Xiao Qinglang's gaze swept over the Dan Furnace, and he gestured to Tang Qiao that he was continuing to look for the person who used the Dan Furnace last night.

After Tang Qiao was leaving, Xu Chu walked to Xiao Qinglang's side and asked in a low voice, "What's wrong?" ”

Xiao Qinglang looked at the gems on the Dan furnace and said thoughtfully, "That gem is also a thing in the palace." If I'm not mistaken, it should be Dong Guifei's funeral goods. ”

"In addition, in his later years, the first emperor was also obsessed with alchemy for two years, and the Dragon Flying Phoenix Pill Furnace was secretly cast by him. This matter is considered a secret obscurity, and even the inner court has not recorded it. It's just that although this matter has been suppressed, it's not that no one knows about it. ”

Xu Chu looked at him in astonishment, and said with difficulty, "It's something flowing out of the palace again?" That"

Just in an instant, she faintly understood the worry in Xiao Qinglang's heart, this thing is a thing in the palace, and it is rare in the world. If it is known by someone with a heart, it will inevitably cause a storm in the market. And the spearhead of the turmoil will be directed at the royal family, even today

The two of them found their expressions solemn, but when they were silent, they heard a commotion not far away.

Xiao Qinglang and Xu Chu turned around and looked over, and saw that the guards were stopping the angry Ning Subai out of the ruins. And the guards, who had already been made clear and knew that the lord of Mingzhu County followed King Jing'an to learn detective skills, only let Xiao Mingzhu, who was dressed neatly, in, so that Ning Subai shouted again.

Xiao Qinglang was so angry by the noise that he just wanted to pretend that he didn't see him, but he saw that he was already waving his hand at this side from afar.

"Lord Wang, Lord Xu is here, I'm here" His face was full of excitement, as if he had met an acquaintance in a restaurant tea house, and he didn't look solemn or nervous at all because of the discovery of many corpses.

On the contrary, Xu Chu inexplicably saw a trace of eagerness and excitement on his face

She looked at Xiao Qinglang's twitching temples, and glanced away from Ning Subai with a very good look.

"Sister Chu, how is it now? Have you started an autopsy? Xiao Mingzhu came to Xu Chu, spontaneously put on gloves and a mask, looked at the corpse and asked.

Xu Chu shook his head, "It's not started yet, Inspector Cao is still looking for the body in the dark room, and we will have to go down to the dark room to take a look later." ”

As he was talking, Inspector Cao suddenly probed out of the dark room, and said with a strange face, "Lord Wang, my lord, there is a secret door in the dark room, and inside is a very small alchemy room, but the furnishings are a little strange, and a lot of blood stains have been found."

Xiao Qinglang glanced at Xu Chu, and Xu Chu said directly, "Lord Wang, go down and take a look first." ”

Xiao Qinglang also knew that Xu Chu was more professional than himself in inspecting this kind of thing. In the narrow dark room, there are Cao Inspector and two guards, if you add yourself, Mingzhu and Xu Chu, I am afraid that it will be even more unfavorable to check the situation.

Thinking of this, he bowed his head and instructed, "Be careful." I will leave Wei Guang behind, if you are in trouble, just call him directly. Later, I will first take someone to the village to inquire about the situation, this matter is very important, if there are really people who have been refining pills here for a long time, it is impossible that there is no clue at all. ”

Xu Chu nodded, thought for a moment and said, "There is also the whereabouts of the nursing home here." Although Master Dong doesn't live here every day, it is impossible for the Dong family to leave a single nursing home in such a large mansion. But now, there is no one here, and no one has come until now, which is really unreasonable. ”

Just as her words fell, she heard Ning Subai, who had just been a little silent, suddenly raised her voice and shouted worriedly at Xiao Qinglang and Xu Chu, "Hey, Lord Xu, can you hear me?" ”

After shouting, he seemed to be muttering something. But looking at the faces of the two guards who stopped him, he knew that those words must be out of tune.

Xiao Qinglang's face turned a little dark, and he said helplessly: "I didn't expect that the ears of a Japanese king would also be arranged."

As soon as these words came out, Xu Chu raised his eyebrows, "The person who can make the prince deflated, Ning Shizi should be the first." ”

At least, it was the first one she had ever seen, and this was Ning Shizi's ability.

When she was about to go down to the dark room, Xu Chu still cautiously gave Xiao Mingzhu a Suhe incense yuan, although she always felt that the effect was not great, but it was better than nothing.

In the dark room, it was dark and damp, mixed with strange fragrances and disgusting breaths, even if it was a person like Xu Chu who was used to smelling all kinds of stench, he had to hold his breath for a while.

At this time, the dark room was already lit with candlesticks and torches, so it was bright. It's just that under the light of this lamp, the situation in the room inside the dark room is becoming more and more weird.

