pappabearbooks Chapter 2756: Death of Taoist Wang
Chapter 2756: Death of Taoist Wang
Taoist Wang's pupils trembled slightly, he never thought that one day he would encounter such a situation.
Are there really ghosts and monsters in the world?
"Calmness is an illusion." Taoist Wang warned himself. He stood by the window and shouted outside: "Xiao Liu, where are you people?"
He was answered by silence.
Behind him, a black shadow suddenly appeared from behind and rested on his neck.
Outside the lodge.
Taoist Wang's men gathered in front of the house to exchange information.
There was no sign of any stranger.
All he could do was curse and say: "Maybe the lynx is having sex and is banging on the door."
They didn't think in a supernatural direction until they got back inside.
Seeing that Taoist Wang's eyes were bulging, his mouth was wide open, and he was covering his throat, his men immediately ran over to test his breathing, only to find that he was already dead.
"Ghost!"
As soon as Taoist Wang died, his team dispersed. No one dared to stay in the hut anymore, and they ran down the mountain like flying.
The next day, Lin Ran was sitting in the office of Shengshi Craftsmanship handling official duties when Guan Yun suddenly ran over.
"The matter you asked me to investigate has made progress."
Lin Ran handed over the investigation of Gu Yu's death to Guan Yun. Although he did not have a relationship with the patrol room, Guan Yun's investigation and counter-investigation abilities were quite good. Instead of spending time on research by himself, it was better to leave it to professionals.
Guan Yun also lived up to his trust and sent back the news.
"Yesterday another person died on the mountain from a heart attack."
"The villagers were frightened when they were brought down from the mountain."
"Because the appearance of death was too miserable. It didn't look like he died of cardiac paralysis, but more like he was scared to death."
"What's even more bizarre is that he was strangling himself when he died."
"The deceased's name was Wang Min, and people nearby called him Taoist Wang. He often fooled around and cheated."
Guan Yun told Lin Ran the news he heard from his friends in the patrol room today.
Lin Ran put down the document in his hand, a look of astonishment flashed in his eyes.
"Really the Taoist King?"
"Mr. Lin, do you know him?"
"Yes." Lin Ran nodded, "Originally, I wanted you to teach him a lesson, but I didn't expect that he would die today."
Lin Ran stood up from his seat, holding the teacup in his hand and looking out the window.
The sun was shining brightly outside, but there were very few people on the streets, and almost no one was seen sunbathing.
This made Lin Ran feel a hint of the cold breath of March.
Guan Yun recalled a few more details and told the confession of the person who drank with Taoist Wang last night.
"Yesterday Taoist Wang took out a jade pendant and claimed to be an ancient jade from Loulan."
"When they were about to enjoy it, they suddenly heard someone knocking on the door."
"Then they chased him out, only to find that there was no one outside the door. When they came back, Taoist Wang was already dead."
Lin Ran was still looking out the window, but he narrowed his eyes slightly and asked, "Is it possible that they colluded and pretended to be ghosts to scare Taoist Wang to death in order to share his property?"
"The people from the patrol room are investigating. However, I heard that when they mentioned this matter, their faces were very ugly, and everyone's story was the same. If it was a collusive confession, it would not be so smooth."
Guan Yun used to perform simple interrogations in the army. Even if the most vicious criminals colluded to confess in advance, some details would eventually be vague.
However, Taoist Wang's men did not have this problem, so Guan Yun felt that it was unlikely that they would collude in confession.
"Where's that piece of jade?" Lin Ran asked.
There is another clue, Lou Lanyu.
Loulan jade is a product formed in the extremely harsh landform environment of Yadan due to the eruption of submarine volcanoes in ancient times.
The degree of jadeization is very high, and there is natural desertification, so it is not difficult to identify.
It is an extremely rare jade species.
Even if it is not carved, it often has a strange shape, which was called Qiongyu in ancient times.
Taoist Wang is a charlatan, but he has been around Panjiayuan all year round and has a certain understanding of antiques.
"This is the strange thing." Guan Yun said, "They all said that Taoist Wang took out a jade pendant with a very special color and said that it was collected from others at a high price."
"After the death of Taoist Tianwang, only one of them named Xiaoliu came into contact with Taoist Wang's body, but he was so frightened that he collapsed on the ground and fled with the others."
"No one admitted that they had gone back, but after searching Taoist Wang's body and the house, no trace of the jade was found."
Lin Ran nodded, turned around and smiled at Guan Yun: "Brother Guan, good job. I think you can consider taking the patrol room exam. Your intelligence collection and analysis ability is really strong."
Guan Yun said weakly: "I haven't settled my identity yet."
After his parents were forced to death by developers, Guan Yun killed the village chief who betrayed his family and the demolition contractor in a fit of rage. Now he is still carrying human lives on his body.
Guan Yun took all the charges and left his country.
In the end, his house was demolished, but his sister received a compensation that was enough for her to live on her own until she went to college.
Guan Yun often entrusts Jiang Feng to send money to his sister, but he himself is involved in a murder case and cannot return to his hometown to reunite with his sister.
Mentioning Guan Yun's sadness, Lin Ran saw that he was a little depressed, patted his shoulder and said: "It's okay, didn't Jiang Hao say he would help you settle this matter?"
"After all, it was their fault. They forced your parents to death first. Revenge is natural."
But Lin Ran did not persuade him to surrender, because he knew that the people from the developer were also looking for Guan Yun and wanted to kill him.
Now Guan Yun is hiding in his hometown and does not show his face outside. Only a few people close to Lin Ran know his identity.
If he really goes to jail, the developers' people will soon find Guan Yun. In the official prison, Lin Ran will really be unable to help.
Lin Ran suddenly recalled some things, as if in a fantasy world, until he passed away, there were still many things that he had not dealt with.
For example, Master Zhenbao was forgotten in Lanxi Country, or the grudge between Guan Yun and the developer.
"I will definitely help you handle this matter." Lin Ran decided not to regret it anymore.
He called Yang Jianlong to the office and asked him to use his connections with the Pao Brother Association to investigate the murder case that caused a lot of controversy in Sichuan Province five years ago. He also asked him to keep Guan Yun's affairs secret and focus on investigating the developer's violations.
"Are you trying to forcibly dismantle it again?" Yang Jianlong was filled with indignation.
Because Wei Chengbin also embarked on the road of counterfeiting for the same reason. Fortunately, he met Lin Ran in Panjiayuan, otherwise he would have been reformed in prison by now.
Although Yang Jianlong didn't know that the victim was Guan Yun, he patted his chest and said, "No matter which developer it is, I will definitely dig out their information."
When Yang Jianlong's figure disappeared at the end of the corridor, Guan Yun said in a voice that only Lin Ran could hear: "Thank you."