Chapter Twenty-Three: The Vanishing Peach
"Squeak!!"
Peel away the sticky mud.
Xiao Douding didn't care that his body was stained with mud and dust because of this, holding an earthy yellow stone about the size of his head, and ran to Li Changan to offer a treasure.
"It's ......"
Li Changan squatted down and took the things handed by Xiaodouding.
It looks like a stone on the outside, but when you hold it in your hand, you feel a hint of warmth.
He rubbed vigorously on the surface of the stone, trying to wipe away any remaining dirt from it.
The surface of the stone is pitted and uneven.
After wiping off most of the soil, a faint smell of sulfur also penetrated Li Changan's nose.
He frowned slightly.
"Copper Mine."
"Copper Mine?"
Gu Li's head leaned over.
Xiao Fan also ran over in twos and threes, stood on Li Changan's shoulder, and squeezed his head together.
"Meow~~" (Is it worth it?) )
"It's worth it." Li Changan said casually.
"Is it worth it?"
Gu Li glanced at Xiao Huan, then at Li Changan, and finally his gaze fell on the copper fire mine.
She couldn't understand the communication between Li Changan and Xiao Fan, but she roughly guessed it.
The corners of Li Changan's mouth twitched, glanced at her, and stood up.
"To you, it's about the same as a stone on the side of the road."
Compared to the fruit she took out earlier, it was far worse.
"Huh." Gu Li nodded thoughtfully.
Li Changan narrowed his eyes, feeling the warmth from the copper fire mine, and said in a slightly heavy tone:
"But there is a peculiarity of copper fireworks."
Under the gaze of the two spirit beasts and Gu Li, he continued:
"The ignition point of copper fire ore is very low, but the temperature that can be generated is extremely high, and it is one of the indispensable auxiliary materials for many pharmaceutical agents that need to be adjusted at high temperatures suddenly."
"Low ignition point?"
Li Changan nodded.
Just as he knew about the reason for the crab.
As one of the branches of the history of spirit animals, the archaeology major has a course on copper and fire mines.
Because archaeology inevitably has to deal with some ores, if you can't identify the copper and fire mines, a shovel down, it is not just a high temperature, but an explosion!
"This mine actually produces copper and fire mines with very low ignition points?"
Although Gu Li is simple, she is not stupid, on the contrary, she is still very smart.
Vaguely understood Li Changan's expression and the copper fire mine what he meant.
Tentatively asked:
"Are you trying to say that Yang Jiande's death may have something to do with the copper and fire mines?"
Without waiting for Li Changan to answer, she continued to analyze along this point.
"The dust content in the mine is very high, and it may carry the dust of copper and fire mines, and it may not matter if you ingest it slightly, but once you ingest a large amount.......
People like Yang Jiande, who have been working in the mine for a long time, may have excessive intake, and once they touch the ignition point of the copper and fire mine, it may be ........"
"Spontaneous combustion."
Li Changan finally added her guess and gave an answer.
Gu Li was stunned.
"In other words, Yang Jiande's death may really be just an accident?"
Speaking of this, her eyes flickered and looked at Li Changan.
"Solved the case?"
Gu Li was even a little excited.
Having never been exposed to this kind of thing, she participated in the investigation of a case for the first time, which gave her the illusion of reading a detective novel.
It's just that this time she was personally involved in the investigation.
made Gu Li's heart feel extremely satisfied.
But Li Changan didn't respond, just frowned and silently rubbed the ore in his hand.
In fact, it is not impossible to speculate.
But there were a few doubts that made him hesitate.
First, in document B32, there are traces of spirit beast activities, if you follow Gu Li's guess, where do the traces of spirit beasts come from?
Second, Yang Jiande is not the only one working in the mine, why is he the only one who dies in the end?
Third, what exactly is the thing that the doorman said leaked?
It was precisely because of these points that he did not dare to assert that Yang Jiande's death was completely accidental.
"It's hard to say."
Li Changan carefully put away the copper and fire mine, and then ordered Xiao Douding to dig out the spirit core of the clay slime from the mess of mud left by the clay slime.
It is a pure white crystal the size of a thumb.
It's just that the halo is a little dim and not crystal clear enough.
The spirit core is one of the products unique to spirit beasts, and almost every spirit beast must have a spirit core.
This thing also has some value, especially for some pharmacists.
After cleaning up, Li Changan got up and looked around, and after making sure that there was nothing missing, he raised his feet and walked outside.
This trip to the mine is also a small gain.
"Can't say?"
Looking at Li Changan, who was about to leave after doing everything, Gu Li hurriedly chased after him and asked, "Why is it hard to say?" ”
Li Changan shook his head.
"It's just a feeling."
He didn't elaborate, lest Gu Li ask again and again.
The main thing is that there are some problems that he hasn't figured out himself.
"Whew....."
Gu Li replied sullenly.
I just felt that the interest of the "detective" that had finally risen was swept away all of a sudden.
The two barely communicated along the way, thinking about each other.
Until you get out of the mine.
The light of the dawn on the side of the "Tianhe" dimmed, and the blue moon gradually revealed a light blue glow.
Li Changan saw the luxury car parked at the entrance of the mine.
Suddenly, he said:
"I want to visit Yang Jiande's wife tomorrow."
"Oh."
Gu Li was a little dejected, pulling a delicate small satchel.
reacted suddenly, raised his head suddenly, and looked at Li Changan with some surprise.
Then I saw him turn his head sideways and look at the other side.
