Half River Autumn Moon and River Spring [Rat and Cat]

"Oh? According to this, doesn't the open bucket represent the position of the cannon in chess?"

Gongsun's voice suddenly sounded behind him, Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang turned their heads at the same time, and saw Gongsun walking into the door with tools, Bai Yutang looked at the bloody medicine cabinet as he said, the opened medicine bucket was on the upper third and right second, It is indeed exactly the same as the position of the cannon in chess... From this point of view, this medicine fight is really related to chess?Did the deceased like to play games?In this way, can it be found from the chess friends of the deceased?But what is the meaning of this "cannon"?

Just as Bai Yutang's thoughts were turning back and forth, Zhan Zhao next to him just pursed his lips slightly, touched his chin and said, "It doesn't make sense. The medicine cabinet has seven horizontal and seven vertical, and the chessboard has ten horizontal and nine vertical. If you insist that this is an imitation of chess, it seems a bit unreasonable... However, the possibility cannot be completely ruled out."

Gongsun Ce had already started to put on his homemade white silk gloves, glanced at Zhan Zhao, and said with a cold face: "I just followed your words so casually, and of course I won't be blind when it comes to investigating cases and reasoning." Mix it up, Mr. Zhan."

Gongsun seldom called Zhan Zhao Lord Zhan, and when he usually called him that, it was because Zhan Zhao had something wrong with him.So when Zhan Zhao heard Gongsun call "Master Zhan", he immediately felt like being pricked by acupuncture.After a pause, Zhan Zhao scratched his head and said, "Sir, you are serious..." Then the cat stepped aside resolutely, not daring to delay Gongsun Ce's inspection of the corpse.

Bai Yutang looked at Zhan Zhao's resentful and shriveled face, and it was a little funny. Of course, he knew that the cat was immersed in the atmosphere of reasoning just now, so he said "excuse the reasoning". Naturally, the intention was not to offend Gongsun, but Gongsun This person's personality is that he hates others to refute or think that he is not good enough. Once his negative scales are touched, his biological parents will not give him a good face.

But seeing the aggrieved look on the cat's face, Bai Yutang actually felt a little gloating?

However, Zhan Zhao was not depressed for long, and he also knew that Gongsun's anger came and went quickly. After watching Gongsun open the drawer and carefully take out the severed limbs inside, Zhan Zhao suddenly asked: "Sir, may I ask what is inside the medicine bucket?" Is there anything important about the placement of medicines?"

While examining the corpse, Gongsun replied inadvertently: "General pharmacies will classify the potions according to the efficacy of medicinal pieces, that is to say, some sister medicines with similar effects will be placed in nearby bins for easy mixing and weighing. Just like this one, the three medicines put in a bucket are all sister medicines, with similar effects and complementary effects."

Zhan Zhao asked again: "Then this drawer that was opened alone, the angelica, white peony, and Chuanxiong are also sister medicines?"

Gongsun nodded: "Siwu soup is always put together."

"Siwu Soup?"

"Well, it's angelica, white peony root, chuanxiong and rehmannia glutinosa. Women drink it to adjust blood."

Zhan Zhao said "Oh", then frowned and stroked his chin and began to ponder. After a while, he asked again: "Sir, are the placement of these medicine drawers fixed? Do the second and the like have to pretend to be angelica, white peony root, and Chuanxiong?"

"No," Gongsun turned around, and simply explained in detail, "Most pharmacies will put the lighter weight pieces in the upper bucket, otherwise put them in the lower bucket. It is to put some decoction pieces that are often used. Those with similar nature and flavor and the same drug name can be placed close to each other. Those with the same efficacy can be placed close to each other. Those with the same medicinal part can be placed close to each other. The adjustments can be placed close to each other...every store will place them according to their own habits, which are more or less the same."

Zhan Zhao nodded, rubbed his chin again, turned around and asked someone to take him to the backyard to see the well where the dead body was found. He left Gongsun in the lobby outside, and Bai Yutang followed him in. He regretted it as soon as he went in, not because he saw how bad the body was. It's scary, but he has always been obsessed with cleanliness. If it wasn't for Zhan Zhao, he would definitely not be able to stay here. He already felt very uncomfortable seeing those things in the lobby, but the blood of the dead was concentrated on the medicine cabinet, at least it made him feel uncomfortable. He has a place to lay his feet, but there is another scene in the backyard. The ground is covered with dried blood, which stains the whole ground red. On the well head and walls, there are dried blood. The body covered with a white cloth is placed, it should be the torso of the shopkeeper that the guys said...

