Chapter 943: Chapter 943: Dry Drowning
“Abbot, what a coincidence?”
Weng Jingyun closed the car door and saw Jiangli and Xia Xin, looking a bit surprised, “Could it be that the Abbot already knew I was coming for help today?”
Jiangli raised an eyebrow, “Captain Weng is here for help?”
Weng Jingyun’s expression was solemn as he nodded seriously, “We received a case early this morning, it’s a bit complicated. We can’t solve it on our own, so we can only ask the Abbot for help.”
Jiangli was surprised, “What kind of case is it, so severe?”
Weng Jingyun was not an ordinary police officer; he was a lay disciple from Dragon Tiger Mountain and had also been part of the Unusual Affairs Managent Office, proving his abilities were quite decent.
If even he couldn’t solve this case, it ant that it wasn’t an ordinary case.
“A drowning case.” Weng Jingyun rarely wore a serious expression, different from his usual cheerful deanor, appearing more stern and intense.
“Drowning case?” Jiangli rubbed their chin, “A water ghost seeking revenge, or a substitute looking for soone?”
Weng Jingyun shook his head, “Neither, this case is a bit complicated. Could we ask the Abbot to get in the car first? We can discuss the details on the way as we go together.”
Xia Xin heard this, which was exactly what he wanted. He didn’t want to look at the car now and looked eagerly at Jiangli, saying, “Ancestor, why don’t we go take a look? Maybe it really is a serious case!”
Jiangli glanced at him; as soon as Xia Xin spoke, she knew what he was up to.
However, she didn’t expose Xia Xin’s intention in front of Weng Jingyun.
Jiangli looked at Weng Jingyun and said, “I can go, but the price…”
“The Abbot can rest assured, I’ve already inquired about the rates. The external service price for fellow taoists is 1.6 million, and I will transfer the full amount to the Abbot’s account later. I’ll cover it personally.” Weng Jingyun was clearly well-prepared.
Jiangli was sowhat surprised and said, “Captain Weng has a lot of money?”
Weng Jingyun’s expression relaxed a bit, “Having worked at the Unusual Affairs Managent Office before and handled so tricky cases, I did indeed make quite so money.”
He admitted it readily.
And he was equally straightforward about the price.
Jiangli did not refuse, “Then please go ahead.”
Upon hearing this, Weng Jingyun imdiately opened the car door and gestured for them to enter.
Jiangli and Xia Xin got into Weng Jingyun’s car and went to the scene with him.
Weng Jingyun ca alone to pick up Jiangli, and on the way back, he explained the situation at the scene to Jiangli while driving.
“The drowned person is called Zhou Shutong, and he drowned at ho. It was his mother, Zhao Xiuyu, who discovered his body and reported it.”
Upon hearing this, Xia Xin asked in confusion, “Drowned at ho? Could it be that he has a large swimming pool at ho?”
Jiangli said nothing.
Weng Jingyun replied, “He drowned in his bedroom, on his own bed.”
Xia Xin widened his eyes in astonishnt.
Jiangli frowned slightly, “Drowned on the bed?”
Xia Xin scratched his head, “Could it be a waterbed?”
Weng Jingyun said, “The strange part is just that. Zhou Shutong’s room was clean with no trace of water vapor, but there was a faint sll of fish. And on his bed, there wasn’t a large amount of water, but there were traces of water in his hair and on the pillow. The forensic examination suggests a high probability of drowning.”
Xia Xin couldn’t make sense of it.
Jiangli pondered for a mont and suddenly asked, “Do you have sothing called dry drowning here? I saw a science video ntioning it.”
Xia Xin looked at Jiangli with a mix of amazent and suspicion, wondering what kind of science channels the ancestor watched, knowing about things like ‘dry drowning’ and ‘Scary Stories to tell.’
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