Xie Wanhua's face suddenly turned pale: "You...you can't do this...Brother-in-law, he is innocent!"
I said coldly, "There are many innocent people in this world. However, there are few people who are willing to risk their lives knowing that the other party is deceiving them. I am definitely not one of them."
"I'm giving you two options now. First, tell me the truth. Second, explain it to Lao Du yourself. But the two of us will definitely not take Lao Du's business again. Whether Lao Du will regard you as an enemy in this life depends on how big his heart is."
At that time, I had never experienced any vows of love, and I had never had anyone in my heart. I had no idea how much of a blow this sentence was to Xie Wanhua.
Xie Wanhua's face turned pale and she hesitated for a long time before she whispered, "I can tell you what I know, but there are some things I hope you can help me keep secret from my brother-in-law."
I said coldly, "Finish your talk first, and I'll consider it. I remind you that your attitude directly determines whether we stay or go. If, at this point, you still intend to hide it, then we'll part ways."
Xie Wanhua took a sip of the coffee on the table, barely controlled her emotions and said, "In fact, I have always suspected that my sister had cheated on me before the accident."
Monk Shi and I looked at each other before I asked, "Do you have any evidence?"
"No." Xie Wanhua shook her head and said, "I suspected my sister of cheating because of my expertise. My sister seems to be quiet and elegant like a lady from a noble family. It is hard to tell whether she is happy or sad. In fact, that is just her appearance, and she is also hiding her inner world. She will only reveal a little bit in front of me."
Xie Wanhua said: "For a long time, I have been using her as my research subject, but she herself didn't know. Once, when I was doing a psychological test on her, I took a test paper by mistake, and the result was that she had cheated on me."
"At the time, I was very shocked and thought I had done the test wrong. I tested her several times and got the same result. I wanted to find an opportunity to persuade her to stop, but she suddenly started avoiding me and even refused to talk to me."
"Not long after that, she had an accident. I discovered the secret of the diary when I was sorting out her belongings. I think her diary must have recorded her infidelity, so I have never wanted my brother-in-law to have access to the contents of the diary."
"I mailed the diary to Tom, but I also meant to erase some of the contents."
Xie Wanhua looked at me and said, "You don't know how much my brother-in-law loves my sister. I'm afraid he can't bear this kind of blow..."
After listening to him, I nodded and said, "I understand. We will try our best to keep it a secret from Lao Du. Please continue."
Xie Wanhua said: "In fact, I discovered earlier than my brother-in-law that my sister's death was related to the sorcerer."
As Xie Wanhua spoke, she took out an exquisite brocade box from the safe, which contained something that looked like soap: "This is what I found among my sister's belongings."
I sniffed it twice and whispered, "Potion?"
Magic potion, also called barrier potion or nightmare incense, is a relatively unconventional medicine in the art of magic. This kind of thing is different from the current hallucinogenic potions, but is a genuine secret method of magic.
Magic potion first appeared in Rumor Gate.
In the past, a disciple of Yao Sect used a magic potion to deceive the civil and military officials of an entire country. Legend has it that the disciple dressed up as a wizard and danced with fire, and sprinkled the powder on the fire. Every time he did so, the bonfire became colorful. In fact, he was throwing the magic potion into the fire.
However, the officials who were kneeling on the ground saw the gods coming and heard the fairy music, so they believed him without a doubt. It was not until the other party took away a large amount of gold that they realized they had been deceived. The king vented his anger on the witches and almost cut off the witch lineage in the country.
The Wu Sect naturally could not swallow this anger, so the Great Wizard Tongtian took action and cursed the disciple of the Yao Sect to death. However, before he died, he spread the secret recipe of the magic potion to the world, in order to make people continue to cause trouble for the Wu Sect, because the magic potion is most suitable for disguising wizards.
By the time the witches reacted, the potion was already difficult to eradicate.
The magic potion was constantly improved during its circulation, and various secret medicines were derived. Although I can generally guess that this is a magic potion, I can't figure out its true effect.
Monk Shi took the potion and looked at it for a long time, then shook his head, indicating that he couldn't tell what it was either.
Xie Wanhua said, "Just like you said, I have indeed come into contact with some of the basics of the art of incantation. At the time, I felt that this potion was very similar to the Anhun Powder that the teacher mentioned, so I experimented on myself. It can indeed help people quickly enter a deep sleep state."
