Murder

Ah Si held a handful of pine nuts, and knocked against Song Beiyan.

Thin smoke billowed from Gan Lele's small yard. It was he who was cooking the concoction in order to test what kind of poison the dead girls had ingested.More than a dozen cans of the concoction have been boiled, but no matter how many tests there are, there is no result.

"What kind of poison will be tested today?" Ah Si asked.

"There is no drug test." Song Beiyan said, "Almost all the drugs have been tested. Gan Lingshi said to start testing for other things."

Drug testing and bone picking often take the most time in this line of work.Gan Le has always wanted to make a device that can detect most of the toxins, but the medicinal properties of various herbs are mutually reinforcing, and there is really nothing that can test for toxins quickly and easily.He could only speculate one by one, because the throat of the poisoned person was blue-purple, so he deduced that several poisoning symptoms were poisons with blue-purple skin, and checked and tested them one by one.But none of them.

"What is it if it's not poison?" Ah Si was very curious.

"I don't know either." Song Beiyan was very frank.

"Didn't they die of poisoning?"

"Gan Lingshi means that it is indeed a poison, but it may not be the poison we usually see."

Ah Si peeled the pine nuts, thoughtfully.

"I remembered something." He said, "Do you know the kapok people?"

Song Beiyan said honestly, "I don't know."

Ah Si didn't experience the kapok man incident in Qing'an City back then, but saw one or two when helping Sima Feng sort out the files.The murderer also used poison when he committed the crime, but it was not a common poison, but a mixed herbal medicine that he accidentally discovered on the way to collect the medicine.The herbal medicine was very weird, no trace could be detected, it was really a headache for Qing'an's police officers and police officers at that time.

"There are tens of thousands of medicines and poisons in the world, and no one can guarantee that they know all of them." Song Beiyan said, "I think this is quite normal."

"If the poison is a mixture of various herbs, wouldn't it be more difficult to detect?" Ah Si said.

Song Beiyan shook his head: "It's not like that."

The ratio of traditional Chinese medicine pays attention to compatibility, and the same is true for poison regulation.Compatibility refers to the selection of different medicines for treatment according to the actual condition of the patient. Among them, the amount of one flavor and the amount of that flavor are all very particular.There are seven kinds of sayings in compatibility, such as single line, mutual need, mutual envoy, and mutual fear, which are also called "seven emotions".Song Beiyan explained to Ah Si: "There are three types of poisons in medicines. The "Nei Jing" divides medicines into big poisons, normal poisons, small poisons and non-toxic. 'Seven Emotions'. The so-called necessities and envoys refer to the coordination of various medicinal properties, but this coordination must be prioritized, just like a leader in a battle, there must be generals and soldiers. And the poison made by mixing There must also be generals and soldiers in it."

"You mean to capture the thief first?" Ah Sixu grabbed it.

"Yes. Find out what the general is, and with the symptoms of poisoning, you can know what the soldier is." Song Beiyan shook his head, "However, some poison masters like to mix randomly, and there may be more than a dozen things in the poison. , the weight in it is very subtle. Those who can formulate this kind of poison are naturally masters, and those who can detect various medicinal properties in the poison from subtle symptoms are even more masters of masters."

Ah Si understands this statement.He has seen many vicious and cunning murderers, but in the end they were all caught out by the master and the young master.In such a comparison, it is natural that the master and the young master are more powerful.He nodded knowingly, and suddenly sniffled: "Huh? Burnt?"

As soon as the voice fell, the door of the small courtyard behind was opened.Gan Le's eyes lit up, pointing at Ah Si with trembling tongue: "Go, go, call your young master back!"

Ah Si immediately jumped off the stone mill: "The young master and Master Chi have gone to the Golden Smoke Pond."

"Find it immediately." Gan Lexi panted, "I have a clue."

Ah Si and Song Beiyan immediately regained their spirits: "What look?"

"Sage, with a smile." Gan Le said, "The main reason is that these two flavors are compatible with June Fourth, and there are Daphne, Ledum, and Stinkvine. They are all common poisonous weeds. Can't figure it out."

Song Beiyan was stunned for a moment, then asked blankly: "Sage's whiskers...isn't the poison manifested on the bones?"

"Smiling neutralized the poison, so it couldn't get into the bones, and it was all in the flesh. The poison should have been fed into it, so it couldn't be seen in other places, but the throat and gums have changed color." Gan Le paused, big Roar, "Go, Ah Si! Tell your young master, there are not many places in Pengyang City where you can grow smiles, but those who pour Yexiang especially like to soak their headscarves in water with smiles to cover their noses!"

Ah Si was halfway running, suddenly stunned: "Did Ye Xiang?"

There was a bad feeling in his heart.Before Chuntong's accident, he had visited Ye Xianglang, but he was really thin and had a bad left hand, so he didn't care.Ah Si led the horse and ran out quickly, her heart beating wildly.

If it was Ye Xianglang, he was the one who harmed Chuntong.

When Sima Feng and Chi Yebai left the household registration office, Ah Si happened to find them.

