The afternoon sun swayed down with a strong penetrating power, and Shen Qi propped his left hand in front of his eyes, bowing his head slightly, not daring to open his eyes wide.

That's what it's like to be alive!

The moment he came out of the mountain temple, Shen Qi actually had the illusion of being reincarnated.

"Gross-"

You don't have to look back at Shen Qi to know that it is Yu Cheng'an.

It turned out that the two of them had already gone in for half a pillar of incense time. At first, Shen Qiqiang endured the churning in his stomach and carefully examined Wang Yuanwai's corpse. Later, Yu Chengan estimated that he had to approach to investigate for the sake of face.

But after just one glance, Yu Chengan screamed and retreated to the door, almost collapsing to the ground. In the end, with the help of Shen Qi's internal force, he barely stood up straight, but he didn't dare to step forward to investigate.

In the end, because the body was burned too seriously, Shen Qi investigated for a long time and found no other clues, so he had to give up.

Seeing Shen Qi walking past his eyes expressionlessly, Yu Cheng'an glanced back deadly, and happened to see the head of the corpse, so he couldn't hold back anymore and rushed out of the door.

"Brother Yu? Xiao Shen Qi ......"

Seeing Yu Cheng'an's reaction, Jiu'er naturally guessed something, and her face turned slightly pale.

Shen Qi walked to Jiu'er's side, exhaled lightly, and then hugged Jiu'er fiercely!

"You, you, let go!" Jiu'er was startled and struggled.

"I'll ......"

Yu Cheng'an couldn't help but burst into a foul mouth, looked at Shen Qi with wide eyes, and secretly gave a thumbs up in his heart.

Shen Qi hugged Jiu'er tighter and harder, his body trembled a little, and said, "Jiu'er, let me hug you, I'...... I'm scared!"

Jiu'er was stunned, and her movements stopped.

What's going on? Why is he afraid? It's just a corpse, why is his body shaking so much?

Jiu'er couldn't help but be confused.

There was a faint fragrance from the jade man in his arms, and Shen Qi's heart gradually settled down.

After a long time, there was no sound of retching on Yu Chengan's side, but Shen Qi was reluctant to let go of his embrace. Gently stroking Jiu'er's back, the tip of his nose touched the green silk of the jade man, itchy.

Shen Qi's heart was also itchy.

"Xiao Shen Qi, you are getting bolder and bolder. Jiu'er's cold voice came.

Shen Qi was taken aback and almost let go. But he gritted his teeth, hugged Jiu'er tightly again, and said softly: "I have taken a closer look, and that gold tooth is indeed on the corpse." ”

"So...... That's why you won't let go, right?"

"The corpse...... The incineration was so severe that it was impossible to identify it with the naked eye. Shen Qi continued.

"Is that why you don't let go?"

“...... I think we should go back and ask Wang Wan......"

"So what? You still won't let go?"

“...... I can't bear to ......," Shen Qi finally admitted in a low voice.

"Then do you think now is the time to do something like this?" Jiu'er's voice was still cold.

"Hug for a while, okay? for a while. Shen Qi pleaded.

Jiu'er's face was a little displeased, but she still didn't resist.

After a few more breaths, Shen Qi finally reluctantly let go of his embrace.

Jiu'er jumped back suddenly, and said with a cold face: "Shen Qi, within a month, you are not allowed to touch me!"

After speaking, without waiting for Shen Qi to react, Jiu'er turned his head and left.

In a place where no one could see, Jiu'er suddenly leaned against a tree, her body was a little weak, and her face instantly turned red.

"Bad Shen Qi! Stinky Shen Qi! Not ...... Don't look at the occasion!It's really embarrassing!" Jiu'er couldn't help but hold her hot cheeks, revealing a rare little daughter posture.

On the other side, Shen Qi's eyes stiffened as he watched Jiu'er leave coldly, and he couldn't help but feel extremely remorseful in his heart.

"One...... One month ......"

Oh my God, what good have I done!

Not far away, Village Chief Wang sat on a stone with great interest, and did not look at Shen Qi at all. And Yu Cheng'an leaned against the outer wall of the mountain temple with the support of Wan Lejing, and looked at Shen Qi and Jiu'er, who showed a wave of affection.

