Hidden in the court

Chapter 185: The Hanging Monk

"Captain, this is the man I fished out of the water this morning. He's dead."

Before he could think about it, the person who had discovered the body earlier reported it to him.

At this time, Ji Mingshang took a step back to make way, and without thinking too much, he took three or two steps forward to look at the corpse.

The body had not decayed, and had not been dead for long. It looked like it had only been in the water for one night at most.

"Are you sure you found it this morning?"

"Yes... I would never dare to hide it."

When asked this question, the person who reported the case immediately responded in a panic.

The captain nodded. He knew the wells in the village. Apart from the two big households, there were only two wells left. Almost everyone relied on these two wells for water. It was impossible that people coming and going would not have noticed it. So the crime probably happened last night.

I don’t know what kind of enemy this man had offended, but his neck was chopped in half and his body was thrown into the well.

When he thought about it, he remembered that he had never seen this person before, so he asked the onlookers next to him.

"Do any of you know this man?"

After asking around, no one knew the answer. The leader even started to doubt whether this person was a local or not.

I turned my head with a serious expression, and suddenly I saw that big bald head. To be honest, it was a little hard to recognize him without the monk's robes. Now that I think about it, which ordinary people would shave their heads?

"This person may be a monk. Go and invite the abbot of Guangling Temple."

The captain stood up and looked around, only to find that the young men had not left yet, and there were still circles of people surrounding them outside.

The case has already happened, and the interrogation has already been done. If these people stay here, it will only cause more chaos and serve no other purpose.

"Everyone, stop watching the fun and go back. Be safe these days. If we need to ask you more questions later, please cooperate with us. The county will give you an explanation as soon as possible!"

The words of this chieftain clearly carry some weight. He watched the crowd slowly disperse, and found that Ji Mingshang and the others were still standing there in a daze.

"Gentlemen, this is nothing to see. I see that you are not from here. If you have nothing to do, you should go back as soon as possible. If something like this happens in our county, I'm afraid it will not be peaceful."

"Oh, that's fine. Just go ahead and do your thing, we'll just take a look around."

Ji Mingshang's words really confused him. But he didn't have time to think about it, because the person he sent out had already brought a kind-looking old monk.

"Abbot, look, do you recognize this person?"

The old monk took a step forward, took a glance, then slowly closed his eyes and chanted the Buddha's name.

"Amitabha, I recognize him. He was originally a wandering monk who came to the temple half a year ago. I don't know where he came from, where he went, or his name."

The captain was excited when he heard that he knew him, but he immediately became depressed after hearing what he said.

Ji Mingshang and the other two also exclaimed, "Wow! The people in this temple are really big-hearted." An unknown person has lived in the temple for half a year, and even his name is still unknown. It's really true that a bald man with a scar on his face can enter.

There was no way out as the clues were cut off, so the captain had to take them back and plan to report the case to the county.

But after walking for a while, I found that these three young men had caught up with me again.

"My three lords, what is the matter?"

The captain finally couldn't help asking again, but what he got in return was Ji Mingshang's brilliant smile.

"It's nothing serious. I just want to ask your county magistrate for something small."

The captain looked at him suspiciously and said, "Then let's go together, but I guess our county magistrate is also very busy..."