After Xie Xun entered the morgue, he saw Qin Rushuang covering her face with a wet handkerchief and standing next to the corpse with a knife. It looked like that.
Qin Rushuang chose a corpse and was about to cut the knife, but the hand holding the knife was held by Xie Xun.
"Come, my king."
Someone did the work for her, and Qin Rushuang was happy to have more leisure, so she let go and handed the knife to Xie Xun, "Thank you, Your Majesty."
"Where to look?"
"Look at the throat and lungs. If a person is burned alive, there will be a lot of traces of thick smoke in the throat, nasal cavity, and lungs, which is different from ordinary death."
Hearing this, Xie Xun raised his hand and was about to strike. He took Qin Rushuang into consideration, so he said to her: "Turn around, I will watch for you."
Qin Rushuang nodded. She didn't want to see the bloody scene, so she turned around obediently.
Xie Xun followed Qin Rushuang's request and cut open the deceased's throat and lungs. The insides were all bright red and did not look like they had been smoked or breathed in as Qin Rushuang said.
"As you said, it was indeed after death that the body was thrown into the fire and burned."
"These Taoist priests are all young. Look for the body of Taoist Master Wang." Qin Rushuang ordered unceremoniously.
Xie Xun was not upset after hearing this. He searched carefully among the corpses and saw that one corpse's outer robe was half burned, which was different from the others.
He called the subordinate who had pretended to be Boss Xu and asked him to identify it, and it turned out to be the robe of Wang Daochang.
Xie Xun then slit the lungs of the corpse, and after being silenced, he threw the corpse into the fire and burned it.
Xie Xun shook his head, "There is nothing strange about Daozhang Wang's body."
Qin Rushuang turned around and said, "Let me take a look."
She walked around the corpse and looked carefully. This corpse was no different from other burnt corpses. Except for the burnt outer robe, it could be seen that it was different from other Taoist priests. There was nothing unusual in other places.
Could it be that there are no flaws in Taoist Wang's body...
Qin Rushuang carefully observed Taoist Wang's body again. When she looked at it, she saw something unusual.
Daochang Wang's right hand was tightly held in an extremely strange posture.
"My lord, open his hand and take a look."
Hearing this, Xie Xun used a knife to open Taoist Wang's hand, and found a small piece of cloth hidden inside.
This strip of cloth must have been picked up casually from the burned strips of cloth nearby in a panic, as the surrounding area was already burned to the point where it was difficult to see clearly.
But something vaguely written in blood can be seen on the cloth strip.
It is half the character "Xue".
Qin Rushuang and Xie Xun looked at each other. Is it really related to Xuecheng?
"Your Majesty, report it to the court. Let reinforcements come over to investigate. Now Chen Zhihao can no longer be trusted."
Xie Xun nodded.
After the two went out, they did not hold Chen Zhihao accountable, but expressed their intention to seek reinforcements from Kyoto.
Their trip this time was originally just to inspect the industry for Qin Rushuang's gang, and they didn't bring many people with them.
A strong dragon cannot suppress a local snake. Now that Qin Rushuang still has a child in her belly, Xie Xun cannot be careless and stabilize Chen Zhihao first.
Before leaving, Xie Xun ordered his men to guard Chen Zhihao's house. Chen Zhihao must not be allowed to flee in fear of crime. He must know a lot of inside information.
This matter had so many implications that neither Qin Rushuang nor Xie Xun dared to be careless.
After they returned home, they explained the situation to Shen Xiaoyang.
Shen Xiaoyang also agreed to stay put and wait for reinforcements from Kyoto to arrive.
However, what I didn't expect was that early the next morning, my subordinates hurried back to the house.
"Your Majesty, something bad happened to the princess! Chen Zhihao hanged himself!"
"How is that possible? Didn't you stare at him last night?" Qin Rushuang asked.
"We did stay at the Chen Mansion last night, and there was nothing unusual about Chen Zhihao. After his wife went to bed at night, he went into the study and kept the lights on all night."
