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[Mysterious Lotus Casebook]

[Episode 32]

It turned out that Consort Xuan had always wanted to revive Nanyin

and had established such a strong foundation.

But the Magician, Feng Ah Lu

didn't meet Consort Xuan's son back then.

The wealth of reviving Nanyin and the Rama Heavenly Ice

were all divided by the four of Jin, Yu, Huang and Quan.

Maybe something unexpected happened at that time.

But now,

Consort Xuan's descendant

must have been found by the Nanyin people.

Otherwise these letters wouldn't be here.

You mean

my father is Consort Xuan's son,

the descendant of the royal family of Nanyin?

There are other letters in this box.

Open it and take a look.

You're right.

The Magician, Feng Ah Lu,

and his whole family were very loyal.

Back then, they couldn't find Consort Xuan's son,

but still searched for him everywhere.

Even though the Magician, Feng Ah Lu went missing,

his descendant didn't stop searching.

So in the end,

with Consort Xuan's old possessions and the birthmark,

they verified that Senior

was the descendant of Prince Fangji and Consort Xuan.

And Feng Qing from the Wansheng Clan

was the descendant of Feng Ah Lu.

Obviously my father did not object,

but conspired with the Wansheng Clan

to plan all this.

Senior,

you did hide too well.

No matter how ambitious he was,

he didn't expect

to die a long time ago.

All his plans have come to nothing.

Maybe he already figured it out.

Fang Duobing.

I want to open the coffin for an autopsy.

What happened?

How did it become a skeleton?

Did the medicine not work in the coffin?

When I found the body,

I also examined the remains.

Senior was also wearing this armor,

and the little finger on his right hand was broken in half.

Being in a state of confusion, I didn't have time to distinguish.

The armor is fake.

In order to cover it up,

even half of the little finger

is exactly the same.

But when Senior broke the formation,

he did lose half of his little finger to the arrows.

But this little finger was cut off flat.

Isn't this my father's corpse?

This is another person.

But back then,

he was cut off and skinned,

and was transformed into Senior.

This magic is extremely cruel

because he has the Wuxin Huai on him,

which was used to relieve his pain.

So Shan Gudao didn't die.

After he found out his identity,

he wanted to revive Nanyin

and dominate the world.

He wanted to cooperate with the imperial court

and then fight against the Sigu Sect.

But he never thought that

you would firmly oppose getting involved with the imperial court.

His pursuit of the descendant of Nanyin

was discovered by Liu Rujing.

As a result, he had no choice

but to escape with a fake death.

He even knew that

you'd avenge him.

So he colluded with Jiao Liqiao

and used her obsession with Di Feisheng.

With just the Bicha Poison

and thundering fire bombs,

he managed to overthrow the two major sects in the martial arts world.

But he hid in the dark

and took advantage of that,

making the Wansheng Clan grow rapidly.

He never gave up his conspiracies.

Since the Sigu Sect couldn't be used by him,

he just destroyed it and built another one.

Senior,

I've never seen through you.

[Guest House]

You used the hidden weapon very fast.

Unfortunately, I have armor protection.

Shan Gudao.

You're still alive.

[Shan Gudao]

You dug the grave,

and you made a good analysis.

I don't need to hide anymore.

It's just like what I dreamed of.

You're already a handsome young man,

and you look a bit like me back then.

Today, we reunited as father and son.

We should drink for that.

Father and son?

When you betrayed my biological mother,

when you saw that I was a sickly child

and abandoned me,

and when you lied that you were my uncle,

did you ever think of our relationship as father and son?

You pretended to be dead for so many years,

but now you claim that you're my father.

What are you up to?

As a man,

you should aspire to achieve a great cause.

If you always think about those trivial matters,

what can you achieve?

Is that all

the Tianji Mountain Manor has taught you over the years?

The Tianji Mountain Manor taught me to be honest

and upright,

instead of betraying masters and friends

and doing evil deeds.

When you and Li Xiangyi

established the Sigu Sect,

you said you wanted to build a fair martial arts world.

What is your great cause then?

Hiding in the dark and fearing to show up openly,

just like what you are now?

The Sigu Sect was once admired by everyone

and flourished for a while,

but it was still destroyed by me.

Li Xiangyi, who was cocky and arrogant,

also lost to me.