Sneaking a look at Wan Lejing beside him, Yu Chengan said that he was single...... This son, envy, jealousy and hatred!

When I returned to the village chief's house from the mountain temple, it was already after a stick of incense.

Originally, according to Jiu'er's plan, she should go to Wang Yuanwai's house to ask. After all, other people don't say it, Wang Yuanwai's wife Xu is an extremely important witness, and may be able to get some clues from her mouth.

It's just that Shen Qi's hug made her confused, and it was difficult for her mind to concentrate on the case anymore, so she returned to the village chief's house with everyone in a daze.

At the village chief's house, Wang Wan coaxed Wang Cuicui to sleep, Da Zhuang was not at home, and he thought that he should go to the field.

The village chief's house was quiet, and Shen Qi and the others did not speak loudly, but lightly moved a few stools to the courtyard.

There is a peach tree in the yard, and there are only a few flower bones at this time.

Several people sat down under the peach trees.

Shen Qi spoke first: "Now let's straighten out the clues we currently have." ”

Yu Cheng'an nodded, looking at Shen Qi with deep admiration. Naturally, what he admired was not Shen Qi's ability to solve the case, but his ability to attract Jiu'er in just one day, which made him feel extremely incredible.

Damn...... Why is it that this son is not worse than Brother Shen in terms of background and appearance, why can't he let Jing'er ......

Although Wan Lejing was simple and playful, she also knew that Yu Chengan and Jiu'er invited her to go with her for the sake of Wang Yuanwai's case, so she sat next to her obediently, waiting for several other people to speak.

Jiu'er hadn't recovered from Shen Qi's previous "raid", and sat with a cold face without saying a word.

"Ahem," Shen Qi cleared his throat in embarrassment, and said, "First of all, we have determined that the Wang Yuanwai at the Elixir Conference is a fake person, and the fake person is most likely a woman. ”

Everyone nodded in agreement.

"Second, the gold tooth that Miss Wan found at the scene of the crime does belong to the corpse in the mountain temple, which I have already confirmed. If it can be confirmed that the king has dentures, the identity of the corpse can basically be confirmed. But at this time, we still lack the key testimony, that is, the testimony of Xu Shi, the wife of Wang Yuanwai. ”

Yu Chengan couldn't help but nodded, and also agreed with Shen Qi's inference. Wan Lejing pouted, indicating that she didn't understand.

"Third, according to the clues we have so far, the appearance of the fake king is not accidental. Someone must have done it on purpose. It can be inferred from this that the possibility of Wang Yuanwai's suicide or accident is extremely small, and the possibility of his homicide is relatively high. Shen Qi said lightly.

After Shen Qi finished speaking, several people did not express their position. Obviously, this inference is related to the trend of the whole case, and no one dares to draw conclusions lightly without sufficient evidence to prove it.

"Let me explain," Shen Qi said at this time: "If it is determined that Wang Yuanwai is a suicide or accident, then the existence of the fake Wang Yuanwai is not directly related to this case, and it should be listed as another independent case for investigation." ”

Jiu'er was the first to speak: "But judging from the task that Brother Yu took over to monitor the king's member, the existence of the fake king's outside is not a coincidence. ”

"That's right," Shen Qi grinned and said, "So this also proves in disguise that Wang Yuanwai's death was indeed premeditated." And whether it is this conclusion or the previous one, there is a key person......"

"Xu's!" Wan Lejing couldn't help laughing: "Jing'er didn't guess wrong, right?"

Shen Qi and Jiu'er glanced at each other and said with a smile: "That's right, it's the Xu family." ”

Wan Lejing smiled and said, "Jing'er has listened carefully to the analysis of Brother Shen and Sister Jiu'er." But why didn't Brother Yu speak?"

Suddenly named by Wan Lejing, Yu Chengan couldn't help but be stunned, and then his face turned slightly red, and said, "I, I'm thinking about another thing, that is, what happened when Wang Yuanwai died?"

Shen Qi and Jiu'er couldn't help but nodded.

Shen Qidao: "Actually, I still have a guess, but I don't have evidence yet, so I ......"

"Brother Shen, if you have any ideas, you might as well say it, maybe it will help solve the case. Yu Chengan couldn't help but say.