The art of Zhuyou attaches great importance to the master-disciple relationship. Xie Wanhua said teacher instead of master, which means that the other party was only instructing Xie Wanhua and did not teach her the Zhuyou technique. In fact, the teacher himself was not the successor of the Zhuyou technique.
However, it is not surprising that they know that there is a special tranquilizer in the art of incantation that can make people fall asleep; it is just common sense.
Xie Wanhua said, "Because I didn't know whether the magic potion you mentioned was the Requiem Powder, so I didn't dare to use it on others easily. I just did some experiments selectively. That day, I was able to hypnotize you quickly because I put that kind of medicine in the hollow swing."
"So that's it!" It suddenly dawned on me. No wonder I was hypnotized by Xie Wanhua. If I hadn't instantly entered a deep sleep, I wouldn't have been able to see those sealed memories.
I continued, "Your sister never mentioned potions to you?"
"No, never!" Xie Wanhua shook her head. "In fact, I was also wondering where she got the potion from. My sister has never been interested in metaphysics or even medicine. She only likes painting and music."
I put my hands behind my back and said, "It seems that we were going in the wrong direction from the beginning. I initially thought that Xie Wanqiao died of revenge murder because Lao Du offended someone while handling the case. Now it seems that it is more likely that she died of love murder."
As I was talking, the doorbell outside the clinic suddenly rang. I hurriedly said, "It seems that Lao Du is back. You should clean up quickly and don't let him see any flaws."
Xie Wanhua quickly wiped the sweat off her face, pretended to be calm, and walked towards the door. Lao Du, who came in from outside, did not feel anything unusual about Xie Wanhua, and said directly: "Xiao Wu, I found out. Tom came to China a month ago. The last place he was found was in a hotel. He checked out after staying there for about a week. There has been no record since then."
Lao Du grabbed the water cup on the table and drank it in one gulp. "I have arranged for someone to check the surveillance at the intersection, but it will take a few days to find Tom's approximate whereabouts. What should we do now?"
"Wait for me to do the math." I took out the fortune-telling money from my pocket and threw it on the table. "The divination shows that the murderer should be someone my sister-in-law knew, or someone close to her. Lao Du, find a way to check the people she had contact with before she died and see if any foreigners have visited them."
Sanxi is just a third-tier city. Unlike those international metropolises, foreigners can be seen everywhere. If a foreigner goes to someone's house, it will not be considered news, but it will almost become a topic of conversation. If we narrow the scope, we may find Tom soon.
Old Du shook his head and said, "Wanhua rarely interacts with people. I have checked everyone who has close contact with her, but I haven't found any clues."
When I looked at Xie Wanhua, she couldn't help but nodded.
I forgot that Lao Du is a criminal policeman. The police usually use the method of elimination in murder cases, that is, to eliminate the possibility of revenge killing, love killing, etc. one by one. And before that, they must first investigate the social relations of the other party. Lao Du was crazy about finding clues at the beginning, how could he give up such an important clue
Just when I was wondering what to say, the doorbell of the clinic rang again. The four of us were stunned at the same time. It was around 11 o'clock when we burned paper in front of Lao Du's house. We had been busy all night, and now it was only around five o'clock. Who would come to knock on the door so early
I gave Xie Wanhua a wink, and she immediately turned on the video on the doorbell. The first thing I saw was a young man wearing a baseball cap and standing at the door with his head lowered.
Xie Wanhua asked tentatively: "Who are you looking for?"
The other party held a package in front of the camera and said, "Express delivery, this is Xie Wanhua's package."
"Express delivery?" Xie Wanhua couldn't help but ask, "Who sent it? What's in it?"
The courier said in a deep voice: "I am only responsible for delivering the package. I don't know anything else. Please come out and pick it up."
Just as Xie Wanhua was about to speak, I gently touched her and she immediately responded: "How can you come so early to deliver a package? If you don't explain clearly, how can a woman like me open the door for you?"
The courier said coldly: "I said, I am only responsible for delivering the package, I don't care about other things. If you don't come down to pick it up, I will put the item down."
The other party didn't care whether Xie Wanhua agreed or not, he bent down and put the express delivery on the ground. At the moment when the courier bent his body, I clearly saw a clearly visible spine outline on his back.
For most people, even if they bend over, their bones won't push up their clothes. The courier was either too thin or had no flesh and blood on his body, just a bunch of bones covered by clothes.
After the courier stood up, he did not turn around, but moved backwards step by step until he was about to walk out of the camera's range, then he gently made a leap. (To be continued)