In the first half of my life,

I was overshadowed by Li Xiangyi who was gifted and prominent.

Who cared about me?

Who ever looked at me?

But one day,

someone found me and told me

that I am the descendant of the royal family of Nanyin

and the current imperial family.

I realized

the meaning and value

of my life.

You asked me what I want.

What I want

is what's supposed to be mine.

I hid in the dark

to accumulate strength.

And now it's time for me to show up and succeed.

This is destiny.

Do you understand?

The position that everyone admires and no one dares to usurp

belongs to me, Shan Gudao.

Stop it.

What destiny?

It's just your ambition.

Your crazy obsession

will only bring harm to this peaceful martial arts world.

You're just as stupid as you were when you were a kid.

You just can't understand it.

Tit for tat.

I should be the one to get it back.

Remember this.

You are my only family in this world.

You're my son.

You are related to me by blood.

Think about it.

When I succeed and rule the world,

I’ll leave everything to you.

Don't you want it?

As long as you come back to me

and give me your Rama Heavenly Ice,

we will

find the last one together.

-Then we… -I don’t have it.

Even though I have it,

I will never give it to you.

Nanyin has been destroyed for a hundred years.

Now the world is at peace,

which is a blessing for all people.

I won't let you ruin this.

Just you?

You should be glad that you're my son.

I can't bear to kill you.

Come back with me.

It's still so hard

to defend against your sword.

We haven't seen each other for ten years,

but we're still alive.

Should we find a place

to celebrate?

Celebrate?

We haven't seen each other for ten years.

I've been looking for you for ten years.

I've been looking for you for ten years.

I've been looking for you for ten years.

Ten years?

I can't believe

you've been looking for me for ten years.

My kindness to you when I was young made it all worthwhile.

Li Xiangyi,

is it very sad

to be deceived by someone

you don't care about

for ten years?

The Wenjing Sword I gave you,

how's that working out for you?

Did you kill

the original owner of the cloud iron?

If I didn't kill him,

how could I give you the sword?

It's all because of you.

He didn't want to work for me,

so I had to kill him.

You almost died,

but you look like a loser now.

Why am I so happy to see that?

Ridiculous.

It was just a small setback

for him.

Is that something to brag about?

Shut up.

You are my son.

How can you speak for him?

What's so good about him? Everyone praises him.

No matter how good he is,

he still lost to me.

He didn't even know

that I had tricked him for ten years.

Li Xiangyi is just a joke.

Li Xiangyi

is indeed a joke.

If you want to win,

Li Xiangyi

has already lost to you.

Stop it.

You should stop going your own way.

Stop pretending to be righteous

and heroic.

There is no turning back.

What's the point of winning you alone, Li Xiangyi?

I want everyone in the world

to obey me.

If you think it through,

meet me at the Wansheng Clan.

No need to chase him.

It turns out that everything we speculated before

is true.

I don't even know

when I got this far.

Xiaobao,

if you hadn't been involved,

you wouldn't have known this.

Do you think I'll regret it?

The more clearly I see it,

the more I know which path to take.

I'm glad that I've seen all the facts.

[Guest House]

This is the news I just received.

Four-faced Qingzun's wife, Liangyi Fairy

was locked up in the Ninth Prison.

Yesterday Di Feisheng broke into the prison with his men.

Di Feisheng must have teamed up with Shan Gudao

to get the last Rama Heavenly Ice.

I thought Di Feisheng

would turn back and change his mind

after you saved him.

I didn't expect him to go after the Rama Vessel.

He shouldn't have been interested in the Rama Vessel.

Maybe

I was wrong about him.

Anyway,

they already have the Rama Vessel

and three pieces of the Rama Heavenly Ice.

They will try to get

the one in our hands.

Young Master.

The Master of the Tianji Mountain Manor sent a letter,

asking you to return to the Manor immediately.

Li Lianhua.

My mother asked me to take you back to the Tianji Mountain Manor.

You said you gave the ice shard to your mother.

Is there something wrong?

You didn't find

the Rama Heavenly Ice in the hands of Four-faced Qingzun?

At that time, Four-faced Qingzun was seriously injured

and died in prison.

He left the Rama Heavenly Ice to his wife,

Liangyi Fairy.

I didn't know about it until I broke into the prison.

After Four-faced Qingzun died,

Liangyi Fairy also died of hunger strike.

