All eyes turned to Sister Wei.
She rolled her eyes. "I can't believe that I beat trained detectives to the answer. Someone obviously orchestrated this. The target was the monk who refused to sell the land. A simple case of death by poison after drinking old well water would not have been suspicious at all.
But that day, two pilgrims ended up at the temple. Two sticks of fresh incense were found at the scene. The monk must have let them in and offered them some tea or water. A lot of people drink water from temples because they think its sacred.
The plumber was probably a pawn. In case the police needed a suspect, he was the giant 'X' marks the spot. Whether something went missing or not, he was the best suspect. I think he was an accidental victim.
