freenovelworld Chapter 1952 Smoke Bomb
Chapter 1952 Smoke Bomb
"boom!"
The news brought by Wei Jingfei sent chills down everyone's spines and made them stop breathing!
Guo Qian gripped the report tightly, his knuckles turning white. The muscles on his face twitched uncontrollably, a mixture of shock, anger, confusion, and a hint of excitement at having found crucial evidence colliding in his eyes.
He suddenly raised his head and looked at the corpse covered with a white sheet on the bed, as if trying to see through the white sheet to see all the secrets of Yuan Neng!
Wang Defa and Song Ziming also gasped, looking at each other in disbelief.
Although the two had suspected that Pudu Temple was related to the Mu family's bombing, such direct and conclusive evidence linking the two together, especially since it was from a seemingly insignificant servant monk in the temple, was still more shocking than they had expected!
Li Xiangnan stood to one side, motionless.
Only the slight rise and fall of his chest and the sudden sharp glint in his eyes revealed the intense turmoil within him!
Yuan Neng!
He was actually involved in Mu Zelin's death!
Based on the information Liu Yiming previously provided to the bureau, this Yuan Neng was a monk with keen eyesight, exuding a sinister aura, and harboring hostility towards the police and others. At one point, it was suspected that he was an enemy lurking in the temple!
However, in a later brainstorming session, the suspicion against meta-energy was overturned!
Because this doesn't align with the deeper behavioral logic of the Little Buddha! Furthermore, there's evidence of Yuan Da's presence at the explosion site, including his monk's robes!
But now, energy...
The fibers under Mu Zelin's fingernails are irrefutable evidence left behind during close-quarters pulling and struggling!
This means that Yuan Neng was likely near Mu Zelin before and after the explosion, and may even have been one of the participants that led to Mu Zelin's death!
hiss!
Such a key figure suddenly died!
His death was so sudden, so "just right"!
Countless thoughts and possibilities flashed through Li Xiangnan's mind in an instant; his brain was like a wildly running airplane engine!
Why did Yuan Neng die?
Was it murder to silence them?
This is the most direct guess!
If Yuan Neng was involved in the Mu family bombing, and now that the police investigation is closing in, his accomplices or the mastermind behind it will definitely eliminate this person who might speak out in order to protect themselves!
His outing today is quite telling!
Everyone knows now that there are police officers everywhere inside Pudu Temple!
It's absolutely impossible to make a move in a temple!
The fire that occurred in the backyard was also quite significant.
It is highly likely that the mastermind deliberately set the fire to draw everyone's attention to the temple, so that they would not notice that Yuan Neng was not in the temple!
So, Yuan Neng's departure might be a "purge operation"!
Someone lured him out of the temple!
However, there is another explanation: Yuan Neng did not die on the spot, and was even brought back by someone!
We still don't know what the purpose of the person who brought him back is!
However, the reason of killing to silence witnesses is indeed the first and foremost reason!
Li Xiangnan narrowed his eyes. Were there any other possibilities?
Yes, perhaps in addition to the motive of killing to silence witnesses, there is another factor: internal purges.
For example, Yuan Neng's nature meant that he did not participate in the Mu Zelin and Mu family bombing case voluntarily, or that he felt pressured after the police arrived, knew that Li Xiangnan was pressing him step by step, and wanted to break away from the organization. Therefore, he was regarded as an unstable factor and eliminated!
Based on this, if we consider the elemental energy as an unstable factor and eliminate it, then what is his identity?
It's an external force cleaning house. Yuan Neng is an informant or executor planted in the temple, and needs to be eliminated at this moment.
Or was the cleanup carried out after his abnormality was discovered inside the temple?
That makes sense!
Thinking of this, Li Xiangnan suddenly froze, his expression becoming extremely serious.
As he had previously stated when analyzing the gunpowder marks on Yuan Da's sleeve, Yuan Da was the executor and participant at the scene of the bombing!
Could Yuan Neng's sudden death, along with the "coincidentally" discovered fiber evidence, be a carefully orchestrated scheme?
The purpose was to keep the police's investigation focused on the deceased Yuan Neng, thereby protecting the real key figure.
For example, protecting Yuanda, or even... Yuantong?
Everyone knows that the dead cannot speak or defend themselves!
Could Yuan Da be the one who did all this?
After he realized that the police had begun to investigate him, would he start trying to divert the investigation's attention?
Regardless of the possibility, Yuan Neng's death has made the already shrouded case even more complicated and bizarre!
A vital lead, potentially leading to the core, was abruptly cut off at the hospital entrance!
"Captain Guo!"
Li Xiangnan's voice broke the heavy atmosphere in the silent emergency room: "This report, and the news of Yuan Neng's death, should be kept secret for now, at least until tomorrow morning. Only the core members of the task force should know about it! Also, keep the other monks in the temple calm for now, and reveal the information gradually depending on the situation!"
Guo Qian snapped out of his shock and immediately understood Li Xiangnan's intention. He nodded emphatically and agreed, "Advisor Li, I understand. You mean..."
“Yuan Neng’s death is suspicious, and this evidence appeared ‘too timely’!” Li Xiangnan said coldly. “We cannot rule out the possibility that this is a smokescreen deliberately thrown out by the other side, or an attempt to steer our investigation in the wrong direction! They are in the shadows, while we are in the open; we must be even more cautious!”
He then immediately added, "The bureau's forensic doctors will take over Yuan Neng's body immediately and conduct the most comprehensive and meticulous autopsy, especially toxicological analysis and examination of his palms and the piece of black wooden stick! At the same time, don't forget to thoroughly search Yuan Neng's residence and personal belongings in the temple; don't overlook any clues!"
"Okay, I'll arrange it right away!" Guo Qian immediately began issuing instructions to the surrounding police officers.
Li Xiangnan then turned to Defa and Zimo, "Defa, Zimo, you two work with Captain Guo's men to pay close attention to the reactions of the other monks in the temple to Yuan Neng's death. Make the most of this time difference, especially with Yuan Da and Yuan Tong! Observe their micro-expressions and any inconsistencies in their words. Write down anything unusual!"
“We understand!” the two replied.
After explaining these things, Li Xiangnan turned his gaze to the two monks who had been guarding the corridor and whose faces had turned pale and whose expressions were filled with grief upon hearing the news of Yuan Neng's death.
A monk named Yuangang, over sixty years old with a white beard, was in charge of teaching at the temple.
The other was a young monk in his early twenties, a disciple of Yuan Neng, whose Dharma name was Juexing.
At this moment, Juexing couldn't help but tear up. Although she tried her best to control her emotions, her body was still trembling slightly.
Yuan Gang closed his eyes tightly, clasped his hands together, and moved his lips silently, as if he were reciting scriptures to help his junior brother pass on. However, his furrowed brows and slightly twitching cheek muscles still revealed his grief and unease.
Currently, all the monks of Pudu Temple are away, leaving only this old man and the young man, making it the perfect opportunity to investigate the situation inside the temple.
Li Xiangnan's heart stirred, and he slowly walked up to the two of them, saying in a calm tone, "Master Yuangang, Little Master Juexing, please accept my condolences!"
When the two came to their senses and looked at him, he asked without any hesitation, "Master Yuan Neng's death was suspicious. In your opinion, who is most likely to have killed him?"