But strangely,

[Foreworld Forever]

I found the whereabouts of Liangyi Fairy after her death

in the residence of Mr. Pi who guards the prison.

She is still alive?

Where do you think she'd be hiding

with the Rama Heavenly Ice?

Mr. Pi comes from the Tianji Hall.

We're going to the Tianji Mountain Manor anyway.

We are on the way.

Saintess.

You are too slow.

Saintess, what happened?

Is it scary?

Even if I have a few more scars on my face,

he doesn't care.

All men in the world

would die for me.

I spent ten years of my life on him,

but still failed to make him like me.

He doesn't care about my love

or my hatred.

Even though he's indifferent to me,

I still like him.

Are our men ready?

Thanks to you,

you've cultivated your own forces over the years.

The Yulongniuma Gang is ready.

We are waiting for you.

Di Feisheng.

I will always remember the love and hatred over the years.

We should

play the game in a different way.

[Tianji Mountain Manor]

You asked me to come back in such a hurry,

saying there's something very important to do,

and it's just

my Auntie's wedding.

What's wrong?

Can't I?

Stop complaining.

Mr. Li.

You're too late.

You've missed

Xiaofeng.

Master He,

please stop making fun of me.

Auntie's marriage is too sudden.

I know her thoughts.

In her heart,

she still can't let go of Mr. Li,

but she knows that she has no hope with Mr. Li

and is disheartened.

Don't take it personally.

She's just that kind of person,

emotional

and capricious.

Well, you see,

a few days ago, she picked up an injured man at the foot of the mountain.

You know what?

This young man is really handsome.

And now

she's fallen in love with him after taking care of him for a few days.

She married a man just like that?

That's too fast.

It's indeed

a little hasty.

But they are already

in love with each other.

They just wanted to get married as soon as possible.

At first I wanted to invite you to the wedding,

but as soon as Xiaofeng heard that Mr. Li was coming,

she insisted on getting the wedding done.

In her heart,

she still cares about Mr. Li.

So

she had to finish the wedding ceremony

and enter the bridal chamber

before dark.

She wants me to convey a message to Mr. Li.

According to my Auntie's personality,

she would say,

"Do you regret it?"

And then she would tell him,

"It's useless to regret it now.

I, He Xiaofeng, have a husband now.

You can go wherever you want."

You really know your Auntie.

You're right about every word.

By the way, Mother,

-when I came back last night... -That brat's done messing around outside

and has come back?

Master.

Let me introduce him to you.

This is

Xiaobao's friend, Li Lianhua.

[Fang Zeshi, Minister of the Ministry of Revenue]

Greetings, Lord Fang.

Look at you!

You're frivolous and slovenly.

Have you achieved anything outside?

Today, I...

What are you doing?

Let go!

-Let go of me. -I'm sorry.

Sorry.

Lord Fang.

I've never called you Father before.

But in my heart,

you're the best father.

Did you get into

some big trouble outside?

You've been acting like a good boy since you came back.

Listen,

don't try to play tricks on me.

Also,

don't try to avoid your marriage with the princess.

Now that your Auntie's wedding is over,

it's your turn next.

The emperor's grace is widely known. You can't avoid it.

Look.

-He's lecturing me again. -You...

I don't want to marry the princess. How many times have I told you?

What kind of son

talks to his father like this?

You're stubborn and disobedient.

Madam.

Madam.

Discipline your son.

Alright.

We have a guest here.

Don't be too strict.

By the way,

the people from the Ministry of Works

came to congratulate you.

I've invited them to the Western Banquet Hall.

Go and greet them.

I'll leave your mother to discipline you.

By the way, Xiaobao,

Mr. Li,

I have an urgent matter.

Because of Xiaofeng's wedding,

the Tianji Mountain Manor sent out wedding invitations a few days ago.

We've received congratulatory gifts from friends from all sides in the past few days.

I don't know who sent such a gift box.

When I saw that it was the setting of the mechanism brocade box

in our Tianji Hall before,

it caught my attention.

When I opened it,

I found the Rama Heavenly Ice inside,

just like the ice shard

you asked me to keep.

Why is it empty?

How is that possible?

It was in there just now.

Master He.

When did you see that the ice shard

was still in the box before?

About an hour ago.

