Pei Yuanting held his chest with one hand and covered his mouth and nose with the other, and muttered: "It's very simple to say that it's not a homicide, you look at the dry bones, some of them are black and blue, which is obviously caused by the erosion of poison for a long time." There are more than a dozen corpses here, and most of them are, can this be called a simple homicide? This is clearly ....."

"Lao Pei, don't talk nonsense"

Before Pei Yuanting finished speaking, he only heard Wen Ziqi scold, and then said: "This is not the backyard of Yichun Hall, let you talk nonsense here." ”

Being scolded by Wen Ziqi like this, Pei Yuanting also felt that he had just said a little too much, so he coughed twice in embarrassment, and said with a smile: "I was frightened and confused, and I started talking nonsense." Forgive me. As he spoke, he silently took two steps back.

Ling Haoran saw that Pei Yuanting seemed to know something, but it was not good to ask in front of this group of officials. can only hold back the doubts in his heart and accompany Wen Ziqi.

Huang Zhutou next to him turned his head and glanced at Pei Yuanting, who was silently squeezing out of the crowd. smiled and said, "Everyone is a brother, what's so embarrassing." ”

Although he said this, he thought in his heart: Looking at his appearance just now, he should have seen something, but there are many people here, so he said half a sentence. But if he asks after him at this time, he will definitely not say anything.

So Huang Zhutou could only smile and say to Wen Ziqi: "Brother Wen, your brother seems to be a little shy, and you are standing on the periphery when you say this, in fact, you don't have to be like this, you are not an outsider, if you have anything to say, you are ......"

The words are not finished, but the meaning is already obvious, I treat you as a brother, and you have found something but hide it and don't tell me.

Wen Ziqi naturally knew what Huang Zhutou meant by saying this, but it was really inconvenient to say more about this matter, so he said: "Huang Zhutou, it's not that I don't tell you, but this matter is still inconclusive, so I don't dare to say it rashly." Also, if Huang Zhutou can trust me, I suggest you don't meddle in this case. This is a word of counsel, and it is up to you to listen to it or not. ”

After saying that, he whispered to Ling Haoran, who was supporting him: "There is nothing for us to do here, and we should also go back to the hall." ”

As he spoke, he turned around and walked out, Huang Zhutou was slightly stunned when he heard this, and saw that Wen Ziqi was already ready to leave, so he hugged his fists and said: "It's dark and the road is slippery, and Brother Wen is injured again. ”

As he spoke, he reached out and picked up a torch stuck in the ground and chased him out.

Qingzhou City is backed by the foothills, surrounded by the Wei River on both sides of the southeast, by the mountains and rivers, although it is located in the north of the Great Zhou Dynasty, but still does not lose the great country bearing, the tile building in the whole city is in good order.

Qin Keqing came down from the painting boat, took advantage of the moonlight all the way to the west, passed through a slanting blue brick wall road, and came to an independent and exquisite mansion.

The mansion is not that big, but judging the owner by the size of the mansion would make you make a big mistake. I saw that the main door of the mansion was closed, and a gold-edged plaque was hung on the lintel, with two big characters written on it: "Fengfu".

It was late at night, but the lantern at the door had not been extinguished, as if to tell visitors that the owner of the place had not rested. Qin Keqing looked back at the dark street, and when he saw that there was nothing unusual, he jumped into the air and rolled into the courtyard.

On the long cross street, Ling Haoran slowly walked in front of Wen Ziqi with his arms, and Pei Yuanting behind him looked at Huang Zhutou walking beside him in surprise.

said lightly: "Huang Zhutou, are you going to escort us back to the hall?" ”

Huang Zhutou's expression was grim, and he said with a smile: "Trouble Brother Wen for a day, I feel a little reluctant to go, and Huang is shy and can't afford to give a decent gift, so I have to accompany him once, and I have expressed my gratitude." ”

Pei Yuanting shook his head and said with a smile: "You are grateful to him, and I can understand if you want to express your heart, then you will accompany him, you and I are side by side." As he spoke, he turned sideways and took a small step outward.

"Alas, you don't understand this, if I walk side by side with Brother Wen, I won't leave you alone, and besides, it's dark under the lights, I walk two steps behind, and I can better illuminate the two people in front."

Pei Yuanting glanced at Huang Zhutou, and said with a smile: "Pure eyes and nonsense, do you see that the torch in your hand can shine out of the way?" It's still dark, and you'll be completely black in no time. ”

The torch also seems to be human, as soon as Pei Yuanting finished speaking, the torch in Huang Zhutou's hand over there rang out twice and went out.

Huang Zhutou looked at the broken wooden stick with sparks in his hand, smiled awkwardly and said, "Are you an iron-mouthed god?" You can tell when the torch will go out. ”

As the torch was extinguished, the street instantly darkened. The moonlight sprinkled on the bluestone road, glowing with a faint white light.

