Chapter 43: The Dead

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Xiao Qixin really couldn't worry about the murder, so he followed the people of the Nine Governors Gate to the scene to collect evidence and investigate, leaving Xie Lingxu to follow Chu Xiu and the others to continue to fight on the clues that were bigger than sesame. However, Chu Xiu's elm head and the investigation of the case are not on the same channel at all, Xie Lingxu felt that it was better to suffocate immediately if he pulled down his face to discuss the case with King You, and it was more appropriate to fight alone in this situation.

Xie Lingxu handed the note with red letters to Dr. Zhou:

"Doctor Zhou, do you know what this character is written in?"

Doctor Zhou, looking at the yellowed paper in the woman's hand, a trace of surprise flashed across his face, and then he said with a normal expression: "I'll try it......"

Seeing that he took the paper and looked at it, the slender five fingers of the protruding bone joints picked up the paper and sniffed it under his nose, Dr. Zhou closed his eyes and thought:

"Hiss......, it seems, chicken blood vine, rhodiola? I've been sitting on this paper for a long time, and the smell on it has faded......"

Doctor Zhou sniffed carefully: "Tsk...... I do not know. ”

Xie Lingxu looked at Doctor Zhou's expression, turned his head and asked when he raised his eyes, "Are they all medicinal herbs?" ”

Doctor Zhou nodded: "I can indeed smell the smell of a few doses of Chinese medicine, this is ...... What is it, it says it's ......"

Dr. Zhou looked at the handwriting on the paper and couldn't help but be surprised.

"Evidence of a murder, ask Dr. Zhou for help." Xie Lingxu said lightly.

"Really? Is there anything else you want to ask? ”

"Not yet." Xie Lingxu stretched out his hand: "Give me the note." ”

Doctor Zhou handed the paper he was holding to Xie Lingxu and smiled at the latter......

Xie Lingxu crossed his arms and looked at Dr. Zhou, who was busy checking the patient's pulse, and was suddenly interrupted by a cold voice:

"Any thoughts?"

Xie Lingxu was stunned, didn't turn his face and shook his head:

"It's not very clear yet."

"Ask Ning Jun."

Xie Lingxu was stunned for a moment, turned his head and happened to meet the cold gaze of the Shangyou King, and was silent for a moment, the latter lowered his head and walked towards the counter.

Xie Lingxu followed in the footsteps of King You, thinking that he was actually the same as he thought.

Ning Jun stretched his neck and grabbed the medicinal materials in front of the medicine cabinet and put them on the medicine scale, and the hand that was moving the scales paused when the two approached, with a somewhat strange expression.

Xie Lingxu: "Are you free, I want to ask you something." ”

Ning Jun nodded and put down the utensils in his hand, knowing that he had to answer the former's question if he was free or not.

"When did you meet Dr. Zhou? How long have you been here? ”

Ning Jun thought for a while: "My parents died early, and they entrusted me to Dr. Zhou when I was five or six years old, and since then, I have been helping in the store. ”

"Dr. Zhou's daughter, have you seen it?"

Xie Lingxu saw that Ning Jun's cheeks were slightly red, and his expression was a little subtle: "See ...... I've seen it. ”

"How much do you know about her?"

"Dr. Zhou's daughter, named Zhou Jingyue, is one year younger than me. At that time, he and I helped out with some small things in the shop, and sometimes went up the mountain to collect some medicinal herbs. ”

Xie Lingxu's eyes lowered: "How is the relationship between Zhou Jingyue and her father?" ”

Ning Jun was stunned: "Relationship...... They have a good relationship, Dr. Zhou, and they love their daughter very much. ”

"Hmm...... So, what about you? Do you like Zhou Jingyue? ”

Ning Jun's face was red to the root of his ears, and he said a little shyly: "I ......, Jingyue people are very good, very kind, and no one ...... Would not like her. ”

Xie Lingxu nodded clearly: "Well, then do you know where she went later?" ”

Ning Jun lowered his head uncertainly: "No, I don't know." Jingyue She ...... She later left with the others. ”

"You haven't been looking for her?"

"Jingyue cut off contact with us, and Dr. Zhou never mentioned her again, maybe she didn't want to disturb her new life."