After watching the ice shard,

I found that the auspicious time had come,

so I put the ice shard back into the box and locked it up.

Then I sent the bride and groom into the bridal chamber after the ceremony.

In the blink of an eye, it just disappeared.

It seems that the person who took the ice shard had a clear goal

and came prepared.

There is only one way to the Tianji Mountain Manor.

When we went up the mountain,

we did not find anyone going down.

The person who stole the Ice

should still be in the Manor,

perhaps just among the guests.

Come on.

Cheers.

Thank you.

Come on.

Please.

Cheers.

There are so many guests.

It's hard to find out who's suspicious

just by staring at them like this.

Master He.

Have you arranged any performances

for this wedding banquet?

What do you mean?

Since

someone came here for the Ice,

we might as well give him a surprise.

You want to use the Rama Heavenly Ice

I gave my mother before

to lure him out?

You're right.

Not many people know about the Ice.

If we show it to them,

people who know about it and those who don't

will react differently.

Isn't it too risky?

Don't let them take it away again.

You brat.

What kind of place do you think our own home is?

I don't care who he is.

It's not that easy

to step out of the Tianji Hall.

Thank you, Master He.

Okay.

Just in case,

I'll go get Guardian Zhan.

Who is this Guardian Zhan

that needs your mother to invite him personally?

He's just a weird guy.

But his martial arts are quite impressive.

My Auntie recruited him many years ago.

He doesn't really talk to anyone

except my Auntie all these years.

You'll know when you get there. Let's go.

Guardian Zhan.

Don't stay up there.

Come down now.

My mother needs your help.

[Zhan Yunfei, Dragon of the Martial Arts World]

He's so arrogant.

Just get used to it.

Let me introduce you two.

This is Physician Li, the master of the Lotus Tower.

He's Fang Xiaobao's best friend.

This is Guardian Zhan.

He's known as the Dragon of the Martial Arts World,

skilled in using the Wufeng Sword.

Guardian Zhan.

Nice to meet you.

I'm Li Lianhua.

I'm Zhan Yunfei.

That's the general idea.

We will take out a treasure to lure the thief out.

To make sure nothing goes wrong,

I need you to carefully arrange

and guard the Manor.

Okay.

Guardian Zhan.

I'm a little curious.

With your

excellent martial arts,

why do you stay at the Tianji Mountain Manor as a guard?

It's all my sister's fault.

She made a bet with Guardian Zhan on a sword match.

But Guardian Zhan lost unexpectedly,

so he kept his promise and stayed at the Manor.

A bet?

You're known for your mastery of the Wufeng Sword.

How could you lose to her?

I was injured then, and I did lose.

I was indebted for her help.

I'll take my leave.

[Tianji Mountain Manor]

[Mysterious Lotus Casebook]

[Ultimate Perfection]

Everyone.

Today is my sister's wedding day.

Thank you for coming.

I heard that

you're

very interested in the treasures

collected in the Tianji Mountain Manor.

Today,

I've picked out a few items

to appreciate with you,

and I'd like to ask for your advice!

Okay.

With pleasure.

If you have something good, take it out.

Yeah, let's see the treasures.

Okay.

Let's look at the first one.

It's good.

It's really good.

It's really good.

This is the luminous pearl from Qionghai.

Legend has it that this luminous pearl

was formed by the tears of a fairy in the heaven.

It's shining and dazzling within a hundred steps at night.

This is really a good thing.

The next treasure

is a piece of ice shard

we got by chance.

Ice shard?

What is this?

It may look ordinary,

but it's cold and frosty to the touch.

It's also engraved with

the Nanyin Script that has been destroyed for many years.

I don't know

what it is.

Anyway, it's a rare item.

I've never seen it before.

Fang Xiaobao.

Who is the calmest person over there?

The owner of Ruyi Private Bank,

Xing Ziru.

He's had business dealings

with the Tianji Mountain Manor over the years.

By the way,

he was the one who recommended my mother

to buy a house in Xiaoyuan City last time.

What? Is there a problem?

Think about it.

He was involved in what happened in Xiaoyuan City,

and he's involved in the loss of the Rama Heavenly Ice this time.

I don’t think it’s a coincidence.

[Enjoy the Air and the Moon]

[Xing Ziru, Owner of Ruyi Private Bank]

Mr. Xing.

Why are you here alone?