The two checked the information of 19 years ago at the household registration office, and found that there were not many boys sold in Jinyan Pond, and all of them were bought by Lu Wangfu.However, Prince Lu's Mansion didn't care about these servants. Several people were expelled because of their mistakes, and there was no record of where they went after that.When Ah Si arrived, Murong Hai had just rushed over, and the four of them met in front of the household registration office.

"That Master Shen has been dispatched." Murong Hai said, "Now a lot of policemen have been sent to investigate in Jinyan Pond. In addition, I also checked the affairs of that Master Shen, and found..."

He looked at Chi Yebai, then at Sima Feng.Chi Yebai's face was calm, and he finished Murong Hai's words: "Shen Zhengyi is the younger brother of Shen Guangming*."

Sima Feng was startled: "What?!"

He immediately remembered all the encounters with that little friend a year ago, and was very surprised: "The Jianghu is so small!"

"I know you definitely didn't remember it." Chi Yebai said, "Let's not talk about it, Ah Si, what's going on with you?"

Ah Si immediately told Gan Lele what he had said, Sima Feng and Chi Yebai's expressions changed, and they rushed home immediately.Sima Feng also instructed Ah Si: "You and Murong go and tell that Mr. Shen that the Sima family's work has yielded important results."

The two took orders immediately.On the way, Murong Hai asked Ah Si very depressed: "It's only natural for your young master to command me. My master is not him."

"Brother Murong, what you said is wrong." Ah Si said, "Your master is Young Master Chi, doesn't that mean your master is also my young master?"

Murong Hai: "...What about you?"

Ah Si raised her chest: "I also listen to your master's words. Let's not divide this, they don't divide each other."

Murong Hai: "When did you see that the two of them don't know each other?"

The two were silent for a while, but Ah Si suddenly trembled and refused to speak: "Stop talking, lest I be beaten by the young master."

On the other side, Sima Feng and Chi Yebai had rushed home and went directly to Gan Lele's small courtyard.Gan Lele briefly explained the situation of the inspection, and shook out a handkerchief for the two of them to see.The veil is dotted with blue and black spots.

"There are really not many Michelia in Pengyang City." Chi Yebaifei said quickly, "Because Pengyang is not suitable for planting Michelia, so only a few plants are planted in the north corner of the city. Michelia has a strong fragrance, and people who pour Yexiang often pick the flowers and leaves to boil. Boil it into water and use it to soak the cloth towel, and then use the cloth towel to cover the mouth and nose to keep out the bad smell."

Sima Feng frowned tightly: "Go find Ye Xianglang! You must be quick. If the murderer is him, he only picked little girls like Rongzhu Xiaoyan before, but Chuntong's age should not be in his choice range. It’s getting more and more unscrupulous.”

"And the interval between crimes is getting shorter and shorter." Chi Yebai followed him out, "Sima, Ye Xianglang's matter is really similar to the kapok man. He also knows how to use mixed poisons."

"Do you remember what happened to the kapok people at that time?" Sima Feng quickly got on the horse and asked back.

"Of course I remember." Chi Yebai followed closely on his own horse, and said as he walked, "It is true that there are no other similarities except for the same method of killing and poisoning, but..."

"There is another similarity." Sima Feng's face was gloomy. "The kapok man made dolls out of the kapok in the hands of the deceased. The murderer cut off the hair of the deceased. I don't know what it was used for."

Chi Yebai was silent for a moment.

"This kind of murder is rare in Pengyang." He whispered, "Don't worry, you can find it."

"En." Sima Feng responded, and galloped out with him one after another.

Ye Xianglang is not hard to find.He has nothing to do during the day, so he stays at home and does not go out.

The patrolmen took the adults' orders and surrounded the alley, waiting for the next order.There were other families living in the alley, and they closed their doors one after another to take their children home, and the surroundings were silent for a while.

There was the sound of cutting and chopping coming from Ye Xianglang's house, followed by the aroma of cooking food.

When Sima Feng and Chi Yebai arrived, Ah Si and Murong Hai were already guarding there.After Sima Feng greeted the police officer, the police officer kicked open the dark wooden door and broke into the room.

The room was very dark, the smoke from the kitchen was very pungent, a few rays of light leaked from the skylight, and the person squatting in front of the stove slowly raised his head to look at the intruders.The police officers were very rough, they picked him up and threw him in front of Sima Feng and the leader.That night, Xianglang didn't panic, he just curled up on the ground, looking up at the person in front of him.

There was a bang in Sima Feng's head, and he took a step back.

"Sima?" Chi Yebai asked immediately behind him.

When he saw Ye Xianglang's face, even he was slightly taken aback.

The person kneeling on the ground in front of him had a thin face and a messy beard and hair.But he could tell at a glance that this person looked exactly like the kapok man.

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*Shen Guangming: The protagonist of "You Jianghu People Really Know How to Play" will appear in this article, and there is a case in which he participated in the whole process.Readers who haven’t read Jianghuren don’t need to read it. This story is independent of Jianghuren. When the characters actually appear, I will introduce them well.