"Who does your shop owner have a grudge against?" Zhan Zhao looked at the bloodstains, frowned and said, "How much hatred is there to treat a dead body like this?"

"I, I... Our boss is always polite to others, and the neighbors in the neighborhood also get along well. Enemies and the like are even more impossible!"

Zhan Zhao smacked his lips, but didn't say anything.

However, in my impression, Boss Du Landu really has no gossip, he is honest and honest, and it is easy to be ignored if he is not paying attention.

After some investigation, the body was completely collected and transported back to Kaifeng Mansion to wait for further inspection by Gongsun Ce.Zhan Zhao still stayed in the pharmacy, touching his chin, staring at the bloody medicine bucket.

Bai Yutang stood aside, staring at Zhan Zhao.

After a while, Zhan Zhao suddenly took a few steps back, almost missing Bai Yutang who was standing behind him.Bai Yutang took the opportunity to put his arms around the cat's waist and asked, "What's wrong?"

Zhan Zhao frowned, and then said a little puzzled: "I always feel familiar, but I just can't put it into words."

"What is familiar?"

Zhan Zhao pointed to Yao Dou: "This, the more I look at it, the more familiar I feel, but I just can't describe what it is..."

Bai Yutang said: "This kind of thing can't be rushed, cat, don't force yourself."

Zhan Zhao nodded, looked at the whole row of drawers that were bleeding, and suddenly pulled Bai Yutang's sleeve and walked out: "Yutang, go and check, the efficacy and source of these medicines, or is there any connection? Since the murderer chose this row of medicine cabinets to put the corpse, there should be no reason."

Bai Yutang nodded, and Zhan Zhao dragged him away in a hurry.

This cat, at the moment, has completely forgotten the so-called one-sword distance that he set, but this is also very good.Bai Yutang looked at the cat's paw that was holding him tightly, and smiled meaningfully...

As soon as the two of them arrived at the Library Pavilion in Kaifeng Mansion, Zhan Zhao spread out a piece of rice paper on the table, then gave Bai Yutang a pen, and said in a commanding tone, "Hurry up and be silent."

Holding the pen, Bai Yutang was a little confused: "What are you silent about?"

"Don't you have a photographic memory, Mr. Fifth, so just write down all the names of the medicines on the medicine cabinets containing the corpses in order, and remember that there is no difference!"

"Are you testing me?"

Zhan Zhao raised his eyebrows: "I'm handling a case."

Bai Yutang looked at Zhan Zhao helplessly, shook his head, picked up the pen and dipped it in the ink, then closed his eyes and concentrated for a while, and when he opened his eyes, he began to silently write the names of the medicines on the drawer one by one from left to right.

"Gualou, turmeric, mustard, cornus, psoralen, chive seeds, eupatorium, privet, roses, cork, flavescens, berberine, platycodon, pinellia, pollen..."

"Hey, why did the two of you suddenly become interested in Chinese medicine? Cough cough... Master Wu is a good writer..."

Hearing the sudden sound, Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang turned their heads at the same time, and saw Su Liran, who was staying here temporarily, came in with a stack of books in his arms. It seemed that he was here to return the books.

Zhan Zhao went over to take the book in his hand, put it on the desk, and then said: "It has something to do with this case, so I'm studying with this white mouse here."

"Oh?" Su Liran glanced at the name of the medicine written by Bai Yutang with a little interest, because he was allergic to osmanthus and his cough was not completely healed, so he could only cover his mouth with his hands and ask, "It seems that they are all commonly used medicines, cough cough ...This order...is this case related to the pharmacy?"

Zhan Zhao paused, and Su Liran hurriedly said, "Sorry, I interrupted your case."

"No, I'm just thinking, Mr. Su also has research on medicinal materials?"

Su Liran smiled: "It's just a little research. If you compare it with Mr. Gongsun, it's like a little witch who sees a big witch and feels ashamed of himself."

"Young Master Su is too modest." Zhan Zhao continued, "I really want to study the properties, efficacy, and characteristics of these medicines, but I don't know where to start now."