The voice came.
"Ahem. I didn't want to use the identity of the Security Bureau, so ...... Can you use the identity of the Helong Mine to condole? ”
Gu Li's head jerked slightly.
"Of course!"
The fire of the "detective" that had just been extinguished was ignited again.
"I'll send a car to pick you up tomorrow morning!" Gu Li took the initiative to say.
"No, I don't. At ten o'clock in the morning, Yang Jiande met at the door of his house. Li Changan said.
"Good!"
Gu Li didn't force it.
After getting a satisfactory result, the excited Gu Li waved his hand at Li Changan, and said with a bit of innocence and playfulness: "Then see you tomorrow!" ”
As she spoke, she winked at the cat's little phantom again.
"And you, little one."
"Meow~~"
Xiao Phantom also waved his paw cooperatively.
Seeing this, Gu Li's smile instantly became even happier, and his eyes were bent into a crescent moon.
When she walked to the car, Gu Li put away her innocent little girl's appearance and restored her original quiet and elegant posture.
The car drove for a while.
She quietly pinched her cheeks, her eyes flowing, and the corners of her mouth turned up a little.
Soul Master, Spirit Beast, Battle, Investigation....... Is this the magnificent and colorful world of the Soul Master?
She was getting more and more eager to become a spirit master.
Immediately, I thought of Xiao Fan's cute appearance, and couldn't help but smile brightly.
Tomorrow...... What should I bring as a gift?
...
"No more knives now?"
Seeing the car Gu Li was riding in disappear into the distance, Li Changan couldn't help but tease Xiao Phantom, who had just put down his claws.
Hearing this, Xiao Phantom's face turned pale, and he looked like he was illuminated by the light of the righteous path.
"Meow~~" (She's a good person.) )
How can you slash a good person?
Li Changan chuckled.
It's really simple for small things to distinguish good guys from bad guys.
Never adulterated with any water.
I looked at the sky again.
"Gotta hurry home."
"Meow?"
Li Changan opened his legs, strode out of the mine, and walked in the direction of home.
Others have luxury cars, and he is not bad, he has his luxury eleven bus.
At the same time, he explained:
"The fruit you ate is a good thing, and you can't have a passionate training session before it is fully digested?"
Xiao Phantom's expression was stunned.
"Meow, meow?" (Are you serious?) )
"Wasn't it originally planned, just a little bit earlier."
He had planned morning and night exercises, so that he could progress faster without delaying the progress of the task and the investigation.
A little early?
Xiao Phantom also looked up at the sky.
How early is it?
saw Li Changan's serious face and said seriously:
"Little Phantom, in order to become stronger!"
In Xiao Huan's mind, the words that Li Changan told him on the bus back to Ningyuan County immediately appeared.
Its expression grew serious.
"Meow!" (That's right, for the sake of small dried fish!) )
Let's talk about it.
Whoosh –
Jumped straight out.
Why wait until you get home from training?
On the road!
...
...
Before nightfall, Li Changan took the two little ones back to the familiar bungalow.
It's just that.
At this moment, he stood in the courtyard like a chicken, looking at the peach tree in the courtyard in a daze, just like the cicada next to him.
"Brother, what did you do?" Lu Chan moved his mouth and said in a daze.
Li Changan squinted at his sister beside him, and said a little angrily: "I'm the one who does this kind of thing? ”
Lu Chan didn't seem to see it, still looking at the peach tree in front of him, and whispered:
"You took me with you when you were a kid."
Li Changan: "......"
I saw that on the peach tree in front of them, it was originally full of fruits, and it was ......
It's still there.
But the flesh is gone, and only the bare ...... are left
Peach pits!
And.
The peach pit is intact and there is not a trace of flesh left on it.
I don't know, I think locusts are transiting.
Li Changan was laughed at angrily.
"I said that when I went out in the morning, the two little things were like they had done something bad."
He remembered the appearance of Xiao Fan and Xiao Douding in the morning.
At first, I thought they had done something bad, but then I thought that there was nothing at home that could be fooled by them.
Unexpectedly, as soon as I came back, I saw this messy scene.
Whew-
A gust of wind blew.
The leaves on the peach tree rustle.
But the more this is the case, the more abrupt the bare peach pits become.
"Small! Fantasy!! Li Changan gritted his teeth and spit out two words from between his teeth.
Sou!!!
The little black cat, who had already sensed something wrong, jumped out of his clothes.
It's a shame.
Li Changan, who had been prepared for a long time, held down his clothes before it was ready to jump out.
Ultimately.
He grabbed Phantom's tail firmly.
"Meow! Meow! ”
No matter how Xiao Phantom struggles, as long as it doesn't dare to really make a move on Li Changan, it can't break free.
The weak and helpless Xiao Phantom squatted on the ground, surrounded by Li Changan and Lu Chan.
It had a pitiful expression.
Holding one paw, the other tapping three times clockwise on his chest and head.
Finally, he smiled.
"Meow ......" (I said I just taste, do you believe it?) )
"Believe you, big-headed ghost!"
Li Changan took the lead, followed by Lu Chan.
The dog tail grass which I prepared in advance is immediately greeted.
"Meow! Meow! ”
Xiao Phantom, who was "tortured", trembled all over, but it finally made a decision.
"Meow!" (I have a comrade!) )
Bang Bang –
Holding pine nuts on the side to watch the lively little bean Ding had a dull expression, and the pine nuts slipped from its hands.
It seems to ...... Betrayed?