must have been involved in the martial arts world before. Maybe he comes from some crooked sect."

"I'm not too familiar with matters of the martial world either. I can have Suiying go and find out."

Master Xiao walked in from outside, overheard a bit, and asked curiously, "What kind of heretical sect?"

Xiao Ji then briefly recounted the Li family girl's ordeal.

“We think that the things that can be enshrined in the cellar are probably not orthodox gods or Buddhas.”

Master Xiao frowned and pondered, saying, "Back then, there seemed to be a martial arts sect that claimed to cultivate using women's virginity. Later, the imperial court sent troops to suppress them."