Dreaming back to the Tang Dynasty, I was working as a detective in Chang'an

Blacksmith Chen runs the largest blacksmith shop in the county. He not only makes pots, hoes and other daily necessities, but also has metallurgical skills. He often receives projects with more difficult metallurgical skills such as casting various bronze Buddhas. Live, so business has been very good.

The fat man and I took the portrait of the god in the temple and went to Blacksmith Chen's blacksmith shop. We found a young boy making an iron pot at the door, so we stepped forward and asked, "Is your shopkeeper here?"

The boy looked at us and said:

"Uncle, if you want to make a spatula or a sickle, just tell me."

I smiled and said, "We are lay Buddhists in Chang'an. We are going to cast a batch of bronze Buddhas for Ci'en Temple recently. We need to discuss the relevant matters with your shopkeeper."

The young man looked at us suspiciously, unable to tell whether we were lay people. He thought that lay people could not be that fat, but he was afraid of losing this big deal, so he said:

"Wait a moment, I'll call our shopkeeper."

I hugged my fists and said, "Thank you for your hard work, brother."

After a while, a man in black clothes came out. He looked quite majestic, with a tall figure and a purple face, full of energy.

Tiejiang Chen said: "I heard that you two want to invite a batch of Buddha statues?"

I said: "Yes."

With that said, I took out the portrait from my pocket and handed it to Blacksmith Chen. Tiejiang Chen took it and took a look. His face immediately became solemn and he said in a deep voice: "Who are you? How come you have this portrait?"

I said: "You must also know Chen Ping and his wife."

Tiejiang Chen said: "He is a brother of my own clan, how could I not recognize him?"

We revealed our identities, and the fat man said: "Are the bones in the Buddha statue those of Mr. and Mrs. Chen Ping?"

Tiejiang Chen nodded and said, "Yes."

The fat man asked: "Did you put it in?"

Tiejiang Chen said: "Yes."

The fat man asked: "Why are you doing this?"

Tiejiang Chen slowly sat down and said in a deep voice:

"I am Chen Ping's old brother. One night eight years ago, Chen Ping and I made an appointment to go to his house for a drink. But when I arrived at his house, I found that the house was on fire, so I wanted to go in to save people, but I went It was too late, and Chen Ping and his wife had been killed.

I couldn't bear the fact that the couple was burned to ashes by the fire, so I risked being burned to death, snatched their bodies out, and moved them to the grass. When I was about to take the body away, three people suddenly came and they were also looking for Chen Ping's body.

I felt that Chen Ping and his wife died unexpectedly, so I buried their bodies in the grass without making any further announcements, hoping to bury them properly after the incident calmed down.

But I found that they were looking for the bodies of Mr. and Mrs. Chen Ping everywhere, so I didn’t dare to touch the bodies of Mr. and Mrs. Chen Ping in the grass anymore.

Later I heard that the burned down Chen Ping's house was haunted. So, I mobilized the squires here to build a temple on the ruins of Chen Ping's house, and I was responsible for casting a statue of the god in the temple.

When casting the bronze statue, I carefully made it hollow and left a mouth in advance so that outsiders would not be able to tell without looking carefully.

I was afraid that it would be difficult if they found the bodies one day. After waiting for a few days, nothing happened, so I quietly dug out the bodies of Chen Ping and his wife, transported them back to the temple, and took them It was installed into the statue, and then the statue was welded again.

People have a natural fear of the statues of gods, so no one dares to touch them, and no one would have thought that there would be a corpse hidden inside.

I think that if one day their spirits in heaven allow this case to be seen again, they can leave the body as evidence, so that the people who murdered him will not destroy the body and destroy all traces. If no one holds them accountable, then they can be blessed in the statue and be reincarnated as soon as possible. "

Fatty and I couldn't help but admire Chen Ping for having such a good brother. Chen Ping was lucky to have such a friend in his life.

Now that the case has been investigated, we have finally found the bones of Chen Ping and his wife, and now we can finally restart the case.

We carried the bones back to Chang'an overnight, and brought the two sisters Chen Lan'er and Chen Hui'er from the countryside to Chang'an. We asked Butcher Wang and Chen Tiejiang to testify. They beat drums to cry out for injustice, and the county magistrate went to court to hear the case.

The county magistrate also knew that this matter was of great importance and did not dare to neglect it, so he hurriedly went to court.

In order to prove that the two corpses we were carrying were Chen Ping and his wife, the fat man prepared to drop his bones in the hall to identify himself.

To be honest, I think this bone-based identification is a bit unreliable. It can only be proven through DNA testing.

The fat man had already placed the bones of Chen Ping and his wife on two wooden beds covered with white sheets. He said to Chen Lan'er and Chen Huier: "Be prepared. The two bones in front of you may be your biological parents. If you want To redress their grievances, we must identify relatives through dripping bones."

The county magistrate asked: "What does it mean to recognize a relative by dripping bones?"

The fat man said: "The blood of relatives is connected. If the blood of the living drips into the bones of the deceased, if it seeps in, it will be biological, and it will prove that they are the biological parents of Chen Lan'er and Chen Hui'er."

Chen Lan'er and Hui'er looked at the two bones in front of them and burst into tears. They bravely picked up the dagger, cut their index fingers, and dripped blood on the bones.

A very miraculous scene appeared. The blood quickly seeped into the bones. Chen Lan'er and Hui'er knelt down in front of the bones with a plop, holding their heads and crying. Everyone present was moved by it.

Together with the confessions of Butcher Wang and Blacksmith Chen who were present, it is enough to prove that these two bones belong to Chen Ping and his wife.

The fat man began to examine the bones in front of the audience.

Although only the white bones are left, you can still see a deep scratch on the chest and ribs of the two corpses. This was left due to the great force when the sharp blade pierced the chest, and it also left evidence of their murder.

Because it was confirmed that Chen Ping and his wife were killed, the case from eight years ago had to be reopened. News spread quickly in Chang'an City.

This is good, we can investigate the case legitimately, and as witnesses, Chen Lan'er, Chen Huier, Wang Butcher and Chen Tiejiang have become parties and are protected by the government, so we can relax mentally.

When I got home, I asked the fat man: "How can you be so sure that the blood will be integrated into the bones?"

The fat man said: "It's very simple. After eight years of death, the bones will definitely lose nutrients and become osteoporotic. The gaps in the bones will become larger, so anyone's blood will seep into them."

I asked, "What if the county magistrate asks you or me to do a blood test today?"

The fat man said: "Then I have a way. Just put a little powder on your and my fingers. This way the blood will solidify quickly and will flow down the bones without penetrating into them."

I gave a thumbs up and said, "It's really yours!"

The fat man said: "Because Chen Tiejiang did not lie, I believe that the two bones belong to Chen Ping and his wife, so I thought of the method of identifying relatives by dripping bones, which will officially reopen the case."

I have to obey the fat man. It seems that knowledge can not only change one's own destiny, but sometimes it can also change the destiny of others.