Ding Qin himself didn't know if it was because of his weak physique, or because of what he had experienced in the past, he would be so sensitive to the smell of blood.

Standing in the middle of the hall, he shouted inside, "Is there anyone?"

However, the room was empty and no one responded.

Ding Qin had an ominous premonition. He cautiously took a few steps inside and saw a door that led to the Backrooms.

The Backrooms are used for treatment. There are several beds, each with its own curtain or screen. Of course, this is not the main reason for attracting Ding Qin.

The first thing Ding Qin saw was the reflection on the ground.

The outside light shone through, creating a noticeable reflection on the ground. And this reflection is not the ground, but blood.

Blood still flowing!

The blood was still flowing, and now it had just crossed the threshold and was flowing out of the hall.

Ding Qin walked a few more steps, but saw that there was a bed next to it, and there were several people who looked like Lang Zhong. Some people have completely stiffened, while others are still slowly bleeding from their wounds.

His brows furrowed, and he was hesitating to step forward, when he suddenly saw one of them, and his body twitched.

Is he still alive?

Ding Qin didn't think about it anymore, and stepped out directly. Unable to care about the blood on the ground, he stepped forward and flattened the man's body.

The man had received a fatal blow to the neck, and judging from the speed of blood flow now, it should have dried up. Ding Qin tried, but he had no breath. The convulsions just now are actually the natural reaction of the human nerves during the near-death experience.

Looking at the other people, they were all hit in the neck. Moreover, their hands and feet have been tied, and when they are attacked, they have no power to fight back.

If it is just one person and falls to the ground with an injury, it may be because of an argument and he misses his hand. But it's definitely not an accident that everyone in a hospital is tied up and killed in the same way.

Ding Qin stood up slowly, only to find that after the toss just now, his body was already full of blood.

You must tell Gu Hongyan about this situation immediately!

This thought floated in Ding Qin's heart. He turned around and was about to go out, when he saw a man standing outside at the door.

A woman with a child in her arms.

"Ah!" she cried out so sharply that she almost dropped the child to the ground.

At this moment, Ding Qin no longer knew how to explain. Or rather, trying to explain what is already futile.

He stood still. He was afraid that if he moved, the woman would be frightened even more.

After standing there for a moment, the woman pulled her legs and ran. After leaving the hospital, her shrill voice rang out in the streets, "Kill, kill, kill!"

Ding Qin smiled bitterly. He knows that he may not be able to easily break away from the relationship in the eyes of people. Although Gu Hongyan should be able to believe in himself, it will inevitably take a certain amount of time to make it clear.

Taking a deep breath, Ding Qin set his eyes on a group of medicinal herb cabinets on the wall.

The cabinets in the back room are generally used to store relatively valuable medicinal materials. Now, the cabinets have been pulled open and some of them have fallen to the floor.

Obviously, someone is looking for some medicinal herbs here.

Could it be that just because of some medicinal herbs, you killed these Langzhong?

In this way, either this person is acting too recklessly, or what he is looking for is some kind of precious medicinal herb that is really rare and rare.

Ding Qin sighed, glanced at the corpses on the ground again, slowly walked out of the inner room, and sat under a lamp in the outer hall.

He knew he couldn't go. If you leave, you can't tell yourself.

In a short time, someone arrived. Most of these people were residents of the neighborhood, and they came in a hurry, and some of them brought weapons such as kitchen knives or burning sticks.

Maybe they thought that Ding Qin had already left. However, seeing Ding Qin sitting in the hall covered in blood, they were startled and gathered at the door one by one, but no one dared to step forward.

Ding Qin sat there calmly, neither speaking nor moving. From the performance of these people, he knew that these people would not come in.

They must be waiting for someone, like the person in charge of policing in the town.

As Ding Qin expected, they just surrounded the exit, but no one stepped forward. After some more time, someone shouted from behind the crowd, "Let's let me go, the sheriff is here." ”

The crowd made a way out of the way, and the sheriff walked into the hall through the passage with a few men with waist knives.

After seeing Ding Qin under the lamp, the sheriff was obviously stunned.

He knew Ding Qin.

He is one of Gu Hongyan's right-hand men, and in one day, he has already met Ding Qin several times.

He knew Ding Qin's identity, and he knew Ding Qin's contributions in this operation. Of course, he knows more about how brave and good the team led by Ding Qin is.

But now, this hero has become a murderer in the blink of an eye?

He couldn't believe it.

Ding Qin actually recognized him. Taking a deep breath, Ding Qin said, "You're here." ”

The sheriff appeared to be unusually poised. He first turned to the crowd outside the door, "The vigilantes are now officially taking over the case. Both inside and outside the medical hall are investigation areas, so please disperse if you have no questions. In view of the meritorious work of your report, after the facts are clarified, you will be rewarded for your meritorious deeds. ”

When the sheriff heard this, the men talked left and right, and began to retreat in twos and threes. After leaving, the sheriff asked the security personnel brought to close the door of the medical hall, and while letting people go to the back room to investigate the situation, he sat opposite Ding Qin, "Ding ...... Ding Gongzi, what's going on?"