Shen Qi glanced at Jiu'er and found that the other party just glanced at him lightly, so he instantly felt a little sad and said, "Actually, it's not a major discovery. It's the trace we found on the bluestone platform. I asked Jiu'er before, and we both thought it was the marks left by the long logs on the wooden frame when they slid to it. But I've always found it weird. So I touched the carbon stains on the traces with my hands, but found that there was a sticky feeling on my hands, and Village Chief Wang told me that it was pine oil. Jiu'er was beside me at the time, and she should have heard it. ”

Speaking of this, Yu Chengan and Wan Lejing couldn't help but turn their gaze to Jiu'er. Jiu'er nodded, affirming Shen Qi's words.

"Village Chief Wang's explanation is that pine oil is applied to firewood and tribute to help burn. Shen Qi said: "But my doubts are here. Who would apply pine oil to the bottom of a wooden frame?"

As soon as Shen Qi's question came out, the three of Jiu'er suddenly didn't know how to answer.

Yes, judging from the traces at the scene, it should be caused by a certain piece of wood on the wooden frame that slid into it, and the traces left are supposed to be the bottom of the wood. But how could someone put pine oil on that kind of place? Could it be that the wooden frame was painted too much and it flowed to the bottom? But judging by the shape of the traces, this is not the case.

Shen Qi took a deep breath at this time and said, "So I had a bold guess: that trace was not left when the wooden frame fell down ......at all! Left behind when people fall!"

"People?" the crowd was shocked.

"Impossible! There was a raging fire at that time, how could anyone fall inside?" Yu Cheng'an couldn't help but say.

"Not necessarily!" Shen Qidao: "Dare to ask Brother Yu, how did Wang Yuanwai die?"

"Naturally, it's a burning ......" Yu Cheng'an's eyes couldn't help but light up, and said: "Yes! It's impossible for others, but it's very likely if it's a king!"

"But...... How can there be pine resin on the soles of Wang Yuan's feet?" Jiu'er couldn't help asking, "And the traces at the scene are the same as those left by people when they fell...... Can it be the same?"

"Yes, why?" Shen Qi's eyes narrowed slightly, and said, "Does that mean ...... As for the traces, I feel that they are about the same. Don't forget, Wang Yuanwai is a big fat man. First, with his weight enough to leave a foot-long mark, and secondly...... The scene was clearly artificially arranged!"

"What?" Yu Cheng'an couldn't help but be surprised: "But Miss Jiu'er and I didn't find the problem!"

"That's because you've been looking for missing clues inside the bluestone platform, and you haven't looked at the entire bluestone platform from the outside. Shen Qi said: "And it was precisely because I found some abnormalities when I was investigating that trace. ”

"What's abnormal?" Jiu'er couldn't help but be very curious.

Actually...... Have you even been deceived?

Shen Qi smiled, scratched his head, and said, "It's actually an extremely simple common sense, but it's just ignored." ”

"Brother Shen, don't sell it, say it quickly!" Wan Lejing said hurriedly.

Shen Qi nodded and said, "The abnormal place is on those leftover firewood and tribute! The wooden frame at the scene has collapsed because of the burning, and the location of the collapse is northeast, and the trace appears in the south. At first glance, it does look like the wooden frame collapsed and the traces left by the sliding of long logs. But have you paid attention to the firewood and the best in the northeast?"

Jiu'er couldn't help frowning, and then suddenly understood something, and said, "I see!"

Yu Chengan couldn't help but scratch his head, still not understanding.

Shen Qi continued to explain: "If the wooden frame has collapsed during the burning process, then the firewood and sacrifices in the northeast should have burned more than in other directions! ”

"The only way to do this is to let the wooden frame collapse when it is about to be extinguished. Shen Qi continued: "But if it collapses at that time, when did Wang Yuanwai die? I have investigated Wang Yuanwai's body, and it has been seriously burned, and it is definitely not a wound that burned out when the flames were about to be extinguished!"

"Then ......" Shen Qi said lightly: "We have to let Wang Yuanwai be seriously burned, and we have to create the illusion of a broken wooden frame to cover up the traces left by Wang Yuanwai when he died......"

"This is the truth of Wang Yuanwai's death!" Shen Qi said: "That trace was left by Wang Yuanwai when he fell in the fire, and the collapse of the wooden frame was to cover up this trace." Because...... All of this was planned by the murderer!"