Chapter 16 The St. John's Church Murder
How could Fries die? Du Chen couldn't believe that he did deal with Fries miserably last night, but it would definitely not be fatal!
"How could this be the case?" Du Chen walked to Ferdinand and asked in confusion: "Is it because he was too seriously injured and died without treatment?"
"No, the priest of the Holy Church has treated his injuries. He was not dead because of this!" Ferdinand's purple eyes flashed with sharp light, and his kind voice also raised several tones. "He died in the guest room of this church, less than fifty meters away from me!"
Although this old charlatan was still maintaining his demeanor, Du Chen could feel that he was so embarrassed that he was angry!
As the religious leader of the Lanning Diocese, Ferdinand has a very noble status. St. John's Cathedral is the spiritual belief of all the fighting gods in the Lanning Empire. However, last night, Ferdinand's prisoner was killed and killed under his nose.
How could Ferdinand not be angry? And outsiders don’t know that there are hundreds of masters of the Holy Sect hidden in St. John’s Cathedral, and Ferdinand himself is not simple. But even so, someone still killed Fris without knowing it!
Du Chen lowered his head and said, "I am sad about Fries' death. I thought about it carefully last night. He was not going to murder me, but just out of resentment to find the face he lost at the banquet. But...ah, Godfather Ferdinand, what can I do for you now?"
He was a little worried that if a person dies, is there any money for atonement?
"You go and say goodbye to Fries first!" Ferdinand led Du Chen and walked up the stairs from the corridor on the side of the hall.
The moment he went upstairs, Du Chen was looking at the surrounding environment, he suddenly found that there was a mottled trace of the wall on the wall where Ferdinand was standing just now, which was blocked by Ferdinand just now.
This trace is more than one person tall, just like... Du Chen thought of the mottled tiles on the main entrance of the church, and suddenly thought that there should have been a statue here before, but it was destroyed!
After going upstairs, there was a long corridor in front of Du Chen, with red carpets on the ground and white doors on both sides. Next to one of the doors were two fifth-level blue-clothed warriors stationed.
Seeing Ferdinand come with Du Chen, one of the warriors pushed open the door.
A scent of blood filled Du Chen's nose, which was because he was well-informed in his previous life, but when he glanced at the corpse in the room, he almost vomited.
Fries's body was curled up on the carpet, as if it had been stripped alive. The bright red tender flesh was exposed, the limbs were tightened, and the bones were clearly visible. On the white facial bones, the bulging eyes were filled with blood, just like two bright red blood cells.
The most terrifying thing was through his two arms curled up in front of his chest, the internal organs behind his ribs could be seen vaguely, and the heart was still beating one after another.
As the heart beat, the blood vessels on the corpse were bulging, as if Fries was not dead yet!
Du Chen took a few deep breaths, suppressed his churning chest and then looked at Fries's body. But at this moment.
Fries' eyes moved and looked at Du Chen ferociously!
"Bless the God of Fighting!" Du Chen was startled and hid sideways behind Ferdinand, "He is not dead yet?"
"No, he is dead!" Ferdinand looked at Fries' body calmly, and his eyes rolling, "This is a very vicious way of killing. Fries' soul has disappeared, but his pain is still continuing. Alas, if it weren't for finding out the truth, I should have helped him rest in peace!"
Du Chen's Adam's apple made a "gulu" sound. He forced himself to move his eyes away from Fries and looked at the scene of the murder.
This is a very ordinary bedroom, with white walls, white floor-to-ceiling beds, and even the beds and tables and chairs, but this holy color is a bit weird at the moment.
Du Chen said in surprise: "Where is the blood? Where is Fries' human skin?"
"Your observation is very good!" Ferdinand pointed to the house and said in a cold voice: "Everything at the scene is intact, and there were two level 5 fighters guarding Fries last night, but this morning when the servant delivered the meal, it was the scene you saw."
"Godfather, you mean, someone sneaked into St. John's Cathedral and killed Fries under the guards of two fifth-level fighters, leaving no clue?"
"No, he still left a clue!" Ferdinand stepped forward, leaned down, gently opened the arms that were curled up in front of his chest, and pointed at his throat. "Look, the murderer cut off Fries' Adam's apple with one knife, and then started to peel off his skin from his neck. This method of murder is a clue in itself!"
"Who would use this method of murder? It's so cruel!" Du Chen couldn't help but look at the corpse.
"This is a very ancient criminal law called 'skinned cloak', which was a criminal law that humans executed when demon prisoners of war were executed a long time ago! Now, except for the elderly fighting gods of the Holy Church and some ancient family descendants, no one can use it!" Ferdinand slowly said: "Punishers usually collect the human skin of the inmate and regard it as glory, so Fries' human skin is the clue!"
Oh my God, the Eince continent is so barbaric! Du Chen couldn't help swallowing.
"Francis, say goodbye to Fries, and then tell me in detail about what happened when you saw the masked fighting god last night!"
"Godfather, do you suspect that the masked fighting god is the murderer?"
"Yes, other than that, I can't think of anyone who has any reason to kill Fries. According to my speculation, it should be a level nine fighter god who traveled to St. John's city. He first stole Kaman's holy weapon, and then saved you with a sheep's horn warhammer for some reason. But stealing is a shame for the fighter god, so he wants to kill someone who has seen him use the sheep's horn warhammer! But there is another doubt here, which is why he didn't kill Fries on the spot. Moreover, with his strength, even without the holy weapon, he can kill people easily. There is no need to use the stolen goods to leave clues..."
Ferdinand explained his analysis in a casual manner, which made Du Chen laugh and cry.
Those who steal holy weapons and injure people are all Du Chen, but who is the one who sneaks into the church to kill people? Du Chen doesn’t have that ability, and he doesn’t have such cruel means.
"Say goodbye to Fries first, and then tell me in detail about the masked fighting god!"
Du Chen resisted the feeling of vomiting, said a few words of rest to the body, and then said: "Godfather, I was chased by Fries last night and fled into the seventh block. I met the masked fighting god in an alley. He was tall, strong, and his voice was hoarse. He flew away after defeating Fries!"
"Very tall, strong, and hoarse, well, thank you for the clue!"
Ferdinand took Du Chen out of the room and returned to the hall, "Francis, you can go back. Please keep this matter confidential and listen to my call at any time. As for the atonement money, please wait for my notice. In addition, be more careful recently, it is best to ask the Duke of Angeles to guard the fighting god with you. After all, you have also seen the masked fighting god!"
Du Chen smiled and said, "Since he saved me, he shouldn't kill me, right?"
"You can't say that the high-level fighting gods have a very strange temper. They have no common sense to follow when doing things!"
It turns out that the senior fighting gods do things depends on their mood. Du Chen left the cathedral and was still thinking about the murder case in the church, but he was confused and had no clue.
However, Fries' death was definitely not because he saw a masked fighting god, so Du Chen had no need to worry about his safety.
Steve was still waiting outside, and Du Chen did not hide the news from his elder brother. When he heard that Fries was dead, he laughed three times and wailed constantly, "Ancestors are here, don't waste the money for atonement!"
On the way home, Steve kept praying that the atonement money would be counted. Judging from his appearance, he was even more anxious than Du Chen. There was no way. After waiting for his younger brother to make a fortune, he borrowed him a few gold coins to please the beautiful ladies!
Chapter completed!