"Really......"

Ning Jun avoided Xie Lingxu's eyes, and unnaturally poured a pile of uneven Chinese medicine in front of him.

Xie Lingxu turned around and said to the people beside him: "Let's go, Xiao ......, King You." ”

On the way back to the palace, everyone happened to meet Xiao Qixin who came over.

Xie Lingxu: "How is it?" Didn't find out? ”

"Several suspects have been discovered, and it is estimated that the murderer will be found in the retrial."

"Then why do you still look like you're so burnt."

Xiao Qixin shook his head: "Guess what, just now someone found a male corpse in the dry well in the palace. ”

The Royal Palace –

The corpse that was carried out of the dry well by the patrol of the Nine Governors Gate was resting on its back on the gravel road, and Xie Lingxu pushed away the crowd and walked to the corpse.

After examining the corpse on the side, he reported:

"It is preliminarily concluded that the deceased was a eunuch, and the specific identity has yet to be ascertained. The time of death was at least seven days ago, and the cause of death was severe head injury after throwing into the well, and then suffocation due to hypoxia. ”

Xie Lingxu looked at the clothes worn by the deceased, thinking that this person's status should not be low. Pinching his nose and going around to see his face, he couldn't help but smack his tongue when he glanced at it.

The deceased is estimated to have landed on the ground first, and the bones of his face have been broken into a flat plate, and the flesh and blood are blurred and completely unrecognizable.

Xie Lingxu looked back at the other parts of the corpse.

Xiao Qixin: "Okay, find someone to identify, and find out the identity of this person as soon as possible." ”

After instructing the people of the Nine Governors, Xiao Qixin touched his chin and said, "Tsk...... This man died seven days ago, the eunuch of the palace...... Eh, Xiao Jie, you say, does he have anything to do with this serial murder? ”

Xie Lingxu flipped through the clothes of the deceased and said:

"Possibly."

"What are you doing?"

"Look at the clothes of the deceased, his clothes are of the best materials, I think he is at least about the same status as Gonggong Shen, is there anyone in the palace in the Jiudumen who reported that the whereabouts of a father-in-law are unknown?"

"I asked about this, and the people of the Nine Governors Sect said that there had never been such a case."

"Hmm......" Xie Lingxu frowned, groped with his hand on the deceased's clothes, and then took off the sample from the placket: "Xiao Qixin, look ......"

The latter immediately stepped forward, looked at the finger-sized object in Xie Lingxu's hand, and looked up at her, "This ......"

Pendant earrings in the shape of flower petals......

Xiao Qixin looked at the earrings used by the woman in Xie Lingxu's hand, and then looked at the man on the ground with a mess of nose and eyes: "What kind of fetish does this person have...... thinking about how prodigal he must have been during his lifetime.

Xie Lingxu glanced at the former and signaled him not to think nonsense: "The iron part is a little rusty, it looks like it should be some years, you take this thing first, and now you need to determine the identity of the deceased as soon as possible." ”

"But this person's face is ruined like this, I'm afraid it's not easy to find out."

"The deceased is not an ordinary little eunuch, there should be many people who know him, and there is always a way to find out if you ask more people."

Xiao Qixin took back the single earring and asked Xie Lingxu:

"By the way, how are your injuries?"

"Much better, no more problems."

Xiao Qixin raised his eyebrows: "So fast, your recovery ability is okay!" ”

"Oh...... Perhaps, the medicine given by Dr. Zhou is more effective. Xie Lingxu didn't pay attention, stood up and patted the dust and sand on the corner of his clothes.

Xiao Qixin: "It's not early, you go back and rest first." ”

Xie Lingxu said that in fact, he didn't have to treat himself as a wounded person at all, and with his current strength, he could pick up a sword and fight in minutes. But there is no need to do your job dutifully at this moment, and the opportunity to rest should not be in vain.

"Hmm...... Then I'll go first. ”

"Eh, wouldn't it be safe for you to go back alone? Do you want someone to take you back? ”

Xie Lingxu smiled: "No need, I can't let people guard me wherever I go." ”

Xiao Qixin didn't persuade him more, and nodded: "That's okay, but you pay more attention." ”

"I know ......"