"I was negligent." Yan Suwen asked Zong Li to lay flat on the ground, carefully examining all the details he had left behind before he died.

"This mandala is a flower, but it is a poisonous flower, and the mere smell of its fragrance can cause people to hallucinate. Some people who are good at using poison will extract the flower poison of this mandala and wait for the opportunity to give it to the victim, or apply it to the hidden weapon for use. I have been injured by this secret weapon smeared with mandala poison. ”

Yan Suwen was talking about the events of the previous life, but Gu Changfeng thought that it had happened during the two years that he and Yan Suwen had been separated, and there was a little more self-blame in his eyes when he looked at her.

"Because I have also been poisoned by this mandala, I am particularly sensitive to this fragrance. I just thought it tasted strange, but when I think about it, there are a lot of things that can be explained. Yan Su/Q pointed to Zongli's face: "Inserting chopsticks into one's own eyes is a great pain for anyone, but you see, his expression is too calm?" Also, the corners of his mouth were slightly upturned, and no one could smile when he endured the great pain, unless his feelings deceived him and made him feel no pain. This embroidery needle pierced the hand, and you have to babble, let alone this. ”

"It's still Madame's meticulous observation, if Madame doesn't say it, we won't notice." Jiang Li moved his gaze from Zong Li's eyes to the corners of his lips: "When ordinary people see such a tragic scene, most of them will stay on the chopsticks, and they won't notice that there is anything else unusual about the deceased. ”

"Ordinary people won't notice it, because the appearance of the deceased is miserable, Kefujun and Jiang Li, you must have noticed, but you don't know, why Zongli is like this." Yan Suwen took out a handkerchief and put it on his hand, gently pinching Zong Li's smiling lips.

It has been less than half an hour since Zong Li's death, and everything on his body is still fresh, if he dies of poisoning, it is not too late to find clues at this time. As soon as Zongli was forced to open his mouth, everyone smelled a special aroma.

Yan Suwen quickly held his breath, and at the same time motioned for everyone present to cover their mouths and noses. After the smell dissipated, he let go of his hand and let Zongli's mouth close naturally.

"Madame, this scent is ......"

"Mandala flower poison." Yan Su asked with a sigh of relief: "The deceased's tongue is light purple, which means that he was poisoned before he died. ”

"Was it poisoned before it was put in the drum, or was it only poisoned when you returned to the inn?" Gu Changfeng asked.

"Do you shopkeepers go out often?" Yan Su asked the innkeeper who had just told the story.

"I don't go out very often." The innkeeper replied: "This shopkeeper of other people's houses, he likes to go out and walk around when he has nothing to do, and our shopkeeper, even if he has nothing to do, likes to stay at the counter, drinking tea while playing with the abacus." Occasionally, I will reconcile the accounts or something. There are not many guests in our house, and the shopkeeper is a master of the abacus, and the accounts that come and go are handled by the shopkeeper himself, and the shopkeeper looks through the accounts is also a pastime. ”

"And have any of you seen the shopkeeper go out tonight?"

"No, the shopkeeper knows the rules of our Fog Willow Town the most." The innkeeper replied: "Our shopkeeper has a habit of waiting for all the guests to return to the room, and then check around. At that time, we still heard the shopkeeper's cough. ”

"When the time comes, then this ritual should have been killed after the time of the day. Abacus? Can I see the abacus that your shopkeeper usually uses? ”

"Over there, the shopkeeper's plan is not a rare thing, and I don't worry that someone will take it, so I keep it outside."

"Madame wait, Jiang Li will go get it."

"No, I'll go by myself. I'm afraid that the murderer is just trying to do it. This mandala is a poison that can cause people to be psychedelic and indulge in pleasure. As long as the poison is deep enough, it can overshadow all senses, including pain. ”

"Wouldn't this poison be terrible if it was used on the battlefield?" Jiang Liyuan said it casually, but saw that Yan Suwen and Gu Changfeng both looked at her. "Me, did you say it wrong?"

"Yes, it's really scary to make a person lose the ability to perceive pain. Those who take this poison do not have the ability to feel pain, but they also do not have the ability to fight, so this poison is not suitable for use on the battlefield. And this mandala flower poison is very rare, even I didn't expect to meet this in Fog Willow Town. ”

"Madame mean, this mandala flower poison is a clue to find the murderer?"

"Pretty much." As he spoke, Yan Suwen had already arrived at the counter, and leaned down to check the plan. "Does your shopkeeper have a habit of licking your fingers?"

"How does Madame know, our shopkeeper will lick his fingers when he reconciles accounts. Because after the fingers are moistened, it is good to turn over the account book. ”

"The murderer should be someone who is familiar with your shopkeeper, at least he has stayed in the inn for a short time and observed your shopkeeper's behavior and habits. This man is a master of poison and is very patient, and he sprinkles the pollen of mandala flowers on the account books and abacus that your shopkeeper often uses. "Keyuan

"This mandala flower has such a heavy fragrance, can't Zongli smell it?" Jiang Li asked.