I saw that in the small room, all the spells in yellow paper and red letters were as far as the eye could see, and in the center there was a black pill furnace made of unknown materials, which was carved with dragon-shaped patterns, and there were many alien beasts that were not obvious.

Not far from the side of the Dan furnace, there was a small bed more than a foot long, and at the foot of the bed there was an iron frame with a chain. The iron frame was more than half a foot above the surface of the bed, and there were some dried blood stains on it.

Xu Chu stepped forward and touched the chain with blood stains, the root of the chain was already a little rusty, but only the blood stains were still very smooth. It can be seen that the people who act here often use this shelf, and they often wipe it.

Just when Xu Chu motioned for Xiao Mingzhu and Cao Inspector to look around, Xiao Mingzhu suddenly slipped under his feet, as if he had stepped on something extremely sticky. She looked down and saw through the torch a menacing mask covered in blackened blood

I don't know what the mask is made of, and it reflects a cold and cold dark light in the light of the fire, and the scalp of the person watching it is tense, and he does not dare to look at it more.

Xu Chu held her steady, and then bent down to pick up the mask. When she picked it up, she realized that there was a layer of rotten flesh stuck to the inside of the mask, and there were some wriggling maggots on it.

Xiao Mingzhu's scalp was numb, and she didn't even dare to swallow her saliva, lest she retched out from swallowing.

And Inspector Cao's expression was not good, obviously he had never encountered such a strange scene.

As for the two guards with torches, their lips were tightly closed, and they glanced directly to the side. If it weren't for the fact that the two of them followed the prince and Miss Xu to see a lot of strange corpses of all kinds, I am afraid that their stomachs would have been tumbling by now.

For a moment, the two of them didn't know whether to rejoice or mourn their luck. Whenever you are on duty, you can always encounter a murder

Xu Chu carefully looked at the carrion and maggots on the inside of the mask under the firelight, and said after a moment, "This is a mask taken from a corpse that has been decomposed, so the inside of the mask is stuck with rotten flesh and blackened blood. In addition, based on the length of the maggots, as well as the environment and temperature in the dark room, it can be inferred that the person was dead for at least eight to nine days. ”

"Sister Chu, can you determine the time of death based on maggots?" Although Xiao Mingzhu was a little sick to her stomach, she was really curious when she heard Xu Chu guessing the time of death in the size of maggots.

Since she came back from Jinzhou City, she has officially joined the Three Law Division, although she is not proficient in the way of autopsy and detective, but she has also learned a lot. Like what Xu Chu said today, she really hadn't heard of it.

Mo said that it was Xiao Mingzhu, and at this time, even Inspector Cao's movements slowed down, and he looked at Xu Chu with burning eyes.

Since the envoy case, he has gone through all the cases of Xu Chu who participated in the autopsy. From this, I learned a lot of unheard of autopsy techniques and skills.

Originally, he wanted to find some mistakes that could make Xu Chu ugly, but after looking at it several times, let alone finding mistakes, he was shocked and impressed. So much so that for several nights in a row, he couldn't sleep all night, endlessly copying out the new methods and conclusions she used.

Although some of them seem to be fantastical, but when you speculate carefully, it makes him unable to refute it. Even, he cheekily went to the doctor several times to ask questions, and the conclusion he came to was the same as the conclusion Xu Chu reached.

In other words, in addition to the basic autopsy, she also knows a lot about medical science.

In fact, it's not just him, since she came to prominence in the capital with the case of the envoy group, there have been many people in prison who have secretly found fault with her. Especially after the emperor specially named her as the maid of Dali Temple, there are countless capable people who slander and speculate on her in private.

Now, in addition to those books that have made her a legend, and some people who praise her for the people's life, the rest of the people in the capital are all kinds of people who list the cases she has investigated into books, and want to find out the problems from them to pull her off the altar. And most of those people are officials who are older, accusing her of causing trouble in the world, or some villains who are not reused, and who are jealous of her, but no matter what kind of person she is, she is now pushed to the forefront.

But the parties who are on the cusp of the storm have no reaction to this

Thinking of this, Inspector Cao admired Xu Chu more and more.

In fact, he thought about this a lot, Xu Chu was not indifferent, but the rumors and rumors in the capital and the turmoil in the secret, she didn't know yet. First, she is unfamiliar with the place here, and she is a newcomer, so she doesn't often go out to hang out. Second, there are also Xiao Qinglang who secretly shielded her from those unbearable words. Thirdly, her official affairs, after all, were specially approved by the emperor, and there was the acquiescence of the Manchu Dynasty's civil and military ministers after the murder of the envoys, so outsiders did not dare to attack her in a grand manner.

Now, she mentioned that the time of death is estimated by the growth of maggots, although it is a bit unbelievable, but it makes Inspector Cao subconsciously feel that this statement will not be false.