"Early the next morning, the servant opened the door and found that he was dead."
"There is nothing abnormal about the body? Was it homicide or suicide?" Qin Rushuang asked quickly.
The subordinate shook his head: "There is nothing abnormal about the body. It looked like he hanged himself. Mrs. Chen almost fainted from crying."
"However, my subordinates learned something after inquiring. Chen Zhihao and his wife are both in Zhou County, but their two sons are attending private schools in Kyoto."
Qin Rushuang and Xie Xun looked at each other. It must have been a big shot in Kyoto who threatened Chen Zhihao with his two sons, so Chen Zhihao hanged himself.
Qin Rushuang calculated the time. When they came to Zhou County, they walked slowly, so the carriage took two days.
They already asked for help from Kyoto last night. If they hurry up, they should be able to bring news from Kyoto this evening.
Qin Rushuang and Xie Xun waited for another day, but what they waited for was not good news, but another bad news.
People from Kyoto told them that the emperor was furious after hearing about this incident and had sent a team of elite soldiers to help the prince solve the case. However, there was also news that Xue Cheng also committed suicide.
"My lord, I'm afraid even Xue Chengdu is just a pawn in this matter. The people behind the scenes know that something is wrong and must have killed people to silence them." Pingguo said solemnly.
Xie Xun nodded.
He had long thought that this matter was deeply involved, but he did not expect that the person behind the scenes would be so courageous. The court official killed him immediately. Although the explanation given was that he committed suicide, he must have been coerced.
"Now the Taoist temple was burned, Taoist Wang was killed, Chen Zhihao and Xuecheng both committed suicide, and the last clue before Mr. Wang's death pointed to Xuecheng..."
"Is this case settled so unclearly?!" Qin Rushuang slapped the table angrily.
They had been pursuing the case for so long, but they didn't expect the person behind the scenes to be so cunning. With just a slight hint of trouble, they pushed Xuecheng out to take the blame.
Now, the person is dead and the clues have been cut off. When the case is finally closed, the culprit can only be identified as Xuecheng.
Seeing that Qin Rushuang was getting angry, Xie Xun comforted him: "Don't worry, let Shen Xiaoyang go back to Kyoto to continue investigating the case. In addition to finding the culprit, there is still a lot of mess waiting for us to deal with in this case."
Qin Rushuang calmed down.
Indeed, the Taoist temple has been destroyed, and there is no longer any incense containing Fuyuan paste for believers to smoke.
So what they have to do next is to help the people of Zhou County completely quit this harmful thing.
"Don't worry, Your Majesty, the team of elite soldiers sent by His Majesty this time have also been to Shaozhou and helped the people there to wean themselves off Fuyuan Cream. Your Majesty also sent a group of imperial doctors over. Let them handle the rest.
, The prince and the princess don’t have to worry.” His subordinates said hurriedly.
Qin Rushuang nodded. The dead are dead, but the living must continue to live. Helping them quit Fuyuan Cream is the first priority now.
After that, Qin Rushuang ordered someone to write a notice and post the whole story of the Fuyuan Cream incident at the door of the Yamen.
The team of elite soldiers sent by the emperor began to visit every house to help those people who had become addicted to quit.
This is a big project, and it takes four or five days.
Qin Rushuang and Xie Xun were both very busy, but fortunately they had almost finished the matter now.
People with serious addictions have been gathered together and are being assisted by doctors to quit. Some people who are not addicted are quitting at home on their own.
Qin Rushuang had been busy all day and just sat down to drink tea. Qingzhi told her that Boss Xu was here.
As soon as Boss Xu arrived, before Qin Rushuang could ask him to sit down, Boss Xu knelt down with a plop.
"Thank you, Princess, for saving my life! I have heard from the prince what the purpose of Princess's trip is, and I am willing to donate all of Xu's rouge formula for free!"
