I make a living solving crimes.

Old Man Zhang’s Taoist temple has a very vulgar name: Baiyun Temple.

Baiyun Temple is located in a beautiful place next to Yashan Commune.

In later generations, there was a Taoist priest who went out to travel and when he returned to his Taoist temple, he still had to buy a ticket.

This kind of thing never happened to Old Man Zhang.

You can still see the beautiful scenery for free, and the ticket prices for some individual attractions are not expensive, only five cents or ten cents.

However, Old Man Zhang’s Taoist temple is in a dilapidated state, with weeds growing everywhere in the yard and the main hall being crumbling. Fortunately, there are a few Taoist rooms in the backyard that can be habited after a little repair.

This was the first time that Old Man Zhang came back since he went down the mountain. Seeing the things reminded him of the past. He walked very slowly, stopping from time to time to stare blankly at a certain place.

He went to the mountains when he was young and spent half his life here.

Since the Central Plains War began, Master and fellow apprentices have gone down the mountain to rescue the people and never returned.

Finally, he packed his bags and followed in the footsteps of his master and fellow brothers, going down the mountain to fight against the Japanese.

Many years have passed, and the master and senior brothers still have not returned.

Chang Wei did not bother him. He walked to the accompanying commune cadre and said apologetically, "I'll have to trouble the commune to help. We need to repair the houses in the backyard and clean up the weeds in the yard."

The old secretary quickly agreed.

Chang Wei is a very generous man. After dinner last night, he left five dollars and five kilograms of national food coupons on the table.

National food coupons can be exchanged for oil. Even if the commune does not need to buy oil, it can still exchange for more coarse grains on the black market with national food coupons.

Rural communes need to go out to buy food...

Alas, there is something weird about this matter.

Chang Wei asked, "Secretary, should the wages be paid to the commune or directly to the members?"

The old secretary waved his hands repeatedly, "We are free in the first month of the year. It is not a big deal to repair a few houses. The old hero is the pride of Yi County. No money is needed, no money is needed."

He said that, but Chang Wei couldn't really do that. It was just after the Chinese New Year, and no one wanted to work for free. Besides, there wasn't much money in the first place, and he didn't want to be disliked.

The old secretary just refused, so Chang Wei simply found the commune's accountant and asked him to calculate the wages.

"Officer Chang, do you want to repair the main hall in front? Do you want to reshape the Three Pure Ones?"

Chang Wei turned his head to look, and Old Man Zhang shook his head. "After the old Taoist came down the mountain, he killed countless people, drank alcohol and ate meat. He is no longer a disciple of the Taoist Quanzhen School. Even if he cultivates the Three Pure Ones, he cannot wash away the sins of killing. He has no face to see the Taoist Patriarch."

Everyone said quickly: "Old hero, you are a demon slayer and a defender of justice. You killed the devils. How can killing the devils be considered killing evil? You will definitely become a god in heaven in the future."

Old man Zhang laughed and just shook his head.

Chang Wei understood what the Taoist meant. He was only staying temporarily and didn't want to trouble him too much.

Moreover, he knew that no matter how well it was repaired, it would be demolished in a few years. It would be better to just wait and see. Maybe one day when it is rebuilt, some of its ancient charm can be retained.

A young commune cadre who accompanied them said: "The old hero went down the mountain to fight the Japanese, and the big monk from the next county closed his door to seek refuge. Alas!"

Old man Zhang lowered his head and said nothing. It was not appropriate for him to talk about this topic.

Old Wang smiled slightly and said, "Not all Buddhists are like this. During the Anti-Japanese War, there were also great monks who joined the army."

The young cadre was very curious, "Do monks and Taoists eat meat in the army?"

Old man Zhang smiled and said, "I am still a party member. We also like to eat the braised pork that the leader likes."

"Don't they say that Buddhists must be vegetarian?"

"You've done everything from murder to arson, and you still care about a meal of meat? If you don't have any fat in your stomach, you won't have the energy to kill the Japanese."

Everyone was laughing when he said this, and they admired Old Man Zhang's open-mindedness. They praised him, "This is a real monk, much better than those fake lay Buddhists who chant sutras, burn incense, and even release animals all day long."

Old man Zhang sneered, "If you are guilty, just turn yourself in. What's the point of burning incense and releasing animals?"

Everyone laughed.

Wang Cuiping had been accompanying Fan Tuaner and was sitting behind the crowd. I don’t know what they were talking about, but she suddenly became excited and waved and shouted at the old secretary.

The old secretary patted his forehead and advised helplessly: "Cui Ping, I've already said that they don't know your man."

"Who said I was looking for a man?" Wang Cuiping strode over, looked at Chang Wei with burning eyes and said, "Officer Chang, are you in charge of investigating the case?"

Chang Wei immediately understood what she meant and asked, "Is there a case in the commune?"

"Well, there is a case."

Zhang Long was afraid that she would trouble Chang Wei with her petty thefts, so he reminded her quietly, "Captain Wang, we are called the Dragon Team, and we are responsible for investigating major cases and spies."

The old secretary knew that Chang Wei was a senior official from Beijing and was afraid that Wang Cuiping might offend someone, so he quickly pulled her aside.

He forced a smile and said, "Don't mind, comrades. Cuiping is just like that. She is careless, but she is dedicated to the public and is a good comrade..."

Chang Wei nodded, looked at Wang Cuiping who was standing behind the old secretary with an unconvinced look on her face, and said, "Comrade Cuiping, what case are you talking about?"

"Is murder and arson considered a serious crime?"

If someone dies, it is of course a major case.

The old secretary was afraid that Wang Cuiping would speak rashly, so he took over the topic and said, "It was a case in our commune. Someone was killed in a fire. At first we thought it was caused by cooking in the house, but the police from the county came and found out that it was murder and arson."

"First kill, then set fire?"

"Well, that's what the county police said. The old house has collapsed with its beams burned down."

"Then how do you determine that he committed homicide, and how do you know that he killed someone first?"

"There were bloodstains on the wall, which were covered by black ash. We didn't notice it at the time. It was only later when the county police came to investigate that they found it. They said it was splashed or something."

Chang Wei nodded. The work of Yi County Public Security Bureau was still very meticulous.

He thought for a moment and said, "When did the case happen?"

"The night before yesterday, the fire burned half the sky red. When we rescued it, half of it had collapsed. When you arrived, the police from the county town had just left."

"Is there any result?"

"No, the county bureau said the case is a bit complicated. The key is that the person who died was the accountant of the brigade... People outside are saying that there is a problem in their brigade..."

Chang Wei understood what he meant. The dead accountant was a very troublesome matter. Outsiders would inevitably think too much about it. Even Chang Wei himself couldn't help but think about the dark side at the first moment.

No wonder there is so much urgency over a case that lasted only two days.

"Is the body still there?"

"It's there. It was burnt black beyond recognition. But the people from the county took it away. They said they were going to do an autopsy."

"Autopsy? Your county has a medical examiner?"

The old secretary didn't know what a forensic doctor was. Wang Cuiping, who had seen the world, helped answer, "He's not a forensic doctor. He was a former coroner who was later recruited into the Public Security Bureau."

"Has the burned house been touched?"

"The county police went to investigate and dug around when they were looking for the body. They were going to remove everything, but it was just after the Chinese New Year and they didn't have time to do it."

"Then take me to see it."

The two old men will live here for more than half a year, and given their status, the commune naturally dare not neglect them.

But if they can form a good relationship, the two old men will feel more comfortable living here.

What's more, investigating cases is the Dragon Team's job.