Why don't you go in for a drink?

I can't drink much.

I came out for a walk.

I see.

Go and prepare some good tea.

Yes.

Mr. Xing,

how about tasting my new tea

this year?

With pleasure.

After you.

After you.

Don't worry.

My mother is really good at pestering people.

Let's split up.

[The Thousand Character Classic]

[The Diamond Sutra]

There's no Ice here.

Nothing is wrong in this room.

Is the Ice on him?

Such a fancy jade pendant.

Xing Ziru may look rough,

but surprisingly,

he's also a beauty lover.

Just now, when Xing Ziru saw the Rama Heavenly Ice,

his look couldn't fool anyone.

If he had come here for the Ice,

he would have tried to get it

when he saw another one just now.

But why did he walk away

instead of focusing on the Ice?

The Tianji Mountain Manor is heavily guarded.

If you were him

and wanted to take something away,

would you

need any help?

Do you suspect he has someone on the inside?

I'll tell everyone in the Manor

to keep an eye on Xing Ziru.

We must follow the clues and catch him red-handed.

Okay, I'll leave it to you.

After so many years,

I still can't break your Whirling Steps.

Brother Zhan.

How have you been?

You look good

now.

You look good too.

It would be better

if you tied your hair up.

I promised my old friend.

I'll keep my word.

But look at you.

If you have a girl you love,

how can she like you?

Aren't you guarding the Rama Heavenly Ice?

Yes.

I've kept it well

and asked someone to guard it.

No problem.

Thanks.

Back then, you travelled around the world

with your sword,

but now you're willing to stay at this Manor.

Did you really lose the bet?

Who is the groom?

A handsome young man

named Wei Qingchou.

He was injured at the foot of the mountain

and was rescued by her.

It seems that he's also a man in the martial arts world.

He's extremely weak

in martial arts.

He's nothing but a good-looking man.

He's not good enough for her.

Then why did you...

It's most important that she likes him.

Okay.

Do you want to have a few drinks?

No.

I didn't expect to see you again.

I'm very happy.

You really know Zhan Yunfei.

Well,

he's an old friend.

What old friend,

like Di Feisheng,

or the ones

that Physician Li treated before?

You need to tell me in advance.

I need to know the situation

and hide myself in advance.

Fang Xiaobao.

The tea is good.

Do you want to hear a story?

Pour me a cup of tea.

Thanks.

I'll take a sip first.

Here's the story.

Back then, Zhan Yunfei teamed up with others

to destroy the Lianhai Gang.

They captured the gang leader, Jiang Dafei.

When they tried to tie him up and sent him back to Yanzhou,

there was no rope.

So

someone looked at one of Zhan Yunfei's things

and wanted to borrow it.

What is it?

Headband.

So Zhan Yunfei used a headband before.

Doesn't he never comb his hair?

Not only does he love to comb his hair,

he's also very particular about it.

But

he's a little stubborn.

He didn't want to lend it.

And then?

Then...

What did we just agree on?

Take a bet on your headband.

Whoever loses will never comb his hair again.

Then this headband is mine.

Thank you.

I admit defeat.

I promised you.

I won't break my promise.

I won't tie my hair anymore.

It's more suitable to tie him up with this headband.

It turns out that Zhan Yunfei never combs his hair

because of the bet he made with you.

Li Xiangyi was so boring back then.

How dare you say that?

Isn't he just like you?

He was too young and arrogant back then.

He enjoyed showing off his martial arts,

and wasted his inner power on things that didn't matter.

But Li Xiangyi didn’t expect that

after so many years of his death,

Zhan Yunfei still remembers this promise.

He's so stubborn.

He did lose every bet.

He did lose the bet

with Li Xiangyi back then.

But as to the bet with your Auntie,

I don't know.

He...

And my Auntie?

Young master.

Young Master.

I've checked and found that

the 17 people Xing Ziru contacted throughout the night

are all local merchants.

They have been in touch with the Tianji Hall for many years.

There should be no problem.

What else did he do

besides talking to the guests?

In between conversations with people,

he would go out for some fresh air.

Each time he would go to the pavilion in the courtyard

and set up a game of chess.

He set it up himself and played it himself.

-A game of chess? -A game of chess?

We don't know how to play chess.

But we've been trained

when joining the Tianji Hall.