Ding Qin smiled bitterly, "I don't know either." I came here to ask Lang Zhong here to help see a doctor. But when I came, there was no answer. When I walked to the back room, I saw that it was already covered in blood. At that time, there was a person whose body moved, and I wanted to save someone, but I realized that it was too late. Someone may have come to see a doctor, and when they saw that I was covered in blood, they called someone. I knew that if I left, I might not be able to tell, so I simply stayed. ”

The magistrate listened very carefully, and kept paying attention to Ding Qin's expression. Seeing that there was not the slightest hint of hypocrisy in Ding Qin's eyes and tone, he basically believed the process of Ding Qin's narration. "If so, that's a coincidence. It's just that in this way, in the hearts of those people, you have to completely whitewash, unless you find the murderer, it is not easy. ”

Ding Qin said, "I will cooperate with your investigation." Just now, I also saw the scene. These people, the time of death is not consistent. In addition, it is clear that the people who killed them are looking for something. ”

The sheriff nodded, "Okay, we'll look into it." In addition, in order to prevent unnecessary trouble, you may have to stay with us at the Ministry of Public Security for these two days. Of course, I will ask Mayor Gu for instructions, and if he thinks it is inappropriate, I will do what he wants. ”

Ding Qin said, "It's okay. ”

The two did not talk for long, and the person who entered the house to inspect the house gave the sheriff a preliminary report of the results. The injuries of several people who died were basically the same, and the preliminary judgment was that they were caused by short blades. The medicine cabinet in the house is in chaos, because there are no medicines in and out of the account at the moment, and it is not known what is missing, and it will take time to thoroughly investigate.

Speaking of the short blade, the man also glanced at the dagger on Ding Qin's waist, intentionally or unintentionally.

Ding Qin still smiled bitterly. He hoped that one day, when his memory returned, he would find that he had not been such an unlucky person before.

After staying here for a while, the sheriff and Ding Qin went to the place where Gu Hongyan was. Of course, in order to avoid attracting too much attention, he found a set of clothes for Ding Qin to change into.

Gu Hongyan was also quite surprised by the changes in the medical hall. He also made it clear to the sheriff that although those people in the hospital were also the targets of purge, they must be thoroughly investigated if such a vicious case occurred.

At the same time, he is similar, Ding Qin is not a murderer. He proposed to let Ding Qin continue to live in the reception office of Binhu Town, but Ding Qin insisted on going to the Ministry of Public Security.

He understands where he stands.

The place where the police can live is only a detention cell, except for the dormitories of the security officers. Gu Hongyan specially confessed that Ding Qin could not be offended, so the magistrate specially vacated his dormitory for Ding Qin to live in.

In this way, you can stay here for two days.

Over the course of two days, there was some progress in the investigation at the clinic.

By examining the wound on the neck, the security officers found that the wound was not regular, and it was judged that although the murder weapon was a short blade, it was not sharp. Later, in a corner of the back room, a pair of bloody scissors was found. Through the test, the wound cut with scissors was basically the same as that of the neck of these people.

It's just that this can only rule out that the wounds of these people have nothing to do with Ding Qin's dagger, and Ding Qin is still suspicious.

Through the comparison of the accounts of medicinal materials, the security officers found that the medicine cabinet on the inner layer was missing two kinds of medicinal materials. One is called Tianmu San, and the other is called Zijin Ye. Although both herbs are high-grade herbs, they are not rare varieties. It wasn't until they consulted old doctors elsewhere that people learned that these two herbs, after being blended in a certain amount and boiled in a specific way, could form a new herb called the Drunken Elixir.

The drunken elixir is taken with water, which can give people a fairyland-like pleasure, so it will be used as analgesia during surgery. However, because this drug is addictive, it is a restricted drug that is rarely used.

In this way, the cause of the case is basically determined. If nothing else, it should be someone who has used the drunken elixir and gradually become addicted to it and come in search of medicinal materials.

It's just that, through the investigation of all the residents of Binhu Town, no one has ever used the drunken elixir, not even the name, let alone knows how to use these two medicinal materials to synthesize the drunken elixir.

In the entire Binhu Town, only Ding Qin is an outsider. In this way, his suspicion is even heavier.

What's more, he said he had a disease.

When the magistrate told Ding Qin about these circumstances, although he did not ask Ding Qin if he knew about the situation of the drunken elixir, obviously, in his heart, he did not rule out Ding Qin's suspicion, even if Gu Hongyan thought that Ding Qin could not be the murderer.

Ding Qin doesn't know how to explain it now. He once thought that he could calmly wait for the day when the water would come to light. But now, he found that things were not as smooth as he thought.

A faint sorrow gradually rose in his heart. It was in the midst of this mood that a security officer came to tell him that someone from outside had come to see him.