Su Liran smiled and said: "If you guess correctly, each of these three herbs will be put into a cabinet, such as melon, turmeric, and mustard, all of which are bitter and cold in nature and taste, and enter the lungs and liver. Moisturizes the lungs and resolves phlegm, promotes qi and relieves depression; while the three flavors of cornus, psoralen, and leek seeds are warm in nature and flavor, bitter, and pungent, and return to the liver, spleen, and kidney. They are mainly used to treat abdominal pain and edema. ...cough cough, pharmacies often place them together, if Mr. Zhan wants to know more details, you can refer to this book, it is a little thicker...but it is relatively complete compared to ordinary medical books..."

After saying that, he took out a book he had borrowed and put it in Zhan Zhao's hand. Zhan Zhao looked down and saw that it was a book called "Herbal Classic".

It's really... a thick book!Can it be used to hit people?

Bai Yutang took the book from Zhan Zhao's hand, turned a few pages patiently, closed them again, and put them back in Zhan Zhao's hand. Zhan Zhao looked back at him, and Bai Yutang patted Zhan Zhao's shoulder: "Cat, you Wouldn't want to read this book, really."

Zhan Zhao was speechless.

Su Liran smiled again, and said, "Okay, ahem...then I won't bother the two of you investigating the case, let's go ahead."

But Zhan Zhao stopped him aloud, "Young Master Su, please stay."

Su Liran paused, and looked at Zhan Zhao with a questioning expression.

Zhan Zhao frowned, but still said, "I really don't know much about medicine decoction pieces, so I would like to ask Mr. Su, is there any trick or mystery to the arrangement of these medicine names?"

Su Liran looked at the name of the medicine written eloquently on the table, then looked at Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang beside him, and said with a light smile: "To be honest, it's not famous, it's just common, and most drugstores will know it. There is only a slight discrepancy in placing these medicines in this way."

Zhan Zhao sighed, touched his chin again, and muttered to himself, "Could it be that the direction of thinking is wrong? Then, what is the murderer's purpose?"

At first, everyone thought that this murder case would be over. However, everyone in Kaifeng Mansion did not expect that a similar murder case happened again in just one day... Bloody fangs always seem to come in the dark, making people unpredictable. But panicked at the loss of life...

Extra Modern Chapter

[Extras that have nothing to do with the original text]

The extra setting of Mouse and Cat Modern Chapter is:

Bai Yutang - a professor of cryptography at the Police Academy who is highly respected by students (probably a bit of a gentleman with glasses)

Zhan Zhao——The captain of the city's serious crime team who has repeatedly solved strange cases and made all criminals frightened.

XX Police Academy, auditorium.

"Essentially speaking, a password is actually a lock, and a beautiful and convenient modern password is actually a lock on a lock." Professor Bai paused, turned around and wrote a series of numbers on the blackboard, and said with a smile, "I Take a simple example, such as 962464, who can tell me what it means?"

The students in the audience began to rustle, and a student holding a mobile phone raised his hand, and Professor Bai motioned him to get up and answer.

He got up, shaking his mobile phone a little excitedly and said, "Professor, it's Jiugongge, pinyin Jiugongge, 962464 means 'I love you'!"

"Very well, sit down, I love you too."

The students in the audience laughed out loud, and Professor Bai continued: "Now, if I want to add another lock to this code, how should I add it?"

The students raised their hands to answer, and Professor Bai randomly clicked on someone.

"Change these numbers into English order! 962464 is IFBDFD!"

"Too rigid." He shook his head and nodded to the next one.

"Change the Morse code?"

"Too old fashioned." He continued to click on the next one.

"Number jump? Take the two numbers before and after this number. For example, if the first digit of the password is 9, we will write it as 810,6, and 57 as [-]?"

"Too lengthy." He pushed his glasses against his knuckles, then turned and wrote "OYWRYR" on the blackboard.

Everyone was at a loss, until a classmate who typed on the full keyboard raised his hand cautiously: "It is the first line of English on the full keyboard in order."

Professor Bai smiled, and waved his finger slightly to signal him to sit down: "Very well, in fact, adding a lock to the code is a kind of evolution, and the direction of evolution is infinite, but there are traces to follow, such as design People with passwords are proficient in music theory or musical instruments, so they can turn them into musical scores, and even play them..."

"Okay, speaking of which, it's almost time to assign this homework." Professor Bai put up his glasses again habitually, "Everyone designs a password of their own, and writes out the design ideas of the password in detail. In the next class, I will pick some students to come to the stage to explain their password design."

