Traveling through the Lotus Tower: Li Lianhua, you must live well

Chapter 427: A Miserable Death

Not long after, Xu Wei came to Lianhua Tower to find Su Ci and Li Lianhua, hoping to ask them for help in solving the case.

Su Ci thought about it and decided that since it was his own business after all, it would be better to get to the bottom of the case as soon as possible, so he agreed to his request.

Because the victim's death was rather tragic, Su Ci thought about staying in Lianhua Tower with Guo Guo, and letting Li Lianhua and Xu Wei check the body.

But Guoguo didn't want to miss it, and also insisted on going, and even patted his chest to promise that he would not be afraid.

Seeing this, Li Lianhua did not refuse, and the four of them went to the morgue together.

Xu Wei: “When we received the report and rushed to the inn, we saw the man lying on the ground in a skirt.

Aside from the blood, the skirt was clean, but the top was naked.”

Li Lianhua looked carefully at the horrific corpse. He was half naked and quite tall. His hands were broken at the wrists, his eyes were gouged out, and there was blood on the back of his head.

In addition, her breasts were cut off and her arms were covered with scars. It was unknown how many injuries she had suffered.

But the wounds on his hands, breasts and eyes had long since healed, which showed that this person had been tortured for more than a day or two, and probably for years.

Su Ci couldn't help but frown, "What kind of deep hatred could make the murderer torture a person like this. Not only tortured him, but also put a skirt on him. Was he trying to humiliate him? This person is too cruel."

Guoguo's eyes were covered and he could not see the tragic state of the corpse.

He said angrily: "This guy is so bad, Uncle Xu, Dad, you must work hard to catch this bad guy."

Xu Wei sighed deeply, "This man is blind, his hands are broken, and he has been tortured for a long time.

Although he didn't want to admit it, the place where he was hidden was probably in the Wanhua Inn... He couldn't run far after being tortured like this."2

Then, he looked at Li Lianhua hopefully and asked, "Dr. Li, have you figured out something?"

Li Lianhua shook her head and asked, "What did the coroner say?"

Xu Wei: "The coroner said that the man's tongue was cut off and his injuries had been properly treated. As for the rest, the coroner couldn't tell anything."

He took out a golden hairpin and handed it to Li Lianhua.

This hairpin has intricate patterns on it. Although it is only an inch in size, it is carved into the shape of a taotie, with a tiny pearl in its mouth.

Su Ci also came over and asked hesitantly: "Is this... Taotie?"

Xu Wei nodded: "Yes, this is Taotie. Usually, only bronze castings like to use patterns of this evil beast."

Li Lianhua looked at the hairpin carefully. "This Taotie is a rare pattern. It must have a very strange meaning if it is used on a hairpin... And this bead, have you ever seen a Taotie with a pearl in its mouth?"

As he said that, he looked at Xu Wei.

Xu Wei scratched his head. "Doctor Li, you are embarrassing me. I have only heard that the Taotie holds a human head in its mouth..."

Halfway through his words, he realized, "Could this pearl refer to a human head?"

Li Lianhua nodded, "It's very likely. This golden hairpin is very valuable and it definitely can't be something from the Wanhua Inn.

We can start our investigation from the gold hairpin. Something as bizarre as this should be very famous in the goldsmith shop. Brother Xu, have you sent someone to inquire about it?"

Xu Wei: "We have sent people to inquire, but there is no news yet."

He paused and continued, “Before I took over, the detectives searched the place where the crime occurred, but found nothing.

I think either there is an accomplice of the murderer in the inn, or the place where this man is hiding is very secluded and difficult for outsiders to find him.

If there really is an accomplice, the shopkeeper Hu Youhuai is the most likely suspect.

But I see he has a handsome appearance and doesn’t look like someone who likes to cut human flesh and dig out eyes.”

Su Ci shook his head and disagreed: "Master Xu, don't judge a person by his appearance. Don't jump to conclusions."

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