President Pei Yuan sighed and said slowly: "I know what you mean by following, but Ziqi has already said it just now, and I won't let you know it, it's for your sake." It's not trying to hide it from you. ”

Wen Ziqi, who was originally walking in front with Ling Haoran, heard Pei Yuanting say this, so he gently patted Ling Haoran's shoulder with his hand, signaling to wait a little for the two behind.

In fact, everyone knows that Huang Zhutou chased him out just to hear the remaining half of the sentence, but they were all pretending to be stupid.

At this time, since it has been clarified, Huang Zhutou is no longer deliberately pretentious.

I saw him clenching his hands into fists and said sincerely: "I also know that Brother Wen said this for my own good, but I still want to know what is wrong with this case." ”

After saying that, he smiled bitterly, and then said: "Although I have long passed the age of not being confused, I still have ambitions, but I have never had a chance. ”

As he spoke, he sighed, saw Wen Ziqi who was stopping and looking in front of him, and said with a helpless smile: "Now there is this monstrous case in front of me, but Brother Wen advised me to stay away from this case and protect my life. ”

Wen Ziqi looked at Huang Zhutou with a sad face by the moonlight, and couldn't bear to say: "Huang Zhutou, since you have said so, if I keep avoiding it, then wouldn't I..."

As he spoke, he came to Huang Zhutou, and after a little thought, he said: "What I am saying now is all my speculation, and it is up to you whether you believe it or not." As for if you still want to meddle after hearing this, then I can't say anything more! ”

Huang Zhutou didn't want to nod and said, "Thank you Brother Wen for your advice, as for whether I still insist on interfering in this case, I will make a decision then." ”

Ling Haoran looked up at him and asked suspiciously, "Why do you have to meddle in this case?" Is it true that you want to take this opportunity to take another step forward, as you said? ”

Huang Zhutou thought for a while and said with a wry smile: "If you say that you don't mean anything like this, then I'm talking nonsense, and another point is that I'm wondering who can have the ability to suppress this case." ”

Ling Haoran smiled and said appreciatively: "Although Huang Zhutou is a little greedy, he still has a bit of conscience. ”

Huang Zhutou was slightly stunned when he heard this, and said with a smile: "Conscience! What a harsh word. ”

Wen Ziqi was also a little surprised to see that Ling Haoran appreciated this yellow catcher, but after thinking about it carefully, he was relieved.

smiled and said to Huang Zhutou: "Huang Zhutou, I have to congratulate you first." ”

Huang Zhutou was slightly stunned, and asked suspiciously, "Daohe?" Why not? ”

Wen Ziqi shook his head and said, "In the future, you will know what I mean by saying this, don't you want to know what is hidden in this case?" Then let me ask you, what is the color of human bones? ”

Huang Zhutou thought for a while, and said without hesitation: "White! ”

Wen Ziqi nodded and said, "Yes, that's right, it's white." Have you noticed the color of the body that was just salvaged? ”

"Hiss" Huang Zhutou gasped, and when he heard Wen Ziqi say this, he remembered why he thought it was strange at the time, it turned out that the color of the bones was wrong.

At the time, I thought it was just a long time in the water, so I didn't think much about it. Now when I heard Wen Ziqi say this, I suddenly felt extremely gloomy.

Wen Ziqi saw that Huang Zhutou seemed to have recalled, so he said slowly: "Only being eroded by a poison for a long time can make the white bones discolored. ”

Huang Zhutou asked suspiciously: "Corrupted by poison for a long time?" But the bodies appeared to have been dead for less than three days. Can it make white bones discolored in such a short time? ”

Wen Ziqi shook his head and said, "It's impossible for bones to change color in three days, but you see that the bones have changed color, right?" ”

Huang Zhutou nodded and said, "Yes, and some are gray, and some are black, what is the reason for this?" ”

"It's very simple, the length of time you have been infected by the poison is light, and the color is dark for a long time. It's as simple as that. Wen Ziqi still said unhurriedly.

Huang Zhutou heard that the color was originally caused by the length of time he had been infected by the poison, so he suddenly nodded and said, "So that's the case, but the death is not more than three days, how can there be such a big change?" ”

Pei Yuanting shook his head and said helplessly: "Huang Zhutou, can you use your brain a little bit, you have died for less than three days, but the bones are discolored but deep and shallow, do you still need to think about why?" This is clearly because these people were infected by poison for a long time before they were alive. ”

As soon as these words came out, I saw Huang Zhutou's eyes widen, and he exclaimed: "You mean that someone has been feeding them poison?" ”

Wen Ziqi nodded, and said with a slight smile: "Huang Zhutou, you finally understand." ”

Ling Haoran only knew at this time why Wen Ziqi, who was at Yuelai Restaurant just now, spoke out to stop Pei Yuanting's words.

But how can anyone take poison so hard? He couldn't figure this out, so he said, "You said that this group of people has been fed poison for a long time, how can they not resist at all? ”

Wen Ziqi turned his head and said with a smile: "If you tell you that you can live forever after taking this medicine, are you willing to take it?" ”

Ling Haoran was stunned when he heard this, and muttered, "Immortal, immortal." ”