As soon as he finished speaking, the bell outside the auditorium rang. He smiled and signaled everyone to dismiss the get out of class, but no one got up, but everyone stared at the door and whispered to each other.

Professor Bai turned around and looked towards the door, and saw a certain cat leaning on the door frame, looking at him with a smile on his face, the sun shone on him, everything in the dust seemed to be jumping and excited, even Professor Bai His heart was dragged in by him, and that guy just leaned on him like this, which made him feel itchy.

Professor Bai walked over under the eyes of everyone, and he naturally had to take the person's shoulders: "Why don't you sleep for a while on a rare vacation?"

"Enough sleep, I'm so hungry, don't you have no class in the afternoon, I'll come pick you up."

Professor Bai smiled dotingly and said, "Then I'll take you to dinner."

"I want to cook hot pot at home, you can accompany me to buy ingredients."

"it is good."

The two walked and chatted as if no one was around, completely ignoring the whistling and booing of a group of students behind them, as if they had become accustomed to it.

A student who was new to the class didn't understand why everyone was so excited, so he asked the students beside him in a low voice, "Who is that handsome guy? He looks very familiar with Professor Bai?"

The student on the side raised his eyebrows and said, "Student, are you new here? That's Professor Bai's cohabitation partner! Captain Zhan of our city's serious crime team! Every time he stands with our Professor Bai, the whole school screams like crazy! "

"Living with...? You mean roommates?"

"No, cohabitation means literally, don't think too much!"

"But they are both men?"

"What? Not a good match?"

"How can it be! It's a match made in heaven!" The newcomer's eyes began to shine, "I'm going to have to start knocking!"

……

The two drove to the fresh food supermarket near their home. Zhan Zhao pushed a shopping cart and went straight to the seafood section. After rolling up his sleeves, he picked up the colander and started picking the most ferocious fish, shrimp and crab. Professor Bai looked at him helplessly. , reached out and took several fresh-keeping bags to help his cat pack seafood, and an aunt who was also picking seafood looked at their posture, and immediately came over enthusiastically to guide Zhan Zhao to choose which one was good and which one was fresh, and taught Zhan Zhao Poke a few holes in the fresh-keeping bag to drain some water, and after Zhan Zhao had cleaned up all the fresh seafood here, he kicked Professor Bai and asked him to weigh and pay.

The aunt looked at Zhan Zhao with a satisfied and joyful look, and asked after a while, "Young man, you are really likable. How old are you this year? Are you married?"

Zhan Zhao was stunned: "I'm 28 years old this year, and I'm married...not yet."

"Oh, that's great!" The aunt hurriedly took out her mobile phone and found a photo of a young and beautiful girl, "This is my aunt's daughter, but she is well-behaved and sensible, and she is three years younger than you. Don’t add a micro…”

Before she finished speaking, someone grabbed Zhan Zhao, put on glasses and said, "No need, auntie, he already has a family."

Then, regardless of the aunt's reaction, she took Zhan Zhao's hand and left.

Zhan Zhao laughed and said, "When did I have a family, why didn't I know?"

Professor Bai took Zhan Zhao's hand and raised it up, showing him the two rings on his ring finger: "It's not convenient for you to wear a ring at the police station, but I wear it with your share. Why, eat it and wipe it off." Do you want to admit it?"

"You wear it every day? Don't you think it's in the way?"

"At least no one will have to introduce me to someone every three days."

"Oh, really? But I see that your students like you very much. Take out your mobile phone and let me see how many students sent you '962464' just now?"

Professor Bai took out his mobile phone and handed it to Zhan Zhao: "Look for yourself, the whole school knows who the famous Captain Zhan is."

"Unlock password?"

"Your birthday."

"Where is the payment password?"

"It's your birthday too."

"Is it really good to make it so simple? You are still an expert in cryptography!"

Professor Bai sighed: "You cat, your ability to change the subject is still so blunt."

When the two came to the meat section, Zhan Zhao took another pile in a rude manner, and just as he was satisfied, he pushed the cart away, when he suddenly saw a three or four-year-old child looking at them with an aggrieved expression. The big shiny eyes were still somewhat pitiful, as if tears were about to fall in the next second, Zhan Zhao looked around and found that there was no adult around the child, so he stepped forward and asked, "Little friend, where are your family members? "

Unexpectedly, the child burst into tears, startled Zhan Zhao, and hurriedly said, "Don't cry, little friend, did you get separated from the family?"