"There's a pot of flowers here, right?" Yan Su asked the inn junior.

"Yes, there was a pot of flowers, and it was sent by an unknown guest. The shopkeeper of our family, who is also a vassal and elegant person, saw that the flowers were beautiful, and placed them on the counter for the guests to enjoy. Speaking of which, why are the flowers gone? ”

"What about the flowers?"

"It's fragrant, and it smells good. Why, is that also a mandala flower? ”

"No, if that man had sent a mandala, you should all be poisoned by now. The flower should have been deliberately sent by the murderer to cover up the fragrance of this mandala flower. In addition to this flower, there is also the sachet hanging on your shopkeeper's body. The smell of the sachet fat powder is very strong, and at first, I was deceived by it, and I didn't notice the floral fragrance of the mandala left on your shopkeeper. ”

"That sachet was given by our shopkeeper, could it be that this good one is also a murderer?" The innkeeper asked hesitantly.

"Probably not, it was the murderer who happened to learn that he had a sachet on him when he was observing your shopkeeper. It can only be said that everything is just in line with his calculations. ”

"Then how did this murderer know that the Zongli Society was poisoned tonight?"

"Even if you are a person who is poisoned, you will always have an estimate of the time when the poison will occur. As for whether it is poisoned tonight or tomorrow, it makes little difference to the murderer, because during the time of poisoning, all the preparations he should have made have been made. The reason why we were able to meet was purely coincidental. It's just that I don't understand why this murderer wants to spend so long to kill an ordinary innkeeper. ”

"It's also said, if there is really a grudge, wouldn't it be more neat to go down with a knife." Jiang Li also uses poison, but the poison of the killer organization is all sealed with blood, and it will not be like this murderer, who even uses a poison to grind and chirp.

"Forget it, we were just passing by, as for why this murderer wanted to poison Zongli, and use this mandala to hand it over to the local parents to deal with. What about Yunfei? Haven't come back yet? ”

Say Yun Fei, Yun Fei arrives.

"Master, madam, this Wuliu Town belongs to Guangping County, and the government of Guangping County is located in Guangping County, which is two hundred miles away from this Wuliu Town. I just went to the mayor, and the mayor said that there are rules in Wuliu Town, and you are not allowed to leave the town at night, even if you report to the official, you have to leave tomorrow morning. ”

"Two hundred miles?"

"I also wonder why the closest to Wuliu Town is Gaoyi County, so why is it under the control of Guangping County."

"The division of regions is all carefully considered, and there are also reasons for the previous dynasty, which is not something we can consider. Now that the mayor is here, leave this place to the mayor. Gu Changfeng held Yan Suwen's hand: "Madame is tired for a day, and she is frightened at night, so let Youbai light a soothing incense for Madame, and before dawn, she can rest for a while." ”

"A few masters, a few masters stay, this on-site processing, the old decay really won't be. Our Wuliu Town, although there are many rumors, but this is the first time we have encountered it. Although the old man is the mayor of the town, he is very old, and he can't handle many things. Looking at a few masters, it seems that they are from a big place, and they are well-informed, so please give me some advice. ”

"What are you pointing at, what is there to point out here, there are so many empty rooms in this inn, just find a random one to put people in, and then find two people to guard the door, don't let any messy cats and dogs go in and gnaw the corpses." If you feel that two people are not enough, then add two more, in short, you have to support the people of the government. As soon as the people from the government come, your business will be done. Oh, also, these people who live in the inn tonight, it's best not to let them leave, this belongs to the scene witnesses, and the county lord is probably going to interrogate. Don't be nervous, don't be nervous, say what you see, say what you know, and wait for the county master to ask, and it'll be fine. ”

"Those masters, did they all stay in the inn?" The old mayor asked tentatively.

"Of course, we don't want to touch the brows of other people's governments. Besides, this cooperation with the government investigation is what we ordinary people should share. Gu Yunfei stretched out his arm: "Yes, this help has been running for half a night, and I am also tired." ”

"This master, this young master, you can help see if this murderer will kill again at night." The old mayor looked at Gu Yunfei with a flattering expression, Gu Yunfei slowly lowered his arm and stared at the old mayor with a scrutinizing gaze: "Old man, how do you know that this ceremony was killed?" also a murderer. Did I tell you that he was killed? ”

"I didn't ...... Didn't you? The old mayor dodged his gaze and rubbed his sleeve against his face.

"What I told you is that the shopkeeper of the Xinyue Inn didn't know why he used chopsticks to poke his eyes blind, which was so hard that he directly killed him. Suicide, the message I passed on to you, but it has always been the suicide of the shopkeeper. Along the way, the young man didn't say anything, after arriving at this inn, the big guys also regarded themselves as yamen one by one, I want to ask the old man, how did you know that this ceremony was killed, and where did the word murderer come from? ”

"I don't know, probably when you were on the road, you said it casually, but you didn't pay attention to it." The old mayor's heart became more and more empty: "It's not early at this time, please go back to the room to rest." ”