We can remember what we've seen correctly.

These are what we saw

when we followed Xing Ziru

at different times.

After the fourth round, he went back to his room

and didn't come out again.

Keep an eye on Xing Ziru.

Don't alert him.

Yes.

Aren't these the chess manuals

from the Carefree and Innocent Pastime Collection?

Look.

This is the Painting of Shangqing.

This is the Painting of the Four Immortals of Chengdu Prefecture.

This is the Painting of Baozhen.

This is the Painting of Jinming.

Minister Fang has really

cultivated you with great effort.

You are thoroughly accomplished

in lyre-playing, chess, calligraphy and painting.

My father cultivated me heart and soul when I was a child.

But I was still young back then.

I disobeyed him all the time.

Now that I think about it,

I'm really lucky.

Fang Xiaobao.

You've grown up.

Take a good look.

What do you think about these chess manuals?

I don't have a clue yet.

But the Rama Heavenly Ice is close at hand.

If Xing Ziru

is still in the mood to play chess at this time,

I'm afraid it's not that simple.

Study these chess manuals first.

I'll go to the pavilion to find clues.

Has my bet

ruined their marriage?

Blood!

Somebody help! Blood!

Somebody help!

Help! Somebody help!

Blood!

Li Lianhua.

Something happened to the groom.

Father!

Mother.

What happened to the groom?

Young Master!

Young Master, it's scary.

The groom had an accident last night,

and the body was gone.

Now there's only a piece of human skin left.

Xiaobao.

Aren't you detectives?

You must help me find the murderer

and seek justice for my husband who died distressingly.

Ms. He,

how do you know that

this piece of human skin is the groom's?

Wei was injured before.

I saw it when he applied the medicine.

He had this tattoo on his back.

My poor husband.

On our wedding night,

his body just disappeared.

Only this bloody human skin was left.

Dead or alive, there must be a body.

The groom is not made of water.

How could he just disappear?

The bedding and clothes are intact

and there are no signs of corrosion.

It doesn't look like the decomposing water.

Ms. He,

do you remember what happened last night?

Last night?

Last night...

Calm down. Tell us slowly.

Yesterday evening,

after the wedding ceremony,

he and I returned to the courtyard.

Seeing that it was still early,

we sat together in the courtyard for a while.

We didn't go back to the room until the moon came out.

After drinking the cross-cupped wine,

I felt sleepy.

He took me to bed to rest.

After that, I knew nothing.

When I woke up,

I could only see

this bloody human skin.

You felt sleepy after drinking the cross-cupped wine?

Auntie.

Think about it carefully.

Is there anything suspicious?

Anything suspicious?

Leave one's mortal form behind and attain bliss,

ascend to heaven and become immortal.

I've never heard that he likes poetry.

A line of verse.

Verse, human skin.

The pattern on the skin

doesn't look like an ordinary tattoo.

Does it mean anything?

There seems to be

something odd about the groom.

Something odd?

There are traces of fighting.

Someone must have broken into the bridal chamber last night,

but this person didn't hurt Auntie at all.

What's certain is that

no one else

has been killed or attacked in the Tianji Mountain Manor.

So,

the murderer came for Wei Qingchou?

He took the body away

after he killed him?

Impossible.

Last night when I returned from delivering the treasure,

the two of them

gave me a box of wedding candies.

No one else entered the bridal chamber after that.

Otherwise,

they could never escape my attention.

That is to say, Wei Qingchou

must have died after Brother Zhan returned.

Brother Zhan

has been guarding the opposite side of the house all night long.

Then the murderer couldn't have entered or exited from the front.

There is no entrance to the sill walls behind the windows.

The mechanisms in the Tianji Hall have always been very famous.

Is it possible that

there are other mechanisms and secret passages here?

This building

is a very normal place,

and there is nothing else.

The body is gone,

and the only thing left here is a tattooed human skin.

If the murderer killed Wei Qingchou

for this tattooed human skin,

why didn't he take it away?

Madam.

Xiaofeng must have been shocked.

Why don't you take her to rest somewhere else?

We can leave it to Xiaobao here.

Alright.

Li,

you've been waiting outside the door

since last night.

Then stay here

and listen to Young Master's orders.

Yes.

Let's go.

What are you thinking?

Since no one went out all night,

the murderer and the body

might not have left at all.