When the on-duty monk at Jincan Temple was making his rounds in the small hours of the morning, he suddenly noticed a light shining inside Master Zhitong's long-vacant quarters. Emboldened, he crept close to the window to investigate.
To his shock, Zhitong was already lying dead on the floor, bleeding from his seven orifices. Terrified, the monk began screaming in panic all over the monastery.
Cao Shixiong and his police officers happened to be spending the night at the temple. He had originally intended to cut off all escape routes and force Zhitong out to face justice, but he never expected Zhitong to commit suicide in his room right under his very nose.
Chapter 173