The kid wiped away his tears and said, "Grandma bought vegetables, but they disappeared, wow!"

Zhan Zhao smiled and patted the child's head: "Don't be afraid, uncle is a policeman, and he will definitely help you find grandma."

"You lied, you didn't even wear the police uncle's clothes, wow!"

Zhan Zhao scratched his head, and took out the police ID in his pocket: "Uncle is off today, so he didn't wear a police uniform. Look, uncle's ID photo shows him wearing a police uniform. Can you believe it now?"

Professor Bai beside him burst out laughing, and Zhan Zhao turned his head and glared at him.

The child looked carefully at the photo, then at Zhan Zhao, and finally stopped crying.Zhan Zhaoxin said that the current awareness of baby prevention is quite high, which is worthy of praise.

"Uncle will take you to the radio at the service desk to find grandma. If your grandma can't find you, she must be in a hurry." After saying that, he picked up the child, lifted the child above his head, and let him sit on his shoulders "It's a bit taller, if you see grandma on the road, tell uncle, do you understand?"

The little guy nodded, and answered "Okay" with a baby voice. Zhan Zhao supported the little guy's two legs, walked in front, and asked as he walked, "How old are you, baby?"

"I'm five years old, and I'm going to be six soon."

"Wow, is he that smart at the age of five? Uncle wasn't that smart when he was your age!"

Professor Bai followed behind the two, seeing Zhan Zhao chatting with the little guy, he felt very loving, he pushed the shopping cart to catch up with Zhan Zhao, and the three stood side by side, Zhan Zhao turned his head and glanced at him: "What's wrong?"

Professor Bai smiled, and hugged Zhan Zhao's waist: "Does it look like a family of three?"

Zhan Zhao kicked him unceremoniously: "I'll take the child to the service counter, you go buy some vegetables and prepare to go back, I'm starving to death!"

Bai Yutang was driven aside by Zhan Zhao to buy vegetables. He had just finished picking out a bunch of Zhan Zhao's favorite food when he saw the cat walking over calmly and politely refusing a few girls to join him on the way. friend request.

"Help the child find grandma?"

Zhan Zhao raised his eyebrows: "Professor Bai is questioning my professional ability?"

Bai Yutang spread his hands: "Then I dare not."

Zhan Zhao glanced at the shopping cart that was piled high: "Have you bought everything?"

"It's still missing the hot pot base."

"I'll get it!" Bai Yutang dragged him back before he left, and Zhan Zhao looked at him suspiciously.

"Don't take anything too spicy."

"What?"

Bai Yutang whispered in Zhan Zhao's ear, "I'm afraid you won't be able to take it tonight."

"..."

Zhan Zhao felt that the air conditioner in the supermarket must have not been turned on enough, which caused him to be extremely hot now!

On the way back, Zhan Zhao, who was sitting in the co-pilot, suddenly remembered something, and hurriedly turned around and said to Bai Yutang, "By the way, Bao Bureau asked me to ask you, when you are free, come to our bureau to give you a class on code-breaking class, let the group of people in the bureau also listen to what is called a professional field."

Bai Yutang put his glasses back on: "Secretary?"

"Yeah, face is big enough!"

"Don't go."

Zhan Zhao's face collapsed: "Why? I've already made a deal with Baoju!"

"You beg me?"

Zhan Zhao said helplessly, "Okay, I beg you."

"Then tonight, you have to listen to me." Professor Bai raised the corners of his mouth, as if he had succeeded in something bad.

……

As a result, the two returned home before noon, but didn't eat hot pot until evening. Zhan Zhao looked at the back of Bai Yutang standing in the kitchen washing vegetables, and opened his neckline to look at the marks on his body: "Didn't you say that tonight? Well, I'm too impatient, I've been hungry until now!"

Bai Yutang said without turning his head, "Of course the night will continue."

"What, I have to go to work tomorrow!"

"Don't worry, I'm measured."

"You have a P measure!"

"Then you call the bureau and tell me that I'm free to give a lecture tomorrow, so that I can send you to the bureau tomorrow."

"Bai Yutang, you! You are too beastly!"

"That depends on whom."

……

【Modern Rat and Cat Modern Extra Story One Fin】